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Posted by zentheforsaken - November 16th, 2022


It seems that most established artists agree on one thing and that is their art style is a mosaic of all the artists that they love. 


On that note Lime, I would like to compile a list of artists that we look up to.

I think it would be great to see how our art will look like in 5 to 10 years time. 

Will we be able to incorporate elements from each of them?

Who knows!

But it sounds hella exciting to look forward to don't you agree? 


[Art Parents]

These are the mangakas that nurtured our love for art and storytelling.


Katsura Hoshino [x]

Creator of D.Gray-man.

Love how the series taught me that the world is not simply black and white in terms of morality.

That we often need to see and judge for ourselves where we stand instead of just accepting world views on the get go.

I also really love her art progression through the years.


CLAMP

Creator of Cardcaptor Sakura, Tsubasa Reservoir Chronicles, and Code Geass

I love the complexity of their stories as well as the intricate details they do with their chapter covers and panels.


Natsuki Takaya

Creator of Fruits Basket

Compelling character relationships and life lessons. Have you seen the short story about The Most Foolish Traveler? [x]


[Semi-Realism]

There's something I find beautiful with this style and for some reason I think splash art is the source. Either that, or the official artwork of ORV (Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint).


Blackbox [x]

Illustrator of Omniscient Reader's Viewpoint.

Just awe-inspiring art altogether.


CoaxIllust [x]

Love his personality. When watching his videos, I can't help but feel hyped and start drawing too.

He also inspired me to explore greyscale over colors [x] and prioritizing shapes over lines [x].


mmmmonexx [x]

An artist that I love to draw with alongside their videos as the -tap tap- of a pencil/stylus is really grounding.

I really love the confidence they have with their lines especially how they draw the eyes. 


[Storytelling]

These artists embody the saying "A picture worth a thousand words" in their works

They answer the questions: What are the characters doing and where are they

Further sells to the viewer that the characters have lives of their own and we are only given a glimpse of it


Djamila Knopf [x]

She describes her artworks as illustrations that evoke a sense of wonder and nostalgia.

And I feel that. Her works are really great, vibrant, and lovely.


Here's her workshop about telling a story through illustrations [x]


Matt Rhodes [x]

This guy made a whole story without words. Pretty amazing.


[Feeling]

Could've been under storytelling too

But I wanted to separate it since most of the story is shown through their character interactions


Viria13 [x]

Always love how she was able to capture her subject's feelings through their eyes or how they touch one another.


Nekokonut [x]

I sometimes feel embarrassed looking at his artworks. It is as if I chanced upon an intimate moment between his characters. Great work overall to be able to extract that feeling out of me. [x] [y]


[Composition]

I love how they are able to capture a character's vibe with their compositions.

Just a glimpse and you know that a character is deadly (or friendly).


Toni Infante [x]

Very dynamic poses.

I love how he frames and leads the eye to the subject using elements in the environment.

I also love his color scheme.


Gravity Dusty [x]

If Toni Infante utilizes environments to frame his subjects, Gravity Dusty uses abstract elements to frame hers.

Really iconic eye style.


[Special Mentions]

Drawingwiffwaffles [x]

Really love drawing alongside her videos. 

Her energy is just infectious with how she enjoys drawing.

Her channel is where I learned how to do effective practice [x].


Marc Brunet [x]

Great free tutorials overall alongside Ethan Becker. 

Marc slices up his tutorials in levels and makes progression seem fun and achievable.

The one video I utilized the most as I learn anatomy this year is [x].


LucidPixul [x]

Art talks.

Put your headphones on and listen to your art dad who tells you about not just outlooks in art but life as well. 


Scott Christian Sava [x]

Art Granddad. Same with Drawingwiffwaffles, I really love his vibe. He just exudes that chill and calm energy that I hope to embody one day. I really love how he frames his characters with hair.


Danica Sills [x]

I love the intricacy of the way she draws her hair.


Ohwelladays [x]

I love the warm atmosphere in her works and how it is crowded with plants.

