/cute/

[Anonymous No.5022950]

/cute/ thread is a thread where you post cute drawings. No loli pls. This thread is for artists who wants to share and study cute character designs. Share all your cute doodles or art here.

[Anonymous No.5022958]

[Anonymous No.5022959]

>>5022950
Why under age animals are allowed but not humans, they are all animals

[Anonymous No.5022973]

>>5022958
uhhh wtf

[Anonymous No.5022977]

>>5022973
Problem?

[Anonymous No.5022985]

>>5022977

[Anonymous No.5022989]

>>5022985

[Anonymous No.5022991]

>>5022977
>>5022985
freaky...

[Anonymous No.5023012]

>>5022989
onpu <3, blog?

[Anonymous No.5023017]

>>5022991

[Anonymous No.5023020]

>>5023017

[Anonymous No.5023032]

oh no no no

[Anonymous No.5023043]

top kek, OP btfo

[Anonymous No.5023182]

Anti loli jannies are all sleeping I see

[Anonymous No.5023192]

>>5023017
really cool

>>5023020
really makes me want to use an ipad pro now

[Anonymous No.5023195]

>>5022989
>>5022985
>>5022977
blog, now!

[Anonymous No.5023201]

>>5022989

[Anonymous No.5023204]

>>5023201

[Anonymous No.5023206]

>>5023201
>>5022989
>>5022985
>>5022977
>>5022958
How does one acquire this type of power?

[Anonymous No.5023209]

>>5022958
OP wasn't pretty sincere he didn't come off as a dick at all. I don't understand what you get from doing this when there's a general for you faggots.

[Anonymous No.5023226]

How am I doing it bros?

[Anonymous No.5023249]

>>5023204
Tfw no cute small milkie gf to cuddle with...

[Anonymous No.5023269]

>>5023209
Lolifags are annoying as fuck, and water is wet

[Anonymous No.5023470]

>>5022950
Nice

[Anonymous No.5023472]

>>5023470

[Anonymous No.5023478]

>>5023472

[Anonymous No.5023744]

Where's the cuteposters? All I see are references

[Anonymous No.5023773]

>>5022950
Here's a doodle

[Anonymous No.5023801]

>>5022950
Birb drawing never fails to enlighten my existence.

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[Anonymous No.5023824]

>>5023801
kino

[Anonymous No.5023885]

>>5022958
Tell them no loli they post loli.

[Anonymous No.5023974]

>>5023885
They would have done it either way, even if no one mentioned loli, there is no winning, best you can do is just ignore it.

[Anonymous No.5023978]

>>5023974
I dont mind loli, they are cute but there is a place and a time for loli. I bet loli drawers can draw cutest character that is non loli.

[Anonymous No.5024090]

>>5023801
Soul

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[Anonymous No.5024109]

>>5024106
furry... cute

>>5024104
not cute.

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[Anonymous No.5024167]

>>5022950
I feel like an important part of making cute art is using color palettes, but I am horrible at using them and it doesn't click in my brain at all even if I have an appealing base set of colors.
Is there any guide on using color palettes harmoniously?

[Anonymous No.5024397]

Here's a sketch I did for some pixel art I was going to do for October, but never got around to finishing.

[Anonymous No.5024845]

>>5024397
Cute!

[Anonymous No.5024870]

>>5024167
Well maybe show your art first, we'll take about colors later!

[Anonymous No.5024905]

>>5024870
My art looks perfectly fine besides the colors. I am not willing to post my art here for bad publicity and because anyone's opinions on stylization are often unhelpful. Usually people on /ic/ are more helpful with fundamental things like anatomy or colors.

Pic related for instance used a color palette, but I am bad at knowing how to put things next to each eachother and make them "pop" properly without clashing... maybe it just takes more practice but it feels like I struggle at properly pulling it off without making colors either get too ,uddy or clash too much tornado darks that I shouldn't need to

[Anonymous No.5024907]

>>5024870
My art looks perfectly fine besides the colors. I am not willing to post my art here for bad publicity and because anon's opinions on stylization are often unhelpful. Usually people on /ic/ are more helpful with fundamental things like anatomy or colors.

Pic related for instance used a color palette, but I am bad at knowing how to put things next to each eachother and make them "pop" properly without clashing... maybe it just takes more practice but it feels like I struggle at properly pulling it off without making colors either get too muddy or clash too much or add darks that I shouldn't need to

[Anonymous No.5024915]

latenightdraw's cats give me life

his foxgirls are cute too

[Anonymous No.5025205]

>>5024907
That is not bad at all!

[Anonymous No.5025813]

>>5025205
Oh that was just an example of good palette use, not my work!
Pic related is a quick sketch I just drew, I changed the style a bit and won't be posting it on socials so I can post it here.

