If you are a /beg/inner or /int/ermediate in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.Please stop replying to crabs, nodraws and howies and instead focus on posted works!>STICKY:Completed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwaXKU7ev6Tw_or__o8ARpUb6r2rCZYJGqwSFV9AD98New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Qw/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view>WHERE to get study materialsannas-archive.org>>>/ic/artbook>>>/ic/video>Want to practice figures?quickposes.comsketchdaily.netcharacterdesigns.comlovelifedrawing.composemy.artmangapose.comline-of-action.com>PYW and give your feedbackWhat can be improved?Are there any resources videos or books you'd recommend to them?Maybe a redline or a technique, be specific.Try to reply to someone as you post your own work.>Cool teachersGlenn VilppuMichael HamptonSteve HustonBrent EvistonMarco BucciAndrew LoomisGeorge BridgmanHikaru Hayashi>Cool booksKeys To DrawingDrawing With the Right Side of the BrainHow To Draw Comics the Marvel WayThe Art and Science of DrawingFramed PerspectiveFigure Drawing For All It's WorthThe Complete Guide to Drawing From LifePrevious thread: >>7334092
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>>7336665She is fat.
>>7336660Futuristic helmet idea I drawed many years ago.
I've been practicing rendering this past week. How is this looking? Still a wip but i'm really happy with how it's turning out.Also the gold is fucking me up(I was seething in the thread yesterday complaining about how hard rendering gold is). I arrived at this dogshit yesterday and gave up and started with the shoes instead. Does anyone have any tips? I won't rest until it looks acceptable but looking at references I haven't been able to figure it out yet.Any criticism or suggestion is welcome
>>7336672Fattyyyyy, fatty, FAT, fatFAT fat FATTY fatFat, fat, FATTY, FOOOOOOO
>>7336682HAHAHA Mr BondGold giving you trouble eh?Why not take it to Goldfinger. I'm sure he could help you.
>>7336684I love fat anime girls.
>>7336351>no fucking talent>I can't study for shit>diagnosed with shit like autism and ADHD>But I want to drawBros since when is my double allowed to use the internet?Anyways i think i get why a lot of art communities always lie and lovebomb new people. Its because they population would -ACK overnight. Anyways we are going to make it. I tried loomies and these other books but most of them can be boiled down to 2 pages. I just copy stuff freehand with little to no construction and desu i feel better this way. Everything i draw comes slightly wrong out anyways so maybe raw drawing a lot will make me more accurate?And besides even if you think that your drawing is bad (which i dont think), you spending two hours on it is something i envy. I dont think i have ever sat down for more than 30 minutes on something and i dont even know how i could spend that much time on a drawing.
How do i get more accurate at copying or just drawing in general? Things individually dont look too terrible but in the grad scheme of things that is a little too long, the other thing is too much to the left, another thing has the wrong angle.
Thoughts?
>>7336717Omg, OHTTO AI???? Draw Momoe next please
>>7336717The stickies have all that info but you'll have to grind
Rate this drawing
>>7336734On a scale where 1 is a pure /beg/ that started yesterday, and 10 is Michelangelo. I rate it a 3. Starts to know what hes doing but still a beginner.
MY LINES LOOK LIKE SHIT ON KRITA, AND I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO.I don't know if it's something I need to fix in the program settings;I don't know if it's the canvas size or dpi;I don't know if it's me or my tablet;
What's a good like to retweet rate
>>7336745Wobbly lines?
>>7336721There are some obvious issues but the hair is the way it is because i have a "no reset policy". I sit on a piece and draw permanent lines. Otherwise i erase too much or cross over and burn through pages and motivation.>>7336727I dont get the sticky. It lists techniques and kinda thats what it does. What good is it to explain to a newbie that by charting positive and negative shapes they can draw them more accurately. I know that breaking down stuff makes it easier to draw and i know the loomies method but i feel like that is not important if everything comes out slightly off. For now i just want to draw on paper what i see on my screen. I tried getting in these guides but when i cant even copy the presented guide lines correctly what good is it?
>>7336745Use the dynamic brush tool:https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MJuLFRPu8pQBut that doesn't mean that you will turn into fucking Frazetta just because of some stabilizing help. Just keep drawing and honing confidence in your line strokes. Tools can only help so much, they won't do the work for you.
>>7336682I think I'd change the shadows for the white parts to something lighter, maybe slightly blue-ish.
Take the IA pill.
>>7336789kill yourself pablo
>>7336789Infra Arcana?Insurmountable Armor?Innate Aggression?Impressive Acceleration?Indian Anime?
>>7336769>I tried getting in these guides but when i cant even copy the presented guide lines correctly what good is it?That's what the timed gestures are for. Completing a decent gesture in 60 or even 120 seconds is almost impossible as a beginner and immediately reveals foundational issues in your understanding of proportions and lines. Grinding them out, realizing your mistakes and making your copying more efficient will improve your ability to copy among other things and enforce the things you learn from anatomy and construction guides like Loomis and Morpho.In a way, it forces you to improve in a way a guide won't be able replicate.
>>7336789No, drawing is my meditation
>>7336753based
>>7336753what program did you use to draw that?
>>7336809A crappy website known as garyc.me/sketch
More upper body, forgot how to do hands
>>7336806Thank you.>>7336810>>7336809Forgot to say i use an alternate client to the normal site that gives me the screentones, fill tool, eraser, etc.
