I don’t need it... I don’t need it... I definitely don’t need it... I don’t need it...I...don’t...need...it... IIIIII NEEEEEED IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
I just finished the book Stealing Like an Artist and I absolutely loved it. I used to hate using references or anything that weren’t mine. I can already see a change in my art
I always find a way to get better loll. If someone says I improve on one part, ILL DO IT!!! No matter how right or wrong they are, Ill practice none the less :P Gahh I hated refrences too. But I did grow out of it. As you can see,I traced stuff when I was like 3 and then I grew to hate refrences and yea. I DUNNO HOW I ASSOCIATED TRACING AND REFRENCINGG
See, this is what we call "taking a reference" And its something artist do as often as we breath. Calling it "stealing" isn't good. People on tumblr already call out unknown and beginning artist for "pose stealing" like that's a real thing, or "color pallet stealing" like people have a copyright on color. Referring to using a reference as "stealing" is not something you want to spread to anyone. Young artist are probably already scared enough that they will be criticized for using any type of help so labeling using a reference as stealing will only fuel the fire that toxic people will use against artist.
Tiku Noka bless your soul! Nowadays people confuse art theft with other things. And actually, Tracing isn’t art theft. You still should add your own style to it. The real art thefts are the ones that take a the actual original picture and re-upload it just to claim it. Not artists that actually TRY to improve.
Important Tip: *NEVER* hesitate to use references. Unless you have photographic memory, really skilled, or something else, taking references will help SO much with buildings, poses, etc.
Yes the Sims is my lord and saviour for backgrounds lol. I have a crap ton of custom content to help me with things like glowy canopy fabric and big puffy bedsheets and weird egg chairs. I love making environments in TS4.
The BabyE2007Cat Catellection MeowMinoku! Lol really? Mine has quite a few glitches in it but as long as you know what they are you can work around 'em. Like I can't have an active Sim household and enter build mode while playing them. It makes my whole UI mess up. So I have to go to manage world's then enter build mode from there. Idk why. Probably an out of date mod but Meh. I guess glitches are part of having mods.
Using the sims for background refwrences sounds like a neet idea... Realization! I can make my characters in the sims as well, and then i can play with them! Proceeds to spend 48hrs recreating an entire fictional setting into the sims, completely forgetting that today was a sketch day
Mittens kawaii Its more just small details like, I like this pose, I like how this other person draws eyes, I like this style of lineart. And you kind of add your own style and twists to things.
finally something with " 5 tricks" or something, that is actually helpful! I saw way to many "tricks" that never worked or are just silly to me. Thank you!
I'm a concept art student and they teach us a lot of these things in lectures, these practices are industry standard. Love your videos, they're always so informative! I really hope they reach young artists to help them improve and develop their art further, I never had good videos like this to reference when I was starting out about 12 years ago so it's really great to see these.
Are you serious? Your art is amazing! I've been enjoying watching your paint and Sketch videos for a year now, you are also a great inspiration to me 😊
“Dramatic lighting” The picture: a cute little girl eating some hella nice toasty toast Yes, dramatic lighting on a girl eating toast is exactly what I needed today
What if The house doesn't belong to this girl and she just broke into it after following the owner repeatedly? Dramatic lighting starts to make sense now...
USE BARBIES AND ETC FOR BASIC MODELS. BEST THING EVER. Go to a second hand shop and try to find any 50 cent barbie and use em. Especially if they're jointed. Taking pictures of random houses and the inside of your house/a friend or family member's with permission is good for perspective too. I just take pictures of houses that I like.
You can get them at anime conventions but they’re pretty pricy. Most of them run for 15-60 bucks. I have 3 of them. 2 from Love Live and 1 from Fate/GO. But when I did go to an anime convention I was able to look at anime figures and I was able to get some decent perspectives. Other places you can get them from are Barnes and Noble, Amazon, eBay, and any anime store.
"Mysterious beings emerged from the darkness beneath. Fueled by rage and despair, these creatures ravaged our homes. With feet like roots and arms like branches, they haunted the villages and pillaged the ranches. The Wooden Ones. Our brave young men mustered their courage to fight off an unknown enemy. It would then become an era where the old would bury the young. A crazed lady whispered unto the Earl's ear: 'burn'em'"
Sometimes I’ll use a made to move Barbie for my poses because they have so much articulation and like you said cartoon proportions 😁 it works much better than a wooden drawing doll thing
Made To Move Barbies help with posing because they’re more realistic to female human anatomy and they’re almost fully posable. This would be so cool if I actually had a way to make digital art (my phones too small and I don’t have anything else to use)
Like everyone said, drawing on paper then tracing it on your phone works really well. It gets easier after a while, plus eventually, you might be able to draw without doing a traditional drawing.
Just coming back to say that the sims tip saved my life. I use an app on my ipad but jesus christ its so much easier than what ive been doing, and now i can draw backgrounds with ease. XD
Omg I've own the sims games for sooo long and never once have I thought of using it for backgrounds. Thanks for the tips though these all seem really helpful.
