I was in a workshop and did some 30 minute sketches. Going from pencil to ink to color is pretty challenging, and I'd like to get to a stage where I do it without getting sloppy.
You're not the boss of me!
I tried studying thumbs.
Now all I'm aware of is that most artists are bad at drawing them even when they're not breaking the bones.
>free entertainment >get to play with characters you like >outlet for an obsession >feels like you're in control of your entertainment
How do people draw consistently? I keep drawing nonstop for like a month or two then get burnt out and draw nothing for the next month until the cycle repeats. Meanwhile all the artists I know can pump out masterpieces seemingly all the time. Frick.
Pace yourself so you don't burn out.
Accept that there is always someone who's better than you and don't care about them, just care about you.
Remember that social media and art portfolios are where people upload their best works, so not only do you get a survivor bias of not seeing their failures nor that they drew X, Y or Z last year but only just uploaded it, but you get a survivor bias of being directed to those who are better than 90% of all other artists in their field.
Just remember that you're 1) drawing for yourself or 2) drawing for a client/employer, and someone charging four figures for a YCH background character in a scat piece is "literally who" to you.
I kinda sorta started to stopped practicing yesterday. just did like the very minimum of practice. but instead yesterday I've been working on drawing and designing my characters more. I'm not very satisfied with my coloring, either I suck and am doing it very shitty or the pencils are crap. right now I just want to do like a full roster of characters, but aside from that I really need get better on drawing hands especially hands on hips.
How do people draw consistently? I keep drawing nonstop for like a month or two then get burnt out and draw nothing for the next month until the cycle repeats. Meanwhile all the artists I know can pump out masterpieces seemingly all the time. Frick.
I mean we all got to take a break, don't stress yourself over it. I'm no expert but if it starts feeling like a chore, and you're not really having fun or drawing what you want to draw. then maybe you should take a break. like shit's not a race bro.
I know some of you probably won't like me for posting these videos, but they helped me understand a little more of what I'm about personally.
Art is a commitment anon, it only goes as far as you want to take it. Never force yourself to do something that you know is going to burn you out, start with a routine you feel comfortable with and turn it into a habit. If you can't commit to something you want to be good at, then either find something else that will help you keep at it, or stop altogether and rethink your approach on what you're doing. Personally I found that when I play music, especially ambient music, that immediately makes my mind mute out everything and I suddenly become productive and enjoy making art. I've also found that going outside for half an hour helps refresh things for me and I go back in feeling good about drawing. That's what helps me, it might be different for you.
Find your thing that motivates you to draw or make it a force of habit then structure an approach off of that to better your work.
I guess what motivated me was jealousy in a way. I can remember back in the day when I was a kid in school really liking Spider-Man, so sometimes I would draw him in my free time, but there was this one kid in class who drew spider-man so much more better than me, that as a kid made me think he was an expert. there was even another kid who drew really good in the Dragon Ball Z style. and here I was still drawing stick figures.
years later at another school there was a girl who was really good at drawing sonic characters and OC's including her own Pokémon mystery dungeon fan comics. and the later on in High school the person that really motivated me to draw was my high school crush. she drew a lot of Sonic and Invader Zim stuff, but aside from that she drew stuff that wasn't related to those things and is genuinely a good artist. sadly I never got to see much of the art she drew on her sketch book, and that kinda further made me more jealous.
I have always liked drawing and comics including making my own comics, but I was always that kid who would always talk all the time about making great things but never actually doing them. it's only been almost a decade since I started drawing. sometimes I get a little better and sometimes I get a little worse. nowadays jealousy doesn't really motivate it more just the need of finally wanting to make something and actually going through with it, instead of procrastinating all the time.
Is it normal for digital art to be more difficult than traditional pencil & paper? I find that my lines are a lot wonkier with digital, it's bugging me. Is there anything that can be done to overcome this?
maybe it has something to do with you're stroke setting. i've only used my drawing tablet for a short time but when i realized I can do better lines by raising my stroke setting, digitizing my traditional sketches was less of a hassle.
