/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6991777
Been doing Bridgeman’s head section and my portraiture has improved a lot. I don’t have a previous pic to compare it to but I’m really happy with this, especially with the eyes.

>>6991778
kek

>>6991778
>You vill make ze progrezz
>You vill make ze gainz

>>6991777
Pitiful to say the least.
Another year where I dont know what the fuck happened.
Hopefully next year will bring a few more gains...

>>6991793
It's the same picture.

>>6991793
What is next? Animation? Can you picture what gains would look like in your style?

>>6991778
You will study zee loomiz

>>6991816
>Can you picture what gains would look like in your style?
You know, improved anatomy, better compositions, shading, more dynamic setups, better storytelling, more meaningful pieces, improved coloring, better speed, FEELING ZE FORM... that kind of stuff. Im mostly comfortable with my art, but I cant deny Im still a handful of steps behind to what I'd like to be able to do overall.

I say I dont know what happened, but I think the reason Im not improving as much is because Im forcing myself to stay within my comfort zone for one reason or another, either:
>A. I dont have the energy to dive deep into the grind, I just want to have fun drawing *for once*
>B. I really dont have time to experiment, I need to get this work *over with*
or C. Something in-between.
I'll try to get a change of mindset and improve my schedulin, then MAYBE that will pose a change in my art.

>>6991777
lucky trips goddamn
I posted shit in the last progress thread so I'll post this collage of almost all the drawings i made in 2023, around 132 pieces of art, not much, mostly studies
I gotta start churning out mad original stuff

>>6991900
00 Dubs nice
This is really awesome anon, how long have you been drawing? Would appreciate any tips or courses that you think helped you improve a lot or "just draw" advice is fine also.

>>6991900
oh you did the farm guy comic, shi was funny lol. How did U come up with the idea

>>6991900
Strong progress. Good work.

I’m a big fan of the bird drawing on the bottom near the middle, as well as your style throughout

>>6991934
yeah just draw is good advice as a primary mindset, if you gotta think about what you should be studying and which book you should be reading you might as well spend that time drawing, if you just draw for a while you'll naturally figure out what you should be focusing on and studying
my advice for you is to always be going back and forth with your resources, I watched Vilppu when I just started out drawing and didn't really get what he was teaching, I thought he just wasn't the teacher for me
I watched him back recently and now I understand why his vids are gold
I've been drawing for 5-6 years, but got really serious with the grind 2 years ago
>>6991972
>How did U come up with the idea
it was for a challenge where you make the best piece of art you can in a week
prompt was "harvest" so I wanted a twist on the prompt and make the harvest of the story not the wheat but the man's consequences of his poor decisions (the title of the comic is reap what you sow)
>>6991984
>I’m a big fan of the bird drawing on the bottom near the middle
here's it HQ, the hatching wasn't worth it

>>6991777
Checked and pmw

Feeling stuck for the last few months. Tried different approaches to studying, nothing seems to work.

I've learned a lot this year and i had a lot of fun. next year will be even better, i hope.

>>6991777
didn't draw, don't care.

Top February 2023
Bottom Novembre 2023

>>6991900
Yeah, it's a GMI case here


Recently I got home from my grandma's house. I was neeting there since May. During that time I had a room for myself with more privacy than I have at home, I bought a inclined drawing board and a3 paper and just drew. In this short span of time, I acquired the biggest amount of gains since I started drawing.

I have all drawing I ever did since I started drawing in folder. They are all Trad. I opened the folder with the ones from this year and they were full of ants. For some reason, a bunch of ants got there and started multiplying.

>>6992052
your non referenced work it's pretty cap, but you do draw a lot thats good.

>>6992072
good progress

tried to mostly order it left to right

>>6991777
I posted my progress in the previous thread and people just said I was progressing too slow and that I've done fuck all for my 3 and a half years of drawing, so I'm not going to post it again. I'll come back to post once I actually have something worth posting. I'm bad at art and everybody who said I'm shit is right

I used to make the same mistakes but I finally corrected them

January and December

>>6992133
fr fr no cap

I didn't realise there was this much of a change in my art this year till I quickly slung this together

>>6992316
you're winning. draw more limbs and hands and you'll definitely be proud of yourself next year.

First year I start to grind fundies instead of doodling once in a blue moon.

>>6991777
Nov 2022 - Dec 2023. I think I'm slowly getting better. Hope to improve more next year!

I think I took the anime pill too soon.

>>6991777
I’m doin alright.

I feel like I could make it and it's my own fault I'm not getting there.

>>6993575
Latest, I never finish anything:/ I think i might keep working on it though.

>>6993573
Nice!
Now that's some good progress right there.
Blog and/or the image on the right please.

>>6993576
You have to challenge yourself. Push yourself harder and feel proud when you at least complete it. Find what truly bothers you about your art process and try to figure out a way around it. Like for instance, I always hated the process of sketch, then line, then coloring, then rendering, all with their own layers. So now I take a simpler painting approach with only 3 to 4 layers maximum.

>>6993718
https://twitter.com/WheezingComet

I don't post much but here it is anon. I've been working on a comic with a buddy of mine, which dissuades me from posting even more.

>>6991777

There's always next year, right bros...

>>6994303
Same boat as you probably, my year was shit for art
We are GMI anon, this year is for PRIORITIZING art

>>6991777
https://i.imgur.com/cTl4km7.jpg
too big to upload I made it in gimp

>>6994303
Why wait for 5 days for what you could start working towards now?
Draw every day, work towards a goal. Focus on objects, textures, backgrounds, 3d spaces, perspective, anatomy, etc. Sitting there posting Mr Plinkett isn't going to change anything.

