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[Anonymous No.3663826]

[Anonymous No.3663830]

Is there an app or site that lets you post to all social medias at once?

Do likes matter and why?

How do you find trendy stuff for fanart, besides what you already know? Just browse 4chan boards?

[Anonymous No.3664189]

Anyone knows about any decent, not overly expensive, online art teachers? Or any way to find a mentor?

[Anonymous No.3664196]

>>3664189
Patron artist sometimes have a mentor tier

[Anonymous No.3664214]

>>3663830
>Is there an app or site that lets you post to all social medias at once?

Personalize your content to the relevant accounts, you want to offer different value props on different sites so people have a reason to engage in several places. Duplicated content is a bad idea unless you're trying to blast a message on all channels, like a new project you're planning to drop.

>Do likes matter and why?

Yes, if you want to become more well-known.

Likes are used by ranking algorithms and more, quicker likes = more exposure.

>How do you find trendy stuff for fanart, besides what you already know?

Find the big popular thing that everybody's going nuts about in the moment and make content for it
>Fortnite
>Teen Titans Go
>Pokemon whenever a new one comes out
>Infinity War
>Bowsette

etc. Drop a subtle watermark, post it on whatever account you want to boost, and reel in the traffic. Facebook, Insta, reddit, 4chan, twitter, and tumblr all work just fine for this, pick your favorite that you have the most familiarity with so you know when something notable's happening.

[Anonymous No.3664264]

>>3664196
Didn't think about this, thank you.

[Anonymous No.3664378]

Where to find shared Gumroad/Patreon artist content?

[Anonymous No.3664380]

Any non American online galleries (besides pixiv)

[Anonymous No.3665430]

Is there any /ic/ related discord? Or any other beginner tolerated decent discord that's not a hugbox?

[Anonymous No.3665514]

how do i paint like this?

[Anonymous No.3665765]

>>3665430
There is one in the anime study thread. Pretty okay artists in there. Most /ic/ discords are pretty gay though.

[Anonymous No.3665772]

How can I develope an original style, while still doing what I want to do?
It seems like everything has already been done before, except you draw some random garbage nobody else wants to draw.

[Anonymous No.3665774]

Has any of you masturbated to their own work?

[Anonymous No.3665834]

>>3665774
No but I have been aroused while working on a porn piece.

[Anonymous No.3665835]

>>3665772
Original doesn’t exist. Most everyone takes from what inspires them, even Tolkien (Arthur of Lord of the rings and the Hobbit) took from religion and classic literature (King Arthur, Beowulf etc.)
Do what you love and put your own twist on it.

[Anonymous No.3665838]

>>3665772
>>3665772
Original doesn’t exist. Most everyone takes from what inspires them, even Tolkien (Arthur of Lord of the rings and the Hobbit) took from religion and classic literature (King Arthur, Beowulf etc.)
Do what you love and put your own twist on it.

[Anonymous No.3665840]

>>3665835
>Original doesn’t exist
Not totally, but there certainly are artists who are more original than others.
I just don't want to look like I try to imitate others, but it's difficult.

One thing I think tho is, a good way to be "original" is implementing stuff to show where you come from. Maybe folklore from your country or stuff like that.

[Anonymous No.3665845]

>>3665840
Agreed, folklores, history, and classical fiction (I think) offer great content to expand upon or even twist.

Most of what makes a painting good is design. Can’t really speak for animation or film however.

[Anonymous No.3666436]

Does anyone get some kind of ASMR (for a lack of better term) when looking at work from artists you like?

[Anonymous No.3666497]

Is there any way to find a model with skin and bones you can see in transparency? Does this have a name? ESL sorry

[Anonymous No.3666815]

>>3666436
Yes, you're not alone.

[Anonymous No.3666826]

>>3666497
Any 3d anatomy atlas will do the trick

[Anonymous No.3668356]

What's this style called? Mainly the one on the left.

[Anonymous No.3668371]

>>3668356

Don't know if it has a official name, but it definitely has a strong 90's look to it. There's a lot of editorial illustration from that decade that has a similar angular and almost surrealist aesthetic

[Anonymous No.3668470]

>>3665772
When starting a new piece get photo ref not other artists work. That way you'll simply end up with your own twist on things

[Anonymous No.3668841]

If your in your 30’s or 40’s where do you post your work?
Tumblr-teens
DA-twelves
At lest that’s what it feels like.
Art station just isn’t for everyone.

[Anonymous No.3669541]

>>3666436
I'd guess you'd call it VSMR, if that's even a thing.

I don't get that but rather get breathless (not the unpleasant kind) and experience a state I'd best describe as meditative.

[Anonymous No.3669544]

>>3668841
Instagram, but instagram is cancer.
Use Deviantart as an online portfolio folder and nothing else.

Just create your own blog.

[Anonymous No.3669700]

>>3663826
What does ic stand for

[Anonymous No.3669702]

>>3669544
>Instagram, but instagram is cancer.
why?

[Anonymous No.3669716]

>>3669702
Bad website to archive your images/present a portfolio and few options of customisation/presentation in general
General community has the mindset of like and move on, little interest in art other than current trends
If you can't play the hashtag game and don't have any other following at all you're shit out of luck getting noticed at all

Twitter is better to quickly engage with people, a blog is better for a dedicated community, Deviantart (or Artstation if you're up for it) is better for archival/presentation

[Anonymous No.3669727]

>>3669716
Forgot to add
One thing Insta is good for is to advertise yourself and give attention to your projects, ideas, what have you

[Anonymous No.3669990]

is this possible?

Im going to finally start pursuing my art education. Im decent now, but i think actually going to school will make it so i can actually make money out of my art. Will it be worth it? Im 22 right now.

Also. Im finally making a effort to make myself known on social media (Youtube,Insta,Twitter,Tumblr, ECT.) but i have no idea what to do. I dont necessarily want to be your stero typical art streamer (ala holly brown) but i dont have a painterly style to do speed paints with.

[Anonymous No.3670921]

I need those sheets with human facial expressions, the kind that outlines some furrows etc.

[Anonymous No.3670992]

I definitely have the drive to draw, I do it everyday whether I "feel" like it or not, but sitting down to do studies feel tedious. How do you integrate sketching and making finished work with learning and building your craft?

Preemptive PYW

[Anonymous No.3671008]

>>3670992
You just have to do it. Just like musicians and learning scales

[Anonymous No.3671016]

>>3671008
I figured, I just needed to hear it, thanks.

