/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

i wish to be better at sailor uniforms

first street fighter 7 roster entrant. his name is roy and he fights using power slap techniques. they didn't put him in sf6 because he was implicated in a missing person's case from 1997. after standing trial earlier this year, the statute of limitations for the alleged crime (life insurance fraud) ran out

First steps.

>>6688143
>Just a daily reminder to copy as accurately as you can from your favorite artist/artstyle.
What if I don't have any favorite artists?

>Download sketchbooks from those artists and copy every single fucking sketch
I always struggle approaching sketches, because they're so... well, sketchy. Lots of extraneous lines and restatements, and stuff with line weight/shading that's impossible to replicate (at least without hours of pointless experimentation with brush settings).

Like, how would you approach something like >>6688239, where you can neither see clearly where any given line starts and stops, nor see clearly the exact contours of the face for all the restatements?

Look who i drew.
I like drawing animals
this was easier to draw than bugs which i usually draw. should i color this fox and draw background? Or do i need to refine it more

>>6688191
That's what I'm trying to learn.
When applying anatomy should I do the gesture first and then on a separate layer go in and lay down the anatomy?
How should I treat gesture drawings are my noodle stick figures really foundational for figure drawing/anatomical studies?

drop me your most brutal blackpills on perspective

>>6688479
you can fudge most perspective by just following a 2:1, 3:1, or 4:1 ratio

>>6688315
a lot of gamers are describing roy as, "erm...freaking epic", despite his chequered past

I need to pull the trigger on a solid scanner, cost isn't really relevant but I cant get something larger than a corner of a desk, any suggestions?

>>6688506
have you tried looking into a portable scanner or a wand scanner? Cost around $100, its seems like it would work. Don't have one myself but was looking into buying one.

>>6688348
you should be looking at enough art that you have favorite artists. you will be a better artist if you have a pool of people you gain insight from. scientists have journals, lawyers have case studies, we have art books / museums

Suggestions are always welcome

>>6688225
Wtf :D

>>6688548
jej

FUCK JEWS PICASSO WAS A SCAM HIS ART SUCKS BIG FAT NIGGER COCK JEWS CAN'T CREATE ONLY DESTROY

Is it weird to do your own poses and draw yourself as a female and then masturbate to it?

Bridgman studies

>>6688700
We're desensitized, don't ask us.
Ask yourself would normal people find it weird

>>6688700
I put a selfie through the female filter on faceapp once and I gave myself a boner.

>>6688225
Petition to change /beg/ & /int/ to a more simple /big/ (Beginner & Intermediate General)

Jesus, that Krenz self copy thing really kicked my ass and I only did one. But that probably means I'm learning
Should probably do 2-4 more

What do you think? Don't mince words, bully me.

>>6688856
It looks traced and not-traced at the same time

>>6688239
faces are getting a bit better

>>6688861
lol, I definitely didn't trace anything ...
Did not use any reference for the pose either, which should be obvious from how /beg/-ass and off-balance it is despite all my efforts to try fix it .. Def gonna be using some sort of reference for that going forward.

>>6688856
looks great

>>6688856
Wtf is up with the jaggy linework

why do art instructors tend to be overly rigid and judgmental? like everything that’s not “my way” or following some clique is shit. vilppu and huston seem like diamonds in the rough with “no rules, just tools” rather than that being pervasive knowledge as i ignorantly assumed. maybe the former can land you a job easier, but it’s devoid of soul and depressing.

>>6688856
Def cute.

>>6688856
It's obvious you didn't made any sketches before but looks cute

>>6688225
How do you draw a cube in perspective? Do you just keep doing it until you get better at it? Draw thousands of boxes?

Horsey horse

>>6688901
Horsey ref

>>6688899
Draw 1000 cubes with perspective lines; then draw 2000 without.

>>6688899
do DaB. LITERALLY called draw a box.

>>6688899
https://youtu.be/bv3Yvfouf2o

don't do DaB it's retarded

>>6688907
>>6688912
I got to the Box Forms section of Vilppu Drawing Manual and he says to grind out boxes, so I'm not wanting to take a major detour to do Draw a Box. I'll check out this video, though.

>>6688884
You mean the "Oekaki" or MS Paint style?
I'm new to this drawing business and I'm using a mouse. Wanted something simple to work with since I know I'm going to make a gorillion mistakes.

>>6688891
>It's obvious you didn't made any sketches before
The pose gives you that feeling? I'm still figuring out what I'm good and bad at, I think poses is the thing I have zero intuition for.

