Don't 👏 Overanalyze 👏 Your 👏 Mistakes! 👏

do you have any advice on character design?

watch The Sopranos

received a few asks about how i draw tf characters and so finally i sat down and started scratching out some notes :))

i'll add more later on if more people are interested and when i have some time,, but i hope these are somewhat informative ?? of at least my own thought processes when it comes to drawing the robot guys

hey these are some tips for some of the little details in drawing fat folks that some people might not know!

everyone has fat on their bodies so its a worthwhile skill to have, but most art tutorials leave it out. heres some other good tips from artists!!

strawberrylind.tumblr.com

the strawberry patch

as requested- my zine about fat and plus size body types from instagram!💖 happy drawing everyone!

artxreferences.tumblr.com

fat bodies tutorial!

ALRIGHT SO my pal @kalreyno wanted help with drawing fat characters and as a fat artist i felt like i could give a bit of helpful insight on

hometownrockstar.tumblr.com

hometownrockstar

some notes on drawing fat bodies in a stylized or cartoony art style! i tried to explain and illustrate things i keep in mind while drawing

Tumblr

how to draw fat faces and necks better

something i notice a lot with artists trying to draw fat people is that even if they get the bodies decent they often draw the heads and nec

I don’t know if I even did this right it seems too complicated lmao

Anyways a couple of of you guys have asked me for help on drawing robot bodies cause your confused on mechs a femmes I guess I’ll call them. I used Transformers Prime robots cause they’re not too blocky but not too human looking either. This isn’t a tutorial on how to detail them just how to draw the basic shapes. I hope this at least helps a little bit. sorry for my awful handwriting lol. my text thing doesn’t work on my photoshop

My collection of clothing references for writing. 

[ Download Link ]

As promised, it’s finally here! Thank you to all of my patrons for not only the support that made this possible, but for giving me the confidence to work on a big project like this.

Rather than providing any drawing instruction, what this writeup aims to do is help you learn to unpack the decisions being made in a given composition, and articulate what elements in a piece are responsible for its impact. Being able to isolate these qualities in your own art and art that inspires you opens up avenues for improvement regardless of medium, style, or technical skill. This is the first of hopefully many PWYW art ‘tutorials’ from me. 

I hope you all enjoy! 

These brushes aren’t the most complex, but they are what I made on the fly to make drawing hair easier, instead of hand drawing every detail like I’ve done most of my life lmao.

You can find the png files for a bitmap here, along with screenshots of my settings [I use this brush in Medibang Paint Pro, a free art program]. My settings use it as a scatter watercolour, I think it works well with the watercolor for color blending but you could theoretically use it just as a scatter.

Though, the brush settings are something not that important: the size, particle size, scatter strength, opacity, compliment, and color mixing are all things I change frequently when working.

Free to use, just don’t claim as your own. If you want to support me, you can leave a tip at my Kofi.

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

[1] Color Zones of the Face [Tried to find source, I think it’s here ] 

[2] Navate’s Skin Chart Supplement – the actual tutorials are:  Section I: Skin Basics &  Section II: Skin tones

Two brilliant skin tutorials. Do not use flat colors for skin! Underpainting is important for realistic, vivid skin. Remember, underneath your skin is fat, muscles, red blood, blue veins, bones. 

Consider reblogging this to support the original artist. I recommend following them as well!

More Helpful links: Ask a Question/Request a Tut | Submit a Tutorial | Promote Your Art Commissions to +18.3 K Dashes | Stay Updated on DeviantArt! | Visit me @astrikos

AI disturbance overlays for those who don't have Ibis paint premium. found them on tiktok