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Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:42:34 -0400

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carryalaser: WATERCOLOUR CHEAT CODES I made really quick...

Mon, 29 Apr 2013 22:42:18 -0400

carryalaser:

WATERCOLOUR CHEAT CODES

I made really quick tutorials full of swatches to send my mom who wants to take up watercolour painting for a hobby. I’ll share them here as I find time to type what I wrote her.

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The first two pictures illustrate discoveries in mixing skin-tones. I try to find paints that make it faster/easier to mix skin colours - even if you’re adept at making these tones out of other colours, the right combo of purple and yellow can cut out a lot of time and money. The one I have most success with is “violet gray”, then “permanent magenta” for darker and wider ranges, and “purple lake” when I was cheap and it was on sale.

Mix these (sparingly) with raw sienna. The darker the purple the less you’ll need to add to your yellow (yellow ochre works as well). Ultimately, watercolour is tricky to mix so if you’re not confident right away make sure to paint swatches before putting a loaded brush to paper, otherwise be ready to mix with water on the paper.

For a lighter, paler, redder skin tone, raw sienna + brown madder is what I prefer, although as you can see in the first image (about half-way down the page on the left), “cadmium yellow pale hue” and “cadmium red deep hue” work just as well, and might be cheaper on you. With that combo, however, it’s easier to get stuck mixing a ton of orange.

Back to permanent magenta, it’s great with browns to get darker tones, not just for darker skin but for shading. I keep three browns on my “skin” palette (last pic), “burnt umber”, “burnt sienna”, and “vandyke brown”. Mix it with some skin-tone, even just a little, to keep it from looking straight-out-of-the-tube.

So mix your skin tones, make a few test swatches to figure out how much water you need (every brush behaves differently), and lay down some washes.

In the middle of the first piece of paper is a gradation in a skin tone (violet gray + raw sienna) from really warm (“brown madder”) to really cool (“turquoise”). This was done wet in wet, to show what kinds of tones you get from adding warm and cool colours.

To the left on the bottom are a couple light washes of colours painted over a skin tone (same ol’ raw sienna + violet gray) to show how different colours look on this mix when applied dry on dry. Blue (I used turquoise again) is great for some shadows, implied stubble, and veins close to the skin, reds and most browns for warmer shading, yellow for jaundice or boogers… you get it.

On the bottom right is an example of really warm vs. really cool shading on the same skin tone mix (just guess). The initial skin tone wash is a bit warm for the cool side, but the contrast makes the shadows really evident. Different colours in shading will have different effects that way. The only surprise here is the use of dark blue “indigo” which is great for coming close to black when mixed with other colours.

On the second page are two more noses, different skin tones, and just three extra passes with skin tone washes - although difficult to tell because I was lazy and didn’t wait long enough for them to dry after the 2nd pass. The extra passes aren’t particularly warm or cold leaning, but simply draw off of the initial tone I placed.

IMPORTANT: These little quick studies serve to be as economical as possible, using few colours but still not looking just like an awkward mix of red and yellow or brown and yellow. For a more detailed or accurate representation of skin tones, a ton more colours might be added - for instance the darker skin tone on the right would have more pinks, and of course different parts of the body appear to be tinted differently. Also never forget no matter what colour or how dark skin is, skin is shiny. Be mindful of even diffused light. At the same time - perfect representation of skin is hardly necessary. More expressive colour treatment rules.

But ultimately - colour in skin - who cares! Just play around with colours you like, build a base that’s easy for you to mix quickly for wet on wet or however you prefer to work. Play with colours on different planes or surfaces of the body, with light, and take everything I say as a tips - not rules - ‘cause watercolour is really unpredictable and that is often the best part.

Another note: I use pencil tins for palettes, it keeps things portable, easy to mix, minimal paint waste, and I can rearrange paints easily to make mixing easier. I usually have three but you could get away with one or two. If you try it out, keep the paints and empty space clean with jut a bit of water and the wipe of a cloth/kleenex.

