/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

From this

To this about 3 months

>>2064470
>>2064471
oh boy
>>2064464
nice inprovements. I see your studying bridgeman and it shows. I wish you good luck and solid understanding. godspeed you magnificent anon

>>2064471

are you even dedicated op? that's maybe 6 months progression at best.

>>2064480
post your work fgt

>>2064508
Very nice

>>2064464
Some progression but not enough. Keep working!

so are we supposed to just post studies.

>>2064541
post whatever you want to post

maybe show your progress in studies, and also your progress in imagination. that would be cool to see.

I'm still practicing so I haven't drawn many examples that aren't referenced (bottom right is referenced).

>>2064508
Good progress. Like the qt you painted.

>#1 - watched 1 render series and "painted" 3 objects. Never rendered anything again until #2.

>#2 - watched the same series and painted 10 - 15 different objects. Forgot most of what I learned because I didn't render anything after that and didn't really understand what I had "learned".

>#3 Current skill level - Got a book that was much more thorough than the video series. Made it halfway through the book then went on to study anatomy more. Have about 10 - 20 rendered objects with varying complexity.

>#4 - Review book and then finish.

I didn't post a timeline because most of this progress was based on a video series that I went over twice and a book that I only went halfway through, and I didn't actually do that many renderings. In total I studied light 3 times with little bursts of actual work right after. The quality of information can help you improve really fast.

Yeesh, every time one of these threads comes around I find myself getting nervous that I haven't worked hard enough.

On a more positive note I'm beginning to recognize a lot of your guys' work and it's nice to see there are other people here that frequent the board and are practicing hard to improve.

>>2064641
Damn good progress. Would like to see the progress January 2016 if you keep up this schedule.

It's gotten most attention of all my new deviations recently. People are like "woow", but I mean it's been 11 years, and I've been trying hard to catch up. Must keep going though.

>>2064641
Decent progress.Drawing from photographs is a great way to see progress, and make some impressive looking stuff, but I would like to see some of your imaginative drawings.

Now you should try learning some construction techniques to be able to draw from memory. Don't spend too much time drawing from photographs otherwise you run the risk of becoming a copier and not an artist. You're at the point where you can draw what you see to some extent, but if you want to take the next step, try drawing learning how to draw from memory. References should be strictly used for getting detail information, like skin textures, or eye detail, but they shouldn't ever be copied.

Also maybe spend some time learning how to draw hands. You have a decent eye for value and color, but some anatomy and gesture studies would help a lot.

>>2064610
Scott's how to render videos/book?

>>2064818
Yeah. His stuff on light is great.

>>2064641
Have you finished keys to drawing, yet? What book are you working out of now?

Heres mine

>>2065059
perspective is wrong, look out for vanishing points
you evolution is stunning but you have to finish your drawings if you want to bring it to the next level, force yourself to do it
and most important : draw from imagination, this way you will know if you truly understand anatomy

>>2064764
I don't think it gets said enough on /ic/, but I REALLY appreciate your post and advice. It confirmed exactly what I was beginning to suspect of myself. Anyone can copy shapes and render with enough practice. But to be able to compose a scene that takes its viewer into the artist's world is the very human expression I started art for. Thank you for your guidance.

>>2065000
Embarassingly, no book currently. Keys become a bit 'obvious' -- meaning, everything it taught was something I felt like I already knew. Lately I've been studying other artists and watching them paint on youtube. If you're interested, here are some of the more valuable ones:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=M3QzApLXI4I
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8kfK46nruKM
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YFO0LRB-yGg (long, but fascinating. If you don't know ruanjia's art, look it up)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NygkJEc3yu4

>>2065063
Hey thanks, yeah i agree with you the vp:s are completely wrong but I've worked that out in these last two months. I mostly focused on trying to make my drawings look like they have some kind of structure but i have started to transition to digital these last two weeks so we will see about finishing more drawings then.

>>2064471
Where's the progress?

r8?

>>2065189
You actually progressed/10.

>>2065189
I like how in 2015 you seem to be coming up with your own ideas more and drawing a lot from imagination. The bottom two of 2015 have a lot of character.
My thoughts are that you should take drawings further than you do. Currently I see great thumbnail quality work, but nothing finished.
Even though some of the brushstrokes from your works look ugly, I still appreciate that you never succumbed to soft-brush mentality.

