anatomicalart:

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I present to you Character Design Reference
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I couldn’t even include all of the reference boards this blog contains on this photoset. That’s right! There’s EVEN MORE! There are pages and pages of them! It is an inspiration treasure trove!
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A list of great quick, no-equipment workouts for your whole body!

(Note: Some of these are more advanced than others, and you should always make sure not to take on what you aren’t ready for yet. Pick out exercises and workouts that you feel qualified for and comfortable with, and gradually work your way up. Remember that more is less. Do as many repetitions you want, but to prevent injury and unnecessary pain you should make sure that each rep is focused, and that you’re able to keep form throughout the whole thing. You should also keep in mind that it’s important to drink water, warm up with some cardio to get your heart-rate going, cool down and stretch.)

Youtube channels worth checking out:

1. womensworkoutchannel

2. fitnessblender

3. XHitdaily

4. Scola Dondo’s reciepts and tips

Recommended workouts:

Abs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Legs: 1, 2, 3, 4, 5

Back: 1, 2, 3

Calves: 1

Arms (chest, back and core): 1, 2, 3, 4

zemael:

Hey! Sorry for the late reply, I haven’t really had time to do the tutorial for you! But, I did one today. It’s kinda messy and not 100% anatomically perfect (I do several flaws myself) but I think I made some good points!

• Arms:

Arms cannot be done without shoulders, so that’s why I will include them here. To know how one body part works, you need to understand the other parts too. I suggest drawing a stick figure, as shown above. Do it with shoulders and everything - don’t care about anatomy. Really, don’t - go mad! You can figure out how to deal with the anatomy AFTER you have figured how to draw the body freely.

I imagine most body parts to be shaped as tear drops, as shown above; especially the arms and legs. Draw them above the stick figure - don’t be afraid to overlap the teardrops. In fact, I suggest it! The best way to understand anatomy is to think of it as shapes and doll-parts.

After you’ve figured that out, do several, VERY tiny, small doodles like these. Go crazy - don’t bother with anatomy just yet. Do them also very quickly and so small you can’t think of the details. Just keep doing this until you sorta understand how arms work. 

Here is a doodle of a “real” arm, and as you can see, how it’s shaped it resembles the teardrops above. A general rule is to constantly draw the body in curves - male AND female. NEVER draw a single line straight.

I mentioned before I thought it was important to include shoulders/other body parts to understand another. This is why. The body basically has a “flow” when you move. The red lines clearly shows the flow. This is also how you can create a dynamic pose: think of the flow. The muscles are formed that way to be able to function. Which reminds me, buy some good anatomy books. And I’m talking about more or less MEDICAL anatomy books - you think you won’t need it - but trust me, it’s more useful than you can imagine. I do NOT suggest buying “stylistic” anatomy books, like Christopher Hart (ugh NO), for example, as these can mislead you. Medical anatomy books CANNOT because they MUST be right.

And for the last part, here’s some “do’s” and “don’ts”. It’s important to remember the muscles between the neck and shoulders. Many, especially when drawing females, forget this. It’s true the most visible it is - the more muscular you will look. But even the most petite people have these. Your neck literally would not function if you didn’t have these supporters. Then, the arms below is just to show why it’s important to draw the body with curves. Many have probably heard “straight lines for males” which is a complete lie. They will look stiff and unnatural. Curves can both empathize muscles AND fat. Heck, even your bones aren’t straight.

• Legs:

Legs certainly are the hardest. There’s a good reason for this; because they’re one of our most strongest muscles, and they are more or less dominating when it comes to poses (together with the spine). However, just like with the arms, draw a stick figure. I won’t suggest drawing them completely straight, as you can see here, as it will add weight. Do teardrops shapes. As for the hips - think of them as panties or briefs. This is not a MUST; but it will help; I think!

And just like the arms, do small doodles. Don’t be serious, play around until you get the idea.

As you can see, these legs easily can be turned into teardrops even when they’re detailed like this.

Now, what makes legs/hips interesting is that the way fat gathers there. Although not a must, seeing as we’re all different, females tend to get more fat there than men. Usually, however, it’s not at the SIDE of the hops, but at the thighs, calves and the “love handles”. (Excuse my english, aaah…) Women also tend to have bigger hips, but again, it’s not a must. It’s not uncommon to have small hips, either; or big hips for men, etc.

