Art What I Learned After Being Dead For Two Months ( Anime + Pts Tutorials )

so if you didnt know, it was some time at the end of october that i decided to kill myself
but im back to relive for some reason
and i dont know what possessed me to do this
either new years reform or something else
but what i do know about new years is that i get so cold that my nipples can cut through diamonds

and y'know, there was this whole apology letter i set up but then the save data got wiped
so i'm doing this the lazy way by showing off what this motherf***er taught himself over two months

EDIT:
i forgot to list my tools

• Wacom Intuos2 Pen and Touch (MEDIUM) w/ Stylus
• Paint Tool SAI
• Hand mirrors
• A mannequin

Spoiler: Labyrinth's "Sticknime" Art Style: Heads

yay, my very own style that i totally claimed by not mashing up two insanely unrealistic art styles to make an even less realistic one just so that i could draw semi-anime when i put in semi-effort

so to understand what sticknime is, it's basically stick figures and anime art styles mashed together into one to make one ugly creature

or just get really lazy by setting a huge brush size and clicking once



protip disclaimer:
not really


just checked in on this plot twist:
the red guide line really is wrong, my bad


bby u smart, i wan u 2 film me takin a showah
an' anotha juan


though i usually do the "OK I GUESS???" option just cause im lazy
...hey, it's something


^IGNORE THAT EARS TYPO^
note: sorry, female necks are usually a bit slimmer than that
i think my brain was getting DDoSed and i suddenly went retarded for a sec


ITS TRUE YA KNOW
I MEAN, WHO ARE THEY AND WHAT IS WRONG WITH THEIR HAIR
i mean, what if a couple get a baby girl with naturally pink and swirly hair and theyre all like
"oh shit this is the main character"


tf2 = hats, cod = no hats
tf2 > cod


i made this face look a lot more disappointed than it had to be
like the hundo bill with Ben Frankies face on it that just seethes with anticlimax​

Spoiler: Labyrinth's "Sticknime" Art Style: Body

avast your a** for some minor nudity
sorry but this is really the best way to do shit





scrolled down anyway?
m'k then




30 image limit had me delete a picture and explain something in chat form

Stick figures are much better to use as a draft than any other form because:
-Easily disposable and redrawable
-Excellent posing
and thats pretty much it
but those two things are huge deals in the art world


this doesnt mean that every pose you do must be balanced
think of it like this:
balanced poses are tranquil, steady, and calm
and unbalanced poses usually have to do with action, like running or fighting



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and that's basically all there is for skeletons and fleshing to make bodies

Spoiler: After Applying All of the Above

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Spoiler: Paint Tool SAI Advanced Guide: Linework and the Almighty Wand + Bucket

linework and buckets are pretty straightforward, but mastering them takes a bit of time
and theyre the final step to having a really good character

Select / Deselect
(Shortcut: LMB = Toggle Select, RMB = Deselect All)
Selects specific Curve Points (CP) and/or Curves to be used in Selection tools.
Selection is indicated by a red outline around the CP or Curves.

Translate CP
(Shortcut: CTRL+Drag CP/Curve)
Freely moves any CP or adds another CP to a curve while anchoring other CP.
Affected CPs or Curves are indicated by a yellow (End) or green (Angle) dot or a blue outline.

Deform CP
(Shortcut: SHIFT+Drag CP/Curve)
Does the same function as Translate, but does not anchor other CP.

Delete CP/Curve
(Shortcut: ALT+Click on CP/Curve)
Deletes a CP or Curve. What did you expect?

Deform Anchor ON/OFF
(Shortcut: SHIFT+ALT+Click on CP)
Toggles anchoring on or off.
Anchoring prevents the CP from moving anywhere.
Removing the Anchor means the CP will be affected by a neighboring CP's translation.

Translate Stroke
(Shortcut: SHIFT+ALT+Drag CP/Curve)
Moves an entire stroke as one item.

Duplicate Stroke
(Shortcut: SHIFT+CTRL+Drag CP/Curve)
Duplicates an entire stroke.
The clone is immediately affected by Selection for convenience of editing the clone with Selection tools.

Combine Strokes
(Shortcut: SHIFT+CTRL+Drag between two yellow CPs)
Connects the two ends of two strokes to make one stroke.
The yellow end strokes turn green, marking them as Angles instead of Ends.
Strokes are immediately made rounded to connect lines as smoothly as possible.

Delete Stroke
(Shortcut: SHIFT+CTRL+ALT+Click on stroke)
Deletes the stroke. What did you expect?

