For anyone who's interested in my art, I've rebranded and you can find me on my new blog, The Rose Colored Looking Glass.
Inktober Day 2: Tranquil It ended up being more fire themed than anything but I just think of candles and beautiful women when I think of tranquility. So here you go. Lol
WIP Smoke Lines Sorry about my on and off internet presence. I know a lot of you have been waiting for comic updates and you will hear news soon.
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wanderlusteurope
Autumn in Rakotzbrücke, Germany
For inspiration
WIP Note 8 Smoke Doodle Another sketch on my phone. Practicing smoke and getting back in the grove. Making finishing some comics a goal. Here's to life not getting in the way of these things.
Wanted to draw Mina because her character design is my favorite and I decided to add Kirishima in because their relationship is cute.
African Blossom Okay, this was SUPER fun to do. I just saw Black Panther and, needless to say, it was amazing.
Tsubaki & Sakura I was going to line and color the last one but these are so quick and fun that I just decided to do another one.
I just finished watching Anne with an E on Netflix. I was so sad when I found out there was only one season.
Sawako WIP I was just doodling in cultural anthropology and Sawako came to mind. Maybe I'll do some color experiments with this. I like when Sawako is drawn very soft and sweet because she is a precious cinnamon roll.
Star Child Complete Finished! I'm getting faster at this. Having so much fun. If you're an artist you #need the Note 8.
Star Child WIP Another Note 8 doodle. I'm really getting the hang of this! This is a character from a story I'm not ready to unveil yet. Just experimenting.
Little Witch WIP -Flat Color- Here's my flat color. ALMOST DONE GUYS!!! so far the Note 8 is the most convenient piece of technology I own. 😀😀😀
Little Witch WIP
Got a Samsung Galaxy Note 8 and I’ve been playing with MediBang Paint. Loving it so far. A little difficult to use compared to the real deal, but I’m pleased with the lineart.
There are some calibration issues with the pen. I’ve tried three or four apps including ibisPaint X which I feel had more calibration issues. While MediBang Paint has the most features, including pen pressure, which I’m…
art tips post
for all the artist following me
- Have two sketchbooks: One for finished and high-quality art (stuff made with Prismacolor or Copic if you use that or art for your portfolio) and the other sketchbook for more messy doodles. This way you have a place to try new things and mess up as much as you need. When I only had one sketchbook I was scared to draw in it because I didn't want to mess it up
- Do studies. I cant tell you how much I've improved just by doing studies of shoes, hands, noses, and all that. This works for when you have art block too since you’re not really making stuff up and just learning how real things work.
- Learn from others. I’ve never taken a real art class because 1. I can’t afford it and 2. there’s no good art classes/programs at my school. I’ve been following several artists and learning from them over the years and they’ve helped me tremendously. Just please do not steal art because that is never okay.
- Break down concepts. If you notice there’s something wrong with your piece then figure out why. You can’t get better if you leave mistakes and don't try to understand whats going on. If the color is weird figure out if the values look right or maybe its the saturation of the color.
- Watch youtube tutorials. Here are some youtubers I think are pretty good art teaching all things art: Draw with Jazza | DrawingWiffWaffles | Proko | Baylee Jae
- Have an inspiration folder/blog. Sometimes you just need a collection of starry nights or a misty forest or even a French bakery. All of those things can help you get inspired to draw. It could even be completely unrelated to what you plan to draw.
- There are no dumb ideas in the creative process. If you want to draw a lizard in a dress go for it! If you want to draw various pastries with faces do it! Don’t let the thought of it being too dumb stop you because if I’ve learned anything in my several years of drawing it’s that an idea can lead to another and another and another and you may get a really good idea just from doodling dumb things.
- Here’s a few things that can get you started on drawing better:
- Dynamic poses | Dynamic clothes | Dynamic figure drawing
- COMPOSITION | PERSPECTIVE | CONSTRUCTION
- Anatomy:
- Legs
- Arms
- Hands
- Heads
- Body (Female) (Male
- Color Theory
- Improving your sketchbook
- Most importantly, don’t give up! You may not immediately get notes or followers but it’s more important you get better than to have popularity. How do you think those popular artists got to where they are now? To be good you’ve got to work at it.