#uh anyway

[dailyedgeworth]

today, messed around with inking in krita

#hope u guys dont mind me just posting in b/w these past few days #been doing kinda bad? #uh anyway #apollo justice #aa4 #ace attorney

[twildflower]

#pokemon special #pokemon #pokespe #pokespe meme #trainer gold #trainer ruby #trainer silver #rival silver #trainer sapphire #preciousmetalshipping #huntershipping #franticshipping #what is this ship name #uh anyway #i hope this is clear enough to understand because i want to keep the text readable and characters seeable yk #:/

[absentlurker]

i really want to write a little tiktok series where eddie and steve are married and just honestly normal ass joes. steve is a middle school teacher who both loves and hates his job and eddie is a mechanic with honestly too much time on his hands in this small ass town.

so eddie starts a tiktok showcasing how unhinged he is sometimes.

one video is like eddie in a pair of jean overalls like “my neighbor has a push mower that won’t start so he paid me like a dollar to get rid of it and here it be!” and he shows this old crappy little push mower before he swings the camera back at his own face but now he’s wearing safety glasses because “my man told me i had to if i’m doing stupid shit in the garage” and proceeds to poke and take apart this push mower and saying shit like “fire means it’s working”

another video is eddie planting a smooch on steve’s face before steve leaves for school and as soon as the door closes, eddie turns the camera back to his own face and says, “i didn’t tell him i stole his car battery to start this junky honda yesterday and forgot to replace it.” the video ends when steve walks back through the door, hands on his hips and asks where his battery is and eddie beams happily and says, “let’s play hooky today!”

#uh anyway #stranger things #eddie munson #steddie #steve harrington

[roachemoji]

A “Guide” to working with Artists with Aphantasia

DISCLAIMER: 

I KNOW ARTISTS WITHOUT APHANTASIA ALSO USE REFERENCES

This is not going to be applicable to ALL artists (with OR WITHOUT aphantasia)

I don’t speak for everyone!!!

PLEASE Read the information artists provide you THUROUGHLY

ASK ARTISTS WHAT KIND OF INFORMATION THEY NEED

I’m sorry about the typos I am dyslexic and no one is beta reading this :3c

HERE IS THE OG TWITTER POST

I made this guide out of frustration. I was having a hard time communicating with commissioners how much visual information I needed, and that giving me creative freedom doesn’t, personally, work for me. It all comes down to the why; Aphantasia. 

... I realized a lot of people don’t understand what that is, and how it might affect an artist. 

Note: I am a character artist!!! I do personal commissions!!!! I don’t do commercial work!! This guide is about things that I have found extremely helpful!! This may not work for everyone!!!!!!!!!!! 

So, here is the official written guide to what I, personally, have found helpful when getting commissions:

A healthy dose of both written and visual information is needed, but the percentage of which heavily depends on the type of commission and how familiar I am with the characters. 

- Is it an illustration of a scene between two character? Descriptive information on the scene, the emotions, general vibe, dialogue are more important to the composition - but visual references on each character (and their characteristics), the space, the palette, and any objects would be needed. 

- Is it a reference sheet commission? Descriptive information is no longer as important, and the main focus is on the visuals. Descriptive information would be limited to a brief description of personality, placement of certain markings, and/or the written information on the reference. Visuals would be EVERYTHING - every single aspect of that character would need a reference. 

Google Docs, Google Drives, PDFs, Character pages (Toyhou.se or Refsheet.net) is an easy way to compile both written and visual information in one place! 

What is some good visual information to compile for your characters? 