I know its shit but i dont really know what. Advice would be appreciated, thanks

>>6688914
>The pose gives you that feeling?
No its just just obvious you are not confident in your draw that is because you didn't make any sketch before. if you had made a sketch before you would be more confident in your draw and the result would be cleaner

>>6688899
Look up a tutorial on perspective, first. Or read perspective made easy, or something. It's a short side diversion.

OC im just letting out into the 4chan wild

sometimes just posting my art on here, i get that pychic glow of people looking at it in my head, and then I can move on to the next stage idk

name is Sheri , Graffiti Hooligan

>>6688929
Ah, that's what you mean.
Sort of intentionally kept things bit untidy so I didn't have to refine every little detail. Drawing frills is DIFFICULT.

>>6688934
where did blondie touch you

Been slacking, but finished a copy. One of these days I'll actually study.

Deja Vu. I worked 12 hours, I'm tired, I got time to draw. I'm mentally tired.
In honor of time being a flat circle, I think I'll try to draw a Hindu god. Hopefully it won't be terrible.

>>6688934
Is this a cyclops

How do I look cool like Peter Han if my arms are skinny?

I tried to do the krenz accuracy thing and even though it took a lot out of me, it was strangely enjoyable after I got to the last one.
I definitely felt like I made some tiny improvements towards the end since, when I was drawing out the shell, I could feeling out the lines pretty ok.
Although there are still some massive improvements I could make, especially how I used a size pressure pen instead of an opacity one, which allowed me to feather my line work and in turn made is harder for me to recognise mistakes, and my line confidence is pretty rough but I can chalk that up to me not really drawing for a little bit.
But I'll definitely be doing this more often as practise before my other studies.

>construct the cranium and jaw, draw eye line and center line
>”surely, THIS TIME, I have it right, because this LOOKS GOOD and I see NO PROBLEMS”
>start placing features
>jaw is too long/short or off center every fucking time
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA

>>6689066
You do pushups and pullups and eat more chicken tendies unironically

>>6689092
Lol, are you using loomis? The center line is supposed to be the eyebrow line, not the eyeline.

>>6689073
keep going and you're gmi

>>6689092
https://youtu.be/-m0qnJmR4YY?t=332

Lord Genisha. About an hour. Maybe he can smash the obstacles in my way.
I'm not a jeet, of your are, tell me how I did.
My wife hates it. At least this means she still has the capacity to criticize my work.

>>6689104
good morning pls delete this picture sir it is very hurtful to my religion sir, wife knows good is bob big show picture to redeem religious hurtfulness kindly sir

30 minute timed Giorno

Speed and accuracy ever so gradually improving. I could refine this into something decent without having to scrap half of it and start over, which I wouldn't have been able to do on the clock a few weeks ago. Every now and then I have an "oh, it goes like this, and that's why this line is there" moment, which I think might be that form-feeling I keep hearing about.

>>6689092
>he's actually using anatomy and perspective and shit

I spent way too long on that garbage but that's better than not trying I guess

>>6689106
Yeah, it's pretty bad. But strangely, I feel better. I really like using this pen. I should practice drawing more so I can use it to make better looking shit.
Maybe if I spent more than an hour on it and used better references than a YouTube video. Like one with actual elephants.

>>6689119
nah it looks good, just need to be more accurate

>>6689123
Thanks. I'll do a slaanesh deamonette and my wife will like it. She doesn't like Indian stuff. Or I'll give it another go with more time and elephant reference.
Or I could draw a woman riding an elephant. Anyway, I need sleep and I got to be at work again in ten hours. I won't have time to do anything good. I'm going to watch Kim Jung GI videos (rip) and go to sleep.
Thanks for the (you)s. I had a shit day and really needed them. 4 real.

>>6689104
You cloud try using more organised hatching. Waving things on the page works somewhat in pencil because you have pressure making up for it but for ballpoint and ink to a degree you're usually better off following the form or using small patches of parallel lines.

studies on ms paint
>>6688856
needs secondary shadow
cute

>>6689132
>More organized hatching
Yes. I'm getting the feel of it back. I've been trying different shit and my fountain pen was dried up but I fixed it last night. 3/4 of the way through it was starting to come back (the ears and where the skin meets the tusks} but then I got impatient.
Good of you to point this out. I'll take my time tomorrow and do more contour and less scratch.
I really to get impatient. Or too put it a better way, I get greedy for the dopamine from finishing, so I rush crucial shit.
Not that getting shit done is a bad thing, but I got to balance it back towards quality.

Hello beg. 3P perspective truly can turn ordinary cubes into abstract art on its own.

