/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I need a break though. I've been working on a painting all day and I need a break from it.

>>1958590
is your break really being spent that wisely here? Have some tea/coffee/water, do some wrist exercises and maybe jack off to really relax. Or sleep.

>>1958596
No, I should be working on the painting. I'm supposed to get it to someone by tomorrow and I have a shitload of things that I need to do with it. Also, the coffee is good advice, I'm having some now.

>>1958602
Take things one problem at a time and step by step you'll be done. Good luck.

>>1958603
Thank you batman.

But it's the end of my day and I already draw for 5 hours, I can play some SFIV now right?

I've been drawing all day batman, my hand is sore from making ellipses and trying to improve my line quality

>>1958612
Shower first, then you can play for an hour. Once your hour's up, spend 15 minutes on gestures.

>>1958614
You're right Batman. I shouldn't play for more than one hour or I won't be able to stop.

>>1958585
I just published a blog post so I earned a break, right?

>>1958642
Depends. Show post.

>>1958643
http://www.colourcow.com/

>>1958646
>http://www.colourcow.com/
*casually bookmarks*

Rest your fingers and mind for an hour and then draw 10 faces.

i have two commission sketches due friday and I should work on some lineart (a whole color piece due feb 9th)

Right now I'm kind of half heartedly practicing perspective on digital (and refreshing /ic/ but it's 4am and I'm not sure if I'm really ever going to get it... :/ I'm not even sleepy but eh.

Should I go to sleep or keep on going or try to work on the commissions.

>>1958658
Shut down all electronics, do 20-30mins of thumbs for commissions, then go sleep.

But I psyched myself out with my social anxiety and didn't go to the art store to refill my supplies.

Sorry Batman.

Thank you OP, now i can work! No sarcasm.

>>1958652
¨Thanks for the bookmark, that's an encouragement. :)

>>1958585
I can't get off /pol/. I love to get upset and angry at some of the stuff that goes on in the world why am I so addicted to this? I want off. Let me off. I want off Mr. Goldburg's wild ride.

>>1958877
Stayfocusd/Leechblock/Cold Turkey

>>1958871
Because Pinkie, Im too horny

I've recently found that watching documentaries on another monitor or computer makes me more focused and productive. I think the reason is because it's me willingly putting a very particular distraction next to me. Instead of stopping my work and jumping onto some random site in search of a useless distraction, I just have to look over and watch like 5 seconds of the documentary. It's more of a seamless hiccup in my workflow than browsing the web.

Why documentaries? I guess it's just what works for me. Music takes too much of a background role to the point where it doesn't really do anything. Movies and a lot of TV shows are too narrative focused to jump in and out of. I suppose some other alternatives could be mindless day-time TV, game shows, or sports.

Anyway, I highly recommend giving yourself a controlled distraction. Seems to really be helping me.

>>1958877
stop focusing that you dont want to be on /pol/, focus on what you want to do else.

Fuck you im sick.

>>1958706
Had my friend rehearse with me so that I can order at subway yesterday, I know you can do it. There may be a few hiccups but it's possible, and you can kick ass.
>>1958877
Stayfocusd nuclear option. You can't disable it either.
>>1958924
Take medicine and do 10 minutes of gestures.

>>1958907
Radio shows are great too, since there's no possible visual distraction. I like the This American Life Podcast since they tell a combination of real people's experiences, comedy routines and fiction.

>>1958585
I got a ps3 for christmas and I didn't draw anything since then since it was two years I didn't touch a game. I said "I'll just play a couple hours a day" but I ended up playing all my free time and I can't get off the high

>>1959828
Disconnect the wires and hide them somewhere. if your urges are really bad, stick it in a box with a combination lock. (same concept as freezing your credit card anon. (The batteries for my wii ran out and I uninstalled the netflix app for my computer after I did a nonstop futurama binge.)

I don't feel confident enough to make finished paintings, so all I do are sketches and small studies.

Go go work, such a problem living in Sweden where the sun sets before you even wake up so the lightning changes waaaay too fast. :(

>>1958585
Slap me hard

>>1959870
is your body ready?

