How To “Stained Glass”, Part 1: Lineart

Symbols and Signs: Animals

Animals are among the first symbols any human race has used. From birth we know that certain animals represent traits that are human, such as courage, wisdom and strength. I would look into Viking, Egyptian, Christian, Native American Legends and Greek/Roman mythos for animal motifs.

Tigers: a symbol of strength, power, energy, passion, ferocity, sensuality, beauty, speed, and wrath.

Panthers: symbolize strength, , adventure, loyalty, triumph, and a spiritual mind or personality.

Lions: courage, power, royalty, dignity, authority, justice, wisdom, and ferocity.

Koi Fish: fortune and luck, perseverance in adversity, and strength of purpose. (Japanese)

Dolphins: gracefulness, playfulness, gentle, harmony, intelligence, friendship, community, and generosity.

Crabs: trust, emotion, protection, regeneration, and transformation.

Shark: calculation, perceptiveness, and instinct.

Dove: peace, hope, love, freedom, promise, maternity, and messenger. (Christian)

Eagle: patriotism, spiritual protection, guardianship, opportunity, freedom, skill, authority, vision, power, and leadership. (Native American)

Peacocks: Glory, royalty, power, beauty, awakening, refinement, and incorruptibility.

Hummingbirds: joy, energy, vitality, healing, peace, infinity, agility, playfulness, loyalty, and affection.

Snake: duality, the search for balance, rebirth, patience, awareness, wisdom, ambition, evil, healing, intellect, protection, royalty, and awareness. (Christian, Greek, Egyptian)

Frog: f fertility, luck, purity, rebirth, renewal, healing, metamorphosis, and opportunity.

Turtles and tortoises: steadiness, protection, patience and stability

Butterflies: beauty, metamorphosis, transformation, fragility, grace, resurrection, transition, and change.

Spiders : fate, death, rebirth, and signifying a crafty or resourceful personality.

Dragonflies: prosperity, peace, good luck, purity, and harmony.

Scorpions: death, transition, sex, control, solitary, passion, protection, and defensiveness.

Horses: power, grace, beauty, strength, freedom, and nobility.

Foxes: cunning, playful, quick thinking or strategic personality, wisdom

Ant: group mind, patience, action

Antelope: action, agility and sacrifice

Armadillo: safety, boundaries, medicine shield

Bat: rebirth, secrets, blood and initiation

Beaver: builder, protector

Boar: Fire, savageness, power, the sun

Buffalo: sacredness, life, abundance, prophecy (Native American)

Cat: Royalty, cunning, evil, independence (Egyptian)

Bear: Strength, Motherhood, power

Coyote: laughter, humor, foolishness

Crow: Death, greed, murder, wealth

Deer: gentleness, trust, innocence and purity

Dog: Loyalty, nobility, true friendship

Hawk: Speed, persistence and quick wits

Lizard: Self-reliance, longevity, age, wisdom, evil

Mouse: Timidness

Otter: Laughter, curiosity, mischievous

Owl : wisdom, deception, death (Greek/Roman)

Rabbit: Virtue, serenity, low curiosity, quiet talent, fertility, (Chinese)

Ram: self worth, stubbornness (Chinese)

Raven: Magic, the messenger, mystery, dreams, death (Norse)

Sheep: trusting and naivety

Wolf: knowledge , leadership, savagery, teamwork, fear, Motherhood (Native American, Norse, Roman)

art resource masterpost! (2019)

A list of links to all the art resources I’ve compiled since I was thirteen, from Tumblr/Twitter/googling around. They’re not all specifically drawing-related but I’ve personally found them helpful to my art + actively used or learned from each of them. Links marked with a star (★) are ones I use often, or find the most helpful!

compare heights of human figures

textures

hairstyle photos, search by colour/style/etc.

★ pinterest of tons of character design & anatomy ref boards

models.com: just modelling news/photography but nice for portrait reference + diverse faces

★ tons of tips on drawing: @grizandnorm​ and also @etheringtonbrothers​ (also on twitter and instagram)

tips for drawing backgrounds (layout & perspective) - thomas romain

selective colour tool in photoshop (helps balance out colours) - @genicecream

going from B&W to colour using photoshop curves - @genicecream

quickposes: pose library for figure & gesture drawing practice, timed drawing

wetcanvas: forum for object/still life photo references

tons of varied human poses, can sort by pose type/age/body type/etc. (warning for nudity)

★ lookbook.nu: fashion lookbook, can sort outfits by style, occasion, etc.

