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  1. Discord dark arts wonder where that came from
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  2. Alright. If you've been following this series: So what's the third step? Well it's time to shop for some art supplies! The things you will need will largely depend on your workflow (How you draw from start to finish) There are at least 3 workflows (at least for me) Purely digital (you do everything on a computer) Purely traditional (you do everything without the aid of a computer) Semi digital/traditional (you use a computer for some things) For this post I would be focusing on Semi digital/traditional, as this is my personal workflow. A drawing typically has these steps: Planning Sketching Inking Coloring Lighting For my semi digital/traditional, Planning - I do this with just pencil and paper Sketching - I do this again with pencil and paper Inking - I do this with a computer Coloring - I do this with a computer Lighting - I do this with a computer Planning A cardboard viewfinder Movie directors use this to "frame" a scene. As an artist, you can also use this to clearly form a picture in your head of how a drawing should appear. You won't need this every time. But it helps when you encounter difficult drawings. Just cut out a viewfinder from cardboard or use your hands to form a viewfinder. Posing figure Sometimes it can get hard to imagine a pose. So you need to use a physical object to see the pose better. Posing figures come in many shapes and sizes (and prices). You can also use any old action figure you have lying around. Assuming its joints can be moved of course. Traditional Sketching Sketchbook You can choose between paper or a sketchbook. But I recommend the latter. The problem with paper is you can lose them. At least with a sketchbook, all your drawings are in one place. Making them easier to find. I find that a 50 page 9 x 12 inches (any brand) is good enough for most purposes. Go smaller if you're more comfortable with that though. Pencils Without going into too much detail, you just need 2-3 pencils. One pencil with a light mark and another with a darker mark. This will allow you to vary the weight of your lines in your sketches. However, if you don't ink and color by hand (you use a computer) then you might just need 1 pencil. Mechanical pencils These are perfect for working on fine details like facial features. The point of these pencils are very small allowing you precise control over them. Choose a mechanical pencil in the 0.3 to 0.5 mm range. Pencil sharpener Eh what more can you say? If it can sharpen a pencil then it's good enough. It is funny though how sharpeners come in a ton of variety and styles. Eraser Do not choose pink erasers. Or the erasers that come with the pencil. They are terrible. They rub the paper away and do a poor job. I recommend Vinyl/plastic erasers. They are colored white and can erase without damaging the paper. Paint brush To brush away the pieces left after you erase. You can just use your hand but I find it cleaner to use a small paintbrush. As it won't smear anything. Ruler, French curves, Drawing compass To make it easier to draw lines and curves. It is actually very hard to draw a perfect circle or perfect straight line with just your hand. There is no shame in seeking the help of a tool. A lightbox A box with a glass surface and a light inside. You place your drawing on the glass and it gets illuminated from beneath. This makes it easier to spot mistakes and what not. It makes tracing very easy too. I personally never used one but I can see how useful it can be. Digital Inking, Coloring, & Lighting A graphics tablet There are 2 types of tablets. The first are the ones where you look at the computer screen while drawing. These are cheaper and smaller. I recommend them for beginners and hobbyists. It may take a while to get used to the hand-eye coordination required to use them but it's just like using a mouse. The second type are the ones where you look at the tablet itself while drawing. These are more expensive but bigger. You will need a lot of desk space to use one. They are for professionals. Artists who make money drawing. They feel more natural as it's like drawing on paper. A glove When drawing with a tablet, your hand is always in contact with the tablet. It can be a problem. As your hand can get sweaty or oily. To get around this, most digital artists use a glove. Some cut away parts of the glove for better mobility. Graphics software Again I will stay away from brands and such as it really comes down to preference. There are paid and free options here. If you have the money then feel free to go the Adobe suite route. Otherwise the free options are good enough. The major mistake I see beginners make is that they tend to buy the most expensive art supplies and tools. Thinking it will make them draw better. The problem with that is: A: Art supplies & tools won't be the ones doing the drawing. It will be you. They just make it easier. You can give a bad driver a Lamborghini. It won't make them a better driver. Just a bad driver with a nice car. B: As a newbie you cannot tell if pencil A is better than pencil B. That comes with experience. So just buy art supplies that fit your budget. You can always upgrade anyways if you feel your tools are inadequate. Feel free to share your workflow and the art supplies and tools you use along the way. Because this is all just based on how I do things. I am curious to see how others do it.
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  3. Hello all! I'm Endynyp or Endy for short. I'm on another forum site that I really like, but I thought, if I like one, why not two? :P I love anime, video games, books, mixology, and everything even remotely geek-tastic. My favorite anime is xxxHolic, and my favorite character in that anime is Yuuko Ichihara (followed by Mokona). I'm mostly just looking to chit chat and make more friends. I look forward to getting to know all of you. :)
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  4. It took a while, but I finally finished mine. Hopefully it's closely related to "summer" enough.