Hey LavenderTowne! I'm a new viewer, and I just wanted to thank you so much. You've inspired me to draw again in a time that's been absoutly horrible. I've been having a really hard month, and to make it worse I've had a major art block...so I just want to say thank you for bringing me new inspiration and life into my art. Having inspiration again had honestly saved my life in a way❤️❤️❤️ you're so sweet and you give lots of people inspiration 😊😊😊
The tips are actually really useful! I don't have any figurines i could use (and there's no way I can buy them), but I do have sims 4 haha. I've never thought about using sims that way! Thank you!
i love the use of Sims, its so much fun and i want to use it to create consistent buildings for comics one day. But i am art noob, le sigh. Also for ideas on what viewers like watching from you, i'd say i really love your character designs based off different things like the consoles for instance and the By The Book series is so satisfying. Your tutorials and tips are super helpful for me and friends too and my absolute favorite of your videos are definitely the Creepypastas. This is because in these you draw full art with characters and backgrounds like illustrating the story similar to a book or comic, and it makes the story telling very engaging to me. yur an amazing artist and generally great person, can't wait to see your next vid~!
This is literally EXACTLY how I draw the book covers for my books that most of my ocs are in! I find a reference photo and sketch over it and then make everything my own style since its hard for my to draw poses from scratch digitally!
The sims tip was a really good tip but something I’ve realised because of getting into 3D modelling is that you can use blender or something like that using assets or making your own.
maybe it's one of those where they make it look like both handles are one and the same but they are separate. except in this case they are not separate cuz idk maybe it was an oversight???
O MY GOODNESS my life would have been sooo much better if I knew this years ago when I first start doing art. I didn't learn this in art school. Even still better late then never. This is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
if you are drawing on a computer, i'd reccomend firealpaca. (its free and can be used for mac and windows) if you are not, i'd try to find a sale for sketchbooks. (michaels has a lot of sales, if you have one near you!) you can make good art with cheap supplies! crayola colored pencils work great! i'd try to stay away from crayons, they get chalky if you layer them too much. for 'fancier' supplies i use a japanese site called jetpens. some of their stuff is a little more expensive but not too much. they have really good liners, pencils, and erasers! :) good luck!!
I reccomand buying a very cheap drawing tablet(Lavender actually made a video on this, some tablet cost just 20$!) or learn to draw with a mouse(I've been drawing with it for about 7 years now and it's really not that hard!), use some good, free programs like MediBang(i recommand this one especially, it's neat and it has a stabilizator that works even for mouse users!) or Fire Alpaca. If you'd rather go traditionally tho, I reccomand either look very carefully and a lot around - for example, I bought a really nice and high quality watercolor paper for less than 5$ once! There always can be a sale in more proffessional shops, you can get good art supplies cheaper on the internet, or find good quality supplies in stores that aren't even art stores. OR you can just plan out your budget for art supplies and buy just a few a month or so. Of course at first it's going to be annoying that you don't have much to work with, but trust me, you can do good stuff with really just a few little things. So some patience and it'll be all cool. I know I'm not LavendeTowne, but I hope I could help just a little!
Lilly Hernandez I have a nice drawing tablet that I got off of amazon for about 20 bucks Lavendertowne reviewed a good one about the same price too. Mine is an Ugee she might have reviewed it but I dunno. You can use fire alpaca and medibang paint pro. I got them both by just looking them up on google. Btw dont look up pro just Medibang and you'll find it for free (just incase look up Medibang free)
there's a book on this very subject in case you wanna learn more!! it's called "steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative" by austin kleon, and he goes into depth with pictures, charts, word play, and quotes to back himself up. i read it this year and it's one of the best books i've ever read!!
As a young artist I’ve always been super sensitive to using other sources to help me draw. I always thought that it would be considered “unoriginal” if the things that I drew didn’t fully come from my head. Thank you so much for this, it has surely made me less insecure about using outside sources. I’ll definitely be trying this out! You’re such an inspiration, I hope you continue to make more great videos, you have my support :) (Edit: sorry if this was a bit long for a comment, heh)
I have to say, these are some of the first useful art tips for not completely blatantly ripping off other people's art shamelessly that I've seen on youtube. These are truly helpful and respectable tips as one should approach a reference. Thank you for the helpful advice and pro tips. I've learned so much from this one video than dozens of similar other "art hacks" videos!
For anyone that prefers traditional art/ doesnt use drawing tablets there are some substitutes for the tips that Haley recommended! Instead of tracing the picture, use any old barbie, cheap action figure, etc and taking pictures with your phone,tablet,etc then use them as a reference later. Instead of tracing a room from the sims, I just googled 'houses for sale' and looked around a few websites until i was able to find something that would work. If you're looking for an outdoor scenery just simply google whatever type of scenery you wish. ( Waterfall, forest, beach, etc ) Then; (like Haley mentioned ) using any catalogs ( Forever 21, JCPenney, any clothing store really ) pick an outfit you think will fit the character you plan on designing. I hope this was any help!
you can't really steal a pose :P i hate it when people say this Edit: what i MEANT is that the idea of stealing a pose is dumb. you can't copy right a pose.
@@talkizawa52 no he is not telling she steal a pose, but he wants to tell that people who says "you steal a pose" is wrong because pose can't be copyrighted..
@@MidianPOfficialytch i think he is trying to says that if a person telling you "you can't steal other people pose" it's wrong.. because pose can't be copyrighted.
also specifically for head posing, you can use your own head by placing a mirror by your monitor/piece of paper so that you can have a live reference, works good for expressions too
Animators back in the day used that as well. After all, the goal of cartoons weren't to completely erase human characteristics but to exaggerate and accentuate them.
