misty!

Wrap up your OC in a blanket burrito and let’s answer some questions!

What is their go-to comfort food?

Give them a warm drink of your choice, what would it be? Would their choice differ from yours?

What is something they really like about themselves and what is something you really like about them?

What is the thing they like the most about their friends and what is the thing their friends like the most about them?

What is the song you most associate to them?

What is their favourite music genre? If they don’t have one, what’s their favourite song?

What is their favourite movie, or a movie they would really enjoy?

What is a smell that makes them feel at home?

How would they react if a person they love (friends and family included) gave them a flower bouquet unexpectedly?

What is their favorite thing in the world?

What is an item of clothing/an accessory that completes them/makes them feel safe?

What is their safe place? And what does “safe place” mean to them?

Do they prefer warm or cold temperatures? Moreover, what is their favourite season and why?

Quickly, let them give us some life advice!

Now you give them some life advice.

What was the happiest moment of their life?

What positives did they extrapolate from the worst moment(s) of their life?

What is their favourite hobby? Would they share it with someone they love?

What is something they excel at?

What is their hidden talent? Is that a skill they’ve been practicing since childhood or just something they happen to know and never had the chance to show? Besides, was it something forced upon them, taught by someone close, or they picked it up themselves?

Which new skills they would really like to learn? 

If they had to pick up an instrument, what would they choose? 

Would they prefer reading books or listening to an audiobook? Besides, would they rather read for someone or have someone read for them?

How do they relax? Is that a solitary activity, a group activity, or both?

If they had to prepare a conference, what would be the topic of discussion?

What would be their ideal romance? Did they find a perfect match already, is it still a work in progress, or have they experienced something out of their expectations?

What is their romance’s theme song?

What would they do if their favourite pet suddenly fell asleep on their lap?

They have a chance to get a tattoo: what would it be?

What is their love language?

What would make them blush?

Draw or describe the silliest outfit you can think of. They now have it inside their wardrobe, but it’s a secret between you and them… unless someone finds out.

What is their favourite color? And which colors do they like to wear the most?

Do they have any guilty pleasures? How guilty do they feel about it?

What is something they’re ashamed of but others find extremely cute?

What would they gift to their partner or their best friends to show their affection?

Give them your credit card for five minutes; what would they buy?

Find one quote from a book, a song, or a piece of media that would make them feel at peace.

If they could go back in time, how would they reassure their child-self about the future?

What is their celebrity crush? How would they react if noticed by said crush?

If they were a bath bomb, what scents and colors would you use to describe their personality?

Let them vent for a second, without the fear of being judged. What would they like to say?

And what would you say to comfort them?

Since i just realized I can edit it later, I will answer some of 'em now, some will be added later. Either way, I wanna yap sooo

Misty - purple (a silly sona, originally created in minecraft universum, just a short skrunkly fella from the Nether)

1. Hm, thinking minecraft-wise, they would probably love cakes of all kinds. Not really a way to make those in the Nether, so the moment they step in the overworld and get a taste of these silly sweet thingies, they would fall in love. Oh, also, anything incredibly spicy. They would put unholy amounts fo spicy stuff into their food, cuz warmth feeling would be comforting.

2. I can only think about lava tbh 😭 Possibly would be a sucker for hot chocolate.

5. My R, either Rachies cover or Anna + Rachie + Bao. I'm a sucker for drawing them in yellow cardigan. Probably why I love this art i got during artfight, made by Maddel_art (twt&ig)

8. Some sort of smoke, probably. Kind of like the candles that are scented like campfire smoke, charcoal, ash or something like that.

13. Warm. Since I imagine it must be hella hot in the nether (pun intended), Misty would have a hard time adjusting to the weather in the overworld. Would get cold & shaky pretty quickly, the most comfortable season being summer, probably hanging out in the desert would be best bet. Love to think that they would be mesmerised by snow, though.

28. Cry, lol. The moment they learned cats exist, they would sacrifice their life for them. So if one chose to sleep in their lap? Tears would be fallin like waterfalls. Funfact, since a lot of their genetics are somehow tied to Ghasts, their tears have the same properties as ghast tears. Would be really useful for making regen potions.

30. Touch. Not many folks to cuddle and smooch in the nether, so if they had a partner (which is work in progress btw) they would be really clingy and touchy. Holding hands as often as they can, booping someones face, giving (very clumsy btw) smooches all over their face & hands. The moment I learned what actual inuit kiss (kunik) looks like, I realized that was the kind of way i think they would try to show their affection. You know, when they are all full of feelings and stuff, they would smush their nose into loved one's face as hard as they can, because how else can they show so many emotions and love if words are hard!!

