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Is there any way to make drawing more enjoyable? I like the idea of being an artist
>>7894694something might be wrong your brain. i mean unless you're just bored of it.
>>7894992the good ones do. talent is being able to create high quality with comparitively less effort. I can draw great things but I have to grind a long time to do it and it pretty much only comes out through trial and error. Sure it takes a long time to get good, but they're still working less than a permabeg in the same amount of time. the effort to output function is the same for everyone. Some people started out level 25 and only need 2000 EXP to get to 50, while others like me started out level 2 and need a million EXP to get to level 25.
>>7895406I mean the effort to output function is NOT the same for everyone
>>7895406This. Hard work is a sign of incompetence, but this goes directly against the ideology of all the slave-mind-cattle out there. For them being weak means being good and if you are strong you are evil.
Hebrew thread
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>>7893955Yellow is literally the color of the sun. Can't get more warm than this.
i hate all fundies. is there any way to improve without them?
>>7894636kys
what kind of paper/canvas is it
>>7895409A rather rough one.
Previous episode: >>7886081>Fresh off the Mayflower? Read the student handbook!1. Don't post too revealing works (especially porn). If you think it's too lewd, post a censored copy here and link to Catbox (https://catbox.moe) or any off-site that hosts images for your works. You may also link back to /b/.2. Keep it to 2D Anime/Cartoon characters only. Do not post chiId photo references (legal or otherwise), and do not talk about issues regarding real children.3. It is recommended to let the thread reach page 7 before starting a new one.>Lolicon Artists Directory & History of Loliconhttps://load.blogs.allthefallen.moe/>Summer dress up catalog on how your child can dress up (or down) for successhttps://online-courses.club/anatomy-of-clothing-2019-by-ron-lemenComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>you can't really argue in favor of the absence of somethingthis means theatre is OBJECTIVELY the best medium (since it conveys visuals with sound and 3d depht), followed by film and sculpture, then the 2d visual arts and then last, writing, which is objectively inferior since it has an absence of visuals
>>7895384 >>7894151Do not listen to nodraws. Draw oppai lolis, don't draw backgrounds for free if you don't want it.
blud draws boring 1girlwhitevoids then proceeds to get butthurt over AI doing a better job faster
>blud drawsmogs you. stopped reading there.
>>7895401That's a woman, not loli. Why would you do this?
Draw this pose.
>>7894734no problem
>>7894872love the style here. beautiful line work!
let this be a lesson to other /beg/s who think this board will help them get good at drawing
>>7894969ty anon
The time is upon us once again, the fifth iteration of Comics and Random Art Battles will begin and soon your OC may have the chance to participate this year and win a wondrous wish of incredible power!>What is this?CRAB is an OCT where artists submit their OCs and participate in a three-round tournament where they are pit against an opponent to fulfill a prompt's task over the other. >How many people will be participating?Ten teams of five participants, so 50.>How long will this take?From May 17th to Aug 25th. There's breaks to stop people from burning out between rounds.>Random art battles?CRAB has had animations, VNs, DOOM.WADs, and more submitted as entries in the past, that's where the 'random art' comes from.>How does this work?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>7893608>Ann had no idea how to be a commentator, the first submission in her area was in."Looks like we have our first entrant! A lovely performance by it's by.. uh.. ">a bunny? It's a bunny right??"uh NEW CRAB, What's your name and how are you feeling! What are your plans for the tournament?"
>>7893494Oh this sounds neat->Main organization is done on DiscordWell thats too bad
>>7894808Name? Ra-Bit.Feelings? A perephrial tingling sensation.Plans? Am I supposed to have plans? I make none, as god has made this world for me.
>>7893625Lmao all these years and you still can't draw properly, loggy moai girl
>>7895215"ah..I see.. a very, confident reply. I wish you the best in your opening match, Ra. There you have it folks! our first contender.. one to watch out for">She is still confused if it's a rabbit or a snake but writes his name down.>>7895376I'm not sure what you mean?>>7894813What's a discord?
