/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

This one was done in one hour. I hope to improve in being able to get concepts down without over thinking it too much.

>>7154083
>>7154087
Cool and film-noir pilled. I salute you artist anon.

>>7154090
Thank you friend. I was loosely inspired by bruce timm's work from BTAS. I like his harsh shadows and how the clothes fold. I hope to post 1 picture almost every weekday, and I hope you give it a try too. We can only go up from practice!!

Back at it with a penxil drawing cause i was out to lunch. Not the best but digital is way easier to do than traditional. Took about 45 minutes.
Forgive the shameless bumping btw, i believe an exercise for art is much better than the endless threads of squawking, envy, ai, "how do i...", and get rich quick schemes.

>>7154922
Sorry, forgot to rotate it.

Back again with an hour long drawing. I always loved the jungle dinosaur and cave man pulp ideas. I also am not a fan of the current obsession with feathers on every dinosaur. I much prefer the more reptilian form for large dinosaurs. I even enjoy drawing many theropods having crocodilian lile scutes on their necks as a way to protect themselves from other theropods and aggressive mates.

>>7155267
One thing i forgot to mention and would like to improve is the texture of my drawings i do not like how muddy my shading is, but im not sure i completely a fan of cell shading and similar styles either. I like how manga ink work looks but that is just a genteral statement as i dont have an exact style in mind. Not to mention that there are plenty of incredible greyscale inked western works. I suppose we shall see.

This was a very quick 30 minute sketch. It is not great in its executions, as i dont know how to draw cute girls. But i do like the composition and the lighting well enough. Another hope of mine is to draw the female form with ease and without a need for ecxessive adjustments in order for the form to be usable

>>7156310
Id also would like to add that the idea of this is Anon's girl is waiting for his call. Hes busy making it, but his girl is all alone missing him.

45 min

>>7156405
Nice job friend, i hope to be able to find such clean linework in such a short time. Your shading is fairly smooth too!

Back again and this one took 2 hours. 1hour for the line work and the other for shading. I an really happy how this turned out, but i would like to be able to half the time it takes to produce a piece like this in due time. I used a wide variety of tools on this piece, not something i usually do. I have a stigma on using a wide variety of tools for some reason and i dont know exactly why. I guess it is because i feel that it is too complicated, just as i dont like to useing a bunch of layers.
I like those dramatic old movies if you couldnt tell, but i suppose i like the story that singular frames and movie posters can tell. S o much drama and passion in a single moment. Sometimes i feel more for that single second than an entire film!

>>7157570
That's freaking amazing work anon! Done in only 2 hours on top of that? Dude you're cruising on the GMI highway at full throttle.
Keep it up man! but don't burn out.

>>7156405
You really did this? This is top-tier work anon... Absolutely beautiful.

>>7157579
Youre too kind, friend. I appreciate it! I'll do my best not to burn out. Right now, for several years really, ive been suffering the opposite of burn out. Like I want to draw, but i just cant get the lead out and just do it. So these have felt so relieving! But thanks for the warning, I'll keep on top of it!

Back again, friends. And might I say, i have not had this much fun drawing in YEARS! How long I have wasted by simply NOT drawing?! I feel like a bit of my old self again! Back when I loved art and drawing.
Anyway, this one, if i may be honest, i did not keep track of the time. I would say maybe an hour and a half. But i had so much fun feeling the form, and hatching in the textures and everything! It is not finished, but I am so glad i started!
And yes this is the coomer meme. I always wanted to make a short comic with him, virgin, and chad duking it out in the most action packed way possible. I feel like that may be sooner that just a dream now. Good night /ic/!

Little over 1.5 hours.
>>7157581
Thanks, but no, that's me in the past. Drawing that way always fills me with the dread of it being a fluke afterwards.
>>7157753
Nice

Hey guys, just so you know - Windows has this nice little built in timer that you can find by just typing "timer" into the Start menu. It hovers on top of windows as well

Back again with another sketch. My quickest yet, at only 20 minutes. I unfortunately i didnt make much time, but i didnt want to leave the day without having drawn at all.
>>7158474
Thank you friend, wonderfuly work yourself. I see that you like drawing that elven child, is she part of a project you are working on?
>>7158757
I feel like i should have known this already. Thank you for your recommendation, friend!

Back again, with another half baked sketch, and it took about an hour. I am a bit frustrated i didnt get the time i wanted to really hammer out a drawing, but at least i did something i suppose.
The intent behind it was what i imagine 621 from ac6 would look like. I am not familiar with the particular enhancement augmentations and what they look like in the series, but i imagine it to be plug ins that help connect the users nervous system to their mech, hence the need for wires, especially since 621 is a type 4, an older model.
I love the game and the bosses in it, even if they give me a spanking. Im not a hardcore fromsoft player, i only have beaten the first third of bloodeborne. But ac6 is the easiest game from them ive played and the most rewarding without ripping my dick off. I think that is in large part to the 3 dimentional movement, and the missions are short. I dont have to worry about losing all my progress and currency to a cheapshot at low health, i merely have to start the mission again, and i dont have to commit hard to a build that i dont know i will like or not. It is the most fun i had playing video games in literal years. A shame i wasnt able to express that feeling through my art today.

Back again with another sketch friends. This one took about 45 mins from rough concept to the shakey linework you see before you. While i am disappointed in my lack of completing projects, as I might have mentioned before, i am happy that i feel that my skills are still increasing with each project. Hopefully soon, i can grow even more confident in my lines and i can whip out drawings even faster.
This picture is based off the pixie armadillo. A short story i made along side her is that she is jealous of other fairies and pixies running around and having fun in the forrests. Her job is to be a guardian to the skiddish and stupid armadillos and other desert wildlife. In time, she gets over herself and learns to love herself and her job.

Back again with another one friends. This took me about an hour and a half to get where i am.
I am getting a bit sloppy with how i manage my time. Though if i am honest, i was much too over confident in my abilities with this piece. I was thinking about having a princess mononoke style background with tree and harsh lighting and shit, and i burned through my first hour wondering if i should draw in pencil or ink tool. I would lile to learn inking, because of its striking contrast, but i like the soft transition and texture of pencil. Regardless, i chose ink as you can see. I am quite happy with theresult, but my problem is i simply dont know how to sketch with it. So maybe i lay down a fat pencil base, and then try to steady my inking skill and speed. At least i hope that works?

This is where I got in about 1:30hrs. I tend to put a lot of time into details too early which slows me down. Gotta work on getting the big picture done first.

>>7162457
Great job, friend! I know exactly what you mean, as the exact same happens to me. For me, it is the want for bringing all the details forward in order to bring clarity to my piece. Alas, we got to trust thr process dont we?

>>7162753
Definitely, atleast it helped me to sit 1:30hrs withouth pause. Actually went on a roll and been drawing for like 7-8hrs on several different projects today.

Back again with another traditional sketch. It was quick at just 30 mins.
While working on this one of my problems ive had in myexperience occoured, i forgot how to draw. I dont know why, but on occasion my mind locks up and I will feel like a total beginner. So it turned into an exercise of "feeling the form." It was nice, at least i drew today.
>>7162780
Good on you friend, day like that are pure bliss!

>>7156405
>>7158474
you got a blog? your stuff is super clean

Back again friends with another sketch. This took about an hour and a half to get to this point.
I wanted to make a game that, I suppose was inspired by the game Dantes inferno, if only a bit. A knight would be in hell for his sins of vengeance and greed but willingly accepts his fate as he know he deserves his punishment. However, Satan attacks heaven and captures 2/3s of it including the archagels, the old testament heros and Jesus himself. Satan places a mind curse on them to serve the unholy host.
Meanwhile, the templar is free'd from his chains in hell by a little angel and they set off to free the heavens. Along the way, the meet a bishop who is also cursed to hell for commiting suicide, and accidentally murdering his unrequited love. He serve as a guide through hell and a resource manager in the knights backpack.
Just a dream game, but i love the idea of freeing your holy savior from the clutches of evil as the ultimate form of martyrdom and forgiviness.

>>7165289
So, that story will require to portray am evil and deranged possesed version of angels, holy sacred figures like saints and Jesus himself? That could be "controversial", I'm in.

Back again friends. This one tookabout an hour to complete. While i am not a fan of my skill, or lack there of, I am happy about the sort of flowthat i have developed for myself. Extra rough sketch to start, then semi clean sketch to feel out the form and such, inks as i want to learn inking despite my lack of skill for it, and finally shading.
>>7165297
I appreciate the enthusiasm, friend! I wouldnt be suprised if people would find the idea of slaying heros of the bible to be a bit off. I might as a believer, myself. That being said, the logic is since the soul is eternal, to kill heavenly figure who is cursed would be to free their soul from it and send them back to paradise. The knight would be disheartened for slaying of good people, but realizes that in order to be merciful, it must be done. I think it would be cool to pick up an artifact from each of these heroic boss fights too, such as getting samson's jawbone club and david's sling and use them to slay demons and sinners while freeing the heavenly host (with violence.) I would like to add that the jesus boss fight would be a fake out. Since Jesus is sinless, and the curse causes one to follow the whims of evil, it would cause jesus to stay in a frozen state, unable to anything. Satan would not have any problem in this, as it keeps his adversary out of his way. When you go to "fight" Jesus ,you would slay him in one hit. Kind of like when he was speared during his cruxafiction. This will bring forth a disgusted Satan, and the real final boss fight would begin!

Back again friends. This one took me an hour. However, I plan on working on it some more tomorrow. Hopefully i can fix his face. Most of my time was spent on it and i am still unsatisfied with it. I want to really hone in on a souless gaze, but i am not quite there. We shall see!

>>7166628
There's some talking about the fact that the "God of War" series of games may have that same issue. Kratos already went against the greek, roman, and nordic gods. Can they do the same with christian figures, or hindu, or islam?

About the issue, if the sacred figure of christ, or whatever angel or saint may be, is trapped and possessed inside a physical representation, that would be like idolatry, that blasphemous thing must be destroyed, and the enslaved spirit liberated. So you should be allowed to fight that idol representation and crush it to pieces with righteous violence. That could be a way out to solve the "political issue". I bet these are the kind of conversations that must be happening in the directive board of those companies making games, with a team of lawyers and theosophical experts LMAO.

Back again friends. This one took 35 minutes to make. I am very happy with how this came out.
Recently, i had seen one of you in a progress thread claiming to toss out a very well done 20 minute sketch. To say i was impressed was to say the least! It only showed how much more i need to grow as an artist. While i think i can draw some subjects reasonably well, i always take a devistating amount of time to get there. So much time wasted on the little details that only matter to me, the artist. I hope in doing this exercise everyday, i become more confident and accurate in my choices. So to make a reasonable with even a slight bavkground made me feel quite proud!
>>7167463
That is a good solution if it must come down to it. If i could, however, i would try to have it be that the player does "kill" them. (Once killed they will turn to ash and blow away back to their chosen destination. For the blessed that would be at heaven's gate, and the damned would emerge from the eternal lake of fire. I think this would allow for the player to feel righteous resentment especially if each holy boss gives an attaboy to the knight once they are killed. The game ultrakill allowed the player to feel a kind of kinship with the souls of hell, and i want something similar, and especially a parallel resentment to the archangel at the end, with satan!

Hello again friends. In this challenge, I have learned to accept some things for the way they are. A confession i must make, is that I have been commissioned to create monsters (my favorite thing to draw) but my indecisiveness has led me to stall finishing these for months now. While at the moment the work i am doing is for free, i am disgusted by my lack of progess and, at times, skill. In pic rel, the left head has been bothering me FOREVER. I just couldnt properly attach it to the rest of the worm. However, i gave myself an hour to simply do the best i could with the placement and called it done when the hour was over. Now i have to clean up the piece and move on the next part. Perhaps the commissioner can find someone to perfect it? But thats okay, im still learning and will get better. No exercise today, just an hour on this.

>>7169558
BASED Krita chad

Back again wit another sketch. 25 mins for this one. Pic inspiration: https://youtu.be/eAiVgLgSdu0?si=QJtt21vFuV888A7O
How odd that someone so against ai would be inspired by it. I must grapple with the feeling of it. Lol!
>>7169565
Thank you friend. I have never been called based nor a chad before! But yes bless the folks behind krita, as i would not recomment any other free art program so highly!

Selfish bump

Back again friends. Technically was working for an hour, but after trying to draw a couple things, i settled on this with about 30 mins left.
I did not like how this turned out, anatomy or pose. But i do like how the face and hair turned out. I like the hulk a lot. Always have since i was a kid. I like the benevolent creature to rampaging monster contrast of him much like the iron giant in a way. Perhaps i can draw him again and feel better about how i drew him.

