Things that make me feel good! And that I should do more to build confidence etcetera

• Binge-watching movies and name dropping them like a poser
• Platinum-ing a game
• Finishing a drawing and realizing I'm improving
• Successfully concluding a study session
• Dressing up nicely
• Smelling good

— god tier: study

— top tier: drawing, writing

— mid tier: movies, shows, anime, manga, games, books

— low tier: randomized study

— shit tier: fucking around

— toyhouse profiles

• dance ensemble: 10%
• paranormal romance: 1%
• the monstrous feminine: 5%
• conspiracy thriller: 1%
• phantasy club: 0%

— ocs' art: 5%

— worldbuilding: 50%

— plots:

• dance ensemble: 50%
• paranormal romance: 25%
• the monstrous feminine: 80%
• conspiracy thriller: 75%
• phantasy club: 20%

. Hast du irgendwelche Lust?

• fix palette use
• consistent character design
• consistent character colors (specially skin)

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• look up bani's step by step
• study badasserywomen's art
• reference harteus' tutorials

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• take a tip from yoshitaka amano and ayami kojima about composition
• look at junji ito's take at building tension in a picture
• analyze kentarou miura's and shinichi sakamoto's drawing styles (specially on lines and forms)

• what's been on the list for quite some time
  • practice a dance routine
  • somehow watch Lawrence of Arabia
  • read the Paleblood Hunt
  • go back studying

— inspo

• Bloodborne (2015), game
• Devil May Cry (2001—2019), franchise
• Silent Hill (1999—2014), franchise
• The Thing (1982), movie

— refs

• Badasserywomen (gothic, dark colors, overall feel, use of palettes, shading)
• mournfulwizard (gothic, dark colors, overall feel, use of palettes, shading)
• bani-chan (gothic, colors, overall feel, use of palettes, composition)
• Jodie (gothic, dark colors, overall feel, use of palettes, composition, shading)
• pirate cashoo
• Lolimoog (female character designs, use of dark elements)
• Abigail Larson female character designs, gothic, dark c...

• the color black
• skulls & skeletons
• gothic architectures
• dark fashion
  • black clothing
• afro-textured hair
  • braids
• leather
  • leather jackets
  • long coats
• dark sunglasses
  • round sunglasses
• horror movies
  • cosmic horror
  • action horror
  • the monstrous-feminine

• if, after the sketch, the palette and colors or the drawing overall doesn't look good, then redo it from the beginning and try again by either changing the palette or scrapping the shading ; it's not gonna look any better after that and trying to insist is not only a mistake but a waste of time and energy
  • also, if the colors don't look right try making the painting black and white the same way you'd flip the canvas to check for imperfections
    • look for contrasts between the tones and tweak whatever necessary; for better enhancement, you can also do it while zoomed out so, if you can make out the drawing from afar, it's all good
• blues or purples for shades, the prominent color for lightening

• art
  • milestones
    • shorten and manage time
    • improve composition
    • improve discipline
    • draw more backgrounds
    • learn decent sketching style
    • do art study on shading
  • ideas
    • Skuld's design's concept and facial expressions
    • Nevan's monstrous shapeshifting
    • Joash's outfits (normal with gauntlet, study, semi-formal, formal)
    • Joash and Edvard's kiss
      • and sex positions
    • Nevan's tattoos, front and behind