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THERE IS. a website. that takes 3D models with seams and pulls it apart to make a plushie pattern and informs you where things need to be edited or darts added for the best effect. and then it lets you scale it and print off your pattern. and I want to lose my MIND because I've lost steam halfway through so many plushie patterns in the mind numbing in betweens of unwrapping, copying all of the meshes down as pieces, transferring those, testing them, then finding obvious tweaks... like... this would eradicate 99% of my trial and error workflow for 3D models to plushies & MAYBE ILL FINALLY FINISH SCREAMTAIL...

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There's still plenty of time to help me raise money for LGBTQIA+ orgs! 100% of the sales of this pack (and direct donos to Ko-fi) will be split with: The Trevor Project, The Theater Offensive, and Transgender Emergency Fund MA 🏳️‍🌈 🏳️‍⚧️

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Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

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This is not a dating profile fyi.

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could you please do a tutorial on how you do your risograph style drawings? they look so cool 😭😭

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Literally no excuse ^^^

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@oddarette revealed the manufacturers they use for their merch, because hot artists don’t gatekeep 😤

Keychains: Vograce

Transparent Stickers: StickerApp

Holographic/Glitter Stickers: StickerNinja

Enamel Pins: D-H Crafts

Holographic Prints: Uproar.art

Magnets: Morris Magnets

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Looking for more NIF events this weekend? We’ve got you covered! Join in on the streams by checking the events page for times and Zoom links! https://nif.cartoonist.coop/events/ 

On May 17th

Webcomic Collectives: The How, What and Why with Delphina, Max, Darwin, Eliushi, Sskessa, and Kimmy of the SpiderForest Webcomic Collective at 11am EDT

RSS & You with Jey Pawlik at 1pm EDT

Making of a Webcomic with Lacey of LIES WITHIN, Nero of ULTRAVIOLENTS and SPLIT CHECK, Bob of INTO THE SMOKE and DEMON OF THE UNDERGROUND, and Kody of KEEPING TIME at 4pm EDT

Transformative Fancomics as a Place for Experimentation with Alexis Rippen, Spicyyeti, and Max Banshees at 6pm EDT

On May 18th

Alternative Careers in Comics with Hye Mardikian (pre-press/graphic designer), Kevin Wilson (web designer), and Kel McDonald (editor) (Moderated by Nero Villagallos O’Reilly) at 4pm EDT

Storytelling in Comics with Michelle Stanford (Centralia 2050) and Matt McEwan (Ruin) at 6pm EDT

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Webcomic Day - Alola Darumaka Process

Here’s my process for Alola Darumaka using the ScreentonesCast template showing my traditional sketch, digital inks, colours, and halftone effects. Alola Darumaka updates every Tuesday btw~

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Webcomic Day 2025

My process for Webcomic Day this year and I’m featuring my Patreon exclusive comic “The Curtain Falls”, a 50 page Lupin III comic about Lupin in his 60s and coming to terms that nothing lasts forever. The comic is wrapping up THIS WEEK with printing and a digital PDF on the horizon, so I wanted to promo that today as well! Sign up on Patreon to read the whole comic! [ID: Process image of the comic The Curtain Falls, on the left it reads “Thumbnails. Drawn in pencil in my sketchbook. Size: 1x1.5” they’re very small!! Thumbs are done at the same time as outlines. Done in big batches.“ On the right is a crudely drawn thumbnail in pencil on paper, showing Lupin looking wide eyed and to the right, there’s an empty speech bubble beside him. At the bottom reads ”#WebcomicDay" Process image of the comic The Curtain Falls, on the left it reads “Sketch. Done in Clip Studio Paint. Size: 6.25"x9.25”. As clean as I’m able! Lettering simultaneously. The slowest process.“ On the right is a sketched Lupin looking wide eyed to the right. The speech bubble beside him reads "S-sure?” and there’s boxes and bags behind him as he sits in the passenger seat of a car. At the bottom reads “#WebcomicDay” Process image of the comic The Curtain Falls, on the left it reads “Inks. Layer is set to monochrome. Layer is also set to vector. Here’s where I add more detail. Fastest & my favourite part of the process.” An inked version of the previous wide eyed Lupin, the inks are solid black and a bit choppy. At the bottom reads “#WebcomicDay” Process image of the comic The Curtain Falls, on the left it reads “Tones. Tone styles vary comic to comic. More vibes based than ‘accurate’. 1 brush! I try to minimize switching brushes as much as possible.” On the right is a toned in wide eyed Lupin, the tones are textured and light. At the bottom reads “#WebcomicDay” /end]

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RSS & You

A rundown on what RSS is, how webcomics can utilize it, and how readers can organize what they’re reading. This event is for webcomic creators and readers alike.  Catch a replay of this event on the Cartoonist Cooperative’s YouTube channel! My RSS Comic [ID: A graphic announcing “RSS & You” for the Nib and Ink Fest 2025 on May 17th, 2025 at 1:00 PM EST on Zoom featuring panelist Jey Pawlik. The panel description reads, “A rundown on what RSS is, how webcomics can utilize it, and how readers can organize what they’re reading. This event is for webcomic creators and readers alike.” An anthropomorphic inkwell and an anthropomorphic dip pen both holding comic pages decorate the graphic. /end]

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Color theory: there are several colors

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Here's my guide to how I draw fat masc bodies! (please keep in mind that this is not an in depth tutorial. I only put the information that explains how my brain interprets it)

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Part 3: Combining shapes, braids, and textures! And utilizing parts and fros!

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saying this as someone who realized recently i miss people's art on the regular even if they posted it only 4hs ago UNLESS THEY REBLOG IT FREQUENTLY.......................pls reblog your own shit more than once, i'm missing out on good food. no more self-rb shame in this fast-paced world for creatives out there

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