creative-discussion

[onyx oxide]

but i didnt :))

[finite zinc]

how much do those commisions even cost

[onyx oxide]

cuz i didnt do so good art a that time

[devout stream]

i already told you, it depends on the artist

it differs largely

[stable elbow]

i rely on one artist for harvey content 😔✊

[onyx oxide]

u can buy a commission from me for 4 sek

jk

im not doing commissions

[devout stream]

i commissioned this from https://twitter.com/raburine

[fringe gyro]

so many glaring inconsistencies between portraits and sprites. aaaa. sam's portraits have him in a yellow shirt but the shirt is like firebrick red in his sprites!!!

[devout stream]

YEP

i hate it so much

lmfao

[onyx island]

Emily has brown eyes in her portrait and blue in her world sprite

[lone mountain]

casually follows all these people....

[finite zinc]

I assume art doesn't get posted much on reddit?

[devout stream]

more often times than not it is reposts of art thats already been posted

[stable elbow]

nop

mostly reposts

also they’re not really encouraging to artists tbh

[devout stream]

i commissioned this from https://twitter.com/lexiipantz AND ITS MY PRIDE AND JOY AND I LOVE HER SO MUCH

[stable elbow]

“why did you draw this like X it’s supposed to be like Y!!”

[finite zinc]

ok that looks literally perfect

[devout stream]

im personally not a huge fan of the subreddit

oof

[onyx oxide]

cute

:))

[stable elbow]

awwdhshs she’s so cute

[finite zinc]

I just use it for asking questions

[stable elbow]

i don’t like the subreddit either lmao

[devout stream]

from https://twitter.com/sallychanscraps

[stable elbow]

comfy gays 😤👌

[devout stream]

we'd be here all day if i posted everything

rofl

i have a lot

i just commissioned a good friend of mine last night too

and thats not even including art trades and gifts

[finite zinc]

is it me or are there wayyyyyy too many artists who seem to get urged to make nsfw art (and I'm not going any further in that topic)

[stable elbow]

huh

[devout stream]

people can draw whatever they want, you seriously need to get over it

[lone mountain]

👀

[devout stream]

from https://twitter.com/KrazyBonesTV

probably the most blatantly western thing ive ever commissioned

but his style is really clean

and i like it

[fleet gazelle]

The one from raburine is amazing

[devout stream]

rabu is great

[stable elbow]

krazybones!!

[devout stream]

yas!

mr nintendo himself

[fringe gyro]

well

i've literally never drawn sam before

[devout stream]

just think goku

[pastel iris]

i dont really know anyone who draws basically nothing but Stardew who speaks English its kinda weird

Ouch key that hurts, I thought you know me 😦

[devout stream]

you know what i mean

otherwise i wouldve pointed towards myself as well

😛

[fringe gyro]

I've never drawn goku either

[lone mountain]

omg its perfect

[devout stream]

damn sams about to inhale some joja cola

[fringe gyro]

ahaha

[devout stream]

lookin good hershey!

[fringe gyro]

thank u. uwu

[onyx oxide]

lit

[ebon briar]

Like honestly the only time I'd ever draw abby is it I was paid lmao

Idk I just dont really feel like

Super interested in her??

[rich delta]

i like her outfit ouo

[pastel iris]

speaking of western vs anime, how do you guys determine it based on arts?

[ebon briar]

Does she get better w heart events

[rich delta]

idk i found her tolerable

[ebon briar]

At least she isn't haley :^)

[rich delta]

western i determine whether it was made in the west or not tbh
japan has so many styles it's hard to nail one down

... //has drawn haley the most

like personality wise she's eh to me but i love love love her character design

[pastel iris]

sometimes I feel like there is a condition that's hard to determine, for instance, my dad even thought dragon ball is western when I showed him some pictures

or netflix castlevania, really alot of people is being misled if that was anime lmao

[rich delta]

hi dad
i mean i can't blame him? especially because it blew up in the west to such a degree

[pastel iris]

western i determine whether it was made in the west or not tbh
so if a random dude from europe draws stuff that's clearly resemble anime, it's still counted as west because it was made in west? 🤔

[echo mesa]

y cant it be both

[rich delta]

technically yes because code lyoko

[pastel iris]

that's the instance of professional art, but what about amateurs?

[rich delta]

i hold them to the same degree

[stable elbow]

i distinguish it by cartoon and anime

western is too broad of a term

[rich delta]

that just opens up a can of worms for a lot of people because "avatar is anime"

[echo mesa]

is it? I always thought it was a cartoon

[pastel iris]

I'm pretty much same as you cat, but it's just.. there are some instance that I made mistake as well lol

[stable elbow]

western anime?

it was mostly animated in korea fdghkjsdgfh

[fringe gyro]

code lyoko omg

i loved that show

[pastel iris]

actually when I saw one piece art during my 1st time, I thought it was west

until I watched the anime

[rich delta]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uFtfDK39ZhI this is the can of worms

[azure night]

Avatar is an Anime. F*** You. Fight Me. [ 790,712 views | 4.61 rating w/ 40,219 likes (3,429 dislikes) | Duration: 18m21s | Uploaded: 2017-02-25 by Mother's Basement ]

[hot river]

There are some weird hybrids. Vampire Hunter D: Bloodlust is the sequal to an anime based on a japanese light novel series, but made in english for a western audience and released here first.

[rich delta]

vAMPIRE HUNTER D ❤

[hot river]

ikr? It's amazing

[pastel iris]

uber lmao

[echo mesa]

Thats a lot of anger over anime in One Video Title

[fringe gyro]

f l e x

[echo mesa]

A Good Lad

[rich delta]

[stable elbow]

flex

[echo mesa]

How
Do People draw themselves, Like
I dont look at me everyday
Idk what features are Important

[fringe gyro]

idk. i drew myself for the meet the artist thing

[onyx oxide]

lit

[fringe gyro]

idk how accurate it is, but i do know i showed it to my dad and he instantly knew it was supposed to be me

so there's that

[stable elbow]

i just use an oc

never myself

[echo mesa]

I've drawn myself a couple of times, but I always look at it and go 'not me'

I just want 2 draw dumb comic about me following cats making grabby hands

[fleet gazelle]

I can’t really draw people

well guess I would need to try

[echo mesa]

Imma
just leave this as a sketch for future me to be confused at

A Mood

[pastel iris]

so I'll put this in conclusion, I suppose before judging a certain art is eastern-style/western-style, information have to be collected in the 1st hand o.O

I'm literally confused how should I draw myself, I tend to let my beard grew until I cut it

so should I draw myself as bearded or shaved? xD

[elfin swan]

Oooo such great art in the gallery. Also @devout stream I love your Abigail art and your style

[devout stream]

ahhh thank you ;_;

[devout stream]

spriting leah's phone is gonna be interesting

[crude reef]

cute!!!

[fleet gazelle]

Almost done

[frozen plaza]

@devout stream ||is there a special face for the 2 heart event you made a comic for?||

[devout stream]

lolol I could make one

@fleet gazelle really cool! i wish I could paint water like you can

[fleet gazelle]

Catto sent a website

[pastel iris]

sonic series + melancholy of haruhi suzumiya = SUPER KEWT
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QVWF6fhz9b0

[azure night]

(Sonic Crossover) - I hate you [ 2,927,198 views | 4.82 rating w/ 24,942 likes (928 dislikes) | Duration: 51s | Uploaded: 2012-03-31 by DeannART2 ]

[devout stream]

[devout stream]

hello? police?

this is so much fun omg....