Gun done
Rate my feet
>>7336836They aren't feminine looking because of the shape of them and the big toe has a long nail on it....
>>7336833is it going to kill her
>>7336740Now imagine needing 10+ years to reach this level. That's what my life is like
>>7336810Cool, my only observation would be that theres no gravity on the thread wrapping her hand and torso, would love to see what you can do in grafx2. Don't you sketch just go straight for it? if so impressive.>>7336823I like the cymk motive>>7336811sketch the whole body before adding clothing>>7336833cool
trying out new brush, what you think?
>>7336935HELLO-o-o-o NURSE!
>>7336935Beautiful work anon
>>7336935It’s not bad, but it’s still definitely identifiable as /beg/.The whole thing feels kinda flat but I can’t ding you too hard for that because it’s hard to convey depth with a straight-on view like this.Her arms feel weirdly skinny, I guess I would start there if you want something concrete to review and correct.
I don't want to draw today. I want to wallow in my own misery.>Pulls out tablet and starts doing warmups
>>7336935>new brushWhere you this guy? >>7335545Watch the line weight around the hands, use your fav animu artist for reference. The first thing humans look at is the face followed by the hands. Her left one seems to lack a lot of information compared to the other.
I should probably give up making comics traditionally and do this shit digitally cause wtf is this shit
>>7336833Anon i really like the texture of your piece
>>7336833Very cool. Her eyes are looking in different directions.
which Blend Mode + Color should I use to make these reflected light effects?I like to use Blend Modes for coloring because it's fast and I'm a noob, I use Photoshop by the way.
>>7336836Sorry anon but the toes are too round and short. Rate mine
>>7336974>That is still begYou guys are either full of shit or I'm never gonna make it. Not that anon btw
>>7336999Clearly that is done by a hard round brush as you can see at the edge, don't use blend mode just pick a lighter colorAlso nice trips
>>7337007It is /beg/ though. It's very flat, you can't be int without getting a grasp on form. But that's just a beg's opinion.
what have I fucked up before I color this? also first time paying actual attention to line weight, did I do it right?
>>7337010so there isn't a single color + blend mode to achieve this effect? hmm i've been using this scheme and was happy that it was simple and worked
>>7337028>so there isn't a single color + blend mode to achieve this effect?I dont know what to tell you my man, it looks like they picked a lighter color, went over it with a hard brush, and then added some texture on top. Why are you making it so hard by needing to use a blend mode? Just use the brush and pick a slightly lighter and less saturated color than the darker parts of the booba
>>7337016Form this, form that... Why don't you go form a relationship with a woman?Jokes aside, could someone please explain/redline how to give form to that? Genuine question. I never know what you guys mean by it.
>>7337033Step 1 is choosing a different pose. If the pose is flat it's difficult even for good artist to make it three dimensional
thread challenge
>>7337041That looks awesome. I need to start watching these fights
>>7336836Super cute, i love it! Nice pose also. For the feet i think the further one to the viewer should apear a bit smaller and the one closer got wrong angle.That's why it looks off. Also like other anon said, they are a bit too bulky for such small girl.>>7336965Thank you!>>7336974Gonna work on it a bit. Thanks.>>7336980Not me.>use your fav animu artist for referenceYeah, i think i need to study line weight and focus only on it for a while.>>7337007>>7337016I don't think i'm beg, but who i am to judge lol. If he says that it looks beginner, there is something to it for sure.I agree that she looks a bit flat and i lost some forms definition. Gonna refine it and see what will come of it.
>>7337032ok i'm going to do this effect without blend mode, it's because i was obsessed for a moment with knowing if i could achieve this effect using them since in photoshop there are always several different ways of doing the same thing
>>7337041cute
I started drawing 2 months ago and I recently got a One by Wacom tablet and it's so hard, I have to ctrl-z like 10 times everytime I do a simple circle
I have no idea what I am doing. But atleast this is better than than last month.
>>7337041https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e3cCwLpUbfo
I have improved my timings 1.25 hours I have to sketch more.>>7336935its fine anon, but i think you should define your priorities in practice and workflow. I wouldn't worry too much about brushes right now, the first thing I would focus on if I were you is to start defining the shadow shapes, it will help you in your sense of form. Is great that you are willing to go into super details, that zipper looks like it took too much patience, but it took time that would be better spent in other things like figuring out how to match the hand sizes or fixing the jacket neck. sketch more! great job.>>7336986With a compelling story, this could be a killer and entertaining comic.>>7336999Just use a low opacity round brush, blending modes have use cases, this is not one of them, study a little about skin and what happens to skin in shadows, >>7336982sorry anon, i think you just hit a plateau time to change strategy>>7337006legs look weird, since there isn't lower eyelid the blush is taking that role and makes the eyes look gigantic
Pear
>>7336660Some kind of censor going on wrt pears...The mods don't want you to know.
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>>7336982Faces are godawful, do more studies from reference
Mantis man
I will kill myself if i don't get a hobby. Should i give drawing a try? I have a bunch of pdfs of art books downloaded already, including some ref ones.I'll probably be shit at it as i was at everything else ever, but i'm so bored all the time.
>>7337113>Monthare you going through any courses, and how much do you draw a day?
