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and bonus heh. kitty approved

lao loves cats and animals in general you cant tell me otherwise

and i wondered if you use/have learned any particular techniques for compositions? i've tried studying how rule of thirds/golden triangles/whatever the hell apply to compositions i like, but i didn't learn from it in a way i could reliably use

Thanks! When it comes to composition, the main things I think about are bias and how to lead the eye.

Our brains like bias in images. Something that splits the canvas 70/30 is more visually interesting than something that splits it 50/50. That's why we often aim to divide the canvas into big, medium, and small shapes, and why those shapes look better when there's significant difference/bias in their sizes. The image on the left below has more contrast between the size of its shapes, and so feels more visually interesting than the one on the right:

When it comes to leading the eye, it tends to move along lines/edges, and it tends to move towards the points where lines converge and intersect. You can use this to guide the viewer's eye through your piece to your focal point. For the same reason, having too many lines pointing in random, unrelated directions, can make the piece feel disorganized and unclear.

For example, you can see how much clearer the location of the focal point is in the upper composition here than it is in the bottom one:

It's true that the upper one is pretty unsubtle, but you gotta know how to make it work unsubtly in order to make it work subtly because the subtle stuff is just the unsubtle stuff in disguise.

I'd also recommend keeping catalogues (folders on your computer, powerpoint presentations, however you like to store images) of art that you like so that you can use them for reference, inspiration, and studies. I keep a composition catalogue and a color catalogue among others.

Sidenote, Edgar Payne's book, Composition of Outdoor Painting, is a great resource for learning about composition:

Hey! I haven't really been posting lately (I haven't had any art I felt like posting or ideas 💔) but I wanted to share that I am doing art fight this year!

Looking at how positive reaction to this whole idea was, I decided to give it a try! I thank everyone who participated in the poll, this made it much easier to make a final decision about prompts. Here are some things you need to know: 1) You're welcome to participate even if you aren't an artist (writers and editors, for instance, can also try!!) 2) Most of these prompts can be easily applied to any version of liutana (titans, OG, 3D era, etc.) 3) Of course there's no obligation to post regularly 4) Use this tag: #LiuTanaWeek2026 I scheduled the event this way bc I believe it tales time to prepare and consider what you wanna create ^_^

Rating: E (not smut)

Word Count: 3,487

Summary:

Raiden just wants some sleep after a long day (week? month?) in the arena. Kung Lao isn't quite the restful type. Lucky him.

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so almost all characters got new cool khaos skins but Kung Lao?? hold my beer-

Khaos Kung Lao is an orphan and an ex monk, who hated growing up in Temple. When Titan Havik's forces rampaged and killed most of the monks, he was taken to the tournament and realized that this is exactly the life he was craving. Kung Lao carved his way to becoming a Champion through countless battles, leaving behind piles of corpses of kombatants all over other realms and timelines. Undefeated champion of this realm, he's the epitome of an arrogance as well as an adrenaline junky.

+ bonus: close-ups, first concept sketch and playlist ⬇

Khaos Lao sketches that follow @helsensm AU lmao