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General original content/drawthread for /jp/sies. You may use this thread to contribute your works or to share ideas related to possible projects. Anything OC is welcomed; including drawings, writings, music, and programming.

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>> No.9510931
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drew this for a contest.. and lost

had alot of fun drawing it though!

>> No.9511002

>>9510931
what was the contest for if I may ask?

>> No.9511066
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I've been 3D modelan today

>> No.9511289

>>9511066
what the fuck, you're modelling for MMD or am i jumping to a conclusion? what are you working on?

>> No.9511332

>>9511289
Yes, and what I made is a headdress thing

>> No.9511353
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>>9511289
Forgot to add... It's supposed to be for this design (wip) of which I hope I find someone to model for me
I can only make accessories...

>> No.9511420

>>9511353
ah, that's what i was asking for. are you going to commission someone or something like that? if i wasn't busy with someone else's character i would offer to help, although i am third rate... good luck.

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>>9511420
That's what the plan is, whenever paypal confirms that my bank account is indeed mine
Good luck in your modelan endeavors as well

>> No.9511662

Who is a good modeller to commission?

I want somebody to make Sonika

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>> No.9511916
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Every now and then there's been original touhou threads, so I thought I'd make one for the heck of it.

>> No.9511949
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日本一!

I need to keep practicing.

>> No.9512294

>>9511916
Not so good.

>> No.9512327
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made a rough sketch only focusing on wrinkles, also tried coloring a bit...any crits would be nice.

>> No.9512337

>>9511803
Satori looks like Okuu's mommy there. I like.

>> No.9512537
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I'm coding a raising sim on XNA. I just started this week, so I don't have much done, only 3 jobs and 2 costumes, no stats yet

>> No.9512544

>>9512537
Looks interesting. Hope to see some results out of you soon.

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>>9511949
red should overlap

>> No.9512846

>>9512686
Hmm...I think I see what you mean. Thank you for pointing that out for me!

>> No.9514225

>>9512846
no prob

>> No.9514230

http://yotsubano.me/16.zip

>> No.9514342 [SPOILER] 
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here's an attempt at uncle mugen johncel doing that "you cant see me" pose...any crits would be nice

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>>9514230
>http://yotsubano.me/16.zip
Virus alert.

>> No.9514366

What programs do people to make electronic music and such?
I always wanted to start but google shows too many different options to chose from

>> No.9514373

Could someone draw a picture of Youmu's swords and Yuyuko's fan? I need it for a tattoo, and I don't trust anyone else to draw it right.

>> No.9514376

>>9514366
Fruity Loops Studios, iLuvOP, ZUN!bar and many comiket circles use it.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FHWer4AnYGY
example of how easy it is.

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>>9514366
I use ReNoise which is free or $70 if you want the ability to render to disk. I used to run audio out straight to my mic input and record that way. It wasn't FLAC quality, but it was nice. I've been using it for half a year now and love it, but since I was coming straight from a sequencer on my DMG it was easier for me to pick up. I tried using Cubase and some other programs and couldn't bother with them for more than a few days.

A work in progress I made yesterday/today
http://www.mediafire.com/?9h4za47hofcbmjs

>> No.9514411

>>9514355

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>> No.9514453

>>9514376
>>9514404
Thanks for the input, this seems like fun

>> No.9514925 [DELETED] 

>>9514404
Oops. I uploaded the wrong thing.
http://www.mediafire.com/?k50j9zm2vesn0ga

>> No.9515434

>>9514925
put it on youtube

>> No.9516022

>>9515434
Not until I learn how to sing proper and finish it, and even then; I would rather just share music with /jp/. I'm fickle and I've already changed parts of the song, no doubt it will keep changing until I move on to a new song, so uploading a WIP to a site that keeps tabs on views is silly.

http://www.mediafire.com/?dwuz2eb496f3cwx

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Today's progress

>> No.9516711

>>9514404
>>9514925
>>9516022
It really sucks.

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>>9511803

i hope you don't mind if i add a picture to this

>> No.9517586

>>9516759
That is really cute, I love how earnest okuu looks

>> No.9517707

>>9516759
I've been waiting.

That Utsuho looks so cute. Satori looks a bit off though.

>> No.9517772

Anyone doing any request I'll do an art trade for meido acting lewd. That is if you can stand my awful art

>> No.9518633

>>9516759
It's like the 4koma with Rinosuke and Aya all over again!

>> No.9518846

>>9517772
No thanks.

>> No.9518979

>>9517707

you're right it might be her head is a bit too large for her body. It was late so i was probably too tired to notice it then.

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>> No.9519199

>>9517772
Meido's armpits.

>> No.9519200

>>9519070
learn anatomy/10

>> No.9519268
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Still being a fag with my mouse and MS Paint.

Teach me a thing or two about color /jp/, please.

>> No.9519319

>>9519268
Better than what I can do with my pad and SAI ;-;

>> No.9519440
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>>9499717

Trying to finish this set before it hits a hundred again today..

>> No.9519492

>>9519440
Is there a .rar of everything you've drawn?

>> No.9519556

>>9519492

I do, but I have not put it anywhere. My older stuff is pretty much an embarrassment. But It's like that for everyone I guess.

>> No.9519676

Is anyone submitting or has submitted their work for that Danny choo mirai publication?

>> No.9519821

>>9519268
smudge tool i guess

>> No.9519887
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Can someone color her for me? I think her name is testla
I don't have the original one, can someone post her too?

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>>9519887

>> No.9520106

>>9519887
It's Tesla
and not Testla

>> No.9520366

>>9519887
>>9519931
>>9520106
Not this shit again, get out.

>> No.9520705

somethings lacking...