>>7337143Drawing is really hard. Harder than anyone expects, but regular and thoughtful practice can accomplish a lot. Don't doodle every day as an obligation: focus on what you did right and wrong and how experts do it
>>7337143Do it. I started it for the same reason. Learning how to draw is fucking hell, but it keeps you busy and can be rewarding when you actually make progress
>>7337145No courses, just decided to start drawing. First month I just gave it 20 minutes a day but now I'm moving on to one hour a day since I got actual free time to do so.
>>7336674Nice theming and I like your line weights and texturing, but watch your perspective and horizons, go work Loomis.>>7336717For copying? Grid it out, reflect the image across the midline to catch inconsistencies. For drawing from reference, just do it more.>>7336719Unfinished. Keep at it though.>>7336734A good start but watch your forms. Interesting foreshortening and good hands, but weird face and hair and the far side right sleeve got flattened, watch your shading so you can keep 3 dimensionality.
There's the typical recommended books for drawing and draftsmanship, but what are some equivalents for painting?
>>7337170imaginative realism by james gurney
>>7337170how to see color and paint it - arthur sternHornung, David - Color _ a workshop for artists and designers josef albers - interaction of color
>>7337041>>7337129
Am I doing ok? I'm new to /ic/, I don't usually draw humans as I'm a small pastel talking horse enthusiast and typically draw those instead. wasn't super sure how to do the eye shadow so I defaulted to how I do it on said pastel horses. been drawing for 1 year 6 months so far for a little extra context.
>>7337197looks great but gesture is a bit stiff
>>7337212Upper 20% of your time bracket. "Sub-commercial quality, but still quite good". Kinda wonky torso rotation and arm, but the face is pretty on point and that vector line quality is ROCK SOLID, these are mostly just proportions kinks that drawing more people instead of pastel horses will quickly clean up. Keep at it.
>>7337229each of these would've made a fine costume... did anyone else draw theirs?
>>7337217Good shit thanks anon! will do.
I started learning 3D. I don't know anything about anatomy. Should I study it anatomy traditionally before dipping in 3D modelling? I neglected the fundies and it shows. I'm 28 years old and it seems like drawing is something I won't be able to pick up and make considerable progress, at the very least at a professional level.
>>7337244Unironically pay for classes with 3d and do something like gnomon, or at least learn from a professional, or your workflow's probably going to be fucked.Also if you don't know 2D, you're flying blind on 3D, the basis in proportion and forms gives you a lot of the knowledge you need to say "that probably doesn't go there" or "that doesn't look right, BECAUSE..." when modeling.
>>7337245>Unironically pay for classes with 3d and do something like gnomon, or at least learn from a professional, or your workflow's probably going to be fucked.I can't find any on blender. Only Sculpting in Zbrush/ retopo/ full workflow. But I'll try, thanks.>Also if you don't know 2D, you're flying blind on 3D, the basis in proportion and forms gives you a lot of the knowledge you need to say "that probably doesn't go there" or "that doesn't look right, BECAUSE..." when modeling.Good point, I'm well aware I'm old, but I can at least try studying 2D or at least sketch my mum every now and then so I can get a better grasp of anatomy. Thanks again.
>>7337246is mum hot
>>7337212I would like to see your other stuff, where can I see it?
>>7336935I mostly want to focus on the tits for this one and some minor proportional nitpicks. When you're drawing, think about how gravity is effecting objects or how other objects press on each other. From where her breast meet in the middle, they hang off the rib cage and it's noticeable when they're this big. think about how gravity pulls them down. I made her torso slightly taller but that's preference. One thing that does bother me is where her left arm meets her forearm. The taper should be happening at that meeting point, in your drawing it's been reversed. The shirt has problems of its own that need to be addressed separately, you don't distinguish where areas are stretched or compressing making for some confusing folds. For the ass fangs, they shouldn't overlap at this angle.You got any reference?
How do you draw hair without it looking like shit?
>>7337287Those look nice anon, I particularly like the bottom left
>>7336935Honestly your style is great just work on fundies and you will start mogging. I agree with that anon who says you need to work on form
>>7337287https://youtu.be/EGuYmqTDah4?si=LM9biF7hIXZdKuAi
>>7337280oh shit wasn't expecting that at all. I don't have a blog, twitter, tumblr or deviantart page. The only place I post my art is... uh well, derpibooru. my tag is artist:scandianon. Assuming you are ok with My little equine that is.
>>7337287Also I’m with the other anon, these look nice. Your organic shapes are strong, but your forms are weak. I also think starting with a circle will damage your hair drawing in the long run because hair isn’t on a circle, it’s on a skull. I think roughly establishing at least the top of the skull the hair falls would be a good step, or at bare minimum making it a sphere and not a circle, so you can have form to work with
Pretty much ready I think I should maybe distribute lighting in less highlights and more in large volumes. Still not a particularly appealing work but it was fun to do kek.
>>7337293addition: If I post a human draw here then it's the only place its been posted. sorry to disappoint.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t8GTHXTEvIc
I think it's time to admit I prefer putting big breasts on my characters because it lets me hide the badly drawn arms.I believe it is time to stop coloring for a while and start grinding anatomy but doing "finished" drawings feels so much more fun than sketches.Anyways let me know what do you think about canon breasts Gallica.
>>7337327i like these, are they from imagination? i kind of want to stop drawing anime girls for a bit and draw some funny cartoon guys
>>7336660how do I make explosions look more erm explosion like
>>7337432I like the art style, sorta reminiscent of 2007 3ab comics. You have a sense of perspective which is good. I’d work on coloring and fleshing out that art style of yours.