Back again friends this on took about 30 mins. I have been tired of work as of late, so forgive my lack of progress. It was fun drawing this though!
I havent seen the last 2 planet of the apes movies but i have seen the first 2 of the reboot. I very much liked them. They are some of the last films i seen with my mom in theatre, and shes always fun to go with. What are your thoughts on them?

>>7173906
This one is really cool. It could perfectly be a sticker.

Back again friends. This one took me about 40 mins to make.
A thought occured to me as i drew today. Perhaps i am not yet ready for shorter time attacks. I want to take a bit more time to get in the weeds of learning technique instead of rushing through my drawings. I hardly ever get to the inking process when i do any time attacks shorter than an hour. Hmmm. What to do.
That being said, i am much happier with the scale of lights and darks compared to >>7168395 this one i made a few days ago. I think it is far mor readable from the thumbnail and "feels" more correct. So i suppose there is that!
>>7174328
Thank you friend! I very much appreciate that.

>>7174866
Nice work anon. 40 mins to make that is amazing. Are you a religious person?

Back again friends. This one took 30 mins. I had a lot of fun making the stone texture and the volcano in the back. However i feel the foreground is quite plain and it is hard to tel that the olmec is in a pool of water. Still, i had a lot of fun.
>>7174969
Thank you friend, that means a lot. To answer your question, I like to think of myself as such, but i suppose a more honest answer is that, I try to be. :P
What about you?

>>7176223
>What about you?
I was raised a christian catholic. I consider myself a christian person, but honestly, not a religious man. Every time I see a person that clearly express religious or christian values, in a place like this, I mean, it makes me wonder how they conciliate their moral values with the nastiness and almost satanic vibes oozing from this site.

Back again friends. This sketch took 35 mins to make. I suppose the objective was to purposely make an awkward pose and see how my skill would get me through. It seems i am lacking in knowledge in regards to the foreshortening of the legs in a knee emphasized pose and i dont particularly know how the arm looks when raised above the head such as to club something down. I felt that i needed to forus on the face too, which ate up a lot of my time. I know a particular meme of "constructoids" have developed here, but if i dont know how the body works in its entirety, i get results like this! I cant always guess and make work things i dont understand, you know? Oh well, I did not want to draw at all today, but i feel like i am accomplishing something by keeping the thread alive. To express anonamously has a kind of feeling to it that i cannot describe but do enjoy.
>>7176333
I'll be honest friend, I'm not sure that I have the answer youre looking for. Though I try my best to be a good person, i have many unfortunate flaws in my character. I have a persistant porn addiction, and i can easily eat enough for two adults. I am prone to hatred and anger under some circumstance, while sheepish and cowardly in others. And even here i get more than upset at the occasional dimwhitted anon (often thats me too.) Not to sound corny, but I have experienced things that I cannot explain, and so I feel I must try, that includes ditching my addictions and becoming something He and my loved ones can be proud of.
I suppose to really answer your question is this, there is a lot of horrible things done and said here, but there is near literal pearls in this pig pen as well. To not only find them and use them is worth it, at least for now. In fact, being here is the reason why I started the challenge. If i want to get better, i must draw. It may seem obvious, but sometimes we need a sign of some kind right?

>>7177257
Thanks for the reply anon. Well, maybe this site ain't that bad after all. You're making good use of it. Keep up the good work fren. Always nice to see someone posting his work.

Back again friends. I drew this last night but was too tired to post it. It took 45 mins to draw.
I had fun drawing this. I based it off of a cat video my gf showed me. The anatomy is atrocious, but the flow is my favorite part.
>>7177283
Remember, its the kinship we find that makes places like this hospitable. Good luck on your journey as well friend!

Fuck i keep forgetting the tilt thing. Heres a worse quality but more correctly aligned version.

Another shameless bump because i feel like im on my own schizo thread. Will post later tonight.

>>7179852
That's fine anon, threads like this must be protected. Fortunately there are quite a bunch of anons posting their work lately, but still, it is a rarity that must be appreciated.

Back again friends, this one took 45 mins. Not much to say, just a lanky lazy farmhand elf. It was fun creating him. My hands are rather shakey when it comes to traditional work. Its part of the reasons why i mostly draw digital work. But my hand was steady today so im happy.
>>7179852
Thank you friend. Well thats good to hear, good on them!

>>7179928
Sorry friend, this was meant for you
>>7180312

bump

Back again firends, this one took me an hour to finish.
I very much love dinosaurs. There is a certain mystique to their primitive nature and robust figures. Perhaps what i like most is they function as ancient beasts that we never will know or see truely, and exist only through our imagination. On an unrelated note, i always have hated oviraptors. Lol something about how sniveling they seemted with their gangly appearance and those two silly fangs in their mouth. Dont mind other potential egg theif species nearly as much either. A strange stigma, i know.
>>7181352
Thank you friend, that was very nice of you! Dont be afraid to post your own time attack works either!

Back again friends. This pic took an hour to make.
Where to even start? At a glance, i am happy with how this came out. Emphasis on "at a glance." I like the over all shape and composition of this piece. I was happy with the face, it is hansome and not over done as i tend to do. The hair wasnt too bad either, and my hand was only slightly shakey while inking. For a guy that doesnt normally like drawing legs and shoes, i feel pretty good abot those too.
That being said, the anatomy is atrocious, and it is a shame because i know how to draw a male torso. Perhaps i need to go back to practicing, and dont get me started on those arms and hands! Perhaps i will post on the /beg/ thread and see if a kind anon will redline me.

Back again friends with another sketch. This one took 30 mins to draw.
I must admit, it is honestly more akin to desperately drawing something than anything. I am very tired, and i think i my eating habits are the culprit to it. I hope you can forgive me friends, starting next week, i will try not to constantly be racing against the clock, and rather take my studoes more seriously. I would also like to thank the anon in the beg thread for cleaning up yesterdays drawing. It was humbling experience and i wish to get at least as good as him in the future. Cheers.

Back again friends. After some good rest. I felt a lot better. And here this one took 1 & 1/2 hours.
I believe the reason it took so long,(as most of it was done in the first hour) was indecision. I did not know what i wanted out of the skirt, in particular. Only in hind sight do i realize what the skirt would do in that position. I tried to make her slightly crossing her legs, is that communicated well? Perhaps i could have fixed her lower foot at an angle that would have better demonstrated this. This was fun though, i dont draw women well too often so im glad how this turned out.
On another note, i love clowns! I have always loved them ever since i was a child. I never found them scary, though i did not see IT as a clown either. The just seem like silly people that want to make a better place with their goofiness, and i love em for it. Happy, sad, hobo, pretty, i think they're neat!

Back again friends. This drawing took an hour, though to be honest, it took me a while just to come up with the idea to actually draw, so really it was more lile 45 mins.
This is my 30 drawing friends! Im really excited for this milestone. Unfortunately, the hdmi to my laptop is busted so i cannot draw on my tablet as i wanted to. So i will continue to be working traditionally until it is fixed. Oh well, at least i can still draw!

>>7182274
Great face expression.
>>7185550
This is quite ambitious, yet you go for it. Good stuff anon.

>>7184465

Back again friends. I must admit, tgis took me some 2 hours to do. And it isnt even finished!
As i have come to find, as with many of the ills of my life it came down to indecision. I wanted this really cool mix of samus armor, the robots from the movie chappie, and the tv robot from FLCL. And while i am happy with the helmet, glove, and tripod midsection, i find the chestplate bland and the pelvis confusing. Im not too mad though, im not great with machinery anyway, i just need more practice.
>>7186542
Thank you friend! Your kind words mean a lot to me. We got to keep doing our best! I would love to see your work too!
>>7186754
Great job friend! I admire your skill with inking, it seems so effortless! How long did it take you to make this piece, and how would you compare it to your average drawing?

>>7154083
are you including the time it takes to work up the willpower to draw, the time it takes to think of something to draw, and the time it takes to find references? 1 hour is not enough enough time for me to find a subject worth drawing

>>7188231
Hello friend, its not a strict rule, because some of the drawings i posted made as a result on burning time coming up with concepts to draw, sketching, and then starting over. I believe it is more about just getting your drawing exercise in for a day for a short period of time rather than not drawing at all. Have fun! Draw badly, draw from imagination, draw a reference image. Dont think too hard, just draw!

Back again friends, this one took me 1 hour to complete.
I suppose you would call her an oc of sorts. Really, i get so hung up about drawing my own characters because i want them to be perfect in every sense. And when i draw them, they do not live up to my expectation. However, since taking the time attack challenge, i feel i can just accept things i cannot change, mainly my skill, and actually draw. I had fun trying a couple of new things too. I dont usually do clothing wrinkles cause they dont make much sense to me, but here they dont look too bad! Her design is loosely based off of Launch from dragonball. Just a sort of adventurous attire.
She is part of a pair of protagonists for a story I'd like to make in the future. If you'd care to partake in my ramblings, heres a bit about her.
In the near future of 2004, mankind has recently discovered space travel and is following its steady destiny of conquring the solar system. Venus, as it turns out, was not a molten wasteland, but a hot terribly humid planet ruled by dinosaurs! How? Because! Dr. Belle Onde is a fresh graduate of Venian Biology and is on her way to the planet to study the wildlife and assist the human colonies of Venus in how to manuver through the delicate and dangerous ecosystems.
She presents herself as a professional, but is quick to fluster. While she loves nature and isnt afraid to get her hands dirty, she adores being pampered and can get squeemish around crawlies. She is a snob around her appointed guide and bodyguard, Bruce, but is always quick to help in anyway she can, whether it is medical assistance or a bit of team work. Maybe I'll draw him tomorrow and post abit more! Or not. We'll see lol

>>7187998
little over half n hour but one thing to note is it's a lot quicker when you have a reference or off shooting what someone else did, plus I didn't use any guidelines so my proportions are off. Keep it up, slow is smooth and with repetitions, smooth is fast

>>7189306
~19 min

>>7156310
Gives me Tim Burton vibes. Albeit not cute, I think this style could work if that's what you're going for.

Back again friends, and i did end up drawing the other oc, Bruce. He took about an hour, i admit i didnt keep hard track today.
His design is loosely based off of the 2008 turok game, a personal favorite game of mine. Please forgive some of his more choppy bits okay? Lol
Anyway, Bruce Nette is a grunt of the space core. He is short tempered but also quick to ease as he hates to be seen as a fool. Always available for a good time and has heart that bleeds for adventure. It is the biggest reason he signed up to go to Venus in the first place. Mars is a safe, barren, mining colony, with nothing particularly interesting to explore. But Venus? There was jungle and danger at ever turn. He doesnt hate dinosaurs per se. But he has seen some of the people at the research camp he works at become unrecognisable, or worse.
He finds Belle to be a nag but is charmed by her ability to see the world with wonder. It lights his adventurous spirit and he is willing to anything to to keep it burning.
>>7189327
That makes sense, still though, the confidence and preciseness you wield is very admirable! Cheers!
>>7189409
I guess if i were to be honest friend, i dont know what im going for! I want to create so many different things in so many different ways it drives me up the wall! I guess while my computer is getting repaired ill just stick to learning how to ink for now.

When I do Inktober I try to be quick, can take 5 minutes to 20 like pic related or 4 hours one time.

Back again friends, this one took me an hour to create it and im quite excited with how it came out! It was a clear image out of my head so i felt pretty good through and through. Though i wonder if i did well enough on the fur.
>>7190568
How fun! Youre great at shading and i love the concept. Great job!

Back again friends. This one took me an hour to make, though I intended for it to be 30 mins.
My goodness where to begin. During the sketching and inking pjhase, I was quite happy with how everything was turning out. Excited even! However the hadrosaur felt very flat and i wanted it to be bolder. Withought thinking, i took out my biggest matker and ruined it! I doint know how to feel oher than learning to make such changes in markers size much much more gradual. Oh well.

>>7192357
looks good anon
this might be of interest to you
https://online-courses.club/inking-phase-i/

Back again friends. This onw took me an hour and a half. I dont know while it took me so long, maybe i didnt strictly time myself like the others, rather i just drew at my own pace. Still gotta get a steady hand on my inking. Anyway, i like domestic animals. Something about these soft easy going creatures helping their masters along is sweet to me.
>>7192374
Ah it might just be friend! Thank you so much! Ill have to get a go ahead on it to finish 40 hours of the stuff! Lol

>>7192842
Sorry forgot to post my image!

