/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Genuinely, how so you begin a freelance career? I have no idea what to do, or who to call. All i have been doing up until now is drawing in my bedroom, alone.

>>7054428
>Just happen to see somebody post a drawing they made in another board
>Ask them if they actually drew it
>They replied with a "...No"
>Somebody else starts praising their improvement from other drawings he did in the past
>Call him out as a liar and tell him to share some more of his drawings
>Posts another drawing he did and tells me to leave him alone
>Realize I want more just because he's shooing me away all the meanwhile being reluctant, coy, mystique or just incredibly shy
Am I being played like a goddamn fiddle? Why are some people like this?

I feel extremely lonely and alone. When I am on 4chan, discord, or in real life. I feel isolated as if there aren't any real people in this world. I feel I am isolated, alone in a world of NPC. When I am successful in art, will I be able to meet real people? People who aren't pushing some silly agenda, straight-up ignorant, or want something from you?

>>7054456
you didn't make any friends as a kid?

i had the idea for a drawing, but it goes way above my abilities, should I still give it a try?

>want to draw a certain character
>have no idea what pose to draw or what they should be doing in the drawing
How do I overcome this issue? I always end up copying existing art instead of coming with something original

>>7054665
yea, get out of that comfort zone

>>7054674
you could use a model (like designdoll) or yourself as reference for a pose

just think about something the character would be likely to do and try different things around it

>>7054456

99% of your relationships will always be superficial at best

over the 27~ years I've been alive I've only had 5 or so close friends in total, and these days I only talk to two of them, the others moved on

don't get me wrong, there's a lot of friendly people out there with whom you can have a good time, but they'll never fill the void you're speaking of

it'll take a lot of work to find them, the only advice I can give you is not to give up on that search

>>7054548
I am probably on the autistic spectrum. Hypercompetitive, hyperactive, and hyper-aggressive. I am not from a good neighborhood or school. You can get punched for nothing. And if you offend the wrong person you can get knifed. The only thing that kept me sane was drawing shit doodles.

>>7054685
I got friends but I don't think they like me. I'm not a likable person. I will retreat when I am not welcomed, I will leave quietly, easy come easy go. I don't mind being alone or lonely. However, I am self-conscious enough to know that is not right. I did try my best to be likeable but I think I am doing it wrong. Because the more I try will lead me to get into trouble or get banned. Finding someone I can trust, and someone that like me just to hang out with. That's harder than most people think. It is my fault, so 2024 will be the year I try to become a successful artist and someone who can be loved. Honestly, I rather have a few good friends and one best friend, hopefully, my girlfriend, wife, and lover. I'm old, too old, I don't know if I have any more time. I can only do my best. So much NPC tho... God damn.

>>7054456
>I feel I am isolated, alone in a world of NPC.
>>7054714
>I am probably on the autistic spectrum.
I have some bad news for you my dear ACTUAL NPC.
The problem is not the world, the problem is you.

>>7054716
I'm certain, 99% sure that I am not a NPC. The 1% is the upkeep to ensure that I am not one. When I was 7 years old, I started to have existential dread. It took me a long time and lots of internal dialogue, thought experiments, and constant testing to conclude that I am not an NPC.

>>7054779
You are definitely on the spectrum

>>7054789
My entire life, I have felt like a monster walking through life. I don't even know what I did wrong. I start to ignore things I have no control over. And I'm probably autistic.

>>7054428
related to actually drawing and not blogposting?
FWAP confuses me a little bit, sometimes the faces come out as deformed, and sometimes they looks good

>>7054799
What's your actual question

>>7054809
Do I have to actually finish this book or just take some ideas from it?

Is it normal to feel overwhelmed over knowing where to start learning to draw?

>>7054918
Just draw.

>>7054918
just do figure drawing

>>7054829
Take ideas. FWAP isn't the best beginner book tho so if you're a total /beg/ try keys to drawing next or instead.

wtf is an adoptable

>>7055060
Furry character designs made from templates that you can buy from an artist. Pretty sure they're for artistically inept furries who want to have a fursona or ocs but don't actually know how to draw or design well, or just because furries are autistic about community and creative integrity which makes exploiting their willingness to pay for a mass produced palette swap of a gay lion with bird feathers easy.

I'm not an artist, but I was wondering how to effectively find artists to commission. Searching through the tags #commsopen on Twitter and such only bring up beginners who can barely draw.

>>7054790
Stand proud, you have the good sort of autism.

>>7054456
Being am artist is a very hermit like profession
You should have tried becoming a barkeeper or something

>>7055252
>step 1: find art style you like
>step 2: find the artist, contact him and ask if he does commission
It's just simple

I've been trying out both Artstudio Pro and Procreate on my new ipad (never used one before) and wanted anon opinions on both

While I really want to like ASP more as it feels more in line with how my desktop workflow goes with Krita, I'm constantly annoyed that the brushes feel worse than Procreate somehow despite me liking everything else more. For some reason the brushes don't taper off in ASP like in Procreate and I'm desperate to know why, are there any solutions to this?
I adjusted my pen sens to be the same in both apps so can't be that. I'm also more focused on clean linework so the painting functions aren't so important to me, and I find all the stuff hidden behind gestures in Procreate kinda annoying.

How am i supposed to forgive myself for being a worthless piece of shit if nobody else ever could

>>7055984
work on improving yourself and your sense of worth

How do i figure out where what lines/shadows go on the human head and face? In picrel i put some of my pictures with the problematic features marked. Will the loomies book which focuses on heads and hands help me or what am i supposed to do?

>>7054674
yeah is called use your brain, you need to actually need to use your brain actively to draw, yeah.
I know it sounds insulting but is true that a lot of people think that drawing or nay art related thing is just doing the thing and blabla, so yeah is you are not thinking of course you can't visualize anything. If you come with the excuse that you can't think on things on your brain because you have whatever syndrome or disease you should just quit. Imagine things doing things in your brain is the most basic cognitive work you can do, so yeah, use your brain.

>>7055945
they should use different engines and shit for their brushes, nothing to do. The common thing is trying to understand most of each engine option and try to replicate the first in the second. Yes, doing that can be kid of boring and all that, but is somehting you must learn eventually, the brush shapes, opacity options, if they work with graphic curves or numbers, pressure, flow, texture options, all that. Krita specially has a lot of options to set up but in most of the brushes they are not all enable, so look what are the ones in your brushes, and try to replicate that, you will not get the exact same feeling, but you can get close at least.

>>7054934
Did that, immediately got told I'd skipped a bunch of steps.

>>7055412
I am not sure that is a good thing anon. I have not dated once. Even my nieces and nephews are having children.

>>7055423
I like being an artist. I have no love for alcohol. I could technically mix drinks, but I probably will hate the fumes too. I hate people who have bad smells or cheap perfume too. I don't drink, smoke, or drink caffeine drinks. I only drink water. Which is why I don't go clubbing, coffee shops, or bars. I know I am no fun. I'm going to give 2 years of my time to become a great artist. When I do, I can probably meet real people.

