This, sadly took me around an hour to make.
Another piece done completely on the computer. I definitely need to at least do the line work on paper and scan it.
Looks Far Side-ish if make the effort to scan it.
I think I've successfully mimicked the quality of a low-quality comic you might find on the internet. Would this be a milestone?
I can't give any more head-space to "Draw the OC" threads any more.
I find that the ideas keep me up at night and I can't focus at work.
Maybe I will contribute again, maybe I won't
Here's SomeDoodle's Dakill eating Frontlined-Backend's Tweakachu.
Here's MateoR2's Happy Boi as a skibidi toilet.
I don't 100% remember if I had this on a sketchbook somewhere if it's just been in my head for years.
I gave acrylic a try.
It was okay.
I inverted the colors, colorized it, and made a phone wallpaper with it.
Here are some acrylic tutorials I found on YouTube
This looks like a good primer.
Extra Supplies*: plastic wrap, squirt bottle
Acrylic Painting for Beginners: Techniques & Supplies
Extra Supplies*:glass Palette, freezer paper (for a palette), slow drying medium, acrylic matt medium, acrylic varnish
TOP TEN Acrylic Painting TIPS For Beginners | DO's and DON'Ts to Becoming a Better Painter
Extra Supplies*: Gesso or Acrylic Primer, spray bottle, flow enhancer (wet medium), plastic wrap,
* Besides brushes and paint (why does this have to be so complicated?)
Just can't seem to stay away from the OC Thread. This is the OC of @MateoR2.
and this is the version that somehow got grease on it.
A combination of watercolor and acrylic. I wanted to make these into stickers but I think I will make vector traces of these and use that instead if I decide to use these.
Yes, the 3rd one looks like Jax from the Amazing Digital Circus. This was not intentional.
Sticker sheet #6. I threw in a couple cursed images from Reddit. I had also promised myself a cricut at #5.
Fixing shaky line art
- Practice drawing lines along with Cs and Ss.
- Keep a loose grip on your writing utensil. Consider holding the pen further away from the tip.
- Keep your strokes relatively quick
- Try moving your elbow and shoulder to draw instead of wrist and fingers.
- See also: https://youtu.be/NBE-RTFkXDk
*Alternatively, just use vectors.*
Source:
https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtistLounge/comments/hnj7s8/how_do_you_fix_shaky_lineart/?rdt=65406
I've become quite fond of stipple shading.
These guys turned out to be very close to the "fry guys" from the old McDonald's commercials.
