This is a bit complex, but at the same time pretty straightforward?

Tips:

• Use References for Everything.
  
• Learn 1 point, 2 point, and 3 point perspective. While you don’t need to use it every time you draw a background, it is helpful to learn how things change shape and sizes depending on where you place the horizon line.
• Not pictured: When you use lines for backgrounds, it’s good to add more detail towards the focus of the drawing and less detail in the distance/if it’s flat out in the foreground. I often use disconnected, scratch lines for things further in the distance, and solid detailed lines for things closer to the “camera.”
• Ambience! The sky will give off a blue hue, I like to take the airbrush and gently soften the objects closer to the sky to push the sense of the distance.
• I like to use the same color to shade everything, in order to keep a consistent tone and look to the piece. Likewise with the source light. So once a character’s base colors are blocked in, they’re treated the same as the surroundings in order to get them to blend in with it.

Further Breakdown:

1. Perspective/Camera
I like to imagine the canvas as a camera, so that I can think of the perspective in my mind. Is it focused super close on a subject, or is it taking in a landscape? What above looking up or down? These things are dictated by the Horizon Line. This helpful thing shows where your eye level is and where the camera is angled at. The horizon line is the base point for the drawing. I highly recommend researching further into it. (I got lucky and was taught these things when I was little by my mom.)
Note: These guides are great if you’re wanting to draw buildings and rooms.

2. Distance
It is easier for me to view these in layers.

1. Sky - the sky! It is lighter near the horizon and darkens as it moves up.
2. Horizon - Perspective Guide! It can be hidden behind things, but subconsciously should always be in mind.
3. Background - A little more detailed shapes, but still pushed out of focus
4. Midground - More details and more colors
5. Foreground - Right up in front of the camera.
I will often place my characters in the Midground or Foreground. If a character is in the Midground: the Foreground is blurred out/kept as a dark shadow. If the character is in the Foreground the Midground is blurred out and the Foreground is sharpened up.

3. Character Placement
Depends entirely on where you want the character to be sitting in the scene. It’s like taking a picture, but drawing it instead!
The further the character is from the camera, the smaller they will get.
It helps greatly to add weight and shadow to the character, make them touch the ground, squish the grass, and cast a shadow. These little things help place the character into the scene.


Final images is showing how you can render a painting in grayscale and then add colors onto using layer effects/types. I used Overlay and Soft Light to add the colors and Multiply and Overlay to add the shadows and highlights.

Ilion and Moros mermaid AU for mermay >:3

gege when I catch you

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Comm for NoodleDOOT!! thank you for commissioning me!!

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    username: NoodleDOOT
    clan: (link please)
    myo/items using:
    coat description: Ruddy (black barless ticked) tabby with low white
    edits: [nr] expression, accessories, companion
[c] tongue, ear tufts, pupil, sclera, whiskers
[uc] heterochromia, unnatural eye color
[r] max fur, curly tail, folded ears
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hello! i haven't been on the oekaki in a second

life update:
- graduated
- working all the time
- tired
- really like tea these days

thanks for being here <3

funny thing, I've never drawn my Wof hybrid ocs until now
Big Noctis redesign though (Nightwing in the left) probably won't stay.
I'll probably delete this I lost motivation and I don't like it LOL

Octane: 'Let me go. I can pass somewhat as a Nightwing. You won't."
[Seawing/Nightwing]

Bane: 'Three moons, leave me alone will you?'
[Nightwing/Sandwing]

Octane: "What do you expect me to do? Neither of you look close enough to fit a Nightwing look!"

Noctis: 'You don't have that big of a chance, either."
[Nightwing/Icewing]

Doodle of this shop pet, created by Yugi! (2024)
Now, I've got to go fish for loose change in the couch cushions...

Another fan art.

Referenced that last panel on the last episode, so I hope it doesn't look like I'm copying. I still can't draw people properly without references xd

22 days left to go for next season, so exciting :D

Another doodle... A little wonky again? I'm no good at this kind of style, but I'll keep at it!

never to please anybody
maybe i was bound to fai (in social settings)l from the very beginning

this is not tied to a specific event
this is not tied to a specific person / people
this is not tied to a specific phenomenon

just something that floats in my head from time to time, even more so if i'm tired
i'm tired. and so tired from self-sabotaging all the time

Shading takes a few steps and the complexity depends on how much detail an object has, but I do the same rough steps every time. I often set the lineart color to a dark purple and place it on multiply, then merge that to the base and add shading on top of it all. But this example allows for the lines to be left untouched, which allows you to recolor the base freely.

After having a base + lineart:

1. New layer clipped to Base. Set to multiply. I prefer to use purples and pinks for shadows. Using the airbrush, place down a general direction of the light source.

2. Use the eraser to cut out the spots where the light hits.

3. Paint in the darkest shadows and detail spots. Go back and forth with the airbrush, soft eraser, hard eraser, and brush to get the desired texture.

4. New layer clipped on top of shading layer set to overlay. Use light source color and the airbrush. Go over with normal brush to add brighter highlight spots.

5. Add a final layer on top of everything set to Add to color in the hot spots (brightest points).

wip, do not post yet

For Larkspur1678

[ MYO Competition ]
I will hopefully add his little accessories later <3

Edit list

[ s ] Shine, Hair
[ c ] Tail

warmups and also i like cool eyes

Rover @ Wuthering Waves
Scar @ Wuthering Waves
Misha @ Honkai: Star Rail
Boothill @ Honkai: Star Rail
Lingyang @ Wuthering Waves
Aventurine @ Honkai: Star Rail

I might have an art answer!

Years ago, when I first started out as an artist on here, an artist I looked up to offered to help anyone with their art questions. I still think of that moment fondly and thought “hey! Maybe I can do the same thing now?”
So yeah! If you have any art related questions or need help figuring something out. Feel free to ask!

You’re welcome to color in the drawing to show exactly what you want help with. Then you can add me and I’ll make up a little tutorial for you!

Basic Info

• I’m drawing on here using my iPad Pro and Apple Pencil.
  
• You do not need a tablet to draw. While it can simplify things, I recall seeing some pretty amazing artists who used trackpads and mice.
• Oekaki doesn’t work well for drawing with only your fingers. It acts funky.

Answered Art Questions

How do you shade?

Tutorial Here!

How to draw backgrounds/landscapes?

Tutorial Here!

Answered iPad/Apple Pencil Questions

Oekaki Behavior and Pencil Use

Post Here

Why does the Pen Pressure Doesn’t Work with Apple Pencil?

possibly causes include:

• The circle next to the brush size isn’t filled. When selected/filled in the pen pressure should activate.
• Safari Browser is the only one that has worked for me.
• Only Draw setting needs to be turned on in the Apple Pencil setting. (Pencil will only be used for drawing.)

^^ wrote:'Cause we could stay at home and watch the sunset'

One to go :p

Doodle while I try to become accustomed to the oekaki!!!!!!

It's a little boring, but that's ok.

Another piece owed, just two left to go

Also, I couldn't fit the books and paper, so I hope this is still okay!