#sorry this is a bad tutorial

[starmocha]

Love and Deepspace + Tumblr Text Post ↳ Down Bad for Zayne

[hasello]

I was asked for some art tips and decided to just make a little tutorial for my artstyle! ☺️🩷

It’s also on my TikTok: hasello 🫶🏻

[duckdodger]

tut on how 2 draw the mm boys heads & eyes in the tottmnt style pls??

IM SORRY IM STRUGGGLINNG AND I LOVE UR ART SM!!! LIKE POP OFF ITS TASTY ASF?! Anyways dont feel like you need to answer this, i just wanted to know since you’re like one of the best tmnt artists i follow!!

AAAGHSHS THANK YOU SO MUCH 🥺!!! At first it was difficult for me as well to get the hang of the tottmnt style but now it’s pretty fun <3 !!

Im like rlly bad at art advice lolol but did my best !! I hope it helps !! Have an epic day anon :3c

[moraent-keys]

So how do you draw hair? It’s literally so freaking pretty and smooth how you draw it and personally I wanna draw hair like that because I draw boring hair🫶

Before we start- Friendly Reminder: Pretty much all of my art/style, including hair, is inspired by Buxbo!

Other kinds of hair I’ve done

Things I forgot to mention:

Use references!! I use both real life and cartoons

I personally draw hair having a lot of volume and being very thick so it appears more fluffy, I just use really big shapes and draw the hair a little detached from the circle base sketch

I use a mix of stiff and loose lines (as seen w/ macaque) but usually I lean more towards loose

Coloring hair is a whole separate conversation that I’m still trying to figure out myself

My style is constantly changing, especially lately, and I just recently got the hang of doing hair like this! (It took me a year) I’m literally just doing whatever lol

[thestarswillguide]

Y'ALL I DID IT!! I ACTUALLY MADE A WHOLESOME AARAVOS EDIT!! 😭💓

I added the vocals but the edit audio is by @stelleraudios on Instagram, and some of my transitions were inspired by their Ron x Hermione edit, so pls give credit to them. Also, the overlays I used aren't mine so credits to those who provided them ✨

The song is Adore You by Harry Styles 😚💖

Edit now posted on my instagram!: thestarswillguide.am

Me realizing I actually have the potential to make good edits of the millions of ideas in my head:

[shellseaisms]

getting cc magic to recognise custom thumbnails.

posting a guide with pics because it was requested; trying to teach people how to do things is absolutely not my specialty so sorry if this is confusing, I have done my best but I also thought my original post explained it well enough so that's what I'm working with LOL it's not you, it's my brain <3

you will need s3pe for this (+ the sims 3, cc magic & a piece of cc with a custom thumbnail obviously)

open your cc package in s3pe (I don't think this part needed a screenshot but here you go)

there's a lot of shit in here; the only thing you need is the one with the 'THUM' tag. if your package has multiple THUM files, take the one with the type 0x626F60CE - these are the ones I only add to my game files, all the others are irrelevant for this

right click the THUM file and export > to file, put it somewhere on your computer that you'll remember

go to your sims 3 folder (the documents folder, not program files) and then find the 'thumbnails' folder

wtf is sigscache btw

casthumbnails is the package you wanna edit for this; open this in s3pe either by right clicking it and picking 'open with s3pe' or manually opening it in the program itself the same way you opened your cc package this is pretty hard to fuck up, but if you're worried then this is the file you should make a backup of before editing it

from here it's literally just a matter of going to resource > import > from file, finding the THUM file you exported, importing it, then saving and closing it (file > save > big x at top right corner). this will take a while to save, if it looks like it's frozen just leave it alone. it'll get there!

that's it, hope this helps but it probably didn't

[comfymoth]

haiii moth! do you have any tips on how to draw dogs/wolves for like werewolf aus or fursonas?? ik you’ve drawn furries before and im trying to make a fursona rn :3 just wanted to know if you had anything that you think makes it easier

i have another little post about drawing wolves here, but i tried to jot down some notes more specific to furries? i’m not sure if they’re helpful, or if they even make a ton of sense, but i Do think my biggest hack is to reference actual fursuits to start!

since furry anatomy isn’t. like. Real. looking at the underlying foam structures of a suit can help visualize how it works a little better! you can even start by drawing a person and then just draw fursuit padding on top of them if that helps, sometimes i do that to help me with the legs. and of course looking at other furry art that you like is great too!! there’s so much variation in suits and art, you can almost definitely find references for whatever style suits you :]

