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Looking through my camera roll and came across this…from 2017😭 these were the first attempts at drawing Ngam Chit😭 8 years later im still struggling so hard w drawing her HFKFJF

been drawing a lot of hellfire stuff:

-Ngam Chit designs; i really, really want to try to nail her hair. I’ve always wanted it spiky but never knew how to nail it haha, so here’s some attempts!

-Ngam Chit and Alejandro…they have a history with one another alright😭

-DACHEN!!!! Still trying to figure out his character…but i love his goofy ass sm

-I’ve never really tried developing how powers actually looked like in this world, but for Alejandro, I imagine something with glass shards.

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Finally getting a hang of drawing Ngam-Chit, here she is!! She’s Alejandro’s childhood best friend, they had a falling out in their teen years and only just started reconnecting by coincidence-with a new air of mistrust towards one another. they do try to work things out eventually. i love them and i hope u like her too

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[oc] tfw ur secretly a traumatised empathic healer but your childhood best friend thinks you’re a serial killer bc her last memory of you was nearly throttling a classmate to death in highschool

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been drawing a lot of hellfire stuff:

-Ngam Chit designs; i really, really want to try to nail her hair. I’ve always wanted it spiky but never knew how to nail it haha, so here’s some attempts!

-Ngam Chit and Alejandro…they have a history with one another alright😭

-DACHEN!!!! Still trying to figure out his character…but i love his goofy ass sm

-I’ve never really tried developing how powers actually looked like in this world, but for Alejandro, I imagine something with glass shards.

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the main five from a webcomic i want to make someday, hellfire. its a supernatural drama of sorts, with some murder mystery to thriller sprinkled in it too!

from left to right: plague, alejandro, joshua, ngam chit and dachen♥️ sort of a height difference reference too heheh

i adore them all augh… dachen’s charm, ngam chit’s complexes, joshua being joshua, alejandro my sopping wet cat, and plague my poor little meow meow!!

its so fun talking about hellfire with friends because depending on which character you ask about, the story is a little different🫣 these five are the main guys, all intertwined with one another, the pieces to a more complex puzzle that im still trying to solve.

slowly but surely i’ll figure their story out! in the meantime, i hope you enjoy these doodles♥️. if you want to see more of these you can check out my hellfire tag or shoot some asks!

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the main five from a webcomic i want to make someday, hellfire. its a supernatural drama of sorts, with some murder mystery to thriller sprinkled in it too!

from left to right: plague, alejandro, joshua, ngam chit and dachen♥️ sort of a height difference reference too heheh

i adore them all augh… dachen’s charm, ngam chit’s complexes, joshua being joshua, alejandro my sopping wet cat, and plague my poor little meow meow!!

its so fun talking about hellfire with friends because depending on which character you ask about, the story is a little different🫣 these five are the main guys, all intertwined with one another, the pieces to a more complex puzzle that im still trying to solve.

slowly but surely i’ll figure their story out! in the meantime, i hope you enjoy these doodles♥️. if you want to see more of these you can check out my hellfire tag or shoot some asks!

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been acknowleding that i have a serious social media/phone problem that i gotta cut out, like ASAP. ITS SO BAD.

but yall all my pals are on the puter.... also stimming bc adhd yknow. AND ALSO JUST. GENERAL FOMO. the FOMO when youre not online is so insane. the last time i managed to cut it out, when i came back in, i felt so bad at all the cool art stuff my friends did that i missed out on.

also the fact that im still hanging on to the sliver of chance that i can use my art social media for passive income...though that resolve is fading RAPIDLY the more done i am with how social media is run and how much i DONT want to engage in that but ANYWAY-

does anyone have any solid advice on a good replacement for what to do when cutting down social media/phone use that can still engage you? while still keeping up on things? is there a balance? ever?

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[oc] besties that are very normal

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[oc] Alejandro and Joshua - besties who love bonding over philosophical talks-not realising that they’re accidentally making each other a more chaotic and arguably worse version of themselves🕺🕺

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[oc] besties that are very normal

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[oc] alejandro development doodles and a little bit of joshua too. id imagine after the brutal death of their parents, joshua wouldve been the few people there for ale

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hi guys! im opening 5 commission slots, if you're interested please read this doc and feel free to message me

reblogs are very appreciated and thank you for reading!

