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💛Ballerina Girl💛

✨️ So this was a drawing request from a discord buddy (ClassicThomas) and he requested I draw April in a ballerina outfit so~ There we go! HUEHUEHUEHUEHUEHUE

✨️ Pretty simple, pretty demure~

Can't afford art school?

After seeing post like this 👇

And this gem 👇

As well as countless of others from the AI generator community. Just talking about how "inaccessible art" is, I decided why not show how wrong these guys are while also helping anyone who actually wants to learn.

Here is the first one ART TEACHERS! There are plenty online and in places like youtube.

📺Here is my list:

Proko (Free, mostly teaches anatomy and how to draw people. But does have art talks and teaches the basics.)

Marc Brunet (Free but he does have other classes for a cheap price. Use to work for Blizzard and teaches you everything)

Aaron Rutten (free, tips about art, talks about art programs and the best products for digital art)

BoroCG (free, teaches a verity of art mediums from 3D modeling to digital painting. As well as some tips that can be used across styles)

Jesse J. Jones (free, talks about animating)

Jesus Conde (free, teaches digital painting and has classes in Spanish)

Mohammed Agbadi (free, he gives some advice in some videos and talks about art)

Ross Draws (free, he does have other classes for a good price. Mostly teaching character designs and simple backgrounds.)

SamDoesArts (free, gives good advice and critiques)

Drawfee Show (free, they do give some good advice and great inspiration)

The Art of Aaron Blaise ( useful tips for digital art and animation. Was an animator for Disney. Mostly nature art)

Bobby Chiu ( useful tips and interviews with artist who are in the industry or making a living as artist)

Sinix Design (has some tips on drawing people)

Winged canvas (art school for free on a verity of mediums)

Bob Ross (just a good time, learn how to paint, as well as how too relax when doing art. "there are no mistakes only happy accidents", this channel also provides tips from another artist)

Scott Christian Sava (Inspiration and provides tips and advice)

Pikat (art advice and critiques)

Drawbox (a suggested cheap online art school, made of a community of artist)

Skillshare (A cheap learning site that has art classes ranging from traditional to digital. As well as Animation and tutorials on art programs. All under one price, in the USA it's around $34 a month)

Human anatomy for artist (not a video or teacher but the site is full of awesome refs to practice and get better at anatomy)

Second part BOOKS, I have collected some books that have helped me and might help others.

📚Here is my list:

The "how to draw manga" series produced by Graphic-sha. These are for manga artist but they give great advice and information.

"Creating characters with personality" by Tom Bancroft. A great book that can help not just people who draw cartoons but also realistic ones. As it helps you with facial ques and how to make a character interesting.

"Albinus on anatomy" by Robert Beverly Hale and Terence Coyle. Great book to help someone learn basic anatomy.

"Artistic Anatomy" by Dr. Paul Richer and Robert Beverly Hale. A good book if you want to go further in-depth with anatomy.

"Directing the story" by Francis Glebas. A good book if you want to Story board or make comics.

"Animal Anatomy for Artists" by Eliot Goldfinger. A good book for if you want to draw animals or creatures.

"Constructive Anatomy: with almost 500 illustrations" by George B. Bridgman. A great book to help you block out shadows in your figures and see them in a more 3 diamantine way.

"Dynamic Anatomy: Revised and expand" by Burne Hogarth. A book that shows how to block out shapes and easily understand what you are looking out. When it comes to human subjects.

"An Atlas of animal anatomy for artist" by W. Ellenberger and H. Dittrich and H. Baum. This is another good one for people who want to draw animals or creatures.

Etherington Brothers, they make books and have a free blog with art tips.

📝As for Supplies, I recommend starting out cheap, buying Pencils and art paper at dollar tree or 5 below. If you want to go fancy Michaels is always a good place for traditional supplies. They also get in some good sales and discounts. For digital art, I recommend not starting with a screen art drawing tablet as they are usually more expensive.

For the Best art Tablet I recommend either Xp-pen, Bamboo or Huion. Some can range from about 40$ to the thousands.

💻As for art programs here is a list of Free to pay.

