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so quite a lot of people expressed interest in a guide to lion dance! and since the lunar new year is coming up in a couple weeks, which means everyone’s exposure to lions is probably going to increase, i figured i’d go ahead and make it! right click + open in new tab to fullview, etc etc, i hope it’s helpful, although if you only take one thing away from this powerpoint, it’s this: lions are not dragons

disclaimer: i learned fut san style at an american university, and the senior members of the troupe were almost all from hong kong and taiwan, so most of my knowledge is drawn from what they taught me. lion dance varies widely depending on the style and the country of origin, and many schools do things differently! this is just an attempt to establish a baseline and give you a really basic intro to one of my favorite art forms. :)

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Hey how did you do that line effect on your models? asking for a friend.

So for a simple outline the easiest thing to do is open up your properties window (which should be displayed by default on the rightmost side of the screen. It’s got all of your render and output info displayed) and go to the section marked “Post Processing” 

Open it and check the box called “Edge.” This’ll give your model a nice little outline when you render it (you can change the color by clicking on the rectangular box underneath the threshold slider) 

and that’s just a simple way to get the basic result. 

NOW if you’d like something a little more dynamic-looking, like this 

Then you’ll want to go back to the properties window and instead of clicking on “Post Processing,” click on the box marked “Freestyle” (it should be at the very bottom) 

Now, at the top of the properties window, click on the “Render Layers” tab. It’s gonna look like a stack of photos, right next to tab with the camera on it. 

Once you’ve clicked on that, scroll down to the very bottom of the window, and click on “Freestyle Line Style” 

Once you’ve opened that up, click on the “Geometry” tab. This’ll let you alter the style of the line. 

and now you can add your modifiers! There are a lot of different styles to choose from, so don’t be afraid to experiment with them! “Sinus Displacement” makes a sort of zigzag pattern, “Blueprint” adds in some fancy circles, and “Spatial Noise” or “Polygonization” will typically get you that sort of loose, sketchy look if that’s what you’re going for. 

blender is pretty neat, huh! 

Hey got any tips of drawing in the cr style?

Well first off, study the sprite sheets of the characters. They can all be found on the Cookie Run wiki.To draw in a style it helps to study the style too and figure out the elements of how the characters are put together. For Cookie Run it goes hand in hand with my style because a lot of it is very Geometric. Even with cookies who are oddly shaped. 

I talked about this with my Discord once about how basic shapes can really go into making the character design solid and this seems to largely be the basis of how CR renders it’s characters.

Even characters build like Purple Yam and Milk Cookie use this more basic geometry when building the foundation of the character. It all comes down to a more simplistic style based on shapes. 

That being said, When I build characters I use basic shapes to do it. That’s why a lot of my earlier drawings of the CR OCs look so different compared to now, because back then I was learning it. The easiest way to do it is to try drawing a CR character, build them as you see them, and then adapt that into how you draw. 

And obviously cookies aren’t all the same shape! Shapes really can go into how people will interpret your character and their personality! So don’t be afraid to think outside of the box and look at different shapes for different characters! 

That’s about as many tips as I have for now, but that’s the fundamentals over how I go about it.

My friend @nuclear333 asked me how I shaded hair and I promised her a hair shading tutorial, which of course became a hair…everything…tutorial.

Lots of great tutorials have already been been made on the subject so here’s me throwing in my own two cents. The usual disclaimers apply: this is how I think of hair when I draw it, and is by absolutely no means the only way, or even necessarily a correct way, to do it. I’m always happy to hear about how others approach the same subject!

i did this tutorial ages ago in DA and i wanted to share this with you guys on tumblr <3

my DA click here 

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Sorry, if you've answered this before, but do you have any tips on drawing mouths and lips?

Hello anon! :D I’m not the best at making tutorials and giving tips but I’ll do my best to answer your question! ^^

I sure do love drawing lips! It might be in fact my favourite part of the face to draw. 

