hi, this might be a weirdly-phrased question bc i was looking through ur art at like 11pm and holy shit !!! it's so pretty. but I was wondering how do you draw so,, static-y?? like I love how you draw Lonely martin and how those backgrounds end up looking like something from a broken tv,, is that a certain filter or do u dot it by hand?? I've been looking through some filters in my drawing app but cant find anything :/
[ID: the image is a diagram, including two colored illustrations of Martin Blackwood from The Magnus Archives. The the second having a slight 3d effect, light static, and differently-toned colors. It includes screenshots from Procreate and little notes. end ID]
thank you both so much!!!! that’s so sweet- really helps me get through the week <3 <3 <3
Here’s a little guide on how I do effects! I don’t really have, like, a set method, I mostly just fuck around and find out what looks good. Also! I set my line-art to “soft light” and duplicate, doing a slight blur on one and lowering the opacity. makes it a bit softer.
I would go into the whole ‘gradient map’ bit more, but it’s a lot and would require it’s own post.
I used to do 3d effects by hand. Although, I have forgotten how I did it, so sorry if this isn’t of any help no any non-procreate users out there.
[ID: the image is a digital illustration of Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives sitting at a small table. Martin, on the left, Has light brown skin, short curled grey hair, round glasses, and stubble. He is wearing a grey button up under a beige sweater, and holding a white mug with steam coming out. He is looking forward, at Jon and smiling and saying something. Jon is looking back with a fond expression, one hand on Martin’s, and the other holding a mug up, halfway to his mouth. He has brown skin, long greying hair, a short beard, and rectangular glasses. He is wearing a red-brown sweater. There is light filtering in through a window behind them. end ID]
[ID: the image is a series of digital illustration of Jon and Martin from The magnus archives. Jon has medium dark brown skin. long greying hair, a short beard, rectangular glasses, and he is dressed warmly. Martin has light brown skin, short curly grey hair. a short beard, and round glasses, he is also dressed cozy. in the first, Jon is kissing Martin’s palm. the second is of martin, looking down with a pained expression on his face, one of jon’s hands are on the side of his neck, and the other, is oh his chest, Martin’s hands are hovering by jon’s. In the next martin is kissing jon’s knuckles. in the next, jon is standing facing forward, looking to the side and laughing. Marti’s resting his forehead on his shoulder from behind, hands holding the front of jon’s sweater. he has a blanket draped over himself. In the next, Martin is resting his head on jon’s shoulder, asleep, under a blanket. Jon has one arm wrapped around martin, and the other resting on the side of a couch, he is facing away and his eyes are also closed. In the next Jon is holding martin’s hand, thumbs rubbing his palm. he is looking down fondly. In the last they are once again, kissing. jon is sitting in martin’s lap, one of his hands in on his shoulder. Martin’s hands are on his lower back and neck. the background is soft purples oranges. end ID]
[ID: the video is a 2d animation of martin blackwood from the magnus archives walking forward in the archives. he has light brown skin, curly black hair, and round glasses. he is wearing a yellow sweater over a blue button up, and dark blue pants. end ID]
[ID: the image is a digital illustration of Jon and Martin from The Magnus Archives. they are standing in the entry of their apartment. Martin has light brown skin, short curly grey hair, stubble, and round glasses. He is wearing a pink sweater over a light blue button up, and grey pants. In one hand, he is holding a jacket, and is other is ghosting over Jon’s waist. He is standing facing the door, but looking away from jon, with a shy smile on his face. Jon is standing in front of him, leaning against the door frame. One hand is resting on martin’s neck, and the other is holding a bouquet of pink flowers at his side. he has medium dark brown skin, long greying hair, a short beard, and rectangular glasses. he is wearing a a muted red button up over a white turtle neck, muted green plants, pink socks, and slippers. He is looking at martin, with a soft look, and speaking. there is light filtering in through a doorway at their left. End ID]
[ID: the image is a digital illustration of Jon from The Magnus Archives. He has brown skin, long greying hair pulled into a bun, a short beard, and half-moon glasses. He is wearing a long, blowy white gown with lots of lace and pin-tucks. He is looking to the right, in his left hand is a green book, and in his right is a lit candle on one of those old-timey candle holders. the background is a light green-blue that fades up into a faded orange. end ID]
[ID: the image is a digital illustration of Martin and Annabelle from the magnus archives 196. Martin is suspended in golden webs behind a deep abyss. He has light brown skin, short grey curled hair, stubble, and round glasses. he is wearing a red button up under a yellow sweater and dark greyblue pants. around him in the webs are tape recorders. In the immediate foreground, is Annabelle, she is holding strands of web in her hands. She as brown skin, short white hair, one side replaced by web. She is wearing a white button up, a dark skirt, and various pieces of pearl jewelry. Martin is looking at her, distressed. end ID]
