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Exercises for all the homies who want to have a long career drawing.

The true problem with being an artist and drawing all day (as I wanted my whole life) is that human backs are not designed to hold that position, so it is very common for artists and designers to have really stiff shoulder blades, creating a chain of muscle strain towards the arm AND the back… and a lot of pain.

These are some physical exercises for artists and honestly anyone who works at a desk.

You can actually add your own images into it if you want to compare more dynamic characters or use alternate poses. And I’ll show you how owo

1. You go on the site:

2. Left click the image and scroll down to inspect:

3. You see those two links down there? Those are the image links for the sillouhettes, just add your own image (must be a url, i personally like imgur):

4. And bingo bango! You got your own custom images to compare heights with! I hope this was helpful owo

Note:im not a professional

First we start with the shape. I use squares to draw my heads. Ever since I discovered this method it’s been a lot easier for me to draw the head. Here are some examples:

Add on the cross lines so u can determine where u want your features to be!

Let’s use the square to draw the face! Also Add the ears one the side. The top of the ear should be touching the horizontal line!

Let’s add the nose! I use circles as a guideline. My noses are very simplified but it’s easy to tell the features of a real nose. Here are some examples of my noses

Remember to look at real life pictures of noses! Let’s add the nose! I’ve marked where it should be!

Next the mouth and eyes! I usually make a simple line for the mouth and I sometimes color the top lip during sketching.(I have no reason for it)

Here are some examples

Now I put the top eye line directly on the horizontal . It should line up with the top of the ears!

U can also make circles and even add another horizontal line to help u draw the eyes.

Now for shaping the face. I make curve lines on the side of the box. Both curves should meet at the middle of the vertical line to make the chin

Here is an example and the final product.

Add obvious details like the lining of the ear. Use references or refer to studying other artist work to see what methods they use. That’s how u build skills and your own style. But always rely on real life for a more accurate example.

Are you a cosplayer? Are you painfully stubborn and tired of every video and tutorial out there about painting shoes telling you not to paint the rubber soles? Me too! So I did it anyway.

Here's a full break down of how I did it complete with suggested materials and pictures!

Apologies to those that use screen readers, Tumblr is NOT letting me add alt text on desktop, so I would greatly appreciate anyone who wants to add an image description in a reblog. I'll try to write one up and add it to the end of this post later, but you are free to beat me to it!

thank you so much!! <3

the most i have to say is experiment!! i think this guide/set of tips by miyazaki is a good place to start. you can skimp on all other supplies, but using a paper that's thick enough is crucial; nothing ruins a painting more than a flimsy, buckling sheet.

start with highly diluted washes of color, wait for them to dry, and then work light to dark. i make a lot of mistakes (like having adjacent colors bleed because i didn't wait for one to dry), and just a paper towel is helpful to mop up the offending paint. you can always layer paints to make them darker, so starting as pale/diluted as possible is important!

Another tutorial I‘ve made, about digital brushwork this time!

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