#latest works of art

[wombywoo]

Ok! I've finally decided to put together a (somewhat) comprehensive tutorial on my latest art~

Please enjoy this little step-by-step 💁‍♀️

First things first--references!

Now I'm not saying you have to go overboard, but I always find that this is a crucial starting point in any art piece I intend on making. Especially if you're a detail freak like me and want to make it as realistic as possible 🙃

As such, your web browser should look like this at any given point:

Since this is a historical piece, it means hours upon hours of meaningless research just to see what color the socks are, but...again. that isn't, strictly, necessary 😅

Once I've compiled all my lovely ref pics, I usually dump them into a big-ass collage ⬇️

(I will end up not using half of these, alas :'D)

Another reference search for background material, and getting to showcase our models of choice for this occasion~

When picking a reference for an actor or model, the main thing I keep in mind (besides prettiness 🤭) is lighting and orientation. Because I already kinda know what pose I'm gonna go with for this piece, I can look for specific angles that might fit the criteria. I should mention that I am a reference hound, and my current COD actor ref folder looks like this:

Also keep in mind, if you're using a ref that you need to flip, make sure you adjust accordingly. This especially applies to clothing, as certain things like pants zippers and belt buckles can be quite specific ☝️

Now that we've spent countless hours googling, it's time to start with a rough sketch:

It doesn't have to be pretty, folks, just a basic guideline of where you want the figures to be.

The next step is to define it more, and I know this looks like that 'how to draw an owl' meme, but I promise--getting from the loose sketch above to below is not that difficult.

Things to keep in mind are--don't go too in-depth with the details, because things are still subject to change at this point. In terms of making a suitable anatomically-correct sketch, I would suggest lots of studying. This doesn't even have to be things like figure drawing, I genuinely look at people around me for inspiration all the time. Familiarize yourself with the human form, and things like weight, proportions, posing will seem a little more feasible.

It's also important at this stage to consider your composition. Remember to flip the canvas frequently to make sure you're not leaning to one side too often. I'm sure something can be said for the spiral fibonacci stuff, which I don't really try to do on purpose, but I think keeping things like symmetry and balance in mind is a good start ✌️

Next step is just blocking in the figures. Standard. No fuss 👍

Now onto the background!

It's frankly hilarious how many people thought I was *hand-drawing* these maps and stuff 😂😂 I cannot even begin to comprehend how insanely difficult that would be. So yeah, we're just taking the lazy copy and paste way out 🤙

I almost always prepare my backgrounds first, and this is mostly to get a general color scheme off the bat. For collage work, it's really just a matter of trial and error, sticking this here, slapping this there, etc. I like to futz around with different overlay options until I've found a nice arrangement. Advice for this is just--go nuts 🤷‍♀️

Next, I add a few color adjustments. I tend to make at least 2 colors pop in an art piece, and low and behold, they usually tend to be red and blue ❤️💙There's something about warm/cool vibes, idk man..

Now we move on to coloring the figures. This is just a basic block and fill, not really defining any of the details yet.

Next, we add some cursory values. Sloppy airbrush works fine, it'll look better soon I promise 🙏

And now--rendering!

I know a lot of beginner artists are intimidated by rendering, and I can totally understand why. It's just one of those things you have to commit to 💪

I've decided to show a brief process of rendering our dear Johnny's face here:

Starting off, I usually rely on the trusty airbrush just to get some color values going. Note--I've kept my sketch layer on top, but feel free to turn it on and off as you work, so as to not be too bound to the sketch. For now, it's just a guideline.

This next stage may look like a huge jump, but it's really just adding more to the foundation. I try to think of it like putting on make-up in a way~ Adding contours, accentuating highlights. This is also where I start adding in more saturation, especially around areas such as ears, nose and lips. Still a bit fuzzy at this point, but that's why we keep adding to it 💪

A boy has appeared! See--now I've removed most of the line layer, and it holds up on its own. I'll admit that in order to achieve this realistic style, you'll need lots and lots of practice and skill, which shouldn't be discouraging! Just motivate yourself with the prospect of getting to look at pretty men for countless hours 🙆‍♀️

I'll probably do a more in-depth explanation about rendering at some point, but let's keep this rolling~

Moving forward is just a process of adding to the figures bit by bit. I do lean towards filling in each section from top to bottom, but you can feel free to pop around to certain parts that appeal to you more. I almost always do the faces first though, because if they end up sucking, I feel less guilty about scrapping it 😂 But no--I think he's pretty enough to proceed 😚

They're coming together now 🙆‍♀️ Another helpful tip--make sure you reuse color. By that, I mean--try to incorporate various colors throughout your piece, using the eyedropper tool to keep a consistent palette. I try to put in bits of red and blue where I can

Here they are fully rendered! Notice I've made a few subtle changes from the sketch, like adjusting the belt buckles because I made a mistake 😬 Hence why you shouldn't put too much stock in your initial sketch~

The next step is more of a stylistic choice, but I usually go over everything with an outline, typically in a bright color like green. Occasionally, I can just use my initial line layer, but for this, I've made a brand new, cleaner line 👍

And the final step is adjusting the color and adding some text:

Tada!! It's done!

All in all, this took me the better part of a week, but I have a lot of free time, so yeah ✌️

I hope you appreciated that little walkthrough~ I know people have been asking me how I do my art, but the truth is--I usually have no clue how to explain myself 😅 So have this half-assed tutorial~

As a bonus, here is a cute (cursed) image of Johnny without his mustache:

A baby, a literal infant child !!! who put this wee bairn on the front lines ??! 😭

Anyway! peace out ✌️

[superfruitland]

i'm so normal about these two. the father son duo ever. they don't take up every waking moment of my life. if you've seen me go crazy over them no you haven't. i've never been more normal.