[Anonymous No.3671077]

>>3670992
Looking good

What I do is I sit and don't stop until I've acomplished the ammount of pages daily I set myself.

and if I don't comply I beat myself over with a ruler.

It's sadistic and you have to make the "beating yourself with a ruler" an habit for it to work, but it does give results.

[Anonymous No.3671113]

Are there any other communities that help with art like /ic/?
Discord’s?
Forms?
Boards?
Or anything else?

[Anonymous No.3671525]

what teacher/book is good at teaching values?

[Anonymous No.3671633]

>>3671525
Scott Robinson has a alot of info on that in his book "how to render" and his gnomon videos

[Anonymous No.3671634]

>>3671633
thanks! ill look him up. more recommendations would be appreciated as well.

[Anonymous No.3671638]

>>3671633
>Scott Robinson

[Anonymous No.3671674]

>>3671638
robertson?

[Anonymous No.3671688]

>>3671633
>>3671638

[Anonymous No.3671728]

>>3668356
i LOVED that shit. no idea about the name

[Anonymous No.3671982]

should I get a surface pro on black friday or just stick with my Huion? If I bought it I could return the Huion if I liked the Surface Pro because I'm still within the year warranty so it's not like I'm losing money either way. I just wanna know if the Surface Pro is better than my Huion, basically. GT 220 V2 to be exact.

copy pasta'd from the tablet thread, I'd like an answer before I have to go to bed. Hate how slow this board is at times.

[Anonymous No.3671993]

>>3664380
Sad panda

>>3669990
Art school is good for connections, that's it. They won't teach you fundamentals anymore. You have to study on your own while you waste 40k for 1 year of courses that are literally all "do what you want myan"

>>3671982
Go for it. No losses there. Pretty safe to bh.

[Anonymous No.3672344]

How much time should I spend on a drawing?
I mean of course there's no real rule there, but do you have a rule of thumb that tells you that you spend too much time on a specific point?
For example on average I spend 1 hour sketching, half an hour cleaning up those lines and about 2 hours color/rendering. How is it for you guys?

[Anonymous No.3672353]

>>3672344
You should spend as much time as it needs to be a “complete” image. As you grow as an artist, you’ll find that time becoming smaller and smaller. Don’t worry about it.

[Anonymous No.3672369]

https://youtu.be/RQ0ymYGQNa8?t=18
Is there a specific name for keeping the pattern on her clothes still while she moves? I've been seeing this sort of thing a lot and was wondering if it had a name

[Anonymous No.3672393]

>>3672353
>As you grow as an artist, you’ll find that time becoming smaller and smaller
That's actualy the opposite right now. I'm at that point where I'm starting to know enough stuff to try to refine my works and I'm spending longer and longer on pieces. I fear that I'm reaching the "polishing turds" phase, so I try to limit the time I spend on each piece. Still, thanks for the answer.

[Anonymous No.3672408]

>>3672369
It doesn't really have a name. I remember a lot of discussions about it when Gankutsuou came out, because it used this extensivly.

It's a variant of "unmoving plaid", as tvtropes names it.
You could call it "cell texturing", as a variant of "cell shading", I guess.
Hope it helps.

[Anonymous No.3672462]

have drawing porn literally become a viable income solution?

[Anonymous No.3672487]

>>3672462
it has been for a while

[Anonymous No.3672569]

How do I letters?
To be more explicit: I draw with Sai, but sometimes I want to include text/speech bubbles and such, which he doesn't support at all.
Is there a simple, free soft that allows to add/edit texts that you would recommend?

[Anonymous No.3672580]

>>3672569
Gimp, Krita, probably a ton more

[Anonymous No.3672694]

what does the term "academic painting" mean? mullins uses it often but hasn't explained it

[Anonymous No.3672711]

>>3672462
>>3672487
Why do people pay for porn, there's so much of it. Very specific fetishes I guess? Fanarts?

What's the minimum level to make sellable porn, anyone got examples?

[Anonymous No.3672716]

>>3672711
>Very specific fetishes I guess? Fanarts?
That, or they want art of their OC. The latter is particularly true if you're selling to furries.

As far as minimum level, you can check the >>>/aco/2738449 commission shilling thread to get an idea. Some artists in there are pretty good, but a lot of them are barely out of /beg/ tier.

[Anonymous No.3672728]

>>3672716
Nice, didn't knew about this thread, thanks

[Anonymous No.3672739]

>>3672728
No problem, hope it helps.

I'll add that drawing porn is often much less about selling a realistic image and much more about selling an appealing one. Gesture, evocative faces, stylization, and how clearly the form reads most often trumps perfect anatomy or perspective.

[Anonymous No.3672755]

>>3672739
Yeah I get that. Like how sometimes some old school porn goes semirealistic and overdetailed but stiff and not sexy at all.

[Anonymous No.3673899]

id like to work on a larger canvas but my pc starts lagging. what should I upgrade to alleviate the lag?

[Anonymous No.3673921]

>>3673899
could be lots of stuff, cpu, gpu, ram, i'd try ram as it's the easiest

[Anonymous No.3674479]

https://www.instagram.com/p/Boo_tpICheG/?utm_source=ig_share_sheet&igshid=1dftu0e69x1gr

Any anon know what he's using? Looks like some kind of paint marker.

[Anonymous No.3674651]

what determines the "key" of an image? high-key images are bright, but what about an image with a lot of brightness but also with some contrasting darks? like, is pic related considered high-key?

[Anonymous No.3674968]

Where can I find Mignola sketching vids or sketchbook scans?

[Anonymous No.3675294]

- How do you "add" an ambiant light color?
Say you paint a character in "normal" values, and the scene has red lights, how does it work? Mixing skin color + red of the same value and saturation (or not?)?
How about solid flat colors when you don't mix in a painterly way?

- How do you get the likeness in a face? Besides copying 1:1? Any tips, tutorials?

[Anonymous No.3675386]

Is there any way to make deskop instagram better? App, script, anything? I fucking hate it.

[flatty No.3675488]

sup icee
some of you may remember me and already know that i draw very sparingly, i want to draw pinups and eventually doujinshi but like, its a ton of work and i have other stuffsss going on IRL
so its like, i don't focus on my art enough
i made this drawing back in feb and i think its one of my best works so far, thing is, i haven't really drawn since feb except for a few commishes.
am i NGMI for real or should i put more effort into improving my art?
come at me bros

[flatty No.3675494]

>>3675488
some of my character design work

[flatty No.3675501]

>>3675494
i forgot to link my blog is you wanna check out my art tag
https://flatberry.tumblr.com/tagged/berryart

[Anonymous No.3675508]

>>3674651

First off, think of high key and low key as artistic styles . Not every photograph (or artwork) falls into either of these categories.

