/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

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And I'm the anon that made the thread with the picture of the goose screaming, asking for a mod to change the sticky

I also wrote most of the boilerplate text for the anime threads. The threads used to be way better and there was more solidarity. Teal posted and redlined and gave hope to new people maybe if they practiced linear perspective enough it would help them with constructive figure invention and then maybe then better stylized art.

Then he got too popular and someone with a very mean streak drug his life until he just gave up and disengaged. He'll post a random thing on /co/ and that's it. I guess Kyle took up the goat of departure role after that but even then there was less skulduggery off-site by people with ill intent or otherwise. Crossboarders from /a/ and /pol/ and shit.

But you know, whatever. I was a cross boarder from /v/ around 2010-2011 and I started coming here because I had an earnest interest not only in learning digital art methods but also art history. I have /ic/ to thank for like 80% of my matured/current taste in art. I wouldn't never have discovered the likes of Beksinski, Barlowe, Kieth Thompson, KJG, Terada, etc. /ic/ and /g/ are the only boards I go to solidly since 2012.

Yeah, the main vibe of the board used to be euro-centric digital painting and concept art. Anime was openly mocked and people were derided for posting it. Guys here were tough and assholish as shit but under that posturing they really cared about art and making good pictures and wanted to help those who wanted to put the work in.

Then more crossboarders started pouring in with the rise in popularity what with tumblr and patreon and everyone just shits on each other or sockpuppets up a hurricane in a teacup. Shit is dumb anymore, man. I can't stand this board anymore because there's just so much offsite plotting and samefaggotry bullshit.
I just keep coming here for gracch, sundry adams, maybe, and thdark, they are OG niggas

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