where do u get the inspiration for the people in ur fab art? do u use references, if so where from? :)
Honestly from all over the place! Most commonly nowadays, I flip through a bunch of art/photos on twitter or instagram. I especially take advantage of the “saved” feature on instagram, which lets me look at a bunch of really pretty pictures at once. Here’s some examples of what that might look like, with the artist’s @ ’s added in. Warning, big photo dump incoming––and it’s only a fraction of the total number that I actually have, which is definitely around 2000 or so.
I’ll also save a lot of art (read: about 800 pics at this point) to a folder on my computer. Recently, quite a few of these have been coming from twitter; here’s a few examples of artists that I’ve had a soft spot for (handles included):
I tend to go absolutely nuts with finding stuff that inspires me, but I wouldn’t necessarily spend excessive time on it––when I say go nuts, I mean that I have a sustained interest in seeking out inspiration. The pics I have were collected over the course of five years or so, and the ones from near the beginning are somewhat different from recent ones.
If you’re trying to build up a collection, you likely don’t need to spend hours a day searching for this stuff (even more than twenty or thirty minutes is probably too much, unless you’re explicitly doing concept work and you need tons of references). If, while browsing tumblr or instagram or twitter, you come across a picture that really strikes you as beautiful, just save it. Over months and years of selecting choice pictures, you’ll eventually cultivate a taste in art/photos/whatever that will definitely affect the development of your style as you keep making art. Sort of a side benefit of this whole ordeal.
Have another little drawing :)
A compilation of stuff I know about drawing Asian faces and Asian culture! I feel like many “How-To-Draw” tutorials often default to European faces and are not really helpful when drawing people of other races. So I thought I’d put this together in case anyone is interested! Feel free to share this guide and shoot me questions if you have any! I’m by no means an expert, I just know a few things from drawing experience and from my own cultural background.
this is really frickin neato
I already asked about Kim, but how would the GFH, old and new, feel about Cap in Dep's uniform?
All GfH reacting to Cap in Rook’s uniform
Sharky ~ He tears up and looks away, tugging his hat over his eyes. He walks off, mumbling about ‘hearing someone needing him’ even if no one’s around. If Cap asks what’s wrong, he’ll need a drink or a few but he’ll tell every stupid thing that he and Rook did
Hurk ~ He slows down whatever he was talking about and trails off before fiddling with something in his hands. If asked what’s wrong, he’ll simply say ‘someone awesome as balls wore that outfit’
Nick ~ He tears up and sniffles a bit before refocusing on a piece of machinery. He’s just got too many memories with Rook, he could talk about Rook for hours. He just has so much praise and respect for Rook
Jerome ~ He takes a deep breath and closes his eyes, saying a small prayer under his breath. He’s more than happy to share stories with Cap and has a sense of longing throughout the entire storytelling.
Pratt ~ He openly breaks down. Rook saved him and ended up being so close to him by the end of it, he can’t help it. He’ll tell stories if asked but he’s gonna need a box of tissues.
Judge ~ They go completely still and stare blankly at Cap. It makes Cap uncomfortable and Judge just reached out, gently patting their shoulder as they continue to stare. Cap isn’t sure what’s going on through their mind but they get a sense of longing and almost a sense of remembering another time from them
Grace ~ She can’t see the details, but she recognizes the folds and the sound of fabric. It brings a tear to her eye and she tugs her hat down to hide it. She’ll share stories if asked but she’ll need a drink during it
Nana ~ She didn’t meet Rook personally, but the others in the bunker with her shared stories of how Rook helped them in some way. She definitely respects them, though, even if she didn’t meet them.
Carmina ~ She obviously didn’t know Rook personally but her parents told her a lot of stories about them and how they delivered Kim to the midwife to birth her safely. She feels almost torn, though. Is wearing a replica of such a famous person’s outfit respectful or not?
Jess ~ The second she sees a practical stranger wearing that outfit, she tears up and starts wiping her cheeks as the tears roll. Rook helped her through so much and seeing that outfit again just brings back all the memories.
Gina ~ She didn’t know Rook, but she had heard of them through stories and rumors. She doesn’t really feel anything for them, they sounded awfully badass though and Cap’s badass so it suits them
Hudson ~ She tears up and sniffles several times before trying to contain herself. By the end of it, she was proud to stand side-by-side with them. She really trusted and cared for them.
Adelaide ~ She’s the most emotional out of the group, surprisingly. She starts crying and yells at them to take it off, it’s not theirs. Xander calms her down and guides her away while telling Cap it’s not their fault.
