/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

If I was younger I wouldn’t have to post anonymously because I wouldn’t be embarrassed at my current skill level.

Anyone over the age of 40 here?

desu ill prob be here past when i turn 22
i grew up with this completely honest shithole of a '''''social media'''''
and now i can't stand normal social media cuz everyone seems like a fucking snake

you'll be here when you're older too, don't worry, fag.

zoomers are always so adorably retarded

>>3826888
>completely honest
Uhm... bitterness isn't a synonim for honesty, anon.

>>3826809
Getting there

>>3826808
For real. When you're young, hopeful, and ignorant it's a lot easier to post work. There's a little bit of hubris involved too, when I was just beginning and thought I would be truly great in a short matter of time. There's a lot more to it.

Just realised all the older anons are carrying the younger ones with art crits here

>>3826808
This

>>3826921
About time we got some recognition. Thank you.

>>3826921
Whenever I feel burned out I come visit /beg/ and /alt/ friends, I try helping them a little, and some of their enthusiasm rubs off on me.

>>3826806
I turned 36 this month. Any young budding artist college girls wanna chill and draw loomis some time?

>>3826921
Ah the blind leading the blind

>>3826806
If you're past your teenage years and you still haven't made it, you'll most likely never make it :^)

31 here, 12 years since i started drawing and probably ngmi.

>>3826806
>started browsing back in 2011
>27 now
I honestly cant justify to myself why I've browsed /ic/ for so long. I don't know why I even come here anymore.

Turned 26 just yesterday and surprised most of the people at my college. They didn't even know I was of drinking age. I'm jealous of the abilities of some of the kids here but equally frustrated. Only a handful of them have a grasp of the fundamentals while the others forgo them just to imitate art they see on tumblr or their favorite anime. They really shine during assignments and I marvel at them. A bunch of them started asking me for advice and material since every project I make wows them.

Makes me feel bad when they say I'm too talented to be wasting my time in school and not working in the industry.

>>3826806
>be 18
>best artist in highscool, no one came close
>first year of art class I college, I’m like the worst
>fucking kill me

I started when I was 16 but lost interest when I was about 20-21, and missed some big opportunities(things weren't as saturated as they are right now), and now I'm back with more discipline and a much better learning mindset.

>>3827011
Happy belated birthday!

23 isn’t too old to be starting art r-right?

>>3826806
Old fag here, been working professionally longer than you've been alive, if you're under 22.

But, if you don't want honest critiques and actual help, hey, no problem. Keep posting memes, so when you get stuck and ask for help, you can "git gud" being told "Loomis" and "NGMI".

Just here to pilfer resources and slip out once the posts get stale for me

>>3827058
Literally me

>>3826806
don't forget, you're here forever

>>3826806
I’m 38. Ive always drawn and painted. Tried all sorts of mediums, pretty much just something I did/do. Wish I had spent more time trying to push myself rather than just mindlessly doing it. Ive been a tattooist the last ten years, I don’t really bring that aspect of what I do to /ic/ though because its a whole different approach with different values. Been posting or lurking here on and off for about a decade. I like to give a crit or redline out if I believe its something I’m knowledgeable enough to help with.

>>3826921
Eh, I do what I can. 36 here.

anyone here who is over 18 is too old desu

>>3826921
I never give crit since I'm bad. I also hate young people.
Fuck them.

>>3827542
I think this thread is starting to show that most of the posters here are over 18.

>>3827542
>>3827563
anyone who is 18 and over is too old.

>>3826806
so this site is for people over the age of 18
but in your mind /ic/ should have very low ceiling of 4 years later?
seem well thought out and totally not a bait

>>3827058
>>3827342

Don't worry guys. I think I started doing digital art at around 24 and I'm 29 now. Never worked 12h. a day or anything except the last 6 months. I think I'm finally getting pretty close to professional level but I bet you could get "here" or much further in under 4 years if you really put all your energy into it.

>>3826806
I'm coming up 30 this year.

>>3827577
What'd I put my energy into?

Reminder that as long as you are alive, it's never too late to start

>>3827625
This.

>>3827625
Reminder that you don't know shit and only say this to feel good about yourself.

>>3827598

Fundamentals of perspective, anatomy, design and blah blah blah... All that basic shit. I personally also recommend picking up a tiny bit of 3D sculpting and rendering just so you get to see how stuff like AO, SSS and a "camera" work in a more controlled environment.

At the very beginning I think you should just be focusing on drawing. Just draw what you like from reference and try to have fun with it! Keep it simple and don't worry about equipment. It's easy to get lost in all that technical crap and feel like you're not getting anywhere. Gotta try to have fun every once in a while but set some clear goals with clear notes on how to get to them.

Im 18 turning 19 in august, been here too long.

I wanna make it as a 27 year old, but I only make wholesome art and honestly the vast majority of amateur artists only make it by doing porn.

>>3827014
>>3827716
Shut up you annoying little cunts, nobody asked

>22
>just started browsing this board

>>3826806
>tfw almost this age
pls no bulli

>>3826808
>tfw this but im young
How do i get out of this

>>3827577
Can I see your work?

>>3827841

I'm working on this Manbat thing atm. Just started shading him about 2 hours ago so you can still see the lines. Placeholder rim light and other shit... Don't want to show anything finished.

>>3827857
Looks nice, anon, I hope I can get good in 4 years too

>>3827861

Thanks bro. I'm sure you'll get to be 10 times better than me. I've been a lazy motherfucker!