[unkempt tinsel]

nine one one

she looks great

[devout stream]

thanks!!!

[unkempt tinsel]

np np

[ebon briar]

Idk if polls are allowed here BUT

http://www.strawpoll.me/17573185

Top3 girls and 2 guys will be turned into pins next

(2 guys cause I already have a shane lol)

[lament turtle]

Heres my sdv boy, askew. Imma draw him with his hubby soon (sebastion duh)

[unkempt tinsel]

polls are fine

also nice, i look forward to it earth!

[crude reef]

i will pay in gratitude points for alex art

[ebon briar]

Vote and u shall recieve

I'll do em all eventually!

FUCK I FORFOT TO ADD MORRIS

[crude reef]

you dare

[unkempt tinsel]

i thought morris was implied

[crude reef]

morris isn't even an option he's expected

[devout stream]

aaaaaa

[echo mesa]

;o

[fleet gazelle]

i do

[mighty bronze]

Leah cheating on me...

[fleet gazelle]

Lol

I dumped her for abby

[devout stream]

LMAO the "i do" was complete coincidental

[empty ocean]

[mellow whale]

Pat pat

[lone mountain]

i hate when ur drawing and someones in the same room and theyre just staring down ur screen

im trying to do some character design rn and i feel so self concious

lol

[mighty bronze]

Use dis jevin

I donut get bothered by it tbf,i actually want to talk about it if someone's looking what i do

[safe goblet]

i never draw if i think anyone might be watching lol

except people online for some reason which is fine

[echo mesa]

my Nana will watch me sketch smetimes
And its like
'oh no, now I must Make No Errors'

[mild kindle]

yayeet itz my childhood anime,Doraemon

I made it looks more weird ya yeet

[lament turtle]

YA YEET

I LOVE IT

[lament turtle]

Anyone else here madly in love with Alex? I'd love to hear some of your headcanons

[mild kindle]

I have one of my farmer,married alex

but Hey tbh,Alex is one of my choice(The boys/girls that I would marry with)

[lament turtle]

At first I didn't like him bcoz he came off as too douchey but then I melted after seeing his heart events

He a good boi

[mild kindle]

ikr

but it's kinda weird that his 10th heart event,he doesn't K I S S

prob I havent seen Sam one tho

[lament turtle]

I feel like he was nervous about overstepping boundaries x3

He did plan a fancy dinner date so I guess he's an old-school romantic at heart

also Sam's 10 heart is umm spicy ehehe

[mild kindle]

owooo but hey,He's kinda cute in the other way^////^

ohhhh yeahhh

[lament turtle]

Sam & Alex Best Bois

[mild kindle]

sadly,Sam isnt the one I would marry tho.

[lone mountain]

sams heart event is so cutre

[mild kindle]

Shane,Sebby and Alex is the one I would marry xd

Also Penny ofc.

[lament turtle]

I can't decide who to marry in my current save (I already married Sam, Alex, & Penny)

I might end up marrying either of the three again hahah

[mild kindle]

I know ur feel

Aka whenever I make a new save,I always end up marry the same person

[lament turtle]

We can't choose who to love. Love chooses for us

But dangit I'm torn between Alex and Emily

[mild kindle]

oooo Emily

btw. I want to install the mod that we can marry everyone

[lament turtle]

The polygamy mod?

[mild kindle]

so I can make a new save and marry Morris (betraying Pierre time)

something like that

[lament turtle]

What you yall see in Morris lmaooo

*do

[mild kindle]

Oooo I see nothing but

E V I L N E S S

[empty ocean]

been loose sketch to test out and get used to drawing large imagine , may do this everyday daily

[mild kindle]

ahhh this is litt

[empty ocean]

so messy tho

[mild kindle]

I like the prepsitive thoooo

[lament turtle]

My gahd I'm drooling over your works

[mild kindle]

oof

[lament turtle]

They're dope

[mild kindle]

also gtg gotta hax stardew

[empty ocean]

have this then 👀

[lament turtle]

drool intensifies

[pastel iris]

one of chair for my furniture mod I've been working
any criticism/suggestion is appreciated

[lament turtle]

i cAnt draw hANDs

[indigo tendon]

I think I'm getting closer to a workable portrait for my NPC...

Shading is the bane of my existence. I've swapped my palette like 20 times

(Also ignore the shirt, it's unfinished and will be mostly covered anyway)

I widened his face so he looks like a person now and not a goddamn alien

[crude reef]

@pastel iris the chair looks nice to me!!

[unreal stream]

Anyone got a guide as to how to draw creases in clothing?

[thin dagger]

all these sdv portraits makes me want to work on one too aaaa

[candid citrus]

dewit

[thin dagger]

also i think i do arc but lemme find

i just might soon!!!

@unreal stream
https://thundercluck-blog.tumblr.com/post/157557037017/hey-friends-sorry-for-the-late-tutor-tuesday-but
http://alfredtalia.tumblr.com/post/165564206466/this-is-still-something-i-struggle-with-so-this

(i esp like the first tutorial)

[pastel iris]

@indigo tendon
is that brunette humanised-eyed geralt with joja shirt?

[unreal stream]

@thin dagger Much apprciated!

[thin dagger]

np! 💞

[devout bridge]

😎 i got comm'd for a tattoo design so i'm excited

[strong ingot]

oooo nice

i need to git gud so i can do my own design someday

[devout bridge]

oo

im gonna draw a pubby

[unreal stream]

Partly completed Robin's glow up
This piece might kill me.

I think the head might be a tad too big.

[devout bridge]

nah looks fine to me?

[unreal stream]

Made the body a smidge bigger anyway, not overly, just a tad.

[thorn pulsar]

end game character sprite edit, thoughts? I think the second sprite makes him look like a lil bat boy and I love him

aaand x2

[thin dagger]

i like dis bat boye

[unkempt tinsel]

he kawaii

[strong ingot]

a Good Bat Boye

[unreal stream]

Aaand done Serra's glow up. There's nothing more I can do with this now. Im waaay too inexperienced to colour it properly or fix some issues with it.
Time for some dedicated studies, methinks.

[median salmon]

Cuuute

[pastel iris]

acrylic chair

[fringe gyro]

very nice!

[echo mesa]

u ever just Smell smthing and want to Draw it

[pliant anvil]

yes,

[devout stream]

whoa that looks really cool azrael

[echo mesa]

I smelt smoke and now I
Need to draw smoke

[fleet gazelle]

welcome rusty

[pliant anvil]

hiya!

[unkempt tinsel]

heelo

draw u some smoke jar

[echo mesa]

I plan to
I got distracted by a fence tho

is nice drawing smething different to what I usually draw
Like, typically I just draw Humans

[echo mesa]

Grass Should Be Illegal

[echo mesa]

A Little House

[cyan venture]

wait thats so cute

i praise people that know how to use photoshop

[echo mesa]

xD I dont know how to use photoshop
I just kinda press buttons and scribble until I get somewhere

[echo mesa]

I just wanted 2 draw smoke

[unkempt tinsel]

awww noice

[pastel iris]

another set

[uneven jasper]

cuuute

[pastel iris]

thanks

[opaque pebble]

ah the chairs look so cool

[echo mesa]

day 43
still have not drawn smoke

[indigo tendon]

@pastel iris Lol I can see why you'd ask that, but it's not intended to be a SDV-ified Geralt, no. He WILL have a few similarities though, the hair especially was inspired by Geralt's traditional hairstyle.