That was a VERY good idea I've never thought of and I'm so glad I have the sims 4 from my time face (Its still going on) I would have never thought of this thanks so much I really appreciate this Help you gave out. Now my comic can have better In house backgrounds all I need to work on is outside backggrounds!!!
thankyou sooooo much lavendertowne! youve helped me alot with my drawing skills :) and to all those peeps who say that this is "tracing" you have probably not have used this useful trick just try it it might change your opinion :> anyways keep up the great work lavendertowne!
For the Sims hack, there is also a free way to make rooms/houses to use as references!! It’s a free site called *Roomsketcher* , and they have a HUGE selection of furniture and other stuff you can use to make floor plans/home designs Hope this gets some attention, it’s helped me and countless other artists out a lot when it comes to background stuff (^-^)
I dont really see this as stealing. It seems more like gaining inspiration from other things. It's like drawing a single apple on a stool and saying you're stealing the idea of the apple on the stool by painting it.
Another tip for posing is using a old monster high doll it has a bit more realistic proportions but it still works well (old ones because they have joints to them unlike the new ones)
Also, can you please give some advice on what to do if you can't think of a design for a character or are not happy with a characters design? I'm wanting to work on a graphic novel series and I'm not very satisfied with any of the design ideas for my witch character.
What I would do is create the character based on the story and personality. Based on the personality you chose, that's how they'll look. Based on the setting and time, that's how they look. It helps. I also try referencing other characters who have a similar personality
Easy. Who IS your character? Start with their backstory, personality, where they live. Make their appearance fit that. If they live in a cold climate, it would be stupid to put them in shorts unless there's a reason for it (example: Sans and Papyrus from Undertale both wear shorts, and live in a snowy climate. They're also skeletons who don't feel the cold). Vice versa. Remember, making a character look "cool" is really the least important thing. What's important is making them realistic, making them fit into their world. She's a witch? Make her look like a convincing witch. Doesn't have to be stereotypical; maybe she carries a little satchel with potion ingredients. Maybe she has a pentagram necklace for spells. Think about what she does, what she needs to accomplish that, and get creative.
If you can't come up with a design, I suggest taking a look at at least 5 diff characters that your character sorta feels like or you want to feel like. Then pick out a few things about their design that you like or you think would suit your character and then put them together in a way that makes the design coherent and fluid. It's also a similar case with improving a character design. Break the character apart and sift through the pieces. What doesn't feel right, what isn't realistic or practical for your character to have, and what you just plain don't like about them. Take those bits out. THEN do like I said earlier when coming up with a design. But if you really don't like it overall, as in, more than a half of the design needs changing, just scrap it and start over. Trust me. If something doesn't work, it's only harder if you try to force pieces to fit together. Much easier to start fresh. But starting fresh also doesn't mean that you have to throw away the stuff you liked about the old design. Keep it, and try to put a new spin on it if you can. If it still doesn't feel right, start over again and again until your character feels right
There’s a webtoon called Lookism where every character is inspired by a real person (in appearance) but stylised to match the comic. That’s a cool way to do it.
Your tips on using the sims for a background perspective is ingenious. I have difficulty in gauging the perspectives of a background so this idea will really help. Your other figure idea is great too, it's a useful tool to use to see a real life figure model so that you can learn from and study from different angles. I've learned a lot watching this video and thank you for sharing your advice. 😄
Wahhh such a helpful video!!! I'm very happy I found your channel recently, it's been nothing but extremely informative and I've learned SO much already Thank you! I'm glad to know I can use Sims for backgrounds now because that's always been one of my concerns if I were to ever do a comic 😅
You can still do the tips as long as you have a picture actually it can help you improve on real measurements of objects in the picture since you'd start paying mlre attention to it as well!
Those are some of the most innovative tips I've seen on the internet. You are going to improve my drawings so much, I think I'm gonna end up watching every video on your channel because so far you've given me so much insight!
'Hey guys I recently stole pallets!' *friends turn around* 'what?' Friends- "I don't think you can steal pallets..." XD::::: There are apps that will give you a figure to pose and get angles of as well.
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I don’t need it... I don’t need it... I definitely don’t need it... I don’t need it...I...don’t...need...it...
IIIIII NEEEEEED IIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIITTTTTTTT!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
LavenderTowne Definitely gonna use these tips!! Thank you!!!
LavenderTowne I already have it XF
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LavenderTowne I actually use some of your artstyle in my art and I love your videos so much. Thank you for helping me with art
the creator of the tokyo ghoul manga. uses sims rooms as backgrounds. You can see all of the furniture in both manga and anime
Skadi :0
I don’t know why, but i think it is quite funny. Like imagining these people playing sims and making a ton of screenshots.
Wait wha
WHAT
ishida thats smart potato!
That sims tip is genius
yooooo
Motherlode
Motherlode
Motherlode
Motherlode
It really is, but i'm cheap and not about to go buy Sims :' )
It’s Doodles
where?
Indeed, especially if you love sims. *_*
“Hold any doll or figurine you have laying around”
Me: * grabs a lego* Ok next step
😂 Lol
Bruh
@MusicFanatic monster high will do
Robloxxx
Mochii we don't speak the devil's name in this house
Imagine your parents walking in on you with the lights off, a flashlight on an anime figurine, and taking pictures with your phone. xD
"Dont ask mom. It's best you just don't ask"
"You saw nothing..nothingggggggg"
That's sad.
*HISSSSSSS*
It.. It's for my art!
Me: *looks at fridge handle*
Me: *this is beyond science*
Yep oop-
Omg I just noticed the fridge handle wth
Yep 😂
I just figured that out-
Its not normal for both the fridge and the freezer to open at the same time??
