/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2625939
Both are still better than half of /ic/ including the OP.

>>2625942

Original opinionated comment! Very good! Keep it up!

>>2625939
Anyone from this board who made good progress decently fast?

>>2625943

Thanks

>>2625939
Is this supposed to be insulting to the original artist?

Whoever drew this clearly developed a more unique style over the years, and even learned how to draw hands better and found out how to simplify drapery more fit to this style. Sure it's not night and day difference, but for a hobbyist, who gives a fuck.

How about instead of focusing on others progress, why don't you take the time it took to find that image and make this thread, and look at your own progress. It'd be a much more valuable use of your time

>>2625951
Ohhhhh you got me good! Time to cry!

>>2625949

No problemo!

>>2625939
>>2625952
>>2625954
>Autism

>>2625955

Oh no, insults!

>>2625979

I cried! A lot! Time to recover my spirit!

>>2625979
This is why I need to become a mod.

>>2625980

ALL BETTER NOW!

>>2625981

Let your dreams be your wings!

>>2625943
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>>2625983
I haven't seen this much concentrated autism since Gaia forums

>>2625986

Sticks and stones, MOTHERFUCKER! :Đ

>>2625983
Oh it'll be more than just dreams when I send you to hell because you are avatarfagging at this point and that's against the rules.

>OP destroying their own thread

erm

okay!

>>2625992

NO PLEASE JUDGE I AM INNOCENT NOO!

>>2626001
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>>2625943
/tv/ pls go.

>>2626000

>:Đ

>>2626005

I stay!

:Đ

>>2625943
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>>2626007
low quality bait

HAY, /IC/ IF YOU ENCOUNTER ANY WIDEPUSSY FAGGOTS LIKE THIS ANON JUST REMEMBER THEY AREN'T REAL HUMAN BEIGNS SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO SHOW THEM RESPECT BY PRETENDING TO BE AWARE OF ITS EXISTENCE

-this message has been brought to you by someone who genuinely cares about art and is inspired Progression Threads

>>2625939

don't lose hope

>trying to salvage this thread
may as well make a new one where OP doesn't sperg out like a faggot for 20 posts, well, whatever

>>2625939

>>2626093
Are all kids on deviantart suffering from some kind of non-improvement issue?
Pic related, But seen even worse.

>>2626076
woah

From a span of 5 years. Damn. I have improved some.

>>2626116
are you being serious?

>tfw no progress in a year

>>2625939
Is this real? or did someone flip round the pictures? This sickens me

>>2626153
Nice style but you need to study perspective

>>2626183
can't find it in reverse image search

>>2626149
Yes and no. I took a three year hiatus in between. I am just now getting back into art again. The last three pics on that line are my recent ones. I've not used hardly any resources or had any formal instruction though. I am practicing now though, and am looking at Loomis.

>>2626106
The kid you quoted has high functioning autism a la Chris Chan

>>2626237
>high functioning
>chris chan

Do ur research matey

>>2626241
High functioning autism means that you have autism but at least are able to talk instead of mindlessly punching and bashing your head against stuff

>>2626116
hay,not to be a jerk,but this all looks like it came out he same year/there isn't any detectable improvement at all...almost as if you're trolling

if you are than good job, a troll that understands self deprecating humor is a lot more mentaly advanced than your garden variety ''muh i hate niggers,you make me cringe'' kind of trolls

Take a good look folks,this >>2626241 anon was 100% wrong about a subject and instead of being an ass about it this >>2626241 anon unironically educated him. no shit posting bullshit required.

>>2626469
woops, i meant to post this >>262624 anon as the second link

>>2626183
>>2626193

It is,

http://vern-argh.deviantart.com/art/draw-this-again-s-u-b-t-l-e-329979476

However, he/she is rather skilled, and has some endearing works (see picture) but, it has mostly been shit once they discovered tumblr style.
Still better than me tho, I just wish that talent was going in the right direction.

>>2625939

posting

(2012)

>>2626842

wew lad (2016)

>>2625939
>2004-2012
They actually got worse over the span of 8 years. What the fuck.

>>2626222
is it yours? if it his you're doing god's work. keep it up, based trips

>>2626153
moebifag detected

>>2626843
this is DOPE dude! saved.


plz be gentle

>>2626843
Why do the bishop and the queen have the floating triagle? (rather than like, the king and the queen)
It kinda makes the bishop look more powerful than the king

Also the kinght is too similar in size to the bishop. change it up a bit. either bigger or smaller is fine.

besides that its 9/10.

>>2627520
I liked 2013 :(

>>2627520
Can you post the full size of the second 2015 image? Looks comfy af.

>>2626093
>>2626106
Why are these two improving? Is it cause anime?

>>2627860
*not

>>2627860
It's because they're shitters who probably never actually picked up a book and 'improved' based on what they thought looked good or better. It's just turd polishing 101.

>>2626093
2016 and the guy is still garbage.

>>2627527
they have the triangle because they have the sacred power to move diagonally as many spaces as they want

>>2626843
would play chess with

>>2627520
peaked in 2013

>>2627870
how? Is autism such limiting factor?

