#at least for the face

[wolfy1298]

Hello! I saw your post about taking asks and questions and I wanted to say that I really love your art, especially your rendering techniques. If you could give advice to someone who can only do linear but wants to get into rendering, where would you recommend that they start?

Thank you for all the beautiful art you share :)

I’m going to preface this with that I didn’t start to seriously render stuff until a few years ago and even now I don’t know what I’m doing.

ANYWAYS

The best place to start from what I found/experimented with is to begin with “cell shading”. Think like how cartoons/ early anime would color everything. You got the base color, a color for shadows, and a color for highlights. Cell shading doesn’t rely on airbrushing or realistic blending, it’s all just blocking out the darks from the lights to make things look like they have more dimension than they actually do. It’s also a great way to train yourself on where and how the light falls on a given object or form.

Once you have a grasp on cell shading, then you can start adding in airbrushes or soft brushes to blend where shadows and light meet if you want to make it a more 3D look.

I would also recommend trying out lighting and color studies if you want to start adding characters in specific environments or mood lighting. Knowing what your “light sources” are or where they would be will help you figure out where to put the shadows and highlights. Color theory is also important the further you get into rendering but that is a whole other can of worms. There are several coloring tutorials out there but if you wanted to try and figure stuff out as you go, try playing with the different layer types found in most art programs. Each type affects color differently so try to see what works best for the look you’re going for (I abuse overlay and multiply layers all the time)!

It’s a lot of trial and error but it’s definitely fun once you get the hang of it! And don’t worry if you feel like you aren’t learning fast enough! I have plenty of incredibly talented classmates who are just now learning how to render their art.

Hope this was somewhat helpful! I’m still learning how to do stuff myself so I may not be the best source for learning.

[bitchfitch]

writing advice for characters with a missing eye: dear God does losing an eyes function fuck up your neck. Ever since mine crapped out I've been slowly and unconsciously shifting towards holding my head at an angle to put the good eye closer to the center. and human necks. are not meant to accommodate that sorta thing.

[tearlessrain]

conservative christians are so annoying because they want to be persecuted for their religion desperately but they live in the most aggressively christian place on earth. so they'll be like "I can't believe you hate me for being christian" and you'll respond "no I don't care what your religion is, I was raised protestant just like everyone else around here, I hate you because you voted for a fascist who wants to kill everyone I love and start world war three" and they'll just keep on with "why do you hate me for being christian" "I literally don't, it's the fascism thing. I'm going to stop speaking with you." "you can try to punish me for my faith but I will never abandon the LORD." "good for you keep it up but could you stop voting for fascists while you do that." "this is just like when the romans fed us to lions."

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Mike and Vanessa swapped vibes,,

[malone-fanart]

kerdly slop

yes image quality is shit on purpose lmfao i felt like that added to it

chapter 4 weird route spoilers!!

alternatively, if you’re a berdly hater, then don’t worry i got you covered too 🔥🫡 /silly

og images and normal quality + no text version of first image under cut

[nemnums]

Meet the mercs n’ more

[miss-floral-thief]

Hm

Not much leftovers so

I guess I’ll get a burger?

[crabfungi]

ok i never finished this LOL might as well post :p

get dragged idoit

[hychlorions]

[mythicalcoolkid]

You don't wish your disability was worse or more visible, you wish your disability was taken seriously. Please stop confusing the two, I guarantee you would not get the support you need JUST by being more severe or more visible. Please listen to visibly disabled people when we tell you it isn't better on our side

[hinamie]

I'll rip in hands and teeth and take a bite

[demaparbat-hp]

*pats Zuko's head* This bad boy can fit so many near-death experiences.

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Read For the Spirits Chapter VIII here!

[aghostsnail]

wip…

guess WHOOOOOO

[keferon]

More Mecha pilot Jazz AU. Because I have read and reread like ten fics about them in one day

[chloesimaginationthings]

FNAF movie Vanessa’s plush dropped!!

[xxplastic-cubexx]

obligatory beach divorce doodling

bonus rough cover redraw of x-men #41 (1995) But Beach Divorce below cut