Shameless bump today boys, its a beach day!

>>7191369
>>7192357
These are really cool

Back again boys, i didnt keep good track but i would say 45 mins.
I like how bold everything came out, even if i felt i could have done better with other things such as the anatomy and face in particular. Sorry it is not complete, but i am glad i drew today. It will be a busy week, so i will do my best to stay commited!
>>7194582
Thank you kindly friend!

>>7195355
Keep forgetting to add the image!

Bump

Sorry fellas, i got 2 birthdays and a surgery going on this week. Hopefully ill get to drawing soon

>>7197591
Don't worry fren, we will watch your thread. Take care of your business. Get well, stay strong.

Back again friends, I had a moment of respite to draw today. This took me an hour and a half to finish.
I was never really a fan of elves. Dont know why, suppose it was because of the Tolkien interpretation of them where they are angelic and superior to the other races in everyway. I dunno just seemed like an eye roller. Lol
That being said, they are fun to draw! I had a lot of fun exaggurating her form and trying to make her as lithe as possible. Forgive me, as I am sure some elven conosuers will find her anatomy to be too masculine, and that is a fair critique. In trying to make her unusually long, i found it difficult to maintane her femininity, particularly in her shoulder structure.
But oh boy! I am so excited on how well i had made her clothes. I never was great at fabric, but this is some of the best I made in a good minute, and that inkwork! Sorry, enough backpats, it was just good to draw today. Tomorrow is surgery day, my mom's not mine, forgive me for not clarifying.
>>7197594
Thank you for watching out for me, friend, youre wonderful!

>>7198822
This one is amazing anon. Even more than the clothes, the pose. Her torso, her hips and legs look too damn good.

Back again friends! My mom surgery went well and she is on her way to getting better.
This one took an hour and a half.
Most of the time was correcting the pose and anatomy to an acceptable degree. I suppose my hope was to attempt a pose that was a little bit more complex than just standing, and have the figure interacting with something. I know its still pretty beg, not to mention the horrible attempt at the m1 garand, but i am happy i committed to the pose and kept at it until i was done.
>>7199158
Youre so kind friend! I very much appreciate you!

>>7199681
Geez, when will i learn?

Back again friends. This one took me an hour and a half to finish.
I am happy with the challenge of the pose, athough i will accept that it could have more polishing. I got exhausted from drawing this, if i may be honest. It took too long to finish the sketch, my hand was not steady when inking, and in attempting to hatch, i made the illistration worse than without. Oh well, just another day of training. Lets go boys!

>>7199682
Great character expression. Cool guy.
>>7200478
Excellent figure anatomy, she in particular. Everything looks great on her body, and her face is beautiful. Well done.

Back again friends. Ifyou can believe it, this took me 2 hours just to get here.
I was trying to have a bit of fun with some extreme foreshortening but i ended up exhausted. Perhaps i should take a break from drawing the new things im not used to. I am happy with the anatomy of the arms tho, so theres that. Lol
>>7201699
Why thank you kindly friend. I needed to hear that. Lol

Back again friends, this one was a quick 30 mins. I wanted to get at least a drawing done today. I am thankful for having drawn poorly than having not drawn at all.

Bavk again friends. This one took an hour and a half.
Today i unlocked an inking techique that allowed for the texturing of the tortoise shell. That felt pretty good. I slightly zoomed in the image, but i was suprised how much of the paper was left blank. Oh well, today felt pretty good

Back again friends. This one took me 2 hours to do. I wanted to focus more on the drawing aspect today rather than inking.
Its strange, i always think my art llos pretty good when im in the weeds of it, and its only when im done do i see all its flaws. I was attempting to make an adolecent or a child, but it seems like and put a muscular body with a childs head! I tried to thin out the arms but it feels like they are too thin when i do. Feel pretty good about what i got done in the dress tho. The hair isnt too bad either. Feels good, man!

Back again friends. This one took me an hour to get here. I have been wanting to make a short horror story where you follow a very normal, extra 'ordinary' man who is afraid of a little girl's gaze. My first attempt at creating this man was here >>7167388 but i was severely disapponted with how he looked. While not perfect i find him to feel much more off putting in todays drawing and not from the splatter on his cheek. Feels weird having to know how to draw muscular arms but finding normal, undefined arms a bit difficult. But i feel pretty good about the drawing through and through!

>>7205815
really cute face here

Back again friends. I messed up and goofed off all day. Couldnt end my day without drawing so heres 30 mins of work. She was pretty fun to draw even if shes a little stiff. Maybe a step towards a consistant style as i like her face. Well see.
>>7206814
Hey thanks friend! I thought i did an okay job too lol!

Back again friends this one took an hour to draw.
My tablet is fixed at the moment for reasons i dont understand. But i am not mad at it. In fact i wanted to test my skills and how they might have improved since I had switch to traditional. I am increasingly proud of how i draw womens faces and this picture is reason for this. I like the simplicity of the face while still communicating a seductive and appealing look.
I am not too sure on the rest of the anatomy, even i dont feel too bad about it. She maybe a bit too muscular in the shoulders. I think i will post on the /beg/ thread to see if an anon can show me how close or far i was. I was also trying to draw the natural forms of the female near the crotch, not... what might seem like or than a fupa. I apologize for that lol

Back again friends. Tgis one took 45 mins to make.
You know what i have noticed? I feel good while drawing and feel lime the picture is turning out well in the process, but when it is over and i have the "post drawing clarity," i find all the things i dont like about it. I must confess that i have not done actual studies in a long time. The reason being is that i want to be able to draw from imagination alone. I dont want to end up like Rockwell, god rest his soul, where i can draw but only when a reference is in front of me. I feel blessed for my current skill, but i would like to be better, especially when i have drawn pictures that felt so amazing to me, and when i try to replicate the style or even the drawing, or anything, that is what it feels like i am making, a cheap replica. Forgive my belly achin. I know i habe to trust the process and draw more, but i wish i had a consistant skill and didnt go from decent to dog crap in such a volitile leaps

>>7210191
So you did this one. I saw it in the /beg thread, that head-face is amazing. I hope to see more of her. Nice work anon.

>>7206736
im really a fan of this one
the pot belly ties it together

Back again friends, this one took me 45 mins to make.
I am a fan of donkey kong in general, but i am a particular fan of the old gameboy donkey kong game which newer titles call, mario vs donkey kong. I loved the worlds and designs of characters with the limitations of the time. I have not played mario vs dk, and only have watched a couple play throughs, but i sort of miss the stylistic charm of the original. I dont want to sound like a nostalgia hound, but everything from the backgrounds, the music, to even how mario died just seemed more charming. Anyway, that being said, i still like the most common dk design a lot too, epecially when they ramp up his expressions. Hes just a fun character in general.
>>7211484
Thank you friend, she is simply a means of practice and not a perminant oc, but i love her facial features too, and hopefully will incorperate them more in other drawings!
>>7211722
friend, forgive me if i sound a bit strange, but i feel proud in knowing that someone thought the exact same thing i did when making a bit of pudge on him. It was a necessary part. Lol!

Back again friends. This one has been my longest drawing yet. A very slow and steady 3 hours.
I really, really want to finish this drawing. She is one of my oldest ocs and one of the 6 protagonists in a comic i would like to create. Funny, for all the time ive been thinking of this story, some decade in fact, i never even gave her a name! How about...Alice! That sounds like a girl name for Ace, right? All this time ive been calling her sheriff, because thats her role in my story.
She is a military police officer who served for a walled city called The Garden. However, after getting too deep in the underbelly of the cities criminals she was banished to the outside, the wasteland. The official ruling of her fate is that she has been moved to "wasteland peacekeeping" a psuedo-charity job where the description is she tries to help the down trodden mutants that scrape by in the outside. But really, its just a life sentence that few ever come back from. Those that have had done so through improving the lives of the outside greatly (supposedly) and she hopes to do the same with the help of 5 other companions along the way.
It really is a cape story with a different coat of paint but i think itll be fun to make. I just didnt realize how daunting it would be if this single drawing took me 3whole hours, just to get where i am! I gotta get a move on or ill die before finishing the first chapter! Lol

>>7213552
Hey anon, I did something for you. I was hesitant to do it, because I usually do unhinged coom animations, I didn't wanted to taint your ideas with my filthy hands. But, what the hell, I do it with good intentions. it was fun, and it may keep you motivated. You can check the loop animation here (don't miss the invisible arrow play button) Click on [embed] and it will play, click on the file link and you will save it so you can have it
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Back again friends! After another 1 and a half hours i have finished the line art!
I feel really good having finished a drawing like this, as normally i would have given up for taking too long and losing interest. But not today! I might go even further and make a background too. We'll see!
>>7214214
Dear friend, if only you knew how grateful I am that you made this. I have been a fan of yours since you posted the native american animation some months ago. Your speed and skill always amaze me, not to mention when there is a little animation attatched, it gets me going that anons like you are really putting your skills to work. Thank you kindly for this gift. In fact, i might not have finished this part today, were it not for this. If you have any ocs of yours you would like for me to draw in return, postem and I will do my best to return the favor. Though keep in mind, I'm still learning and far from a competent coom artist lol

>>7214404
>Dear friend..
Oh wow, lol. Thank you so much anon. I'm glad it boosted your motivation. Honestly that's why I did it. Once in a while you come across anons with real projects in mind, and most of them probably will never get to do those projects, for so many reasons. But maybe, just maybe, if some little piece of that project comes to life, then, that could trigger something unexpected on those artists. I like to "push that rock over the cliff" whenever I see it. LOL. I'm glad you can keep that memento.
Today you have AI, anyone can prompt a cool image and see their ideas come to life. But that's why I'm centering my attention on Flash, this is a level above of just "a cool image". Sound, interaction, re-scalability. That's still unreachable for AI's "artistic instant fast-food".
About OC's, actually my only "OC" would be that native girl "White Feather". I have in mind a second part, they reach the fort, she stands in front of the firing squad, but, of course she can have a last "wish"... lol. I need to finish a few other projects first though. Don't worry anon, you keep grinding your stuff, that's what matters. Build your little projects, that will keep you going for sure.

>>7214485
It turned out quicker than i thought! I hope you like it. To you and your creativity, friend. Forgive me, i dont plan on drawing such lewd content after this, but i hope you like it.

>>7214641
Dude, that's FREAKING HOT. Look at them LEGS and glute muscle, and those DAMN TITS! And her face, that's amazing. The subtle deltoid to tricep transition detail in their arms ,perfect.
But you know what I like the most, those BOOTS, man look at the foot lines, that's one beautiful boot. I'll have to give her those boots in the next chapter, for sure.
Thanks man! I didn't expected that. Thank you!

Back again friends. It took me about 45 mins to get this far.
Since i was so happy with how my first drawing came out, i thought i would draw another one of my ocs for my story posted here >>7214641 i need to work on the face more, but good first try
This is jack jones or his wastelander name Sol. He is based off of my best friend. In fact all the 6 protagonists are based off me and my closest group of friends from highschool. (I wonder if anyone can guess which on is my mary sue self insert?) There are little things in these characters that are similar to thier irl counterparts, but their own characters more so than anything else. Any way, let me get to the character.
Sol is a mutant of the wasteland and a fan favorite in a traveling wrestling group. He is an entertainer by nature and quite sociable, often seen as a casanova around women. However he is kind hearted and is convinced by Alice and her partner (who I will work on after this) to leave his life of celebrity comfort to help clean up the wasteland. He appears to be a highly muscular human, but he is powered by the sun and can lift several times his weight with a moderate healing factor. However, if he remains out of the sun for long periods of time, his strength and healing go away. In fact he is but a highly athletic human in every other sense once night falls for a few hours. Like a reverse vampire or something. In that time, he can bleed out or die, unless he can hang on until direct sunlight comes out again.
There is a certain sect of mutants that despise "human passing" mutants and he is a target as a traitor sorts for aiding "roaches" (derogatory term for people who are not mutated like cockroaches who are unaffected by radiation). Mutant features are favorable in the wasteland and some even take pride of their hideousness, and conventional human features are seen as weaknesses from a bygone age of mankind.
>>7214665
Well im quite glad you liked it friend. Good luck with your endevors as always!