>> No.9521373

>>9519268
>Teach me a thing or two about color /jp/, please.
I tried before, never got an answer.

>> No.9521631

>>9521373
>>9519887
You're drawing animu. You don't need to know about color.
Just splash in over-saturated colors and palette swap as needed like any other 2D artist. Leave thinking to real artists.

>> No.9521785

>>9521373
They are hiding their trade secrets!

>> No.9521804

>>9521631

"He says narcissistic as he studies how to xerox photographs. Glumly lamenting the fact that his artwork will never be meaningful to anyone. All the while poorer artists are creating things that make others laugh, make them happy, and cry. And otherwise effect them on a level I will never be able to do."

It's okay, that art gallery filled with pretentious feminists, and hipsters know your pain brother.

>> No.9521827

>>9521804
Where were you going with that?

>> No.9521839

>>9521827
To your mother's house.

>> No.9521852

>>9521827

I'm writing a novel on your faggotry.

>> No.9521876

>>9519268
Why don't you teach us how you did that? I can't even color an apple. I'm using paint and a mouse too.

>> No.9521995

>>9519268
You might want to look into color theory, I think purplekecleon's tutorial is a nice starting place.
Use a darker version of your starting color plus some blue or purple (depending on if it's a cold or warm color).
Don't use the blur tool to shade, and don't make it too smooth.
You can use a brush with some gaps in it and scale it down, paint a bit. Then use the color picker on that ( I hope that makes sense).
Then paint over the spot until you get a nice shade that blends a bit. Try to avoid a gradient like effect.
Decide your light source first.

I hope that helps a little bit. Using a brush with gaps in it will help offset the missing pen pressure feature of the mouse. You could try doing it with setting your brush to a lower opacity, but I haven't tried that out yet.

>> No.9522067

I'm going to paint some really intense Touhou art on Wednesday that I will scan into my computer.

I hope your bodies are ready

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>> No.9522724

>>9519268
Me here, can I get a picture guide? If I don't then I'll fucking sue someone here like Magistar for example.

>> No.9523206
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i think I found a new favorite clothing style to draw

>> No.9523259

>>9523206
Looks comfy as FUCK

>> No.9523314

How do I learn to draw?

>> No.9523318

>>9523314
get books take a figure drawing class, read through books and practice lessons and after 3 years you can draw. It sounds simple but its a difficult road.

>> No.9523320

>>9523314
You're too old now, you'll die before you make any satisfying progress.
Sorry.

>> No.9523437

>>9519440
Looking good.

>> No.9523665

>>9516488
i like the character. just curious, if you finish it will you share the model?

>> No.9524495
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I mostly draw porn, eh... Maybe i'll show some of these as well, later.

>> No.9526249

>>9523206
Is that supposed to be Irisu? Her hair color is not purple.

Still nice though.

>> No.9526257

>>9524495
I rather see more stuff along the lines of what you posted.

>> No.9526559

>>9519268
Pretty good job I must say.

>> No.9527127
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>>9526249

yea somehow her hair color ended up getting much darker because my original coloring was in my opinion a bit too light, but I'll try a lighter color next time.

is her hair color more of a lighter purple gray?

>> No.9527162

http://yotsubano.me/16.zip

new version

press Z key for some cool sound effects

>> No.9527195

>>9524495
Do you draw 2hus?

>> No.9527218

>>9527127
i absolutely love your images!

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>> No.9527364
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>>9527344
What the fuck is that blob on her crotch?

>> No.9527370

>>9527364
Semen.

>> No.9527384

>>9527344
I'm glad I don't like Sanae otherwise this would be some serious NTR.

>> No.9527412

>>9527344

What have you done?!?

>> No.9527463

>>9527364

It's sugar free strawberry pudding, want some?

I have it on tap.

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>>9527127
Her hair white/silver. With a very slight dark tone.

Well, I guess showing a picture makes everything easier.

>> No.9528401

>>9527344
Extra-lewd~

That's a big improvement.

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>>9514342
here's how the uncle mugen came out, this time totally avoiding chicken scratch, tried to use the technique to only put thick lines as the outline but that failed. any crits would be awesome.

>> No.9529582

My shitty fruit doodles look better than half the shit you post here.

>> No.9529609

>>9529582
You must be a special snowflake lets see those shit fruit doodles dude

>> No.9529829

Any 2hu that needs lewdification?

>> No.9529835

>>9529829
Seiga

>> No.9529845

>>9529835
Ugh, one of the very few toehoes I hoped you wouldn't pick from. I suck at gambling with requests.

>> No.9529954

>>9529582
don't bully

>> No.9530258

Does anybody have tips for drawing hair?

>> No.9530322
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>>9530258
Hardly
Hair is a thing that changes from all artists

>> No.9530401
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Came with something a bit more /jp/ related.

Yes, I'm the mouse/MS paint fag.
Tell me what to draw next, /jp/.

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i wanna slap flan's belly

>> No.9530414

>>9530401

you don't need to announce who you are every single time, your signature is right there

>> No.9530436

>>9527344
Reported. Take your meems and shove it up your ass.

>> No.9530455
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chen with meatball sub

>> No.9530467
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Requesting Cirno as a dominatrix

>> No.9530482
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>>9530401
I like this one, so I'm saving it.
Here's some of my Flan-art. I'm terrible at drawing through Sketchbook Pro, so I just made her a slug.

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>>9527662

that helps, thanks a lot.

I think what was happening was when i was using the color picker, the color of her hair in the reference images were in the purple area, and since I was trying to use darker colors, it naturally went more purple.

>> No.9530493
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>>9530483
too CUTE!

>> No.9530497

>>9530455
That sub looks delicious

>> No.9530511
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>>9530497

good thing i saved it

>> No.9530532

>>9530483
Way past cute.