He'll also carry a sword on his back too, but that's more coincidence than anything else (has to do with his pre-stardew valley background)

[pastel iris]

lol would be fancier if he carry 2 swords instead xD

[indigo tendon]

The tunic color is currently tentative, as it's mostly intended to offset the warm brown of his hair and the leather jerkin he wears over the tunic, which I'll get to once I'm satisfied with the head

[pastel iris]

another chair~

[indigo tendon]

Excellent chair sprites bee tee dubs 😄

[pastel iris]

@ Severyx
is it so? he looks well done and vanilla-looking enough I think

thx 😛

[indigo tendon]

Actually, after looking at the sprite now after not having been staring at it for hours I think I'm pretty close to how I want his head to look. I might move on to the rest soon

And then... I can give him some emotion!

And then.... NPC #2 XD

Either that or I might move on to making his sprite

Haven't decided yet

[pastel iris]

queen anne dinning chair

@ sev
meh, emotion is really pain unless you intend to make your NPC's expression like geralt, which is flat

[pastel iris]

[austere talon]

Ooooohh, looks goooddd

[crude reef]

Can’t wait for them to be done!!

[austere talon]

Me neither

[lament turtle]

Hi all! Is photography allowed here?

[stable elbow]

yep

[lament turtle]

Noice

So I was inspired by the artifact collecting so I thought hey why don't I collect bones too lmao

Experimented on cleaning methods: maceration & leaving them out for the bugs to eat

Oops I meant "artifact collecting in SDV"

[fringe gyro]

b o n e s

[lament turtle]

🅱️ O N E S

[fringe gyro]

When you leave them out for bugs to clean, are you just getting lucky a larger animal isn't making off with them, or do you not have any in your area

[lament turtle]

Nope I leave them in my gramma's herb garden. No big wild animals there

[fringe gyro]

Gotcha

Coo

[lament turtle]

Maceration method

Food for the creachers method

[fringe gyro]

Yeah, those top ones look pristine. Very nice

[lament turtle]

Took me a month to get them that clean

[fringe gyro]

Believable

[stable elbow]

cool :0

what kind of bones are they?

[lament turtle]

Beef bones bcoz my family had a fiesta

We had a giant pot of beef bone soup. Woulda been a shame to let the bones go to the trash

[echo mesa]

makes vague fart noise I gotta draw Rain
Never drawn Rain before 😦

[lament turtle]

u can do it, jar!

[pastel iris]

this is getting tiring 😂

[lament turtle]

oo nice!

a wip, criticisms are welcome

[wise geyser]

it looks fantastic!

are you planning on colouring it??

[lament turtle]

yea i do! ill color it tomorrow. its pretty late in here anyway

[pastel iris]

alright time to rest

[safe path]

Ive been thinking of buying one of those really cheap like 20-30 dollar drawing pad thingies to give digital art a try

But idk im already trash at "traditional" art and i dont really wanna lower my self-esteem further than it is

[ebon briar]

Think of it like trying a different medium

Replying to something posted in creative about 'dont draw bad'. Something I like to do is look at old storyboards. These are Crash Nitro Kart storyboards made by people who were probably paid thousands and you see how even though they have the skills to make drawings much more anatomically correct and detailed they opted to not be picky over details.

Again while yes these are storyboards and are often rough they didnt concern themselves with 'this is bad this is good'

[safe path]

but it was a joke..

[ebon briar]

Its still an unhealthy expectation to set

[safe path]

Okay, sorry

[ebon briar]

You're good! It's just something to keep in mind

[fringe gyro]

@safe path digital might be good for u tho! After all, edit > undo is a thing, so mistakes aren't an issue! I doubt you're trash anyway, but digital is really nice if you think you mess up a lot

[safe path]

I guess so. Any recommendations for the cheap drawing pads? Cuz i heard that there are a few goods ones but idk wat they are

[fringe gyro]

I do digital but I just use a mouse.

I bought my last tablet a long time ago

[safe path]

Whenever i tried drawing with mouse my lines end up super shaky so idk

[fringe gyro]

Yeah, I use vector lines

[safe path]

It might just be that my hands shake a lot in general

[fringe gyro]

Idk if what I do is even considered drawing

Anyway, if you can't do vector linework you can use a program with stabilizers for steadier lines

[safe path]

Okay, thanks hersh :)

[fringe gyro]

Np!

[ebon briar]

Also ask around to see if a friend has a tablet you can borrow! It'll save yourself hundreds. Those little 30 dollar tablets are barely the size of a phone and are designed for rhythm games as opposed to drawing

If you do end up buying a tablet... avoid wacom. There stuff is way too expensive ((22' screen tablet is 3000 cad through them but I got my 22" screen for 600 through parblo))

[fringe gyro]

Hm. Tablet for rhythm games?

[ebon briar]

Like Osu

[fringe gyro]

I just use the mouse and keyboard

[ebon briar]

Some people get really into it

[brazen lark]

tho do be mindful of what programs u want to use bc ive seen loads of ppl complain abt certain brands not working with paint tool sai (which is a Very popular drawing program)

[fringe gyro]

Huh. I can't imagine using a tablet. 🤔

[brazen lark]

my yiynova is completely incompatible with sai lmao

[ebon briar]

^^ I use MediBang which I've had no issues with using a Coast22 Parblo

[fringe gyro]

Meh, I drew with one of those cheap tablets for many years. Can't afford anything better. It works for starting out.

[ebon briar]

I've gone through like 5 different tablets and yeah like honestly dont pay 400 bucks for a wacom intuos whem you can get pretty much the same tablet from another source for like... 60

Only benefit to wacom is their support

[storm meadow]

Surely there are more differences between a $400 tablet and a $60 one, no?

[ebon briar]

There are some but honestly with wacom... 5 years ago there were no competitors so they could keep their prices much higher

[fringe gyro]

Both the tablets I had were wacom and they were both cheap

[storm meadow]

In the term of sensitivity most brands are about on par now
But the little things like short cuts keep me going for Wacom

[ebon briar]

Hut no theres Huion Monoprice Parblo... other brNds that still put out high quality stuff. I like to compare it to Copics. Sure Copics are nice but they're 12 dollars each where I live, when i can grab Blick Studio Brush Markers that work just as well for half the price . Sure itd be nice to have more copics but this other brand works just as well

But now**

I'll say though that I do agree for shortcuts

But I just cant justify shelling out 4x more for shortcut keys

[storm meadow]

In the end it depends on your budget and what kinda function you seek for.

[ebon briar]

100%

[storm meadow]

You mentioning copics makes me want to draw and color traditionally

[rich delta]

i like copics but i only get their copic ciao now until i have so much money to afford the full sets for the copic sketch
copic ciao give the same effect, just less pastel (which i'm not partial to pastel colors in the first place)

anyway on the topic of tablets: i have a $70 Wacom (that's all it says, is just Wacom), and before that I had the Wacom Bamboo Pen (which was also the cheapest available at $60). tl;dr I went with the cheapest tablet I could find in-store (because it's easier returning something in-store than through mail if it doesn't work out), and just learned to work with it.

