If I look back, I'm lost.

maltair: as promised i made a powerpoint about assassin’s...

Thu, 21 Mar 2013 08:59:05 -0400

as promised i made a powerpoint about assassin’s creed with shitty jokes

This is accurate xD
(and I have a bit of a crush on Connor too :’D Also Haytham ;^; *weeps forever after reading Forsaken* )

our wicked little fascinations: on "diversity for diversity's sake"

Thu, 27 Dec 2012 19:04:05 -0500

our wicked little fascinations: on "diversity for diversity's sake":

inkstrangle:

So let’s talk about race in Homestuck.

Andrew Hussie has said in the past that he believes the Homestuck kids can be read as any race, and that he intended to write them that way. He’s said this, and I believe him! I don’t think Hussie of all people would lie about his…

Somebody pointed this out to me over a year ago.
I shrugged and naively said “well, it’s the world around me that I see, that I watch, that I read about so I never thought of making it different?”.
Truth is, I wasn’t seeing beyond what I had been taught and fed for over 20 years. That was my world, and I didn’t see anything wrong with it.
But then I actively tried to think differently. I started informing myself, paying more attention to my surroundings and basically looking at more stuff that wasn’t mainstream media/art/whatever.

Now I see things differently.
I still have a tendency to make everybody “pretty” and white… and that’s quite boring, because in the end everybody looks the same.
I don’t know if I’ll be making any character of mine black for the time being, since I’ve only seen less than ten black people in my entire life (and I find myself staring at them whenever I encounter one, because they’re so different, and their skin color and their facial features and their hair is so different and cool! *-* Just like I stare at really white and blonde people, haha. Tourists looking like that are more common than black people though.). However, I’m actively trying to add some body and racial variety to my newly created characters (though I haven’t created many lately ._.) and I’m really happy when i get commissioned to design and draw characters that are not default-white.

Just wanted to say that (:

Describe your sex life with a Pokemon Move.

Wed, 26 Sep 2012 11:08:23 -0400

tooaya:

lavender-ice:

razirune:

debrides:

bonethief:

pokemonmasterkimba:

Random # generator: http://www.random.org/

Pokemon move list: http://bulbapedia.bulbagarden.net/wiki/List_of_moves

Go.

Megahorn

Take Down

Recover

Ice Burn

Nasty Plot

should I be afraid.

Chatter.

Oh dear x’DDDDDD

Golgothassterror: art post

Wed, 22 Aug 2012 08:39:47 -0400

Golgothassterror: art post:

tutorialsforartists:

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

heads from different angles

anatomy and rotation of the head

human anatomy for artists

speed drawing studies

nude references

hands

arm and wing movement

beer bellies

body types

noses

box and egg/run of the stroke

a trick for arm proportions

body diversity

anatomy of the waist

feet

hands and forearms

Expressions

emotions and facial expressions

expressions from different angles (love this site)

body language

Poses

figure drawing examples

posemaniacs

gesture drawing

flexiblity

hand poses

Skin tones

handy pallet

painting skin

paint some life into your skin tones

ethnic skintones

Colouring

gamut mask tool (very nice!)

colour does not have to suck

5 easy ways to improve your colouring

fucking gradients, how do they work

light and shadow

painting crystals

achieving a painterly look in SAI

painting forests

colour scheme designer

kuler (more colour schemes)

portrait lighting cheatsheet

Brushes

a very nice setting for the sai acrylic brush

photoshop fur brushes (and tutorial)

lots of photoshop brushes

Other peoples masterposts

handy art link megapost

art references

stock artists

cocks and how to draw them

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…)

Andrew Loomis’s books

the art of drawing

cutting edge anatomy

Tutorials

drawing 101

how to paint realistic hair

how to paint realistic eyes

conceptart.org tutorials

creature design

folds

glasses

a pretty extensive general art tutorial

tumblrs

fucking art, how does it work

wannabe animator

anatomical art

artist problems

criminallyincompetent (check out their #reference and #tutorial tags, they’re gold)

Hysteria is impossible without an audience: arabrax: reneegades: phrex: caledscratch: stainedglassdeity: You’ve...

Thu, 05 Jul 2012 13:19:42 -0400

Hysteria is impossible without an audience: arabrax: reneegades: phrex: caledscratch: stainedglassdeity: You’ve...:

arabrax:

reneegades:

phrex:

caledscratch:

stainedglassdeity:

You’ve been suddenly sucked into an RPG. What are your stats?

goodknight2sday:

nichronicles:

citritus:

kudalyn:

ask-canadian-onceler:

deltajay:

Jay: Lv.54 Alchemist….

Deji: Lv.41 Cowboy. Special trait: super moe.

… okay? xD;

Serie favorita de la vida.

Fri, 30 Mar 2012 10:56:47 -0400

Serie favorita de la vida.

e1n: “Why do the things I draw never look as good as they are...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:52:59 -0500

e1n:

“Why do the things I draw never look as good as they are in my head?!”

If you ever ask yourself this question, you’re not the only one; everyone does, myself included. But when I do, I remind myself of this quote by Robh Ruppel.

And in case you’re wondering who Robh is, here’s his IMDB page. Dude’s a beast (art director for Meet the Robinsons, Brother Bear, Uncharted 2 and 3).

Prospit or Derse? Asymmetrical Derse Dreamer Once the tattered...

Fri, 17 Feb 2012 13:44:20 -0500

Prospit or Derse?

