this is my first and probably only post on any 4chan forum, and it's possibly not in the correct forum. So,>made 4 OC's at different times and unrelated >end up connecting them all in a band to not make them useless>they have very little lore, and are all girlscan you guys help pls? thank u :)
>>7700856this guy's art is so good. fuck these losers in the comments.
>>7701653better yet call one Steven for no reason and feign ignorance
>>7700856cheerleader, so and so, whats her face, the ugly one
OP! Why does the last one have a third eye???
>>7704313Blue oyster cult reference
is this still the recommended book for drawing anime girls?
>>7703712They definitely don't look white if that's what you're implying.
>>7703675Yeah the NMA version has new drawings.
>>7703139Bridgman is the Japanese Bridgman. Capcom basically built their internal style guides on Bridgman.
>>7704009Isn’t that literally Hogarth? Japanese animators usually prefer Hogarth.
>>7699410Bridgman is better
Ok i did post "memorizing" on wsr, but i guess thats wrong answer, because its "here, and there" so, not spinning around, the trouble is when i draw things upside down, or dramatically rotated, which is like, using ctrl T on photoshop. The tutorial(or scoros) are done on the normal angles, but not others. So, how do you then troubleshoot this? because, well,i did write my own tutorial, but that took long so, how does the pro says. supposed? >Basically im way ahead,but still looks for advice>humble isnt it>unlike you all 4c-
Recommend me book. as the practice just ends the same, no improvement. it could be like levelling in game, but this aint no game
Does character design quality and memorability truly matter if the story is good enough?
Sex with Aranea
>>7701103they think god is fair
>>7701103We all write in school, so the average person will likely have some experience more in creative writing than drawing, and if they had some decent grades, and read now and then, they perhaps have something of a false sense of confidence, because writing seems more achievable than visual art.Well, it could also be a reasonable confidence - while the actual brass tacks requires skill and practice, the core of what makes a great story, the creative idea and story you want to tell, isn't really something that you can 'learn'.There's plenty of stories of people who haven't really written before banging out their first novel and it becoming popular or successful.
>>7700874Gabe, please.
>>7700988It's not. It was spectacularly convoluted and difficult to follow, but it had spectacle, music and occsionally animations, and a colorful cast to latch onto. People will tend to overlook the 9000 retcons so long there is no interference of the retarded headcanons (i.e. the "caucasian incident") In other words people loved the idea of it more than what it actually was.
Does anyone one have any idea on how to make a living as an artist? I'm tired of working a 9-5, and I know I'm pretty good at drawing. What is the modern meta for becoming a working artist?
>>7708681something something couldnt finish drawing cobain haha, because he fucking killed himself.
You'll be more tired going hungry while watching everyone around you get tasty takeout meals and having a fun night. Just put yourself out there more and learn some business skills.
>>7702369> what is the modern metaget a job, people still hire artists if you are actually good like you say
>>7708673>PhysicsI met a guy at my shit grocery store job who was doing his physics homework, he was 32 at the time and his goal was to get a job teaching physics. Told me that every couple of years he saves up money to move somewhere else because life sucks so much... didn't really get that part until now.
>>7708701>learn some business skills./threadEither learn Biz skills or become a wagie.
Can I get away with drawing straight shota if I'm a big artist?
>>7691194Both the vidya fan art and drawthread are relatively alive without AI dumping though..?This entire post feels weird to read and I think you might have some sort of unresolved angry bias towards drawfags on /v/ for some obscure reason.
>>7683932tits or gtfo
>>7708562>t. drawthreads farmer or beggarActually mentally ill post
>>7683932>Men are stupid enough to wish they were raped as children for some reasonThe degree of degeneracy in one's fetishes isn't tied to gender (and stupidity isn't either)
>>7691194least mentally ill /v/ tourist
I've been dipping in and out of drawing for years since being into it as a kid but I really want to get back into it. I've always wanted to do caricatures/portraits like pic related but they've always eluded me. I understand the basic concept of building things off of shapes but other than that what should I practice to get to something like pic related? I now understand a portrait doesn't have to be 1:1 and is more of an interpretation but the process and final product escapes me.
>>7708419dumb broad didn't even draw her eyes looking in the right direction.seriously, this is kind of how I draw now and it took a lot of thinking to get that result.
