@plokster / plokster.tumblr.com
Just thought I’d make one of these because I realized I’ve never had one!
Howdy, I’m Plokster! I like to draw cartoons and program sometimes! I usually draw funny creatures or anthros. This is my main account where I post art, both my own and from friends and mutuals.
Some other places you can find me:
Some tags (may add more):
art | mutual art | reblog | OCs
List of OCs Tags under the cut:
Busts, half bodies, full bodies and more! Come and take a look at my sketches, provided lovingly by an artist with chronic pain!
My work time is limited each day, but I do my absolute best to provide quality work!
More info below!
Dr. Robotnik's Ring Racers dropped recently and I wanted to try making a character for it, so here's Courage!
What does your moth OC thing of bright lights? WHAT DOES SHE THINKS WHEN SHE SEES THE SUN. Also is she based on any kind of moth?
She has a lot of trouble controlling herself at night when there are lone light sources! If there’s a lot of lights around, her mind doesn’t really know which one to single out, so it doesn’t really tell her to go for any, which is why she’s fine in the day time.
She isn’t based off of any specific species of moth! I actually created her as a character for an unreleased LittleBigPlanet level and I liked her a lot, so I made her one of my mainstays.
works youtube, soundcloud, twitch, twitter (gifs and videos), tumblr (video and audio), and most other websites you're probably lookin to download stuff off of.
Busts, half bodies, full bodies and more! Come and take a look at my sketches, provided lovingly by an artist with chronic pain!
My work time is limited each day, but I do my absolute best to provide quality work!
More info below!
I've been resource gathering for YEARS so now I am going to share my dragons hoard
Floorplanner. Design and furnish a house for you to use for having a consistent background in your comic or anything! Free, you need an account, easy to use, and you can save multiple houses.
Comparing Heights. Input the heights of characters to see what the different is between them. Great for keeping consistency. Free.
Magma. Draw online with friends in real time. Great for practice or hanging out. Free, paid plan available, account preferred.
Smithsonian Open Access. Loads of free images. Free.
SketchDaily. Lots of pose references, massive library, is set on a timer so you can practice quick figure drawing. Free.
SculptGL. A sculpting tool which I am yet to master, but you should be able to make whatever 3d object you like with it. free.
Pexels. Free stock images. And the search engine is actually pretty good at pulling up what you want.
Figurosity. Great pose references, diverse body types, lots of "how to draw" videos directly on the site, the models are 3d and you can rotate the angle, but you can't make custom poses or edit body proportions. Free, account option, paid plans available.
Line of Action. More drawing references, this one also has a focus on expressions, hands/feet, animals, landscapes. Free.
Animal Photo. You pose a 3d skull model and select an animal species, and they give you a bunch of photo references for that animal at that angle. Super handy. Free.
Height Weight Chart. You ever see an OC listed as having a certain weight but then they look Wildly different than the number suggests? Well here's a site to avoid that! It shows real people at different weights and heights to give you a better idea of what these abstract numbers all look like. Free to use.
Character Design Visual Library - A collection of concept art for different character design types you can use as references. Also contains poses and links to tons of other resources.
Paletton - If you have trouble with color theory, you can use Paletton to give you a good idea of what colors go well together.
QuickPoses - Timed gesture drawing you can take (mostly) at your own pace. If you sign up, you can track your progress and even print out little certificates once you meet certain time requirements. Completely free, but they have an offline version that you can add your own photos to if you throw them 15 bucks.
Adorkastock - A DeviantART user who has tons and tons of photo references for poses.
PhotoPea - A free, in-browser copy of Adobe Photoshop. Doesn't have every feature, but still has quite a lot.
Font Matcherator - See a font you want to use in your own work, but can't find it? Take a screenshot, upload it to the Font Matcherator and it will try to find it, or ones similar to it. The font you're looking for might be free! The website itself, Font Squirrel, also has tons of free fonts hosted there.
@artist-refs - A defunct tumblr blog who used to reblog and tag every tutorial they came across. Has been on indefinite hiatus for years now.
/r/SketchDaily - A subreddit that offers 2 drawing prompts everyday. Good for when you can't think of anything to draw.
Blender - Probably well-known, but I still often see people ask for 3D software so: Blender is a completely free 3D sculpting program with literally every feature you can ask for. It's open source, meaning people can make plugins to add even more stuff to it. Extremely high learning curve, but it's very quickly becoming an industry standard because of how accessible it is.
Blender Froggy Tutorial - If you're just starting out in Blender, here's a good tutorial that will teach you the basics. May want to watch at 0.5x speed.
Joe Murray's Creating Animated Cartoons with Character - The creator of Rocko's Modern Life and Camp Lazlo put out a book about his cartoon/ character design philosophy a while back. It had a very limited printing run, and as a result, people started buying and upselling copies. To combat this, Joe Murray decided to put the whole thing online for free.
DrawABox - A website that teaches you the absolute basics of drawing. Goes very, very in depth.
Internet Archive - Just in case someone is unaware, Internet Archive is a wonderful place where out-of-print books, video games, programs, music, and more are archived. There are tons of art books available at your disposal. Some examples: How to Draw Manga Furries (don't be fooled, it's actually pretty good) and CartoonModern - Visual Cartoon Design of the 1950's. Tons and tons of art books are available at your disposal.
KidPix - It's KidPix! In your browser! For free!
JsPaint - Original Microsoft Paint! In your browser! For free!
I’ve been thinking lately about just how long I’ve actually wanted to be a girl and it’s kind of ridiculous how far it goes back. This outfit being from a dream I had several years ago isn’t even the first example. Was just reminded of early memories when my doctor asked me exactly how long I had thoughts of wanting to be a girl
Tagged by @woollyshay (hi!!! :0] )
Last Song I Listened To: Smooth by Santana
Currently Watching: OG Dragon Ball (first time!) Also Frieren: Beyond Journey's End. I like them both a lot so far!
Spicy/Savory/Sweet: I think I tend to prefer savory but I can wake up wanting anything on any day!!
Relationship Status: Single, not too interested in being in a relationship.
Current Obsession: I don't really know! I guess drawing my OCs. I'm really trying to improve my art this year so I've been avoiding playing too many games or watching too many shows. I suppose earlier this year I was obsessed with trading cards. Really wanted to try making my own as authentically as possible but can't really get my hands on good supplies for it. Was kind of obsessed with Neopets from December until mid-February, too!
People to tag: @smallestbird @bunnynarwhal @kaijumafoo @aurasisle @naycelium
11/30/23: KOSA is an anti-LGBTQIA+ censorship bill. It is essential you call THIS week. Tell them you are specifically against KOSA and especially against hotlining the bill.
Call the Capitol Switchboard at (202) 224-3121 and ask to be connected to the Senator of your choice.
Here is one that will send your reps a fax: https://resist.bot/
Even with the changes as of 2024, this is still dangerous. It could clear senate. It’s got enough support to. Contact your senators.
The vote is on March 13th.
Even better, contact your representatives since this bill doesn’t have much support in there and it’s important that it never does.
Reblogging this to raise awareness.
I’m not American but this shit is setting a very dangerous precedent.
So contact your reps please.
Reblog this too.
This will affect the entire world because there's only one internet, and they have namedropped tumblr and AO3 as specific targets! They will wipe out the online queer community and fandoms.
And most fandom sites like those two and fanfiction.net are american! And who's saying the americans won't try to sue foreign country-based sites if this gets through?
Even if you aren't from the USA, contact them anyway because USA has no right to try to control the world like this! It has only been held at bay for this long because people have protested it!
Thank you