>>2065198
>thumbnail quality work, but nothing finished.
i know exactly what you mean. i've been trying to refine into more detailed pieces lately but it's testing me
>Even though some of the brushstrokes from your works look ugly, I still appreciate that you never succumbed to soft-brush mentality.
heh, thanks
>>2065193
thanks bro

I don't really have much in terms of fancy painting studies...My stuff is more in the realm of cartooning and character design. I don't really see a lot of that here, so hopefully that's ok.

>>2065210
you only changed your style

>>2065210
Love how your lineart progressed to a nice crisp style. What brushes/program are you using for your lines now?

>>2065205
Since you seem to draw from imagination more I completely understand why it's such a test. My suggestion is that you find reference photos that are a 'best fit' to the perspective/angle of your drawing and work on learning the finer anatomical details that really bring a drawing out of the thumbnail zone.
Another thing I learned which seems to instantly give a 'finished' feel to my own work is to use sharper highlights and push the values. Your pic related has quite soft lighting and doesn't make as much use of a full value range.

Let me preface by saying I think you're a better artist than I am, but in the hope that you don't mind I took this into photoshop to demostrate what I'm talking about. I added/sharpened some highlights and heightened the overall range of the drawing.

>>2065238
and just FYI, I completely understand that my edits to your drawing are subjective and that some might think he has plasticy skin now. But I do think sharpening some of the lighting details would be beneficial overall, despite my lack of skill in the execution.

>>2065231
I'm pretty sure I also changed my shitty messy lines and learned more about good character design principles and how to economize/stylize better? At least, I like to think so. I have a long way to go but I think his design is a lot stronger now, and I have a better idea of what I want to achieve, stylistically.

>>2065234
Uhh, my brush settings aren't really anything special. I use SAI. Just a hard round brush with a bit of texture.

>>2065238
>>2065240
nah that's helpful man, thanks for the input

This is disappointing as fuck. I've barely improved. Time to stop coddling myself.

>>2065317
Dude, you're clearly already at a pretty functional level. Start producing polished, finished works and push your paintings harder to reflect the intended atmosphere and style you're wanting to convey to the audience. If you haven't been doing it already, do more studies of pieces by your favorite artists too. Uncover those juicy secrets of artists who are better than you.
My two cents!

>>2065317
Looks good to me. I would sex some of the women in your drawings

>>2064508
Plz share reference of the 3rd one

So many of this thread.. No real improvement since last thread to update this..

>>2065323
>>2065323
Agreed.

People need to work on polished, finished pieces more. Most posters here are too involved in making half assed, unfinished "studies".

Crank out some portfolio defining pieces, and put in some time promoting them online.

>>2065362
The problem I'm seeing with where you are currently is; everyone has very tiny facial features. Very thing lips, small noses, almost squinty eyes.

>>2065365
Absolutely this. Everyone's so focused on doing studies and not putting out finished works. If you don't start now, when else?

>>2065365
>>2065391
This. Even polished studies would be nice. They take a long-ass time though, I figure that's why we don't see them much. /ic/ is made up of impatient newbies.

>>2065396
>>2065391
>>2065365
Or you could look at it being efficient with your time. Have you heard about the saying that you achieve the biggest difference in a painting with the first 20% of the time you put in it, after a while your just rendering without much learning.

>>2065414

This. You're better off doing twelve 5 minute studies than one hour long study. Doesn't mean you shouldn't do a finished piece but don't confuse that with a study.

>>2065414
>>2065417
But that doesn't mean never produce finished, polished pieces. I think we all agree here that artists should be practicing/studying most of the time unless they're doing professional work. Our point is that it'd be beneficial for the artists here to bring their work to the point of completion more often than they seem to. Otherwise, how do you ever practice those final steps? How do you get portfolio pieces? How do you compare your abilities to that of a professional?

>>2065419
Sure i agree with what your saying i learned a lot when i actually had to finish pieces for my portfolio for school. I feel like finishing pieces is something you should really focus on study when you have all the fundamentals in place and soon ready to start working.

>>2065425
Agreed. Most of us aren't at the level where we should be polishing pieces more than once in a blue moon. However. how this discussion got started was because I mentioned that I believe >>2065317 *is* at the level where he should be producing more finished works. And who knows, maybe he does.. but I figured those pieces would be on his progress image if so.

>>2065414
You can still be efficient with your time on other studies and have one you work on for a few hours every day that you bring to a nice finish, alongside your tons of little studies. Also, it's 75% not 20%. If you get a job and only know how to go 20% of the way on a drawing, you won't work there for long. If you can get 75% done, that's the point where everything else is all fiddling with little details and non-artists won't know the difference between 75 and 100% anyways.

>>2065417
Different strokes for different folks. 1 hour is still pretty short for a study though.

