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Anonymous asked you:
what does render mean? i tried searching about it on google it has so many meanings haha xD
Rendering basically means when you fill in the 3d-ish structure to a 2d painting; so instead of just laying down flat colours and simple shading, you’re working over the shading, back-lighting, texturing, etc. I put some examples up :D.
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Hey Qinni :D For some reason whenever I sketch out my eyes, the way my pupils look in my eyes makes it look like the person it scared or worried. Even when I followed it exactly how you did in your tutorial, the eyes still look “scared”. Do you think the pupils may be too small?
i don’t think the size of pupils makes that much of a difference depending on what the style is. I mean, look at One Piece - Luffy’s pupils are dots, but he hardly ever look scared or worried hahaha. It’s very hard to tell what the problem is without looking at it though. Maybe it’s just you? Sometimes i feel like my character’s looking weird but they’re not - it’s only cause i’ve been staring at it for too long hahaha. 
Anonymous asked you:
Sorry to bother you but, I was curious if you wouldn’t mind sharing your brush settings in Sai? And perhaps if you had tips for a sketch type brush? I’d really appreciate it! Your art is amazing by the way!
you can find my brush settings here 
and thanks :D
Anonymous asked you:
I’ve always wondered… what’s the main difference between inspiration and copying? I’m always influenced by the real world and the works of other artists, but whenever I like an idea, I always try to change and develop it to my own tastes. However, despite that, I still wonder sometimes if that counts as copying. Maybe I’m over thinking it. D:
For me, inspiration means taking the idea and re-drawing that essence of idea into something that’s your own (and i think most people draw out of inspiration - it’s rare if ever there is genuine original idea.). Copying means taking the same idea, same pose, same colours, or to have too many points of similarity between what you were “inspired” to do vs what you actually did yourself. Copying is just redrawing with no input of your own. There’s always a fine line revolving that though, and whether you think it’s right or wrong is up to you; some people think copying is just fine, so people like Andy Warhol or some popular dA artists’ i won’t name and they copy screenshots of movies, would be considered okay for them to do it, while others think copying is a crime, etc. It also depends on how much it’s changed from the original. This is a pretty sensitive subject though, and chances are people has already made their mind up about it, so whether I say my opinion or not won’t make a difference and will only spark unhappiness hahaha. While you’re developing your style and learning things, it’s good to copy, but try to develop away from that - after all, drawing gives you a unique sense of identity that nothing else really does…for me, anyways. so i would never want to try to be someone else, or else i’d just lose that identity :). 
Anonymous asked you:
How do you practice something you’ve never drawn before?
look up references, look up books to guide you, draw and ask for critique. Everything is related - you might think “oh, you can’t draw a dragon wrong because it doesn’t exist in real life!” but the designs of dragons are based on animals - the way their muscles are formed should still be rendered appropriately or else it just looks strange to the human eye, and humans like a least something they can relate too. Which is why the creepiest monster designs look strangely human-ish while looking gruesome. 
Anonymous asked you:
hello, i would like the dl link for your deviantart fish anim… deviantart ~ hawkeyepaul.
please note me via dA; it’s easier for me to keep track that way :). thanks. 

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