>>7337437Thanks!
Could use some feedback on the composition here
>>7337452super cool but it looks like the focus is on the bg entirely not the characters, if you want them to be the focus id just extend it downwards
>>7337472me when i pee my pants
AAAAAAAA I don't know what I'm doing anymore.... how would you go with a lighting on this one?
every time i look at my sketch i keep dying of cringe HELP
>>7337459really great anon, but I feel like the composition could be done better. There should be more value separation of the characters and the background. I pushed the background darker to try to show that. Might have pushed it a little too dark but oh well you choose what you want to do.Along with that, I'm kind of confused on what main light source is getting casted on the characters. I feel like you might want to make the moon less prominent as a light source and make whatever is behind the camera be the main light source.Your foreground (the hands) and midground (the main 2) are not recognizable right away as being on separate plains. There is no value or visual distinguishments. A couple ways this could be solved is to place a physical item in front of the characters, but behind the skeleton hand. Another way would to have the hand cover part of the two characters to clearly show it's in front of them. Again, good work, but more to think about :^)
>>7337495Thanks for the critique. It is still unfinished and I am planing to have the background have more contrast. The characters still only have their flat colors and greyscale, that's why they look so flat. I have yet to paint the lighting on them, but I want to paint the bulk of the background first. I want to achieve a smilar feel like picrel
Im studying to make a comic, and ive been doing studies like this, usually doing a page a day. Is this a good way to improve if I consistently keep doing this and does anybody have recommendations specifically on improving comics?
>>7337362I had never seen the show either, but was familiar with the model sheets from illustration blogs, which are a great entryway to brainstorming about different characters.
>>7337594
>>7337041It was a bit hard
>>7337616work on your dynamic sketches and poses
>>7337246>I can't find any on blender. Only Sculpting in Zbrush/ retopo/ full workflow. But I'll try, thanks.With Blender due to its nature you are are more or less stuck with free tutorials. There are a lot of them but you'll need to choose which is right for you.Check out Blender forums they had recommendations there if I remember right.
starting to see some progress, but it still feels like I'll stay in /beg/ for a while
So I am having some serious issues lately.1. I can't seem to do proportions properly like I used to, my ability to see and scale what I am studying has gotten worse. 2. I am struggling to develop a consistent technique with all my drawings, feeling like I lack the ability to do things in a structured manner. 3. I struggle with doing gestures. 4. I think i have become far more OCD/Perfectionist and it is driving me up the friggin wall5. Someone a few weeks ago told me I hadn't improved a bit due to the fact I rush my figure studies because I find them boring and want to draw something more fun, but I keep needing to do them or else I forget how to pose characters6. It takes me FOREVER to do a decent figure study, takes me hours. Sorry I am just frustrated. Can't even take a week long break from drawing or else I seem to fall back.
he's literally me...
>>7337709go outside and draw from life, draw stuff you've never tried before, forget about humans for a whilesometimes the brain needs a reset
>>7337710Is his dick coming out his asshole?
>>7337727well shit it does look like that, how about now
i did more food to go with the strawberry pancakesssss <3 i'm enjoying this a lot, and adding the sunlight at the end is super fun!
>>7337725I am planning to draw anthros for a while actually...yeah call me a furry or whatever but I suppose that may be enough to make things more interesting.
>>7337360plz respond
>>7337730It still does. The shaft is literally coming out from behind the leg. His balls are even worse, they look like they're stapled to his back
>>7337735that'll put you more or less in the same headspace, because you'll fight against the same 6 points you mention, just with animal-looking humansgoing out and sketching random things you find is a good palate cleanser
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>>7337360try varying your line weight and work on shading betteralso her shoulders are in an unnatural position
>>7337731The sunlight looks like cumAlso the katakana is hard to read
>>7337709>>7337725>>7337747Here is what I drew...admittedly I felt some of my ability to read proportion and gesture coming back but it required some editing to do...Also, I just can't be arsed to draw the faces for things like this. I just lose interest and find drawing realistic faces boring and very awkward...
>>7337739he's just like me
I tried it, but screwed it up by drawing the panda so short... oh well fun morning practice.>>7337062cute push the shoulder more>>7337134my favorite so far>>7337197looks like some frames after the hit so it doesn't look as strong.>>7337616cool but it looks like you got into the details too early >>7337104stop unding start sketching and the refining. Congrats on the new tablet have fun remember that trad is more convinient do not neglect it.>>7337302move forward, and come back to it in a about a week with fresh eyes.>>7337482Find and copy animated faces in Sketchfab.>>7337829I think you will find more useful to draw the external obliques up to the pectoral than stopping at the ribcage.
Trying some 2 min poses
Head too big but I can't be assed to erase and redo
sometimes I just forget how to draw then something clicks and I'm able to depict what I want flawlessly what the fuck
>>7337972arms too small and thin
>>7337041lost interest
Gonna finish her tomorrow, but am struggling.How the hell do you draw the other eye in perspective? I haven't fully figured it out yet and it's frustrating as fuck right now. I spent a lot of time just tweaking the length of her legs/proportions by the way, very frustrating and slow. I can see the errors but always way too late and I keep changing my mind, it's frustrating I hope later on I can draw much quicker. Will appreciate critiques as I'll apply them to her tomorrow.