Haven't drawn much in 2023 due to other interests hopefully 2024 is much more consistent.

>>6991900
GMI! Did perspective help you with your figure drawings alot?

>>6992052
GMI! Wish I did more color studies.

>>6994409
nikkechad

Almost everything I did this year, mostly missing basic studies and some random crap.

Did not include studies in the pic. Was drawing way more than in previous two years, still not enough thou. Gonna try to go into hard study mode next year

>>6994880
gmi

>>6991777
Start of the year

>>6996331
End of the year.

I really didn't draw anything most of the year. Really should have. Could have made some nice gains.

>>6991793
ブログ?

>>6991793
Can't really tell if any progress was made, because they all look like the same pic.

>>6991793
Why are you so hellbent on this style anyway? Have you tried going outside of your own comfort zone or is this just peak sexo for you?

I think I learned quite a bit this year in terms of anatomy/lighting/composition. Hope to make plenty of gains in the next!!!

>>6996507
I keep getting comments like this and no one ever bothers to elaborate. Please spare me the speculations and elaborate. What makes you think they all look like they are all the same?
>>6996626
>Why are you so hellbent on this style anyway?
You say that as if Im not *supposed to* draw like this. What if I told you that I draw like this because I want to and I only want to become better at drawing this way? What if I just want to improve my fundies just so I can draw better with this style? or branch out if I feel the need to do so? Is there something wrong with that?

Also, did any of you two read this >>6991851? If you feel like giving some critique, might as well have a bit of extra context.

>>6996497
どうぞ
>https://twitter.com/KarmaColorCat

>>6991851
>>6996836
None of these people, but i feel like your anatomy doesn't change because it's confined to be chibi, I don't believe you if you think you're trying to improve your anatomy.
There is no shading, you could do better composition and dynamic positions. And without shading, you can't really improve your coloring.
You can't Feel Ze Form because your characters don't have form- they're just chibi flats.
If you want to improve your shading/coloring, I'd suggest these two videos- they were insanely helpful to me.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7fLV5ezO64w&t=0s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwLQ0cDb4cE

ipad was a good imvestment, painting is fun the resolution is probably shit i apologize

Too much work this year and not enough finished pieces. But I made tons of sketches and filled sketchbooks just with ideas. Next year I'm going to draw more. (And not just cats, so quit your nagging.)

>>6996844
>i feel like your anatomy doesn't change because it's confined to be chibi
>I don't believe you if you think you're trying to improve your anatomy.
While that makes sense and kind of agree, I think improvements can still be done within the confines of that style, but that depends on what you and I think of "improvements" and what is there to be done; I may be a little loose about it. Lately I've tried to mind the way body parts are proportionated (specially heads) and figured I should make heads way smaller... I dont know if that counts as an improvement to you, but it kind of does to me.
>There is no shading
>You can't Feel Ze Form because your characters don't have form
Sounds like the place I should start with is shading and highlights, then. I agree I may not be able to convey better forms if I dont add any kind of of depth to them.

A question, though. Why do you say they are chibis? I do ge that comment a lot too and it kind of annoys me because proportions arent exactly chibi-like, at least not in the traditional sense of 2 or 3 head proportions with small limbs and huge heads. What makes them look so chibi?

Also thanks for the videos, Im going to keep them around to study them when I can.

>>6996934
>I think improvements can still be done within the confines of that style...
>And I think of "improvements" and what is there to be done; I may be a little loose about it
Very much so.
When I say you aren't trying to improve your anatomy, I'm not saying you're not trying hard enough to be good, or better, I'm saying you are not using anatomy, at all. You are using the most bare bones guidelines- limbs, middle, hips maybe, head. You don't show any anatomy beyond what most people could do.
It's not just your heads, it's everything.
>Sounds like the place I should start with is shading and highlights, then
I'd do shading/highlights And anatomy. You might quickly realize upon shading your works that it won't add much- your characters are so simple and lack so much form that you'd just be shading and highlighting balls. Not even globs or glorbs or sacks- Circles.
I think this is fine, I don't think your art is bad, but if you want more form and more detail, you have to put some in.

>Why do you say they are chibis?
Picrel- putting aside the obvious fact that your heads are pretty big, your forms are Simple. They are squishy, round, like a teddy bear.

>>6996960
*Looked at your art again, idk I might be too harsh, your style isn't the most chibi in the world but if you want to improve your anatomy I'd try to think about how much you simplify the human form and what you want to emphasize while containing yourself to your style.

>>6994836
Nice work, I think you're tackling a lot of subjects and you don't seem to be held back by options.
I'd say that something to focus on would be gesture, anatomy and perspective. More integration of characters with backgrounds like you did in October with the girl or that environment with the card game would be a good direction to lean into, people tend to think it means becoming tied to perspective lines but not really, even free handing stuff in 1pp can help you without wasting too much time and that will do a lot for you in terms of visualizing eye level, thinking about how objects relate to each other in space, isometric is cool too, but I'd go a bit larger (showing more space like in the card game) just to get used to applying consistency with different objects at once.
Speaking of consistency, I see you've also done some studies of vidya characters or styles of art, so if you're favoring some of these techniques, it's a good idea to lock into that aesthetic, and to familiarize yourself with a certain process of creating your illustration and painting. The bearded man without his left arm seems to be the most elaborate in this chart, especially the one in December, has the cleanest shapes and readability too, so if you noticed doing those 2 value B&W exercises helped your value separation and simplicity of shapes, then as before, lean on it more with your studies, the idea is that you keep these approaches to a manageable amount so that you can build on top of them, and you don't end up trying 10 different things and feel like you did something and then you default to whatever that is when doing an original piece, it's a thing you should keep an eye on, it's more about a sensibility about how you approach art, more than just doing this exercise or reading this book because anon or my gut told me so, it's fine to try different things, just keep that "leaning into" idea in the top of your priorities.