>>7055060
An adoptable is an art you made that isn't a commission or fanart that someone can purchase it has nothing to do with furries, usually some kind of OC, first used by artists who drew kawaii. The other anon is only describing a template which people usually call a template.

should I pirate or buy CSP for the tab s6 lite?

>>7057437
>should I pirate or buy CSP for the tab s6 lite?
It's important to consider the ethical implications of using pirated software, as well as the legal risks associated with it. Pirating software, including Clip Studio Paint (CSP), can lead to legal consequences and potential harm to your device due to malware or other security issues.

Instead of resorting to piracy, it's recommended to purchase the software legally. This ensures that you support the developers who create the software and helps fund the continued development and improvement of the product. Legal purchases also typically come with customer support and updates, which can be crucial for a piece of software like CSP that may require regular maintenance and upgrades.

Additionally, buying the software legally allows you to access any available discounts or promotions, and it can sometimes be cheaper than the cost of piracy, considering the potential risks and damage to your device.

In conclusion, it is advisable to purchase Clip Studio Paint for the Tab S6 Lite instead of resorting to piracy to ensure that you stay within the bounds of the law, protect your device, and support the developers who create the software you love.gspmgvytr0

Is there a way to change Pureref's board transparency but not the references' transparencies themselves?

>>7057444
Did you use AI to write this wtf?

Some dude with a Spanish name send me a message after posting an oil painting to instagram
>hello I would like to purchase a piece of your artwork
>kindly reply if you are willing to sell
>I don't need NFT
>thanks
>awaiting your response

My gut says it’s yet another scam.

>>7055060
Proto-NFTs

how do i make it so something doesn't minimize in windows? so i can keep the pure ref app on while i draw

>>7058033
right click>mode>always on top

>>7058059
my hero tyty

>>7058060
how was this faster than just using google?

>>7056022
this is not a loomis problem
i suggest learning how to convey 3D shape before learning from loomis

>>7058062
>t. soulless

>>7058062
getting your questions answered by machines is one step away from getting your pictures drawn by them

In which order do you apply the colors here? Do you first make a light base and the apply the darker colors?

Some time back I downloaded some art related books that I was told to do first. Everyone on here knows them I'm sure
>Fun With a Pencil
>Keys to Drawing
>The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain
>Perspective Made Easy
Is there any particular order to do these in? Will doing one before another make that other easier to grasp?

>>7058498
Drawing on the right side of the brain and Keys to Drawing cover similar stuff, so aside from doing those first the order doesn't matter. After that Fun with a pencil and then Perspective made easy.

>>7058507
Thanks fren I'll do that

>>7058146
Lightest to darkest, opacity/glazing.

is there a way to tell if you're gonna be a permabeg forever

my drawings look way too 2D sometimes

>>7057482
no, why on earth would you think that

How do you make a portrait appealing for a wide audience? Instead of just the model and their relatives?

If my art is mid is it more lucrative monetarily to focus on smaller-base wacky & weird fetishes or focus on wide popularity things like pinups & vanilla sex even though I can never compete with artists like CuteSexyRobutts who’ve been doing it for years and are already established.

I think what I'm about to ask is abysmally stupid and I should draw more to form a better question. However, I have been wondering if I've been going about doing studies from photo references "wrong", in that I will often strive more for accuracy to what I see above all else.

I can't help but shake the feeling that this is a key problem in my approach to drawing, but I'm not entirely sure at this point.

>>7058146
Darkest to lightest like anything else.

>>7054431
make a portfolio, advertise, get commissions.

>>7058589
>>7058888
Don't worry gents, I will use my crystal ball to mystically see said art and then I will return with my judgment.

>>7054428
Should i ignore my followers and fans? when they keep sending me messages that they like my artwork?
If they like the artwork why don't they just send it in the comments below the image. i don't want to do small talk with 8 different people all the time in the messages. they probably don't even follow me.
I'm a failed nsfw artist btw so i usually get 1 retweet by my patron. and 17 bookmarks. then i have other artist watching me probably trying to steal my ideas. because they said in the comments that they won't retweet my nsfw because it has to align up to their specific taste. so i started ignoring almost everybody that doesn't retweet my art, except for the patrons.

i would have shared more by this person but they deleted the messages after they realized that i ignored them for a month. just them saying how "oh i like this work in progress it's really hot. blah blah blah.
and it's funny seeing artists being passive aggressive forcing me to draw more or i should post more. but I'm not going to do it unless it guarantees me money, I'm not your traditional artist. i used to be into game programming before this.

>>7059018
>but I'm not going to do it unless it guarantees me money
So you are in sales. not in art, learn about customer retention etc.

>>7059021
True lol and he's not doing a good job of retaining his 5 followers' interest

>>7059021
>>7059029
these are not patrons, these are just random people online. that keep sending me messages online. the patrons are just cool with whatever I'm doing since i don't charge that much. i started in 2021

>>7059034
Well where do you think those patrons come from, trees?

I'm a simple creature. If I want to buy art I'll buy it. No need to make small chit-chat with the creator or asking when's the next art coming out. Seems rude.

Are there any sites or tools like Posemaniacs that don't have the ugly warped 3D muscles but rather something that accurately shows how the muscles expand and contract during the pose/action

>>7059125
Try a morgue

>>7059134
Dead people can't activate their muscles dumbass

>>7054435
I think it's just a thing people do when they post here
Despite 4chan being nothing now it's still treated like the big bad of the internet and that you should be shamed for posting here
They probably just don't want to be traced back to here

>>7059154
Pose the fresh ones. Use your brain scrub.

>>7054714
Unironically you sound like a fucking loser
I try and make friends with everyone and 9/10 times I can and at the very least can hold a positive interaction with people.
The only ones I can't are with people like you - already deciding people are shit and that their thoughts are shit and that their interests are shit and that they are out to get you or some other shit

Grow up, realise people have different opinions instead of calling people NPCs
The only people who use that term are lonely losers who've isolated themselves because they believe everything they read on the internet and shut down any positive opportunities with people

Example I've had with a new guy who joined our company recently
>So any interests
>...video games.
>Oh sweet me too what do you play?
>You won't it.
>It's worth a shot
>It's monster hunter you won't have heard of it
>Oh nice I love monster hunter, I'm a great sword main myself
>Great sword is shit.
>Oh what do you use?
>Longsword
>Haha fair enough do you like dark souls? It's kinda similar in terms of combat
>Dark souls is shit
>...fair enough

Brickwalling, permanently negative, expects the worst from people
He was fired after 6 months as no one could work with him

>>7057437
.

Anyone know any good tutorials for drawing hair? or any books that covers hair? My go-to book for anatomy doesn't cover it and I can't find many good tutorials

>>7054428
i can make art that looks great from a distance, like 15+ feet, but up close looks amateurish (I am an amateur)

how do I escape this plateau?

i would guess, it's by focusing much more deeply on every piece, rather than the overall composition?

probably, i need to treat each individual piece of the painting, with the same time and care, as if it was what i used to treat the "entire" painting...