[tomatosnoupy]

it’s easy to complain about everyone only getting into wicked now that it’s mainstream but like. isn’t that the point. broadway is highly inaccessible and even when people are familiar with cultural touchstones that come out of it (like defying gravity) it doesn’t necessarily mean the story itself is known. sure the movie is different certainly and i won’t argue if it’s better or worse but at least now everyone can enjoy it

[bigmammallama5]

Do you have any tips for taking photos of physical objects? I like making things, but taking photos of them is the worst :(

Sure! I also struggle with taking pictures of stuff, but I can give you two big suggestions (and I'll try to keep my explanation brief for now, but you are always welcome to come back and ask for clarification!). As always, these suggestions are not rules, so if it goes against what you know or have been taught or what works best for you, feel free to disregard it lol.

Lighting, and set-up (which I will roll camera angle into).

You don't need anything big and fancy to take nice pictures of what you make. You don't need a big DSLR camera or box lights or a crazy image processing program. You can take great pictures of your stuff right at home with things you already have. I know a lot of potters who take decent pictures of their work in a corner of their living room with a simple paper sweep (poster board), one directional light (one guy I know even uses just a lamp and points it towards his pots), and something to take pictures with whether that's your phone or a little point and shoot.

Lighting. A good rule of thumb is to not back-light your work as your primary light source*. Make sure your primary light source is in front and pointing at the thing you're trying to photograph. You can even kick it off to the side for a nice three-quarters effect! You CAN have some back-lighting as long as is is acting as your fill (secondary light source) OR if you're shooting outdoors. If you want to go for natural lighting, gray days are actually quite nice as they offer even lighting (though if you want that bright sun, go for it!). *That is not to say back-lit things are bad, just that they aren't necessarily going to show off your work unless it's designed to be that way.

Set-up. This can be as simple or as complex as you want it to be! Figure out how you want to shoot your work, and then figure out how to light the space. If you want something clean, create a light box. Use a box with a white/light gray sheet draped inside to make a contained space, or pick a corner of a room and either drape a sheet or use some poster board to make a little box you can easily put up and take down. If you want something that's more set up, I have actually used my work space as my backdrop. Show the tools you are using, maybe some material, and build a composition around your piece! That takes a little more effort but can be quite nice.

As for taking the actual picture, I have found that I personally like to have it slightly up at a shallow angle so it's not straight on or too high looking down on the piece. You can easily create an unflattering angle, but there are little nuances to taking pictures of those more extreme angles. It's just not what I'm interested in lol. Have your piece nice and centered at the angle you like, and make sure the camera is focusing on your work as much as possible and not the surrounding environment (I won't get into depth of field and all that, but that's worth keeping in mind). You can do that with some simple settings our technology has these days! (Also side note: if you are using your phone, clean the camera lens on your shirt first. It's crazy how easily that little thing can get dirty and give you smudgy looking photos lol)

I'll stop myself there, but hopefully these suggestions can help you feel more confident in taking pictures of your work! As always, feel free to ask more questions if you have any.

[lvminisciel]

dance macabre

let us have this dance of macabre!

strums of lullaby accompany our steps

spectators of all kinds eagerly waiting in silence 

people of all race, of all ages

humans and fae alike, mingling into one

isn't this what you always long for, my dearest?

rub away your tears, if you would

look above, my dear!

look how the ceilings crumbled, 

forging a path upon the starry skies

under the sea of stars shall we waltz with grace

one step forward, two steps back

a tango everyone desires

now then, don your brightest smiles!

as we are the prima donna of this palace 

knightly boots replacing glass slippers

briars and thorns, prettier than roses

mere infatuations and lust desist,

only loyalty alone shall exist

hush now, dear

do not loathe me amidst parada

cease your sadness at once

bury your soul deep within one’s eyes

never let those speckles of aurora

be tarnished by the mere sight of carcass 

for I have bestowed you the honor

of taking my hand for this dance

moving in front ochos,

I whisper to you eternal happiness

a promise that’ll never go unkept

holier than the eternal slumber

oh, if only the crowd would cheer!

rather than rotting beneath our feet 

but fret not, my dear 

as we have a long night ahead of us!

[kitakunn03]

Hey! I love your art! Do you think you could do an eye tutorial? I’ve seen your head, arm and nose tutorials and I love the way you draw eyes!

i also posted it on tiktok, i hope this is okay!!

[butterfilledpockets]

Hi Butter! I have a question-

How do you draw tears?

Why do I ask?

Oh..

Well, it's quite simple reason...