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fanart of one of the best webtoons ive come across - Earthshine. heres um. some ig stories of me going full werewolf beast mode over it. yeah im so normal about this webcomic

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my comms are still open, I’m at 71% through my goal :3

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the timing of this video coming out when i posted the above is so.

Do you have any tips for finding poses to draw? When I try to think of any, off the top of my head, I rarely find interesting ones

waaah i wish i had a concrete answer for you! drawing with intention is something im struggling with myself because i always fall into my comfort zone of stereotypical poses or headshots T-T

but in the cases where i AM thinking when drawing, heres the things off the top of my head of what i usually do:

Drawing from references. from highest to lowest priority:

1. drawing inspiration directly from life, from your own lived experiences and observations. 2. Taking your own photo references 3. Referencing off the internet.

I mostly do 3, and i use Pinterest, though it is finite. my favourite thing to do when im stuck is to just do studies and then transition into character art. heres some examples of studies i referenced from photos, using my OC.

from the warmups, its easier to transition to your own original poses (shown below). and it kinda leads into the next step

2. Really think about the character you are drawing. Ask questions about them and lean into what poses and actions they would do.

How do they present and hold themselves? How's it like in their head? How do they normally engage with other people? What are they like alone, or with someone they're comfortable with? Stuff like that, haha.

You can start off simple as the overall posture of the individual like "This person would slouch" or "They'd have their chest out more". Then you start asking questions like, "why do they slouch or stand upright? What other mannerisms do they have?" and you can either move towards or straight up jump to something weirdly specific like...okay wait heres a list of things id think about and the corresponding drawing to it

"This guy would use chopsticks to eat with anything because he likes his hands clean. also they both are bak chor mee enthusiasts so thats what they're eating here"

"Their arms kinda go everywhere because they have longer and lankier limbs"

"They're more prim and proper, and they stand more upright but their hands are always covering their face because they're a very closed book"

"This guy is born to be a crybaby but forced to lock in. he would explode at any given moment"

"Here is him exploding the second he has a moment alone. he'd be CLAWING to get his mask out because god that cannot be comfortable"

"This guy's head is empty but carries a mild perpetual emptiness, sadness and loneliness in him he cannot put his finger on"

"This character hunches because they're ashamed of themselves"

3. Doing it as it comes / ANYHOW WHACK LORRR

Honestly most of the time my art is just me shitting out whatever comes out of my hands SGJDHSJL but there IS a chance to develop on this by either:

Building on a mindless headshot, step by step by asking questions about what you've drawn, and why a character would looks this way/have an expression like that etc etc. So eventually, it forms into the a similar workflow as step 2 above!

Thinking of a specific part of the body you want to focus on. Draw the head + that body part, and then try your best to make the rest of the body make sense from there DSGKHJSH.

As an example, ive been realising that i need to be less afraid of making a character's hands cover their face and body. so recently ive been really just thinking n drawing in order of Face -> Hands -> Arms -> Rest of the body. you yield really interesting results from this like shown below! Don't be afraid to challenge yourself to draw hands, it gets easier every time you take a step forward to draw a bad set of them XD!

Tbh, all these steps come hand in hand, and in reality its practicing so much that the three steps flow together! Some other thoughts:

The more you think about and draw any character or oc of yours, the more you could expand the pose ideas too, because their character and mannerisms will come easier to you! as an example, my oc Plague (the ones above w the arm bandages) has been an oc ive had since 2018, so they come super naturally to me and are much more realised in my head compared to my other OCs

I'm a very strong advocate of drawing from life, on public transport, at food places, at home, etc. Its an overlooked way to practice poses and to get better at drawing in general. It's precisely that people are moving so much IRL that you're forced to train your eyes and hands to get the essence of poses done quickly before they move again. Heres a recent study last weekend

And as a last thing: Fall in love with humanity. Our minds are a little limited at times! so draw from life, people watch and engage with and observe others around you with fascination and love. it is something that will inform and grow your depth as an artist. Being inspired from real life is something needed now more than ever, and it is an endless source of inspiration <3 !

