>Do I have to do everything myself editionPrevious:https://desuarchive.org/trash/search/text/%2Fdig%2F%20draw/Note: There is not, and there will never be, an official /dig/ discord server.Post what you're working on, ask questions, discuss general art-related things.Make your unforgivable fetishes come to life.Welcome: New and seasoned artists looking for advice, critique and support.When giving criticism, please, give actual criticism not just "LOL LOOMIS". Let's not become another /ic/NOT welcome: /ic/ crabs, /trash/ crabs, bad faith critiqueOther Drawthreads:Search "draw" on a board's catalog>>>/trash/drawVideos:Tyler Edlin - https://www.youtube.com/user/TylerE2284Proko -https://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTVSinix -https://www.youtube.com/user/sinixdesignScott Robertson -https://www.youtube.com/user/scottrobertsondesignMatt Kohr (CtrlPaint) -https://www.ctrlpaint.com/libraryAaron Blaise -https://www.youtube.com/user/AaronBlaiseArtVilpu (Anatomy) - https://mega.nz/folder/9Pw1lYaS#Me7LSwlSg59lNGmkj9tt4w/folder/lPoXEYxSLinesSensei- https://www.youtube.com/@LinesSenseiPoses/Gestures:QuickPoses -https://www.quickposes.com/enPoseSpace -https://www.posespace.com/posetool/default.aspxhttps://x6ud.github.io/#/ Animal Head Reference Finderhttps://anatomy360.info/anatomy-scan-reference-dump/Books (navigable folders):https://www.mediafire.com/?i44dwzkf9j9n8https://6chan.moe/loomis/res/156.htmlhttps://6chan.moe/loomis/res/1991.html (filled with scans, replace 6 with 8)https://anonfiles com/OeEc64d4z1https://www.mediafire.com/file/1hta2i7eqqj31ea/art_and_fear.pdf/filehttps://mega.nz/folder/yxtCBLYZ#FbtGBQQunWVCrjMMIzJSywFAQQ: I'm a total beginner. Where should I start?A: Do the exercises in either "Keys to Drawing" by Bert Dodson or "Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain" by Betty Edwards. Additionally, you can try the first few lessons of https://drawabox.com/ for building up muscle memory.
I hope you're drawing
>>78423655Nope, been on a gaming bender for weeks on end. But then, I have severe desk space issues and no privacy right now, so I'm not in the best position to be drawing anyhow.
Haha your last thread got deleted you guys suck go to /ic/
>>78424914do they or do they not allow uncensored furry titties?
>>78425544They do not but furries are gross so we don’t want them there
after taking a break for a few days im getting back into the saddle. I hate how risk averse I am, it seriously kills my progress. I need to do more small daily warmups or something to help me get out of this mire.
>>78423655I did a bit.
>>78423655I am! I've gotten..... I think better? I'm pretty sure.... I used to only be able to little skribbles but I actually like looking at the stuff I do now! Never give up anons!
>>78431031Tf am i looking at
>>78423655Yeah just finished this pic. I'm trying to practice composing pictures that involve multiple characters.
>>78431539Why does that one rat dog thing have a erotic expression?
Good morning. I finished this yesterday but had to wait for a thread
>>78431554Must be some real premium quality pizza.
>>78423655unfortunately i was silking it the whole time
>>78431185My abstract as fuck style of drawing I guess, that drawing specifically is based on an actual face a cow made at me one time, genuine dumbfuck ass creatures I swear
Do you draw something for Halloween?
>>78432502I I've been drawing my OC in the past two years in costumes and I plan on doing it again Has it been really 3 years guys?
>>78432502Been meaning to for many years, but never get around to it before the festivities are already done and dusted.
>>78423655Mostly been planning to build a new PC....
is there any set of exercises to warm yourself back up after failing to draw for like 7~ months
>>78432041Guts doing the equivalent of a SL1 challenge run, gnarly
>>78435456>me when thinking about drawing
>>78428774Very nice anon!Keep going!
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>>78438647Nogger
>>78438906German ice cream
An inktober prompt of all time. Really got very invested
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who in this thread is GMI
>>78448043(You)!
Anybody got aids like this for digitigrade legs?
>>78449204all ive got is this
>>78448262oh, you.
>>78447171I will try this one day. After learning values...
no clue what i did wrong here
>>78452094what is it that you feel is wrong? your stuff is stylized so its hard to give anything more specific than doing anatomy studies
>>78452372not sure to be honest
>>78453185As that anon said, it's very difficult to lend assistance because we don't really knows what you're goals are. Maybe you can provide us images of your inspirations? We could possible cross reference and see what you're doing wrong comparative to your goals/where you want to be.