>>7154083
>>7154087
I like your broad stroke style

First time time attack, was gonna do 20 minutes but it went up to 30 because I wanted to improve the shading

Back again friends! This one i drew in 30 mins, about 10 mins or less for each.
I just wanted to draw without thi king to much todayand in my random scribblings, i cam up with these guys here. If i had to give them names, i would name the top one, Aero. The bottom on would be Pierce. And the middle one would be Velocity. Not sure why, the names just came to mind to fit the faces of these silly bullets
>>7216869
Why thank you kindly friend, i like how they came out too, i just wish i could get them cleaner in the time i alocated myself.
>>7216920
Great job for just 30 mins friend! Seems like on a complicated pose too, keep up the great work!

>>7215640
That world of yours reminds me of the The Chronicles of Riddick saga. I miss those kind of movies and ideas. I Hope you can take your ideas forward anon. Keep up the good work!

Back again friends. I have been working for 2 hours to get this far.
I call this one, "For the One Who Had It All, It Wasn't Enough" a bit preachy and artsy fartsy sure. Lol But i think its a fun title. I like to think that the "horns" that are depicted on devils and demons are actually broken halos. A kind of mark of their fall from grace that announces it to all who see it.
I tell you friends, leg muscles are no joke! I may not be the best at arm muscles, but at least if i look at a reference, i can make sense of it! When i look at references of lega however, particularly on anatomical references, i just cant get it to click. I just reckon i need more practice is all. But sheesh! Lol
>>7217595
Why thank you friend! My father was a big fan of the series and i remember enjoying it too. Thats quite the compliment!

Back again friends. I continued with my drawing from the other day for about 30 mins. I did this yesterday but forgot to post. There is only minor improvements but i really like how it looks. We'll see if i continue drawing later today.

Back again friends! This one took 2 hours to do.
I am really happy with how this one turned out! I was inspired by the dark fantasy thread here and i encourage you all to give it a look and try drawing a cool image yourself! Ill admit, they really nailed the grungy look and i still cant compare but this was a lot of fun to draw. I also apologise if it seems like i am drawing a lot of kneeling characters or resting arm on the knee. It is a fairly simple, dynamic pose that looks cool when drawn right. But perhaps if i start a new drawing tomorrow, i will try a different pose. We'll see!

Back again friends. This took 1 and a half hours to get here.
Keeping in the theme of dark fantasy, i tried drawing an enchantress coaxing the viewer to dance with her. While i think it looks pretty good, I dont like how it "looks" it just doesnt real captured the seductive, but eerie look i imagined you know? Oh well, as i said, i tried a new pose so thay was nice. And i tried a form of forshortening, so im not mad at that. Happy 4th friends!

>>7221747
Whoops, forgot my image

>>7220331
This one reminds me to a classic painting, can't quite put my finger on it... Maybe is just the thinker from Rodin.

Damn I wish I had your imagination anon

Back again friends. Forgive me, only a 30 min drawing of a horse rear today.lol
I was helping my gf design a horse for her. Shes a pretty good artist, but sometimes she needs just a pinch of help and compares what i may draw and what she does. She said she liked it too!
>>7222680
I was inspired by a couple of paintings in particular. The Fallen Angel by Cabanel and Lucifer by Stuck. I remember finding The Thinker to be the most beautiful sculpter in the world as a child, so im sure theres probably an inspiration in there. Lol!
>>7222769
Dear friend, I assure you there is a sapling in your mind waiting to blossum into a willow of imagination! But you must tend to it for it to grow. You might have a greater imagination than you even realize!

>>7222793
>But you must tend to it for it to grow
You know what comes next...how?!

>>7222804
Lol! I think everyone's journey is a bit different. But i think the basis of your interests is probably most people's north star. I like drawing things and concepts that appeal to me. Dinosaurs, religion, the beauty of the human form, unorthodox futuristic machinery, knights, and superheros are all things that I have enjoyed and had a facination since childhood. Even unusual dreams i have had can be a great inspiration. What about you? What interests you? What do you like to draw or 'would' like to draw?

>>7222829
>What about you? What interests you? What do you like to draw or 'would' like to draw?
I like figure drawing. I'm shit at it, but that's what I want to eventually be able to draw well. I'm not yet at the point where I can really draw one from imagination. I'm also really interested in drawing things you would find in the rulebook for a tabletop RPG like here https://www.thearcanelibrary.com/pages/shadowdark

>>7222840
Then you're already on your way, my friend! Imagination is partially memory and recollection, so why dont you try drawing a picture that you felt particularly moved by, and recreate it from memory? Dont reference it, just draw the stuff you remember of the top of your head. There will be differences, and that will be from your imagination! As i said to the other anon in regards to this post, >>7220331 i used ideas from 2 different paintings in order to draw what i had there. It just takes practice, just have fun! And post it here too, even if you dont like it! I'll give you a critique if you wish!

1 hour study. really bad still - working on it.

>>7223626
Woah, aside from the -ahem- "theme", that pic has some amazing dynamic composition. Kim jung Gi vibes.

Back again friends. I was not sure how long it took exactly, but this to approximately 3 hours to complete.
I created her in hopes of fishing for (you)s in the furry thread. Forgive me for such petty desires, but she was fun to draw from start to finish. I know that hand could use a bit more polish , but i was satisfied with how it went so i just had to call it quits. I had wanted to make a short comic about anthropomorphic animals when Beastars came into popularity. I had very strong negative opinions of it and wanted to write my own take on the themes and values that were promoted in it. (I got far as when the wolf and horse started investigating a leopard gazelle hybrid, i just couldnt care to bother from there)
That being said, i really just wanted to test my chops when it came to making an appealing anthro girl of sort.
>>7223626
Great job friend! As the other anon said, you have a strong sense of demention!

Back again friends! This one took me about 1 and a half hours to complete.
I always had felt bad drawing scenic environments with little people in them since forever. It feels like drawing what are essencially slightly more advanced stick figures is a bit of a cheat to me. But i feel pretty good with what i did here. I was inspired by the dark fantasy thread again, and while this might be a bit less impressive than some of my other drawings, it was no less fun to make. I suppose i was trying to make non euclidean medieval castle, but i think it just looks like a city out of a Jetsons knock off. Lol i am not terribly interested in knowing the precise geomitry of buildings and the like, but they can be fun in their own way if i allow it.

Back again friends. This one took 2 hours to make.
I wonder why thats my average time? Unless i specifically set a time to finish in less or more time, it feels like i will get it done by 2hours. Anyway. I made this pick with the memory of adventuring with my father in the arizona summer. No, i didnt ever catch anything so big, but he would always find little rivers and oasis's out in the middle of nowhere. Back in the day, my mother and I would wonder where he would take the time out of his grueling work day to find such beautiful places of shade, flowers, and minnows. Maybe he just ditched work more often than we thought. Lol!
I jope i may share such wonderful experiences with my child someday.

Back again friends. This one is 2 and a half hours in, i think ill be finished with the line work tomorrow.
If you couldnt tell, im not very good with the lower halves of people. (I might have stated this before) but i dont like merely doing studies. I much prefer to gain my practice throu whole pieces, even if it takes longer. So i wanted to learn how to draw someone cross legged, and here is the result so far! You may notice i havent actually drawn the legs yet, and thats because im a weenie that doesnt want to learn how AND i had to learn how to draw a violin. I will finish tomorrow, i like how this is going too much

Back again friends. This one took me about 45 mins to get where i am.
I am devistated friends. My pc's hd port has went kaput again. I do not have the money to fix it, so i might return to digital until i do. I knew this day would come but now that it has occured, the wound still feels shocking. Oh well.

Back again friends. This took me about an hour while trying ti draw on a screenless tablet.
It was hard.

Selfish bump friends. Ill draw a bit later

Back again friends. This one took 30 mins to do in total.
I kept on getting out of the flow of drawing as i was helping around the house a lot today. I wanted to practice drawing back muscles buy all my art books didny really show a defined back, and were more like showing the muscles underneath instead. A facinating system of the body, but i dont quite understand it yet. I need a bit more practice.

Back again friends. I drew this in 2 hours.
He is an old antagonist for one of the 6 protagonists in Alices story.
I like how i drew his pose and his upper torso musculature. However i have a tough time drawing his hand-feet. I also do not like how i drew his face. I drew inspiration from horse skulls and felt that the tusks were too much in hindsight. I also feel that he comes across as stupid as opposed to monsterous.
If you care to indulge in his story:
He does not currently have a name, but as I said previously, he serves as an antagonist to one of my six heros. Despite the fact that mutant supremacy is the main ideal in the wasteland, there are many factions that then try to answer, "what is the supreme type of mutant?" Of them, (lets call him Leon for now) and the were-beasts try to make such a claim. Often rejected by other mutants for their their weaker primary(often human looking) form, and enslaved for their beastly, full potential form. Leon and his werebeasts all escaped such fates and see themselves as the next stage of mutation, calling back to darwinian philosophy. To prove this, the first slayed their former masters. Then they tested it on towns of innocent prey, leaving nothing but ghosttowns. Truely, Leon and his pack pretend to be superior wolves of the wasteland, but really they are nothing but a bunch of jackels that kill for some vague idealism that doesnt make much sense.

Back again friends. Im sorry, i did not draw today.

>>7226834
This one is great. Very well done.
>>7228040
Another successful one, nice clothing details.
>>7232953
Great back shape figure, and the foreshortening on his right arm is perfect. Excellent stuff anon.

Back again friends. This one took me 1 hour to get this far.
I have beenin a slump recently. I find it difficult to excersize, draw and other kinds of things i intend to do. I think its cause ive been staying up too late. So ill try to get back on track of that soon.
About the drawing, id like to appologise for the horrendous lighting. I just dont know how to make it better!
I used to really enjoy season 1 and 2 of adventure time when i was a youngster but then fell off. Recently, i went back and watched up to season 6 with my gf, and found myself quite disappointed after season 2. It felt like the directioned was changed in a way i cannot explain. I wonder why?
>>7236660
Friend, thank you so much for your kind words, they mean a lot to me. Especially with my slump as of late. Lol youre awesome.

This thread kicks ass, danke for the motivation

Back again friends. My slump continued today, so i focused all my energy on this. 2 hours to get here.
This is my most recent facination, the game Blaphemous. I love it styliatically, the mechanics are simple for a dummy like me, and I love the mythology behind it. I just want to strangle the developers for leaving so much to interperetation and not answering all my burning questions, but in a good way! Even the penetent one, who is so cruel to the monsters and enemies that show up in the game, seems to have a quiet kindness (if you decide to play that way) to all the good people in the game. He is quite intriguing! Anyway, i am sure there are no fairies in the world, but I like moments of respite for weary heros that can enjoy rest, or beauty, in a monsterous world. It just makes the world worth saving really!
>>7236796
Youre awesome friend! Be sure to post what you've worked on, I'd love to see it!

Back again friends. This one took me about an hour.
Nothing really to say today. It was a busy week. I fell off the wagon real bad. After a day with my girl tomorrow, I think I'll be back on track.

Selfish bump. Ill have a pic drawn later.

>>7238812
This one is cool, it reminds me of something too, an old movie poster? I'm not sure.

Back agaim friends, this has taken me 2 hours so far.
Still on that Adventure Time mood lol. I want to call it something horrendously snobby, like, "Ooo's Last Son Falls Before His Holiness, Golb's Greatest Miracle" I guess you can say the title was inspired by my recent obsession with Blasphemous as well as the conglomeration from Carpenter's The Thing. I want to finish this one, i think its really cool, i just cant stand my inkjob thus far. Oh well, this was a lot of fun to make. The stringyness of Adventure time's style allows for ease of posing while still being able to be quite expressive without looking off. Good practice for one so unconfident in posing and posture such as myself!
>>7240965
Hey thanks friend, and perhaps so! Im not sure myself as, at least conciously, i drew my inspiration from a combination of dinosaurs and loosely the gwythaints from the black cauldron, lol.

