/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

[Anonymous No.3816719]

Horror themed art thread, OC only !

I've not drawn in years and only recently started again, I'm still really rusty and honestly, somewhat frustrated with my current art so I'd be happy for any and all constructive criticism

[Anonymous No.3816746]

there's uuhhhh....this binding of isaac-looking thing? idk. i just recently got a tablet and have been taking a break from >>>/gd/ type edits.

[Anonymous No.3816962]

>>3816719
very cool anon. it looks like you're a fan of Silent Hill

>>3816746
Keep at it anon, I could see that being a minor insect enemy in a video game with some more polish

it makes me a bit sad that /ic/ doesn't have more horror themed art threads, I know there are artist here who enjoy and practice that kind of thing so I was thinking of making a thread similar to /beg/ or the stylization general but I need to organize the resource links before then, do you think there would be an interest in something like that?

[Anonymous No.3816965]

>>3816719
Not sure if this fits since I find her more sexy than spooky.

[Anonymous No.3817057]

>>3816962
Ohhh that's nice !!
I like what you did with the mouth, also good pose
As for criticism, unless it's just your style, eye sockets are never perfect circles and I think the perspective on the nail in it's right leg might be a little off.

I really like your style, it reminds me of old school horror comics !!

>>3816746
Keep going at it ! I think that creature actually really fits for TBOI since it's centered so much around different stages of Isaac maturing, and I guess this looks like a sperm version of him, not in a meme way.

>>3816965
That's amazing, your anatomy is great from what I can tell, your line art is super satisyfying and the composition in general is very nice to look at imo !

[Anonymous No.3817137]

>>3817057
Thanks anon, I'm making a comic with her and I hope it's going to come out good

[Anonymous No.3817250]

am I cool yet guys, no?
youre right

[Anonymous No.3817348]

>>3817250
>am I cool yet guys?

haha yes

[Anonymous No.3817351]

>>3817250
>>3817348
I don't get it

[Anonymous No.3817371]

>>3817351

[Cuestionador No.3817650]

Some shit i made

[Anonymous No.3817684]

>>3817371
I still don't get it

[Anonymous No.3817780]

Does this count?

[Anonymous No.3817819]

>>3817780
i think thats funny, not horror related, but some pussy niggas might think it scarwy.

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[Anonymous No.3817933]

>>3817819
Good. I thought it was a funny idea but a lot of people think its "unsettling" or something.

[Anonymous No.3818005]

I painted this a few years ago for an art class. I thi k hes pretty cute but lots of people think hes creepy

[Anonymous No.3818009]

>>3818005

[Anonymous No.3818032]

>>3817933
its unsettling in a vanilla world. a lot of people dont venture off of the path they have been told to follow, those people will find a lot of great art "unsettling" or wrong, unnecessary, vile, disgusting, perverted, etc... even if its not to far off from vanilla in the first place. you seem like a cool man, keep on keepin on.

[Anonymous No.3818170]

>>3818032
You're probably right. I'm sure most my followers/friends are a bunch of normies. Too many normies here in the south.
>something that I thought was scary when drew it in high school

[Anonymous No.3818215]

>>3818170
thats is more of a cartoony horror-esque thingy. its neat for what it is, but not creepy. this is creepy (obligatory beksinski)

[Anonymous No.3818218]

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[Anonymous No.3818243]

>>3816719
everything horror that's ever posted on /ic/ is always edgy and fucking cringe.

[Anonymous No.3818248]

>>3818243
>edgy and fucking cringe
jesus christ anon, learn to think for youself. stop with the cringe shit already, you people sound like a hive mind. also, there is nothing wrong with some edge here and there, id rather be an edgy cunt than a fucking bleach brained robot like you.

[Anonymous No.3818253]

>>3818009
truly horrifying.

[Anonymous No.3818262]

>>3818009
i want to hang that in my bathroom across from the toilet, eye level while sitting down. so everytime i take a shit, i have to stare into the void of this shadow creature.

[Anonymous No.3818270]

heres a ref for anybody interested in doing some horror studying. this is now a horror and horror reference thread.