In short the amount of bright versus dark pixels determine whether or not the images is high key or low key. If the image is dominant in light values it is high key and if it is dominant in dark values it is low key.

I suggest you google both high key and low key images and look at the levels in Photoshop. A high key image should produce a sort of laying L shape with a spike on the right side. Opposite for low key.

[Anonymous No.3675511]

>>3675488
>>3675494
>tumblr
well you almost got a follow. get with the times chump.

[flatty No.3675513]

>>3675511
what's better? i don't really like twitter, its full of normies daysu

[Anonymous No.3675517]

>>3674479
Im gonna guess and say hes using a paint sponge marker sometimes called graffiti markers or mural markers, made for large and vibrant paintings. Its a pretty broad medium so not one company distributes it. Most of what I find online relating it are a bit juvenile and not professional, but I guess its what the artists make of it.Id try amazon. Hope I could be of some help.

[Anonymous No.3675764]

Is it too late to make it if you are already a boomer? I've been drawing on and off my whole life, but I never really managed to create a nice body of work, rather just been practicing the whole time by doing sketches and what not.

I didn't have internet until only a few years ago too, which is probably one of the reasons for this, because now that I have internet, I find it much easier to find inspirations, references, motivation to create something share, etc. I feel like I finally "found my style" now, and could create something I like, like a comic, or just a bunch of nice pictures.

But when I look at artists who already made, how young they are often, how huge and awesome their collection of works is, I feel like it's already too late for me, and I get heavily depressed and discouraged.

[Anonymous No.3675768]

>>3675488
>am i NGMI for real or should i put more effort into improving my art?
I for one like your style. The pic reminds me a bit of Shintaro Kago. You definitely could create something nice, like a cool manga or something.
If you will be able to live from this tho, I don't know. Not sure how hard it is to make money from manga styles in the west.

[Anonymous No.3675871]

Thinking of getting a starter fountain pen, what does /ic/ recommend? I've seen some and they can look really cool done well and would like to try one out. I'm in Australia if that's relevant for pricing and shipping and availability.

[flatty No.3676355]

>>3675768
thx. i googled the artist, thats a lot of guro lol can't really see the resemblance :thinking:
oh well, thing is, i'm not doing this for cash, like obv cash is welcome and i do take commissions but i don't see art as an income, i just wanna draw cuties basically
my main question is like, idk if i should like drop art as a hobby or if you guys see a future in it

[Anonymous No.3676373]

>>3676355
>my main question is like, idk if i should like drop art as a hobby or if you guys see a future in it

I'm in a similar situation where art is my hobby but I can't ever see it being my main source of income. My question for you is: if you lose art as a creative outlet, what will you do instead? It's very unlikely (especialy if you're not going to put in the hours to pro) that you'll be wildly e-famous and recognized since there are just so many other artists out there.

Does art bring you personal satisfaction/is it fun? Then keep doing it.

Do you feel like you're having to sacrifice your free time making art on the hope that you'll become recognized? Then art probably isn't for you at this point.

[Anonymous No.3676463]

>>3669700
>What does ic stand for
Inbred Crabs


>>3676373
I enjoy art for sure but basically if i draw i kinda need to drop my other hobbies(frivolous crap like gaming/youtube/etc)
Comes down to lack of energy i think
I suppose i have enough of a fanbase that likes my work so ill probably make a return. I mostly draw for myself(OCs) cuz im not really concerned about likes or my e-peen
We'll see

[Anonymous No.3676480]

Any recommend online art lessons/classes for cg entertainment artwork? Concepts, designs and character work?

[Anonymous No.3676484]

Any good critique discord’s? Communities? Or the like?

[Anonymous No.3676530]

>>3675764
Depends on your situation, it's not that you're "too old", but as you get older you have more responsibility, maybe even a family to consider. You have to take serious look at the obligations you have taken on up until this point, and determine how much bandwidth you have for art or whether you are willing to give up one of those obligations to make room for art.

Don't abandon your family or otherwise deprive them, but if you have the finances and want to give an art career a serious go, you can scale back to a part time job or none at all and work on art full time.

Or maybe art is just a hobby, in which case just drop tv watching and similar bullshit and replace with drawing.

[Anonymous No.3676576]

I have 500 euro budget

I want to get a drawing tablet with a screen for my sister for Christmas. What's the best bang for my buck? It has to have a screen. She was thinking of a HUION gt-133 but you can get a 220v2 for an extra 80 euro which is a newer model and a much bigger screen.

I'm clueless enough about this stuff as I don't personally do art, what do you guys think?

[Anonymous No.3676980]

How many times can you h-flip your canvas before your brain becomes immune to the effect?

[Anonymous No.3676990]

Hey friends, in Paint Tool Sai is there a way to select only whats on a layer without doing it manually? It would make coloring flats so easy.

[Anonymous No.3676992]

>>3676980
20 times then you gotta flip it vertical.

[Anonymous No.3677181]

Was surrealism invented by commies?

[Anonymous No.3677186]

>>3663826
i've been doing a personal challenge of drawing 1000 faces in a week, which i failed, i only got 790. it's a dumb challenge i don't recommended it, but i noticed an interesting phenomena and i wonder if anyone else has noticed it.

basically have you ever made only a few marks or sometimes even one and got a likeness?

for example, a few times i've drawn like a bit of a jaw line or the shape of a brow and got the impression of a pretty strong likeness.

so yeah, i just wonder if that's something anyone else has noticed. i don't think the likeness would hold up for anyone but me and sometimes the subject.

[Anonymous No.3677187]

>>3676576
I asked the same thing and they told me:
you don't need a big screen, you're always going to work in a small space, so a 13-15'' should be enough.
They recommended me a Huion Kamvas Pro 13 instead of a gt191 for this reason (and also it's overall better except for the screen size)

[Anonymous No.3677221]

>>3676530
>2018
>having family
>not being a neet
Normie please

[Anonymous No.3677224]

>>3676355
>idk if i should like drop art as a hobby
You definitely should continue. Many people would be very happy if they could draw like you. Art is a really nice hobby. I for one find it really rewarding to create something which I like. And the process of it is also fun, even if it can be frustrating sometimes.

Gaming on the other hand can be fun too, but it is nowhere near as rewarding as drawing/painting for me.

[Anonymous No.3677600]

>>3675513
Insta is probably where you get the most attention but it's also the worst..
Just post on everything, Devart, Tumblr, Insta and Twitter. nothing to lose.

