/asg/ - Anime Study General

[Anonymous No.7152952]

Why You Should Copy Anime:
https://i.imgur.com/zNDsyF0.jpg
Naoki Saito: https://youtu.be/8jsZGeaWkhE?si=6HZIvG9Bx3y9qoHs&t=12
AnimeShijuku: https://twitter.com/animesijyuku/status/1717415459778347358
Krenz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbKqIJcIUCw
**Strive for quantity AND quality.**

Anime Studying:
>Copy anime references exactly and draw them from memory. Use illustrations, screenshots, anime figures, 3D models, etc.
>Don’t copy recklessly. Use construction, color theory, and other fundamental concepts to rehearse a drawing process that you can later easily manipulate for original artwork.
>Post all of your anime studies. Post even when you’re told not to. Create an art community that actually draws and improves together instead of just talking about it.
>Number your attempts and link to your previous posts.
>Critiquers should lead by example by posting their studies.

General Anime Style Discussion:
>Questions about achieving certain styles/techniques/compositions etc.
>Drawing methods, study habits, resources, tutorials, tools, software, etc
>Be specific and try to post a sample of your study attempts before asking for help.

**Draw copies from good anime styled references to mindfully up our mileage, internalize appealing aesthetics, and learn from each other’s processes and knowledge.**

Recommended Resources:
https://pastebin.com/Yz2scAEc

/mmg/ - Manga Making General:
>>>/ic/mmg

Previous Thread:
>>7133011

[Anonymous No.7152963]

>>7152921

Don't worry, it's not the first time that happens. We will rise from the ashes as we always do

[Anonymous No.7152981]

>>7152963
Tried making one and it got deleted.

[Anonymous No.7152983]

>>7152981
You are going to get this thread deleted too.

[Anonymous No.7152985]

>>7152981
This board is literally nazi germany

[Anonymous No.7152988]

>>7152952
sexy kyouko

[Anonymous No.7153224]

trying to work on my proportions and this took around 2 hours to finish and I would say a majority was trying to make sure the proportions aligned well with the drawing. I avoided tracing and eyeballed the breakdown.

I'm having trouble with making the hair look detailed while not worrying if the details match the reference 100%. do I just spend more time studying hair if so how do I got about it? currently hair just looks very random to me although I know that isn't true.

[Anonymous No.7153296]

>>7153224
>around 2 hours to finish

>do I just spend more time

ngmi from the start, such many cases

[Anonymous No.7153334]

>>7153296
>n-ngmi!
>doesn't post work

typical nodraw fag

[Anonymous No.7153348]

>>7153224
the top line of the light hitting the cheek slants up on the reference but down on yours
be mindful of angles and treat every line as equally important
my copies take a long time, my upsidedown igor was NOT one hour, but I think they're getting a tiny bit faster each time, the answer is always draw more

[Anonymous No.7153357]

>>7153224
you're going to need to draw lines longer than a fingernail if you ever want to get good, and your sketch is just going through the motions of what you think construction looks like
for now i would just use pencil and paper, spend no more than 20 minutes sketching the head, then compare it, then do it again from scratch and try to fix at least one error you noticed, spending 2 hours polishing it when there are dozens of things off is not an effective way to learn, your ratio of sketch attempts vs polished/inked over sketches should be very high if you want to learn more efficiently

[Anonymous No.7153370]

>>7153348
thanks for the tip anon

>>7153357
Thanks for the advice, anon. I've been doing trad sketches and comparing them, but I got tired of having half-done works, I'm trying to finish stuff so I can practice shading and coloring. I don't see a lot of things off with my study except for the hair, what else is off?

[Anonymous No.7153547]

>>7153370
>what else is off?
it's subtle things, look at the shape of the eyes for instance, on the original they are not as rounded off, slightly too much space between lips and nose

[Anonymous No.7153635]

day 1 of trying to learn faces. It is going pretty badly as you can expect.

[Anonymous No.7153653]

>>7153635
>copying
>learning

[Anonymous No.7153656]

>>7153653
what show was this from again..? man, anime can be very forgettable sometimes.

[Anonymous No.7153721]

>>7153653
Literally everyone says to copy.
pyw.

[Anonymous No.7153742]

[Anonymous No.7153756]

>>7152952
Does anyone have an archive of anime hands/feet? I'm trying to grind those two since that's currently what I'm weakest at.

[Anonymous No.7153773]

>>7153721
>Literally everyone
based newfag

[Anonymous No.7153781]

>>7153773
>>7153653
Then how does one learn? Isnt copying from reference one step of learning?

[Anonymous No.7153783]

>>7152988
>>7153296
>>7153334
>>7153348
>>7153357
>>7153370
>>7153547
>>7153653
>>7153656
>>7153721
>>7153756
>>7153773
>>7153781
Less talking, more drawing.

[Anonymous No.7153792]

Drew my OC as a magical girl

[Anonymous No.7153864]

Guys, whats wrong with Bridget's leg?
Btw, is this GMI?

[Anonymous No.7153900]

>>7153792
I like it.

[Anonymous No.7153919]

>>7153653
>>7153773
not any of them but pyw

[Anonymous No.7153921]

>>7153864
> Btw, is this GMI?
Bro…

[Anonymous No.7153955]

>>7153547
Yeah, I see it now, thanks for pointing it out

[Anonymous No.7153976]

Any good resources for complete and utter beginners with a focus on anime or other hyper-stylization specifically? Starting with fundamentals is super boring, and all (or most) stylized art tutorials imply having fundamentals down already.

[Anonymous No.7154043]

>>7153635
that pic is AI btw

[Anonymous No.7154049]

>>7153864
I'm not an expert but I think her right leg is off
I think you rotated her knee when knees aren't supposed to rotate like that

[Anonymous No.7154051]

>>7153864
>is this GMI?

[Anonymous No.7154091]

>>7154043
>>7153635
Something wrong with AI as reference? Artist cant bitch about his work being stolen.

[Anonymous No.7154093]

>>7154091
Why would you reference fake anime?

[Anonymous No.7154102]

>>7154091
check how the left ear is close to the eye and then start focusing on why her left eye would be so far back, there are a lot of mistakes that the proompter can't pick up because he is retarded
btw the guy got a viral tweet with a similar pic of Aru from Blue Archive so he is shitting out similar pics with every character

[Anonymous No.7154106]

>>7153653

[Anonymous No.7154110]

>>7154093
This
I only copy REAL anime handcrafted by JAPANESE
not synthetic SLOP made by mystery meat

[Anonymous No.7154144]

>>7154102
>btw the guy got a viral tweet.