>>2065425
>i learned a lot when i actually had to finish pieces for my portfolio for school.
Exactly. At my school they make beginners start working on that right away along with everything else. It actually helps a lot, which is why I recommend them having something they work on however long it takes to bring it to a finish. Just one piece, it doesn't have to be the only thing they do or the most of their day, but it's nice to have something like that to learn from.
Why?
- You get some awesome problem-solving skills from it. When you work on something for a long time you run into issues you wouldn't have otherwise with a quicker piece. When you learn to deal with those mistakes and never want to make them again, you stop making them. Also, you get quicker.
-There's a difference between turd polishing (polish to hide/distract from mistakes) and working through a process with a piece until it gets to a place where polish is okay. That's what was being discussed. Beginners shouldn't be discouraged from polishing but rather to properly go through all the other stages of a drawing before getting to the details. Details are fun, details are awesome, but they're not first priority.

>>2065456
Beginners around here are also way too concerned about speed when they should really be focusing on accuracy. I see it every time we have a study thread, time limit or people limiting themselves. There are times when that's okay but it's after or while learning how to place accurate lines/shapes and forms/values. Most don't do that and that's something that a study taken to the finish addresses as well.

And you learn a lot by doing them. I have with mine, though the downside is sometimes you don't want to fucking look at it or work on that damn thing anymore. But at that point I guess you learn to work through shit, too.

were all gonna make it bruhs

here is mine.

>>2065480
pretty

>>2065317
Your art looks nice though.

>>2065382
Oh I see, they used to be too big before, especially the noses

>>2065317

If you want to improve further than this, start working on studying composition, and possibly work on making more dynamic poses with the use of perspective. You may be unhappy with your current drawings because of how static they seem.

>>2064470
>>2064471
here we go.

>>2065489
ty anon

ive never really been good at drawing but i can copy pictures pretty well i guess
gave it a go copying julius caesar
soz for shit camera quality

>>2065468
>>2065588
your sense of colors and values is lacking greatly.

Difference is about 2 months

1/3

>>2068068
2/3

>>2068068
>>2068070
3/3

2008 ~ 2015

>>2068075
Oh my.. 2011 not 2008. so stupid lel

>>2068075
Oh.. 2011, not 2008. my mistake.

>>2068075
Is that blue haired girl your donut steel special snowflake character?

>>2068088
what is " donut steel special snowflake character"?
I'm not familiar with English

>>2068092
I don't know

>>2068093
Can you repeat the question?

>>2068104
Yes

>>2068092
"Donut steel" is a play on words for "do not steal" as in an original character someone drew that they don't want anyone else using or an "OC" if you will.
"Special snowflake" is 4chan code of someone being so butthurt at your artwork that the only way they can alleviate their autistic manchild rage is by mindlessly shitposting on your artwork.

>>2068142
Woah, who pissed in your coffee today, rudeboi

>>2068145
He just explained what it meant you delicate pansy.

>>2064470
>>2064471
Are you serious

>>2068142
Woah that's one rare pepe you got there brah

>>2068464
thats the Kr0nP3pe dummy, its not rare at all, dont et scammed

How am I doin /ic/

>>2068771
Fantastic! Keep up the work and you'll be the next Da Vinci!

>>2068771
Blog?

these always feel like such a waste of time. From 10/13-12/14 i picked a drawing from around the 15th of each month. Looks like i gave up going digital...

>>2069025
Wow that's impressive.
Don't know why you gave up digital, you were pretty good

>>2069025
You are the cancer of arts.
There is not a shred of originality in any of this

>>2069055
>implying there is in any other generic beginner fantasy concept art or animu shit
you just dislike it because it's cartoonish and "cartoons are bad because kronprinz/sakimi" and you're unable to have a non-kneejerk opinion like 90% of /ic/.

>>2069059
>cartoonish
No, they look very childish. I don't know why.

>>2069055
>implying you are better in any way

>>2069025
Ive seen you posting before, and Ive even fapped to some of your stuff. Keep up the good work

>>2069025
that pen girl is gold

>>2069059
no i love anime/cartoon art
these are done a billion times mecha + girls shit
put out 100 anime that feature robot part girls, i would want to watch none of them

>>2069025
Boring as shit
What do you even think about in your spare time? Do you have any interests whatsoever?

I feel like I'm stuck and running in circles repeating the same petty mistakes.

>>2069223
it looks good too me.............. your style looks a bit like incase

>>2069223
dat pepe cencorship

>>2069223
On the gay pic near the bottom, the guy on top has a nose so long I can only imagine him having some sort of smelling related crisis.

