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So I asked a couple jokes earlier but if you're still giving advice - how is it you simulate a painted texture in digital art? Like, I dont understand the jump from sketch to pretty artwork??? Or just colouring in general tbfh

there’s no jump at all, more like steps. base color, shading, blend shading, more shading, highlights. it’s really simple, honestly.

you can leave the colors as a base, but if you want, you can add shadows.

for maximum impact on the shadows, make sure the blended shadows are of a similar hue to the base colors, and the cel shadows are a color that’s opposite on the color wheel. for example, here i used mostly warm colors like brown and peach for the base and blend, but with the cel i used a cool color, blue.

and you’re done!! if you want more of a painting-ish style, use textured brushes or watercolor brushes and lots lots more blending with them. keep in mind where the curves and shapes of your subject are, and use your light source to your advantage. color theory is also good to know! hope this helped some!

Could you do a tutorial on how to draw body hair? like chest hair, arm hair, facial hair? I can never make it look right : (

here’s a short little one:

I’m sure there’s better ways out there, but this is how I do it!

Here's my guide to how I draw fat masc bodies! (please keep in mind that this is not an in depth tutorial. I only put the information that explains how my brain interprets it)

Masters of Anatomy

for @breadygarden​, you can complement it with this other one I made long ago and SPECIALLY WITH REAL LIFE PICTURES! Mostly this is to point out the things you gotta pay attention. Always always check the head-torso radio. You can mix it up with more body fat too!

dredsina:

I could explain this a lot better, but I’m lazy today. |(

Also, I made it a dude each time because drawing in boobs would distract from the underlying muscle and stuff. :Y

I put together notes on what i know about drawing feet. It’s not 100% accurate or anatomically correct, but i hope it can help others who have difficulty drawing feet o/

How I Did the Mosaic Effect

You asked for it, so here it is- a shoddily composed but nonetheless candid and hopefully useful tutorial on the Mosaic Effect I used in the Mollymauk portrait.  Those of a stout and courageous spirit, read on.

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how do you do torsos?

[full pic here] 

it’s not anatomically accurate but this is basically how i do torso

How do I choose which details to draw in non-photorealistic art? I feel so tempted to try and draw everything, but then it looks too busy and cluttered. So many illustrators seem to have a balance of realistic proportions and stuff but not as many details

In semi-realistic styles, you have to choose what to keep and what to simplify. My advice would be to keep detail in the areas of focus (the face and the hands are good points of focus). Within the face, you also have smaller areas of focus, such as the eyes, nose, and mouth. 

If you’re having trouble with drawing TOO much detail, try this exercise:

1) Try to draw the body/object/face in as few lines as possible while still looking like the original. 

2) Then, figure out which parts look weird without the detail (the face, and eyes especially, will probably look flat or fake) and add in as much as needed. 

Also! Don’t be afraid to look at those illustrators you think are doing this well and studying where they put how much detail in their drawings. You can learn a lot from observing other artists! 

-Mod Future (ko-fi)