Source? So I can steal his shit for my burner account.

[Anonymous No.7154165]

>>7154144
https://twitter.com/CrownaRed/status/1780936716616085522/

[Anonymous No.7154172]

Hey friends, I'd really like to know if people here really are able to draw good circles freehand.
I'm read that it's a common exercise but I don' t know if there's a point in doing it past a certain point.

[Anonymous No.7154177]

test

[Anonymous No.7154241]

>>7154165
I fuckin hate AI shitheads. thanks anon!

[Anonymous No.7154300]

First ever drawing/copy. Guess it can’t get worse. 1st attempt going by Akihito yoshitomi’s video guides. I’ll start draw a box tomorrow. Then dive into Micheal Hamptons figure drawing this weekend

[Anonymous No.7154316]

never thought there would be a day where I had to study anatomy...

[Anonymous No.7154344]

>>7154165
Wait what i thought the Nips were against AI. It literally says AI in the profile bio. FML why do i even try

[Anonymous No.7154490]

not my work but someone redline this?

[Anonymous No.7154492]

>>7154490
https://files.catbox.moe/wbw51d.jpeg

[Anonymous No.7154529]

>>7154344
Take the AI blackpill already. Learn to prompt. Everyone's already aboard the steam locomotive...and you somehow chose to stay on the horse carriage for...no reason?

[Anonymous No.7154622]

[Anonymous No.7154687]

drew kani

[Anonymous No.7154769]

>>7154529
It's alright to play around with AI on your free time, But uploading AI artwork as your art portfolio online is just fucking pathetic
, Am i suppose to be impressed by somebodies shitty prompting? That somebody chose to be a generic anime artist 101 that copies generic shitty mobile gacha game characters? They will forever be bottom of the barrel because they can't make anything of their own. If i met a prompter in real life i would kick the shit of of him until i let him unconscious on the floor twitching from a seizure. I hope that they cry every night knowing how pathetic they are.

[Anonymous No.7154770]

>>7154687
Kys pedo

[Anonymous No.7154780]

>>7152952
>Copy anime references exactly and draw them from memory
How to never learn the actual fundamentals of art 101
>Don’t copy recklessly. Use construction, color theory, and other fundamental concepts
"dont draw bad. draw good"

[Anonymous No.7154786]

>>7154770
/lsg/ simply drew what they wanted lol and never once did any of them ever did this braindead 'just copy bro' retardation

[Anonymous No.7154794]

>>7152952

[Anonymous No.7154822]

>>7154770
Uh don‘t worry shes actually 20 and just petite

[Anonymous No.7154831]

>>7154687
live long pedo

[Anonymous No.7154893]

>>7154687
Who tha fuck is kani?

[Anonymous No.7155016]

>>7154893
かに - [ka-ni] - crab

[Anonymous No.7155032]

>>7155016
Sorry I'm from Taiwan, i'm not Chineese.

[Anonymous No.7155057]

>>7154893
Someone cute and funny

[Anonymous No.7155263]

Crits and advice?

[Anonymous No.7155273]

>>7155263

[Anonymous No.7155379]

>>7155263
i like it.

[Anonymous No.7155422]

I finished this a few days ago.
It's far from perfect, but I'm really happy with the results considered it's my first time making an original (not the character of course) anime drawing.
I tried matching the Konosuba style, but I also modified some stuff, like the line work or the details on the hands.

[Anonymous No.7155460]

Hello.
can someone redline/crit my attempt? ref is on the far left
https://files.catbox.moe/riya5j.png

[Anonymous No.7155515]

how am i doing?

[Anonymous No.7155547]

>>7155515
>how am I doing on this 10% done sketch
do the whole thing then post again, there isn't enough substance to show for anyone to give you a serious comment that will be helpful to you yet.

[Anonymous No.7155549]

>average /lsg/ work quality is higher than the /asg/ one
are the lolifags the final solution for this shithole?

[Anonymous No.7155614]

>>7155549
yeh, but lolifags don't make any money from their work, so their work isn't valuable.

[Anonymous No.7155621]

>>7155614
you still can get some money from commissions, but it gets harder.
the niche is dying.

[Anonymous No.7155626]

>>7155549
>>7155549
>are the lolifags the final solution for this shithole?

I think they will get banned here if they try to post. They have become a social pariah.

[Anonymous No.7155638]

Lil nigga head looks like cotton candy

[Anonymous No.7155642]

>>7155621
>>7155626
I enjoy some fuckable loli on occasion, but i dislike how the anon's here draw them as square flat big headed aliens with no ass.
Huge anime tits are what arouses me, the closer to an actual cow the better.

[Anonymous No.7155683]

>>7155642
>I enjoy some fuckable loli on occasion
40-50yo loli?

[Anonymous No.7155686]

What should I do to git gud at drawing chibis?

[Anonymous No.7155720]

Funny how you niggers never give a (you) to those who post their drawings but always jump on board and give hundreds of replies to the daily bait thread.

[Anonymous No.7155729]

>>7155422
sweet drawing, I can tell this took a lot of time

[Anonymous No.7155847]

>>7155547
Fair point! Just got it finished. I know the eyes aren't good, but it isn't worse than I hoped!

[Anonymous No.7155871]

>>7155720
That's because these anon's are just bot spam, That's why they're so autistic.

[Anonymous No.7155879]

>>7155683
Oppai lolis are a thing, you know?

[Anonymous No.7155883]

>>7155683
call me when she's 1000

[Anonymous No.7156165]

Is drawing based off of official vidya models:
https://www.models-resource.com/

And 3d anime models:
https://sketchfab.com/search?q=marie+rose&type=models

A good idea?

How about drawing poses from action movies, superhero movies, martial arts movies and so on?

[Anonymous No.7156208]

>>7156165
i don't see why not. Practice is practice right?

[Anonymous No.7156210]

>>7155621
Loli is more popular then ever

[Anonymous No.7156212]

>>7156165
https://twitter.com/_uwaaaaaaaaa/status/1648669538400210944/

[Anonymous No.7156220]

>>7156208
marcille SPOTTED!!!
>>7156212
i swear an artist that good could have found a better 3d model to use... but still! thank you for sharing!

