Yesterday Was My “Free To Draw” Day, And I Was Of Course, Drawing My Guilty Pleasure That Is Goth

Eh, just a lil’ something. 

“ Where we’re going we don’t need proper proportions “

do you have a reference/tutorial for the way you draw teeth??

I kinda just freehand it myself since i got it memorized but i made one for ya- i hope it’s alright;;v;!!

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Link to my face/head tutorial

This is more just some messy thoughts rather than a tutorial, but some people might find it useful?? The best tips I can give is still just to practice. Take a life drawing class if you can, or just use images of people. You can also learn a lot by copying the work of artists you like (just don’t claim it as your own, of course).

I do have a book recommendation though! Andrew Loomis “Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth”. I remember it used to be extremely easy to find free PDFs of that book, but then it got back in print so I’m not sure. It’s a very old book.

Do you have a tipp how to draw mohawks?

KINDA SLOPPY but my general idea on how I draw mohawks

hairline first, stripe through the middle of the head, head fan for length and direction, add hair! hope this helps somewhat!!

A Tutorial Masterpost

I said that I’d show some tutorials I have saved up to someone, but decided that I’d just go ahead and post most of what I have stored away and create a sort of masterpost out of it. (I figure it’ll help me just as much since, as of now, they’re all pretty scattered between my Tumblr and bookmarks)

A lot of these are hosted on my personal Tumblr, but I don’t change my url so it’s pretty safe to bookmark them there (and not have to worry about the url changing) if you don’t wish to reblog them yourself for whatever reason.

Feline tutorials:

Basic domesticated cat tutorial

The domestic cat body

Improving upon (lion) anatomy

Realistic lion faces tips

Big cat paw tips

Canine vs. feline - paws and legs

Beginner feline tutorial

Guide to big cats

Feline comparison

Canine vs. feline - facial anatomy

Canine vs. feline - chest anatomy

Guide to little cats

Big cat eyes (could work for other eyes)

Canine tutorials:

Basic wolf anatomy

Skeleton notes on wolf legs

The wolf skeleton as a whole

The wolf skull and teeth

Wolf paw tips

Basic canine poses

Canine ears and chest

Drawing realistic wolves

Basic wolf tutorial

Wolf paw tutorial

Paw pad tips

Wolf skeleton and muscles

Wolf fur direction

Canine vs. feline - paws and legs

Canine vs. feline - facial anatomy

Canine vs. feline - chest anatomy

And this is just an excellent DA for wolf reference images

Avian tutorials:

Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids

Bird wing tutorial (lots of underrated tips)

Varying bird wing structure

Basic owl anatomy

Bird wing vs. bat wing vs. pterodactyl wing vs. human arm

Bird wings and flight

Various bird wings

Human(oid) tutorials:

Hand tips and reference

Simplifying human anatomy

Feet and shoes tutorial

Bird wing anatomy applied on humanoids

A guide to movement: flexibility

A male shoulder study

Altalamatox face tutorial 

Male legs reference

The human hand

Male vs. female waist

Excellent expressions tut

Understanding anatomy part 1 (follow desc. links for more)

Painting skin

Simplifying hands

More simplified hands

Pose tutorial

Varying the female figure

Profile proportions

Expression tutorial

Virtual lighting studio

Breaking up the male torso

Male torso anatomy in use

Simplifying the human foot

Various facial and body shapes reference

Drawing the nose

Female anatomy patterns

Human mouths

Breaking down the human nose

How to draw the ear

More hand(y) tips

Neck and torso tut

Jawline and kissing tip

Yet another hands tutorial

Male torso in motion

The human head at various angles

Variation of colour throughout the skin

Excellent action and couple references

Advice on eyes

Feet reference drawings

Nose shapes

The human skull and face

Facial features

Portrait lighting cheat sheet

Animating dialogue (mouth movement)

A kissing tutorial

The fist

Various athletic builds

Various types of hair

Proportional height of different positions

Expressions photo references

The hand in motion

Skintone palettes

Semi-realistic eye tutorial

Male muscle reference

The human body in perspective

The human head at various angles

Painting a realistic eye

Arm shape and muscles

Animal feet on a human figure

Hand poses

The face in profile

Skin tutorial

Body type diversity

Drawing hair

Muscles in the neck and face

A beginner’s guide to knees

Another ladies tutorial

Breakdown of lips

Blocked out human faces

Practice figure drawing (animals as well)

A neat arm trick

Excellent ear anatomy tutorial

Fullbody proportions tutorial

Over the shoulder poses

Male torso photo reference

Detailed arm muscle drawings

Guide to human types

Dragon tutorials (and bat wings):

Anatomy of the Western dragon

Dragon wing tips

Dragon wing tutorial

Dragon anatomy

Dragon tutorial

Equine tutorials:

Basic horse (back) reference

The equine skeleton

Horse anatomy and pointers

A good, large collection of horse stock references

Skeleton of a horse and its rider

Horse hooves

Cervine tutorials:

Basic deer anatomy

Deer skeleton drawing

Deer skull reference

Deer musculature

Deer skeleton

Ursine tutorials:

Fantastic bear anatomy/poses references

Basic bear structure

Bear anatomy tutorial

Miscellaneous animal tutorials:

Sheep vs. goats

Background and objects tutorials:

Griffsnuff background tut part 1 (second in desc.)