>"My god... WHY CAN I SMELL EVERYTHING"

>>2069223
Funny... I feel I stylize faces in a kinda same way as you and I'm also a LoZ fan. Wonder if there's a connection.

>>2069449
This gave me a chuckle.
If you look closer, though, he's not the only one with a long nose. I really enjoy how low noses look.

>>2069451
I doubt it, but kudos to Nintendo anyway.

>>2069046
>gave up digital,
I hate doing linework on digital, it's so much easier with traditional. I guess I should start scanning stuff and then doing digi

>>2069128
>>2069095
Heh I guess there is something for everyone...

>>2069055
>>2069157
It's futile to argue with /ic/ about whether or not I have an exciting life or if I have valuable interests, but I will say that I really like learning how to use new drawing tools. I find drawing to be therapeutic which makes me less concerned with personal expression.

When I draw, I think of it more like a craft than art - not sure if that makes any sense. Anyways this is the most interesting feedback I've gotten in a while...

>>2069451
Like, you're both women?

this was kind of fun to reflect on

>>2069513
Hush, now.
People are allowed to enjoy things.

My Progress: http://img06.deviantart.net/80de/i/2015/119/5/c/untitled_1_by_creepydonuts-d8rit87.png

I can't seem to find any imageuploading/sharing sites that show the full image without MB limit and stuff..

>>2069832
>cluelessly studying color
you're braver than me.

>>2070672
>.png
gee I wonder why you moron.

>>2070684
Which format would you recommend? A .jpg?

>>2070692
Save for Web > JPG

>>2070692
png is for limited palettes only. don't use it if you incorporate photos, scans or used a soft digital brush.

>>2070711
got it: http://creepydonuts.deviantart.com/art/Untitled-1-529965783

>>2064464
http://imgur.com/tIrDFh2,VALoQru,VcBTpw5,Lg4cZDq,zBYrfXK,gGKVahc,6tY1K5w,ssNn8EE,4wizHTI,1gm81Dx,TmprUrx#6

link to my progress

>>2064477
Wow, for a moment I thought that was the most sarcastical response I had ever seen on this site, but then I realized you were also responding to OP.

>>2069138
Whoa, you did work for Brave Frontier? I had fun animating those bosses.

>>2069223
blog or da? dead serious.

2 months ago and now

>>2069025
You never mention that most of your shit is highly referenced from other artists, which is pretty disingenuous.

>>2070947
any chance we can see 4 months ago?

>>2070886
Yes

OP here, this is my last figure drawing in my foundations class.

I think I've found a comfortable mix between construction and using the sighting/straight lines method.

I need to get better at gestures though and FEELING the form, as Vilppu would say.

>>2071078
Damn it's sideways. Sorry guys.

Sorry if the quality looks shit but yea

>>2065480
Damn, I really like Feb-July 2012 stuff, especially the second Feb one. You should keep experiment with stuff like that

>>2064464
updated this recently.

I haven't added any to this, I'll post some of the finished stuff I've done this year, hold on...

>>2071100
Jesus there's a lot more than I thought. I think I started some of this last semester though. Any improvement?

>>2071100
Pls study anatomy

>>2071108
looks like you are plateauing. you are replacing strong defined planes with a million planes for you're rendering. I think that can be a consequence of working in digital for too long. you don't seem able to just draw a finger. It has to be a million year old finger with wrinkles all over it and a million lines.

>millions

i'd say try not to over render things just because you can. simplify planes more. not everything has to look so old and weathered.

>>2071100
>>2071108
Is this for real? I'm really impressed with your development! what's been your daily schedule?

>>2071112
Could you be more specific? Is there recent stuff that looks weird?
>>2071116
Are you just talking about the wizard? I'm obsessed with texture and surface. Maybe I should make the planes look more flat but textured? Instead of full of lumps and divots? Fuck I love drawing lumpy stuff though.

>>2070946
LokkiLokki & NokiLokki.
SFW & NSFW, respectively.

>sorry about 10-11
I deleted all digital copies of my work from this period out of embarrassment and The drives that house them are out of reach.

10-I did a few anime drawings like this from time to time with a mouse and keyboard.

11- Got manga studio and tried to be a manga artist (ugh). The upper left was stolen from a manga I was reading at the time.

