General dedicated to posting and discussing art of either:1. Manmade objects, vehicles, tool, weapons etc. (of any kind and any historical era, as long as they fall in the ballpark of "technology") and fictional derivatives of such2. Objects,vehicles, creatures etc. that aesthetically fall into the visual space of mecha/robot/artificial/cybernetics etc. regardless of level of realism.Helpful to mention the level of realism, if any, you are taking into account in the art.
>>7777638I would love to see these with shading
>>7856684Trying currently, bought greyscale markers for trad.
some mechas from recently
>>7843320Hey mechbro when you initially started drawing mechs was your perspective bad? How did you go about getting better at this? Did you use grids and practice simple point perspectives and kept you simple mechs respective to your perspective? Perspective seems to be the one thing I struggle with the most and I want to know how someone of your skill approached their studies?
armored core inspired mecha sketch
Thoughts ? Used to draw comics years ago for my school paper and I haven’t really doodled anything in ages. Had this idea in my head and thought it turned out pretty good
>>7862879I dont get it, so the guy hopes Q-bert did NOT sign up, but Q-bert clearly did sign upThis seems to be a frequent or foreshadowed event for the guy since he had the thought to say he hoped Q-bert 'did NOT sign up' but he still came??On a first read I question the motivation of the main character, and the comic relief isnt great either so I'd give the manga a 4/10 as it stands
>>7862880Do you not know who Q-Bert is anon?I would have added another text bubble in the last panel because I wanna know what first panel guy said. I’ll give it a strong 6/10
I used a free for commercial use outline to make this ruff sketch
Next time worry less about legal nonsense and more about finding an actually good ref to steal from.
>>7861637This.
how the fuck are you supposed to shade? I picked up this loomis faggots book and it doesn’t explain it at all. Pic related is my attempt at first exercise. This is infuriating, why does for example my moustache look so much more retarded than his? It’s literally called “Fun with A Pencil” and says to use a pencil so why can’t I do it? Why is my shit so retarded and bad?
For me, I always decide a percentage before doing anything. 0% is no shading at all, 100% is black as the ace of spades.Also, fuck Loomis.
>>7860600but you didn't do any shading there
>>7860600>puke with a pencil
>>7860600It looks like you don't draw very often, if at all, before this - so why did you expect your lines to look any good? It's some of your first drawings, give it time.You can't expect to be ripped from doing a single pushup.
>>7860600damn, i love drawing cartoon faces from the 50s so muchit looks so appealingi cant wait to get commissions for my oc "old fat man with a pipe"
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>>7851484Surely
>>7847936Claiming D4. I promise it won't be too good.
>>7856152I lied!
>>7856248Looks good, my dude.
>>7859199Thanks, my dude.
Post still lives you've painted and talk about still lives
>>7861002not a still life but 4 more isolated objects from the same day:
>>7853208>thought it was shit from the catalog thumbnail>click>thought it was a pile of chocolates from thread thumbnail>expandnice brush, anon, i can smell the varnish from this image
>>7853216>>7853235>>7853220I like these in particular, do you construct them properly at the start? I have trouble with copying things I see because I tend to just do the outline first, which works sometimes but does get wobbly here and there.
>>7862792I do a rough outline of the blocky shapes first, but nothing elaborate. I don't have any pictures because I've never saved any wips of them.Some objects require more delicate outline work, if the shape is particularly easy to draw incorrectly.
>>7862807I see, thanks anon. l have to keep practicing and it'll probably come easier sooner or later.
Why are you all so zealously against AI?I am not trying to trigger you, I am just genuinely curious. This hatred and trying to cancel AI is identical to when the Industrial Revolution started being common, and people thought that agriculture and manual labor would be over. Turns out all that was false.If you are against AI because you have a fear that human-made art will go extinct, that fear is irrational.
>>7858847You will be againt AI too, just wait.
>>7858847The industrial revolution was a mistake
>>7858870Get used to the new world, old man. Everything done to restrict AI and datamining will now only strengthen the corpos.
>>7858880You're just an operator of a machine and call yourself an artist. Ofc you can make VNs with it but was that really why anyone learns art? The equivalent to downloading a mod and calling it game dev.I want to create something that is mine, not just enable, maintain, and market some imitation product made by a computer/Indian
>>7862779>Everything done to restrict AI and datamining will now only strengthen the corpos.>"Erm, everything you do to stop bad thing, actually help bad thing, hur hur hur"Shut up.
who /nightdraw/ here?>quiet in serene with headphones(lo-fi hiphop beats/etc lol) if you please>cozy lamp and blanket>dim glow of screens and orange light of the lamp>the sound of the pen/paper/etc hitting the paperthis is what made me start drawing more too
yes but audiobooks, esp. large data statistics books or deep history.
Drawing while listening to trance and bigbeat somehow made me better
>>7860643I should nightdraw more, thanks for the advice, OP!
>>7860643I draw at night less because it's comfy, and more so because I'm a horrific nightowl and have a terrible internal clock. Half the time I'm going to bed well after the sun has risen again. I live like a raging party boy, but without all the fun social aspects and experiences they have, ha ha.>>7860846I assume they mean that because Australia is on the other side of the world, they're able to see a lot more streamers late at night because of the time difference. So when it's late at night in Australia, it's prime time for the rest of the English speaking world.