Pointed/Rounded
(Shortcut: CTRL+ALT+Click on CP)
Makes an Angle rounded or sharp.
Effectiveness depends on the amount of bend put on the stroke.




Detection (Transparency and Color Difference)
The rule that the magic wand or bucket will follow when filling in a space.

Transparency fills the layer based on transparency;
If the layer has nothing on it, the entire layer will be filled.
Fuzzy is lazier than Strict.

Color Difference fills the layer based on color difference;
If there is a line in the way regardless of layer, the filler will obey the line.
This is by far one of the best options for filling, but remember that you also have Transparency.

Tolerance/Threshold Slider
How much the magic wand or bucket will obey to lines.

Low tolerance levels pay very high attention to lines and leave a small radius around them,
and high tolerance levels don't care about lines and cover the entire space.
It may vary for other studios, but the perfect tolerance level for Paint Tool SAI is ~120-130.

Target (Working Layer, Selection Source, and All Image)
Where the magic wand and bucket will fill the space in based on layers.

Working Layer is a big bully that ignores everyone.
If you were to use Working Layer fills on any other layer other than the Linework layer, and the draft,
the entire image would be filled because the empty layer does not care about the Linework.

Selection Source is very picky and prioritizes only one thing.
If there's a layer with markings selected as the Selection Source,
the fill will obey the markings of that layer but will ignore all others.

All Image is very careful and attentive to follow everyone's orders.
No matter what markings there are on other layers, All Image filling will obey them.
The only way for All Image filling to ignore layers is if they're Invisible or not even there.

Anti Aliasing
A toggle for if you want smooth graphics or jagged graphics.

Anti Aliasing addresses when lines that should be smooth have a jagged "aura".
Toggling Anti Aliasing ON will make filling a lot more smoother on lines.
Of course you want to turn it on for best effects!











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Spoiler: Paint Tool SAI Advanced Guide: Masking

introducing masks
the easy way out when it comes to shading
though im not the best shader myself so dont look at me for hints on that subject pls
it spoops me

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WELP
DONE AND DONE
time to go fuck myself over now
cause im back again
and im staying
at least for a long period of time idk

also,
i just want to bitch about how that theres a 30 image cap rule and that there would have been twice the content
but then again i dont want my balls ripped off so i guess i have no real say over this





you thought i knew how to draw hands didnt you




inb4 tl:dr

 

tl;dr
nah in all seriousness
what a way to make a comeback
glad to see you around again labyrinth

 

ayeeee thanks

 

An amazing amount of effort and work was put into this! Your two months were definitely well spent!

 

noice
but 2 b 100% honest, tl;dr after 75% i didn't make it go on without me

 

2 months.... 2. 2 months?

 

two

 

;-; where can I download the arthax.exe client?

 

i have no idea what that is

 

its a joke xD

 

How often do you practice?

 

팔? what is dat mean?

 

well
that question depends
one moment im drawing a shit ton of stuff and the others i have no idea what to draw
really, it hangs on if i even want to draw or what i want to draw
or if im even drawing at all
but i'd say about 1-5 hours a day since i left the forums
i wanted to surpass the other artists that badly

i didnt know you had a Korean addon to write that character
it's pronounced "PAA" and it means "BOOM"

 

Haha I can't afford any of this equipment
And even if I could I'm really bad at art
This is really nice though and I envy your skills

 

thats okay, you dont have to even have an expensive setup to draw good
i just listed my tools in case someone wanted them that badly
but in all honesty anything can be drawn as long as you have a pencil and paper

what, the hand mirrors and mannequin?
thats just for posing
dont worry about it

 

HOLYMOTHEROFDOGYOU'REBACK.
I mean
Welcome back! Oh my god it's great to have you back. You are one of my favorite forum artists in this hell hole place.
Also damn son you've improved quite a bit since you left- like- a lot. It's really amazing. Meanwhile I'm sitting over here having no motivation.
I hope in the future you make more stuff for our eyes to enjoy ( ͠ ͜ ʖ °)

 

"I hope in the future you make more stuff for our eyes to enjoy ( ͠ ͜ ʖ °)"

hentai?
jk

good to see ya too mate

 

yo, @TheFireFox
though it isnt the full thing
i still have this
and it mostly helped me get a bad enough taste in my mouth to come back

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(my persona changed btw, my space travel licence got revoked)

 

Wow thats super like- I don't even know a word for it. The fact that a drawing I made was a hand in your return (even if it was small) and even if the anatomy is a little cringe worthy- damn you old art is un-real to me.
Also now I'm slightly curious- wHAT THE HELL DID YO- Er- What could you have possibly done to get your space travel licence revoked??