What has your drawing journey taught you? Be it about art, about yourself, about life, or anything at all. To me, it taught me many things. Patience, persistence. How much work actually goes into a drawing or a manga. It taught me that being told you're still not good enough will always suck ass, but a lot of times it will be true, so you'll have to take it. I think pursuing art made me more mature in some ways, and you're all part of the reason. Thank you, /ic/fags.
>>7841862fapping is funso I draw art to coom
Pic related ain't mine. It's from @floweryMegu, on X.
Every rule can be broken, every law can be bent, the natural can be changed and the unnatural can be brought to reality, as long as you try hard enough, quite literally anything is impossible, but sometimes you have to really really try, every single day, until your muscles and bones ache, until your minds starts to melt, until the line between sanity and insanity is long gone and way past that, until the work is done, until the bolder is on top of the hill, you need to learn not to only do it for the sake of doing it but also to love it, to embrace it, every aspect of your misery, every aspect of your pain, every aspect of your madness, you need to make not only a part of you, you need to worship it, make them in to your lovers, in to your daughters, in to your muses, in to your reality, so you can dance and bend it to your will. so you can break every law, every rule, make the natural unnatural and unnatural mundane, barehanded with callous hands, and all there is left is raw desire, and all there is left is desire, misery and madness.And bitches love artists, is a pretty strong point in attracting females, I don't know about males, never tried. But it won't carry you all the way trough the finish line. sadly. I think it would help if I took more showers.
>>7841871That was beautiful anon.>And bitches love artistsLol. A specific type of artist maybe. But certainly not a nerd that draws anime girls.
>>7841875>But certainly not a nerd that draws anime girls.That would depend on the girl, and your skill level also, if you are really fucking good at your anime girl drawing it doens't make much of a difference anymore. But in general they think you are more interesting if you draw, as long as is nothing absolutely repulsive to them it should be fine. But you will get extra points if is not anything nerdy but artsy.
>>7841875Even normies love anime now and obviously you wouldn't have to show them nude anime girls, but if you can draw them random things they want, they will like it.
same as you, op. also that i’m not very good at the attached.
I learned that I'm incompetent and I have no talent.
>>7841862Taking your time. Almost every other day a thread pops up where I see some anon asking "If I draw for 100 days straight will I get out of /beg/?" or some fucking variation of it and it drives me nuts as a guys whos been at it for 10+ years, cause I used to have the same mindset that I gotta do everything fast and in a fucking rush as if getting good at drawing is some sort of leveling up process when some of the most progress Ive gotten with my art is actually thinking stuff through and taking my time to actually understand my goals and the methods to achieve it.Not treating every drawing you do as your precious little baby. Again life drawing courses are real good for this cause when drawing hundreds of gestures in a weeks time you start to care less about every doodle you do but I used to think every fucking chicken scratch mark as my new masterpiece which is a dumb mindset to have. You should still care about what you make, but if you make a piece of shit and you get called out for it, take it and just try to do better next time. Its not that big of a dealActually think about what you want to do with your art and what you want to accomplish. The biggest trap I see here is anons better then me doing endless fundies to the point where it warps as their own little comfort zone when the whole point is that fundies are just supposed to provide some sort of foundation for what you actually wanna do. If you never actually fucking do that thing though youll never improve cause youll never put your skills to work on an idea thats your own. For all you know you are good enough RIGHT NOW, and if you arent good enough yet you should still try cause if you at least make the attempt you can find out whats your limit and have proper direction on where to improve
>>7841871t. permabeg
>>7841914ur in no position to lecture anyone, fucking retard HMMGM GNNNNGRRR I WANT TO UGGGGH AND KILL YOU
>>7841862that im not speciali think we all feel like we all have ´main character syndrome´ particularly as teenagers and are destined to change the world through our art. well trying to learn to draw completely killed that idea for me im definitely not uniquely talented or even above average.
Following a story that you only vaguely imagine is fascinating. It brings you to strange places.
>>7842024You know, I've seen you post this before multiple times before, and I've seen some anons shit on your work(some posts being just more whiny). But assuming you are the anon that has made this, have you ever considered/has anyone suggested to you that you should frame these drawings in the format of a traditional book then a comic? I have no issue with the art you post but the balloons seem to only take away from the art. However in my head I think you can keep the art the exact same but instead of forcing these text bubbles have the art appear on the page like a children's book and have the text separate from the art and have the reader view it traditionally.Like when I look at the art you post old time childrens book come to mind like Little Prince or Paddington. Granted I can see the material isn't aimed for Children but I think the formatting itself would work well for you, plus if nothing else it give you a unique look cause most adult material don't use that format typically
>>7842024Or have it work like page art like how Harry Potter had its chapter art, except for you can do it not just once but multiple times as needed in a chapter.
>>7842044My original idea was a strip like this.I call the style Photoshop Legerdermain. Bits drawn separately, scanned and converted into recyclable chunks, enabling me to upload a weekly strip and allowing me to reuse props and background elements, a part time gig from my supermarket job. But I got a girlfriend and her problems ate all my computer time neccessary to produce it. I sat in waiting rooms and brought a new sketchbook to pass the time, and drawing a random demon head lead to a story that spanned 180+ strips that was my "content" for the next ten years. It's a good story, IMHO, and I I would like to redo it in this P L style, but life has opposed this over and over.
I hate drawing when I'm not drawing. And I love drawing when I'm drawing, but not when I'm fixing mistakes or stuck on something.
