How much has your art improved over the years?
>>7954040Not much, I think my mindset holds me back the most because I draw primarily for fun and my own ideas over any aspiration for financial or public success. Definitely better than I used to be tho.
>>7964845Yellow paper ones look like they'd be great for a newspaper comic strip or for elementary school materials and newsletters.
I think maybe I was trying to rush through them to practice speed or something back then but Jesus Christ I didn't remember these being so cringy
>>7960992Kiki changed her life after trying out mewing
>>7962607I recommend blind contours, grinding shapes and forms for two weeks, and constant Memory/Cognitive Drawing (active recall) for you, anon.What causes begs to stagnate is by not focusing on certain key fundies (gesture/flow, line quality, simple anatomy, values) that allow for the jump from symbol drawing to thinking in 3D and doing the required work:>blind/pure contours>continuous line drawing>grinding shapes and forms>breaking down references into shapes and forms>negative space drawing>drawing upside-downThe trick is to do these exercises but with something you want to draw: either something from life or something fictional. Take your time.
https://www.desmos.com/geometry/wip54oahv9black circle is the 60 degree circle of visionan updated version of my previous graph:https://www.desmos.com/calculator/bhappu8hbaif you have anything to say about these graphs or what to change or how to use it feel free to ask, ill see if it's possible.The explanation for how these work would be a seperate thing since it requires alot of context, it would POTENTIALLY be a free part of a gumroad
Just open blender and copy the default cube atp
i would like to try using this but i tried fucking around with it for like 5 minutes and couldn't figure out how to control it. I like the prior version you have that you adjust with sliders, but I wish I could adjust the center of vision on that one
>>7964490Very cool stuff mathanon.Also, I think I understood how to use the first one.
After a year of drawing my mother in law posing with a cock, I have finally achieved this pencil rendition of my fantasy. It’s been a very passionate project but I think it’s time to force myself to draw other subjects and resist the temptation to draw her in different positions forever. Maybe I’ll revisit her one day after I’ve made clear gains. Anyone else have a subject that they just can’t stop drawing?
Pretty cool. I respect having such a drive to draw. I do feel sorry for your wife, though—this is divorce material.
Holy coomerGod.Keep up the good work
>>7967582>>7967641Thanks
>>7967400You're form blind but I dig your sexual depravity
>>7967777Started working on the fundamentals in the past couple weeks, they used to seem so easy that I skipped them and stuck to my comfort zone free hand copying. What a dummy I was, drawing proper 3d shapes is much harder than it seemed.
Anon I need help, please tell me what acrylic paint to buy. I'm poor and cannot afford anything fancy, plus I'm still a noob at painting. Right now I'm looking at one of these 24 packs of Liquitex, but it's $42. I don't really know how much I should be looking to spend on paint or what a reasonable price is, or if there's a meta for finding cheap affordable paints. I thought artists were poor, but somehow they all have these really expensive paints! How can I achieve this? Also why don't we have a general thread or sticky for general art supply suggestions.
>>7967333what the fuck are you talking about, you stupid fuck? what lapis lazuli? cobalt has broad industrial uses and is mined with or without paint, the pigment is a byproduct. meanwhile ultramarine is made solely for paint
>>7967333Literally nothing in history has ever been driven by artist paint demand, that's why pigments keep going extinct.
>>7957901Either you go for top tier paint or just the cheapest available. Mid range paints aren't improved much.
>>7967419Wait so are we not talking about ultramarine made from Lapis Lazuli? My mistake then. I still don't see why I'd use something poisonous when there are non-lethal alternatives though.>>7967444That's true, but I still have to worry about my own personal environment since that's were I live, and I like animals.
>>7967678holy retard
Do you like him? Has he helped you?
no and every course ive bought has been a mistake tbqh
>>7954034Not a big fan of Proko, he's unfunny and overrated. Im not saying he is not good, he certainly is but theres better out there. I prefer Brunet with his shitty yet more believable humor(its genuinely retarded humor but it still makes me chuckle without effort) plus his aesthetics align better with my interests, as much of a shill as he is about his course/art program, it doesnt feel like he actually believes he is 'that guy', Proko on the other hand does come across as the guy who believes it but he tries to mask that with this fake humble persona, imo.I mean, Marc is probably the same, all artists are narcissitic prics deep down or right on the surface, but I feel more comfortable watching baldy talk art than Proko and his ever receding head of hair pretending to be cool and authentic.