You most likely just have to practice with it, a LOT. Maybe mess with some tablet/program settings to feel more comfortable as well. In due time, you'll get used to it, and it'll be significantly easier than traditional.
>canvas has less definition than normal paper (affects things like scaling up) >happy little accidents can't happen on a perfect canvas >RGB palette is made for engineers, not artists >disconnection from the medium you're drawing on >if your screen is adjusted to not strain your eyes, you can't see what your drawing actually looks like
brushes >bad defaults + meme ones too >good luck understanding the interface to make your own >documentation written by software engineers, if at all >"imperfect" brushes have perfect imperfections >long strokes when zoomed out risk the program thinking your curve is a bunch of straight lines >can't be turned/angled/pressured like any traditional implement (you cannot do what Bob Ross does) >bugs happen/"It works on my machine with my completely different paid software"
Yeah it's shit but you've got to just keep practising. Try scanning in your pencils and doing digital inks over the top of that.
Maybe see if your art software has a in built line stabilization tool, CSP and Krita have them, or try lazy nezumi, or embrace wonky lines.
>canvas has less definition than normal paper (affects things like scaling up) >happy little accidents can't happen on a perfect canvas >RGB palette is made for engineers, not artists >disconnection from the medium you're drawing on >if your screen is adjusted to not strain your eyes, you can't see what your drawing actually looks like
brushes >bad defaults + meme ones too >good luck understanding the interface to make your own >documentation written by software engineers, if at all >"imperfect" brushes have perfect imperfections >long strokes when zoomed out risk the program thinking your curve is a bunch of straight lines >can't be turned/angled/pressured like any traditional implement (you cannot do what Bob Ross does) >bugs happen/"It works on my machine with my completely different paid software"
Yeah it's shit but you've got to just keep practising. Try scanning in your pencils and doing digital inks over the top of that.
>>can't be turned/angled/pressured like any traditional implement (you cannot do what Bob Ross does)
Most modern pens have a tilt feature now, and all of them have had pressure.
the people making requests in different threads or the drawthread are expecting good art
Then don't do a request, draw something for yourself and for practice.
I'm almost at I point where I can start doing art. So I'm going to post Batman who laughs reference that I use. Then later I'll post what I spray painted.
Okay. So yesterday reading this, hit me hard. I like doing stencils but I'm always subconscious doing the background, so reading that confirm that I frick up.
Looking at it today, I like it. It's very chaotic like the character. I'm thinking of spraying the bat symbol, but overall I'm satisfied. It follows my no.1 rule that you can still recognize the character.
I do appreciate your negative criticism. It looks like shit, I understand. But again this is a spray painted stencil, not a painting. That's all, I'm feeling more positive for it than I was yesterday.
it's bad composition. the background is too busy with too much contrast and form and white specifically and that takes away from your stencil work especially where your subject is mostly black and white. you're trying way too hard to fill the negative space. the bat symbol is the most offensive bit. it's its own subject that pulls focus before you've even seen the homosexual that lulz, it sits off center, and it intersects and crowds out your subject instead of highlighting it in any way. you were better off leaving it blank but just a little bit of amorphous overspray would have served it much better.
2 years ago
Anonymous
interesting analisis anon
care to post your work to see how you implement it?
2 years ago
Anonymous
no i don't. more than likely you don't want to see my implementation for any other reason than to find some surface of attack to try and invalidate my critique through logical fallacy so that you can go on feeling good about that garbage background. it's transparent cope.
2 years ago
Anonymous
Don't worry anon, I know that you are a famous artist who doesn't want to be seen posting with the infamous hacker Cinemaphilener
Sorry 4 asking 🙁
2 years ago
Anonymous
i'm glad that you understand if only nominally
2 years ago
Anonymous
art is a chore and you can’t draw anything for years
2 years ago
Anonymous
Yeah I agree. The bat symbol probably my worst choice.
Personally I just don't like the blank negative space, maybe that something I need to change despite how I feel.
no i don't. more than likely you don't want to see my implementation for any other reason than to find some surface of attack to try and invalidate my critique through logical fallacy so that you can go on feeling good about that garbage background. it's transparent cope.
