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A master post of Thomas Romain’s art tutorials.

There’s not enough space to post all of them, SO here’s links to everything he has posted (on twitter) so far : 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12. 

Now that new semesters have started, I thought people might need these. Enjoy your lessons!

archive.org links (because fuck twitter):

1: interior design

2: detailed buildings

3: drawing streets

4: eye level

5: shadows

6: characters in layout

7: lens views

8: background shadows

9: eye level

10: street slopes

11: futuristic city from reference

12: animation layout stages

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I forgot I have to be active here so here’s my Twitter tutorial on how to draw folds I made a while back to help a friend!

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i made my first infographic on a topic ive been very interested in lately: wings! ive seen a lot of anatomical sins relating to wings lately (i am not exempt from this) particuarly involving pterosaurs so i put this together to help artists who may be struggling with drawing wings. enjoy. i am also open to criticism on anatomy or errors

aaand it's finished! An artist's guide to custom rigid frame wheelchairs! This is completely free to use, reference, and save. Reblogs are welcome but please do not repost without permission and credit. Have fun, lovelies!

Okay who the fuck tagged this as anime, it’s a tutorial on how to draw wheelchair

sometimes people draw anime.

u are correct! any art can include a wheelchair! it would be very cool to see anime artists include them! here are some of my anime ones

How I draw skin Part 2: DON”T DRAW NATIVE PEOPLE WITH RED SKIN!!!! A tutorial

But seriously, I’ve seen too many drawings of Native characters with literal red/pink skin to count so just in case some of you are having troubles with drawing Native people, I’ve provided a guide for you. Please take my swatches if it helps!! and no more red skinned people, please <0<

Disclaimer: this tutorial is mainly about the artistic depictions of Indigenous Peoples in North America, where the slur and redskin caricature originated, but it would still be racist to draw other non-North/Central/South American Indigenous groups like this so…..don’t.

I dunno if this is the place for it but it might help someone out there remember:

A poem by an actual native person on the actual color of their skin.

My skin is gold

Like cookie dough

Shimmers and folds

Crinkles and rolls

My skin is dun

Wheat in the Sun

Kisses by the rays

Of hot summer days

My skin is Earth

With intrinsic worth

Bright copper tone

Soft earthy loam

^^^ My only point of contention with this is the “too light” bit. Like…. IDK what part of the world OP is from, but in my area there are plenty of band members with skin tones like those examples or lighter. Especially when I went to the southern states, I was surprised by how many native folks were white-passing. But yeah obvs there’s a difference between a white-passing character and a character that’s been whitewashed

How I draw skin Part 2: DON”T DRAW NATIVE PEOPLE WITH RED SKIN!!!! A tutorial

But seriously, I’ve seen too many drawings of Native characters with literal red/pink skin to count so just in case some of you are having troubles with drawing Native people, I’ve provided a guide for you. Please take my swatches if it helps!! and no more red skinned people, please <0<

Disclaimer: this tutorial is mainly about the artistic depictions of Indigenous Peoples in North America, where the slur and redskin caricature originated, but it would still be racist to draw other non-North/Central/South American Indigenous groups like this so…..don’t.

It’s not mentioned in this tutorial, but I’ve seen it in other posts by Natives, so I’m going to mention it:

When seeking out your refpics, do your best to find Natives ACTUALLY FROM THE TRIBE YOU ARE DRAWING, or at least from the same geographic area. Not all Natives look the same.

This person is Diné (Navajo).

This person is Blackfoot.

And these people are Iroquois.

Do you notice something here? Wildly different skin tones, facial shapes, and overall body types? Native people are INCREDIBLY diverse.

Make sure you’re representing the correct tribe. Don’t draw a Blackfoot woman as a Hopi woman or an Inuk man as a Wampanoag man. Natives don’t “all look the same.”

Quick and dirty hat drawing tutorial

One of my biggest pet peeves is the amount of artists (including many comics professionals) that do not draw hats properly.  Since most of the characters I draw wear them I get a lot of practice. I thought I’d share the basics with you.

Basic Hat Structure- a hat is made up of a crown (the part that covers your head) and the brim (the part that shades your eyes). The crown should be bigger than the head you draw. Always draw the head shape first and work the hat around that. The brim of a hat is NEVER flat. Hats are meant to keep the head warm and the sun off of your eyes. The front of the brim will fold down to give the eyes as much shade as possible. A band or ribbon runs around the bottom of the crown with a faux bow on the left side, mostly for aesthetic purposes.

Top Hats- These are favored by rich ducks everywhere. A proper top hat is made of silk. A lot of top hat-styled hats that are made of wool or felt are more of a coachman’s hat. Fine for cosplay but rather gauche when you’re drawing the Penguin. The traditional top hat will not have a large band and will have a ribbon around the brim. Some top hats have a crown that will collapse flat.

Bowler Hat or Derby- A short brimmed hat. A ribbon also covers the brim. The crown is rounded and made of hard material.

The Fedora- Not the short brimmed, straw trilbys you see hipsters wearing on the back of their heads. A traditional fedora is made of fur felt and has a large crown with a pinch in the front. A larger brim dips in front and traditionally is worn up in back.

Next lesson- we learn about the Homburg!

WATCH AND LEARN, folks.