[Anonymous No.3677605]

>>3676484
Bumping this
I can't believe there's not ONE active discord.

[Anonymous No.3677620]

>>3677187
>you don't need a big screen, you're always going to work in a small space

Says who? I have both a cintiq 13" and a 21". The bigger screen is so much better. It's great to be able to see more of your artwork at once and I like being able to make long flowing strokes that I can't on the smaller tablet. I would strongly recommend against a small cintiq.

[Anonymous No.3677624]

how do I get an art girlfriend

[Anonymous No.3677626]

>>3677624

Be a chad.

[Anonymous No.3677893]

>>3677624
Same way you get any other girlfriend.
Be genuine and confident, healthy, have strong resolve, don't be needy, and ask her out.

[Anonymous No.3677959]

what software is this?

[Anonymous No.3678043]

What other methods of drawing the head are there besides Loomis?

[Anonymous No.3678050]

>>3678043
Hitokaku

[Anonymous No.3678059]

>>3677605
There is one but you have to be invited in I think

[Anonymous No.3678076]

>>3677959
Looks like After effects?

[Anonymous No.3678151]

>>3663826
Is acrylic ink good for using in fountain pens?

[Anonymous No.3678254]

>>3678151
No! Never use ink with any kind of binding agent (acrylic ink, india ink, calligraphy ink etc) in a fountain pen, it will clog up and ruin it. Use a dip pen instead.

[Anonymous No.3678263]

>>3678043
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2T7cDY7YDsg&t=2s

[Anonymous No.3678309]

>>3677221
Shit, even better. No dependents means more time and disposable income.

They (or you?) may still have some other obligations that I didn't consider, but the advice still applies. Don't just drop responsibility and attempt to make the art thing work within your life as it is now, not what you want it to be. That or be ready to live with the consequences of shirking those duties.

[Anonymous No.3678332]

Anybody got any recommendations for comic artists who are good at placing characters in scenes/ dynamic environments?

[Anonymous No.3678347]

>>3677620
>says who
another anons when I asked a while back, but i'm completely ignorant on this matter. I only own a small tablet.
I'm waiting for black friday to choose a tablet, so do you recommend a bigger one?
Huion has 19.5'' tablets that seems okay. I have a 500 euro budget.

[Anonymous No.3678348]

I look at this and I feel there's something awful going on, but I just can't describe what it.

Could anyone pinpoint exactly what's going on here and why it's wrong?

[Anonymous No.3678359]

>>3678332

Kim Jung Gi

[Anonymous No.3678373]

How old are the pro freelancers on /ic/?

[Anonymous No.3678440]

>>3678348
I'm /beg/ and esl so thus ought be totally wrong, but line direction could be confusing? Like it's a bit of a mess going everywhere. Think about focus and readability, look at thumbnail

[Anonymous No.3678444]

>>3678076
ty

[Anonymous No.3678459]

Anyone have a mega link to a portable version of clip studio or photoshop?

[Anonymous No.3678629]

Looking to improve my cross-hatching. Any recommendations for artists who do portraits/charicatures in things like ball-point pen?

[flatty No.3678701]

>>3677224
Oh hey thx
Ill give it another go c:

[Anonymous No.3678748]

>>3678359
Fair enough.

[Anonymous No.3678823]

>>3678254
Okay. What kind of ink can I put into a fountain pen?

[Anonymous No.3678922]

>>3678348
Extremely muddy values and very poor edge control/shape design

[Anonymous No.3678924]

>>3678332
Where's that from?

[Anonymous No.3679258]

>>3678924
https://youtu.be/ObEAx8mfEtg

[Anonymous No.3679533]

>>3678823
All kinds of fountain pen ink. Check /r/fountainpens if you're interested.

[Anonymous No.3679580]

>>3663826
Who really owns the rights to commissioned mmo ,like ffxiv, characters?

[Anonymous No.3679735]

Is there any trick for doing a 3 or 2 point perspective, when you don't have enough space to make the points?

I mean not just space on the paper, but space on your whole working space.

[Anonymous No.3679766]

What the fuck is the difference between /ic/ and /i/?

[Anonymous No.3679767]

>>3679766
one actually draws

[Anonymous No.3679769]

>>3665514

He has a gumroad where he outlines his process. It's gouache btw. Pretty standard stuff. He starts with a loose underpainting and refines as he goes, but yes his ability to simplify into angular shapes is pretty spectacular

[Anonymous No.3679863]

Can someone recommend a good realistic skin rendering tutorial?
All the tutorials I can find are either about Anime-styled drawings (which is far from realistic) or 'semi-realistic' style (which is anime-style with color dodge applied on top).

[Anonymous No.3680053]

Any place to find patreon shares?

[Anonymous No.3680091]

Any good methods for placing the eyes/facial features?

[Angel !!b54Js4RqEVd No.3680106]

>>3669990
Depends on the field you want to pursue. If you want to get into animation, self study and practice are all you need plus a good head for networking. Everyone I know who wants to get into that field is regretting going to art school. Personally I got a really entry level graphic design job, learned the programs and worked on a portfolio on the side and I'm close to 'making it'. No massive student debt and a resume with a few years of work experience. If you really want instruction though just buy individual classes online for the stuff you're interested in and keep grinding your portfolio.

[Anonymous No.3681138]

>>3680106
ty anon, i was getting down about being older and "starting" later again , and just saw that you replied.
could i see your work please? Not asking in a malicious way, id just like to know what is possible being self taught. What did you do to learn?

[Anonymous No.3681766]

i joined a thing and i'm being given a choice of which character i want to draw. should i draw the one that hasn't been drawn by anyone else, or the fun-looking one?

[Anonymous No.3681842]

Best method for placing the eyes on a head?

[Anonymous No.3681868]

>>3681842
Middle of head?

[Anonymous No.3682031]

>>3681868
So center of the head is middle of the eyes? Or top?

[Anonymous No.3682039]

>>3682031
Eyebrows if you're going by the cranium.

[Anonymous No.3682042]

>>3682031
Usually in the middle of the eyes. You can put it on the top of the eyes if you want to draw younger people.
Just remember the centre isn't the just the centre of the face constraint, but the entire head.

[Anonymous No.3682531]

How long should someone be practicing a skill before they should ask for advice on how to improve on it?

Artists should never stop practicing fundamentals right?
I'm just wondering the time it takes for a person to know for certain that they are stuck on something and need help/critique, rather than still being in a learning stage where they aren't going to be perfect anyways.

