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Anonymous Mon Jan 19 22:29:48 2015 No.1949375 [Reply] [Original]

15 quick things I wish someone had told me when I started drawing. Also general advice thread.

http://www.reddit.com/r/learnart/comments/2svbmk/15_quick_things_i_wish_someone_told_me_when_i/

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 22:33:49 2015 No.1949378 >>1949375 Not enough people liked your shit post on reddit? Get the fuck out faggot.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 22:36:16 2015 No.1949382 >>1949378 What's wrong with it?

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 22:51:02 2015 No.1949393 >>1949382 This is not reddit

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 23:30:27 2015 No.1949413 File: 33 KB, 500x375, fuckyounigger.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1949375 I read what you posted on reddit and you are a fucking idiot. >drawing=doodling >mfw

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 23:33:57 2015 No.1949416 >>1949375 Dunning-kruger in full effect. Why do people who are beginners always seem to insist that they are good teachers? 99% of the time their advice is terrible and misleading. Fuck off with your shitty reddit thread.

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 23:43:28 2015 No.1949421 File: 275 KB, 660x440, obamalaughing.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >charcoal pen mfw

>>	Anonymous Mon Jan 19 23:54:23 2015 No.1949426 File: 25 KB, 600x634, skeptical.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >It's okay to be cartoony, some of the best and well-held works of art are (Avatar, One Piece, Supernormal Step, Hana's Not A Boy's Name, Penny Arcade)

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:02:39 2015 No.1949429
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>Style=/=skill level; You draw chibis and have a style looking like Sailor Moon from the 90's? Good. Be proud of it. Own it. People that criticize you for drawing that way HAVE NEVER MADE ANYTHING IN THEIR LIFE.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:06:01 2015 No.1949431 thanks for the laugh OP, this is obviously b8

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:06:01 2015 No.1949432

Well, it's true, right? We're not all trying to be professionals and if I draw anime stuff then what's the problem? I think it's good. Besides, all you guys do is act negative towards us and never actually create art. Yeah, you make a pretty looking study of some hands but you never make an awesome comic or real art.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:15:48 2015 No.1949453 File: 6 KB, 714x59, ayyy.png [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >go to his submitted pages >see this not sure if he means art wise but kek

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:23:21 2015 No.1949459

>>1949432
but it's pretty bad advice towards beginners
if you see those anti-improvement threads you'll see that they never improve because anime is all they will draw. Or take it from me, I kept drawing anime thinking "I don't need the sticky, I'll just practice from refs! What's this "symbol drawing" bullshit anyways?". And I barely improved. However, this year I managed to get better ten folds by actually practicing, drawing from life, and doing studies and such.

>we're not all trying to be pros
that's fine but it would be weird to show your doodle of kimiko-chan when your friends ask for your pictures. What I'm saying is to not suck at your hobby, more or so you should have fun but you gotta learn too.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:23:29 2015 No.1949460 File: 36 KB, 387x279, 7878787869.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] kek, this guy is literally reddit personified

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:24:22 2015 No.1949461 >>1949459 >this year meant 2014

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:29:39 2015 No.1949467 File: 244 KB, 565x678, http%3A%2F%2F41.media.tumblr.com%2F7603cf0ec5d37e671ad191470b19b954%2Ftumblr_nhry8m569q1r3dvg3o6_r1_1280.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1949375 Jesus fuck this is a train wreck

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:29:50 2015 No.1949468

>>1949375
people told me all the things i needed to know, i just wish i had listened at the time instead of rediscovering them all on my own. :/

none of my things are as stupid as that list though.

it should be called "15 ways i had to talk myself into drawing because i really don't want to draw, i just want to pretend to draw and i'm too much of coward to cheat like i should."

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:44:26 2015 No.1949477 >>1949468 >people told me all the things i needed to know, i just wish i had listened at the time instead of rediscovering them all on my own That hits a little too close to home

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:47:06 2015 No.1949482 >>1949432 Google " levels of competency " You're level 1.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:51:10 2015 No.1949487 Whatever I think it's good advice and I've shared it with my friends and they all thanked me for it. Also, whenever I finish a drawing I show it to my friends and family and they all think it's pretty awesome and they have no reason to lie to me.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:54:28 2015 No.1949490 >>1949487 Bless this child and his innocence

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:55:03 2015 No.1949492 File: 237 KB, 870x960, image.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >tfw you know you're mediocre and people ask for pics >feels bad when you just offer up pages of sketches >at the same time know i cant be hermetic about my art

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 00:55:54 2015 No.1949494 >>1949487 Do this, >>1949482 Are you 12? Post your deviant art, I think perhaps you'd benefit from an unbiased opinion.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:03:10 2015 No.1949502 >>1949487 This guy is obviously a troll, he probably posted intentionally bad advice on Reddit to fuck them over.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 01:12:47 2015 No.1949508
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>>1949492
>tfw people want commissions that are nothing like your better works
>commissions are leading to stagnation of personal work
>have to do awful lineart crap because need to eat

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 14:21:08 2015 No.1949818 >reddit

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 14:26:48 2015 No.1949827 >It's okay to be cartoony, some of the best and well-held works of art are (Avatar, One Piece, Supernormal Step, Hana's Not A Boy's Name, Penny Arcade) lel

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 14:31:10 2015 No.1949833

>>1949508
Nah, clients always want your best work. Seems to me that you suck at art and your lineart is slighty less terrible than your paintings. Which is quite common with beginners actually. For some reason they always value paintings higher than drawings even when the painting is really fucking bad.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 14:35:50 2015 No.1949837

The only one I don't agree with is #4. In the beginning especially, tracing can really help build up muscle control and memory, and line confidence, and it can help you analyze how people use lines to describe forms. Even if you just trace over something you've drawn yourself, you can get those same benefits and start to find ways to simplify a drawing. The pintrest stuff I don't know anything about but I'd say I agree with the rest of it, pretty much.

Anonymous Tue Jan 20 17:26:20 2015 No.1949973
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>DO NOT ask your favorite artist,"how to draw," or ,"how to draw the thing?". SEND THEM some of you art (doesn't matter how bad it is), ask them to look at it, to offer an opinion, and ask for critique. Professionals love it when you show them you're not just all talk, that you actually try and work at it. They were in your shoes once, and know what it feels like to be a rookie. They'll help you if they can, but they're usually busy so don't hassle 'em
>SEND THEM some of you art (doesn't matter how bad it is), ask them to look at it, to offer an opinion, and ask for critique.
>they're usually busy so don't hassle 'em
Ah, this is one of those guys.

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 17:33:33 2015 No.1949978 >reddit

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 17:41:30 2015 No.1949983 File: 3 KB, 118x125, 1421747137181.jpg [View same] [iqdb] [saucenao] [google] >>1949973 What he means is dont write them an email the next day to ask if they saw your email. >mfw got a response from craig

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 17:54:46 2015 No.1949991 >>1949983 Did you really? What did you write in your email?

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 18:24:34 2015 No.1950010 >>1949991 I lied and told him I was a qt3.14

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 18:55:58 2015 No.1950036 >>1949375 please die in a fire OP

>>	Anonymous Tue Jan 20 21:05:24 2015 No.1950120 >>1949459 >weird to show your doodle of kimiko chan to your friends i totally agree with the point youre making but jesus you must have some shit friends lmao

>>	Anonymous Wed Jan 21 00:47:36 2015 No.1950277 >>1949508 Don't be afraid to experiment with personal pieces, man. It will help you remind yourself why you're doing this is the first place. Plus, something big and eyecatching in your portfolios might lead to a few different commissions too.

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