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domirine
Anonymous asked:

May I ask how u go from grayscale to color?? I try to do it and then use layer adjustments but it... the colors always turn out so muddy :(

domirine answered:

short answer: you probably use “overlay”, where you could be using “colour”, which is a layer mode designed to… well, colour.

overlay applies both colour and value. the more neutral the grey in your base is, the better the hue will stick to it. it also means if you choose a lighter or darker shade of whatever colour you want, it will lighten or darken your values respectively. the closer the value of this colour is to true grey the less your  base will be affected.

  1. too dark, especially considering the highlights. looks out of place, mostly because this is not a way to paint dark skin.
  2. too light, not enough contrast where i want it.
  3. okay, pretty dope, but i personally don’t like how desaturated the white is.

colour, on the other hand, won’t affect your values, and gives you more saturated effect as opposed to overlay.

you can see the difference in hue, but not in value, and the shadows and lights remain saturated. colour mode can be a bit tricky to work with, because everything is so intense. so i like to lay my base colour on one layer, and then, for all the details, i add more colours on a new layer - this way i can mess with them without screwin up my base. it goes more or less like this:

  1. there she is
  2. i apply the colours to colour zones. more on what the fuck that is here
  3. i lower the opacity of the colour zones layer, because that just looked crazy
  4. i add more rose to the cheeks, subtle purple to the eyelids, pink to the waterlines, and some dope lipstick. then i add some red to the ears on a separate colour dodge layer.

there’s more to colour depending on your lighting of course, but this is just for skin. for a more in depth step by step you can grab my gumroad file (it’s free!); hope this helps!! also, obviously, this is how i do it, there’s multiple methods, so go wild and experiment !!

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sakvras
littleredhatter
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heyyysol
Gif tutorials:
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metalzsolid-deactivated20180619
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kasiaslupecka

This week I’ve prepared some tips for everyone who is confused with arms. I know that pronation and supination is confusing and I recommend to learn in by heart <3

I have also announcement!

The day is approaching when I will release ebook or Gumroad PDF with all my anatomy tips + additional lessons + commentary.

I still am thinking how I will publish this but it will be done. Anyone who’s interested finally will be able to get everything in one place and some more good content. I will post some dates soon so look for that in next few weeks !

instagram.com/manequim_art

twitter.com/KasiaSlupecka

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everkings
NOTE: one type of fold will rarely appear on its own - they interact with each other quite a bit! for example, spiral folds might define the outline of a pant leg, while the interior folds might be zig-zag folds.
i’m trying to re-learn how to draw clothing, so i made this little guide to the most common shapes of folds that appear. hope it helps someone else too!
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jwudge
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niggagenos

please do not make bleached panther

black panther was released in theaters less than half a week ago (2/19) and i’ve already seen the main characters with white features and people making the characters too light and you absolute buffoons have let these posts blow up so im here’s a post on how to avoid bleaching black characters

skin color reference lip reference lip/nose/hair reference

if you want to take a skin color reference do not play by eye use this bitch right here

image

i wish this was obvious but if the source is an edited picture say like this

don’t use that source. it’s best to use a source where there is more natural light or you can look up the actor/actress and get a solid picture of them. also take note of what kind of facial features these characters have (nose, lips, etc) by looking at stills or posters of them. not all of these characters have slim noses or smaller lips. 

i know this is going to be a new experience for people drawing black characters so if you make a mistake, learn from it especially if it’s from a black person. get the okay from black people before posting. you’ll get better with time and practice. this isn’t a “let people draw them the way they want” thing because this movie respects african and black cultures like how they put so much effort into the costumes and i really would not hurt to respect black people

feel free to post more sources

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delsinsfire

For artists who have problems with perspective (furniture etc.) in indoor scenes like me - there’s an online programm called roomsketcher where you can design a house/roon and snap pictures of it using different perspectives.

It’s got an almost endless range of furniture, doors, windows, stairs etc and is easy to use. In addition to that, you don’t have to install anything and if you create an account (which is free) you can save and return to your houses.

Examples (all done by me):

Here’s an example for how you can use it

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ladytygrycomics

Great find, thanks!

OMG HEAVEN!!

Bless you!!!!

#ref
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shoomlah
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shoomlah

threw together a quick little narrated video showing the Photoshop layer breakdown for my Valentina piece! It’s actually a pretty simple process when you get down to it 👌🏼

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whityartwork
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whityartwork

some doodles

有姑娘私信问我是不是LOF那个，，是的我是，，不过我这边不知道为啥私信只能看但是没有找到打字框，，只能这里用中文回复一下了，，

#good art!#inspo