Tree tutorial

Realistic gems tut

Water tutorial

General water tutorial

Drawing crystals

Drawing bows

Painting rocks

Clothing tutorials:

Fabric tutorial

Clothing folds part 1 (second in desc.)

Drawing hoods

Drawing jeans

Hat on human figure reference

Armor

More hat on figure references

Different shirt collars

Colour palette turtles

General painting, drawing, and style tips:

Altalamatox digital painting walkthrough

Simple fur tutorial

Realism painting tutorial (human subject)

Excellent colour tutorial

Painting a wolf (good fur painting visual)

Photoshop brushes tut

Basics of Photoshop tutorial

Another digital painting tutorial

Common digital painting mistakes

Colour and light

Soft cel-shading tutorial

Various types of hair

Colour tips and the mood it expresses

Composition tips

Lighting and colour tips

Shadows

Another composition tut

Simple colouring via overlay

From paper to digital

Painting gold

Hope these help!

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hey! can i please get good references of like, simplifications of leg muscles and i guess legs in general? probably the pelvis too, the lower body is just killing me right now. (i mean in art, my own legs are fine =P)

No problem, anon! Here are some notes on legs that I’ve picked up, but there are probably some more thorough ones (with actual muscle names lol) floating around the web if you want to check those out as well. Just remember to balance curve/straight on either side. 

***EDIT: The stick figure thing is called “crickets” by the creator because they look like cricket legs. I just remembered that.***

Here are some of my favorite guides to muscle simplifications by Will Weston and Sycra Yasin: 

(Source: Will Weston on Instagram)

(Source: Sycra Yasin)

And for good measure, here’s some refresher on more gestural ways of looking at limbs: 

^ Leg examples by George Brigman

-Mod Future (ko-fi)

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How to Draw Native People: a Tutorial/Reference Guide

As requested, here is a basic guide for how to draw Indigenous peoples (mostly focused on North America)! Also please note that this is not an exhaustive list of Native American phenotypes/features, and more like an intro on very common features that can be found in us, and even then, not altogether at once on a single person’s face. I highly encourage the use of references and care taken into research when drawing. I may do a part 2 that goes slightly more into depth, but for now, enjoy part one.

Resouces:

How to draw Native Skin tutorial (don’t draw us red!)

List of Native American Celebrities, which include their tribe(s) and home country, with 1,250 names, to use for your referencing pleasure

How to draw black people by Peachdeluxe, & Black hair in depth by misslaney for mixed black Natives

How to draw Asian People, a guide by Chuwenjie, for mixed Asian Natives AND because it includes a lovely tutorial on monolid eyes, a shared feature of Native people

get drawin!!

i have some more tips but i have to get back to homework!!! i hope this was helpful anon

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do you guys think you could showcase how you do different body types? (like buff skinny fat etc)

First of all, we should always practice life drawing! Your skill in drawing the figure will always be your basis to how you modify and stylize it. Creating this foundation of proportion and gesture will give you a better understanding of how to create figures of different proportions than the “average” figure. 

Past this, we’re going to need to learn some anatomy. We need to know the basic, large muscle groups to create believable muscled characters. And, we need to know how fat is distributed (commonly) on the body to create believable fat characters. We need to know the skeletal structure to understand all of this, and particularly how some bones might show in super skinny people (like ribs and hip bones for example.) 

I recommend checking out Sycra for anatomy tips. 

https://www.deviantart.com/sycra/art/Simplified-Anatomy-Variations-618238908

Here’s some examples of common traits I’ve seen. By no means is this a comprehensive guide, but it’s a starting point. The best thing to do is to keep searching up guides and learning from real photos - as well as cross referencing! 

Post on life drawing and practice: https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/181026027751/yo-i-got-a-question-if-ya-dont-mind-i-see-lot-of

Previous tutorial on buff bodies: https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/185528871950/do-you-guys-think-you-could-give-me-a-tutorial-on

Previous tutorial on fat bodies: https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/181905216201/hello-redline-i-was-wondering-if-you-guys-have

-Mod Future (ko-fi)

I finally reached 5000 followers *quietly cheers* and @strongity asked me a day before that happened to maybe do a tutorial thing on eyes and anatomy… So I did my best. I have kind of moved past using methods to draw (like using boxes to create shapes), just because I’m so used to drawing people. It kind of became a tips thing rather than a step by step guide, but hopefully it will help some of you!