>>78452094>>78453185Have you ever fully drawn a character?
>>78435456Gesture drawings?
>>78423655Doodle some today yeah. Mostly work on proportions and legs
I hope I'm doing it right
>>78458303Your knot
>>78458751What about my knot
>>78459370great gif
can i get a check on the forms? particularly the eyes, always struggle to get them to be straight, they are supposed to face the viewer.
>>78465099this is... all sorts of odd. shouldn't the pupils be circular?
>>78465781Should they? They are rather elongated in the references I've found
>>78465874ah, it’s a pokemani’m way out of spec with something like that
>>78453185I don't know what this is, but it's something
I didnt truly apply myself here
>>78465099It's hard to tell when the art is as minimalistic as it is, but all looks good hereThe thing that stands out to me the hardest is the bases of the strand, elongated towers at the top of the round part of the head (it's impossible to describe this in more sensible terms)Mostly that they just don't look quite round enough
>>78465099Increase the size of you digital pencil
>>78467063I see what you mean, ill try to make it rounder, feels weird because a cilinder always looks like a rectagle fromt the side but that base isnt so simple.>>78467087this is a wip, maybe it's retarded but i like putting continuous fine lines over the sketch and the adding weight based on contour, proximity, light and separation on top of it
art
>>78435456Just draw what you feel like man
Day 10 sweep A better result than I thought for this prompt
>>78423655i can'ti can't i can'ti can'ti can't
>>78466517deliciously smug giraffe thing. your drawings are always funny to me with the faces, have you tried making comics? i think you'd get a good following, lots of web-comics became popular with mildly funny jokes and funny faces.>>78469533Are you doing the lines inktober? i tried and i'm not built for daily output, sketching is 50% of the time spent for me.>>78467063does this look better? tried to follow the form of the base with hatching.
>>78473138Any tips for integrating color with lineart? colors just drown the fine detail, don't know if it's my mistake or just inherent
>>78454237guess not
>>78473704>>78454237nta, but he has, theyre somewhere in older threads
>>78453448dont have any. still looking
Man, it's like I ran out of juice or something. I haven't been able to draw at all these past two weeks. I've been doing warm-ups, but when it comes to actually doing something, I just fruitlessly throw lines onto my canvas.What do you guys do when you're fresh out of ideas/motivation?I've been thinking of studying an artist or two so I can maybe learn something during this time. However, there's so many that I like, I'm wasting time just narrowing them down.
>>78474247well i can tell you your proportions are extremely fucky. exaggeration is fine, but you have to make the top and bottom look balanced
one day itll be worth it...
>>78474247I think anon meant who is your fav artists that inspires you to draw and what kind of style you wanna to have
>>78475383I dont have any. Sometimes I do but then I forget
>>78473138>i tried and i'm not built for daily output, sketching is 50% of the time spent for me.Exactly the same for me. But the artificial time limit forces me to actually finish something once per dayEveryone is drawing farfigiraf or what's it called. I'm a free thinker damnit why do I want to join in?
>>78476829>I'm a free thinker damnit why do I want to join in?Because it's fun to participate in group activities.
>>78475673It would behoove you to remember. Nothing comes from nothing and the way you draw most certainly doesn't come from nothing either. It's clearly a style, but to make all those decisions specifically with proportions and assets either comes from you own failing in creating direct reality (Doubt) or some artist you saw very early in the game who you liked the work of best.
Another recent render, feel more happy about this one
>>78478858Nice job
>>78423655always
>>78481060I fuck with these heavy, love the colors.
>>78477953haha let’s turn this thread into a weird circlejerk
could one of you anatomy pros help me out with this image? the original pose im using as reference has her head from a straight side view but when i try doing that with a furry fox head it looks “pasted” onto the body rather than looking like it properly connects. does it look fine to you and im overthinking this or is there some kind of mistake im doing?
>>78481496let's all philosophize.also why do you always draw in red
one day i'll stop using this god awful site.
>>78483886You're here forever
>>78483886do you hate us anon?
