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I mean this in the kindest way possible, but if you want to draw OCs/do a lot of original work, you must accept that most people are not going to care about them. Like, at all. This is not a negative thing and is in fact the normal way of the world. If you want people to care about your stuff, you have to MAKE them care!

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You're the greatest.

Places To Post Original Fiction

1.)  Commaful – a friendly and supportive writing community, smaller but denser than Wattpad, and far more active and engaging.

2.)  FictionPress – original fiction’s answer to FanFiction.net.  If you’re familiar with that format, you’ll be familiar with this.  

3.)  Smashwords – an ebook publishing platform that also welcomes short stories, and collections thereof.

4.)  WritersCafe – old-school but solid, with an active community and plenty of contests/challenges to get the creative juices pumping.

5.)  Medium – a place where you can post, essentially, anything and everything.  Articles and non-fiction are its biggest market, but fiction is welcome as well.

6.)  Booksie – less community-based, with fewer interactions and comments.  However, it still attracts great talent, and can be great for authors who are shy and don’t want to get bombarded with interaction.

7.)  RoyalRoad – a rich community, with a strong emphasis on mutual support between authors.  Focuses on web novels, fanfiction, and original stories.

8.)  FanStory – an oldie but a goody.  Don’t be fooled by the name – it seems to be predominantly original fiction, and offers contests with cash prizes. 

9.)  Young Writers Society – as the name suggests, oriented towards writers in their teens and twenties, but is by no means exclusive to authors of this age bracket. 

10.)  Wattpad – Wattpad provides users with the opportunity to post original fiction and gain a loyal following.  It’s not for everyone, but some people swear by it.  

On that note, you can also post original fiction to AO3 and FanFiction, but as they are predominantly for fan works, I decided not to include them on this list.  What’s your favorite way to post original fiction?

Happy writing, everybody!

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for your traditional sketches (yknow with the colors) what materials do you use?? ((ps i love your art so much, it’s a blessing))

I use a normal 0.5 mechanical pencil for the lines. Right now I’m using Pilot super grip 0.5 but it’s just beacuse that’s what I happened to find in my local art store, I’m not picky at all with pencils.

For the color I use Cotman Water Colours Sketchers’ Pocket Box It’s a small set of watercolors from winsor & newton. It’s has a limited aray of colors but it has most of the ones you need, they are really pigmented and they last forever (I’ve only ever had to buy one set)

and the brush I use Caran d'Ache Water Brush (the medium sized one) you can fill that sucker up with water so it convenientas fuck and I also like the size of it! (thats the only brush I ever use.)

I use a Moleskine Art Plus Sketchbook To draw in. It’s small so you can bring it anywhere and the paper takes both ink and watercolor really, really well (not sure about markers though, haven’t tried). It’s a bit pricey for the size and page count but it’s definitelyworth it!

Lastly I fuck up alot while drawing traditionally, so I pretty much abuse the Uni Ball Signo Broad (white) to cover up all the times I paint outside the lines or over the whites of the eyes and so on. My art would look way shitter without it.

That’s all! Hope that helps!

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There is no right or wrong in color and design, and everyone works differently, but hopefully these tips of mine will help you find the colors that make you happiest!

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ayo i found 2 pages with head angles of humans and animals, could be useful to anyone reading this

hoomans

animals

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I was asked how i shade, so i did this - no tutorial by any means, but just to show my methods, the left one is the one i generally do these days 🎨🖌️

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Nothing to be ashamed of, this is amazing and exactly the kind of thing I'm trying to do more of. (Just not Minecraft specifically.)

no okay so yes i make all my backgrounds in minecraft first im bad at perspective please dont cancel me

#drawing #backgrounds #background reference

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Ugh, I do all of the bad ones so often.

Something I made while dealing with my own stuff and hoping drawing this would pick me up somehow. Maybe it worked.

FT my cat. His name is Mischief

#Burnout #self care #self help

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How I Study Anatomy

Everyone says NEVER TRACE!! THAT'S ART THEFT! Ok but we can do a little crime in the name of Learning.

Trace to learn, not to earn.

I like to take my own photos, but you can study whatever you want. Link back to original photos, and don't post copied artwork unless the artist is dead, cool with it, or both.

As always with learning, start every sketch with the intent to throw it away (trash for paper, quitting without saving for digital) This takes the pressure off and lets you make Bad Art, which is very important.

So let's make Bad Art of a Deer because I happen to have one handy

Start with a photo of your subject in a nice/neutral pose with all four feet visible. (so not like me)

Freehand copy it. Try not to stylize, focusing instead of matching proportions and pose. Don't get too detailed!

It's ok if your art looks terrible and has broken legs. I've drawn LOTS of deer so I have a leg up. Everyone's art sucks in their own eyes and here's where mine went wrong:

Either lasso-distort (recommended for beginners) or redraw a copy of your first sketch with your reference behind it (scaled to match the main body of your sketch)

Put the original and modified sketches together and compare the differences. Write it down if you want. This shows you where your eyes saw things the wrong size, so you can correct for that next time.

After learning about both deer and yourself, try freehand copying again.

Marvel at your newfound knowledge and skill!

but there's always room for improvement

You can stop here and move on to your real drawing, Or do another freehand-fix-compare cycle. I actually overcorrected my "draws heads too big" and veered into "heads too small."

Another note on tracing: Learning HOW to trace is more important than anything you could learn By tracing. Draw the Anatomy, not the outline. In real life, things don't have outlines, they have bones.

These are from the same shoot which is extra useful for consistency. The lines are minimal and follow where the animals joints are, and only important parts are drawn.

You won't know what Important Parts means right off the bat, which is where in-depth study comes in. You need to do learn the hard parts to do the easy parts right.

Next up: how to study bones and muscles.

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Gripping a sword overview

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hi ppl who draw

Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth (Andrew Loomis, 1943)

Drawing Nature (Stanley Maltzman, 1995)

The Animator’s Survival Kit (Richard Williams, 2001)

Framed Ink: Drawing and Composition for Visual Storytellers (Marcos Mateu-Mestre, 2010)

Figure drawing reference site

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I did a little guide about the gradient map tool! :) I hope you find it useful. 🌈

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Yo you got any tips on how to pick out good color schemes and stuff? Youre really good at it, i swear looking at anything you post i just "ooh soft,, pretty colors" (if not thats chill, somethings ya just just can't explain)

Imma make ya a lil tutorial ;)

Picking colours has a lot to do with ~Colour Relativity~ also known as Value.

It doesn’t matter what colours you end up picking, you’ll need to start with this kind of balance. Use the KISS method; Keep It Super Simple. Too many colours can make your image muddy and/or confusing. 

How to pick an awesome palette? Take a look at this cool shit.

Colour families can give your image a sense of unity. They’re also really handy for setting different moods. Warm colours are usually associated with high energy, big feelings like happiness and love! Cool colours are more subdued and carry heavier, slower connotations like sadness. Or just a KICK ASS AESTHETIC pic.

Bold colours are very fun to use but too many of them can hurt.

TL;DR:

Have dark, light, and midtones in your palette

Pick a colour & use colours similar to it

Limit your use of hyper-saturated colours.

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Another thing I wish I had years ago.

ayo i found 2 pages with head angles of humans and animals, could be useful to anyone reading this

hoomans

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I wish I had this post when I started learning to draw in ink 12 years ago.

Game Cartoon Characters Modeling Profession Hand-Painted Techniques Antique Style Article English translation

Translation by tiramisiyu

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I just use Facebook, but all this works too.

do you have any advice on character design?

watch The Sopranos

#Character Design