Of course, the legs too follow the “flow”!

Something worth noting is the “Standing point” The standing point is basically a straight line, and the further away you are from the line; the more unbalanced you are. To create a dynamic pose you should avoid that line as much as possible. However, if you want to look balanced/realistic, have the one leg stand there for support. The leg to the left is balanced, as you can see one of the legs is taking all the weight; with other words, it’s the support leg-making it balanced. The legs to the right, however, are likely to fall over if she keeps standing like that!

Now for some more do’s and don’ts. I already mentioned the barbie legs, invisible heels and micro-mini crotch in my previous tutorial, but these two are different. I see this mistake a lot; when you sit down, your thighs will become wider because you’re pressing all the fat to the sides. Now, this also depends on how you’re positioning your legs. How much it widens depends on how much fat you have in the first place; but it will always be there.

And then there’s this awkward “thigh gap”. Before I get any haters telling me how I “thin shame”, please, take a seat and read this. Good? Good. How much space you actually have between your thighs depends fully on how you’re standing, bending, angle, body type and everything else. However, the one to the right? Not likely.

• Hands:

Okay, I’m getting really lazy now; so I’ll be quick. Draw a rectangle. Sorta like this; it doesn’t have to be exactly like this - since hands can be shaped VERY differently. Just compare to your friends.

Draw a little triangle attached to it.

Now, the fingers! How long they should be and etc doesn’t really matter either. But if you’re unsure, draw them as tear drops, too.

Now, draw the fingers! Starting to look like a hand, sort of.

Then draw the details and fix things you didn’t like. I really don’t like the way this is drawn but I’m just tired right now.

Just like the legs/arms, practice by doing that simple figure really quickly.

Guess what? Hands also follow “the flow”!

• Feet:

Okay, I’m getting really lazy. Plus, feet are SUPER HARD- I’m just going to say this: think of them as triangles. Overlap them; think of it as 3D!

Practice practice practice! And medical anatomy books. And photo references. And real-life references!

Hope this helped! \o/ As I said, I’m nowhere near perfect but, ahh, I tried.

radyuri:

• jfashion magazines!!! (helps out with outfits/people)
• paint online!!
• some paint tool sai brushes!!
• mypaint (its free and its kinda like photoshop its really cool!)
• firealpca (its free and its pretty much a mix between sai and photoshop!!)
• photoshop (for free! and other stuff)
• textures
• more textures
• brushes
• more brushes
• bonus: a kawaii photo editor

fucktonofanatomyreferencesreborn:

A coolio fuck-ton of basic hand references.

alliaofrph:

alliaofrph:

I save a helpful links so I think “ow,i should made a masterlist”. I only found the link from my bookmarks.

**maybe i renew/add a new link that i found

WRITING HELP/CHARACTER

• writing a bitchy character (1,2,3,4,5,6,7,8,9,10)
• writing a cocky character (1,2,3,4)
  
• writing a emotion character (1,2)
  
• How to play a hippie
• Playing the quiet character.
• Portraying the shopaholic.
• Portraying a mute character.
  