Asymmetrical Derse Dreamer
Once the tattered tower that was once the pinnacle of your most urgent thoughts begins to crumble, a new city rises in its wake. Here majestic buildings of whimsical form and enticing violet hue puncture a threateningly dark sky. Your robes are rosy, almost magenta, and coordinate elegantly with your surroundings. You might feel tempted to play hauntingly sick chords. Or do something incredibly silly and pointless. Whatever suits you best.
When it comes to the two types of Derse dreamers, you are the less stable as the name might imply. You are often very concerned with the future and making it be the best it can be, if not absolutely perfect. There’s nothing wrong with this, if you can keep the pressure from really hurting you. Your concerns for what is to come aside, you have a great sense of elegance (in one way or another) and your life is generally a sensible one defined by choices that you have 90% or above assurance in. You might confuse others in the way you think and act, but it will be a small hurdle to overpass if you really want to connect with someone. It may be rather cliche, but your mind is your greatest tool. Yours in particular was made to save worlds and more.
Of the beta kids, the Asymmetrical Derse dreamer is Rose. While the specifics of your personality may be quite astray from hers, you may see that you have certain similarities as well. Like her, you have much to learn, especially about the things you already know. Prepare yourself for the riddle and good luck!

Take this Quiz

9aia: jasmine-blu: this is me omg dammiiiiiiiiiiiiiit Every...

Thu, 01 Dec 2011 11:15:11 -0500

9aia:

jasmine-blu:

this is me omg

dammiiiiiiiiiiiiiit

Every time ^^;

catbluhblog: cyclochila: jazzumon: kuriface: lonely-blue-tree...

Sun, 16 Oct 2011 20:11:06 -0400

catbluhblog:

cyclochila:

jazzumon:

kuriface:

lonely-blue-tree:

tunakagiyama:

cheesoisuncool:

vivalasweater:

leetakeuchi:

What did you get?

courageous lovely passionate understanding

as if this is actually accurate

happy elegant charismatic mop

damn straight

sentimental, naive, sweet, charismatic

dependent, naive, shy, eccentric

happy, patient, elegant, peaceful

I agree with the happy part but the rest is ALL LIES

Lovely, insecure, thoughtful, and courageous. Ahaha.

Passionate, honest, witty, reserved

what’s witty doing in there, the heck?

Sentimental, charismatic, sweet, and patient.

Uhhhh, I guess????????????????/>?Z????

Loyal, Lazy, Happy and Talented

I like that~x3

GUYS, TOMORROW IS OCTOBER 3RD, 11

Mon, 03 Oct 2011 13:41:52 -0400

hikusa:

colored-sand:

thecrimson-alchemist:

DON’T FORGET

Don’t try to bring back the dead.

Please.

IT’S NOT JUST ANY KIND OF OCTOBER 3RD

GUYS

GUYS IT’S 3. OCT. 11

isthatwhatyoumint: cycliccircumferentia: lesbianturtles: affec...

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 11:48:40 -0400

isthatwhatyoumint:

cycliccircumferentia:

lesbianturtles:

affectionatestitches:

bokunodaffy:

chicksdigthephoenix:

toasterbread:

lapinsaboard:

aaami:

panicoftheundead:

hazal:

INKLING BY WACOM (by Wacom)

“Wacom has announced a pretty amazing product today, the Inkling. This so-called Digital Sketch Pen allows you to capture whatever you draw or write on a sketchbook or any kind of paper in digital form, “stroke by stroke”. Just insert a sheet of paper or a notebook into the receiver, use the Inkling Digital Pen and transfer your works to your computer to refine them digitally anytime later.”

Oh my fucking god… I want this. No. I need this!

TAKE MY MONEY

FUCK THIS SOLVES ALL MY DRAWING PROBLEMS

oh that looks SWEET

HOLY SHIT

OH MY GOD

I have never wanted anything more than I want this, oh my god.

I KNOW WHAT I WANT FOR MY SWEET 16

Wacom please take all of my money.
I need this.

O-Oh <3

I’ll get one next year! >O (because I’m pretty sure that if/when it arrives here, it’ll cost double =_=)

liralicia: I’m the… Knight of Night ಠ__ಠ witch of doom! >:]

Tue, 30 Aug 2011 09:16:08 -0400

liralicia:

I’m the… Knight of Night

ಠ__ಠ

witch of doom! >:]

ginilla: graphicdreams: valechan: mmnkil: damnitguetta: weea...

Mon, 29 Aug 2011 21:37:02 -0400

ginilla:

graphicdreams:

valechan:

mmnkil:

damnitguetta:

weeaboo-chan:

mcsassy:

takemeto-alternia:

fappeta:

sabachii:

thatvriskachick:

influxrumps:

I got drunk with Bro Strider because Andrew Hussie did 40 updates.

Wait, I need an excuse to get drunk with Bro?

I fucked Bro Strider and I’d do it again.

What? I don’t like pyjamas.

I fucked Equius Zahhak because I have a cat

…ACCURATE

I fell in love with Karkat Vantas because we could.

:|

i fell in love with vriska serket because i’m a slut

oh um okay

I ran from the cops with Tavros Nitram because Hussie did 40 updates

RUNNING FROM THE COPS WITH TAVROS IS SO EASY ANYWAY

I slept in the bath of Kanaya Maryam because fuck the police

ok with this

i went on an adventure with eridan ampora because im a slut

oh ok

I rapped with Dad Egbert because I was depressed

I can’t stop fucking laughing

I went on an adventure with John Egbert because I was horny

whut

ahahaha Vale 1313 what does that mean >u> ^^^^

I had children with Nanna Sprite because I was pissed

cool :B

I did a strip tease for Karkat Vantas because andrew hussie did 40 updates

Won’t need the cause

I filled pails with Eridan Ampora because I was depressed.

FML. xDDD

everydayrainbow on We Heart It....

Mon, 11 Jul 2011 20:12:19 -0400

everydayrainbow on We Heart It. http://weheartit.com/entry/9649739