Whats the best way to create appealing (anime) characters with only a few bells and whistles?I'm attempting to make a Peggle clone using loli waifus instead of Masters Picrel concept sketch for a tomboy girl based off of Jimmy : )
Be sure to vary your eyes on different charactersHave a few archetypes covered, even a couple you are eh about personallyWhat kind of design stuff are you looking for advice on? Color?I will say your anatomy definitely needs some work but I like your lines otherwise
>>7800108Learn to animate. Not joking.
>>7800112kinda what im focusing on the most is archetypes and eyes Y_Ynot really color, but what tends to stand out most design wise i guess? idk what im asking for desu. i know solid shapes and utilizing empty space and recognizable silhouettes and all that garbage but what draws people to like designs from a general company and not just just the art itself ? like you still recognize and find say frierens design a lot even if a shitty artist renders it, yknow?
>>7800126Okay I will help a bit,For eyes, draw them in deliberate shapes. These jkind of shapes can be like rounded for a happy character or sharp and lower for a tsundere character. Just lost my tablet pen earlier so I drew this with my finger lolI think for making characters look different it is helpful to break the eye into different shapes and go from thereFor standing out, the best way is to make your pic and make it icon size and see if you can still easily recognize your character. Can you tell who it is? Good, if you cannot and it seems muddy, the design may need work
>>7800114This is actually legit advice. Also, learn and make a habit of regularly practicing gesture drawing to improve your eye for abstraction and shapes.It's why animators often do gesture drawings to get better. The benefits bleed over
Whats the point of learning trad, when theres so many shortcuts you can take with digital?https://x.com/khyleri/status/1990465340317577681Dont wanna seem jealous or vindictive, but alot of people online (not picrel artist) seem to just learn the basic fundamentals and then use all these tricks to make great art and webcomics. Sorta demoralizing when im trying to learn everything, and then if I mess up a single drop, or brush, then the works ruined. Im learning digital now, and its honestly so much easier, when you have a good grasp of the fundamentals
>>7799398>A fart in the wind.you mean a poo in the loo
>>7797244spbponly shit smelling jeets wouldn't understand
>>7797235>drawing over something or even outright tracing is digital only People have been tracing shit and inventing devices which allowed them to trace reality since long before even cameras existed
>>7797235>Whats the point of learning trad, when theres so many shortcuts you can take with digital?Which shortcuts you take, regardless of medium, is up to you. Some digital artists ignore 3D models and photobashing.The way I see it, I find joy in being stubborn and mastering things myself. I don't even use rulers or shit like ellipse tool, because I know if I used those every time I need a straight line/circle, I'll forever be unable to freehand that shit. But if I learn to do things the hard way throughout my beg journey, I'll be entirely unreliant on crutches in the long run. I might end up using shortcuts some day, for shit like tight deadlines or things I can't be arsed doing myself, but I find value in first learning to do it the hard way and conquering that struggle.It's part of why AI art is so despised too, there's no effort, no struggle, no conquering, no mastery. You don't prove anything, you aren't showing your worth because there is none. People gawked at Kim Jung Gi for a reason.
>>7797235>Whats the point of learning trad,The point is that YOU want to do it. There is no you win at life trophy here
I beg of you can someone take me through a step by step process for drawing faces?I can manage simple male cartoon faces but I can't draw female faces, or add details for the life of me. It always looks wrong without failI have some 'talent' (using the word very loosely) at drawing but faces have always been my weak spot
Use vertical straight lines (your pencil) to measure how things line up. Measure arbitrary features and use them for accuracy. (The head should be as wide as 6 of her eyes. Or her chin is exactly one nose length away from the bottom of her nose. You keep doing little measurement checks like this and slowly a perfect portrait will emerge
>>7803548>This one is a significant improvement above the other one.I thought so as well; I was actually really proud of that when I finished it. I was doing more of what this anon is saying>>7803572 and constantly making little adjustmentsAny other tips besides draw more? I seem to be on the right track with the second picture and want to keep it going in the correct direction
Are you drawing from reference or inventing heads from imagination?
