sisterscamp:

in progress

martinekenblog:

WIP eye by *vangberg

silvermender:

ilikelookingatnakedmen:

artsyfartsyana:

queen-of-france:

artcapitol:

Ear Tutorial Resource by *ConceptCookie

oh my fuckign god

YES I NEED 

from the back, the ear looks like a diaphragm! (Ask your nanna.)

god bless

jammareduke:

Over the Shoulder Tutorial by ~DerSketchie

arcanehex:

dewognatos:

fungii:

handy dandy face lighting references

Where the fuck has this been all my life?

I’m so fucking glad I found this

magebird:

A quick tutorial for very simple folds/ruffles.

growhousegrow:

Pattern!  John Kenn

mistletotem:

kalidraws:

Today I gave my students a quick presentation on some of the basic considerations for composition, which I am now sharing with you! I’ve given them separate talks about color and tonal value/contrast, which are also super important compositional concerns. (I’ll be sharing those presentations too once I properly format them)

I personally love learning about different compositional techniques. It’s fun to think about the ways that the brain views & sorts images, and how we can trick it into feeling a certain way or looking at certain aspects of an image first! It’s easy to fall into compositional ruts (which I am also guilty of) because a lot of art gets by with mediocre, though serviceable, compositions. If you can generally understand what’s happening in an image then it’s generally fine. However, it’s the truly great compositions, where everything in the whole image has been considered and ‘clicks’ together, that bump up an illustration to a visual slam dunk. NC Wyeth is one of my favorite artists for this reason: his compositions are rock solid, varied based on the image’s intent, and always enhance the mood or action he is depicting.

For extra reading, some online compositional resources that I’ve found helpful or interesting include:
Creative Illustration by Andrew Loomis (download it for FREE. Such a great book all-around.)
Gurney Journey (check out the “Composition” tag, but really everything he posts is great)
The Schweitzer guide to spotting tangents
Cinemosaic (a blog by Lou Romano with some truly WONDERFUL compositions captured from various films)
Where to Put the Cow by Anita Griffin

Happy composition-ing!

Refresh your knowledge of composition often; you may break some habits you didn’t know you had. (Tangents are not one of mine. I despise tangents so deeply that I became physically uncomfortable while looking at that Schweitzer guide.)

thank you!!

amazinglyartisticadvice:

Good reference for writers OR artists.

reaill:

nagareboshi-yue:

pisarat:

pix-original:

「[鉛筆描き] 腰周りの男女の描き分け＋筋肉考察☆腐向け含☆」/「チカライヌ」の漫画 [pixiv]

EYEYSYYES I NEEDED THISOMG

I will reblog this because it seriously annoys me when guys are drawn with girly crotches.

perfect

sirdeathemizel:

do you ever draw something a million times above your usual skill level and it’s just like

where the fuck did that come from