>>7059906
>probably, i need to treat each individual piece of the painting, with the same time and care
Absolutely not, some things simply don’t need as much care or attention as, say, the focal point or center of art in your painting.

Can you maybe share an example of your work? Because the question you ask is quite difficult to answer with a clue as what your work looks like right now and see what choices you make.

>>7059906
focal point, make one area the main focus, put your detail there, the highest concentration of brushstrokes, contrast etc.

I love drawing sexy women but as a muslim it's haram to draw them it makes me very depressed

>>7057953
What would the scam be? The worst I'd expect is he just lowballs you with an offer than wouldn't even pay for oil paints.

>>7059963
I don't know man, the fact that he even mentions NFT just makes me want to ignore it.

>>7059952
just change religion then

This art style looks impressive for non-artist, but what art level is this?

>>7060162
level 6

>>7054428
How do you look for reference for complicated dresses?

I was looking for a sort of asymmetric mage cape but... I don't know how to call/find the idea I have in the head, and I can't tell how it works when you open/remove it...

Also, how can I learn well drapery? I just know some basics

>>7060186
you could make ref in marvelous designer. or drape some towels

Any good book recommendations on architecture and interior spaces?

>>7059158
Found out from others he's a dedicated drawfag drawing Buhankas personified as anime girls and he plays hard to get. I'm not about to play into his little tsundere game I should have known better when he kept typing "..." like some fucking teenager.

what should I start with

Michael Hampton Analytical Figure Drawing from 2011 or

Steve Huston Art Anatomy for Beginners

>>7060133
not gonna happen as Im very devoted to my religion. I think Im just gonna keep drawing women and repent to God one day

>>7060186
Can you give slightly more details on exactly what you're looking for? I just end up following rabbitholes on search engines with phrases like "ornate cape". Picrel may not be what you're looking for, but it's an example from that search on Pinterest.
If you want to understand drapery, you either google or pinterest the piss out of drapery images.
https://archive.org/details/Animation_Drapery/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/the-art-of-drapery/mode/1up
https://archive.org/details/fabricofvisiondr0000holl/mode/1up

>>7059952
Just clothe them more adequately, or ask for forgiveness. If god exists, there's probably some degree of understanding that you're going to be tempted by beauty. I won't pretend to understand a deity, but I would like to believe that they're pleased when their work is appreciated in tasteful ways.

Has it ever happened to anyone that you post 2 work which one that you like and other you don't and one you don't gets more engagement than other? I drew this one oc that i thought looked shit from technical point and was surprised it got few likings more than one i liked more

>>7060196 >>7060584
Thank you for the suggestions

>>7060584
>Can you give slightly more details on exactly what you're looking for?
That's the point. I don't even know if this stuff has a name... Anyway, picrel is some stuff I found, that goes near what I imagine

How the hell do you guys draw zoomed out, even though I get a better sense of proportion overall, I end up having lines that never connect when I zoom back in. I see other timelapses of artists easily connecting the lines zoomed out, am I missing something? I literally can not see the lines that well if i zoom out of the canvas

how to get good at this part of the face whenever it's at an angle? the curves seem so simple, but I can never get it right for the life of me

how the hell did artists get reference images pre-internet?
say you wanted to draw a komodo dragon or some shit , would you just have to search through dozens of issues of national geographic and hope to find one where they just happen have a photograph?
go the library/bookstore and purchase a coffee table book with photographs?
go to the fucking zoo and take some yourself?

>>7061046
Yeah, pretty much all that.

Is studying porn really a good way to level up your anatomy/figure drawing skills? I've seen others mention that they became significantly better when they used nsfw reference for explicit artwork.

>>7061046
You go to the zoo and study it.
Which you should still be doing even in internet age.

Is it possible to get back to it and suceed after having given up multiple times after getting filtered by stuff that wasn't even that hard(KTD fourth exercise lol)
I'd like to give it a shot but i feel like a retard cause i already failed multiple times before.

Are you allowed to make alt accounts on Fanbox and Patreon?

Can someone explain to me how this shit works? I see it a lot in watercolors too
When I try it, the original color just starts to look weird and dirty, rather than have that cool hue sbift effect

>>7061403
each color is only a slight shift in value away from the original. try to keep within that small value range.

>>7061403
>>7061751
you can also see here how the original color being brighter and slightly blue makes it look a lot brighter and not as muddy as the other grey.

>>7054674
think of the character's personality and an action they'll be posing in. act out the pose if you're unsure about it

>>7054714
you have to stop withdrawing and learn to redirect awkward conversations back to a more positive place. don't be overly negative. ask what people are interested in. smile more often.

Any tips on how I can color my work traditionally, but ink digitally?
Like, can I print my lines onto watercolor paper?

I remember seeing a mangaka on ManBen do something like that. He'd print out his digital inks, lightbox it and lay WC paper over it (how does the light go through the WC paper??), then do his ink wash for the gray tones.
He'd then scan it up and lay it over the digital inks again.

>>7061898
I've seen an artist who printed their line art on nice paper for traditional coloring, yeah.
I think it's reasonable that a lightbox would work with watercolor paper.

How did manga artists add type to pages before computers?

>>7061157
Sure. Make sure to remember to draw for fun and not stress too hard about exercises.

>>7061087
Well yeah, if you're making explicit art, it makes sense to use explicit references.
Drawing nsfw pushed my skills in drawing poses/compositions with multiple figures, learning anatomy, weird angles, and conveying emotion and movement. Horny really is a great motivator for art improvement.

>>7061046
unironically yes to all this. And if you think about it, going out and doing all this is a much more enriching experience than googling images online. Studying the real thing is always one of the best ways to learn to draw something, more so than studying photos.

>>7060655
This is very very common. You never really know what will land. And there is always a disconnect between what you think is good and what others will find appealing. Also, social media algorithms fuck you up.

>>7060735
Do you have examples of what you mean by this? I figure it's a matter of personal preference, i.e., you do whatever works for you. I would assume sketching is generally done zoomed-out and line art is done zoomed-in, but of course everyone works differently.

>>7060444
Just pick one and don't sweat stuff like that.

is sketching from thumbnail a painter thing or useful for just drawing as well?

>>7062067
What do you mean, sketching from a thumbnail?
Just sketching from a tiny picture? I guess that can help, as you won't lose yourself in details and can easily see the totality of the picture. I'm sure it can benefit you.

What do i do if i dont see alot of improvement and because of that feel less motivated to draw? The main thing that i have been doing is learning using loomies construction while copying art. I get kinda frustrated and move on to the next page but i feel like my art is getting kinda worse. I drew the top left guy for an actual real-life reference so you can gauge my skill(yes i know the hair on his right should not be seen). Is this an artist block or something like that? It was really fun before and i used to get happy about stuff like in the bottom right.