>>6689118
that bent leg, that cannot be right. otherwise it is nice attempt at anime thot
>>6689104
flat, research cross contours and feel the form next time while you draw. if you dont know what any of this means then pick up keys to drawing
>>6689066
>>>/fit/sticky
>>6689036
very cool
>>6688921
that is actually not bad at all, it is good. no advice needed
>>6688901
try making the lines in smoother longer curves
>>6688899
literally pic related
>>6688885
maybe they are just bad teachers? trying to force you into whatever they did to learn drawing themselves?
>>6688856
cute, soulful, uooooh, i kneel
>>6688700
it is weird posting your nudes on the internet and it is MORE weird talking about your masturbation habits ANYWHERE yes. yes you are weirdo even for 4chan standards, you probably want to try out /soc board, it is filled with people like you
>>6688479
you can just model the scene in blender / SIMS and then trace it
you can just eye ball it
you can just draw anime thots in a vacuum
>>6688362
very cute fox, do whatever you want
>>6688348
that anon's post could be simplified to
>draw a lot from reference
or
>do master studies
so anon, to answer you: less thinking and more drawing

>>6688921
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LrHfrncvODQ
Make the shadows more shadowy.

>>6688362
Poor foxy, her eyes are so derpy.
Also, try to have a more delicate way of inking the fur, probably go look at how furrie artists do it.

>>6689073
GMI!

Getting back into drawing; these pose studies are painful to do but I've definitely imrpoved since I started them.

Any advice going forward?

>>6689246
yes now do a couple hundred of them

>>6689250
thats the plan! haha i'll definitely need to draw something a bit more fun or else i'll burn myself out at record speed. funny cats maybe

marid

just a rough sketch for today

Tried drawing this from Loomis' books. What do you think?

>>6689338
face is completely fucked up, her hair is reseding and the arms lenghts are different, theres more but this is the worst.

>>6689367
draw it in a different angle

>>6689381
I really appreciate this. I was entirely blind to the head's issues but I did realize how short her right arm is.

finished this sketch
planning to ink it later

>>6689366
Nnnnnice! You're getting consistent with the overall shapes. Cool. Cool.

>>6689429
I quickly did a sketch
I love how it looks so far
it's not finished yet but I thought you should see before you lineart

>>6689449
very nice bro, she looks more mature now
I appreciate it

>finish vilppu's drawing manual
>still ass at gesture
bros? wtf

how
how
how
how
how

How the fuck would you go about drawing hair like this? Would it be better to block the hair in first and erase it til I get something looking similar?

>>6689546
With a hand on your dick start slapping your face!
Your face!
With the other one try to take a pen!
A pen!
Then draw and draw and draw until you get satisfied.
That's the way to get the anime girl!

>>6689521
nvm i just did a figure drawing session and feel better about myself

Minotaur

>>6688225
Any mistakes?

I've lost my skill of figuring out rendering in digital and gesture, mostly body expression since I'm trying to get back into drawing again after almost 4years now. Dear christ using those blending mode layers are my only crutch

>>6689683
I think you got the pose pretty well indeed. I did a redline just in case you want to use something from it. Like the extended feet in the air maybe? Your call.
Nice pic anon.

>>6689648
Very cool. His beard reminds me of Ares' beard from God of War.

>>6689707
thx anon, i might fix the stomach like you've shown.

i dont' get it, if i add value it looks worse

>>6689715
I think your stomach is more appealing and shapely than redline anons flat abs

>>6689718
your linework isn't very clean. It's quite rough. You shouldn't try to move onto the next stage when the first stage remains unfinished.

Since you're working in line, and you're depicting a variety of textures, it's a good idea to reference artists. Find environment artists you like, who draw in line, and see how they approach these textures and plants and stuff. Linework and style is an area of study all on it's own.

i’m doing medsmap now which means i’m about to mog the fuck out of everyone here ong fr fr

>>6689715
As I said your call, you did the pose pretty good. This anon >>6689728 may be right in the fact that your abs are more shapely. I just indicated an slightly more arched torso, but your original belly lines are much nicer.

>>6688539
put some muscles on em

>>6689718
Maybe if you add value using flat layers like in picrel, the whole composition will read much better. We lost the thread from picrelated, there were lots of great examples there to help you with value composition. I'll try to find it in the archive.

>>6689546
this of any help
???

>i actually look at my art and feel good about myself now
damn.. is this what’s it like not to be mentally ill??