>> No.9530550

>>9530482
Dat FLAN.

>>9530414
Sorry, forgot about that.

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>>9530483
this makes me loose all my blood through my nose

IT'S THAT FUCKING CUTE OHH MAH GOD IT'S CRAZY CUTE

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>>9530511
I thank you for my new background

>> No.9530599

>>9530401
I'm green with envy. How are you doing this with just a mouse and MS Paint? That's what I use too and my stuff is simply cringeworthy. Is there any chance you'd be willing to save your next drawing at different stages of completion and then posting a collage so I can try to figure this out?

>> No.9530614

>>9530599
Mouse and MS Paint isn't hard ya know, given you have enough experience in drawing.

>> No.9530687

>>9530614
So people with enough experience don't need guidelines at all? Or maybe they're surgeons with the eraser tool?

>> No.9530777
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>>9530687
The mouse sketch.

>> No.9530798

>>9530401
Draw some Patchy being chill. Or some Orin being a cat.

>> No.9530826

>>9530493
>>9530549
Fuck off to whatever place you came from.

>> No.9530832

>>9530483
Looks much better now. Over-sized clothes are the best

>> No.9530833

>>9530777
How did you smooth out the lines? The highlights in her hair and ribbon make me curious too.

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>>9530826
this is my home fool!

>> No.9530849

>>9530549
>>9530842
Use your ADHD and draw something or make those screencaps you do for some reason.

>> No.9530860

>>9530849
ok

>> No.9530867
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>> No.9530871

>>9530833
Smooth out?
Curve tool. Applying the "pressure" effect on some lines was just erasing them neatly.

The highlights were nothing special. Just add a lighter tone and then add an even lighter one(near white is what I preferably use).

>>9530798
I think I'll go with the Patchy one.
Any poses in mind?

>> No.9530880

>>9530871
gansta

>> No.9530885

>>9530842
Not it isn't, you belong to /a/ at the very best.

>> No.9530891

>>9530885
i am not big into anime and manga

>> No.9530893

>>9530871
Legs crossed, head resting on arms, just chillin'. Maxin and relaxin yo'.

>> No.9530917

>>9530893
I'll try to make it by tomorrow.
I'm a bit too tired to concentrate for a while.

>>9530880
lol

>> No.9530920

>>9530467
anyone think they'll be doing this one?

>> No.9530930
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Can someone draw Anzu drinking Mountain Dew while snowboarding and a big EXTREME above her head?

>> No.9530954

>>9530920
Too lewd.

>> No.9530960

>>9530920
do you mind if its extremely shitty

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>>9530930
I'm no artist but I tried my best, and my mom always told me its the thought that counts.

>> No.9531022

>>9531006
Thank you very much.

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>>9530599
Sorry, didn't notice you there.

I can't in2 guides.

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>>9530930
I wish I was cute like anzuchang

>> No.9532661

http://yotsubano.me/opl2.ogg

i made this /jp/

>> No.9532666

>>9532661
lol what a nice fart

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>>9532666
wwww
this machine created it

>> No.9532749

>>9532679
how? ww

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>>9530467
I deliver???

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>>9532749
this thing is responsible for it all

>> No.9532882

>>9532760
YM3812, eh? That's a 2OP chip, right?

There are a couple of neat game soundtracks and demo tunes for the old SoundBlaster/Adlib, but I'm a bigger fan of the 4OP Yamaha chips used in Japanese computers and arcade games. I guess it is cool that you can actually own the hardware without breaking the bank with an old PC like that. I wish you the best of luck with your tracking - keep us posted.

A little 2OP FM inspiration:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-lFNYJ7B820
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3vW3x0zGo7Y
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OLZ8NErLSrY
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=U9Oq4q6z2UE

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>>9532882
it's the opl2 chip

>> No.9532995

>>9532905
2OP, as in "2 Operator/Oscillator FM synthesis" (carrier wave and modulator wave). As opposed to 4OP, which allows for much more complex synthesis.

In general, the Sound Blaster and Adlib cards popular in the West used chips from Yamaha's 2OP FM family (including the OPL2/YM3812), while Japanese systems used chips from the 4OP family. Early arcade games (like Fantasy Zone that I linked) used 2OP synths, while later ones usually had 4OP synths with PCM for drums. Compare the songs I linked early to these 4OP tracks:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e9fC7V9c42c
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1lXhq66CFS4
http://youtu.be/m94eJXwJtb8?t=2m12s
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5SA7KR4brfo

>> No.9533026

>>9532995
your correct then

i have a card with OPL3 chip whish is 4OP chip
and some PCI sound cards that can emulate the thing rather well

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>>9532754

>> No.9533086

>>9532754
It would be nice if she had toes.

>> No.9533092

>>9532754
Cute coloring but no toes

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More random OC work no one cares about, the design isn't finalized yet.

>> No.9533163

>>9533135
She have, elf ears, childbirthing hips and drillhair. Nice.

Maybe the clothes are too revealing.

>> No.9533197

>>9533163

There will be some changes in the design of the underclothes and hair I think. It looks pretty sketchy but it can't be helped.

>> No.9533233

>>9533197
>It looks pretty sketchy but it can't be helped.
Well, I can't draw to save my life, but usually when you see character design in artbooks/extras/whatever you see a lot of different sketches, so you probably should draw her 2 o 3 times more.

>There will be some changes in the design of the underclothes and hair
The drillhair always give some "royalty feeling", so its good for a noble. If that's really the underclothes they are fine too, but she must wear something over it, a queen shouldn't look too lewd, unless is for some hentai work, of course.

>> No.9533250

>>9533233

I do agree that drills do feel very royal.