>>78484253yes
We don't cotton around to haters here, scram and fix your attitude
I think my lazy ass will finally finish this one this weekend. I've experimented with removing some of the lines outlining the leg muscles and instead used shading to outline them
>>78485911unironically this looks pretty good, i recently have been using the same tactic of using shading to define areas and almost always i like it more than if i just used lineart. the only thing i can nitpick should be taken with a heavy dose of salt because my grasp on anatomy isn’t that strong but his legs look a little stumpy. the i think the lower halves of his legs below the knees are just a little bit too short to feel proportionate and heavy emphasis on maybe i think his ankles are a little bit too thick. overall though it’s looking very professional.
I used to draw like every day a couple years ago and since then I have been drawing fuck allCant really get myself back into ithow the fart do I get back into drawing anons
>>78483020if you want to plausibly match anatomies like that either take creative liberties or get down to dirty details. the fox occiput is way shorter than that of a human so it probably has to be moved forward a bit to meet the neck in an equivalent place (while not forgetting that fluff will make this not so trivial) >>78483349>always draw in redthat’s not true. exhibit 1:https://desuarchive.org/trash/search/filename/junk00%2A/page/5/also, the blergh
>>78422970artist who draw exaggerated penetrations and belly bulges, any advice? Struggling rn to get something that looks good enough.Normally I don't particularly like stuff like this, but I'm in a mood.
>>78481496nice draw, what a comfy hug!circlejerking to draw and improve is a valid strat!>>78483349I do also wonder if the red carries significance... there were some psychological study thing where they color swapped the red vs blue taekwondo fights and showed them to judges, and the judges would repeatedly favor the red colored combatant, despite it being the same footage.So i guess we see red as more aggressive and a "go-getter".
>>78483020I have no clue (but did have fun doodling!)
Holly shitFuck fuck fuck I did it finally after 3 months or so I finished my comic fuck
Fuck shut fuck I need to post it fuck Sorry sorry guys sorry I'm drinking for the 3rd night in a row and my brain is just fucking mush. But you get it all with commentary
>>78487460I guess think about the penis as a slighly bendy but mostly firm single object (I think in art teacher lingo it would be "draw through the form" so you can see where things would end up on the other side)I have no clue what these characters are / how the big guy is supposed to be, or if its her hair or his beard or whatnot.(taking this mostly as practice for myself)
Okay here we have page one. Maybe I should have re done the 3 month old sun bleached lineartTop right and bottom right are very much not polished because I was still figuring things out. But luckily the entire page gets hard carried by my use of reference for most of the background
>>78489530Page 2, you can clearly tell by now that every page drawn on a different date. I didn't even storyboard the pages at all and just want with a wage idea. It's so awful that at times I didn't even know what half of the page would look likeI wanted to dedicate an entire page for he objective and the villain of this story. The narration part was an idea I had that I went with. It's very clunky so it doesn't work all that good. But honestly this entire comic is am excitement
>>78489626On page 3 I was contemplating what to do for non environment backgrounds. I didn't want blank panel so I experimented with lines and dots to make the more comidic drawings more silly
>>78477448sonic the hedgehog and anime porn on the internet
>>78489717Personally I think this my weakest page. Wanted to go for two identical panels but failed horribly at them Also the joke and dialogue itself feels more clunky than the other pages And froslass looks very different imo but I can't really tell what it is. It's just more of a feeling I get
>>78489803This is probably the most stand out page because of the way I drew it. It's pretty clear this was drawn at least a week after gr previous page but I have hard time remembering.Also in general the direction this pages goes, I was in a particular mood and wanted to see some horrifying violence while still attempting to go for a pg6 rating (that's why this comic in its entirety has way less sex appeal than anything else I draw)
>>78489883And the final page has given through the most change despite the fact that it was the first and only planned page. Yesterday when I was done with literally half the page I kinda looked at the whole thing and thought "This was actually fun" despite the unreal amount of time I took The original version, If I ever drew it, had mawile in the last panel point at a TV and declare "this show is stupid, let's watch something else" meaning that the whole comic is just a TV show we few through a 3rd party. But now I kinda want to take another 3 months or so to draw a conclusion. The real world reason why it ends here btw is because my paper blog ran out of pages so I made a limit of pages more easily. Story wise I wanted to end it with small but cryptic reveal since my narration is a bit lacking. The so called "throne" I've been referring too in this story is the froslass(the villain) desire of capturing collecting every living Pokemon which is referred to as a living sex by he community because only the most hardcore and jobless players do this So its a endless hungering never ending dream. You will join either way. Death is a certainty, escape is not an optionThank you for reading
>>78486607i looked at your examples alongside the original pose a bit harder and think i figured it out? i adjusted her shoulders, neck, head and head placement. i appreciate the help, i think im happy with it now, last thing i gotta do before cleanup and colors is figure out what kind of outfit to put her in.>>78488842i like that hairstyle, you could definitely do a good job drawing a yeen >>78489530>>78489626>>78489717>>78489803>>78489883>>78490042incredible work anon, especially since you’re doing this traditionally and don’t have the time saving luxuries of a digital program. those last two pages look really good with how you use the text and space out the panels perfectly. this is the kind of stuff id dream of making in a few years, loooove me some comics.