>>6991777
January vs November, only finished four art pieces the entire year fml

Another year where I look at all the art I've made and come to the realization that I am dogshit. Can't even look at metrics for some pseudo-dopamine because there is no metrics.
There's always next year haha............

>>6997251
Have you done actual art or are you one of those people who draw nothing but sketches and studies?

>>6997253
If finishing things is what you consider "actual art" then yes but does it matter?

>>6992068
I usually do will do more studies when I feel like that.

>>6994258
Goodstuff.

Just a reminder that talent is real and not everyone is gonna make it.

>>6991777
>you arent a ngmi bitch right?
I am. My biggest gain this year finally accepting with that.

It's over

>>6996964
Thanks. Yeah, during this year I think I'm starting to figure out what I want to do. Now I just need to find the resources to learn those things.

>>6996926
blog?

I just want to say thank you ic for motivating me to draw. I wanted to kill myself in late 2022 because my dog passed away at the time and i couldn't cope with it.
I challenged myself to fill one sketchbook a month and i ended UP doing 18 of them. I was really embarassed with my work, couldn't use references without thinking it was cheating, but now i can do any study. Took me a while to understand some fundies, and i'm still far from fully mastering perspective but i'm getting there. Also, i couldn't finish anything because i thought that I needed to be perfect at every aspect of drawing before. Last month i started a project where I had to illustrate each letter of the alphabet with animals for kids. 26 illustrations, aller done for christmas, and I learned so much and it opened my eyes with what i was doing wrong and why i couldn't see more progress.
So I want to thanks every useful and useless posts that helped me to grow a lot this year. For 2024 my new goal is to do one illustration per week alongside with studies in the morning. I want to make that portfolio to be a kidlit Illustrator, and also to draw more (unrelated) porn and nsfw things on the side.

>You did make gainz right?
No, I've made no progress this year, just like I made no progress last year, just like I made no progress the year before that, just like I made no progress the year before that. Everything I make is the same; lifeless, stiff, formless, gray sludge. It doesn't matter how much I consciously think about utilizing contrast and making things darker, consciously thinking about pressing harder to get darker tones, it simply doesn't happen. It doesn't matter how much I consciously think about integrating movement into movement into the picture, it simply doesn't happen. It doesn't matter that I see mistakes in my work, no attempt at fixing them ever improves the work. No teacher helps, no video course helps, no book helps. I have absolutely no idea what to do. I just want to get some fundamentals so I can draw anime. I feel absolutely terrible if I don't draw. so I'll just keep on drawing next year anyway, walking in circles again and again.

>>6997425
>>6956816

Some illustrations I've done in 2023

also filled 2 sketchbooks.

Looking back its been quite a productive year

Literally nuked everything before this year due to being overexcited while upgrading my PC. All my art from high school and college is gone except for one piece of Zootopia brainrot that I for some reason uploaded to my Gdrive. What a year

>>6997507
Great style, immune to AI

>>6997511
F

>>6997512
Lol weird I was just thinking "poor guy, draws like ai bad luck"

>>6997507
Looks amazing, I kneel

>>6997519
There is a resemblance to the early AI image stuff, but I think he's currently in a space where you wouldn't actually confuse one of these for AI.(potentially the 3/4 portraits could be however, on plebbit or such)

>>6997512
Thanks, Actually a friend who dabbles in AI stuff tried to replicate my art with ai and failed miserably. So Im safe for the time being.

>>6997550
I actually loved the early fever dream AI art, but I suck at portraits so i try to hide my errors with ""style"", AI usually gets the alignment of the eyes right..

>>6996920
>>6996669
>>6993573
>>6992706
>>6992613
>>6992179
Definite improvement guys. Keep it up next year.

>>6992524
The rendering of that last one is really charming

>>6994409
Did perspective help you with your figure drawings alot?
nah I still struggle big time with putting the figure in perspective what helped me a lot was thinking hard about overlapping forms, what's in front of what

>>6994409
>Did perspective help you with your figure drawings alot?
nah I still struggle big time with putting the figure in perspective what helped me a lot was thinking hard about overlapping forms, what's in front of what

Pretty good progress in my opinion. All I do is draw everyday/all day since my parents teach me from home.

Im just gonna keep grinding and by 2025/2030-ish i'll be /pro/ for sure.

>>6997607
Try practicing heads/faces/portraits.

>>6997610
i do

>>6997625
>A10 colored eyes
>Hunter eyes
>positive canthal tits
>straight nose
>mewing
>full lips

7.5 PSL Rating

Tyronemaxxed, chad

9.82/10

>>6997511
Just scan it again, anon.

>>6991900
Amazing stuff man

>>6997625
I kneel

>>6996331
>>6996332
hnnng kenshi booBA

>>6992235
Everyone knows you use a three point perspective for this type of composition and the closer the camera is to the cock, the bigger it should be. You need Loomis.

I really thought i hit 1k figures this year, but i came up short. I probably had 365 drawings though. There are several things that i made for family that were never digitized.

I might update the big chart one last time. To round out my 10 years of drawing.