Clothes wise, there's the coat, drape thing, with a heavy feathered collar. And then open at the front for the under clothes. I wanted to emphasize her figure while at the same time doing something different from before. Something revealing and sexy but not slutty. So i'm still going through some references.

>> No.9533286

>>9530891
then why are you here? /jp/ is /a/'s descendant. tv shows and paper books are replaced by digital stuff, but they're still in animu/mango style.

maybe you should visit /co/ then. if you're not into animu, maybe american cartoons will interest you more.

>> No.9533306

>>9533286
Get the fuck out, both of you.

>> No.9533317

>>9533286
....

>> No.9533338

>>9533286
There's weeaboo shit other than anime and manga, you know. Even if it's derived from anime and manga, or anime and manga popularised it.

sparky is textbook wapanese, but it's perfectly understandable that he isn't into anime and manga.

>> No.9533403

>>9533338
Fuck you and Sparky!

Get the fuck out "please"

>> No.9533439

>>9533403
It's ``please" you pleeb.

>> No.9533444

>>9533439
No, it's “``please''” you failure of a human being.

>> No.9533547

>>9533135
Very nice and well drawn.

>> No.9533614

>>9511803
The perspective is fucked up, the parallel lines of the box just don't work and while little okuu is infront of satori the position of their feet state the opposite.
But you probably know that. I really like it.
>>9516759
Totally adorable.
>>9530401
Please do more 2hous!

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>>9531568
Still no replies yet? I guess it doesn't stand out at all.

>> No.9533832

>>9533799
No one likes an attention whore, I told /jp/ not to respond to this one in the IRC.

>> No.9533884

>>9533832
This thread is made for the purpose of showing ones works off. Doing that is just lame, really.

>> No.9533890

>>9533799
It wasn't a very good request in the first place.

>> No.9533894

>>9533884
protip: he's ``trolling''

>> No.9533896

>>9533832
But all I did was fill out an anzuchang request because I love anzuchang. I have no idea where you got attention whore from.

>> No.9533903
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9533903

>>9532754
>>9532754
>>9532754
>>9532754
>>9532754

Person who requested it here and THANK YOU SO MUCH

>> No.9533906

>>9533903
You are
>>9532754

>> No.9533915

>>9533896
see
>>9533894

>> No.9533924

>>9533894
That wouldn't explain why no one responded to him.

>> No.9533942

>>9533924
most things here don't get responses. not many people that arent' shitposters lurk in this thread, and it's only been 12 hours since he posted.

the guy who requested it could be asleep/fapping/away from his pc.

>> No.9533995

I am really confused. I want to learn how to draw properly, so I've been asking around a lot of different places, and everyone has a different opinion.
Some say that using the mouse is a complete waste of time because it doesn't help develop muscle memory. Others say it doesn't matter because a good artist can draw with a mouse without any problems. And then there's some who say "just draw whatever you want by yourself and you will learn all the shortcuts naturally" (well, that certainly didn't help CWC)

For some reason I'm starting to get the feeling that whenever someone asks "how do I learn to draw?", a lot of people who don't actually know how to draw will chip in and voice their opinion. Trying to learn by myself feels like stumbling in the dark with no sense of direction, but I missed the deadline and couldn't sign up for the art classes at my local college this semester.

There HAS to be a tried and true method for everything, no?

>> No.9534024

>>9533995
I'm so tired of this question.

>> No.9534088
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>>9533995
``A tru/jp/sie knows when to ask questions
A dirty secondary doesn't know when to stop''

-Anonymous of /jp/

>> No.9534106

>>9533995
Buying a tablet significantly improves your art work substantially.

>> No.9534143

>>9534106
Once you learn it and get used to it that is.

>> No.9534419

>>9533338
How can Sparky be wapanese? He doesn't act like a sane human, let alone Japanese.

>> No.9534476

>>9533995
Loomis

>> No.9535656
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9535656

Not bad, eh?

>> No.9535733

>>9535656
But it's traced isn't it?

>> No.9535749

>>9535733
Everyone traces?

>> No.9535754

>>9535656
Very nice rustle face. Added to my collection.

>> No.9535766

>>9535749
All the popular lolicon artists do but you'll never be a tru loliman to me if you keep going like this. So if you want my respect then step it up.

>> No.9535806 [DELETED] 

>>9535766
2D animu artists in general are bankrupt in skill and creativity. When they are not tracing photographs, they are tracing each other's works.

Only the top of the crop bother learning anatomy and perspective.

>> No.9535862

>>9535806
Awful generalization you got there.

>> No.9535869

>>9535806
>implying every artist doesn't do that since the beginning of time
It doesn't matter what kind of art you draw, art as a whole is a big circle of stealing and borrowing from greats.

>> No.9536005
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9536005

OC, backstory in process. I'm fine how it turned out, i tend to pay more attention to colors than anatomy

i made this one kinda rushed because i had to go out and shit, i just wanted to illustrate the outfits, so forgive the copypasta pose and bad proportions

>> No.9536021

>>9536005
It seems that you and I have the same taste in both clothing and women, sir.

>> No.9536054

>>9536005
Outfits are cute, coloring is nice. Girl is pretty as well. Would you be willing to post your pixiv or anything?

>> No.9536073

>>9536069
Some people like writing as well as drawing.

>> No.9536069

>>9536005
Why do you artist faggots always make random original characters with backstories? Does it help your art or something? Do they actually serve some kind of purpose? Why?

I make OCs too but I do it ironically.

>> No.9536115

Could someone give some quick easy tips/guide on line weight? I fuck that up all the time.

>> No.9536151 [DELETED] 

>>9536115
Study drawings with attractive line weight and draw conclusions.

