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[razzledazzleemmet]

Lasso tool doodle from a few days ago

[queerdraws]

HELLOOOO I hope you've had a good day :D I was just wondering how you end up with the colours for ur compositions :O? Are you the type to use a lot of colour adjustment layers (multiply, overlay, etc) to get at a satisfying hue, or do you just eyeball directly from the colour wheel? I remember you saying for one of ur pieces that u eyedropped directly from like,,, a dead corpse of some animal XD but i assume that isnt ur process for everything hahaha. Do you use a lot of references for the specific vibe you wanna convey?

ANYWAYS keep up the amazing work!!!

YOOO!!! I didn't recognize u at first omg (p.s. ty!)

The way I made the zolu playlist drawings isn't my Usual drawing / coloring process but I formed some sort of Strategy for it

Actually I think sharing the literal refs I used for each image would be fun and maybe demystify the art process

Pics below cut! 😊

I mostly eyeballed from the colorwheel. I think I only used color adjustment layers on Chikai and Around the World to get a soft glowy effect in the clouds. BUT!! I'll frequently play around with adjusting the colors through the hue/saturation/luminosity sliders, or I'll go in to Tone Curve and play around with the levels until things are looking how I want. Especially for backgrounds

I also colorpicked from ref photos (like you mentioned w the lion eating a carcass). I GENERALLY tried to avoid overly referencing any one pic, but Simple song and Around the World were the two worst offenders 😓

---Color Choice---

I went by pure gut feeling at first while listening to the song, how the instruments sounded and what color they were

And then after that, I'd try and refine it a little more by Overall Vibes (making it feel more Glowy) (adjusting how colors interact w eachother like toning down a too-saturated color or making skin tones warmer or cooler to contrast w the background)

And then i gathered references n either colorpicked from them or I used them as vibe inspiration as i was painting

---More General Color Stuff...?--- This section is riddled with over-explanation.

-> To make a color stand out as Really Saturated, I surround it w neutral colors, esp contrasting ones (e.g. if I want a red to pop, I put it next to a cool gray)

-> if the overall painting is really warm (like, everything seems cast in a warm light) and i need to have a specific cool-tone color (like green), I take one of the warm colors and drag it a ways Towards the cool color I need (so , colorpick a red, and drag the slider until it's on yellow) and then desaturate it a lot. I then test that color on the piece and see if it Looks green. Same goes in reverse (cool-tone paintings that need a warm color) So, Like...for example: Zoro's hair is some really weird colors.

-> I try to limit eyebuzz (places where two colors meet, where the hue [tone] is different, but the brightness [value] of the color is almost exactly the same. Basically, if you made everything grayscale, you dont want two grays of the same color right next to eachother [or, you want to do it intentionally?]) (called eyebuzz bc at really high saturation, two colors of the same value almost vibrate next to eachother)

(Sidenote: I think "eyebuzz" mustve just been a term my high school art teacher used bc i don't see any relevant results for it on google... there's probably a more professional term for this lol)

Examples:

I esp try to limit eyebuzz between foreground and background objects

I know some artists are intense enough about contrast that they toggle grayscale on n off as they're painting. I just kinda eyeball it.

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This ended up really long again oh my goddd I think those are the main things on my mind when choosing colors...?

Hope this is helpful 😅

[lunawolfiefoxy]

Here you go internet! If you want this, this was a helpful thing for me to make! (Just ignore the eyes for step 3 and the feet/hands- this was a while ago, they kinda suck-)

Dialogue under the cut

Art tips to help you IMPROVE

Heads

-Made up of shapes and guidelines -Drawing heads from scratch is hard, don't hurt yourself. Use the guidelines and shapes for help :)

2. Eyes

-They are NOT stickers! They are three dimensional objects and deserve respect -Another thing you can do is use a rhombus. But that is a style choice. (You can add eyelashes now <3) (I'm just too lazy)

3. Nose

-While hard, it is important to remember a good nose shape. It doesn't need to be overly complicated. -Not everyone has the same nose shape, so make sure to change the variation depending on the person.

4. Mistakes

-They. Will. Happen. Just because you make a mistake doesn't mean you're a terrible artist. Just means you're learning. Like a NORMAL HUMAN. Don't attack the mistake, let yourself learn. It's okay to have mistakes. It's art, not the cure for cancer.

