This is Jack Hamm’s entire section on folds, minus a page that was repetitive so I ditched it to fit the photoset limit. If you guys like, I’ll scan more of his stuff from time to time, I have been trying to get everyone on board with him forever!
To reiterate, these scans are from Jack Hamm’s Drawing The Head And Figure.
Thank you so much mariealbertine for submitting this! :»!
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“dancing bears, painted wings, things I almost remember… and a song someone sings, once upon a December…”
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OK SO i get asked about colors a lot and i’m really sorry i am so lame at giving detailed answers SO I’M GONNA ATTEMPT TO FORMULATE SOME„, BASIC TIPS I GUESS
LET ME JUST START OUT BY SAYING i’m not really a very skilled or fancy or formally educated artist (shocking i know) and i don’t take drawing very seriously, BUT I HOPE A FEW THINGS I HAVE SAY WILL HELP YOU(extra commentary in case anything is hard to read, here is the whole thing in one pic and not an obnoxious photoset)
1. HAVE FUN WHEN YOU ARE COLORING JEEZ don’t loose hair over trying really hard to study and adsorb shading and lighting ‘ruuuules’!! and while enough basic understanding is obviously important and necessary in creating believable and realistic pieces, being creative is also really important as well!! the bottom line of art is that there ARE no rules, and if you really do want to be happy with your work, i find a lot of satisfaction arises in knowing i made something only /I/ could make!! and besides, if i didn’t have fun making art, then i wouldn’t do it, frankly
2. PAY ATTENTION TO WHAT TONE YOUR COLORS PORTRAY this is especially true for people and expressions and setting
since color is such a big part of a piece, it also plays a big role in setting the tone of your work!! take a minute to evaluate the context of whatever you’re drawing and then try to see what colors would best parrallel that! and especially don’t be afraid to venture into palettes you don’t normally use!! but once you choose a palette that matches the tone of your work BE SURE TO STICK WITH IT so it is contiguous in both the background and foreground
(i used twilight princess and skyward sword as an example, i hope my analysis makes sense)
3. be sure to scribble with and test how colors look together BEFORE you take them to your lines!! and finally HAVE FUN WITH YOUR COLORING i know i already said this but it’s simply tragic when an artist becomes bored/uninterested/frustrated with colors ahhh!!! remember that every artist has different coloring styles so try you best to observe others’ techniques!! pay attention to what you like about them, but ALSO pay attention to what you dislike!!
practice a lot of styles, and ask around which programs/brush settings artists use if you find yourself interested in them!! i’m sorry i can’t help you with more technicalities, but learning for yourself is also half the fun!! plus i’m a lazy motherfucker and i’m bad a tutorials anyway
OKKKKAAY THANKS FOR READING OLLIE OUT
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When I was in middle/high school: “Eh, that explains where they got the new Pokemon.” (stopped watching religiously after Johto)
Today:
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Been a while since I did an inspiration post, huh?
But I’ve been meaning to feature this person for a while. This. Amazing. Artist. Is known on tumblr as Edarow.
Just take a minute to look at these and appreciate how god freaking amazing the colors are, the intricate patterns, the poses, the anatomy, the cartoony-ness, EVERYTHING. Youve probably seen their art somewhere on your dash before, but if you havent, just…you could spend hours getting lost in their art posts, seriously.
Ughdjsfdskjhk It’s just beautiful. I plan to fan art one of their OCs one day myself because DAT DESIGN SKILL.
You can see their ocs here — gosh even their chibis are adorable and perfect as poot!
I finally got to reading some of the Andrew Loomis books I downloaded, and I have to say: you should read them too. Here are a few plates from his Drawing the Head & Hands. And go for some online books that are in the public domain! I don’t have any money for physical books…
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