[Anonymous No.7156368]

>>7156210
no
lolicon artists are getting banned instantly
there's no future

[Anonymous No.7156573]

>>7156368
>lolicon artists are getting banned instantly
good

[Anonymous No.7156674]

Any good video guides/courses on the YouTubes?

[Anonymous No.7156755]

>>7156674
search how to draw anime and watch the first result

[Anonymous No.7156762]

>>7153792
You have any handles/ socials I like your art a lot

[Anonymous No.7156794]

This time I drew midoriya from memory, it took me a lot of time even if it’s a simple drawing. It’s like every single part has to have a precise shape and angle to not look off it’s difficult to make it seem like the original. I have not studied how to draw hair yet

[Anonymous No.7156838]

>>7156755
No nigger I want tried and true recommended shit

[Anonymous No.7156869]

>>7152952
any models that I should use for brushes on krita ?

[Anonymous No.7156874]

Yall negroes this general is dead

[Anonymous No.7157176]

Can I get crit

[Anonymous No.7157418]

[Anonymous No.7157625]

[Anonymous No.7157643]

>>7157176

[Anonymous No.7157661]

>>7155422
theres lots of things that can be improved or added but here are some low hanging fruit, just add some filters and use the spray tool or even better the gradient tool on some parts like the skin, inside the hair to add depth on some parts as light or shade

[Anonymous No.7157695]

>>7157625
love your style

[Anonymous No.7157736]

>>7155847
the black rim of the eyelid is really fucked up and sloppy, it brings the whole thing down with it, mistakes at focal points of a picture count tenfold, it's a shame because otherwise the eyes aren't even that bad. If the hair has a different volume and shape you can't just try to copy the hair shadow from your reference like that you have to mold and morph the shadow to fit the hair volume you drew as well.

[Anonymous No.7157738]

>>7157736
Kek, the eyelid looks like a perfectly proportioned leg

[Anonymous No.7157745]

>>7157738
>
can't unsee, lel

[Anonymous No.7157750]

>>7157625
I swear you post in like every damn thread.
Post your /dad account or twitter so I can follow your progress off of this god forsaken website

[Anonymous No.7157785]

>>7156794
LOL deku with the low taper fade?

[Anonymous No.7157796]

no context

[Anonymous No.7157877]

>>7156762
Ty
twitter.com/omeowcomics/
ig: omeowcomics

[Anonymous No.7157999]

More studies.
I had fun trying to paint hair, although I have to say, I don't know if I'm doing it properly.

[Anonymous No.7158078]

>>7155847
Based Lum drawer

[Anonymous No.7158633]

kill la kill studies, trying to understand the logic behind how to exaggerate and pose characters rather than copying, actually a lot harder than i thought

[Anonymous No.7158663]

Anyone have more anime loomis like this?

[Anonymous No.7158666]

>>7158633
its just basic laws of drawing cartoons man

[Anonymous No.7158805]

>draw slightly sexy swimsuit pic
>generate traffic like crazy in the first 3 hours (for my standards)
>got around 10 comments and 3k likes
>top of the top tab of the series' tag
>Elon decided it's now sensitive and limits reach
>proceeds to get 300 impressions for the next 8 hours
painful

[Anonymous No.7158851]

>>7157643
thanks anon, thought the eyes were a bit strange but couldn't put my finger on it, thanks.
whats the change with the breasts though? everything else is clear but a bit confused on that

[Anonymous No.7158902]

[Anonymous No.7159015]

>>7155729
Thanks. Yes it took longer than it should, since I tried to do as much as I could without looking up guides or asking here for advice, and just relying on referencing official art.

>>7157661
There is actually a subtle gradient on the hair, but I haven't thought of mixing cel shading with gradients. I'll try it out.
Thank you for the advice and the edit.

[Anonymous No.7159161]

[Anonymous No.7159437]

>>7156210
This, loli is thriving in the real internet where the eternal anglo can't go.

[Anonymous No.7159457]

>>7154687
kani + pulverized spine = based

[Anonymous No.7159504]

>>7155549
If that were true(not checking that garbage), the only reason why because /asg/ is containment and where perma/beg/s go to die.

[Anonymous No.7159602]

Anyone know what medium/method Masamune Shirow used for his coloring in the early 2000s? Is it digital or maybe markers? Or something else?

[Anonymous No.7159709]

Today's studies.

[Anonymous No.7159713]

>>7159602
Shirow used a mixture of traditional and digital quite often. He also took reference photos of textures he found interesting when he was out and about, which he spliced into things like leather, metal, etc.
iirc, he said he made a lot of sketches digitally, printed them out, inked them trad or painted them, and sometimes went on a weird loop from trad to digital to digital to trad. I think he even spliced in marker and paint textures he had painted on a spare sheets and photographed or scanned to achieve exactly the look he wanted.

[Anonymous No.7159768]

>>7159713
Wow, that's crazy! I definitely have seen the textures in some of his works now that you mention it. Anywhere I can read about his process?

[Anonymous No.7159818]

>>7159768
I don't know where you can get them online, but some of his artbooks have a lot of commentary.

https://www.amazon.com/Intron-Depot-Vol-Collection-1992-1998/dp/4878921560/ref=sr_1_27?crid=1VF0ZUFQ6D9RU&dib=eyJ2IjoiMSJ9.eOTymwX-NeeC1_nQFvJNx-XBMuSc-ne9U6naGRBEEWV3VHZwjaQ_0O_7oZu1xmVDZ9CU283PLLDJPto1N6Wj_UFn0027SwcLHRdrzKcYDeyx_69MkUlPtmSYIX87CGIWSAXjK0pPdKr0HJRHFg36vbKHHTHGzGDQPDzUl1fnsDppq0NlJIOnbl7QZQCsSC6uL3-Qwxo3qnOcHQqpj3BYh7ymjDef_8MZ3LG7K5EsEL3XVOGhv2CjtNjI0MpnEVnwJG1WgB_Ly1uqMOhR5nlqOAwiI98UA7mLd1lKb7COUUc.kxHRiPOnXAqLiVZImq-cTkDYsDqN-WL7HwpvBFDXnY4&dib_tag=se&keywords=Masamune+Shirow&qid=1715131901&sprefix=masamune+shirow%2Caps%2C209&sr=8-27

This is the one I remember reading. I have a copy of it but I've not been through it in ages.