>>1959845
>hide the wires
surely I wouldn't remember the place where I me myself hid then the day before.
what the fuck man?

>>1958585
Could we keep these on /co/?
I don't want /ic/'s shitposters seeping in.

>>1959963
I've seen it in every fucking board at least once since 2007. batman isn't an exclusive to /co/, you know.
also shitposters here and there are exactly thesame kind of cancer since they both come from tumblr, facebook and other social media cesspools, so its not a big deal. at least here they're active as much

>>1959963
i been knew about batman threads

they started popping up with Ratatouille anyone can cook threads. Somehow they combined.

bump

I haven't been drawing or practicing in a couple of months, I'm too stressed.
Batman please kick the stress out of me.

>>1962856
First of all: why are you stressed?
Periods of not drawing are a common struggle to me. Maybe we could work together!
I've made a list of seven exercises I have to do & post every week no matter what :) Last week it worked...

>>1958585
I said I'd start some vilppu shit 25 mins ago

But I need to eat first

vilppu is moe

>>1962860
I have a lot to study in this period. I tried to schedule my free time with drawing and the other hobbies I have, but the slow progress in each one made me drop everything. I'm literally at my full procrastination power right now, I've been doing nothing at all.
What excercises do you do?

>>1962871
1. Gestures
2. A portrait study
3. Composition
4. Perspective breakdown
5. Interior or Architecture study
6. A contest submission
7. A drawing request

>lot to study
>the other hobbies
Mmh, in that case your priority might be making art more fun (since you do it in your free time) by putting on some upbeat music, taking it 10 minutes at a time & focusing more on "hey, I made something" rather than "this ain't Ruan Jia quality!"
But if you have more than three hobbies, maybe the time just isn't there? I cut out writing, chess and video games in favor of drawing.

>>1962875
holy shit I cut out vidya too, shit is painful.

I do Dodonpahi breaks though

>>1962856
Have a girl suck your dick or just take a day to fap

>>1962879
Let's both do 15min of Posemaniacs gestures. What do you say? :)

I allow "free weekends" for myself regarding art. During these times that last a few days I play, watch movies, anime or tv-series on marathon and get fed up with them.
I also allow few hours of "free time" per day so I can get mah daily dose of addictions.
Sure, I won't get better as fast but at least i won't lose motivation.
Fuck you, Batman, I don't need you. >:I

Anyone dealing with the problem "close enough/good enough", it could either be that I settle with something I know is not correct or do X amount of work and then never get back to work? How do you deal with the discipline to finish a piece?

>>1959861
>finding a swedfag
This motivated me for some reason

I need motivation Batman, I can't find a normal fucking job, so my only chance to stop being a parasyte is using my shitty art to pay a rent of some sort
but the days are all the same and I feel like time doesn't even exist
I even started forgetting things about my life

>>1963269
There's actually scientific research backing you up.
Not very sciency, but this TED talk might inspire you a little bit:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nLe-8y7Tddk

Do you still have a minimal social life? (meeting someone to have fun or talk or exercise together at least once a week)

>>1963260
Are we the only one left ? It's cold and dark, please send help.

>>1963299
I don't know that I really agree with his thoughts. At least not in every case. I haven't had many memorable days in the last 2 months, yet I am happier than I ever have been in my life. All I do is art lately. Memorable days mean shit as long as you're happy with what you're doing.

>>1963318
It might be helpful for the original poster though. If it doesn't apply to you, don't mind it :)

But Batman, how can I draw if I spend all my time on schoolwork?

>>1963480
How the fuck are you posting on /ic/ if you spend all your time on schoolwork?

>>1958585
Dear Batman, I dont know who you think you are, but I don't feel like drawing as much as I feel like browsing 4chan and looking at rule 34 gifs of zhen ji. if that is more important than me completing my life's work, and also my passion project of over ten years, then I guess you're gonna have to slap me in the face with your bat-hand. Afterall I'm already one third of the way finished with my graphic novel; it will just complete itself someday and i'll be rich forever. Go ahead, batman, use your bat-logic against that one and tell me i'm not a lazy, delusional hack who is gonna be stuck at his shitty day job until i retire a shriveled-up shadow of the person i thought i could be growing up. go ahead and tell me what i already know and am capable of if not for the fact that i am a giant vagina-shaped faygoy with the will power of a slug and the randiness of an american male with internet access. Please batman, use your superior batness to kick my flabby, ice cream-filled ass over to that lightbox to make something that i'ld be thrilled to show others, despite my failings as an artist and my personal insecurities. Please batman, use your bat-light to show me the way to truth and happiness. Aman. Also, thanks OP for this post.