>>7062615
the directions only make sense if you turn the image upright of course. And picrel is what i strive to achieve some day.

is there a booru with all the famous artworks and tags and good quality?
and not just stuff that is hundreds of years old

>>7062738
What do you mean by "all the famous artworks"?

>>7062742
like frazetta, rockwell, etc.
but also the european classics too

why do most drawing / painting programs do layer operations directly on gamma-compressed values and round to 0-255 for each layer? seems very dumb because it makes so many artifacts and ugly blending, when they could use floating point and convert to sRGB only once at the end

>>7062857
I'm going to warn you that I will sound like a retard while trying to explain myself.
Is there open source software that you could use to program those kinds of settings into it instead of the way most other programs do?

>>7062915
krita has linear color space option. but I don't like krita in general desu
and it's open source, so technically you could program your own blend mode, but that's lots of work

imo, art programs should have "custom" option for blend mode where you can enter a math expression for whatever you want. idk any that does that

>>7062929
I don't know many artists that excel at math. I guess that could have the workaround of using a copypasta'd setting ala ye ancient myspace hexcode.

someone explain this schizo image to me

are task / office chairs a meme or actually comfortable enough for drawing a long time?
my cheap leather executive chair was much more comfy than my cheap office chair. I haven't gotten a good one so idk.

is there any tool that colors curves based on the curvature so you can visualize when studying masters of the curve

>>7062993
An analysis of what makes a pose look dynamic?
1. 3D form breakdown of the underlying pose
2. Arrangement of major body parts. They are spaced apart in a not overly symmetrical way, and the overall silhouette is pointing in an arc to the right.
3. Horizontal alignment of major and minor focal points. The slight diagonal gives is a dynamic feeling.
4. Vertical alignment of major and minor focal points.
5. Gesture/line of action.

>>7062993
1: image
2: forms/wireframe
3: composition/focal points
4: horizontal balance of detail
5: vertical balance of detail
6: gesture/flow

Something like that. some stuff like the horizontal and vertical are likely post-hoc analysis, not intentional by the artist.

>>7063087
nailed it better than I did(deleted). I'd also add a lot of these lines are likely post-hoc analysis, not necessarily thought about by the artist during the creation of the image.

>>7059715
Try to think of hair in terms of major masses, groups of big chunks. Think about the underlying structure of the hair, like the hairlines, hair part. Hair strands can be modeled like ribbons. Here's some stuff I collected.

>>7062993
Some tutorials you may find helpful

King of stupid questions here.
Because of computer and pixel fuckery, does it make a difference if the brush size is an odd number vs even number? i.e. 35 vs 36, should I prefer one over the other?

Any books on how to draw proper realistic armor?

>>7062753
So you're looking for 20th century illustrators?
You have to be more specific cause there’s simply a lot of famous artworks and artists. Go to Google arts and culture for example.

>>7063206
oh yes

>>7063206
I never even thought about it.
t. digital painting since forever ago

Do i just draw random things until I eventually better or do I sign up for classes or look at those step by step guide on how to draw and then start drawing

>>7063659
Everyone always seems to (or used to) recommend reading keys to drawing, fun with a pencil, drawing with the right side of the brain, and perspective made easy if you're /beg/. They aren't just like words, they're good books with exercises. I can upload them to mega or somewhere for you if the link isn't still around if you want.

>>7063691
that would be great actually

>>7063698
Let me know once you've got them
https://mega.nz/folder/C4IhgKpB#NO9QnxypyTnaMYJXOHbWcw

>>7063703
Gottem

>>7063710
Enjoy and may many good arts come your way!

>>7063711
Thanks

>>7063206
I think depends entirely on what kind of art you are making, and for what purpose. But largely the answer is no. Even if you are making something precise like pixel art, you would probably naturally figure out which brushes/sizes make sense to use as you work.
In short, do not worry about it. I have never seen any artist mention this being a concern.

>>7063426
Not that I know of, but I looked on e-hentai and "Western Armor and Weapons:An Illustrated Archive" looks to be a good resource for designs and structure.

>>7063828
sick, tgank you

Is there still a market for coomer art? It seems like AI has killed it, or that those who are willing to pay are already subscribed to their chosen favourites (like scott malin, robutts) and probably won't be willing to shell out for many others. I want to start a patreon but Im worried the numbers just aren't there anymore.

>>7064111
> Is there still a market for coomer art?
yes
> I want to start a patreon but Im worried the numbers just aren't there anymore.
maybe they aren't. won't hurt to try (can only gain dosh), and you can still have numbers even if they're smaller

Is there any way to apply mosaic censorship in a non-destructive way in Clip Studio? Without having to merge down your layers and applying the filter to a selection on the flattened layer

>>7064250
>Merge visible to new layer
>Make a selection of what you want to mosaic and paste the selection to a new layer
>Delete the flattened layer

what are some cute artists that aren't line anime style
like loish and samdoesarts

What kind of brushes to get this kind of result on photoshop? It was drawn on procreate

>>7065160
Same question with pic rel. I'll add that I've always been bad at making decent brushes and premade inkbrushes/textured brushes I've found were always trash. Are CSP brushes any better?

>>7064116
Thank you anon. I hope you're right. I'm just concerned because the only way I'd have time to try doing extra drawings for patreon is if I only work part time, which is risky. Will just have to go for it.

>>7065160
Did you try asking the artist(s)?

stupid question maybe but does anyone ever post anything that isnt drawings on this board?
what about knitting or stained glass or carving or animating/editing or rug tufting or whatever
i make art but its barely ever drawing so idk if i can post here

>>7055984
Everyone is a worthless piece of shit. Don't spend your life (let alone youth) feeling guilty about it, and don't make others make you feel guilty about it, thats how they control you, wich in the end still makes them a "worthless piece of shit." Don't apologise.

>>7065447
You can try but I doubt you'll get much engagement, the board is already slow as is with majority drawing threads. Maybe make a non-drawing focused mixed media general and see how it goes.

>>7064343
That's a bit better than my current way, thanks

>>7054428
This random dude was messaging me. I thought he just wanted me to draw something for free for him. I answered all of his questions (including my preferences for videogames and such) in anticipation of the eventual question if I could draw something for free, so I could politely turn down the offer, but as it turns out this dude really just wants to talk for some reason. Now he thinks I'm interested in chatting with him once in a while and was too much of a faggot to firmly tell him that I'm not interested. What do?

>>7065425
>>7065425
Tbh I haven't, I always get the impression artists are super touchy about their process, especially when asked out of the blue. I also get the impression that the first artist is kinda rude to ppl in her DMs in general. Idk about the second one. I actually prefer the brushes on the second one so maybe I should try that. Both seem to have been made in procreate tho.

IDK where to post this, so:
This is one of Hitler's paintings. People are saying it's shit because of bad perspective. Can someone point that out for me because I can't really see it.

>>7065160
I can only give good advice specific to the Krita brush engine, but the effect here comes mostly from having a good blending between the texture and the brush tip. Play around with the settings until it looks like the texture is cutting into the edges of the brushstroke, rather than the circular brush tip being the first thing you notice.