>>7841862I spent 4 years progressing from absolute ass nodraw to /beg/tier and stayed there. In the end I started stagnating and one day around a little over a year ago I just set the stylus down forever. I was burnt out from trying to improve and making no progress and also had too many life events happening at the same time to put good focused time into drawing. But since things died down the urge to create slowly welled up again and I had a long period where I just thought about my previous experience with drawing and what I really wanted to do with myself. I realised that I do have something inside me I want to express, but also decided that visual art isn't the way to go for me and picked up music production instead. I gave it an honest go, learned heaps but ultimately decided to go another way. I believe my time spent drawing wasn't a waste; I still benefit from the skills I picked up, eg. I can design and draw my own covers to go with my music and /beg/ tier drawing skills are good enough for the job. I wouldn't have considered trying out music production if it wasn't for initially trying to draw since my starting inspiration was making utaite/vtuber fanart and their songs ultimately inspired me to take this path. I'm having way more fun with music and think I've found my forever hobby, as a plus it's a lot more structured compared to drawing since I'm able to construct melodies from concrete building blocks and to me its easier to grasp.
>>7841862No one cares if you cheat except your competition. Whatever cheats mean in art
>>7842140That's good to hear, anon. Though it's always a little sad to see someone give up on art. I hope you get back to it someday and become an int. I'm really into music too. Even bought a guitar to learn how to play, but for some reason that I don't really remember I ended up focusing on art instead. I still want to learn music when I have more time in the future.
>>7842171I care. I don't want to cheat. I want to be good for real. I want to be able to draw from imagination like a real chad artist.
>>7841875>certainly not a nerd that draws anime girls.if your anime girls are leaning more towards the cutesy and fashionable they do, just be sure that girl's first impression of you isnt like pictures of a loli being brutally raped and pissed on and you'll be fine
>>7841862Everyone has advice to give but it's always skewed by their own experiences and goals, so you need to always listen to yourself first.
>>7842543Yes. This is incredibly true too. A lot of people don't even know how to put into words their reasoning of why they draw the way they do. So a lot of times advice won't be very helpful. Learning art, and other things too is a very individual thing.
>draw for years>Barely improve>Nobody gives a shit>Lose hand>Make quick doodles with the other one to pretend it's not over >Probably killing myself in three monthsI've learned sometimes it just doesn't work
>>7842589Are you serious? How?
>>7842592>>7841892
>>7841875I'm not fat and have an western face and am not autistic. I draw lewd anime girls and have hooked up with a ton of art hos who come by my table at art shows and cons, and in high school and college too evenbeforeI began selling my work. The secret is to have social skills, dress well, and not be an obese neckbeard with bad hygene. Tons of hot girls love anime.
>>7842735>an westernMeant to say an aesthetic face. as narcissistic as that sounds, it's true.
>>7842731That's depressing, also your box question example also revealed to me probably part of the reason why I stagnated >>7842140. I also have extreme difficulty doing those types of puzzles and it was the main reason why I kept failing at the pre-exams to get into medicine in my country back when I was trying. Don't end it anon, there's always other avenues to try before throwing in the towel.>>7842178Thanks, if I ever get back into the visual arts it will probably involve 3D modelling so I can offload the effort involved in thinking in forms to the computer.
>>7842735That's true. I forget the reason I don't have sex is because I don't try
I am severely depressed because I wasnt born a nepotism baby. I yearn to create but have to work my ass off and am too exhausted for my many artistic pursuits, and the depression isnt helping either. Its a vicious cycle.
>>7842731Practice makes perfect is not a meme. But there is a right way to practice and you certainly was doing it right. I don't know how you got carpal tunnel syndrome as a beg honestly. I've been drawing for years and never had any issue. The fact you're still lurking around here says a lot. Which finger did you lose? If this isn't bait that is. You really can't draw without it?
>>7842773Certainly *wasn't* doing it right.
>>7842773NTA but you can type without your middle finger, drawing on the other hand, and in his picture, it seems he lost his right middle finger
>>7842804> I lost one finger and I can't draw now bweeehMan the fuck up.
>>7841862What I draw doesnt have to BE possible, it just has to LOOK possible.I learned that from here and that took a weight of my shoulders.
>>7842773Like most health issues, carpel tunnel is largely genetic. Bad habits just bring those genes to the surface.
I started drawing seriously in my early teens and quit in my late-20s. During that time I achieved a decent amount of progress, but the problem was that by the end all my motivation for drawing had left me. When I stopped thinking and “just drew”, it left me deeply unsatisfied with my work, but whenever I pondered over what to draw and why, that led me down endless rabbit holes.. After finally accepting that art might not be for me I moved on to different things - tried to write, got into music, etc, but none of it clicked. Strangely, art was the only thing I’ve ever done that felt vaguely meaningful, even though I ultimately lost the trail.
>>7841862The thing that I learned is that I do love to draw. I love and respect anyone who is trying to better themselves in this journey, I genuinely want everyone here to succed. I started pretty much at 30(now 33), I took a year long break due to irl issues and that has been my biggest regret, after that I decided I won't ever stop again no matter what. I already took this long to start, the best thing I can do is keep going and try to get better every day. It's hard, complicated, and sometimes a little bit miserable but I find more in peace with myself and this journey the more I push the feelings of doubt and uncertainty and keep drawing. Now I draw everyday and my progress has been slow but constant, I have a long way ahead and with everyday of progress the "goal" seems further away but also the start line. Maybe it's because I picked up drawing in one of the busiest and hardest moments in my life but it feels that art is something that carries me forward in life. And I from the bottom of my hear love it.
>>7844184>Maybe it's because I picked up drawing in one of the busiest and hardest moments in my life but it feels that art is something that carries me forward in lifeSame anon. Happy New Year's to you guys.