[applecranberryjuice]

They could have solved this sooner if any of them bothered to look at a calendar

Hear me out

Ninjago doesn't have the best track record with dates (Wu's lifetime...) and I don't expect DR to be any better at it. But rewatching the season I realized the fact that when Lloyd narrates, he mentions being "alone for weeks" and, in the carnival, recalls not being around many people in a while, nailing down how he was secluded to the monastery during those weeks he woke up alone. This is fine, typical Lloyd behavior, just that when Nya encounters Cole, he says years. Lloyd has no reason to lie, he doesn't have to make it seem like he was less time around so if he is not lying, and he truly was weeks alone, while Cole spends years lost after the merge? What happened?

And Nya and Kai! Kai woke up early enough, and in the bounty! to be able to map and travel a big part of the new land and try to find his way back, we don't know his side, but considering he pretty much arrived and then left again, had he entered the monastery before? I do believe he was longer out, awake and traveling. Nya also mentions having traveled before encountering the cranglings-- and she was on foot, she's resilient and strong, but for how long can you travel unknown terrain without a vehicle and survive it.

The idea of time getting messed up is plausible, other than reality coming undone and messing up every physics law-Cole is hanging out with what seems to be a kid formling, whose realm is confirmed to move differently time-wise, how could two different time progressions reacted to each other? How did that affect dates? Growing rates? So interesting.

I want to know if dr is planning on going somewhere with this, if not, then it'll be one more concept I'll rotate in my brain like a skewer, its such an interesting concept to me

Its also free trauma for the ninja! Win-Win

[legendoflozer]

*stumbles in 3 months later* hiiii!!

[gomosmorodina]

brba studies in photoshop

[palilious]

go shawty its yo birthday

[cfffrk]

+ little bonus

I think I accidentally created their son instead of Jeeves when I was drawing the first frame😭

[aliciedraws]

After seeing that adorable graphic tee art, now I'm wondering how Adrien would react if he saw Marinette suddenly dressing like that, especially if it was a surprise on a date

she's just a girl~

[reksink]

Miscellaneous Rain World Pens 💚

[gayyearningcrybaby]

MEGAMAN.EXE

[bunnyparadeart]

these new housekeepers of mine are atrocious

[d8tl55c]

almost done with somethin' (edit: IT IS DONE \o/ )

[ghostymarni]

-am really proud of this wolffe sketch, @lonewolflupe convinced me to share it before I start linework for him + rex

[thefroggeacre]

Week 2- Late Nights/Early Mornings

We loved that time frame that separated us from the night when we would have to make efforts to rest to recharge for the day after when we would be committed to fighting 'but the reality is that in those days to survive the effort, To the sadness of reality we preferred to go away in a place all our own, a rocky area with a big tree where Grillby loved to support his back.

He immediately noticed how the cold of the night tired me, so began the habit of always taking care to bring a Water skin with tea that then warmed in his hands once poured into the cup to help me overcome the sharp cold.

I wish he didn’t worry about that, but it was getting harder to hide how many strong shots I took in those days. I couldn’t slow down with the aim; the controls were clear, and we didn’t have to miss the goal.

I was not happy to have to do all this, I don’t care what the sins of humans are and how we monsters should be heard, but seeing so many lives broken was certainly not the correct answer.

But at least the night was silent, and so talking for those hours, we closed ourselves in our bubble of salvation and talked about trivial things, dreams, reality, and hypotheses that maybe one day we would have realized if we had only survived all this.

Because it was rare to be able to create them in our minds when we were sleeping And so one night while sipping tea, he told me that he would serve me something tastier than this, he would have liked to dedicate himself to running a tavern where people find shelter in the free hours, where they eat like a meal or where they simply come to chat, The position he was in now was so tight and made him lack air at the most delicate moments of the day.

"What do you think you want to do after all this.?"

He sure signs he was curious to find out what was going on in my mind and I had learned to understand that attitude, he was the only person who gave me the confidence to share my thoughts, The other comrades could barely understand my font, they don't know how to help themselves with the signs, but he was a step ahead of everyone, Not only we could understand each other but he wanted to know me.

So I tried not to be further distracted by my considerations about him and how much I appreciated all this and hurried to answer.

"I have not yet a precise idea, but I want to help our people, I love thinking and creating, something will come to my mind, still do not know how tomorrow will end or in general all this will be defined," I sign him, pointing a little shaky perhaps to the pains in my bones under strain or simply the cold.

"Well when that day comes, no matter what you think, I’ll be there ,You always have an idea ready and that makes you a formidable person so it will be something absurd, but that’s the most beautiful part of you"

I think he smiled at that point because his glasses rose a little, and without thinking twice, he went to grab his hand, but he thought it before me, and before I looked down towards them, they had already come together; now my chest was warming, and not only from the warmth that emanated from Grillby.

I wasn’t sure what was building up between us, honestly, I didn’t need to investigate me, but we were fine and that’s what mattered, I was determined to keep all this as long as I had the strength and would do everything to give him another night where I could make him feel comfortable and safe.

[buf309]

Can you honestly tell me that this scenario has never haunted your mind at all? 😈

🎃 Happy Halloween 🎃

[alunimoon]

Chicken guardian who will watch over your spoon 🐓