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Photoset reblogged from ━━━━Σヾ(ﾟДﾟ)ﾉ
Hopefully this is handy for a few folks.
It is a miracle I have people who want to talk to me on a daily basis.
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Photoset reblogged from Anagapesis
Parisian / Paulinho Pedra Azul / Peach Sundress / Personal Manifesto / Pharmacy / Pigeon
Piron v2 / Pistili / Playdate / Pointedly Mad / Polkadog / Pompiere
Popsies / Preciosa / Prophecy Script / Quattrocento Roman / Quentin Caps / Quicksand
Raleway / Ranger / Redhead Goddess / Rhumba Script / Ribbon / Riesling
Riot Squad / Rochester / Rondka Urtyp / Rouge Script / Ruslan Display
Sail / San Remo / Sancreek / Sexsmith / Showboat / Signerica
Simple Ronde / Sketch Block / Simbo / Sofia / Soymilk
Spatha / St. Marie / StonyIsland / Summertime / Sunshine In My Soul
Darlings, where have you been all my life?!
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Photoset reblogged from Fuck Yeah Art Tips!
From: pachurz:
Some building block references my Life Drawing teacher drew up for us for our Figure Drawing class. Thought I would impart the wisdom.
Oh shiny~
MIGHTY NEED! D:
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I just went back through over 900 liked posts and dug out all the art tutorials so i can keep track of them. I guess this might be helpful to some of you guys, so here you go.
Here we go then!
Freeware
Alchemy - this is a really fun program. You play around making abstract shapes until you start to see something in them, kind of like a Rorschach test. Then you use the shapes as a base to draw it from.
MyPaint - a pretty decent painting program that also has the benefit of working on Unix systems.
openCanvas 1.1 - I haven’t used openCanvas in years but it was a nice program with a pretty unique feel to it.
ArtRage - Only used this a couple of times donkey’s years ago just before I got oC, but I’ve heard good things about it.
The GIMP - In a similar vein to Photoshop, but free. I couldn’t get on with it when I tried it out a few years ago, but it’s pretty popular and is available on Unix systems and Macs.Sketchbook copic: a bit different program
Not-free-ware
Photoshop - Standard painting fare. Probably the most flexible program (particularly the latest versions) but not designed to act in a “natural” way. If you’ve used it for painting versus something like Painter you know what I mean. Who the fuck pays for it though? Google “Photoshop tumblr masterpost” and take your pick.
Paint Tool Sai - Far more affordable and definitely worth paying for if you can. The brushes are very decent (especially when they’ve been tweaked a little), the gui is simple and intuitive, and I dare you to find a program with which making smooth lineart is easier.
Corel Painter - My program of choice for most things. More tools than you could ever possibly use and pretty cheap on a student license, providing that you can prove you’re a student! It’s got a few bugs but if you want realism or a more natural feel than PS or SAI this is the program for you.Anatomy
anatomy and rotation of the head
Expressions
emotions and facial expressions
expressions from different angles (love this site)
Poses
Skin tones
paint some life into your skin tones
Colouring
gamut mask tool (very nice!)
5 easy ways to improve your colouring
fucking gradients, how do they work
achieving a painterly look in SAI
kuler (more colour schemes)
Brushes
a very nice setting for the sai acrylic brush
photoshop fur brushes (and tutorial)
Other peoples masterposts
love your fellow artist (anything from prompt generators to animation background here, very nice)
e-books
art e-books (mediafire download)
even more e-books (including human anatomy, animal anatomy, cartoons, animation, composition, design, scenery, perspective…)
Tutorials
a pretty extensive general art tutorial
tumblrs
criminallyincompetent (check out their #reference and #tutorial tags, they’re gold)
(Source: geromy-kyle)
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Post reblogged from Salmiakki!
- What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes?