>>6998113
your stuff isn't necessarily bad, just somewhat disgusting

>>6998113
your stuff isn't necessarily disgusting, just somewhat bad

>>6998113
It's actually really helpful to know what your doing. I really admire your dedication. I'm going to try my best to follow your example. What is it that motivates you to work so hard?

>>6998113
What motivates you to draw figures in a void for over a decade?

next year anime girls will touch grass... hopefully

beginning of the year started taking Ssri's made me stop drawing now that im off my meds, I got an art boner and draw for hours a day, even started sculpting in Zbrush.

>>6997430
> I just want to get some fundamentals so I can draw anime
Draw what you want right now no matter how bad it looks. Trust me. If you've fallen in a trap, thinking you have to focus only on the fundamentals before drawing anime when you have to do them concurrently. You're overthinking things. Also make sure to copy your favorite artists.

>>6998113
I thought 2022 would be my last year drawing. But i think 2023 is the finale.. Probably going to have another kid in 2024. I can’t imagine having even less time to draw. I’m grateful for all the time we spent together on ic over the last decade. See you around!

>>6998199
>>6998204
>>6998219
Ouch. I’m giving up because of you. Haaaaa.

>>6998214
I really like drawing, and i really dont care what people think about my drawings. At first drawing was an escape from work. But then i quit work. Then drawing was something to fill my time. But then i suddenly lost all my free time. Then drawing became a very precious activity to me that i did for myself and nobody else. But now i am compelled to draw nice things for people i know and love with the limited time that i have.

>>6998484
>Ouch. I’m giving up because of you. Haaaaa.
I don't actually mean this in a bad way, I wish more artists were willing to explore disgusting shit like you, since that too is part of the human condition.

>>6998484
>really dont care what people think about my drawings
Considering your constant bitching about twitter followers this is extremely hypocritical.
To newfags: this is the guy always whining about losing soc media followers, then randomly deciding to draw even more disgusting shit when there's a bunch of new followers, simply to push his disgusting fetish.
Don't be like this failure.

>>6998484
Hey table guy I've been watching your stuff for a while and I just wanted to say that I really enjoy your work and your figures especially; godspeed!
ps remember that one time you did las houses? That was cool

>>6998484
You are the monster girl guy. Great stuff. Hope to see you next October too

>>6998484
>tried to make a comic

ah the ever-elusive goal. i mean in the time you spent drawing dicks and farting assholes you couldve learned the basics of writing

>>6998484
I'm sorry to know you might no longer be able to continue with drawing. Are there any books or courses you have used while learning that you have found to be especially helpful?

>>6991777
My biggest gains were in learning how to use zbrush and turning my drawings into 3d models.

>>6998709
How hard is the learning curve? How long did it take you to get to the 3d models you have in your pic?

>>6998777
Zbrush is rather intuitive once you get the grasp of some of the basic toolset and controls and some of the more advanced functions like using masks to extrude shapes and forms out of existing surfaces.

That model along with the gun it has took me about 2 and a half weeks to create.

>>6998777
nta but learning zbrush ain't that bad, the UI is a bloated mess but it's kinda like photoshop, you'll be using 3 or 4 of all the 200 menus you can open
here's my list of shit you should look into and in which order:
>how to open the program (pressing the , key to close the lightbox, pressing T to switch from 2d to 3d mode, learning what make polymesh does)
^this is the hardest shit you need to learn and it's easy shit^
>navigation, how to move around in 3d space, zoom in and out, panning
>learn to pull out the Gizmo, learn what each button on it does
>masks
>divisions and how topology, really really important to learn how they work early
>masks and how they interact with the gizmo
>learning how to use the standard and dam standard brush, don't bother with any other brush, those two are the "hard round" equivalent of zbrush
you now have enough intel to make a cute little table, put a tablecloth on it and sculpt a bit of drapery on it
pic rel is my work from 1 yr ago to show I'm not talking outta my ass

>>6998794
>>6998788
Ty anons. So should I just focus instead on zbrush as opposed to something like, say, Blender? I dont do any 3d work at all since I'm focused on my manga here >>6994258, but I have always wanted to see my girls in a 3d space. If the time investment isn't too bad, I might dally in this.

Organized in no particular order, with many drawings either missing or omitted. It's just all so boring. Pretty disappointing really, I'll try again next year.

>>6998796
you should learn both, one is for sculpting organic stuff the other is for almost everything else, from modeling envirorments to rendering the scene
it's a big time investment, focus on the one that interests you the most
don't sleep on blender tho, you learn to use that and you'll have another tool in your belt for your comic's BGs

>>6998804
What do devs use for building 3d objects in something like a game? Just curious.

>>6998806
every program has more or less the tools to produce game-ready assets but it's usually a mix of Zbrush, Maya/blender/3dsMax and Substance Painter/any other texturing program
unless you're a masochist who wants to sculpt, retopo, texture and rig in only one program

>>6998814
See, this is how ignorant I am of the whole 3d design process. I didn't even know that these programs were cross-exportable in the first place.

>>6991777
My 2023 goal was "learn to paint". I think I did a pretty good job but right now I'm only good at interpreting simple references, so next year my big goals are:
- Observe light from life and use it in my paintings
- Learn to properly plan a piece out instead of rushing into the final version
- Render from imagination
- Make color and light decisions on my own

This year I learned that when trying to learn multiple things it's better to focus on one of the things for an extended amount of time, then switch focus to the other. If you constantly switch between topics you won't retain any of it. To do that, instead of multi-tasking like I did this year I'm going to focus on learning a specific thing each WEEK. We'll see how it goes.

