#How I draw

[niawildewood]

How i draw Grass

A friend of mine commed me to draw this and then after asked me to teach em how I do backgrounds so for the next 45 minutes, I spent it doing this how I draw grass tutorial.

[forecast0ctopus]

Hi hi!! First off I gotta let you know you're easily one of my favourite artists on Tumblr and I'm pretty sure you're single handedly pulling me back into the star trek obsession with your art (I love the shapes and colours they are very special to me. Also the way you draw bones....love that old man)

But if you don't mind me asking!! How do you go about drawing legs/arms? It's one of the things I'm struggling most with at the moment but I LOVE the way you draw em. No pressure to answer tho ofc!!

Hope you're having a nice day :)

THANK YOU i'm sorry iit took me uhh two and a half months to get to this but i really appreciate it!! I really wanted to give some kind of answer for you but that took a while to get to oops anyways here's how i personally approach arms/legs:

nothings suuuper concrete because of course things can always change with body type, weight, or how muscley a character is. i just kind of look at everything from an anatomy perspective, simplify and exaggerate for readability, and uhh also i like shapes and pointy things :]

[whocaresabouttactical]

Hi! Can I ask about your art process, how you approach the creation of an illustration? They all seem so elaborate yet loose! Love your artwork 🩶

Normally I won't do too much on linework if I plan to fully render it(my tendon sheath problem forces me gave up practicing linework>X<) Composition is the first thing I think to consider about now.

To make the painting look like they are done( in fact it's not, if you zoom in to see details) is adding high light and a strong feeling of overall light and shadow. Clean the outer line, for example, by dividing between two objects.

Don't need to draw everything perfectly, that will make things too crowded. With a limit of time, you can just render the things that you want your audience to focus on. I usually don't have the ambitions and patience to make fully rendered art while doing fan art. Ovo

Forgive my English........)

only this one is in procreate so only this one has the process

the time shown here is wrong idkw, 5-6h probably?

[your-unfriendlyghost]

upping my Steve Randle ref pic game y’all

got a blue denim vest, imma be unstoppable now 🤟

[maclediumzeyheri]

How I Draw: PART 1

Hello, this is Zeyheri. While I was happily drawing, I suddenly realized, "Oh no, the new school term is coming! Once I start going to school, it'll be hard to draw! And my promise to share how I draw will be delayed so much!!! (I'm doomed!)“

...So, even though I haven't finished my drawing yet, I thought I should at least upload a post to prevent my trust from shattering into pieces.

I’ve noticed that authors always include words of gratitude in their book prefaces (so I’ll imitate them!). I sincerely thank the two people who’ve helped me a lot in writing this post and who will continue to help with many questions in the future. I also love all the users who constantly take an interest in my drawings!

As you probably know, I’m not a professional illustrator. The only formal art training I’ve had was at an art academy in elementary school! So, it’s probably not a great idea to expect to learn much from my writing. However, anyone can enjoy drawing even without formal training. "The act of appreciating art" is an even more accessible field to enjoy. If you read this and felt intrigued or inspired to try something experimental, then that is exactly the purpose of this post, and I will be happy.

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(1) Tools & Programs

I use three programs to draw: PaintTool SAI2 / Corel Paintshop Pro / Corel Painter. Oh, I almost forgot-The tools I use are the love-hate Surface Pro 8 and the Huion Kamvas Pro 16 (4k).

-Rough sketching, inking, base coloring, adding shadows, and initial corrections: PaintTool SAI2

-Adding paintbrush effects: Corel Painter

-Other corrections: Corel Paintshop Pro

(*If you're wondering why I don't use Clip Studio, it's because my beloved Surface laptop might die from it! "Then how do you use Corel Painter?" you ask? The moment I open Painter, lag starts, and the fan goes crazy. If you value your laptop's lifespan, take my advice and avoid it!)

In fact, about 70% of the process happens in SAI. So, in this post, you’ll only see me using PaintTool SAI2.