You can try to find premade tiling textures (most of the good ones are paywalled), or make your own from a photo by touching up the edges with the clone brush (https://www.rendernode.com/creating-seamless-tileable-textures-in-photoshop/).). There's probably a plugin that can do it automatically. Also, you can rip the textures from Procreate bundles by extracting them like a zip file. The brush settings won't transfer, but the brush tips and textures can be reused to make your own.

Here's my attempt at recreating the watercolor brush in the first pic. I started with a circle brush tip with a slight fade at the edges. I set the paintng mode to "wash", meaning that color will not build up if you go over the same area within the same brushstroke. I set the opacity to stay steady at 100% at high and mid pressure, only dropping down at very low pressure. I want an even tone most of the time, except when I want to deliberately fade by using featherweight pressure. I set the size to be larger at very light pressure, and put a slight scatter effect on it to mimic the paint blooming as in wet-on-wet technique. So, it is hard-edged at moderate pressure, but turns super soft at light pressure. Then, I applied the texture. I set it to "subtract" mode, taking away most of the brush color so the brush becomes a transparent wash when used. I used David Revoy's watercolor texture #4 (it is not seamless by default). Finally, I set the brush blending mode to "multiply" for that nice color effect.

Will follow up with a shot at the ink brush.

>>7066065
Link to watercolor textures: https://www.davidrevoy.com/article263/five-traditional-textures

what is the ideal drawing routine if I will draw like 3 hours per day?
what things to draw how long?

>>7066171
depends on your goals. what do you want to draw?
can't go wrong with an hour of drawing from life everyday

>>7066173
sexy women and fan art of games etc

does it matter if I always draw at computer monitor?
I have screenless tablet for drawing

>>7066179
>sexy women and fan art of games etc
Do that as much as you can. gotta start sucking at it before you get good. no amount of grinding fundies will get you where you want if you don't just do the thing.

>does it matter if I always draw at computer monitor?
>I have screenless tablet for drawing
doesn't matter, screenless was the standard for over a decade. keep a traditional sketchbook though too.

I did this but it was boring, I stopped after constructing two faces. How do I make the process of drawing more enjoyable?
https://youtu.be/GjiCQfCMXow

>>7066202
Don't draw boring heads in voids. draw the heads on bodies doing funky poses

what is this artstyle called

how much time does it take real artists to do a character artwork with rendered form and lighting

compared with just line + flat colors, shadow, highlights

>>7066228
depends on resolution(are you going to show the pupils in the eyes? individual eyelashes?), level of finish, art style and the complexity of the clothing. hard to put a number on it. I've seen artists take anywhere from 3 to 10+ hours if it's fairly plain clothing without much complex folds. 20-30+ if it's intricate detailed armor or such, detailing it all without texture overlays.

i have a local "known" atelier that offers workshops on drawing and painting
what do you consider a good price point for these kinds of things?

>>7066299
Depends on how long it is, how much attention you get from teachers and whether materials or lunch is included.

loomis expects you to learn perspective subconsciously? wtf is he talking about?

I'm not gonna make potato faces for the rest of my life

>>7066555
Instead of focusing on what you don't want, focus on what you DO want.

>>7066564
What if I don't know what I want?

>>7054428
I've recently begun my art journey and a fairly established artist has been very supportive of me, reposting my work, answering questions, and giving helpful advice. I want to do something for them in return, but I don't have a crazy following or anything yet. What's something meaningful I can do to show my appreciation?

>>7066733
Don’t be gay. The interaction probably means a lot more to you than them. Just comment on their posts regularly. If you’re feeling really generous, buy a $10 print or whatever. You don’t need to make a display of your gratitude. Just be consistently supportive.

>>7066652
Learn through exclusion and deduction; focus on what you DONT want rather than what you DO want.

At what point are you ready to pursue a career in something creative like art? Obviously there's a bit of "you'll never really know :)" but there has to be some sort of baseline right

>>7054428
Is Anatomy for Sculptors a meme?

If I'm a drawlet starting out, should I bite the bullet and dive into digital since that's the end goal or build my skills with pencil/paper first?

>>7066652
You don't know?
Why do you draw? (if you even draw)

>>7066795
not really, apparently it's a pretty good book if youre a sculptor (source: buddy does zbrush and swears by it so i trust him bc i love my buddies)

Should I ignore the pseudoscience part and go straight to doing the exercises if I'm reading Betty Edwards? after reading a bunch of the text I don't feel like I'm actually improving

>>7065682
People are extra harsh on Hitler's paintings because, well, he's Hitler. The furthest back building is off, you can see that the roof has the same perspective as the roof of the building closest to the viewer, which doesn't make sense because of how much taller it is. It also seems to be floating on air, which is less of a failure of perspective and more of a failure of making the tree line flat where it meets the building. But it's undeniably a pretty good painting and the errors are not egregious.

>>7067030
>Should I ignore the pseudoscience part
And you still ask? Go for it lad

>>7066733
Maybe gift art of some sort, e.g. draw one of their OCs if they have any

>>7066547
there's introductory drawing courses which is named drawing 1.0 and drawing 2.0 which are priced somewhere $231, 10-11 sessions, 3hrs per session with materials included
then theres course for painting which cost $356 12 sessions with materials included

then there's a package which includes everything above at $695

>>7065629
From what I've seen, artists are usually happy to share their process. Unless they get a ton of comments and don't usually respond.

>>7067423
I’d say not too bad, check out the teacher and see if you like his or her work enough that you think you can actually learn from them. Nowadays a lot of unskilled people lead workshops, but I’ve done workshops with some wonderful artists and that’s totally worth it.

Also, don’t be afraid to demand attention to get what you want out of the course.

You guys use any software to pose models for referencing angles/positions/etc.? Something like posemy.art but usable without internet?

can you separate the stabilzier for eraser and brush on krita now or is it still stuck together

How do I force myself to have different ideas of what to draw?

>>7067906
Go through old inktober prompts

>>7067906
Creativity is like a muscle, so the more practice and variety you work with, the more you'll build up your mental bank of ideas. Or you could be like Plato and just sit around until the muses breathe into you or whatever

>>7067899
I use hardware, my body.

>>7067913
Okay but how do you take pics to use as reference for a PoV scene where an amazoness leglocks your head between her thighs?

>>7067899
Not sure how well it will work but

>Find rigged model
>Stick it in blender
>Pose model
>Fix your camera at the angle you want
>Render it with low samples so it doesn't take an age
>Save it
>Have pic of model in angle and pose you want

Or just save the file, but then you have to open blender every time you want to view it.
I'm talking about basic models btw. Not super lifelike ones with muscle contortion.
Might be hard to find a rigged model for free too because rigging is a fuck on so a lot of people do charge when they're rigged.

>>7067924
My thighs are thicc, I leg lock my dakimakura

Does trying for pixel art or a chibi style basically just lock me into game dev forever

>>7067983
You are never "locked" unless you choose to be so.