Physical

Age/Race/height/body type

Skin colour/ scars/ freckles/ skin conditions etc

Eye colour/shape

Nose shape

Hair colour/texture/style/decorations

Any additional details (prosthetics limbs/no limbs!/tattoos/piercings/wings)

Face Claims are extremely helpful - and it’s okay to have more than one!  It’s good to specify which parts of what reference are important to your character

Items

Clothing/Jewelry/Accessories

Weapons

Personal Items

Companions

Here is an example of how I organize my Pinterest boards for my own Ocs:

Appearance: Every single visual reference I would need for their physical appearance. Faceclaims, hair styles/texture/colours, facial hair, body types, hand shapes, nose shapes, lip shapes, eye shapes

Aesthetic: Helpful for illustrations. Palettes and aesthetics that I attribute to these characters. Art styles, symbols, colours, settings, etc...

Outfits: Outfits and accessories. Full outfits or single items, textures, colours, patterns.

NOTE: It’s important to remember that some artists can only work with certain references (ie. drawn references vs photo references). If you’re unsure/your artists hasn’t stated which works best for them - ask!  

I cannot work with drawn references in simplistic styles (anime specifically), and I struggle with using nothing but Final Fantasy screenshots. They’re important when it comes to providing colour or even outfit references - but facial features are much harder for me to translate.

Some artists are okay with things like piccrews and can translate them very well! I can’t.

What is some good visual information to compile for your characters?

Written information can vary from commission to commission; unless the illustration is based off a story, I don’t need a novel to be written about the piece. 

Being dyslexic also makes it a struggle for me to parse through written information - I tend to have to break it down outside of the initial commission submission to fully understand what. I also tend to ask a ton more questions when I’m provided more written information than visual - revisions take time and energy.

It’s important to have visual to accompany your written info; 

( shout out to @moki-dokie​ for letting me use their info as an example!! )

Commission information examples 

DESIGN COMMISSIONS:

Info given:

Outcome: 

Easiest character design commission I have ever done. The information given was so concise that the only revisions were my own suggestions on the design itself. 

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Info Given:

Outcome:

a TON of written information was given to explain the characters backstory, to further drive my understand of the aesthetic and setting of the world the character lives in. The pinterest board provided had a lot physical references, outfits, aesthetics, and colours.

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ILLUSTRATION COMMISSIONS:

Info Given:

Outcome:

I had a lot of previous information on both of these characters (I designed the top one myself), but I was provided limited written information for this; Holiday Discord call where Toad (character one) is getting a present from Zalem (character two). Zalem is barely hiding how they feel about Toad who is excited.

 All other information provided was visual; Outfits and room aesthetics. 

We discussed poses in Dms and collaboratively found references.

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Info Given:

Outcome: 

Absolute favorite example of the PERFECT amount of information given and the PERFECT amount of creative freedom given. 

I was handed character references with all angles as well as their armor + how to simply the armor. Pose + expression references. A general aesthetic + palette to work with. The setting. A doodle to lay out exactly what they were visualizing. 

I have all the information you could need! Now what?

I am very privileged to no longer need to take first come first serve commissions, and it’s given me the ability to really sit back and filter through the commissions that I want to do, and those that I immediately do not consider. 

I think it’s important that,  before commissioning anyone, you should ask yourself a couple important questions:

Does this artist’s style suit what I want?

Does my character suit what this artist usually draws?

Do the references I have provide the right amount of information for the specific artist I want to commission?

Sometimes the answer to these questions are; No.

... and that’s okay?

Unfortunately, not every artist is going to be able to bring your vision to life, or feel happy with the completed piece! 

If you’re someone who has Big Buff Demon Men characters that are drawn in a heavily realistic style - you might not ask an artist who draws smaller, softer characters with squishier shapes and a general aesthetic that doesn’t match your Ocs! 

If you’re someone who has characters and all of their references are in an anime style (including other commissioned work), and you have no realistic face claims... maybe commissioning that semi-realistic artist and not providing them with the references the need to translate your character into a semi-realistic style isn’t a good idea? 

I don’t understand when some people get upset when they commission an artist who clearly doesn’t draw characters that look like theirs and they clearly... don’t translate them as well.  I am making this extremely clear RIGHT NOW before anyone says anything:  Everyone can and SHOULD learn to draw the entire spectrum of humanity. From facial features, hair textures, body types, etc...

