#and the lineart was really frustrating

[candy8448]

Based on this fic by @klesek

[wandixx]

I didn't realized I haven't posted it before

Ghost of fries and hero of cookies art!!!

aka how I figured out Dani's Hoopoe costume design and some chibis (with my mediocre marker skills)

"Ghost of fries and hero of cookies" is a cute and fluffy fic I wrote about Dani going to Gotham and accidentally became Signal's sidekick. Here is tumblr link. Here is AO3

Anyway, let's get to the art

Photos may be poor quality, my scanner did shitty job, and I tried to fix it up a bit in Ibis Paint, but there is only so much I could do

Hoopoe with hoopoe, to get you hooked up :)

This is finished design, so now we can get to the journey there. Some drawings will be just Dani because, yes, she threw on a cape, but I still needed to know how she looked like underneath.

And in the love of Gods, I was not going to put a child in the crop top.

Or at least I changed that when it hit me that I can... just do that. I can redesign her. Anyway, chronologically:

As you can see, in the beginning, both her cape and her mask had some more interesting designs that I got rid of. Not because I don't like it, I still think it's pretty cute, but! Mask got simplified because I realized that Bats keep their masks pretty simple in color, and she got her mask from Duke, so it needed to be simpler. Just... let's say that the one with a bit more fun stuff going on was her original paper mask, and she was pouting up a storm when Signal gave her such boring mask in exchange. THE ABSOLUTE BETRAYAL!

And the cape got more boring because it's literally a blanket. I don't think she could get a blanket with this specific pattern. But for a funny bit that I thought out when it was too late, The Pin that holds her cape together is either something like "I ❤️ Central City" or Flash merch. I highly encourage you to suggest to me what it could look like

Anyway, then came actual figuring out of her actual costume

I don't know what to tell about this part, to be honest. Maybe I would vibe better with the first one if I kept green parts one shade instead of... 4 or 5. Second one just isn't it at all, though I could probably give her belt back at some point. Third one was pretty close but this 》 shape on her torso just felt weird, so I just simplified it to the straight line in the fourth, which is the final. The elbow protection there was literally spur of the moment idea when I looked at the figure drawing and decided "I like the elbow shapes. Let's keep them" and I kept them.

Anyway, this is other shot of finished Hoopoe!Dani, with better view of her costume:

And chibis! Chilling on the roof with Signal and eating fries like good lil gremlin ghosts oath to do:

I'm frankly really proud of the chibis because for the life of me, I usually cannot draw them without feeling that their faces went through a hydraulic press or at least met a wall at really high speed.

That's all for today

[electricparchment]

power duo ⚡️

+ the humble origins of this painting

references are screenshots by the great @sunsetagain

[puccafangirl]

TA-DA! Finally finished my drawing of Wall-E's Dapper outfit from Disney Dreamlight Valley! Cuz you just KNOW a Wall-E fan as big as me would have to draw it at some point! Hope you like it even if the wobbly lineart in some areas looks less stylistic as I wanted and more wonky;;

Anyway, he truly put on his Sunday Clothes. I'M SO PROUD OF MY BOY. 😭💕🌌

[minticecodes]

[ID: Five marker and ink drawings. Clockwise:

Side profile of DMC3 Vergil, shadowed in blue.

DMC3 Dante playing a guitar with a skull on its head and a horned body. He's wearing a red shirt and black ripped jeans.

Child Vergil tugging a greatly oversized purple longcoat over himself. He looks down with tears on his cheeks.

Fullbody of Dante in his DMCV design, hands on hips.

Closeup of Vergil in his DMCV design. He's got a playing card between his fingers, raised in front of his determined face. His fingers just block out the 'uno' cardback. End ID]

More sketchbook doodles ft. brushpen.

[enthusiastic-nimrod]

My carnie girl! I've had her sketch sitting in my files for a long time now, so it's a relief to finally have her done.

Does she count as a clown? I feel like she's clown-adjacent...

[batfossil-fr]

I’ve been really thinking of reopening my art shop soon… I’ve been taking some practice doodles (hence all the posting lately) while I shake off my rust and I’m finding things I enjoy working on again. I miss trying my hand at more dragons/OCs and colors. my shop’s so broken rn lmao but that’s a problem for a later date it’s just nice getting back into art

[st4rstudent]

Fresh Air

SURPRISE TIMELAPSE ATTACK!

[dystopia-incognito]

Oh, look who showed up, too! Pissy Barbie Doll and Moth Menace. <3 Vel and Val, "coloured", here.

Finished drawing, here.

Vox & Lila lineart, here.

[batshikns]

this is how far i got on that poezai art 😕

[gardenofhope]

at what point will I be able to draw faster

[toonfinatic]

I think it genuinely sucks that there's no actual animation program that works as easily as FireAlpaca's animation mode. Literally every time i try and learn an Actual Professional animation program i give up because they're never all that intuitive to use and tutorials never explain things in terms my autistic ass can understand

[c00kiesart]

Oh I know you just said you've been told your art looks like candy but to add it SPECIFICALLY reminds me of sugar cookies or those soft taffies that are braided together.

Very soft but very bold! Which is so interesting to see. The boldness being how you utilize line weight in your work! Like seriously I'm blown away by studying which lines you make bolder and which ones you make thinner. Giving such weight to certain shapes that the rendering you do only adds to that weight but also softens the piece beautifully!

Oh sorry sorry I'm gushing. I adore your art to bits!

AHHH SKETCHY THANK YOU THANK YOU!! Always appreciate you in my notifs! And the taffy and sugar cookies thing is VERY much intentional, I like making my art look like something you find in a bakery

And I try really hard with my lineart??? I actually think I’m not that great at it just yet but it’s so reassuring to hear someone studies it and stuff! Line weight is super important

I’ve really only been doing digital work for I think 2 years? So I’m still very much learning xD but thank you for letting me know I’m doing good so far! By all means gush! I really love feedback

[sammypog]

stabs my digital art violently. why does my lineart always look like shit what am i doing wrong. how do i render. how do i do anything that is not realism. have i mentioned how does rendering work i have absolutely no idea. how do you make digital art Look Good. especially without a reference when you’re not drawing in a realistic style. HOW THE FUCK DO I MAKE GOOD LINEART. STAB STAB STAB

[ralexsol]

wait... is that... could that be grace safford and moss? :0

[gatitobladee]

my very own tips for young artists that wouldhave helped me immensely

- im begging you practice face shapes that arent a triangle with spiky chin. there is so much variety in face shapes

- if you hate the lineart go over it one more time. especially if it's traditional art and you cant ctrl+z

- ummm. study and do it with your hand & not your eyes. i look at pictures all day and still nothing beats just sitting down and practicing