>>6998873
Thank you for sharing, this is good work and study. Not a bad Santa Maria del Fiore in august. Good insight on retaining a study through focus rather than jumping around, I'm guilty of that myself. Best of luck with your goals in the next year.

>>6998484
>Probably going to have another kid in 2024
RIP

>>6998968
I dont see how this would be the end of Tableguy's drawing time. Kids still have to nap, and eventually kids go to daycare and/or school. That's hours in which he can draw. He doesnt have a job cos he said his wife's job can pay the bills, so its not like that's sucking up all the hours.

>>6996836
>What makes you think they all look like they are all the same?

You barely deviate from the same style and all of the figures you have are basically drawn in the same manner without a lot of variation, if any at all. So then a better indication for 'improvement' or 'progress' would be things such as composition, color choices, etc, but because you keep focusing on the identical figures it's hard to get a sense of any of that.

Here:
>>6993573
>>6992706
>>6992316
>>6992052
>>6992068
>>6994880

These are all really good examples of progress being made. You should be able to physically see actual progress between the pics that were made before and afterwards. Are you really unable to see how evident their progress is versus yours?

Please ask yourself why something this simple needs to be spelled out for you.

>>6991778
needs loomis stat
>>6991793
cute, I don't have anyting to add that others haven't said besides try to push out of your comfort zone
>>6991900
impressive
>>6992052
nice, your starting point is where I want to be
>>6992068
try mixing it up a bit, go to a museum, watch some movies you normally wouldn't, read a book, that stuff always helps me get out of a slump
>>6992072
gmi
>>6992107
hit up /beg/ and draw more
>>6992179
nice
>>6992316
keep it up bro
>>6992524
kek that june one is great
>>6992613
>>6992706
>>6993564
good work and keep at it
>>6993573
blog?
>>6993575
>>6993576
part of the fun is getting over your self doubt, push through to a couple finished pieces
>>6994258
I looked for your comic on ig but couldn't find it, is it somewhere else?
>>6994409
sexooooooo
>>6994836
damn, that's a lot of drawing, keep it up
>>6994880
I love seeing unfinished/wip pieces, something about getting a snapshot into an artists mind before it's polished is very inspiring
>>6996331
>>6996332
really like the linework on your new stuff
>>6996669
>>6996920
nice work this year
>>6996926
2023 was the year of the cat, 2024 is the year of the sea slug
>>6997007
you gonna share the other two pics?
>>6997430
>I have absolutely no idea what to do. I just want to get some fundamentals so I can draw anime.
draw anime, someone told me once the first 10k pics you're gonna draw and going to look like shit anyways so you may as well enjoy it while it's happening
>>6997507
really cool stuff
>>6998484
>But i think 2023 is the finale.
see you in 2024
>>6998801
not the biggest coom fan but these are nice
>>6998873
learning to paint is on my list this year, anything you recommend to check out?
here's a recap of my stuff this year, still plenty of things to work on and learn.

>>6998306
>>6998709
Where did you anons get your zbrush from? I can't find a safe crack :(

Still have a long way to go but my ability to render in color has improved since June.

>>6999198
>anything you recommend to check out?
Yes, if you like books I recommend these ones:
1. Artists' Master Series: Color & Light by 3DTotal - Like several rendering and painting books combined. It has a lot more actionable information than James Gurney's book, which felt more like an encyclopedia to me (still a good book tho)

2. Beyond Art Fundamentals, also by 3DTotal - It's a book filled with different artists explaining their processes. I am still using this book to try and learn how to put a painting together.

3. Vision: Color and Composition for Film by Hans Bacher - An image-making bible, one of the best books I've ever read. It's a book that breaks down all of the fundamentals that go into visual storytelling: Line, Shape, Value, Color, Lighting, Composition, and some others. It has no techniques, instead it's like the ultimate study guide that teaches you to break down images and figure out why they work.

4. Any art collection from your favorite painter. It really helps to have their work next to you to see how they handled certain problems, and it really helps to have -multiple- so you can see patterns in their work. Since I was just beginning I had a hard time breaking down my favorite artists' works and also found a collection of Chinese still life paintings online. Copying those helped me get started.

I watched a lot of courses and videos, the two most useful ones were Sinix's "How to Learn Digital Painting (Beginners)" and John Burton's "Plein & Simple" miniseries:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwRa5qTnr8o
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gvH-rtILb0s

Keep a notebook next to you, write down anything new that you learn, try to practice those things ASAP. Trust the process, it might take a few tries to really "get" something. CONSTANTLY hunt for new methods. I can't wait to see our progress in 2024.

>>6999198
https://twitter.com/WheezingComet

I don't post much, been working on comics. I suppose I should post more WIPs.

>>6999198
>>6994258 here. You can find the comic at: https://globalcomix.com/c/aecast.. Thanks for asking about it.

Used a twitter template for this one.
Fresh on my first year!!! Very excited for next year, aswell!

>>6999131
>You barely deviate from the same style and all of the figures you have are basically drawn in the same manner without a lot of variation, if any at all.
Not to be petty, but you're telling me exactly nothing new and somehow my speculation was more accurate about this specific matter. At least you confirmed my suspicion on the flaws I perceived on my own and I should be grateful for that.
>Are you really unable to see how evident their progress is versus yours?
...no? in which point did I debate my progress or lack thereof?
>Please ask yourself why something this simple needs to be spelled out for you.
I appreciate you needlessly rubbing in the fact others are making better progress than I have (if you can even call it that) as if I havent realized that on my own already, but you are dwelling into an argument I didnt debate you, or even ask you about. Thanks for reminding me, though?

