My Guy So Pretty, But What’s New

Hi! I really admire your compositions and the way you frame characters in your artworks and was wondering about your process in how you make characters feel so fluid and dynamic when interacting with environments! :D

Sorry for the wait! Thank you so much, I hope you'll not be too disappointed by my answer (づ_ど)

I always sketch with a space in mind, where characters and backgrounds are linked like I always got perspective lines in my head. (Because to do perspective: you need parallel lines. A human body already does parallel lines: the shoulders, pelvis, feet on the ground...) So If I need to add a background, it's already set up for if this makes sense?

(+ greys and done tada🎶)

So that's for structure... and for composition... Basically, I look at what artists/shows/movies I like do and I ... analyze them and steal their process? No ok let's write a longer answer, useful I hope, bellow:

First I learn by tracing a LOT (of course I don't post theses, theses are a way for me to actively watch, like taking notes from a class) Basically I see a shoot, animation I like? I save it and analyze it. Usually really messy, Theses are things I keep to myself and I usually do them as warm-up or when too tired to draw

Sources here castlevania S02 storyboard by @/spencerwan, Star wars Empire Strike back, Hades 2 trailer storyb by @/Spencer Wan (can you tell I love his work), The Witcher: Sirens of the Deep storyboard of @/ifesinachiadrian on insta

Theses are really lame but I hope you see the concept (,,>﹏<,,) And basically I learned this from Ethan becker, what can I say, I understood nothing and his whole channel unlocked my dumb brain so....

Other artists I learned from

...and then I just google the names in the credits of the shows I like and look for their instagram and process XD Book-wise, every school will recommend you this one and I've got to say I read it twice without getting it so it's okay to start with online tutos haha also apparently here is a linkkkkkonarchiveeeee

Also of course the small tips of @/grizandnorm https://grizandnorm.tumblr.com/post/86312461308/tuesday-tips-types-of-shots-and-what-they-say

and @/eyecager https://www.eyecager.art/resources

are a good way to start!!!

Overall... just study, compare, trace and then hide the ref and draw it free, the compare again, and at some point, your brain will generate himself the cool framing you see v_v Don't trust your eyes, the cool shoots and perspective are always more exaggerated than you think.

I hope my rambling was useful!

uchiha madara’s A+ parenting

obito: and thats why i stole his gunbai fan

Art by @artofsidra

Chomps on him

Sakumo being a super popular borderline sex symbol in his era will never stop being my favorite hc, I need to see more of it

All the people his age and younger had a crush on him. It was just a Thing(tm) where 9 times out of 10, a Konoha shinobi's first crush was probably Sakumo. Even other villages young shinobi hung up his bingo book picture above their bunk and dreamed of both killing him, being killed by him (in a hot way), having a battlefield fling with him, and more. There was blackmarket fanfiction. He was incredibly popular among civilians all over fire country. Some popular romance novels had love interests very blatantly based off him.

Even before they were on a team together, Obito and Rin both had a silly kid crush on Kakashi's dad (Obito more than Rin) and he was aware of it. This did not help make him like them any more. (By the time hearing smthn positive ab his dad would have made Kakashi softer, they'd both gotten better at hiding the crush, so to Kakashi it looked like they'd gotten over Sakumo.) Even Minato had a bit of a thing for him, not really but like— strong, popular, feard and very friendly ninja who is now paying him some attention (bc hes his kids teacher) he's not immune. Kushina understands, she is also not immune. (Kakashi is going to throw a fucking fit)

Even after his failed mission, when his reputation crashes and burns within the village, he still can't completely shake his admirers— they possibly just get more disrespectful ab the attraction when it mixes with the hate. (Which tbh could make for an interesting discussion all on its own)

Kakashi is haunted by his father's insane popularity for decades after his death. He does his very best to ignore the lingering evidence of people being insane ab his father.

One day he realizes one of his favorite romance novels has a romance interest based off Sakumo and has a break down ab it and can never read the series again.

When raiding an old abandoned enemy camp w Team Ro, he finds an old, autographed photo of his dad covered in lipstick marks in the communal bathroom. He chooses to ignore it but it's quickly spotted by his teammates, who do not know who Sakumk is, and v quickly begin to remark on the poster, who this mysterious Konoha nin is, and ahaha damn he is kinda good looking, huh? (Kakashi wants to DIE)

Shisui ends up taking the poster back to Konoha with them and hangs it up in the ANBU communal quarters where it is VERY quickly recognized. And also some of the people in that room recognize it so quick bc they also used to own a similar poster. (Kakashi wants to DIE someone PLEASE kill him now)

Its only when he's given team 7 that he finally thinks he's escaped the legacy of his father as Konoha's Most Sexiest Shinobi. Only for Naruto, when being trained by Jiriyah, to find his drafts for Icha Icha very clearly inspired by his dad. Which he can never publish for multiple reasons (lingering respect for Sakumo. Also for Kakashi, who is his biggest fan and would probably never look at him again.)

Naruto somehow accidentally brings this up with Kakashi who like. Has war flashbacks and immediatley stands up and walks away as Jiryah scrambles to try to explain himself and Tsunade looks on in scorn (she will approach him later to carefully ask for the drafts while trying to seem like she's not really asking for them bc she's too proud to admit it)

Naruto and Sakura discover Kakashi-sensei's dad was a sex symbol. I don't even know how they'd react but like. Oh my god. Oh my god you guys.

Funniest option would be they accidentally revive his popularity a little bit by being so loud ab it they like, remind people ab him. + introduce another generation to the idea of him

Kakashi is crouched on the floor with his face in his hands. When will he be freed from this hell.

Sasuke does not escape tho, he goes to sound and finds a picture of Sensei's dad in Orochimaru's office (???????)

This is such a shitty sketch but the vision:

Itachi, who learned who Sakumo was from that poster thing, goes on to find a photo of him in ""Madara's"" belongings and gets super weirded out but ultimately doesn't. Super care. But also. Like. What. What.

After Itachi finds the photo, which Obito genuinley forgot he fucking had and keeps in part just bc its like one of the only belongings that remained from his Konoha days, he shoves it somewhere in Kamui to forget about.

But then in the Obito vs Kakashi Kamui fight, it fucking flutters down in the middle of the fight and Obito fucking dies of humiliation as Kakashi realizes he will truly Never Escape and that this reality is his own personal hell

Uhh endgame Kakashi becomes Hokage and accidentally retreads his father's path in becoming the new Konoha Sexy Man. Which simultaneously crushes him (he will never escape) and fills him with delight (he will now be able to impart the pain of having your father figure be lusted after by all ur friends and acquaintances onto his students)

oughhhh

i HATE how adorable u draw Kakashi… with his stupid little wispy hair

I'm breaking my silence and admitting I just draw him with a mullet 😔

day 1 - straw hat