12- I started trying to get better. At this point I was using drawing from the right side of the brain and was also teaching myself animation kinda

13- probably my most prolific time. I started doing the /b/ drawthreads and I have a crap ton of folders to show for it. I wasn't doing any studies nor was I bettering myself apart from maybe getting the hang of drawing with a tablet and learning a few coloring tips here and there.
Also was in the process of training for the navy

-14 switched to /ic/ and started focusing on fundamentals. (I'll be uploading a separate post with all my traditional progression) These are the fun cartoon drawings that weren't drawings of feet and gestures
Also dividing my time between navy/drawing is a little tough so I am not nearly as active.

15- just like last year I am not drawing as much and i'm still stagnant. But I am still dedicating almost all of my drawing time to my sketchbook doing studies. But these are the cartoonish things that I did that weren't exercises.

working on my study/model progression now. This is kinda cool. Kinda nice looking back for a change.

>>2071120
lol yes, thx. I have no fixed schedule, but that summer of 2013 I had a part time job and just drew in all my free time. That was probably the biggest leap of improvement I've ever had. This semester I tried to do 4 hours of drawing a day on top of classes, but that was a little overwhelming. I just try and get on average ~3 hours of drawing a day. This past weekend I tested my mettle doing a single 9-5 with an hour and a half lunch. It went pretty smoothly so after school I'm gonna see if I can handle doing that 5 days a week.

>>2071124
Some things are smooth. Some things are flat. You aren't going to develop a style through over rendering things and making everything lumpy. That's not style that's just rendering. The planes themselves in your drawings are fairly simple. Don't be afraid to say more with less.

I think more life drawing would be good for you. Get out of your imagination if it is going to lead you to the same image every time right now.

Also if you have aspirations to do concept art nobody will hire you if what you are peddling is things with a million planes and lumps on it. That cannot be made into a 3d object. Think more graphically.

>>2070963
>highly referenced from other artists
Ah sorry man, I've been adding the artist names into my regular posts, and recently I've been trying to do a couple artist studies before combining refs. I'm consciously trying to drop the training wheels.

I forget that new people can easily miscredit my drawings if they aren't familiar with my habits or the original artists. I'll add a disclaimer next time I post a progress update to make sure we are all on the same page.

Im not trying to be sneaky and steal anybody's work - I do appreciate your honesty for pointing it out. It is important for other anons to know where credit is due.

>>2070965
I wasn't praticing... 2 months ago is when I started reading Drawing with the right side of the brain and Vilppu. Still need to pick up something about perspective

>>2069025
hey man I follow you on tumblr, good stuff

2011 weaboo trash

>>2073247
2014 More weaboo trash

>>2073250
2015

>>2069832
Nice stuff dude, you'll get up there in digital soon.

>>2073247
>>2073250
>>2073252
Getting good.

>I've been practicing for months
>I haven't even nailed down gesture yet
Is this normal or am I just stupid?

>>2074914
Post pics
Gesture is hard to get down, the best at it take years to get it down fluently

>>2064641
God, your drawings are so fucking boring, not even good boring.

>>2074914
>>I've been practicing for months
Yeah, but did your work improve?

>I haven't even nailed down gesture yet
Nothing wrong with this. Some people will have to do head constructions for an entire year before they finally get it down right. Others might only need 5 months before they understand it. Everyone is different and the time it takes for concepts to click will vary with individual people.

Just keep studying and doing work. Enjoy the ride because its a long one.

>>2074920
sorry for the shitty quality, don't have a scanner

I think I'm getting too caught up on trying to get contours right. Maybe I should move on to actual anatomy once I nail down perspective drawing

>>2074924
and another

>>2064610
wheres the progress?

I'm not really sure how I'm doing. It seems like it's been a long time but on the other hand I haven't really been studying with any regularity or focus.

>>2064471
I see you bought colored pencils.

>>2074960
lmao

>>2074956
In the technique, presentation and understanding of light.

>>2069025
post that green marker girl please

i really need to work on proportions and actually finishing stuff

>>2071078
Is that richard?
I had him as a model.

Starting now
dont have past reference

Will post later work after some studies
Really hard trying to rub the anime in my stuff
Please help

>>2075035
No, but I have drawn Richard before.
This guy was just a quiet old man with some big ears and a stick.

>>2075133
Are you in the detroit area?

>>2075138
Let's just say I go to CCS
This is gettin a little too freaky

>>2075138
the murder mitten

>>2075144
But anon, I go to school with you
Who r u

>>2075148

>>2075150
What department are you in?

>>2075155
EA and Illustration

My week's progression with hands. from left to right.

>>2075160

what program is that, that's pretty good for a pencil brush

>>2075158
Almost done with my Freshman year in Illustration. What year are you?

