Blacker than a moonless night

viivus: I made a walkthrough of my process for drawing faceted...

Thu, 20 Jun 2013 04:17:46 -0400

I made a walkthrough of my process for drawing faceted stones! Judging by the timestamps from the screenshots I took, drawing this one stone took an hour and three minutes, although I know I went and checked tumblr a couple times while I was working, so let’s just call it an hour.

Now MISCELLANEOUS NOTES

This walkthrough assumes you already know how to use layer masks, the clone stamp, and the lasso tool. There’s also one part where I didn’t label it, but I inverted the selection so I could keep my lines consistent. It’s in the third image.

Unfortunately I can’t really help with colour choice and the actual colouring of the pinwheel shape that makes up the back facets, but you can kind of see that I tended to colour with lines that cut across the facets and and kept the outer parts of the facets darker. It would probably be best to find a reference to work from!

This particular cut of stone is called the ‘brilliant’ cut.

There’s actually a lot of internal reflection business that goes on in a stone, but I elected to ingore all of it since at a distance you can’t really tell anyway.

now GO FORTH AND DAZZLE YOUR FRIENDS WITH YOUR SPARKLE

nogutsnoglory: idk why I’m even posting this. i am so...

Tue, 18 Jun 2013 07:03:20 -0400

nogutsnoglory:

idk why I’m even posting this. i am so frustrated with it and bullshitted all of it past Maliks’ head because altair is a fuckin little bitch and hates being objectified into an arm rest. :I

sorry sob.

gallifreyburning: valkyrien: Just a few things I wanted to...

Thu, 30 May 2013 01:06:27 -0400

gallifreyburning:

valkyrien:

Just a few things I wanted to share.

LINK

gaysealapproves: I found this nice tutorial/anatomy advice...

Wed, 22 May 2013 11:41:23 -0400

gaysealapproves:

I found this nice tutorial/anatomy advice spread created by meghanhetrickof deviant art.

She gave me permission to post it up here to share so go make sure to visit her and look at her other creations of goodness!

ochingelion: noiz’s adorable ‘pissed off and glaring at...

Sun, 19 May 2013 09:45:23 -0400

ochingelion:

noiz’s adorable ‘pissed off and glaring at something’ face appreciate post

idk-how-to-art: Src: ♥

Thu, 16 May 2013 20:22:10 -0400

idk-how-to-art:

Src: ♥

thespacegoat: • Accidentally close a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T reopens...

Wed, 15 May 2013 02:43:36 -0400

thespacegoat:

• Accidentally close a tab? Ctrl+Shift+T reopens it.
• Bananas release dopamine, eat them when you’re sad.
• CTRL+SHIFT+ESC is the one handed version of CTRL+ALT+DEL
• Don’t brush your teeth hard, it makes them sensitive and removes enamel.
• Don’t like spiders? Put citronella oil on your walls and they will not go there.
• Drink one glass of water for every alcoholic drink you have, you’ll get drunk without getting a hangover.
• Get clear ice cubes by boiling water before freezing it
• Heal paper cuts and immediately stop the pain with chapstick.
• If you accidentally write on your dry erase board with a permanent marker, scribble over it with a dry eraser marker to remove it.
• If your shoes smell, put them in the freezer overnight, it will kill the bacteria.
• Make bug bites stop itching with a banana peel.
• Make a paper longer with 12-point text, but 14-point periods and commas.
• Need to get around a blocked website at work? Try replacing the http:// with https://
• Never send your resume as a word file (unless asked) Instead, save it to a pdf file, it’s much cleaner and professional looking.
• Pick a flavor of gum you don’t normally chew, and chew it while studying during a test.
• Place a piece of bread in a container with your homemade cookies and they will stay soft.
• Put a dry towel into a dryer with wet clothes, they will dry faster.
• Put toothpaste on a pimple and it will dry out.
• Practise fake smiling in the mirror every day before going to work/school, you’ll genuinely start to feel happier.
• Rub canola/olive oil on knives before cutting onions, you won’t cry, alternatively chew gum and you won’t either.
• Short on time with a wrinkled dress shirt? Hang it up in the bathroom while showering to steam it flat.
• The night before, place things you don’t want to forget the next morning on top of your shoes.
• Use hydrogen peroxide to remove blood stains from clothing.
• When cleaning windows use newspapers or coffee filters instead of paper towels, they will not leave streaks.
• When microwaving bread products/pizza put a glass of water in with it, it will keep your bread from going spongy.
• When you move into a new place you’re renting, take pictures of any and all damage, then post them on facebook (privately if preferred) so you can use the reference date as proof you didn’t do it.
• When searching plane tickets online delete your cookies prior, prices go up when you visit a site multiple times.

twudle: For people curious about my settings 1. I use the brush...

Sun, 12 May 2013 07:22:23 -0400

twudle:

For people curious about my settings

1. I use the brush tool for almost everything, even for lineart. Easy for rough sketching.

2. Blending, works better with a texture thrown in.

3. Flat brush gets you a semi painterly look, wonderful for laying down color and whatnot.

4. Overlay abuse, I actually do most of my color blending with them haha

Brushes downloaded from here I believe

dyemelikeasunset: Also consider looking at this and this

Sat, 11 May 2013 03:02:17 -0400

dyemelikeasunset:

Also consider looking at this and this

mokendamint: helpfulharrie: Source: Coyotemange See...