Hello /ic/!I've obtained a prescription for (generic) Adderall and wanted to experiment on how it affected learning to draw. I opened this thread to document my progress and for everyone else's observation / amusement. My goal with this thread is to simply take an Adderall and draw for at least a couple hours a day and post the results. Realistically I may miss some days. The hope is to keep these threads ongoing until I'm either satisfied with the progress documented, or I crash out.Probable Questions: >Are you actually diagnosed with ADD / ADHD?Yes, ADD. I believe inattentive. Been diagnosed since 2003 but never treated long-term.>How old are you?31.>Do you work?Yes. Full time with a very emotionally draining job.>Are you on the spectrum?Undiagnosed but I'm pretty sure. High functioning if so.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Aite done with trees for at LEAST a week.
I like that you can see actual improvement
>>7894843Thanks anon. Though, frustrated I can't quite figure out how branches like these should look on my own. The trees right-side of the last pic too are a bit warped from the VP, made it hard to have the roots look consistent.
Just felt like doing some geometry practice today.
>>7895024
I've got 1000 pages worth of sketchbooks. I want to finally learn how to draw from imagination and go from the left side of pic related (my actual art, some from imagination, some from references) to the right (drawing without references and with minimal guidelines, like Kim Jung Gi or Peter Han is the main goal).How should I spend those pages? What exercises should I do exactly to get as far as I can on this journey?
Jokes aside, while I'm not as good as those guys, I have some ideas:-I'm not some KJG study expert but isn't he the guy who always talks about how he just goes outside, looks at things and then goes home and draws them from memory? Maybe that's an exercise to try. Time to touch grass?-I seem to remember he also tends to draw on very large drawing surfaces, rather than your tiny sketchbooks. I mean, he literally draws on walls. That's not really what you normally do when you're just sketching or doodling and it's at least a part of the reason why his work looks better and more finished. It's done in larger scale, so he can work smaller details and the downscaling into a small jpg also disappears many of the small imperfections that would be more noticeable up close.-Related to above... simply going slower and spending more time should improve your quality. The drawings on the right may have a surface "sketchiness" to them but I think most of them are more performative and intentionally public-facing than something you would just vomit into your sketchbook for fun/practice/ideation. There's often a difference between practical concept art that's actually used in projects (it can look quite crappy just as long as it communicates an idea) and the "concept art" that big artists and studios actually show to the public. The latter can be touched up versions of the actual concept art or even just created for the very purpose of being published in some art book sold for profit, so not truly concept art in the honest sense. Not accusing any specific artists shown here, of course.
At the moment I'm thinking about doing this: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1aJOCrG8JEUBut I hope to maybe get some more input from you guys before committing to that plan. >>7894809Have you seen The Dynamic Bible by Peter Han? It would be a complete waste of money if I had bought it, he just assembled his random sketchbook pages and notes to sell a "book". His video course is pretty much the same as what Draw A Box guy offers and /ic/ loves to clown on him. Books by Kim Jung Gi are just his sketchooks as well rather than actual tutorials or guides and I haven't found any video courses by him on this specific topic.
>>7894801Completely different skillsets, the moment you start trying to draw from imagination you will instantly be a beg again. You will have to start from scratch.
>>7894801Unless you are some kind of genius, you really need to learn construction/guidelines if you just started to draw from imagination.
>>7894823It’s this simple. It’s important to understand that you can draw from imagination but you’ll have to get the parts of your brain that know how to draw from ref to recreate those same lines without looking at your subject. Think about it like trying to learn a bike without training wheels. The best thing to do is to draw from memory/imagination more and more, and then your ability to recreate lines you already know will be less difficult
Previous Thread: >>7854173If you are a beginner, please use the /beg/ general.>>>/ic/begPost your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others! Don't take anything personal!Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 2000 pixels wide, rotated to the correct orientation, and that any unused space is cropped.If you want critique on a drawing from the previous thread, you can delete it there and repost in this one.>/ic/ Resources/Reference/Downloads/Links:>STICKY:Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/viewNew collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Qw/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I think it's black gel ink pen time.I did mostly detail focusing drawing, getting black contrasts with a lot of repeated texturing with this cheap Bic ballpoint. The gel ink will let me define these Grey blobs into actual details. But here is the Before snapshot you will compare to the gel ink extravaganza.
>>7894798
Group Portrait, Colored Pencil on Paper.Was considering doing a painting, but this might be enough for this concept.Tag Yourself!
>>7895413AMAZING
>>7895413Amazing work I’m the one with the crazy eyes and horns lol
What are some artists with this type of style for women? book recommendations or whatever for learning similar styles. things to look at for inspiration.Also is it me or her chest, neck, and arms could be made slimmer for a more feminine look? I do like how the artist did the lower torso and lower body; I especially like that legs look of like they are about to pop. the head seems good.