Back again friends. This one took me 2 hours to complete.
I find Crash Bandicoot to be a very visually appealing character. I am surprised that there arent a million recolored ocs of him as opposed to Sonic. Maybe i am missing something, but i feel like there aught to be a bigger fandom than there is of Crash and the like. Anyway, I tried to emulate his older game box art, as he looked real gnarly in it. A kind of gnarliness absent in his current iteration. I dont dislike current Crash's design, but there was something missing i tried to capture, but alas, i could not. Oh well, it was fun and i got a bit of foreshortening practice in! Lol

Back again friends. This one took me 45 mins to get here.
I had an idea for a fairytale to tell young girls. Tell me what you think as i would love to tweak it to make it a better story.
Long ago a princess was curse by warlock to have an invisible monster chained to her forever. This monster would kill and mame anyone who she grew fond of. After seriously injuring her father, the king, he and the queen decided with a heavy heart to build a castle on a lonely hill and keep the princess there forever.
Over many years, many brave generals, knights, hunters tried to slay the monster in the lonely castle and save the princess. However, none of them returned.
One day a prince, known not for his strength, nor his prowess in battle, but his kind heart and cleverness, rode into the king's kingdom. The king informed the prince of his daughter's heartbreaking fate. The prince offered a chance to save the princess, but the king was drenched in doubt. The prince was not imposing in any way, nor did the young lad have any experience with monsters or war. But the youngster assured the king that all he needed was a chance, and the king relented.
The prince prepared himself by reading on all the scrolls that documented the princess and her encounter with the warlock. He then went to the local smith to forge a pair of weapons that might kill the monster.
The next day, the lad made it to the lonely castle. The halls were covered with the bones of fallen heros and shattered glass, and wrung out metal, just as the boy suspected. He called out to the princess in a long corridor and she came.
"I have an offering to you!" He said and laid a box on the floor, stepping back. When she felt he was at a safe distance, the princess went and opened the box. A note laid on top that read, "you have never seen the beast because it always shatters the way it can be seen, take a look but you only have one chance."
I'll work a bit more on the pic and post the rest tomorrow. Goodnight friends!

Back again friends with part 2 of >>7243220
It took me about 30 mins to ink this far, something im rather uninthused about. I think i am done with this piece. I just feel tired of it. I could have done better and am bit wiped from it. Ya know. Anyway, back to the story:
In the box was a mirror and a cerimonial knife. Before the princess could reach for the mirror, the box was flipped over by an invisible force. The beast had caught on to the prince's scheme and attempted to break the mirror. But the mirror was not made from glass but polished steel and was difficult to break.
The prince then drew his sword and slashed at the invisible foe, but to no avail, as it was like fighting a ghost. The monster threw the mirror aside and in its rage, attacked the prince. The princess hurried to the mirror and looked upon it.
The horror, how could it be?! "This monster, its flesh, its evil, was all a part of me?" Yes, the monster wasn't merely chained to the Princess, but was apart of one flesh with her. It grew out of her faces and coiled around and out to the Prince. At last, she saw what had harmed her father, and killed all those brave men.
The prince was suffering the same fate. The beast grappled him to the ground and savored every moment as it drew out its many teeth and probuscus like tongue.
"My lady! I beg you!" The prince called out, "Only you can save yourself! Read the blade's name, give it your greatest wish, and slay the beast!"
The princess scrambled to the sacrificial knife. Its name was HOPE. But its blade was dull, like it was never sharpened.
"I cant with this! It's impossible!"she pleaded.
"Then I am as good as dead!" He grunted under the coils of the beast.
The princess fell to her knees and begged, she prayed to the heavens, she beseeched her one wish: to be free.
The knife glowed with a holy blue and with nothong to lose, she struck at the monster's coil that grew from her face.
I'll juat wrapp up the stor in the next post. Lol

Back again friends tgis one took 30 mins. I didnt want to take long today. As i wasnt feeling too well. I like the gnome facination that occoured recently and it was fun to draw. Now to wrap up this >>7244351 story:
The blade, though little sharper than a letter opener, sliced through the monsters flesh. The princess hacked away at it like a lumberjack until its horrid chain of flesh was severed. With the way it was able provide it with a sustainable lifeforce cut, the monster writhed to the floor. Before long, it ceased all together.
The princess fell to her knees in absolute shock, she was free. The prince rose to his feet and offered her a hand.
She took his kind, gentle hand, "You... you saved me!"
The prince smiled warmly, "Only you could have slain the monster, you chose to be free. I only showed you what you needed to see."
Tears gathered in the princess's eyes as she embraced him amongst the bones and shattered glass. It would be the last time she would ever find herself there again, happily returning to a loving home and a loving kingdom. And they lived happily ever after. The End.

Phew! What do you think? I tried to make it as short as i could for this format, but what do you think of the story and the potential messages that could be drawn from it? I want to make a few new grimm folktales that i feel are relevant to day, particularly surrounding child victimhood and the like. But i also dont want to be seen as foolish if the message is not conveighed properly. What do you all think? Might this be a good mildly macabre story for young girls?

Bavk again friends this one took me 45 mins to get here.
I just wanted to test my skillfor more realistic art as i havent tried it in a while. I feel pretty good about it, with not too many adjustments to be had. Feels pretty good for not much time spent either! When i draw like this, i feel more like i am scuplting, like i am manifesting mounds of clay, then chisling it away to the form i desire. It is strange, because i do not feel this way with simply drawing. It is as if there is too much eptiness and it wigs me out. Am i the only one who feels this way? Lol

>>7247057
WOW, this is cool as fuck anon. Keep up the amazing work fren. Gotta give props to your resilience and working spirit. You're an inspiration.

Back again friends. This one took me about 1 hour and a half to get here.
I am a fan of quest 64. I know it might be popular to poke fun at the game for its halfbaked sort of essance, but i found the design of the characters, monsters, and the world at large, to be quite charming. I even found the battle system to be rather interesting especially in the idea of moving around to avoid enemy attacks during their turn. While not perfect by any means, there is an element in there that could have really shaken up the turn based systems, however i no not what it may be. The bigest problem was there was no reason outside of healing and buffs to really use magic. The melee attack was always much more devastating of an attack to the point that, with high enough defense, you could just club everything to death and there would be no point in the elements at all really. I feel bad because i wanted to experiment, but i felt no reason to when melee was just more handy in everyway
>>7247390
Hey thanks friend! I appreciate your kind words, you're really somethin!

Back again friends and with another 2 hours, totaling this drawing so far to 3 and a half hours.
I am pretty happy with the line work of this drawing friends. I am not completely satisfied with Brian's (the boy) face. the art for quest 64 is quite charming and i would like to color at least vaguely like it. I kinda know about shading, but know little about actual coloring itself and am quite the /beg/ at it. I used to be pretty okay with colored pencils but fell out of it for some retarded reason that i cannot fathom. Anyway. Maybe I'll practice coloring with this picture someday, but I am done with it today.

Back again AGAIN friends! Lol behold the rare double upload of a 30 min sketch of yet another story i would love to creat somedat! I will work on it some more tomorrow and i will lay the foundation for it if you are interested. Goodnight /ic/!

>>7250401
Wow, this one looks so different to what you have done so far, it looks so dynamic and the composition looks professional all around. Really cool piece.

Back again friends. I put about an hour more into this drawing totaling it to 1hour and a half so far.
I remember when Beastars first came out, and how much it blew up in the various cultural spheres. I read the manga up til the main character and the horse investigated the antalope leopard hybrid, an i bloody hated it. I did not enjoy one thing about that comic, not the art, not the characters, not the story.
Perhaps the thing I hated the most about it was the constant appeal to the weak in it all. The main character lost his teeth so that he wouldnt have to ever eat a herbivore again, but he never did until one time for a shonin powerup for a final fight. I hated the rabbit too. She was portrayed of being strong and indipendant, but she was the equivilant of Jenny from forrest gump, selfish and selfcentered under the blanket of self discovery and free love. Bah humbug.
I wanted to make my own story that expressed the struggles between herbivores and carnivores. In it, there is a vorist wolf (he hates herbivores, not all, but most) because of society's habit of pandering to the moaning and groaning to the weak. he meets a rabbit that has an additude and when he snaps and is ready to eat her, she pulls a gun on him. From there, their friendship develops and i would want to explore various enemies and dangera of the wolf, from a violent selfrighteous dog (doberman or dogo argentino, im not sure yet) who sees himself as a good guy despite running a local gang that harrasses herbs and carns alike, to a mob of hippos who are the most murderous and voilent animals in the city (despite being herbs) and so on. I only have a few loose stories together for it, but id like to make it someday. I REAAALLY hated beastars. Sheesh.

>>7251208
My dear friend, thank you so much! I agree, most of my works tend to lack a sort dynamism (if that is a real term lol) and that as my intent for this, actually! You kind words mean more than you realize!

Back again friends. This next progress report adds another hour. Totaling this drawing at 2 and a half hours.
Most of my time was adjusting the wolf's right arm and starting the line work on the face.i am upset however as i feel that the SOVL to his face has been lost. I liked how narrow and focused it was before, but when i tried to clean it up, it looked pretty good, but my heart sank when i compared it to the sketch. I am not sure if i should redraw it and try again, or leave it at this moment. I want it to look more soulful again, but i am worried that i cannot get it where i want to.

Back again friends I added another hour of work, totaling this drawing to 3 and a half hours.
Forgive me for not drawing fresh pictures but rather focusing on one with minimal progress with each update. I just feel real good about this one and want to persue it further. Try to finish at least a couple drawings yo their conclusion. Ya know?
I dont mind how i drew Hare too much in this picture so far. I have added her original design for extra context. I very much like how she was drawn originally, but i feel like some of her features cannot be expressed well with my current iteration of her. I intended the pattern in her fur to represent her hair line, with a couple of punky implicayions. However in my current drawing, such patter makes her look boyish or like those "goth" girls who have bad haircuts. So i added a few strands in her neck and a bang to better impose her femininity. Does this work or is it a bust?

Back again friends. This one took me about 1 and a half hours to make.
I made this for the Preston Blaire thread as someone wanted me to try drawing crash in motion, so i tried my best. He looks a bit more like his classic design thos time, which i feel pretty good about. Not much else to say. Other that to keep drawing friends!

>>7254434
Good old crash! Great guy!

1/2 hour no ref.

Selfish bump, will post a bit later
>>7254771
Hey thanks friend!
>>7254777
Thats pretty good friend! What is your inspiration for such a crazy design?

Back again friends. This one took me about 2 and a half hours to finish.
I was recently reminded of the old discovery channel speculative evolution alien documentry, Alien Planet, based on the book by Wayne Barlowe. I wanted to create an outlandish species as well so here it is! Took too long to draw and its not even a particularly fun thing to look at lol

back again friends! tried to finished this in 30 mins and ended up spending 2 and a half hours instead.
i just wanted to flex a certain amount of skill. i am not sure what that may be but i simply needed expression. i guess i just wondered if i could make an okay portrait(a lifelong favorite subject matter of mine) and i felt satisfactory in the result. i felt i did a great job on the shading too, if i may say so myself.

>>7256601
Early 2000's vibes, interesting.
>>7257873
Beautiful head and mane! I think that an elegant royal outfit would fit her better.

Back again friends. This one took about 2 and a half hours to get to this point. I guess i have been on a bit of an anthro stint as of late. I would not consider myself a furry, however i find drawing animals in various ways to be fun and and provides a challenge of different bodytypes and features without getting too bent out of shape on "accuracy" like i would humans. I am also glad that i can draw for a couple of hours now without exhauation and sometimes even completing works in the time. However my goal is to become faster, and so i wonder if it is time to redue one of my images and see how i do?

>>7257971
By the way thank you friend! Maybe when i am done with my current piece, i can go and give her a more elagant attire! Lol

>>7258964
Super cute

Back again friends! I put in another 2 hours i to this piece for a total of 4 and a half hours.
Feel pretty good for what i have done so far, though i admit i am having trouble with the legs. Posing them is a bit hard as most references show the legs not as muscular as i wanted, or they are covered and hide the legs overall. I want them to be strong and well defined but just before we get into odd fatmuscle terf, ya know? I beefed up our boy a bit too and its kinda fun flipping back and forth between the two images as if he is flexing to impress the nurse.lol i am happy over all though!
>>7259127
Hey thanks friend, i appreciate it!

Back again friends. I worked on this for about an hour.
I guess i wasnt feeling it today. I like how things looked inicially, but after an hour i looked back and didnt like it so much and i didnt feel lile continuing. Sorry fellas.

>>7256325

Tubes?

here's another with an hour long random drawing.
first I make a scribble, then I make the shapes, then what ever I squint my eyes to try to finish,

back again friends. this took 2 hours
i dislike it.
i dont know what to say about todays work. i initially made the background to make the subject seem to be part of a photoshoot of sorts. the subject, however, i was not sure on. i originally was going to draw a photogenic beauty, theni thought about a few different carnies from a strongman to a mouthless woman with her mouth on her stomach. but then i just drew and it turned to this. i am not sure what it represents, i just kept on drawing until didnt want to any more.
>>7261594
what an interesting way to bring out your creativity. i will have to try it some time! i think this work is pretty neat too. i can almost make my own story from the image alone!

