RobotJellyFish

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes in your genre

How bodies decompose

Wilderness survival skills

Mob mentality

Other cultures

What it takes for a human to die in a given situation

Common tropes for your genre

It’s hard to find guided practice tools for artists, so here’s what I’ve been able to find. Feel free to add your own and build this list. 

Figure Drawing Practice 

Animal Drawing Practice

Quickposes.com

Posemaniacs.com

Wysp Practices (some of this needs payment, some is free)

Hands and Feet Practice (new!)

I love the expressions when people fall in love.

So, I’ve studied a blushing face for a long time.

Someone want to see a happy one, so i made happy one better than others.

When Describing a Character DO:

provide enough detail to give the reader a sense of the character’s physical appearance 

highlight details that serve as clues to who the character is and perhaps what their life is like

describe clothing to establish character or when relevant to scene

DON’T:

go overboard with too many details or take up too much of the reader’s time describing one character

repetitively describe features or fixate on certain characteristics

describe clothing every time the character shows up unless its somehow relevant to the scene. 

describe minor characters’ clothing in-depth unless it’s relevant

Choose a Focal Point When describing a character’s appearance, choose a focal point and work up or down from there. For example, you may describe them from head to toe, or from toe to head. Try not to skip around. If you’re describing their face, start with their hair and work your way down to their mouth, or start at the mouth and work your way up to their hair. Describing Race and Ethnicity There is a lot of debate about the right and wrong way to describe a person’s race. If you want, you can state that a person is Black, white, Hispanic, Native American, First Nations, Latino, Middle-Eastern, Asian, Pacific Islander, etc. Just remember that races are made up of different ethnic groups. Someone of Asian descent could be Japanese, Korean, Chinese, Vietnamese, etc. If you’re describing a character whose ethnicity is unknown or not important to the plot, you could just say that they were Asian or Black, for example. But, the rest of the time you need to be clear about whether they are Chinese, Chinese American, Korean, etc. Also, remember that not all Black people are African-American, such as someone born in England or Haiti, for example. You may instead choose to describe a character’s race through the color of their hair, eyes, and skin. It’s up to you which you feel most comfortable with and is most appropriate for your story. Just remember, if you describe one character’s skin color or otherwise make an issue of their race, you should describe every character’s skin color or race. Describing Clothing Just like with physical appearance, when describing clothing you want to choose a focal point and work up or down. Think about things like the garments they’re wearing (pants, shirt, coat) and accessories (hat, jewelry, shoes). Be sure to choose clothing which are both relevant to your character and to the time and place where your story is set. You can find out about appropriate clothing by Googling the time and place your story is set plus the word clothing: “Clothing in Victorian England” “Clothing in 1960s New York” “9th century Viking clothing” Be sure to look for web sites that aren’t providing cheap Halloween costumes. Shops providing clothes for historical reenactors are often very accurate. Looking for Inspiration There are many resources online for both historical and modern clothing. For historical clothing, you can look for web sites about the period, web sites for or about historical reenactors, or web pages for historical enthusiasts or museums. For modern clothing, you can simply pull up the web site of your favorite department store or clothing designer. Choose an outfit that works for your character, then learn how to describe the relevant parts. Resources for Describing Clothing:

Describing Clothing Describing Clothes Writing Tips on Describing Clothes Describing Clothes and Appearance (If You Should at All) Resources for Garments and Accessories: Shirts Trousers  Dress Types of Dress Shorts Briefs Panties Lingerie Bra Swimsuit Pajamas Shoes Coats and Jackets Sweaters Hats Jewelry Sunglasses Sleeves, Necklines, Collars, and Dress Types Scarves for Men Scarf Buying Guide The Ultimate Scarf Tying Guide

Historical Clothing Resources: OMG That Dress! Period Fabric Amazon Dry Goods Reconstructing History Historic Threads Historical Costume Inspiration History of Costume: European Fashion Through the Ages Women’s Fashion Through the Years Clothing in the Ancient World Clothing in Ancient Rome Clothing in Biblical Times Vintage Fashion Guild Reproduction Fabrics Fabrics and Trims Vintage Fabric Fur and Skins Fashion Timeline 1800-1990 18th Century Clothing Tips Clothing Reference Book List Costume Gallery Legit’s Historical Fashion Master Post

Looking for a random city? Click here.