>>2075164
About to be 3rd year

>>2075166
Well shit, any chance I'll see your stuff in the illustration hallway?
I might recognize it.

>>2075170
You're more likely to see my stuff in the EA halls.
Illustration is my minor so I'm still at lower level classes.
You might see me
you might not


real spoopy

>>2075175
The chances, man
real spooky that Id find another classmate on here.

>>2075180
I'd recognize richard anywhere


Even if it isn't him, Im on it.

>>2075162
it's photoshop, I'm only using a brush with texture.

I seem to have gotten slightly worse as time progressed...

>>2075343
Mother of shit 2013 isn't even human.

>>2074967
The faces are from the rapunzel art book

Somehow I still feel optimistic

>>2075364
who cares its referenced. thanks for the fap~

>>2075430
really man? really?

>>2075160

>one week
>progression

Toppest of lels good sir.

Seriously though you won't notice anything significant in a week, it takes months to notice anything noteworthy and years for any significant gains.

>>2074963
oh so you call using shapes and gradients instead of brushes and bashing filters on top of it a progress. cool.

>>2075516
As long as it shows result.

>>2075510
not really, I've been drawing for less than a year, I usually start seeing some improvement the first week.

>>2069138
I remember having seen your stuff on the smogon forum.

>>2075384
Cute drossels m8, give us more

>>2065252
>>2065210
Sorry man, but all I see is you getting worse, especially in design and style.

>>2069025
>>2069025
Ive actually met and talked with you before (I think) in the one of the very first /ic/ beginner threads. Jesus, you're good at practicing. I insulted you before though cause I was a faggot, and its just funny how im a slow struggling beginner now, and you're at this level.

It makes me feel more conscious about how to treat people on /ic/ in the future.

>>2075430
>>2075482
can't stop laughing, fuck

>>2075978
She's always in the spirit, if not in the art itself. And no she's not been in that pose for two years

>>2076042
>>2075430
>thanks for the fap~
God damn it guys - I knew I was feeding the trolls. I was inches away from not reposting because I knew it would only spawn evil and shit posting...

>>2076002
>very first /ic/ beginner threads
I was definitely around for the first few beginner threads, those were good times. Ive never talked to anybody outside the threads though... Anyways, no harm no foul m8. If you are dissatisfied by your progress, just practice more.

>>2076093
Heh I got one too, I was supposed to make a CAD model for it, but I haven't had the motivation to do it... also cause 2D > 3D

oh my god do I try

>>2076316
Good improvement mate, you may be plateauing though. Don't let that happen. Get out of your comfort zone as much as possible.

>why do I never take my own advice

>>2076321
yeah I know. I am working on the same projects a lot.

A lot of my art teachers also tells me that consistent work is good, but I think I need to practice the fundamentals more.

>>2076316
god damn I wish I started when I was 12 :(

do you do professional work or commissions?

>>2065317
Don't worry man. Certainly better than 80% of /ic/ anyway

>>2076254
I hope we talk again in the future.
>practice more
It seems with drawing, its more about knowing the what and how to practice, and not just endless tedious work. I think, ill find out for myself.

>>2074957
bump for any thoughts

not as much as id like but ive been kickin it up lately so hopefully i keep on a steady track

>>2076316
This is so very nice.
Do you have a blog or somesuch?

>>2077516
>Starfire

My nigga

>>2074957
Actually study anatomy (Vilppu, Bridgman, Huston, Hampton)
And holy shit your figures are stiff (Gestures, nigga)
Learn perspective as well (Erik Olson)
And general proportion issues too (Loomis, Hale, Richer)

Your values are aaight though.
You're not advancing as much as you want because you're hovering in your comfort zone. Study something other than people for a month, like cars, or trains, or something mechanical/manmade and REALLY focus on perspective, proportions, draftsmanship, line quality. THEN go back to people.

Stop drawing humans for a month.

Life drawing classes wouldn't hurt either.

both were drawn in the first couple months of the year. I haven't been drawing like I should be.

>>2077530
You improved a lot. Stop drawing anime and git gud faggut lol

>>2077535
Not everything I draw is super anime-ish. And I'm trying to get out of that phase but I've drawn like that for so long it's just hard to unlearn all the anime bullshit.

>>2077530
>shipping worst ship
Other than this have you tried placing your characters in perspective? Studying perspective will really help you improve

>>2077537
Not him but that's still pretty anime-ish. Just study realistic things, draw them as they are and learn. You could benefit from skull, skeleton and muscle studies.