Eventually I want to get a touch-screen but again, I want to go all-out and get the Wacom Studio which is around just over $3000 usd

go big or go home, as they say, after all

[lament turtle]

?? good or no

i know the hands are small dont remind me

[rich delta]

hmmm the green seems pretty vibrant and striking against the pale of the oranges? unless that's the effect you wanna go for
otherwise it kinda sets off the mood of the rest of the outfit you have going for it

[lament turtle]

she's basically like a nature sprite

she's gonna have the same green hair and brown skin color

and you know what your right Ill probably make that a bit more pastel colored

[rich delta]

[lament turtle]

cause this is what I had made as a start- I decided that the mushroom in the dress was a bit overboard, and I kinda wanted her to be dancing and well yeah

[storm meadow]

I’ve seen people showing their complete copics collection on Instagram and my heart goes hnnnnn

[lament turtle]

also copics are cool but theres this marker thats pretty much the same just cheaper and they are cool ill try to find them

[storm meadow]

That same soft green would look great in your new drawing

I like how stornkkk the brush tips are. I tend to push hard and ruin things in general

[lament turtle]

touchfive I think is what my mom used to use but ill go look and see to make sure

Ohuhu is what me and my mom used to use~

its almost the same as copic

just cheaper

:)))

they work p much the same

[storm meadow]

Looks awesome

[rich delta]

the only thing that separates copic from the rest and why their prices are so high is that they're refillable

i have yet to find another pen that markets itself as refillable

[lament turtle]

dUde it took me like 17 passes and blendings to find the color

i think i might put a bit more blue in the top but idk

doesnt look too much different but i feel like its perfect ;-;

time for hair

;-;

[devout stream]

https://twitter.com/cocomayura/status/1104739615674515456?s=19

繭呼🐹🌿(多忙気味) (@cocomayura)

テンプレ見つけた…！ということで一人目。
メインのぬっしです🎀

Twitter

I see this template used a lot. does anyone gave the original?

[pastel iris]

^ perhaps it's because it's rather easy to create it? 🤔 pretty much rectangles with stroke as layer style

[fringe gyro]

the background in the player rectangle is the hardest thing

lmao

[devout stream]

I doubt every time I've seen it it was a recreation lol

[fringe gyro]

agreed

[fleet gazelle]

True

I may do that for what ever month is next’s art

[devout stream]

ill probably end up making my own

[fleet gazelle]

I may just use this one?

Lol, I was searching ‘Stardew valley of character template’ and I found something jade sent on the forms

[devout bridge]

Ooh

[pastel iris]

really hersh? coming from someone who draws complete family of layton seems a bit out of place xD

well recreation or not I only stated a possibility for it

here goes the last chair, moving to armchairs now

[fringe gyro]

wh-?

what's out of place? I drew that from scratch and wasn't recreating anything. 🤔

[thorn pulsar]

WIP of Adelaide, who is slowly but surely looking less like Lewis and more like a cool adventure lady

[devout stream]

nice!

[thorn pulsar]

ty!

[pastel iris]

alright hersh alright 😄

nice one spoon! I couldn't even turn lewis to someone new o.O

[thorn pulsar]

@pastel iris ty! I'm getting somewhere, I think xD

[pastel iris]

just a simple comfy bench

[thorn pulsar]

nice!

[crude reef]

open the cushion up for storage space

[pastel iris]

^ it's built-in cushion :V

[crude reef]

o h n

[echo mesa]

the time to draw rain draws ever nearer, and the jar is still clueless

[crisp crystal]

so it begins

[crisp crystal]

i am keeping rough lines but yeah

[compact venture]

y'all

how do you make people like your characters

like what makes you attach to someone

(a character)

[crisp crystal]

for me design plays a part but personality too

for some with Rowan(the character i drew above though that is AU form), people tend to latch onto his primal form

then they like his personality after i explain after

@compact venture

[compact venture]

what about when you're reading?

[safe goblet]

simply being well written

[crisp crystal]

with reading it is more of their actions

like cat said, if they are well written and explained more than just their appearance makes a lot of difference

[compact venture]

what about realism?

does that help?

[safe goblet]

a well written character behaves as their personality and circumstances etc dictate

it's not easy to explain

this is a good resource http://www.springhole.net/writing/marysue.htm

only works if you answer honestly

[crisp crystal]

also got to take into account if the character is a supernatural or not

cause it said my character is a bit mary-sue ish but he was a demon prince so some questions would make him score so high

[compact venture]

i'm struggling here. i don't write mary sues but lately i was told that my characters don't make anyone like them.

not in my novel, but in my flash fiction piece.

i've never had criticism that's made me falter this hard

[mighty bronze]

I got a lot of inspiration from movies or games i played,also everything that happen in your everyday life cand give you the idea to create an oc as well.

[compact venture]

yes but how do i make my audience care about them?

it's so much harder than novel writing

[mighty bronze]

Ow,sharing them to the world?
Idk first you do need to create them,look at others references and see how they succeed,make an Instagram/tumblr/toyhouse or whatever page you want and share with all the information about them (if you draw) you do need to start from a point

This place is nice to ask for criticism if you're not sure about them

[compact venture]

well i share my work, but now i've been told that my work is bad.

and it's got me struggling.

[mighty bronze]

Practice

You don't need to share all

Get ideas and combine in something new

[fringe gyro]

divine pls

[mighty bronze]

It still helps to look at other peeps references but donut copy

[compact venture]

hersh i'm really struggling.

i feel lost.

[mighty bronze]

It takes time,myself i couldn't draw anything lately lmaoo

yeet wrote a comic tho

[fringe gyro]

I want to help you but I don't know how to write likeable characters either. v_v

[safe goblet]

ask them why it's bad and take good note of their advice, also read a lot and try to imitate your favourite authors

that being said sometimes people just don't like things

and not a lot of people are that good at writing or wouldn't know what feedback to give to help you improve

[mighty bronze]

^

[pastel iris]

that being said sometimes people just don't like things
this
I met alot of this kind of people lmao

[mighty bronze]

Oh God yes,imagine the world without them

[compact venture]

i think that's what happened honestly

the more i look into it

[echo mesa]

everyone would be gone??

[compact venture]

but i don't know why they were so mean about it

[echo mesa]

no one lives without dislikes
it sucks that they were mean about it, you dont deserve that negative attitude

[fringe gyro]

divine, do you remember what I told you the other day

[mighty bronze]

i see is hard for you to get over it but that's understandable

[pastel iris]

kinda reminded me of my 1st time I do my storywriting, this guy is excited and wanted to read my writings, so I happily gave him. After he read it, he pointed my flaws on the writing, after I fixed it, in the end he just said.. 'Idk, I think actually didn't like the story at all'

[echo mesa]

yikes

[pastel iris]

fkin hell really

[echo mesa]

even if he didnt like it tho
ur writing was probs Someone elses cup of tea

[mighty bronze]

indeed

[compact venture]

yes ;;

i do remember

but it just has tanked me so damn hard

never have i had someone tell me my writing just "is not good."

