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calysto1395:

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propaedeuticist:

Meteorological Triptych - the only 2 photos (to date) of a tornado, rainbow and lightning bolt together.

weather you are drunk

This is so totally awesome :D

thor what are you doing

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• math test: a farmer plants 7 crops of tomatoes and 3 crops of carrots what is the probablity his moms name is leslie
• history test: the american civil war ended in 1865, explain how this had a defining role in the extinction of dinosaurs
• literature test: explain what the author meant by, "the apple was as red as an apple"
• physics tests: The aliens ate 3.4 doughnuts. Their crumbs fell to the Earth because of gravity. Calculate how many penguins are eating pancakes at the speed of light.

cheesycrocs:

thegreatshono:

Okay so like a month ago I had done the first part of my Comic Composition.  There I talked about the bare basic fundamentals to the language of comics.  If you want to make comics either professionally or just for fun I highly recommend you go back and read that one.  There I talked abut  Panel Direction, Panel Layout, and Word Balloons.  Some of you you might read it and go “Duh Shawn, This is obvious.”  But it never ceases to amaze me on how some seemingly obvious fundamentals are lost to creators starting out.  So If you’re really new to making comics definitely go back and read it.

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The Captain's Log: Tutorial Tuesday: Comic Composition (part 1)

thegreatshono:

So you want to make a comic book? That is awesome! Let’s make sure it doesn’t suck…

A comic book, though dominated by pictures, is more like a language than anything else. It’s communicating a story, information, and/or ideas to somebody else. In order to communicate clearly…

teaonatrain:

OH MY GOD THIS IS LITERALLY ME

dotcore:

Metroid.
by Steven. 

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whathasbeenlost:

snoipahkat:

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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teaonatrain:

YEAHHHH I finished my lightning saix custom. Spray painted this guy silver way back last summer and forgot about him until today, so I finished him up.

Used light blue testor’s enamel paint to give him that blue look. Some of the paint on him came out mess but I’m super happy with how he came out!!

His name is Stiletto [or Dagger]

shesmelledlikecherries:

YOU DON’T UNDERSTAND HOW BAD I WANT THIS

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watershedplus:

An innovative initiative is taking place in the Philippines to bring sustainable lighting to homes in impoverished communities. Empty plastic bottles are installed in the roof, filled with water and bleach they refract sunlight. These “solar light bulbs” provide light equivalent to a 55watt light bulb.

See how they’re made here. From Visual News

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