timed and randomized photo references for figure drawing (warning: nudity)

easy lineart in photoshop - @okolnir

guide for facial expressions - @lackadaisy

tons of pose photography, categorized by pose - senshistock (deviantart)

more timed photo references: figure drawing, animal drawing, hands and feet, faces

★ PDF of the animator’s survival kit by richard williams: comprehensive book on animation fundamentals

adobe kuler: adjustable colour wheel, creates cohesive 5-colour palettes

★ perspective grid in photoshop - @chuwenjie​

interactive 3d models: human models & wooden figurine

youtube playlist of various art tutorials/speedpaints/etc. - @erinye

integrating lineart into flat colours - @dinduarte

twitter thread of general art resources (technical/fundamental skills) - @jovaline​

tips on drawing backgrounds - @jovaline​

simple nighttime lighting - @japhers​

tips for drawing kissing - @mud-muffin

★ mapcrunch: randomized (or editable) google street view, great for environment photo reference

catalogue of theater costumes sorted by clothing item/time period, great for historical clothing reference

google’s we wear culture: information about & catalogue of fashion/design/art collections

one perfect shot database: film screencaps, can organize by shot 

typefilmgrab: more movie shots

stretches to stop artist back pain (more important than half this list)

dynamic clouds - @amiamihan​

avoiding empty/“dead” spaces in comic panels - @hammpix​ 

tips on simplifying drawings for clarity - @hammpix

guide on making webcomics - @velinxi

twitter thread of storyboard/comic art resources - @nilaffle​

creating depth and distance in backgrounds - @mathiaszamecki​

★ croquiscafe: youtube channel that simulates figure drawing sessions (warning: nudity)

★ large PDF of storyboarding tips - @jimmortensen

another colour picker for harmonious colours

★ google drive folder of art book PDFs (anatomy & figure drawing) - @jijidraws

designdoll (free program for download): adjustable 3d human figures, better quality than online sites

I know you probably get these asks a lot, but I've really been trying to try drawing comic pages. I really admire how free and flowing your style is! I've seen your little tutorials and tips and idk what's wrong but I just can't seem to wrap my head around panel composition? Like I do wonderful painting comps, but I can't seem to break out. Do you have any resources or help to get started?

thank you very much!!!!! im just using this ask as an excuse to draw random comic tips i hope thats okay and that you’ll get something out of it

did that help…

I am so serious when I say if you want to learn about light, you NEED to at least look at modeseven’s tutorials. even if you’re not pursuing a painterly style, this is all essential theory that can be easily adapted to different coloring styles. notice how none of these ever say ‘light with these colors and shade with these colors’? notice how this is teaching how light works on a mechanical level, and reminding the audience to adjust the actual colors they choose by context? THAT is good advice.

(if you’re thinking ‘wow I want to study more of this persons art!’ I encourage you to do so, but proceed with the knowledge that modeseven draws pretty much exclusively weird as hell kink art. sometimes wisdom comes from horny places)

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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Dame Archer kicks McDougal’s Scots ass there in the rain at the Washington Midsummer Renaissance Faire - August 11, 2018 - Photo by Douglas Herring

do you have any tips for drawing a nose when the face is front facing?

This was really fast but I hope this helps:

Depending on the shape of the nose, the way you chose to render the contour lines will change.  I used Rose, Quazky, and Glasner as examples in the lower right corner there.  For TH, I generally don’t render the bottom of the nose with a line but with a shadow for simplicity’s sake.  I hope that makes sense.

PS - I made a new brush for rendering technical drawings and I love it. *A*

Do you any tips about using ms paint?

I think I have few tips

#1Use 500x500 px or bigger canvas size. Any smaller size will make a brush look messy and shit.Here look:

Can you see the difference?? Lineart in 600x600 px is so much smoother

#2

#3

#4 RIGHT MOUSE BUTTON YOU NEED IT

#5

*:・ﾟ✧it’s like manga : *✧・ﾟ

that’s all tbh

i hope this was somewhat helpful 

3D/RGB Split Effect Tutorial

Hello! this is an effect I see in a lot of artworks and that I use a lot, I tend to see new/younger digital artists (even others who are more experienced) asking me and others quite often how to do it but there doesn’t seem to be many tutorials for how to do it, especially not for Clip Studio Paint. I’m going to try to keep this simple as possible, cause it confuses tf out of me and i only just now learned how to do it in CSP lol

*This can also be/is usually done in Photoshop, but not everyone has photoshop, and there are already tutorials for it I think! Do what u gotta do! 

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