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I dislike the mouth washing fandom this shit is getting out of hand

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I assure you: somebody, somewhere, is on the exact same wavelength as you are.

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were going to have an ARTFIGHT summer. were going to draw OC ART. we will be NOT FINISHING REFERENCE SHEETS. we will be ignoring our BACKLOG. we will be FORGETTING WHAT WE PLANNED TO DRAW AND ATTACKING RANDOM CHARACTERS. we will be NOT GOING OUTSIDE. we will be GETTING RSI and FORGETTING TO STRETCH ENOUGH. ARTFIGHT SUMMER !!

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Those crazy twins and their impulsive tasks.

Finally decided to use a pre-made color pallets and I really like the colors hehehehehe

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Those crazy twins and their impulsive tasks.

Finally decided to use a pre-made color pallets and I really like the colors hehehehehe

[samspams1904]

Those crazy twins and their impulsive tasks.

Finally decided to use a pre-made color pallets and I really like the colors hehehehehe

[samspams1904]

Those crazy twins and their impulsive tasks.

Finally decided to use a pre-made color pallets and I really like the colors hehehehehe

[samspams1904]

Those crazy twins and their impulsive tasks.

Finally decided to use a pre-made color pallets and I really like the colors hehehehehe

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wait other post cancelled. mutuals. when r ur birthdays.

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mr ant tenna’s tv time !!

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HELP GUYS IVE BEEN FOLLOWING ALONG WITB DELTARUNE SINCE THE NEW CHAPTER RELEASED WHY ARE THERE MEMES ABOUT ASGORE RUNNING OVER DESS/NOELLE IM GENUINELY CONFUSED

WHERE DID THIS COME FROM???? WHERE DID THIS ORIGINATE???????

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Do you have any tips for drawing transformers/simplifying transformer designs :0?? Your art retains their 3-dimensionality without sacrificing their posability and all this while using 'simple' looking shapes, it's genuinely very satisfying to look at

Thank you ! One of the biggest challenges for me when I first got into drawing transformers was trying to keep their movement from being too stiff while keeping their design robot-like so I'm glad that it reads as fluid to people !

I'm used to drawing organic characters, working with simpler designs, and emphasizing movement and flow so this was definitely new territory for me !

I'll talk about my simplification process below !

The easiest way to go about simplifying transformer designs is reducing them to their basic shapes and then building them back up. You can see it a lot in G1. Since G1 characters are designed to be animated (and also look like toys) they can't make their designs too complex so it makes a good starting point when breaking bots down.

The comic designs are a different story. Because it's a different medium, artists can go ham with details.

IDW Thundercracker has a lot going on ! You can see all his mechanics and joints, he looks a bit overwhelming to draw !

G1 Thundercracker is more blocky and simplified, definitely less intimidating to draw, he's mostly just cubes

When I simplify transformers, I break them down and then gradually add details. I think about it like carving out a statue, you have your block of marble and you carve out details until you're happy. You definitely do NOT need to draw every detail, I always leave out a bunch of detailed parts in favor of simplicity.

Let's simplify IDW Thundercracker, if you break him down into shapes, he is also just cubes. The red underneath is my initial sketch and the blue outline is just there to show the shapes.

It also helps to have an understanding of perspective and the way 3D shapes work.

I'd say this is the base for him ! He follows almost the same base as g1, we're keeping it blocky but I do take liberty to taper parts of the body like towards the knees and or along the arms to give my pose some fluidity. Then we shove on his details bit by bit

A lot of it is just picking and choosing design elements you like about a character and finding ways to make it fit onto the design. Thundercracker's IDW design has these cool ribs that go along his torso and I tried to include that while simplifying it.

Something I try to avoid is shoving as Many details as possible onto a design. It can make the design look cluttered and busy and that might be good if that's what you're going for but it's just not for me. I find that more details make it harder to pose my robots so I keep it minimal.

Applying color also gives you a good look at how much room your design has. Here's TC colored !

I could stop here and call him done but I think he looks a bit too spacious so I'm going to add some more details. Here's where I get a bit wild and kind of just do what I want. For me, the references are a base and as I get further along down the design I add seasoning to taste. More plating, different hues and colors, bits and baubles, and artistic flare. Here's where I wind up !

I'm happy with this ! I think Anymore detail and he would be a bit too cluttered (his wings are already reaching the Clutter Point for me)

As you draw more and more designs you'll develop an eye for what you like ! The world is your oyster and you can always go back and redesign/adjust !

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HERE'S how a Gerson & Susie hug would go down even though Susie is very hesitant about PDA bc it's been haunting me for days.

At some point Gerson shows up in the story again and Susie is out of her mind with joy, so she launches herself at him only to freeze just a couple of steps away (she VERY clearly wants that hug but is too embarrassed to actually initiate or accept one).

Gerson looks at her and because he reads her like a book he's like "Well, what's the hol' up? Where's my hug?!"

and Susie's sputters like (miss me with that gay shit voice) "What? I... uh. Heh. You're kidding? Like I'm gonna go for a hug. You'll, uh, probably just use it to suplex me or something, anyway."

"Right, I see... Still a coward then, hmm?"

"What?!"

"Gah haha hah! Scared of a little tackle, are we? Think y' can't handle it? Can't even keep your feet on the GROUND?!"

until he riles her up enough that she tries to grab at him. He steps back. She tries again, he dodges.

"You know what? If you want a hug that badly, take THIS!!"

And she goes for a full sumo tackle. And Gerson tanks the hit. Heels planted, she probably slides him back an inch or two out of momentum, but he holds his ground...

...and holds her back. Just clinging to her, bone-crushingly tight, with her head tucked under his chin. He doesn't make another move. One second. Two. More. Until he feels her claws scratch the metal of his armor, and Susie's breathing goes a little funny.

And THEN he suplexes her.

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Man this game is good

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idk how but he bites