Why did nobody tell me that mechanical pencils are the shit
>>7338049They are until you want to vary width, then you will go back to pencils or a mechanical with a thick lead
>>7338039I realised my issue.I can't mannequinize my sketches. Like I sorta just draw the shape out they look from a perspective, but don't really draw the actual basic shape if that makes sense? So I end up fiddling with the lines until they look "right", the torso (the narrow space between the ribs and pelvis) took me forever because I didn't do the basic shape earlier on so I just spent forever figuring it out until it looked "right" enough. I dunno I am just incredibly bad at sketching and I dunno where I should go to improve this as it's making ALL my drawings more frustrating and time consuming. Also I keep changing my mind on how to draw the eyes...I go from drawing basic lines with the corners (and then drawing the proper shape over them), to just drawing the proper shape from the get go which is super frustrating to do.
>>7338051Yea, but the are dirt cheap and really variable in sizes. + i usually just sketch with them, so it's not a big deal.
>>7337574Go to /mmg/, it's titled "manga," but it's actually applicable to all comics, many people there aren't working on a "manga." They'll have tips and books for you to check out. Also great job, anon.
>>7337284>think about how gravity is effecting objects or how other objects press on each other.always trying to do that>One thing that does bother me is where her left arm meets her forearmagree, this part went off.>making for some confusing folds.Yeah, like i know theory behind streching and relaxing points for fabric, yet it's still over my head to draw it properly.>You got any reference?nope, this one is from imagination. I'm pretty good with copying or using refs to get some concepts done so i trying to avoid using them.Thanks for reply, you are incredibly skilled and im glad you helping anons on this board.>>7337291>Honestly your style is greatThanks!
I'm trying to draw a subject I neved did before and the results ain't looking good(at least I don't like them at all) so far.Should I just grind my teeth and keep going or just restart from the scratch?I already spent 5 hours on it. Like 5 hours of pure drawing.
I'm bad, and that's good. I will never be good, and that's not bad. There's no one I'd rather be than me
>>7338112your faces look constipated
>>7337574bro, i've tried copying a whole manga page, and the last one took me like 20 hours. If you can do one page a day, that's already amazing
>>7338039>>7338053bro make master copies, not figure drawings yet. all your issues stem from this one problem.if you don't know what to copy, just copy morpho. Spend 1 hour on each copy, erasing and trying to get it perfect.
>>7338046Cute
>>7337911thanks a lot, I'm the same guy>>7337616>>7337104.pencil and paper is definitely easier, at least in the beginning but I'd say it's less frustrating because you don't have to erase and all that, also it's more comfortable for my posture
Anybody have good resources for learning to draw specifically through vector art ? I have a good foundation in graphic design but want to be able to start doing basic illustrations of arbitrary objects. I have no interest in digital bitmap painting which is what traditional art tutorials correspond to.
>>7338115Pay him no mind, he is a permabeg
How do you know if your character design is bad?
Is there any good practice for "anime" faces? Or does anyone have tips? I can do more realistic portraits decently (decent for a /beg/,) but anime faces are impossible. Tthere are a lot of other mistakes, but I'm working on those, faces have been a constant struggle.
>>7338181Find characters you like and copy them. Put like 10 refs on a sheet and just copy the heads/faces. Recommend using loomis or watch Krenz. Also see resources in /asg/Repeat until it looks okay.
>>7338112nice priorities
>>7338179Post your work and I'll tell you right now.
Any tips for cloth folds? How would you do it?
>>7337672Omg that's Hellboy! So cool!
>>7338183Spoken like a true /beg/cel
>>7338220We are all begs here, anon
How do you keep from being lazy when drawing~
>>7336660Day #1231 asking for this anon to drop his newgrounds.Could've had scared him?
Anons i started painting what i thought looked cool and just drawing. But then i bitched myself
Hello beg, my draw rate is nearly zero percent. It is over.>>7338300this looks like anime girl surfing to me. but in abstract modern art style. i kneel>>7338208literally unironically draw what you see. drapery folds are nothing more than just alternating light and black areas which implies form at times>>7338075you forgot to pyw + yes just keep drawing>>7338049pencils are whatever, only good for under sketch unless you go full autism and buy whole set. charcoal and ink is where all the art is at
>>7338049which ones? most aren't.
40 min study
>>7338341You should try to do 4 10 min studies of the same subject to warm up then do the 40 min study. It teaches you that you can draw things again, how you can organize the composition, light + shadow fast and shows immense progress in little time.
>>7338172master the bezier curve tool https://bezier.method.ac/
Posting for the first time. Ignore the obvious doodles. Ignore the obvious doodles, but always looking for advice
>>733767220 min studies, still can't quite get them to look like the ref, but I think they are starting to look better in general
Tried doing angle changes again, is there an easier way to do this?Refhttps://wiki.gbl.gg/images/d/d8/Vsav-MO-j-mp.pnghttps://wiki.gbl.gg/images/5/53/Vsav-MO-soul-fist.pnghttps://wiki.gbl.gg/images/d/d6/Vsav-MO-finishing-shower.pnghttps://wiki.gbl.gg/images/f/f9/Vsav-MO-air-throw.png
>>7338489Forgot pic
Working on this.
>>7338450I like these anon. Not perfect but still look very good
>>7338450Don't outline every toothDon't outline the mouthtry drawing lighterThink of it as 3d forms.
Tried following one of those youtube tutorials for doing full body poses.What do you think? Now I kind of wanna do a complete drawing from this.
