yall know that post with all of those absolutely stunning crochet flowers? well i just bought a pattern from the shop those are from and Good Fucking Lord.

I was expecting a like a Chart or two, maybe some written instructions. not Seventy Seven full color pages for One type of rose.

this was like 8 bucks???? obviously i did some redacting but Good Lord. if you are even a little bit into crochet go throw money at this absolute Mad woman its Definitely worth it.

back at it almost an entire year later. and i can now confirm she's this insane in all of her patterns (there's over 84 of them????) (<compliment)

she has also made a website since the first post (link) the patterns are cheaper there and the payment is handled through PayPal (and I'm guessing she gets a Way bigger cut of the money than with her Etsy so maybe check out the site instead) of the Etsy listed above.

also quick faq below the cut bc idk, supporting small businesses ran by WOC is important and this lady is rad. I just genuinely love her products and want more people to know about them.

Yoooooo!!!!

A few more pages of notes on visual storytelling. It follows the other. ( I mean.. sort of.. there is a lot of stuff in between that I haven't gotten to yet)

Do you like vintage scientific illustrations?

Do you like not spending huge amounts of money on them?

This website has a huge collection of high quality vintage illustrations that you can download FOR FREE

They got pretty much everything!! Vintage maps, mushrooms, flowers, trees, bugs, birds, corals, fish, palm trees, feathers, tropical fruits, you name it!!

They even got some works of my dude Ernst Haeckel on there!!!!

I could go on and on but I suggest you check it out yourself. Personally, I will be covering my entire apartment with these once copyshops are open again. But even if you don’t want to do that, just browsing all these beautiful illustrations is a great way to spend your time. 

Have fun and stay save!

Neat! I’m currently printing holiday cards with the circular poinsettia cuts from this set!

@oarfjsh

Sails from New Universal Dictionary of the Marine, by William Burney, 1815

two (2) people asked how i did the matchbook thing so take this

this is just a simple idea but if you spend some more time you can get real krazy with it:

making fake prints is so fun please do it immediately free resources under cut xoxo

Keep reading

Part 1 of big "how to chibi-fy this flower????" guide is here!!! 🥰

here's a landscape tutorial!

i focused on natural environments for this one, if you find it helpful I'll be back with how I learned to draw buildings.

let me know if it helps! and have fun drawing ✨

Do you struggle with conveying depth in your poses? My latest patreon tutorial is about using overlapping shapes to capture volume and get the foreshortening right. It’s helpful for drawing characters, but also a ton of other things, like trees, clouds, rocks, and so much more. Using this technique was a game changer for me! Here’s a little preview of the full tutorial ~ If you’re interested in the full video, you can get it on Patreon for just $5 alongside 5 other tutorials. For $10, you can access all 34 tutorials I’ve made! Find it here: https://www.patreon.com/loish

Points on Cartooning - George Carlson (1937)

How to draw Black characters. Because it's way too obvious when you drew a white person and gave them Black skin.

https://www.tiktok.com/t/ZTRg6YsKN/

-fae

If you're an artist please listen to her. PLEASE. 🙏🏾 I cannot stress these tips enough.

HEYY my 2nd color tips pdf is now available ! ^o^ hope you enjoy!

BUY HERE or HERE

Fantastic hands references by the website Hong14cafe.

Hong14cafe: Facebook | Forum

Hand reference yessss!!

I have some older art tips that I keep forgetting to post here. I'll add a few in the next few days, at least those that aren't too outdated!

This one is about giving an extra feel of weight to your characters.

Process

have fun w/ this

as promised (thumbs up) heres a lil uhhhh simple breakdown of how i general do fur things! can be applied to hair in general and also clouds and grass depending on how you work it (thumbs up pt2) feel free to request other tutorials 

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit

ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like

with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing

is it too much to ask

gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that

cohesive but still contrasting

This kind of talks about color and composition

This is a bit about landscape specifically

Values & composition

Contrast in composition

Balance in colors & values

This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones

Cohesion within compositions/lighting

"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!

This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!

Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process

With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)

thanks this is super helpful! /gen

If you'd like 2 Print books that I absolutely reccomend to every visual artist regardless of Media, Color and Light and Imaginative Realism by James Gurney are basically religious texts for artists, even the 3-D people because his understanding and explanation of how light and form work is that damn good.

If you're wondering about Mr. Gurney's chops:

James Gurney is the Dinotopia Guy (that link includes his Dinotopia books, prints and online classes too)

hot take but I have zero sympathy for people who complain that they feel like their art gets no attention but refuse to actually practice and put in the work to get better at art

you can find all kinds of tutorials for drawing basics on youtube

here are a few videos on how to even do studies

these artbooks on anatomy and color + lighting are amazing resources! Also, painting will affect your manga/comic/whatever art. studying different styles will help you grow your overall skills and you should try something new, instead of focusing on one style. maybe you'll discover a new passion!

photobashing is your friend, as long as you do it right. here are some concept artist's videos on the topic

Line of Action - the best place (to me) to practice figure drawing. figure/gesture drawing helps develop your skills in many ways! here's a video with some great tips on how to do it and why you do it

oh, and one final piece of advice: being an artist is not about getting to S+ tier rank and then call it a day. you will always have more to learn, it never ends, there is no final goal to achieve. it's all about having fun while learning

adding the YT channels: tppo (illustration studies and artwork breakdowns) and Digital Painting World (drawing process videos)

and this video on coloring by Nudeerah