>>7803669Reference, but I'd love to get to a point where I can do it from imagination. I can draw cartoons and the like from imagination but something that looks real
Pick a system for memorizing the proportions and features of the head from the front and side view, like loomis. Then apply it a bunch for front/side portraits until you are confident you truly know it. A good way to check if you actually know the information is explaining it as a step by step process without being able to draw yourself, as if you were instructing somebody else how to draw a head. Then you can begin to use that knowledge when you draw portraits in other perspectives. You will overtime learn how to project those orthographic views into perspective drawings while maintaining the correct proportions.This is the same way I would learn to draw pretty much any object. If you want to learn how to draw a car, figure out how to draw the important car features from the side and front first. Only once you can draw them in no/flat perspective can you begin to draw them in more complex perspectives.
Hey /ic/ I am working on this painting, could you tell me what you think about my work so far? What should I improve on. Im trying to add detal of blue blood vains on her breasts, but im not sure how to do it. Could someone with experience show me and example, or give me some tips? Thank you.
>>7803500Do you want your trannies to NOT have big tits?
>>7803549Not while they kiss Shadowheart from GOT
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>>7802878It looks like you have tons of creativity and ideas to express with paint. However, you have very bad foundational drawing skills. I would put the paint down and just sketch sketch sketch. Use reference and aim for accuracy. Come back to paint after 5 years or so
>>7802878Jesus christ dude just start over
How do most NSFW artists get paid? I assume Paypal but I'm too paranoid to use that shit. I don't wanna get doxxed by some shartyteen for drawing a 17 year old character. Crypto seems perfect for being anonymous, but most people interested in commissioning artists probably don't use it. There's cashapp but it's US only. How has there not been an English equivalent of Skeb yet? This stuff pisses me off in general, why can't artists just draw smut in peace without having to worry about being hounded by retards?
>>7800574the only coin it takes is bitcoin but people commissioning porn are too retarded to use italso porn is degenerate, i came in the thread to tell OP i hope it is made illegal where you are and you somehow end up in CECOT.
>>7798746I'm beginning to wonder PP bans have less to do with NSFW art in particular, and more to do with blocking high sales numbers accounts located in "developing" countries, and there just happens to be high overlap.
>>7790526Yep. You're a woke white woman.
>>7790925In the real world, which ended sometime around 2008, it wasn't a big deal if some randos knew some of your details. Most systems still operate the same way, and new ones that rely on transient public keys or other crypto bullshit like that are totally alien to civilization. And even if you go with those solutions, the net effect is that you give ownership of your given name to the government.
What about arty.ooo? Says it's under Ausie law and only that mentions kids or animals getting harmed or sexualized is prohibited.
When does the difference between different techniques and actual skill gap starts being clear when it comes to comparing artists with similar art styles? Hiroaki Samura has a similar sketchy style to Isayama at a surface level, but it's obvious that the former is significantly more skilled beyond subjective opinions and tastes
>>7802308Cleaner art styles aren't exempt f rom this either, for example Kurumada tries to keep things as clean, proportionate, readable and on model as possible but the dude literally can't grasp the concept of actual realistic anatomy and 3d space, resulting in a super stiff "how to draw manga" level mess. For all it's fault with both anatomy and proportions, Isayama at least has a good sense of both composition, gesture and perspective
>>7802311Forgot pic
Wtf is this gobbledygook word salad OP? What the fuck are you even trying to ask here? "When does a skill gap become clear between different artists"? It's the point at which you look at the two side-by-side and can recognize a difference in skill. And while we're here, you can tell when it's night time when the sun goes down. Did this really need a fucking thread?
>>7802312SOVL, That's the best it gets.
how to paint realistic looking hair textures? I every time I do, it looks like plastic or anime looking. I just don't get it.I need guides
>>7802297Look at real hair pictures and just try to copy it as accurately as you can until you get a good result. Literally trial and error.
>>7802297From my experience, it really is mostly just drawing it strand by strand. But you should have a darker base to start with, because obviously as the hair gets thicker, it gets darker, and build up to the lighter strands up top.There's a bit more to it, particularly with defining the lights and darks - such as darkening spots between two bunches of hair, for example.Anyway, just watch an artist who draws realistic hair and see how they do it - you don't need their exact brushes, just note down the method they do.Define their steps, what sort of brush were they using in a general sense (round soft? Hard Rectangle?), and copy them - even better, do a quick study of their drawing, so you can copy them step by step as they do it, to further understand their method.