Let’s see what makes them so irresistible ;)

tip 1: let them shine! that tiny shiny spot does wonders for the lips - it makes them fuller, softer and more three dimensional. It also makes the lips look slightly wet. Sexy!

tip 2: Build the depth with some darker spots. Quirking corners are great for that, and if you make the darkest spot in the middle of the mouth it seems like it’s about to part. And maybe whisper something seductive ;)

tip 3: The very middle of upper lip is my favourite area, it gives the mouth its distinct character. It’s also a great spot to play with shadows, one lighter stroke, one darker stroke and you have a very dramatic shading going on! 

tip 4: When drawing lineart it’s good to keep the line varying in width and pressure. Equally thin, flat line might look good in anime, but even there it’s rarely the case. Making the line thicker in the shadowy part of the mouth adds depth to your drawing. 

General remarks:

I almost never outline the upper lip, it tends to look weird. Just a thin “U” shape in the middle is usually enough.

Upper lip is usually in the shadow, at least half of it. Lower lip tends to catch the light, especially with pouty plump lips. The more shadow you add under it, the fuller the lips look. 

When drawing male characters I usually play around with skin tones instead of pink and red (see the third row of examples). But it’s not a rule. Some boys rock them rosy lips. ;)

Never paint the teeth white, never. Gray, yellowish and pinkish tones are great. 

And the final tip: use reference! Look for pictures of people with beautiful lips, with thin lips and full lips, try to see which line goes where and how it changes the shape and expression. I hardly ever draw without a reference.

Good luck! 👄

i have an arty question. what program do you us, how do you shade? i'm actually in love with your art style and i was wondering for some time if you could give away any tips :) i just started digtal art and i can't draw as good as i do on paper so anything is helpful

Oooh buddy, I LOVE making tutorials and explaining my way of drawing so prepare for a long (and hopefully helpful) post! >:D 

Ok so first of all: I use Clip Studio paint pro and a simple Bamboo Manga Tablet from Wacom. (I’ve been using this tablet for 8 years now and it still works perfectly fine and never gave me any trouble!~ It has a great pen pressure, setting it up is very easy and it’s not super expensive) 

I tried many different art programs and Clip Studio (back then it was called mangastudio 5) is still my absolute favorite. It provides you with everything you need as an artist, is very easy to understand and not as overpriced as other programs (I’m looking at you photoshop). So if you don’t have a lot of money (like me, I’m fucking poor X’D) and still want something of quality I’d definitely recommend it.

Time for the brushes:

My main brush for outlines and sketches

My absolute fav brush for shading (Opacity is around 40%)

The 2 brushes that are displayed up here are part of a set that you can download for free on this page. I love them for their rough look and they fit my sketchy art style perfectly. Sadly I can’t find the original set anymore but I made screenshots of their names:

I cannot stress this enough but you should always download new brushes and try them out. And this page is perfect for that (nearly all of them are free)! Using new brushes and combining different ones can give your art so much more personality.

But just a quick tip. I know that the range of brushes is gigantic and can be quite overwhelming. So download everything that might interest you, try them all out and only keep as little as possible! Having too many brushes will confuse you and you’ll spend more time searching through them than drawing. I’ve downloaded over 400 and only kept around 20. I only use 2 of them for my drawings and the rest is for manga backgrounds and action lines. 

Now for the drawing itself:

I’m a quick artist and I care more about speed than quality. I always hated making multiple sketches so I’ll just draw the outlines

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and fix them up without a previous sketch or making a new layer. That’s why most of my drawings look very rough and don’t have a clean look. (but I like that~)

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For the color, I just fill in the entire picture with a neutral looking color and use the bucket tool to remove every unwanted color around the drawing. That way you won’t have any white pixelated edges inside your drawing and can add other colors quickly (again, with the bucket) without having to draw every single color per hand. Saves time and looks fine. 

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For shading (in this case his skin) I’ll combine the skin color with the color that I’ll use for shading inside this net. That way I can choose from multiple options to find the perfect color. ~

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At first I’ll add rough shadows with dark red (Opacity 60%)

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And then smooth them out with a lighter red. (Opacity 40%)

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Now I’ll quickly add the last details and a few white spots on his hair and skin to give him a more realistic look

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And you’re done! :D This took me about 15 minutes. But remember, you don’t have to be super quick. Draw at your own speed and use the style that’s the most fun for you! If you want to draw carefully with multiple layers and have clear outlines with many details then do it! Every person is different :D The most important thing is that you have fun!~

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