so sorry this got a lot haha!! i hope this helps in some small way, let me know if yall have other questions! :D

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Do you have any tips for finding poses to draw? When I try to think of any, off the top of my head, I rarely find interesting ones

waaah i wish i had a concrete answer for you! drawing with intention is something im struggling with myself because i always fall into my comfort zone of stereotypical poses or headshots T-T

but in the cases where i AM thinking when drawing, heres the things off the top of my head of what i usually do:

Drawing from references. from highest to lowest priority:

1. drawing inspiration directly from life, from your own lived experiences and observations. 2. Taking your own photo references 3. Referencing off the internet.

I mostly do 3, and i use Pinterest, though it is finite. my favourite thing to do when im stuck is to just do studies and then transition into character art. heres some examples of studies i referenced from photos, using my OC.

from the warmups, its easier to transition to your own original poses (shown below). and it kinda leads into the next step

2. Really think about the character you are drawing. Ask questions about them and lean into what poses and actions they would do.

How do they present and hold themselves? How's it like in their head? How do they normally engage with other people? What are they like alone, or with someone they're comfortable with? Stuff like that, haha.

You can start off simple as the overall posture of the individual like "This person would slouch" or "They'd have their chest out more". Then you start asking questions like, "why do they slouch or stand upright? What other mannerisms do they have?" and you can either move towards or straight up jump to something weirdly specific like...okay wait heres a list of things id think about and the corresponding drawing to it

"This guy would use chopsticks to eat with anything because he likes his hands clean. also they both are bak chor mee enthusiasts so thats what they're eating here"

"Their arms kinda go everywhere because they have longer and lankier limbs"

"They're more prim and proper, and they stand more upright but their hands are always covering their face because they're a very closed book"

"This guy is born to be a crybaby but forced to lock in. he would explode at any given moment"

"Here is him exploding the second he has a moment alone. he'd be CLAWING to get his mask out because god that cannot be comfortable"

"This guy's head is empty but carries a mild perpetual emptiness, sadness and loneliness in him he cannot put his finger on"

"This character hunches because they're ashamed of themselves"

3. Doing it as it comes / ANYHOW WHACK LORRR

Honestly most of the time my art is just me shitting out whatever comes out of my hands SGJDHSJL but there IS a chance to develop on this by either:

Building on a mindless headshot, step by step by asking questions about what you've drawn, and why a character would looks this way/have an expression like that etc etc. So eventually, it forms into the a similar workflow as step 2 above!

Thinking of a specific part of the body you want to focus on. Draw the head + that body part, and then try your best to make the rest of the body make sense from there DSGKHJSH.

As an example, ive been realising that i need to be less afraid of making a character's hands cover their face and body. so recently ive been really just thinking n drawing in order of Face -> Hands -> Arms -> Rest of the body. you yield really interesting results from this like shown below! Don't be afraid to challenge yourself to draw hands, it gets easier every time you take a step forward to draw a bad set of them XD!

Tbh, all these steps come hand in hand, and in reality its practicing so much that the three steps flow together! Some other thoughts:

The more you think about and draw any character or oc of yours, the more you could expand the pose ideas too, because their character and mannerisms will come easier to you! as an example, my oc Plague (the ones above w the arm bandages) has been an oc ive had since 2018, so they come super naturally to me and are much more realised in my head compared to my other OCs

I'm a very strong advocate of drawing from life, on public transport, at food places, at home, etc. Its an overlooked way to practice poses and to get better at drawing in general. It's precisely that people are moving so much IRL that you're forced to train your eyes and hands to get the essence of poses done quickly before they move again. Heres a recent study last weekend

And as a last thing: Fall in love with humanity. Our minds are a little limited at times! so draw from life, people watch and engage with and observe others around you with fascination and love. it is something that will inform and grow your depth as an artist. Being inspired from real life is something needed now more than ever, and it is an endless source of inspiration <3 !

so sorry this got a lot haha!! i hope this helps in some small way, let me know if yall have other questions! :D