Tentative Beginnings Of A Blazblue Modern/"normal" Au That I Handed In For A Grade Recently

Rushed scribble I did to get down an idea. New casual outfit for Twinkelen. She and Rote have been away for quite a while, huh?

Piedmont

ffxiv tem and co doodles

some patreon prompts from january: favourite holiday foods

Lazy “coloring” tutorial

DIAPHONIZED

Like a country mouse/city mouse(rat) thing

The last draw of 2024! I was meaning to color this pencil draw a while ago, and I finally did it! :D

I wanted to try some new color techniques :]

This is Arzu, the concept of yearning! Another character from the project Lucid dreams I'm working on with @kromo87!

Ok, so I realized that the initial pictures of the Tequila Sisters only had them in their overcoats and as a result some people might be confused and think they were Nagas or something. They are half-human and half-rattlesnake but they very much have human legs. They just have rattle snake tails on top of that. 

Also, you might have gathered by now based on their expressions but Juanita on the left is the more humorous and carefree one. She’s the younger sister and likes to crack jokes (even at dying victims), and is a bit more impulsive with her behavior. She openly flirts with people often to get information from them, distract them, or just for sheer amusement. 

Ramira on the right is the elder sister (by about 20 minutes) and is the more level-headed and no-nonsense of the two. She prides herself on being a very strict professional and usually does the majority of the talking between the two when negotiating with clients. She also formulates a majority of the battle tactics they employ.     

I always avoided using references, but couldn't point out what exactly made me avoid it. I have finally realized that due to being unfortunate enough to be surrounded by people boldly claiming "real artists draw everything from imagination without any references" [now i know it's bullshit] in my early years of artistic journey, I developed fear of being too dependent on references and fear of being completely unable to draw anything good without "copying". Any ideas how to overcome that fear?

It's not something I hear at all in professional spaces. We've straight up traced weird angles of our arms before. I use lots of references. You will naturally get better at drawing intuitively with the more references you use since we learn by example. I draw intuitively much more accurately than I did many years ago, but I still use references because my idea of a polished drawing is a moving goalpost.

Jason Rainville is one of the best of the best, paints MTG cards and he often posts his references. You can see how closely they mirror the final image:

If you want to get good at art, you have to look at things and that's all it boils down to. Those who say it's bad to use references are either 1) never getting good at art, or 2) are insecure and are posturing in front of other artists. Hope this helps!