>>7892417I believe it could be seen as undermining men's image. It's a consistent thing in media to make (common) men look useless and stupid and we might now be seeing effects of it on society.
>>7889719Haven't read Archie comics since I was a kid but some of what seemed to be older strips had this style down for Betty and Veronica's, maybe it's the same artist even
>>7894790Yup, Dan Decarlo
>>7894609how can art be obsolete lol
>>7895416Zoomers mentality. Future is grim
What is your mental illness?No such thing as an artist without some kind of psychosocial condition.
>>7892213horny
>>7892213Generalized Anxiety Disorder, Depression, Obsessive Compulsive Disorder, Panic Disorder.
>>7895296sir, this is a data mining thread
>>7892213depressed schizoid bpd retard herestill not good at art though
>>7895360how do you even live
I need help with art username ideas
>>7886677BegBoy69
>>7886677NipSlayeR1945 and a profile pic of a mushroom cloud
>>7886677Uncreativefaget583
>>7886677literally just go with whatever you like, not what you think others will likethe artist makes the name, not the other way around
>>7886677schizort
Why You Should Copy Anime:https://i.imgur.com/zNDsyF0.jpgNaoki Saito: https://youtu.be/8jsZGeaWkhE?si=6HZIvG9Bx3y9qoHs&t=12AnimeShijuku: https://twitter.com/animesijyuku/status/1717415459778347358Krenz: 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.Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
Krenz Day24>>7885071cute>>7885626>>7885768luv your copies>>7885909elins <3>>7888035I like the horns shape and shading, but:- soft brush for shadows looks dirtyComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>7885423>>7885909Did some reading, tried drawing some loomis heads and also started watching a few videos and drew some boxes. Got bored and tried drawing another girl without any references or anything. Truth be told it feels like while I didn't gain the ability to draw prettier pictures I've streamlined the ability to make pictures at the level I'm currently at. Didn't need to use the mesh transform tool to make the limbs and eyes look like they were where they belonged this time with the exception of the head, which I originally drew a little too close to the right shoulder. The loomis head practice helped a little bit but I didn't really try to use it much here I just sort of kept a mental not of how things are "supposed" to be.
>>7895334On the bright side it does look much better than your previous attempt, especially if from imagination.Your brain is even trying to capture some perspective there even if you were probably not aware with how you drew the legs.Anyway, face improved but the body is lagging behind. Keep at it, progress is fastest while you're still at the beginning stage.
>>7895338Thanks anon, and yeah the body is definitely something I'm going to need to practice. I'll probably try doing some figure drawing so I can make poses and stuff that are less stiff and fucked up. I'm at the very least pretty happy that I actually see the progress I've made from my first attempts not too long ago like pic related. (though there was a few months break from when I drew pic related and when I started trying to learn more seriously in the past couple weeks.)
Well pirates, I'm waiting.
Taking a break? Drink some water, do some stretches, share some thoughts.Just keep them art related.
>do one sketch as a practical application of my theory learning and studies>turns up solid enough, decide to take a break 15-30 minute break before doing another>break ends up being several hours and effectively ends my drawing for the daythis happens half the time. I really need to start a fun project.
>ready to reply to bait>wait what am i doing this is retarded>delete and go stare at titties
nobody on this board is happy. if you're here, its because you're frustrated with drawing. And if you draw, its beacuse your life is fucked up and you can't express yourself through normal channels like social interaction or family. So everyone here has a shitty life AND they are fed up with drawing.
>>7895340there's no space in the water cooler room for a projector, anon.
I do nothing all day but I have no time to draw
1: Post a brief backstory if your OC has one.2: Character design critique and discussion is welcome.3: Keep it fairly SFW. Lewds are fine but no explicit porn.4: This is NOT a request thread. Artist Only. No spamming OC/infodumps for multiple threads without delivering.5: Be sure to thank Drawfrens for their hard work as soon as you can, it's just common courtesy :^)Previous Thread: >>7812555
>>7894789You'd be dead. You aint the power bottom you think you are
>>7894792Why do you know your mum's sexual proclivities?
>>7873935I made this little sample in case any of you need something to draw.
>>7894816Why do you think runs her OF?
>>7892637Here you go. I liked the euro touch she has.