[Anonymous No.3818272]

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[Anonymous No.3818348]

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[Anonymous No.3818351]

>>3818349
was meant to be an OC thread mate

[Anonymous No.3818354]

>>3818351
i hijacked it, now its references, so you can add to your horror visual library.

[Anonymous No.3818373]

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[Anonymous No.3818779]

>>3818380
>>3818354
this is a good way to get this thread removed. be careful with the gore anon, I know this is a nsfw board but mods have taken threads down for similar content

contributing oc to boost cool thread

[Anonymous No.3818781]

>>3818248
reverse image search gave me John Brosio, good post anon I really like his work

[Anonymous No.3818783]

>>3818270
Make your own thread instead, retard

[Anonymous No.3818785]

>>3817891
>>3817896
I like these anon. I really dig the subtle reality warping of the last one as it looks like shes dissolving into nothing. interesting composition as well. The previous one is pretty good too, but it feels like you pushed that black too much. it's really rare you ever get 100% V in a photo or day to day life unless the lighting is much more dramatic. Also anatomy is a little off but that's fine all in all. Cool shit senpai

[Anonymous No.3818786]

I have a bad habit of doorframe on the left, big feller on the right. Also need to push values further

[Anonymous No.3818791]

/draw/ thread really helped with this one when I was working on him forever ago. the perspective is broken to all hell but he was really fun so I couldn't stop

[Anonymous No.3818795]

I'll finish off with this one, less a scene and more a character piece. There is definitely a spot for reference like that one anon is posting, but moreso on /b/. I remember being inspired by necrotic flesh for his one arm, so I had to wade through a bunch of gross pictures till I found a way to express what I wanted to show. I really hope this thread doesn't die, because I know there are other great artist here who create horror content and I would love to see them share!

[Anonymous No.3818864]

Dunno if this counts as horror

[Anonymous No.3818867]

>>3818786
>>3818791
>>3818795
>>3818785
I love the footage style and dutch angles, real spoopy.

[Anonymous No.3818943]

>>3818785
>what if santa was actually an old creepy guy xD
his art is pretty good, but that has to be the least original idea ever. it's on par with "what if mario was actually on drugs xD"

[Anonymous No.3819132]

>>3818864
I think for normal people it would but this legitimately turns me on more than anything, women being groped by as many hands as possible is like my biggest fetish

[Anonymous No.3819289]

>>3818864
I just figured it was nico robin fanart, I like the amount of effort you put into it. you really made it look lovely with how the hands wrap in and interact with each other and squishing her soft bits

>>3818867
Thanks senpai, If you want to see it done really well, check out oleg vdovenko, max verahin and dan peacock. Those guys are my inspiration

>>3818943
It wasn't ever intended to be santa really, just a fucking creepo in a house. the flavor text I wrote to go with it was:

"You got a letter saying your Secret-Santa gift was waiting for you. But when you arrived at the location on the card there was nothing but a decapitated building.! Luckily, only after a bit of wandering, you were able to find your Secret-Santa

HohoHO! have you been good?"

corny but I like to sprinkle in comedy

[Anonymous No.3819313]

>>3819289
>Nico Robin fanart
It's not actually. I've never read one piece and just sketched this lotsofhands gal one time out of boredom, not really original idea. Didn't intented this as smth erotic as well but
>>3819132
Thanks anyways
Here's another one not-really-horror-but-somewhat-spoopy pic

[Anonymous No.3819320]

>>3816719
Artists only fall to horror because of their inability to depict anything under the guide of order and beauty, such as animals, architecture or humanity

Change my mind

Pic somewhat related

[Anonymous No.3819388]

Bump

[Anonymous No.3819416]

>>3819320
I'd say that horror is necessary in order to have beauty. Horror represents all of the ugly parts of life and conflict. Or maybe I'm just a faggot idk.

[Anonymous No.3819908]

>>3818795
>>3818791
>>3818786
>>3818785
>>3818781
>>3818779
blog?

I have one of your drawings in my creepy reference folder so its neat to find you in this thread

[Anonymous No.3819919]

Hell yeah I make horror drawings.