[Anonymous No.7160110]

>>7157695
>>7157750

[Anonymous No.7161361]

Drawing hair will always be Hell
I wish my brain would work properly

[Anonymous No.7161469]

>>7161361
you are just lazy to put the work in

[Anonymous No.7162136]

let's say i made it, im not perfect but drawings don't scream begness, what's next for me on /ic/? beg is too beg and the other generals are dead or just circlejerks and i can spot my own mistatkes and fixing them too so is there any point in sticking around here?

[Anonymous No.7162139]

>>7162136
sounds's like you're /int/

[Anonymous No.7162155]

>>7162139
so what's next for an anime /int/ fag on /ic/? im too racist, redpilled and have a wicked sense of humor to go outside of 4 chins, but theres nothing on /ic/ for me to come for aside from the ocacional shitposting. other drawing dedicated threads outside of /ic/ are usually fll of begs and im seen like a tryhard when i post in. is this the end of the road? it was so nice when i was a /beg/ chasing the carrot.... *whezees*..... *dies*.

[Anonymous No.7162159]

>>7162136
>>7162155
You can help out other begs, or think about your art goals.

[Anonymous No.7162185]

>>7162159
>helping begs
99.9% of begs don't need help with only one thing, you either dump a 10 pages info graphic or just give the ''fix'' to the biggest problem you see, which won't help at all. and most of the times they don't fix anything you have redlined or pointed out lmfao.
Well im back to different drawthreads posting scribbles to fit in with the iother begs for that sense of belonging.

[Anonymous No.7162190]

>>7162185
also love the irony that after years of grinding fundies now i try hard to not draw too good and make my drawings a lil shitty to fit in.

[Anonymous No.7162330]

[Anonymous No.7162799]

>>7162185
>>7162190
you sound like a twitter artist

[Anonymous No.7162941]

[Anonymous No.7163028]

>>7162941
magnet...

[Anonymous No.7163038]

>>7162941

[Anonymous No.7163540]

How do you guys do thin/very fine details? I can never get the proportions/shape of them right when doing a study. I notice that it's off immediately, but no matter how man times I try to put down a correct line I fail.

[Anonymous No.7163604]

If I use AI to generate an interesting pose and then trace over it, will anyone be able to tell?

[Anonymous No.7163732]

>>7163604
Yes, and I'll report you to the art police.

[Anonymous No.7164761]

Japanese must do more to liberate 4chan.

The quality of media decreases when the quality of the internet decreases

[Anonymous No.7165549]

Shouldn’t the right ear reach higher up like the left one?

[Anonymous No.7165557]

>>7165549
Actually never mind it’s because his head is slightly titled I hadn’t noticed that before

[Anonymous No.7166458]

>>7152952
Westfag here
I'm going to be honest, I regret not being into anime. I realized that westoid art is holding me back. All of my favorite artists on the internet are anime inspired but I was too dumb to notice it and try to emulate instead I was using western cartoons. In short, I want to become a weeb.
Now obviously, studying and copying anime is a start, which I'm doing. However, I want to change my entire identity. I want to stop being a western cartoon autist and become an anime one.
What are some good anime series and manga to get into as a complete adult novice?

[Anonymous No.7166524]

>>7166458
Stop jerking off to yourself, anime is shit buddy, all of the old masters have already disowned it back in the eighties, The only benefit that anime has is that it's flexible and fun, Western media has always presented better stories, Anime is trash with shit like "rent a girlfriend" "FateGO" (insert other shows here) that appeals to somebodies shit fetish, While Mickey mouse and Star wars has always had a wider appeal.

[Anonymous No.7166538]

>>7166524
Yea but modern western media has become absolutely unwatchable with the diversity/feminism bullshit that gets injected everywhere. I swear like 90% of modern movies are remakes starring idris elba as a white character

[Anonymous No.7166580]

>>7166538
That's completely unrelated but ok. Get off the internet

[Anonymous No.7166667]

>>7154794
adorable. I love Rin

[Anonymous No.7166675]

>>7166580
if you think modern star wars is good, you're fucked in the head. Anime has it's issues but it's better than that

[Anonymous No.7166693]

>>7166675
What does that have to do with drawing?

[Anonymous No.7166809]

Not sure if this is the right place to ask. This might seem a bit of a long post explaining but I've been having trouble improving and I know that it somewhat has to do with me being stubborn about my art style, because while i like my style i also have trouble with things such as studies in which i have to draw gestures or realistic things because i guess I've been drawing for too long that now muscle memory is against me in trying to learn. I also somewhat have trouble finding artists with similar art style that i can study from. I've been trying to maybe learn from the kawaiisensei book but then i realize how far away from my goal it seems which is once again part of my stubborn ness and i end up dropping it.

Do you guys have any advices or drawing exercises that are somewhat art style friendly (for the art style stubborn like me). I made a speed draw of a comparison between using kawaii sensei's face advice and my own style so that you can see the process to see if that somewhat helps.

sorry if post makes no sense my english is not perfect and i tab in and out a lot mid sentence.

[Anonymous No.7166837]

>>7166809
Style is hard because there's no inherently right answer

https://twitter.com/Sco_ttie/status/1789579052522848493
https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=scottie_%28phantom2%29+&z=5

This artist is very popular and uses a face stylization similar to yours. You can see the custom 3d model he uses. Personally it's too alien for me but the end results look good.

https://danbooru.donmai.us/posts?tags=blade_%28galaxist%29+&z=5

This artist is way more nsfw but also uses a head stylization where the head features are all very low, so to say.

I hope it helps. I'm just another 4chan beglet so I don't have the right answer to your question, but if you need someone to study that approaches anime art and proportions in the same way I think that's a good resource. I do not think there is a correct way to draw anime. As long as it's appealing and looks good it doesn't matters. You have to decide if you want your art to be a bit more towards the realistic side(like Dungeon Meshi, big noses, more realistic proportions) or to the stylized, more cartoony style.

Nice thistle btw

[Anonymous No.7166849]

>>7166837
Thank you! I liked how that second artist draws especially more im more fan of simple styles. Ill take my time to check their stuff a bit more indept.

The first one kinda inspired me to try and do those type of skeleton in different perspective to see how it goes (even tho i know their's is a 3d base and not a drawing)

since u mentioned dunmeshi, my goal is not kui's art style, i love her diversity in design but im mainly attracted to the way she draws elves specifically, and i sometimes take inspiration in the way she also draws halflings, especially her "__ but as a halfling" illustrations.