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The third picture shows a really quick, easy, natural black mix I make. It’s simply “Hooker’s Green, Dark” and “Dioxazine Violet” at almost equal quantities. You can mix it with a blue or red or yellow for a warmer or cooler black, depending on which you need. I included some gradation and overlapping swatches. Just keep in mind black can be very powerful in watercolour, or any opaque application of the paint, so use it sparingly and with a plan in mind.

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Despite my shitty watercolour sketches up here, I spent a huge amount of being a child working at a cooperative gallery with some contemporary and purist watercolour painters alike so I picked up a lot. If anyone wants me to be more specific about something, or maybe produce a more specific guide or sketch for a problem you have, let me know and I can try to help out.

These were things my mum asked for and that I produced with her knowledge of the medium in mind, so if it really did interest you but you’re stuck on something, or found something I said vague and confusing, let me know.

The Art Resource: Creating Comics

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:36:50 -0400

The Art Resource: Creating Comics:

writeworld:

Anonymous asked: How does one write for a webcomic or a comic in general?

This is a loaded question. Comics combine visual art and the written word to create something unique, and it’s very difficult to give tips on how to make art of this kind without being a comics…

kidanoche: sugaryrainbow: I just realized that I hit over 1k...

Sun, 21 Apr 2013 16:32:59 -0400

kidanoche:

sugaryrainbow:

I just realized that I hit over 1k followers ; u ;/ I have no idea where you guys came from, but thank you so much ♥ fjdksfs!

Been asked numerous times over the past few months to make a tutorial on how I color and stuff. I have never really made one before so yeah fjksdfs;;;

You do not have to rely on my info if you find it confusing or pointless ; 3 ; ♥ If you have any other questions, please let me know!

Reminder: Pony Raffle

PLEASE AND THANK

Little Art Reference things: Comprehensive Resource List for the Aspiring Artist V1.01

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 03:30:34 -0400

Little Art Reference things: Comprehensive Resource List for the Aspiring Artist V1.01:

kastiakbc:

sixmilliondeadinternets:

A.K.A. “Pato is autistic and shows off his massive collection of saved links”

Have a seat, get a cup of coffee and sit through this. Hopefully you won’t regret it. This is mostly about illustration, by the way.

FREQUENTLY ASKED BULLSHIT

“WHICH TABLET SHOULD I BUY?”

Get the cheapest shit available. If you’re in America/Europe a Wacom Bamboowhatever apparently does the trick. If you’re anywhere else get the cheaper-end Genius ones because Wacom tablets are expensive in every place that’s not the first world. Getting a $600 tablet will not make you magically improve and it’s a goddamn waste of money. Too poor for tablets? Start with a damn pencil.

“POORFAG HERE, CAN’T AFFORD PHOTOSHOP/SAI, WHAT THE FUCK DO I DO?”

~~This is the Internet, pirate the shit out of them!~~ Here’s a list of freeware programs you could use, because pirating is bad, mkay.

For general illustration:

GIMP - Non-shitty, open-source Photoshop Clone.

Paint.NET - If you are somehow too dumb for Photoshop clones here’s something easy to use.

Flowpaint - Even simpler.

Inkscape - Apparently good for things like vector art.

Artweaver - Get the free version which kind of sucks but otherwise decent.

Chibipaint - ~~Sounds weeaboo as fuck~~ The best thing out there for oekaki, or so they say.

Will add more as I find them.

For 3D modelling and such:

Sculptris - 3D sculpting for dummies

More links coming SOON! (Soon: Duke Nukem Forever).

“I’M TOO MUCH OF A FAILURE I WILL NEVER IMPROVE”

Spoilers: Improvement will take a long time, specially more if you’re self-taught. Improvement requires dedication and consistenct in your learning. Don’t expect to get great if you’ve just started, and don’t expect greatness in the first year or so either. Save the shit you draw so in the future you can notice that progress has indeed been made.

If you still think you’ll never improve just look at this and realize how wrong you are. Now, if you think you’ll instantly be as cool as that guy, look at this and realize that you still have a long way to go.

“I HAVE ARTIST’S BLOCK WHAT DO”

Artist’s Block is a very complicated thing but the underlying reason is either lack of creativity, acedia or just a towering pile of bullshit. The best way to treat it is to take up theoretical drawing (anatomy studies, for example) and treat it as a chore. If you need ideas look for the Ideas Generators section below.

