#artist resources

[ilta222]

🎈 10K FOLLOWER CELEBRATION!! 🎈

i'm releasing my MEGA 90 color palette, IRIDESCENCE

this is the palette i've used as a starting point for all my artworks over the past 2 years! get it for free at my kofi

#PIXEL ART #ART PALETTES #ARTISTS ON TUMBLR #pixel #aesthetic art #8 bit #palettes #artist resources #art resources #16 bit #8bit #iridescent

[margaw]

Hey hey, I'm in the process of adding some of my old ref packs to my Ko-fi!

#reference pics #ko-fi #ref pack #hands #art ref #nature #artist resources #art resources #reference #hand reference

[alithographica]

Re: Redbubble & Alternatives

Redbubble is doing some nonsense and I've deleted my account. I barely bothered with it anyway, was mostly there for people who've asked for specific images as posters.

Anyway in doing that I sacrificed the $4.35 that was still sitting in my earnings. They only let you cash out at $20, so rather than drum up sales and therefore make Redbubble more money, I'm gonna do what I feel is $4.35 in anti-publicity for them. 🥳

tl;dr there are new fees that hurt artist income at all sales levels. Redbubble is either looking to cut costs and raise profits for funsies, or is in serious financial trouble.

About the new fees:

Redbubble offers their services to artists by allowing artists to control their profit margin above a certain baseline manufacturing fee. This was pretty cool! There's now an additional fee that will be charged starting May 1, 2023. It is not an upfront fee that requires you to pay out of pocket, but it does directly cut your profit margin. How badly? Well...

By Redbubble's own example, if in one month you sell $300 in products that you had set at a 25% margin, you'd previously earn $75. Under the new structure, that earnings level means you pay a $28 fee, so you will now be paid $47. That $28 represents a 37% cut off what you were supposed to earn.

There's a full fee table in that link, but other highlights include a $1 fee if you earned $2 (aka 50%!) and big sellers who'd expect to take home $400 will now receive $320 (an $80 fee, 20%).

It also puts you in a weird spot that earning $1 more in a month may bump you to the next tier, causing you to actually take home less money. Make $1 more, end up losing $11. Make it make sense. 🤨

About the new tiers:

Each shop is evaluated and labeled Standard, Premium, or Pro. Premium and Pro shops are not subject to the new fees, but there's no clarity on how to move from one tier to another. Redbubble says it's under your control but it's clearly not. Many artists are reporting that they have accounts with next to no sales that have been labeled Pro, and accounts with thousands of annual sales that are labeled Standard.

Action items:

Look, I'm not gonna tell other artists that they have to close their shops, or tell buyers not to buy from Redbubble if your favorite artists have chosen to stay. What you do with the above info is up to you.

What I will say is that many artists are leaving because the new pay structure sucks. I encourage people who buy from Redbubble to expand their support to other sites.

Attrition is arguably their goal here—they know people will leave over this, and that'll probably lower their costs and lower competition for the remaining accounts. But goodwill is lost easily and they're playing a dangerous game on betting how many stay vs. leave. I'm out.

Feel free to leave your feedback on Redbubble's feedback form here, but it feels slightly like yelling into the void.

Alternatives:

tbh I don't have a good read on things. If you do know of any recommended (or unrecommended) print-on-demand sites, speak up!

I will say that as of now (April 2023), based on my research:

🟢 INPRNT sounds like a winner if your game is art prints and stickers. Does not have any wearable products like t-shirts.

🟡 Etsy + Printify/Printful might be viable? Etsy always had higher profit margins than POD marketplaces, but it's a bit more work and they also do weird things occasionally. Also has a listing fee so if you're the type to upload a ton of designs, pricey.

🔴 Teepublic is owned by Redbubble. Doesn't have the tier/new fee structure as of now but might be imminent. Have also heard their customer service sucks.

🔴 Society6 is going to charge artists shipping costs, and there's going to be a (mandatory?) subscription service launched in the fall, so that's not a winner anymore either.

#redbubble #art advice #artist advice #artist resources #artists on tumblr

[melodygatesauthor]

Hello Everyone!

A few of us in the community have put together a Discord server to hold a vast collection of Oscar Isaac reference photos for artists, writers, and creatives alike. If you're interested in joining, and want to know more, see below the cut.

Important things to know before reaching out for an invitation...

The server is for the sole purpose of hosting a collection of Oscar Isaac photos and the photos of his characters to use for drawings, fic banners, general references, e.t.c. It's not a server for chitchat or long drawn out convos. There is a "chat" channel for minor conversation but otherwise we ask that chatter is kept to a minimum.