[Anonymous No.3683219]

Doing a value painting then using overlay is legit, why is it trashed on so much and is it used often?

[Anonymous No.3683223]

>>3683219
Because you're not really picking the colors?

[Anonymous No.3683226]

Is screen tablet worth the cost? I can get this one for 500$

[Anonymous No.3683228]

My figures sometimes end up squashed (not wide enough in the chest/shoulders) any tips?

[Anonymous No.3683229]

>>3683226
I’ve got one of their non screen displays and it works well for me.
My sister in law went through two styles however.

[Anonymous No.3683245]

>>3683223
b-but it picks better than me...

[Anonymous No.3683304]

>>3665774
I have. Makes you feel like a good (I'm not actually that great)

[Anonymous No.3683314]

>>3683229
non screen display? wtf?

[Anonymous No.3683320]

>>3683219
yes, it's used often, and it can either be a tool or a crutch.

You should be able to put down colours in the correct value without having to resort to going via the black and white route. If you can do it, but go by value painting first, then it's okay, as it's just a preferred workflow. But if you are incapable of doing both at the same time, then it means that your value- and colour-control is lacking.

Another thing that many don't seem to realize: overlay isn't a value-neutral blending mode. Overlay will change your values, make the image brighter or darker, unless you overlay a colour with exactly 50% brightness. This can result in unpleasant results.

Also, people often don't vary the saturation when using overlay, which results in a worse image (shadows and highlights becoming incredibly saturated, when in reality those areas are desaturated).

[Anonymous No.3683344]

>>3683304
*A god, jesus christ autocorrect it's a fucking word

[Anonymous No.3683406]

>>3683320
Mods.
Why was my thread moved,to /b/?
it fit all of the rules.

/ic/ - Artwork/Critique
All images and discussion should pertain to the critique of visual artwork.
User-created artwork is submitted for critique, and visual art is discussed. Do not claim authorship of works you did not create.
Only constructive criticism will be accepted. Rude or offensive comments will result in a ban.
Requests for free work of any sort are forbidden.
Don't bring community vendettas onto this board. Singling out individual artists for the purposes of trolling them will not be tolerated. All discussion of artists should pertain directly to their work, and not their personal lives.

[Anonymous No.3683433]

>>3683406
what are you talking about?
We are still on /ic/ - also I think you replied to the wrong guy.

[Anonymous No.3683932]

>>3683320
That makes sense, thanks

[Anonymous No.3683939]

>>3683320
Would you recommend photostudies for learning value/colour control or other artists work, I’d like to end up in a more stylised rendering space. Suppose the answer is both?

[Anonymous No.3684395]

I'm too rigid with my process. It's been getting better lately, especially with sketching, but it's like I decide going in exactly what techniques I'm going to be using and nothing I do can break rank no matter what, and I feel it makes my work look lifeless and sterile. Has anyone else dealt with this? How?

[Anonymous No.3684616]

I'm new to digital painting. What software should I use?

[Anonymous No.3684631]

>>3683228
Use the Hitokaku-rectangle to lay out the dimensions of the torso beforehand.

[Anonymous No.3685245]

>>3663826
What are some good books that teach digital painting? A lot of books I have are more focused on traditional painting.

[Anonymous No.3685247]

When someone is drawing a line, where should their eyes be looking? At the spot where the line will end, or just following the pencil as it makes its way to the end point?

[Anonymous No.3685259]

>>3665774

yes but it feels weird ) :

[Anonymous No.3685269]

>>3674479

Reminds me of a Posca pen, or any XL tipped paint pen.

[Anonymous No.3685501]

I can't motivate myself to draw anything substantial.

Its been months since I've drawn literally anything but doodles, the most I can do each day is throw down a piece of paper and badly scribble some animu girls while I put on netflix and youtube videos and try not to die.

How to motivate myself to do something more.

[Anonymous No.3685557]

should I go to an art school or stay a neet and learn art from books and internet courses?

[Anonymous No.3685991]

this seems like the best place to find it
i used to browse /co/ all the time, and I found a thread there a few months back
it was something like Chuck Jones saying he fears for the animation industry because there wasn't a master animator under the age of 40 or something along those lines

if anyone has the full quote &/or where it's from, I'd love to get it

[Anonymous No.3685998]

anyone have the Chuck Jones quote about how he fears for the animation industry?
it was something about how there's no master animators under 40 or something

I'd love both the full quote and the source

[Anonymous No.3686214]

Have any of you gone through draw a box? (Or are you currently doing it?) How has your art improved? Do you have a before and after drawing(s) to show?
People say Peter Han's dynamic sketching is better, but why?

[Anonymous No.3686581]

On a graphic tablet with a display can I just draw from my bed as long as it is plugged in or do I have to have it parallel to the screen?

[Anonymous No.3686734]

nether photoshop cc or cs5 recognizes my pressure sensitivity of my intuos 4, both sai2 and manga studio 5 work fine, my drivers are fine i tried reinstalling them i also tried the thing with checking and unchecking use windows ink on tablet properties, anyone has any idea what it could be?

[Anonymous No.3686825]

My friend wants to sell me his cintiq13hd without a pen for $700CAD. That said I need to get a pen and its $99CAD. Should I just wait and see if the cintiq13hd goes on sale on boxing day or something cause brand new the cintiq13hd is $1000.
What are your thoughts anons.

[Anonymous No.3686906]

How do I draw japanese people? Or different ethnies? I'm not good enough to understand everything that makes the difference.

[Anonymous No.3686921]

Do i need to learn to draw well to sculpt ? Im planning in learning to make my own action figures/figurines for plastic models. Do you have any material on the subject ?

[Anonymous No.3686940]

>>3686921
Sorry I can't answer to this but you got me interested do you already have any ressources on making figures/tutorials? That sounds fun but I'd have no idea where to start.

Other than that I would assume you do need to know how to draw, so you can understand the volumes and reproduce them

[Anonymous No.3686989]

>>3686940
Lol, i got some indications to books on how to sculpt figurines but lost the links. I was exactly looking for new links and asking beforehand if i needed that much of a background on drawing.

[Anonymous No.3687120]

Sup anons, i broke my right arm a couple of weeks ago and havent been drawing much, i get my cast off on the 30th, how fucked will i be coming back?

