#studio blog

[jennifercrowart]

The last bunch of WIP photos for my Peaches & Briar pet portrait painting is up on my Ko-fi!!!!

[teach-or-trav]

I took this pic in my phone 📱 of my studio and inverted. Idk i think they look really dope next to each other like this and offers a unique perspective on… perspective lmao.

Comment with your best studio vibes pick!

Bonus:

Heres me and my lil daughter jamming in the studio together. Lala is my world! 🌎 ❤️

[gooserecordingstudio]

Week 7 - Vocal Comparison

My track is looking to be instrumental only, but I thought I would include a comparison of 2 of my favourite pop artists; I'm not a big lyric guy, but Mars and Poppy restore my faith in the more "commercial" sounding realm of music.

[tonytylerdraws]

August Artist Blog (more under the cut)

For August I tried to make a vlog, not only to document my month making art, but also my attempts to overhaul my approach to making and sell art. However, I’m not experienced at making vlogs, nor do I have a quiet, dedicated space to record voiceovers. But I did post a video of me doing marker work. We’ll get to that in a bit.

Introduction

First off, in case you’re new here, my name’s Antonio Tyler. I’m a webcomic creator and illustrator. I’ve been making art most my life, but started drawing comics in 2003 with my first webcomic, Synaptic Misfiring.

I drew variations of Synaptic Misfiring for a few years, got married, had kids, worked two jobs (because California). Over the last 5 years, though, I’ve been focusing more on illustration and selling products, though o want to get back into webcomics. I did a 3 episode Webtoon called Only Human, but I haven’t done a comic in a few years now.

Mobile Studio Setup

I don’t have a dedicated studio. I know a lot of artists do. But it’s not impossible to have a setup that is portable.

I use a 4th generation iPad Air with 64GB and a 2nd generation Apple Pencil. I use IbisPaint X, and use the paid version. I find it’s most ideal for making comics. And it’s constantly updated. New features are added all the time.

I have an assortment of tonal markers by Tombow, and a couple of Copics.

I always carry my iPad with me, so I can work on sketches or finished art whenever or wherever. You can access IbisPaint’s cloud storage via internet if needed, but it also stores files locally. It’s great being able to draw on a lunch break, a bus ride, or at the library. Occasionally I carry a sketchbook and pens with me if I intend to do traditional art.

Rethinking websites and storefronts

A couple months back I looked into doing a website on a number of platforms, such as Wix, Squarespace, etc. While a lot of them are pretty affordable, and have good options, I don’t really use my website much. It’s mostly a hub for all my other sites and profiles.

Tumblr, having been purchased by the Wordpress folks awhile back, is really pushing itself as a website alternative, with their templates (which they always have had) and having direct sales of web address. I’m in the process of updating AntonioTyler.com while also keeping the functionality of a Tumblr page. Tumblr is notorious less functional as a mobile site or app. So choosing the right template has been a challenge.

One thing is making a Linktree/Beacons/Milkshake-style link page instead of just a text based link page. Including links to all my different store fronts.

Updating my storefronts happens to be another thing on my to do list. I have several, and they are all decentralized. I use several: Ko-fi, Threadless, INPRNT and BigCartel. Originally I was going to use BigCartel for my sole storefront, but issues with getting Stripe to work dampened those plans. And BigCartel was mostly for my international customers, since it uses Printful products. But since there was a less than enthusiastic response, I will keep all my storefronts, but make them specialty shops. Threadless will have the bulk of my products, BigCartel will be a seasonal exclusive shop, INPRNT will be my…prints, and Ko-fi will be my digital shop (though I’m toying with the idea of carrying my Printful items here).

September plans

Working on some new Wand-Slinger merch for the seasonal shop. Threadless will be getting an overhaul. The website will be wrapped up and relaunched.

[how-to-get-away-with-study]

Got finally accepted into my chosen Grad School and I'm so excited to start! 🥳

What are your tips or things you wish you knew before starting grad school? 📖

[kaijathorson]

November skectchbook pages! (mostly from 11/27, when I felt the panic strike that I hadn't filled my monthly page goal, haha) I hope you enjoy these little planty characters as much as I love to draw them. I'm never aiming for "perfection" in these sketches... just getting out the random ideas that sit in my brain, and practicing my line techniques... I can see progress in these ones, compared to January!

[johnnyshrine]

★ 036 // “Be Real”

[estelasstudio]

Sometimes I do this thing where I don’t wanna buy new things and instead repurpose scraps into useful objects. Here you can see teeny tiny handmade yellow price tags that I made from a box of Korean crackers.

I know I could have bought a cheap pack of 100 or so tiny price tags from an office supply store, but this felt way more rewarding. Can’t wait for them to dry so I can string them up with dainty threads.

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[soulhealersblog]

[eyeamsevn]

Live streamed practice session…

[dailyhatsune]

Miku comes out to her dad

memories of miku and mike at the pride parade

[jennifercrowart]

November’s sketchbook tour is up 💖 it’s more Fel’ix again, my FFXIV catboy! 😆 my muse…

[todayis-snowy]

I despise him

for @naoirse

[gooserecordingstudio]

Week 2 - Genre Ideas for My Song

Electronic Music Genres

Nothing is ever set in stone but I'm already quite keen to do a glitch-hop track that incorporates some dubstep and neuro bass sounds, I suspect that a lot of my time will be spent in Serum so I will soon start looking up some YouTube tutorials on how to make sounds and give them my own personal touch. Below are some tracks that I absolutely adore. I'm a big fan of Savant and his use of chiptune/8bit sounds, especially since I grew up on a lot of Nintendo games.

[animegifstop]

Hajime No Ippo

[kaijathorson]

Hello, New/Old Art Blog!

Well hello there, friends... It's been such a LONG TIME since I have logged on to Tumblr! So much has changed on here (and yet it's still the same, am I right?) I'll admit, I have really procrastinated on the whole blogging thing... I had to laugh a little at my last posts on here that said the same exact thing back in 2019/2020... Hey, life got lifey, what can I say!

So, what have I been up to since then? I'm still making art, just posting it on different platforms. Hanging out a lot on my Instagram page - making lots of quick posts and videos of my ink art and WIP sketchbooks. My portfolio site is still kicking, and I show my finished works there... mostly cute digital illustrations. Lately though, I've been missing writing and making longer posts... Maybe it's the nostalgia I have for Blogger, Tumblr's 2010 era, MySpace...or maybe it's my new focus on mental health. Whatever it is, I decided we're trying this out again! Let's see how it goes.

I have LOTS of art and sketches to share from the past few years- good/bad/ugly... it's really going to be fun to see how my style has grown/changed. I have 4 huge rubbermaid totes full of loose leaf paper and sketchbooks, and none of it is scanned in or archived, lol. I have no idea where to start, but I might break it all up by similar themes, and compare! Or maybe I'll make an art book/zine, which I have always wanted to do.

So yeah, let's start with posting something fun to look at! Here are some stickers I made last summer/fall 2022- I still love them and want to print/sell someday. Inventory is a bit expensive to start, but I'm slowly getting supplies together. Shopify, maybe I'm coming your way too in 2024...