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hi everyone i haven't posted a wip in a while

finally got the concept for this portrait down, really hoping i can make it work because my fav artist is the subject matter :')

i also still don't know if i want it black and white or not

wishing all artists a very sincere "get weirder with it" this coming year

this year has been challenging for me in the worst ways possible, but i want to thank all of you for giving me a sense of purpose through the support you've shown me and my craft

i wish you all a better, healthier and more fulfilling new year

reference sheets i hate you you are the worst

Quick charcoal study. ‘Pioneers in combat’, a staged photograph taken by Eduard Ertl of Bodenmais.

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Image: IWM (Q 64568) Members of the 2nd Battalion, Gordon Highlanders fraternising with German soldiers on the Rue de Quesnes sector of the front during the Christmas Truce, 1914.

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happy holidays once again guys, have the obligatory xmas truce card

no time for this comic istg

stuff from recently

if anything ever becomes of this comic and i sell physical copies i might send these as thank you cards

concepts for "historically inspired" nutcracker costumes i got the idea of a really long time ago

for clara i went with regency/early biedermeier fashion (im guessing since it was in style mostly in prussia and austria southern germany where the story takes place would have also been affected in the 1820s??)

for the nutcracker it ended up being a mix between different napoleonic era prussian hussar uniforms(late 1800s-1810s)

i dont know if want to do anything with these but at least it was fun

bonus scrapped designs for clara's dress

Otto Dix, 1920 c.

thank you to my wonderful mutual on here for giving me a shout-out!!

go read their post on drawing german steel helmets, they raise some good points (websites like sketchfab really are your best friend!!) and check out their beautiful work if you haven't already

hi! i really like your wwi art! i was wondering if there’s any tips for drawing helmets? specifically german helmets (im doing an art project about all quiet on the western front)? thank you for your time!

hiiii anon ty for enjoying my work!! your question makes me a little nervous bc i am really uh not good at drawing helmets. esp the stahlhelms…. but i will try to give u at least a little bit of insight to how i approach them!

um did u know? the stahlhelm is actually my worst enemy. it’s such a fucking stupid shape i hate hate hate. the side view is p iconic and recognizable but oof that front view just kills me. u have this HUGE semi rounded dome on top and then a bit of an angle once u get to the skirt/visor. no matter how u view it u can see the distinct way the skirt pokes outward, i think thats rly important to getting the shape right. i know i sound like a broken record but reference is reaaally ur best pal. google, pinterest, books, ppl are big fans of stahlhelms (some for…. iffy reasons) so u can find a lot of them online

one thing that has super helped me has been looking up 3d models! sketchfab or turbosquid r the ones i browse the most…. its rly useful to b able to rotate the whole thing and see its full shape, not just the one angle u get from a picture! that also helps ur brain visualize it as a full 3d object, which translates into a drawing (the more u study it/look at ref the better u will understand how it sits irl)

urgh okay. and then just examples of how ive drawn them. but again! peep that distinct angle! idk some of these r more successful and others r ummmmmmm. truly u can see how i use shading to just completely cover the areas im not confident with haha. rly examining these i can just see how wack the shape of these helmets are…..

oh also i would recommend checking out @/thespookedookie here on tumblr, they do some seriously incredible work centered around ww1 and aqotwf! they r a great source of inspo i love their art and style and everything

ok thats rly all i got! i’m sorry im not more helpful, u caught me in the middle of a series of bad days so i am not at my best or most coherent. but i hope this can help with your project in any sort of way! feel free to send any more questions u have, i will try to get to them in a timely manner :)

this one was so much fun

Can I honestly just say that your art is absolutely gorgeous to look at, I love it so much. :)

thank you sincerely, this really means the world <33

Hello! I'm curious if you have an art with The Red Baron, it would be nice to see him drawn in your style ;) If you don't have... May I request your art with him? ;) It can be even a quick sketch ;) That's all I was curious about. Have a nice day!

you call, i answer, anon

as for your question, i dedicate a fair bit of my non strictly comic related research to air force matter (imperial included), so i have some things planned as future projects :))

A soldier carrying a christmas tree, December 1915.

field cook serving rationed cunt

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hey guys, i made a carrd!! go check it out if you're interested

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1917 but its a 1920s expressionist movie

DON ' T LOCK THE DOOR ON ME

YOU ' D KILL ME , FACE DOWN , DEAD

annual birthday post

we teasing a similar looking scene with this one 🔥🔥📣📣📣

 IWM (Q 87977) Long line of German wounded being carried out on improvised stretchers to the nearest field hospital, April 1917.

some time ago, i found my first ever digital style exercise for the comic, which i considered to be long lost - i did it at the beginning of may of last year. it's got nothing to do with the story itself, of course, but i've always had a soft spot for the chasseur alpin uniform

crazy how long it's been already