Joan Of Um... Uuuh... Idk Something

How I pratice drawing things, now in a tutorial form. The shrimp photo I used is here

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Odette, my queen

guide me, o' tifa

Meet Mary. She's an OC I've been working on for the past two days.

Force-a-nature

(inspired by @teamfurtress go check them out 4 bunnnnnyyyy scouttttt and otheerrrrrs)

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Ragna and Nu parenting hcs plsssssss ty!

Ok I have like 2 asks that are older than this one but the random motivation went brrr so fuck it we ball. Also that one Ragnu fic on fanfic.net was a big help in getting this done.

This is...probably not my best, but this ship is fucking hard to do.

-Taking place in an AU where Ragna doesn't have to sacrifice himself at the end of CF, whether the two of them decide to adopt or Nu is able to have children, these two are...odd as parents to say the least.

-Ragna takes the parent role much more naturally, though that's not really saying much when Nu used to be a weapon created for war, but she's starting to have normal emotions now and very eager to learn. Chances are though she's probably going to need more attention than the kid sometimes to make sure nothing goes wrong.

-Ragna does have at least some experience with kids? Luna and Sena, at least, and might as well throw Tao in there because she might as well be one. Though one that's supposed to be his is another matter entirely. He's not the biggest fan of them normally, but the little rascal manages to grow on him somehow.

-The kid's going to grow up one of two ways: a smartass delinquent or an innocent, mildly socially awkward kid, maybe a bit of both.

-They're also going to grow up with an affinity for swords, there's no avoiding that. Someone's going to need to keep a constant eye on the kid and keep innovating on new places to hide any and all sharp objects.

-As long as Ragna's around, the kid's going to learn how to defend themself when needed, half out of necessity and half out of a subconscious fear Ragna has of something happening. Terumi still fucked him up beyond full repair after all. Also he's not gonna let them not learn how to cook, the last thing he needed was his own progeny ending as up another Noel. Kind of a hardass sometimes, but a cool dad.

-Nu is one hundred percent the one that spoils the kid. She just can't help but dote on them, though sometimes Ragna has to keep her from taking it too far so they don't end up a spoiled brat. This might earn some pouting from her, but it's probably for the better.

-At the very least, poor Ragna and Nu aren't going to be alone. Noel and her friends, Lambda, Celica, Jubei, and to a lesser extent Jin (though he's going to be a fucking tsundere about it) are willing to help out. When it comes to a child as chaotic as they are any and all help is greatly appreciated.

-Rachel would probably not want much to do with the kid, at least until Ragna talked to her about it. The kid could use a godmother, even if the world was a much safer place than the last one. He half expected an immediate no, but he was pleasantly surprised.

-To be honest Rachel herself was surprised as well. But since the insanity of Terumi and the looping world had finally all ended, she felt as if the world had finally been taken off her shoulders. She could finally live and enjoy life for what it was. And if part of that was Ragna's child, so be it. She did want to see where it went, though she'd never admit that out loud.

-The kid's got one gigantic found family, with plenty of positive influences in their life. Ragna and Nu are optimistic that they'll turn out for the better as long as they don't royally fuck up.

How does one get over the fear of a blankpage, or fully committing to a drawing? How does one think how to pose their character, or think of scenarios to put them in? It confuses me sometimes.

Craft of mine

I always avoided using references, but couldn't point out what exactly made me avoid it. I have finally realized that due to being unfortunate enough to be surrounded by people boldly claiming "real artists draw everything from imagination without any references" [now i know it's bullshit] in my early years of artistic journey, I developed fear of being too dependent on references and fear of being completely unable to draw anything good without "copying". Any ideas how to overcome that fear?

It's not something I hear at all in professional spaces. We've straight up traced weird angles of our arms before. I use lots of references. You will naturally get better at drawing intuitively with the more references you use since we learn by example. I draw intuitively much more accurately than I did many years ago, but I still use references because my idea of a polished drawing is a moving goalpost.

Jason Rainville is one of the best of the best, paints MTG cards and he often posts his references. You can see how closely they mirror the final image:

If you want to get good at art, you have to look at things and that's all it boils down to. Those who say it's bad to use references are either 1) never getting good at art, or 2) are insecure and are posturing in front of other artists. Hope this helps!