Can I get some critique? How's my driving?this was a request. I don't personally like this type of thing but It was paid.
>>7338526Step two (fuck, drawing shoes is harder than I expected.)
Moar medsmap, tried to focus more on emulating the harsh shadows meds does on core shadows.Kinda became clumsy when pulling out lights, choosing a low contrast ref def didn't help.
>>7338542The lightest dark must be darker than the darkest light. It's a tongue twister but generally true. Your darkest midtones should not be darker than your reflected light in the shadows (It may not be but the values pretty close). Also dude's face looks like he's melting.
painting is really funny but i understand nothing
>>7338527I like it, I love accessory chains like those.Things I don't like:- small hands proportionally to the face and breast- smudgy hair - clavicle and sternomastoid feel flat
>>7338540>drawing shoes is harder than I expected
>>7338568>>drawing X is harder than I expectedyes, everytime
>Sketch looks fine to me>Put clothes to it>Suddenly notice the proportions were all weird wtf is this wizardry?
>>7338563wrap the mouth around the face, also that other eye is pretty out of place.Painting is pretty easy to understand, hard to execute, basically if you think of your drawing as a 3d wire frame model you could paint along the form emphasizing form changes, of course you'll have to do this while keeping light shadow and color in mind which is hard. Most people who have an anime style basically lay down flats first, block out the shadows, then the lighter midtones and highlights, followed by environmental changes like the glow of a lamp or the moon or something.
Current project
I have reached a new level, plebs.
wip, crit would be appreciated
>>7338658cute but draw the rest of his torso too
>>7338658I think the mouth is misplaced.
>>7338535
>>7337134Thank you anon i like your style. Finally painted onePears or you're ngmi
>>7337197Oh shit wrong post and I forgot to upload. I like your painting style. Pears or ngmi
>>7338658Far cuter that anything i can produce.I wish I had the eyes to help you.Maybe add texture to the bandages?
>>7338448welcome anon, keep practicing and having fun (with a pencil)
>>7338669Include the background value; doing color and value on harsh default white is skewing your perception of hue and value of the subject.
Bro page one and i can tell 90% of readers gonna drop it off
>>7338683why are you quoting fucking ninjago
>>7338685Fuck I was thinking it sounded similar to some shit but couldn't pin point to which franchisesDo i change or leave it there
>>7338687leave it and canonize spinjitsu
2025 will be the year I leave the /beg/ boat.
WIP just started a draft, Can I get critique on the anatomy in the upper right panel (Or just the whole piece)
graduating from this thread, cya (never) nerdssome of you faggots are alright
>>7338709That’s not even /int/
>>7338119That wasn't well worded at all but okay so why should I study Morph? You didn't specify what the issue was, just that I should make "Master copies"? Is it to copy the structure of the bones and muscles?
Luv me birds, simple as...My biggest improvement for my water colour would be the drawing itself lmao
>>7338714Sorry it's just I really prefer more detailed reasons as to why I should do something, rather than be told "Do morpho! Master Studies!" I do have one of Morpho's books as a PDF. And I am willing to study, just I prefer to have an explanation why I should. I got a cold so my performance will be hindered, but I'll try to get her body more polished today.
>>7338709this is cute
>>7337459still not finished. Made the background darker
>>7338746Those are really good Anon I like those a lot
>>7338746Boids.
>>7338747I think you’re on the right track honestly, you just have to pick away at individual problem areas one at a time.Don’t keep working on the same drawing. Start a new one. Once you realize a drawing looks bad (in an overall sense, not just “this one line is wrong but I can fix it”) then you should think about why it’s wrong, note that for next time, then scrap it and start over. You want to iterate fast. Getting bogged down on trying to fix a drawing that’s fundamentally broken will waste a lot of time.For now I would focus on doing more studies from reference (especially other artists, not just life photos) and try to just copy it as close as you can, don’t freestyle too much at this point.
>>7338752The background is super busy, the characters don't pop out enough. Look at the thumbnail it's a visual mess
>Almost 3 years of drawing>More than 1 year where I can do it daily>Still can't construct properly>Still can't render>Still can't do something without a reference>Still can't make up my fucking mind on a fucking brush, even though I know hard round is all you need>Barely dabble in values and black and whiteI don't know guysI just don't fucking knowI don't even mind having to work an discipline myself, but I feel like I'm working diligently and it's no use, I'm not progressing.Fuck me
>>7338765I sentence you to 10.000 boxes
>>7338765I’m the same but I’m 6 years in.Can’t give too much advice because I’m a /beg/ shitter too. I promise that once I figure it out, I’ll come back here and tell everyone the answers.All I can say now is that I’m not giving up. I’m in this until the end.Drawing is the hardest thing to learn in the world, but I believe it’s worth it.
>>7338765You finished your noobiegains period, now you have to grind
>>7338768Fuck off, I drew Bridgman at least 3 times already
>>7338769>Drawing is the hardest thing to learn in the world,This is very debatable
>>7338765I was surprised not to find this on /ic/ trolling tactics.You've got to update
>>7338764Can it be saved by making the characters brighter?
