Saw this dude doing daily studies and posting them, looked like a solid idea so I’m shamelessly stealing it. Gonna force myself to draw every day because my “progress” has been flatlining harder than my will to live.Plan is: 20 one-minute gesture studies, slap a face on each one so I don’t get dead fish faces, then pick one sketch and actually finish it.If you’ve got any critique or ideas for extra stuff I could add, just say it.link i use:https://quickposes.com/enhttps://www.youtube.com/watch?v=NHuoMBUnpnM
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No one cares. You suck. These are embarrassing. 20 minutes. My god! The dedication. Im inspired bro. Mad props
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>>7714791It is what it is, but it doesn’t take 20 minutes. These are just warm-up poses, but if you have any other exercises that could help me improve, please let me know
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>>7714804Yeah. Get a ream of paper and a box of pencils and draw 10 times as much as you are now. Dont post anything online for at least 3 years
>>7714876why cant i draw digitaly? I understand that my drawings suck and make you mad but why paper?
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>>7714941ok i will try to hate drawing as much as possible next time im gona stab my hand before starting
>>7714968for today i think is enouge
>>7714973before starting today i wanted to finish this
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>>7714972yes, this is the wayalso makesure to use stone and chisel like the real old masters instead of normie paper and pencil
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>>7716136thanks anon realy helpfull
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>>7718168Focusing on improving my ability to draw more expressive faces and dynamic poses for now.
>>7714745You should write about the experience of the drawing section.>What did you learn? We can take that as an assumptionWhat will you try to do different to improve?Learning is just changing your behavior and it works wonders to put it into words
>>7718235I'm going to start writing down what I actually think is wrong or good about my drawings. Until now, I've mostly used building blocks to construct my figures, but I’ve decided to shift toward gesture drawing and focus more on expressions. I want my art to feel more dynamic and less stiff.
>>7714745There's a DAD thread around here isn't?
>>7718251DAD?
>>7718135i drew this on my phone the eyes are weird
>>7719070The pose in the top-left lacks dynamism — maybe pushing the back further could help add more energy. The bottom-left pose has an awkward-looking right arm; I’m not sure how to fix it without rotating the torso. The other poses look okay overall, but still feel off.
>>7719074I'm not sure why, but the standing pose with open legs looks off — it just feels awkward. The sniper pose isn't working either, but I’m not sure yet how to improve it. Maybe I’ll figure it out if the site gives me a similar pose again.
>>7719075I think every pose here turned out well, except for the one with the open legs standing straight that one still feels off
>>7719077The bottom-left pose didn’t turn out well I should’ve placed the lower part of the leg more under the butt to make it look more stable.
>>7719078here all pose seem to look decent
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Do me a favor and pick any anatomy/ gesture book and copy the pages from there. Hampton, Morpho who ever, because you're not really doing anything with the gesture drawings. You're not learning, you're not applying anything. This will amount to a waste of time, trust me I did the same thing for a while.
>>7718647Do Art Daily. It's for anons doing what you're doing. Check their OP>>7718481
>>7720765I found a free PDF of Hampton's book and read through a few pages. So far, it seems like he's saying similar things to what I've heard from YouTubers using S shapes, C curves, and straight lines for gesture drawing. I’ll keep reading, though maybe I’ll find something more useful further along. Thanks for the suggestion, and in the meantime, I’ll keep drawing.
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>>7721655you should also practice by copying then applying it to your own shit
>>7721655Reading and applying what you read are two very different things. Read, copy, apply.
>>7723927>>7723940I attempted to use the C and S shapes as suggested in the book, but ended up using a random pose from a website. I might switch to the pose from the book, though copying an already drawn pose feels a bit odd compared to the natural poses of people.
>>7724966making a nsfw
>>7725031should be nessa from pokemon
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>>7725126did this for a guy on r9k
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jfc, just use ai at this pointtheres zero improvement
>>7714876This, you first know what's best for your rather than committing into something you might not even are sure you like it, but do spend this time with discipline. Share it to yourself first and then share what you are proud of to even consider sharing to others. Do not expect anything from others.
>>7725748Was it the native american guy who lost his girl to the bull?
>>7727654Honestly, I'm not sure. This guy made a thread asking for art of Nessa cheating on him, and I responded because it's good practice for me, especially since I want to get better at drawing NSFW content.