(2) Rough Sketch & Line Art

Rather than creating a detailed rough sketch, I prefer to draw lines while adding rough sketches when needed. The first image is proof of that! For me, the rough sketch stage is less of "the first step in drawing" and more of "getting the atmosphere right."

For the lines, I use the SAI pencil, adjusting the brush density to around 75-85. Other than that, it’s probably set to the default settings, at least as far as I remember. (It's Korean, but I believe you can understand what it means by location)

If you look at my line art, you might notice faint shadows sometimes. This isn’t because I adjust the brush density; I adjust the layer opacity instead.

(2-1) Drawing Hair

Now, one of you asked me a question: "How do you draw hair?" I’ve created a simple resource to explain!

As always, there are exceptions, but when I draw hair, I tend to make the shapes angular. This way, the hair looks solid, almost like stiff RNA strands.

After that, I add lines following the flow of the hair, giving it a fuller look. I usually add these lines when I’m refining the inking stage.

Sometimes, if I’m feeling it. I add thin strands of hair around the edges to give it a more "hair-like" appearance.

(2-2) Drawing Eyes & Coloring

There was also a question about how to draw eyes. I’m not the type to add sparkling glitter for a glamorous look, so my approach is very simple.

In the picture, I’ve divided it into several steps, but honestly, it’s a very quick process. Start by shaping a hexagon and keep adding multiply layers while coloring. The key point is in the 6th step, where you cover the entire eye with a light pink multiply layer. Doing this creates a much more eerie, painful, and melancholic look! (I was really excited when I first discovered this! Yay!)

(3) Coloring

Now it's time to add color. Typically, I would choose colors that fall within the left square area, but if a highly saturated color seems more fitting, I use colors from the right square area. If you ask me why I choose these colors, I'm not sure. I just feel like I like low chroma colors.

Be thorough in coloring, and once you're done, apply textures lightly to finish it off. (You’re asking what texture I use? Well, since I’m not a texture creator, I don’t think it’s appropriate to talk about it publicly. But if you send me a private message, I’ll answer you secretly. I think it was over $30.)

While coloring, using an Overlay layer to test can help when adjusting the color tone later on.

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Thank you for reading. Please look forward to our next post as well! Feel free to let me know if there are any awkward expressions or anything you would like me to add to the content of this article!

[vnmof]

how do you draw bodies/anatomy? You have tips? I always love using your art as a references and I hope this isn't a weird question to ask ^^

im so sorry for not including my art tips, my motivation making this burnt out :,)...

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[almondrootwc]

How do you do coloring at shading??!?!?? Your digital paintings are incredible and very tasty omnomnmnom m omnonm nomnomn omno

made in slides cuz im a proud slides user!!

[jimmithy-tiastopher]

Heya :3! I've been following you for a very long time (your my favourite artist IDK why🥀) and like one thing I'm curious with his what is your automony? And like how do to your eyes? If you don't feel happy or comfy with this then it's okay lmao. I'm trying a build up my courage to ask people online‼️ have a great day :3

whipped this up rq!!! i hope it explains it kinda well???question mark????

there's a bunch of lil notes i could add on but the most important ones is:

body is very mouldable, you can squish down certain parts, stretch them out on certain areas etc (e.g for chuuya, i wish down his torso and stretch out his hips/pelvis, and the upper bit of his torso (like making it into an upside down cup or whateveridk) a little to give him a unique body shape and because i think its silly)

face is kept very simple so i can make more silly expressions, i rly enjoy making faces look incredibly cartoonish and exaggerated and recently i've been wanting to exaggerate them a bit more! the simple face makes it easy for me to do that cus i dont have to think of many features that i would have to change just to make the silly expression lololol

and that's basically it, i hope that was easy to understand :3

[call-me-chips]

I was asked for it so here's a tutorial on how I draw braids as someone who can't draw braids and can't make tutorials 👍

Forgive the poor quality, my camera wouldn't focus so I had to adjust the angle and lighting

[pencilsandme]

Hi. I post how I draw hair today. I don't have any special revelations to share, but this is how I usually do.