>>7708716>doesn't understand how artistic interpretation worksChecks out
>>7708716great work anon. I'd love to draw like either one of you. I agree that it is a matter of artistic interpretation though and like I said doesn't have to be 1:1. Any exercises you recommend or things you studied to get where you are? I think I'm too worried about my sketchbook being perfect
Working caricature artist here. Tom Richmond's Mad Art of Caricature is probably the most important book you'll find for a foundation on how to draw caricatures for a living. It's a very solid start and will give you all the fundamentals to make sure you can get hired anywhere. Another good title to look into afterward is Rejects: The Extreme Art of Retail Caricature, which examines the other side of doing caricatures for a living, and dealing with rejection. Now actually applying is a different story, working the streets has its own set of problems, and most of the jobs are basically theme park retail, or doing gig work at fair, all different stories. So is not getting stabbed in the head multiple times with a pair of scissors by a disgruntled coworker at Universal Studios.
>>7709236It was joke that's why I said "Seriously" (it was supposed to say "but seriously" idk what happened there)>Any exercises you recommend or things you studied to get where you are? I think I'm too worried about my sketchbook being perfectOh I redrew this 7-10 times while taking notes and simplifying the forms until I could get the shapes correct (and still fucked up the eyes). It's not in a good perfect sketchbook it's on a small pad which made me have to kind of stipple to get the face... God that face was so hard I'm happy I at least got that out.The trick is all shadow shapes (after measuring the proportions) if you want, you could fire up any image editing software and lower the threshold to see the major blocks of shadow and light (Or squint your eyes) then plan how you will lay them out.
i maked this pls dont be rood
>>7707686Not him but I can actually condone if they're done properly. Memes need to evolve and spread to stay relevant. Still not buying his shitcoin, though.
>>7707438ToT
chee
>>7707731It's funny because when you put it this way, it really highlights how memes are legitimately a mind virus that need to spread and proliferate within the super organism that is human society in order to stay alive. To further that, you also have artificially engineered memes which can be used to proliferate specific messaging or even advertisement (nothing beats a jet 2 holiday)
>>7707438just start an OF instead of the memecoins
I'm struggling creating a nsfw Original Character.It feels like every design has already been used and that I'd just copying if I used them as inspiration.How would you make a nsfw Character iconic like Mario or Sonic?(Pic related is zankuro)
>>7703372you've missed the point completely and yet you're meandering back toward it.
Look for inspiration in the world around you. Are there any folk tales from your region that can be mined for ideas? How about doing some people watching and casually observing who comes and goes in a busy place like malls or coffee shops? Take two words you like and combine them to make a fun name and work from there perhaps?Creativity is the exhalation of the mind, but first you must breathe deeply all that may inspire.
>>7696598i promise this isn't a chat gpt response>simplicitysimplicity makes it easier to parse and create content that is consistent. if there are set design rules that can be followed and repeated, you and your audience will be able to transcribe the character better. loading up your character with extraneous details makes it more cluttered, complex and demand more mental load to decipher and remember.>volumein order to get popular, and have your character become "iconic" you have to produce a lot of content for that character over a long period of time. as people see your character and design, they will become more familiar with it. luck determines how much and how good it has to be to become "viral" and whether or not that happens before you get burnt out>appealwhile everyone has different taste and interests, there are lots of different trends and concepts that people enjoy that get repeated over time. break down these trends into design language that you can incorporate into your character or the works you create with them.
>>7696598First off: you’re not copying—you're remixing. Every major character, even Sonic and Mario, borrows from earlier tropes:Mario was just a reinterpretation of a carpenter/plumber stereotype + Popeye-style charm.Sonic drew from the "cool animal mascot" trend (e.g., Felix the Cat) with an attitude borrowed from 90s skate culture.In NSFW, this applies just as much. The trick isn’t avoiding inspiration—it's combining elements in fresh and bold ways.
Here are a few “pillars” NSFW characters are often built on:Power: Dommes, futas, beastly creatures, etc.Innocence: Submissive types, soft boys/girls, bimbos.Transformation: Monster-girls, body-morphs, TF kinks.Absurdity/Charm: Weird, funny, memeable like a sexy gremlin or horny slime girl. Pick one or two, not all.
