Art References

here is a master list of great art tools that can make your workflow easier! 👇 (updating, please consider supporting me on kofi or check out my other works)

morpho books

figure drawing for all it's worth (+ creative illustration)

framed ink

will eisner comics and sequential art

will eisner graphic storytelling and visual narrative

understanding comics (+ making comics)

folder of various animation production art

burne hogarth drawing dynamic hands

perspective for comic book artists

michael mattesi force drawing

the animator's survival kit

color and light james gurney

morpho books

figure drawing for all it's worth (+ creative illustration)

framed ink

will eisner comics and sequential art

will eisner graphic storytelling and visual narrative

understanding comics (+ making comics)

folder of various animation production art

burne hogarth drawing dynamic hands

perspective for comic book artists

michael mattesi force drawing

the animator's survival kit

color and light james gurney

What up? Just wrote an article that I hope you guys like. It’s still in progress because I didn’t go through the whole discussion thread yet, but I think this is a decent start. 

Got a frustration? 

Join the convo at https://art-res.tumblr.com/post/189312922268/a-question-for-you-homies

Table of Contents

Problem: Just starting out and do not know where to begin

Problem: Issues with foreshortening and creating form

Problem: Art Block / Have no idea what to draw

Problem: Distraction and lack of focus when drawing

Problem: Stuck on creating a character

Problem: I lack a style and do not know what direction I want to take my art in

Problem: Can’t draw accurately/ what is really there/ looking to make my art more realistic

Problem: How do I improve my social media presence/market my art?

Problem: Lack of artist networking

Problem: shaky and messy lines

Problem: Can’t find time to create

Thanks for looking homies! Hope this helps you!

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by the way, because someone in the comments had asked -

1) here are the photos i used to study! please feel free to use them yourself, though id love if we could find the creator. i found these on pinterest and could not find who had provided the photos originally

2) it was asked why the bands are drawn on the model/studies - as you might be able to see in the photos, not only do the rings help you understand how foreshortening works a little better with a visual guide, i also find seeing how the flat or rounded planes of the arm deform in different poses to be really helpful (to me) in understanding the arms form better.

not a tutorial just some notes ^^

ps sorry for spelling accordion wrong every single time. i will not learn from this

It never goes away. Like. Literally ever. "It's so hard and I keep stumbling over it" yeah. Never goes away. For anyone. Keep that in mind.

While you do have to train your eye to get better at drawing, which means you have to look at good art, you also have to stop only looking at artwork made by professionals or people who've been doing it longer than you. Jealous of another 21-year-old whose art is better than you? Block or mute. Lol. It doesn't matter who cares. Jealousy is ugly and you should work on that but feelings like that don't just go away and so if it's not hurting anyone just get that out of your sight. Unblock/mute when you're in a better headspace.

If you can't keep your drawings to yourself then have a dedicated set of artist friends to complain with or hold each other accountable. Preferably people of your same skill level. And no I don't mean a huge discord server full of randos, like, your actual friends, chances are you're only going to get your feelings hurt if in you're some huge buttfuck discord server where people are busy doing god knows what and they either ignore your posts or just leave reacts.

What actually helps ease this is by practicing in bulk. Everyone tells you art is like a muscle and you have to train it constantly, with rest, but constantly. And what this means realistically is you're more likely to learn by drawing something repetitively. Say you're struggling to draw a profile. Don't waste hours getting one drawing of a profile right. If it sucks just start over again. Repeat. Literally the fastest and most efficient way with almost every drawing roadblock is just start over again. The time will pass anyways etc etc.

Confidence is won through effort! Confidence is not so much a feeling as it is the cumulative result of the work you put in. (I read this on reddit one time and never forgot it.)

6. This is a really tough one but you'll have to substitute motivation for discipline.

Part 1 of big "how to chibi-fy this flower????" guide is here!!! 🥰

Links for everything can be found here

charcoal (free)

borupenp (free)

enpitsup (12 USD)

ph math grid (free)

ph dot grid (free)

7 paper textures (free)

45 real paper textures (free)

safir pen (used in the first image) (10 clippy)

drew brush (free)

really helpful technique ^ once you know how to divide by halves and thirds it makes drawing evenly spaced things in perspective waaay easier:

my recipe for drawing hands!

(small note that this is a shortcut that is more abt style and ease than anatomical accuracy. it helps to take time to really properly study hands, makes it easier to bend the rules a bit like this and have it still look good!!)

“Notes on skirts and pants”