>>2065210
I like Jan 14 and Feb 2015, one would be amazing for teenager cartoons and feb for kids cartoons.

>>2076316

How did your studies went? I mean the order, good progress!

2009 back in the good ol days of being a twat child

2012

2015

2015

>>2064610
which book (#3) : ) ?

>>2065210

I like your style progression, althougb your first style would be really nice for a kids book

>>2077537
>>2077971
>>2077535
christ dont listen to these faggots. theres nothing wrong with drawing in an "anime style" so quit working so hard to make your style not look "anime-ish" thats the dumbest thing you could worry about. just draw what fucking looks good to you. yeah study and practice and learn and whatever but dont put all your fucking energy into trying to not be anime.

>>2078189
>>2077971
fuck wrong one
see >>2077543

I'll take better pictures when its finished

>>2078605
right raised arm is way too long.

>>2078011
>>2078014
>>2078015
>>2078041
nononono put them all in one image.

>>2078609
what about the size of the head?

>>2078616
Its fine

>>2075990
Not him, but how do you think? I think the newest one looks pretty alright. Are you sure it's not just a style you don't personally like?

>>2076316
what's your tumblr?
great progress btw

my speedpaint attempts for the last 6 months. I've only been doing it on/off due to day job and overtime ;-;

>>2075384
SPURAL KNOTS

...and I've just been fucking around since this February.
I have improved since the 2014 pic, but I haven't been doing any large projects recently.
Will make a more detailed progression as 2013 was a very productive year in terms of improvement. Also GIMP killed my previous attempt.

>>2069138
how does a weaboo faggot like yourself end up joining the army? just curious.

>>2083703
haha, 2010 was better, in a way

Even though it's a flawed/naive drawing, it's a cute little dog thing with character. The 2014 painting is just a failed attempt at realistic rendering; soulless and unappealing.

buuut I guess if you're just practicing your rendering and stuff, then whatever, just don't lose what was good in the old work

>>2079171
agreed. he's not improving much in terms of fundamentals, but he's certainly applying some new/effective technical things that are improving the work's cleanliness and making it more professional looking.

however, when you've been drawing the same character four years in a row, maybe it's time to think about improving your conceptualization skills instead :D

>>2079171
agreed. he's not improving much in terms of fundamentals, but he's certainly applying some new/effective technical things that are improving the work's cleanliness and making it more professional looking.

The grind

>>2083742
>day 6

>>2083734
That's a fair thing to say. I've mostly sketching this year and focusing more on movement (and butts). I've sketched up some things here.

how are you people making these image compilations? Especially when there are large amounts of pictures to resize. I use gimp btw.

>>2081939
http://malinfalch.tumblr.com/

>>2083834
cute.

>>2083723
mandatory conscription.

>>2083834
if you focus on it from a distance it wont be distorted, its head should be normal compared to body.
If its close when photographed, it will get distorted.
Its only a story based logic "mistake" though. It's really good otherwise.

>>2084197
I don't think the bottom panel is supposed to be the photo the man is taking. Compare the fox's paw placements and its tail.

I did think it was supposed to be the photo at first too, so he should work on the 'story confusion' bit

>>2084197
>>2084203
Artist here, the fox on the second panel walked up to the lens and stuck his nose out. I didn't mean to imply that both pics happened at the exact time

>>2078076

>>2084538
I wish there was pdf of this

>>2084543
I would make one myself, but I really don't want to cut out every page from my book because I only have one copy. I'll be nice enough to drop the link page to the videos though.

>>2084558
oh that's cool thanks man. ill see if I have the patience to get through them all.

I have a scan of one of his books, and I don't think its necessary to cut it up, u could just take pics or scan

left: 2009
right: 2014

>>2084588
personally i like the left better

>>2084591

naaaaaaaaahhhhh

>>2083887
bumr

>>2084596
just saying aesthetically the right one looks like some edgy high-schooler's doodles except with some measure of proficiency.

squandered 10 years and barely managed to reach /ic/-tier

>>2071108
That's some ridiculous progress mate

>>2078605
This is from that painting from the long study thread, right? I sketched the same rider so I can't forget it

>>2084702
Nvm, I think it's just a generic cuirassier, but this is the painting I was referring to

>>2084661
You made it, man. Didn't think anyone could recover from those deviantArt tier drawings top left. Maybe there's hope for the rest of that god forsaken website

10/10

>>2084661
I mean it honest-to-god when I say you should be concepting for video games or some shit. You might not see it yourself, but you really are good, dude.

