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Your art is amazing!!! I love the stunning use of colour! Do you have a process to pic colours or just mess with them until you get something you like? :)

Thank you, you’re so sweet!! When I draw my own characters I just pick colors I like but for fanart there’s a few things I do. I’ll share my process here in hopes it might help!

Comfort

When working with vibrant colors I like to soften them by warming them up, making them similar to each other, and avoiding pure colors altogether. Our eyes are sensitive so I never want my colors to be too bright or contrasting.

Unique

Tertiary colors are more unique and calming than primary colors so I use them a lot to punch up my art without making things too intense. It also puts a fun twist on designs when we use colors that are close but not exactly like the originals.

Balance

Balancing colors is so important! It’s my final step to completing every color palette I make. There has to be a variety, contrast, and a connection between colors. Adding a little of the same color to all of the others helps to accomplish this. Usually I take a shortcut by adding a color overlay in my painting programs. This is also another reason why I never use pure white or black---those colors will not be affected by color overlays.

There’s also my color post here if anyone wants to know more about color theory and things. Color is a huge deal but it’s really fun!

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wow i hate your fucking shoelaces

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I still think about when Owl City sang "and I'll kiss you between the ears". What the fuck does that mean. I can't get over it

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Zelda Breath of the Wild - Hebra mountains | Requested by anonymous

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i wish birds brought ME presents

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Craving a luscious ~*kiss*~ from a man who’s name starts with H and ends in erobrine

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PragerU getting owned on Twitter again

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i am begging my american followers to learn about tax brackets

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There’s a website where you can learn ASL (American Sign Language) on your own, free and it’s a 31 Day program! The woman on there, her name is Rochelle Barlow, she runs the site and she actually is a homeschool teacher and teaches ASL. I am passing this on to some of you guys cause most of y’all on here is open-minded and curious and it is something important to learn.

I truly believe this site is helpful for some people who can not afford to going to ASL classes, or someone like me that just enjoys learning something new. This site will help with that. Once you sign up you will put in your email address and Rochelle sends you emails on tips on how to sign, gives you practice sheets, and gives you your weekly videos. And its all online. No need to paying for anything. (Unless if you want to she has something very different to this program) 

IMO and yes, this site is really amazing and is important because you never know if someone who is deaf or HOH needs help, if you end up losing your hearing ability this is something you will at least have on the back of your head, and it is just like any other language and should be taught. 

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Jess Franks on Instagram

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hey! i recently opened an etsy to sell my artwork and i’d really appreciate if you guys could check it out!

im having a sale for the next few weeks to celebrate it opening! all of my stickers are currently 20% off! 

shop here!

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He doesn’t look a day over 129. 

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