NOW, ONTO THE ACTUAL LIST THING.

All links taken without permission but I’m sure nobody minds a bit of publicity.

BOOKS

/ic/’s Recopilation - A 4.2GB books torrent. FUCKING GET IT. (The torrent description also has a list for more books, check those out too)

Another comprehensive torrent - This one is over 5GB. It’s literally considered the Holy Grail and you should also get this if you can.

Conceptart’s Recopilation - More art books.

Why can’t I, hold all these books? - ~75 more books yo.

LOOMIS LOOMIS LOOMIS LOOMIS

The New Drawing on The Right Side of the Brain - A must have in artsyfartsyfaggy circles. It’s also in the torrents.

Burne Hogarth’s Dynamic Anatomy - Pretty sure it’s in the torrents but I know somebody will ask for it separately.

Eliot Goldfinger’s Human Anatomy For Artists - Another well-known book about anatomy.

MORE BOOKS JESUS CHRIST WHERE ARE THEY COMING FROM

OKAY THESE ARE THE LAST BOOKS I’LL LINK I SWEAR

This is actually more than enough to get you started when it comes to getting books. Saying that the amount of books here is FUCKING MASSIVE would be an understatement.

A PRACTICAL APPROACH TO GESTURE DRAWING

The Drawing Script - Selects from a database random images of animals, people, scenery, faces, etc.

Figure & Gesture Drawing Tool - Read above.

Posemaniacs - Poses IN ASTONISHING 3D MOFOS. Apparently criticized for not showing correct muscle movement, but otherwise okay for static stuff.

Keep this in mind while gesture drawing.

Simple practice method for the aimless artfag: Open any of the first two links, and choose a distinct category (For example, faces). Tell it to switch every 10 minutes if possible; else, get a timer. Fire it up and start drawing what you see. The idea is that you should stop after 10 minutes and move onto the next one, no matter how incomplete it is. Repeat until your art gets showcased in the Louvre.

COLOR THEORY AND MISCELLANEOUS COLORING FOR THE MASSES

Mandatory Conceptart.com link about Color Theory - These guys are so awesome I can’t even begin to explain.

The Dimensions of Colour - Light, shade, and COLORS explained in a non-horrible yet convoluted way.

Light and Color by Itchy Animation - Perhaps not as convoluted as the one above. Still decent.

How I see color - Not mine, obviously. A quite lengthy dA tutorial in Flash.

Example dA way on coloring - Needs some knowledge about Photoshop.

Coloring Tutorial@dA - Read above, this one is much more comprehensive and pretty.

Color is Value - Handy as a tips reference, not much else really.

Celshading for weeaboos by weeaboos - COMIC SAAAAAAAANS

And yet another Coloring Tutorial!

Color Scheme picker - If you’re too dumb to pick colors this does the job.

ANATOMY AND GENERAL HUMAN BODY STUFF

Drawing the Head - Ron Lemen at (obviously!) Conceptart.com.

HANDS HANDS HANDS at Posemaniac - FUCKING HANDS HOW DO THEY WORK

Dragon Paint Art Tutorials: Human Body - A quick, yet extremely incomplete nosedive into drawing the body.

The Big Guide into Drawing the Body - A technical kick in the balls, yet comprehensive enough.

Basic pose and construction in Figure Drawing - Conceptualizes the shape of the body from stickfigures to 3D shapes and then holy dongs it’s a human body.

Kitten-chan’s Body Tutorial - Don’t let the name fool you.

Understanding Anatomy - The “Anatomy for Dummies” of deviantArt. Must see.

I’ve got to Hand it to you - Great hand tutorial based on the concept of drawing organic figures out of 3D shapes.

Muscles!

How do I drawed hair lol - Hardly complete or good, but decent as a quick guide.

PERSPECTIVE

Why can’t I hold all these Conceptart.com threads - Great to test waters in the wonders of perspective.

Perspective and Composition - dA tutorials, dA tutorials errywhere.

