Clockwork Rabbit's Scrawling Drawings~

captainsart: Here’s some tips, of course nothing professional,...

clockworkrabbits — Wed, 19 Jun 2013 20:30:37 -0400

Here’s some tips, of course nothing professional, but things I’ve learned myself.

Hope it helps some of you guys. ovo

theboyprincessdiaries: bisexual candycorn: thoughts on...

clockworkrabbits — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 22:12:11 -0400

bisexual candycorn: thoughts on skintones

princessneeshydoomcuddles:

mulattafury:

people ask me a lot about drawing poc, more specifically “how” to do it. my kneejerk reaction is to get frustrated by it, because the answer is “just like you’d draw anything else.” it’s like the main excuse artists and writers use to not include poc in their art and in their worlds — they “don’t know how,” implying that we somehow operate by a separate set of rules, that while white characters don’t require a special set of considerations to be varied and textured and interesting, non-white characters are just an elusive series of step-by-step instructions that most creators just can’t be assed to learn or to include

i still feel that way

but

i guess i can understand that most instructive media focuses specifically on white aesthetics, proportions, skintones, and features, so there really is a need for more instructive material that is more inclusive

i can dig it

that said, there is a lot that i don’t know and am not good at and i don’t really feel comfortable trying to instruct other artists, but i’m fine with taking you through my thought processes a little

SO here’s some stuff about skintones. it’s not perfect, and there will never be a better teacher than the world around you for showing you what things look like and how to express them

first off, if you’ve ever seen me stream you know i don’t usually block in my shading with hard lines like this. i like to paint and sample colors as i go, but i’m trying to communicate my ideas about color a little better

but i’ve always used the same basic process for coloring skintones, any skintones, forever and always:

this is going to change up a little bit with directional lighting, colored lighting, environmental lighting, shit like that, but this is your basic procedure. the biggest mistake i think artists make is using skintone+black for shadows and skintone + white for highlights, and that results in pretty dull looking skintones

in the former image, i only varied the value of the main skin color, but in the latter i also varied the hue and saturation. doing so gives you more of an opportunity to add warmth and depth to your colors, as well as bring in environmental colors if you need to

you want to sample around the palette, use reds and purples and oranges, don’t just stay within the range of your base tone!

this applies for all colors, not just skin, but especially skin! you want skin to look alive, not plastic and dull

these same rules apply for most skintones

though it’s always going to be incredibly helpful to just look at references of the skintone you’re trying to draw, for little details like (for example), very dark skin, because there is a more extreme light/dark variation, will often look much more reflective than very light skin under the same lighting conditions

like so

because of this, you’ll want to work on using light more than shadow to describe form on dark skin

again, this is true of all colors, but especially skin, because you don’t want skin to look flat and lifeless!

the same rules can apply to fantasy skin tones. start with a base tone, then use warm, saturated colors to add light and shadow. sampling around the palette becomes really important for fantasy skintones if you are trying to make them look realistic/believable

this is especially true if, for whatever reason, you wanted to make a character with grey skin that looks alive and believable

OKAY THAT’S THE END OF OUR SHOW

LOOK AT THIS GOOD ASS RESOURCE MOTHERFUCKERS

reblarging to read/try later

norisus: I also use this same method for painting fur like...

clockworkrabbits — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:09:02 -0400

norisus:

I also use this same method for painting fur like this

EDIT: I also usually use the 4th nib but accidentally used the 3rd for this

artist-refs: Chart - Cartoon Torso by *macawnivore

clockworkrabbits — Sat, 15 Jun 2013 18:07:05 -0400

artist-refs:

Chart - Cartoon Torso by *macawnivore

qualitytutorials: Understanding Breasts by; Nsio Click here to...

clockworkrabbits — Fri, 14 Jun 2013 16:44:20 -0400

Check the description for the full view link to this image c:

qualitytutorials:

Understanding Breasts by; Nsio

Click here to view the tips on drawing woman by; Robaato

Repair Her Armor: ♥ CONTEST!

clockworkrabbits — Thu, 06 Jun 2013 15:14:49 -0400

Repair Her Armor: ♥ CONTEST!:

repair-her-armor:

Yes, it’s finally decided that there is going to be a contest, so if you’re interested; please continue reading!

What is the contest about?

It’s fairly simple; redesign one of Ria’s outfits shown in this post. There will be up to 10 winners. The price for the first winner will be getting requests from four artists and one poem! The winner will also be featured on Repair-Her-Armor! The rest of the winners will be getting one request from one artist each. The artists will be randomized - so you could be getting a price from anyone!

The Artist List can be seen here. ♥

While the idea is simple enough, there are some guidelines and rules that need to be followed.

End date is July 5’th. (I might delay it to August)

Only one entry. This means you can only redesign one outfit.

What format your picture is doesn’t matter, but .jpg or .png is preferred.

You may submit your entry to RHA or my personal blog, but emailing me is much more recommended and preferred. This decreases the chance of tumblr eating up your submission. My email is repair.her.armor@gmail.com. Make the headline in something in the style of “Ria Contest” and tell me your tumblr url, if you have any.

Make sure you let me know which outfit you redesigned.

You can draw your own picture or use Ria’s doll base, it doesn’t matter.

The purpose is to give the outfit character and personality while still being logical battlegear. Her powerful character should show trough without being hypersexualized, objectifying or illogical. Make it look like she’s really going into battle (in one way or another.) Create a complete design.

… With other words, keep the elements of the original design; but make the armor logical and empowering.

You may change her hairstyle (keep the color the same) and redesign the last one which I didn’t name. I like to call it “the Casual”.

