#art tutorials

[rubatozis]

repost , figured this would be handy for somebody

[1alchemistart]

Hi there! This is a big ask but would you consider doing a tutorial of how you render? Even just some quick tips would be helpful, or maybe the brushes you use? Finding a brush for line art is way easier for me than finding one for colouring/rendering T-T (I’m specifically looking at your march from fields of Mistria you did a little while ago)—I love your art!!

thank you dear!

i'm not sure i'd dare call this a tutorial but it's a little breakdown of steps if nothing else, for this style of rendering in particular? since you referenced my march art in particular :]

i usually use the bong pen in clip studio paint, but any flat brush that allows you to layer color comfortably is a good idea! the size of the brush shouldn't change with pressure but rather, its opacity -- most art programs i know contain brushes that either are this, or can be edited to BE this, so alternatives can be found pretty easily :D

i'm gonna be using good ole kris deltarune for this bc of my present deltarune fixation 👍

as many people do, i usually start with a sketch -- level of roughness is based entirely upon my mood, depends on how much you feel like mixing your own mistakes in color later lol. do a better sketch if you wanna spend less time fixing and more time refining! i felt like going for a rough sketch this time around :]

then we lay some flat colors in... i neglected coloring the eye bc this is kris deltarune, the entire upper half of the face is going to be in shadow so ill just be coloring it in the shading stage, lol

the way i personally do shading and highlighting is by manually selecting the colors i think would work well with the flats i have and the lighting i have in mind :] a quicker way to do shading would be to use a multiply layer, of course, but i tend to shift things around way too much here for a multiply layer to work well for me!

the main way i select in-between shades is why i use brushes that change opacity with pressure instead of size! i select a darker color and lightly drop it on the color i want to shade. then, if i want a softer transition, i very lightly do a stroke or two with the same shadow color. the result will be an in-between color between the light and dark! pick that and very lightly brush it along the edges of the shadow :D you can also always alter that in-between color to be more vibrant and saturated, or alter the vibrancy of shadows by very lightly applying barely-opaque vibrant strokes to it. the world is your oyster

then i either merge it all together, or shove it all in a folder, copy the folder and merge the copied folder together so that i can always backtrack very easily... and we begin painting over the lines! The Rendering Has Begun.

the techniques i use for this stage are the same as in the shading/hihglighting stage, we're just being much more refined now and covering the lines. if you're going for something more realistic, you're gonna want to be rid of as many of the lines as possible by the end, which is another reason why making a neater sketch to begin with saves time haha

using references of the lighting you've got is going to make it much easier overall -- what i'm linking here is a very good resource for this, but of course do also peruse real photos of what you're aiming to draw! you can also always use yourself as a reference. i couldn't quite figure out kris's mouth in the end stages, so i used my own in that angle as a guide

make sure to take breaks from a big render, because your eyes are going to adjust to mistakes you've made and you won't be able to see them until you've taken some time to Not look at your own art. this applies to literally any art you make, not just this type of render! it's also healthier to take breaks every now and then anyway lol, don't do massive works in one sitting, you WILL suffer

don't be afraid to change stuff up in the rendering stage either if you feel like it. as you can see below, i ended up changing their expression. just make sure to duplicate your layers so you always have a backup in case you decide you don't like your changes!

keep going until you're happy with what you've got! you can always overwork it so that's another reason to keep backups lol. i like to make use of overlay layers near the end to make certain areas more vibrant where i feel like they should be :]

and you should be done! i don't render in this style very often but it's very good practice and it does look cool :] i hope this has been helpful!! MUAH

[rongrii]

artist to another, HOW DO YOU DRAW SODE PROFILES THEY R SO HARD RRGRGHRGHHH

HII CHOKO!!!!!!!!!!!!!

oh well, i was struggling with them as well, but now i find them really fun to draw!

Here are some guides! Hope it will help you! Don’t be afraid to draw profiles even if they don’t come out well. Keep pushing your skill and draw new things! Thats how you learn

[8pxl]

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[emilpixel]

Simple tree tutorial

[gingersnappish]

A Big Collection of Art Tutorials

I find art tutorials really useful and also, sometimes quite far-flung. I'll come across one cool resource here and another incredibly helpful post in a totally different place, months later. I've been collecting bits and pieces of art advice that ease my way for a long time now, and I wanted to make a post to share some of the good art resources I've come found all in one place! GENERAL RESOURCES The Etherington Bros. have an enormous repertoire of drawing advice on their blog and I find almost all of it spot on! Griz and Norm have an incredible tumblr chock full of tutorials!

Drawing Den is a great tumblr that collects how-to-draw resources! Zephy.fr has some lovely free tutorials on their Insta (their main site is paid, but I've found the free resources to be quite helpful all on their own)

Sycra has a truly wonderful YT channel comprising a zillion vids on practically every topic - he's been going a long time and it's all excellent (his stuff on human anatomy and figure really fixed some difficulties for me)! DRAWING PEOPLE THIS is my favorite basic breakdown on expressions! A HELPFUL WAY to conceptualize drawing hair! People are complex - simplifying with CLEAR SILHOUETTE helps!

Aging or de-aging characters can be rough- THIS HELPS imo! WHEELCHAIRS are easy to get wrong if you don't have one/haven't studied how to draw them - and this is a very helpful remedy!

CLOTHES Hats are difficult to get sitting right and THIS POST helps a lot!

Suits and formal clothing can be A Lot: THIS LAYS IT OUT helpfully!

Historical Menswear is tricky: TRY THIS LINK by Shoomlah

And as always.... DON'T FORGET TO STRETCH YOUR HANDS!!!

(this makes a big difference in the long run, I can't emphasize enough that you oughta try a little stretching on the regular!)