“I’m gonna tell you a secret”
*Posts for the whole world to see*
It’s not a secret anymore :0
Besides China-
Besides North Korea and China-
@@Sarawarawara- Besides North Korea, China, and Italy-
@@hastipasta Wait Italy too?-
I just finished the book Stealing Like an Artist and I absolutely loved it. I used to hate using references or anything that weren’t mine. I can already see a change in my art
That book is my bible, I love it
Waynimations oh I've seen that book I really want to get it ^^
Steal like an artist is an amazing book
DUDE SAME
I always find a way to get better loll. If someone says I improve on one part, ILL DO IT!!! No matter how right or wrong they are, Ill practice none the less :P
Gahh I hated refrences too. But I did grow out of it. As you can see,I traced stuff when I was like 3 and then I grew to hate refrences and yea. I DUNNO HOW I ASSOCIATED TRACING AND REFRENCINGG
Using the Sims for a reference for the background is actually such a clever idea I'm definitely gonna use that when I start my comic
Meow Goes The Horse where will you upload it?
Do you have an instagram? I would wanna follow you :3 your art sounds good :3
ayo is the comic out im making my own id check it out lol
See, this is what we call "taking a reference" And its something artist do as often as we breath. Calling it "stealing" isn't good. People on tumblr already call out unknown and beginning artist for "pose stealing" like that's a real thing, or "color pallet stealing" like people have a copyright on color. Referring to using a reference as "stealing" is not something you want to spread to anyone. Young artist are probably already scared enough that they will be criticized for using any type of help so labeling using a reference as stealing will only fuel the fire that toxic people will use against artist.
OK I agree with u
I tottaly agree
Exactly
Louder for the people in the back
Tiku Noka bless your soul! Nowadays people confuse art theft with other things. And actually, Tracing isn’t art theft. You still should add your own style to it. The real art thefts are the ones that take a the actual original picture and re-upload it just to claim it. Not artists that actually TRY to improve.
you made drawing look fun again
this is the nicest comment every thank you
I feel the same way. ♥
Undertale is shit as hell. and its my opinion
I dont think she draws with a mouse?
Its really hard.
I think this is the greatest compliment anyone could ever receive
Undertale is shit as hell. and its my opinion
She can't draw with a mouse.
very SNEAKY
*s n e a k y*
c r y p t I didn't know this and I'm an artist
*s n e a k y s n e a k*
É na palma da bota
You have been *S N O O K E D*
Important Tip: *NEVER* hesitate to use references. Unless you have photographic memory, really skilled, or something else, taking references will help SO much with buildings, poses, etc.
these videos are actually really useful, thanks for the tips.
I agree 100%
Yes the Sims is my lord and saviour for backgrounds lol. I have a crap ton of custom content to help me with things like glowy canopy fabric and big puffy bedsheets and weird egg chairs. I love making environments in TS4.
Noa Lenora Art My game made my sims invisible for 20 seconds
The BabyE2007Cat Catellection MeowMinoku!
Lol really? Mine has quite a few glitches in it but as long as you know what they are you can work around 'em. Like I can't have an active Sim household and enter build mode while playing them. It makes my whole UI mess up. So I have to go to manage world's then enter build mode from there. Idk why. Probably an out of date mod but Meh. I guess glitches are part of having mods.
Noa Lenora Art
Same!!!!! I also have a lighting mod
I'd like to ask about the egg chairs but at the same time I don't.
Alternate Title: How to use reference images.
I would like, but there is 69 likes.
Lyssabug Chan *l i k e i t o r e l s e*
@@aik0nik160 Welp there's no longer that many likes so might as well
@@Charley_Cheshire ye Iol-
Oh, now there”s 369
I'd never thought about using The Sims to build a room and take photos of it! That's so clever!
The title should have been:
Tracing: but not
Lmao
This comment only makes me think of the Inking vs Tracing scene from Chasing Amy lol
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alternative title:
tracing..- SIKE U THOUGHT
Tracen't
Using the sims for background refwrences sounds like a neet idea...
Realization! I can make my characters in the sims as well, and then i can play with them!
Proceeds to spend 48hrs recreating an entire fictional setting into the sims, completely forgetting that today was a sketch day
demonheart13 oh dear you could definetly get carried away doing this😅
omg. Hopfully not
Exactly
why is this me tho lol
You honestly just take from all the things you like and make it your own.
I'm other words Creating
Lol I see you everywhere
this still counts as stealing art lmao
Mittens kawaii Its more just small details like, I like this pose, I like how this other person draws eyes, I like this style of lineart. And you kind of add your own style and twists to things.
wow ppl can't even take a joke. I know it isn't stealing
but to open the fridge you also open the freezer and to open the freezer you open the fridge what
How dare you point that out.
Cannot unsee and and I am now bothered
*o h m y g o d*
I was looking to see if anyone commented that or if it was just me xd
what THE hecc
finally something with " 5 tricks" or something, that is actually helpful! I saw way to many "tricks" that never worked or are just silly to me. Thank you!
we're looking at you troom troom
Vixsun Version hmmm *video idea for lavendertowne*
:)
5-min crafts: O_O
*nervous sweating*
I'm a concept art student and they teach us a lot of these things in lectures, these practices are industry standard. Love your videos, they're always so informative! I really hope they reach young artists to help them improve and develop their art further, I never had good videos like this to reference when I was starting out about 12 years ago so it's really great to see these.
