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[jypsyvloggin]

How to get the Cry Baby filter on Instagram? By wondermilk.studio

How to get the Cry Baby filter on Instagram? By wondermilk.studio #crybaby

Instagram Filter Cry Baby By wondermilk.studio Instagram filters are an easy and quick way to enhance your social media posts before posting. Whether it’s for fun or an occasion, you choose a filter to apply to your Instagram post based on whatever look you’re hoping to achieve. Each filter is a combination of effects. Thanks to the creator’s community for their great sense of humor and all the…

[alfheimr]

My Favorite Cheap Art Trick: Gradient Maps and Blending Modes

i get questions on occasion regarding my coloring process, so i thought i would do a bit of a write up on my "secret technique." i don't think it really is that much of a secret, but i hope it can be helpful to someone. to that end:

this is one of my favorite tags ive ever gotten on my art. i think of it often. the pieces in question are all monochrome - sort of.

the left version is the final version, the right version is technically the original. in the final version, to me, the blues are pretty stark, while the greens and magentas are less so. there is some color theory thing going on here that i dont have a good cerebral understanding of and i wont pretend otherwise. i think i watched a youtube video on it once but it went in one ear and out the other. i just pick whatever colors look nicest based on whatever vibe im going for.

this one is more subtle, i think. can you tell the difference? there's nothing wrong with 100% greyscale art, but i like the depth that adding just a hint of color can bring.

i'll note that the examples i'll be using in this post all began as purely greyscale, but this is a process i use for just about every piece of art i make, including the full color ones. i'll use the recent mithrun art i made to demonstrate. additionally, i use clip studio paint, but the general concept should be transferable to other art programs.

for fun let's just start with Making The Picture. i've been thinking of making this writeup for a while and had it in mind while drawing this piece. beyond that, i didn't really have much of a plan for this outside of "mithrun looks down and hair goes woosh." i also really like all of the vertical lines in the canary uniform so i wanted to include those too but like. gone a little hog wild. that is the extent of my "concept." i do not remember why i had the thought of integrating a shattered mirror type of theme. i think i wanted to distract a bit from the awkward pose and cover it up some LOL but anyway. this lack of planning or thought will come into play later.

note 1: the textured marker brush i specifically use is the "bordered light marker" from daub. it is one of my favorite brushes in the history of forever and the daub mega brush pack is one of the best purchases ive ever made. highly recommend!!!

note 2: "what do you mean by exclusion and difference?" they are layer blending modes and not important to the overall lesson of this post but for transparency i wanted to say how i got these "effects." anyway!

with the background figured out, this is the point at which i generally merge all of my layers, duplicate said merged layer, and Then i begin experimenting with gradient maps. what are gradient maps?

the basic gist is that gradient maps replace the colors of an image based on their value.

so, with this particular gradient map, black will be replaced with that orangey red tone, white will be replaced with the seafoamy green tone, etc. this particular gradient map i'm using as an example is very bright and saturated, but the colors can be literally anything.

these two sets are the ones i use most. they can be downloaded for free here and here if you have csp. there are many gradient map sets out there. and you can make your own!

you can apply a gradient map directly onto a specific layer in csp by going to edit>tonal correction>gradient map. to apply one indirectly, you can use a correction layer through layer>new correction layer>gradient map. honestly, correction layers are probably the better way to go, because you can adjust your gradient map whenever you want after creating the layer, whereas if you directly apply a gradient map to a layer thats like. it. it's done. if you want to make changes to the applied gradient map, you have to undo it and then reapply it. i don't use correction layers because i am old and stuck in my ways, but it's good to know what your options are.

this is what a correction layer looks like. it sits on top and applies the gradient map to the layers underneath it, so you can also change the layers beneath however and whenever you want. you can adjust the gradient map by double clicking the layer. there are also correction layers for tone curves, brightness/contrast, etc. many such useful things in this program.

let's see how mithrun looks when we apply that first gradient map we looked at.

gadzooks. apologies for eyestrain. we have turned mithrun into a neon hellscape, which might work for some pieces, but not this one. we can fix that by changing the layer blending mode, aka this laundry list of words:

some of them are self explanatory, like darken and lighten, while some of them i genuinely don't understand how they are meant to work and couldn't explain them to you, even if i do use them. i'm sure someone out there has written out an explanation for each and every one of them, but i've learned primarily by clicking on them to see what they do.

for the topic of this post, the blending mode of interest is soft light. so let's take hotline miamithrun and change the layer blending mode to soft light.

here it is at 100% opacity. this is the point at which i'd like to explain why i like using textured brushes so much - it makes it very easy to get subtle color variation when i use this Secret Technique. look at the striation in the upper right background! so tasty. however, to me, these colors are still a bit "much." so let's lower the opacity.

i think thats a lot nicer to look at, personally, but i dont really like these colors together. how about we try some other ones?