[piripiip]

“I love your art style!!”

Literally my art style:

[forecast0ctopus]

Do you have any tips for drawing rounder/fuller faces? I'm having trouble since they aren't as visibly structured in the same way say Spock and Bone's faces are. My little guys just look so visibly empty but they're just cherubs 😭

i totally get where you're coming from, i always approach drawing from a very structured point of view – the structure is still there with rounder faces, but its more about focusing on how the muscles move, how the face folds with different motions/expressions, and where/how fat deposits. still important thoughts when you're drawing faces like spock's and bones's but when the cheekbones or jaw are less sharp it becomes pretty important when defining the face. thats the thought process for me at least lmao heres a quick kirk n scotty for reference

of course drawing from life, drawing from references, etc is always gonna help and i very much suggest it. the more you draw them the more it makes sense

[whocaresabouttactical]

I really love your art, the way you draw könig is just so beautiful and really fits his character. The way you shade and color is amazing too. I really want to be able to draw bodies, especially male bodies, the way you do. The proportions are really good, do you have any tips on drawing male bodies? Every time I try it just ends up looking fake and stiff, and I love how dynamic and fluid your poses look. Thank you🤍

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💕💕thanks for your like!

Here are some tips, I seldom use 2 or 3 right now but it's the process I learned how to draw)

1.I would consider body fat percentage and find a good reference(but be aware of spending too much time) before doing the sketches.

2.If u not sure about the perspective, try 3D tools.

3.In order to get a natural feeling, also need a lot of daily practice about capturing the dynamic of muscle movement. There are a large amount of videos in youtube that u can learn how muscles move. 3D wouldn't help at this time.

4. Tell yourself u don't need to draw males body perfect as a Greek sculpture. Their bodies are warm and wrinkled when squeezed, they are not perfect.

[your-unfriendlyghost]

How I draw: Proportions/sketching

The first response to a few art questions from @johnny-and-clyde :))

sketching:

So I honestly used to be a lot more…intentional about my sketching?? Up until a few months ago I would draw out actual sketches that I’d then cleanly ink on top of in a separate layer, like this:

I’d try to keep things loose and easy, but I’m not fantastic at that lol

I have a tendency to over complicate sketches- It’s not super obvious here, but I did semi-map out the anatomy under the clothes and fabric folds. That’s probably a good thing to do, generally, especially since I was and am still learning anatomy.

I don’t do it much anymore tho, because I often got caught up in little details that just wound up covered by clothes 😭 So I generally focus on mapping out the clothing shapes over the proportions/ anatomy. Definitely study anatomy anyway tho- this only works for me nowadays because I did and still do study anatomy a lot lol

These days though, I don’t r e a l l y sketch that much. I mean, I do- but instead of making another layer and inking it, I kinda just clean up the sketch the way I would if I were using pencil and paper. I don’t have a lotta example images of this, because it goes from the sketch to the final lineart in one layer?

tried to reverse-engineer it here on this Angela drawing. idk how helpful that is tho lol.

Idk, most important thing for me while sketching is remembering that everything has a 3D form, and also to FLIP MY CANVAS FREQUENTLY so that it stays balanced lol. -also- I almost always take note of the ribcage, the clavicle angle, and the hip angle when planning poses

-And I consciously try to keep things from getting stiff, and think of the pose as an intentional composition. I actually struggle most with plain standing/walking poses, because I very often can’t think of ways to make them look…idk, interesting? That’s why it’s taken me so long to finish pt.2 of my Outsiders character designs- I can’t find good dynamic-but-also-stagnant poses for them

proportion:

Honestly man idk I just sorta say “fuck it we ball” and hope for the best. I used to think a lot more about this one but as it’s become more and more natural to me I become less and less able to define/describe it?? I dunno lol.