Looking for a random city that people have actually heard of? Click here.

Need a random surname for a character? Click here. (They also give prevalence by race, which is very helpful.)

Random motivations for your characters here!

Need some character quirks? Here and here! 

hey yall its me the Art Mom™ to help you shade pretty

rule 1: DO NOT SHADE WITH BLACK. EVER. IT NEVER LOOKS GOOD. 

red- shade with a slightly darker shade of purple

orange- slightly darker and more saturated shade of red

yellow- i think like..a peach could work but make it a really light peach

green- shade with darker and less saturated shade of blue or teal

blue- shade with purple

purple- a shade thats darker than the purple you’re using and maybe a little pink (MAYBE blue)

pink- darker shade of red

white- a really light lavender or blue..or i guess any really light colour??

black- okay listen dont use pure black to colour anything unless you want to leave it with flat colours because you cant really shade black lol

grey- a slightly darker shade of purple or blue (less saturated)

brown- slightly darker and less saturated shade of purple or red

I made some Balls of Colour to go with Art Mom™’s post:

thank you sweetie! ;___;

this will be the simplest tutorial ever bc i’m a lazy bastard but here goes

i work on photoshop cs5 and usually start out with a A4 300 pixels/inch canvas

1) draw a picture. like so:

2) create a new layer below the line art and pick a photoshop standard brush called charcoal large smear and adjust the size to whatever you like (i prefer to keep it quite small). make sure you have pen pressure controlling opacity too

3) pick a grey. i usually go for a medium grey bc i’m a coward and afraid of contrast. smear that shit all over the place. try to cover as much area as you can without lifting the pen bc it will make the end result smoother (it took me three “strokes” to do this)

4) then go to filter > texture > grain

with my canvas size i usually have the intensity at 60 and contrast at 0 but you can try different intensities etc. the point is to make it look kinda like watercolor or ink on paper

TA DAH

the grain filter gives the brush strokes that kind of ink soaking through paper effect, and is also the reason why you wanna keep the number of strokes on a single area to a minimum, bc otherwise it’ll pretty quickly end up looking like shitty paper looks when it gets too soaked and the top layer starts to peel off and it’s just not pretty (if i need several layers of strokes in a single area i usually just create new layers for them and apply grain to all separately before merging)

5) then just erase what you don’t need, and i usually adjust the brightness (image > adjustments > brightness/contrast) a bit bc as i said i’m a coward who’s afraid of contrast so i tend to make everything very light

AND YOU’RE DONE, VOILÀ

matias salutes u

Cleaning:

Tutorial For Text Or Other Obstructions by t-o-k-i-d-o-k-i

Mangacap Cleaning Tutorial by animeps

How To Clean Manga Caps by syun-syun

Scan Cleaning Tutorial by bakamura

Manga Cleaning Tutorial by laetia

Clean And Edit Scans by shoujomangapictures

Mangacap Cleaning Tutorial by shoujomangapictures

Basic Editing:

Tutorial For Mangacaps by t-o-k-i-d-o-k-i

Tutorial For Mangacaps by itechi

Tutorial For Fab Caps by fairymangacaps

Mangacap Tutorial by shojomangapictures

Coloring:

Manga Color Tutorial by kamikukisama

Manga Coloring Tutorial by animeps

Tutorial: Manga Coloring by mangastories

Manga Coloring Tutorial by ukitakejushirou

Simple Coloring Manga Tutorial by suouh

Manga Coloring Tutorial by hitsuyo

Basic Coloring Tutorial by bakamura

How To Color Manga by gaywin

Manga Coloring Tutorial by shishiopls

Colored Manga Tutorial by shoukomangapictures

Manga Coloring Tutorial by laetia

Manga Coloring Tutorial by floralnin

Specific Coloring:

Hair Highlighting Tutorial by bakamura

Change Color of Black Hair by bakamura

Creating Shadows by bakamura

How To Make Blushes by futaba.tea

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Okay so if you’re anything like me you see those lists of au ideas floating around and you like them but when it comes time to write something and you need an idea you have no idea what you tagged them as or if they’re buried somewhere in your likes so….have a list of some of the ones I’ve come across! This is updated with new lists and fixed links fairly frequently so check back here if you’d like more! 

also: there are a few lists that people have requested that i have not been able to find so if you know of one/write one, please send it to me. my messages/ask/submit are all open. WANTED: expectant parents/parents with newborns aus, historical aus

 (updated on november 6th, 2016) 

(current count: ~163 lists + 39 individual prompts)

themed:

super long list of college aus

more college aus

even more college aus

autumn aus

it’s really cold outside aus

meet-ugly

art school aus

femslash aus

they know each other but don’t know that they know each other aus

awkward first meeting aus

MORE college aus

airport related aus

fake married/dating trope

pub aus (here for halloween season)

royal aus

assassin aus

opposites attract

lots more under the cut, the post was getting unwieldy

Quick Contents

Introduction

General remarks

What’s  normal?

Reactions to injury - including emotional reactions, fainting and shock. 

Minor injuries - such as bruises, grazes and sprains

Head injuries - from  black eyes to severe concussions

Broken bones 

Dislocated joints

Cutting and Piercing - for various locations, including blood loss symptoms and figures.

Blunt trauma - getting hit, internal injuries.

Burns - including electrical burns

Hostile environments - such as extreme cold and heat, oxygen deprivation and exposure to vacuum.

References - useful websites.

Seto Kaiba’s Duel Disk - Tutorial ⬅️

Hey there~! 💕 Some people were curious about how I made my Duel Disk, so I hope this tutorial will be helpful ✨   Here you can see a little video of the (almost finished) Duel Disk: klick~ Here is a PDF of the outlines I made for my top part: hirami.cyphexx.com/tutorials/dueldisk.pdf (note that these are just the outlines for the top part; the bottom part has to be a little bit bigger than this) Some useful links: reference pictures 1 & 2 | Kamui’s LED Books | PVC HobbyColor | … For more pictures and tutorials please visit… 💙 facebook | instagram | deviantArt | tumblr | animexx | worldcosplay Liked this tutorial? Consider drinking a coffee with me 😊 Thank you~

body language masterlist

a translator that doesn’t eat ass like google translate does

a reverse dictionary for when ur brain freezes

550 words to say instead of fuckin said

638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again

body language masterlist

a translator that doesn’t eat ass like google translate does

a reverse dictionary for when ur brain freezes

550 words to say instead of fuckin said

638 character traits for when ur brain freezes again

some more body language help

Guide to Darts Infographic from Enerie.

Writers continue to reblog these infographics for their useful terminology. If you’ve missed any infographics, here they are:

Know Your Shoes Part 1 Lobster Claws anyone?

Know Your Shoes Part 2

History of Hairstyles Part 1

History of Hairstyles Part 2

Know Your Scarves

Know Your Belts Part 1

Know Your Belts Part 2

Know Your Sleeve Lengths

Know Your jacket length

Know Your Skirt Lengths

Know Your Pant Lengths

Know Your Pleats

Know Your Denim Pockets Part 1

Know Your Patch Pockets Part 2

Know Your Pockets Part 3

Know Your Sleeves

Know Your Bras

Know Your Collars

Know Your Hair Buns

Fashion Pattern Vocabulary Part 1

Fashion Pattern Vocabulary Part 2

Know Your Sunglasses Infographic

Know Your Necklines

Sleeves and Necklines

Know Your Hats

Know Your Collars and Cuffs

Know Your Necklines

Know Your Skirts

Know Your Nail Shapes and What’s Popular on Instagram

Know Your Eye Liners

Know Your Wedding Dresses