How do you get over ugly art? Every time I draw, I see the result I'm in pain. I downloaded more than 10 books on figure drawing alone. 10! I can't even copy right! Am i ngmi?
>>7947593What I do is just delete the artwork. Because I'm an emo weirdo
>>7947593You don't want to hear this but the answer is to just keep practicing.The same advice that's been given for the entirety of human history, just practice, it's not going to change, it's the only way for any living thing to learn. Discard your desire for instant gratification. Think of what you're drawing as if it's a puzzle to work through, you're just piecing it together and going through all of the clues and mechanisms to solve it and get the result from your head onto the page or screen or canvas. Use references.
>>7947593appeal cannot be quantified.all you can empirically do is improve your drawing fundamentals.
Like >>7947636 said, you power through it. The more you power through it, the less bad your art becomes, and the easier it becomes to power through it. Eventually you'll start to be satisfied with your art, and things will be much, much easier from there. Just think of it like this: right now is the hardest part of the challenge. From now until the end of your life, drawing will only become easier. You just need to get over this first big hurdle.
i like it
>>7947593I just look at my art from a year ago, which looks much worse.
>>7947593you need form and you'll be fine, see >>7948022
>>7947593She cute
>>7947636>>7947996>>7948019>>7948035>>7948144Thank you guys. Guess I'll try my best and power through it. >>7948022I like this very much. Thank you so much
>>7947593>>7948022super cute
>>7948022>>7949253>These look cool. Maybe I can copy>spent 2 hours trying to replicate>failedThe head is getting worse. Can't even draw the body.
>>7949424just stay on target and keep working. i believe in you, anon.
>>7949424it's not gonna happen overnight anon. cute though
>>7947593Drawing something and then feeling pain is something that doesn't seem to go away. This might be due to not being focused at that particular time, raising or shifting standards for oneself, or the most likely reason of me being a permabeg, either way it's something you just have to accept, or more productively use the sentiment to fuel your desire to improve. Given the information you provided, it might be helpful to complement your figure books (they are important even for stylized characters like yours) with some character design ones, I recommend Stephen Silver or the "How to Think when you Draw" lineup.Using construction, remembering that our brains like symmetry and circles, and adding even a small element of depth (employing the illusion of 3 dimensions) can go a long way for even a simple drawing.
I draw more stuff to bury it with. Maybe one day the top of the pile will look passable and I'll forget about the complete dogshit I'm known for.Or I'll just burn it down and kill myself I guess.
>>7950498you are definitely no beg
>>7949253I tried. I spent 3 hours fixing to make this as close as possible.>>7948022I really like the blob. Do I have the permit to take it, anon? >>7950498Just downloaded the book of Stephen Silver. I'll keep that in mind.
>>7950614in technicality, as retarded as it sounds, you will always be a beginner or rather should be, constantly learning and striving for mastery. stay hungry, anons.
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>>7947593>I downloaded more than 10 books on figure drawing alone. >10!Haha, Rookie numbers! I thought I'd just check my art books, and I have about 150. Granted, I do study through them, unlike some hoarders, but I somehow doubt I'll really go through all of them.Though it's nice knowing that if I want to study a particular thing, whether painting, sculpting, or anatomy, I have the info at the ready.
>>7950766its your blob
>>7947593I really enjoy this character and I hope to see more of them
>>7957544you ruined it
>>7957544This is cute don't let jealous haters get to you
>>7947593Your art isn't ugly its cute just with a few flaws. What you need isn't just practice but also confidence stop doubting yourself your pretty capable
>>7957544Absolute stunning. Thank you so much anon. Today I spent 2 hours copying this. I also am thinking of copying all the stuff in the Preston Blair books for a few weeks or month before moving on to the next stage (I actually don't know where to go after Preston Blair, but I'm focusing on the Preston Blair first).
>>7947593Learn to be able to do things while hating yourself
>>7958265I am, currently. Been trying to make myself draw every day for the last 19 days. Haven't progressed much and I'm trying to make it a habit. At first I was only able to draw for 20 minutes, but today I could put out 2 hours which is an improvement in time. Thou, I'm still struggling with everything. Thank you guys so much for helping me start.