Good examples and tutorials can be found here:

Extremely handy armor tutorials

Perfect lady warriors

Women Fighters - really good inspiration blog

Also, check out the good examples on RHA

Wikipedia’s Medieval Armors and Armor article & Personal Armor

Sci-fi: x x x x

That is all I can think of for now! If you have any questions or things I should add, let me know!

HEY art kids!

clockworkrabbits — Sat, 25 May 2013 22:02:44 -0400

clockworkrabbits:

I need a color idea. I’m painting a dark scene woods, lots of grays and muted muddy dark tones, with bright red being a focal point. Now I’m putting this all in a frame (which I may paint as a tarnished bronze) and I’m just at a loss for a contrasting color to fill in the rest of the space. I’m trying to sort of channel an Art Nouveau-ish feel to the ‘frame’ and design work on the outside corners of this thing. Any suggestions?

Just playing around with a new way to color digitally, I 100%...

clockworkrabbits — Tue, 14 May 2013 22:57:08 -0400

Just playing around with a new way to color digitally, I 100% blame http://rileyomalley.tumblr.com/

Clockwork Rabbit's Scrawling Drawings

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 12 May 2013 20:43:28 -0400

Clockwork Rabbit's Scrawling Drawings

idk-how-to-art: Src: ♥

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 12 May 2013 16:46:35 -0400

idk-how-to-art:

Src: ♥

perplexingly: My favourite tragic love story is that of an...

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 12 May 2013 13:40:12 -0400

perplexingly:

My favourite tragic love story is that of an artist and their art

styliferous: Because I saw it on my dash and I thought it was...

clockworkrabbits — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:44:36 -0400

styliferous:

Because I saw it on my dash and I thought it was adorable and I can draw whatever I want

Have some doodles. I’ve been making myself play with...

clockworkrabbits — Sat, 11 May 2013 14:39:13 -0400

Have some doodles.

I’ve been making myself play with character design more often, so I sat down with a vague idea of just drawing a bunch of people that are all in the same Yoga class. I’ve a few more to add to this set and I’ve been working on brief summaries about them once I’m done I’ve no clue what to do with them but Hey its practice.

cayminquinn: harrypotterfacebookconvos: #hey burton stop...

clockworkrabbits — Tue, 07 May 2013 19:56:41 -0400

cayminquinn:

harrypotterfacebookconvos:

#hey burton stop shipping your wife and your best friend it’s getting weird

tim burton’s entire film career has been a slow, faltering, roundabout way of asking for a threesome

mrpunchinello: youngartist-city: yunyin: Cheat-sheet for...

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 05 May 2013 21:02:14 -0400

mrpunchinello:

youngartist-city:

yunyin:

Cheat-sheet for drawing girl legs sideways. This is mostly from my own observation, and using the straight/curve principal for appeal in drawing.

OMG YESSS.

I already knew this but totally reblogging for artsy followers who might not. If knees are locked, they form a stretched out ‘S’ shape. You can pretty much draw a tube straight down and add a curve on the front of the thigh and one on the calf and build from there.

mrpunchinello: 04range: draestel: lostshad3: Seriously if...

clockworkrabbits — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:55:09 -0400

mrpunchinello:

04range:

draestel:

lostshad3:

Seriously if you say any if these to me I’ll use your dead body in my next project.

Never say this to me if you know whats good for you

Freaking number 7, man.

Number 9. Number 9. NUMBER GODDAMN NINE.

Always combined with #1.

Motherfucker do you even know how many times folks assume that because I draw humans/animals that I am a portrait artist who totally wants to draw their children/grandchildren/spouse/dog FOR FREE?

Also people who want me to draw cars/airplanes, what the christ

“Will you draw this tattoo flash for me for free? You don’t need to be paid because I’ll be like a walking advertisement for you!”

no fuck you

queensimia: helpyoudraw: Skin Tutorial by acidlullaby from...

clockworkrabbits — Wed, 24 Apr 2013 13:46:15 -0400

queensimia:

helpyoudraw:

Skin Tutorial by acidlullaby from DeviantArt

Also check out the rest of their Tutorial gallery section for more tutorials about skin!

Thanks to reflectuousechoes for telling us about this tutorial!

don’t remember if I’ve reblogged this or just liked it, either way have some skin painting tips.

(incidentally, anyone know of any good ones for darker skin?)

zilliah: helpyoudraw: http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Abdomina...

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 21 Apr 2013 23:56:57 -0400

zilliah:

helpyoudraw:

http://browse.deviantart.com/art/Abdomination-How-to-draw-beef-132538271 < Source

I may have rebloged this before…i’m not sure….
i still like it c:

batchix: 20000007: tildrum: pachurz: Some building block...

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 14 Apr 2013 14:59:46 -0400

batchix:

20000007:

tildrum:

pachurz:

Some building block references my Life Drawing teacher drew up for us for our Figure Drawing class. Thought I would impart the wisdom.

This is a really great rundown of techniques for drawing the human figure.

‘m stupid this is going here because i lost it last time

I actually printed these out and hung them in my studio because they’re a great reminder of how legs work. Which sounds weird, until you’ve ever… ever tried to sculpt the damn things.

I’m currently making my own Ball jointed doll, or atleast...

clockworkrabbits — Sun, 07 Apr 2013 01:56:09 -0400

I’m currently making my own Ball jointed doll, or atleast thats the plan….I didnt know how I wanted to handle the hand/wrist joint and sort of fudged it into a static thing, like the hands will swivel but not bend an such.

FUN STUFF.