was inspired by love letters sent between gay lovers in the middle ages.

does drawing ornate frames make you bald - do you look at alphonse mucha's work and think "how can I do this" ; well look no further. this sloppy guide took longer to make than the frame itself did.

sometimes artists say "use references" without elaborating - and for people new to anatomy / composition, that can seem pretty daunting or vague. so here's a messy tutorial on how I utilize references and how you can too ?

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sliding into #visiblewomen with a healthy dose of fantasy, prop design, & the macabre. my passions include all things occult, historical fashion + weaponry, and lgbtq+ love. ? https://t.co/NaJeHZKKQa ? angelsillu@gmail.com

flash #ffxiv / #ffxivart

I made a small tutorial about this once. style is little more than how you naturally translate the world around you and the ideas in your head. it is like the language you speak ; informed by your upbringing, interests, environment, what you read, what you watch. that's it. https://t.co/GCnhUCb3xL

someone on my last tutorial asked about how to see "shapes" in references and use that to develop style, but the fact is, everyone sees the world differently, and that's a good thing! I cobbled up another (very messy) tutorial that I hope helps explain how to "see" ?