(Here's another drawing I did yesterday using the same practice)

[Anonymous No.7167076]

[Anonymous No.7167079]

[Anonymous No.7167282]

I know it's the same for a lot of people, but going from sketch to lineart always makes me end up feeling 10x worse.The way I colored the eyes is pretty bad, I just didn't have the motivation to keep working on it. The shading of the hair I'm sure seems amateurish, I just need to practice.

Otherwise the face feels 'off', but I can't pinpoint it. I'm sure that's not the only thing. I'd appreciate any pointers.

[Anonymous No.7167287]

>>7167282
Man, after posting it, I realize just how badly I should have done (another) once over. I do the 'final' line art, then I realize how much I need to mess with still, but I just leave the shoddiness there. Need to plan better or stop taking shortcuts. My bad.

[Anonymous No.7167401]

>>7167076
>>7167079
DENTIST CHUD?

[Anonymous No.7167746]

[Anonymous No.7168280]

>>7163038

[Anonymous No.7168286]

[Anonymous No.7168293]

[Anonymous No.7168976]

Might as well post my Anya here too

[Anonymous No.7169195]

[Anonymous No.7169487]

>>7167746
that torso ass perspective

[Anonymous No.7169613]

>>7158851
nta but I see the breast shape begins closer to the armpit and both should have similar volume
the exaggerated curves in arms and legs also make it look cuter

[Anonymous No.7169662]

[Anonymous No.7169811]

What do you think about zark muckerberg

[Anonymous No.7170064]

>>7169811
I think it belongs on /alt/ not here.

[Anonymous No.7170968]

>>7170064
/alt/ is where skilled artist go, it’s not a /beg/ containment like this general

[Anonymous No.7171068]

>>7170968
I refuse to post in ALT because it sounds retarded.
I've already proven my superiority years ago.

[Anonymous No.7171693]

I will now embrace nude/porn art.
Here's my current practice.

[Anonymous No.7171790]

>>7171693
what brush is that

[Anonymous No.7172257]

>>7168280
SSH0

[Anonymous No.7172259]

>>7168280

[Anonymous No.7172413]

>>7172259
damn, this came out really nicely

[Anonymous No.7172515]

>>7159161

[Anonymous No.7172584]

Experimenting with a more mangaish look.

[Anonymous No.7172893]

>>7171790
Ordinary opaque watercolor in ClipStudio(adjusted some settings).

[Anonymous No.7172958]

>>7172893
Mind uploading it for me? I've been trying to learn how to paint in a single layer and with the CSP watercolor brushes. I figured it was opaque but it looks smoother than when I use it. Also, did you use the blur tool anywhere? That looks absolutely fantastic.

[Anonymous No.7173535]

What is the general consensus on those krenz copy studies... did it help you guys? idk how much time to dedicate to them.

[Anonymous No.7173536]

>>7173535
> idk how much time to dedicate to them.
as in like my day not how long to spend on each study.

[Anonymous No.7173538]

>>7173535
some faggots will swear their life on it... but it's a fact that anyone who has and still does the meme copies can't draw for shit from imagination.

[Anonymous No.7173553]

>>7173538
hmm ok. so far its helping me somewhat and it feels good to have a clear goal when drawing during the day but i will try to keep it one hour a day at most and try drawing outside of that more.
if its ok anyone can just answer helped me or didnt help really help me, a bigger sample size is always needed.. (im so desperate guys.)

[Anonymous No.7173606]

>>7158633
You may not have asked for advice but I want to tell you that the "easiest" way to understand how and why faces are deformed in trigger animes is by knowing anatomy, in this case the construction of the face, I am currently studying with the anatomy book for sculptors and I have noticed an improvement in my drawings (for now my torsos and waist are more proportional)
Next I will study the head and I think I will finally be able to make more correct expressions and heads.
You need to know the rules so you can break them like trigger artists
I attached a drawing of mine, I haven't studied the clothes yet so it looks pretty bad but I hope to finish the book in one or two months to move on to the clothes

[Anonymous No.7173785]

birthday

[Anonymous No.7173790]

>>7173538
>pic
ok edgylord

[Anonymous No.7173953]

>>7172958
You're gonna be disappointed because this is just your standard water color from Clip Studio.
(The name is generic since I have a bunch of copies of water color that I experimented it's settings.)
But the game changer for me when coloring was using one layer for coloring. When you want a darker tone, you adjust your color then apply it on the same layer. Then you can color pick some of the mixed colors that can be applied to other parts.

I still use separate layers. I separated the skin, clothes, sweat/water effect, etc.

I did use blur tool and soft erase tool on her left elbow(and some parts). The key is NOT OVERDOING it. That's my mistake on my early drawings/studies.

[Anonymous No.7174000]

>>7173953
That's perfect actually, thanks a lot!

[Anonymous No.7174379]

>>7171693
The piece of shit you're copying from used to trace ishikei's art and now uses an AI lora trained on yd's art. This is not bait. Stop wasting your time and study from the actual artists.

[Anonymous No.7174389]

>>7153653
mikutranny one day i'm gonna find out that you finally blessed your parents by hanging yourself on your doorknob and i'm gonna get so hard i might cum on the spot. kill yourself you fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.7174451]

artblocked so here's a cringe wip i've been sitting on

[Anonymous No.7174516]

does anyone know what CSP brush is he using for coloring?
https://www.youtube.com/live/YyUVzgtCmLM?si=MmBQtamRxLobBCnQ&t=1204
attached the link with a timestamp

[Anonymous No.7174535]

Is there ever a point to directly *tracing* reference art? e.g. creating a layer at 20% opacity and tracing it on a layer directly above it (or doing so with paper).

Or is it always more beneficial to draw only by reference?

[Anonymous No.7174977]

Ok so i'm getting a little decent at sketching, how does one start learning lineart and coloring? Shouldi I buy a fountain pen? Crayons?

[Anonymous No.7174997]

>>7172259
v nice

>>7172515
nice but all colors look the same ish

>>7172584
v nice

>>7173785
mccucking it

>>7174451
coom

[Anonymous No.7175011]

>>7152952
Does anybody have any good guides for drawing eyes?
I liked Hide Channels guides for drawing faces but he doesn't spend a lot of time talking about the construction of eyes, and as far as I can tell he doesn't have any guides that go more in depth about the eye (in English anyway.)
The way I currently go about it is using spheres for the eyes, and then shaping the eyelids around them, but I'm finding this isn't really a good method to use, especially when doing studies.