I started quite recently (about 3 years ago) and Lavendertowne reached me soo yah! I actually drew my pfp.
None of my art teachers could properly pronounce Vincent Van Gogh. I don't think they should have any authority in art!
I wish tips would help me... but my art is hopeless. ;)
Kasey don't put yourself down, your art is awesome too!
Kasey Golden Samee
aw kasey :’(
your art is fantastic! my favourite drawing of yours was the cacti girl you asked people to redraw... shes so cute uwu
Oh hush Kasey, your art is wonderful. ❤️
Are you serious? Your art is amazing! I've been enjoying watching your paint and Sketch videos for a year now, you are also a great inspiration to me 😊
“Dramatic lighting”
The picture: a cute little girl eating some hella nice toasty toast
Yes, dramatic lighting on a girl eating toast is exactly what I needed today
Thank you for saying toasty toast
Added a new word in my lingo
What if
The house doesn't belong to this girl and she just broke into it after following the owner repeatedly?
Dramatic lighting starts to make sense now...
@@flakebox2360 :0
@@flakebox2360 OOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOHHHHHHHHHHHHHHH *the core of the earth proceeds to explode*
USE BARBIES AND ETC FOR BASIC MODELS. BEST THING EVER. Go to a second hand shop and try to find any 50 cent barbie and use em. Especially if they're jointed.
Taking pictures of random houses and the inside of your house/a friend or family member's with permission is good for perspective too. I just take pictures of houses that I like.
*Cool*
Monster highs and ever after highs can be really cheap secondhand in bulk and they have really good articulation
Yeah I use a monster high doll or two for poses
I’m eating Burger King right now...
Chill
I'm just like
"Where you get dose anime figures?'
Purplefox Kage I don’t know if this would work but try googling some if you don’t own any
Me: eB GaMesS
Saaaaaame
Amazon :)
You can get them at anime conventions but they’re pretty pricy. Most of them run for 15-60 bucks.
I have 3 of them. 2 from Love Live and 1 from Fate/GO. But when I did go to an anime convention I was able to look at anime figures and I was able to get some decent perspectives.
Other places you can get them from are Barnes and Noble, Amazon, eBay, and any anime store.
I’m screaming- my drawing is in this video for like a split second at 1:10 my drawing was under the shark aaa💕💕
gj! it deserved the feature!
Nice dude! It’s a really nice drawing!
It looks amazing!
It’s so good! Good job on that x
It's really good
that music when you said
"the wooden ones"
I was expecting a war story
i hate big chungus
I hate that I cant stop smiling at this.
Nobody likes the wooden ones 😂
"Mysterious beings emerged from the darkness beneath. Fueled by rage and despair, these creatures ravaged our homes. With feet like roots and arms like branches, they haunted the villages and pillaged the ranches. The Wooden Ones. Our brave young men mustered their courage to fight off an unknown enemy. It would then become an era where the old would bury the young. A crazed lady whispered unto the Earl's ear: 'burn'em'"
who is big chungus?
You should make different art programs into characters. You're so creative!♡
Never thought to use the SIMS!! Such a great ideaaaaahhhhhhhh 🤩🤩🤩
Sometimes I’ll use a made to move Barbie for my poses because they have so much articulation and like you said cartoon proportions 😁 it works much better than a wooden drawing doll thing
Do their waist bend or sth?
how tf do you open that fridge tho?? 😂
It's one of those fridges where you have to open the freezer part and fridge part at the same time. :p
@@Ijustwatchthevids whats the point of having 2 different doors xD
@@carlymichelle8075 So the freezer and fridge stay at the correct temperature, silly.
You open the fridge and freezer XD 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
Ijustwatchthevids but if the freezer is the same temperature as the fridge won’t it melt whatever is inside?
Made To Move Barbies help with posing because they’re more realistic to female human anatomy and they’re almost fully posable.
This would be so cool if I actually had a way to make digital art (my phones too small and I don’t have anything else to use)
Here's an idea for your phone problem. Make a drawing on paper and trace it on your phone and then color and shade. Always helps
Octey Cartoons thank you good idea I’ll try that
You can most definitely do this with traditional art, just trace your photos onto your paper and go from there
Eva Jejustangerines another good idea thank you
Like everyone said, drawing on paper then tracing it on your phone works really well. It gets easier after a while, plus eventually, you might be able to draw without doing a traditional drawing.
Just coming back to say that the sims tip saved my life. I use an app on my ipad but jesus christ its so much easier than what ive been doing, and now i can draw backgrounds with ease. XD
what app is it
Exinr sims freeplay i think
Exinr or the sims mobile idk
Sometimes I use app called easy pose when a character is facing side ways like little bit between right and left ya know what I mean?
@@sussy6628 oh yeah I remember playing that game 2 or like 3 years ago gosh I completely forgot its existings
*Tightens bandana*
I'm ready.
Omg I've own the sims games for sooo long and never once have I thought of using it for backgrounds. Thanks for the tips though these all seem really helpful.
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Being meguca is suffering.
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AWildMeowMeow I was more intrigued by the LOVE LI-
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Hey LavenderTowne! I'm a new viewer, and I just wanted to thank you so much. You've inspired me to draw again in a time that's been absoutly horrible. I've been having a really hard month, and to make it worse I've had a major art block...so I just want to say thank you for bringing me new inspiration and life into my art. Having inspiration again had honestly saved my life in a way❤️❤️❤️ you're so sweet and you give lots of people inspiration 😊😊😊
i got chills when i saw the madoka and homura figurines
Kathelyn army
7:45
am I the only one hearing a weird ghost sound or is there a demonic presence in my room at 12 am?