>>7063118
This post is great, and just make me think: is there a booru for collecting these kinds of quick guide analysis reference pics?

>>7065167
CSP's default brushes are actually pretty good. And they're also really easy to customize. CSP was made with Manga artists in mind, so it's got a lot of tools specifically for doing textured black and white art too.

>>7067728
thanks, anon
will do

>>7067906
This answer is really boring, but reading books. No visual art means you gotta use your imagination to construct the ideas given to you.

I drew my first commission piece last year, payment upon delivery. I got my money and he got his art
I drew my second commission in the past two days, payment upon delivery. As soon as I delivered, he stopped responding.
How do I cope with being fleeced?

>>7068522
You learn for next time. Half up front and the other half on completion.
If you know their home address send them a parcel of dog shit to make yourself feel better.

>>7068522
You cope by learning your lesson and never doing that again.
Never do "payment on delivery." That's a scammers favorite thing to hear, because it means "I'm not confident in my work so I'll give it to you for free, and you can just run away and not pay for if you want to."

The lowest I'll ever go is 50% up front, 50% after sending a low-res sample. Then after the final payment, they get the full artwork. You NEVER send the full resolution artwork before the final payment.
And in the case of intentionally low res art (pixel art, icons, stuff that can not be low res sampled), I always require 100% up front.
Also, write a contract so you get all of this in writing. Unless the commission is less than $100 or less than 1 hour's work, then it might not be worth the time to write up a custom contract. But even then, you should still have some sort of "default agreement" that the client abides to that is attached to the invoice in some way.

I'm sorry anon. It sucks that this happened. And it sucks that we have to do all this, but it's exactly because there are assholes out there who suck like that.

anyone have any vids of a person process of making/using perspective grids in csp? of even explaing it because i'm too dumb to even think of making my own. shit like pic related just confused the hell out of me

>>7068529
>>7068536
Yep. I think I'm in the acceptance stage right about now. I got burned, but I won't make this mistake again. Thanks for being level-headed when telling me this, I was sure I'd get called an idiot (with good reason.)

>>7054428
Wanna make a 2d game, using Photoshop for the sketches, Illustrator for linework and Unreal as engine.
What is a good pipeline to turn Illustrator linework and colouring into dynamic assets? E.g. drawing three sets of hats and change them. Currently I need one asset for line art, one for the base colour and one for the shaded base colour which I wanna colourize with an RGB blueprint colouring thingy.
But this just seems really inefficient since this system may force me to hide some assets.
Also, I aim for picrel as artstyle for starters. Are there any tutorials/guides on how to achieve that look with vector graphics?
ty in advance

>>7068551
No problem. Find an "art contract" template and make your guidelines from there.
The important things to know are "force majure clause" which is basically "what happens if an major accident keeps me from completing the work, like injury, war, etc."
Other than that the 50/50 payment rule of thumb will get you far.
Also, set aside like 25% or more of your income for taxes. If you're doing commissions, you have to figure that out and pay it manually.
If you're only doing one or two commissions here and there it won't matter much, but it starts to add up when You're taking in thousands of dollars in income.

In the avalanche of porn & fetish art how does a solely SFW artist like me stand out?

>>7068698
draw good fanart for popular things, for example dungeon meshi seems to be big right now.

>>7066217
Intaglio, for the etched-looking parts. Guilloche, for the intricate webbed looking designs. As for the orange and green pattern, I'm not sure.
In my research though I did find this neat website with lots of banknote art. https://www.smithwicknumismatics.com/

Is it sustainable to be a socially isolated artist? What I mean is, I have social media, but I don't interact with people. I draw nsfw, I've got a bunch of followers and am making decent money, but I spend a lot of time listening to youtube tutorials, streamers etc and they all talk about how important it is to have friends and a community otherwise you "won't survive" the loneliness. "Friends are important" they say. I've never had any friends irl or online (34 now) and I can't stand interacting with people. I don't want to cultivate relationships or form connections. I feel like I'm being scare mongered into joining communities and connecting with people I don't care about? Any other artists who don't interact with anybody? I feel fine now, but so many of these people say it's 100% essential to have friends and connections otherwise it's impossible to survive in art.

>>7066217
Intaglio, for the etched-looking parts. Guilloche, for the intricate webbed looking designs. As for the orange and green pattern, I'm not sure.
In my research though I did find this neat website with lots of banknote art called "smithwicknumismatics".

>>7068765
Oops sorry for double posting, I thought my post was deleted for having a link.

I'm gonna try to upload a comic to medibang's Artstreet, but I noticed that it uses the MangaPlusCreators reader, so should I just upload to the Manga Plus Creators app? to the medibang one? Both?
I do know Medibang has ties with Shueisha so I want to inform myself a little better before doing it.

I've noticed that the quality bar for MangaPlus Creators is way above webtoon's though, even in the bottom of the barrel tier.

Also, is it specifically Shonen?
It never specifies to be entirely Shonen Jump so I just assumed it to be all Shueisha, but I've haven't found anything from Ultra Jump! (Seinen) Or Cookie (Josei).
Do I have to post exclusively Shonen series or do creators have more liberty?

>>7067899
I have daz studio

>>7068764
That advice is for people with actual career goals who want to be functioning members of society not hikki coom artists

>>7068543
did you get the (free) perspective grid asset from the store already? it has buttons to change the angles and fov with a box to visualize. you don't have to move the rulers or guides yourself

>>7068824
>normie sheep devoid of the spark of independence

>>7068764
it can work if you're good enough. lots of Japanese artists don't interact at all.

>>7067899
I have an app called magic poser on my phone. Clip Studio also has 3d pose reference tools. (not sure if that requires internet)

how often do real artists use the figure tool like ellipses and straight lines?

>>7068380
I wish there was. I have just found a bunch of this stuff over time and put it into a personal "booru" of sorts, a tagged file organization system called Hydrus Network. Most of my stuff is downloaded from here and from Pinterest. Lots of good stuff on there that has otherwise disappeared from the web. Browsing by related images is a great way to find new stuff (and waste time falling down rabbitholes lol).

>>7068762
>>7068765
>>7068766
thank you!

I want the AI to animate my doodles, so I can do story telling. Nothing fancy like Rembrandt rendering.

Do you think there's a loop hole in copyright for programs like that to produce content you'd own?

>>7069174
>Do you think there's a loop hole in copyright
The law isn't really settled on this matter. Multiple lawsuits are ongoing.

>>7069189
how long do you think will we stay in limbo, bro?

>>7068698
easy, you can post in any place.

>>7069310
couple of years. but by then other AI shit will be more alarming I don't think people will care what you do personally with AI

>>7069361
my diehard fans will suck my creator micropenis as I produce fart and wardrobe malfunction jokes by the dozens

>>7069408
blog?

Are there AI tools for artists aren't promt slopping? I'm looking for something that genuinely helps like providing feedback on proportions or correcting coloring or mistakes

>>7069412
none. I am not making stuff until it's easy and my ADD stream of consciousness takes over

I will write scripts starting this month, tho

>>7069507
Sort of, but not out yet, I think.