i like both of these a lot more. the palettes give the piece different vibes, at which point i have to ask myself: What Are The Vibes, Actually? well, to be honest i didn't really have a great answer because again, i didn't plan this out very much at all. however. i knew in my heart that there was too much color contrast going on and it was detracting from the two other contrasts in here: the light and dark values and the sharp and soft shapes. i wanted mithrun's head to be the main focal point. for a different illustration, colors like this might work great, but this is not that hypothetical illustration, so let's bring the opacity down again.

yippee!! that's getting closer to what my heart wants. for fun, let's see what this looks like if we change the blending mode to color.

i do like how these look but in the end they do not align with my heart. oh well. fun to experiment with though! good to keep in mind for a different piece, maybe! i often change blending modes just to see what happens, and sometimes it works, sometimes it doesn't. i very much cannot stress enough that much of my artistic process is clicking buttons i only sort of understand. for fun.

i ended up choosing the gradient map on the right because i liked that it was close to the actual canary uniform colors (sorta). it's at an even lower opacity though because there was Still too much color for my dear heart.

the actual process for this looks like me setting my merged layer to soft light at around 20% opacity and then clicking every single gradient map in my collection and seeing which one Works. sometimes i will do this multiple times and have multiple soft light and/or color layers combined.

typically at this point i merge everything again and do minor contrast adjustments using tone curves, which is another tool i find very fun to play around with. then for this piece in particular i did some finishing touches and decided that the white border was distracting so i cropped it. and then it's done!!! yay!!!!!

this process is a very simple and "fast" way to add more depth and visual interest to a piece without being overbearing. well, it's fast if you aren't indecisive like me, or if you are better at planning.

let's do another comparison. personally i feel that the hint of color on the left version makes mithrun look just a bit more unwell (this is a positive thing) and it makes the contrast on his arm a lot more pleasing to look at. someone who understands color theory better than i do might have more to say on the specifics, but that's honestly all i got.

just dont look at my layers too hard. ok?

[nosnexus]

Hello, painting is hard and I don’t know what I’m doing, but at least there’s paint on a canvas lol

[sea-jello]

MORROTOBER SECRET SANTA FOR @dzyntara WHOOOOHHHH 2 IN 1 PROMPT

screenshot redraw + possessing another character !! thats nya if you cant tell idk shes got a weird ass outfit. you had such good prompts you need to share them with the world OK TIME TO YAP

@morrotober

OKAYY so of course you know i need to do wojiro duo. i could have done kai and somewhat hit another prompt but i didnt want to figure out his hair so. nya it is. they kinda look too similar but by the time i realized that i was like halfway so i went with it. i FORGOT she was supposed to be green until literally the very end. lowkey i think i went a little overboard with the lighting but its ookaayy. for the teeth,, sword,, things i was kinda winging it i had a more dry ice type of smoke in mind but we ball. the whole way through i was thinking to myself hmm its missing something and the SECOND i added those two clouds in the foreground i was like o yeah this fucks. also i was STRUGGLING with the lighting and rendering or whatever cause i haven’t done a fully detailed thing in forever. i was using red?? for the shadows?? and then i realised it looked too gray and i wanted the whole thing to look a little more teal so i used purple and i think it looks better. lowkey it’s really funny how i have a different rendering process for every single piece i do call it experimenting. don’t mind the background idk also does it look really crunched to you i promise it looks better than that guys

PROCESS

[mysteryshack-hrt-liveblog]

Death. Stanford would fix it. Fix this, for Stanley.  “I can do it.” He whispers.  Stanley does not reply. 

what is up gaymers, abandon my eulogy by @aroace-get-out-of-my-face has taken over my mind so i drew something for it!! (you 🫵 should read this fic it's so super good)

[misspines]

Now because of Jorge, I'm going to have to read The Odyssey

[staticvoidzz]

I have an image for sugar cloud and I thought I would share my head canons!

• Right as she gets the microphone to sing, she puts on big, white, and fluffy petticoats with paint splattered on it (Representing a Sugar Cloud)

• The choir also during this, grabbed some white Pom Poms with sparkling white glitter and confetti glued on to it, as they essentially cheer Constance with the Pom Pom’s (just ignore how that would realistically sound LOL)

• Also, if they have an ensemble, they can use colorful glowsticks :3

• During her recorder solo everyone (besides Jane or Ocean) would essentially perform a very simple cheer dance before approaching Constance and everyone picking her up and supporting her from the Pom poms. So, it’s like she’s literally on a cloud

• Finally, when the confetti pops, the stage lights become these warm purple and orange colors with swirls to support it :3

Hoped you Enjoyed my own interpretation of Sugar Cloud :)

[justa-snake]

I don't think I ever posted this?? Uh licorice drawing form like..month ago.

[sleepy-crypt1d]

Say what you will about cry of fear but I will never get over how good the book Simon fight is. How perfectly it puts you in Simon's shoes, how quickly your entire perception of the game is twisted and you are forced to adapt to entirely new controls and movement to survive.