Perspective by Sashas - THE TUTORIALS WILL NEVER STOP THE TUTORIALS WILL NEVER STOP

GENERAL REFERENCES

/hr/@4chan - High resolution images. We’re all grownups here, so you shouldn’t worry about tits.

Photo Reference for Comic Artists - Self-explanatory.

Senshistock@dA - A deviantArt account just for the sake of uploading references for the glorious proletariat.

Tasastock@dA - Pretty much the same as above.

Metlys@dA - Ditto.

Tursiart@dA - Ditto, more oriented at medieval stuff.

/ic/’s reference collection - Recopilaception.

Artsyposes - POSES POSES POSES

Lackadaisy’s Expressions - Cats or no cats, this is extremely handy.

Lockstock@dA - Nude references and shit.

Nude pics errwhere

LOOSE BUNCH OF VARIOUS CRAP

/ic/ Thread 1 - Collection of tutorial images.

/ic/ Thread 2 - Humongous thread with a crapload of links. A must-see.

Manga to Realistic (dA) - A Twelve-Part walkthrough that dips your toes into realistic illustrations aimed at people with a weeaboo background.

GENERAL ART WEBSITES AND TUTORIALS

/ic/’s Resource Site - To be honest most of the stuff in here was taken from this place, but there’s also a pile full of more useful things there so check it out too.

Iconnucrit’s Resources - Down at the time of this writing, but decent from what I remember.

How to Draw 123 - Too much information doesn’t hurt I guess.

Oh Conceptart you card - So many tutorials!

Improvement Center @ dA - Gallery of things that will help you… well, improve.

Tutorial House @ dA - Read above.

Stanislav Prokopenko’s Tutorials - Guy’s an instructor or something.

ILLUSTRATION TECHNIQUES

The Penciling Tutorial - A quite famous tutorial on “how do I penciled lol”

Lineart by Sashas - This guy is bloody famous or something.

How to Speedpaint - I don’t quite agree with this but it seems to work for others.

TEXTURES, BRUSHES AND ALL THAT JAZZ

CG Textures - Massive collection of free textures. Also tutorials.

IDEA GENERATORS

/r/sketchdaily@Reddit - A new idea to draw everyday.

Just go here and pick one of the links.

ART COMMUNITIES

Conceptart.com - These guys are fucking sweet.

DeviantArt - Well, think about it. It is an art community after all.

If you want me to add something, please notify me through my /ask. Be sure to check back often as I’ll be adding more things.

jeanox: My video game Magnetic By Nature was on display at GDC...

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:50:03 -0400

jeanox:

My video game Magnetic By Nature was on display at GDC last week. It was played a LOT, by a range of people (from industry people, to indie developers, to fellow students). I’m happy to say we got great reviews! People really loved the mechanic; some even came back for a second play.

We’re releasing on Xbox 360 in May, but hope to release on PC and potentially other platforms as well.

We’ll be starting up a kickstarter to help us port this to other platforms and make the game really shine. It’ll be up within the next couple of weeks.

In the mean time, if anyone has advice about the visuals, I have about 1 week to make significant changes to the X360 version. Any feedback is greatly appreciated!

So, thoughts?

animationmodelsheets: Mushu - Mulan

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:40:22 -0400

animationmodelsheets:

Mushu - Mulan

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Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:25:36 -0400

theartofanimation: Nikola Radović

Mon, 08 Apr 2013 04:25:01 -0400

theartofanimation:

Nikola Radović

adammuto: No. 39 ingenius

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:23:06 -0400

adammuto:

No. 39

ingenius

Photo

Sat, 06 Apr 2013 05:03:12 -0400

Resources, References, and Tutorials.: Gesture/Figure Drawing Websites

Sat, 30 Mar 2013 23:24:46 -0400

Resources, References, and Tutorials.: Gesture/Figure Drawing Websites:

ibelievepracticemakesperfect:

I always see posts for gesture and figure drawing sites, but never any sort of masterlist. There is probably some I missed, so if you have some I missed feel free to add them!

The Drawing Script - This one is my personal favorite! It has nifty categories…