#aliensssrefs

Pretty awesome webbed site for Hermitcraft reference photos

There's an option to view in 2D or 3D isometric view which is like... really good for finding elevations and understanding the relative scale landmarks are in the overworld.

The detail in quality is great too the more you zoom in like this is part of Doc's s9 Perimeter

Lil lightning round of design tips ft the new Spilled Ink OCs. Mostly stuff I’ve went over before but with a bit more focus on an example and how to consciously design multiple OCs at once.

Video HERE

Ryusei and Mari from Spilled Ink’s upcoming project for a manga contest so the designs must stay relatively simple. Even with very basic clothing, the uniqueness comes from how they are worn and what shapes do these outfits contribute to the character (and why).

my question is, how do you create unique silhouettes for so many characters with so many different clothing items? i seem to get stuck on just using capes and skirts, but you have a huge array of items and accessories. how do you get to that point? how would you recommend others go about it?

thank you I take very much pride in honing that ^_^! Lots of the times there I do reuse a lot of accessories and it’s okay to use capes and skirts, what makes it unique is how these items are worn because there rly is so many different types of clothing to experiment with.

These three ocs for example wear clothes that can pass off as ‘dresses’ visually and yet they’re all different by the hem and the length and the shape and material and so on!

a lot of the time I use,, literally anything else other than clothes as my reference for inspiration. I use Nonon as an example:

>Studying the shape (eg: shopping basket is boxy, trashbags are puffy) >Identifying what feature of the object I like (eg: shopping basket has grid-like holes, trashbags are black and shiny in texture) >And incorporating that into clothing (eg: shopping basket skirt, trashbag blouse)

Am I saying don't use clothes your reference? Absolutely not please use clothing reference as your basepoint - these motifs are simply add-ons, ways to make your clothes look interesting

I'm trying to improve my art especially digital so I'm asking for any tips or anything else you learned from your years of drawing!!!

also I LOVE your drawings and hope you have a wonderful day!!

Before I give my ✨words of wisdom✨ I wanna preface by reiterating what Scar once said:

“Not all advice is helpful for everybody. We all have different preferences and it’s okay to pick and choose what comfort zone is best for you.”

Anyway (ahem) my wisdom,

>DRAW. QUICKLY. Especially if you’re beginning or doing stuff for sketches. It’s easy to lose motivation and faith in a piece if you worry on every detail. Draw fast - observe what you like and what you think could be improved , and try again later

>There are lots of avenues you can improve in art and it’s better to ask yourself What specifically it is you want to practice than trying to attempt everything all at once.

>Thumbnailing! For me it helps having a tiny doodle of what I wanna draw on the side before drawing it fr. It can even be as simple as a pose or colour tests

>Note-taking and document. I have hundreds of private threads for when I work on larger projects full of wips and me yapping about my progress and possible things to add later. (To me anyway) it builds a more personal bond to whatever I work on and even more enjoyable looking back on old work and its progress notes :]

Gotta be SO real with you.

BDoubleO100.

His builds are so fun to study and it travels to his 2D/3D art as well -I feel sick- Bdubs has such a strong read on form and every block/brushstroke has a function his artstyle just has so much PERSONALITY.. I aspire to be as good as him some day ><

If anything I love the Building with Bdubs series loads. A lot of what he says in there comes from literal art and architecture terms - his care for composition and moving around in a space …. He’s so cool

The horticulturalist building I love especially when he shows things like This.

Breaking down the layout process into smaller, easier tasks rather than tackling scale, perspective and placement all at once

thank you! sometimes the colour choices change depending, but the end process is usually the same