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[atinyladybug-art]

Hi, this is the tutorial on how I specifically draw hair! I'll link how to colour it when I finish the other one, and then link them both to the ask later when I got them both sorted out.

Hope this helps!

[saszor]

[ID in alt]

Tutorial on drawing characters/OCs who have some sort of facial paralysis. It doesn't cover all possible variants because I was using mirror as my main reference lawl

Keep in mind that this is an introductory drawing tutorial and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People 👍

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[ppaleoartistgallery]

a guide to the exoparia

the presence of the exoparia doesnt actually change much for the way we reconstruct most dinosaur groups, however, it changes some minor things for two of the most well known dinosaur groups that should be taken into account:

link to paper: onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/full/10.1111/joa.14242

[frogcroaks]

Do you have any thoughts on how to approach developing your visual library? :O you mentioning it in your other art advice posts was super helpful and helped me narrow down that’s what I want to work on with my art right now, but I feel im struggling to break down /how/ to study very efficiently orz. Are there any methods, approaches, exercises, etc that clicked for you personally in terms of, I suppose being able to approach studying in a way that felt it rlly helped you learn from it?

It doesn’t have to function as super general + easy to follow advice or anything, just seeing other perspectives & thought processes is rlly interesting! you mentioning you approach shape language in a different way than the usual “circle/triangle/square” method really made something in my brain click about approaching character design for example haha

Sorry if this sounds pretentions but I am a nerd about art and learning. Never ask a nerd if youre not prepared for a nerd answer

[aroworlds]

Over the past eighteen months, I've made enough green, white, grey and black clothing pieces to outfit ten Barbie dolls in aro colours. In addition, every doll has earrings, necklaces, belts or embroidery featuring pride stripes. Now I just have to figure out how to make a one-sixth-scale aro pride march display...

(More information about the making of aro-themed doll accessories and clothes is available on my website.)

[clickityweasel]

cheapskate bleach tutorial

Sticking it under a readmore but this is how i make my shirts etc for like a fiver's worth of materials. I am far from being an expert btw im just playing with chemicals. also probably do this in a ventilated area or something

You will need:

Bleach (I use thick toilet bleach it's like 80p)

The thing you want to bleach onto (In this case, a tote bag for a friend. usually i thrift old black shirts.) You should do a patch test before any real bleaching -- dab a tiny bit on the inside of a hem somewhere before you commit. I don't show that below because i forgot to do it but you should. You should ALSO iron the thing before you bleach it. So it's flat. Do as I say not as I do etc.

Something to put inside / between your garment and the table (Asda brand weetabix box babyyy)

Paintbrush (Mine is from a multipack from Poundland. I also accidentally left it in bleach last time and it kind of dissolved so I had to cut off the most egregious of the stray bristles.)

Chalk (For snacking) (I'm joking please don't eat the chalk) (I only have big pavement chalk, again, from Poundland, but you can get a good point with a craft knife)

Step one: move the cat

Step two: insert cereal box into / behind the thing you are bleaching.

Step three: chalk on your design. this is the logo of a wine brand i have never tried but i like the snail. It can be super rough or very precise, whichever helps you know where to put your lines.

As you can tell it's easy to move stuff and redo it by just smudging the chalk away, or, worst case scenario, giving it a wash. Though that sucks if you're impatient like me bc you do NOT want to bleach this while it's wet. Once you're happy with your design, smack it around a bunch to take off most of the chalk, so you wind up with a vague outline. I didn't get a pic of this stage but here's what the iasip one looked like:

Step four: Acquire your bleach and put it in the special bleach jar your hosuemates labelled so you would stop drinking normal water out of it. Accept that Nyx hates you for not letting her drink it.

Step five: Go for it man. The bleach is kinda goopy so don't expect it to come out like paint, but it does mean that you can control the line crispness and width quite easily depending on how hard you press the brush down. I find it really helps for stuff like serif fonts.

You can dilute your bleach with water, which can help it get into all the little crevices esp if your fabric is a little bumpy, but do another small patch test before committing to anything on the main piece, because some fabrics absolutely suck up water and your lovely crispy lines will blow out like an old tattoo. don't do it. Unless you want that look, in which case get silly with it

The other weird thing abt it is obviously that you can't see what you painted right away, it takes a couple seconds to show up, so it's a pretty slow process. The fabric will first go darker where you painted, then lighten from orange to a pale yellow over about 30 seconds. DON'T go "this bleach aint shit" and paint over it to make it lighten faster -- overbleaching it can weaken the fabric and make it tear.