>>7727640I get where you're coming from with the 'draw on paper first' advice, but for me, digital is where I feel most comfortable right now. I started with pencil and paper, but I’ve been using a cheap pen tablet for a while, and I’m sticking with it until it dies. I think it’s important to just put things out there, even if they're not perfect. For me, it's less about waiting until everything's polished and more about learning as i go honestly i dont care if peaple say my art sucks i know that
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>>7714745>/ic/ discovers that they will get better with daily practice yeah duh. And ignore the crabs, they hate to see someone doing what they can’t. However you should post all this on DAD or your blog instead of just dumping it here.Drawing daily is only difficult for the first week or two. Eventually it will just become part of your daily routine and it will feel harder NOT to draw
>>7728902Yeah, I get that I’m just trying to get into the habit and remind myself to keep at it. Thanks for the tip about ignoring the crabs, that actually helps. I might start posting some of it on my blog eventually, but for now I just wanted to share and get feedback here. Makes sense about it becoming routine. I found a job recently, so I’m always tired and my routine’s all over the place, but I’m trying to stick with it. I might post some stuff on my blog eventually.
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>>7731139I think you ought to get out of the comfort zone and do foreshortening and perspective stuffs
>>7731663I was trying to use a website that generates random poses and perspectives, and some of those poses should be in perspective
>>7732248Me too, I ended up having to search such photos on my own or taking pics of myself for refs
>>7714745I am one that believes that purposeful milage will help in the long game. Congrats on your continued practice, and may you achieve your dreams.
>>7733425Thanks Bro
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>>7736384Daily Drawing LogAlright, if anyone Is reading. Time for today’s art ramble.So, I’ve decided to start leaving comments on my daily sketches, like someone suggested in this thread. Today’s batch… eh, not my best work. Could be because I messed with my tablet’s pressure settings, could be because I phoned it in. The randomizer also threw me some tough poses, but honestly, that’s not the point. The real problem is that they still look stiff and flat instead of having that 3D feel I’m aiming for. Haven’t cracked the code on how to fix that yet—if anyone’s got tips, I’m all ears.On top of that, I promised myself a routine: 20 poses, 20 faces, and one full body a day, with the plan of gradually finishing the full body in detail. Lately, though, I’ve only been keeping up with the poses. No excuses—it’s just plain laziness. The last full-body sketch I tried? Deleted, because I hated it. I’ve been dodging the “finishing” part of drawing, and I want to break that by pushing through and completing even the ugly ones. Maybe they’ll surprise me.Anyway, that’s today’s entry. Hopefully future-me can look back on this and laugh at how far I’ve come.--Cicalere
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>>7716147i know.godspeed ;3
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>>7737400Great drawing! I'm not sure if "Godspeed" is your name on X or something, but I really like the style—it's unique. The red string, though, I'm not entirely sure what it's meant to convey.
>>7736474Daily Drawing LogToday’s sketches feel a little better, but they’re still flat and kind of weird. I really need to lean more into C and S curves—pretty sure the poses will look way better if I do. The character sketch itself turned out decent, but the background is a total flop. Probably because I was thinking about the character first and didn’t have anything specific in mind for the setting.On a side note, I went to my local market today and saw people eating, and it hit me—I’ve literally never drawn anyone eating. So, if I remember, tomorrow’s goal is to try a sketch of that. I also still owe myself the 20 faces I didn’t manage today, so maybe I’ll tackle those too.If anyone’s actually reading these rambles, thanks for sticking around.
>>7737447This woman seems in distress what have you done to her
>>7737468i posted it in the wrong thread lol
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>>7725748>/r9k/Of course. Your writing is ESL-tier btw
>>7738900>Of course. Your writing is ESL-tier btwIt is my second language, but I’m curious on what gave you that impression?
>>7739450The wording a bit awkward and the grammar mistakes probably. - First word "did" should be capitalized - though sentence would sound more natural if you omitted the word. If you removed it, the reader would imply that "did" should be there.- "blow off" -> "blow"- Second bubble - needs a period after "cage key". It would probably sound better as "cage's key"- Remove "forgive me" - sounds off in this context. Maybe add it to the next sentence to be something like "I'll give you a kiss for forgiveness...<3". An alternate sentence would be "I'll give you a kiss to make up for it"Keep at it - ESL's fuckin hard
>>7714775>>7714799>>7740653Oh good another porn slop maker. Good luck standing out in a crowd of literal millions
>>7740853thanks i hope i can make porn soon both for myself and others
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Wow, dude. You actually inspire me. Good work!
