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.
>>7923451>>7923452>>7923454>>7923455>>7923456Hell yeah, my boy Chad's in! Glad to see you in, my man!
>>7923451>>7923452>>7923454>>7923455>>7923456Fantastic! You're in!Would you like to be thread-only or do you want the discord invite?
>>7923510discord pretty please
>>7923519https://discord.gg(break)/jJGPv92zHere's a link to the lobby, make sure to verify it's you!
Interesting crop of entrants from the fields of 4chan! Quite a cool bunch...I wonder if the trend will continue?
The general thread for Manga / manga-styled comic-making, manga-style illustration and related comic work. That said, everyone is welcome here.Support each other and talk about your work or the work of others that excites you. Inking, character design, paneling / layout, writing, planning, and other discussions are all welcome.Post resources, questions, in-progress pages, breakdowns of other works, etc. If a work is not yours, credit the maker (unless it's fucking obvious like a full page of One Piece or something).Thanks to everyone for making /mmg/ a level-headed and helpful place. Remember, drawing and making comics and manga are difficult endeavors, and we're all in this struggle together.Previous thread: >>7911345Some resources:/asg/, our stylistic sister-thread series for those focused more on illustration >>>/ic/asgBooks:Understanding Comicshttps://e-hentai.org/g/2042453/83e7da6ed0/Making Comicshttps://annas-archive.org/md5/d55168f7579c1e23275d1fc9f0a2255dComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>7923575Also here's an example of what I mean by the smaller version of ithttps://x.com/WSJ_manga/status/2043306334246875387/video/1This is feasible for anyone and isn't a crackpot idea. I think something like this is a very good way to get what your comic is about across to people without demanding anything of them. It's spoonfeeding your comic.
>>7923573>>7923575>>7923577Just use AI to animate and voice it.
>>7923581AI is slop, doing so would communicate to anyone watching that what I've made is slop, and nobody cares about slop. From an advertising point of view, AI is no good. Infact I would have to make an extra effort to make sure it isn't mistaken for AI
>>7923573Thats not even a crackpot idea, thats what this guy did for his series of Youtube shortshttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6zR4Z4gBMRQBut god damn do I not have the energy(or even editing skills) to do that. If you want a REAL crackpot idea you do what the oldfags of Youtube did and convince someone to dub your comics like those old fandubshttps://youtu.be/w7lj9qI8VFc?si=sSrbVDQ6Dy7QJmsJBasically make it like an animatic, but even lamer then that
>>7923589Thanks for sharing this! I hadn't imagined anyone else would have been crazy enough to think of the same idea as me.As far as energy you say... consider the amount of time it will take you to make your comic, maybe many years, many thousands of hours. What's an extra 6 months-1 year of effort to put in? The rewards could be immense.
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>>7921938>heh, it's just two sessions>this styleNigga, her nostril's in the middle of her philtrum and her nose is at a 45 degree angle to her face. I don't think you quite comprehend how bad that thing is, it's not a matter of style.
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>>7921081I painted some more flowers, this time orchids
https://youtu.be/SnYJYG1qvigProven business strategy for artists, brought to you by the guy that opened a gallery on an island with a population of 1 million, in a town of 500 people, 5 hours' drive from the nearest place with more than one gas station
>>7923255if this nigga gotta shill 10 million things and he a goated artist how this nigga gotta shill
>He hasn't started on that big project yet>He's still drawing floating heads and boxesBetter get started anon, time is finite, age matters, and the world order is collapsing right as we speakTake it from a 40 year old anon, you don't want to waste your best years spinning your wheels and doing nothing of note
>>7920092Is there a book about transitioning after DrawABox to a project?
how can someone be 40 and still be so stupid.You are not supposed to start it, no one cares. You were supposed to finish it yesterday.
>>7923172Yeah, I'm thinking, OP is another nodraw. Probably not into any creative hobby. Probably not even actually 40We all start millions of projects only to be abandoned when we hit a difficult part.Finishing is what's hard.
>>7920448You're basically where I was at 27 except I wasted all my time doing absolutely jack shit and now I'm 34 with nothing to show for it.You're fine. You still have time to learn. Just start today. Start now. If you draw a couple hours every day (and I mean EVERY day) and actually study properly then you can get surprisingly far in just 2-3 years.
