fantrollartroom:

amanihoot asked fantrollartroom:

How do you draw the ancestors so well? Can you do a tutorial or something?? Thanks! Love your art btw

~Sure! this is how i make ancestors, btw, it may not always match canon ancestors exactly, but its pretty close ^^~

~i start by sketching a base, i use 500 x 800 canvas because tumblr resizes everything to 500 px wide, so if i want to keep sharp edges it has to be 500 wide~

~then on another layer i outline the silhouette and make it low opacity so i can see the sketch underneath~

~then i fill in the colors and get rid of the sketch!~

~(im not gonna show you how to draw a human/troll figure, btw, theres plenty of tutorials for that so ill just assume you can draw figures already)~

HOW I DECID WHAT IT LOOKS LIKE:

~first i just make a generic human troll shape~ then i figure out where i can overlay the symbol~

~i usually center the symbol on the chest (although in this case i made it part of the skirt)~

~i usaully try to use the whole symbol, but for a more complicated symbol you can break it up, like this for example~

~its important that the symbol wrap around the troll in some way, otherwise it just looks like a normal troll outfit with a bigger symbol~

~like that, which is boring~

~some ways you can make the symbol part of the outfit:~

~a symbol with a loop can wrap around the neck~

~a straight line can be a waistband~

~spindly sections can go down the arms~

~a triangle can make a skirt or a cape~

~interesting sections can be repeated on the hems~

OTHER THAN THE SYMBOL

~besides the symbol, horns (in a sinlge color) are colored, teeth are white, female trolls can have colored lips~

~and you can add pinstripes, circles or other patterns to sections of the clothing~

~unless you have a reason, you shouldnt use more than one or two colors, mostly variations on the blood color~

~but you can shade things, like making the inside of the cape a darker color than the outside~

~ i personally prefer to use skirts for females, but thats not canon~

~i would avoid bodysuits or formfitting outfits. They’re fine, theyre canon, but theyre a bit boring~ you can break up a form-fitting outfit by adding things like a skirt, a hood, a cape, a coat, or even just a chunky belt~

~clothing should be reasonably old-fashioned looking. learning about ancient cultures is my hobby, so i know lots of old fashioned styles, but if you dont, basically just dont do this~

~and of course if you cant draw, you can always ask me ;)~

~is there anything i missed?~

fantrollartroom:

~Im still working on stuff, but as long as i had this i cut out the jewlrey from one of my own fantrolls~

~use any part of this you like!~

~eddie

fantrollartroom:

~this drawing is found on eddies dead body~

~it appears to be the bird doctor plauge masks that someone requested~ a realistic version and a fancy steampunk version~

fantrollartroom:

~I belive there was a request for gas masks?~

~heres a stylish contemprary gas mask for the modern troll, and a vintage WWI gas mask with for those with classic tastes~

~everyone feel free to use these!~

~as far as tips and tricks, idk, just look up pictures of gas masks on google, and adjust to sprite? im not really sure~

~oh, and btw, i tend to be more inclined to draw stuff like this, a single request, than a full troll!~ its just faster~ so if you have just one part you need, go ahead and ask for that, your much more lickely to get it quicker!~ (ill even accept single-part requests when submit is closed)~ i can’t speak fo rthe other mods, tho~

~eddie

fantrollartroom:

~yay!~ for our 200th follower (and 400th post) i made a sprite sheet of all the bits and pieces ive made for fantroll artroom~

~all design credit goes to the people who designed them :)~ and this is only eddie sprites, cause i didnt want to rip anything from the other mods sprites without permision~

~NOTE: if you see parts from you fantroll up here, and you DONT want other people to use them, let me know so i can take them down!~

~eddie

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helpforhomestuck:

All those little guys in a collective image because I’m lazy.

Have fun yos. 

I’m kind of lazy to do everything we missed gomen. 

Should I bother reblogging from HSR? Nah.

frankton:

here are some super tiny troll and quadrant sprites!! theyd make a cute favicon!

stareatnight:

ok, i spent most of my day making them (liar)

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stareatnight:

~Betas & Alphas~

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