>>835153uhhhhhhhh everyone starts drawing since a kid but if you mean like, when did i start taking art more seriously, around 2-3 years ago i started trying to care more about my fundamentals than having fun. i say caring because im not really doing any improvements imo. and im still having fun. but uhhh its on my mind.... its inmy plans i swear.......
>>835156it's very hard to tell you how i come up with designs... i fear there's not a pattern you can recognize in all my designs.... HOWEVER i can give you random advice i can think of uhhh
if you have key accessories or elements and you feel like they don't stand out, MAKE THEM BIGGER, idc if they look comically big just do it.
keep elements CONSISTENT. you can have more than one pattern or symbol just dont end up excluding eachother. include them in another format if you need (if it was in a brooch include it later as a fabric print or whatever)
keep your color palette Limited. i use max 3 colors. not only its harder to work with more colors, it will look like a mess. i personally see colors in visions but if you need help you can use the coolors page, it generates random color palettes and has a lot of useful tools for them. but if you want to go thru my color protocol; always have black or white, dont mix warm with cold, if you need it really bad then change undertones! (like, you can use blue and red, just try to make it a purpleish blue so its more warm or make the red pinkish or greyish so it looks more cold). please dont be afraid to change the skintone sometimes gacha character white isnt the answer. there's many shades of white if you're racist, but if your character has a light palette i recommend making the skintone darker so the face doesnt blend in because the face matters lots. try to design your character naked, idc if it sounds weird but dont be afraid to add markings, moles, tattoos, scars, anything, it adds sex appeals for those who truly love your character +
