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Doodl for tomorrow

Today’s was the easiest, most open ended prompt ever (“something with a story behind it”) and I got complete writer’s block so uhh… rabbit

Anyway get in on the ground floor and come marvel at the fact that this tiny passion project works at all Doodl.app

Timelapse for this one is fun. I used the @coreybrickley.bsky.social trick of grabbing a silhouette off the reference image and then deleting it (and working from the reference pane instead). Helps me start confidently but leaves enough gaps that I have to actually Observe (like you’re sposed’ta)

I never understood how people got from a reference to a finished work. I still don't, but it was fun to see

It’s something I have to practice very deliberately like I’m going to the gym. Usually you start by focusing on sort of key shapes and lining elements up. For example, the space between the left arm and body, or where the chin is relative to the line of the shoulder.

And i think everyone has details they're comfortable making up compared to places they have to lean on the reference. I always prefer a photo reference for human anatomy, then I can kinda-sorta make up clothes (I'm getting better, anyway) and turning the hair into snake tubes i can just fake