>>6996960
>>6996963
>if you want more form and more detail, you have to put some in.
>if you want to improve your anatomy I'd try to think about how much you simplify the human form and what you want to emphasize while containing yourself to your style.
That is a good point and Im going to take it. I never stopped to wonder how much stylization I was putting in my anatomy and will admit I never looked past the basics for the sake of having appealing shaped. I'll see what I can do on that, even if it means deconstructing my art style and reassembling it. Thanks again, anon.

Gay furry porn warning:
2020: https://files.catbox.moe/t0xwmb.png
2021: https://files.catbox.moe/1qis9w.png
2022: https://files.catbox.moe/5421l9.png
2023: https://files.catbox.moe/3p9qse.png

>>6991777
This image is starting to break Krita whenever I open the file.

I think next year I'll finally have to split it into a new image.
>>6991793
I mean, you've got a style of your own and its cute. idk what you wanna improve on but the obvious answer is just to leave your very-comfortable comfort zone.
>>6992052
Whatever you've got going on, I like it.
>>6992072
Really good, honestly. I like the girl in the lower left.
>>6992613
Definite improvement. You've got the right idea.
>>6993573
This fuckin rules.
>>6994836
Your proportions are all out of whack but you've got some clue of how color and values work after the year. Your stuff might look jank, but you didn't waste your time. Focus on nailing proportions this year and you'll be making half of us look like chumps in here 2025.
>>6997507
Whatever the fuck it is you're doing, keep at it.
>>6997607 >>6997625
I like what you've got here, but bring some original work next year. I'd like to see these skills actually in use on something, it'll probably look good.
>>6998484
>2023 is the finale
Man I don't like how many of you guys I've seen year after year vanish overtime.

>>6999499
You need to be over 18 to post here.

>>6999634
This is good progress anon! I like the designs of some of your characters, especially the green haired horned girl.

What's your learning regimen? As in what's your daily drawing attempts at improving each time?
in 2017 how'd you break those bad habits to get better results in 2018?

Also if you don't mind me asking, what would your advice be when starting for a year? (I've started drawing for about a year seriously now)

Also your 2022 is really good, especially that drawing on the bottom left

Once again, I love your progress anon!

>>6999499
Honestly, good progress man.

>>6999541
>Not to be petty, but you're telling me exactly nothing new
>Keep hearing the same criticism over and over again
>Not take it to heart and just create a new progress board so you can receive more in-depth feedback.
Why did you just focus on the figures and not show more of the illustration?

>I appreciate you needlessly rubbing in the fact others are making better progress than I have
Are you being obtuse on purpose?? All of those examples just displayed the entire image or, at least, most of it so we could get a clearer picture of what is going on and have more context. Due to the fact that your figures lack variation in terms of style and shapes even compared to >>6999499 it's hard to then give you a more in-depth critique. This is why >>6999499 can get away with just showing figures and you not so much.

I don't understand why you are getting so defensive about this. It's comes across as a bit odd.

>but you are dwelling into an argument I didnt debate you, or even ask you about
You asked for a more specific opinion and then you got upset, because you grossly misinterpreted it and took offense. If you posted more of your illustrations you would receive better feedback. Everyone else has mentioned it, too. If those figures ARE all that there is then the only critique I can give you is to attempt to finish some more full illustrations. Maybe work on an actual theme so there is something that ties the images together. Try various color palettes. If you want to keep your figures that way, that is fine, but then you should work on pushing yourself with the full illustration itself.

I did ask you to ask yourself why you decided to hide most of the artwork and just focus on the figures. Now I'm going to ask you to ask yourself why are you having a hard time applying criticism to your work and opting to take offense instead in a progress thread of all places.

>>6999641
God 2017 was so long ago lmao. I don't really remember, I think it was just that I focused on making more shit rather than trying to make "the right" shit, so to speak. Basically just focusing on quantity over quality cus I was drawing a fucking ton back then.

The primary thing I've learned is to just treat everything as a study. I pretty much only make original work, and I've never been able to stick to a tight study regimen. The switchup I was able to make work was to go extremely hard on references, so every piece here has at least 20 reference images associated with it at the start and that'll usually balloon to like 60 by the end, with my bigger pieces usually having even more lmao.

I've got one diatribe I half-wrote and never finished which explains how I approached designing my mascot. I use the same process to designing all my characters, just using more general fantasy art for inspiration instead of Genshin.

It's not the best imo but it has most of what I'd say about design: https://files.catbox.moe/vq5133.pdf

>>6999722
>The primary thing I've learned is to just treat everything as a study.

I never thought about it that way, thank you so much anon for your input! I'll be sure to keep that in mind when it comes to using references too

>The switchup I was able to make work was to go extremely hard on references, so every piece here has at least 20 reference images associated with it at the start and that'll usually balloon to like 60 by the end, with my bigger pieces usually having even more lmao.

I see, so using a bit of almost everything to get the big picture in your head and combining it to one for your own is a good idea, I'll also keep this in mind

>It's not the best imo but it has most of what I'd say about design: https://files.catbox.moe/vq5133.pdf

This is really really good, thanks for sharing, I'm also planning to make designs and stories of my own characters too.
Once again, thank you so much for your advice anon!

>>6999231
nta but this is really helpful, thank you.

slowly but surely.

>>7000239
I really love your artstyle anon! and amazing progress too

Also how'd you achieve that pixelated-like texture? like on the top middle pic, is it a certain brush you used?