Anyone can contribute their photos to the server! But please read the rules before making any contributions.

The server is 18+ ONLY. There are suggestive and NSFW references so your Tumblr account WILL be researched and will need to have your age easily verifiable.

If you'd like an invitation, you can reach out to @melodygatesauthor

What's in the server?

Here's a taste of the categories we've made for all the photos:

Hope to see you in there!

#artist resources #oscar isaac #moon knight #steven grant #jake lockley #marc spector #triple frontier #santiago garcia #poe dameron #star wars #duke leto #dune #miguel o'hara #across the spiderverse #duke leto atreides #blue jones #sucker punch #basil stitt #lightningface #card counter #william tell #nathan bateman #ex machina #jonathan levy #scenes from a marriage #llewyn davis #inside llewyn davis #cecil dennis #revenge for jolly #rydal keener

[star-dragon-art]

Made this for myself for planning my comic, but feel free to use it if it suits your needs!

#comics #webcomics #art resources #artist resources #digital art #clip studio paint

[starpaw0007]

Free Photoshop Brush

If anyone wants to know what brush I've been using for my recent illustrations, here's what I've been using for all the lineart! I'm a bit obsessed. Halftone Hospital is a great free resource for artists! Esp. comic artists. Their gumroad has more resources as well-all for free! But if you can, definitely leave them a tip.

#photoshop brushes #artist resources #art resources #photoshop #artist

[dvgsart]

A template for multi-tav havin creators who wanna mimic the character select screen!

Font: Centaur

Pink: Astarion/class icon/place holder for reference

PSD/SAI file: https://t.co/F42j6oU6x3

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #tav #bg3 tav #template #artist resources #if you wanna replace the background with an in game screenshot i would not be upset #cause god damn can i not do backgrounds lmao

[camronjk]

So, I made this texture a long time ago, but I still use it every time I draw on PC. The original is 4000x4000, this is just a closeup, and it tiles cleanly.

Basically, I wanted a good recycled paper-feeling texture with nothing that would distract my eyes like stray fibers the real stuff has.

If you want the full texture, I assume this link will work. 💛

Free to use as long as you're not selling the actual paper texture. Send people to this post if you want.

#camronjk #art #digital art #recycled paper #texture #art resources #artist resources

[scarfscrawls]

Do you like fun textures? Do you like them being FREE?* Check out my Ko-fi shop!

*they are PWYW! You don't have to put in any amount to Download them if you don't wish to.

#artist resources #texture pack #digital aritst #free art resource #art resource #overlay texture #PWYW #PWYW resource

[icemanzek]

Free Apps/Assets that help me as an Indie Game Developer [Megapost]

Hi! I’m an indie gamedev who’s also in University, needless to say that I’m on a budget when it comes to my game creation. I’m making this post to organize my favourite free resources that helped me out.

Also, please note that I’m only commenting on the programs themselves, not the companies/individuals that run them.

For Pixel Art, I use/recommend Dotpict.It’s completely free, you can resize canvases and input custom sizes. It has the essential tools for pixel art creation, and is great to use on small screens with the default point-and-click system. It can also be used on larger touch screens with in “Pen mode”. It also supports animation! Alternatives include Pixquare and Resprite, which function similar to Aseprite for computer. (Resprite does have limited exports in the free version.)

I was recommended Notion by a fellow gamedev friend for organizing ideas/stories. It’s essentially a files-within-files organizer where you can make groups, add pages to the groups, and link other pages. I now use it for my concepts, and am really enjoying it so far.

My go-to for fonts is DaFont. The website allows you to sort and filter in order to only show 100% free fonts to use in your projects. I’ve been using this site for years, and from my experience each download was completely safe.

I’m an RPGMaker user, and rpgmakerweb is a great resource for finding free plugins. Yanfly is also one of the most popular picks for plugins as well. Galv and SRDude are amazing creators with some of the best plugins I've personally ever used.

Launchpad is a beat-mixer app with a literal labyrinth of samples. You can get a free trial to have access to all of them, and I’d recommend it for people looking to explore different genres for in—game music. It’s super fun to just mess around in. You can record and export as well.

FireAlpaca is my personal recommendation for a free digital art software for computer. I’ve used it in the past, and it’s truly a great free alternative to expensive art programs. Krita is also a great free option!