>>7068861
>Clip Studio also has 3d pose reference tools. (not sure if that requires internet)
It does to initially download the models (because they're considered like optional extensions I think) but after that I'm pretty sure the poser system runs offline.

>>7069064
Damn. I tried using Hydrus, buts it's just so damn ugly (God that Windows ME GUI is blinding). It also lacks a ton of features I would want, and has even more features id never use.
I also tried running a local Gelbooru client with limited success, because it is not at all friendly to setup or customize.
I'll have to give Hydrus another try.
Is there ANY way to get Hydrus into something akin to a dark mode?

>>7069571
That's called ControlNet and it's been available for months. It's an extension of Stable Diffusion, which is also free and open source.
There's also extensions that plug right into Krita. All free.
https://youtu.be/AU8NDSBIS1U

>>7069154
Np. Also I just heard about "Celtic knot work" which looks similar to the pattern on that note.

How do the artists that only draw one thing do it?

Like the artists that only draw scat or slob or vore or w/e & that's all they draw, how do they go to sleep at night?

>>7070182
hyperfixation is a powerful thing

>>7070182
Autism unironically

what websites do you use to find pics for drawing practice?
what do you search?

>>7069661
Oh yeah, the UI is awful. But I've used it so much by now that it feels natural to get around the program. You can enable dark theme by (rather confusingly) going to *two* different sections in the options. Colours -> darkmode, and Style -> QT stylesheet = your choice. You can also change from the retro Vista style elements to a (slightly) more modern Qt style in Style -> Qt style = Fusion.

Sadly there is not a lot of tag based file organization software out there. Even fewer that are FOSS. You could try something like LibrePhotos or Piwigo if you care to install it on a local web server.

>>7070451
Pinterest, DeviantArt, regular image search. Every once in a while /ic/ will have a dedicated reference thread. Try "figure drawing reference", "art reference". https://line-of-action.com/ is a good site if you just want to sit down and start drawing something. Adorkastock on DeviantArt has lots of imaginative poses.

>>7070451
Sometimes I just do an image search if I need something specific. I've used quickposes in the past for figure practice.
But I much prefer a real model for figure practice, so I try to do that a couple of times per month.

>>7070451
Unironically danbooru.

Is it acceptable nowadays for an artist to do furry AND anime/human art?

I remember a time when even drawing a furry for a commission was reviled & got you blacklisted by anyone that wasn't a furry.

Is it still like that or has it gotten better?

how do i stop sweating and ruining the pages?

>>7070608
Iontophoresis or Glycopyrrolate for a "cure"

I usually just put thicker paper down under my hand and ruin that instead(I keep opened envelopes around for this)

>>7070608
wear gloves

>>7070592
draw what you want and find out

>>7070451
pinterest/google/yandex/instagram/twitter

Pose
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
https://www.quickposes.com/en
http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/random
https://www.characterdesigns.com/non-nude-photo-index
https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/tutorials/
https://app.posemy.art/
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/hands-feet-practice

>>7070182
they enjoy it/they use it to pay the bills

>>7068863
not often unless they are using it for a particular purpose

>>7068788
You should try to upload to most places and adjust to where ever you gain traction

>>7068764
99% of human beings need social interaction or they'll shorten their lives and will become mentally unstable, the decision is up to you

>>7068543
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-0DaR46sJAg

>>7068522
ask for half the money upfront, deliver a quick sketch, if they don't pay, don't continue the drawing

>>7067924
use imagination, or look up the scene online, chances are someone has drawn or done something similar

>>7067906
Create a list of things you've already drawn, and create a time/place where you only draw things not on the list

>>7066795
No, sculptors have an advanced 3d knowledge of anatomy because their work involves use of 3d space and realism is required for most sculptures so their attention to detail becomes heightened, where as in 2d spaces you can get away with inaccuracies or stylizated flourishes a lot easier (see goku's hair/ mickey's ears as an example of things that will be difficult to get away with in a 3d statue)

>>7066790
Depends on the sector of art you're looking at, the skills to be a competent draftsman are different than an animator/character designer etc etc. Look at the people who already have the job you want and aim to have skill comparable to them, start at the lowest level of professional but aim to be the best version of yourself within those parameters.

>>7070643
forgot to upload a picture with my post, wanted feedback on this

What's the easiest way to make money, basically starting from zero and zero followers?

>>7070813
Getting a job

>>7070815
I'm an artiste, I don't NEED a job. I just need money. Give it up /ic/. What's the easiest way?

>>7070817
Furry scat porn from what I've seen in that other thread

Do people on here pay for access to Croquis Cafe or is there some trick I'm not privy to?

I want to make comics but it's always on my mind that my art isn't good enough yet and my art isn't bearable enough to engage.
Do yall think there should be at some level of skill if i want to make a good comic?

>>7070817
I genuinely think people who ask questions about money should be banned and told to go to >>/biz/

>>7070873
Comics is difficult for a whole lot of reasons, the easiest thing if you do a 4koma comedy thing or something.
But it takes a lot of time so it's easy to waste time and wasting time and not getting money ain't fun

>>7070873
>Do yall think there should be at some level of skill if i want to make a good comic?
Yeah. Open up WSJ or your favorite Marvel book or whatever you’re into. Ask yourself if your art could be side by side on the same page, without looking out of place. If the answer is yes then you’re good enough. If the answer is no then you’re not.
It’s actually a really easy question to answer. The only hard part is being honest with yourself.

How to get motivated? I have two free hours ahead of me and i want to draw during them but it feels weird to do something productive even if its just doodling.
I've been wasting my time for the longest time and it feels absurd to even think about doing anything worthwile.
Please give me some advice anons.

>>7054428
>>7054428
I got the mark sensitive media greyed out.
How do you solve this?
It's been montgs since I deleted all my NSFW posts/retweets/likes.

>>7054428

How do i hide my real name on paypal? I wanna open comissions but i don't want to show my real name.

I cannot get the materials to make the viewfinder right now since everything is closed near my mall, what can I do while waiting for it? maybe check keys to drawing?

This has definitely helped me, but I can only copy cartoony stuff and not realistically. (I started reading this 3 days ago). Thanks

I have an issue of what the definition of "confident lines" are. It's really fucking with my head. I see some people say you need to be exact with your lines even when sketching. See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vPuQ2j9ftEc
But then you have other people who have scribbly pieces of shit with 1000 lines and it looks great.
See:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lJHc_JL2Jlc
And you can find millions of examples for either argument. So which is it actually?

>>7071315
Whichever one brings (you) results.

>>7071315
sketchy lines can look good when you know how to make a picture look good. most of the time sketchy lines come from being timid and pecking the page not sure where to the line should go. didn't watch the vid but my advice is to try ghost your line sometime, practice a full stroke just hovering above the page before committing it. You can also use pen instead of pencil, no erasing, no light sketching, just forces you to control your lines more, builds that skill up.

there is not shit on /t/ so i am gonna ask if somebody has poses pics and books

>>7071037
Set a timer for 1 minute. You have to [do productive thing] for that one minute, that's it.
...
Once you have that start, it tends to be a lot easier to keep going.