Besides cleaner lines is there something I can be doing to use colors better? I want to make them pop and be as appealing as possible

[Anonymous No.5025950]

>>5025813
I tried my hand at this anon, sorry if you don't like the palette I went with. Some general things to note:
1) With cute, simple-ish designs, pay attention to your shapes and lines. For instance, you don't have to line the tiny hearts in the eyes, the star buttons, and the paw pads, because it just creates clutter for the eye. Simple, flat shapes read better for those! Also, the overlapping eyebrows is also a bit of a clutter to look at for me personally, so I would avoid it, but I get that it's a style thing.

2) Your colors are a bit muddy, like the yellow outline and the pinks you chose. I think overall you need some more saturation to make your colors pop, and you need more contrast (they look a bit samey at the moment, which doesn't read well from afar/thumbnails.
Judging from your style and reference, I'm assuming you might make merch? You should push your saturations otherwise they turn out even muddier when you print them. Also, /cgl/ has a good artist alley thread!

3) Too many of the same motifs (ribbons/bows) in the same image, and clashing patterns (polka dot, gingham, the heart pattern bg) too many of these together reads a bit messy in my opinion.

4) If you're going to make an outline of the character, it's better to either have a consistent stroke applied or block interesting shapes out to separate your character from the flat bg.

I think this is really cute and I can see the appeal! I think mainly I would focus on increasing the contrast and avoiding picking muddy colors (go further with the saturation scale!), and work on simplifying shapes + make interesting shape designs. Hope this helps, anon!

[Anonymous No.5026030]

>>5025950
Thanks for the in-depth response and even a paintover!
>1
I am really bad at picking what not to line but that makes a lot of sense. I guess that knowledge of what details don't need lines will come with practice so I need to experiment with it to understand

>2
Yeahhhh. Color palettes are not my specialty.
I made a palette myself yesterday and maybe I will try and saturate it a bit more! I can see the muddiness you mentioned in my pic compared to yours. I don't make merch atm but that is my goal! So I am trying to work on making my characters pop and be expressive and easy to read.

>3 Too many of the same motifs (ribbons/bows) in the same image, and clashing patterns (polka dot, gingham, the heart pattern bg) too many of these together reads a bit messy in my opinion.
Actually this was my take on an existing Sanrio character named Mewkledreamy, she is my favorite and I thought she'd be good for a quick example! Pic related is the pic I reffed the outfit from
I am pretty bad with patterns and where to apply them though. I am assuming a max of 2 patterns per image is okay? I probably pushed it with the heart polka dots. I like the simple white design you did to accent the picture in your paintover

>4
Okay noted! I think the blocking you did looks nice so I will try that.

Any advice on simplifying shapes? I definitely want to learn to simplify things better because it can look really good if done right. I used to be a serial turd-polisher and am breaking my habits.

Thanks again anon! This was really helpful and I will apply what you told me

[Anonymous No.5026074]

>>5026030
Ahhh sorry I didn't know it was an existing character. The clashing/too many patterns in the same design is a personal opinion, by the way! It's hard to explain these things because while it looks ok in the official art, it was a bit too much in yours, I think it could be because the polka dots were too big. Also it's not a hard and fast rule to have x amount of patterns per image, eventually you just get a feel for what looks good and what works vs. what doesn't!

As for advice on simplifying shapes, you can try doing a few pieces without lineart, one of those lineless art styles. I think it would good for learning!

[Anonymous No.5026179]

>>5026074
Yes I get what you mean. Official art can manage to balance difficult things somehow that can be difficult to properly incorporate.
Lineless art styles are scary for me but I could try! I guess it would be good for shapes

Thanks very much helpful anon! I tried a couple things you said and it helped my picture out. I will try bg textures next like how you used the tiny dots in your pic.

[Anonymous No.5026213]

>>5026179
You got to have contrast. In order for things to pop. The value of the subject and the character must be different.

[Anonymous No.5026219]

>>5026213
>You got to have contrast. In order for things to pop
I think I will try different background patterns, like the dot one you tried and also try to look at ther people's pics a bit more. I know that is definitely an area I need to improve on

[Anonymous No.5026222]

>>5026219
No, as in colors. If the subject and the background has the same value. No matter what you add. It will not pop.

[Anonymous No.5026223]

>>5024915
I'm happy he(?) exists.

[Anonymous No.5026227]

>>5026222
Okay! So something darker or lighter than the subject.

[Anonymous No.5026234]

>>5026227
Contrast is very important in art. Learn about lambert scale.

[Anonymous No.5026237]

>>5026234
>lambert scale
I'll look it up! Thanks. Colors are one of my weakest points so I need to study them.

