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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

Literally the video that taught me the “core” of how to do this , I use a rectangular brush with with pen tilt as a modification. I have been painting like this for 5 years and I’m still feel like a beginner

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The Best Brush for Digital Painting (Beginners)

YouTube video by Sinix Design

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! Part of it comes from me trying not to over extend myself in what I should be learning , but another part of me just doesn’t like psuedo randomness of some brushes — idk the correct amount of noise is complicated and past digital studies have shown me it’s out of scope for what I want

Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

That is what the froot bat doo ~

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

Me too! While I *could* transmute my boy into a whale shark through color compliments , digging through the innards of google to better understand how whale shark heads look, and more kit bashing in photoshop, I think I’d rather just keep this one as dumpling

Im probably gonna paint this one

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

Thanks! There’s some issues but my swifter was designed to sweep my floors , not be used as an umbrella 🤣 , plus this is more of a work in progress than a final rendition so I’ll fix up the blocks later….

Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

I’ll also be switching back to some more traditional media , I have a great excuse to paint a big “canvas” that’s still in the spirit of Halloween so expect a much slow drip rate than my weretober hell sprint

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 1d

“Paint a Were-whale shark? What’s that suppose to mean? The only thing YOU should be painting is my back with tanning oil — welp, your day dreams are burning my daylight and I need to keep my golden pumpkin like complexion until last frost!”

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 3d

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 3d

Last of the flying fox render. I lost alittle bit somewhere ( idk what happened to the sweat drop) but I’m happy with it ~

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 3d

Froot bat coloring :D

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 4d

#weretober #weretober2025 day 5 flying fox !! Froot Bat! Froot Bat !

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 5d

Nice work !

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 5d

#weretober #Weretober2025 day:4 Liger
Taps for 1 white mana and a teaspoon of olive oil

A were liger in an olive grove :D probably related to Ajani

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 6d

I feel a little bit like Ariel when she’s on the rocks singing “part of your world “
It was certainly a fun pose to take even if my ass was slipping on the stuff I used to support my legs and side.

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 6d

Get you a man that puts the “hippo”in hippogryph ! Day 3 of :
#weretober #Weretober2025

A were hippogryph lounging comfortably in an idyllic valley. Why would you need shade from the mountains or trees when he’s got wings this big!

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

Shout out to them obtuse angles , gotta be my favorite thing I’ve scavenged from geometry class! And like I think it could get even better if I used something like a pen tool to “cut “ out hard edge polygons from the whole piece, but that’s something for me to explore in the future lol

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

I have one of my block outs added to gnoll to give a glimpse . The goal is to make the whole piece like a jig saw puzzle with the minimal edges/ lines to show form , followed by keeping good enough changes in value. I’m also pulling 80% of the effort from photos of my self , at times in full suit.

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

Well I think you’re in luck ! I don’t ever do Timelapses since they take up so much space, but I have a botched one for hippogryph.I’d still like to get a full one since it should open the door for more diffusion of ideas. I just need to adjust settings properly so I can send them through email

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

Maybe just a little bit 👉👈

Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

Thanks! Wolf men are my comfort food in terms of subject matter, though it does help when you have a live model at your disposal ~

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

I hope for every characters I paint to have the same loving qualities as a tempur pedic mattress

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

And here’s the main block in layer underneath ! I “borrowed” a draft for a quasi commission, played alittle with the forms to make it a different species, and used a yeen friends color palette to make it more gnoll-y. Not my usual pipeline but totally a branch worth exploring.

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 7d

#weretober gnoll , there’s gnoll time like gnoll time !

A gnoll getting up after sun bathing in the rocky shores.

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Dumpling @beansproutdumpling.bsky.social · 8d

Big thanks to @onzek.bsky.social for the background photos I used as reference!

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