[mighty bronze]

welp you need better friends m8

[compact venture]

they weren't a friend

they were someone from my writing server that critiqued me

don't even know them

won't ever speak to them again hopefully

[mighty bronze]

kill the binch

or block

exactly

[devout stream]

a

[mighty bronze]

[compact venture]

that's so cute omg

[safe goblet]

I'm kinda curious about you guys' writings now tbh

[compact venture]

i could post what i'm working on if you would like, but it's not fanfiction

[echo mesa]

writing doesnt seem to be shared here as much as visual art
would love 2 see more writing 👀

[compact venture]

it's completely original

[pastel iris]

kill the binch or block
cut one head, two more shall take its place

[mighty bronze]

lmaooo

[echo mesa]

both original and fanfic is Good

[mighty bronze]

but yeah

[safe goblet]

if you wanna show me something it's probably better that it isn't fanfiction lol, I'm not too in with the hip things 👴

[fringe gyro]

me neither

[pastel iris]

those sort people like that are just like hydra, it's really like alot of them keeps appearing

[compact venture]

well i'll share my flash fiction competition piece with you guys

[echo mesa]

👴

[compact venture]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1b2xORQPGZO9T8Drb0_pmy7tjzfmAq8FTI-y7wrvo68I/edit?usp=sharing

this is what i was told was bad

lol

[echo mesa]

it is weird to describe skin as smelling like plastic
But its not overall Bad

[pastel iris]

I got a boner from it how the hell it's bad writing? It's even better than mine

[compact venture]

it's got a lot of weird, jarring descriptions

thank you though ;;

[echo mesa]

is the the "I" in the writing a male or female tho

[compact venture]

someone told me it wasn't good because they didn't understand it, i think

male

[echo mesa]

maybe manic pixie trope just aint that persons thing and they felt a need to be a jerk in expressing it

[compact venture]

they didn't actually read it fully

they thought it was a big sex scene, when in reality there's no sex at all

[pastel iris]

I'm not sure but is your writing is just half part?

[compact venture]

no, it's finished. it's flash fiction, less than 500 words.

[safe goblet]

I think you should definitely write a lot more, and as well as that, perhaps more importantly even, read a lot more as well

[pastel iris]

I might got wrong conclusion, but this is horror right?

[safe goblet]

I'd suggest a wide variety of authors too, some good ones are Terry Pratchett and Philip K. Dick if you're into fantasy or sci-fi

[compact venture]

yes, it's psych horror

[safe goblet]

Patrick Rothfuss and I think Brent Weeks are good too

[pastel iris]

I kinda got conclusion if the main character is meeting the ghost of his gf

[safe goblet]

If it's horror you could even read Stephen King

[compact venture]

thanks for the recs! i definitely will. i read a lot of old stuff right now unfortunately.

[unkempt tinsel]

for critique one thing i learned that was helpful is to keep it to 3 suggestions max

what are the most important things that come out to you when you read something and what do you think is reasonable to fix

[safe goblet]

A really big thing about taking critique and, well, doing anything really, is critical thinking

[pastel iris]

have you guys ever get criticised that your storywriting is 'too long'?

[safe goblet]

Like, "what makes this popular author's work different to mine?"

[unkempt tinsel]

i think sometimes people read something, they have enough issues with it that instead of going further to ask themselves what could be better, they just say it's bad

[safe goblet]

I think if someone says that coldazrael, you're not capturing their attention well enough

[unkempt tinsel]

i have before azrael but typically when you write something without proofreading it's going to be very long

[compact venture]

yeah, they told me to scrap it completely. they outlined seven things that was wrong with it.

[safe goblet]

Y'know how some things are really easy to read and you can get lost for hours in the book, and others are kind of a struggle? Sometimes even happens within the same book

[unkempt tinsel]

you should revise your work and cut out parts you feel are unnecessary

it'll end up looking a lot better

[safe goblet]

Asking yourself if things you're pointing out are necessary or fluff is a good idea too

[unkempt tinsel]

like that's why, in school, longer papers are easier than shorter papers

[safe goblet]

Like, "why does this matter to the story or the current situation?"

[unkempt tinsel]

because it takes a lot more effort to shorten something

btw i'll read ur thing divine i am curious

[safe goblet]

Writing a good page about a room doesn't do much good if the characters move out of it in a page

[unkempt tinsel]

but you definitely didn't deserve such harsh critique

[compact venture]

shoutout to my eng professor for making me write exactly 4 pages before

as a challenge

let me know what you think then jade

!!

[unkempt tinsel]

sure thing

writing something short in general and making it complete is something very difficult in general

did i say in general enough

[safe goblet]

Yeah you have limited space and it can be tricky

[compact venture]

500 word limit is crazy

[pastel iris]

I think if someone says that coldazrael, you're not capturing their attention well enough
or there are some people that are just too lazy to read

because during the last time I got that criticism, it was actually coming from that kind of person

[safe goblet]

Just remember to consider every alternative.

[pastel iris]

so I take it that kind of criticism is normal, I thought all the time that was ridiculous kind of criticism. That was my 1st time of my life that my writings were being criticised because of 'it's too long', probably I will meet someone that's actually not actually not getting my attention in the future

[unkempt tinsel]

@compact venture here i wrote a big chonk for you

so the positives, first off you told a complete narrative in a short passage and i think that's awesome, i felt like nothing was really hanging out or unnecessary. i personally like the strange descriptions since it hits the kind of surreal/horror vibe you're going for! i thought the "pop" imagery was very interesting and newspaper articles scattering around the floor. i enjoyed the transition of every moment and i think that was done well.

if there was anything to really give is that there is a high frequency of metaphors and sometimes the metaphors don't have enough to latch onto. an example for this is the "graveyard of dead memories", while i think a graveyard is descriptive, dead memories is very vague, so it makes me unsure if you're trying to paint a picture or if you're describing feelings. despite this, i think a good chunk of the narrative has strong and tangible imagery.

i can see why your friend assumed there was a more nsfw scene happen when there wasn't, since the word choice definitely goes that way, crashing into each other, tangle of limbs, hard-on. to me it feels like you're going for a more sexual route in these parts and even though i can tell it's a make out, softer descriptors might help clear it up

overall i thought this was a really nice and creepy read, huge kudos. you are not a bad writer in the slightest. if it helps you feel better too i'm a writing major so i tend to look at these things more critically, though that doesn't make my criticism more important

[compact venture]

wow, a writing major likes my stuff???

damn, thank you jade, i rlly appreciate it

[fringe gyro]

see, divine? :P

[compact venture]

omg

i feel honestly like i can breathe

[unkempt tinsel]

look man you'd be surprised at some of the stuff i've had to revise in workshop LOL

like grown ass adults writing like they in middle school sometimes

but, even so, i try not to rip them apart. when you critique a work that is never the point, and it never should be

for me personally i enjoyed it and i liked what you were going for. whether someone does or not is subjective. but when it comes to helping out a writer you do have to look at the writer's intentions and see what would best help them achieve what they're trying to do

i mean, i think that's with about everything, but imo [y'all can feel different of course] writing is something that EASILY hits really close to home and it can be really hard to receive criticism

i think drawing can go into this realm a lot but in a bit of a different way i suppose. that's how i feel anyway

[compact venture]

i agree! but i love constructive criticism

i just don't think what i was told was

[unkempt tinsel]

yeah i agree

sry i've been like trying to type the diff between art and writing LOL but really there's not a big difference

i think in the end maybe since everyone can read and we've all had to write at some point, that people might not recognize the time and effort it takes into writing something that someone drawing would

[fringe gyro]

Depends on subject matter, I suppose. Generally speaking, I find it easier to share my art as opposed to my writing. Cause what I write tends to be more... idk, personal.

[unkempt tinsel]

yeah i feel the same

[compact venture]

same here

[unkempt tinsel]

i was really nervous, extraordinarily nervous, when i first put some of my writing online

[fringe gyro]

very relatable

[unkempt tinsel]

it does get easier the more you do it though because you realize that people don't really see all the mistakes you do

[fringe gyro]

posted a fanfic online and actually got a few people following it and commenting about how excited they were for the next chapter and it made me feel really good

but it also made me feel really bad, because I wasn't really looking to continue it. 😂

[unkempt tinsel]

aw rip

but yeah

people can be super supportive

[fringe gyro]

yeah!

