/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

I'm just starting to learn fundamentals of light and shadow but I'm using digital media is Dorian course Mastering Light & Form enough to get into digital painting ? should i also add another course ? what do you guys suggest ?

Which brush do you guys use in CSP?
I'm having a hard time figuring out what would be the best/most versatile one as there isn't a direct hard round as such. The one I like the most is the opaque watercolour one, and if I just want to quickly hash out an idea the G Pen is ok too, but both of them feel kinda incomplete? Is there a definite "go-to" brush in CSP available?

>>4916329
Dorians course is a bit abstract and difficult to apply, imo. What really helped me was Vilppus figure drawing course. At the end, he has three separate lectures on tone, lighting, and different lighting effects. If you go to those lessons and still have problems... his earlier lectures on drawing are there to support you. Lighting the human figure is the most practical way to learn rendering, not rendering spheres. Spheres are only the first baby step, but that’s basically all what Dorian covers

>>4914230
What do I do if I don't know what to draw, but I don't want to go a long time without drawing?

>>4914230
Nobody can give an answer, lol. First of all we don't know what the colors look like, also it depends entirely on the subject and composition

>>4916456
Thanks anon I'm already downloading glenn course will check it out.
My only problem now is digital I have no idea what approach, tools, processes to use.
What I want to do is be able to render my anatomical/figure studies in digital.
Something like pic
Thanks

>>4916924
And like this.
But I have no Idea about the process or brushes I'm kinda new to digital
Any course recommendations?

>>4916564
Do figure/portrait/master studies or just scribble on paper until you find something in it.

>>4914230
how do I draw like this?

>>4916447
Nope, in that way there isnt, just make one yourself unironically.

>>4916924
>>4916925
Here's what I do:
>line drawing
>flat silhouette under line drawing
>make new layer between line drawing and flat silhouette
>clipping mask down.
Then your brushstrokes won't leave the line-drawing. Lower the opacity of the line drawing gradually as you render. Then eventually, you can paint on top of the line drawing. I'm not a painter though, I only render just for practice. To blend, you have to spam the eye-dropper tool.

All of that I got from Andrew Hou's schoolism course. I'm sure there's a link somewhere for that.

>>4914230
Anyone manage to get good at drawing without construction, if so how?

Is there another shadowban tool checker for twitter I can use other than shadowbanned.eu? Because that website isn't working anymore.

Does just drawing really work? I'm always worried I'm "studying wrong" and end up stopping. I wanna make it bros

>>4916991
Thanks will check it out

>>4917038
If you know what you're studying yes it does work and you're practicing mindfully (just passively critique your drawings while drawing them) then yes just draw truly does work.

Are there any skeleton/stick figure methods out there like the loomis mannikin?

How do you get popular on Twitter? And is instagram nothing but tags?

>>4914230
How the fuck do I explain to my parents what concept art is?

I'm gonna move to the US as a citizen to study art, but the only thing stopping me from raking in my parent's cash is getting them to understand that me studying art is not just a shot in the dark.

>>4917397
What do you tell them?


Concept art is used during delevopmeant in productions. It's varies greatly, from characters, costumes, sets, scenes, advertisment, merchandising, products. Storyboarding isn't jut for cartoons and Often used to plan cgi in movies. Often known to be used in entertainment industry it can be used outside of it.

How do you guys manage your time drawing while having work/school? Online class is taking too much of my time and I cant seem to find the time to actually draw (meaningfully). What do bros?

>>4917425
>>4917454
How the fuck I selected the wrong post is beyond me

>>4917454
Thing is, I come from a third-world country so actually having a job and living comfortably of off art is unheard of here, so it's already hard to explain.

I said that, for every movie, game, show, etc. there's a miryad of artists working BTS and there's a constant need for a large number of those artists, so entertainment was a massive industry, but they didn't seem to understand it that way. They told me that there were a lot of people that tried to be actors/musicians or any other type of artists, and they never got it. But I don't know how to explain the fact that getting work freelance or getting hired by a studio is so much more feasible and common than they think

>>4914230
Should I be concerned with the compress option for PNG files on photoshop?
I saved a pic I made as PNG without it and the reaking file was 41 MB, however, the same file with compress option set to true was around 5 MB.
I saved them separately and compared them side by side and I couldn't notice any difference, tho it could be either that my eyesight or my monitor sucks. So, is it safe to use that compress options? how much does it affect the final result?

>>4916982
Dang it, I'm no good at creating my own brushes. I got it to work ok-ish in Procreate because it shows you a lot of information in real-time when you change a setting but I haven't really learned CSP yet.

>>4917425
>studying art is not just a shot in the dark
It actually is though. You can potentially get a career in art, but going to college for it is practically useless.

