infinite nightmare list of artists / pieces / references / things i want to draw

infinite nightmare list of artists / pieces / references / things i want to draw

🔞 warning! some of this stuff will be nsfw or include art that is nsfw 🔞

thats just art baby! people are naked a lot as it turns out!

welcome to the infinite nightmare list aka a big dumpster for me to put art related stuff that i want to revisit at some point. each section should have a reason that i want to revisit a link. also, i will probably just take images directly from the source so if shit is broken then that would be why

raymodule

i love raymodules aliased lineart! which i have them ruined by compressing the image

okibadesu

this kind of lumpy muscular style is pretty reminiscent of saucy mauler to me, and this artist is just as horny. oh dear! i love their loose drawing style and the body shapes are immaculate

opal owl flight

opal owl flight does loads right with their characters - i love the simplification they do on hands and faces, the colour choices, and the body shapes. plus i'd love to do some nice splatoon fanart some time

karagna

i'm inspired by the character and their expressions, the colours and the cool intricate backgrounds

togekko

i'm loving the sharp angles and the blocky colouring of these pieces along with some interesting brush textures

stinky olive3

i really love the inky style of this lineart brush as well as the noise used to give the rendering some texture. also the one grinning eye thats easy to miss, what a cute touch

cerebro // justcerebro

there is zero hyperbole present when i say that i straight up stared at these hands for five minutes this evening. they are simply incredible

jariloxe

i really wish this aliased look was available in procreate, but i could get a similar effect with small scale and small brushes. i really like working with a lot of hard angles so this style really interests me, but i wonder how much that style translates to non-furry characters. worth a crack i suppose

bangtanghan

as always, i'm torn between drawing nice round characters and mean angular lanky characters

kezie

see above

edward robert hughes

a lot of this guys work has this flowy feel that i was drawing on in my angel pic in 2023 and i think thats a vibe i'd like to keep following

phimeirai

such lovely round friendly forms

jamdrawers

ive loved jam for years but to the best of my knowledge i've never posted them anywhere? they do really cool angular linework and flat colours in a way that still creates really expressive form

shawn gerlin

shawn is great for studying hands because they have A LOT of them. they also do sketchy loose lineart in a way i really enjoy

caconym

this person digital paints these great little creature sketches, and he tends to do it multiply times with the same colour palette, which is just super cool

drowsy dragons

drowsy dragons totally draws in the kind of anatomy style that i'm currently exploring, and also does chunky lineart and block colouring - i think i'll be able to learn a lot from looking at their stuff!

loose and expressive digital art

nephilim // potatobag

ive been wanting to draw looser and focus more on expression recently, and these two are my big current inspirations. im a big fan of potatobag's style in general, the way they draw shiver is lovely

hachi

im not super keen on hachi's general artstyle, it's a bit too disney for my liking, but these are some super cool examples of stylisation, simplification and gestural exaggeration

highlandkall but this post in particular

im shitting myself everything about this pic like the subtle shading, the round forms and colouring, the shading, the background, the super subtle edge separation good fucking god

hanabushi

gonna be straight up, this is just here as a reminder for me to practice big hands and block colouring

erijt

erijt is an insane inspiration - they have a really consistent style that i super enjoy, they post basically every day, and they sometimes do breakdowns of their construction

kiwifie

i'm digging a lot of things about this artist: their digital style and brushes, colouring techniques, anatomy shorthand, expressions and character movement

sketchy ipad inspirations!! kip and kms2605

quite ironically, the first thing i gravitated towards with digital art was just re-representing the traditional stuff i already did on paper, as you can probably see with this piece, which was heavily driven by these two artists. kip's style is an obvious inspiration, and the sketchy rendering style is something that kms does with all their work, even when it is coloured.

