The Unicorn Who Doodles

here’s an old patreon reward to fill in the drawing-hiatus void a bit; something I get asked about a lot is the ‘acting’ in my comics and how to be subtle with conveying emotions. The answer is mostly experience and constantly observing people in real life to learn about expressions, but knowing when to ‘dial up’ or ‘dial down’ emotion is very important! context is king- this is basically the same advice that Carl Barks gave on one of his reference sheets here (in a much more succinct manner!):

Commissions from both Emerald City Comic Con and Katsucon this year!! Thank you so much, everyone! (I get so excited anyone asks me to draw sweet Yuzu~ )

Anatomy tip weekly! :)

This week I’ve prepared something for people who sometimes are confused how to start drawing. Instead of starting with head, start with torso.

DrawingDen’s Beginners Masterlist 

All the basics you need to begin learning to draw and think visually like an artist from a starter level!

Note: Feel free to leave suggestions as there may still be topics left uncovered, since art is such a wide subject the list could go on for miles so I’ve chosen what I see as the most basic fundamentals

Intro/Extras

Glossary of basic art terms 

Admins online course recommendation

Light/Value

The Basics of light

Lighting terminology guide

Understanding value in colour

Materials and light tutorial

Visual structure diagram

Building values

Shading exercises and tutorial

Form/Perspective 

The basics of structure

Drawing measuring techniques

How to see the world as an artist

The basics of perspective

Introduction to vanishing points

Negatives shapes exercise

Soft vs hard strokes

Colour

Guide to basics in colour

Shading in colour tutorial

Contrast in colour

Guide to picking colours

Why shadows aren’t gray

Anatomy

Basic proportions

Understanding anatomy series

Common beginner face mistakes

Eyes | Mouth | Nose | Hands

General body tutorial

Recommended Books

Fun with a Pencil

Colour and Light: A Guide for the Realist Painter

Studio Ghibli’s animation software will be made available via open source this month. 

That’s right…💯% free.

Animation software is, by and large, very expensive and out of the range of most people seeking to get into animation.  As of March 26th, this software will become open source and available to all prospective animators!