>>7071315
Confident Lines mostly matters if your goal is to produce illustrations (think like clip art, manga, cartoons, anything with distinct clean black out lines).
People who paint tend to use the sketchy method of lots of tiny strokes (think like background art, or Bob Ross paintings).
Knowing how to do confident strokes is always a plus, whether you use them or not. Because a true master of their craft will know when to employ that technique and when to use another technique. And if you never learn Confident Lines then you limit your ability of what you can produce.

>>7071325
>try ghost your line sometime, practice a full stroke just hovering above the page before committing it.
Good advice.
>>7071449
Well said.

Sometimes people conflate expressive stylistic lines with chicken scratch. Not everyone wants single smooth line art. But it is likely desired in some areas, often specifically faces and hands, and is an important skill to have. Expressive lines should be confident all the same.

>>7071315
It's not really about being pinpoint precise with your lines, it's about knowing for certain why you are making that mark in that particular shape. Thinking about the 3D structure that the line represents, the motion of your subject, and the feeling you wish to convey with your style.

Anyone else feel like there's simply no interesting art out there? Like you've become so jaded and numb that nothing excites you anymore? Like you can spend hours scrolling social media and none of it will stand out or make you feel anything? Maybe it's because everything seems like a rehash because you've seen it all before thousands of times. I don't know. I kind of just wish something inspired me these days, but it's only getting worse.

>>7071641
Maybe go to visit a museum with some real paintings?
I cannot relate so well, I’m not jaded or numb, and I don’t really bother much with social media at all.

Going out to see some real paintings is always exciting to me, a few days ago I was at an exhibit with a collection of the Fayum mummy portraits, I had seen some online but it was so lovely to see them with my own eyes, a totally different experience.

I caught a mouse in one of my traps I’m tempted to season the corpse and fry it up but. i think that might be dangerous and the thought is actually making me gag but I’m always told that if something makes you uncomfortable you should do it.

>>7071641
older art I hadn't seen before stands out more than modern stuff. What used to inspire you? what is your art like?

How the fuck do you get involved in Deviant Art to circulate traffic?
I comment, leave likes, award some badges, but i literally get return.
Am I missing something?

>>7072200
Empty Internet theory.

why do I amplify the badness of art advice? Like sometimes there's some really trashy takes on art but like, there's also a part of me that overreacts and just like loves to hatewatch or hateread discussions about growth or improvement in art. Like I'll just sit there and seethe about how stupid I think something is and all the reasons why. Whether or not it actually is stupid I'm just like wondering if anyone else does this and if you have insight into like, where these feelings could be coming from. Maybe it's a core belief of mine or a part of my identity but like I just get really pissed and obsessed with "bad" art teaching.

maybe it's because I felt so angy that I didn't know back then what I know now and I think art teachers are stupid for not getting me to my understandings faster v_v

why is it better to draw from life first than to learn from anime?

like obviously I'm learning my fundies, just curious on why i should draw from life first

>>7072564
Learning to translate 3d subjects(in your space, not photos) into a 2d drawing teaches you to feel the form. You don't want flat lifeless anime do you? But there's no need to do it "first", like grinding life drawing before you ever try anime. Draw anime all the time too if that's your goal.

how much learning i need to do so i can make this abominations

not realistic just draw baki characters

>>7072585
makes sense! guess I'm already partway there with construction on figures, thanks anon <3

>>7071641
I mean in terms of social media that mostly depends on who you're following, no?
Plus, when you're simply scrolling and nothing gets more than a quick glance, it's probably harder to connect with art like that.
Maybe pick up a book or animated series or something else you have to commit time to, and see if you get more out of it.

>>7071389
check the sticky and the artbook thread.

>>7072597
How long is a piece of string? copy baki characters for 100 days in a row, if you didn't make it yet, do it for another 100.

>>7071389
I think ic's torrent in /t/ has references and game\anime art books

>>7054428
would it be a good idea to pick up a coloring book to learn how to shade and paint properly? I think i'm ok at drawing but I don't really know how to color stuff in besides just flat colors

>>7072707
no harm if you want to try coloring other peoples lines, for some artists that's their whole profession. whatever keeps you creating is almost always a good idea.

>>7072707
You could print out line art you find online. Of your favorite characters or scenes of nature if you prefer. Stick some sketch paper in your printer so it has some decent grain.
>inb4 don’t have a printer

as someone just starting with gesture, how long should i set the timer for? 1 minute seems to be too fast, but 5 mins is more than enough for me to get the basic flow + circle and ellipse for torso and pelvis

I know there's something kinda fucked in this pose I drew. But I can't figure out what.
I'm mostly talking about his torso and arms. The legs are just super sketchy but I'll work on those later

>>7054428
will art even be worth it in the future with all the ai shit coming out? im genuinely thinking about quitting this hobby/career all together because it might all be for nothing.

>>7072742
torso is too long, shoulders are too narrow. as a rule of thumb try to leave a head's worth of space for each shoulder. though this can vary with style

>>7072743
>Career
You might want to think about alternative skills for the long run. There will always be art jobs but not nearly as many as before. I'm guessing it will be at least another 10 years before the creative industries that most people wanna do art for like videogames, movies, animation etc get completely taken over by ai shit. But if you're smart enough you'll find a way to make money in art. Just probably not doing storyboards or commissions. But who knows.
>Hobby
You're a stupid fucking retarded mongoloid if you stop making art as a hobby or for fun just because pajeet and some sillicon valley faggots made a couple of computers that can paint. It would be like refusing to get fit and workout because there are machines that can pick up heavier things than you.
Stop thinking about anime babes or cool shonen protags for a second. And think about what art is really about, self expression and nobody can take that away from you.

>>7072758
>You might want to think about alternative skills for the long run.
i suppose you're right. i was only thinking about quitting altogether because I was focused on improving so i could get a job in animation. i wont quit as a hobby though because you made me realize thats retarded. thanks anon.

So because it was ruled that a comic using AI art isn't copyrightable does that mean that one of the few way artists are going to be able to make a living is with comics/manga?

Is making my own comic and/or manga the only way for me to make a living as an artist? Working for a big corporation seems like it being be a thing, but my own indie projects that I actually own? It seems with the way copyright works this is the only path.

is there a collab art thread any more?

>>7072788
Yes

>>7072788
No because Disney is going to lobby to change the laws so they can copyright ai.

>>7072788
All creativity is going to be automated. Give up.

Looking for copic resources and art. I know there's some decent touhou illustration books on e-hentai but was looking for more professional ilustration examples as well.

struggling to do hard edges on fabric and not sure if it's just me being new to the medium or if it's a difficult effect to achieve even for experienced artists.

>>7072743
figure drawing, design and animation will prob still apply