Cymatics is a great resource for free-to-use royalty-free samples/loops. I have a huge sound library thanks to them, and I haven’t paid a cent. Joining their email list also gets you more free packs & the occasional free giftcard.

YoutubeDL is a free and open-source program on Github that allows the safe (speaking on personal experience) download of Youtube videos, as well as audio format. I use this to download royalty-free samples/SFX that are posted on Youtube for anyone to use. You can also download a .exe from their website with the YTDL program directly in it (my personal choice).

Online-Convert is a free online file converter. I've personally relied on it to convert my music into OGG format, and I haven't had any problems with it so far. There are many other converters for lots of different needs and formats as well.

BFXR is a free downloadable program that is great for making digital sound effects for your games. I was actually recommend this program by my prof in first year. You can use all FX in any use for free!

Ibis Paint X is a free drawing app for Apple devices/other mobile devices that support pen pressure. You can upgrade to the full version, but the free version has a lot of options.

Fortelling is great for planning out stories and worldbuilding. It’s optimized for writers to keep track of their projects. You can make timelines, add characters with customizable traits & avatars, create locations, specify items/languages/species, and a lot more. There is a premium subscription version, but I’m perfectly content with the features that come with the default.

Design Cuts is a website for lots of artistic resources, including Procreate brushes, graphic design assets, and more. They give out weekly freebies, as well as an extended commercial license included with every purchase. There’s frequent sales too, and you get so support independent artists.

Feel free to reblog/add your own favourite free resources to share with other devs/artists! I’ll update this post as needed.

Website / Discord Server / Patreon

#game development #game developers #gaming #indie dev #game dev #indie games #indie developer #indie game #indie rpg #pixel art #rpgmaker mv #rpgmaker #art #free apps #game dev blog #artists on tumblr #pixel sprite #indie gamedev #pixel game #artist resources #artist help

[batknot]

Artists! I recommend the jookpubstock website for free figure references in a large variety of poses!! This is created by @jookpubstock who models them herself

#artist #artist reference #artists on tumblr #reference photos #artist resources #artist radar #art reference #art resources #art advice #art #artist on tumblr #batboob speaks

[tyiart]

i made a big post about useful websites for artists and content creators!

no paywall ofc, go take a look and i'm sure you'll find something useful for your creating!

#artists on tumblr #art help #artist help #useful websites #useful #art resources #artist resources #pose references #digital art #art

[ninjamonkeystudios]

The Nimona Artbook free online.

#nimona #art reference #Artist resources #art book #eye candy #support artists #artists are your culture

[blushinmoon]

Little rendering tut thing I made for a friend! Decided to share it since I’m clearing some space in my procreate files!

#artist reference #resource #art tutorial #artist resources #art resource #tutorial #render tutorial #art rendering

[zimmerdouche]

For those interested: Joe Murray, creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo, has released his 2010 book "Creating Animated Cartoons with Character: A Guide to Developing and Producing Your Own Series for TV, Web or Film" as a FREE eBook download on his website! It can be found here: https://joemurraystudio.com/books-by-joe-murray/

It is a straight download - no info input required, Murray simply asks you make a donation to a food bank or otherwise pay it forward. This book is since out of print and sells for astronomical prices online so for people (especially like me!) interested in animated TV development this is an AMAZING resource!

Here is the full page blurb for the download copied directly from Murray's site:

This book is one creators approach to creating and producing an animated series. Packed with details and lessons learned from producing Rocko’s Modern Life and Camp Lazlo, along with many side anecdotes. Also included are interviews with the late Stephen Hillenburg (Spongebob) Craig McCracken ( Powerpuff girls) Tom Kenny ( voice of Spongebob and Heffer), and many more professionals discussing their craft. The book has since gone out of print, and many resellers are taking advantage of a wanting audience by selling copies at an immense profit. I have received many letters from those who cannot afford these prices and feel they could benefit from the information here. Even though some of the streaming and broadcast information are a bit out of date,( and Lets Go Luna is not included here) much of the info is still relevant. So I am offering a digital copy for you as a free download. As payment, maybe you can donate to a food bank, or simply pay it forward somehow. I am working on a new book about story and character for animation. We will see how it goes. I hope this book can be of service to you. Enjoy!

#joe murray #rocko's modern life #camp lazlo #artist resources #animation resources #story resources #character design resources #artists on tumblr #cartoon #cartoonist #animation #character design

[lessamao]

No question is a dumb question! How does outsourcing make things cheaper? Let’s talk about it!

#art tips #small business tips #artist resources