5. Ears

-Ears can vary a lot. Some shapes work better than others. For pointy ears, triangles, obviously. Regular ears, squares or circles, or a half a heart. (I personally draw downwards ears like this) -Draw how you want. But make sure it IS proportional.

6. Body

-LEARN ANATOMY. Drawing bodies is near impossible if you don't know basic anatomy. Here are a few things that are a MUST KNOW. 1. The chest should be about two heads long 2. The torso is more triangular, while the waist is like a home plate from baseball 3. The forearm should be just a little longer than the bicep 4. The thigh should be about the same length as the calf

7. Hands

-Annoyingly difficult, but can be done using the simple shapes -Shapes needed: (shapes are listed on paper) -Not gonna lie, this hand is a bad example, BUT, try to make sure that the fingers are generally the same length as the palm.

8. Feet

-Not going to do toe beans, but in boots -The shape (arrow is pointing to shape) can be used for the foot of a boot from the front. -This (arrow is pointing to shape) can be used for the side and 3/4's look (just flip is for the other side)

[plaidpyjamas]

Dj Khaled voice another one

[bee-in-a-box]

His birthday was on the 4th of July, but just pretend I posted this on time<3

bonus under cut

Just little time loop things...

[crispywizardtale]

[bookwyrminspiration]

god I would be UNSTOPPABLE if I was capable of consistently initiating tasks. just you wait. you'll be waiting a while but just you wait

[stil-lindigo]

lead balloon (the tumblr post that saved me)

if this comic resonated with you, it would mean the world to me if you donated to this palestinian family's escape fund.

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no creative notes because this isn't that kind of comic.

I know I don’t owe any of you anything but I still felt compelled to write about my long term absence. And I feel far enough away from the dangerous spot I was in to be able to make this comic. I have a therapist now, and she agreed that making this could be a very cathartic gesture, and the start of properly leaving these thoughts behind me. I am still, at seemingly random times, blindsided by fleeting desires to kill myself. They’re always passing urges, but it’s disarming, and uncomfortable. I worry sometimes that my brain’s spent so long thinking only about suicide that it’s forgotten how to think about anything else. Like, now that I've opened that door for myself, I'll never be able to fully shut it again. But I’m trying my best to encourage my mind in other directions. We'll see how that goes.

I am still donating all proceeds from my store to Palestinian causes. So far, I've donated over $15K, not including donations coming from my own pocket or the fundraising streams which jointly raised around $10K. In the time since I made my initial post about where this money would be going, the focus has shifted from aid organisations to directly donating to escape funds.

If you'd like to do the same, you can look at Operation Olive Branch, which hosts hundreds of Palestinian escape funds or donate to Safebow, which has helped facilitate the safe crossing and securing of important medical procedures for over 150 at-risk palestinians since the beginning of the genocide.

[incredubious]

comic I did last year that I thought was too self indulgent to post ever anywhere but .... here we r...

[seagiri]

heatstroke

[petricorah]

when your uncle realizes your feelings for your best friend before you do (from @bisexuallsokka) happy prince and the fool day! [ids in alt]

[sibmakesart]

eyebrow reveal (the light hearted-interlude)

start || prev

(edit : put the earings back lol i think i forgot them on the prev ones too lmao)

[vault81]

I've finished my Fallout OC Character Sheet! this is my first time making something like this, but I like how it turned out!

PSD below cut!

Compressed Version!

[onzze]

I'm sorry I took so long. You've been waiting all this time 💫✨🌟

[azzydoesstuff]

MACHINE. I had a nightmare. Can I sleep in your room tonight?

[mossycobblestonewrites]

DC X DP PROMPT #13

The world was officially ending. There wasn't much they could do. The Justice League had fought valiantly against the invading force, but they stood no chance. Their king was dying at the hands of these mortal fools and they would have their retribution.

Bruce couldn't find his kids, he couldn't find anyone really. Deep down he knew he was the last one standing, but that thought had yet to catch up with him. Bright swirling green caught his eye through the thick smog of death. A lone figure stepped out, glowing a bright blue with staff in hand.

His name was Clockwork, and he had an ultimatum. He would reverse the timeline, even tweak it a little, if only to take on one extra child and prevent this whole war before it could even begin. Through all of Bruce's contingencies, this was not one of them.

Bruce is now sent back, way back in time where he gets a second chance at his family. The small tweaks Clockwork spoke of? He gets to have his kids as babies.