>>7261732
Cool. In the thumbnail her face works.
I did a test on picrel to see what is the detail that changes a face "in a good way", and I think it is the hair above the forehead line. If you make the size of the hair contour wider than the face it will make it look everything better immediately.
Also, I think you didn't like it because you didn't had time to thought about an idea that you really wanted to do, like that face with no mouth that you said, or a face with no eyes, or a turned around head showing her braids resting on the front. I think that was your idea with this picture, and it fits better than a beautiful face.

30 minute time using a reference.

>>7262840
Time Attack 35 minutes using your drawing as reference

Back again friends! This one took me 1 hour and 45 to get this far.
I am feeling much better thanks to you all that posted in the mean time. I realize now that i have over stepped myself in my last work. In that I wanted to attempt a semi-realistic work with no real reference nor direction as to where i wanted to go. And indoing so, i made something i only had a vague idea of ehat to do.
Todays work, on the other hand, was a much clearer image of what i wanted to draw. I have so much fun drawing the "business dad bod." You know what i mean, theres an unassuming man, such as Clark Kent, a couple John K characters, senator Armstrong, and so on, that have glasses and look fairly nice in a business suit. But when they take off their attire and express their musculature, an emposing aura encapulates them. Especially when they are an overwelming force to an already capable protagonist. The juxtoposition between the unassuming business suit and the threat that hides beneath is fun to draw!
>>7261889
Dear friend, i am blessed that you were able to see the potential in my work when i could not. Not only that but you brought out a beauty that i could not fathom in my moment of self pity. Forgive me if i seem a bit dramatic, but your help meant a lot. Your obsevation is correct. It is easy for me to lose sight of myself when in indecision, as i prefer to at least have a reasonable idea of what i want rather than just "go with the flow."
Youre awesome friend. Thanks!
>>7262840
I am curious of your technique friend! Do you eyeball the perportions of your drawings as you go along or do you quickly try to construct them and fill in the blanks from there?
>>7262904
I was just thinking about you friend! Bold beautiful art as always!

Back again friends. This one took about 1 hour to get here. I didnt have much time to draw but i juat had to.
This is a character for an idea i had for a cyberpunk story. It is really vague and will not likely get fully developed. But basically the idea is that a detective finds out that his city is so corrupt and evil that he deems it unworthy of saving it and has to choose between trusting that justice will have its day, or manually set off a virus that systematically shut off all the top criminals in the city, but also that it ll affect some innocent people too.
Smiles, the girl in picrel, is akin to a broken computer despite still having abiological brain. She is ever the optimist, but seems to forever be lost in a haze, like someone who is fried from drugs, but only able to function because of her mechanical parts. She, herself, her humanity is lost and the detective pities her having known how she was before losing herself. This is another straw that may lead to the detective's moral back to break.
I am uncertain what her outfit would be, but i was certain about her face. I will have to think about it.

Back again friends. This one took 1 and a half hours.
This is my third attempt. To make the character i did here
>>7167388
>>7195356
>>7206736
I actually do not do a good job of drawing the same character over and over again. But do you think this fella seems normal, all while off putting? I have no clue, im just tired lol

>>7264632
Cool, sounds like some '90s OVA ANIME.
>>7265635
This guy reminds me of Roy Batty, from Blade Runner.

Back again friends. I spent about an hour on yhis but got caught up monkeying around with different brushes. I like the pencil brush for its natural texture, but i wanted to try different inking brushes and see if i have grown in my digital inking skill. And while it doesnt show much, i certainly feel mor confident in my stroke. Perhaps i should practice on some of my other pictures?
Anyway i wanted to finally make character designs for a short story i had in mind (i know, i have said that a few times now.) And this girl is the antagonist to this schizo here >>7265635 what is her crime to earn his ire? Looking at him funny. And now he wants to kill her. Anyway we whall see in the future, as i get bored easy, but my goal is to try to make concept art of these two so i can move towards making a short story as i believe, this story would be the easiest to create. Im scared of commitment, but i also want to learn not to be. It is the next step in my artistic journey i think.

>>7265814
>like a 90's OVA anime
Why thank you friend! I would like to develope the idea more, im just not ready yet, i suppose.
>reminds me of Roy Batty
Dear friend, you are the spark of inspiration! My hope for this character was to have him be cold and mechanical at points of his story. I think i might try designing him again, taking just a touch more after Roy physically. Thanks for the wonderful idea!

Back agaib friends. I had a pretty successful day, churning out this one in an hour. It is more concept art for this character here. >>7265635
It is late and i in my undiciplined mind got bored easy. So after the hour was done, so was i with this picture.

Alas, friends i come with the rare double upload and what is the true nature of the character ive been talking about this whole time. Tgis took 2 hours and as i admit i am starting up wotk again soon, as soon as the clock struck at 2 hours i was done with it. Feel pretty good of how it turned out, even if i couldnt finish the hands or the other anatomical and perspective offshoots. Woohoo!

Bavk again friends with an early post. This one took about 3 hours but the first hour was messing around trying out different brushes and what to draw.
I wanted to post early so i could sleep at a decent time cause i have been staying up late as of recent. I know its friday, but i just wanted to get em done. Feel pretty good trying a new perspective and lighting!

Back again friends. Here is the rare saturday practice at anhour and a half. Happy saturday friends!

Back again friends. I didnt keep a close track today, but i would say this took a bout 2 hours.
I am happy in a vague sense for how this turned out. I like the compsition looked, the background and spinosaurus look okay too, it is more of the refinement i need to nail down.

Back again friends. This one took me an hour and a half to get here.
Lord have mercy this was a pain to draw. I dont know why it is so hard for me to draw people. Youd think after the amount of time i practiced they would get easier. Granted i dont really draw teenage boys, but even still, youd think there was some connection there! Anyway i had to give it a hard stop cause I'll ne starting my job tomorrow. Wish me luck fellas and dont stop drawin!

Back again friends. This one took an hour and a half to get here.
I dont know what happened but i woke up with a fucked up back and my first day at work didnt help. I just wanted tk come home and create a achangel micheal-esque picture but this is what i could. Hopefully, i can try again and tomorrow will be better.

Back again frieds. Took about 1 hour one this one.
Work was rough again today. But i am happy that i can rest my back a bit tomorrow.
Anyway i am in love with dino synth at the moment. So it has provided me plwnty of inspiration! Anyway, i know there are more accurate depictions of dimetodon, but i like rock crawler version

Back again griends. Had about 30 mins to draw so i figured it was better than nothing.
My gf is a big fan of Shin Chan and its various iterations. I thought Action Bastard was kind of neat so i drew som vague inspiration of some black cladin vigilante with a grey morality. Thats all, just needed to get my practice in.

Back again friends. I must make a confession. I lied about the post i made yesterday. It was a doodle i drew some year or two ago, and ifelt bad about lying to you guys about it.
That isnt to say that i didnt draw yesterday. I did, i just was tired to post from my lappy and just posted apic from my phone. Im sorry guys and i wont do it again.
That being said, this has totaled about an hour and a half between the two days i worked on it.
A dear friend of mine is a tabletop enthusiest and has given me a few easy campagnes to start me off. I think its a bit fun, but i feel like the randomness of the roll is too much for me. It infuriates me how chance takes me out of the game and i am only at the mercy of the gm to allow me to progress forward. Ya know? Anyway i thought it were cool to play as a micro t rex wizard who shoots magic missiles. He was raised from a fossil egg by a wizard who died after rearing the trex, and teacting him a bit of magic. His goal is to find his homeland, grow big and fight dragons that may have helped extinct the dicosaurs

>>7275657
Woah, a comic page? Cool!

>>7276049
Hey thanks man! I'll try to work on it some more a bit later.

Back again friends. This totaled my time to about 2 and a half hours.
I felt pretty good about the progress, just i dont want to take too long per page. Ya know?

Back again friends. I added another hour to this, totaling it to 3 and a half hours so far. Im liking how it is turning out so far. I really like kritas pencil texture as it adds a lot of, well, texture to the picture without needing to know too much on the nature of the materials that are drawn. Hair looks like hair, scales look like scales, and so on. Perhaps i am happiest with the mans hair at the moment, as im not the best when it comes to it, but it looks pretty good and i also like the white outlines that are becoming apart of the page. I have considered these to imply forms and sillouettes before, but these have been ones i am mosy happy with. This is simply because of how nice and sharp without much variation they look.

Watch this

https://youtu.be/WMy6HaAvv8M

Here

Back again friends i worked on this for another hour and a half which puts me to 5 hours total so far.
God bless comic artists, i tell ya! I am aware that many pros have assistances to help ink, and color, or do backgrounds. But sheesh i would have thought i would have moved on by now. Oh well, i am delighted by the progress i have made so far and i find all the things that i have made from the temple, to the dragon's hand in the second panel, to even the elven woman's pose to be a treat to have been made by my own hand. My hope is to call this page quits in a total of 8 hours. But we shall see.

Back again friends! This one did pretty good at an hour and a half.
I needed a break from my comic page and just wanted to draw. I like the batman universe, and particularly liked the patterson batman movie. I guess i just had to let this expression come out. Feel pretty proud of catwomans pose and the simple background and lighting. I think it feels pretty natural for only an hour anda halfs work!

>>7280533
This is awesome anon. Super cool pic.

Back again friends this one took an hour to do.
I felt my time was needed for my upcoming trip, so i strickly set this to be only an hour drawing. It looks... okay? Sometimes i feel like i forget how to draw, and i dont know how else to put it. It used to be quite frustrating, but thankfully i feel lile i can move past it much easier. Forgive me friends as I may not post for the next couple of days. Please post your beautiful works here and I will give them a look about as soon as i can. Elsewise i might be bumping once a day like a schizo lol.
>>7280559
Hey friend, thank you so much! I'd love to see your work too!

>>7282070
Cool samurai dude

Test

https://youtu.be/HRsG_7o8vwE?si=vKYW4du1gLCeGYg6

>>7284622
Woah, woah, woah, do you have a youtube channel, shinning crazy diamond? You're my favorite schizo here

Bump

Back again friends I have finally returned from my trip. Unfortunately one of you dingbats got the IP address band from where i was, and then from there the internet was terrible so i wanst able to post at any reasonable time. Not that i was drawing much, anyway.
With that said, this one was about an hour and 15 total.
i got a new fountain pen from amazon and i wanted to try it out. I was sold by a social media short and it looks mighty fun to use.
I have been listening to the story of Ba'al and seeing how their mythology played out compared to the isrealites of their time. I am not particularly moved by his story in any regard, but i thought a minitaur with 2 lightning maces was kinda cool i guess, lol.
>>7283176
Hey thanks man, youre cool too!
>>7284622
Ah! How wonderful to see you drop by, i admire your commitment to your style and comic. Do you already have an idea of what you want to draw and just go straight to inking? I noticed there was no sketch underlying in your video, is it all guess work, or is it your full intent to simply make your imagination laid onto the paper?

Back again friends, this one is an hour in.
Glad to be back to drawing on my tablet. I was inspired by 2 things, Kanye West's song Flashing Lights, the music and sound, not the lyrics, they sound a bit heavenly. The other being my friends recent confession to me of his de-christianization. He was someone who I looked up to in a religious sense and has become nihilistic and agnostic in his belief. While still a beautiful soul through and through, it hurts when someone you looked up to in a religious sense suddenly takes a turn in such a way. I am hopeful, as I was in a similar position as he a few years ago as well, that he will return to his faith in due time. I dont mean to be dramatic really, it just inspired me to draw something is all.

>>7288217
Baal, seems to be a popular theme these days.
>>7289528
Absolutely beautiful face, your faces are quite unique and emanates so much appeal. I would love to see this one finished. I wonder what's she doing. (I know the video, but I don't think your Mary is opening a cars' trunk or holding a shovel there, lol)

Back again friends. I didnt have a lot of time today, so only 30 mins to add to the total of 1 hour and 30.
I tell ya, the hand holding the cross is no joke! I hope to be able to make it work by tomorrow.
>>7289760
Why thank you friend, for your kind words as always! I was trying to keep it simple and have her holding a cross. I imagine it would be difficult to be the mother of the Lord incarnate, only for her son to be in such pain, die, then resurrect, then wait a life time to see him again in paradise. I think about that sometimes and is the scene Im trying to create, amother thinking about her son.
>I know the video, but I don't think your Mary is opening a cars' trunk or holding a shovel there, lol
You'll have to send me a link, I never heard of it, lol!

