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euclase: How do you pick a color palette? = hardest question of them all. The short answer is that I find a base color I like. Sometimes it’s the background color. Sometimes it’s some other color. Sometimes I think, “Well, I haven’t drawn anything blue for a while, so let’s make it blue.” In the drawing I’m doing now, I want the jar of blood to be the focus. So my base color is deep, blood...
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Sometimes, you want to share a .pdf of John Singer... →
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D. Helmer on Character Writing
anon question: Can you give some tips about character development and/or dialogue? Warning- textwall Sure… you know how sometimes you read a book or watch a movie and you think, “Jeez, nobody would do that in real life.” Those are the times when you should pay attention as to what makes a bad character. Knowing what doesn’t work will help you make the kind of character that does work. A...
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10 Helpful Notes On Character Design
chirart: So many people have asked me for character design tips over the past couple of years. Here’s a whole list of rules I keep in mind with my own character designs. In no specific order: Simple is good. Streamline your design to its essence. The more shit you add on your character the more you make it about what they are wearing, and not who they are. Popular ideas of beauty are...
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“Aim to do better than you did yesterday, rather than what others do today!”
– Vii
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teaat2am: I’m kind of tired seeing people opening up commissions for $1, begging people to commission them, then getting really depressed when no one bites. I know that idea of making money solely through commissions is exciting (especially for those just starting to) but people seem to be understanding the concept in a strange way. I’m not trying to attack anyone or call anybody out, but I just...
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How to Handle and Provide Critiques →
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Sculptris Alpha 6
miscreations: Pixologic put out a new version of Sculptris today with more features (including apparently photoshop texture projection?) and OSX support. So for all two of the people following me that are interested in digital sculpting, go get it. http://www.pixologic.com/sculptris/ It’s still free.
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Stephanie Pui-Mun Law →
mrocio: watercolor tutorials
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How to Draw Cloth: The Basics →
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Dealing with that "I'm looking for an artist"...
penmouse: This article is to inform artists on how to deal with people requesting artwork for commercial uses, especially online. I’m far from being a professional (and please take everything I say with a grain of salt, and always do more research), the information in this is gathered from learning about business practices for illustrators, and experiences both personal and from friends....
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Motivation...I needs it. 8|
mrocio: Become More Productive Seven Days Challenge Timing Productivity Motivation and Productivity
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