>>7742126Honestly, I feel like I’m not that good, but I’m really happy you’ll be drawing more
>>7737428thanks :Dno my twitter is wukongstitsand tumblr is wukongssaggytitsthe red string is the phoenix feathers that are normally on his cap thingy
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>>7737433Daily Drawing LogYeah… I kinda skipped writing these for a while. Feels like I’ve been slacking, but in my defense, I had a lot on my plate. Anyway, back to the art.The poses today actually came out pretty good, I think. What I especially like is how the character sketch turned out. I drew him super fast, so he’s really rough and sketchy—but I actually love that look. The midriff and pecs didn’t come out great, especially compared to that skin-tight suit guy I did earlier, but with clothes it’s always trickier anyway, so I’m not too mad about it.That’s it for today. Hopefully tomorrow I’ll actually remember to write another one.
>>7742951Work on using less lines... brute force chicken scratch is a bad habit
>>7742669https://x.com/wukongstitshttps://wukongssaggytits.tumblr.comsorry i mistypedhere are the links instead
>>7742975I know, but it's difficult for me because I use a really small pen tablet, so it's hard to avoid using my wrist.>>7742976I followed you, but what’s up with that name, brooooooohyper gay
>>7743763thanks :3 i followed backoh the name?im bad at naming thingswhat tables do you use?
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>>7742956Daily Drawing LogNot gonna lie, today’s drawing sucked. Everything felt super rushed because I started watching High School DxD for the first time and, well… there went my time. I still knocked out the 20 poses in the usual way, but the character sketch was done in like 20 minutes or less. No surprise it’s really rough. That said, I do think the face turned out kinda cute, so at least there’s that.As for High School DxD—yeah, it’s actually really fun. But Issei just isn’t cute enough for me. Something about his look makes me feel like I’m watching a creep. The ecchi is solid though, no complaints there. Still, I can’t help but think a twink/femboy protagonist would’ve made the whole thing way better.That’s all for today.
>>7721846>>7723099>>7723229>>7723916>>7740653I love these. It does look to me like you are steadily improving, although it's a slow process of course.
>>7744230You kinda draw monstrously long legs sometimes. Like, this drawing looks good >>7742705 because while the legs are also cartoonishly long, there's still a sense of balance, the legs look well drawn, she's at least wearing heels and all that and the angle is slightly lower than her waist so you can pretend that it's because of the perspective, but this one... >>7744230 ...I know that there are artists who draw legs even longer, but this still feels like it's pushing it. Legs are usually like half the body height or slightly shorter, in anime artists often make them slightly longer. But she's like all leg... If you really want that much leg, maybe you should put a bit more effort into them, like, drawing the anatomy outline first and then drawing clothes on top, because the shoes there look a bit odd where they're attached to her trousers... It's cool here >>7742705 and here >>7740653 though.I admire your dedication to the craft though, your characters are also really cute, great stuff
>>7744258Thank you for this it really motivates me to keep pushing forward
>>7744259I never learned proportions; I just go with whatever comes out naturally. But you're right, the legs on today's character turned out too long. I worked really quickly on this one and didn’t put much thought into it. I didn’t even sketch the pose beforehand—I just started with a rough sketch and then erased the construction lines later. Also, thanks for saying my drawings are cute, I appreciate that!
>>7744241Daily Drawing LogToday I only managed to draw one character. I was up until like 3 a.m. yesterday, so after work I was wiped. Came home, crashed, and only squeezed in this sketch. The legs really suck, but the rest is pretty decent—especially the face. I actually love how that part came out.I’m way too tired right now, so I’m heading back to sleep. Tomorrow I’ll try to make up for it by doing 40 poses.
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>>7745519I love the pose here, also the clothes and shadows. Great work, doesn't look like a 3 AM piece, although that makes it more impressive.I like the lines on this one >>7741438Your characters do appear a bit less stiff after this month of drawing, although progress can be difficult to measure if you draw mostly sketches rather than entire digital paintings.Do you have any plans on what to tackle next? Proportions? Lines? Faces? I think hands make a good practise subject as well >>7726946I should probably practise hands more, I find myself often drawing them in the same old position when I'm not using specific references and even with references I struggle...
>>7746695>>7746795Thanks bro and Yeah, I’ve been thinking of focusing more on proportions and especially hands next. I definitely get stuck drawing the same poses too, so some hand studies sound like a good idea.
