Scrapbox-in-the-attic - Assorted References

RadenWA is honestly a hero for these

they're got even more than these, too!

Anonym hat gesagt: i was wondering if you could explain how you color your drawings?

i am not good with colors ok. i have no idea of how they work, what i have to pay attention to and what is lightning? !?!??!

so i think this is not very helpful, but this is basically the way i always do it :’‘/

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“Sneaker and ankle drawing techniques”

Source: Twitter at takuya_kakikata

People often say to me: “You draw like some kind of inhuman machine.  If I eat your brain, will I gain your power?”  The answer is yes, but there is another way. The key to precise drawing is building up muscle memory so that your arm/hand/fingers do the things you want them to do when you want them to do them.  Teaching yourself to draw a straight line or to make sweet curves is just a matter of practice and there are some exercises you can do to help improve. If you’re going to be doodling in class or during meetings anyway, why not put that time to good use?

Hands Row 1 & 2 Row 3 Row 4 Row 5 & 6 Row 7

Webtoon's new age rating standards say that a comic can't be rated All Ages if it includes "Fully censored profanity (e.g., #$%^) in a few episodes". Literally more restrictive than 1950s newspaper funnies!

I’ve been studying the classic black tie dress code (mainly from here) so I thought I could share my notes. Maybe they can be helpful to someone else, too. If I made any mistakes or things are really confusing please tell me.  I also have some notes on white tie which I could share as well…

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A ‘Handy’ Tool Row 1 & 2 Row 3 Row 4 & 5(Left) Row 5(Right) Bottom Image

Dp you have any good source for clothes and fabric?

Oh yes! I have a few snippets randomly posted in here throughout the years (should be under clothing reference or fabric reference tag), but one of my favorite resources for a lot of design related things is Visual Library! Among the huge selection they provide, they have sections dedicated to clothing by type and style. The only downfall is that all the references here are drawn ones and not images taken from life. I have yet to find a good reference library for live photo references of fabric types and how they drape and fold. My solution for that has been to create what I needed from materials I had at home and take photos myself when I've needed to see how something drapes or falls. Plenty of live references for naked poses out there, which I can understand, but we need to know how to draw clothed people, too! I will reblog this with an update if I ever find a nice resource for a variety of live fabric types.