[kyri45]

✨My FREE online workshop on INTRO TO STYLIZED ANATOMY is BACK!✨

If you missed it the first time then this is your chance!

What we’ll do:

realistic human anatomy vs cartoon anatomy

proportions for cartoon characters

breaking downp characters anatomy

What you’ll need:

a drawing tablet + PC or a tablet +stylus (you can also print the PDF and follow with paper and pencils!)

1 hour of your time

a drawing program (Procreate, Photoshop, Ibis Pain, Clip Studio Paint,etc…)

pdf files you’ll receive a couple of days before the workshop

The lesson will be RECORDED! So as long as you are registered, you can watch it later during the week in case you miss it :)

[hatteymcstache]

Finally decided to upload my old art process VODs!

[adventuretolkienlover]

(pls click the images. The quality is terrible. Also there may be some typos. lol) Anyways, @th3p0rtalmaker, this is for you! I hope you like it! :D

[ljesak]

hopefully this makes sense and helps someone! this is just how i do it tho, somebody asked me so i made it

[mewsmagic]

Here's a lil comic strip about how you can protect your art before sharing it to the public!!!

Against AI and against art theft too!

Click on 'read more' to see the extra tip I mentioned at the end!

Geez been working on this since the Meta AI things blew up but I only finished just now!!

Here's the extra tip I mentioned at the end:

you can use http://haveibeentrained.com to search for your images and find out if your work has been used for AI.

In there, you can choose to opt out, but AI companies are not obligated to respect it so it isn't too much of a protection unfortunately 😭

Also be aware that they are associated with AI and they did try to badmouth glaze so artists wouldn't protect themselves; which's very bad for a company that allegedly are on the side of the artists.

Also!!! There's a new type of AI that I was just made aware of last week, Copainter.

It completes unfinished work, which can be used for 'stealing and claiming it theirs', so put a cat picture in the next wips you post as well!

Funny protective measure I know LOLLLL but here's the tests for yall cynical people:

Perhaps I'll complete this comic with this info one day, but just these 10 slides took a looot of work so probably not happening anytime soon 😭

Thank you for reading everything though, I really appreciate it and hope this will help 🫶 be careful out there, privacy issues have been crazy recently!!!

[moncuries]

hi! i love your art so much! i'm super super new to art, never really done it at all, but The Brainrot has led me to wanting to learn. i think where i usually mess up is the hair. how in gods name do ppl draw hair?? if you could post one of your art tips & tutorials on how to draw hair (maybe step by step) i'd be eternally grateful. thank you!

hello! yes. SO since we are just doing hair ill go for shorter hair bc its what i draw most often.

i dont usually draw the scalp/bald head anymore esp for headshots but we will use it to explain. to start, i use a thicker brush for hair lines and press lightly. it gives me more felxibility.

step one i define where the hair splits. MOST hair has a part or a split, even if its only at the front. i sometimes draw more bowlcut/justin bieber bang front pieces but not ofteneeee

this seam helps me with the direction of my hair chunks. i usually mess it up or obscure it later, but for starting out it is helpful.ee

then i define the outer shape/silhouette. keep in mind: hair sticks up a LOT from the scalp usually. so if you have that bald head guideline, poof out. this pattern i show on the side of out/in/out etc works for a lot of hair textures if you amp up the curves, but not all so experiment and dont give everyone the same texture.

from here i add a few lines to the inside but NOT TOO MANY. think of CHUNKS, not strands. also as with the rest of my art, i dont close or clean my lines a lot. i erase the scalp line if i had one before i do this, as it will mess up the flow

and then i colour and define a lot of shapes that way! dont forget sideburn area, roots, and that hair casts shadows! Hope that helps! :] <3

[1alchemistart]

Damian hair tutorial when 😪? Love your art btw!!

OK SO embarrassingly enough, i have drawn him so much that it just comes to me instinctively now. so i had to break his hair down for the first time since may 2022 and i think this would help??

at its most basic, his hair is just a big ole circle with a hairline so if you put those two down, the rest should come fairly easily! and ofc a lot of referencing always helps

i use PureRef for referencing and have a page for him if anyone wants it JSDFLSDKL

also you didn't ask but i might as well, so here's a small breakdown of his eyes, too!

i hope this helps in any way!! :D

[hansoeii]

Your backgrounds are so impressive and I always really struggle with them. Do you have any tips?

Hey!

I gotta be completely honest cos I honestly don't know what I'm doing most of the time, especially when it comes to backgrounds, haha. It's still something I try to improve at. I'm happy to hear that you like them tho!

When I do draw backgrounds, I like to stay simple. I'm mostly focused on drawing characters, so when I do draw backgrounds, I add them to compliment the characters, rather than to distract from them.

I'm not the right person to give tips on this though, but I'd like to redirect you to some great resources:

I'm currently taking a class over on schoolism. It's a class by Airi Pan on Foolproof Concept Art, it's been super helpful so far! The subscription is 30€ a month, which I know is a LOT for many people. For me as well, but I'm just paying this one month for this class and then I'll cancel it until I'm done with art school, cos I'm planning to take more classes afterwards. But if you can afford it, I can really recommend checking it out!

But there's of course also amazing free tutorials, for example:

Tips for Drawing Backgrounds! by BaM Animation

Perspective Drawing in Photoshop! Grids and Tips by BaM Animation

How to Paint Envirenment Concept Art by Victor Staris

How To Draw Figures in Perpsective by David Finch

YouTube is PACKED with incredible art tutorials!

I also made this PDF with art resources for my fellow art school students a while back, so maybe it's helpful for you guys as well! Feel free to download it. It's in german, but it's mostly just links anyways! :)

[emilpixel]

Simple rock tutorial