>>7338769>Drawing is the hardest thing to learn in the world, but I believe it’s worth it.Sounds like someones put zero hours into Dr Robotnik's Mean Bean Machine
>>7338775I would make the background less saturated instead but yeah the contrast between bg and the characters is the issue I think.It's gonna look great
>>7338774I'm not trollingThat's all I can do after all that time. It just look dull all around
>>7338785I mean, that’s not a zero. It’s /beg/ but it’s not zero. There’s something there to work with and improve on.You really just need to start drilling down into what specifically you need to get to the next level. Do studies of artists you want to draw like. When you’re drawing something original and you feel like something is going wrong, stop, compare it to some good references that are similar to what you’re trying to accomplish, and really try to think and figure out what they’re doing that you’re not.
>>7338785There are some cool lines in there. I think the other anon is right and you have to start grinding for a specific purpose. Do gestures
>>7338760Thanks. That being said, I'll try to finish her by tomorrow and then move on. I do try not to dwell forever on what I draw but sometimes that can result in me rushing pics without realising it. I will finish her, and then move on. At this stage I am trying to just get used to drawing, even if I am not great at it, I just want to be able to draw whatever I want even if it kinda sucks...I feel if I can do that it'll be easier for me to learn all the more complicated shit since I'll have a better foundation rather than just not knowing what the fuck I'm doing...I appreciate that suggestion to just do studies of other artists. I'll do more of that over the next few months for sure. I even collected a bunch of pics from artists I like lately, so I have a lot to work with.
>>7338666she could neither dodge a wrench nor dodge a ball it would seem
>>7338709Got a blog?
>>7338709before you leave, tell me your secretshow long have you been drawing?
How is this lil nigga not green and yellow
I still dunno how to do colors right.
>>7338752Try a purple sky
>>7338748thanks>>7338809no>>7338810since late 2019>tell me your secretsconsistency, effort and self critique
>>7338746>>7338756>>7338758Last borb done, really proud of that one. But whoever desinged their claws needs to simplify that shit
>>7338490really cool, I would emphasize her hip bone>>7338639the legendary super beg>>7338683I like it I would change the lettering to make it clearer because thats too close to forgettica, work in your paneling try ideas look at storyboards, movies, design anything related to story telling the art is nice. I don't like that all panels have the same level of importance here an idea not a fix.>>7338709looks tired :( see you in the next thread anon :)>>7338752color and value composition the thumbnail looks like photobasing with uneven lighting.
>>7338871if i don't improve like this in a year i'm killing myself
>>7338897It's a bit like body hair.Does it need to be so disgusting looking?Did it really need to be so dark, curly and long and grow back so quickly?Just, way, WAY too much of the stuff
>>7338905Just do what Pewdipie did and take the copymanga pill
>>7338907Related to design of things
Did a study from life. Food packaging. Main goal was to have the perspective not be completely off. It's not terrible but it's not perfect either. I was measuring angles with my mechanical pencil, holding it out and tilting it, I wonder if there are any other tricks besides this.I've started watching Marshall's perspective course and after 3 videos he barely said any new information that I could use in a drawing. I'd want to drill perspective, but this series doesn't even have exercises. I guess I'll keep doing studies like this.
>>7338905better start buying some rope now, anon
>>7338897I wish birds were real.
>>7338905You can improve like this in a month if you really want to.
>>7338752I like it.Give the background some filter to neuter it.Also the latex feels over-rendered compared to everything else. Tone it down a little bit.
>>7338954No way i can go from beg to low int in 1 month
>>733845030 min studies>>7338517thanks>>7338519thanks for the tips
>>7338954>If you really want toIf you are in the 1% of the population who can draw for 8 hours a day
15 min
>>7338990>beg to low int in a monthThe other Anon had the skills to do what they did but lacked the composition, there isn't major improvement just more clarity in what they wanted to achieve. Seems like a lot of fan art and ref so the designs look better- not to knock that other anon what they did is hard work none the less and their work looks pretty solid. I'm saying that they had it in them to create what they're creating now and it's a logical- not crazy extreme progression.
>>7338039I finished it...if you can call it that.Not one of my best work, though I will admit while those toes don't look good at all, I didn't struggle with figuring out how to do their proportions because usually when I attempt toes I just can't do them due to being unable to draw them, but after today I guess I have a better understanding of that now, kinda. Not pleased with her arm, face feels very off to me though I tried my best with her perspective...and I also had a cold and was tired today so I guess that may not have helped.
i forget if i posted this already. i felt too bad over the weekend to draw>>7338993nice work>>7338897very cute birds>>7338785antlers best
Fuck I can't seem to get anatomy right. I'm seriously considering developing a more stylized artstyle so I can have an easier time making appealing drawings.
>>7339126Keep going, study anatomy more. You're almost there it's just a little off
>>7339091Fingers are also pointy, fingers are round at the end just like toes are.You also need to draw the rest of the form line for the toe nails, otherwise pretty good drawing.
>>7339127Thanks man, anon encouragement always lifts me up.
I hadn't drawn once in the three whole weeks i've been unemployed despite earnestly intending to.I might just have to give up at this point. If i can't do it with unlimited time i probably can't do it at all.Still, i would've loved it if getting good was still a real possibility.
I drew this yesterday
>>7338752I think I will call it quits. I'd have to spend multiple hours more just to make it look marginally better. I desaturated the background slightly and increased contrast
>>7339155very cute. keep it up.
>>7339156>>7338863>>7338900>>7338956Thanks for the feedback and sorry for not following all of it. Just wanted to be done
>>7338900Ah cool i like yours more but im not sure if i could edit it out to be sameBut ill tryAlso second page
>>7339167Also alsoI made a trilobite girl
>Used to follow an anon on twitter>Realized I haven't seen his posts in a while>Check bookmarks>They're gone tooGuess he gave up.... shame...