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>>7745524Daily Drawing LogKnocked out 40 poses today, but honestly, I’m starting to hate them. They all look the same and kinda shitty to me. I’m thinking maybe it’s time to cut down on the poses and focus more on complete sketches instead. At this point, most of my drawings only take 10–30 minutes, with a bunch of breaks in between. What I’d really like is to actually put effort into a single drawing, spend days on it, and see how far I can push it. But yeah… that might just be wishful thinking from a lazy guy.On top of that, I caught the flu, so I feel like garbage—but at least I’m not dying of the heat of summer anymore, so I’ll take it as a win. Also realized this marks my first full month of posting these logs, so congrats to me, I guess. Tomorrow I’ll celebrate with a pizza.Thanks to everyone reading and watching along. Hopefully I can start doing this kind of thing on Twitter/X too. For now—good night.
>>7746981if you want something different, have a lurk at posemaniacs and do the 30 second pose thing thats on there
>>7748593>>7746968Thanks, but I'd like to focus on creating full illustrations for now and get back to practicing poses later.
>>7746981Daily Drawing LogLately I’ve been thinking that just doing sketches and poses isn’t really helping me improve anymore. It’s good practice, sure, but I feel like I’m stuck in the same loop—nothing’s really evolving. I want to start doing full, complete drawings instead.I want to try rendering, add details, and actually spend real time on a piece—like multiple hours or even days if needed. I think that’s the kind of effort that’ll really push me forward, even if it’s harder and slower. Just quick sketches won’t cut it forever.That’s where my head’s at today. Hopefully I can turn that motivation into actual progress soon.ps. i got that pizza picrel
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>>7748843oh thats fine, i meant it more as a thing for whenever you want toand np :3>>7748988is it too thick? i can see if i can fix it
Your lines are scratchy af. Try slowing down and thinking before you throw a line down. Visualise what you want to draw and then put down a confident line. Good job though anon you're doing well. I think it helps with gesture to watch other people doing it. If you can find some videos on YouTube of people doing quicksketch and talking through their thought process that might be useful. Pretty sure Jeff Watts has some good ones that you can draw along with.
>>7748878doing the lineart
>>7748845Worked on the line art today. Not sure if that’s really worth a whole log, but I’m writing it anyway. The sketch looked slightly better but i actually like how the face turned out in the lineart.Now I just hope the final piece ends up good. The rendering is probably going to take the longest—I haven’t done proper rendering in a long time, so I’ll need to find my flow again.That’s all for today. Small step forward, but progress is progress.
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>>7750151Daily Drawing LogToday I finally got to the shading and coloring stage… and honestly, it sucks. I don’t know what I’m doing anymore—it feels like I completely forgot how to shade properly. Everything looks off, and the colors just don’t blend the way I want them to.I really want to do better, but I need to relearn how to approach this whole process again. It’s a bit frustrating, but I guess that’s part of improving. Hopefully tomorrow I can start figuring it out piece by piece.
when you do the gesture are you doing the line of action first? I feel like it helps a lot. Thanks for posting anon, I dig the thread never stop :)
>>7752220Looks pretty cool anon. The blade looks kinda off but I find flat planed objects in perspective hard too
>>7752220I've completed the background and finished this piece, but I'll work on the rest tomorrow.
>>7752730Daily Drawing LogThe rendering actually came out not that bad today! The hair still looks a bit strange, though—I’ll try to fix that tomorrow and maybe add a simple background too.After I finish this piece, I’m planning to go back to my usual routine: 20 poses a day and one full drawing. But this time, I also want to include rendering practice, since it’s one of the skills I really want to get better at.>>7752799Perspective is still giving me a hard time, so I’ll need to find more poses that utilize strong perspective and work on those as well. Slowly but surely, I’ll get there.>>7752730I use the action line, but I forget sometimes while drawing. Thanks so much for the kind words! I'm glad you're enjoying the thread!
>>7752988I’ve been thinking about sharing my daily drawings and logs on social media more consistently, instead of just posting nothing for months at a time
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>>7752988Daily(not realy daily) Drawing LogSorry for missing a few days—think it’s been about two or three since my last post. Doing poses has been tiring me out lately, and honestly, I’m starting to prefer sketching characters instead. I’m not sure if I’ll keep doing pose studies for a while or just focus on drawing characters in cool poses that come to mind.In the thread, I finally posted a complete drawing, which is a win in itself. But it also made me realize that my weakest areas are still color, shading, and backgrounds. They really drag everything down—but even so, I’m happy I actually finished the piece.Today, I wanted to draw a non-sexualized character, more in line with my older stuff. Back then, I was trying to build a really unique style—I used to give characters long noses and dress them in tuxedos or elegant outfits. For today’s sketch, I went with a femboy fishing, kind of a meme idea. Hopefully it turns out decent, though I doubt it. It’ll probably end up as a grayscale piece anyway.On the bright side, I’ve started noticing more flaws in my drawings. It’s demoralizing, but also kind of good. Usually when this happens, I get a sudden skill boost not long after—or at least, that’s how it felt the other times. So I’m hoping that happens again soon.P.S. I started watching the new Kamen Rider series. If anyone else here’s a fan—you probably know what I mean when I say the suit sucks. I hate it. And apparently, I don’t know anyone else who actually watches Kamen Rider, so I’m just ranting into the void here.