>> No.9536161
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9536161

Last one, I did spend some time doing this but by the time I finished face and torso I was too tired to fix hair

>>9536069
I don't really have an excuse to bring up a backstory, I just like to imagine it, and it helps to kill time, simple as that. Don't know about everyone else.

(I'd like to put some of the parts of her personality/backstory here but I guess that'll be left for another day.)

>>9536054
I do have a pixiv account but I barely update it, haven't touched it on months.

I'll keep checking these threads, I was looking for something like this for a while..

>> No.9536167

>>9536161
Long body is looooooooooooooooooong.

>> No.9536177

>>9536151
th-thanks

>> No.9536201

>>9536005
>>9536161
>shit anatomy
>refuses to draw below the waistline

1/10

>> No.9536215 [DELETED] 

>>9536201
Too harsh. At least he has moderate grasp of color.

>> No.9536221

>>9536161
I could see the two images you posted being used as concept art for an entire movie or show, something that could be used to determine the entire aesthetic.

>> No.9536227

Creating a background story for a character with no purpose sounds really stupid, but don't mind me.

>> No.9536247

>>9536227
Some people can't just create a character with no story at all. That defeats the point of creation and that is what truly sounds stupid. Why create a character without a damn story?

>> No.9536249

>>9536167

I know right? I have a small monitor so it's hard to keep track of proportions (at least for me), still , it's a bad habit of mine. I'm trying to work on that.

>> No.9536257

>>9536227
How do you know they won't be part of something eventually? They could always be used in the future. I have ideas for my own characters, even though I don't use them for anything right now.

>> No.9536312

>>9536247
Because you're not creating a character, you're just drawing.

>> No.9536343

What? That doesn't make any sense. That's like saying someone who writes a character without a concrete illustration to reinforce the idea of what they look like is also not a character.

It's simple enough for someone to think up a short backstory for a character they're drawing, even if it's thin.

>> No.9536367

>>9536312
They're making something original, they are creating a character. Drawing is still creation. But to simply have a drawn character is more useless than having a drawn character with a backstory.

>> No.9536388

>>9536367
Why do you always have to make a "character" if you're just drawing? Are you that narcissistic?

>> No.9536391

>>9536312

>drawing
>not using your imagination and letting it flow over both art and writing

wow you're either too cynical or just don't get the point of drawing at all

if we're talking about professional art then yes, you have a valid point

but for hobbyists and shit it's fun and it makes your OC more than just a drawing, whether will we ever see it bear any fruits or not it's up for anyone. I don't see how your no-fun-police is going to stop them from writing backgrounds for their characters either

it's a matter of personal choice, so

in other words, what you're saying is pointless and won't affect anyone with half a brain because they're still going to do it regardless of what you say

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>>9536388
Are you kidding? It's really difficult not to give a character some kind of identity if you go beyond a bunch of shapes and lines and start adding facial features. Surely you've looked at a picture and tried to understand the context of the character, even if it was created for that single drawing alone, then never used again?

>> No.9536488
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9536488

----------------oc do not steal-------------

her name is kubie. it is the year 3120, she is the daughter of a middle class family who is descended from viking scholars who invented the original rubiks cube before even before rubiks did. the cube was used as a catalyst for magic spells which the vikings used to plunder and raid and power their simple boats to sail through even solid ice and terrible storms. many viking warlords sought the use of the mystical cube but the scholars could only create one as it required lost alien technology from a billion years ago. eventually greed and jealousy ultimately destroyed the vikings and they converted to christianity and the cube was lost.

2000 years later kubie found the cube locked in a small metal box in a cave somewhere near her house. she blew it open with a space laser gun (which exists in the future and everyone has one like all chinese people know cunt fu) and found the cube. she has no idea the power she holds in her hands but it is so great she could change the fate of the world, no, the universe.

-------------oc do not steal-------------

>> No.9536500
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9536500

Requesting a radical picture of Futo piloting a jet.

>> No.9536503

>>9536488
did you draw that just to make that ironic post?

>> No.9536508

>>9536488
Somebody seems mad.

>> No.9536521

>>9536414
While I'll never fault anyone who creates a backstory for a character, I've never felt inclined to do so and often don't even consider the backstory for any given character I see.
I didn't think I was the outlier in this matter, but maybe I am:

>> No.9536522

Stories are fun to create. Don't respond to trolls.

>> No.9536523
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>>9536503
I actually drew that picture 2 years ago in anticipation of making an ironic post concerning original characters in the future.

>>9536508
Spare me.

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>> No.9536676

>>9536391
>in other words, what you're saying is pointless and won't affect anyone with half a brain because they're still going to do it regardless of what you say

That wasn't the intention of anyone here, people are just expressing their thoughts. It's amazing how people get defensive for no reason.

>> No.9536721

>>9536005
Dem outfits.
I wish I could into clothes, what do you use to learn to design nice looking clothing like that?

>> No.9536737

>>9536721
First actually have a sense of fashion. Then look up a lot of clothes for reference. Imagination is overrated, there's no need to reimagine an entire wardrobe from scratch. Take from existing clothes.

>> No.9536751

>>9536737
>Then look up a lot of clothes for reference.
Well of course, but the question is what clothes?
Which leads to
>First actually have a sense of fashion.
How?

>> No.9536768

>>9536737
>>First actually have a sense of fashion
Damn, >>9536721 just got told.

>> No.9536777

>>9536768
Turboburn

>> No.9536781

>>9536751
Do you know what kind of clothes you like and don't like? Jesus christ, use your head and kid figure shit out a little. For starters if you like japanese swimsuits just draw some on a cute girl. You don't have to get all imaginative and draw glowsticks and armor on her swimsuit yet.

Don't worry about "oh but people won't think i'm imaginative if i just draw a basic swimsuit!! boohoo!!!", that's a common mistake most beginners actually worry about. Chill the fuck out and draw some clothes nicely, don't worry about drawing nice clothes.