HOMOPHONIC PHRASES HOMOPHONIC HOMOPHONIC SOUNDALIKES RHYMES ECHOS

for environments:

shot deck is a massive database of film shots searchable by grading, tod, shot type, characters and content! Studying from films really helps improve your values and composition as the shots are usually very carefully constructed! It helps you find ways to maintain realism while still packing mood and narrative into your work!

master paintings! I recommend the orientalists like Jean Leon Gerome in particular their environments had great compositions and throw around a ton of colour and light! I like the modern artists Craig Mullins and Richard Schmid also, as there is so much impressionist lost detail and simplicity yet the environments feel so real.

The 1960s era disney background artists like eyvind earle are a masterclass in stylisation and simplification and make a wonderful choice for studies. (That being said modern disney visdev artists like Nathan Fowkes are just as fantastic to study for the same reason)

architectural photography can be a great resource too- I love to look for work by urbEX people!

thumbnailing and comp studies- trying to break down a photo into as few values as possible and still have it be readable- this really helps train your brain in the relationship between light exposure and local value.

Im begging you if doing it in colour is too hard to start with just do it in black and white!!!!! Greyscale painting is an essential step in learning to paint and understand lighting scenarios!! Colour is hard!!!

there is no substitute for going outside and doing some plein air painting- really looking first hand at how the light effects different materials and objects, how it bounces around, what edges your eye naturally loses in certain lighting scenarios. Just go outside and draw and try to notice stuff.

for characters:

figure studies!!!! from life if you can but if you cant there are a ton of great resources out there- personally I love croquis cafe and posespace, but if you can afford it (and are interested in intense anatomy study) then scott eaton has a site called bodies in motion which is fantaaaastic. I think by now everyone knows nyx and senshistock, I also use a lot of grafit studio photorefs to study more complicated poses!!

Master studies (again). I particularly like to study the work of John Singer Sargent, Joaquin Sorolla, Edwin Austin Abbey, Alphonse Mucha (his le pater compositions are out of this world), any of the New Rochelle artists (e.g rockwell, tom lovell, those 1950s illustrators REALLY knew their shit).

I literally have a resin skull on my desk that I've used to do quick studies with different lighting, just 10 mins a day back when I was doing it and it levelled up my skill a lot!.

Material studies are essential to leveling up your character painting!!! Look at fur, look at metal, look at the way something embroidered reflects light vs tooled leather!!

gesture studies! Look at a dynamic pose and see how you can exaggerate the motion in away that captures the sense of movement. This is tricky to start with but its really worthwhile especially when you combine it with other exercises. Mixamo is a cool library to look into for this kind of thing as you can pause and rotate the models in the middle of their actions!

breakdown the work of artists you admire- it's ok to study other living artists (and try to reverse engineer how they are making their decisions) it's a very effective learning tool! Really figure out what it is about that persons workflow you like, and how you might incorporate that element into your own. Obviously, dont post studies of living artists work!

The most important thing is that when you do a study you go into it knowing what you want to learn. Dont try to do everything at once! It's ok to focus on the muscle structure and not give a damn about the gesture. It's ok to focus on the texture of the fur and completely ignore the characters face.

The best way to keep doing studies is to find refs you like- things you are interested in and that capture your imagination! Follow your curiosity and remember that just a tiny little bit a day makes a huge difference.

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

not even (x)?

you’re missing out on so much.

that must be great not having to deal with the bad ones.

did something happen to you?

can they fix it?

*Crucks knuckles*

Heartsworn fans I summon you. Let us start this party. Someone has to be first... it turns out it has to be me this time...

Word gallons are for more than just words. They can be used to emphasis and even add emotions and to a scene

Feeling dizzy? About to pass out?

A lilting playful swirl (Time and Time Again by Deo I)

The white and black of the text has been replaced with a sinister black and the words are off tilter (Sword Interval by Benjamin Fleuter)

The voice is coming from a place deeper and more unsettling and the text is uneven and handwritten

A dismissive comment literally (metaphorically) stabs someone (Marionetta by Míriam Bonastre Tur)

Being interrupted before finishing what is being said

A withering and icy reply (The Secrets of Soulford by the Quincil)

Wobbly uncertain bubbles that even break apart in some parts from dizziness (The Blind Prince by cozycroww)

Pain almost appears to be breaking the usually round bubble into uneven and broken balloons. The little smaller balloons around it are reminiscent of sweat or tears (Heir’s Game by suspu)