It always scares me when I look at them, cuz I'm reminded I do furshit

[Anonymous No.3819971]

>>3819919
christ anon...


10/10

[Anonymous No.3819974]

>>3818795
i like you and i like your work but you fall into a bit of a one trick pony. all your monsters are starting to look the same, and all your compositions and lighting set ups are too. they arent scary, they arent funny, and they arent awe-inspiringly cool, and it seems like you try to go for a bit of all 3 (only one that made me feel much was "muppetboy," and i felt it was cute). maybe you should focus more on one of those aspects?

sorry if this seems insulting, isnt meant to be. i hope you find great success.

[Anonymous No.3820058]

>>3819908
Funnily enough I just posted the finished version yesterday, So you'll be able to update that pic. I'm glad you like it anon

https://twitter.com/Quiet_Deity
http://quiet-deity.tumblr.com/

>>3819320
Yes and no, I'd say that artist have the goal to elicit an emotional reaction from the viewer. Its up to the artist to decide what emotion to go through. Fear and disgust are two very possible (and easy) emotions to draw out. Picking a theme (or emotion you want to evoke) for your art and focusing in on that is a better way to get your work to click deeper with the viewer and yourself. Some people chose cute things, I think that it's probably easier to make something overly cute then horrifying, but honestly, the emotion every artist wants to re-create is awe. That is where you are right in a sense, having the talent and skill to create something that leaves the viewer frozen in time for a second is a very admirable goal. I chose horror not for my lack to create other emotions but I found it was the emotion I liked to experience most aside from awe, my obvious final goal

I think subject and tone need to be divorced here, you can depict animals in a horrific way, architecture can be intimidating and humanity can be cruel, so long as the end goal is to evoke these feelings from a viewer

So, instead of inability, I'd sooner say its easier for me to get a reaction out of people with this type of work, and that's why I keep coming back to it

[Anonymous No.3820076]

>>3819974
this ties directly in with my previous post. It's a shame they are missing their intended emotional mark. but it's not surprising, I've had that sinking feeling for the last little bit as well.

Not too long ago I voiced my worries in a vent thread about this very thing: My work is becoming repetitive. I like horror but I also like creature design, environments and landscapes but I don't seem to paint them anymore.I have fallen into a rut where I know the work I put out is not suitable for a portfolio, and I'm not really learning as much as I should be from the process. Personal life, habits and other things get in the way from me fully bringing it each time I sit down to paint, so I default to the same theme/setting/design at this point.

I had a very similar thing happen with creature design. I would love to make all sorts of beasts until I found that I unintentionally posed each of them in very similar ways (profile view to show detail, 3/4ths for action, never head on because creatures don't work that well like that) . This bugged me until I almost outright stopped drawing them. This is going to end up happening to this type of work very shortly as soon as I find another emotion or goal I want to produce that overthrows it

>>3820058
I forgot to mention that, a lot of the time, I'm one of the laziest people you'll meet unless I'm very driven to produce a certain goal. This ties in with why I've made essentially the same picture a dozen times over

tl;dr You are possibly more right than you know, anon. it's not insulting, its a very troubling monologue I have been having with myself, and seeing it written by someone else is a bitter pill. But one I need to take none the less. I shall narrow my purists and aim higher then this. all the best to you my friend

this drawing was probably the last creature I had worked on, and there's a very clear blending of the type of work I was getting into

[Anonymous No.3820085]

>>3820076
im 076 anon. its nice to hear your thoughts on the process. i want to clarify that you are both a better artist than me and a more productive one. my critique was purely out of desire to see you possibly push out better work. hell, you do creature design better than me and that was what i claimed i wanted to do.

i feel a critique is unfair if you will not (at least) go as far as to suggest what someone could do different so I backpeddled a bit, but as its becoming clear, im in no real place to talk to you as if i know what im doing.

on the topic of laziness: dont underestimate that feeling of energy to run for a goal. i can't even make myself do that anymore. i just play video games and sulk, mostly. we might both be going through rough times so ill say that you should hang in there. at least one of us should make it.

pic related is a study from november, so "pyw" is taken care of

[Anonymous No.3820096]

>>3819313
I genuinely love your artstyle, got a twitter or blog or whatever I can follow you on ?