Today’s episode on the Powow Workshop (Formerly Stringbing Workshop), I introduce the animation breakdown, what it is, and how it can be used.
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A Twitter thread of mine that I think some of you may find useful here as well! I’ll update this periodically when I update the Twitter thread.
Alastor x Charlie HC?
Alastor x Charlie Headcanon~
• Alastor and Charlie, apart from the first moments of tension, they immediately got along. Both are really fun and energetic, they don’t hold back in front of a challenge and both are natural leader.
•It started when a group of vandals and Protestants started to create chaos in front of the Hotel. Charlie came out to confront each other peacefully. One of these poor fools threw at her something, wetting/dirtying her clothes and hair. Alastor suddenly appeared behind Charlie.
• “Sweetheart, you should go get yourself something comfortable. I can think of our… mannerless guests.” “But…” “Sweetheart, you may go.” “Just…don’t hurt them too much!”
•Did those guys dare try to erase Charlie’s smile? Those fools are dead. But not immediately, not in front the Hotel under the gaze of Charlie. He didn’t want to disappoint the young princess.
•But Charlie’s attitude has caught his attention. Those rude had attacked her and she didn’t want to kill them? Well, that’s interesting!
•Alastor appreciates Charlie’s kind heart. He likes her to be so positive and convinced of her goals. This does not mean that he will become “good”. He will probably still laugh at the misfortunes of others, but he will try not to do it openly in front of Charlie.
•Charlie believes that Alastor can be a good person. Perhaps. Really deep inside.
•They can spend hours talking about music. Both are musical talents and appreciate each other’s knowledge.
•Theatrical af. If you think that News 666 was a performance, you didn’t have Alastor as a set designer, choreographer, musician. Combine the enthusiasm of Charlie. Now that is a performance worthy of the Princess of Hell and the Radio Demon!
•Musical duets. ALWAYS. AT EVERY OCCASION. EVERY HOURS. They make Husk want to jump off a bridge.
Alpha Dogs by Cheng Letian
Showdown
- All Ghost Rider hosts suffer from intense insomnia. When the Rider is in full control the host is often forced into a relaxed state within the void of their shared mind-space, and when they come to they find they don’t need to sleep much at all. So, they just take cat-naps at random.
Robbie doesn’t suffer from this since his possessing vengeful spirit isn’t a true Rider.
- Hosts of Riders don’t eat much. When you spend a lot of your time as a walking skeleton on fire with no stomach to speak of, food isn’t a big priority.
- Riders are fiercely protective of their host. For some Riders it’s almost an obsession. For the safety and well being of the host echos the well being of the Rider. If the host is in any emotional or physical distress - even if it’s a small insignificant issue - the Rider will be far more prone to act even more aggressively than normal, and will gladly act out that vengeful aggression on the person(s) responsible 100 fold.
- A Riders and Hosts personality tend to merge a small fraction. Johnny and Zarathos both crack their knuckles / wrists. Danny and Noble talk very similarly.
- There are some techniques Riders learn from each other. Zarathos learned how to do the Penance Stare from Noble, and Noble learned how to summon his ride with hellfire from Zarathos.
- The biggest hint that Riders are not truly demonic is the fact that Devil Traps and holy water have no effect on them. Riders can easily pass over a salt line or a devil trap with no problems, and holy water just makes them wet and even more pissy.
- Following the Riders protective nature toward their host; when it comes time to switch back the Rider tries to find the safest place possible for their host to wake up in. Noble always goes to the cemetery of his awakening. Zarathos, however, is a bit half-assed about it mostly because he finds it amusing as hell to screw with Blaze by leaving him in weird places.
- Riders are mainly solitary because of their highly aggressive nature they tend to be very domineering. However, they enjoy being in the company of other Riders rare more so than any other sentient creature.
- When Riders first met each other they immediately know their hosts name, their Riders name, age, where they are from, and how they became a Rider all without speaking a word.
- Ghost Riders are highly in-tune with their senses, but tends to rely on their sense of smell most. They can detect innocent blood being spilled and the scent of a sinners soul long before the Rider is even close to seeing them.
- Riders and their Host posses a kind of ESP that lets them know of supernatural/magical activity before it happens. This also bleeds over to the host and makes the host know of the supernatural or of a persons sins. This ability also lets them know when another Rider has powered up even if they are across the planet. NOTE: The riders must know each other very well for this to happen.