Our feature artist/tutorial today is this page on FORESHORTENING poses from ABOVE, by the talented @miyuliart! There are so many useful notes here, not only on OVERLAP and PROPORTIONS, but also making poses feel more FLUID. #anime #manga #characterdesign #comicart

Our feature artist/tutorial today is this page on drawing FISTS by the talented @miyuliart! That BREAK in the PATTERN achieved by pushing the INDEX FINGER out of ALIGNMENT adds SO MUCH! #anime #manga #drawing #2danimation #characterdesign #visdev #comicart

EYES! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER VERY SOON! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev

LANDMARK BONES! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER VERY SOON! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart

BICEPS! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER VERY SOON! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev

SKULLS! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev

You can get my ENTIRE GIANT SKETCHBOOK TRILOGY (or single volumes) ONLY on LULU, just search “Etherington Brothers Sketchbooks” in google - the Lulu store page will be the top result :) Lorenzo! #gamedev #animationdev #conceptart #comicart

FORESHORTENING HANDS! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart

LATISSIMUS DORSI! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart

Our feature artist/tutorial today is this ref sheet on the ANGLES and ARTICULATION of the FINGERS and THUMB by the talented @kato_anatomy! It’s SUBTLE,but details like this help to give your gestures so much more BELIEVABILITY! #anime #manga #comicart #illustration #drawing #ART

Our feature artist/reference for today is this GREAT piece on LIGHTING and FACE SHADOWS by the talented @gorgonzol_st! SUCH a useful ref for remembering how to light the form! #gamedev #animationdev #conceptart #anime #drawing #characterdesign #illustration #procreate #manga

ARMPITS Pt 2! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart

Our feature artist/reference for today is this great page on FORESHORTENING CHARACTERS FROM ABOVE, by the talented @miyuliart! Note how the FORMS STACK and OVERLAP #gamedev #animationdev #gameart #conceptart #characterdesign #comicart #comics #DRAWING #anime #manga

Our feature artist/tutorial today is this great reference for HEAD TURNS, (though I’ve been unable to discover who this is by - if you know please tell me in the comments so I can repost with correct credit) #anime #manga

You can get my ENTIRE GIANT SKETCHBOOK TRILOGY (or single volumes) ONLY on LULU, just search "Etherington Brothers Sketchbooks" in google - the Lulu store page will be the top result :) Lorenzo! #gamedev #animationdev #conceptart #comicart

BASIC SHADOWS part 2! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart

NECKS! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev

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Our next artist/reference today is this EXCEPTIONAL page of HEAD ANGLES by the excellent @c_errant! This is a great exercise to practice - grab your phone and take some reference shots of your OWN head, then get SKETCHING! #gamedev #characterdesign #DRAWING #manga #anime #ART

HEAD ANGLES! To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart

To get the FREE monthly How to THINK When You draw digital MAGAZINE, (including NEW tutorials, a YEAR before they appear online) just tap the link in the bio HERE: @etheringtonbros.bsky.social PLUS! Tutorials BOOKS on KICKSTARTER in EARLY 2026! #anime #manga #comicart #conceptart #gamedev

Our feature tutorial/artist for today is this SERIOUSLY HELPFUL page on drawing your CHARACTERS in PERSPECTIVE, by the talented @miyuliart! Thinking of the forms as a series of ANGLED PLANES is an excellent way to help you see how different views EXPAND/REDUCE DIFFERENT surfaces!

Our feature artist/tutorial today is this page on how, from behind, the EDGES of the EAR line up with the NECK, by the talented @taco1704! I will add a note here to remind you that in full anatomical context, the neck TILTS FORWARD (not shown here). #anime #manga #drawing #artist

happy holidays to all who celebrate and if you don't I hope you have, are having, or have had a great day/week/month however you spend it

Some magic action for Umbren's harpy OC, Azalea. Thank you again for commissioning me. #Aseprite #FireEmblem #Pixelart #Animation

Jedah the blood fiend

Commission for Umbren of their Harpy OC, Azalea, singing a tune. Thank you again for commissioning me. #Aseprite #FireEmblem #Animation #Pixelart

#Combotober Day 14: Favorite Other ArcSys Game (Hokuto no Ken) The classic Souther combo. Likely will be my favorite combo for the whole month. Always wanted to get into this game but I'm afraid of the people that have been playing for decades

Hallowtober 2025 is here

Drawing my Fire Emblem hack characters on suggestions from friends. Focusing to try and improve my line quality, looking to really put two-tone shading into practice on the next ones. Anyways here's a Nello. #FireEmblem

This trend fits my buff Morrigans pretty well

New video up. Watch out! youtu.be/VMyJkpgCZeE

@punishedsophia.bsky.social 's Sophie cracking the whip. Thank you again for commissioning me. #Pixelart #FireEmblem #Aseprite #Animation

pokemon concierge 10/10

feuniverse.us/t/sphealnuke... I'm currently open with a single slot for animation commissions. Check the link for details. #FireEmblem #Pixelart

*Unintelligible roaring* Berserker from Fate/Stay Night. Commissioned by Daft. Thanks again for commissioning me. #Fate #FireEmblem #Animation #Pixelart #Aseprite

Trying out a new thing to post every now and then. Fire Emblem community romhack trivia! Just for funsies. If you have any about your project, send it on over!

some lazy color im tired

Meme redraw #megaman #redraw #digitalart

"Then allow me to shatter your delusions of grandeur." Commission from Yurrick of Beatrix from Final Fantasy IX. Thank you once again for commissioning. Happy 25th anniversary to FF IX. #Aseprite #Animation #Pixelart #FireEmblem #FF9 #Finalfantasy

Commission for Takinator of his shaman lord, Nereus. Thank you again for commissioning me. #Pixelart #Aseprite #Animation #FireEmblem

Hydra is approaching #pixelart #ドット絵 #aseprite

Magic animations for the Demon Queen Isabelle. She wields lost magics that humanity couldn't even begin to dream up. Commissioned by DarkSlayer. Thank you again for the work. #FireEmblem #Pixelart #Animation #Aseprite

New commission for Cygnus of their thief, Asaph. Thank you again for commissioning me. #FireEmblem #Aseprite #Animation #Pixelart

Part horse, part dragon. It's the mythical Longma. Commissioned by ZarG. Thank you for the continuous challenges. #FireEmblem #Aseprite #Pixelart #Animation

Want to show off some of the awesome work @sphealnuke.bsky.social has done for me on sprites, so I'm going to show off the troops for the Lyri culture which has some gothic and slavic inspirations. #srpg #indiedev

Probably one of my personal favorite works: A living armor, done for ZarG. Always a pleasure working with him. #FireEmblem #Aseprite #Animation #Pixelart

Emma can also learn to utilize dark magic. She may not be ready to handle the side effects though... You can find a demo for Fire Emblem: The Unity War soon on Fire Emblem Universe. Check it out. #FireEmblem #Aseprite #Animation #Pixelart

Remember this! #pokemonstadium