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  6. We'll put him in his place.
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  7. Me and my daughter have been playing on Stardew Valley together today
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  8. Hoi, welcome! I do hope you enjoy it here, its always nice to see a bright shiny new face on AF. ~♥
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  9. >my traditional drawing 1. planning 2. waiting 3. waiting - (i actually do this phase very often) 3.2 break time- now this is what i do, on Pc that is (and im somewhat doing this often now, couse i find this to be fun-ish, playing with my friends) 4. thinking - confused 5. demotivation - i didnt know my Personality could be this awful! 6. end result - I felt like posting something cause I was just about to start a drawing and now I wasted 15 minutes again... I've made some great progress the last couple of days!
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  10. to be honest, the way i draw, i just draw everything in digital i find it cheaper, and somewhat more fun (though its probably couse im a nerd) so basically >my digital drawing 1. planning - via PC 2. sketching - PC aswell 3. Inking - (i actually dont do this phase often, and skip to coloring phase) 3.2 Shadowing - now this is what i do, on Pc that is (and im somewhat doing this often now, couse i find this to be fun-ish, doing black-and-white drawings) 4. Coloring - Pc master race 5. Lighting - i didnt know my Pc could be this cute! (i experiment in this part allot though, so my lighting effects always differ, cant do the "perfect" lighting everyone does =/)
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  11. We have a premiere date as well as a PV for My Hero Academia season 4. Get hyped https://www.animenewsnetwork.com/news/2019-06-16/my-hero-academia-anime-4th-season-reveals-promo-video-more-cast-october-12-debut/.147890
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  12. depends on what you want to see, action, sci-fi, giant mech, romance, comedy, slice of life. Theres a lot of different kinds of anime. Seems like you like action anime so I can say you might like these Mai-Hime Vandread Black Cat Hitman Reborn Hunter X hunter yu yu hakusho i was reincarnated as a slime magi the labyrinth of magic, 2nd series magic the kingdom of magic fate/zero then the 2rd series fate/stay night unlimited blade works tv series not the movie Baki the grappler 2001-part 2 baki 2011 part 3 baki 2018 boku no hero academia attack on titan fullmetal alchemist jojo's bizarre adventure part 1,2,3,4,5 ghost in the shell tv series cowboy bebop trigun rurouni kenshin samurai champloo
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  13. Work have fun with the homies on my off days maybe go to hurricane harbor or raging waters to cool off
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  14. Well I got a new part time job so I'll be doing that a good part of the time. Also going to a few more conventions.
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  15. Lol i will use discord once my internet will be back then i can add you guys
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  16. <sigh> I knew just from the OP/ED and his brief appearance during Final Selection that the blond haired kid was going to be the biggest obstacle to me staying with this series. Not just his cowardice, but good god man, Brock from Pokemon has more dignity around women. I have no doubt he will grow eventually, but I doubt it will be any time soon and he’s currently so annoying I just don’t know. I’m a bit interested in boar guy, though it seems like he’ll be pretty over the top. I do like the design for the new demon though.
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  17. Welcome, glad you found this place I joined these forums because the activity on my one old one had been declining for quite a while, and it quickly became my new favorite. People here are really easy to talk to. You say XXXholic is your favorite anime, do you like any other CLAMP series (Cardcaptor Sakura, Magic Knight Rayearth, Kobato, etc.)? Some recommendations for series similar to XXXholic would be: The Ancient Magus Bride, The Morose Monokean, Mushishi, Midnight Occult Civil Servants & Beautiful Bones. For the record, Beautiful Bones doesn’t deal with the supernatural, but the two MCs remind me of Yuko & Kimihiro Anyway, hopefully you find enough things that interest you to stick around.
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  18. You haven't lived till you have a roommate that clutters every inch of the bathroom with makeup and takes an hour to get up in the morning..... while singing the entire time.
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  19. Will have to try this for the short story that I want to write
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  20. Ghost Stories is a good series. Its a bit of a lesser known series though it is still good, but has a stigma of being terrible.
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  21. I would have to say you, and I share this opinion. I would not say it is the worst I have seen ever as in the absolute worst, but it is on that list to be sure.
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  22. I think that the closest to an unpopular opinion I have regarding anime is that Attack on Titan is the worst anime ever. I know I am not the only one that thinks this way, but it did not really have anything interesting.
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  23. Moe ist stupid Kawaii is way too overused - both the idea and the word Monogatari is most definitely not a stupid harem series Even though SAO awful, Asuna is one of the better female characters in anime (who are not protagonists) Waifus are stupid - (Except Kaiki. Then again, Kaiki is best girl-) (<- and they`re good meme material, as proven here >.>) Ergo Proxy isn't so deep as people claim it to be Attack on Titan, the anime, isn't that good and relies too much on epicness and edge People should stop asking for more season Death Note is only good on the first watch Akame ga Kill is meh
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