>>7290528
>You'll have to send me a link, I never heard of it, lol!
Really? Here's the video they did for the song it's really old already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ila-hAUXR5U

Back again friends. I couldnt draw for anything yesterday, so i drew this today for about 25 mins.
>>7290633
Oh, wow! I never knew! Quite an add on the the songs story, if you ask me. Thanks for sharing! Lol

Back again friends. I have added another 30 mins to this one totaling it to 2 hours.
I have been considering taking up blender. I remember using a 3d sculpting app on the ipad a long time ago. It was the most easiest thing i ever did, though i have no proof so youll have to trust me. I think i will do it so that i can have consistanvy if i were to draw characters from different angles and will help with the like. I can "feel the form" more when sculpting, so hopefully it will aid my drawing. I am on the "donut" phase still, but i cant wait to get to the good stuff!
I also keep getting banned for no reason as the mods, as always are useless.

back again one more time for now, i also drew this yesterday and got it just about done in an hour and 15. feel pretty good, though i need to figure out the human lower half. cheers friends! keep on drawing!

>>7294785
Ah, beautiful lines. Thanks for posting the complete drawing anon.
Keep up the good work. Good luck with Blender

Back again friends. This is dedicated to the janny that said I was ban evading for no reason. At a mere 30 mins, this is one I have great pride in.

And this, friends, took another hour, totaling so far at 3 hours.
>>7296528
Thank you as always friend. I feel like I can push just a bit more, like adding roses and cherubs, but we shall see. As for blender, it absolutely sucks and is overwhelming for a smooth brain like myself. But we gotta persevere! Lol
Hope things are going well for you too!

Back again friends. This one was about45mins to get this far.
Work was rough today so I didn't get to practice blender nor draw much, but I with in the next two days, hopefully.
The picrel is based off the siren of sorts. Rather she is a mutant with a statuesque face. Dong Ave too much a backstory for her other than she is a lackey and is in love with another lackey she works together with.

Back again friends. I have added another 45 mins bringing its over all total so far to 1 hour and a half.
I can start to feel my skills increasing with this image and the next I will post. Cleaner line work, fluffy hair and I am liking the creases in clothing. I love the pencil brush in krita, it really does the heavy lifting on texture and is so forgiving with my line work. I know I should learn how to properly ink for practice, but I'm just getting around to drawing decently so lemme enjoy this yeah? Lol
Also would it be better to post in the /dad/ than make a new thread? Cause I suppose the /dad/ and this function more or less the same, so is it repetitive? This thread was meant to track specifically time, but nobody really posts here except me. I would try to post every day there as well, would that be a bother to other users? I dunno. Let me know your thoughts fellas, sorry if I sound like a tool, lol. I'm just vomiting my thoughts, really.

Back one more time, friends. This one took a hour and a half to finish, and might I say I feel pretty good about that!
From the oc redraw thread, I saw someone who had a simple oc and thought it was pretty good to commit to without too much trouble.
May we all get a spunky cute girl someday!

>>7298854
Really cool vampy! Love the hands + wings and feet.
About the /dad/ thing, it must be most toxic and cancerous thing in this board. That general is like the lowest tier random trolling chat in this site. If you post your stuff there you will immediately make that thread to have some value at least, lol. You're a very polite and educated poster, so, I dunno how you will manage those retards without getting into their trolling mindset.
But if you need feedback interaction have at it, whatever it helps to keep you engaged in your art motivation is good. If you don't like it, you can go back to your own thread anytime.
>>7298858
Masterfully executed line work, really nice to look at. Love it. She looks like Elaine from Seinfeld by the way..

back again friends. added another 45 mins adding to the current total to 2hours and 15 mins.
i felt pretty good about the shading! i think by the next time i work on this, it'll be done. phew!
>>7298962
I suppose I made this thread to as an experiment for the potential benifits of drawing a short amount everyday. I had hoped for other anons (especially howies) would give it a try just as i have. i can give or take input as i think you and the others that comment occasionally is plenty for me. Iwas just thinking is all lol. thaks as always friend!
> She looks like Elaine
thats crazy! i see it now! lol!

>>7299568
Nice

back again friends! this one took about 2 and a half hours.
i feel that i still need a lot of practice with hair, but i really wanted to draw a sabertooth 'cause i think they are real cool. lots of lion references, and i feel pretty good about it, though i think i want to try to draw one with a ridgeback instead next time. it was real good practice even if the image isnt perfect!
>>7300844
thank you so much friend!

>>7301502
I like the shape of the figure. Very elegant. The face-head reminds me of something, and I think it is a mix of Eddie and Grandpa from The Munsters old TV series from the 60s lol!

Back again friends. I have been fiddling around with blender for the past week and a half and this is the result of several trials and errors for about 5 hours of work, with 2 hours from today.
I am trusting the process, but goodness I feel like there a lot of opprotunities to mess up without even knowing, and you wont know until further down the road, where you cant fix it. But i admit, i am charmed by the technology. I can feel the possibilities growing as I continue to learn. The tutorial i have been folowing came with a free set of downloadable ears, and i felt so confident, i tried making them myself. Yes, they are trash, incase you were wondering. But it was the fact that i felt confident enough to do it my way, that made it worth while you know? And i feel i can get even better from here!
>>7302601
Good Lord, your right lol! The brows, the hair, the widows peak, Its uncanny!

Selfish bump, sorry friends no art today, but I'll be back tomorrow, I promise! Here's some asthetic instead.

Back again friends! This one took 2 hours to get here than the 5 of my previous project. Hopefully, as is my goal with drawing, that i get faster with time!

>>7302618
Woah, It's amazing how you successfully translated your 2D face's art-style to 3D. Can't wait to see one of those girl pretty faces of yours on 3D.

Back again friends. This one took me 2 hours to complete so that really excites me.
It is for the Baixen anon in the anthro thread. He's a pretty alright guy I think. Sorry that I don't know how to color too well. I never was good at it lol.
>>7305934
Lol you're too kind. We shall see how it goes!

>>7306174
That's done in Krita isn't? It really looks like made with colored pencils. What size is the canvas?

Selfish bump, it was me and my girls anniversery weekend! Ill post a drawing later.
>>7307604
It is! Theres a standard pencil brush that i love and serves as the majority of my drawings textures. As for the dementions, i keep it to 8.5x11 at 150 because 4chan doesnt allow for much bigger than that. Because i wourk typically in black and white that'll do for this site, but the Braixen picture had more color, so I compressed it a lot more, or so my theory goes, lol

Back again friends. Took about 2 hours to get this far.
I wanted to practice backgrounds and this is what started coming about. I want to have a broad toolkit to not only draw characters but also anything else if desired. I feel like im getting there so we'll see!

Back again friends, oddly this took 2 hours to get this far.
I havent been consistently making as much art as i have been wanting to the past week, so i tried to get back on the wagon today. The womans face made me nervous as it took a while yo get it where it is as well as her anatomy. However i am happy with what i got so far. The clothing on the other hand i am much more displeased with. I do not know what i want out of her outfit. I, on one hand, want to expose her chest and shoulders to b a bit risque, but on the other, i enjoy the collared clothing of the 1860s. I supposed i want her to be classy, but with some flare involved. I am determined to make a unique, resonable attire!

Back again friends. Only a quick 30 min sketch today. A friend of my was in need today.
Its based off the painting "Cupid and Pan" by Zuccaro. My girl and i saw it in person and thought it was just the greatest thing to see a baby beating the shit out of a goat man in front of all their peers. Lol
Ill try to get back on my studies, my skills are already falling of a bit.

>>7288217
I wanted to make comics by drawing bits of panels and assemble them in Photoshop, but that requires lots of time on the computer, and that has been scarce for years. So,I started a random drawing of a demon head in a new sketchbook, thought about what it would be doing in the ficdom I write of. And 180 strips later,that story is half told. So I have a great deal of practice composing elaborate plots and situations, some mysteries unravel at odd times,and I let the story tell itself,trusting to my intimacy with these characters to convey information and do it entertainingly.

Which brings me to this:

https://youtu.be/s8d8CmhEe-A?si=3VRR1hoYg-blUztn

https://youtu.be/UoTBkDRWCSw?si=7qW9Ve0wKY9TZpQi

https://youtu.be/D2gEr0dIf1k?si=7kT_ohOpL1XBgVc7

What can one do with only 10 hours a week to draw? Each video is documenting 1-1.5 hours of drawing, and that comic is from the introductory story that will present the IP in all its glory,appearing before your eyes. I dance around the page,tossing the images into the scene like scaffolding, then reinforce the details through dark understructures,leaving mere dots for placeholders as the whole of the picture is gradually tuned in. Sometimes the art dictates the story if the random thing I am designing turns out well so I will need to match the text to the developing dynamic. I am going to figure out how to add music to the videos and artwork to the channel on my vacation in 2 weeks. Would a comic so presented be enough "product" to gather a following?

>>7286055
What makes me "schitzo"?

>>7311203
I think he means anons with a distinctive style posting in this board consistently for years. I recognize your style, but I don't know how long have you been posting. I'm a new fag. Maybe that anon knows you from years before.

>>7309209
THIS IS AMAZING! Love this stuff. Reminds me of the alien movie.

Back again friends. I am an hour in with this one.
I feel as though i havent quite recovered creatively recovered since the trip i took over labor day weekend. This isnt too suprising, as there are periods of time where i just "forget" to draw. Normally months would pass before i would pick up the pencil again, but I believe with drawing just a bit every day, the return to form will be much easier, OR such "forgetfulness" will cease entirely.
>>7311201
Wow! I am very excited for you! Good luck with your story! Also, I am in agreement with >>7311884 . Youre very distinct and many would love to have that same dedication.
>>7311885
You are too kind, friend! Thank you so much!

Back again friends. This one was a quick 30 mins
I have taken a new job recently. It is hard but honest work. But it leaves me tired and most of my day is spent each day. I am just making excuses really, but i got to get it together otherwise i will never improve to the degree i want.
That said i feel like i am recovering my artistic ability. I have been working with my gf on drawing some stuff and i feel myself coming back finally. This picture is to serve as my practice in particular. Maybe ill clean it up some fay, but i prefer the hazy dreaminess of it. Like a bad fever dream or something. Lol
Also to the jannie that keeps banning me for some reason, at least write a good reason, or suck a dirty sink towel.
I might post again later tonight we'll see.

Back again friends. This on has taken me an hour to get this far.
This is one of the projects I have been working on with my girl. She wanted me to get a Gothic room together and this is sort of what I got so far. I feel pretty good about it, though im not too great at geometric, home backgrounds. If it isn't the preciseness of the various perspectives that throw me off, its the composition and trying to make all the objects in the room feel cohesive. But it feels OK so far so I'll leave it as that.

>>7314261
Hey anon, I'm not trying to be nosy, but I LOVE these kind of stuff, I can't help but to play around with your idea too. You're a lucky guy, getting to share these projects with your special one.
>>7314041
This one is freaking cool. I don't think you need to add anything else to it, it's perfectly readable, in a very artistic way too. You could explore this style further, it is pretty effective. You can do a lot of stuff using this light on dark style, without too much effort.

Back again friends, i have been drawing this fella a couple of times now because he is part of (yet another) story idea that i have. It takes place in a small city where a girl makes a wish to a comet, and because of it, several others are able to get their wish granted in the theme of the original wish. This is a disgruntled police officer who has been disgraced by his peers and loved ones because of an incident with the local rebelious youth group. Driven to the brink of desparation, he made his wish on a horrible, vengeful whim. He asked to be the monster that (he thought) those damned kids saw him as.
A theme i want to toy with is the idea of natural opposites like lex luthor and superman. so for example, this guy is rigid and unbreakable, and he is "destined" to be in conflict, at least in part, with his opposite, a young boy who who accidently was apart his public disgrace. The young man also got a wish and gained the ability to be "free like the wind" and so is akin to a ghost or a puff of smoke, or at least, thats what i got so far.
>>7314558
Dear friend, you have come to me in my time of need, so bless your kind heart! I love how you have taken the skeleton of my idea and gave it flesh, and life! I know my girl will love this fine edition when i have a chance to show it to her, how shall i thank you? :D
(Thank you also for your kind words too, btw.)
Youre right though, i am not always interested in the same subjects as my dearly beloved, but i am grateful that she trusts me to be a part of her experience despite this.

>>7316175
Btw, this is about 45 mins so far.

Back again friends. this one took 45 mins to get this far.
The was a fun game and needed some love i think

Back again friends, this one took 45 mins to get this far.
Im chugga chuggin along.