>>6689773
Nah im an aboslute ape that can only draw cubes but i still like my cubes so i dont think your mental illness is cured just because you like what you draw

>>6689718
amorphous blobs that do not follow geometry or edges is not adding value, it's adding dirt

bridgman bridgman bridgman

>>6689857
looks beautiful bro

>>6689546
Just keep at it, anon. Don't sweat the details, just try to get the major shapes right.

how the fuck am I ever meant to feel satisfied and accomplished if im always copying someone better than me. everyone always says use a reference but some of the best artists just draw what they think and feel and it somehow comes out perfect.

capatcha: K MAD

moar horse

>>6689990
You use reference until your brain knows what things look like, then you can draw just as good without one.

>>6689994
theres a lot of things in the world

>>6690000
Profound insight, quads-san. Many of them are variations on a theme, though - buildings, animals, people, plants; machinery; draw enough of them and you can make a reasonable stab even at a specific subject you've never drawn before. But a pro artist who's never drawn a horse, would pull up a reference before drawing a horse for work.

>>6689992
bruh

>>6690067
Bro?

.

So how do I find "artists I like" to "follow"?

>get told i should read x book
>i already have
what do you do in this situation

>>6690111
read it again because it clearly didn't click and then realize that you should go back to the basics now and again anyway because they're important
checkd btw

>>6689546

>>6690116
i know thats important but it feels all too cyclical, especially when i've gone back and forth so many times

>>6689769
Well I'm horny now, yes.

Quick practices to go from /beg/ to /pro/ quick? and not "just draw" I have that avenue covered. are master studies the best way to git gud quick and right?

>>6690197
Copious reference abuse. Find artists that are better than you at thing X or Y and just steal their techniques and patterns

>>6690197
Study and draw

>>6690208
This. Look for videos where they draw and look how they move their pans around the paper/canvas. Copy it 1:1 do this as much as you can and you'll improve really fast. But learn fundies next to it so you understand it on a deeper level

>>6689546
>It's another symbol drawing episode

Use construction and guidelines

>>6689992
use a measuring technique you're lacking accuracy

>>6690251
Ok how do I do that?

Whenever I fail at a drawing I feel like such shit. I feel useless. I love drawing and painting but I have too high expectations. I don't know why I am like this, I wish I could learn not to hate myself when I botch a face for example, I really struggle with faces. This all ends up making drawing less positive, I end up drawing less and don't learn since I hyperfocus on my failures. It's like a self reinforcing circle. I don't know what to do.

>>6690257
>I don't know why I am like this
fragile ego
>I don't know what to do.
embrace it and just keep going. sounds simplistic, but that's all there is to it. get comfortable with failure.

>>6690251
Do it like this guy

https://youtu.be/iK5Qn_Iwv9A

>>6690259
meant for >>6690253

>>6690197
I don't understand the mentality behind these types of questions. This is something you're going to be doing for the rest of your life, so what's the rush?

>>6690261
Kk I'll have a watch.

>>6690104
pinterest

This is a fucking retarded question, but I can't wrap my head around how to draw a good circle in digital art. How do you do it? Sketch it out on a layer and go to another and slowly draw it around the sketchy lines? What's your process?

Btw I don't want to just use the ellipses tool, I want to get good at drawing them.

>>6690324
Just practice. I do them with one movement with my arm, after hours of practice i get pretty good consistent results now, if I fuck up just ctrl+z

>>6690324
Oh thats easy https://youtu.be/wmqsk1vZSKw

>>6690324
Even trad artists use circle stencils. Just use the eclipse tool

>>6689990
>how the fuck am I ever meant to feel satisfied and accomplished if im always copying someone better than me
Same argument, but apply it to learning to speak. You see now?

>>6689718
Rushed

>>6689683
Nice, is this your daughter anon? She hots.

>>6689718
It works as a thumbnail. You gotta push it more if it's to be seen big

Quick sketching new characters. Any tips on refining em would be nice

>>6690272
Don't read me wrong im up for this journey but why wouldn't I want to spring myself forward as far as I can

I want a future career in art and its getting more and more competitive as we move through the years

>>6690251
Not trying to be contrarian, but wtf is this measuring technique? How it can help in another view?

>>6688912
This video was a major help, thanks!

Do I have what it takes to make minimum wage art?

>>6690357
>why wouldn't I want to spring myself forward as far as I can
Seeking out tricks and tips to "spring forward" only means there are going to gaps in your knowledge that those who worked through the process won't possess. If there's something they haven't encountered before, they'll at least have the foundation to tackle it on their own; whereas somebody who has sought quick fixes will always be looking to others to remedy their shortcomings. You think it's a fast track to going pro, but it'll only put you at a disadvantage in the longterm.