It's such a good tie in to what Simon is going through in game, how his disability causes a sudden need to reorient himself. To relearn how to move around the world and how to defend himself, dropping us in the deep end just as he was.

We must learn in the moment, breaking all second nature movements or thought out plans. It's purpose is to strand you. Nothing familiar in the way you control your own body.

Everything you've learned up to this point is ripped from you. Your movement is different, your vision is different, your weapon has changed and the reload is more difficult. Maneuvering through the fractured paths of book Simon's arena is slow and dragging, a direct contrast to the snapping fast pace of the rest of the game and I adore it.

There is no planning, there is no warning, you simply must figure it out.

I adore what it manages to accomplish with so little, by changing so little, we are left nearly completely defenseless and it's such a good way of tying our own experiences in with Simon's.

I just, I love it a lot. I've only done the fight once, twice since I died on my first attempt, but it remains one of my favorite things about the game.

[jypsyvloggin]

How to get the Cry Baby 2.0 filter on Instagram? By wondermilk.studio

Instagram Filter Cry Baby 2.0 By wondermilk.studio Instagram filters are an easy and quick way to enhance your social media posts before posting. Whether it’s for fun or an occasion, you choose a filter to apply to your Instagram post based on whatever look you’re hoping to achieve. Each filter is a combination of effects. Thanks to the creator’s community for their great sense of humor and all…

[whatwutwhat]

ok so im watching a hadestown slime tutorial for the first time (im not quite a theatre kid but more like a theatre-adjacent), and was anybody going to tell me that reeve carney is. jeff buckley

like his falsetto sounds like him too

[lunarharp]

i just worked out how to make my first animations...life changed. maybe

[brainrotisseriechicken]

hi hi I really love your work ajskejke

im curious about how you paint cause it looks so fucking cool and I love the lil textures and patterns (/nf to answer ofc)

hi!! im VERY bad at explaining so hopefully this helps ??? also id love to use older art as an example but theyre stuck on my old laptop that crashes if i look at it too hard

sketch/lineart + multiply layer note; i actually think sketches n lineart tend to be more fast and loose than final renders so i get rlly fussy over preserving the sketch in the final.

shading layer

note: im p sure this counts as ambient occlusion? i dont have much to say, its just basic shading, sometimes i use the airbrush** for clothing

rendering !

note: the color layer has its opacity turned down to 70% for clarity purposes, the chart isnt rlly representative of how rendering normally goes im unfortunately NOT that put together. lol

this is all over the place im really sorry dude

[peachdoxie]

Hello, my grandparents' shitty old laptop. Please tell me how I'm supposed to disassemble you so that I can plant your hard drive into another device.

[blarefordaglare]

Hey Blare, are you feeling any better? 👀 Sorry you’ve been sick :(

I am questioning whether I want to under or over share because I can never find a middle ground 😭😭 so ig I’ll do both lol

1. lol nope but we continue on because that’s what you do when things are hard 👍

2.

I am freaking dying, but NOBODY WILL HELP ME. I haven’t been able to breathe right since the last HOUR (as I’m rereading this longer than that) and my choir director won’t let me sing in the concert because I CAN’T GET THROUGH TWO FREAKING MEASURES WITHOUY GASPING FOR BREATH. SAYS I DONY HAVE ENJOHH ENERGY I AM TRYING MY BEST MAAM. I was so excited and I practiced so good and I had a solo and WHY DOES LIFE DO THIS??

Urgent care is NOT helping, and I can’t afford a proper doctors appointment (neither urgent care but it’s cheaper soooo). They keep telling me that I should just take “cough medicine” or those nasal things. IVE DONE EVERY SINGLE OTC REMEDY IN CVS, WALGREENS, AND THIS SHADY PHARMACY NEXT TO SOME RANDOM CAFE. I just want help, but I can’t get it anywhere 😭😭. I’ve been to urgent care MULTIPLE times why won’t they listen to me

It’s a struggle to even SLEEP every night because I can barely breathe. I know that I WON’T die but I feel like I would at this point. I literally was crying the last few nights (WHICH JUST MADE THINGS WORSE) because I thought I wasn’t gonna make it (obviously I was, because hello, still here. But it felt VERY real when I was experiencing it)

I’m so done with this stupid thing. I’ve had it for about FIVE months now. I can’t afford another appointment, thank god I am not fired yet, for my entire income is dependent on this STUPID UNDERPAID JOB THAT I WANT OUT OF.

I don’t even know what I did— I’ve never smoked in my life, never inhaled anything, no drugs. The environment I live in has a good air quality. What did I do???

I’m so sorry for complaining, and how long it took me to type a response. Anyways, how are you doing?

[whoreiaki-kakyoin]

MY THESIS DEFENSE WENT REALLY WELL 😭

Arven would pick me up and twirl me around and make a big deal of smothering me in kisses. He’d cook me something special and we’d go have a picnic to celebrate 🥹🥰

Maybe I’ll see what I have around and have lunch or dinner outside today like it’s alittle picnic date with Arven 🙈