[Anonymous No.3687133]

>>3686214

drawabox is a good course to go through for concept art skills which can be applied anywhere. dynamic sketching is better if you're willing to actually pay for the course, because you get access to live Q and A and art crit. from a master. drawabox is a fine alternative though

[Anonymous No.3687159]

>>3663826
Is there a some software that draws in vector graphics. I can't stand the pixels everytime I draw a line. It bothers me a lot. I've changed brush sizes and styles and the resolution but I can still see pixels. I want my drawing to look like it came out of my sketchbook but I want to do it digitally.

[Anonymous No.3687161]

>>3672569
Get the crack of sai 2. Sai 2 has a text tool.

https://drive.google.com/file/d/0B1U9Rhx--cHPM2hUOXI1alNlN0k/view

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tstkEixE2Sk

[Anonymous No.3687191]

>>3687159
uh have you changed the pixels per inch/ppi

[Anonymous No.3687196]

>>3678332
satoshi kon story boards, hell just look at story boards in general or just pause a movie and look at how the scene is shot

[Anonymous No.3687200]

anyone got some nice reference of drawing an anime/stylized face in this angle? it works in motion but this looks so fucking bad the more you look at it and most anime styled drawings shy away from this angle because anime faces simply do not have proper chin to neck transition. trying to draw a smug bitch with her chin up and

[Anonymous No.3687293]

Is there a good way to make my figures less stiff?
When I draw from imagination it's a real problem, but even when making studies from nice poses, my drawing always end up looking stiff. Is there a good exercice to correct this?

[Anonymous No.3687294]

>>3687293
gesture drawing

[Anonymous No.3687336]

>>3687120
Arm in a cast for 4 weeks? If it was just a clean broken bone with no muscle or nerve injury, 6 to 8 weeks to get back to the point you were before. Less if you actively train to get back in shape, and it'll be also faster if you're young and if you're a man

[Anonymous No.3687592]

I can't grow my follower number on instagram. A lot of people just follow me for a bit and then unfollows me. What am I doing wrong?
For example, yesterday I racked up ~20 followers, and 13 of them unfollowed me. Is this normal or there's something I'm missing?

[Anonymous No.3687836]

>>3687336
Thanks anon

[Anonymous No.3687869]

>>3687200
You're gonna have a really hard time finding something like this the more stylized you go, but if your style is a little more realistic looking you can just look at reality and adapt in whatever way is more aesthetically pleasing to you. Probably a good idea to look at anime figures in different angles, since then you can't skimp on perspective

[Anonymous No.3687995]

There's no way to ask this question without looking like a creep but where do you find references for teenagers and kids?

[Anonymous No.3688054]

>>3687592
Maybe some do it to see if you'll follow them back? Don't know shit about Insta tho so don't listen to me

[Anonymous No.3688121]

>>3687995
Google images, stock photos, etc, it's not creepy as long as you're not looking for porn

[Anonymous No.3688230]

What's the average woman height in heads? Loomis doesn't look right.

Also how do the proportions change between say, a tall woman and a small woman? What parts of anatomy actually change size?

[Anonymous No.3688249]

>>3688230
Ok let's take an example

[Anonymous No.3688271]

I suck at painting and coloring. Anyone got a good tutorial for what I'm attempting here? Better if it's something specifically about sunset/afternoon colors.

[Anonymous No.3688286]

>>3687161
wow thanks for it, I've been looking for that

[Anonymous No.3688354]

what are the best places to find clothing references?

[Anonymous No.3688365]

Is there anywhere better than iscribble for a place to draw with others online?

[Anonymous No.3689094]

Any good tutorials/guides on how to use paper stumps? Or just mechanical pencil techniques in general. I just feel like there are a lot of ways my pencil render can be improved. Thanks in advance

[Anonymous No.3689765]

I really like designing characters, but I'm horrible at coming up with things for them to do. Is there a way of getting better at brainstorming scenes and character interactions?

[Anonymous No.3689873]

I have a wood burning machine and I'm trying to burn designs like this into leather pieces, mostly wallets. Nothing catastrophic occurred, but I can tell that his designs are better.

What are the actual searchable terms for this kind of art? How do I start learning all the things I never knew I never knew?

[Anonymous No.3689894]

>>3689765
>>>/co/104279456

Why are you still here?! /co/ moves way faster! Go go go!

[Anonymous No.3689922]

>>3689894
>copypasting other peoples' posts to whole other boards

sure, that's not weird at all

[Anonymous No.3690161]

Why are my instagram followers falling rapidly? Has anyone experienced this before? I had a steady growth despite not posting anything, these days i don't get any new likes, follows, the stats are constantly decreasing... What's going on?

[Anonymous No.3690566]

How do I stop being attached to my work and hate myself because it's not perfect?

[Anonymous No.3690593]

>>3688249
He asked for women though.

[Anonymous No.3690658]

>>3689873
In hindsight this post REALLY did not sound as clear as I thought.

I'm trying to do the same thing as Peter Draws, decorating stuff with dense and complex designs, but I don't know how to begin looking it up. What is the actual name for this stuff? I can tell the empty spaces all through it draw the eye and make it look good, but I don't know how to apply that in my own art.

[Anonymous No.3690733]

what are some good artists to study style wise? I don't know where to find good animu artists etc.
I want to develop a relatively simple art style so if anyone knows of a similar artist please link.

[Anonymous No.3690747]

>>3690566
draw some bad stuff intentionally. Just loose impulsive 30 minute drawings for no reason. It'll help you loosen up about art.

[Anonymous No.3691533]

>>3688365
a lot of people like drawpile

[Anonymous No.3691552]

How do you become less indecisive? I find myself endlessly cycling through thumbnails/sketches in search of the elusive perfect one and never settling on one. It's seriously driving me nuts

[Anonymous No.3691639]

>>3663826
is gimp a good program for drawing, if not, what other (free) programs would do better

[Anonymous No.3691643]

is gimp a good program for art? if not, what (free) programs would be a good replacement

[Anonymous No.3691656]

>>3663826
I have an idea for a kid centered comic. Realism mixed with fantasy. I'm not so good at drawing their proportions and I was wondering how do I look up kid anatomy without ending up on the pedo lists. Is there a site that's professional, legit and not illegal I can go to to find references for a child's proportions and anatomy studies. Or can I just use an adults anatomy and shrink it down. For a while I was screencapping kid references but then I opened up my phone gallery and realized what I was doing and deleted everything real quick. I mean I do that for normal references but I just felt gross doing it.