Doing another pencil drawing from a photo reference. The face values aren't finished, I'll have to tweak them later, but I'm working on the hands now. Well, not now, I only use this sketchbook at work and I'm home now so I'll use the bigger one for something else.
The biggest disappointment is how long this took. 25 minutes on the face during my first "break" and the rest is what I got done in about 35 minutes during later downtime. Most of that was erasing and redrawing the hand. This is where I was at when it was time to get back to work.
I could have gotten more done later, but I did cardio instead and then got sidetracked by helping an older colleague with his weight loss plans.
I don't regret it. I think some social contact was better for my brain than hacking out the rest of this today. I'm just happy I can get away with doing this shit at work.

>>6690413
as of now, no. Keep on grinding and maybe someday you'll be

>>6690339
>Nice, is this your daughter anon? She hots.
Yes, she is, I want to impregnate Ryza...

>coomer attempts to do a study
>completely ignores and therefore misinterprets the anatomy, in order to invent huge anime boobs or thighs on the model

many such cases

>>6690413
No, but you'll get there. Keep drawing

I probably spend around half as much time deciding what to practice that day as actually practicing

>>6690413
Anon, this is one of the weirdest cases I've seen. The middle vertical section of your picture is actually GOOD. Her face is perfect, don't change it, from the shoulders out the pic have issues, arms, hands, hips and legs. That's it.
That was weird.
You are halfway there anon. Keep drawing.

>>6690413
>>6690628
Sorry anon, here's the pic. It was mirrored. lol

>>6690629
Wow, this is an absolutely shit redline, I wish I had my tablet nearby to correct your shit redline

am I a lost cause if I still don't understand the anatomy of the figure after 8 years?

>>6690663
Just study anatomy

>>6690667
I have but it won't stick, there's also shit like how the figure looks straight even though the pelvis and rib cage are bent that my brain can't process.

>>6690669
Just keep studying anatomy

>>6689387
Did you paint this? It's very pretty.

>>6690670
point me to something I can do that isn't bridgman or the anatomy for sculptors book, I already went through those

>>6690663
I've been drawing for 7 years and I'm only just starting to get a grasp on anatomy. Been studying it a shitton this year. Not sure if I should have pushed myself harder earlier or if I'm only able to learn it now because I got decent at the other fundamentals in the meanwhile. That's the annoying part about self-learning I suppose; so much of it is guesswork.

>>6690675
Morpho, Gottfried Bammes. Also Proko is probably your best bet.

>>6690676
>That's the annoying part about self-learning I suppose; so much of it is guesswork.
definitely, feels like trying to find your way in the dark
>>6690677
thanks, I will post progress

>>6690104
>browse 4chan
>see art
>image search to find the artists

Hello beg, i introduce you to Lombardic capitals or inhabited initials. Yes, the project will steal everything from the old manuscripts.

>>6690663
hard to tell if you dont PYW. also you dont really need to understand figure, as long as you can find good reference which fits your needs, you are good
>>6690621
and this is where following books wins: you just turn page and know right from start what to do
>>6690614
that is pretty cool, the only big flaw is the casted shadow not implying forms
>>6690473
>erasing
say no to erasing, especially as beg. do restating instead
https://archive.org/details/Keys_to_Drawing/page/14
>>6690324
circles kinda get easy after you drew enough of them (disable stabilizer, otherwise it will absolutely fuck up your curve and turn it into oval). the real dark souls of drawing are ellipses. tldr just keep drawing circles
>>6690257
>>6689990
less thinking, more drawing. also you forgot to PYW the mistake
>>6690197
master studies. and the "quick" is one year of them
>>6689546
keys to drawing, thats how
>>6690111
depends on which book and what did you PYW to deserve that. you could simply had a very bad day or it was a crab
>>6690104
what kind of question is that? how did you get to /ic? something or someone had to inspire you to pick up a pencil. whatever it was, it should easily lead you to what/who to follow. it doesnt even need to be artist, it can be tag on danbaroo or just photos of tanks
>>6690078
is she meant to be pregnant?
>>6689857
looks good
>>6689769
COOM
>>6689683
that arm on left: i am not saying it is not possible to hold hand like that but it looks very awkward. otherwise it is prime coom material
>>6689648
too dark for my taste. either slap some highlights on all the metal parts or make background brighter. put very big bright moon behind him?
>>6689387
too messy and colors are all too muddy. polish the rocks so their forms are easier to identify and slap somewhere some warm colors like yellow, red or orange + white clouds

>>6690197
Ignore the other responses. Grind fundamentals and eventually start turning your studies into full drawings (watch Kim Jung Gi live streams he does this)

>>6688712
>>6688834
>we're all autogynephiles
Bro... were we the real trannies... all along?... b ro...