• Portraying a kleptomaniac.
• How to play the stalker.
• Writing distant, indifferent characters.
• How to write a character who stutters.
• Writing a character who is sassy.
• A guide to playing a southern character.
• Portraying characters with crushes.
• How to portray a teen mom.
• How to play a character who is mean.
• How to portray a character high on cocaine.
• Writing a character who is high on amphetamines.
• Playing an efficient male character.
• Portraying the asshole.
• Playing a character who suffers from shyness.
• How to play a mentally ill/insane character.
• Writing a character who self-harms.
• Writing a happy character.
• Writing a character who suffers from night terrors.
• Writing a character with paranoid personality disorder.
• How to play a victim of rape.
• How to RP a blind character.
• Writing a leader.
• Writing a character with Dissociative Identity Disorder.
• Writing a character with depression.
• Writing a character who is homosexual.
• Writing a character with schizophrenia.
• Playing a fe/male character.
• Writing a character with Nymphomania.
• How to write a worry wart.
• How to write a character with HPD.
• How to write a bad ass character.
• Playing a pansexual.
• Tips on writing a drug addict.
• Tips on writing the pregnant female.
• Writing insane characters.
• Playing a character under the influence of marijuana.
• Portraying a character with diabetes.
• How to play a prankster.
• Playing a character who has been adopted.
• Portraying a vampire.
• Playing a character with an eating disorder.
• Portraying a character who is anti-social.
• Portraying a character who is depressed.
• How to portray someone with dyslexia.
• How to portray a character with bipolar disorder.
• Portraying a character with severe depression.
• How to play a serial killer.
• Writing a tomboy.
• Playing a pyromaniac.
• How to write a mute character.
• How to write a character with an OCD.
• How to play a stoner.
• How to write an asexual character.
• How to play a bitchy/vicious character.
• How to play a character with HPD.
• Playing a pregnant woman.
• Playing the burn-out.
• Writing a “nice” character.
• How to play a gentleman.
• How to play a shy/introvert character.
• How to play a naive character.
• Playing characters with memory loss.
• How to write a character who smokes.
• How to write pirates.
• How to write characters with PTSD.
• How to play a character who isn’t ready for sex.
• How to play the geek.
• Playing the manipulative character.
• Portraying a character with borderline personality disorder.
• Playing a character with Orthorexia Nervosa.
• Writing a character who lost someone important.
• Playing the bullies.
• Portraying the drug dealer.
• Playing a rebellious character.
• How to portray a sociopath.
• How to play a swimmer.
• Portraying a ballerina.
• Playing a promiscuous male.
• Playing a character with cancer.
• How to portray a bubbly character.
• How to portray a power driven character.
• How to portray the shy character.
• Playing a character under the influence of drugs.
• Playing a character who struggles with Bulimia.
• Portraying a hippie.
• Portraying sexually/emotionally abused characters.
• Playing a character with asthma.
• Portraying characters who have secrets.
• Portraying a recovering alcoholic.
• Portraying a sex addict.
• How to play someone creepy.
• Portraying a foreigner.
• Portraying an emotionally detatched character.
• How to play a character with social anxiety.
• Portraying a character who is high.
• How to play a strong, female character.
• Writing a character with a hangover.
• Playing angry characters.
• Playing a character who is smarter than you.
• Playing and writing autistic characters.
• Portraying a trans character.
• How to portray a dominant character.
• Playing a character who is faking a disorder.
• Playing a prisoner.
• Playing the opposite sex.
• Portraying a character who has PTSD.
• Playing a character who stutters.
• Portraying characters with Aspergers Syndrome.
• How to play a depressed character who selfharms.
• Portraying the “dumb” character.
• How to portray a lesbian.
• How to play a blind character.
• How to play a sexual assault victim.
• Writing a compulsive gambler.
• Writing a closeted character.
• Playing a werewolf.
• Writing a character with an addiction to sex.
• Writing a character who is drunk.
• Portraying a character who is British.
• Playing a Brit.
• Portraying a character with amnesia.
• Playing heroes.
• Portraying a witty character.
• How to play an INTJ.
• How to play a vampire.
• How to play a character who is manipulative.
• Portraying the natural born leader.
• Portraying the character who is flirtatious.
• Writing a nice character.
• How to portray a character who has asthma.
• Playing a character with ADHD.
• Writing characters with anxiety.
• Amnesia
• Children
• A Death Scene
• Loosing Someone (2)
• Old Persons
• Physical Injuries (2, 3)
• Sexual Abuse (2)
• Fight Scenes (2, 3, 4)
• Horror
• Torture
• How to Describe the Body Shape of Female Characters
• Character Apperance Help
• Words to Describe Voice
• Body Language Cheat Sheet
• Character Development Exercises
• 101 Character Development Questions
• Art of Character Development
• Introducing Characters
• Characters You Need to Reinvent
• Making Characters Likeable
• Heros and Villains
• Describing Clothing
• Understanding Body Language
• 100 Positive Traits
• Mental Illness in Writing
• Conflicts and Characters

JOBS/HOBBIES

• Actors
• Ballet Dancer (2)
• Christianity
• Foreigners
• Gamblers
• Hinduism
• Hitmen
• Satanism
• Smokers
• Stoners
• Taoism
• Journalists
• Vegetarians

LOCATIONS

• Australia
• Boston
• California (2, 3)
• England/Britain (2, 3, 4, 5)
• New York
• Prison
• London
• The South (2)

GENDERS

• Females (2)
• Males (2)
• Transgender People

NAMES

• Female Names (2, 3, 4, 5)
• Male Names (2, 3, 4, 5) 
• Last Names  (2, 3, 4)

