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Glad you liked it!

I typically do a mix of traditional and digital art. The base drawing was done with pencil (4H for underneath and a 4B once I had the concept where I wanted it). Then I took a picture, changed the levels around a ton until it was as close to a pure black and white scan as I could get and pulled it into Sketchbook as a multiply layer so I could do the colors

From there it was adding in flats, creating multiply layers and erasing to creating shading, and doing a lots of futzing until things were looking the way I wanted.

I don't typically participate in DTIYS challenges, but I got some new pencils, was wanting to draw something, saw this challenge and figured it was a great way to break them in. Happy birthday @alien-queen77 and I hope you enjoy the art.

If you too want to participate in the challenge, check out the full details here

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I don't typically participate in DTIYS challenges, but I got some new pencils, was wanting to draw something, saw this challenge and figured it was a great way to break them in. Happy birthday @alien-queen77 and I hope you enjoy the art.

If you too want to participate in the challenge, check out the full details here

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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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alternatives to adobe suite.

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A new viewpoint on antlers reveals the evolutionary history of deer (Cervidae, Mammalia)

fullview recommended!

something i've wanted to do for a while now. i've scoured the internet for something like this and can't find anything that compares all the different types of antlers together. except one recent study on their evolution, which is also very interesting on its own! i simplified it to provide a visual reference, while still trying to be scientifically accurate. some things differ between this and trophy scoring terminology like where the beam is and whatnot, so if something looks weird that's why.

small additional note, this study and others provide a lot of evidence that eld's deer should be in their own genus as it doesn't appear similar enough to barasingha and schomburgk's deer. however this doesn't seem to be adapted anywhere yet, so they're still in Rucervus for this guide.

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my recipe for drawing hands!

(small note that this is a shortcut that is more abt style and ease than anatomical accuracy. it helps to take time to really properly study hands, makes it easier to bend the rules a bit like this and have it still look good!!)

(learn rules b4 u break them or whatevah)

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Happy International asexuality Day! Be ace, do crime, drink aced tea!

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These Tiled Steps In San Francisco Glow At Night From The Moonlight

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the reason we need more mushroom sqq fics is bc we need more sqq mental-gymnasting himself into believing that because no one knows it's him, it's okay to stop repressing his consciousness about men he finds pretty. also he may look like a man but he's technically a mushroom, and mushrooms are not male or have gender or anything like that, so he's actually free of expectations!

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Today’s advice from your Goth Auntie

No slouching! Drink some water, take your meds.

Self care sometimes means doing things you’ve been putting off.

None of the tiny cryptids want to wake up today, despite a weekend of naps. I empathize with them.

❤️ Auntie Jilli

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At what point are you supposed to stop watching the various depressing videos for your philosophy class that all tell you that the US is a totalitarian terrorist state and that the war profiteering a) needs to stop and b) most likely never will unless a lot of very big changes are made that will be pushed down by corporations? Before or after you've written a blues-esque song about it?

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If you’re cold, they’re cold. Bring them inside.