[Anonymous No.5026264]

>>5023020
>Likes are something that you give yourself.

so that's how I can make it on insta. pay for likes

[Anonymous No.5026266]

>>5026237
Me too, you got this.

[Anonymous No.5026297]

>>5026266
You too!! Good luck

[Anonymous No.5026302]

>>5023020
How would you fix the eye alignments before inking? Plus anything else

[Anonymous No.5026305]

>>5026302
Those feet and jeans in particular really bother me.

[Anonymous No.5026326]

>>5026302
Those eyes are scary.

[Anonymous No.5026329]

>>5026326
Good. I'm glad. I have no problem with scary eyes but accuracy is a concern.

[Anonymous No.5027015]

>>5026329
if accuracy is a concern, you should have used the grid properly. Divide them into squares. You have the paper and lines, why not utilize it fully?

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>>5027015
Thanks chief but the line at the bottom is even, the camera line of sight is distorted

[Anonymous No.5028159]

>>5027065
What the hell was her problem?

[Anonymous No.5028268]

>>5027065
Wtf why

[Anonymous No.5028273]

>draw really edgy/dark art
>often get exhausted from a piece after I finish it
>feels like a breath of fresh air when seeing fellow artists post their own cute/lighthearted drawings on my timeline

eez nice

[Anonymous No.5028284]

why is purple so soothing bros

[Anonymous No.5028307]

>>5028273
>draw coom all day
>feel cute looking at cute art

[Anonymous No.5028673]

>>5028284
Cute, I love the lineart brush you used.

[Anonymous No.5028680]

>>5022950
introduce me to artists that draw /cute/ ic

anyone i should know?

[Anonymous No.5028720]

>>5028680
I dont think /ic/ have that much of cute artists, most of them are loli drawers. but I think they can definitely make sfw cute drawings...

[Anonymous No.5029059]

>>5022950
people usually know me as the person who only likes and draws cute stuff, but honestly i wish i was better at drawing more dark things like horror and gore. i often like to draw cute characters crying or being nervous
heres one of my gummybear OCs whos leg and ear was eaten by her sister

[Anonymous No.5029068]

do you guys have a guide for coloring cute?

[Anonymous No.5029079]

>>5029068
I don't think color matters... values are more important, you can play with dark tones and still create cute characters...

[Anonymous No.5029082]

>>5029059
What are you working on? I really like your stuff, what motivates you to create cute art? Is it a feeling you get or you just like drawing cute stuff?

[Anonymous No.5029091]

>>5029082
i really want to make a comic. nothing really motivates me to draw cute, i just find cute stuff appealing, and ive drawn it for so long i honestly feel stuck, like its stunted my growth as an artist, i really really really want to be better and more skilled in general
anyway, nothing motivates me more than story telling and comics. i have lots of OCs that ive made for their respective stories, and theres nothing more i want in the world then to eventually share them for the world to read. heres my latest thing

[Anonymous No.5029218]

>>5022958
>>5022977
>>5022985
>>5022989
you really like that 3/4 view on faces
really nice tho

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[Anonymous No.5029348]

>>5026302
Looks like you drew the eyes while looking at the piece straight ahead, tilt it in the direction of their faces and draw them like that, you'll notice even more how crooked they are and will be able to fix them

[Anonymous No.5029355]

i think /ic/ doesn’t know what is cute, or sexy for that matter. some of this shit is horrifying

[Anonymous No.5029367]

>>5027062
Why does old school shoujo art have so much soul

[Anonymous No.5029375]

>>5029091
not him but I can relate to a lot of things youve said. On the bright side, if you want to make a comic you need consistency and people who have been doing the same thing for while tend to do a lot better at it.

Also why shade the top of the eye? Ive seen ppl do that a lot but doesnt that make the eyeball look concave?

[Anonymous No.5029379]

>>5029375
yeah.... ive noticed that too. i honestly just copied other artists who do it because of the eyebrow ridge, but most of my characters dont have any. i just add it because i think it looks nice and it makes the highlight on the eye look better, also whenever my characters have an eye color that isnt black i like messing with the colors

[Anonymous No.5029381]

>>5029367
because you're into anorexic girls

[Anonymous No.5029420]

>>5029379
ah thought it was because of eyelashes. Well, it doesnt look wrong unless I think about it.

[Anonymous No.5029483]

>>5022950
>No loli pls
I'd just like to point out that children (particularly infants) are entirely what our brains are hardwired to find cute. Cute things are things that our brain connects to babies, usually subconsciously. Most attempts at cuteness involve heavy neoteny, and most things you might connect to as "cute" are things that remind's one of a child-like personality or physicality.
Note that this is not inherently sexual.