[Anonymous No.3691660]

>>3689765
>start drawing character
>she looks cool
>why is she dressed like that tho
>what is she doing in this pic
>what's her mood
>why all of that
Create basic story so she's coherent aking all of those into account, and when you have the sory, then you can imagine what she usually does/Make her interact with other characters

[Anonymous No.3691662]

>>3689922
>helping people being considered as weird

Stop being so cynical, humans

[Anonymous No.3691666]

>>3690566
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k0ufz75UvHs

55mn but worh it trust me.


>>3691656
Asked the question earlier in the thread then I found a good solution that's totally legal and not creepy : lookup kids doing sports on youtube, gymnastics, muay thai, wrestling, whatever.
Maybe kids vlogs for attitudes, expressions etc

[Anonymous No.3691688]

>>3689765
draw 2 characters and imagine how they'd interact

[Anonymous No.3691715]

>>3691643
No imo, the UI is awful
People like firealpaca
You could also pirate something, SAI is a common example

[Anonymous No.3691773]

how do you use reference when you're totally clueless without copying it and just adding on top the features and clothes of whatever character you wanna draw
i mean i'm not good enough to draw the pose at a different angle and i'm not good enough to cobble together ref for an original pose without fucking it up
is copying ref like that really bad? i know artists get shit on this board for using a ref too closely. especially porn artists

[Anonymous No.3691814]

>>3691773
Copy ref by reconstructing it from basic shapes. After a while you will get better at cobbling/modifying.
Some people would tell you to not publish stuff that's closely from reference as an original work, and to keep it to yourself as a study. These are the people that give porn artists shit for being too close to pictures.
Personally I think it's OK.

[Anonymous No.3691970]

What Huion screen tablets work without needing to be connected to a screen?

[Anonymous No.3691985]

I can't wrap my head around on how to study. I understand WHAT I need to study but not really how to do it. Should I make some sort of tight schedule or just keep basically doing things at random like I have been?

How do you guys go about studying and improving?

[Anonymous No.3692017]

I want to be able to paint in an anime style and invent designs.

Are there any good books on the subject?

Any asian books on anime art with actual structure, basically Micheal Hampton but anime oriented...

[Anonymous No.3692314]

>>3691662
What? No, that was totally intended as overstepping my bounds.
Stop defending my actions, guy

[Anonymous No.3692333]

after the 4channel merger every time i jump from one board to another i lose the ability to jump back to /ic/ unless i backspace how can i add /ic/ to my board selections on the blue list?

[Anonymous No.3692352]

Thinking of drawing with nib pens and pic related. Does it matter if the ink I use is waterproof or not? I only plan to do monochrome stuff with it.

[Anonymous No.3692365]

>>3691970
>What Huion screen tablets work without needing to be connected to a computer

Fixed

[Anonymous No.3692700]

>>3691814
yeah, that makes sense.
pic related is an attempt at constructing a ref, am I doing anything wrong?

[Anonymous No.3692704]

did I drawed a good axe?
good enough to go in an inventory in a game?

[Anonymous No.3692726]

legit question: is pirating photoshop really so omnipresent i can get away with it? has anyone ever got nobbled for pirating it?

[Anonymous No.3692729]

>>3692700
Looks fine-ish to me. The pelvis is too low which made the legs too short as a result. And maybe you should construct with 3d forms (cylinders and boxes) instead of flat shapes

[Anonymous No.3692735]

>>3692729
>3d forms (cylinders and boxes) instead of flat shapes
i know you're right, i just usually try to use more organic shapes. i find using those is too confusing for me and i can't really place the features/anatomy on it, plus, i suck at perspective so i can't properly draw forms in space even if i draw with a grid down. i feel stupid

[Anonymous No.3692974]

At the end of events sometimes artists will trade their wares with other people.
While I don't consider myself to be that great, sometimes an actually bad artist will suggest exchanging artwork that is priced at the same value but that are of vastly different qualities with me.
I've taken some really bad art just to be polite but to me that's just throwing a lot of money in the garbage, as I'm basically giving them my prints in exchange for trash.

How do you deal with this, or how would you refuse them without discouraging them?

[Anonymous No.3693571]

>>3692726
Follow the instructions on piratebay and you will be fine.
You can also download CS2 for free from Adobe on their website. They put it up for some reason. I think the keys are still there.

[Anonymous No.3693583]

Is there such a thing as H/B hardness levels for coloring pencils?

[Anonymous No.3693619]

>>3676990
Control+click on layer thumb?

[Anonymous No.3693626]

>>3692974
i think cgl's artist alley thread would have more experience with that

[Anonymous No.3693637]

>>3686734
Go into brush properties and see if pressure recognition is on.

[Anonymous No.3693643]

>>3690733
Just spend half an hour on a booru, dude.

[Anonymous No.3693649]

>>3692704
Maybe some trashy mobile game. I don't know which way it's pointing; try fixing that first.

[Anonymous No.3693655]

>>3693626
Do you have experience with /cgl/'s draw threads? What are they like? What kind of artist goes there? Can you draw lolita fashion?

[Anonymous No.3693659]

>>3671077
ahahahahahaha

[Anonymous No.3693785]

>>3693583
Not as far as I know.
Prismacolor, the biggest mid-high end brand, shoots for a specific creamy/smooth consistency that makes their pencils easy to blend. I think the main intention is to have you put a thick layer of pigment down, which doesn't allow you to see paper through the pencil. I imagine that other brands operate similarly.

[Anonymous No.3693823]

Is three months enough to build a art profolio? Im applying to a few schools just to see what kind of aid i can get and i only have until march.

[Anonymous No.3693829]

is getting the newest ipad pro w/ apple pencil instead of getting an art tablet a bad idea. or does it basically do the same thing? anybody know anything about this

[Anonymous No.3693853]

>>3693823
yeah you should be able to, but "a few school" is a problem. Since you need to slightly tweak your portfolio to meet the meta of the school you apply to, just in case. A school that cares about contemporary wont care much for your animation/gesture drawing, and a school that cares about animation ( like cal-art ) wont care for something thats too decorative. Research your target and make a portfolio for it ( the foundation of your portfolio should be life studies, and life drawing, and maybe even color study ).
Have 2 sessions, 1 is dedicated for study, and the other 1 your personal pieces. Tweak the 2nd, and have a solid 1st.

[Anonymous No.3693862]

>>3693853
hmm I mean like im going to build it from the ground , right now i have a few pieces but i haven't been active in a few years (hope that is clear,) Im going to be doing a lot of studies that i can hopefully submit, including finished pieces. Im going to try applying to massart, scad,and risd as a transfer student. (ive taken like one art 101 class at cc)

How old can my work be? is two years too much??

