mrlich: (dragonbones)
mrlich ([personal profile] mrlich) wrote2008-09-10 11:44 am

For Both Visual Artists and Those Who Aren't

The Idea:
I realized that there's about a million and one tutorials out there for the visual arts. Enough that I'm not going to link to anything here - a simple Google search will handle that nicely for anyone who cares to look.

The problem is the fact that it seems like 75% of those tutorials are on How to Color Using Cell Techniques or How to Draw Anime Eyes. Now don't get me wrong - it's perfectly delightful that folks are creating tutorials on these subjects, but it got me thinking: there's got to be stuff that people want to know, but can't find online.

The Question:

Is there something that you would like to see in a tutorial that you haven't seen already? Is there some aspect of drawing or painting? Composition? Perspective? or something that I haven't even thought of that you would like to know more about by way of tutorial?

If so, just reply here and I'll see what I can do about that. :)

[identity profile] barcodedmaggot.livejournal.com 2008-09-18 09:59 pm (UTC)(link)
Tutorials are generally provided for popular effects. Since there's a lot of people who want to draw anime eyes, there's several examples.

Most of the time when people ask me how I do certain things in Photoshop, I give very vague answers because there's hardly any uniform steps. I just use what works. It's not that I am being a prude or a snob, but if I were to go through the various steps I've taken to produce a piece of art then it somewhat undermines the originality. But mostly the fact that I'd leave something out, or might not include details about all the specific touch-ups.