But some artists struggle to draw characters with certain aesthetics? Outfits? Accessories? You wouldn’t expect an artist who draws soft pastel art to suddenly translate your extremely rough, hard, and hot character properly?

Now, if all the answers are Yes? 

Read all information provided thoroughly 

Ask questions for clarity

Provide what you can, collaborate on what you can’t

Resources

@anonbeadraws​ post: Reference sheet for your commission references!

JAMIErightmeow’s video: I have APHANTASIA

Aphantasia Dot Com

#my art #artists on tumblr #guide #aphantasia #artist with aphantasia #UH #damn i wasnt gonna write this much lmao #I hope this helps people #its helped a ton of people on twitter already #UH ANYWAY #if youre about to comment some shit like oOoOigiOIgioOIoI #IT HELPS PPL WHO DONT HAVE APHANTASIA TOO #shut up #please #i know #i am AWARE #THIS is for MY HOMIES #but also use this as a resource if you need it??? #kiss kiss kiss kiss

[photmath]

#uh anyway #don’t take it personal #I’m just trying to watch tennis #(I was driving back to school so couldn’t watch the game but damn that’s crazy) #thought I opened up twitter omg #slash j #it’s always jude #gonna mute that guy’s name fr #real madrid #jude bellingham

[gummidon]

Sitting

#Rick and Morty #Rick and Morty fanart #morty #morty smith #morty c137 #Morty prime #evil morty #morty c137 x evil morty #morty prime x evil morty #evil morty x morty c137 #mortycest #evil morty portal #rick and morty portals #portals #fanart #mainly did lighting practice #also was zoning out while drawing this haha.. #uh anyway #screams #explodes

[tai-janai]

and the both ! yaay

i think the heroes would think its AWESOME

im . pretty sure this is it. no more bothering poor @remaking-machine with their designs

#your in a body that is yours but it isnt but its correct? #you have never felt this way #new limbs new feelings new sight #but its always been this way #hasnt it? #there is comfort and strangeness as you feel both new and familiar #uh anyway #heropara #voice of the paranoid

[ihearnocomplaints]

Yeah they’re sticks but they’re dancing together okay

#complaintsconcepts #gays #uh anyway #sun x moon #don’t mind me #dca #dca fandom

[cherarts]

I wish a wonderful morning to all bsd enjoyers(, have some doodles I madefirst art post YIPPE!)

Chuuya reference under cut

#I uh #Idk how artblr works #I only was active on editblr HLEP #Uh anyway #Save me blonde hair europeans....SAVE ME #KDHDKANF #bungou stray dogs #chuuya nakahara #bsd chuuya #agatha christie #bsd agatha #Paul Verlaine #bsd paul verlaine #Dazai osamu #Bsd dazai

[leavingautumn13]

miscellaneous mar. 10 sketches and a peach profile pretend i posted this yesterday

#smb #princess peach #mario #kamek #toadette #mar 10 #welcome to my blog where i draw people facing left #like half my smb art is just peach wearing sailor moon-adjacent frilly dresses #kamek and toadette being pals is a concept that has not left my brain since the first time i played super mario party. it's too funny #toadette in general i think is an underrated character. do people remember she's an engineer? i remember she's an engineer. #anyway i'm never going to draw any smb characters on model #bc the ones that aren't normal humans are either fungus people or reptile people #both of which are things i'm super enthusiastic about #have you guys ever seen veiled lady mushrooms? i imagine that's the sort of thing going on with toadette's pigtails #uh anyway #autumn.art #autumn.fandom #i may clean these sketches up later. i actually kinda like them

[dailyedgeworth]

today, i really wanted to draw polly and clay as delinquents but the more i kept going the more i realised how much that didnt fit them at all - so here's a weirdly intense couple of besties!!!