Why did I click on this when it's midnight
Well looks like you should find some sage...
Jk I heard it too
Omg it's actually 12:26 am fuck, and yeah I actually felt a breeze wtf
I don't hear anything
Oh noe
Gotta love using them anime figures
I swear their only for drawing purposes
I need to get one >_
I have never watched anime yet I really want one
The tips are actually really useful! I don't have any figurines i could use (and there's no way I can buy them), but I do have sims 4 haha. I've never thought about using sims that way! Thank you!
oh darn
You could use barbies to use as models :3
dude i'm like 15 I don't have any barbies lmao but thanks haha.
oh darn
Just use some old dolls
I don't have any toys lmao. I think i'm just gonna google anime figurines and use the poses from there haha..
oh darn
Oh dang
Nobody:
Literally no one:
Not even LavenderTowne:
Sneaky artists: I think I'm bout to steal
>;]
i love the use of Sims, its so much fun and i want to use it to create consistent buildings for comics one day. But i am art noob, le sigh.
Also for ideas on what viewers like watching from you, i'd say i really love your character designs based off different things like the consoles for instance and the By The Book series is so satisfying. Your tutorials and tips are super helpful for me and friends too and my absolute favorite of your videos are definitely the Creepypastas. This is because in these you draw full art with characters and backgrounds like illustrating the story similar to a book or comic, and it makes the story telling very engaging to me.
yur an amazing artist and generally great person, can't wait to see your next vid~!
If you drew your profile, your better than me TΠT
This is literally EXACTLY how I draw the book covers for my books that most of my ocs are in! I find a reference photo and sketch over it and then make everything my own style since its hard for my to draw poses from scratch digitally!
The sims tip was a really good tip but something I’ve realised because of getting into 3D modelling is that you can use blender or something like that using assets or making your own.
Someone stole my art on PopJam a minute ago lol
But yes your 'good art stealing' is true UwU
Lovely video and art, as usual!!
lawl I play popjam
Ah that sucks! I use popjam as well. I'm @Sansational.
Cool. I'll follow you, I'm @Undefinitely
I'm not that active anymore, but I do the occasional DC entry, poll, contest or update.
UWU
Ooo on Popjam I'm @kitty1903
4:44 HOW DOES THAT FRIDGE EVEN WORK??????????? I’m so confused.
It could probably open up the freezer and fridge at the same time
Octey Cartoons yeah that too
I KNOW
I was looking for this comment😂
maybe it's one of those where they make it look like both handles are one and the same but they are separate. except in this case they are not separate cuz idk maybe it was an oversight???
O MY GOODNESS my life would have been sooo much better if I knew this years ago when I first start doing art. I didn't learn this in art school. Even still better late then never. This is an awesome video. Thanks for sharing.
I love watching your videos, even though I don't draw often. What are some ways to draw/color on a budget?
Lilly Hernandez IbisPaint X is a good free system
if you are drawing on a computer, i'd reccomend firealpaca. (its free and can be used for mac and windows)
if you are not, i'd try to find a sale for sketchbooks. (michaels has a lot of sales, if you have one near you!)
you can make good art with cheap supplies! crayola colored pencils work great! i'd try to stay away from crayons, they get chalky if you layer them too much. for 'fancier' supplies i use a japanese site called jetpens. some of their stuff is a little more expensive but not too much. they have really good liners, pencils, and erasers! :)
good luck!!
Microsoft paint and mouse
I reccomand buying a very cheap drawing tablet(Lavender actually made a video on this, some tablet cost just 20$!) or learn to draw with a mouse(I've been drawing with it for about 7 years now and it's really not that hard!), use some good, free programs like MediBang(i recommand this one especially, it's neat and it has a stabilizator that works even for mouse users!) or Fire Alpaca.
If you'd rather go traditionally tho, I reccomand either look very carefully and a lot around - for example, I bought a really nice and high quality watercolor paper for less than 5$ once! There always can be a sale in more proffessional shops, you can get good art supplies cheaper on the internet, or find good quality supplies in stores that aren't even art stores.
OR you can just plan out your budget for art supplies and buy just a few a month or so. Of course at first it's going to be annoying that you don't have much to work with, but trust me, you can do good stuff with really just a few little things. So some patience and it'll be all cool.
I know I'm not LavendeTowne, but I hope I could help just a little!
Lilly Hernandez
I have a nice drawing tablet that I got off of amazon for about 20 bucks Lavendertowne reviewed a good one about the same price too. Mine is an Ugee she might have reviewed it but I dunno.
You can use fire alpaca and medibang paint pro. I got them both by just looking them up on google. Btw dont look up pro just Medibang and you'll find it for free (just incase look up Medibang free)
there's a book on this very subject in case you wanna learn more!! it's called "steal like an artist: 10 things nobody told you about being creative" by austin kleon, and he goes into depth with pictures, charts, word play, and quotes to back himself up. i read it this year and it's one of the best books i've ever read!!
I stole my best friend's art styles. All of them. NO EXCEPTIONS. THEY'RE ALL ENFUSED INTO MY ARM DUE TO HER INFLUENCE.