Thu, 09 May 2013 20:05:34 -0400

mokendamint:

helpfulharrie:

Source: Coyotemange

See Also:
(click)

Ooo~ I love brushes <3

Also, will be handy for future projects I have in mind

farewell-decency: Learn to Draw a Vagina by ~SueWithers Yes,...

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:51:53 -0400

farewell-decency:

Learn to Draw a Vagina by ~SueWithers

Yes, good tutorial

In other words: There is almost no wrong way to draw a vagina itself. Just where you put it.

hexephra: POSES??? ctrl+click or cmd+click each image for...

Mon, 06 May 2013 06:10:25 -0400

hexephra:

POSES??? ctrl+click or cmd+click each image for readable sizes, or just click these handy links: one two three four

Once again stressing that this is how I do things, not how you should do things. I mean, you can if you want. But it’s entirely a personal thing, as art should be! Always look at other people’s art, as they will come up with poses you hadn’t even thought of and generally broaden your mind.

Here are some useful links:

pixelovely has photos of life drawing poses and a system that cycles through them like a real life drawing class! You can also pick whether you want just men or women, or just nude or clothed, or both.

posemaniacs has tons of 3D models in poses. They’re shown on the muscle layer of things so that you can see how the muscles work! All models can be rotated 360 degrees, and come in varying degrees of camera angles from top to bottom. They also have a fantastic hand viewer which has hands that can be rotated along all axes, although there’s a limited selection of poses and the anatomy of the hands themselves could use some work.

Some great stock providers on deviantArt include SenshiStock aaaand… I can’t find the others right now. I’ll edit this post when I do!

Here are some other good tutorials and references! one two

idk-how-to-art: Src: ♥

Sun, 05 May 2013 05:52:36 -0400

idk-how-to-art:

Src: ♥

helpyoudraw: 50 male...

Fri, 03 May 2013 18:13:59 -0400

helpyoudraw:

50 male poses by MoonlitTiger

Poses….. by moni158

Poses by moni158

.Female Gesture Pose References. by sakimichan

Couples - poses chart by Aomori

Pose Collection 002by what-i-do-is-secret

Hard perspective anatomy references for males by ElephantWendigo

Another Pose Practice by MadameNyx

Anatomy Practice by tin-plated-dictator

Anatomy Practice 2 by tin-plated-dictator

For the Writers out there: Common Injuries And How To Treat Them

Fri, 03 May 2013 09:54:36 -0400

jellicleoverlord:

In my experience, RPers and Writers alike enjoy one thing: Making characters suffer. This little guide is supposed to help you with keeping injuries and the First Aid - in case you want to patch your character back together - realistic.
I am no medical professional, but I dare say I picked up a thing or two during my First Aid school-medic training ;)

Under read more for length! Also, trigger warnings for blood, I suppose?

Read More

Photo

Fri, 03 May 2013 08:38:25 -0400

eyecager: https://www.facebook.com/Anatomy4Sculptors/photos_albu...

Thu, 02 May 2013 23:05:43 -0400

eyecager:

https://www.facebook.com/Anatomy4Sculptors/photos_albums

Such a fantastic resource!!

Fuck Yeah Character Development!: Ideas for your character's home

Wed, 01 May 2013 01:01:48 -0400

Fuck Yeah Character Development!: Ideas for your character's home:

One of the things I enjoy doing when writing a story is to think of the places my characters live in. The fun part is drawing them out because most of the time, there just isn’t a house that goes well with my characters. Besides, I like creating everything from the get go instead of taking a picture and saying that’s my character’s house.

Here are the links I’ve bookmarked to get ideas for homes and such. It’s not exhaustive. I do get ideas for homes and buildings in other places but I hope the following’s helpful enough for now.

Types of houses

Modern Houses

List of house types

Houses in England

Know Your House Styles

8 Most Common Types of Houses

Places

Buildings where people live or stay

Places - Buildings People Live In

Places - Buildings People Live In

Types of apartments

Apartment types

Types of Apartments

Types of Apartments

Different Types of Apartments

Strange houses

10 unusual places to live

10 Weirdest Places to Live

23 Houses Built In Odd Places

Homes In The Most Unusual Places

6 Weird Places Where People Actually Live

9 Houses You Won’t Believe People Actually Live In

18 Weird and Wonderful Places To Live: Churches, Bunkers, Water Towers and Caves

Obviously, not all characters have a place to live so I’ve included information on homelessness.

How to Live Homeless

Where the Homeless Live

Refuges for homeless people

Survival Guide to Homelessness

Where Do Homeless People Live?

mikikoponczeck: Useful refs by Vishstudio on Deviantart. :3

Tue, 30 Apr 2013 10:39:29 -0400

mikikoponczeck:

Useful refs by Vishstudio on Deviantart. :3

solitary-rose: How to tape up your hands before a fight Kat,...

Sun, 28 Apr 2013 17:45:23 -0400

solitary-rose:

How to tape up your hands before a fight

Kat, resources.