Doodle @artisticmintleaf Inspired Me To Draw

Dear mutuals and followers, sorry for the politics in your dashboard but in some homes today we cannot afford to "ignore the problems".

The country where I come from, Venezuela, has had an election for president that has resulted in fraud. Mr. Nicolás Maduro has proclaimed himself President although the votes have said the opposite. This regime has devastated the lives of its citizens, resorting to violence against those who opposed it. It has brought ruin to a nation once celebrated as a pioneer of Latin American independence, yet many choose to overlook its plight. Venezuela, a country that once extended support to immigrants and provided aid to others, is now dismissed as insignificant by many.

If you are an advocate who values the dignity and needs of individuals, we urge you to raise your voice alongside us. Don't ignore us because we are Latinos, this is also a war. It is a conflict against an individual who has controlled his armed forces, law enforcement, narcotics syndicates, and citizens, rendering any attempts at reform futile despite our vocal protests. I have family members who are unable to depart through legal means, and if they choose to leave unlawfully, they face harsh judgment from people of the outside.

If you are interested, here are more information you may read:

Twitter Thread Summary // What is happening in Venezuela

hot artists don't gatekeep

I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard

Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.

Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.

Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.

Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.

SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.

SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.

Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.

Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.

Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.

Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.

Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.

I also designed a new character who I’ll be playing in a TTRPG. This character is separate from my worldbuilding (though perhaps I’ll integrate them into my world in the future).

Meet Maeve, the porcelain doll automation!

[francis]

rushed (1 hr and 48 mins) thing i drew vaguely in the theme of my art fight team :))

i’m eh on how it turned out but considering how fast it took me i can live with it

also, toxic vampire yuri from my revenge chain :3 see the chain here

[francis, falyn]

this month is july, yall know what that means…

Art fight! …..

Okay, not just that….

Fourth of July?

Well, yeah, that is part of it, but I’m actually referring to

Disability Pride Month!!!

To everyone (but especially other disabled folks);

Whether your disability is physical or mental, visible or invisible, cureable or uncurable, professionally diagnosed or not, or something you’ve been grappling with for a while or just recently…

Always remember these things!:

You are just as valuable, worthy of love, and deserving of respect as non-disabled folks;

There is no such thing as “not being disabled enough” to seek out the support you need;

It’s very okay to ask for help— you are not weak for doing so;

You are not lazy, useless, or a failure for merely experiencing the symptoms you experience;

Your life is not inherently less meaningful or fulfilling, just because you’re unable to do as much as a healthy person;

I’m very proud of you all for pulling through and getting to today, even with all the struggles (yes, even if I’m a stranger to you /gen)

I hope you all have a wonderful July and beyond! Be sure to take care of yourselves and be kind to yourselves!

where’d the blood and sweat come from 🧐

gartic phone with @astral-pr0jectile @boxxed-upkr and a few others

boys being boys

(gartic with @univornz @boxxed-upkr )

next one up for dtiys prize art; this is for @forkbirtuna ! loved drawing these cuties :3

[rebecca, susan]

Hello supporting friends ! My family and I have been suffering and struggling over staying safe and alive for almost 260 days due to the gruesome and catastrophic war over Gaza. Our house and our livelihood source have vanished with the black days of the war and we became displaced, hopeless , homeless and desperate because we can't provide the simplest daily needs . It's a tragedy and hardship. We have been living in a small dirty tent all these sad days, facing famine, terror of bombings , shortage of medical care and with no sanitation facilities . It's incredible hell on earth, and this is why I am asking you to be beside us against these sad days. Support us with the means you have either by donating whatever you can or sharing my link to other donors. Be helpful and supporter to people in need.

I’m so sorry you and your family are in this horrible situation and I wish you all will be safe and comfortable as soon as possible

Link to the GoFundMe