>>2076316
you need to practice different hairstyles

im trapped in animu hell

extremely embarrassing sharing some early stuff, and I havent improved as much as I want to at all, hopefully this summer I will draw more.

Also Ive never done any complete drawing, only sketches. No idea why

>>2085825
wdf. I don't think you drew the background.

>>2064464
This doesn't really belong in this thread, since I forever suck and don't really see the Improvement but here was 'than.'
>InB4 Lined paper
Yes yes I know that's bad but I cannot stand to draw in the rough sandpapery texture of my non-lined tome of a sketchbook.

>>2085960
And here's 'now', 3 years later.
Earlier today precisely.
How does I escape art Limbo?

>>2075364
The art style is great... but uh... just... fuck you man.

>>2085960
>>2085962
Can't see shit, son.

>>2075364
I love you.

>>2085962
you got worse, anon.

>>2086033
Well fuck.
Back to basics than?

>>2086081
yup. sticky and all that. really really focus on just simple lines and shapes. most of all try to be intentional with what you study. good luck anon.

No-lifer progress coming through

>>2086163
I like your stuff.

>>2086171

Thanks man

>>2083746
Guurl you need to study basic perspective before starting to hack at the beast which is anatomy. Find some books on perspective drawing but keep up some anatomy learning if you really want. Keep drawing figures as well and watch them slowly progress from 2d to more accurate 3d forms. Good luck pal.

>>2065210
i like the first and second one, the last two are less interesting imo

How old are you guys?

>>2086914
23 here.

>>2086920
post some of your stuff

>>2086937

I'm this guy >>2064610

>>2086811
yeah, perspective seems to be my biggest issue. I'm having a lot of trouble with it and doesn't help having astigmatism in only one eye fucking up my balance.

>>2086914
23. been drawing for a while but i just started taking it seriously last month.

>>2086914
I'll be 23 in a few months... Is everyone on /ic/ fucking 23??

>>2071099
I love all of it, especially your take on the death of Marat.

>>2087086
I'm 20 and i draw like a fucking 12 year old. Send help.

>Loomis

>>2087086
23 actually

>>2087086
24, holy shit I'm old. should be about time for retiring from 4chan, I've been here since I was 15.

>>2087086

I'm 23 too

fucking bullshit, my progress thread got deleted

continuing here

from 2013

>>2087179
ill just make a new, new thread

>>2086914
I'm 28

>>2087086
I used to be 23

>>2087185
>>2087185
pls don't. just make a before and after picture here.

>>2087086
i'm 20

>>2087179
it got deleted because it wasw cancer.

>>2071099
I love you.
And i want you to know it.

sorry for anime

>>2087042
That sucks to hear man, I hope you can overcome your condition or treat it so it stops being a hindrance when you are drawing. Keep up your effort and you will progress quickly~

I thought I'd post my progress. I may be better somewhat at drawing figures but my painting skills haven't improved a bit.

Age isn't important! ..right?

>>2087614
>Age isn't important! ..right?

Lots of people don't learn to draw until much later in life. I'm sure you'd see lots of grandmas at your local life drawing classes.

>>2087505
Anime is love. Anime is life.

>>2065317
>>2065189

Tumblrs please!

>>2084661
I still have your mage dude with all the scrolls saved in my art folder from years ago m8. Tumblr?

>>2071078
Holy fuck dude, were you in Doug's class?

I can't remember if this was drawn in my class or not, but we had the exact same fucking pose.

Mine's in the student show, so I can't show for reference

>>2071108
d-do you have a blog? I like these

>>2087614
Your work a year ago seems better by comparison. Well the methods you're using that is, drawing more sketches, more loose gestures, being outward and creative with it. The 'Now' portion looks like it got a little stiff since than.

>>2086914
19. I am but a small infant.

>>2076316

I'd recognise that anywhere

>>2087505
You've got nice colours going on. That dick is atrocious, though.

Turned 19 this month, i'll repost my progress because my previous ones were just too long and problematic. I shortened it to be less than 2 mb.
Timeline: before studying art (less than 12 years old), GCSE art (13-15), ALevel art (16-17), re enrolled to BTEC art year 1 (17-18), BTEC art year 2 (18-19).

>>2089856
Did these when i was 12-13, i thought they were good but it was around that time i began to consider making true copies is just relying on other peoples art and not your own. Started drawing from imagination then, except for life drawing classes and other school related stuff.
Sometimes i think wasting my time on the internet just slows me down with improving my shit because back then i had no internet or other forms of entertainment to get side tracked, used to be so deprived of drawing..