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star's art guide-creating, selling, and more! (IN DEVELOPEMENT, FEEL FREE TO SUGGEST STUFF)
Posted 2022-11-06 02:11:13 (edited) #873238 STAR STRIDER'S GUIDE TO ART Hello! Welcome to my art guide. This guide contains information on creating art, preventing art thieves, selling art, and more. Note: this guide is INCOMPLETE and some information listed above is not in there yet. DRAWING ART step 1. Sketch. You should ALWAYS do a basic sketch of your art before you begin it, as sketching gives you a basic idea of what you are drawing. I always sketch in low opacity light blue, but you sketching in whatever colour and opacity you like! Details aren't important at this stage, so you can just do a sketch of the basic body and limbs. step 2. Detailed sketch. This is similar to the sketch you did at the start, except less messy and with more detail. This gives you a more detailed idea of you you will be inking later. I always do my detailed sketch with high opacity black, but you do what you like! Note: it is a good idea to draw this on a layer above the basic sketch, so you can toggle the visibility of the basic sketch when you are finished. step 3. Inking. This is the part where you go over you sketch with the "ink" brush. Make sure all the lines are touching, not every which way like your sketches. Note: do this on a layer above both the sketches so you can toggle the visibility of the sketches without having to delete it all. step 4. Shadows. (optional) Here, you add shadows around the appropriate areas of your art. Do it in low opacity dark grey. Do this on a layer below your inking, but above the sketches. Note: make sure you have them placed realistically, not everywhere. step 5. Base colour. IF YOU ARE COLOURING AN ALREADY EXISTING BASE SKIP TO HERE Now it's time to add the base colour to your character! (if it's a Wolvden/Lioden character, it doesn't necessarily have to be the base, just the dominant colour) Note: make a new layer underneath all other layers and colour on that. That saves you from constantly hit arrange>send to back! Second note: for the sake of this guide, I have not adjusted the colour of the shadow layer like I usually would. step 6. Markings colour. step 7. Extras colour (e.g. nose). ⬇THIS PART BELOW IS ONLY IF THE CHARACTER HAS DECOR⬇ step 7. Decor sketch. step 8. Decor detailed sketch. (optional) step 9. Decor inking. step 10. Decor colour. PREVENT ART THIEVES Art Delivery Always send your art to someone via DMs, this ensures only one person can receive it. Don't post it on your art shop thread, as this leaves it open for thieves to steal. Watermarks Watermarks help prevent art thieves (who wants a piece of art with huge image of someone's name on it) and they make it clear who owns/drew the artwork. I watermark my work before posting it on forums as an extra safety measure.this guide was last updated 6^thnov 2022.	✨starthealphawolf💫 #74503

Posted 2022-11-06 02:11:13 (edited)

#873238

STAR STRIDER'S GUIDE TO ART

Hello! Welcome to my art guide.
This guide contains information on creating art, preventing art thieves, selling art, and more.
Note: this guide is INCOMPLETE and some information listed above is not in there yet.

DRAWING ART

step 1. Sketch. You should ALWAYS do a basic sketch of your art before you begin it, as sketching gives you a basic idea of what you are drawing. I always sketch in low opacity light blue, but you sketching in whatever colour and opacity you like!
Details aren't important at this stage, so you can just do a sketch of the basic body and limbs.

step 2. Detailed sketch. This is similar to the sketch you did at the start, except less messy and with more detail. This gives you a more detailed idea of you you will be inking later. I always do my detailed sketch with high opacity black, but you do what you like!
Note: it is a good idea to draw this on a layer above the basic sketch, so you can toggle the visibility of the basic sketch when you are finished.

step 3. Inking.
This is the part where you go over you sketch with the "ink" brush. Make sure all the lines are touching, not every which way like your sketches.
Note: do this on a layer above both the sketches so you can toggle the visibility of the sketches without having to delete it all.

step 4. Shadows. (optional)
Here, you add shadows around the appropriate areas of your art. Do it in low opacity dark grey.
Do this on a layer below your inking, but above the sketches.
Note: make sure you have them placed realistically, not everywhere.

step 5. Base colour.

IF YOU ARE COLOURING AN ALREADY EXISTING BASE SKIP TO HERE

Now it's time to add the base colour to your character! (if it's a Wolvden/Lioden character, it doesn't necessarily have to be the base, just the dominant colour)
Note: make a new layer underneath all other layers and colour on that. That saves you from constantly hit arrange>send to back!
Second note: for the sake of this guide, I have not adjusted the colour of the shadow layer like I usually would.

step 6. Markings colour.

step 7. Extras colour (e.g. nose).

⬇THIS PART BELOW IS ONLY IF THE CHARACTER HAS DECOR⬇

step 7. Decor sketch.

step 8. Decor detailed sketch. (optional)

step 9. Decor inking.

step 10. Decor colour.

PREVENT ART THIEVES

Art Delivery
Always send your art to someone via DMs, this ensures only one person can receive it. Don't post it on your art shop thread, as this leaves it open for thieves to steal.

Watermarks
Watermarks help prevent art thieves (who wants a piece of art with huge image of someone's name on it) and they make it clear who owns/drew the artwork. I watermark my work before posting it on forums as an extra safety measure.this guide was last updated 6^thnov 2022.