artprompts:

#6: plunge.

… into that drawing! these just get cheesier. i swear they’re supposed to be motivational.

welcome to artprompts.tumblr.com!

have you made good friends with your ol’ pal art block recently? staring at that blank paper or screen without a clue where to start? maybe you just need a wee push in the right direction, some gentle encouragement or a hand to help plant the seed that’ll be your next fantastic drawing.

artprompts to the rescue! this blog will post a series of prompts with one word, interpretations of that word and a bonus colour prompt to help get those well-oiled cogs turnin’. so pick up that pen, put your fighting face on and prepare to be PROMPTED.

http://artprompts.tumblr.com

wannabeanimator:

Drawing the differences in ages

1. The size and angularity of the neck and shoulders: Babies start out with thick necks, but then by the time we’re 5 or 6 our necks seem to look pretty skinny (at least I’ve found it seems to look that way in drawings). Our shoulders, obviously, start out small and get broader and broader as we get older (this is more apparent in men than in women, of course). Also I made a conscious effort to make his shoulders start out rounded and get more angular as he ages. If I’d kept going, drawing this guy into old age, I would have made the shoulders start to shrink (and get more rounded again) as he aged.

 2. The relation of the mouth to the chin: I simply made the mouth get further away from the chin as he ages, to give a feeling of a jaw that develops as he gets older. Also I made the jawline stronger and more angular with each successive age.

3. The amount of upturn in the nose: I made it turned up more in the younger drawings, and made it less so over time.

 4. The size of the forehead: We have a bigger forehead when we’re young, and it diminishes proportionally over time.

 5. The chubbiness of the cheeks: most of us have less fat in our cheeks as we age.

via Temple of the Seven Golden Camels

slugbox:

poobuttface:

villavanukas:

pipopapo:

鎖のめんどくさくない描き方

fuck where was this tutorial i’ve needed it my whole life omg

FUQ U CHAINSSSS

MOTHER OF GOD…

dredsina:

[From DaniDraws.com]

One of the biggest challenges a beginning painter will face is learning to paint flesh tones. The skin is highly complex, made up of varying colors and textures; if you get one thing wrong, you could end up with some pretty scary results.

Here’s a few simple tips to help you conquer this problem.

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loveslight:

artapprentice:

A Japanese tutorial on how to draw plaid on skirts, but can be used on any piece of clothing. The images are easy to follow, so the text is not important. Can be used with any medium or style. Source unknown.

Source artist is Kantoku. God of tartan.

anatomicalart:

Light angles and shadow reference
Source: Kxhara [x]

gaafkiin:

razzledazzy:

marintan:

Re-updated all my old brushes! These are the updated version with bonus bg brushes!

Also, i use a ton of textures for BGs and some brush textures, which you can find all on DeviantArt! :0

God bless your kind soul you god of men.

fucking incredible

olmes:

due to an overwhelming like of my use of textures on my caps blog i decided to make a texture masterpost for anyone interested. this includes where i learned about textures and sites where there are an abundance of textures (ones i use most often).

tutorials

• google is always going to be your best friend when you need to know how to do something in photoshop. yeah, i know it’s kind of stupid recommending google but i don’t care. 
• psdtuts - this site is probably the most popular and coincidentally the most useful. i would check out the video tutorials because those are how i learned how to do most of what i know.
• flickr tutorial - this tutorial is the same approach i go about editing caps. it’s very different but the steps are the same.
• psdlearning - another site like psdtuts but not as popular (at least i don’t think it is)
• i really wish i could add more sites here but (and i hate to be one of these people) i just experimented until i got something that looked halfway decent. the only advice i feel like i can give to people is download all the textures ever and work with them.

textures

• these are ones that i use most often, it is not limited to.
• first and foremost i suggest searching through deviantart, flickr and livejournal. there are amazing people out there with a lot of things to offer. 
• fuckyeahresources - honestly go here and download everything (if you think “but i’d never use that texture!”, you probably will later on then again i hoard textures so maybe you shouldn’t take my advice.)
• ex-posed
• playingwithpsp
• lostandtaken
• northerndawn
• crazykira
• vikyvampirs90
• feelresoucres
• lookslikerain
• sanami276