It's difficult to find a construction that works for anime eyes since they're usually pretty deformed

[Anonymous No.7175122]

>>7174379
Well that's kinda disappointing,
I'm also studying other artists. Don't worry about it anon.

[Anonymous No.7175136]

>>7174379
Sauce? How do you know so I know who to avoid too

[Anonymous No.7175196]

>>7174516
nevermind, i think i found a similar set of brush
https://assets.clip-studio.com/ja-jp/detail?id=1683127

[Anonymous No.7175205]

>>7174977

[Anonymous No.7175206]

>>7159709
What brushes are you using?
Also: looks very nice!

[Anonymous No.7176182]

>>7175206
Many thanks. I use a modified version of a brush called Sketching-1 Chrome Thin in Krita, if you use a lot of pressure when drawing it will create hard edges but if you apply little pressure it will produce interesting effects. Is perfect for doodles or lineart.
And the second one is just an airbrush that I use when I want soft edges.

[Anonymous No.7176420]

have any good anime courses come out this year/recently? haven't drawn in a bit and I wanna get back into things

[Anonymous No.7176681]

>>7167282
>but going from sketch to lineart always makes me end up feeling 10x worse
Protip: don't just hide layer visibility when going from sketch to line. Instead, practice using a soft eraser to erase the parts of the sketch that really sticks out. The rest you incorporate into the final picture for easy line weight and shading. If you're aiming for anything more than 100% crisp cel-shading, this method will improve your final render.

[Anonymous No.7176800]

>>7176681
Erase the parts that stick out (in a good way)? I'm wondering if I'm misunderstanding what you mean exactly.

[Anonymous No.7177112]

>>7176800
Erase the parts that stick out in a bad way. The sketch lines that look like they were clearly off. Keep the ones that's close to the final picture.

[Anonymous No.7177129]

>>7174535
If you're not sure if you can draw it without tracing just try so you can train your eye, you may be surprised with what you can do
>>7176182
Love the tummy and the face especially
>>7175205
Cuute

[Anonymous No.7177356]

>>7177129
Nice, but I think the penis takes away from what's already drawn.

[Anonymous No.7177537]

Does this look off to anyone? I've been going back and forth convincing myself this looks off or not that I can't tell anymore, but I feel like the bodies look a bit short? Maybe the heads are too big? The arms too short? It's probably too late to fix anything anyway at this stage, but I'd like to know if there's anything I should be more careful on in future attempts.

[Anonymous No.7177781]

>>7177537
hands are way too small

[Anonymous No.7177931]

>>7177537
this shit is beg city

[Anonymous No.7178000]

>>7177931
This is the right placel for it, this general is a containment for perma /beg/s

[Anonymous No.7178007]

>>7177537

[Anonymous No.7178026]

>>7178000
>this general is a containment for perma /beg/s
I genuinely hope you're trolling anon

There are unironically some decent stuff here that gets posted from time to time.

[Anonymous No.7178100]

Drew this for a friend today, not really comfortable with colors and stuff yet so its a quick low effort attempt.

[Anonymous No.7178153]

Any pointers on this one so far? She's meant to be sitting on the edge of a pier

[Anonymous No.7178392]

>>7178153

[Anonymous No.7178429]

Can someone help me with Lumine’s face? I can’t get it right

[Anonymous No.7178458]

>>7178429
learn your fundies

[Anonymous No.7178480]

>>7178429
You need to study fundamentals better, also the head is a bit too forward and the shoulder bone isn't shaped like the knee's

[Anonymous No.7178543]

>>7152952
Am I too low IQ to learn how to draw? I can draw simple geometrical shapes but when it comes to something even slightly complex my mind goes blank and I stare at the canvas not knowing where to even start.

[Anonymous No.7178572]

>>7178543
pyw pleasy and tell what you already tried to overcome this issue

[Anonymous No.7178653]

>>7178429
grind ze boxes

[Anonymous No.7178671]

>>7172515
Looks like you dropped in skill, previous pieces you posted were better in overall finish.What happened?

[Anonymous No.7178674]

>>7178653
SEA Sama.... hisashiburi desu ne? Bloggu onegaishimasu kudusai!

[Anonymous No.7178682]

>>7178653
>>7178392
>>7178007
how many thousands of floating loomis heads do I need to grind to achieve this level?

[Anonymous No.7178691]

>>7178682
it's not about a sheer amount of grinding but making sure you're actually thinking when you practice
also, be observant of other artists. when you see an artist you like on twitter, think about what they might be doing to construct their pieces

[Anonymous No.7178693]

>>7178682
just copy more anime screenshots

[Anonymous No.7178768]

>>7178682
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j2LioTVVf-0&list=PLTY4AtphBe8Oq5Oaa7inP2_cvtmoEBG7Z

[Anonymous No.7178792]

can I get some crit

[Anonymous No.7178795]

some study

[Anonymous No.7178817]

>>7178682

[Anonymous No.7178843]

>>7172259
Quick commission for /a/ drawthread

[Anonymous No.7178845]

Can you use the Loomis methods to draw anime?

What YouTube resources specific to anime do you guys recommended for getting started as a total beg?

[Anonymous No.7178858]

>>7153653
the post that mindbroke /asg/

[Anonymous No.7178869]

>>7178845
>What YouTube resources
>for getting started as a total beg
Just learn your fundies you fucking faggot

[Anonymous No.7178878]

>>7178792
nice tits

[Anonymous No.7178917]

>>7178869
y u gotta be mean about it

[Anonymous No.7178947]

>>7166458
Gurren Lagann is a classic super kino 100% must watch. My personal recommendations however would be Golden Kamuy, or any of Watanabe's anime, e.g. Space Dandy, Cowboy Bebop or Samurai Champloo. Cowboy Bebop being my least favourite of the three but certainly the most digestible for a new audience. If you want to stick to more westoid stuff: Panty & Stocking with Garterbelt or Mob Psycho (on the virtue that it's style is more simple). I read a lot more manga than I do anime though so I don't have many other recommendations. I really like Tokyo Ghoul when it originally came out. Unravel & Glassy Sky invoke emotions in me. I have no idea if it holds up though. Probably with anime is that these days only slop gets adapted because they just go with the most popular/lowest common denominator manga.

