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>draw
>improve
>but still feel like shit compared to top illustrators
> always think what I do looks shitty
>people say im getting good but I still think its not good enough

How do you deal with that? I love to draw but its depressing not feeling happy with your work, ever.

>> No.1950593

go to a bookstore, there's a bunch of illustration books and comics with shit art, you dont have to be at the level of the top pros to publish.
you'll get to that lvl one day with enough dedication.

>> No.1950709

I know that feel. I've been drawing/painting for almost 20 years, and I still struggle with this.

Most of the times I finish a painting, and I'm proud of it for a few days, then I think its crap and stop drawing or painting, sometimes for months. I then do something else, like photo or music until I find the inspiration again.
But having high standards of quality and comparing yourself to "top illustrators" is a good way to progress. Even if your top artists and taste will change over time. And there always will be people better than you, in every domain. I am never happy with what I make, but sometimes my art will make someone happy, and its worth it. I spent 2 months on a christmas present for my grandmother, and she started crying when she opened it. I guess thats the kind of thing that makes me continue painting. But for every moment like this, you will make a lot of shitty disappointing drawings. Thats how progress works, probably. Sorry for poor englisherino.

>> No.1950715

>>1950709
>months
wat
>inspiration
wait what
I also feel like my paintings aren't what i want them to be but i don't fucking depress over it. I keep painting because i know i'm not painting at my best yet

>> No.1950727

>>1950715
then you are lucky and I envy you. I'm extremely perfectionist. Like I said I can easily spend 6 months on an oil portrait. I put everything I've got into my pictures. And yes of course its depressing when I fail. Its like giving birth to a potato child.

>> No.1950737

>>1950571
If ever there's a real answer to this question, hell will freeze.
I keep thinking I've gotten so good and then I go browse tumblr or drawcrowd for a second and wonder why I have even a single follower. It's so hard to hold your head up sometimes.
I think what I wanna do is push myself to do better, do more studies and life drawings and stuff and see if I can bring some of what I like in other people's work to my own. We just have to remember that, even where we are now we used to think we'd never reach, so it's possible, it just takes putting in the time and work.

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>>1950593
Here's a good example of this... Bought this back in my hardcore weaboo stage in middle school, aka "The Dark Ages"

>> No.1951204

>>1950571
Turn those feelings of inferiority into anticipation and curiosity. Ask yourself, how they were able to draw/paint/animate those crazy shapes and colors and try to figure it out.

>> No.1951265

Art is like a signature. Who's to say that your signature is no good? Each thing you make is as individual as yourself on this earth.

You might think your work isn't that awesome, but some people might think it is really great. You might also think something is really great, but nobody really likes it.

Just keep on toiling and learning. You'll have good and not so good along on the journey.

>> No.1951295

>but still feel like shit compared to top illustrators

Well duh. Pros usually have 5-10+ years experience. Check yourself and compare yourself each year.

>> No.1951298

It's not about the competition, it's about the kourney. Figured this out while drawing and going the fitness route. You'll soon realize this as you pick up hobbies and lifestyles.

>> No.1951299
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1951299

I've seen these floating around here. Which one is better?

>> No.1951316

>>1951299
bird on the left, composition on the right

>> No.1951337

>>1951316
But there's a shitload of empty space and things fighting eachother for the spotlight on the right, while the left actually made it about the bird.

>> No.1951364

I had the same problem, i fixed this by not comparing my work with others, it truly helped me.

That's all i can say really.

>> No.1951373

>>1951081
The faces and medium are shit. I bet if they did just the bodies in graphite people would get a woody over it

>> No.1951396

>>1951204
>>1951265
Best philosophy/10

>> No.1951646

>>1951204

OP here, thats what I do, pic related is a drawing of mine which is waay better that what I did a month ago, I try to learn everyday but the progress is sloooow >_>

>>1951299

I like the first one better

>> No.1951651

>>1951081
But they question is do you really want to be "that artist"?

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>>1951081
Holy shit. Why did you have to make me remember that? WHY!?

>> No.1951680

>>1951672
please more, im dying from laughter.
also, is that fucking Spanish?