For S~i~E~n~C~e of course <3

not the best example but-

here is a much better tutorial I have in my doodle bible

[orathearsonman]

popping the biggest bottles AHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH 🍾 🍾 🍾 🎉🥳👏🎊🎊🙌🍾🎉🙌🥳🎉🎉🎉🙌🥳🎈🙌🙌🎉🥳🥳🙌🥳🍾🙌‼️‼️‼️‼️‼️

my friend brought me out! to! Barnes & nobles! and!!!!!!!! she is SO SO SO CUTE OH MY GOD

AND THE TITLE IS IN FOIL???? WAGHSBSHSHDHHSGH?!!??????? HOLY SHIT

LOOK AT THESE PANELS SHE IS SO SILLY…. crying rn…

AUGSHSHGSGHH ,,,,,,,!!?!?!,!!;!,!

agdn the tesilid book one cameo HE LOOKS SO TRAGIC LETSGOOOOOOO EVAPORATING RN

[hypfden]

If you don't mind me asking you for advice, could you do a mini tutorial on how to draw faces in profile? like step by step? I've had this problem, and I can't find a suitable tutorial (people have many styles of drawing in profile). You could use Lance for reference! But obviously if you agree, I will understand if you don't want to. I like the way you draw Lance.

Tbh I’ve been doing art for years even going to school 4 it so this tutorial is gonna like suck major ass but this is how my brain progresses it. If you want to learn more about how to study references I can do another on that but this is my process. And thanks I appreciate the comments :3 I’ll make another post on how to study references on Pinterest, specifically the studies I use to make art.

The step by step* tut is the last page but I hope the tips help and I’ll go further into it when I can. If you need any clarification I can go more deeper into what I mean or create a typed version of my notes :3

Tut: summarized: 1) base, 2) frame, 3) and details. (See the color in page 3)

[frankiebirds]

Just wanna say the coloring of ur gifs are absolutely beautiful, what all do you do if you dont mind sharing :0?

ah thank you! that's very kind of you <3 step-by-step under the cut:

get my clip

i open it in microsoft clipchamp (has a paid and free version, i use the free one. nothing fancy, it came with my laptop) and cut as needed (i cut when there's a new gif, or when i'm putting a new subtitle on one gif—so some gifs will be multiple clips, some will be just one)

under filters: i choose 35mm and keep it at the automatic intensity

i take the contrast down to about here. i keep it similar between gifs by trying to line the slider up with the "n" in saturation

it's going to look really weird. that will be fixed in a moment. i export one clip as a 1080p video. not as a gif. exporting as gif will kill the quality

i create a video in canva, which if youre unfamiliar is a browser program with a paid and free version, iirc i have the paid version but i dont use any paid features in creating these i dont think? i should probably cancel my subscription tbh i dont use the paid features that often. and it has ai now which sucks :///

i upload my clip to canva. i usually drag and drop it into the timeline rather than onto the page, because it takes the right placement to get it to fill the whole page if you do it that way, while it will be the right size automatically if you put it in the timeline

go to "edit video" in the top left, then go to "adjust" and set these values: Brightness: 10 Contrast: 20 Highlights: 100 Shadows: -100

to add subtitles, go to text — body text. i usually just use the default, but a lot of fonts work well

set the font size to 40 (or whatever works best for the font youre using) and make it bold and italicized. use whatever colour you want as long as it shows up. lighter colours are almost always going to look better.

then go to effects — outline. set it to 80 and the colour to black. in the past ive made the outline a darker colour of whatever colour the subtitles are, but ive switched over to always using black because i think it looks better. ymmv

share — download — gif. you can download multiple clips as one gif, which is what i do when a gif has multiple subtitles or a lead-up to subtitles. so, for example: clip one: gif one clip two: gif two clip three: gif two download clip one as one gif, then select both clip two and clip three for the second.

a lot of the time it's larger than 10mb. when that happens, i upload to giphy and redownload from there and that usually fixes it. it probably reduces the quality and it's convoluted, i know. no idea how people keep their gifs under 10mb. witchcraft, maybe.

hopefully this is semi-coherent? can you tell i dont know how to write a tutorial lmao. disclaimer that if it wasn't glaringly obvious by the free programs and weird, clunky process, i'm not...super passionate about gifs? i like it when i can make them look nice, but mostly they serve as visual aids for my yapping. there are other, more talented people out there who have put out better tutorials using better programs like PS. sorry if this was a disappointing tutorial!

a note: both clipchamp and canva have AI features. i wish they didn't, and i don't use them. i went hunting for a similar free program that didn't have them, but everything just seems to be saturated with ai now ://

[pa-pa-plasma]

west virginaaa

mountain mamaaaaa