#aa5 spoilers #i think theyre soooo funny i love them so much #man clay i wish you were alive when we met u rip king #the more i think about it. i think i would be insane about clay if he were around for like. more than one case. #can u imagine. what if i was dailyterran #man that sounds so good im emo #uh anyway #clay terran #apollo justice #ace attorney #aa5 #i dont see them romantically but u can tag it as that if u want

[minimutty]

Lucius: Holy Light

Based on his Bishop Cipher Card by Uroko Naruse, it wasn't a full body so I kinda just guesstimated some parts of it, but eh. Good enough. E for effort, at bare minimum.

It's funny that his version doesn't have the bishop hat, I think it'd suit him, but I could imagine it would mess up his hair. I can relate to that.

Lookie, the lil hat.

#minis art #fire emblem #fire emblem 7 #fe7 #fe #fire emblem blazing sword #fire emblem blazing blade #fire emblem heroes #feh #holy light won on twitter #so im goin with that lmao #lucius #uh anyway #tome lucius #i want tome lucius #theres so much random fodder id give him

[chibishortdeath]

Uh ok catching tumblr up on some drawings I’ve posted elsewhere part whatever, I’ve got a lot of Simon’s Quest stuff to go through. This one is mostly a single sketchbook page I think, maybe one is from a different page, but yeah all made around the same time. Also lol idk how to post anything so I just kinda dump things into the same post I guess, hope that’s fine d(^^ ; ) I’m keeping all the serious ones to the same post tho

This one has a really long explanation, but I just can’t think of it on the spot rn. I like it still tho :3

Just some little doodles, some of these have a lot of scribbled ones around them cause I was struggling drawing him again at the time and couldn’t figure out why, turns out I was just drawing his hair the wrong direction lol

Bro’s a little hysterical here, I don’t blame him, I imagine rotting alive would not be very good, hmmm I should rant about that sometime. I have too many ideas for curse’s effects and stuff hehehe >:3c

Speaking of:

These are all attempts at depicting some effects of the curse. They’re cool I guess, but I think I need to work on my depiction of it a little bit more to get it to look more like rot rather than just wounds if that makes sense. It’s really hard to depict with just red gel pen tho, rot is really mostly a lot of colors and rounder patterns idk it’s hard to explain. I guess he’s like “nude” but it’s just Ken doll level detail for anatomy practice and so that the curse is visible.

Idk if I should like tag for something or put a nsfw or content warning on this????? I also don’t know if this is too long and I should cut it shorter or not uhhhh yeah

Idk uh anyway bye that’s it

#castlevania #castlevania games #simon belmont #art post #my art #simon’s quest #sometimes I just gotta draw Simon covered in blood #it’s a necessity #there will be many more dumps like this #so many #my phone is so low battery rn lol #uh anyway #maybe eventually there will be another non Simon’s Quest post #hopefully soon #I’m drawin soma rn so yeah #I really don’t know what to say lol #enjoy I guess <3

[ratty9boy]

Drawing Grady in my cowboy!au because yes and because I can

#can’t wait to continue writing this #also he has a canon design in my mind that’s important to share dhdhcjcn #uh anyway #fury 2014 #grady travis #^^

[sir-yeehaw-paws]

Venom like, I'm already covered in blood would it be so difficult to add some of Huey's to that? Yes? Darn.

#venom snake #huey emmerich #these expressions still crack me up tho shaskjtnksadnkjas #mgs #mgsv #ive posted them before but from a different game file and hueys dumbass grin like he just did something real good or some shit but we know #we KNOW THE TRUTH YA LIL- #uh anyway #nate caps

[tai-janai]

if i were to give the stp voices real names . how upset would everyone be if i named them after jesus's desciples

#JUST AN IDEA #there are 12/13 but some have repeated names #but im creative #i could manage #ill do it im crazy #uh anyway #stp #the voices