H i , l o v e l i e s ! A a l i y a h h e r e .
T h i s t h r e a d i s f o r a n y a n d e v e r y b o d y ! I k n o w a l o t o f p e o p l e s t r u g g l e w i t h d i g i t a l a r t a n d / o r s k e t c h i n g , a n d e t c . S o , I d e c i d e d w h y n o t m a k e a t h r e a d f o r p e o p l e t o s h a r e t h e i r t i p s a n d t r i c k s ? I r e c e n t l y j u s t s t a r t e d d o i n g d i g i t a l a r t , a n d h o n e s t l y , I s t r u g g l e w i t h i t , b u t I ’ m a l s o g e t t i n g b e t t e r t h a n k s t o t h e h e l p o f s o m e l o v e l y p e o p l e .
D e s p i t e w h a t t h e b a n n e r s a y s l o l . P e o p l e w h o a r e s k i l l e d i n a r t c a n a l s o c o m m e n t o n t h i s t h r e a d a n d g e t t i p s a n d t r i c k s .
T h e r e i s m u l t i p l e s h a r e y o u r a r t t h r e a d s o n t h e f o r u m s , h o w e v e r , y o u c a n p o s t y o u r a r t b e l o w . E x a m p l e s o f a r t :
Overlays.
Text Overlays.
Backgrounds.
Splashes.
Digital Art.
Sketches.
Covers.
Handrawn Art. (Are these the same as sketches? Lol, I’m uneducated.)
T h i s i s n o t a r e q u e s t t h r e a d ! I f y o u r e q u e s t o n t h i s t h r e a d , t h e n y o u w i l l b e f l a g g e d .
Please please, please. If you do show examples of art, and you are using someone’s else outline or work. Make sure you CREDIT them.
P l e a s e b e r e s p e c t f u l o n t h i s t h r e a d t h i s i s a l l I a s k . S o m e p e o p l e a r e o n l y b e g i n n e r s ( l i k e m y s e l f , I ’ m t r a s h l o l ) I h o p e t h i s t h r e a d d o e s n ’ t f l o p .
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This thread is an awesome idea
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Thank you!
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How do YOU draw the characters hair?
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I found this on YouTube - How to draw hair here.
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Oo, thanks for sharing! I’ve been wanting to learn how to shade eyes.
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Bump.
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I feel like it depends on what app your using and what your shading. I use Procreate and the shading tool instead of an actual brush.
Question: how do you guys shade cloths? I’m trying and it looks terrible
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I did this edit for Loren’s outline contest
here. It’s still open if you want to join.
I’m not experienced at all, but I think I did okay. Can anyone give me any tips on how to improve? I used IbisPaint X
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if some people haven’t seen this yet, here’s some ibis paint x tips & questions that @/QueenSaucy has answered & shown with the app.
To anyone new or experienced, I’m not a professional. I have used this app for about 8 months now. I currently still do but not as much since I’m moving on to a different app (nothing bad with ibisPaint X I just thought to try out a new one!) This run through is specifically for IbisPaint X this app is free but does come with some in app purchases which aren’t going to really affect your experience or anything I don’t have an iPad/tablet but I really want to edit! You don’t need …
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This thing is AMAZING!!! No white lines and leaves your characters lookin’ flawless if you are trying to get a blank background for overlaying things or creating covers!!
Example of MY Cover
To complete the full thing and make the actual cover I use
Create beautiful designs with your team. Use Canva's drag-and-drop feature and layouts to design, share and print business cards, logos, presentations and more.
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I’m struggling, and I also see people asking for help on the wrong threads. So, why not?
or something like this 
