this is a blog to go along with my art blog. i plan to post things that inspire me, help me to become a better artist, and reference pictures. in other words, lots of random things.
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Note: I recently changed my url from my-ideas-and-inspiration to ofvisionsandcolor, so some of the links might not be working. If you see one, can you please let me know?
Floating Ripple Vases (by oodesign)
Fill your favorite container with water and float the vase. According to the movement of the air, the plants change their position within the container.
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I got asked about eyes and how to convey expression through them, so I doodles some quick stuffs to help explain.
So have some eyeballs.
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Some great and simple tutorials from DerSketchie on DeviantArt
They have more tutorials in their Gallery so check them out!Saving this for the pants portion.
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Learning anatomy drawing is important. Period. Whatever you plan to draw and however you plan to draw it you need to have an idea of what it actually looks like, practice in realism, before you plan to move on to creative interpretation.
Here are examples of all different kinds of athletic body types to illustrate the importance of knowing what sort of “built” look you will need to go for when drawing and designing a character. Not all fit is the same fit and it is so hard to find adequate variety when looking for references. These were linked by a talented comic artist Nina Matsumoto. Here site can be found herehttp://ninamatsumoto.wordpress.com/
A good sampling of her art can be found here http://spacecoyote.deviantart.com/
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Notes on the importance of the line of action.
Sources: Flooby Nooby, Advanced Animation by Preston Blair, shermcohen, Pixelovely.com
Ah yes line of action, we meet again.
your pretty damn important to me and my arts browski.this is good stuff to keep in mind!
i try to be fluid and use the aspects of fluidity here like varying finger position and angle, but my stuff is often, at its core, stiff. its hard to get away from.
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Scott Eaton’s Bodies in Motion Reference Library
One of my all time favorite anatomy references is this handy dandy little webpage here. More than 750+ male and female photos in sequence? check. Outstanding b/w lighting on all of them? check. All SFW images but enough skin showing where the muscle placement is? check. Contortion, fencing, parkour and other poses included? checkity-check.
All of that for free? Aw yeah.
Go take a look around. ;D
extremely yes
Wow! very cool.
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