welcome to the infinite nightmare list aka a big dumpster for me to put art related stuff that i want to revisit at some point. each section should have a reason that i want to revisit a link. also, i will probably just take images directly from the source so if shit is broken then that would be why
i'm digging a lot of things about this artist: their digital style and brushes, colouring techniques, anatomy shorthand, expressions and character movement
quite ironically, the first thing i gravitated towards with digital art was just re-representing the traditional stuff i already did on paper, as you can probably see with [this piece](/art/my-art-2023/#img_13), which was heavily driven by these two artists. kip's style is an obvious inspiration, and the sketchy rendering style is something that kms does with all their work, even when it is coloured.
this artist does a lot of extreme stylisation with a very loose hand. their side-by-sides with references are really neat to try and understand their process, and their use of digital watercolours and pastels is something that i would like to try
examples of heavy stylisation, proper use of copic markers and detail in linework. they make the lines look really effortless but as always its probably the result of years of practise instead
these sum up a million things that i've been thinking about - varied character shapes, simple storytelling, actually learning to use copics properly, characters with fun animal ears, how much i'm fucking itching to draw something that's not the four pieces i keep workshopping for my exhibition
these lovely round characters are all friend shaped and i want to use their style so bad when i get back into hyper stylisation (i'm writing this while still being in the thick of it for the art exhibition)
this is maybe a bit self indulgent or maybe just an artist i want to make a more permanent record of but i love them sm. the gorgon character gets a lot of airtime but there are loads of other monsters that are super cool
seeing this artist on my timeline gave me immense whiplash because they structure their bodies in a very similar way to me, just with a lot more practice and experience. i don't really do much furry art but i reckon their anatomy shorthand would be really useful for me to work on my own stylisation
i've had this tab with this character sheet open for probably six months because i just find this character so damn appealing. knebula also has a real mnaster touch with colour, and is a great inspiration for tying colour together for dark skinned characters
these are truly incredible, such a good kickstart for character design inspiration. the amount of fussing and research and raw imagination required for these kinds of designs is frankly staggering
again with the character design with a cool anatomy shorthand. their creature designs are also really compelling and are consistent with their overall look
someone rustled up a huge load of female versions of the tf2 mercenaries in the tf2 source code leak back in 2020, and to the best of my knowledge this is the most convenient way to look at them. i love the way the character traits are communicated visually, and the pics are also just great inspiration for drawing similar characters in the future
deppa has this incredible flexibility as someone who is clearly incredibly skilled, but is able to give their art extra punch by drawing with a more casual look. their style fluctuates a lot, but they seem to largely work in pen, brush pen, and 1px digital tools and in monochrome. they use a lot of black infill, which is also something i'd like to experiment with
i think theres a sizeable skill gap between me and this artist which is both depressing and relieving. the amount of confidence with these strokes is very indicative of a deep understanding of anatomy and posing and i'm not quite there yet, but this is a nice place to study
this is an awesome repository of some normiecore / comfiecore fits that i think would make for great inspiration or reference. i can't save them to pinterest for some reason so theyre going here.
these reference sheets are super useful for inspiration and study from a particular artist as it gives a bunch of ideas all at once and also lets you compare the same art style from different angles and poses
murninator does these lovely hands that i really want to emulate, as well as good anatomy and simplification techniques for anthro characters. some excellent poses too a la
these sketches are honestly insane theres some really nice realistic anatomy merged with pretty simplified faces and a fun variety of costume and expressions. a lot of these characters also have curly hair which is something i'm trying to work on at the moment
i'm really into the simplification methods and the curvy style of all the clothing in this pic - almost no straight lines. the artist also does heaps with floating / falling poses which is something i want to use more in the future
mauler draws these incredibly solid and chunky looking bone and muscles masses. very bridgman esque. theres also a lot of progress photos which are super nice for learning