>> No.9536782

>>9536523
You sure go some steps ahead.

>> No.9536829 [DELETED] 

>>9536676
>trolls
See >>9536522

>> No.9536838

>>9536522
>trolls
See >>9536676

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9536896

I draw this 5 or 6 months ago for 2012 year of the dragon.

>> No.9536933

>>9536896
Not bad.
Right upper arm is shorter than the other.

>> No.9536935

>>9536896
Very good standard skills.

>> No.9537943
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9537943

back to scratchboarding

>> No.9539021

>>9537943
What a mess.

>> No.9539051

>>9537943
looks like you pasted the head on the rest.

>> No.9539055
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9539055

>>9537943
Reminds me of this. Great work dude, love the style.

>> No.9539117

>>9537943
I absolutely love this. Do you have a deviantArt/tumblr account?
Keep up the great work Anon.

>> No.9539747

>>9537943

I remember that style. You're the guy who drew this creepy but awesome picture of Yukari, right? Where she had two faces.

>> No.9539904

>>9536523
Impressive.

I'd like to offer you a job.

>> No.9540618

>>9539904
Do I have to work?

>> No.9541391

I'm looking for something. It was a imgur link with anatomy studies, but for some reason I can't find it. It was pretty interesting, can someone repost it?

>> No.9542608
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9542608

>>9530930

>> No.9542647

>>9542608
Nice

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9543349

>>9542608
Oh, you're back. I thought you left us. Unless your art style is just similar.

>> No.9543378

How I create my own style?

>> No.9543392

>>9543378
Just draw what feels comfortable, and then refine it into not scribbles.

You don't have to have a super unique style, but if it happens, it happens. If you try too hard to stand out, you'll just end up looking like an attention whore. Or schizophrenic.

>> No.9543394
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9543394

>Diverse niche japanese interests (trains, idols, headphones, kigurumi...)

Requesting Meido giving Anon a pair of headphones.

>> No.9543403
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9543403

>>9543394
I'd rather see captain meido.jpg.
Captain of the USS Shitslapper.

>> No.9543455

>>9543378
By drawing a lot.

It will come naturally over time, it might change as you develop.

You might one day think "oh I want to draw X this way".

The more skill you have, the better your range in style will be.

>> No.9543463

>>9543394
>>9543403
>meido-sama fanart
I can already feel the good old days coming back.

>> No.9543869

Drop this 'meido' bullshit right now. I'm saying this because it's quite obvious that it will bring lots of shit in here.

>> No.9543892

>>9543869
Meido fanart brought a lot of cool drawfags caus it gave original material for people to work for.

>> No.9544017

>>9543892
Is that so?

>> No.9544069

>>9543892
>original material
It's not quite original, and I believe it wasn't the cause.
The cause was a common vector - it was easier for artists to communicate through their art when every single visitor of the board could relate to the meido theme.

>> No.9544970

>>9523206
Girl-Kenny is adorable.

>> No.9545540

>>9543349

I never left, just stopped participating in OC threads for a while... Why was the post with the request deleted?

>> No.9545566

>>9545540
how do i draw cute things like your stuff?

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>> No.9545906 [DELETED] 

>>9545865
What's that shit? please stop your attempts at "art", you're just wasting your time and hurting people's eyes. also, shouldn't someone poor as you, that can't even buy a tablet, be busy searching a job in constructions or some other shit-paid occupation to buy bread and beer?

>> No.9545914

>>9545906
bullies please go away

>> No.9545916

>>9545906

I'm going around reporting all the /b/ tards trying to start fights now that /jp/ has mods. Enjoy your ban, and when you return please keep to /b/ and /soc/ where you belong

>> No.9545920

>>9545906
Damn you are pathetic.

>> No.9546004

>>9545914
>>9545916
>>9545920
stop replying you retards. Damn it, I remember when people on this board knew how to filter and ignore.

>> No.9546147

Any requests?

>> No.9546153

>>9546147
Kaguya trying on different hats, if that's okay

>> No.9546154

>>9546147
Orin sleeping in the sun curled up.

>> No.9546155

>>9546147
Ran dug into ground with her butt sticking out, making her tails look like a plant.

>> No.9546158

>>9546147
Mistress from Ragnarok Online sending Q-Bee against a Priest/ess and a Knight

>> No.9546327

>>9545906 means that the new mods aren't a fucking bluff?
>>9545865
I really like it. post more often!
>>9546147
Aya attacked by snail youkais

>> No.9546337

>>9546158
I bet five Remiliadollars that here none apart me and you knows what a Q-bee is.

>> No.9546364

>>9546147
Mamizou please

>> No.9546373
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9546373

Oh motivation, where have you gone again? I miss you so.

>> No.9546401

>>9546337
darkstalkers character?

>> No.9546470

>>9537943
>>9539055
Nihei? Dan?

>> No.9547138

>>9546401
Using Google is forbidden, you cheater.

>> No.9547156

>>9547138
Who doesn't know Q-Bee...? In fact, who the fuck has never played Vampire Saviors or Darkstalkers?

>> No.9547159

>>9546470
They have humanlike faces, it can't be Tsutokuzomu Nihei. and Dan Kim can't even draw bad.

>> No.9547160

>>9547156
I haven't!!

>> No.9547162

>>9547156
Kids these days

>> No.9547167

>>9547160
I bet you join gay pride parades too

>> No.9547203

>>9547156
Substitute "never played" with "masturbated at least once with DS lewd pictures" and maybe we have a relevant number of /jp/ers

>> No.9547376
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9547376

heres a kunoichi I did today

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9547386

>>9547376
the photo I used for reference

>> No.9547458

>>9547376
Looks like one of them Inuyasha characters.

