Draw the squad
Author: Mousa The 14
All you need to know is that I am a young adult and struggling artist and casual geek looking for my purpose in life while indulging in my myriad of geeky interests.. While here I analyze different and fascinating aspects of this nebulous concept known as "Geek Culture" as well as bridge the gap between geeks and non-geeks.
May god have mercy upon my soul for my goals are sheer MADNESS.
I’ve been studying the classic black tie dress code (mainly from here) so I thought I could share my notes. Maybe they can be helpful to someone else, too. If I made any mistakes or things are really confusing please tell me.
I also have some notes on white tie which I could share as well…An excellent visual reference, though I admit to being opposed to two button jackets and notch lapels (and the four-in-hand is right out). A white pique waistcoat like those worn with White Tie was considered a stylish formal alternative to the black waistcoat in the Jazz Age, and remains a viable option for those with classic taste.
When it comes to creating characters, sometimes it’s easy to let them slip into the same old stock standard set of body types. Basically clones with a few props, hairdos and make up to spice things up a bit. After a while, having the same actor play dress up for every character gets kinda boring…
It’s tough to break the habit too, especially when you’re taught a single set way to draw. Not to say having a solid construction method is ever a bad thing, as long as it doesn’t confine your creativity.
Check out these nifty tips and pointers by jeinu to give each of your comic book characters their own a unique flavour of memorable originality.
(To download these at full res simply hit the options menu and click download, otherwise head on over to jeinu’s DeviantArt Tutorial Gallery at http://jeinu.deviantart.com/gallery/25335623/Tutorials )
This is important, and something I super need to improve on. All these tips and stuff for drawing are crazy useful and very, very appreciated.
i just found myself using this random trick that one of my art professors taught me and i thought other people might like it!
other tips:
-at rest, the elbow hits the bottom of the ribcage, and the wrist hits the bottom of the crotch
-the distance from your inner elbow to your wrist is about the same length as your foot
-the length of your hand (from wrist to the tip of your middle finger) is about the same length as the distance between the bottom of your chin and your hairlineso, if you have a feeling that proportions are wrong on something, those work as quick gauges. like, if a character’s forearm looks too long, try to visualize their foot being the same size and see if that works. if the hands look too big, look at their size in relation to the face.
hope this helps someone!
Yes, I’m not gone, just really busy and handling my life.
Heavily requested, took me awhile to get down drawing Nick close to the movie’s style.
Hopefully this helps!
Rather than drawing your character standing there doing nothing over and over again, here’s 100 other ideas to put them in action and challenge yourself as an artist.
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i found some constellations, and i figured i’d share them with the homestuck community.
have fun!sites used:
The Constellations
New Constellation Symbolswow, this had 132 notes last i saw. i’m so glad everyone finds this useful! you’re welcome!
*HEAVY BREATHING*
I NEED TO HEADCANON SOME HORN SHAPES AND CASTE POSITIONS, STATAll of these symbols are far better than most fantrolls’ I’ve seen
Got bored at work during an 8 hour shift so I made some horns to go with the symbols.
Enjoy!
Feel free to use any for an OC if you’d like, just credit me please :3
MousArt Reference 