>>78489502hmm, appreciate your post, helped me rethink some things and get to a better result, I think.Now to just finish things.
>>78489502oh, and the characters are both from Silksong, Lace (the woman) is an antagonist, and the one sexually accosting her is just some random fly guard from the prison section of the game.
im tired, what should i study more? im fairly aimless but i would appreciate any pointer(s)https://files.catbox.moe/iba1ov.pnghttps://files.catbox.moe/jzphqf.pnghttps://files.catbox.moe/p9pihf.png
Doodle girl pregnant to practice some cellshading
>>78489788I think I can kinda see the sonic element of it, but it's clearly taken over by the anime porn element. Either way if you feel lost and want to improve you should probably search for modern inspiration that actually pushes you to do as such. Search the internet for artist you admire and put them apart of a list. you're not going to get anywhere spinning your wheels and doing exactly what you've already been doing (Plus the option being provided is an easier pill to swallow vs telling you to just look at IRL reference and learn from that ect)
>>78490042>Thank you for readingAnd thank you for drawing this anon, truly proud of you
>>78497973I need this for dragon heads.
>>78498459copy lizard or crocodile skulls maybe?
>>78490042good creepy froslass, you did great on the comic!>>78491340i should draw a yeen!>>78493467>>78493490glad my doodlage can help!I have still not played silksong, hear it's very (too much so?) difficult, but now i have made several doodles of it... I'm sure that counts as being a true fan!
>>78488410>So i guess we see red as more aggressive and a "go-getter".See, errybovy knoos da red wuns go fasta!
>>78498497tutorials are meant to be copied 1 to 1, not generalized and internalized. it is why I have five thousand tutorial images saved and about thirty images drawn.
>>78488410i skimmed my posted files and can’t really see a pattern. teal emerged for a /mspdt/ comic, red appeared much later when explaining an idea on /dig/>>78491340oh lol i completely misread the ref, i imagined pelvis rolled in the opposite way>>78494901hey this shows promise. study body proportions though>>78494907my man, establish the light direction/point and stick to it. body, legs, and tail all look like lit by different lights. pic unrelated
Woke up at 4:20 niggaz
>>78500929>proportionsyeah alright, im going for cuter proportions on the guy, but theyve probably slipped without practice
>>78500929>establish the light direction/point and stick to it. body, legs, and tail all look like lit by different lights. not that artist but you’ve got me worried because his shading looks completely normal to me and that’s probably how id go about it too
>>78501159it’s not the bellies, the arms look wayy too long
>>78501083shoplifter?!
>>78501312oh yeah i see that now, appreciate the pointer
>>78486607unbelievable>>78488410what does the green fighter mean
>>78498497That's a neat idea.
>>78497973>that much fucking work to just draw a furry headi don’t think im cut out for this bros
>>78502198If you learn it once it becomes easier for the rest of your life.
https://github.com/PuffedUpBirdie/ShuffleBirdi found a program that randomly shows you images from a folder you point it at ala quickposes, but without needing to instal a desktop app
>>78501403Yup.
>>78503693Oh this is actually godly.
>>78502198But anon, that's literally with everything in drawing. Aren't you cut out for drawing?
>>78503693>but without needing to instal a desktop appIts telling me i need to download itIs there anyway to run it in a browser?
>>78505097the desktop app part was about quickposes
>>78486252Thanks anon. A bit too late to adjust the leg length, but it good enough for now. He is a short boi lol. I can adjust the ankles though, yeah they do stick out a bit
An excuse to work on backgrounds
anyone else take stimulants while drawing? Feel like without coffee im fucked and cant focus.