>>2628020
comfort zone, not trying to improve

>>2625939
this one is my best work
>November 15, 2015

>>2628070

Got two.

1/2: Before-2011, After-2014

2/2

Before-2012, After-2016

>>2628208
back to fundamentals with a ink pen or a pencill # loomis

>>2628219
Yeah, my fundamentals need brushing up. Thankfully, I'll be starting class again in September so it'll be drilling fundamentals into me

>>2628226
(y)

>>2628208
>2012
>girl looks shitty but at least like a girl

>2016
>girl has a manface and looks like a tranny

>>2628208
Bitch looks like Sephiroth on the left.

>>2628520
Shiet. Meant the right.

I haven't improved a lot, but it's still something. pls dont destroy what little self esteem i have

>>2628635
you've been in some bad fandoms, kid

>>2628646
I had/have shit taste :(

>>2628635
>That kiwi
Kek. Nice

>>2628649
ty lol <3

>>2625939

>>2628208
>when you suck samikichan's clitdick

>>2628658
source for .............both?

>>2628658
alphones mucha.

>>2628635
Bretty alright. Maybe work more on arm anatomy.

>>2628646

no, he has been on the correct ones

>>2628978
>he

>>2625939
I belong here.

>>2628635
That ballerina looks actually nice, especially the shades

>>2628658
this real?

>>2627970
OCT 2010: SMASHING!

>>2628635
haha

>>2628635
dear dear me

>>2628635
>and shitty mental health
oh for fuck's sake you're one of them no fucking wonder you draw like a tumblr

I'm strongly regretting the pose i drew in 2011 and I hate that pen i used for the newest one, dont ever use one with text "cello JOY Black" it's a torture not joy. So angry right now.

>>2629252
she's cute

posted this before...

>>2627860
Both are probably autistic kek
Looked up 2nd,cant find 1st. I can't tell if 2nd just learned the program a bit more or if it improved. Way too little of an improvement in the span of 2 years for sure.

>>2629261
please link to wherever you post your art

>>2626222
is that you sinix

>>2628635

>>2629261
>ERECTED
Gallery/Blog please

>>2629261
How did you achieve that line-art?

>>2626210
USE REFERENCES

>>2629087
Yes.

I was sixteen when I started. I'm 18 now.

>>2625939
I hate that the progress pic has only made a sidewards progression into a different style.

The original shows some promise; the new one isn't bad, but you'd think the person would try to show an enhanced knowledge of anatomy in the updated pic.

>>2629272

nice

>>2629261
For the love of god post your blog

>>2628658
willing to kill for the right one. Sauce?

>>2629586
>18 and kicking my ass.

>>2629586
Holy shit, beautiful improvement anon, and in just two years!

>>2629261
thats a bit gay

>>2628635
thought the kiwi one was bretty cool

>>2629261
Hi gabe.

>>2630817
git

>>2630850

>>2629185
If it makes you feel better, I'm trying to move away from that part of my life, as it only led to self pity and wasted a lot of time.

>>2629149
>>2629339
>>2629174
Namaste, friends. Improvement is coming.

please no judge
i know i have a long way to go but it's a pretty good progression from where i started 2 years ago (especially considering i rarely actually draw)

>>2631100
also i forgot to mention most of the art on the right isnt finished because im lazy

>>2630850
>That sameface

>>2625939

>>2631100
kek 'd at that minecraft fan art. pretty good progress though anon

>>2630430
justmegabenewell dot tumblr dot com

updated

>>2627520
Can I get some information on planning illustrations?

1/3
mid 2014

>>2631749
2/3
early 2016

>>2631749
2/3
early 2016

>>2631749
3/3
april 2016

>>2631619
not them but basically if you have an idea you create little thumbnails, no detail necessary, just arranging the "objects" within the frame. You can have other drawings if you have to design something, to indicate what they are supposed to look like. But you are trying out various compositions and determining what works best to tell a good story and look pleasing from far away.

You can even go so far as to spend a few days with references and study a subject or element that you are unfamiliar with if you want it in your image. Historically many famous painters would do this when they had a project in mind. That's why some paintings could take months or even years to complete.


http://www.ctrlpaint.com/blog/thumbnails-the-most-crucial-stage-of-your-painting talks a bit about the subject and there are more links at the bottom that go into more detail

I'm sure others can chime in here but it's pretty easy to do. Just requires extra mental effort.

>>2631752
Can't tell if this is traced or not but hope this helps
>inb4 not mine

>>2631843
thanks, it wasn't actually traced but I dont have a way of proving that.
I constructed mine in a similar way but at the time was new to the tablet so it looks quite weird. I would post a newer drawing but I broke my camera and have no scanner.

>>2625939
How did they actually manage to get worse?

>>2628635
You're 18. Life hasn't even started for you yet. Imagine where you'll be when you're 28. You'll have 10 years of drawing every day. That's at least 3650 drawings,

Just draw every day and stop worrying about how good you are in comparison to others. Focus on what you want to draw and learn how to draw that.

>>2628207
I like this. It's pretty clear you have been practicing manga techniques.