[Anonymous No.3694054]

>>3693862
over 6 months is too much unless it's a masterpiece. 2 years basically does not reflect what you can do now, unless it's a very true to ref study.

And you probably shouldn't include what you have, you need to include what's best. Rather than submitting 15 shitty work that range from 2 years old to a few days old, submit a fresh 5 that's all very extensive and cover all the bases.

[Anonymous No.3694125]

My copy of photoshop cs5 has been buggy. ): I think it’s because I have windows 10 and it’s not supported but I’m not sure...

Should I just switch to clip studio? I picked it up from a resource thread here a while back. It works fine but all of my brushes and tutorials are for photoshop ):

Anyone have a link to a pirated cs6+ Or anything photoshop really?

[Anonymous No.3694404]

what's a good site to get scenery references from? specifically bedrooms, bathrooms, living rooms, etc.

[Anonymous No.3694413]

>>3694404
Really high end architecture magazines. Get acquainted with the Herman Miller catalog and Louis XIV furniture as well.

>>3692974
Have postcard prints for trades and say you have to save the rest for some other show.

[Anonymous No.3694443]

>>3675294
The answer is sort of long and dull. Just mixing red paint into your skin tone is a start, but depending on the colors in play, it may not be that simple.

If a red light is the *only* illumination in the scene, then your scene will mostly be rendered in different shades of red (our eyes can't really discern a blue object if there is no blue light in the scene).

If it were a photograph, blues would appear darker than normal, and greens would appear almost black (an object is green because it reflects very little red light; so if there is only red light in the scene, it would appear darker in value).

The easiest way to see is by taking a photo reference (ie, a model with the same skin tone in red light).

[Anonymous No.3694456]

Does clip studio ever go down to like 70% off or should I buy now (60% off) if I want a legit one

[Anonymous No.3694459]

Does clip studio ever go down to like 70% off or should I buy now (50% off) if I want a legit one?

[Anonymous No.3694491]

>>3694054
thanks anon!!!

[Anonymous No.3694545]

>>3675294
The answer is a pain in the ass. Light shifts the color temperature of local colors in halfway random ways. You basically shift everything over on the color wheel.
http://handprint.com/HP/WCL/color12.html

Likeness is pretty easy. You capture dominant features and get the shapes right, while also matching the overall shapes of the head and neck and gesture. There's a proko video where a dude does caricatures that doesn't explain it well, but shows you what to look for. You have to caricature a bit to get a good likeness.

[Anonymous No.3694550]

>>3675294
>>3694545
The other thing is the direction of the light. Let's say it's a red light coming on to the side of the face. It will redden the way a cast shadow darkens certain planes. I don't recommend putting 2 grand into a photo studio setup, but I would look at what different lighting rigs do for portraits. It's also the best model ref pictures you can get because photogs can actually take a good picture worth drawing.

[Anonymous No.3694564]

>>3671077
>tfw masochistic
Fuck, I can't even use that

[Anonymous No.3694594]

>>3694545
>>3694443
Thanks!
Yeah I'll ust get some refs and try to color pick I suppose if I can't get it myself.

>Just mixing red paint into your skin tone is a start

[Anonymous No.3694660]

What's the equivalent of hard round brush in CSP?

[Anonymous No.3694667]

>>3686906
There a re millions of picture out there to reference, use one of those.

[Anonymous No.3694669]

>>3687836
boop that cat's nose for me would you?

[Anonymous No.3694679]

>>3694125
most of photoshops tools (relevant to drawing) can be applied to clip studio. It may take some time going through their manual, but if you want to make a switch you don't have to deal with subscription bullshit.

[Anonymous No.3694938]

>>3694125
you can convert ps brushes to csp but it's a lengthy process. faster to find brush equivalents in csp's official asset sharing site. (https://assets.clip-studio.com/en-us/)) hard to search since most are japanese/korean though

[Anonymous No.3695197]

>>3663826
Does anyone have any recommendations for a good budget dip pen? I have a cheap speedball that I bought from the store for like 5 bucks but idk if thats good enough

[Anonymous No.3695286]

>>3663826
Where is the elbow located? I mean as a landmark.

Is it just below the ribs? Not sure.

[Anonymous No.3695322]

>>3695286
More or less on the level of the 10th rib

[Anonymous No.3695332]

>>3695322
thanks

[Anonymous No.3695558]

How do I recreate the radial pattern in photoshop?

[Anonymous No.3695629]

>>3695197
Dip pen nibs are really cheap. 5 bucks is already pushing it, I think over here a bought nibs for like 50ct a piece. Try different nibs and techniques, and see what works for you.

[Anonymous No.3696843]

I need a retarded question thread for this but here goes : in the case of someone with "big eyes", what make her eyes appear bigger than usual? Form of the eye socket? If so how does it differ?
Same question for hooded eyes

[Anonymous No.3696848]

>>3663826
what would you call a style like this? I want to emulate something like this, but I don't want to study this artist because her drawing fundamentals aren't amazing. anyone know a good artist with a simple style like this?

[Anonymous No.3696849]

>>3696848
same anon here, this pic is also related

[Anonymous No.3696852]

I want to get a stand this christmas for my drawing tablet so I don't constantly feel in pain drawing flat on the table, but I've never had one before so I'm not sure what kind to get and where I can find a cheap one. The tablet I use is a Bamboo Splash.

[Anonymous No.3697388]

>you shouldn't be result focused, you are worth more than what you draw
But nobody cares so...? Like what's the logic in convincing yourself of something that in practice is not true
Yeah you'll feel better if I know it's a lie how can I believe it?

[Anonymous No.3697462]

I have problems with line quality, pen control, etc. My lines come out quite scrawly. Would increasing the size of my tablet (I currently use one with an active area of about 6x4in) help me draw smoother?

[Anonymous No.3697468]

>>3697462
How scrawly are we talking about here? It might just be a driver issue. Can you post some pics?

[Anonymous No.3697489]

>>3697468
I can confirm that it's not a driver issue. I think the problem I'm more worried about is that working on a small surface forces me to use my wrist and fingers to define the line, not the whole arm. Can't post pics right now. Let me broaden my question to ask about what the benefits of a larger drawing space are.

[Anonymous No.3697493]

>>3697489
I think it's different for everyone, but for me, a larger drawing space feels a lot more natural. I once tried my friend's tiny Bamboo tablet for a while and it just feels awful. A couple of years later I got myself a proper Intuos L and it just instantly clicked with me, almost no calibration or practice was needed. It almost felt like just drawing with paper.
But again, be aware people would have different experiences with this.