[compact venture]

either super supportive or against you wholly

[fringe gyro]

"You are your own worst critic" as they say

someone can flame you, but they're just sowing the seeds of doubt. it's up to you to take it to heart.

[unkempt tinsel]

yeah very true

[compact venture]

me

[unkempt tinsel]

and honestly there's always gonna be the one guy

like when i posted my fanfic

i mostly had good responses

but there was the one guy to be like "i have Noticed these typos, i Suggest getting something like microsoft word and spellchecking :)"

me, in college writing, having like 20+ chapters out: yeah i don't know what a spellchecker is xd thanks

[compact venture]

oooooof

[unkempt tinsel]

i get they weren't trying to be super mean but how condescending do you gotta be to suggest to people that microsoft word exists and also spellcheckers

sometimes people can be very critical and petty like that tho

i will say that typically these people like to focus on grammar, and in the long-run while grammar is very helpful, it should be the last thing you focus on when you're writing something

that's like, when u proofreadin and cleanin stuff up

also i'm goin to bed now but i love talkin about writing, y'all have a good one and i encourage everyone to share their writing!!!! if it's within rules. love u guys. nigh nigh

[compact venture]

thank u jade!!!!!

have a good night!

[unkempt tinsel]

you toooo

[fringe gyro]

Goodnight, jade!!

[devout stream]

NITE JADE

i think i need to take a short break from drawing,. ive been at it pretty much nonstop for what feels like a month now and i think the burnouts gonna hit me hard when it does

[fringe gyro]

oh no

I'm the opposite but we've been over that 😂

[pastel iris]

night jade

[fleet gazelle]

How would I do crushes if there married?

(In the friends/family section)

[formal glacier]

none?

[fleet gazelle]

I guess just do maru? (Cause that’s who I married)

[formal glacier]

that be cute

I'm still trying out various ones. But these are a few of the styles I am thinking about doing for my portraits.

[mighty bronze]

they're all great!

[formal glacier]

I want to do at least 6-8 and then narrow it down based on which were the least difficult

[devout stream]

looking good!

[indigo tendon]

Aww, there was writing talk and I missed it

rip me

[pastel iris]

progress so far

[mighty bronze]

noice

[lament turtle]

Oooh I like these. Very chic

[pastel iris]

thank you

sometimes I've been wondering why is it pixelworking a complicated object (for instance, antique chair) is easier than simple object (modern-themed chair)?

that gothic white armchair, I made it way faster than the bench above it somehow

[indigo tendon]

Experience

[pastel iris]

^ I was hoping more specific, but you're right xD

[indigo tendon]

You have a solid mental model of chairs and how to translate that to pixels, whereas with benches (which, in going by that image, you've worked with far less) you're still figuring out that translation

I am, of course, assuming this is your first foray into furniture pixel-work, though

[pastel iris]

also just to let you know sev, the colours above are not the actual display colour when my mod is released

that is why all the colours are only white and dark brown, my focus is to shape 1st, then colour later, unless you already noticed this

[austere talon]

Ooooohhh, they're looking gooood

[pastel iris]

thx

[austere talon]

Can't wait to see it finished

[onyx oxide]

its done :))

should i continue to make these or do something else:))

[broken raven]

Hoi guys

I need an artist

To draw me a profile photo

Ping me please

[pastel iris]

^ I suggest to check art gallery and look for names with 'commission open'

[broken raven]

Okay tnx

[pastel iris]

rotations done, phew

[ebon briar]

Yo these are really cool azrael

[pastel iris]

tanks kred

[finite zinc]

does anyone have a lists of cross stitches ppl made

[ebon briar]

I'm drawing .... more morris because of course. I'm gonna make this one into a print. I'm thinking hes covered in Junimos or they're in his shadow?

[rich delta]

i like the idea of them in his shadow!

[hardy arrow]

Would someone do me a favor?
I have a good concept for an image, but I know I'd fail horribly.

[ebon briar]

Eh?

[hardy arrow]

I really want to turn this into a picture of all 8 Kirby costumes from smash, all reaching for the smash ball.

But I cant draw worth beans

[ebon briar]

I believe in you!

[onyx oxide]

that is an awesome idea ;O

[hardy arrow]

no, like, the only thing i'm "Decent" at, is pixel art without shading

[onyx oxide]

I do this kind of pixel art

:))

[fringe gyro]

looks rad

[hardy arrow]

but I can try

[fringe gyro]

You should try!

[onyx oxide]

do that :))

[hardy arrow]

I'll start the outlines first

im terrible at pixel circles

[onyx oxide]

I wanna do some art for the slimes in the game slime rancher

I downloaded it cuz it was free and I luv it now :))

[hardy arrow]

noice

[onyx oxide]

i really love this one :))

I think I want to do this slime but idk

[ebon briar]

Thumbnailing fiŕ morris print

[onyx oxide]

👏

Le morris

[hardy arrow]

I must admit, this is going better than expected.

[ebon briar]

Nice!!

[onyx oxide]

lookin good :))

[fringe gyro]

adorable!

[onyx island]

Rad!

[onyx oxide]

Rad-iation

😂

u get it

cuz

its called

Raidiation tabby

slime

[onyx island]

lol yeah

[fleet gazelle]

Radby?

[thorn pulsar]

SLIME

I love Slime Rancher, but I haven't played it in ages

[lament turtle]

:)) just gotta add a background and a watermark 😃

[acoustic gulch]

@indigo tendon the only thing i noticed is that he could use maybe a few pixels of forehead?

like extra pixels

i cant talk

[indigo tendon]

Thanks, I'll try that out. I ended up moving his eyes and eyebrows upward a bit when I expanded his face and forgot to give him a bit more lol

[acoustic gulch]

jaja yeeh, i mocked it up in paint to see how it looked and it feels a lil more natural? not a huuge thing but ya kno

[indigo tendon]

I may need to redo his hair (again) if it makes his head look too long

[lament turtle]

https://toyhou.se/OnEarth/characters proud of my first character bb

[indigo tendon]

But it's hard to get a real 'pulled-back' look with SDV's traditional style

[acoustic gulch]

i just lowered from his eyebrows down and painted the blank space sdfgh

and yeah, i think u got that effect with the hair so nICE

u lose a couple of pixels of shirt but

i dont know if those wer eimportant?

[indigo tendon]

Nah, the shirt is mostly placeholder at the moment

Better? I only added 2 pixels-worth, but if it doesn't seem enough I can always try more

[nova parcel]

does anyone here crochet?

[timid prairie]

Sometimes

[hard lynx]

he crotchets butts

[hardy arrow]

i also have pixel art

[strong ingot]

whats this about crocheting

[ebon briar]

@indigo tendon I haven't touched too much pixel art but if you're interested I can send you pages from a very useful pixel art ebook I have

[candid citrus]

anyone else occasionally read 'crochet' as 'crow shet' in their head or am i just small brain

[indigo tendon]

I've actually been taking a pixel art MasterClass course on udemy (done by a guy who works in the game industry), it's already taught me so much

I'll take any help I can get though

[pastel iris]

gosh finally it's done, bloody modern chair, my new bane of existence -.-

[indigo tendon]

you missed a spot

j/k looks amazing

[pastel iris]

^ in case the 'spot' you mean is the stray pixel in side-view chair, it's already fixed, along with overlapping cushion in back-view

or there's something more?

[indigo tendon]

j/k

Just messin with you 😛

[pastel iris]

really? I thought your witcher eyes noticed this lmao

geralt must be quite acute with colours

[indigo tendon]

I did see the back view thing at the bottom, but since lots of chairs don't cover the whole back I thought that was intentional.

