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UNAGIDON

@ribboneels.bsky.social

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ouahhagh. ughh. draw.
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UNAGIDON @ribboneels.bsky.social · Oct 27

craecil valentine
#eelcs #ocs

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Xander Wolk

@xander-wolk.bsky.social

I use the simple rule of thirds a loooot when I draw compositions!

It helps me to start with a very big brush and just move/tilt/crop the sketch after I’ve got the basic shapes laid out

Graphic explaining how I use rule of thirds. Text: sketch with a big brush- rough shapes only! ➡️ zoom in and use the rule of thirds as a rough guide- use one of the corners for your focal point ➡️ tadaa~

Text: very basic technique of “put face/focal point in corner”

December 7, 2025 at 1:42 PM

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Speedoshi

@speedoshi.bsky.social

Late night doodle #OC

December 7, 2025 at 9:09 AM

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nids

@geminid.bsky.social

oh god idk if this is helpful but its shit like this. a lot of my recent examples are teal/greenish water but the principle is the same no matter what color water there is. i havent drawn ocean waves in ages tho

unique components of water are reflections, transparency, movement. generally the deeper the water the less transparent so you dont have to bother with it always. in this piece theres a reflection from the sky (the ripples are bluer than the rest of the water) as well as surrounding objects like the white of the houses. I achieve this by drawing on a new layer and lowering the opacity. Or just use a low opacity brush. I go over a bit with another brush to show dimension. The water here is fairly calm so there's fewer ripples, they're farther apart, and similar in color to the base to be subtle.

getting started means identifying your components. I more or less random scribble at the start. this is sort of also to build a palette. There's sky reflection, probably rocks in the distance reflecting light. the water is transparent here so prepare the color of rocks. i chose ripples that are inbetween the color of the shirt and the water. you want both dark colors to represent the solid object and lighter colors to represent light. the water is transparent so some of the original shirt color is underwater but not as much as the water's colors.

to get the final result, more or less just painting to refine the ripple shape and add more ripples, airbrushing, introducing more ripples and reflection. finally I did a bunch of color adjustments (tone curve, color balance.) The light in this piece is strong but the water is also more displaced so the ripples are a stronger light color. I love airbrushing over my ripples and stuff to sort of create a smooth feeling and to help the transition between colors like the rocks and water. this is what my airbrushing looked here its in normal mode at 50% ish opacity.

colors: a lot of your colors will be inbetweens, inbetween your base and the shadows, inbetween the base and what's underwater, inbetween your base and reflecting light. light from rippling water appear on the surface of the water... but also on the objects under the water. the more transparent the water the more the underwater objects show. these ripples can really sell that something is underwater instead of dry. the process is something like draw rocks next to the water, adding a yellower tone to the water and a greener tone to the rocks, adding ripples.

December 7, 2025 at 5:43 AM

UNAGIDON

@ribboneels.bsky.social

i wanna finish this old one so bad bites my fist THEYRE SO CUTE

December 7, 2025 at 6:15 AM

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Callisto⭐️chan

@callisto-chan.bsky.social

THIS. Frustration tolerance is the key to getting good at anything at all, not just art. Socials media makes it so easy to compare yourself to others, but you just have to ignore that and have fun with your little drawings. Do it enough and you'll eventually get better through trial and error.

Himbo Beefcake, PhD 🔞💪 @jendrawscomics.bsky.social · 1d

Being unable to tolerate frustration + chasing social media clout gotta be a big reason why ppl jumped on the gen ai machine to churn out slop

Tumblr post from eldritchdilf-deactivated2025061:
"Contrary to popular belief the biggest beginner's roadblock to art isn't even technical skill it's frustration tolerance, especially in the age of social media. It hurts and the frustration is endless but you must build the frustration tolerance equivalent to a roach's capacity to survive a nuclear explosion. That's how you build on the technical skill. Throw that "won't even start because I'm afraid it won't be perfect" shit out the window. Just do it. Just start. Good luck."

December 7, 2025 at 12:02 AM

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secondlina // Lord of Crows

@secondlina.com

Painted some pigeons with friends tonight (and one eggie).

December 7, 2025 at 4:22 AM

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ila🐸 frog con!!!!

@ilaso.bsky.social

another request from our anon donor! thank you so much for the continued support, i had a lot of fun drawing them 🥺💖

if you're looking for some art to gift or for yourself please consider donating to this great cause!

Makoto from Free! And Toshi from Gintama, making a heart with their hands around the donor's kitty OC

December 7, 2025 at 4:49 AM

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Kei @ commission open ✨🦋

@pianofairie.bsky.social

Guardian spell.

#art #artsky #oc #ocsky #original #digitalart #kei_ocs #chibi #wings

February 8, 2025 at 11:03 AM

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krad

@kradeelav.com

welcome back skeezy grandpa ~

December 7, 2025 at 4:27 AM

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八知間タナ

@yachimatana.bsky.social

ブリジット

May 27, 2025 at 5:30 PM

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八知間タナ

@yachimatana.bsky.social

ムー氏のOC湯ノ宮あがりちゃん

December 7, 2025 at 3:11 AM

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ratty tooty

@riocakes.bsky.social

December 6, 2025 at 8:27 PM

UNAGIDON

@ribboneels.bsky.social

NOSEBLEED AGAIN
I am as you would say (heh) an expert at nosebleeds due to my profound knowledge of yaoi, or as some would call it.

Lemon. Heh.

December 7, 2025 at 4:19 AM

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SillyStell

@sillystell.bsky.social

When I heard the audio from the @fangamer.com ad with Tenna dialogue and remembering I have a rig of Tenna sitting in my folder... I awoke several days later to find I had done this.

#deltarune #tenna #animation #toonboom