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advice on some stuff to look up before tutorialsso im gonna be starting to make some tutorials soon
before that you should look up some informations
you probably noticed that in my work it is often hard to distinguish if im using a zbrush model or just painined it all in photoshop
reason for that is simple.
my realism rendering is greatly based on 3 d rendering processes.
by this i mean as i learned 3d i became aware of the stuff we usually visually take for granted.
qualities of material, importance of reflectivity, ambient occlusion, and subsurface scattering.
to any 3d  artist these are everyday terms, while 2d artists usually paint them without often even being aware of wheat they are really doing
for instance , a 3d artist will at any given point use 2 types of shadows. cast shadows from a direct lightsource, and ambient occlusion shadows which naturally appear  more intensively  the closer planes of an object are together.
i can get into this  and make it a long discussion , but easier w

Another rant about art related things...Here comes another rant..
This is not mean to specific people and the artists I name are awesome

This is actually mostly towards artlovers and aspiring artists from online communities..
Artists use tricks called, lighting, brush technique, color pallets etc. these tricks are NOT owned by them! I'm not giving people a free pass to copy other artists 1 on 1. but don't be afraid to get inspired and use the same brush technique color pallet or composition etc.
Please do paint portraits, back-lighting and fan art. (It's not copywritten by Dave Rapoza.)
Please do paint mountains and sci-fi scenes. (they are not copywritten by Feng Zhu.)
Please do paint with a rough and brushy technique. (It is not copywritten by Craig Mullins.)
Please work with custom shapes. (It is not copywritten by Sparth.)
Please paint sideviews of epic battle scenes, including monsters. (It is not copywritten by Kekai Kotaki.)
Please paint Humans, animals, nature. (It is not copywritten by ArtGod.)
So please by the l

PE: Getting the Most out of dA: Chat and ForumsThe Forums and the Chatrooms, collectively known as the dAmn (deviantART Message Network), are home to many kinds of discussion. In this article we'll briefly go over the different forums and chatrooms there are, with some specific attention to those that are helpful for you as deviant who wants to contribute to the community.

+forum
First, the forum are not the place to go ask for help or report a problem with deviantART - but they do have the handy Need HELP? thread which tells you exactly where to go with your question.
So if not that, then what are the forums for? Let's break it down down down

to the subcategories!

Tip: before making a thread, always have a look not only at the Forum Posting Guidelines to the top, but also at other recent threads to see what the forum is for and what response you can expect.
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SOME REALLY WACKY VIDEOS~!! XDFor All hetalia fans --> http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=btHW36KHtOw&feature=share and http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5hpN2aLbJPo&feature=related just check the whole channel out they have TONS~! XD
For all those who played Counter Srtike~! XD --> http://www.facebook.com/photo.php?v=417803311204

Other helpful memes beside Draw it AgainWhat were other memes helpfully for you beside the Draw This Again Meme?

Harper Louise MarySue test.:icondeyedplz: For shit's and giggles.

How realistic is the name and how does it effect characterization?
[ ] Does the Character have your name, a variation of your name, your name but more japanese sounding, a pun of your name, your nickname, any online chat handles you use, or otherwise any other name that has been applied to you in your life? [+10]
[ ] Does the name contain unnecessary hyphens, apostrophes or other punctuation? [+1]
[X ] Do they have a name that isn't Japanese. (Japanese-Sounding but not Japanese counts) [+3]
[ ] Does this non-japanese name have an " L," "X," and/ or"V". (Do some research people these letters don't exist in Japanese! For example, the name "Lina" would be written as "Rina" and the name "Vash" would be written as "Bashu.") [+1]
[ ] If it IS a Japanese name did you diliberately spell it wrong?[+1] (Ex. Adding one or more letters, removing one or more letters, changing letters, switching letters around)

Back From JapanHIIiiiiii guysszzzz can't tell you how good it feels to have unlimited internet access again e.e
We did way too much stuff for me to recap all of it, but here are a few quick things I bet you don't know about Japan:
1. The crosswalk is referred to as "the zebra zone"
2. French fries are both a breakfast option as well as a fancy dinner choice at buffets
3. Slurping your noodles is considered to be good manners.  If you eat them silently, the host assumes you don't like it
4. There.  Are. No. Public. Trashcans.  Anywhere.  Not even in restaurants or public bathrooms.  I had to keep all of my wrappers and empty soda cans in my purse, and it started turning really gross near the end of the trip q.q
Here is our group! I'm in this picture herpderp.  Take a guess 8D
Tokyooooooo
Japanese countryside; Ibaraki prefecture
A traditional Japanese dance and ceremony on the 3rd day of Obon Festival.  This group of locals traveled

August 2012 - LashacrimosSlight delay this month. It was entirely my fault. I hope no one worried too much. ^^
July was one of our most successful months ever. ^^
So let's see what our previous Poster, *PixieSabre, had to say!
"Oh my goodness! I wasn't expecting so many amazing entries!

Thank you everyone so much. I love them all, and you all managed to capture his evil personality perfectly.