>>3826997
Nice ngmi mindset

>>3827664
And you know better? Humor us

>>3827875

Different anon but James Zapata started at about 23 and Brad Rigney started in his late 20's. They're both working with big companies for good money doing the stuff they love doing.

There are tons of other artists as well but you knew that already didn't you?

>>3826809

I'm 37

dang i just assume most of ic people were like 15-26. So many 30-40 year olds. Some of these people are around my parents age so weird.

>>3826997
>If you're past your teenage years and you still haven't made it, you'll most likely never make it :^)
Some of us has no idea what we wanted to be be doing back then. You know, teenage self discovery and shit. So what if it took us longer to realize that art is what we want to do?

>>3827882
>no proof
ok kid

>>3827882
yeah, worst case 10 years max to make it. After you're redpilled on the path.

>>3827905

Proof of what? I don't even know what you're talking about. Those artists started at those ages and they "made it" by any definition of the phrase. What, you want me to ask them for birth certificates?

>>3827908
>After you're redpilled on the path.

I don't know what this means. Maybe I'm too old.

>>3827902
>old anon asking a young anon about what to do in life
Yikes.

>>3827923
>After you're redpilled on the path.
Literally just the sticky and have heard of NMA, FZD or Watts.If your own interest doesn't carry you the other 99% of the way then there's something else you find more interesting

>>3827961

Ahh ok. Yeah. I agree with you.

>>3827857
>29
>also feeling manbat vibes

bumskee started at 25, i think trevor claxton started kinda late too. people put too much weight on age when it's probably one of the least relevant factors to your actual ability. the number of years you've been training is far more important and only as a means of evaluating your progress & what you can do better. take ego out of things as much as possible, it's easy to fall in to the trap of thinking 'so and so is only x years old and doing *this*' and just masturbate to your own inadequacy instead of trying do figure out what it is that they did that was so effective. oh and besides, compared to whit brachna, we're all fucking losers.
>>3827885
>>3827415
choke me daddy

>>3827977
>whit brachna
Link up, google is protecting my ego

>Started when I was 15
>Turned 18 in October
>Posted work in progress thread and got destroyed
I don't practice or even draw consistently but it still hurts. At least I've still got more time to improve than a lot of you.

>>3826809
41 this year

>>3827983
If it helps, there isn’t an artist under 20 that wouldn’t be considered dogshit

>>3827972

Ayyy! You're the SSS dude. I commented on this. Maybe this subconsciously made me start my own bat dude. Still looking good n' spooky.

>>3827058
Nope if anything that's the perfect time to start

At least the older folks are ahead, somewhat.

>>3828084
yeah but winners won't be able to join the party

>>3826808
Also I'm just afraid of getting my identity known by IC users really. Quick reverse image search can reveal you pretty easily.

>>3827867

idk man, I'm also lazy af sometimes, but I'm trying to be more productive

>>3827983
reminder just to hurt you: a year passes a lot quicker than you think, the last year you wasted can just repeat twice and you'll stop being the special talented 18 year old. You'll be a 20 year old guy who draws bad who's been doing it for a while. Don't relax too much.

>>3827058
Honestly starting young is incredibly overrated. For many artists who drew since they were a kid, all they did was just learn bad habits since they weren't learning things like construction and perspective when they were 10-15 years old. Sure, they might be able to pump out works in their 'style' that look okay at first, but they almost always come with heavy technical flaws. And even then, many artists who've been drawing 'forever' are usually too headstrong/think too highly of themselves to go back and learn the fundies that they never learned and are now lacking. You're better off starting older with a rigorous course of study.

>>3828113
do people know about this place?

>>3827014
I can guarantee you, you were probably not the best artist in your high school. Unless your high school only had 200 people in it. He’ll theres probably 12 year olds better than you right now

>>3828432
>high school 'talent'

>>3827983
There are 18 year olds working professionally. Get working, stop wasting.

Damn, this is one toxic thread. Nothing but zoomers and boomers trying to make each other feel bad (and not drawing). If you need to make yourself better by belittling random people on an anonymous image board, then you're not going to make it, sorry.

Damn, this is one toxic thread. Nothing but zoomers and boomers trying to make each other feel bad (and not drawing). If you need to make yourself feel better by belittling random people on an anonymous image board, then you're not going to make it, sorry.

>>3826809
>Anyone over the age of 40 here?

I have a copy of Robot Jox on VHS.

>>3826910
Hey man they’re honest about being bitter

>>3828432
>one anon drew realistic portrait
>that means he is best artist in entire school

>>3828420
damn why you had to target /beg/ tier 20 year olds like me :( im not even a cocky guy like the 19 year old, damn

>>3828592
Because we all used to be /beg/ tier 20 year olds.

>>3826809
42 been on and off all my life, I do it because I like it, I don't think I am going to "make it" and do not care either

>>3828529
aren't you in las? cool mechs anon

>>3828621
Okay, but what kind of anime do you like?

>>3828529
How do I get decent handwriting
I can see myself improving in art but I cannot for the life of me change the shitty way I write

>>3828625
There must be a correlation with good handwriting and how quick they get better at drawing. Horrible handwriting here and it's been an uphill battle. Apparently, the only way to change it is to practice daily for at least a year until you rewrite your hardcoded ways.

>>3828625
My handwriting got better when I switched back to my old fountain pen from elementary school. Don't know why though

>>3828623
This