I try different artstyles a lot so it's kind of an unfair progression assesment... first and last of 2023

>>7000249
square brush, low opacity

I didn't draw much lol. But I'm gonna complete all the old comics and sketches I never got the chance to finish.

But 2024 is me getting into a management position or better pay.

First digital pen display this year. Still studying.

>>6998264
You clearly put effort into your work, solid observations- in terms of progress, though, it seems like you are cemented into a style which may or may not be hindering your exploration into new concepts. Keep at it, though, very promising.

>>6992524
This is very nice work, good delve into color on q4. Please continue make art in some capacity.

>>7000568
thanks, indeed the new concept is forcing myself to draw backgounds

Started seriously drawing in January 2023, my practice was very very inconsistent, with months not drawing in between, I really regret not drawing as much in 2023

This year gonna try and draw everyday at least, gonna focus on anatomy and getting started on making my own comic hopefully.

>Character in a void
Also gonna try to incorporate actual backgrounds too

This isn't everything, but I really want to get out of my comfort zone this year, especially with perspective and rendering.

Spent most of the year not drawing, so no progress can be seen. The older I get the less attention I can hold to finish a piece.

Might have brain worms.

anons, i- i didn't draw enough this year to even make a progress comparison...

god sure is punishing me as i reap exactly what i sow hahaha

>>7000609
Good luck this year, There was progress here, keep it up.
>>7000633
Looks like you looked into foreshortening and drapery/clothing folds toward december there, good.
>>7000660
These are very lovely drawings that show a range of styles, studies, charcter and expression. It's possible your progress simply wasnt
Iinear this year, the heart and exploration is clearly there, good work.

>>7000682
Thanks. It's hard for me to do clothing folds, and I want to work with a wider variety of angles. Also if I get more into values it'll help me understand planes better.

Reposting from the last thread. I'd like to make some big changes in 2024 as I've been coasting for a bit now. Mainly some sort of clearer path to doing studies that I'll stick with.
That aside though, I've spent far more time the past few months painting traditionally than I have been doing anything with digital, and I'd love to transition into that fully but it really does take quite a bit longer.

>>6999634
>I like what you've got here, but bring some original work next year. I'd like to see these skills actually in use on something, it'll probably look good.

OP here. Im making a manga, so you'll see some original artwork when i post parts of chapter 1 here.

>>6991777
>Starting to see my art posted here and there from time to time on the boards i frequent
And yes, i draw anime girls

I fucking hate drawing.
Something's got to change. I just can't make it work.

>>7000857
Unless your goal specifically involves drawing, why not just paint? Your paintings look great. There are artists out there who work better in shape and value than they do in line.

I was told my work got worse in every possible way do I gave up. I guess I’d already peaked and there seemed no point to suffering through a decline. That’s what happens when you’re old I guess diminished neuroplasticity.

these are fine but i feel like i stayed more or less the same. spent too much time this year being depressed and wasting time. hopefully this year i stop being a bitch. also find myself enjoying drawing less, but that probably has to do with my shitty lifestyle. gotta try and fix that

>>7000857
Why do you hate it? What is your goal? Your drawings are very charming. The smug moon is a great study and the girl on the bench is delightful to name a couple, there was also visible progress over the years in terms of confidence and light. I know we all have shitty situations, but there is life in your work, I hope someday you find joy with it.

>>7001352
Man, really digging your style. It feels very nostalgic to me. Kind of reminds me of Classic Yu-gi-oh cards, some Pokemon cards and the box art for the classic Digimon tamigochi knockoffs.

Anyway, Blogu?

>>7001560
>>7001352 anon's got that early 2000s artcore style down.

>>7001560
thanks anon, i'm malsocio on twitter and other socials.

>>7001656
Oh yep, just noticed it says on each image. Whelp, shit, fml I guess.

Thanks friend.

>>7000857
Date me I can fix you

>>7001755
not him but >

>>6998484
Your a man of taste

>>7000734
Didn't notice the year numbers at first and almost had a heart attack.

>>7000263
Thanks for the tip. I actually been liking this style of rendering. It feels really fresh and exciting.

>>7000734
You've made a lot of great progress. The middle image in the 2023 line is my favorite, but the other ones with the solid background and figures with monsters together are a solid series.

>>7000857
I like your cartoony style, but I kinda wish that your color choices were...a bit more bold? They just seems kinda dead? Could be a values issue.

>>7000660
I really like your portrait studies a lot.

>>7001788
His sure is a man of taste

>>6991777
one year of drawing for fun. honestly kind of happy with the improvement so far

>>6991793
>Another year where I dont know what the fuck happened.
Don't lie to yourself, you know exactly what happened
>>6996836
>What makes you think they all look like they are all the same?
You can't see it? Be honest, to become a great artist you need to be able to see your mistakes or what you're missing in order to get better and improve
Here, let me help you
>chibi style
>same character
>same face
>same body type
>you barely draw necks, making november look disturbing
>flat art, no shading
You could have changed the order of the drawings and you still wont see any improvement or worsening of you art.
>What if I told you that I draw like this because I want to and I only want to become better at drawing this way?
I'll say you only want people praising your crap so you feel happy and never get better at it, but do what you want to do.
>Also, did any of you two read this
No, but im sure you only say a bunch of pathetic excuses instead of just going to draw

>>7001978
The rendering on the right looks very soft

>>7000633
not bad

>>7001826
Lol imagine.

>>7001841
Thanks anon, I appreciate it. I also personally really liked those ones, so thanks

have a bump just because

lewd jumpscare

>>6996926
You are is beautiful, have considered making a comic?

