#artist tutorial

How to Sketch Different Grass Lengths

honestly when i first started i worked a LOT in black/white/values. i also tend to work dark to light, so ill build a piece up from its darkest areas, then finish with the highlights.

here is some of my art edited so you can see the values:

contrasting highlights against shadows will always make them stand out more and be more striking. i usually add a lot of rim lighting to pieces bc it’s like easy mode for focal points so i def recommend looking that up and learning about that!! truly though working in EXTREME values will help you get to more nuanced values so def try to work with a small color palette for a few times and seeing how that changes your understanding. when i first started out a LOT of my art was monochromatic just because i was focusing on values instead of color and i think that helped a lot!! examples of that:

excuse my handwriting

I wanted to share how I draw these three and body features/shapes I like to give them! I think body shapes and definition can do a lot for characterization so I like to incorporate it when I can

(written out version of my notes can be found below the cut!)

What do you need:

Printer

Laminator+laminating sheets/self-adhesive laminating sheets

Sticker paper (matt or glossy. Depends on which your printer supports)

How to do it:

Option one (laminator) (please don't. It peels off)

Print your designs on sticker paper (paper put upside down for it to print on right side, which is paper side). You can print as many as you want.

Prepare laminating sheet (open it).

Put one sticker sheet printed side down, and other sticker sheet on top of it, printed side facing up.

Put little paper in between of those two paper sheets, remember for it to stick out a bit (in this way, you can snip the laminating frame more easly) (put it in down side in the middle).

Let laminator to get warm

Put laminating sheet (with paper inside) to laminator. For sure you can laminate it two times.

Wait for it to cool down, and then cut stickers by hand or use Cricut.

Option two (self-adhesive laminating sheet)

Print your designs on sticker paper (paper put upside down for it to print on right side, which is paper side). You can print as many as you want.

Get one self-adhesive laminating sheet out of the box. Can have pattern on it for colorful look.

Peel some of it off sheet, and put on top of the sticker paper.

Slowly peel off more and use scraper to prevent it from having bubbles inside.

Cut stickers by hand or use Cricut.

Where to sell it and how?

You can advertise your shop on sites like tumblr and get payed on paypal. You then ship your product to adress your client gave you. Remember to write good TOS (terms of service).

You can also sell it on sites like Etsy by making your small shop. Then ship the product to your client.

🌜Eye tutorial (in my style!)🌛

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First of all use an airbrush and spray a peach tone on the shoulders and anywhere else you would like (optional)

Next using the dense watercolour take either a shade of peach, dark peach (or whatever that is LOL) or light purple depending on the vibe of the drawing and place it like you would if you were cell shading but it doesn't have to be as neat

Next you're gonna wanna add all sorts of hues such as: dark pinky oranges, baby blue and a violet colour. This is personal choice though and I would recommend sticking to colours that work well together (remember im not a professional)

You're going to want to take the transparent watercolour brush mentioned in the last tutorial along with the dense watercolour brush and blend! Try to use the dense watercolour brush more

These are the types of brushes I'm talking about! If you don't have them in your application you can probably download something similar from the sites assets page

Remember to stick to light colours on the wheel!

After a bit of time and blending you should end up with something like this! Its not perfect but its colourful! I hope you found this helpful.

Kiki's Big Dang Shipping Tutorial!!!!

With cons closing, so many of us have turned to our own shops for sales! This is a guide for new and experienced people on all of the junk I do to make it easier to get items from my house to someone else's!

A 7 part tutorial, but parts 6 and 7 (tips on organization and supplies) are exclusive to Patrons of $1 and up! https://www.patreon.com/kikidoodle