>how the fart do I get back into drawing anonsDraw furry girls hanging out with your dark souls character
>>78501729hmm, green>>78503693ah neat! it's like a better version of the one i made a year ago (it's fun to see how others solve the same thing)but both this one, the quickposes app, and the one i made all require downloading a desktop app. (and not sure about quickposes since it's closed source, but they are all electron apps)
I think I can finally call this one done
>>78506460naH; theyre like any other drug where shit where your body will probably get dependent, so i dont find it to be worth it just for the monetary cost alone, let alone the other effects
>>78506596
>>78506460I wouldn't really call coffee a stimulant. That word brings to mind something more to the tune of methamphetamine in my book. But to answer your question, I can't say I do more than an occasional cup of tea to start the day off, maybe a second cup somewhere along the line if others in the household are having some. Coffee tends to kick my stomach into overdrive, so it's more hindrance than help in most circumstances.
>>78506990electron is such a goshdarn meme. why not sdl for something so simple as showing pictures?>>78507388very nice, congrats>>78509719caffeine is absolutely a stim. if coffee gives you trouble there are caffeine tablets that dissolve in water
>>78500929>establish the light direction/point and stick to it.I'm trying to do bounce/second source/rim light to make it look more interesting, but i sure have some a bit of difficulty to make it look right since girl body is full white and i kinda think to add some colour >pic unrelatedI like it tho
Forgot pic
I havent drawn in like 5 years and I have no idea what to start off withanybody got any suggestions?
>>78507786
>>78512700Ah fuck. Why does CSP save the scaling option from the last export? Here's the 100% res
>>78426901im retarded i dont get it
>>78520164Have you tried watching the video?Basically, it's contour drawing, but you're drawing the contours before the actual shape. The spirals can help a lot with sketching out 3d organic shapes and foreshortening.If you aren't familiar with contours or foreshortening, I'd put the video on a "watch later" playlist and start looking into those subjects.
>>78512536Do something you're familiar with to ease yourself back into the groove. A favourite character (whether your own or otherwise), your own room, an object with sentimental value, whatever your preferred type of subject matter happens to be. If you've drawn it before, you'll also be able to compare it against the old work and take notes on what skills of yours have rusted the worst and are in need of a good polish next.
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good morning drawfags>>78520669I appreciate the advice, thanks!
Been trying to do physical ink art and ink wash, what do you guys think I should focus on? I know the foot/paw looks terrible, anyone have some good stuff on how to do digitgrade legs at weird angles?
boner
i am being gaslit into thinking i am good at art and i will not fall for it
>>78529147post art slut
>>78529147
>>78531085now draw him rawdogging his mouse GF
Bumping~
>>78534570for me it's speedlines
Does a Greatsword have a specific shape to it or is it just a really big sword?>>78537200I'm torn between smear and speedlines.
>>78537599As long as you use a ref I think it will be a longsword.>>78537200I assume you overlay all 4?
I guess I should ink it
>>78537599>Does a Greatsword have a specific shape to it or is it just a really big sword?Greatsword's something of an umbrella category for any blade that's too large for single-handed use, so if that's your only criteria, it really does boil down to "big fuck-off sword." There are many specific types of greatsword with a more specific look, however, such as the Zweihänder or the Claymore (which comes in two variants, with the less famous lowland variant pictured here) to name a few well-known ones.
As an FYI Aaron Blaise has some of his art tutorial series on his website on sale for 1$ each. I enjoy his Youtube stuff so I went ahead and bought some and even taking a cursory glance at them they have been incredibly useful and have given me a lot of tips and tricks to instantly improve my art. I know this sounds like some kind of paid shill but I genuinely just love his tutorials and recommend grabbing a couple of these (especially the human anatomy one) while they're so cheap. He does a really good job of just outlining all the essential stuff in a clear way.
>>78542887After doing research, a broadsword is what I'm looking for.
After five years, I'm beginning to actually like how my art looksNow to spend five more years learning color
I used reference todayIt's over
>>78552747I used a reference today and the end result is still wonky.
is there’s anything wrong with this art? it's a art of candy giving a blowjob to bunny maloney.
>>78556737>used too many refs and now i cant draw on my own
>>78557773Another big fear I have. Your pic looks nice though. I want to pick the little guy up and give it a hug.
>>78557773Looks nice so farI want to carry her onto my mattress and fuck her
>>78558370>>78558417Duality of man.
>>78557535Nothing really wrong owing to the simplistic art style - the right shoulder looks weird, though. Both of them do. If it's raised because she's reclining on one arm, pushing her right arm up and her left arm down, her right shoulder should be further back and her left further down, with a slope between her shoulders and the base of her neck.
>>78552747The secret is that you should be using references almost every time you draw, and certainly every time you study.You learn to draw by>looking at what you're drawingand>drawingJust doing one or the other won't suffice
>>78422970Working on this
>>78520593Thank you anon, I'll go watch it.