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD - Characterization and Conflict: Using Psychological Tests to Improve Your Writing
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD - Gathering Information from Characters: Types of Questions
by JJ Cooper - Using Body Language in Writing
by JJ Cooper - Body Language Cheat Sheet
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
USING ARCHETYPES IN YOUR STORIES- A Primer on Archetypes and the Collective Unconscious
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
Writing Better Romantic RelationshipsThis series looks at the Anima/Animus archetype, which is most often seen in romantic relationships, and how to use it to create more compelling romantic relationships, regardless of genre. Looks at what the anima and animus are, how they’re formed, and why fiction writers need to understand them. There’s also some and what makes love grow - and how happily ever afters really work.
- Creating Riveting Romances: The Anima/Animus Archetype Defined
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD - Writing Romance: Three Influences on the Anima/Animus Archetype
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD - The Perfect Hero and the Perfect Heroine: Dark and Light Sides of the Anima & Animus
by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD - What Does it Really Take to Live Happily Ever After?
A look at the psychological research on what makes or breaks romantic relationships. - by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
Creating Better Antagonists- Three-Dimensional Villains: Finding Your Character’s Shadow
Using Jungian archetypes and hands-on exercises, this article teaches fiction writers to tap their own dark sides to create realistic villains who will really challenge the hero/es and keep tension high. - by Carolyn Kaufman, PsyD
FORENSIC PSYCHOLOGY- Basic Information on Forensic Science by Juan Salvo
- The Truth about Forensic Psychology by Lisa Featherston
- What Will Your Character Do When Disaster Strikes?
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Photo reblogged from Sense, this makes some
Alien League:
Very, very thin font. Interesting for a line, not so great for only a word or a block of text. Looks a bit like a bar code.
Examples: x
Corabael:
Great for a word here and there, definitely not for a lot text. Great y’s and f’s, but it doesn’t have punctuation marks.
Examples: x x xCourier New:
Loos great, but not always easy to use as it gets pixellated very fast and I almost always need a double layer for it to be readable. Not very good for small text, but it can be a fun font.
Examples: x x x xElephant:
Not very special but still a little different than other fonts. Not always very readable. Broadway is also a good alternative for this.
Examples: x xFangtasia:
Very swirly with the t’s, fun to use for a couple of words.
Examples: x xFolks (Bold):
Can be used for a lot of text, but not very interesting to play with size/italics/upper-and lowercase etc in one graphic because it starts to look messy.
Examples: x xFrail:
Bit of a weird font. Not always useable, but it can look cool.
Examples: x xFutura:
Rounder than Futura LT Condensed, but very readable and good for lots of text.
Examples: x x x x x x x xFutura LT Condensed:
FAVORITE. I use it so much :D Especially on gifs. The letters are thin, so you can put a lot of words in one line, it’s vey readable and playing with size, uppercase/lowercase, italics, space between your letters, etc. makes it look very different.
Examples: x x x x x x x x x xGeorgia / Times New Roman (probably on your computer already):
Oldies but goodies. I personally don’t really see much difference between them, to be honest :D But you can use them for a block of text, you can use them in all-capslock, and they’re really great when you want to change up the size of your words. Playing with the space between the letters can give a different look as well.
Examples: x x x x x x x x xKaty Berry:
Cute swirly font. Hearts instead of dots, so not something to put on everything.
Examples: x xPTF Nordic Rnd:
A bit on the boring side, but very readable and useable.
Examples: x xPea Lyndal:
Very cool y’s, t’s and j’s. Not always very readable and takes some fitting when you have more than a couple words, but can look very cool.
Examples: x xPea Mee-Mee:
Fun and swirly, good for a couple words but definitely not for a block of text.
Examples: xPump Demi Bold:
Fun and readable. I really like this one in italic.
Examples: x x xRockwell:
Similar to Courier New, but easier to use as it’s thicker..
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Photoset reblogged from Fuck Yeah Art Tips!
I found these images in a folder on my hard drive. I remember I scanned them for someone once from a book. I figured I’d post them on here in case anyone is interested in some cat anatomy tips.
