[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.
Oh my god鎖のめんどくさくない描き方
oh shit that’s a lot easier than how I draw them
dafuq…where has this been all my life D:
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.
wow, useful!
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
The Legend of Zelda: Skyward Sword. Environments.
I find that, when writing bios, it’s really helpful to look at a list or a chart like the one above. Picking two or three traits from each chart and building a character based around them will give you a really interesting bio, because they will serve as a reminder that characters need depth and dimension.
Independent and clever.
VS.
Independent, clever, pretentious, and stubborn.
The first combination doesn’t come with any flaws, whereas the second will provide a more dynamic character.
My final project for animation class: Character designs for a retelling of The Wizard of Oz set in Japan’s Edo Period. I had a lot of fun researching and coming up with ideas for this project, so I have a bunch more concept drawings I’ll be posting soon, along with a design for the Tin Man, once I finish him!!! (he’s real awesome I promise)
WOW GOOD
