Just a ten minute mash up in Sai to try and do something. I want to draw so bad but I can’t get through this block. /sigh
I just went back through over 900 liked posts and dug out all the art tutorials so i can keep track of them. I guess this might be helpful to some of you guys, so here you go.
Here we go then!
Freeware
Alchemy - this is a really fun program. You play around making abstract shapes until you start to see something in them, kind of like a Rorschach test. Then you use the shapes as a base to draw it from.
MyPaint - a pretty decent painting program that also has the benefit of working on Unix systems.
openCanvas 1.1 - I haven’t used openCanvas in years but it was a nice program with a pretty unique feel to it.
ArtRage - Only used this a couple of times donkey’s years ago just before I got oC, but I’ve heard good things about it.
The GIMP - In a similar vein to Photoshop, but free. I couldn’t get on with it when I tried it out a few years ago, but it’s pretty popular and is available on Unix systems and Macs.Sketchbook copic: a bit different program
Not-free-ware
Photoshop - Standard painting fare. Probably the most flexible program (particularly the latest versions) but not designed to act in a “natural” way. If you’ve used it for painting versus something like Painter you know what I mean. Who the fuck pays for it though? Google “Photoshop tumblr masterpost” and take your pick.
Paint Tool Sai - Far more affordable and definitely worth paying for if you can. The brushes are very decent (especially when they’ve been tweaked a little), the gui is simple and intuitive, and I dare you to find a program with which making smooth lineart is easier.
Corel Painter - My program of choice for most things. More tools than you could ever possibly use and pretty cheap on a student license, providing that you can prove you’re a student! It’s got a few bugs but if you want realism or a more natural feel than PS or SAI this is the program for you.Anatomy
anatomy and rotation of the head
Expressions
emotions and facial expressions
expressions from different angles (love this site)
Poses
Skin tones
paint some life into your skin tones
Colouring
gamut mask tool (very nice!)
5 easy ways to improve your colouring
fucking gradients, how do they work
achieving a painterly look in SAI
kuler (more colour schemes)
Brushes
a very nice setting for the sai acrylic brush
photoshop fur brushes (and tutorial)
Other peoples masterposts
love your fellow artist (anything from prompt generators to animation background here, very nice)
e-books
art e-books (mediafire download)
even more e-books (including human anatomy, animal anatomy, cartoons, animation, composition, design, scenery, perspective…)
Tutorials
a pretty extensive general art tutorial
tumblrs
criminallyincompetent (check out their #reference and #tutorial tags, they’re gold)
I am getting artrage and the copic sketchbook thing to see what i can do it them :D
Reblogging for my own ref, AWWW YEEAAAH
(Source: geromy-kyle)
Corrie White takes awesome photos of drops of water doing magical things
[via Faith is Torment]
Via Not Exactly Legal
Giving away a brand new Monoprice tablet! It has been opened to see if everything was there and for a quick 5 minute test run (the battery it came with is in the pen already). I liked the tablet but changed my mind - So I’d love to give it a new home to someone who is in need!
RULES
- You do NOT have to follow me
- Reblog to enter - likes and multiple reblogs don’t count. Just one. (If you
don’t want the tablet and would like to reblog for signal boost then please say so, when rebloging it, so that I know to exclude you in the final drawing)- I will ship anywhere world wide
- Make sure you ask box is open so I can let you know if you’ve won!
- Contest ends June 3rd at 11:30pm CST
- The winner will be picked with a random number generator
Via Akeli
>go on old Tumblr
>find this
>over 5000 notes
litterly litterly tears rolling down my face holy shit this is so funny omg i cant stop laughing
SHE LOOOKED GURR
AHAHZH2WHGFUVSBD CANT BREATHE IM PHYSICALLY CRYING
at one point it sounds like demons growling jesus save my soul omg
This is one of those videos that I find hysterically funny for no reason at all. I also find trying to type out what he’s singing VERY funny.
Looked GURR. Looked BAAHH. Looked GURR, laahhWKUKJSHDBGKUYBGJHBGHMBfLWJEGFHBKUBGJ,ERHGB-Singing doo wah ditty!!!
basically the same thing pensive-brony said but idgaff
OH MY FUCKING GOD I AM LAUGHING SO HARD I’M CRYINGALSKDFJALSDJFLASDFPBBBBBBT. IT MADE SASLDFJKAS NOISES. OH MYALKSJDF
DEMON FISH.
DEEEMOOOOONNNN FIIIIIIIISH
H A I L S A T A N
GRAB THE MOTHERFUCKING SALT
ALL HAIL SATAN.
(Source: deadspeck)
Via (╯°□°）╯︵ ┻━┻))