[Anonymous No.3820113]

>>3820096
https://klinckfoster.tumblr.com
https://www.instagram.com/klinck_foster/
https://twitter.com/ArtKlinck

[Anonymous No.3820160]

>>3820085
I come from the belief that the accuracy of a critique matters more than skill level of the person making it. If you are right, what does it matter that you perceive yourself to be less talented then me? any gap in skill does not make a fact or an observation any less correct. You are right, and you should not need to feel like you have to back-peddle friend. Your comment struck a cord with me, and for that I am very grateful for it

Thank you for being invested enough in my work to wish me to succeed. Hang in there as well anon. I don't believe that only one of us will make it, we both can, it's just going to take a lot more work and time then I ever predicted. buckle in, because I don't know about you, but I plan to do this until the day I die, trapped in my apartment alone, painting on the walls like goya himself

[Anonymous No.3821313]

>>3816719
I have an accidental installation on top of my piano right now because I'm teaching myself taxidermy. Everything I've made so far has been a bit uncanny, but if I can work that out and start making things that look more natural, there's pretty good money in it. A well-made stoat can go for $100 here, which is a pretty tidy sum for an animal that weighs about 300grams.

[Anonymous No.3821314]

>>3821313
*$1500, not $100

[Anonymous No.3821334]

What is with artists that either want to copy Wayne Barlowe and recently Oleg Vdovenko lately?

[Anonymous No.3821455]

>>3820076
i really like this piece you did.what were your inspirations?

[Anonymous No.3821461]

Made yesterday, reposting here.

[Anonymous No.3821463]

>>3821461
Great style. Anatomy is off, but you've got an interesting technique which is what many people don't have. Somewhat reminds me of Junji Ito.

[Anonymous No.3821467]

>>3821463
>Anatomy is off
Yeah, the anatomy of surface muscles of the back and stomach is my worst. It's so hard to render the subtle plane changes with hatching.

[Anonymous No.3821590]

>>3821455
I had a few features from a couple of animals I wanted to re-create, mainly a snapping turtles' arms and hands. As I was drawing I roughed out some lore and had it push the design further. In the end, it went something like this;

people of the deep southern swamps of america's hottest and muggiest states always carry a sharp switchblade around with them. They do this not for the ill tempered wildlife, or the vines that tangle and grasp at any unlucky passerby, but sooner for Billie. See, when anyone gets lost in that gross thick swamp it becomes a death sentence. As night sets in, darkness surrounds them and the beasts and ghouls come out that will almost certainly devour any man of any strength as soon as they set eyes on him. That is when Billie will arrive.

Not fully beast, but still, far from man, Billie is the ferryman of the swamp. He is a benevolent soul who looks out for the lost and vulnerable. He will lead these poor people back to the safety of the outskirts of their town stead. You may wonder what the knife is for if billie is such a kind being.Billie, like Charon himself leading souls across the Styx, demands a price. Only one finger for safe passage. And you must collect the payment yourself. What he does with the fingers is stranger still; threading them on a necklace that he adorns himself with.

The knife is for those smart enough to know, and that way, they don't have to use their own teeth to bite their finger off. So, if you happen to be in the area, and you see a local without digit, ask them about Billie, and they will surely recount an interesting tale

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[Anonymous No.3821615]

>>3817371
>not this one retard
Kek

[Anonymous No.3821618]

>>3817348
>>3817250
>>3817351
>>3817371
seriously though what does it mean

[Anonymous No.3821702]

>>3821618
I have no fucking idea, im the guy that drew the thing

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[Anonymous No.3821726]

Rate my coaster

[Anonymous No.3822042]

not exactly horror but it's the edgiest thing I've ever painted

[Anonymous No.3823010]

Not quite so happy with this since I only realized halfway in Satan has 6 fingers per hand and 3 sets of tits.