Order is:
2013>2014>2015>2016, a week or two ago

My biggest problem is anatomy. I absolutely cannot get a grasp on it, and still can't figure out how to construct bodies correctly.
I know the Loomis meme and all that, read a bunch of books on anatomy and have studied it alot all these years, but it just isn't clicking in my head.

>>2631992
Here's a full version of the most recent one

>>2625939

>>2632006
how about the one were you're 18 years old?
saged blocked and reported

this is my progress so far. drew all my life but only took it more seriously in 2015. nothing special

>>2631994
What a cutie. Have you done any other cute stuff recently, fampaisano?

>>2632078
There's this, but it was just a quick doodle so my Twitter wouldn't seem like all shitposts and repubs

>>2627970
digital ruined it so badly.
digicucks will never learn

>>2632137
try b8ing harder

>>2632006
i see you sold your soul!!!

>>2629261
i dont know how many times i have fapped to your work, thank you

>>2632088
Why is she so angry at her own butt?

>>2627970
stuck in a plateau mate

>>2632288
yea, i feel it, i guess i just keep grinding.

>>2629272
>2019
>pic related

>>2631994
what texture?

>>2631612
You seem to have massive trouble drawing from imagination and it shows. Besides practicing, I recommend broadening your influences. With studies like that you seem to have a lot of promise.

>>2632621
Lightjeans
Scale 50%
Strength 66%
>>2632280
It's symbolic for her insecurities about her body

Sory 4 the bad angles :(
But these are my figure class assignments.
"figure in perspective"

Left is my mr blook is from last time I read loomis (it was so bad it made me give up art for ages) and right is from when I tried again today.

compliments only pls

>>2625939

The colours are awesome, I gotta say man, I like it a lot

>>2632852

Did you really trace those circles?

>>2632899
I didn't trace anything, I used a coin to make the outside circles, then practised making them look spherical by drawing bendy lines on the inside.

>>2632852
The circle inside is suposed to create an ellipse, not that eye shape

>>2632925
come again?

>>2632907
>used a coin

bruh

>>2632940
I'm not really used to digital and the ellipses are not perfect, but you get the idea.

>>2630850
do you really post on /ic/?
you and ddg inspired me to draw on my yugioh/mtg cards as a kid.

>>2632980
Hi.

Retard here.

I don't really understand what you mean?

This is like 6 years apart, though the new one is obviously fucked up, done with pen only and in a much shorter time...
So overall I do think I improved, but surely not as much as I could have if I had just not relied on "talent" and had proper health. But now I'll push myself harder. I don't visit /ic/ much because it can get pretty depressing but it did teach me that kicking your ass can make a huge difference. (Sorry in case the files huge, I'm on phone)

>>2633245
jw what do you mean by "proper health" what's wrong with you

sorry this is sketchy im kind of rushed but i really wanted to participate

>>2633072
He means that the smaller ends of the cross section should be rounded, like an oval, and not pointed, like the eye on the right. The point of the lines being shown through the sphere is to help you understand that you are not drawing a circle with curves on it, you are drawing a sphere with lines on it.

>>2633317
Looks cute
Got any recent finished stuff you can show off? A quick sketch probably isn't very representative of whatever progress you've made so far

>>2633325
slapped this together, sorry for messiness, all in about the past month or so

>>2633332
Really like the looks of those left ones
Twitter/Tumblr?

>>2633317
That's actually really nice. Thank you for sharing!

>>2633335
i dont really post that much but i do post mostly on my da if you want that (shi-long-lang) super nice of you to say though, i appreciate it
>>2633336
thanks for the kind words!

>>2626046
Best in the thread, imo. Assuming this is you, what was your study plan or routine?

>Draw for a bit
>take 2 week break
>Come back, something about my shit improved
>Can never really learn like others who gradually get better, just end up hibernating and coming back a bit better
what is this and why. It's never vast improvements, it's that something just changes that seems less shit

>>2633377
Just observing things in your every-day life and other people's art with an artist's mindset makes you commit certain things to memory over time.
Happens to me too

>>2633377
this happens to me in everything. i draw for a week, suck the next week, take a break, and come back better then ever. I think it's because you're giving your brain some time to relax the part of the brain that deals with art.

>>2633377
I used to think taking breaks improved myself too until I realized that my art changes from day to day and is probably the result of me not drawing enough and therefore it's not improvement, but just luck of the day. Basically, consistency is what improvement truly is.

>>2633377

Must be life.

>>2633387
Are you me?

>>2629586
the only actual improvement in this thread

>>2631100
E X T R E M E C R I N G E
were you a part of that whole "team crafted" thing on tumblr and everyone would write skylox fanfiction and there was so much drama and seto got kicked out or whatever like you literally just triggered me so hard by reminding me of this shit

>>2633377
Better judgement.
I read somewhere that some writers would just leave finished works for months, to later be able to read them as a judging reader rather than the author.

You are not likely better, but has a better judgment of your work.

I evolved from literal four year old into "beginner"

>>2633310
Chronically mentally and physically ill for 5 years aye

>>2632980
>>2633319
thanks for the tips

>>2632925
>>2632980
Is that an cross section or are they spacing lines for eyes, mouth, etc?

Been a while since I've read Loomis.