For a reference pose, ill use my Made to Move barbie, It moves very fluidly, and i love it! Lol
I love the ominus sound effect for the blank drawing doll haha
SOMEONE:NOW IMMA BE A TRACER
lavender Towne: I'm already tracer
undertale weeb oh no
Under week I agree with your name.
Edit: dang autocorrect
Lyssabug Chan maybe instead of faking autocorrect you could just change the word ::::::::////////
@•lucifer• nah like e d i t the
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Sneaky sneak
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Swiper no swiping.
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As a young artist I’ve always been super sensitive to using other sources to help me draw. I always thought that it would be considered “unoriginal” if the things that I drew didn’t fully come from my head. Thank you so much for this, it has surely made me less insecure about using outside sources. I’ll definitely be trying this out! You’re such an inspiration, I hope you continue to make more great videos, you have my support :)
(Edit: sorry if this was a bit long for a comment, heh)
I have to say, these are some of the first useful art tips for not completely blatantly ripping off other people's art shamelessly that I've seen on youtube. These are truly helpful and respectable tips as one should approach a reference. Thank you for the helpful advice and pro tips. I've learned so much from this one video than dozens of similar other "art hacks" videos!
I have a video Idea, since you have the Sims, do you have Cats and dogs? If so, you can Paint on your pets, maybe a fun challenge?
Using the app/game love nikki also really helps with creating oc designs if youre feeling uncreative.
Nomenro that’s what I did for one of my more recent ocs!
For anyone that prefers traditional art/ doesnt use drawing tablets there are some substitutes for the tips that Haley recommended!
Instead of tracing the picture, use any old barbie, cheap action figure, etc and taking pictures with your phone,tablet,etc then use them as a reference later.
Instead of tracing a room from the sims, I just googled 'houses for sale' and looked around a few websites until i was able to find something that would work. If you're looking for an outdoor scenery just simply google whatever type of scenery you wish. ( Waterfall, forest, beach, etc )
Then; (like Haley mentioned ) using any catalogs ( Forever 21, JCPenney, any clothing store really ) pick an outfit you think will fit the character you plan on designing.
I hope this was any help!
A really good substitute for pose dolls are Made to Move Barbies because they're much more flexible and I think they're cheaper.
I definitely need this
I always stick around for the patrons to hear le bleh bleh bleh’s name 😌
Sun :3 honestly same
you can't really steal a pose :P i hate it when people say this
Edit: what i MEANT is that the idea of stealing a pose is dumb. you can't copy right a pose.
IKR
She’s not really stealing it, she’s just referencing it.
so is walking,sleeping,eating and hobby considered stealing?
then i could charge people for violation when they steal my "ORIGINAL" pose. JK
@@talkizawa52 no he is not telling she steal a pose, but he wants to tell that people who says "you steal a pose" is wrong because pose can't be copyrighted..
@@MidianPOfficialytch i think he is trying to says that if a person telling you "you can't steal other people pose" it's wrong.. because pose can't be copyrighted.
follow my moves, *SNEAK* around.. careful not to make a sound...
_DON’T TOUCH THAT_
Let's try something else
5656Dana we are number one
5656Dana You have committed crimes against Skyrim and her people, what say in your defense?!
How would someone open one door on that fridge wtf💀
You open both at once.
Those exist, look exactly like that and are so flipping annoying
KamiEssential hmm idk, maybe *OPEN* the door? Ik, sooooo hard to know
Imagine those large one door fridges with a little freezer compartment inside, but much less technologically advanced
This video was so creative! Amazing job, Lavender!
It’s not stealing its references and inspiration i think
kiwi
No it doesn’t
kiwi well yeah
kiwi what if we're stealing something that was stolen
it is referencing.
TealSeal5683 it might be a reference to the quote "good artists copy; great artists steal"
This made me draw alot better thanks for the SnEaKy tips and tricks
How da fridge handle work?
I. Acrylic I'm not sure
I. Acrylic omg you're right
You pull it.
Just Ronjay me x victor
Just Ronjay there's two sections and one handlw
also specifically for head posing, you can use your own head by placing a mirror by your monitor/piece of paper so that you can have a live reference, works good for expressions too
Animators back in the day used that as well. After all, the goal of cartoons weren't to completely erase human characteristics but to exaggerate and accentuate them.
This is amazing, you changed my whole idea about drawing honestly!! Im so excited to try out this trick and i hope it works for me!! Thankyou so much🥰
That was a VERY good idea I've never thought of and I'm so glad I have the sims 4 from my time face (Its still going on) I would have never thought of this thanks so much I really appreciate this Help you gave out. Now my comic can have better In house backgrounds all I need to work on is outside backggrounds!!!
Do you know what I noticed?
All your characters (especially the characters from Unfamiliar) completely pass the silhouette test!
Kiera Vermeal definitely!
tf is the silhouette test
Eve When you black out a character to form a silhouette and see if it's recognizable. You can search it up for more information.
Actually i learnt how to draw realistically before i mastered cartoon art
Thats the better way to learn cartoons art, even disney artists were trained to practice real animal anatomy for cartoons like Bambi and Lion King.
Yea you should always learn realism before cartoon, it will be make anatomy and other things much easier to do.
@@melfy3380 huh
That's a better way to do it
Oof! I started like that too XD
The Madoka figurines..