I will admit I missed the random gray pixels though

[pastel iris]

back view is always been cause of inconsistent furniture, because I usually copied the front view then edit it, not drawing from the scratch xD

[fleet gazelle]

Still looks decent

[pastel iris]

me on making back view furniture = copy paste the front view, stretch some part down, if it's gud enough then it's done lmao

thx froze

[fleet gazelle]

💜

[pastel iris]

@indigo tendon not willing to try making furniture mod sev? :x

[indigo tendon]

Make a furniture mod? Probably not. Not right now, at least. My hands are quite full with these NPCs lol

[pastel iris]

I always thought if someone succeed in creating big pixel arts like portraits, furnitures and craftables might be easy cake

[fringe gyro]

I would never make a furniture mod, personally. I don't care about furniture.

[indigo tendon]

They both have their challenges. Smaller pixel art requires knowing how to properly compress a complicated idea into a small space with limited ways of expressing details

I'll be tackling that challenge for sure when I start on the NPC sprites

[pastel iris]

@ hersh
I personally didn't care much as well xD like as if even I made various chairs, I only used 1-2 chairs in-game, I'm actually suck in interiors lmao
by the way that LUL looks bland

They both have their challenges. Smaller pixel art requires knowing how to properly compress a complicated idea into a small space with limited ways of expressing details. -Severyx
this quote must be preserved

[fringe gyro]

it's supposed to.

it's kappa

[onyx island]

[pastel iris]

lmao I thought lul is always with this guy

[fringe gyro]

I only have weird luls. I'm not in a global server with the regular lul

closest one I've got

[onyx island]

yeah the server with the vanilla LUL went oof

[iron igloo]

why is that guy the lul guy anyway

[fringe gyro]

iconic

[pastel iris]

time to browse knowyourmeme more

anyway hersh, is your profile picture.. ellis from l4d?

[fringe gyro]

of course

#creative for full image

[pastel iris]

oh nvm I just read creative channel lmao

[fringe gyro]

ye

[pastel iris]

I'm kinda reminded of ellis prank call lmao

[fringe gyro]

i love ellis 😩

[lament turtle]

New species I am making, here's some backstory Sorry for long post

How does this read? Does it interest you?

Andraains are small, magical creatures who act as humans would. The first ever andraain, made from a raindrop that fell on the last living essence that was on ‘Earth’. The beauty known only as Q, is rumored to have a dress made from stardust, as it glitters and shines when she is standing above all others. Q wishes for world peace, and from the moment she had awoken from the puddle she came from, she was preparing to make the world just as she knew it should be. She made “Antila”, a short, and bulky creature. Antila was born from a blooming flower, along with water and living essence from the puddle that Q had came from. Antila was the first andraain to be ‘born’. Q and Antila lived for many years, over 70 thousand, before Antila had discovered how to make new life. Antila performed a ritual over the puddle of life essence, and two days later, a new andraain was living. This andraain had decided to call themself Rainee. Rainee was kept hidden by Antila for an upwards of 3 hours, before Q had found Rainee dancing and playing like a young child. Q was furious with Antila for hiding the newest andraain, and felt betrayed.

I consider writing to be art pls dont hurt me ;-;

[fringe gyro]

Writing is very much an art

You're fine

[lament turtle]

ok cool lol

[fringe gyro]

I think it sounds really interesting

[lament turtle]

yeah? im kind of excited- I drew Antila first but thats because I already had her design in mind.

She's a dancin up in the top left here

and this is her also but before I decided on a final design of the clothing

its kinda the same but not completely

[pastel iris]

nicely done earth 😄

by the way
Antila was the first andraain to be ‘born’.
so antila is a sub-race of andraain?

[lament turtle]

yaaa

the only true andraain is Q, She has the powers of all andraains, and more. She's kinda like god. Antila was born from a flower, therefore she is a nature-type of andraain.

also- Andraain is "An-dray-in" , Antila is "An-tea-la" if anyone wanted to know

[pastel iris]

Q was furious with Antila for hiding the newest andraain, and felt betrayed.
I smell a god personality from here, so I guess it's true

[safe path]

What colour would look nice in the box in the background? (If you can see the box)

[indigo tendon]

coldazrael sniffs god psyches, confirmed

[pastel iris]

lmao, I only caught a little hint, nothing more xD

usually characters with god personality demands every of their order to be done properly, particularly to beings that the character created

[safe path]

Nvm, I decided on a bright orange

[pastel iris]

^ actually white is already okay I think

[safe path]

The only reason i wanna add a small background is because the way i drew the antennas, they look like ears

So i want to add a background colour to show that thats empty space and not ear

[pastel iris]

oh I see about that

I thought it was ear on first place lol

orange is good, aye, and perhaps green might be cope as well

[safe path]

I made the eyes green already so idk

Or green-ish, i guess

I suppose ill just stick with orange

Thanks cold :)

[lament turtle]

https://docs.google.com/document/d/1wEcljxZHIzvgJLYeSP-s5-sTdvj7Zltp3JCz8Pg-rvI/edit?usp=sharing >:)))

[pastel iris]

^ now that is better

[lament turtle]

there are offically 3 new characters i must draw

;-;

already have them in mind tho so thats chill

thank you rebecca sugar for making steven universe and allowing me to see it with my own two eyes,,, it has inspired my new try of life

[pastel iris]

Andraain Species and how they came to be this part is not a paragraph cut right?

or that's the title

[lament turtle]

nah that would be like the title

I think its ok as a rough draft tbh

I wanna read it to my ma first tbh

[pastel iris]

so I guess my theory about god-personality is actually far fetched lol
but angered and felt 'disgusted' to an innocent antila? so Q is simply have anger issues or..?

[lament turtle]

well she kinda just

yeah

they were alone together for 70 thousand years you gotta remember that

and then this just happened for like no reason

I dont like to give my characters god-personalities as it makes it boring and just all around easy to write

[pastel iris]

I guess I really need to read more 'innocent' writings than dark writings and politics o.O

[lament turtle]

Q would probably be diagnosed with MPD if she was a human

[pastel iris]

“Lawli, come and dance!” And so together they danced. Q sang, a beautiful enchanting song while Antila hummed and patted to the rhythm of dancing. Then and there was the moment that the group’s souls had combined. They were forever to be together, as a family. They danced for the whole night, and into the dawn.
tis so cute 😦

[indigo tendon]

I think it has to do with the way the writing is done. The tone is similar to, say, how the Legend of Zelda games talk about the goddesses when explaining who they are as all-powerful beings

[safe path]

my dad came into my room and pushed my arm as i was colouring the background

[pastel iris]

ouch

[safe path]

theres now a light orange streak across the eye and a little bit on the cheek

Kill me

[pastel iris]

tis why I never do traditional colouring, no ctrl+z

[safe path]

I wish i did digital art now

Time to google how to get rid of pencil crayon marks...

It says to try and put tape...

And then to rip it off

do i trust this method?

