/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6483289
wow what a shocker! can't believe he didn't get as good as them in one year! almost like those artists have been drawing for decades and that's not a realistic goal, damn...

>tfw not a mangaka
>tfw not good at drawing
>tfw not good at writing
>tfw not good at Japanese
>tfw not living in Japan
>tfw Shonen Jump hasn't noticed me yet
>tfw don't even have a job yet
But I'm never gonna give up!

>>6483289
Still can't draw a good pic of this guy, or even come up with a cool design like him.

>>6483302
How does his art manage to be both awkwardly drawn with flaws everywhere and godlike at the same time?

>>6483303
Soul.

>>6483289
Im getting there slowly but surely and Im happy about that

>>6483289
In terms of making the type of stuff I want? Yeah I achieved it many times over. In that I consider myself fortunate to have had the time and focus to get that far. In monetary success and notoriety? Not even close lol.

>>6483289
i've achieved some but not others. i'm at least confident enough to make short comics nowadays.

>>6483292
>those artists have been drawing for decades
all of those artists were already good decades ago

>>6483333
>all of those artists were already good decades ago
On my 20's and already feel I'm doomed

>>6483289
>I didnt make it bros...
>281 likes
Wut

>>6483346
what...cant crabs have dreams too?

shut the fuck up we're all gonna make it, just keep pushing yourself towards what you struggle with, confront your insecurities and attack them head on

>>6483303
genuine passion and confidence in art, he wont go and relearn things the "right" way because his aesthetic pursuits are more about a striking image that reminisces people of his inspirations rather than just being good for the sake of good

my goal is to have everyone on /ic/ crab over me

>>6483289
I can consistently fap to my art, yes.

>>6483289
I'm finishing up an animation degree and know enough Japanese to apply to be a keyframe artist for some shows. It's shit money but I want to do it for some professional credits and also for the novelty of "fulfilling" my dream to be an animator or mangaka in Japan when I was like 12.

>>6483289
I’m happy with my drawings and I think they’re fun to create. Yes, I think I’ve made it.

I started to draw 2 years ago and a few months in my top fav artist acknowledged me. Now I have monthly supporters and making hundreds of bucks a month from commissions that are stuff I would draw anyways. I guess at the moment my goal would be improving and having fun.

>>6483587
pyw

>>6483596

>>6483289
Unironically yes, all I wanted was to stop drawing stick figures and thanks to Vilppu I now have the power to draw a full body, maybe not super great but at least I know how it all works now.

>>6483333
I'd kill to see ONE fucking artists that truly went /beg/ to pro in their gallery.

>>6483616
There was that one guy on the old conceptart.org forums whose progress got pretty famous, legit zero to hero. Not sure if it's still possible to see it.

>>6483616

>>6483289
desu this guy never draws though

>>6483289
Sort of yeah
>got a small following
>got a gf (now an ex though)
>became friends with some jp artists
>learned new skills and techniques from said friends
>not the best but finally feel satisfied with my current skills
Now I'm working on a possible webcomic after plotting some stories/OCs last year. Still need to finish up on some research for it though.

>>6483289
One of my favorite artists bookmarked my art, and they only have 5 bookmarks in total now. That was an art goal of mine.
It was cool for a day but it didn't change anything of course.
It doesn't matter how many external validation milestones you get, the treadmill never ends and you always feel the same. The feeling of satisfaction and achievement can only come from within.

Being happy is the only art goal that matters.

My one art goal is for my skills to be acknowledged by all the artists I look up to. But with every sempai who notices me, two more take their place. It's a never ending challenge, but the journey yields it's own reward.

>>6483688
Being noticed by your idols is an amazing feeling. Mine started following me last month on Christmas despite me being a /beg/

>>6483292
>>6483333
asian genes and talent is real...

>>6483616
Van Gogh goes from not being able to draw a skull properly to women mourning in a year.
Like he's obviously got talent before but some crab on this board would probably call the earlier work /beg/

>>6483333
Yeah man guess they were born thousands of years ago with the inate ability to draw well along with immortality.. there must be some hidden ancient Japanese scroll that teaches it.. there's simply no other way!

>>6483599
Damn I should just embrace my degen fetishes and open commissions huh

I bought a tablet one drunk night a month ago, and my art goal is to literally fight a decade of brainrot and try to draw better than a 3-year old. I'm still not there.

>>6483750
I encourage drawing what you like to draw. People sharing passion for the subject are more likely to pick you up and comm you to draw more of that.

>>6483300
>tfw Shonen Jump hasn't noticed me yet
I know that feel, Anon. And I barely even draw.

>captcha : THAT 4G

>>6483750
NTA but I occasionally get wrestling commissions as well. Wrestling is fairly niche, so the following is probably not going to be large. But the amount of people willing to pay is much higher and there's less amount of people who could draw good wrestling scenes (because two or more human bodies contorting against each other is quite difficult) so if you're halfway decent you could make a name for yourself. Even moreso if you target some popular fandom. I know an artist who draws FE girls duking it at one another, and another artist drawing Touhou wrestling girls.

>>6483289
Ironically i didnt had any art goals until now, i literally just drew
Im started to research some art that i enjoy and hopefully will set a goal for me

>>6483748
this but unironically

>>6483289
No, but its because my goals were unrealistic too. I wanted to be good at Drawing, Music, Animation (3D). But I don't have the IQ to learn fast enough inside my life struggles and social status. Nor do I have the stable personality for it.
It hurts but, at least I am much closer to being good at drawing than I was a teenager

Sometimes a part of me regrets not taking the sacrifice of willingly give some years of my life, taking ADHD meds everyday to force myself to do all these things. I know if I was rich, this is all I would do.
Go to FZD, get myself a personal teacher/lessons to speed up the process. It is what it is.