I Shall Be A Perfect Dad… By Thomas Sanders

Am I wrong though?

Hello! I'm a self taught artist who wants to get better at shading/lighting and backgrounds especially. But whenever I try to do a background study, I can't break it down and it ends up looking terrible. Do you know of anything that would help?

Hi! I would like to talk a little bit of the thought process behind photo study and the importance of simplicity.

It is really important to break down an image to chunks of value rather than seeing the detail  first, which can lead to over-complicated mush of colors with no constructed value.

These are some of the artists that inspired me to get used to breaking down images in the most simplest way possible:

Notice how super simple and straight-on-point his thumbs are? And this is how his colorscript for Moana looks like:

Zero detail. Yet you have all the information you need!

I personally think these thumb studies are super important to train your eyes to break down an image in values and colors and therefore be able to organize and design your painting better.

i learned how to use imovie today what do u think

Me:*opens browser while working on essay*

Brain: hoe don't do it

Me:*opens tumblr*

Brain: oh my god

Told this girl to text me when she got home… I think she homeless

Your fav is problematic: Chris Pratt

his skin reacts to sun light

he doesn’t have the decency to powder his skin like his fellow Victorian nobility 

me, under a blanket: oh warm?

if you ever feel bad about spending money on video games, just remember that other people spend hundreds of dollars to leave their houses and watch sportsball

I have been getting alot of notes recently

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