...nope. but ive got nothing to lose now

Iiiit didnt work

[pastel iris]

It says to try and put tape... And then to rip it off

that makes your paper goes thinner

[safe path]

The drawing isnt ruined, so thats a plus though

Yeah ik but im basically desperate now lol

[indigo tendon]

Hmm. Trying to decide what sort of embellishments I should add to his jerkin

[pastel iris]

@safe path
no, I'm not crying 😂

@indigo tendon
you said that you gonna change the blue shirt right? 🤔

[indigo tendon]

What in the hell did you dooooo

[bronze veldt]

oh nooo

[pastel iris]

it's called removing permanent colours in traditional colouring lmao

[indigo tendon]

I said it was tentative. The plan was that if the blue looks okay when I have more of it done I'll keep it (Provides a nice counter to the browns). So far I'm okay with it

[pastel iris]

it's supposed to remove some part of the paper but.. well I guess the tape is fired up to do the job

[indigo tendon]

I think I might add in a dialogue line where he complains about people asking him if he works for joja

[pastel iris]

lmfao

perfect Idea, I was about to suggest him to change that light blue to dark blue

but that idea is way better xD

[indigo tendon]

Maybe I'll even make it a question he asks the player
"Hey, <farmername>, do you think I work for Joja?"
-> Hahah yeah
-> It's the shirt.
-> Uhhhhhhh
-> You're busy enough, when do you have time to slave away for a terrible corporate monster?

[mighty bronze]

Severyx the character came out really amazing,nice job!

[indigo tendon]

Thank you! I have one more thing to add, and maybe a couple small things to the jerkin to make it more interesting

[mighty bronze]

[pastel iris]

ottoman pouf chair

@indigo tendon would be kewl as well if you could make him follower like companion mod does

[indigo tendon]

If I do it would have to be a separate mod, as his schedule is quite full

[pastel iris]

I'm not sure but did you make him dwell into cave?

*for his schedule

[indigo tendon]

He does spend his weekends in the mines

Not the WHOLE weekend, but he does spend several hours on the weekends in there

[pastel iris]

is it possible if you made him into skull cavern though?

[indigo tendon]

Nah, doesn't fit the narrative reason for him going into the mines (too far away)

[lament turtle]

IVE MADE HER HEAD BIGGER SO MANY TIMES BUT IT STILL LOOKS WRONG AHHHH

[safe goblet]

those limbs are extremely long

[lament turtle]

yes they are meant to be the looong

not human

[pastel iris]

nothing is wrong I think

[lament turtle]

head looks small tho help

[unkempt tinsel]

well if you're working on a species you're gonna need to draw them a million times so you can tweak over time what you think fits better

[lament turtle]

ok so i think this looks better

[unkempt tinsel]

i think maybe lowering the neck/shoulders a bit to be closer to the chest would help along with making the head a little bigger

[lament turtle]

and yes I know but like theres subraces and this gorl is only going to be drawn once / have one design. She's the only real gorl

[unkempt tinsel]

yee

i know but it's just a suggestion in general, drawing something a lot helps you get the details exactly right

[lament turtle]

this is how big the head is on the reference and its supposed to be tol human??

[indigo tendon]

longneck is long

Don't heads on super tall people normally look small anyways because of proportions?

[safe goblet]

the neck is much longer on your reference

[ebon briar]

well I got morris rigged in SL and...

his body is fine but his head not so much.

The textures keep being SO FUCKED UP every time I try to upload em

((also for some reason one of his shoes is like splotchy and the other is just the same texture as his pants)

[indigo tendon]

good god

That's some Rorschach shit right there

Lol looks like that's dried blood on the tip of his shoe

[ebon briar]

Each of his expression is a different model to swap in but like as well

But of course you cant see them when his face looks like

yknow

that

[indigo tendon]

You know what that reminds me of?

[ebon briar]

yeh?

[indigo tendon]

https://r.mprd.se/fup/up/40261-Super_Mario_64_(USA)-1.jpg

Just... Grab his face and...

That.

[ebon briar]

BHAHAA

[fringe gyro]

i'm crying

[indigo tendon]

hahahaha

Caption to that one is "The fok you just say about Joja?"

[fringe gyro]

😂

[ebon briar]

The textures have been acting weird though

For some reason when I go to bake the textures it... darkens his model

[indigo tendon]

I wish I could help but I literally know nothing of 3D work

[echo mesa]

still looks good darkened tho

[ebon briar]

I'd go with it but

Then his face would be tan and his hands would be super pale

I'll also mention something about this model

Cause I WILL do models of other SV characters...

Do I publicly release the files for these?

They're so gimmicky I'd feel bad releasing them

And especially if I make models of of the marriage candidates I don't want people doing... weird stuff with em.

[onyx island]

[fleet gazelle]

how it feels to chew 5 gum

[ebon briar]

yes that is exactly why i dont want to release these

like i know the moment i make a seb or abby someone is gonna be weird with em

[onyx island]

[ebon briar]

im a minor shoo,,, be gone

[indigo tendon]

One thing you have to learn about creating content - you always have to expect people are going to do 'weird stuff' with it. It's simply the nature of the internet

Rule 34 didn't just come out of nowhere XD

[ebon briar]

I'm well aware,

But if I'm makin models that I know people are gonna be weird with then I can say "make ur own models if you wanna make porn"

besides theyre lowpoly. youd cut yourself on the triangle tits.

I'm gonna try and mimic all... four of his portraits for expressions

Not sure How I'm gonna pull this one off as I...

Really don't want to use textures

[indigo tendon]

XD

That's like the best one though

[tawny lynx]

It kind of looks like X3

[indigo tendon]

God, putting a sword on this guy's back is proving to be a huge pain in the ass

If I use a standard 1-1 angle then the angle is too steep and it looks funny. but if I try any other angle it makes getting the straight lines a nightmare

[ebon briar]

good luck lmao

but god i look at that smug morris and

i just want to squish his cheeks

[devout stream]

tfw u see someone who draws abby way better than u do and u wanna perish

[ebon briar]

be inspired

[indigo tendon]

Here's some Geralt for you

[ebon briar]

severyx lemme grab that thing i mentioneed earlier

[indigo tendon]

How long is that sword? We'll never know.

[ebon briar]

So I'm thinking with the sword basically is keep the lines consistent around the edges

if youre going up each step by '2' then unless the sword curves keep it 2-2-2-2 so on

im noticing a spot where it goes 2-3-2-2-2

as well I think overall it could benefit from maybe extending the shaded/highlighted outlines to the rest of the character

[indigo tendon]

In the end you won't really see the sword much at all, I'm just doing this to test the realism of the angle

And yeah, my udemy course had the same information

Yeah that extra pixel was a goof

Mostly you'll just see the handle/guards

Does this position/angle look good though? I've been staring intently at this portrait so long I can't tell anymore lol

[ebon briar]

I think so. IMO maybe it shouldnt be as long as it is though as it can be distracting in the final portrait maybe?

[indigo tendon]

Oh no, like I said it's more to overemphasize the angle

It helps me visualize how it would look when being pulled or how it might continue down his back

[ebon briar]

oh yeee

i think it works

[indigo tendon]

I think I might shift everything 1 pixel to the right, looks just a bit too close to the edge of his shoulder

Lol I should animate this to have an eyebrow waggle

[coarse sun]

hey fellas

would i be able to get some feedback on my commission sheets?

[pastel iris]

what a long sword he got

[pastel iris]

do you guys think that carving in the middle is bugging you?

been trying to mix some gothic-esque stuff to it lol

[safe goblet]

looks fine to me

[pastel iris]

1st couch is done

[storm meadow]

I really like this couch

how do you guys cope with inconsistent art style?

[safe goblet]

practice

[storm meadow]

I’m working on multiple pieces at the same time right now. I’ve tried putting a few in the same frame and I’m

It’s like, I can recreate/draw in those n styles but I assume that it’s best to have a main style