>> No.9547480

>>9547376
>>9547386
You don't have a hint of originality. Do you? Also, your drawn version is pale and has yellow taint. Are you racist?

>> No.9547576

>>9547376
Well, I've seen worse. there's some potential imo. keep praticing and read also some realistic drawing manual, that'll help you in giving the impression of thickness and all those drawy things.
>>9547480
The last bully before you was better...2/10

>> No.9547594

>>9547480

if he colored her brown she'd look like a br.

and she sure as hell isn't white, what did you expect him to color her as?

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9547613

>>9547480
so Im a bit rusty. your turn weeaboo.

>> No.9547689

http://soundcloud.com/shigekiii/1969-1

Is this worth finishing guys?

>> No.9547722

>>9547689
Sure, there's nothing wrong with it so far. If you're just not feeling it anymore then don't force yourself though.

>> No.9547781

>>9547689
The only thing worth finishing is my life.

>> No.9547785

Samefag here. I started to read Loomis as someone suggested, but I don't understand.

What do experienced artists actually mean when they tell people to draw from life and learn anatomy? They're not implying that only anatomically correct figures can look good. There's something else that makes bad drawings stand out. You can tell when something's been drawn with anatomically incorrect parts intentionally, and when it's not. What is it? What techniques are people actually supposed to learn by speed drawing from life?

>> No.9547797

>>9547785
>You can tell when something's been drawn with anatomically incorrect parts intentionally, and when it's not. What is it? What techniques are people actually supposed to learn by speed drawing from life?

They're trying to take away your passion. Don't give in. Stick it to the man, dude.

>> No.9547836

>>9547797
My passion right now is trying to figure this out. There's plenty of people in Devianart, furryaffinity and pixiv who've been drawing for a long time without improving. They're obviously missing something, and it's not just anatomy. I don't want to end up like one of them.

>> No.9547842

>>9547785
The answer is stylization. By understanding the fundamentals of building the human body, you can start "bending the rules" of it, changing parts to make them more attractive while also simplifying them. This is what anime does to your big-titted, wasp-waisted, wide-hipped girls while not making you scratch your head going "wait that shit doesn't work that way!". Generally, at least.

Beyond that, gesture drawing from life makes it easier to develop natural poses that aren't strained or forced, because you will understand how the human body flows. This can also be exaggerated with stylization once you understand it well.

>> No.9547848

>>9547480
What is wrong with pale skin? You want a japanigger?

>> No.9547862

>>9547785
You have to feel, not think.
you are being trained to be wild.

>> No.9547924

>>9547862
Cool deviantart philosophy there.
If someone wants to keep drawing mangled flat humanoids, more power to them.
It's a bit silly to go "ITS MUH STYLE DON'T JUDGE" when someone points out inconsistencies in your drawings.

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9548058

>>9547924
JUGDE
ARE
EVILS

>> No.9548072

>>9547842
>This is what anime does to your big-titted, wasp-waisted, wide-hipped girls
Why do people keep saying this? This isn't true. There are some actually good artists but most either copied from some other artist and then got better or else look like they don't even know the word anatomy. Even the basic anime head generally ignores anything about the actual shape of a head. It's one of the reason faces look weird when people try to draw "anime style" but use anatomically correct heads. Provided, most can draw a body that you recognize as a human body, but calling it a stylization is a bit of a stretch in most cases. It's bad but it's cute/cool enough to ignore it generally.

>>9547836
>>9547785
>There's something else that makes bad drawings stand out.
Lack of symmetry
Lack of depth or foreshortening
Incorrect joints
Flat look and lack of shading

There's also some inexplicable "lack of effort" that shows in creative things when the person wasn't trying their hardest, but I haven't figured out what that is physically, yet.

>> No.9548130

>>9548072
>Even the basic anime head generally ignores anything about the actual shape of a head.
That's exactly what a stylization is. You still know it's a head, of course, but it most definitely does not resemble an actual human's skull once you try to analyze it. I just think your threshold for what qualifies as "stylization" doesn't extend very far. Anime styles as a whole have been reworked and redone for decades to hammer out all the 'ugly' things that are problems in 3D. All of it goes back to understanding the human body in the first place.

>> No.9548184

>>9547785
>>9547836
Old drawfag here to ramble on about this.

The thing is that this knowledge gives you certain... boundaries, you could say. There are certain things that you can get away with and certain things you can't get away with in stylisation.

Let's take anime eyes for example. You can get away with exaggerating size, however, you can't get away with exaggerating negative space with eyes (that is, eyes that are too close or far away from each other). Even in anime drawing, the eye distance that looks good is (relative to the eye size) the same as in realistic drawing and real life.

Anyone who has studied anatomy and drawing from life knows this kind of "boundaries" through their study; they've experimented with real life and noticed what kind of deviations from the "rules" of the body look the worst, because they've made those mistakes with realistic drawing. They've learnt the proportions of the body, how far joints bend, how light and shadow act on 3-dimensional forms - all these things are the same in stylised drawing. Just because it's anime doesn't mean long torsos or over-twisted necks look good, and the real masters of anime are those who know which rules must be adhered to, even in anime, and which ones can be stylised.

To be continued...

>> No.9548193

>>9548184
Continuation:
These rules are very hard to learn through stylised drawings only, because most people aren't immediately able to spot rules ("oh, this artist's eyes look good because he/she draws them with this amount of distance relative to the eye size!") from 2d immediately. You can learn them that way too, depending on how easily you spot and understand these kind of visuo-spatial rules and relations, but it's a slower and less effective way. It's quite much easier to spot why a realistic drawing looks eerily off, and that makes it a more effective way to learn these boundaries.