I feel like I have discovered a new level of impostor syndrome>grinding hard to try to get close to the level of classic Capcom artists>skill finally reaching a level where I'm somewhat satisfied with what I can draw>finally try to create full original illustrations, characters, situations, locations etc myself >realize my work is nothing but a derivation of an already existing derivation of real life>the Capcom artists were all mingling IRL, shooting the shit, sharing experiences, drawing things they saw outside in real life 90s/00s Japan, drawing from media, culture, movies, entertainment from the time etc>all I can do is draw from their own derivations since I live in bumfuck nowhere with no culture or artists, or draw from online references which is soulless and missing the context>my work will at best be a pale imitation that lacks the understanding and context that was the actual essence of classic Capcom art I feel like this is an insurmountable problem in my creative output no matter how good I get
Geez dude, cheer up, that's actually a marketable niche, which is more than most artists have.
>>7703905Kinda faggy, but I like to think of art as a conversation from our ancestors to us. Even if you're only conversing with the echoes of a time and place that can't be recreated I think you're still a part of that conversation and you're as much a brother of the Capcom artists as they were to each other. Stay strong, friend.
>>7703905I feel like the issue stems from only using one source as inspiration. In order not to copy a style exactly, you must take inspiration from many other sources that you like! Only then will you have the confidence to create something entirely new :>
>>7703905>my work will at best be a pale imitation that lacks the understanding and context that was the actual essence of classic Capcom artThat's exactly how you will be viewed. Imitators that try to copy the style exactly just come off as Walmart versions of the real thing. You're supposed to borrow, not wholesale rip them off. Even the Capcom artists are distinct from one another but they all drew from the same well of inspiration - from each other and mostly Akiman. There's one artist that draws almost identically to Araki but I can't help but think of them as fake Araki.
>>7704003This.Go outisde OP and show us your reality in a stylized version.Try to notice stuff and situations not often respresented in art.If you're not ready yet, just take some pictures incognito and use them as reference.
What are some clever ways to get more likes? I was thinking of maybe getting an easel , so I can put my artwork on it, and then take a pic of myself.
>>7677762Not every guy has an appealing face. Women like looking at humans of the opposite gender that aren't fucking ugly
>>7699224Money
>>7675732You are ONLY saying this because the painting has a shallow value scale
>>7675355I need this fat belly
>>7675355Fat bitch
How do I achive this camera flash lighting in digital art? I know I've seen a couple of artists do this but can't find any of their work at all.
>>7702755I don't have time to do an example right now, but think of it in terms of planes getting darker the more they turn away from the camera. Other than that, just place the cast shadows very close to the silhouette. Use dark backgrounds, unless in direct sunlight old digi cameras are basically blind.
>>7702755multiply to darken > color dodge for light > overlay for reflective lightor you can do it in a normal layer by painting light on a dark base
This is for drawing blacked porn isn't it?
>>7702755abp0rns leon abuse comic
>>7702755isn't vilppu's modeling tone basically this
Pretty happy with my newer painting level.:D
>>7708080he's not green u r color blind
Needs shadows and some ambient occlusion, something like this.Very cute froggo.
>>7706568
>>7707862>>7708077>>7708088Not every picture needs shadows. The frog looks like something out of a picture book which is fine in its own way. You are blindly parroting shit you read without considering the artist's intention.
>>7708149OP here I did not put shadows because the reference had not them.
which one is the six pack?
>>7701908It can be either one. Different people have different genetics, and will have small variations between their musculature and other things. Everyone at least has an 8 segments in their abdominis rectus, but the top two segments aren't always as well defined, and the pectorals may even overlap them to some degree. Some people may even have a split in the lower two segments, resulting in a 10 pack.
>>7701908Can someone explain to me how the uppermost abs (the ones right below the pectorals) work relative to the ribcage? That's one of those details that's always bugged the shit out of me
>>7701908>>7702303bump for interest
>>77019088 to 10, depending on how define you draw it, some people even train their ischiocavernosus muscle, can make it look like 10.
>>7702303>>7707037They're attached to your ribs and sternum and work to bend your spine like the rest of your rectus abdominis
how did this nigga develop so little taste after drawing for 2 years ?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3Zrv8RXSQcU
>>7707255Whoa...
>>7707255it does look good, but its mirrored so I have to disqualiy him.
>>7707255why does this look like he doesn't have "force proportions" enabled
Why does this guy never improve?https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6up0UHKlqOA
>>7707802>tfw you could flip the numbers and nobody would noticeHow do you degrade this hard?