Clip Studio paint ( you can choose to pay once or sub and get updates. Galaxy, Windows, macOS, iPad, iPhone, Android, or Chromebook device. )

Procreate ( pay once for $9.99 usd, IPAD & IPHONE ONLY)

Blender (for 3D modules/sculpting, animation and more. Free)

PaintTool SAI (pay but has a 31 day free trail)

Krita (Free)

mypaint (free)

FireAlpaca (free)

Aseprite ($19.99 usd but has a free trail, for pixel art Windows & macOS)

Drawpile (free and for if you want to draw with others)

IbisPaint (free, phone app ONLY)

Medibang (free, IPAD, Android and PC)

NOTE: Some of these can work on almost any computer like Clip and Sai but others will require a bit stronger computer like Blender. Please check their sites for if your computer is compatible.

So do with this information as you will but as you can tell there are ways to learn how to become an artist, without breaking the bank. The only thing that might be stopping YOU from using any of these things, is YOU.

I have made time to learn to draw and many artist have too. Either in-between working two jobs or taking care of your family and a job or regular school and chores. YOU just have to take the time or use some time management, it really doesn't take long to practice for like an hour or less. YOU also don't have to do it every day, just once or three times a week is fine.

Hope this was helpful and have a great day.

"also apologies for any spelling or grammar errors, I have Dyslexia and it makes my brain go XP when it comes to speech or writing"

I’ve been getting quite a few request from supposed artists who want me to commission them for my story Burdens of the Soul on Fanfiction.net.

As flattering as this may seem, I can’t help but notice a few red flags. These artist always follow or favorite my story and talk about how much they ‘loved it’ but they are often extremely vague about it not even mentioning what they liked about story or don’t even mention tmnt at all. Plus, my story is nowhere close to being popular enough to be receiving the amount of commission messages that I’ve been getting.

I’ve identified at least one of them as scam artist not sure about the others. Here are samples of what I’m seeing in my ff.net inbox:

It’s really annoying getting these messages because it makes it harder to identify real artists who genuinely are seeking commission work.

Anyway, as a PSA, just make sure you do your homework on artists before hiring them for commission work to ensure you don’t get scammed.

Every now and then I need to remind myself of this. We all can be that other person.

Thomas Edwin Mostyn (English, 1864-1930)

Evening rêverie

Every now and then I stumble upon posts by artists discussing how to improve at drawing. Some are sharing experiences, while others are asking for advice… and sadly I often get the vibe that being scared and miserable is a requirement for success. Like, if you’re not ready to destroy yourself for your goal then you aren’t really trying and you don’t deserve any success. People are proud of how much they are sacrificing for their skill. Hard work and dedication are definitely important but some of the things I get to read on the internet are plain harmful. It really pains me to see people spread this unhealthy mindset and people as young as their teens believing it.

Please remember: You don’t need to hurt yourself to deserve success.

Be kind to yourself, eat and sleep regularly, give your hands some rest, hang out with friends, do activities that aren’t related to your goal. Staying healthy and balanced is the best way to enjoy what you’re doing – this will keep you motivated and allow you to get things done. We’re all different and if you’re someone who needs more rest and attention to their health then others – it’s ok! You deserve to be healthy as much as you deserve to succeed!

I freakin drew this lil comic over a year ago - and never posted it. Hecc. Life imitates art.

I wish I had enough energy to draw more that people would like but aw man. it’s hard being so tired all the time :| 

Life as a creator…Sigh…LIFE. Sorry WIP TwT

Do you think canon Apritello was toxic in any way? Whether it was in April’s side or Donnies?

Short answer: Nope.

I ❤ apritello

Reblog if you do💜

For all my turtle fuckers.

Splinter dead April's fault

I honestly don’t think Splinter is coming back, considering that he died and was brought back before, it will be realllllly bad writing if they just bring him back a second time. I hope April is happy…yepp I blame her, she literally didn’t do anything until after the fact. She has all this power which we saw at the end of that episode and on the previous episode, but she don’t use it until she gets saiyan mad…booooo. Then on top of that….SHE’S HUGGING ON CASEY BOOOOO APRITELLO FOREVER lol.

fun fact: nothing you say will ever get me to stop shipping my OTP

A reminder to all those on the internet. You can block anyone you like! For a reason or no reason at all! If that makes you upset, grow up! Strangers on the internet owe you nothing!