Limited time, so I decided to do a pencil sketch/study on the back of the Ganesha I did last night since I don't have time to do a proper one in pen. Still took quite a while. Figuring this out for contour hatching will be hard, but this exercise should help.

that kind of anime lineart where you then paintbucket the colors, someone tell me how to draw the lines faster other than to use the shoulders. it just feels so tedious but other styles don't look as smooth.

>>6690447
I think ur misunderstanding me friend, I'm in this for the long haul. I want to grind those fundamentals and hit all the skill capstones but I don't wanna get caught in the mud drawing cubes from different angles until suddenly it all clicks. I want an efficient way to push myself forward

>>6690691
Will you do the whole alphabet and post it here? That would be cool

>>6690629
not him, i agree with your redlines and i acknowledge you’re a better artist than me (before anons start getting defensive) but your figures are always so stubby kek

Devious creature

>>6690735
Yeah, sorry about that. I now why that is though. Y resize everything to 1000px or so, and do the lines with the standard brush which ends up looking huge. I don't use pressure sensitivity so the line is one thick fat constant hose lol. Aside from that I try to give the figure "pointers", like certain lines, curves(fat?), and muscle details, that maybe shouldn't be necessary, but it helps the brain to remember things are there. Like some inner orientation instinct device.
Sometimes I do big pics for fun at high resolution and the lines get much more thin, like maybe here >>6690441

>>6690691
Lol, no. Stop shilling that book. Are you getting a cut?

I really lack creativity and I am more of a 'mechanical' person than intuitive(which will also explain this whole post).

Would be drawing geometric forms a good complete beginner training practice? I would feel more comfortable having a clear starting point so I can try developing creativity while doing so. I tried doing a small challenge of drawing *anything* at least once a day, but I ran out of ideas on the 4th day and sat around the 5th for 1 hour trying to choose what to draw and ended up not doing anything.

I think a clearer starting point would help my terrible brain.

>>6690748
It doesn't has to be "different things", but variations of those things as well. Like just cats, but just the cat shape.
You may feel like a "soulless machine" but that is because you don't have the tools to express that "soul". Art is that, it's an expression medium. You need the means to talk that expression. Otherwise your soul will never talk.
Just draw a thing, do iterations, make it easy for yourself, do simple stuff, use basic tools, paper and pencil, don't worry about scratching something, don't even erase, just do another, and another, and another. Have fun.

>>6690750
Yeah, I think you get exactly how I feel, and the reason I really want to draw - to put outside things I've never been able to.

Alright, I think I got the message, the important thing is to draw, and not what I am drawing. I will do my best.

no clue what to do with the arms and head here, any help appreciated

>>6690793
The gesture already reads as a "capoeira" kinda style pose/move. So it is hard to imagine something different to that.
The figure and pose should be at the service of the story and not the other way around.
If there is a meaning behind your picture/pose then maybe we can help.

>>6690748
lol imagine being a hylic haha nigga start meditating and start mushrooms maybe there is still a chance and stop using toothpaste with fluoride and drinking tap water, thank me later.

some feet and hand studies

>>6690413
Not yet fren you’re almost there

ok fine a girl version

lil jeffy nipples

Is 24 too late to start? Don't give me false hope.

>>6689172
You've been drawing every day for like 2 years and you still suck, what the hell

>>6690985

>>6690985
You've got one good year left, don't waste it!

>>6690997
he ignores all the advice I've given him. Don't know why he bothers posting here. Just start a blog ffs

I wont give up.
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>>6690691
thank you for the guidance everyone.

>>6690985
No it's fine

>>6690985
too late for what?

>>6691019
to make it as a mangaka in Japan

>>6691020
are you japanese?

copying anime is fun desu
doesnt feel as effective learning wise as doing actual real life studies though

>>6691019
To get good
>>6691002
I thought as much...

I have kkk in my captcha I’m so offend

Permanently perma beginner beg dom

>>6688849
I second this petition to change it to /big/

>>6691034
Looks good, pretty accurate, now try doing it from memory!

>>6688225
Still very new with my tablet, but im learning construction and it definitely helps

>>6690818
NTA. What toothpaste, and won't I just get poisoned by showering in the tap water? I already switched to distilled water for consumption.

ok i know how to draw-a-box (i think)
now what

>>6691147
You have drawn a box, but you have not yet mastered the box. I too, have not yet mastered the box. The mysteries of the box have not been fully revealed to me yet. Perhaps if I draw boxes for 60 more years, I can make some more progress. It's elusiveness frustrates me. But, I know it's worth it.