Using the sims is such a great idea!! Thank you so much. I’m going to try this :) I’ll make sure to tag you on twitter !!! 💗
thankyou sooooo much lavendertowne!
youve helped me alot with my drawing skills :)
and to all those peeps who say that this is "tracing"
you have probably not have used this useful trick
just try it it might change your opinion :>
anyways keep up the great work lavendertowne!
For the Sims hack, there is also a free way to make rooms/houses to use as references!!
It’s a free site called *Roomsketcher* , and they have a HUGE selection of furniture and other stuff you can use to make floor plans/home designs
Hope this gets some attention, it’s helped me and countless other artists out a lot when it comes to background stuff (^-^)
but all i have is chibi hetalia figurines 😭
i dont..understand?? why did i get even one like?? i was just complaining that i didnt have bigger, more anatomically correct figurines????
@@peachymomo2665 *HMMMMMMMM*
YoBoi I DONT UNDERSTAND
I dont have any figurines
I have.... Lego people and stuffed animals... At least you can draw chibi characters?
The finish turned out amazing:0
I dont really see this as stealing. It seems more like gaining inspiration from other things. It's like drawing a single apple on a stool and saying you're stealing the idea of the apple on the stool by painting it.
TheLarryestOf Hall that's the point
Sneak-100
Another tip for posing is using a old monster high doll it has a bit more realistic proportions but it still works well (old ones because they have joints to them unlike the new ones)
This really helped because I'm not particularly good at drawing backgrounds or poses,thank you😄
Also, can you please give some advice on what to do if you can't think of a design for a character or are not happy with a characters design? I'm wanting to work on a graphic novel series and I'm not very satisfied with any of the design ideas for my witch character.
go to fashion websites, get inspo from the random stuff they might sell, or watch anime and take tips from that too, with the character designing.
What I would do is create the character based on the story and personality. Based on the personality you chose, that's how they'll look. Based on the setting and time, that's how they look. It helps. I also try referencing other characters who have a similar personality
Easy. Who IS your character? Start with their backstory, personality, where they live. Make their appearance fit that. If they live in a cold climate, it would be stupid to put them in shorts unless there's a reason for it (example: Sans and Papyrus from Undertale both wear shorts, and live in a snowy climate. They're also skeletons who don't feel the cold). Vice versa. Remember, making a character look "cool" is really the least important thing. What's important is making them realistic, making them fit into their world. She's a witch? Make her look like a convincing witch. Doesn't have to be stereotypical; maybe she carries a little satchel with potion ingredients. Maybe she has a pentagram necklace for spells. Think about what she does, what she needs to accomplish that, and get creative.
If you can't come up with a design, I suggest taking a look at at least 5 diff characters that your character sorta feels like or you want to feel like. Then pick out a few things about their design that you like or you think would suit your character and then put them together in a way that makes the design coherent and fluid.
It's also a similar case with improving a character design. Break the character apart and sift through the pieces. What doesn't feel right, what isn't realistic or practical for your character to have, and what you just plain don't like about them. Take those bits out. THEN do like I said earlier when coming up with a design.
But if you really don't like it overall, as in, more than a half of the design needs changing, just scrap it and start over. Trust me. If something doesn't work, it's only harder if you try to force pieces to fit together. Much easier to start fresh. But starting fresh also doesn't mean that you have to throw away the stuff you liked about the old design. Keep it, and try to put a new spin on it if you can. If it still doesn't feel right, start over again and again until your character feels right
There’s a webtoon called Lookism where every character is inspired by a real person (in appearance) but stylised to match the comic. That’s a cool way to do it.
Your tips on using the sims for a background perspective is ingenious. I have difficulty in gauging the perspectives of a background so this idea will really help. Your other figure idea is great too, it's a useful tool to use to see a real life figure model so that you can learn from and study from different angles. I've learned a lot watching this video and thank you for sharing your advice. 😄
video about the benefits for references
simple and ingenious
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Wahhh such a helpful video!!! I'm very happy I found your channel recently, it's been nothing but extremely informative and I've learned SO much already
Thank you! I'm glad to know I can use Sims for backgrounds now because that's always been one of my concerns if I were to ever do a comic 😅
"I'm just going to add a piece of toast to make the imagine more *cute and fun*
Nah, nah... *more anime* .
People where asking me why I needed a reference picture and did I give credit to the reference
You don't need to credit references fam
Powowbunny B00 I’ll make sure to tell them that
You can also use the sims for some poses! Had my sims read a book and it helped me draw my character working on a painting.
Here's the problem:
... I don't draw digitally
You can still do the tips as long as you have a picture actually it can help you improve on real measurements of objects in the picture since you'd start paying mlre attention to it as well!
Print screenshot and use a lightbox to sketch backdrop outlines onto paper?
You can use tracing paper right over the computer screen like me! :D
Sailor Moon , and then you changed it to ELMO
Oof
Oh look,
*_I'M EARLY_*
hoshizora FINALLY SOMEONE GETS IT
OH WAIT, YOURE ON TIME
No, you're on time.
solar sands?
Do you think I really care?
Yeah I get the point. But I just _don't care_
Those are some of the most innovative tips I've seen on the internet. You are going to improve my drawings so much, I think I'm gonna end up watching every video on your channel because so far you've given me so much insight!
This made me laugh cause I used my mini statue of David for reference on a boy characters muscles recently hahaha, nice video as always
'Hey guys I recently stole pallets!'
*friends turn around*
'what?'
Friends- "I don't think you can steal pallets..." XD:::::
There are apps that will give you a figure to pose and get angles of as well.