[Anonymous No.7178966]

>>7152952

[Anonymous No.7178971]

[Anonymous No.7179012]

how to make my faces look like adults? every time I draw they appear to look like middle schoolers

[Anonymous No.7179016]

>>7179012
use references and study em

[Anonymous No.7179022]

>>7179016
I guess I'll keep doing that. you don't have to but can you just tell me what makes them look younger vs older? is it the cranium size, eyes, relative distance of features?

[Anonymous No.7179033]

>>7178572
My finest work.

[Anonymous No.7179036]

>>7179012
Decrease the size of the eyes in proportion to the head, and lower the nose. Either draw with a thinner pen or draw larger, the cuteness goes down but the end result is older looking characters

>>7179016
This is good advice too.

[Anonymous No.7179045]

>>7179036
I love you anon thank you!

[Anonymous No.7179095]

[Anonymous No.7179112]

>>7178792
crits

[Anonymous No.7179146]

>>7179022
Honestly the best and short answer is this >>7178869.
Something like >>7179036 IS USELESS, just like copyfags that think that copying the end result will help them to understand how to do it from zero which is retarded but whateever, rn you lack the fundamentals and basics which you will need in order to identify and change them accordintly on what do you want to represent. Basically draw the owl tier advice.

wanna some tips? bug eyes and and dot noses will give you a kids fave but no, because if you draw the head or hair volume too small/low it wont work also theres the hairline and body proportions, what about the ol 1/3 eye separation? aint 100% accurate either( see middle example, what about the 1/2 landmark on the face for the eyes, it's not 100% accurate either, depending on the style everything can be different, you will need to know how to modify the basic fundamentals to do it( see the chibis lol). Again>>7178869

[Anonymous No.7179256]

>>7179146
>says proportion change advice is useless
>focus on fundamentals
>but don't copy/understand real life anatomy
???

I agree with the point that depending on the style you're going for proportions for adults will change but what are the "fundies" if not learning from life and understanding the structure of what you're trying to draw in this case faces?

I know draw the owl is annoying but if you give specific pointers based off what you think the person is going for it wont apply in all cases

I respect your reply cause you actually DREW instead of just talking shit and you made good points but I feel like I'm missing something. Genuine question, what are the "fundies"?

My guess is
Line, shape, value/lighting, color, flow/composition, structure/anatomy and story

[Anonymous No.7179260]

>>7178845
Yes, you can use loomis for any human head, it's one method but it can be applied to any face

[Anonymous No.7179261]

>>7179095
soulful sketch

[Anonymous No.7179407]

>>7166849
different anon, but I think you'd like Hanabushi
https://x.com/hanabushi_ and Terada Tera https://x.com/trcoot if you're looking for these kind of exaggerated proportions

[Anonymous No.7179542]

I'm just getting to the point where I feel like I can comfortably say im starting to understand

[Anonymous No.7179578]

Testing some grayscale markers i haven’t used since last year. I expected maybe one marker would be dry but it turns out seven of them were dry

[Anonymous No.7179590]

which software is the best for drawing anime?
Photoshop or CSP?

[Anonymous No.7179592]

>>7179590
CSP

[Anonymous No.7179597]

>>7179592
Even for animations?

[Anonymous No.7179638]

fuck lineart I'll just skip it

[Anonymous No.7179796]

I have some touch ups I need to do but it’s basically done. Need to work on my skin rendering though.

[Anonymous No.7179803]

>>7179796
she looked sunburnt
I went in and added adjustments Tell me what u think

[Anonymous No.7179838]

>>7179256
>Genuine question, what are the "fundies"?
People on this board are not very good at explaining what they mean, they use "fundies" as a shortcut to convey spatial/3D understanding basically, as opposed to flatly copying what you see without understanding the underlying structure. This involves understanding how basic perspective works (which should only take you 1h to go through) and being able to play with a wireframe or any structural method of your choice.

That's... pretty much it.
After that what you'll specialize in completely depends on what your goals are. There isn't a set of fundies you need to study, that shit is mostly subjective. Though since you're in this thread what you need likely overlaps with what most of us in this thread also needs, like head & figure drawing skills. In which case yes this can also be called a fundie you need to focus on.

[Anonymous No.7179840]

>>7179542
>I can comfortably say im starting to understand
Ummmmm no you don't sweaty... you are still making day 1 beg tier mistakes, dog snout in full swing, ughhh back to the basics, learn the fundies mkay.

I will have to confiscate you are license for posting on here, and direct you back to ooooof... /beg/. My acquired assian jeans give me the power to do so, sorry but not sorry.

[Anonymous No.7179859]

>>7179840
>that middle face
holy APPEAL

[Anonymous No.7179888]

>>7179840
nta but What am I look at here?

[Anonymous No.7179963]

>>7179838
ah okay fair I agree

[Anonymous No.7179971]

>>7179840
Anon, I want to speak with you. About something simple. When constructing the head. Do you draw the head in 3d space first with guidelines =the box method. And then apply another form of guidelines separate for the anime features ontop of that?

Or do you just jump straight into the anime features first?
Does this make any sense?
My artwork isn't posted here.
But I've mastered my observation skills now that I can jump straight into step 2 with minimal corrections sometimes.
Maybe my question is... is why are you using the box method if the facial features aren't going to be placed there in the final picture? What's the point of the box method in your opinion? When I look at studies from mocomori "j" on doartdaily. He jumps into the hockey mask anime features like step 2 in his doodles. What's the correct way to think about this for efficiency? Thank you.

>>7179963

[Anonymous No.7180008]

I just realized anime faces don't follow Hamptons rules for faces, even among the same series. What do?

[Anonymous No.7180090]

>>7180008
Stop studying western artists retard

[Anonymous No.7180112]

>Doing head studies cause I suck at them
>Draw, redline, redraw
>No matter what can NEVER get head shape correct
It seriously doesn't matter who I'm studying, I will ALWAYS fuck up the forehead and chin position. Why dear GOD am I like this?

[Anonymous No.7180127]

What medium is this?

[Anonymous No.7180165]

can someone redline the armpit? I'm not well versed in armpit anatomy *sniff*

[Anonymous No.7180199]

>>7179971
i don't use any construction, once you get better you wont need it, but is up to you if you want to use something like that.


