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Changelog: New Featured OCs, About Page, and More

It's been less than a month since our new OC functionality launched, and we've seen hundreds of new characters and OC creators on the platform. With all these new faces, we decided it was about time to reintroduce ourselves with a new About page!

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Changelog: Favorites Improvements

Earlier this week, we released the ability to Favorite OCs and images on UnVale, allowing both you and other creators to be celebrated on the platform. Now, we're making some improvements to what we've released, and we're taking user feedback into consideration every step of the way.

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Changelog: Gift OCs Some Sparkle with Favorites

Being an OC creator is more than designing and sharing amazing characters. It's also about connecting with other creators and lifting up those around you. That's why we're introducing: favorites!

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Changelog: Blocking AI Bots and Fixing Bugs

UnVale has openly committed to being Anti-AI Art, and we've recently made some changes to our site to uphold that promise. We've also addressed some bugs reported by users in the recent weeks. Read on to see what's changed!

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Changelog: Bug squashing

With so many new OC creators on the site, we've been identifying and fixing tons of bugs!

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Changelog: A New Way to Explore OCs

UnVale platform updates, including a new explore page, better social sharing, bug fixes, and more!

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Changelog: New OC Features are Here

Have you been waiting on a website to create, manage, and share your original characters? The new Home for your OCs is finally live!

How to protect your art from AI scraping

At UnVale, we are proudly and loudly anti-AI art, but were always looking for more ways to help artists protect their work. We recently came across a tool called Glaze, created by University of Chicago computer science PhD students and professors. Glaze adds small changes, imperceptible to the average viewer,

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Hack Your Brain: Draw Water and Other Textures Easily with These Steps

Follow this step by step water texture tutorial to unlock the hacks for drawing all kinds of patterns!

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Become a VRoid Master with These Fab Tutorials

These tutorials and video series will help you develop and master your VRoid abilities.

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Luxi and Brecoms talk Original Characters, the Dangers of AI, and More

Artist Brecoms and vtuber Luxi talk about original characters, opinions on AI art, and more.

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10 Free Brushes for Clip Studio Paint

Try out these awesome free brushes for Clip Studio Paint! Whether you are looking for an essential set of inking brushes or helpful tools for drawing fur this list is the place for you. With these brushes you can experiment with new art styles and continue to take your skills

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10 Inspiring Anime for Artists and Art Lovers Alike

These inspiring anime series are the perfect treat to start out the new year. If you are seeking inspiration or just looking for something new to watch, consider some of these masterful and artistic anime series.

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Year of the Rabbit Art Showcase

The Lunar New Year takes place on January 22nd and according to the Chinese zodiac 2023 is the year of the rabbit. This new year has already had an exciting start as many skilled artists are taking the opportunity to celebrate with rabbit themed artwork. Let's take a look at

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Colorful Art Showcase

Skilled artists use their knowledge of color to create unique and impactful artwork. Creating colorful art is a skill you can develop by following tutorials and observing your favorite artists. Let's showcase some recent colorful art from awesome artists to learn more about using color effectively in your work. This

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Drawing Hands: Tips and Resources

Drawing hands is something every artist struggles with at some point. Through lots of practice and experimentation most artists end up creating their own synthesized method of drawing hands for their work. Using tips and resources like the ones provided below by magnificent artists you too can develop your skills

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Drawing Resources: Clothing and Folds

Take a look at these resources for learning how to improve at drawing clothing and folds. Studying these guides can help you develop a better understanding of the human figure and the logic behind the clothes we all wear every day. These observations and exercises will help you continue to

Character Design Showcase

Creating compelling character designs is an impressive skill. Character designs are essential for telling stories and creating illustrations. Let us take a look at some amazing character designs featured in art work recently posted by skillful artists. Appreciating these works can also help us gain insight on further developing our

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Pixel Art Showcase

Pixel art is a diverse medium that has inspired artists for decades. Let us take a look at recent pixel artwork from some of our favorite artists! This beautiful piece below by curemoto_dot features an adorable sheep character with a pink background. This piece shows a great understanding of

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Writing Lore for your Original Characters

Learning to write lore for your characters can be an impactful way to build up your writing ability. Writing out a backstory for your character is a great way to give them depth and bring their world to life. Lore is almost like the story that a character would be

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Beginner's Guide to Live 2D

Are you interested in learning how to use Live2D but don't even know where to start? Then this is definitely the right place for you! We've compiled tons of helpful resources and tutorials so you can follow your very own 2D vtubing dreams. Whether you plan to create your own

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Learning How to Draw Animal Characters

If you are looking to further develop your artistic skills this resource guide for drawing animals is a wonderful place to start. Whether you want to draw realistic animal portraits or anthropomorphic original characters, learning more about animal anatomy will greatly help you in your journey. Studying from guides created

November: Festivity, Fall Art, and Fun!

Welcome November, Welcome Fall Themed Art! November is the perfect time for sharing colorful fall art, creating fan art, flexing your baking skills, and participating in tons of other fun creative activities! November is still nice and spooky since it is right after Halloween but also opens us up to

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How to Create a Reference Sheet for your OC

Making a reference sheet for your original character is a great way to communicate elements of their personality and design to others.

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Drawing Advice: Anime Style Cel Shading Tutorial

Cel shading is a style of shading used in many types of animation, and often associated with anime art. It usually features bold colors with strong and clear lines. The effect of this style can also be used on 3D artwork and for paper drawing. This style known as cel