/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

yes

no

This board got me steered in the right direction with study and developing drawing habits and now drawing is all I do and I have improved a bunch since I started.
Before then I was a useless, depressed r9ker. Now I don't spent 90% of my time in bed and draw whenever I can.
Thanks, ic, even if I'm only still here due to internet addiction.

It kinda helped me find the definitions of the skills I need to learn but otherwise this place doesn't help much. It's showed me outside sources to get art advice but /ic/ itself has not provided me any art tips I remember

Yes. I learned about cgpeers through this shit hole before they locked it up. Its saved me hundreds of dollars and the resources have been greatly helpful to learning for me.

Yep I went from absolute trash to okay

>>5137733
Yes this board hardened my round brush

>>5137733
Yes, in the sense that it's shown me what not to do. This board is full of inefficient learning techniques and misinformation regarding career opportunities for artists.

Didn't help with actual drawing but more with learning how to navigate software and use all the different tools

People here helped me decide which tablet to get and steered me in the right direction when it came to starting my studies. I think when it comes to critiquing specific pieces ic can be a little less helpful but for study resources it has been a blessing for me

>>5137758
Underrated post.

/IC/ Helped me with resource gathering and introducing myself to other artists.

>>5137744
Keep it up

>>5137733
Yeah, it helps motivate me to draw. This is one of the few forums where people actually give critique and not tip-toe around other people's ego, which is kinda inspiring. Even if critique itself is trash.

>>5137733
no i just hoard art books and dont read them. but reading half the retard comments makes me sad also.

>>5137733
It motivates me to draw a lot more. Seeing people here with such good tips as well as artistic skill makes me want to keep drawing as much as I can and enjoy it even more

>>5137733
Yeah. Some faggot told me to get better forms so I practiced form for a week and now I’m much better

i don't post my work that often but seeing the gigabegs works scares the shit out of me making me grind like crazy for a few hours then i need to cringe again to keep the ball rolling,every day.

thanks ic

>>5137733
/ic/ is good for motivation and breaking down the ego
Not so much for improving skill as most people are also amateurs and cant give good advice

>>5137733
yep, being on /ic/ helped a lot. I'm still mediocre but the guides and critiques posted here help move me forward

>>5137733
absolutely.

/ic/ has taught me to accept harsh critics, bullies, trolls. It has revealed that I suffered from dunning kreuger. It has allowed me to engage in conversation with other artists whom shared common goals.

Idc what people say. /ic/ is comfy.

>>5137733
before pol starting shitting up the place

>>5137733
No and i stopped coming here when I did git gud. Now I only come back occasionally to laugh on high from my ivory tower

>>5138773
What world do you live on, fag? The only time I see anything /pol/ related is the /RWG/ and if you don't click on it you don't have to deal with it.

>>5137733
No, when I do post something people rarely respond with any advice or feedback.
I think it's because I'm above beginner but not good enough to really get much attention.
The plus side is some of the resources shared here and coming to the board simply being steeped in art motivates me to draw.

>>5137733
Nope, i'm just here to watch porn until i go to one of the porn boards where i watch porn till i get tired of it and do something else for a while before i repeat

>>5137733
No but it has made me hate myself a lot more

>>5137733
I come here to grab resources, get quick inspiration from other artists that actually draw and see how much random trolls can stoop in levels of absolute retardation or scumbaggery

>>5137737
>>5137738
maybe

>>5137733
/beg/ threads never did shit for me
but the video threads are an excellent resource

Not really, I still draw the same way I did 15 years ago, /ic/ never helps me with anything and only gives me the same generic answers instead of what i am asking, I still don't understand how humans can memorize so much images.

>>5139277
I’m here for the buffet

>>5137733
>the sticky
Absolutely

>the threads
They’ve actually made me worse since I’ve returned

>>5139296
I dont know

>>5137733
/ic/ destroyed my hope in humanity

>>5140563
Humans can memorise ridiculously long chains of random characters but the average person can barely remember 8 in a row if they try to. It’s just a matter of method

>>5140563
>I still don't understand how humans can memorize so much images.
they don't
just remember the right questions you need to ask yourself, and keep the resources handy

>>5137733
Sort of. The time I spend here combined with the lockdown situation has provided me with ample time to follow through on experimenting and developing my drawing skill without having to concern myself with going to work the next day.

>>5140626
Oh I assumed he was talking about a persons visual library

>>5137733
It's good for resources but after a certain point it's only good for shitposting or to mindlessly browse

Taught me that only artists with asian jeans can make it. Hell the only 2 good artists to come out of /asg/ were asian

>>5140582
can you repeat the question?

I’ve improved while posting here. How do I tell if because of this board or in spite of it?

>>5140788
I am, how can I be sure something is right if I have no proof of it?

>>5140947
we must perform a randomized study. All begs must either come here or not come here and then post their improvement after 1 year.

>>5137733
has being in any board actually made you better at anityng?

>>5137733

All I learned is anime gets likes and realism doesn't. Fucking weebs.

harsh criticism from here really encourages me to do better
I learned that "kys" is simply a shorthand for "you have to try again"

>>5137733
This board supplied me with the resources necessary to grow and the knowledge that I am shit and need to grow.
It didn't do much besides that, though.
Threads are terrible.

>>5137733
I cant say I've really received a lot of critique the few times I have posted, however I think just being here has made me aware of art fundamentals and shit thats pretty much never discussed on any other social media, at least like this.
so yeah thanks ic

>>5140589
My wife left me because I use /ic/. She wouldn’t let me call our baby loomis. I called her a fucking crab and told her she’s ngmi. I don’t even care she’s a fucking begshitter anyway. She kept telling me I had to go to work so I’d just hit her back with a pyw. That really makes her seethe. She just calls me a terrible dad but fuck her ive got a streak of over 300 days. She’s fucked up my life, she gave my kid 0 Asian genes. Obviously the day he was born the first thing I checked was his ligameme. Literally no ligameme, I was heartbroken. I had hoped because he was a boy it would be a high testwomb but I was wrong the little bitch does nothing but cry. He doesn’t take crit well at all. What should I do?