Art Tutorials and References

Here is a really good tutorial on darker skin by navate. I will check if I got some more.

when i got this ask i got so nervous because i really suck at teaching;;; sorry for getting to this so late and letting this stew in my drafts but here’s my best shot! 

Some things to consider: Line of action is perhaps the most important thing when drawing poses and figures, as it is the balancing rod that guides the body’s movement. If the line of action is weak or doesn’t make sense, then the pose will not work no matter how much you try to fudge it. 

I forgot to mention this in the drawings but you can see that i start every drawing with a basic skeleton. As much as i wish i could draw without the aid of a skeleton, it’s the most essential part of drawing figures. 

USING REFERENCE PHOTOS IS A GODSEND. Do not disregard using references, it helps clarify the way a body can move and bend so so much. If you have trouble imagining how the fingers in a pose should look, try it out in the mirror and study your own hand!  

It’s been forever but I did this ajshaj

Quick notes:- I use Paint Tool SAI 2- some of the tools and layer names are in Russian but it all should still be understandable I hope

So here’s a tutorial on I do my simple coloring

There’s not much to it but maybe this can help someone

ohh god I don’t think my characters are particularly consistent (I actually find consistently pretty overrated) but I think just think of their features and the structures of their face and body. simplify their shapes - as long as the silhouette and personality are recognizable, the character is recognizable!

can you tell the exact point in time where I stopped trying to make this into a comprehensible tutorial

@ripwitch

That’t actually a question i get hella often… and i actually made a long time ago a small tutorial…  well i think it doesnt hurt to put it in….

@ryuumajora replied to this post and said:

Gosh I love how you make things look so soft and fluffy. do you have any tips or tricks to help make things look kinda like fur like in this picture?

So here’s my process for drawing fur!

Also, something I failed to mention in the tutorial itself: I use a plain round brush most of the time, and this tutorial doesn’t require any special brushes, but I do occasionally use a bristle-brush with this technique.  Here are the settings for that, if you’d like to give it a try!

@ripwitch

Hi!!

I really think  learning the rules first is important before bending them. Once you understand why things the way that they are, you can modify them without looking that off (more stylistic). 

I recommend reading

This wonderful series of tutorials by @foervraengd: 

MANGA to REALISTIC:

Part 1: [link]

Part 2: [link]

Part 3: [link]

Part 4: [link]

Part 5: [link]

Part 6: [link]

Part 7: [link]

Part 8: [link]

Part 9: [link]

Part 10: [link]

Part 11: [link]

Part 12: [link]

UNDERSTANDING ANATOMY:

Part 1: [link]

Part 2: [link]

Part 3: [link]

Part 4: [link]

Part 5: [link]

& going on proko.com 

and then maybe reading: https://artres.xyz/post/create-realistic-art-with-awesome-art-tutorials/, where I curated some of my favorites! :D

I hope this helped!

If it did please consider reblogging it or sharing it with your friends! ❤️

Thanks for the ask! The truth is, I’m still really shaky on how to draw hands. But here’s a really short and simple tutorial on my approach.