Keep drawing boxes, my friend.

is there something like morpho's book but for varied ages? not just fit young people, but children, elders, middle aged, etc.?

>>6691172
Not that I know of. The way to do it is to first learn the basics of figure drawing through Morpho. Then, you take that knowledge and study reference of other body types. Photos will work. You can copy characters in manga too. The point is just to take what you know and change its shape to fit multiple character types. The muscles and bones are the same on everyone

>>6691178
:( okay

Is there a reason to use anything other than default round brush, I haven't found any and don't know if I'm missing something

>>6691181
be excited! You will now have the tools to learn to draw everything in the world

>>6691158
Your boxes are better than mine and also i like your brush, hand it over.

What do i do with the box knowledge though

Reminder

>>6691223
>What do i do with the box knowledge though
I was kidding. Don't grind boxes endlessly. I want you to do this guide:

https://davidfinchart.com/where-to-start-and-where-to-go-from-there-a-roadmap-to-professional-quality-art/

I sketched out the stages that this guide will take you through. First, you master basic forms. Then, you learn anatomy. THEN, you copy Bridgman Twice. After that, you do Loomis for heads. Btw, the whole time, you should be gesture drawing.

After all that fundamentals stuff, copy artwork you like and find your own style. If you want to find work, your style should be commercially viable, like anime or capeshit.

Good luck! Also, the brush I use is on the bottom. It's just a circle.

man

>>6691262
>Btw, the whole time, you should be gesture drawing
So like, dedicate the same amount of time tp gesture as I do what the roadmap says? Like 1 hour on the books, 1 hour gesture for example?
I dont really get gesture, it seems too intuitive for my learning style. 'Feel the form' and other nonsense, but sure i'll give it a shot.
>copy artwork you like
uhhhh... well i hope i find some artwork i like soon lmao
>Also, the brush I use is on the bottom. It's just a circle.
Anon i am an autistic man who just picked up CSP because I wanted to draw things, idk how to use that information.
Thanks for the roadmap anyway.

>>6691262
I just realized I broke her neck…

>>6691293
For Finch, gesture really just means “mannequin drawing”. You’re supposed to practice drawing a basic figure with cylinders and basic forms, while also building a mental library of poses. That’s all it is. Your practicing form, proportion, and acting. Just pick up the marvel way book, and it’s all clearly explained

Don’t worry about how much time you spend on what. The more you practice, the better you’ll get. Do the minimum 30 minutes on gestures, then spend the rest of the day as you see fit.

Don’t worry about the brush :)

i drew a lich guy
have been laying off drawing for some weeks. Trying to get it flowing again

>>6691151
I like this one a lot, moar?

>>6691325
the reference

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>>6691329
uncivilized swine, that's a bigfoot.

>>6688901
i love drawing horses but im bad at it

>>6691373
i don't see a zipper, checkmate.

>>6691329
absolute eastern european moment

>>6691300
Sick! I always have troubles drawing the legs when people are seated and you did it really well.

>>6690727
NTA, the only way to learn as efficient as possible is to have a specific job, style or skillset that you can focus everything on, like, if you want to be a character illustrator, like the famous Instagram artists, it doesn't make sense to learn perspective at the same level as you learn color or anatomy. But just warning you, you still will be caught in the mud, that's just inevitable.

>>6691373
that's a sasquatch, u racist

>>6691202
default round brush is chad, i prefer a square or a triangle the that’s just a me thing

>>6691386
I've been drawing for less than a month, if I can try it you can too!

Best guide on drawing bodies in perspective/different angles? I struggle with that shit

>>6691519
learn anatomy

I tried to create a pose from imagination.. is it over?

>>6691519

>>6691535
For you? No.

For this drawing? ... yes.

Rate my cubes

>>6691535

>>6691535
Try drawing some other artists' simple sketches from reference, and then draw them again from memory.

>>6691538
>>6691563
>>6691566

But I wanna draw what I see in my mind like pic related

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>>6691262
i dont get it, which advice do i follow

My first drawing ever, I know it objectively looks bad and so will my other subsequent drawings for a while and I'm looking for some glaring mistakes that I can focus on, not just the normal lack of practice begginner mistakes.

>>6691628
Here's the reference

>>6691628
The proportions are wrong, particularly around the head, eye, and front legs.

>>6691519
anatomy and dare i say it
boxes and cylinders
prepare yourself to start seething and coping when your stuff ends up looking like you've never drawn a human bean before

>>6691634
Yeah, made the frog too fat as well lol

>>6691147
>this nig again

>>6691630
Decided to try and draw it too.