[Anonymous No.5029501]

>>5029091
If you want to make a comic, then start ASAP. You're already beyond the skill level where your artwork would be jank, so you have absolutely no excuses now. Just remember that comics are so much work that you are much, much better off focusing on SPEED and workflow instead of beautiful drawings.
Do it now because you may never if you don't.

[Anonymous No.5029508]

>>5029375
>Also why shade the top of the eye? Ive seen ppl do that a lot but doesnt that make the eyeball look concave?
It's meant to be shadows cast from the eyelashes, not brow. They're present IRL too just very subtle. Remember that the eyeball is convex so the middle of the eye technically sticks out further than the top of the eye, meaning the part just under the lashes is the most recessed part of the visible eye.

[Anonymous No.5029813]

>>5029508
I thought it was something like this. This stuff gets confusing with stylized eyes especially when you dont have much experience with a realistic face.

[Anonymous No.5030162]

>>5029059
I have the opposite problem. I like cute best, more or less it's all I'd care to draw. But my mood often dictates something otherwise. I suppose it's the same for anything. For this I am glad I'm not tied to it as a job though.

[Anonymous No.5030205]

>>5029483
well true, maybe next time, I will allow SFW loli that is not depicted in a sexual way?

[Anonymous No.5030238]

>>5030205
If you're asking for cute and innocent, I don't think it belongs here really. Seems a bit self defeating, isn't it? Maybe I'm wrong. idk.

[Anonymous No.5032125]

bap

[Anonymous No.5032627]

>>5030205
No, this would just turn into a 99% loli thread. These people just need to go to their fucking containment threads and let us discuss cute design in peace.
If someone wants to post anything "loli" it should have multiple style and design elements to it that are not sexual like pic related.

[Anonymous No.5032630]

>>5032627
I'M COOOOOOOOOOOOOOMING

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[Anonymous No.5032727]

>>5030238
This is artwork and critique. I am sure there are cute drawers that are sfw.

>>5032627
I am okay with sfw loli but i think i cannot dictate what they post.

[Anonymous No.5032729]

>>5032627
i love how the eye level is so low, i can almost feel her panties with my eyes

[Anonymous No.5033798]

>>5032727
People will post whatever, it is not something you can dictate really.
I was just saying I think specifying no loli in the OP is good because you will see, it just would turn into a loli thread. Lolifags are relentless comers

[Anonymous No.5033801]

>>5032678
I like the expressions and that your style looks kind of retro

[Anonymous No.5033815]

Little owl/bird I doodled at work

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[Anonymous No.5035506]

>>5027062
>>5029367
I've actually never liked this art style? what do you guys see that's so appealing about it? They look like bootlegged versions.
>>5029483
I will never understand the appeal of babies and kids, sure they are soft if you pet them on the head, you realize how fragile they are and your protective instincts kicks in, but I still don't find them cute like I do cute fluffy animals.
>>5033815
Cute!

[Anonymous No.5035542]

Made this for an anon in a draw thread, wish I knew how to draw cute digitally (or how to add soul in my anime girl drawings)

[Anonymous No.5035578]

Ill contribute some OC but im not very good at cute.

[Anonymous No.5035734]

>>5035506
>They look like bootlegged versions.
bootleg versions? of what??

[Anonymous No.5035743]

>>5029367
its pretty unique, something about how they draw such slender figures and the way they draw the faces reminds me a bit of old western art like pic related

[Anonymous No.5035746]

>>5035542
hey thats pretty cute i really like the color pallete! and i would say your art already has plenty of soul already

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[Anonymous No.5037494]

>>5035761
cute

[Anonymous No.5038850]

>>5035751
This has a bit of a strange feel/contrast to it anon. Kind of like it.
>>5035578
It's okay. It looks like it could be great if you put yourself into it.
>>5032678
This is fun anon.

[Anonymous No.5038954]

>>5035734
Bootleged version of the shoujo style itself, it's just looks cheap and dead, but it's just a personal opinion of mine and nothing people should pay attention to, I understand I belong to the minority feeling like this towards the style.

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>>5022958
>>5022977
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>>5022989
>>5023017
yikes

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>>5040194

[Anonymous No.5040352]

Recent thing I made. I'm still new to digital rendering(and digital painting in general), for this one I was trying to make it look warm with the lighting and also sorta fluffy. Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.5040356]

>>5040352
Fucks sake, forgot to resize.

[Anonymous No.5040429]

>>5040356
The basic of cute is head is 1/3 if the body

[Anonymous No.5040431]

You're cute

[Anonymous No.5041171]

>>5040327
What is it?
>>5040194
Also what is it? (But cute)
>>5040352
1.36mb of cute. The bg feels cool but it might just be because it's against the board color.
If you want to push warm, have a look at how things look in fire/candle light. Like those greens could be pushed to a golden olive color.

[Anonymous No.5043291]

Bomp bomp