>>7862195you aren't supposed to listen to trance, and I hope you aren't listening to classic trance, or else I am going to find out where you live and I will have to kill you personally
When do you know that art is not for (You)?>t. /beg/ going on 6 years
>>7862718good shit, man, indicates a lot of volume with just a few strokes. That's currently one of my biggest issues, I do hundreds of tiny tweaks and spend way too much time to get results.
>>7862699That's amazing, and I suspect it's a super educational practice.Do you get your references from any one particular place/site?
>>7862722You think so? thanks! Funnily enough I think I struggle with not really taking the time with those tweaks, I don't refine or finish often, and it bothers me. The problems you have are solutions I want and vice versa.
>>7862727I just go on pinterest and search for w/e I'm studying at the time if I want real photos. For style/stylization studies I mostly browse artstation.
>>7862542I don't want to look ridiculous to normies or my entourage, I just want to stop drawing like a braindead toddler and draw like a npc, to at least avoid bullying(At least to make up for the fact that I am am a KHHV incel loser with no friends or gf)
What’s /ic/’s thought on this book? Good place to start?
Funny how every single thread on this board no matter how innocuous always devolves into madness
>>7861444Great book, fun to draw from. Only problem is you need to know the basics of perspective and drawing forms so it's a good first figure book but not a day 1 beginner book. More like after you've practiced fundamentals for a few monthsBetter than Loomis for a lot of people
>>7862282I'm pretty sure the book has sections on basic forms and perspective.
>>7862397It does. How to draw the marvel way is honestly just a really great book, it goes over everything at a very basic level and in a fun way with superheroes. There was supposed to be a new modern version but I think it got canceled
>>7862280It's women's fault, if they didn't gatekeep pussy so much, especially with ethnics, autism wouldn't be so off the charts of lately >>7861460>>7861474Don't lie niggers this book was a circlejerk from Stan Lee and for his clique of autistic retarded friends
the vanishing points meet at the station point at a right angle, correct? but there are many ways for that to be true, as seen in pic related. so how do you place the station point correctly in an established scene?
>>7861197>the pavement stonesThat would only be the case if the camera were facing the same direction as the stones. The camera is facing slightly more toward the front of the building than the side.>but you wouldnt know its a square True, but ideally you'd have an object in the scene that you do know the rough dimensions of so you can find a diagonal. It doesn't necessarily need to be square. But you do need that third point either way. Even in the ideal case if your center line is actually in the center it's acting as the 0 degree vanishing point.
>>7861219see pic related for what i mean. regardless of how the stones are facing they make a pattern you can use to trace their convergence in that shot to a rough area, and it's not where the other anon placed the center of vision.
>>7861247Why would the stones converge toward the center of vision? It converges toward it's vanishing point, like everything else.
>>7861249hm, yeah, dumb assumption on my part.
How to use any of these nonsense in mine then. The fun is, very hard so... Is it, the more-god, then?
>He can't even cheat well
>>7861748you got it wrong lol.
>>7857884Are you sure it's a trace? It reminds me a lot of the early shitty newgrounds porn game artwork; stuff like Meet'n'fuck or Frank's Adventure... Well, maybe they were all tracers, haha.
>>7857884>HeWho?
>>7861850>Frank's Adventurethat one was entirely traces and straight up stolen art
>>7861850A lot of tracers give themselves away with the details they modify, in this case the huge tits and anime face.
>/ic/ getting mogged by a kidWhat excuses are you going to use this time?
>>7858818>>7858815>>7858539>>7858523>>7858491>>7858289Where's your copy? Hmmm?? ;3
>>7858524I want to fund hiring some caribbean gangsters to beat the shit out of that fat autistic fuck.
It must be very, very lonely for people like this. You share your stuff online and all you get are vapid comments like "this is so inspiring ::fire emoji::" and "Brilliant!" and "love this so much". Vapid comments and the only thing going for you is your age.
>>7858287honestly, it belongs in the zoo
>>7858263>getting mogged by a kiddo people actually care about this? im happy for him, he has a hobby he enjoys and is good atthe world is way too big to think you're going 1v1 against every single artist on the planet
I’ve been drawing stuff like this since 2020, and I mainly focus on digital art i did on apps like ibis paint or ms paint. Most of my work is of 90s male cartoon furry characters that I want to fuck or my husbandos, but I draw them in a adorable toony style that’s sort of my own spin on things. Lately, I’ve been feeling kind of stuck with a few aspects of my art, and I’d really appreciate some constructive feedback or tips from anyone willing to help.One of the things I struggle with is the fucking shading and shadows. My drawings are usually in flat color, and whenever I try to add lighting or depth, it just looks too off. I’m not sure if I’m overthinking it or just missing something about how light and color theory works.Also, I’ve noticed that my outlines sometimes look kind of deformed or wobbly not in a cool stylistic way, but more like they’re not structured enough. It’s frustrating because I can sort of see the style I want in my head, but I’m having trouble getting it down on the canvas.Majority of my art is influenced by some other toony artists I’ve known online like minus8 for example, and that guy motivated me to post here and other rule 34 sites try to grow more seriously. If anyone has advice, resources, or just general thoughts, I’d love to hear it.
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