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painted-maypole · 7 days

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This world has magic if you look for it. I found this paddle cactus on a hike with an amazing hole in it. It made me think of a witch's stone so I had to paint it with the magical dimension you could see by looking through it 😍

Watercolor, 8x10

#any excuse to paint some jellies and stars #the desert is an amazing place #paddle cactus #traditional art #female artist #support female artists #painting #illustration #watercolor #magic

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painted-maypole · 9 days

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hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

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painted-maypole · 2 months

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Why do laundry when you can just paint a pigeon doing his laundry instead?

#modern problems require modern solutions #pigeon art #work in progress #watercolor painting

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painted-maypole · 2 months

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Steven Universe - Art Nouveau Series by Alexa Rockman

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painted-maypole · 3 months

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Painted on the plane! I like how the negative space of the city looked so I'm not going to paint it. Sometimes the key to art is knowing when to stop.

#unfortunately i usually only know when to stop after ive gone to far 😭#watercolor #ferris wheel #landscape art #art journal #sketchbook #painting #sunset

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painted-maypole · 3 months

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Some lil pigeon studies!

#i love them #they're just lil guys #art #watercolor art #sketchbook #artist sketchbook #female artist #support female artists #painting #illustration #pigeons

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painted-maypole · 4 months

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komako sakai, the snow day

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painted-maypole · 6 months

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hey, don't cry. one cup heavy whipping cream, two tablespoons granulated sugar, three tablespoons cocoa powder and whisk until stiff peaks form for three ingredient chocolate mousse, okay?

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painted-maypole · 7 months

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