>>7923231thank you
Can you afford to live on your own as an artist?
>>7923099>Your post is disingenuousYou understood me fully. I was just passing on my experience having visited about a dozen open studio events in my area over the past two years.Regarding the carpenter, he designs whatever imagery appears in his work. Getting upset because you cannot conceive that that requires drawing pictures is silly.
>>7923154is this "carpenter" friend of yours ChatGPT
>>7923154I don't doubt something like that takes skill to make, but man is it gaudy and tacky. Whoever commissioned that has awful taste.
>>7923154>he designs whatever imagery appears in his workYes but his main source of income goes through the carpenter pipeline. He is a carpenter first because he gets carpenter customers, +designs.He doesn't get customers that go "Can you make me this drawing? And maybe add a cupboard?" He gets customers that go "Can you make me this cupboard? And maybe add this drawing?"That's a carpenter pipeline. He is a carpenter.This thread is about how to live on your own as artist in a board with majority drawing/painting artists.You are basically saying "Go be a carpenter, and you'll get to draw stuff on wood maybe!" is like me saying "Go be an arquitect and you'll get to design and draw houses on paper first"
>>7923418The thread is about making it on your own as an artist. I talked about my limited experience with people who produce enough art to have studio space, and explained that most of them have an alternate income. Then I mentioned the people there I met that are artistic and manage to succeed in a field that allows them to use that. It obviously wasn't to dupe people into alternate career paths. It was simply a short explanation of options I'd seen while there. If you want to continue to be pissy about it, be my guest.And no, I haven't said anything like "go be a carpenter". I mentioned someone that does carpentry and woodworking which specifically leans heavily into imagery. If you imagine that to be a fella that built a cabinet once and glued a precut leaf to the door, fine.
Previously on: >>7914067>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.
>>7923636You start to hate dogs when you grow up surrounded by women. Then you realize how they treat these stupid animals like children. I love wolves but dogs are fucking pathetic. Wolves are real animals, dogs are a joke.
>>7923558Drawing is the distraction for me.>>7923559I don't really know. I feel if I had this mentality I'd just end up doing nothing and I'd like to avoid going there
>>7923638Ummmm dripcacas what is this?
>>7923648>Drawing is the distraction for me.Not really... You are just constantly looking at a blank page and constantly battle with your own thoughts. Saying drawing is a distraction is lie saying meditation is a distraction when in reality it's the complete opposite of distracting yourself. Sure, it's nice when you finally created something, but the path to there is mostly just repetitive work.
>>7923648/Adv/ artists wouldnt get it...
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: >>7873935
>>7911947I drew him as a dragon before, as I always wanted to see him as a dragon. But I wasn't sure if it counted as delivery, so I drew as a human too!>>7922404Love the flowery ribbons, I like the movement in her pose, she looks elegant. And her shoes are cute! I wasn't sure what I wanted in my design. The way you drew the shoes makes me rethink how I want to design them. Thank you!
>>7912527no offense but i lost interest and got lazy with this one so sorry its not my max effort
>>7922146I have this spider character I've been working on. Name's Aradzig sails a paper boat in cranberries fields when they get flooded is Serbian
>>7919222Blog?
>>7919222kinda arousing ngl
>trying to learn hands>open bridgman>68 pages just for hands
>>7922759Loomis and Rockwell studied under Bridgeman you dumb faggot. Of course it works.
>>7922934who
>>7920298>>7920304
>>7922934>two permabegs studied under bridgmannodraws are the funniest
>>7923430Nigga what
What is /fag/?<This is the Furry Art General thread, here we post everything related to kemono, furry, and animals alike.>Rules & Guidelines<Please refrain from flaming, causing drama or replying/feeding those who cause such.This is a SFW thread only, please take caution so you don't get BANNED for posting NSFW art.This general is NOT and NEVER will be affiliated with any discord servers, DO NOT click any of the discord links that are spammed here!As always, don't be afraid to ask for critique!>Resources<https://www.lackadaisycats.com/ishkabibble.phphttps://x6ud.github.io/https://sketchfab.com/calacademyhttps://sketchfab.com/uod_museumshttps://sketchfab.com/osuecampusComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
>>7922454ope, mb lolickarus.bsky
>>7922378Yeah, its missing a certain depth (in more than just the arm/back), I'll play with some of the smaller brushes tomorrow.May make a second version as I don't think its good enough for a small alternative gallery
how can i stop being shit at art
Idea ive been thinking about im gonna render this
So I made this video for some friends of mine that features a bunch of my artwork what do you think anon?https://youtu.be/AqsXBBHwyNo?si=f3jUOxAZlfhaUR5R
>>7916763Glad you liked it anon, keep playing.