I actually quite like your drawings. Seeing you post so much also made me get up and draw
Seconded, thanks op
>>7758956>>7759011I’m happy to inspire others. I just hope to become a good artist myself one day, and I hope you all reach that level too.
Holy crap anon, stop with the quick gestures. You had realized it wasn't helping you improve for a minute, but now you're back to it. It's not supposed to take this long before you notice any progress. Drawing is as much about *observation* as it is about mechanical input, and I'm not getting the sense in any of these that you're observing how the body looks.I'm being serious here - this is a road to stagnation. Don't compulsively draw just to meet a quota. It can actually be better to take a break for a couple days if your heart and mind isn't in it. Because right now, you're only spinning your wheels in the mud right.Try some deeper anatomy studies if you don't feel comfortable doing imaginative work right now. Anything other than the repeating the same failing thing over and over again.
>>7759302I actually don’t enjoy doing gesture and push exercises. I thought they would help me improve, but honestly, I have a lot more fun working on stuff like this >>7758177 instead. Anyway, thanks for the suggestion I think today I’ll just focus on drawing some characters in poses I enjoy.
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>43 days and all that improved was line confidence>nigga doesn't even build form>no terminator or even shadow>no colours at all>null>nada>zit>nuwell frankly, you are beyond improvement because you approach learning like a gymbro approaches a muscle, which is an incorrect approach in this context.Also unrelated notee, but I hate femboys or whatever else that vexing and unsightly publicly degenerate appearance you're trying to portray is.The whole "I'm cutesy and feminine but actually a massive sodomite" thing is most bruxing and unsightly.
>>7759582I like cute things. I'm gonna search those words you Just wrote
>>7759582Also good art of It was made by you, do you have any advice to improve?
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>>7760931You are right if you can show me how to do it right, I will be happy to listen
>>7758209Daily Drawing LogToday I tried spending more time on the line art, and I think it came out decent. I also experimented with grayscale—and that part sucked. Coloring from grayscale in Krita feels weird; I can’t seem to get the right colors to achieve the effect I want. I already struggle with color, but this was honestly kind of sad.Tomorrow I’ll probably try drawing something that isn’t just a standing pose for a change. I know I’m a slow learner, but someone told me I’ve developed “line confidence,” which actually made me really happy to hear. Even though I still prefer messy, sketchy lines. right now my main goal is to get better at coloring and rendering.If anyone has tips for working with grayscale in Krita, I’m all ears—YouTube tutorials on it are hard for me to follow.
>>7760977Bro, I'm not an artist I Just draw i asked you have advice so I can learn something from you but also I find it funny how you insult me
>>7759670first off, you lump, that's John Wright Barker who painted it. He specialised in realism which means he painted everyday scenes, but he also dabbled in mythology, hence the Circe painting.My art is mediocre in comparison, but I'm at least getting somewhere.Now, to the advice; find yourself a nice acacia or aspen wood stick. Sharpen it into a stake and put it upright in the earth. Aim your center of mass directly above the point. Thereafter, sit down rapidly, for best result.
>>7761922Thanks for the advice, anon. I'm sure my art will improve DRAMMATICALLY after this
>>7760962ok this is better
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>>7760976Daily Drawing LogTried coloring again today, and it actually came out pretty decent this time. I still used the grayscale-to-color method, but it worked better than before finally starting to get a feel for it.The second drawing I did, the one of the catgirl, turned out good overall, but the legs look weird especially around the knees and socks. I originally planned to give her jeans but changed my mind halfway through, and it kind of shows. The result ended up a bit messy.It’s also not as expressive as I hoped, so maybe I’ll tweak it later to bring out a bit more personality. Still, progress is progress, and I’m happy it’s looking better than the last few.
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>>7766674man I don't want to burst your bubble but I don't see much change. Maybe do longer studies? Downloading a coourse from the general helped me get out of permabeg. I think having someone like that to explain things to you nice and easy or receiving a class from an actual art teacher would help you a lot.