>> No.1951684

>>1951680
yes, it is spanish amigo

>> No.1951694

>>1951684
is there even a market for Spanish speaking weaboos who want to draw mangu? how did this got published in the first place?

>> No.1951705

>>1951694
yes there is, a lot of people speaks spanish in america, which is a continent not a fucking country, people really like manga here (latin america) I started drawing by copying animu stuff hahahaha :'(

>> No.1951721

>>1951705
white people eh?
>yellow people and brown people can't interact, that doesn't involve us at all!

fucken' race soliquism

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>>1951680
>>1951694
I have no idea how this thing ended up in Uruguay, but yeah there are a lot of weabos here.

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>>1951373
Also, you are totally right.

>> No.1951796

>>1951705
America is a country. It's short for "The United States of America." It is located on the continent of North America, which is never referred to as "America." Together, both North and South America are referred to as "The Americas", never just "America." I hope your Spanish is better than your English.

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>>1951680
I must have a different version, definitely the same author though

>> No.1951881

>>1950571
work harder fagot. do you think top illustrators woke up one day and were at the top?

they put in the hours what makes you think you dont have to?

>> No.1951913

>>1951796
>>1951796

>It is located on the continent of North America, which is never referred to as "America."

Well never in the US maybe

And no, there are different conventions on how many continents there are, and yes North America, Central America and South America are known as America as a whole, but you are not wrong, America is also short for United States of America (As Mexico is short for United States of Mexico or Estados Unidos Mexicanos) But america IS a continent, in this part of the hemisfere we are taught that way at least, not saying that you are wrong, just wanted to make my point, and yeah sorry for broken english, mi español es mucho mejor

Some countries teach Asia and Europe are the same continent, anyway have a nice day anon

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>> No.1951954

>>1951942
>>1951946
kek

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>> No.1951965

>>1951958
It's like this entire book was one ruse of a genius to desecrate animu and spawn a generation of shitty animu drawings.

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>>1951942
>>1951969
>>1951972

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>>1951942
>>1951946
>>1951958
>>1951962
>>1951969
>>1951972
I guess my biggest question is who the fuck looked at this guy's art and said "yeah, let's publish this"

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>>1951972

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>>1951977
Son of a bitch

>> No.1951999

>>1951972
Holy FUCK someone kill that thing before it breeds!

>> No.1952006

>>1951913
Wow you're a huge faggot

>> No.1952011

http://fnochrishart.tumblr.com/
thats her/his tumblr

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>>1952011
This is a gold mine.
>muscles

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>>1951942

>> No.1952275

>>1952081
Are those... Boob muscles?

>> No.1952289

>>1952011
http://fnochrishart.tumblr.com/post/25852954277/thatstupidnerd-this-ones-a-page-from-my
I get it, over reacting funny tumblr posters, C. Hart is bad but this is shit you see in anime and manga all the time.

>> No.1952292

>>1952275
All women have them.
>Doesn't know boob muscles

>> No.1952303

>>1952289
i feel bad for his guest artists tho. their works also got shitted upon just because it shows up on his book

some of them are fairly good..

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>>1951972
every
fucking
time

>> No.1952331

>>1951913
>>1952006
Yeah, ditto to the faggot thing.

I dont really care what you were taught in school. The rest of the world refers to the US as America.

>> No.1952608

>>1952292
>All women have them.
>Doesn't know boob muscles

Damn

>Is a woman
>Didnt know about the boob muscles

>> No.1952665

>>1951969
suddenly: german

wut? are those from the same book (if so, wtf) or are they 2 scans from different versions?

If you can get this masterpiece in german i need to get my hands on this. it would be a great source of motivation.

>> No.1952704

>>1952665
Knowing that someone that shit has probably made more money than we ever will is by no means motivating to me. :( Promoted shit is just making me feel like shit.

>> No.1952715

>>1952704
sakimichan makes 5k/week; notch sold minecraft for 2billion $; failbook generates tons of money. There will always be someone, that makes more money than you.

But if i look at this book it motivates me in 2 ways:
1. If someone as shit, as him can make it - then i can as well.
2. Even, if you are "successful", that doesn't mean, that you are good. There are higer goals to strive for, than just money. And this point actually makes me feel very comfortable.

>> No.1955252

>>1952715
That's because you're poor.