For the record I always appreciate negative criticism over praise.
Just do it anyway. they'll somewhat appreciate it. I mean at least since you took the time to make it for them. I suck at drawing too but you won't get anywhere if you don't start drawing and practicing. Hell! I take draw request here on there on the Cinemaphile draw threads from time to time.
Even the greatest artist weren't great when they started, it took time to learn and master, and even then, they might not be satisfied with the end result of their pieces.
I stopped delivering the drawings I do from drawthreads for that exact reason.
Even had a few people react with >Can someone else do my request, please?
Don't let that kind of shit discourage you anon. just keep going.
who cares about what they say. if they could draw themselves they wouldn't be requesting art in the first place. and with that logic that means they are shittier artist than you. at least you're putting in the work, and so long as you're doing that along with practice you'll eventually get better and better than they ever wish they could.
This is my first attempt at drawing anything. Im working with a smith to make a functional mastersword. These are my first drafts. Next is up is the technical sketch drawn to scale and an isometric sketch from multiple angles.
Just finished this animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-aMBfk4HmA
I really wanted to make something partly inspired by PilotRedSun. Got a chance to play around with some different styles, was fun.
Hah thanks, I made a basic model of him in blender and realized 3D is pretty time consuming. I'd like to play around with it some more once I get a better feel for it.
Having a role model is good not only on drawing but basically every other aspect of life.
You need a concrete goal of what you want to archive, and a place where you can see in which areas to improve. Also seeing what aspects of life he simplifies and how is pretty important.
Styles aren't born for nothing you need to see something and copy it before making it your own.
Actually I think influential styles are often the result of having mastered the fundamentals. Sure, a lot of artists try to skip all that in the beginning, but it's only after you have a solid understanding of the basics before you can start playing around with styles in an effective way.
What should I do if I want to make animations, but don't know what those animations should be about? I want to make youtube videos, but every topic I want to talk about seems done to death.
We're living in the year 2022, anon. Anything and everything is beaten with a dead horse no matter what topic you choose. Animate what interests you and try to improve as much as you can over time. People respect the effort you put in, not necessarily the topic you decide to comment on. Also, there's parody.
>dont use social media
Yeah I hate it as well, but could you perhaps make a imigur account and post more of your work in that, it looks so good it would be a shame to never share.
the bulk of my work is /ic/ type anatomy and perspective grinding, it's only very rarely i draw something finished or fanart-y, and when i do it's often OC stuff. every now and again I'll do some Cinemaphile related husbando art, which I'll post here. glad you enjoy it at least, haha
the bulk of my work is /ic/ type anatomy and perspective grinding, it's only very rarely i draw something finished or fanart-y, and when i do it's often OC stuff. every now and again I'll do some Cinemaphile related husbando art, which I'll post here. glad you enjoy it at least, haha
Good lord dude you draw faces excellently, do you have any recommendations as for what helped you learn how to draw faces the most? It's my biggest roadblock
Thanks! My number one suggestion is to study basic shapes and volume. Once you start categorizing the head/face into different planes and shapes it all gets a lot easier. Also watch as many videos on draftsmanship as you can, some channels that I continue to watch are Marc Brunet, Marco Bucci, Proko and anything that hosts interviews/lectures by skilled artists. Steve Huston has a fantastic 3 hour course on drawing the head and face for free on YouTube, that was a big help in learning some of the major construction points in that area.
Also just find artists you enjoy and trace them, then draw from memory, and reverse engineer how they came to settle on a design. Some of my biggest artistic inspirations are: >moby francke >heather campbell >TB Choi >piratecashoos >Ashley cope >glen keane (and most other renaissance era Disney artists)
I have at some point intensely studied the work of all these artists and continue to do so. Also of course use photo reference, especially when tackling subjects that you aren’t very familiar with. Good luck, anon!
Steve Huston is a favorite of mine too, I have some of his academy videos saved on my PC that I should review again. David Finch is one I've really enjoyed lately too and he helped me understand how to do construction in a way that I understand.