Is this still active?

I went to the dentist today, didn't have too major a procedure but I'm in a bit of pain, doesn't help I woke up with a tension headache on my drawing arm side today. Already took a tylenol but I still feel pretty bad. Gotta go back for the second half of the procedure tomorrow. Also I feel terrified about a huge project I was hired to do that could change my life in every way depending on whether I succeed or fail. I'm stressed and just wanna veg out on vidya.

>>1963299
Well that was interesting.

>>1963549
>tylenol

Take advil you stupid gaijin

I procrastinate too much to be a fashion student. I have three blouses due tomorrow and I haven't started sewing at all. I hate doing this work tho, it's literally step by step pattern drafting from a textbook, no creative work at all...

Ok, i have a problem of breaking my habit of procrastinating.
I want to draw, but i just waste my time on youtube/4chan/other shit.
It's just such an unmotivating thought, that i have to draw tons to get noticable results. Even though i know, that i WILL get better and that comparing myself to others in a negative way is bullshit.
Every day i tell myself to draw more but then i throw my time away for nothing.

I'm sure i'm not the only one like this. So to the guys with the same problem: What did you do?

I've been doing really well lately. I drew for 118 hours in January and for the last few weeks I've been sticking to a steady schedule of early mornings. Today I had to do some physical work that interrupted my morning and left my arms so sore and weak that I can barely lift them. Can I take the day off and make up the lost time later this week?

>>1964406
>I've been doing really well lately. I drew for 118 hours in January and for the last few weeks I've been sticking to a steady schedule of early mornings

What the hell do you do? How do you keep yourself interested after drawing for a few hours? I drew about 65 hours last month, and your hours are almost double than mine. Do you have a schedule or some shit or do you just do something random everyday? Some days I find myself tired after an hour of drawing.

>>1964497

I've got a daily schedule that breaks down what I do into half hour or hour blocks. An hour of anatomy, an hour of gesture, an hour of perspective, etc. I do them in whatever order I want to.

I also find getting up early and getting right to work is important. If I procrastinate at all it sinks me. Since I work in 30-60 minute chunks I only have to aim to hit those marks rather than worry about filling six hours of time.

I give myself daily and weekly goals. Every week I add another half hour to each day, or two and a half hours to the weekly total. I try to work Monday-Friday and get weekends off but I usually slip on Friday and split the day between Friday and Saturday.

This week I'm working six and a half hour days and my monthly total should be around 145 hours. By the end of the month I should be working eight hour days and thats where I'll stay, unless I start stumbling. When I actually get good enough to start working on personal projects I'll add more hours. I want to get up to the Greg Capullo level of 12-16 hour days, 7 days a week.

>>1964507
Thank you for the tips, this was useful. I usually procastinate till evening then try to cram as much hours as I can till I get tired, starting early might change things for the better.

An extra question if you don't mind: when you mention hour of perspective, hour of anatomy, etc, do you already know what you're going to do, I mean, do you follow a book or a course of the thing you're going to study in that hour? For gesture I use ref sites so that's easy to pick up at any time and simply draw. Anatomy and perspective exercises seem like they'd be harder to find, but maybe I'm just over-thinking it?

Oh and good luck on your goals, seems you're on the right track.

>>1964543

For anatomy I do studies and take notes from Bridgman's Constructive Anatomy book. For perspective I usually build various forms (buildings, people, animals, objects, etc) and experiment with lighting, and I also experiment with the station point, cone of vision and horizon to get a better feel for deliberate distortion.

>>1964621
Thanks again. Starting early is fucking hard, I've already wasted some hours today by doing nothing, I hate this.

>>1958585

crossposting >>1965251

I know it´s mediocre, I just want to know what to correct in the anatomy.