>>7766686I know it’s not a huge leap yet I’m still grinding away. I’ll try adding some longer studies and maybe find a good course to follow if is free. Appreciate the honesty!
>>7766690glad to hear that. It's a bit inspiring to see you dedicate yourself to this and the fact you're doing it for so long is much more than I can say for myself.WAGMI
>>7766706Bro, it's only been one month this is just the beginning. Anyway, do you know any legit free courses I can follow?
>>7766753try the video course general, really, the torrent is full of good stuff and the rest has to be decrypted. But I'm currently following nekojira's course and boy is it good, at the start it taught me a lot of really obvious stuff I was annoyed at for having to re-learn but it got me observing stuff properly instead of blindly drawing boxes and circles, then it gets better, it teaches you a good method for drawing heads at any angle and proportions to make child/teenager/adult characters and supposedly at the end it teaches you color theory and stuff. It comes with the psd and brushes too, so I don't have to scramble for similar brushes. So far this is the only one I've had enough attention span to look at but I'll tell you if there's something else worthwile in the future
>>7766685I was trying to decide which pose to use for my character. Honestly, I started drawing yesterday, but doing the same standing pose every day just feels boring, and it’s not really worth posting. I searched online for drawing courses, but I really don’t want to download anything. So, I’ll probably just stick to online tutorials and study from YouTube instead.
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>>7769232I tried using a different type of shading
you've been making really good progress!this is what i've been using to document my daily studies: https://dad.gallery/marc brunet and pikat are two art youtubers i follow. i like breaking down their speedpaints as they explain their methods and fundamentals. brunet set me on a new arc to improve insanely fast.
>>7769238>you've been making really good progress!thanksI will try watching some Brunet videos I have to see if maybe the count of the day can make me draw more but probably tomorrow im gona post on https://dad.gallery/
>>7762553"Daily" :( Drawing LogThe poses today actually came out pretty good, but the final sketch just sucks. The leg looks weird again, and I’m really starting to notice how bad I am with shoulder attachments—they always end up looking like they’re stuck to a flat surface instead of actually connecting to a body.I also tried some realistic shading today on an older drawing after watching a YouTube tutorial. The result was… uncanny. Not terrible, but definitely off. Still, I guess that’s part of experimenting—trying stuff that doesn’t quite work until it finally does.That’s all for today. Even if it’s frustrating, at least I’m starting to see what’s wrong. That’s something, right?
>>7769233the shading did wonders for you, good job!
>>7769978Thanks but honestly, to me it looks bad
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>>7770251The line weight is very structured and not as messy than when you first started and you're really emphasizing the plane changes making it look more 3 Dimensional. Well done, keep up the good work!
>>7770271Thank you so much! I’m really happy that you are noticing my improvement it’s hard for me to see it myself sometimes, probably because I don't notice all the tiny changes. Your feedback really means a lot!
>>7767088Is the nekojira course the first one posted in that thread? I'll check it out too
I'm watching this potential artist slowly morph into a generic coomslopper and there's nothing I can do about it.
>>7770773You can always cheer him on. I bet he'd appreciate it.
>>7770773It's inevitable if it's this place, almost all of the beg artists here want to draw goonerslop or shit anime. I remember when /ic/ used to be the counter culture absolutely hating anime now it's a shell of its former self
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>>7770773I just like cute twink esthetics but you are not the First saying to me that my drawings are gooner bait>>7770835Thanks Bro I'm Always Happy when people say stuff about art good or bad>>7770849True
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You have some cool posing, really dig it. I'd recommend studying face angles, faces generally. It could really make your stuff look more dynamic, give it more depth. Other than that, kudos. You're doing well
>>7772300well done nice drawings! keep up the good job!
Definitely making progress anon. Your lines look more confident fr. Which youtubers/books do you learn from? Are you still having fun or does it feel like grind?
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>>7773088Thanks so much! I really appreciate the feedback and the tips about face angles I’ll definitely work on that to make my stuff more dynamic, probably using a box instead of an oval. Glad you liked my posing, it means a lot!>>7773098thanks!!!1!!>>7773283Thanks! I used a pose book from Morpho for a while, but I got bored since it was mostly stuff I’d already heard from other people. The YouTuber I followed most was Winged Canvas and prooko. Right now I mostly just draw what I like it feels less like work and more like a hobby. But I think practicing poses from before definitely helped a lot!