Definitely love the affirmation in one of her works saying...

Give it your best.

Do it with love.

And your efforts will shine through.


J.C. Leyendecker [x]

Great shape language overall but more than that I love the brushstrokes he has on his highlights.


Alphonse Mucha [x]

Love how he does frames and the amount of floral details in it.

I also love how he draws hair.


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Posted by zentheforsaken - September 22nd, 2022


hello lime!


ok so remember our decision of posting our wips in the hopes of motivating us to finish them quicker?

lols, it did the opposite.

it instead gave us the feeling of dread - i think that is what it is.

dread that now we hafta finish and not because we are enjoying creating it.


like uh, welp, it's out there... might as well finish.

it did give us the sense of rush in the beginning... of look! i have a new work in the oven! and that gave us a sense of joy albeit in a short while.


but going foward, i think we should hold off on posting wips (works-in-progress)

maybe compile the pictures as a thread under the main post?

or! maybe we can post the timelapse under movies?


hrmmmmm, really banking on the latter.

we will see!


anyways, that is it for today!

as always, stay kind, stay safe, and have a nice day lime


p.s. doncha worry, we're still workin on the wips tho haha

we just happen to jump from one artwork to the other to not lose patience when we get stuck on one piece


Posted by zentheforsaken - July 5th, 2022


hello there lime~


for our annual re-read of d.gray-man, i thought that we should take things slow instead of the usual pace we do of consuming chapters upon chapters in one sitting.


perhaps, let us take a look how hoshino does her linework. what does she emphasize? how does she define her characters through body language and not just through their words...


where does this resolve come from you may ask?

-> well, i recently noticed that allen hugged the akuma in the first chapter (O.O)

and so it made me wonder, what kind of other tidbits did i miss?


it is a bit embarassing to admit.. but we never did take our time with d.gray-man nor the other pieces of artwork we claim to love... but i think that is fine.. we can still make-up for it in our own way.. at our own time... at our own pace...


on that note, i also thought of using d.gray-man as our inspiration for our artistic pursuits.

learning dynamic action poses? -> imagine any of the characters in battle

learning portaits? -> imagine them taking a photo for memories sake


^ something along these lines


and as hoshino's style grew over the years, i also hope that our style too will grow :>


yeh. i think that is it for now

until next time lime


much love,

zeren


Posted by zentheforsaken - July 1st, 2022


writing this guide, for future ref, because i had a lot of trouble figuring out how


download animeeffects from github

  1. click on 'code' (the green button)
  2. ensure you are on 'https' tab
  3. click on 'download zip'
  4. should have the file 'AnimeEffects-master.zip' in your downloads (or the folder of your choice)
  5. extract the file in downloads (or the folder of your choice)


follow QTCreator installation here

run these 2 lines in terminal

  1. install QCreator
:~$ sudo apt install qtcreator

2. install the necessary libraries and compilers

:~$ sudo apt install build-essential


open QTCreator

  1. from the 'welcome' tab, click on 'open'
  2. select the folder where you extracted 'AnimeEffects-master'
  3. open the 'src' folder
  4. click on 'AnimeEffects.pro'

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5. you will then be redirected to 'configure project'

6. simply select 'configure project'

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7. navigate to the left lower left side of the window, and click 'run' (the first green play button from the top)

8. click on 'run'

9. wait for the program to 'build'

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10. tada! you have successfully ran 'animeeffects' :> enjoy

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the next time you want to use animeeffects

QTCreator will recognize the last directory containing your .pro file. click on it then follow steps 7-10 :>

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extra:

this serves as a great starter info on learning the difference between mesh and frame-by-frame animations


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Posted by zentheforsaken - November 22nd, 2019


Do not delete this.


Remember that the purpose of this account is to see your progress through time.


It is never about competition or fame.


It is about doing something that you love without expectations from others.


Most importantly, it is about the joy of putting your ideas to a canvas.


Stay arty and don't forget to believe in the future and persist in the present.


- Zeren


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