#practice is progress!

[anew-flame]

Been mulling over whether to take the plunge into attempting digital art and invest in a proper tablet and pen. It’s been upwards of a decade since I drew anything, and nothing regularly since high school. I wasn’t talented, but I had fun. And I miss it! Plus it was so good for my mental health having a creative outlet where I could focus intensely and have something to show for it.

But I’m terrible about spending money on myself and not sure I can justify the expense since I tend to get burnt out quickly on things I’m not immediately good at.

So I decided I would try to draw something on my phone with my finger thinking that would be so frustrating I would drop the whole idea.

But turns out I can easily trace with my finger on my phone! Honestly took me forever, but it was fun and relaxing. And with a decent app, like Ibis Paint, the stabilizing functions makes all the difference.

Sooooo this is my second attempt ever at digital art. (I am not posting the first one here lol). I’m bumbling my way through figuring out all the tools, brushes, and layers. I have no idea where to begin when it comes to coloring and shading, so I’m settling for figuring out lineart right now.

Anyway, I think my Dragon Age Inquisitor, Ede’Emal, came out really well for a beginner finger tracer using her phone! Green is her color, so I really like how I could make her vallaslin and eyes pop! Just don’t zoom in on the eyelashes, idk wtf I’m doing there lol

[writers-potion]

how do you write a liar?

How to Write Liars Believably

Language

The motive of every goal is the make the lie seem plausible while taking blame off the speaker, so liars will often project what they say to a third party: "Katie said that..."

Referring to third parties as "they" rather than he or she

In the case of a deliberate lie prepped beforehand, there will be an overuse of specific names (rather than pronouns) as the speaker tries to get the details right.

Overuse of non-committal words like "something may have happened"

Masking or obscuring facts like "to the best of my knowledge" and “it is extremely unlikely," etc.

Avoiding answers to specific, pressing questions

Voice

There's isn't a set tone/speed/style of speaking, but your character's speech patten will differ from his normal one.

People tend to speak faster when they're nervous and are not used to lying.

Body Language

Covering their mouth

Constantly touching their nose

fidgeting, squirming or breaking eye contact

turning away, blinking faster, or clutching a comfort object like a cushion as they speak

nostril flaring, rapid shallow breathing or slow deep breaths, lip biting, contracting, sitting on your hands, or drumming your fingers. 

Highly-trained liars have mastered the art of compensation by freezing their bodies and looking at you straight in the eye.

Trained liars can also be experts in the art of looking relaxed. They sit back, put their feet up on the table and hands behind their head.

For deliberate lies, the character may even carefully control his body language, as though his is actually putting on a show

The Four Types of Liars

Deceitful: those who lie to others about facts

2. Delusional: those who lie to themselves about facts

3. Duplicitious: those who lie to others about their values

Lying about values can be even more corrosive to relationships than lying about facts. 

4. Demoralized: those who lie to themselves about their values

Additional Notes

Genuine smiles or laughs are hard to fake

Exaggerations of words (that would normally not be emphasized) or exaggerated body language

Many savvy detectives ask suspects to tell the story in reverse or non-linear fashion to expose a lie. They often ask unexpected, or seemingly irrelevant questions to throw suspects off track. 

[delatoid]

Nano Nano Nano :D

[funkybunkymalunky-blog]

Sleepy Ankylosaurus 💤

I took an extra half hour to learn how to make grass. It surprisingly wasn’t a pain in the ass

[selenasgirltiffany21]

[bbb-bbbbbbb]

hey HEY how many times do i have to tell you to stay away from lasers???

[marsplastic13]

I LOVE that part of editing that requires me to act it all out and see if it's actually how two humans would interact

[hazmatmaid]

SPAMTOBER 22: POWER OF NEO (THE GIANT FORM)

Strictly by technicality, as I was probably going to draw this anyway at some point. October is now long past and I had a wip I wanted to finish up.

In any case, I love this stupid meme for some reason.

[poorly-drawn-mdzs]

Another year has passed, and with it the opportunity to reflect back on all that has happened. While my growth was not as dramatic as last year, I can still see lots of positive change.

I'll never have enough ways to say thank you for all the love and support you have given me this year. On to 2025!

(2023 summary here!)

[oh-orthur36]

[nell0-0]

The little brother and the little big brother. Who's who is up in the air

[scribblezbymark]

Some egg studies I painted last year. I still have a lot to learn but I was happy with the progress!

Studying from Jeremy Vickery, also known as the Lighting Mentor!

[xxautumnivyxx]

I am simply trying to evolve - costume progress

[funkybunkymalunky-blog]

Did a lil Psittacosaurus animation🧡

Got this new model ill be playing with a bunch

[eldritchscythe]

i'm studying the skull by sketching 100 of them and big difference already after only 10 💀

i also started with some of the hardest angles but no pain no gain

[kyalbrownart]

⚡ cooking in progress⚡

A little Sonic Adventure 2 / Movie 3 animation thing I've been making