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Alice Walsh

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โœจ Melbourne Based ๐ŸŽจ 2D/3D Artist + Art Director for Animation + Games ๐Ÿณ Art Director @ Hipster Whale ๐Ÿถ prev. Art Director @ Bluey https://scoutrager.carrd.co/

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Hand drawn starter pack c:

16.04.2025 12:13 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 55    ๐Ÿ” 1    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I've barely drawn anything outside of work this year.

I don't know whether to worry about skill atrophy (since it my job...) or just be happy with the progress away from feeling compelled to perform my one weird trick for external validation.

05.04.2025 11:50 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 21    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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colour roughs i've done for work that I like c:

13.03.2025 05:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 26    ๐Ÿ” 2    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I was there for a week, back in melbourne now though :,)

18.02.2025 05:23 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Sonic sketch I did on the plane to Brisbane c:

17.02.2025 09:33 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 68    ๐Ÿ” 6    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 1

Not really that I know of, I learned on the job. Study Bluey backgrounds I guess hahah.

17.02.2025 05:40 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Just personal taste ๐Ÿซฃ

16.01.2025 20:34 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
an altered/edited screenshot of Studio Ghibli's Totoro, where instead of sister Sasuki and Mei, it's a ghibli-style Bluey and Bingo. In particular, the scene where they first discover their soot-sprite-infested kitchen

an altered/edited screenshot of Studio Ghibli's Totoro, where instead of sister Sasuki and Mei, it's a ghibli-style Bluey and Bingo. In particular, the scene where they first discover their soot-sprite-infested kitchen

an altered/edited screenshot of Studio Ghibli's Totoro, where instead of sister Sasuki and Mei, it's a ghibli-style Bluey and Bingo. In this instance it's the scene where they and their father ride a bicycle to meet their mother

an altered/edited screenshot of Studio Ghibli's Totoro, where instead of sister Sasuki and Mei, it's a ghibli-style Bluey and Bingo. In this instance it's the scene where they and their father ride a bicycle to meet their mother

an altered/edited screenshot of Studio Ghibli's Totoro, where instead of sister Sasuki and Mei, it's a ghibli-style Bluey and Bingo. In this instance it's the scene where they sit and relax under a tree during a bike ride

an altered/edited screenshot of Studio Ghibli's Totoro, where instead of sister Sasuki and Mei, it's a ghibli-style Bluey and Bingo. In this instance it's the scene where they sit and relax under a tree during a bike ride

just thinking about the original movie from 1981 about the shiba inu family that bluey was based off of

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17.04.2024 23:18 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 1056    ๐Ÿ” 242    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 19    ๐Ÿ“Œ 8

Repetition is inherent. You need it to create contrast.

06.01.2025 20:20 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Noise is basically detail or density of information

But I avoided using the word โ€˜detailโ€™ because detail has connotations of effort, value and intentionality.

Noise can be the texture created by brushstrokes, or the visual noise of a dense paragraph, or a crowd in a photograph.

06.01.2025 00:25 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

I agree!!! Contrast =/= just value

Though tbf, the audience generally wonโ€™t have the same limbic/emotional response to each of these gestalt elements.

Some of them - like value - are punchier and more attention grabbing than others - edges are pretty subtle and lower impact for instance

06.01.2025 00:17 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Noise is basically detail or density of information..

But I avoided using the word โ€˜detailโ€™ because detail has connotations of effort, value and intentionality.

Noise can be the texture created by brushstrokes, or the visual noise of a dense paragraph, or a crowd in a photograph.

06.01.2025 00:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

YES!!!

06.01.2025 00:05 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Itโ€™s all about establishing a norm/pattern with these elements throughout your image, and then breaking them on purpose to draw attention!

04.01.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 105    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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another from the spiderverse colourscript (artstation.com/artwork/rRJYOL)

fantastic contrasts of:
- value
- shape
- noise
- hue
- saturation

04.01.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 158    ๐Ÿ” 5    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Back to controlling the eye with contrast,

An example (artstation.com/artwork/vxvxO)
What makes you look at the focal points(s)?

For this, the big ones are:
- hue
- value
- grouping
- saturation
- scale
- edges

04.01.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 180    ๐Ÿ” 9    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Using multiple of these aspects at once is impactful, but can create stylistic dissonance.

It's worth considering what you want your overall impact to be, and locking a few aspects in. Bluey for instance locks in rounded square-ification as a shape language to keep a friendly vibe.

04.01.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 166    ๐Ÿ” 11    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Reposting this guide from twitter because I COOKED here. (and still refer to this at work even now!)

04.01.2025 12:06 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 11952    ๐Ÿ” 3625    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 144    ๐Ÿ“Œ 33
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NOTE this guide neglects to mention bit-less bridles/mechanical hackamores. These look similar to an English bridle, but cross under the jaw, or have a mechanical way of applying pressure.

These specific ones are a relatively recent phenomenon at <100yo,

04.01.2025 11:49 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 41    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 2    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

reupload from that other hellsite so it doesn't get lost.

04.01.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Basic guide to Horse Gear / Tack / Bridles for artists.

04.01.2025 11:47 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 442    ๐Ÿ” 118    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 10    ๐Ÿ“Œ 3

It has made me super grateful for the lovely friends in my life who took me home from hospital (and supervised me) and got me groceries. (And all the more aware of how I need to make sure Iโ€™m checking in to take care of them too.)

But man, what a lonely experience it has been :(

08.12.2024 06:00 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 13    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 1    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Iโ€™ve had a triple whammy of leg injury, bacterial infection that took me to the ED, and now septum surgery. I just want to be babied and not have to get my own water.

08.12.2024 05:56 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 4    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Being single, estranged and unwell fuckin sucks

08.12.2024 05:54 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 52    ๐Ÿ” 4    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 3    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Hey! Thanks a lot for the warmth welcome to Bluesky! Itโ€™s been amazing so far, I really appreciate it, you are the best โค๏ธ
Hereโ€™s a drawing I made a while ago to promote a Huion tablet ๐Ÿ˜ฌ

19.11.2024 16:57 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 2605    ๐Ÿ” 406    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 27    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

so real :,|

19.11.2024 05:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
an ink and marker drawing of a single yellow-flowered dandelion against a solid cream background. three tiny silver-blue fish float-swim around the dandelion's stem and under its leaves. tiny particles, flakes of color drift in the air around them

an ink and marker drawing of a single yellow-flowered dandelion against a solid cream background. three tiny silver-blue fish float-swim around the dandelion's stem and under its leaves. tiny particles, flakes of color drift in the air around them

wanted to post this on its own
my brain is full of tiny fish

16.11.2024 00:02 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 283    ๐Ÿ” 119    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 4    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

Tfw brainrot from listening to podcasts/yt makes you forget you have to respond in a convo. ๐Ÿ˜ญ

16.11.2024 03:09 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 9    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0
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Found this one, iโ€™d say itโ€™s for Peanutโ€ฆ

10.11.2024 21:04 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 536    ๐Ÿ” 51    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 9    ๐Ÿ“Œ 2

drop it? ๐Ÿ‘€

08.11.2024 06:03 โ€” ๐Ÿ‘ 0    ๐Ÿ” 0    ๐Ÿ’ฌ 0    ๐Ÿ“Œ 0

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