Back again friends, this one took me 1 and a half hours to get this far.
He is from the oc thread and i though he looked pretty cool. I am debating how big his spinal plates sould be as to not be too obtuse with his design. What i do know, however, is that he will have only one row of plates rather than the classical two rows. I have liked how that looks in design, since i loomed at those old tail-dragging dinosaur books from way back when.

>>7319279
This is super cool! Cool shape and silhouette.
>>7316175
>how shall I thank you?
No need to thank me! On the contrary, Thank you for sharing your art here!

>>7228040
>sideways bowing
>pinky raised that high
We were all beginners once.
>>7267553
Reminds me of Colonel Blue from red: livin on the edge. Have you ever read that before?>>7319279
Awesome awesome awesome. Don't know how I missed this thread til now. Love your creatures.

Back again friends. Sorry for not posting yesterday, I was exhausted from work. I added another hour to this which brings its current total to 2 and a half hours.
This was a fun exercise in drawing back muscles and shading. Although, I feel at though the hatching makes him seem flayed as opposed to implying texture. Perhaps I should come back with a bigger brush and smooth it out. I will add the spinal plates next time, but I felt the act of drawing the parts that'll be covered later was still good practice none the less!
>>7320021
Well, thank you so much, friend. Know that you're a life saver!
>>7320282
>We were all beginners once.
Lol was it so obvious I am far from a violinist?
>have you ever read that before?
I haven't, but was recently recommended a video on it! Would you recommend a read?
Thanks for the kind words btw!

Back again friends, this took me a bout 30 mins cause i cant stop being tired lately.
My gf wanted me to create some concept of propoganda using a mlp character. She is supposed to be pointing forward, not saluting like a roman lol.
Oh well.

>>7154083
>See what you can do in a set limit of time.
I can't do anything in unlimited amount of time. I don't think giving me less time will somehow produce more of a result.

>>7323819
Hello friend, I do not know your lifes circumstance, nor pretend to. However, the way i see it is this: the one who walks down the street and back for excercise, despite putting minimal effort, is still advancing his goals more that the one who just thinks about it. Why cant you figure out what to draw? Is it a matter of skill and you wish you were better than you were? Is you really dont know what to draw, and if so, the what do you even like to draw? Why are you even drawing in the first place?
The point of this thread is specifically to draw, even if its bad, because regardless you will be advancing your goals and skills as an artist.
Now draw! Give me something you like to draw and I'll do it with you. Just draw for 30 mins, today!

Back again friends. This one took about 45 minutes to make.
I recently came into contact with a phone game that was incredibly simple and i wondered what i would do if i made my own. It is merely a concept but i had two ideas. Either it would be those tower defense games where you spawn entire armies such as the game battle cats, or a sort of auto side scrollers such as punch quest. Im not sure. But i just thought a little triceratops runing and tackling baddies would be neat.

Back again friends. This last bit took me an hour totaling this piece at 3 and a half hours. I do not like how the spinal plates turned out. I put them on a separate layer from the rest of the piece and got to work. However, when it was time to put both layers together, it created a muttled mess. I figured at least i should be done with the piece, but i see the pants still arent shaded and that bothers me to no end. But also im okay with this feeling because it means i am achieving one of the goals i set out for, and that is to becoming more comfortable with finishing pieces than just leaving them unfinished. Silver linings, huh?

Back again friends. Last 30 mins totaling this to 4 hours.
I am done with this. It feels good to finish. I learned to let go and let the brush create the texture for me. I dont need to create all the texture myself.

Back again one more time, friends. It took an hour to make this.
I had been thinking a lot. And all I want to say is do not give up on your dream. We all can make it so long as we dont let the sun set on what we believe in.

>>7321785
>Lol was it so obvious I am far from a violinist?
kek, I was just having a bit of fun. Pretty much 90% of violin related material is wrong.
>Would you recommend a read?
Oh yeah, it's great. I think you'll find the similarities between that character you made and the one I mentioned striking.
I've seen it referred to as the Blood Meridian of manga, but that's moreso because they're both westerns and fucked-up. You'd like it I think. some great designs in it too.
>>7323725
I like this unicorn; it kind of reminds me of The Last Unicorn.
>>7326468
Adorable critter. I've actually had thoughts of game design lately too, but no programming skills lol.
>>7328585
Great work on this, good job timing yourself. It lets you really recognize how much time a piece can eat up.
>>7328588
>one more time
Is this it? It's been a cool thread to see your art journey for the last half-year. Even if this isn't your last post, threads only going to up til around the end of year. I'm trying not to reply much cause I don't want to bump the thread too much.
>I had been thinking a lot
Keep doing that. I love seeing inspiration. You'll make your dreams too.

Back again friends, this one is 45 mins in.
Felt pretty productive today, drew one of two (you)less ocs i plan on making a fuller pic on. I hope they like it when im done! Also was good gesture practice i think.
>>7329333
>kek, I was just having a bit of fun. Pretty much 90% of violin related material is wrong.
Lol me too, it reminds me of the trend of pointing out how wrong people play instruments in movies. Good fun for sure, lol
>I've seen it referred to as the Blood Meridian of manga, but that's moreso because they're both westerns and fucked-up. You'd like it I think. some great designs in it too.
Then I shall give it a look. I found, who i assumed was the main character, to be quite striking when painted with the american flag, really cool!
>...reminds me of The Last Unicorn.
Thank you kindly, my girl is a big fan of it!
>I've actually had thoughts of game design lately too, but no programming skills lol.
Oh lord, thats always the biggest hurdle! Ive been tweaking on blender here and there, but theres so many tools it makes my head spin. And thats not even anything to do with the coding part!!!
>good job timing yourself. It lets you really recognize how much time a piece can eat up.
Precisely! I usually get bored with my works because i spend too much time on the meaningless details so timing allows me to just get the "idea" done and also tracks how much i am actually practicing.
>is this it?
No no, friend. forgive me for being overly cryptic. I meant "one more time for today" at that point. Though the rest of my post didnt help either did it? Ill be sticking around for a bit more. Also dont worry about replying too much, I'm happy for the occasional anons to come through. In fact, post your work! I'd love to see the personalities of the anons that pass through here! Thats the point of this thread after all, lol!
>You'll make your dreams too.
Bless you anon, we'll make it together!

Selfish bump, ill be posting shortly friends!

Back again friends. I added another hour to this totaling it to an hour and 45 so far.
I feel like I have lost some of the cool dynamism that i had originally intended, but perhaps i can recoup it once i finish sketching the gunslinging catgirl. I am not a particular wizz at foreshortening, but this grawing has been valuable practice on multiple fronts.

Back again friends. Only could draw the gun in about 15 mins, bringing the current total to 2 hours.
I was real tired and busy today, but I am glad I got to draw, even for a short while.

Back again friends. This is at 45 mins.
My girl wanted to create some ponies, and so i was helping her, but I'm sleepy

Back again friends. Added another 30 mins to this bringing its current total to 1 hour and 15.
Cleaned up some of the idea for the pony, and even added a little frog for fun. Still got a ways to go.

Back again friends. This one took an hour to make.
Just wanted to say that i drew today and was a bit of the Halloween spirit. Keep drawing friends

>>7337317
Oh my god, that thing is viciously unsettling. You really know how to invoke some scary demons for sure, lol
Well done, and thanks for the nightmares xD

>>7337338
You're flattering, friend. Lol thank you so much!

Back again friends, this took 20 mins to do.
I have grown to enjoy drawing Finn the human. His potato sack body and noodly limbs allow for experimentation of position and pose without too much commit. I feel like I have said that before, lol. Anyway here i can see that i over sold the bend in his torso and should have made the bend a bit further down, but i am glad i could try such a pose on a simple figure than making what i might have liked on a more complicated figure look like total crap.

>>7339745
I like the guy in the bottom right.

Back again friends. This one had taken 30 mins.
I made this one more with the intent to see what i can do with my fountain pen. I am not too good. The pen lays thick lines of ink despite how lightly i stroke. I almost wonder if its my ape like hands that prevent nice subtle lines? Lol maybe when i get paid, i will try another type of caligraphy pen
>>7341346
Fair lol i tried drawing that part further and inking it, but i bled the ink all over it. Maybe ill give it a redraw sometime.

Back again friends. This one took 1 hour to do.
Sorry my drawings havent been particulary interesting as of late. I have been working with my gf on some projects she has been working on or my own. If it isnt that, i am tired from work. Im hoping to get a promotion soon so i can draw a bit on my lunch or have more energy when i get home. Thats my goal before thanksgiving anyway.

>>7343200
Nice horses! Congrats on running the oldest thread in the board right now anon 174 days of awesomeness. Cheers to that!

>>7339745
>>7343200
I think you must be that Germanic fella!
Nice drawings and congratulations with the new British military alliance.
Thanks for keeping fellow Europeans safe from the baddies!@

Keep it up and good luck with uni!

>>7343692
Hey thanks friend! How about that!
>>7343733
Sorry friend, you've mistaken me for another, as im mutt through and through. Cheers to your german friend though!

>>7341968
Cool dino

Back again friends. These took some 20 mins to make, although i was trying to draw something, anything for closwr to an hour before.
Sorry to disappoint, works been kicking my but and i needed to rest for what felt like a few days. I feel weak, but also want to still keep this thread alive out an odd sense of duty, despite my failings of course.
>>7347438
Bless you for your kind words and keeping my thread alive in my absence

>>7343733
nothing wrong with just brushing up on some fundees. Keep up the great work anon!
Here's a cheeky little sketch I did before bed, half an hour. Had to absolutely crank the contrast to get my hb to show up

>>7347819
meant for >>7347810 whoops

>>7347819
Hey thanks so much. And great work! It reminds me of ozzy osborne. Lol! I also think your lines are crisp and with purpose!

>>7349327
lol, well spotted! It's actually drawn from this reference

Back again friends. Got this in at an hour and a half. I just wantedto draw a templar drenched in fluid, is all.
>>7350668
You definitely got his likeness for sure! cheers, friend!

Selfish bump. Will post later.

>>7351892
This look super cool! Maybe my favorite pic yet

>>7326468
CUTE!

back again, friends, though this may be for the last time. forgive me for my shortcomings, but I am too exhausted to continue to post in this thread everyday as I have had in the past. I even began to feel shame from it, as i have nothing to show after each day. My current job takes most of my energy, and the energy I do have, I spend helping my beloved with her projects and help her growth as an artist. I just want to thank you for coming to this thread and give all the the art a look, commenting, and occasionally pyw.
Okay, let's do this one last time. I have worked on this for 4 hours so far and is the first picture in the story i have made several times in this thread. it is not finished by a long shot, but hopefully I can move on to the second picture soon and maybe make even further progress before the end of the year. his is dedicated to you, dear friends. May we all make it some day!
>>7355494
>>7357691
thank you kindly for your kind words and keeping the thread alive in my absence.

>>7359155
Thanks for sharing you art anon! Wish you all the best!

>>7359161
Thank you for being so kind friend. Cheers!

>>7359155
Do you really need it?

did this in under half an hour.
was fun

>>7362615
That's fast.

This was a beautiful thread thanks OP

Almost 200 days up. Can a thread be alive for a whole year?

Very nice drawings OP
>>7370228
>Almost 200 days up. Can a thread be alive for a whole year?
It can.I'll say /ic/ is a moderately fast board,it might have been better to post this thread on /i/,that's a slow board and threads there can last a very long time,the oldest one right now seems to be from 2021. >>686740
Also /oekaki/ is much better than /ic/ for actually drawing and showing your art.It looks like it's mostly OP that contributed to this thread,but if he made this thread on /i/ then it certainly would have had more people actually drawing.
>>7359155
Thanks for your art m8,very cool drawings.
>I even began to feel shame from it, as i have nothing to show after each day.
Dude nearly every single drawing in this thread was made by you

>>7372579
Shit wrong link
>>662082

>>7372579
>Also /oekaki/ is much better than /ic/ for actually drawing and showing your art
Bro how do I even use the oekaki on that board, that shit is some kind of technology black magic

>>7372579
>the oldest one right now seems to be from 2021
WHAAAT?!

>>7373185

>>7370228
There is a thread on the paper & origami board that has lasted for over 5 years

>>7377411
Oh wow, you weren't kidding >>>/po/539494 3113 days up. 8 fucking years?! How's that's even possible? That's some God-tier schizo level happening there. And we thought /ic/ had autism, we got nothing on them.