>>7954045Hell yeah! He adds the whimsical touch we all need when we are so focused on results and perfection. The podcast are fantastic for their knowledge and the camaraderie they provide. Their dynamic is the stuff of pixie dust.
>>7956074I havent noticed any quirks or idiosyncrasies that impede a conversation. Mayne you wanted a presentation instead of dialogue between to artist.
>>7965149Same opinion here, I just don't get the contempt for shilling their own programs since it's their own business, specially since they give you info for free. I'd consider them shills if they'd pushed someone else's product.Brunet's streams where he made corrections to his students were so good, shame he doesn't share them publicly anymore.
https://github.com/ntsc-rs/ntsc-rs/issues/120https://zamusteen.itch.io/zamus-nstc-rs
>>7967448I already know how to do 16mm/8mm filmreel effect Just asking what NSTC-RS preset i should use
>>7967448This one plus an old graphics card with s-video out and an easycap
Is your art slop or craft?
>>7967231Yeah kitsch is actually a useful concept. It’s not purely a Jewish psyop. A lot of what classical art theorists said about kitsch and its flaws applies very well to AI art.
kitsch is the old word for slopwtf are you talking about?
>>7967389>It’s not purely a Jewish psyopso how come nobody thought of it outside of yiddish speaking (((critics)))?
I'm not reading any of that shit.slop.
>>7967231>>7967389You dropped this
For me whenever I try to draw from imagination. I prefer to always use construction first before I could get anything done. However, whenever I study my favorite anime artists. I would use the contours of their drawings because it tends to result in more accurate results. Then I would add construction to it later, so that I would know how it could exist in 3d space or in other words, feel the form.
Bump
Why are you drawing on your fucking telephone
>>7966581Bruh
>>7966424You do construction when you are drawing new stuff that you don't know lot about after some time you should drop it.
Haha lulz OP drew a DICK coz he sux on dem xD
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Sh%C5%8Djo_Tsubaki#Anime_film>dude spends his entire life savings working for five years by himself on an animated film>it mostly flops and people don't like it because of the extreme gore and how fucking weird it is in general>it's had a couple rereleases but that's it. it doesn't go on to become a cult classic or anything. it's just obscure and forgotten>dude spent his entire life savings and years of his life to become a footnote in historyWas it really worth it? I genuinely don't know. I'm asking. It's a cautionary tale for sure.It's easy to keep going as long as you see the light at the end of the tunnel, as long as you tell yourself that your project is important. But what if you finish it and... nothing happens?Most people on this board spend their time worrying about motivation, time management, building technical skills, etc. But what if you solve all that stuff and actually finish your project and still no one cares? What then? Does your life still have meaning? Was is still worth it?I want to say "yes", and that you have to keep going no matter what. But it's still kind of hard to maintain that optimism. This guy basically accomplished everything that I want to accomplish with my life and no one really cared. They just looked at him like some fucking weirdo and that was it.
>>7963397Art is communication. You are the dumbfuck who rather communicates how pretty the flowers are instead of communicating how fucked up society is. You are naive and immature so you prefer naive and immature art. And anyone who doesn't is just "edgy" in your eyes.
>>7962046How much do first worlders earn to have so much disposable income to make an entire animated film by themselves?
>>7963441Japan did all kinds of crazy shit during the 80s because of the "bubble economy". They also made very expensive videogame projects which barely sold, just because they were able to. That's also a reason why anime was better during 80s.
>>7963441It took his entire life savings and I think he was pretty old when he started
>>7962046All art is worth it if it meant something to you and maybe one other person. Coppola finished his magnum opus and sunk plenty of his money I to it and people hated. He still succeeded!
You HAVE been practicing perspective, right anon? It just may be the most important fundamental You aren't just grinding anatomy and drawing characters in white voids, are you?
>>7961706I'm a begtard (or worse) and just came up with an idea how to draw a vertical reflections without needing to draw the character upside-down. It's the only thing I've seriously drawn in years, so I'm not even an artist.Also this isn't actually perspective.
>>7964167 I also notice the reflection is too tall.
Im starting out since middle school art class and just passed the basics. It does seem easy on youtube but way more difficult in person.
>>7961709Nice work! Where did you first come across it? In a class or on your own?
>>7961711I think some artist said centuries ago that if you could draw the human figure every other object would be possible to complete. Can't remember who said it, da Vinci?