My art style is semi-cartoony, and honestly kinda inconsistent in terms of proportions. I generally aim for the hands to be similar in size to the face, and for the shoulders/chest area to have enough space to fit the clavicle…but none of this is really a conscious decision? It just sorta happens. The heads/eyes of my characters are usually stylized, and so the hands end up a bit bigger to match the faces, and I tend to exaggerate muscle mass but not really muscle definition…And I also stylize things for characters to better contrast each other. For example, I’ve noticed I draw Steve Randle stockier/bulkier than he is to better highlight Soda’s slenderness.

(see how they’re not as drastically different in build as I draw them? Steve seems bulkier mostly cos he’s shorter but has a similar amount of mass I think) (don’t quote me on that tho idk how to put this shit into words lol)

I have a pretty decent idea of how proportions are supposed to work from years of studying them, and I have no idea how to explain any of it. Just…do a lot of figure and gesture drawing, use a lotta refs, and it’ll make sense eventually 😭

[storytellingbadger]

My messy process for drawing that zero people asked to see XD ...

Sketch #1: just shapes, zero definition. The scruffier, the better - it adds movement and flow, and I neaten it up later. All about composition, character proportions, checking sizes/heights, who's going where, etc. If I'm happy with a character's shape but not their placing or pose, I just select and drag around.

Sketch #2: go over the bare bones with an equally scruffy but more detailed sketch. I've got references on hand for hands, my greatest nemesis - I still screwed up Solar's hand here, but oh well, every day's a school day. Experiment with expressions, wrinkles, hand poses, double-check character references to add in details I'd otherwise forget later (individual eye shape, markings, etc.)

Depending on the complexity, I may do a third sketch, but not needed here. I don't want to have to make changes at the lineart stage when clean-up takes twice as long, so this scruffy stage takes a while.

Lineart: weirdly, I love sketchy styles, but am completely incapable of doing them myself. I prefer sharp lines and crisp edges, so I use a small, pressure sensitive brush in deepest black, and annihilate it with the eraser tool to taper edges and add sharp detailing. I also play with sharpening filters to get the resolution I want.

Colour: I add a fill layer beneath the lineart in a colour that's not going to feature on the characters at all. This means I can a) get into the nooks and crannies and erase any overlap from the select tool, and b) any missed spots when I colour in will stick out like sore thumbs, so I don't leave gaps for background to shine through in teeth or sclera etc. I then colour on top of that. I keep it simple, only adding variety and shading to the eyes and odd detailing - bells, buttons, etc.

This will sound bloody obvious, but adding colour can change the whole look and feel of the picture. For example on this piece, once colour had finished, I realised the lack of neck ruffles made Solar look weirdly exposed compared to the equally shirtless Eclipse, like he'd been interrupted getting ready for a shower or something. So a rescue shirt was added! (You can see shirtless Solar on the original post here.)

Background: I'm allergic to drawing backgrounds so I speed-run with shapes and textures, mucking about until it looks good enough. I have no idea why but I'm adding borders to all my drawings at the moment, so that goes in too. Normally I also add a white border around the characters, but not for these refs.

And ta da. Nothing special, but works for me! Moment of silence for Solar's haunted hand.

[lizardbraining]

I didn’t do a daily drawing thing for October, so here’s a tutorial on how I draw (Miyamoto) Usagi:

Find good references. Any style you like! I recommend checking out variant covers, TMNT (Usagi is also featured in the 2012 art book and the Shredder’s Revenge DLC), and even some other amazing artists on here like @bluepeachstudios, @scouting4love, and @annaliearts! The key here is not to copy, but to study how different artists draw the same things differently. With that, you can learn what you’d like your way to look like! The examples above are from Stan Sakai, TMNT 2003, and Jared Cullum.

Here is my example:

I like 2003 Usagi’s boxy shape, but I wanted to preserve Stan’s flow, and I love Jared’s way of keeping Usagi looking light on his feet yet grounded in reality. My best advice from this point foreword is wing it.