Cosmicsmoothie - Theoretically I Still Do Art

Very random but I've been wanting to ask this for a while ! When I was a kid everybody's favourite planet was Saturn, but my favourite has since changed and I wonder if everybody else's has too.

My favourite planet is Mercury, for a variety of sentimental reasons (including the song "Mercury" by Sleeping At Last) :)

simple little ref sheet guide with some tips relevant for any amount of detail! With Art Fight season around the corner they're some good things to keep in mind :)

other miscellaneous tips

if your character has detailed markings that need to be accurate (like tattoos), place the reference for it on a rectangular transparent section so it can be selected easily for copy/paste!

if your reference is for art purposes, try to keep it relevant to art! lore can help, but a lot of backstory text can make it difficult to tell what's important when drawing them

important things to include as written details are heights, weights / body types, pointing out any intentionally unusual proportions, and other things that may be interpreted as an art style (or that your reference may not accurately convey)!

if you can't draw something the way you want others to draw it, you can just insert other photos / screencaps for others to reference!

always have a SFW version. not one with censor blocks over the bits, I mean one that doesn't have the bits out at all. put some underwear on that beast. it's common courtesy.

ADD ALT TEXT. write a description of your character! bullet point lists of succinct traits are clearest for artists to work with when commissioned. having both a written and visual reference makes it possible to verify things

hot take i know

tumblr glitched and made me follow like 5 people i was clicking the x on in the "check out these blogs" area this is a betrayal to my Harmless Button Clicking Time

Guys i only ate like 3 wizards there please stop calling me the Beast of Crymythwarre i was just Hungry,

wizard council please stop sending wizards to hunt me down they will just end up becoming snacks and im worried about my weight

yours grimacely,

Moveriath (Smoothie

crypt loomer

Glow Tutorial by chicinlicin

reminder to myself to never go into the comments of a post with any sizeable amount of notes about a Totally Normal and Innocuous Thing or Experience because i forgot that those are the cracks that let me peer directly into hell

turning one of these over and over in my head to hear the Tube Sound

hey, don’t cry. one half flour one half yogurt knead into dough and fry for easy flatbread and dip in balsamic vinegar, okay?