>>6991777
I can't even draw a simple circle.

>>7007154
then what are you doing here?

>>7007160
Posting, same as you. What happened to saying anyone can draw?

>>7007173
>What happened to saying anyone can draw?
i have never once said that

>>7007173
well it's clear you don't even try. You know you don't have to draw a circle in one try right?

progress?

>>6999323
Not him but cool link. The art reminds of Land of Lustrous.

They're not exactly comparable because I'm trying out a different technique, and one is a copy of a painting, the other a copy of a pic. But still, how am I doing, guys?

Let's see if I can post artwork.

Damn IP bans.

>>7000257
I'd say you definitely improved in a lot of areas. Confidence, feeling forms, color choices. Left feels like the average deviantart/tumblr draw for fun normie, right feels like someone who's actually serious about art.

Goodie.

A year of grinding,and revelation.

I had a few years of not drawing, and once I srarted again in 2022,I just exploded with creativity. Whatever I put to paper was a victory, and I found that my style has been enhanced, and I am still learning about the depths of it.

After a year of unfocused random strsngenesd,I speculated on what to point this limited drawing time I possessed. I relearned pencil, and also to add a touch of black pen to astounding effect,and I am doing that to this picture at the moment. To have something to draw,I decided to draw each character that appears in the story of the Snowglobe, since I needed to reimagine them all anyway through the refraction of this new style perspective. I was going to retell this sprawling 180+ strip story that is only two-thirds told in my Photoshop legerdermain assembly method of making comics, but even after considering that, I knew how time consuming drawing-scanning--Photoshopping can be,and I abandoned the idea for now.

So in July I got a new smartphone, my Galaxy 8+ heroically spending its last sparks to be processed into a successful trade in,sparing me countless expenses. So I started videoing myself drawing wacky random stuff,the image appearing in hyperlapse. But now I am drawing the first introductory story, one that I attempted to in the late 90s as a 20 page comic book. I only got 40 pages done, and I have no idea how the story turns out. Now,my viewers will find out along with me.

Started to "wanting" to draw in july '22, but only feel like i've actually started in feb '23. I was seriously lacking last year. Was in the mindset of "i'll just study more, when i'm good enough i will draw real illust" and ended up with not learning much and not drawing anything. I finally accepted that I can't keep doing it like this last month. Now my plan for this year is to keep studying, but with frequent breaks for drawing just for the sake of it with the intent to reinforce what I've studied.

>>7007863
Damn, thanks for the kind words, anon. Maybe one day I'll reach that level of appeal haha.

2019<<<<>>>>2023
Made no progress, still coming to terms with being a permabeg

>>6991777
Why yes, I am a NGMI bitch with no hope left after 7 years or gainz. Drew 34 separate things outside of October, with 62 pictures drawn for Inktober & Kinktober, no real desire to continue drawing things for others to see left.
By the way, my aim was simply to catch up to and surpass (in skill and popularity) my former favorite artist (anterdel/asutora), who stopped drawing her around the middle of my journey anyway.

For reference, this is last year's report:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FlclC6QX0AE5nfh?format=jpg&name=orig
This is from 2021, which I recognize as the start of my depression after a burn-out caused by work overload and subsequently losing that high-paying client:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/FH_ROZAWUAU1iLn?format=jpg&name=orig
And this is a very cringy summary of the first year, when I was full of ambition, fueled by both relentless bullying and rare compliments:
https://pbs.twimg.com/media/DSTWk6nX4AAFYE9?format=jpg&name=orig

>>6991777
May was a big month for me, I got a lot more study and practice in than I normally do.
I don't have my sketchbooks from the beginning of the year, they got put away into storage at some point.

>>7011374
Fine I'll study

>>7011374
Well done. Great progress. Thank you for sharing your projects.

>>7011374
Whiplash be damned, you did well anon

>>7011576
>>7011582
thanks, here's to another year

>>6991777
not much improvement except maybe with value understanding

>>7011374
Really good work, anon! Which anatomy book is that you did in 2022? And what krenz course? Just the human body in perspective or all three?
Any other books or courses you recommend?

>>7012001
>anatomy books in 2022
bridgman and stonehouse
>krenz course
there's a perspective one linked in the /asg/ op, it's not really focused on human body perspective but does include a section on it
expect more drawing buildings and rooms and shoes and cars and rotations
>other courses
i have a folder full of courses that i haven't had time to try yet. i want to work through med's map at some point so my painting isn't so dogshit. also krenz's other courses on composition and light/color.
>books
i haven't worked through either anatomy book completely, only looked up sections here and there. i really liked dongho kim's perspective book, it may be very simple but it's a good foundation for reading the complicated perspective books.
the one book i definitely want to work through eventually is james gurney. some books that are more maybe are framed ink, various anatomy/figure/character drawing books like weichun, rinotuna, morpho, hampton

>>7011976
Really solid work anon, keep it up love the style. What will you focus on improving next?

>>7012046
>there's a perspective one linked in the /asg/ op

Thanks for taking the time to reply, anon. Is pic related the course you mean? Is this how it's translated? Just some notes and screenshots? Or is there a link to the actual video?

>>6997519
t. rajesh

>>7012665
yeah i just went off those notes

>>7012665
and there's no actual video there , the notes are all in english

>>7009249
that last girl is like 50 heads tall

>>6998794
Get the “zRemesher” plugin. Your welcome anon

>>7013301
Yes. She's supposed to be tall, but I might have over done it.

Ngmi

bumo

>>6992002
Nice linework

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