>>6691652
Think the leg is too big but looks nice!

>>6691658
He’s just been getting his squats in lately

>>6691300
That looks amazing.

Getting back to drawing after an extended break
here we go again..

I was practicing a new chibi style and omg
She looks so squishy

I traced Celestia from DirtyFox911 and made my poor attempt at render study.

>it's another can't decide what to draw day

>>6691775

Original.

>>6691777
Draw a girl trying on a new dress

>>6691778
Im not a Brony, but thats pretty nice

Thoughts? I think the character looks a little wonky in the scene but pretty proud of it

1/3

2/3

3/3

>>6691823
Really cool!
No idea if this helps.

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>>6691837
It's like your sanity got deminished with each piece.
Good stuff though.

>>6691861
Haha, thank you what a compliment. Here's a real bonkers one.

1/2

>>6691873
and one more random one. Didn't realize these had all been so large. my bad.

2/2

mouth studies from today. anyone else working through/completed medsmap?
>>6691844
breddy cool, I like the orphan of kos and space korn guy on the left. anything here part of a project or just doodling?

Finished this one. I fixed the nose after I took the photo, but I'm too lazy to take another one.
I'm pretty happy with how it came out, but I see the flaws in it and how to do better next time. Pencil with a thin eraser and blending stump is hax. I'm not this good.

trying digital after doing traditional my whole life is so hardddd

Since I know someone is going to say I fucked up the face, here's the reference. Another /pol/ slide thread op image. It's a great resource for pre vetted attention grabbing images. The shills and glowies pick them well.

>>6691965
i see, so you don't think you fucked up the face.

>>6691968
I fixed the nose after this. It makes a big difference.
>in b4 digital artist with magnified image tries to compare pixels to a physical surface the size of my thumb.
I most definitely did not fuck it up. If anything, I made her sightly less asiatic.

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>>6691958
The shading is way better than anything I could ever do. Focus on proportions. It’s the dumbest shit, but once you’ve practiced it to the moon and back it becomes second nature. Good work though, you obviously have talent and an eye for values

Always been a scribbler, but I’ve always focused my artistic talent more on graphic design than “traditional” art. Here’s an abstract piece I did after about a month of practice getting used to paint.net. I don’t know if I’m going to stick with it or go back to /gd/. I get depressed when I see other anons here who obviously have way more talent than me lol

>>6691964
consider selling paintings of splotches for gajillions of dollars

I’ve been I’ll and had exams so this took ages to finish but glad it’s done, even though the background is awful

Tomorrow I will draw... A rock..with..Insects..skulls, a tree and.. uhh.. an anime girl.

>>6692005
Thank you. The shading comes from panting coomer minis since I can't find anyone to actually play Warhammer with.
>proportions, practice a lot, etc.
I'm building up my mental endurance. I'm trying to draw more every week. My job is a mixed blessing. I can draw I'm my down time, but these long shifts and early starts eat up my days.
Try regular pencil with blending stump or just tissue plus a good eraser. It's very forgiving. If you don't like it you can get away with a lot of erasing and redoing.

I've been using sims 4 to practice hair styles

>>6692203
kek i do this too

>>6692158
I will ask you tomorrow if you did it.

>>6692158
drew depressed NHK man

so where's all the mad rappers at?
it's like a jungle in this habitat.

how can i improve at things like this in the future cause ik this sucks

>>6692249
use the print screen button

>>6692249
it has potential
but the clothes is not practicle
Ilike his hair
and overall it could really be workedupon there's hope there anon I believe in you

Still not sure how to draw a character sitting down this was my first attempt.

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>>6692260
I tried to redraw somethings for u

>>6692272
there's this thing called google, which can find you many pictures of people sitting

>>6692272
looks good bro

>>6692272

wip for today

what do people mean when they redraw from memory? like for that finch guide. that’s not what i’m personally following but i think redrawing the morpho books from memory might be helpful i guess i just don’t know how i would go about it.

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>>6692249
Fabric/drapery studies. Get a book on fashion illustration.

>>6691950
Just warmup sketch bullshit

"Odd company" it was unintentional i swear

>>6691641
>this nog again

NEW THREAD
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>>6692348
Beautiful work anon! BEAUTIFUL. Saved.

>>6692401
>Turns the only soulful thing about the character into anime slop shit
Wonderful

I spent 3 days on this one drunk and on coke, my friends said it had a lot of sovl what do you guys think???

>>6694984
HOLY SOUL!!!

Keep at it bro ygmi