>>7957563Thanks anon - but >>7957563 is right, I think it's the faceI gave it another go and made it cuter
>>7958368Looks like something out of powerpuff girls made by Yoh Yoshinari.>>7950536I'll treasure every drawing, even the bad ones. A person don't make that many art in their lifetime anyways, didn't even pass the 100,000 number! Each piece has around 1 to 3 mb, you can easily store your stuff locally.
>>7947593It's the face. Too small, eyes too far apart, confusing expression. If you wanna make her cute, make the eyes bigger and the forehead bigger. Or the cheeks bigger but narrow chin.
>>7947593If you're a beginner and you've downloaded 10 figure drawing books, you've set really high expectations. Why does your art matter to you, why do you need to be good? If someone put a bunch of clay in front of you and asked you to make a figure, it would suck, but you probably wouldnt care, it wouldnt mean anything to you. Why does your art being good mean so much to you, what do you want to be a good artist for? Also line art fucking sucks to make, I need to find another style.
>>7950498Man I love this anon>>7958368This is really good tooWhy do the best artists on /ic/ always seem to hide and only come out once in a blue moon
>>7958368fuck it'ssmazing
Here's some studies I'm doing currently. First time doing color and I think it's pretry nice. I go namefag because I was afraid somebody would impersonating me. But I'm not sure if this would help anything. >>7959181Thank you anon, I'll remember that. >>7959387I want to make comic.
>>79682831) if you’re going to bump a thread then at least write a post that’s relevant to the topic2) There was no truly no need to bump this thread whatsoever
>>7968285suck me
>>7950498Blog? Cute.>>7957544Punk vibe.
>>7947593Keep drawing Anon! As with how everyone else has supported you too, I support you! The little caveman girl is cute and I like everyone else's take on her.
>>7947593>How do you get over ugly art? Every time I draw, I see the result I'm in painIt's honestly something you'll never really get over no matter how good you get. One thing that really, really helps is having art friends to share your artwork with while you're in the /beg/ stage to encourage you and, more importantly, pull you out of your own damn head. Even if your art isn't great, the universal truth for people with your mindset is your art is better than you think it is.>I can't even copy right! Honest opinion, try using a grayer canvas and a sketchier brush, like a pencil or marker (or any thicker pen with pressure opacity). I always found thick, smooth pens were really, really hard to do copy practice with and have a tendency to look uglier than they really are, which is very discouraging. Don't be afraid to erase lines too, subtractive drawing is very useful. Also keep in mind you will never, ever, no matter how good you get, ever be able to make a perfect 1 to 1 copy of something. It's very close to impossible. Studies are there to help teach you proportions (Always be measuring stuff), how to intuit gesture better, and how to use forms (construction), as well as how to pick colors if you're doing that. Every study you do gives you +1xp. It's not a lot, but believe me, it adds up over time. Quickposes and PureRef are super useful for this.Also, line weight helps a ton with lineart. 99% of the time, when something looks upsetting to your eye, it's because of the line weight. Picrel, all I did was fix the line weight (and admittedly a little bit of the line quality in spots).Studies are your BEST FRIEND, try to aim for quantity over quality if you can. Study artists you admire, it's one of the absolute best ways to improve. 5, 25 minute drawings will help a lot more than 1, 2 hour drawing. They're not really gonna be sexy drawings that you can show to other people though, unfortunately.
>>7970803>Studies are your BEST FRIEND, try to aim for quantity over quality if you can. Study artists you admire, it's one of the absolute best ways to improve. 5, 25 minute drawings will help a lot more than 1, 2 hour drawing. They're not really gonna be sexy drawings that you can show to other people though, unfortunatelywell meaning but very subjective take on studies. i don't agree.
>>7971189Ah, yeah I suppose. It just helped me a ton, but I know these things are subjective.
>>7947593I don't know.
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>>7947593"Sorry kid. Some people in this world are born winners and some are born to be the losers. You're NGMI.... Give it up while you still are young, kid... *spits on you while smoking looking wistfully away with a beer in my hand*