>>7802297>>7802297oh its simple- main mass of hair, the larger mass-middle mass of hair, the transition between detail and large mass-strands, just the strands of hairand copy real hairs, and you'll get it down soon enough
bored af so i tried copying an artist i like. gotta start somewhere. is it good to just copy at first?
>>7801967You have to be 18 years old to post here
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>>7802221That's something I wrote in response to some faggot online.Here's the original that I copied from.
>>7801975Chegou o latinix.
>>7801967AGP-coded
>If you are an /int/ermediate or /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.>DO NOT REPLY to crabs, nodraws, talent debates, howies and instead focus on posted works!>>>STICKY:>Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/view>New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q>w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/>Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view>>>WHERE to get study materials>annas-archive.org>>>>/ic/artbook>>>>/ic/video>>>Want to practice figures?Comment too long. Click here to view the full text.
I've been trying to get back into the habit of drawing everyday by doing small meaningless sketchslop but it's been quite awhile since I have picked up a pencil again.
have fun with ur benzo addiction
>>7805087side profile especially looks very clean, i like how you draw fingers also
>>7805078sleep tight xanon
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: >>7698981
>>7799393damn it
>>7799375Very good, boy!
>>7741733>>7750938>>7788967(~￣▽￣)~ My dear friend, please forgive me for taking so long, I hope you like the little sketch I did for you. Your OC totally belongs in Earthbound. Keep drawing, I believe in you! o(*￣▽￣*)ブ <3 <3 <3
>>7796590>Skizwo spirit born from SOURCE and LIGJTEWhat?
>>7802541Ooooooo, broken my heart. Beutiful. Lindo anon.
Art in a fridge. Kosh sending love for Hokzyn and Yckser .
tags are white noise to meI'll never remember youWork your ass off and make a proper graffiti
>>7797916Is the rubbish glued to the fridge also art?
>>7797916why are you in a crackhouse?
>>7797935nothing white about it
>>7797916bhogr sending love to suifdbf and iufbd
Post doodles n sketches
WIP stuff
>>7799491>>7798329Your stuff's always so cozy
Tonight's doodle. Only recently began trying my hand at value and using graphite more. Mostly only use pens and ink.
>>7799529Looking good so far my dude
Doodling away. Will it post rightside up?
Realizing my followers only like me because they have a hyper fixation fetish. They keep sending me my old drawings with the bad anatomy. This makes me sad. How do i get these people to go away?
>>7801895I see your point. but I've studied since. They don't appreciate the new me>>7801899They don't even boost me. These are no name weirdo's that send DM's.
>>7801913Depending on how many people do that compared to your follower count you might want to consider swallowing your pride and do it, depending on what your objective is. If you just want to make things for yourself and the DMs to follower ratio is awful you can just block them.
>>7801890Start fresh with a new account.Close your DMs to people who you mutually follow.Just block anyone who sends you stupid stuff like that.Don't block them, but politely tell them to fuck off.
>>7801890So what's the fetish? Hyper Fixation tell us nothing. On what? With what?
Well, I had that problem and I simply solved it doing shit that those kinds of retards would find disgusting
how fucked am I if I take a several month hiatus from patreon? I don't like NEED. the money but I'm worried that if I significantly decrease my posting frequency I won't be able to recover when I do come back. anyone have experience with this and burnout?
If people are paying you, expecting a certain amount of work monthly, then it's less about you being 'fucked', and more about you being a bit of a dickhead and not meeting your obligations.You got the money, so deliver what is expected of you.However, I believe you can pause your patreon - so go for that.The bigger risk to you from having a break is actually the social media 'algorithm' fucking you, because you took a pause. Maybe do a bunch of 'best of' reuploads?
>>7803044pausing patreon billing is one of the dumbest things artists do, the whole point of patreon is to get paypigs on autobilling without a clue what's sapping their credit cards and you go and remind the paypig with a call to action to cancel their silent subscription that you worked so hard to get him to pay in the first place
>i'm a professional japanese animator>oh, what did you study to get so good at drawing?>scotto robaatoson, virupu, roomisu, hamputon
>>7800329It’s probably just 1 retard. The same guys are pretty easy to spot in meta threads.
>>7800329Ikr, old /int/ was the best judge for japanese books.
>>7800103Holy fuck thank you so much, I haven't been able to find this since a certain google doc full of animation resources got taken down.Internet archive is back up btw.
>>7800103>nearly all the books are from western authorskek
>>7800348What was that Doc called again?
