February 2012
88 posts
artchipel:
Tumblr FAQ - Tumblr basics for visual Artists
With artist/curator Jacob van Loon’s help, we’ve centralized questions frequently asked by visual Artists who choose Tumblr as their platform to share work. Read below to see if any question you have can be answered: How do I find Art blogs that promote Artists? Tumblr aggregates influential blogs in their Spotlight section. Blogs gain a...
Strong Design Consists of:
mrocio:
- Color: use of complimentary colors, contrasting colors, a monochromatic palette, etc. A good grasp/use of hue, intensity, and value. Take note of color combinations and compositions. - Value: a good grasp/use of lighting, and the lightness and darkness of colors. Turning your image into a gray scale is a good way of seeing this. - Line: going beyond contour lines, varying with...
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Fashion Themes
1. Casual 2. Stripes 3. Hat 4. Awesome Shoes 5. Layered 6. Tie 7. Fan Girl/Boy 8. Team Uniform 9. Someone Else’s/Borrowed 10. Trench Coat 11. Tattoo/s and/or Piercing 12. Current Styles 13. Royal 14. Expensive Jewelry 15. Vintage 16. High Fashion 17. Traditional (To a Specific Real-Life Culture) 18. Medieval 19. Pirate 20. Gypsy 21. Lolita/Gothic 22. Lace/Suit (Wedding) 23....
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Artist’s Challenge
- Colour something entirely in cel-shade style - Draw something in some perspective - Produce an artwork where the main focus is the background, not the people/things - Produce something with a very limited palette [3 colours max] - Draw something REALLY dark… and bloody - Produce an artwork using only bright colours - Draw something dynamic - Draw someone in a really interesting pose -...
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mrocio:
Aesop Rock - No Regrets
“Look, I’ve...
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SnA: Migration Progress Shots
algae-bloom:
This was coloured with Photoshop CS5.
I wanted to incorporate a feeling of “light” into this drawing- Apollon makes me think a lot about 3 o’ clock after school. Back then, the classrooms would be so silent, and the afternoon sunlight filtering in through the blue blinds would tint the entire room into this cool, calming hue. I liked school best during those times.
I...
Art and Superheroines: Psylocke as Drawn by Greg... →
dresdencodak:
Costume and character designs are just part of effective characterization in comic art. How those elements are portrayed are just as important, and a solid execution can make even a mediocre design work. ComicsAlliance has put up a great comparison of two artists depicting the same superheroine in wildly different forms, one being bizarrely sexualized to the detriment of all else...
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“The truth is that an artist’s appraisal of his own work, in terms of how much...”
– Andrew Hussie (via indolentjellyfish)
juliedillon:
Digital Illustration Tutorial
I made this tutorial back in 2010 as a pitch for a project that never took off (which is probably for the best, as it would have taken me forever to do). I finally decided I should just bundle it up as a PDF and upload it for anyone who wants to see it. :) It’s old and the image quality isn’t super great, but it covers my process from idea...
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rudyfrancisco:
There was a time in my life when all I wanted to be was a better artist. These days I wish to be a better human, in hopes that my artistry will follow suit.
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A Bunch of Tutorials
artkink:
FIGURE DRAWING
Kids
Babies
Human Figures & Their Proportions
Arms & Hands
Backs & Shoulders
Clothing
Chests / Upper Body / Torso
Drapery & Folds
Legs & Feet
Necks
Figures in Action & Motion
Figures in Groups or Crowds
Figures in Landscape Drawings
HOW TO DRAW THE FACE
Capture People’s Likeness
Draw Portraits
Eyes
Eyebrows
Eyelashes
Caricatures
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“There is nothing noble in being superior to some other person. The true nobility...”
– Indian Proverb
Anonymous asked: what is the naked/bald test?
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Checklist for Comics
-silhouettes-
for character designs
for scene layouts
-character design-
the naked/bald test
varying body/face types/features
take note of basic shapes in the face/body
face shape fits character personality
body type fits habits/personality
take note of body language/posture
using hands for expression and to direct the reader’s eye
take note of how characters’ interactions...
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Why We Should Celebrate the term Artistic "Talent"
teaat2am:
and not denounce it.
I think in our generation, pre-professional/aspiring artists tend to hate the word ‘talent’. Some people go as far as to get offended when they are given compliments like “Oh, you’re so talented!” The biggest issue I’ve seen with this word in the preprofessional world is that artists are beginning to believe ‘talent’ means that they are just ‘given’ the ability...
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Medievalists Dot Net →
beatonna:
A collection of everything Medieval! Articles, videos, more! Excellent stuff.
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Comprehensive (and slightly NSFW) Resource List...
sixmilliondeadinternets:
Update - Nov 24th 2011: Two new links.
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...
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Andrew Shek: straights vs. curves in animals
dredsina:
[From The Art Center]
Here are some very basic examples of what I think about when designing animal characters. These images look at straights vs. curves in the animal kingdom and how you can apply them to your design process.
All artwork & photographs © andrew shek 2010
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Painting with Colored Pencils
dredsina:
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Step 1. The Line Drawing The first step in creating a new painting is a line drawing that shows placement of objects. A line drawing can be simple outlines of shapes or can be detailed rendering of objects. Then the lines are transferred to paper or board for the final painting. To keep my paper clean, I usually transfer only one area at a time—whichever area I plan to work...
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notzilon:
Okay! Finally answering this, because I wanted to talk in-depth and needed some time to get my thoughts together! Hold on to your butts, because this is gonna stretch your dash worse than a traffic cone up a porn star’s vagina. PRESENTING:
Doctored, Strange Colors
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Be The Bomb
This isn’t meant to be a coloring tutorial. This isn’t going to...
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Important Art Shit
nasakii:
Line-of-action is something I’ve never really paid attention to, which is probably why my poses always look so god awful. The following comes from “http://floobynooby.blogspot.com/2011/01/lines-of-action-mickeys-christmas-carol.html” Found while searching for help with dynamic poses.
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Okay, so I only just started using photoshop recently, and so I’ve figured out how to use about one thing. I was wondering how to make colours blend, because no matter what the opacity or flow is like i can’t seem to make them blend. Also, can you go back and make changes to a layer after you’ve got several ones after that? And will they affect your other layers? If that...
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NEWW Worldbuilding panel
evandahm:
I ran another Comics and Worldbuilding panel at last weekend’s Webcomics Weekend, and you can listen to it right here. This panel features myself, Spike Trotman, Ben Riley, Aaron Diaz, and Liz Baillie.