#THIS COULD HELP MY ART BLOCK

[chloesimaginationthings]

HAII i love your vanessa(s)’s vibe sm 😭😭😭 your art truly inspires me to keep chipping away at the ol art block, i love seeing my favorite little guys in situations

ME AND ALL MY HOMIES LOVE VANESSA!!

[lily-claw]

If I say I've just started to use artline pens to make art and this my 2nd art, how many of you would actually believe🤡🤡🤡

[gn-bee]

Arranged marriage AU (the original concept for them when he first started making my brain itch)

But upon further obsession and my need to have a pretty good time, I changed my mind.

But I still like to go back and mess around with it, and this scene in particular still makes me giggle. I might post more about it just to get over my creative block, but we'll see 💕

I just like putting them in a situation

She's very confused.

I think if he weren't super nervous around her they would have laid down and he would have gone, "ok, now what" and just confused her more.

[daredevil-vagabond]

"...She was Inej Ghafa, and her future was waiting above."

[i-have-art-block]

(re) introducing Pelagic Paradox from Anarchy Bay!!!

Their story is the same (except for who plays what instrument), but I wanted to updated their designs to more accurately reflect my new vision for these characters. (original designs)

[mechazushi]

So, this isn't so much an "Incorrect Quotes"...

So much as an "I have a vision, but I'm not an artist so I have to settle for writing it out and hope someone understands what I'm picturing."

For starters, ya'll know about the artist trend of putting your OC's or favorite characters in a specific dress...

ya know... this one⬇

Yeah, just...ALL of Division Three. And I mean all + Narumi. Here how it sounds in my head. (Its more of a comic? It's just mostly dialogue than anything and they're just standing in a line talking to each other.) {And keep in mind....THEY ARE ALL WEARING THE DRESS AS THEY SAY THIS. ITS 90% OF THE JOKE}

Mina: When I said I was nervous about my first promotional modeling gig for Vogue, That didn't mean it was an open invitation to come out here and.... "Support me".

Kafka: Come on. This can't be any more embarrassing than that time you caught me in the sexy lingerie I was wearing for my high school prank.

Hoshina: *In air, eyes glowing woke spartan style, mid assassin strike aimed at Kafka with a training sword, ALSO IN THE DRESS* pics or it didn't happen-

Reno: Look. We're here, we showed up in the dress, can we leave now? I'm getting cold in places I don't want to be cold.

Iharu: Aww, come on! You look dashing! Few more pics! *Somehow managed to convince the photographer to take the shot of them*

Haruichi: The fact that you're filling this out better than me is disturbing.

Aoi:*Trying not to let his blush show* Are the lights getting to you because you're talking bullshit.

Minase: Oh my God! KIKORU!!!! You look amazing!!!

Kikoru:*embarrassed* Minassseee.... I-I'm with Reno. Can we change into our work jumpers now?

Hakua: Hey, can I take this one home? Makin' me feel hella confident right now. *Starts a gun show in front of a mirror.*

Narumi: *In front of the same mirror Hakua is in, serving cunt and taking selfies* Honestly, ya'll should just put me on the cover instead of Mina cuz' I'm pulling this off way better than her in the moment.

I also like to imagine that instead of Mina on the cover... It's Kafka in Kaiju form in the dress. The glowing abs would absolutely be visible as well....

[gotchibam]

Just a heads up, I might open commissions soon since I'll need extra budget for the next month! I know I still have a backlog of ko-fi doodles I need to work on but I'll try my best to do them alongside the comms 😤💪💪💪

[madcoincidence]

Annnd we end the self challenge with Megatron! Wooo, a whole month of late night, 10 minute sketches. Pretty proud of myself for not missing a day or talking myself out of posting them.

I learned a few things from all this. 1) No way am I drawing a whole body of an Cybertronian in a 10 minute timelimit. 2) There are so many characters to choose from but it's still somehow hard to choose someone to draw. 3) I ended up drawing a lot of g1 versions because less detailed cubes became easier to scribble up fast. 4) I sketch way too hard to be able to erase my mistakes without smudging everything up.

But anyways, even with the self challenge done, my asks are always open. This just means I won't have a very short time crunch on getting the drawings done and unless an ask asks for the messy pencil sketch style, everything will be doodled up digitally. So as always, please feel free to drop requests and such in my ask box!