bump
>>7894211thinkin bout them beans
>>7923061
How do oil painters make a crazy shit in "le one sitting" or "le 3 sittings" or 3 days, when it takes me like 3 months per piece?
>>7922336WRONG
>>7922199As I understand it, the sketch and color preparation is extensive pre-productionAnd even people like Davinci and michelangelo would fuck up, and after %25 done they'll just say "Fuck this is wrong" and repaint over it
>>7922199They're making technical slop. Old masters would spend years on a painting.
>>7922199they do drugs
>>7922199have you trained extensively your technical skills under the supervision of a master?for otherwise, you're learning to paint as you paint. obviously it takes you ages. if so, take a step back, actually learn the skill for a while
Previous thread: >>7786013What is /ALT/?If you're looking for a place to post your cartooning then you've found the right general. This is /ic/s 1st and only merged hub where both Eastern and Western stylization can coexist peacefully, hence the double title.>Rules & Guidelines(1) Any form of cartooning is welcome; so submit and receive feedback from others. (2) Please resize your images before posting. (3) Share your knowledge and (4) Remember to not be afraid of asking for critique. Most importantly, keep discussion at a civil level.>I came for anime. Why does the image OP say cartoons general?To distinguish from the anime study thread (janitor supported). Please post your studies there and personal work goes here.------>Community Resources>Tag the OP if you want a resource included here.
>>7874513uuuuuuuuuuu
>>7918518>Looks different from your usual stuff.Yeah, I'm trying to figure out a style for this character. Not quite happy with any of it yet. Maybe I need to try a dip pen.
>>7920402siuuuuuuuuuuuu
>>7919822I'll see your ass in /salt/
>>7920402Nose looks a bit fucked, same for the torso going into the hips
help me with anime eyes, are there any exercises that will make it look no so simple but not to american style?
thank you, will use this for practice tonight!
>>7920809this one is so good thank you
>>7920806>What's that? Watching anime is the most obvious answer here? No, let me just further make /ic/ a shithole by asking the most stupid question hereWhy are retards like this? And why are you retards giving attention to this tourist?
>>7920806
>>7920806You just copy anime drawings until you internalize it, there’s really no shortcut except to grind.
Previous Thread: >>7874058If 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.
>>7922555Post ref or I'm going to make a study of your study so I can slap an anime maid in front of it
I've been fiddling with this for a few days nowWhat I want out of this painting is it to feel kinda cozy, kinda mysterious and kinda slice-of life-yWhat I'm struggling with is the interior architecture, I don't have any 3d program skills so I'm trying to do this by hand and I keep winding up somewhere around these two thumbnails, And the geometry of the space just isn't very interesting I think.I want the over all space to be cozy but also expansive and I'm struggling to find the balance between them.Also I really want the paintings to be visible, but having them visible means they have to be close up, which means I'm cutting off the view of the rest of the space.
>>7923185ok well try a worm's eye view, that way it captures the scale of the room, the closer paintings are legible, and the girls are the focal point
>>7923130well look who's back
Taking a break? Drink some water, do some stretches, share some thoughts.Just keep them art related.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m7uuBdjz63cThis still looks kinda bad tho
>>7922716Watch the video "Peter Han Dynamic Sketching 2" on youtube and do the exercises with your left hand a lot-you WILL become ambidextrous
>>7921730share wip bro
>>7923226amenI hope I won't repeat your fate>>7923233you're making it in realtime> without jerking offwhy tho? just jerk off and continueor edgepost more of your things btw
>>7923337that's not mine, ig the twitterDL filename wasn't enough of a hint, artist is @seitokainoanabut alsojerking off makes me 'eepy and lethargic I usually leave it for the end of the day