QUOTES

• Song Lyrics Masterlist
• Songs for Biographies
• Favorite Quotes: TV and Movies
• Favorite Quotes: Notable Authors
• Favorite Quotes: Celebrities
• Favorite Quotes: Popular Books (2)
• Quotes From Songs
• Character Quotes
• Masterlist of Bio Lyrics
• Masterlist of Bio Quotes
• Masterlist of Song Lyrics
• Biography Lyrics
• A Masterlist of Quotes
• +130 Quotes

SMUT

• Smut Guide: Casual Sex
• Smut Guide: For Beginners
• How to: Write a First Time Sex Scene Romantically
• How to: Smut - The Bare Bones
• How to: Smut (For Virgins)
• How to: Write Lesbian Smut
• How to: Write Smut (2, 3)
• How to: Write a Blowjob/Prepping for Smut
• Smut Guides of Tumblr
• Tips on Writing Sex Scenes
• A Guide to Language in Smut
• Domination and Submission
• Making Love
• A Smut Guide

KISSES

• How to: Write a Kiss (2)
• Different Types of Kisses
• Writing Out the First Kiss

GRAMMAR

• Placement of Speech Tags
• Grammar and Spelling
• Grammar Slammer!
• American vs. British Grammar
• HyperGrammar
• Grammar Girl
• Punctuating Dialogue
• How to Use the Semicolon
• Introduction to the Basic Rules of Punctuation
• Comma 101
• All About Dialouge
• 11 Grammar Tips
• Comma Usage
• Correct Use of Apostrophe
• Proofreading
• Transition Words
• 40+ Tips to Improve your Grammar and Punctuation
• Better Writing: Grammar & Spelling
• Semicolons and Colons
• Underlining and Italicizing
• Dashes and Parentheses
• Hyphens
• Apostrophes
• The Ellipsis
• List of 1000+ Adjectives

ART

• painting tutorial
• colour palette (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6)
• drawing clothe folding
• avoiding drawing the same face
• draw ice
• anatomy help
• free drawing program (1) (2)
• sai brushes (1) (2) (3) (4) (5) (6) (7) (8)
• draw hair
• drawing ref
• dont know what to draw?
• draw 3D room tut
• drawing eyes
• lip tutorial
• how to draw jeans
• how to draw arms
• expression tutorial
• drawing hair and fur
• drawing cats
• pose reference blog [its actually a blog full of references i-]
• download photoshop
• paint blood
• color blender
• draw hands
• hands 2
• photoshop help (1) (2) (3) (4) (5)
• remove backgrounds from images online
• clouds
• brush setting ref (SAI)
• kissing ref 
• how to draw curls
• realistic woman body ref
• draw knees
• draw feet
• shadow help
• male body
• lips ref
• contouring and highlighting
• draw wings
• change images using blur (PS)
• gray
• hat ref
• glowing stuff
• pastel colors
• draw grass
• eyeliner ref
• Painting tutorial
• Female/male arms
• Kneeling + Sitting ref
• Dragon head view tutorial
• SAI brushes 86786
• Drawing expressions
• Sai Brushes 1
• NGE colour palette 1
• 100+ colour palletes
• Avoiding same face
• Face contours/highlighting 
• free art MyPaint
• Body anatomy help 1
• How to shift images using blur in PS
• Drawing clothe folding
• How to draw ice
• Colour palette 1
• Colour palette 2
• SAI brush settings 2
• SAI/PS pixel brushes
• Warm/Cool gray
• Flower crown tutorial
• Skin colour palette
• Pink colour sheet
• How to draw butts&thighs
• The male torso
• Drawing glowing stuff in SAI
• Drawing horse/animal legs on humans
• Drawing clouds
• Muscular male with bow stock photos
• Pastel colours
• Drawing grass fields in SAI
• Expressions&Legs
• All about the human body
• 20+ colour palettes 
• Colour conversion
• Kissing ref
• Creature design 
• Colour meanings
• Creating expression
• Tutorial masterpost (100+)
• Lineart
• Canine
• How to colour
• Pose studies
• Feline comparisons
• How to draw penis
• Leaf pressing
• 100+ anatomy references 
• How to draw folds
• SAI brushes 3
• Sitting poses
• Colour palette 4
• Cloud painting
• How to draw 3D rooms
• Colour info
• Colouring ref
• Hair tutorial
• Clothing ref
• Bodies and poses
• SAI brushes 5
• Colour scheme designer
• Folding ref
• Heads&Angles 
• Paint tool SAI masterpost
• Drawing ref masterpost (10+)
• Hair+Fur
• How to draw faces
• SAI brushes 4
• Anatomy of mutant humans
• What should I draw?
• Free art software
• pastel colour ref
• Mass art ref
• Soft SAI brushes
• ways to draw stuff
• SAI brush settings
• baseball cap ref
• Penis ref
• Drawing human wings
• Cool free art software
• Huge art ref
• Colour blender
• 2 SAI brushes
• Photoshop for free 