Choosing a winner was really hard, but my favourite piece would be http://fav.me/d57t9dm by =Ankh-Ascendant
I love the dramatic lighting, his sexy expression and the generalattention to detail.

http://zingaresa.deviantart.com/art/Monthly-OC-Varrh-Evans-315707321?q=gallery%3Amonthlyoc%2F38030984&qo=2 by ~Zingaresa is a close second, again I love the dramatic lighting and the attention to detail on the clothes.
I love ~Rinacoco's idea ( http://rinacoco.deviantart.com/art/O-C-Monthly-July-Varrh-Evans-312991807?q=gallery%3Amonthlyoc%2F38030984&qo=6 ) that he would be lounging around in Hell, g

F.A.QFrequently Asked Questions
Who are you?
-I'm Alexia, but please call me Alexu, Alex, I dont know D; I'm french-chinese, but im really a fail chinese - havent actually lived there, can only understand a bit of cantonese ahahaha.
Where are you from?
-France, currently living in the Cote d'Azur!
How long have you been doing art?
-Seriously for about 3-4years now, I'm not too sure. Dates are confusing, but i'll say it was around then ;-;
What tablet/program/material do you use?
Traditional: 0.5 Mechanical pen I've had since im like 7. I love it aaaa.
Digital: Wacom Bamboo Pen&Touch, Paint tool SAI + GIMP
Can you do a tutorial on X?
Im always hesitant on tutorials because I'm a very irky person and I don't like when things are used wrongly (meaning, I dont like when people just use tutorials to replicate a style instead of improving their own)... So I'll take suggestions but I will most probably put out "progresses" or "walkthroughs" instead of real

Not Dead. Also, TaggedSo yes, I wasn't eaten by a bear or otherwise killed. Which is a miracle, seeing as it was Bike Week where we stayed, and my dad kept being obnoxious with the bikers.

It was great though, I got to go to Assateague Island, go clam digging, and all the other things I hadn't done in the last few years without a proper family vacation.
And... I somehow missed putting my 9,000+ SPF sunblock on the back of my legs, and now they're scorched and painful, especially after a day of physically demanding labor today. That's okay though, because I have Aloe Vera gel with lidocaine. So, I may just pull through. Also, got eaten by mosquitoes despite constantly applying repellant.
:iconcryforeverplz:
I fail at nature...
Be warned, the rest is very TL;DR.
:iconrinacoco: tagged me.
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1. You must post these rules.
2. Each person must post 11 Facts about themselves in their journal.
3. Then Answer the questions the tagger set for you in their post, and create eleven new q

SLAM A COW! VOTE 5 FOR ME NOW! :DHey guys! I recently designed some Adventure Time T-shirts! Please show your support by clicking each link to vote for my t-shirts! I'd really love to win, and see people wearing my designs! So please give me some fives!
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Contests!Suddenly a lot of people are wanting to promote contests, so here's one post for all of them!
Please direct all contest-related questions to whoever is hosting the contest.
:iconanimamundi113:
In this contest, you must drawn ANY one of my OCs http://animamundi113.deviantart.com/gallery/30747263 http://animamundi113.deviantart.com/gallery/34167960 http://animamundi113.deviantart.com/gallery/36578924 http://animamundi113.deviantart.com/gallery/36579557 (and I do mean ANY ONE) in a famous cartoon style. This could include:
Jhonen Vasquez (Invader Zim)
Butch Hartman (Danny Phantom)
Pendleton Ward (Adventure Time)
Nico Marlet (How to Train Your Dragon)
Chris Sanders (Lilo and Stich)
Bryan Lee O'Malley (Scott Pilgrim)
Matt Groening (The Simpsons)
ETC.
Or even popular deviantARTists!
*StressedJenny
*humon
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If you want to include your own OC in the picture, or a character from the cartoon you choose, feel free! But they MUST include one of my OCs.
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Kathryn Hagen rendering videos on YouTubeHello everybody,
just wanted to let you know that Kathryn Hagen, the professor from Otis College, has a YouTube account now, and she's uploading good videos of drawing and rendering tips.
Check it out here: http://www.youtube.com/user/KathrynHagen?feature=g-all-u and subscribe if you like.
I'm sure you'll find her videos helpful and inspirational.
She also has a Facebook page: https://www.facebook.com/kathryn.hagen in case you want to add her and follow her work.
Hope it helps

How's everyone? All good? I haven't been here in a while...

Read!All right here's a video of inspiration for all those artist who think that their work is not that good (like me)
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3ResTHKVxf4
Go see it :3 it's good.

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Painting process video

by *sandara, Sep 19, 2012, 3:20:17 AM
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Hi everyone!

So I finally got round to putting up a video of my painting process.
It's my Illidan fanart and you can see it on youtube here :

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Sadly there is no sound, so just grab your own music.

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Painting process videoby *sandara

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~Nanne24 Nov 29, 2012 Hobbyist

Sandara i have a favor 2 ask of u

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~Netvampyre Nov 19, 2012

These kind of videos are always such a great school!

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~starsnap Nov 18, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

I finally got the chance to watch this. Thanks for uploading it, it's awesome!

I was wondering, do you ever get rid of the sketch layer? I couldn't really tell from the video, but I was wondering if you kept the pencil sketch visible throughout the entire process (even in the finished product) or if you turn it off at some point.

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~LimeGreenBunny Nov 16, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

That was amazing...

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~Kazimerus Nov 2, 2012 Hobbyist General Artist

Wow, that painting ended up looking amazing

Can i ask a question though, I'm extremely new to the world of digital art (i just bought a tablet a couple weeks ago) and i would like to know how you blend the colors so well.

What tool blends like that on Photoshop? i have photoshop CS5 and i can't find a good way to blend the colors (like the different shades of the purple you were using) like you were on the video. Thanks.

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~wakaalaki Oct 10, 2012

great video.. one of the best

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~Fey-Lady Sep 30, 2012

Very cool!

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~Arianod Sep 30, 2012

Awesome. I think I'm gonna be watching this video quite a few times. So much to learn.

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~Marek816 Sep 30, 2012 Hobbyist Digital Artist

You're awesome. Watching this video I just realized that I'm doing all the wrong way, but I simply can't do it in another. My profile would probably make you laugh.

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~bewareofmad Sep 28, 2012

thank you

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