>>4917467
It is much less common than you think.
Yes, there are a lot of art jobs in the world, especially in America. But there are far, far more candidates than there are jobs.
The cup runneth over with concept art applicants to any given studio in any given industry.

>>4917467
This post infuriates me with how reflective of reality it is.

>>4917505
png is lossless so no, always set the compression to max
there are lossy png encoders out there, but they're not in ps so you don't have to worry about it

How do I make scanned inkwork look less like scanned inkwork?

>>4917887
Noted, thank you anon

>>4917912
Apply a pepperoni pizza texture to it.
What exactly are you asking?

What would you recommend for a complete beginner mostly interested in anime?

>>4917912
Quickly bock in some gray scale gradients for the FG or BG

Are you supposed to get line weight right on your first try or do you go back over the lines afterward to change the thickness in some areas?

>>4919071
In a japanese manga book they recommended beginners just do everything with even line-weight first, then go back to add line-weight.

With experience, you can do it on the first try.

>>4918749
pin2d channel

Is it fine to draw on normal sketchbook??
It is textured nothing like smooth newsprint
I would like to buy newsprint paper but it's expensive af.
My job doesn't pay much I can only afford like 3 polychromos and a sketchbook plus 500 sheets of A4 if I want to draw alot.
I can save some money for a couple of months to buy some bulk news print but I don't know what to buy there is so many options in Amazon.
Anyway is it really worth it? If so which is the cheapest option should I buy?

>>4919159
>Is it fine to draw on normal sketchbook??
No.The sketchbook police will get you.

>>4914230

Depending on the colour temperatures, cool yellow or yellow-orange.

>>4919159
>I would like to buy newsprint paper but it's expensive af.
What the fuck? Newsprint is literally garbage paper, it's the cheapest thing you can get.

>>4918749
Read the sticky.

Is it true that 2 hours per day is not enough to progress with art?

>>4916447
If you have a legit version you can go into the CSP asset store and find shit like hard round for free. If you haven't paid for it you're gonna have to make your own hard round. Look up how to make brushes in CSP and you'll figure it out.

>>4917425
>How the fuck do I explain to my parents what concept art is?
Say that those are the people that design the costumes, vehicles, monsters and cities for movies and/or video games. I've found a lot of people will readily accept the movie explanation.

>>4917038
Depends on where you actually are. A lot of time complete beginners will ask what the best this or what is the best that when they haven't really begun even building basic hand eye when it comes to drawing. Like a newborn wanting to compete in the Olympics before they've learned how to crawl. As long as you keep your studies focused and targeted, you'll be fine.

Draw something.
Look at it and breakdown your missteps and work backwards.
>I cant draw arms
Study underlying structure
>I'm having trouble representing the shapes
Study primitives
>I'm having trouble making the correct lines
Work in some Peter Han like line exercises for your muscle memory.
etc.

You don't have to be hyper focused on one singular thing, but constantly bumping your weak points by putting relevant exercises into your routine is a fairly good start.

>>4920436
you can progress with that time anon. I progressed with 30 min a day for a while.

Sneed.

>>4914230
Newfag on this board, what does "Crab" and "Fisher" means here?

>>4920786
A crab is a salty beginner that gives misadvice and is plain unhelpful. Fisher is just some furry artist.

>>4920792
That is not what crab means you retard. No wonder I see people randomly calling others crabs for no reason.

>>4920786
Crab refers to the metaphor of crabs in a bucket. As the saying goes, if you have a bucket full of crabs, and one tries to get out of the bucket, the other crabs will grab onto it and pull it back in. In essence, a crab is somebody that keeps others down because of their own jealousy and insecurity.

>>4919573

Is fun with a pencil actually a decent start with learning how to draw people? Not really interested in drawing anything realistic but rather just some funny images and maybe some nice fanart for characters I like. If there is anything better but perfect for someone with a short attention span I'm willing to try it.

>>4920950
Provided you have at least a basic understanding of perspective, yes.

where can I find a free full version of PaintTool Sai or CSP?

>>4920970
I have some knowledge but not a lot

>>4920792
>>4920811
Appreciate mates.

>>4920811
How isn't that the same thing I said?

>>4921118
Because it has nothing to do with beginners giving bad advice. It's bitter, jealous people trying to keep others from succeeding, you don't have to be a beginner to fit that description, and you don't even have to give advice to fit that description. The only thing that you said that was correct is that crabs aren't helpful.

Boys, is there any place I can find patreon content for artists? Stuff like Ilya Kuvshinov's patreon files (like PSDs or whatever). I find a lotta things i want are locked inside these damn patreons