Draw this in your art style
Has anyone else noticed the decline in quality in Japanese hentai manga?Has anyone else noticed the decline in quality in Japanese hentai manga?I mean, overly graphic panels, grotesquely voluptuous characters, and stories that are practically an insult to the reader's intelligence.
>>7962709i wish that anime was either fully 2D or fully 3DCG, the mixing of assets is very noticeable in modern shows. i keep thinking about the realistic 3D horse in Apothecary Diaries. had the whole show been 3D i wouldn't have noticed
>>7962395TELL US THE REASON WHY! WHYYYY!!
>>7962301low quality has always sort of been the norm for doujin manga in general. Lots of these artists are honing their skills and confidence before going full on into manga making and such.
>my kink = high quality Boring thread
>>7962301you should not search by fetish, anon. today more than ever boorus contain mountains of shit produced by the most heteroclit crowd, ai in particular. I've been looking by author for a long time, I find anything is hot when drawn by someone with great skill and passion. I've been jerking off to the same ahemaru shit for years regardless of the tags
>want to use myself as a reference>too fat
>>7961271Just pick an irl celebrity.For me its Brooke Shields
>>7957234>>>/fit/Read the sticky. Man does it feel good to say that.
>want to use myself as reference>too tall and muscular and handsome and dick too big
>>7964780As someone who draws round, 'ugly', and wide female characters, I can relate.
>>7957234I can be ur modelSoc says I'm hotIm a lady In fact I'm my own tired model And when I paint myself, people think I'm just trying to look sexy or make myself look good. Like... who wouldn't want to? Why look worse? And if you look worse, they don't like it. People are dumb
How do you get over the fear of not being good enough? I find that once I realized im getting near the end of a piece and may be time to share with others i get idk fearful. Pic related is something unfinished from today to understand my skill lvl
>>7962547At what point does something become not fixable
>>7962509Good enough for what? If it's comparing to professional artists or twitter artists who have been drawing for years then don't bother, there are always people who are better than you and started earlier. And if it's about not reaching a big enough audience or likes etc. then it shouldn't stop you from drawing or trying to improve either, since reaching a bigger audience these days can be pretty boring since it comes down to the same 2-3 popular things everyone else goes for.
>>7962511Your fear is healthy and its called reality. If you think this head study is worth sharing then youre delusional. The hair looks like a n64 texture. Keep your head down and keep grinding! Youll be able to post cool shit once youre better.
>>7962970But I like N64 graphics
>>7962509I think no one really ever gets completely rid of that fear. The more you develop a skill, the more you realize the gaps in your knowledge and how much you have no idea you don't even know still. At least thats been my experience so far.picrell is a drawing i finished in january
>To get better, you’ve gotta put in the hours and practice.I used to have all these ideas I wanted to draw, but I didn’t have the skills to make them happen. So, I grinded. I practiced hard trying to improve. Every time I thought I was getting somewhere I’d try again and realize I still wasn’t good enough, and go back to grinding. It turned into this endless loop. grind. try. fail. repeat. After a while I got so caught up in grinding that I forgot why I even started drawing in the first place. What started as a passion turned into this aimless routine, and no matter how much I practiced, it felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere. People always said grinding was the key, so why does it feel like I'm getting worse and not retaining any information? All my ideas dried up, and the only thing on my mind was grinding. But for what? Who was I even doing this for? It’s like I lost sight of the point.
>>7964648deeply resonating post tbdesuI've always remember the main project that I want to complete no matter what, but it feels like I've forgotten all fun things I wanted to do or participate in 6 years ago.I find new stuff here or there that inspires me but I feel like I've slightly let my past self down despite being almost where I dreamed of being.
>>7965927by that logic you can never say that someone is plainly untalented.You can always bring the excuse "oh no, I'm not bad at art/math/whatever, I'm just lazy." This sounds like a cope to be honest.If you have a talent for something, you will naturally come to enjoy it and want to do it even more.(not to say that everyone who likes drawing has talent or is good at it) Even if youre right, i guess its safe to assume that this low tolerance is result of something genetical. So my point would stand either way. Wouldnt matter though. If you cant make use of your potential, you might aswell not have it. Results matter, not a vague idea of your potential that you might have or not
>>7965993High Need for Cognition is literally that though. Some people simply derive more satisfaction from highly cognitive tasks than others.
>>7964648Grinding without analytical skills is pointless
beginners that dont have any fundamentals are happily drawing hours every day while I'm here doomscrolling and avoding drawing because I can't mentally handle another flop.