>>7339145Should i give up or should i try and get it tomorrow? I really want to i'm just tired and sad 24/7
>>7339175give up
>>7339175If you're tired, go to sleep. But tommorow, make drawing the first thing you do after waking up. No videogames and such stuff
>>7339172Wait >Remember some quote posts he made>Search them>''This post is from an account that no longer exists"Damn
>>7339125Pretty
>>7339182Will do. Goodnight & thanks.
Remember. You aren't the worst. That would be me.
>>7339194nigga pls
I'm tired bros....
>>7339214Ref.Not so upset about the body since it's my first time drawing one attached to a portrait like this, and you can kinda tell I half assed it, but man I wanted the face to come out good so bad.
>>7337594>>7337362Watch the Magoo Christmas Carol during the holiday season: it's not only unironically the single best adaptation of a Christmas Carol currently put to film, it's the best non-Rankin-Bass musical Christmas movie.
die
>>7338787>>7338788ThanksI guess I just went into a bad phase, I started to draw this morning, and every line seemed liked crap.
Help. How can I fix the left arm /hand
>>7339145>I hadn't drawn once in the three whole weeks i've been unemployed despite earnestly intending to.Yeah That's normal, you're trying to do something that you haven't really done without any obligation to. It's not that you don't want to draw it's more that you've been avoiding drawing by doing other things and it has become a habit not to. When you avoid things you teach your brain that it's bad, that it is scary so you should keep avoiding it and the things you do besides drawing comes with reward so of course you're not going to want to do it. Make a rule "I will sit in this chair for one hour to draw" just 1 hr a day , start off with something you like drawing live in your comfort zone for about a week, then turn to what you want to know and do studies. This is a common thing that happens in life, you fall off with a habit and think "Maybe I never wanted to do it" while it was just lack of proper maintenance. The first month I was unemployed I struggled for about a month as well, I didn't work out, I didn't draw, I didn't look for a new job, but then I implemented the "One is better than Zero" rule I talk of here, and worked my way up from there.
>>7339255NTA but I needed to read this. Thanks, anon.pic - something to paint after work. 1 hour.
>>7339260Np. wrote that in a rush which is why it's very circular but glad it helped. Good Luck
I am having some issues with the shoulder on the left. My question is whether this gesture I made makes any sense, and can physically be possible for that left arm to not fall off irl.
>>7339273what is the arm on the left supposed to be doing?
>>7339273I see my fuck up my now, I am trying to move the arm backwards, while having my torso from the left side move towards me. Both of these can't be done at the same time.
>>7339277I am drawing spider-man, the arm of the left is trying to give more momentum for the swing.
How's it going lads?
>>7339197>>7339194>tfw i have met my trve /beg/ brothersI was there with you two once. This is the earliest thing I have.
>>7339284Alwight, just sitting ear doin' nuffiNK.
>>7339297>>7339297>>7339297 new thread
>>7339133Tbh I think her hand looks fucking awful, I just need to get the hang of getting better at drawing them...and yeah the pointy fingers I guess is because I can't draw feminine fingers yet. And I appreciate the criticism of the toe nails, I honestly couldn't be arsed to go that far for this one. I'm just happy I got to have semi acceptable low detail feet since I struggled with that for a while...hopefully I'll get better at them in the future. I am hoping I'll have another full body character pic to share later in the week, I need to get more consistent with drawing full character pics from here on out.
>>7339197I'm fucking worse than this i will kill myself.
>>7340299post your work, i wanna see it
>>7336660Looking for tips on both drawing butts and drawing expressions. I mostly can only do very simple smiles and frowns.
>>7340394as far as expressions go. Find an artist you like and try and decontruct each line used for the mouth, eyes, nose etc when making an expression. Are the eye brows always down in the expression? Should extra lines be added around the eyes to express stress? Things like that. Watch Mikeymegamega if you want to draw sexo. Also pls rate
>>7341231Is that alien X?Mmm, kinda thorn on manial shinning effects, i think blurred ones look better. (pic related)Guess you could add an orane overlay/lighten/glow layer with the black hole since its orange glow is completely lost on your hero.Or maybe make the black hole have a blueish glow.Hands look good and mmm, do like that you got the outline in between each finger to show depth, but... it s a bit hard to read imo.upper hand does look stretched. But i doubt mst would care to notice.
>>7341290*manualand yeah as you can see, just simple frowns and smiles. I want to kinda do mre like what this anon did for me to make better butts, her expressions are way better than what i can do, also drives the point that this is a completely corrupted/wicked version of the heroine.
>>7341290*orange overlaywhat the hell is up with me today ughhh
>>7341290I think making the black hole have an orange glow was a bad idea since both Alien X and the black hole arent supposed to reflect light (other than his own)What brush/effect do you use to get the aura coming off your character, it looks really good and I struggle with that sort of thing.As far as more extreme expressions go, in my experience its just something I need to trial and error before I can get it to look right but references are definitely helpful.
>>73413051750282 < CSP item idIts a fire brush but well, motion blurred upwards set at color dodge.but yeah, it is a bit odd outof context since the black hole looks af if it is behind and in front of him.perhaps make the flames of the black hole go above / cover the lower hand a bit.
