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A Mini Guide To RSS Feeds
A Mini Guide To RSS Feeds
A Mini Guide To RSS Feeds

A Mini Guide to RSS Feeds

With all the talk about Twitter and social media going on, I felt really inspired to do a comic about RSS feeds. This is a really barebones guide but I hope it helps you stay updated with your favourite webcomics, artists and websites. The nice thing about RSS feeds is that almost any kind of site has one, so if you wanted you could add user feeds from tumblr, twitter, mastodon, etc. here’s some helpful guides on how to add those (1) (2) I hope you found this little guide helpful. I’m just a simple guy who’s passionate about RSS feeds, comics and staying updated using both. Go forth and make the feed of your dreams! Topaz Comics | Topaz Comics RSS | Art Blog | Art Blog RSS


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7 months ago
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods
Loki In Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers Of The Gods

Loki in Thor Quest Book 1 Hammers of the Gods


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1 year ago

I started digital art two years ago(doing art barely 3y) so a newbie, in past bc I wasn't good at art it was easier to get better, now I've been struggling for a while, i don't get better than last time(coloring and it lacks creativity). I feel stuck in a loop. so idk any tip I can get better? what artists do to get more creative?

Hey!

So I go through this a lot as well and what always helps me is to just draw something completely out of your comfort zone, something you've never drawn before. For example: You enjoy drawing people? Go fill a sketchbook page with only cars. You enjoy drawing dogs? Go fill a whole sketchbook page with toothbrushes.

Why do I do this? Because for me there's no expectations. I've never drawn this thing before so obviously it's gonna be shit in the beginning. But this way you will see your improvement so quickly. The first car you draw will look shit, but once you've filled a whole sketchbook page with just cars, the next one you draw will 100% look a lot better than the first one. While drawing them over and over again, you will subconsciously learn how a cars shape works.

And you can surprisingly improve your overall art by doing these studies of random things, because in the end all you need to know as an artist is how shapes work and interact with each other.

Just try something new, allow yourself to just learn and forgive yourself if something doesn't work out the way you want. You learn the most from mistakes after all!


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1 year ago

I’m so sorry if you’ve already answered this somewhere, but how do you design your characters?

I’ve been trying to make an OC from the prohibition era and it turns out there’s basically nothing to work with for men’s outfits, so I’m curious how you made this many that look unique and fitting to the characters

There is so much to work with, though! You will tend to find more of a focus on variety in women's fashion, but there is still quite a lot of menswear to ogle too. I suppose it's just a matter of searching out ideas and inspiration in the rights corners. Here are a few suggestions:

Old Clothing Catalogues -

Collections from Sears-Roebuck and other popular clothing retailers are pretty easy to find compiled into relatively inexpensive books, or just floating online.

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

A fair bit of it is in the public domain now.

--Here's an entire 1922 catalogue of stuff to flip through.

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Contemporary Artwork -

Some phenomenal illustrators were working in this field amidst the "Golden Age of Illustration" and featured prominently on the covers of magazines and on the ads inside. There was a lot of emphasis on fashion.

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

Collier's and The Saturday Evening Post are a couple of the more prominent and easily searchable resources. The costuming on the cover art always has a lot of personality.

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

There's Rockwell, of course, and it's almost impossible to go wrong with J. C. Leyendecker. He's probably best known for his Arrow Collar ad art, but even his sock ads are like…

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

There were numerous other amazing and influential illustrators working at the time too. Here's a list of some of them. Here's a bonus Henry Raleigh featuring some of his fabulously-dressed people.

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

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Blogs and Articles -

There are so many of them! If you want historical accuracy, be wary of write-ups pulling all of their references from film and television. There's nothing wrong with using those for inspiration if you aren't too concerned with historicity, but there are some pretty comprehensive and well-researched things out there with more of an eye on actual fashion history too:

--Gentleman's Gazette - What Men Really Wore in the 1920s

--The Fashionisto - 1920s Men's Fashion

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Digital Collections -

There are numerous digital historic image collections stemming from universities, museums, libraries, and the government that are free to peruse too.

--The Metropolitan Museum has a searchable catalog of exhibits that includes fashion and photos

--Here's some things from the New York Public Library

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Photos at Large -

If you aren't sure where to start, image searching for any of Hollywood's early celebrities will typically turn up a bevy of production stills and promotional photography featuring a variety of fashions. Here's a random Getty images search for Harold Lloyd. A lot of standard 3 piece suits, but a lot of stuff with added character too.

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

Photography was generally quite accessible by the 1920s, though, and you can find a lot of authentic photos of people from all walks of life, out in the wild wearing all sorts of clothes.

I’m So Sorry If You’ve Already Answered This Somewhere, But How Do You Design Your Characters?

This is by no means the limit to the resources available, but hopefully it'll provide some leaping-off points for designing looks for your characters!


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2 years ago

My DnD character, Soolian. He's a fancy lad and also 24/7 stressed out of his mind

My DnD Character, Soolian. He's A Fancy Lad And Also 24/7 Stressed Out Of His Mind

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1 year ago
Reblog To Kill It Faster

Reblog to kill it faster


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5 months ago

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2 years ago

Art Help

Art Help

I redid this list because broken links 💀

General Tips

Stretch your fingers and hands

Art is for fun

Never too late to start/improve

Using a tablet

Editing software: pictures & video

Moodboard resources

Comic pacing

Watercolor

Coloring

Color Theory (not children's hospital)

Resources: coloring things a different color

Gold

Dark Skin undertones

Dark Skin in pastel art

POC Blush tones

Eyes colors

Human Anatomy

POSE REFERENCES

Wizard Battle poses

Shoulders

Tips for practicing anatomy

Proportional Limbs

Skeletons

Hair Directions

Afro, 4C hair

Clothing

Long skirts

Traditional Chinese Hanfu (clothing reference)

CLOTHING REFERENCE

Sewing information

Animals

Horse -> Dragon

Snouts: dogs, cats, wolves, fox

Foot, paw, hoof

More

Drawing references sources

Art tutorial Masterlist

Another art tutorial Masterlist

Inspiration: father recreates son's art

Inspiration: Lights

ART BOOKS

Plants/flowers: North America, Hawaii, Patagonia

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