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@kingfisherarts / kingfisherarts.tumblr.com

art blog, work in progress <3
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Hello! This is, as the title implies, an art blog.

I primarily do realistic graphite portraits, though I love all kinds of art and enjoy broadening my abilities. I hope to practice hyperrealism as well as develop my ability to draw scenery.

I’ve been on tumblr since 2015 (unfortunately) and have been drawing for far longer than that, but I still consider myself a beginner artist. I love it when people share advice and personal experiences with art! I really would love to meet people so feel free to send an ask or message me for any reason <3

I’m currently not doing commissions, though I plan to in the future. Until then, feel free to suggest ideas for me to draw! I might not answer everything, but the inspiration is appreciated.

Interests of mine other than art include, but aren’t limited to: cats, houseplants, My Chemical Romance, bees, M*A*S*H, writing, visiting small historical museums, Supernatural (also unfortunately), and identifying local plants in the woods. Some of these might be featured in my art 🤷‍♀️

Lastly, reblogs are extremely welcomed here. They’re what shares my art with other people. Because I would love to be able to do commissions in the future, it’s helpful for me to have people who see my art. Plus, it’s just an amazing feeling to share something I worked hard on with people who might think it’s cool! If I ever want you to not reblog something, it will simply not be rebloggable. This applies to all kinds of my posts. And don’t feel afraid to comment on my art in the replies, tags, or a reblog— I deeply appreciate the kind words and motivation.

Thank you for visiting my blog! If you have any questions, feel free to ask.

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tumblr tuesday: bug race roundup

Well, fellas, you did it again. And by "it," we mean utterly surpassed our wildest dreams for what polls could be. Like, shot-past-the-target-onto-the-moon-then-past-the-moon-and-now-orbiting-some-cosmic-bug-head-planet-somewhere kind of surpassed. Here's a round up of some of the fun folks have been having around crankyteapot's inaugural poll meme.

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gayvampyr

i hate that every time i look for color studies and tips to improve my art and make it more dynamic and interesting all that comes up are rudimentary explanations of the color wheel that explain it to me like im in 1st grade and just now discovering my primary colors

“red and green are opposites 🥰” cool now how do i paint a tree with pinks and blues without it looking like a child’s finger painting or incongruous blobs of rainbow vomit

ok i can’t explain it very well but im looking for tips and techniques for rendering art like

with specifically the highlights and colors being hues that compliment each other, don’t distract from the scene, and make it more interesting/visually appealing

is it too much to ask

gonna drop some sources I have saved on Pinterest! I don't know if these all link back to the original sources so apologies for that

This one's more for palette building but I think it's useful and can be applied to the other ones

"Chromatic fringe" - I also see people using this with shading, they bring in a transition color that is a different hue than the base color or shadow, it makes it so that less vibrancy is lost and it doesn't get muddy!

This one specifically has a lot of process behind the style of painting you're looking for!

Also one of my favorite artists who makes bright and colorful art like this is Not Sorry Art on TikTok & YouTube, her website is here and it's<3 my fav. She has some videos where you can see her process

With the oranges painting you put as an example, I noticed they painted the lighter values more toward yellow - they also exaggerated the hues of the undertones of the photo, so I'm guessing they either did it in their head or bumped the saturation up to get a closer look! I really love these paintings you shared and I definitely share your desire to paint/draw like that :)

thanks this is super helpful! /gen

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