TammArto

I give it MASCLES

And I wanna stress that when i say “top of the leg” i’m not talking about the crotch (please don’t flag me tumblr it’s an anatomical term) i’m talking about the point where the femur connects to the pelvis, which is higher up on the hips:

It’s easier to see what I’m talking about in this photo of a man squatting: 

So yeah if you use that measurement when using this technique you should get fairly realistically proportioned legs:

But remember! messing with proportions is an important and fun part of character design! Know the rules first so you can then break them however you please!

Uhhhhhh idk why you would want my help I’m not very good but sure 😅 Here’s my basic process

I sketch it and then outline it with a pencil brush and delete the sketch.

I lay down flat color with an ink brush

I add in blush & skin shading with a darker, redder color than the skin tone. Then I add shadows with a purpleish color and switch the layer to multiply mode and turn down the opacity. Then I go in and airbrush light with an orangeish yellow color with the layer on luminosity mode and turn down the opacity. I switch the outline layer to overlay mode.

On this one I added the ‘string of fate’ with a light pen brush I tweaked so it worked the way I wanted it to.

Added background and shading, some color overlay layers, and texture and this was the end result:

How to draw a Black person

How to colour Black people skin tones

How to draw dreadlocks

How to draw African hair

How to draw curly hair

How to draw braids

How to draw braids part 2

How to draw cornrows

How to draw Bantu knots

How to draw two strand twists

How to draw an Asian person

How to colour darker skin tones with alcohol markers

How to draw hijabs/traditional Muslim hair coverings

How to draw a hijabi girl

All links and art provided by @ itsajart on TikTok

drawing black people (instagram--the rest are tumblr posts)- color, naturally kinky/curly hair, protective hairstyles

more tips on drawing black hair

drawing mixed people 

drawing asian people (goes over east, southeast, south asians--LOTS of good resources and tips in the notes from my knowledge)

drawing east asian people

This is more or less how I work when doing painted comics. Drawn comics (i.e, lined comics) takes less time usually but follow the same rules during layout. This works for me personally, I’m not an art teacher orz

I use Paint Tool SAI and Photoshop. Hardware is a Wacom Intuos Pro Medium,  and I have an i5-4440, 8GB RAM, and a GTX750 (shouldn’t matter really, only PS uses it, I think SAI use onboard graphics) - I also run dual S2340L IPS monitors. 

Font is Anime Ace.

Golden Ratio and Rule of Thirds - good guideline for composition, isn’t a hard rule, with enough practise you’ll start doing these unconsciously 

180-degree rule - cinematography guideline so readers don’t get confused

Thumbs (page sketch thumbnails) are very important and useful

Don’t forget to take breaks! Drink water, play with your cat, make sure you’re sitting properly