For reference, I blocked this person because they were spamming other blogs with the same question right after I got hate asks from someone telling me to kill myself. Their blog was near empty, same as the troll. Rather suspicious.

Regardless, I don't know you. I am not gonna sit here and accept asks and dms from someone who sniffs around because they saw hate.

If this is your reaction to someone blocking you, then it looks like they made the right decision because your immediate reaction was to throw a tantrum.

Once again, go touch grass.

The girl who went on a date with Godzilla made another drawing and honestly it's so cute lol👇👇❤❤💗💯💯😍🥰🥰😍

Hey, i am still alive

Sorry for my sudden inactivity cuz health problems (I had a gross skin rash like weeks yikes 😢)

Piles of Doodles

Just sharing piles of doodles and expression studies🎨👩‍🎨✏ my model is my knightess April O'Neil 👑⚔🗡

Some cringey pencil doodles✏👇

PROGRAM   paint tool sai

TIME   a week (thank sai for that -_- He ate the first drawing) 

TABLET   cintiq 13hd 

He turned out the best out of them all OwO 

ALL I GOTTA SAY IS....

DONT TELL ME APRIL DOESNT LOVE DONNIE JUST AS MUCH AS DONNIE LOVES HER,  THAT GIRL CRIED OVER HIM AND DESTROYED HER DEMONS FOR HIM THEN BROUGHT HIM BACK TO LIFE. 

ALSO CASEY REALLY SHOWED THAT HE DEEPLY CARES ABOUT HER, BUT HE ALSO CARES A LOT ABOUT DONATELLO. 

Just thought that needed to be cleared.

I watched the episode for the third time today, and all I need to say is, wow, that was beautiful. Right now, I need fanart, I need fanfics, and lots of AMVs. 

@peterdicicco You did such a great job, especially with Casey, he was such a good supporter, and gave the right emotions at the most needed moments.

Was it just me, or did anyone else heard voice change of Donnie in the beginning, like it still sounded like Rob, but just his voice kept getting deeper in certain moments of the episode, it kept throwing me off lol.

Like everyone else, I loved it when Raph mentioned Donnie, it was a powerful moment, and the flashbacks of my purple masked turtle was….well the feels were there.

I was actually very surprised they killed Donnie, and yes, they killed him, she tore him into bits, idc what anyone says, in my eyes she killed him, but with just her powers she was able to bring him back. 

Speaking of that moment, the way April ran to Donnie…They just need to kiss already dammit. Haha, sorry Apriltello feels are still in me xD But that two was a powerful moment, it really showed how much she loves Donnie. And yes, I very much believes she loves him more than a friend, and no this isnt just me saying this cause im a shipper, but just the way she threw herself into his arms and cried over his demise, I dunno maybe its just wishful thinking, but i really believe she loves him, she just doesnt really realize that yet. They are like freakin Ron Stoppable and Kim Possible okay. xD

What else can i mention that I already havent?

The animation was beautiful. The colors, the way it just moved so naturally. Especially the way they did April’s hair. Usually some shows would half ass that kinda thing but nope, they really made it to where it was actual hair.

WE SHOULD MAKE A PETITION TO HAVE APRILS HAIR LIKE THAT FOR THE REST OF THE SHOW! JUST SAYING LOL.

The voice actors were excellent! Mostly Mae’s she made it to where I could just feel April’s agony and suffering, along with Rob who did excellent with Donnie as he usually does!

Now Ive been seeing more negativity about this episode, and thats fine, if you dont like the episode, its prefectly okay, but please understand that this episode wasnt going to be, darker or written out like a one hour drama would be, why? well for one, its limited time, for two yes its a kids cartoon, and the way they killed Donnie these guys are already pushing the boundaries, so this episode wont be perfect, and itll have its negatives, but lets try to focus on the positives, and just feel the emotional stuff that this episode implies. 