MAKEUP

• eyeliner
• how to apply blush
• how to draw eyebrows
• ombre eyeliner
• lipstick trick
• the kitty eye ^.^
• nude lips
• smokey eye make up
• what you need to know about beauty
• 5 of the best foundations 
• best powder foundations
• quick foundation tip
• how to apply liquid foundation
• breaking it down
• makeup highlights tutorial
• blush for your skin tone
• how to apply bronzer
• how to contour your face
• apply blush like a pro
• blush according to your face shape
• d.i.y. gel liner
• get the perfect winged liner
• get winged liner using tape
• awesome eyeliner tricks
• 9 different eyeliner looks
• different eyeliner styles
• guide to applying eyeshadow
• suit your eyeshadow to your eyes
• glittery smoky eye
• get the perfect smoky eye
• a shade for every occasion
• kool-aid lip stain
• best lipsticks for blondes
• hot red lips
• how to get gradient lips
• lipstick shades for fall
• how to make any lipstick look matte
• get soft kissable lips
• long lasting makeup tricks
• victoria’s secret model tips
• saving face
• beginner’s guide
• when will it expire?
• 10 makeup tips from mac
• best tips from professionals
• 18 beauty essentials
• basics you should own
• make-up brush tutorial 
• brush tricks
• clean your makeup brushes
• make-up brush guide
• make up hacks
• easy make up tips

BODY CARE

• the runaway to gorgeous skin
• winter dryness
• acne foundation routine
• wash your face correctly
• how to wash your face 101

HAIR

• messy bun tutorial
• different ways to braid
• three-braid updo
• waterfall braid
• how to fishtail
• romantic curls
• braid + bun updo
• how to do pastel hair
• 8 ways to wear a bow
• 4-strand braid
• braided bun
• braided headband
• dutch braid crown
• pin curls!
• how to contour
• everyday makeup routine
• lipstick using crayons
• eyeliner ref wow
• filling in eyebrows
• banana facial mask (moisturizes)
• strawberry facial mask (acne prone skin)
• avocado facial mask (dry skin)
• yogurt facial mask (sensitive skin)
• list of oils to add to your face masks
• already made masterpost :*

OTHER

• sleep calculator
• survive nature
• rain
• tumblr music
• calming rain
• need a hug?
• like the sound of a coffee shop?
• can’t remember the name of a song?
• the thoughts room
• how to love yourself
• upload anything from your iPhone etc. to your laptop
• learn another language
• make HUGE unpoppable bubbles
• play some piano
• draw a stick man and watch the story!
• thousands of stars (you can zoom in/out and learn about them)
• check if a username is taken (any site! twitter/tumblr, etc)
• draws stuff as you move your curser
• tell your thoughts to no one
• play with cob web
• make music with balloons
• learn to play the guitar
• learn to build a ship in a bottle
• learn origami
• learn some yoyo tricks
• make your own stuffed animals
• how to decorate iphone cases
• make a candle
• important things you should remember
• how to kill your anxiety
• how to help someone with their anxiety
• look for literally any book you want (free)
• waterproof your shoes
• know what your emotion is
• how to love yourself
• ultimate writers resources masterpost
• learn how to make punk edits without photoshop
• dont know what to read?
• learn a new habit 
• how to answer the top 35 asked questions when applying for a job
• want to draw?
• The quiet place

MOVIES

• Giant Movie masterpost
• Disney movies masterpost
• Superhero movies masterpost
• Movies for when you’re sick
• Scary movies masterpost
• Tumblr dedicated to finding movie links
• When to pee during a movie