[at1ias]

give me a few more days. im sorry.

[melting-sugar-cubes]

♡Textless/clean edit of the color spread page for TGR, Case 18♡

{Please like or reblog rather than reposting, thank you~♡}

[beryllineart]

How2Draw Comics: Story

Last time we learned about conceptualizing our characters, settings, art style, etc. Now we actually have to put our characters in a situation, drive them from point A to point B through a story.

There are many different ways to do this. I'm assuming you have, if not an outlined story, a situation you want your character to experience. If you don't have a story, make your character order pizza but something happens and they have to rescue the pizza (and the delivery guy, I guess.) The first method I'll discuss is my least favorite- the Script Method.

You write a script for your story, listing pages and panels as you go along. I hate this. It feels too limiting, and panels are actually one of the most limiting and intimidating things to a beginner comic artist. Yet most tutorials encourage you to draw your panels first and then squish or stretch your drawings to fit, and that's what the Script Method is based off of. I draw my panels while I do my drawings, or even after I do them.

If pacing your comics is one of the most difficult things for you (what size do I make my panels? Is there too much dialogue on this page?) then I suggest the Storytelling Method.

You do not have to make a full short story or book. Usually I just say something like, "boy is making cake. girl walks up behind him and hugs him, kissing his floury cheek. she walks away, licking her finger. she has stolen some cake batter and he didn't notice." In my head I can see a more detailed story there, but you can tell a story without a bunch of flowery prose.

You may be wondering how this helps with pacing your comics. Well, I have actions associated with dialogue, meaning I know which drawings will have which dialogue, automatically creating a nice balance. Additionally, I know what to prioritize. I know that the panel introducing the manor will be large, because I used the words "large and imposing" to describe it. I know that when I set the ballroom scene in this story, I also need to set the scene in an establishing shot. And I know that I'm going to have Bernice's appearance on the food table be surprising, taking place after she tugs his shirt or something. (This will probably make more sense once I actually make the comic)

The final method is a very flexible one for those who aren't into words and just want to draw- the Children's Book Method.

This particular example is mind-mapping, but you can also do a more organized version by storyboarding (placing each drawing in a square and giving a short description for context). I call these collectively the Children's Book Method because the basic idea is that you don't repeat your drawings like you would in a comic. Instead, you draw those things that feel the most interesting and most dynamic, the things that are most important. (like keyframes in an animation) Children's books illustrate one scene at a time, providing context for many different moments in one picture (and some text). They are less sequential than a comic because they only have one picture per page.

I usually have a mix of the storytelling method and the storyboarding end of children's book method. And usually I tell myself a story only in my head, without writing it out, because that's all I need. And I'll admit, sometimes the stories play out in my head like a movie, which is probably why the script method works for people. Sometimes you don't know which is the most effective way to tell yourself a story until you try to draw the comic and see what is giving you the most trouble.

If you have any questions, feel free to ask me! I know I'm kind of rambly and don't make much sense, so if you need clarification or other tips, I'll do my best to help.

Next is Panels and Pacing: Drawing the Comic (which will probably happen in multiple posts, but this art block will make it nigh impossible for a while, why doesn't it just go away?)

[0xeyedaisy]

Saw your recent reblog and I just wanted to say. You're the artist that got me out of my 2 year art block. I love your art so much that almost every time you post my entire circle has to hear about it. You do make an impact

STOOOPPPPPP YYOU'RE GONNA MAKE ME CRY /POS

[creep3r-chan]

throwback to the time I spent 30 minutes typing multiple paragraphs to star about how one song perfectly correlated to my nbs number base lore ♡

me talking to my bestest (irl) friend about anything

[notaclothingstore]

guys what if I sell twenty one pilots art on my inprnt. what then. right now it’s mostly my block prints and chappell roan which nobody has even looked at sooooo… maybe it’s time

(my @ on almost everything is haleshailstorm or strawberry coven if people are interested)

[ilkkawhat]

has tumblr been acting strange on desktop for anyone else or am i just cursed

[sege-h]

I find it p funny that the Kamina /GL tag lowkey hates me while the Lance tag likes me given that i essentially draw the same type of guy for them (Silly anime man with angry lookin eyebrows and a fondness for capes)

Anyway Adaman tag im coming for you next, this is your only warning