This is why it's worth pursuing classical anatomy/art study, in my humble opinion anyway.

>> No.9548207

>>9548130
>That's exactly what a stylization is.

If stylization means completely ignoring everything about something, then why would you criticize DA level artists for saying something is their style when it's clearly bad? Why would you learn proper anatomy to ignore every single thing about it?

What I don't understand, essentially, is saying you can't ignore everything until you've learned everything.

>> No.9548223

>>9548184
>>9548193

But drawing stuff like that is so boring. Personally, I don't care if I end up drawing like ZUN. I just want a consistent style that looks more or less like I want it to.

>> No.9548241

>>9548207
...but you're not ignoring everything. That would be stupid and would defeat the purpose of learning it in the first place. Like >>9548184 >>9548193 said, there are boundaries that apply to both. You cannot bend a joint 270 degrees and expect it to seem correct just because it's anime.

>why would you criticize DA level artists for saying something is their style when it's clearly bad?
I never said anything about that. If it's bad, it's bad. You can tell who is exaggerating a form well or not with a glance, regardless of style.

>>9548223
You have to draw boring shit if you want your fun shit to look good quickly. You'll struggle a lot less if you suck it up and study.

>> No.9548260

Okay, thanks for the responses. It was a interesting read. Studying art in a college environement must be really cool.

>> No.9548306

>>9548223
Well, one thing I think is that while life drawing is a more effective way, it may not be very appealing for beginners. It's a bit intimidating in that your mistakes are obvious and it can make you feel powerless, and if anime drawing is your goal it may be hard to see the concrete benefit you're getting from those disappointments.

And at that stage, I don't think it's bad to do whatever you find the most motivating. You can study many of these things to some degree through anime drawing as well, and with very inexperienced people just drawing enough so that you learn to draw consistently and coordinate your hand will form a good basis for art skills.

What I think is important is not to dismiss realistic drawing just because it seems boring right now, because it really is an effective way, and when you get to a certain level of skill, or maybe when you try it out, it's actually quite exciting as well. But go ahead and motivate yourself first, build up some skill, and soon enough it will probably sound a lot more appealing when you feel through drawing anime you're facing a wall in your anatomy learning and so on.

>> No.9548328

>>9548193

Thanks for the insightful post. I'm not who asked, but I have question too.
You say that when a person draws real things, they'll learn the boundaries of things to make things look nice, and when they move to stylized drawing, they can bend some of those boundaries to their favor. So here's my question. How will that person know which boundaries are flexible and which ones are not?
Take the eye-thing for instance. A person can learn the proper eye size and distance from each other and position on the head. But how will we know it's the eye size but not eye distance that's flexible?

>> No.9548337

Are college drawing classes worth anything?

I'm considering taking a few.

>> No.9548353

>>9548184
>Just because it's anime doesn't mean long torsos or over-twisted necks look good

What's your opinion of CLAMP and SHAFT?

>> No.9548360

>>9548328
Experimentation. Try it. If eyes are too close or too far apart, it looks wonky, more often than not. There's a larger margin of error when drawing in an anime style, but it is often immediately apparent when drawing a face from life. The moment it's off, it hits that Uncanny Valley look. These 'general' rules about the human body are the ones that apply to both anime and real life fundamentally.

>> No.9548366

>>9548337
They're worth more if you can draw to begin with than if you can't.

>> No.9548370

Guys.... Can we have a new thread?

>> No.9548402

>>9548370
no

>> No.9548465

>>9548328
This post said it well: >>9548360
I could add that in realistic drawing, you have roughly different types of mistakes with drawing humans: anatomy mistakes and likeness mistakes. Eye size, for example, is a likeness mistake (as long as the mistake is within certain boundaries) rather than an anatomy one, as there is much variation in eye size between people. When you draw eyes too large or small, as long as the mistake isn't that large it just looks less like the person you are drawing. Meanwhile drawing a too long distance between eyes makes the drawing uncanny, because apart from rare cases, this is pretty much constant in human faces. That's an anatomy mistake, not a likeness one.

You learn that the things that alter likeness, like eye size, can be used to stylise whereas the things that alter whether or not anatomy looks correct and human, like distance between eyes, should rather be kept in realistic boundaries.

>>9548353
I actually thought of CLAMP. Some artists do use their freedom to exceed the boundaries set by realism (you also see a lot of this in modern art), but well, there's a reason CLAMP's style isn't praised for it's awfully tall men.

>> No.9548499

>>9547138
not even google, i like oldschool cps2 games, and darkstalkers was (still is) my favorite series out of those.

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>>9548223
Drawing reality doesn't have to be boring. You can always copy gravure.

My new found routine is to draw a pose from reality (or a 2D pic with nice anatomy) then draw it from memory smaller next to it, to cement it in my mind better. I'm just starting out though.

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just colored a random black and white picture from pixiv.

why bother learning to draw when you can just look at other people's pictures? drawing is too much work anyways and this is just as satisfying and takes pretty much zero skill at that.

original work illust_id=29266018

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doubt anyone is going to see it since this thread is on autosage but whatever

quickly edited black pantyhose version

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original

if anyone has a picture (with shading) that they want colored go ahead and post it.

maybe i should color some doujins or something?

if anyone is even here anyways.

>> No.9552401

>>9552070
>>9552055
The shadows for the boots and underskirt are too saturated.

>> No.9554584

>>9552070
I prefer like that, the other one is too lewd.

>> No.9554718

Thread necromancy!

>> No.9554722

bump?

>> No.9554772

>>9554718
>>9554722
More than 300 posts, it will be for another time.
unless you made, like, 15 posts in this thread and delete them all.

>> No.9554797

>>9554718
>>9554722
nope. it's already in autosage.

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