hoho_chip

this artist does a lot of extreme stylisation with a very loose hand. their side-by-sides with references are really neat to try and understand their process, and their use of digital watercolours and pastels is something that i would like to try

dimitris pantazis

examples of heavy stylisation, proper use of copic markers and detail in linework. they make the lines look really effortless but as always its probably the result of years of practise instead

xeonsoda

these sum up a million things that i've been thinking about - varied character shapes, simple storytelling, actually learning to use copics properly, characters with fun animal ears, how much i'm fucking itching to draw something that's not the four pieces i keep workshopping for my exhibition

cheeb // ch33bster

these lovely round characters are all friend shaped and i want to use their style so bad when i get back into hyper stylisation (i'm writing this while still being in the thick of it for the art exhibition)

87sukiyaki // panapana

this is maybe a bit self indulgent or maybe just an artist i want to make a more permanent record of but i love them sm. the gorgon character gets a lot of airtime but there are loads of other monsters that are super cool

lyla atsv concept art

i am in LOVE i think these character designs are so damn neat

dogmageddon

seeing this artist on my timeline gave me immense whiplash because they structure their bodies in a very similar way to me, just with a lot more practice and experience. i don't really do much furry art but i reckon their anatomy shorthand would be really useful for me to work on my own stylisation

knebula knight

i've had this tab with this character sheet open for probably six months because i just find this character so damn appealing. knebula also has a real mnaster touch with colour, and is a great inspiration for tying colour together for dark skinned characters

itsmissing wizards

these are truly incredible, such a good kickstart for character design inspiration. the amount of fussing and research and raw imagination required for these kinds of designs is frankly staggering

onebadnoodle

again with the character design with a cool anatomy shorthand. their creature designs are also really compelling and are consistent with their overall look

tf2 official fem mercs

someone rustled up a huge load of female versions of the tf2 mercenaries in the tf2 source code leak back in 2020, and to the best of my knowledge this is the most convenient way to look at them. i love the way the character traits are communicated visually, and the pics are also just great inspiration for drawing similar characters in the future

deppa53

insta // tumblr

deppa has this incredible flexibility as someone who is clearly incredibly skilled, but is able to give their art extra punch by drawing with a more casual look. their style fluctuates a lot, but they seem to largely work in pen, brush pen, and 1px digital tools and in monochrome. they use a lot of black infill, which is also something i'd like to experiment with

madina creates

i think theres a sizeable skill gap between me and this artist which is both depressing and relieving. the amount of confidence with these strokes is very indicative of a deep understanding of anatomy and posing and i'm not quite there yet, but this is a nice place to study

axe

this is like a perfect practice reel for expressions. the artist is quite fun with them in general so i might give them more of a look

yuuuur on wear.net

this is an awesome repository of some normiecore / comfiecore fits that i think would make for great inspiration or reference. i can't save them to pinterest for some reason so theyre going here

jibun jinanerd

i actually did a long legs and yaoi hands pic like this completely unplanned the other day and its a style i'd really like to keep exploring

this look i am STEALING this LOOK and also probably THIS HAIR

also nishio nanoro does heaps of cool mechs and medieval armour but they do feel a little out of my skill level

nikingply rabbit nuns

these reference sheets are super useful for inspiration and study from a particular artist as it gives a bunch of ideas all at once and also lets you compare the same art style from different angles and poses

murninatair

murninatair does these lovely hands that i really want to emulate, as well as good anatomy and simplification techniques for anthro characters

juliette cousin

these sketches are honestly insane theres some really nice realistic anatomy merged with pretty simplified faces and a fun variety of costume and expressions. a lot of these characters also have curly hair which is something i'm trying to work on at the moment

awk3005_

i'm really into the simplification methods and the curvy style of all the clothing in this pic - almost no straight lines. the artist also does heaps with floating / falling poses which is something i want to use more in the future

jan mesquita

this one is vibes exclusively i love the tools they use and the how expressive the faces are with such simple details

saucy mauler

mauler draws these incredibly solid and chunky looking bone and muscles masses. very bridgman esque. theres also a lot of progress photos which are super nice for learning