Tragic.

Here are some progress shots of the snail! When you're finished, you should wait for it to develop properly, but it depends how light you want it to be. I let the lines sit for a while before doing the details, and then washed it a bit prematurely so they'll stay a little darker. For nice pale yellow you want to wait around an hour.

Step six: drown her

Nice cold water, wash out all the remaining bleach and chalk. I chucked it in the wash for ten minutes because it's a weird shape and size to wash in the sink and I'm a lazy bastard. but handwashing works just as well.

Step seven: revel in your new bootleg merch. You made that. You did that. thrive. go forth and make weird shit.

[atsubie]

🥖 𝓨𝗈 𝗍𝖾𝗇í𝖺 𝗎𝗇𝖺 𝖾𝗌𝗉𝖾𝗋𝖺𝗇𝗓𝖺 ᭪ᬻ𓏸𓈒ﾟ⃝

𝅄 ི۪۪۪ ֯ ּ ֗ ۫ 𝖤𝗇 𝖾𝗅 𝖿𝗈𝗇𝖽𝗈 𝖽𝖾 𝗆𝗂 𝖺𝗅𝗆𝖺 𝅘𝅥𝅮♪ ˟̫ː᜴ 🍰

[covidsafecosplay]

Free Sewing Pattern: Janet Vest via Mood Fabrics

Written by Shavonne Cruz for Mood Fabrics, this vest pattern is modeled after Janet from The Good Place. The pattern is offered free via email subscription, and the tutorial provides detailed instructions. You can check it out here!

The CovidSafeCosplay blog and its admin are unaffiliated with the patternmaker or Mood Fabrics, and are simply sharing the resource. Blog admin has not personally tested this pattern. Please thoroughly read the pattern and tutorial for full instructions.

Do you have a favorite free pattern resource? Share in the comments or via a reblog! Bonus points for those that are free, include image descriptions, or contain detailed tutorials for newbies to follow.

[077891st]

Congratulations GemPearl for winning the trafficblr shipping poll!

this is compensation for missing the vote entirely please forgive

year of yuri off to a roar of a start!

[jackgoodfellow]

Anyway, it turns out setting art goals according to what Julia from Drawfee can do is like setting swim goals according to what sea otters can do.

[leodanbrock]

prompt: something for the silly ol' rat man? [template tutorial insp] [fan vids: ♡ ♡ ♡]

[alazic02]

My full piece for the Le Blanc zine, a Chat Blanc Miraculous Ladybug zine hosted over at @leblanczine! I had a lot of fun working on this piece, playing with the shadows and saturations. Everyone's work looks amazing and it all came together so well!

The leftover sale runs through May 4, 2024 so make sure you grab what's available :)

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[saszor]

Tutorial for drawing characters with Down syndrome!

DISCLAIMER... Please keep in mind that this is an introductory drawing tutorial and has some generalizations in it, so not every “X is Z” statement will be true for Actual People. It's more of an overview of features that are common in people with Down syndrome, not meaning to imply that every person with DS has all of them 👍 thanks.

If you draw any characters using this feel free to tag me!

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[wahhzo]

one of the gang's fondest memories... DIY piercing each other's ears on a random friday

bonus: matt didn't want to risk his ear getting infected.

[potentially-a-poser]

Hey yall please don’t roast me for this, but does anyone know how shoe polish works?

I work in very wet conditions, and my shoes are in fine condition but they get stripped cause of the water. I’m not gonna buy new ones and I want to keep these in good condition for as long as possible

I don’t know how to use it and what to do, and I’m too embarrassed to ask anyone in real life cause they always act like I’m fucking stupid for not knowing

Thanks, sorry

[aroworlds]

I'm kicking off Aro Week with some new bookmark designs plus a proper tutorial explaining the folding, stitching and fringing techniques for making bookmarks from a single piece of aida.

This design is perfect for loveless aros, but the upside-down hearts can be filled with any three, six or nine-stripe horizontal flag. The lettering can be filled with any five or ten-stripe horizontal flag.