Boxes, loomis, fundies,forms etc... is /ic/ lingo, newfag. Just like fundies boxes are part of it, a basic tool for /beg/s, they are easy to understand. Technically speaking if you are able to draw a box in any form/angle,size, etc... it means that you are able to see the planes in a 3D space, as a result deconstruction and perspective are easy pissy now, so learning anatomy or anything shouldnt be aproblem.


tldr: boxes are easy to use as a medium for more complex stuff, specially if you are /beg/, if you get told ''go grind boxes'' means you are still a fucking /beg/.

[Anonymous No.7180201]

>>7180165
why don't you just go to any booru and use the tags to find a reference, retard.

[Anonymous No.7180261]

>>7179840
Thank you, faces are my biggest hurdle

[Anonymous No.7180264]

>>7180165
sneed

[Anonymous No.7180266]

>>7180264
n feed

[Anonymous No.7180399]

>>7179146
Give me your blog so I can follow and study your work instead of dealing with these faggots. I'll even pay you if you're willing.

[Anonymous No.7180410]

>>7180266
>>7180264
Thx for the redlines I never asked for, faggot.

>>7180201
If I do that, I’d end up cooming all over.

[Anonymous No.7180412]

>>7179260

[Anonymous No.7180519]

copy the drawing upside down they said
it will be prettier they said

[Anonymous No.7180522]

I posted this (>>7176809) the other day and I got told that it looks like /asg/, what does that mean?

[Anonymous No.7180663]

>>7180519 (me)
I tried the grid method, it looks good, but can this really improve drawing skill?

[Anonymous No.7180668]

>>7180663
Only if you start increasing the grid size until you don't need that crutch anymore

[Anonymous No.7180676]

>>7179112
Thanks!
Do you any advice for having the character make eye contact with the viewer? always seem to struggle w/ this.

[Anonymous No.7180689]

>>7180522
Fancy meeting you here, anon. Im the one that told you that, I got here on my way to another thread kek.
>what does that mean?
I mainly said that because that draw you posted looked similar to the studies done here, with the lack of proper construction and for how unfinished and basic it looks, like you just were seeking to learn the basics of the anime/manga style, much like everyone else here, it seems.
Dont take that small remark too seriously.

[Anonymous No.7180713]

>>7177931
Is... that not why we're here? To learn and improve?
>>7177781
>>7178007
Thank you! Serves me right for skimping on construction lol, it really shows, huh. I'll be careful and try to be more thorough in the future!

[Anonymous No.7180932]

trying to broaden my range a bit by doing a daily sketch page of random characters. i usually draw furshit so drawing human heads is still a challenge for me
yesterdays

[Anonymous No.7180933]

>>7180932
todays

[Anonymous No.7181439]

>>7180127
bump

[Anonymous No.7181440]

>>7180689
Wow small world
I agree with everything, except I thought the construction i used was decent enough, but I'm probably just wrong. What would proper construction look like? Also, don't worry, I don't take criticisms personally, i just wanted to know if it was something I could fix

[Anonymous No.7181603]

>>7177129
Hehehe, drawing faces in general is a bit challenging for me, so if you liked it, it's a great compliment. Thank you.

Anyways, here are some new studies.

[Anonymous No.7181702]

>>7181603
Her heel is phasing into her pussy , arms are different lengths lmao

[Anonymous No.7181732]

>>7178845
>Just learn your fundies you fucking faggot
how? I am lost

[Anonymous No.7181738]

>>7178869
>Just learn your fundies you fucking faggot
how? I am lost
Should I follow this thread guide? or go to /beg/ first?
not sure if I'm good enough to be in this thread yet

[Anonymous No.7181812]

>>7181603
on the shimakase the strings are way to horizontal, hands could be smaller, and the legs more triangular shaped shoe should be facing a little to viewer also the ass cheek is way to pronunced for that bent in the hip, just something to keep in mind, also try different eye anlges most of them are front view which are the easiest plus you could try drawing the face too.

[Anonymous No.7181837]

>>7181702
You are right, I should be more careful about this kind of mistakes, thanks for pointing it out.
>>7181812
Oh... I was just doing a rough correction of my drawing when I saw your post. Thank you very much! Those redlines will help me a lot to learn how to draw her better, I'll try to draw eyes in more difficult angles, yes.
Again, thank you.

[Anonymous No.7181850]

>>7181812
>ass muscles
>just drew random vectors on the ass

ok lol no fucking cap

[Anonymous No.7181861]

>>7181850
the hips and chest better, but for some reason I prefer the bottom of the ass in the original lol, he removed shimkaze's bubble butt lmao

[Anonymous No.7181977]

>>7181850
>anatomylet doesn't know the basic ass landmarks
Rur, color me surprise

[Anonymous No.7181988]

>>7181977
leg and heel wrong orientation, the hip is rotated awayvfrom us slightly we should see the same for those twokgr4s

[Anonymous No.7181990]

>>7181988
for those two*
typing on mobile sucks

[Anonymous No.7182002]

>>7179095
Very pleasant to look at

[Anonymous No.7182222]

stoody

[Anonymous No.7182290]

>>7178843
for waifuthread on /a/

[Anonymous No.7182378]

>>7180933
well only one of these heads is really anime study, but i needed the structural practice.

[Anonymous No.7182917]

>>7182290
I ended up turning her towards the viewer a bit for the redline.

[Anonymous No.7182935]

>>7182378
lol

[Anonymous No.7182986]

>>7182935
looks great anon, thanks!!

[Anonymous No.7183001]

New Thread:
>>7183000
>>7183000
>>7183000

[Anonymous No.7183301]

>>7182935
got tired of tracing over AI and came down here to try to inflate your ego again, subu?

[Anonymous No.7183333]

>>7183301
You're so cute when you keep coming up with excuses

[Anonymous No.7183477]

when copying should i do colors and try to match it perfectly or should i just focus on lines and proportions

[Anonymous No.7183895]

>>7183333
you mean your excuses?
You could easily disprove the claims by posting the first layers or so called 'magma board' that you mentioned. Or are you going to call on soda to shit on the thread again because you can't?

[Anonymous No.7184039]

>>7183895
Sure, i found it, I always end up changing / adjusting the drawing and painting later. it’s super tiny so usually I’m forced to paint everything roughly on minimal layers and then merge to easily resize/move to allow space for others. Since canvas is so small I just treat it as thumbnail practice https://magma.com/d/lFUYpuHi0B