And again it is perfectly okay if you do not like this episode. That is your choice, this was just my little in put for it.

Also I should touch on this since many are mad at Raph for suggesting to put April down, we all know Raph, he just saw his little brother get blown up into dust particles, so of course his head wouldnt be right to judge, they all werent, except for Mikey, but if you really look at him, he was in a heated spot too before he realized who he throwing his anger, sorrow at, so remember all of these guys just watched a family member die, the other member is getting possessed like the freakin exorcist so of course they wouldnt think to quickly. Just another input of mine.

I really hope you guys enjoyed it as much as I did! It was a great way to celebrate the 100th episode. 

CONGRATS @peterdicicco FOR WRITING YOUR BEST EPISODE YET!

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A Little Apritello Thought

Before The Power Inside Her aired I made a post about how Donnie is always reaching out to April. He offers her his hand again and again throughout the series. Not surprisingly, we see April almost take his hand over and over. But nearly every time, it’s not the right time. For example:

April reaches up to accept his help and Donnie is smacked in the face by nun-chucks.

They’re so close! But their fingers brush and April plummets into a vat of mutagen.

Donnie can’t reach her with his hand. I don’t think this was an accident. It seems that, by this point, the writers had already decided that Donnie couldn’t take April’s hand until the right moment.

And we all know what happens here. But, once again, here he is… reaching out to help her.

So, my theory still stands. When Apritello becomes official, it will be when they take one another by the hand. It will likely be a case of Donnie extending his hand to April, but what I wouldn’t give to see her finally reach out to him.

Either way, I really hope this show ends with the two of them hand-in-hand.

Dear TMNT

That little itty bitty teeny tiny piece of Apriltello we got in the season finale made me smile. I can’t be the only one who misses this… 

I don’t post much stuff like this because it’s a hater magnet, but… I’m not even gonna be shy about it anymore.

The show started off with it being a pretty major thing - it’s because April called Donnie’s attention that the whole story started really - and it was such a sweet relationship to see develop from a stupid crush to this great friendship, so cosy and full of trust, even if Donnie was still learning not to be stupid about it. And then we had a KISS - which in itself isn’t clear what it meant. And it just kinda… went a little silent there. I really really miss it.

And I really hope it wasn’t dropped because of some negative feedback from some people. Shipping aside, if none of it is really explored anymore -and it’s not even about Donnie ending up with April anymore, although I wish - that would be one major story arc just flushed down the drain, to be honest. 

I just wanted this out there. There’s a lot of people who actually enjoy the fluff -I think all the fanart speaks for itself haha- and we’re starving for some. *snif*

Hope you don’t mind that I tag you, peterdicicco XD

And if you guys agree, reblog, signal boost it by Darwin’s beard!

I just wanted to let you know that I have enjoyed your tmnt fanart (especially Apriltello) over the years. Do you have any new tmnt art projects, or has that fandom ship sailed? If it has, then thank you for sharing your creativity over the years. I’ll always come back to your page for Apriltello eye-candy!

Aw that’s awesome, thank you^^ Alas, I have been reduced to a lowly lurker for the past few years. Can’t say I’ll never post anything TMNT related again, but I definitely have moved on to other things. I’m animating fulltime now, so that leaves me with less energy to draw MORE after work. And what little I do in my freetime is usually related to my own original story.

I do have a couple of TMNT drabbles lying around unfinished, and might post them soon... So I guess keep an eye out still! 

And as a tip, here’s a couple of badly photographed tiny sketchies that I drew recently just to check I still remembered how to draw them XD.

via @swatercolor [insta]

Old stuff, but remember the time our Bayverse boys were in Ready Player One?

Plz tell me you also see Mikey owning it in the back

And fucking Battletoads

Short Donatello problems

(No, I do not know how height works so this is very much not to scale)

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Yes, this is rough because I got busy and then forgot about it lol

Dandadan fanart! I just love these two idiots so much ❤️

That’s the song we danced at Chloe’s party, remember?

Just a smexy wallpaper I found while searching for smexy wallpapers. ;D

Enjoy~

All I want to do today is read smut.