Thanks for the recommendations fren, I hope you succeed in whatever you set out to do with your skills and I hope to be at your level soon 🙂
>but i can't draw wwwwwwwwwwwwwaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaahhhh
DRAW SOMETHING!!!! DAMN YOUR PISSANT WHINGEING!!!!
>it won’t look as good as the ones that I like
too harrrdd
THAT'S THE JOKE YOU prostitute
draw anyway
Okay
I was in a workshop and did some 30 minute sketches. Going from pencil to ink to color is pretty challenging, and I'd like to get to a stage where I do it without getting sloppy.
good job anon
You're not the boss of me!
I tried studying thumbs.
Now all I'm aware of is that most artists are bad at drawing them even when they're not breaking the bones.
Can't draw. I just pay people to draw porn comics for me.
Why do people like writing fanfics?
What's the point?
>free entertainment
>get to play with characters you like
>outlet for an obsession
>feels like you're in control of your entertainment
Pace yourself so you don't burn out.
Accept that there is always someone who's better than you and don't care about them, just care about you.
Remember that social media and art portfolios are where people upload their best works, so not only do you get a survivor bias of not seeing their failures nor that they drew X, Y or Z last year but only just uploaded it, but you get a survivor bias of being directed to those who are better than 90% of all other artists in their field.
Just remember that you're 1) drawing for yourself or 2) drawing for a client/employer, and someone charging four figures for a YCH background character in a scat piece is "literally who" to you.
I kinda sorta started to stopped practicing yesterday. just did like the very minimum of practice. but instead yesterday I've been working on drawing and designing my characters more. I'm not very satisfied with my coloring, either I suck and am doing it very shitty or the pencils are crap. right now I just want to do like a full roster of characters, but aside from that I really need get better on drawing hands especially hands on hips.
Here's some more crappy sketches of mine.
and some practice sketches are of women sitting with their legs crossed.
It's not very relaxing and it's really stressful to draw.
How do I make art more relaxing?
How do people draw consistently? I keep drawing nonstop for like a month or two then get burnt out and draw nothing for the next month until the cycle repeats. Meanwhile all the artists I know can pump out masterpieces seemingly all the time. Frick.
I mean we all got to take a break, don't stress yourself over it. I'm no expert but if it starts feeling like a chore, and you're not really having fun or drawing what you want to draw. then maybe you should take a break. like shit's not a race bro.
I know some of you probably won't like me for posting these videos, but they helped me understand a little more of what I'm about personally.
Art is a commitment anon, it only goes as far as you want to take it. Never force yourself to do something that you know is going to burn you out, start with a routine you feel comfortable with and turn it into a habit. If you can't commit to something you want to be good at, then either find something else that will help you keep at it, or stop altogether and rethink your approach on what you're doing. Personally I found that when I play music, especially ambient music, that immediately makes my mind mute out everything and I suddenly become productive and enjoy making art. I've also found that going outside for half an hour helps refresh things for me and I go back in feeling good about drawing. That's what helps me, it might be different for you.
Find your thing that motivates you to draw or make it a force of habit then structure an approach off of that to better your work.
> Find your thing that motivates you to draw
What motivates you to draw Cinemaphile?
hatred
Fetish stuff
I guess what motivated me was jealousy in a way. I can remember back in the day when I was a kid in school really liking Spider-Man, so sometimes I would draw him in my free time, but there was this one kid in class who drew spider-man so much more better than me, that as a kid made me think he was an expert. there was even another kid who drew really good in the Dragon Ball Z style. and here I was still drawing stick figures.
years later at another school there was a girl who was really good at drawing sonic characters and OC's including her own Pokémon mystery dungeon fan comics. and the later on in High school the person that really motivated me to draw was my high school crush. she drew a lot of Sonic and Invader Zim stuff, but aside from that she drew stuff that wasn't related to those things and is genuinely a good artist. sadly I never got to see much of the art she drew on her sketch book, and that kinda further made me more jealous.
I have always liked drawing and comics including making my own comics, but I was always that kid who would always talk all the time about making great things but never actually doing them. it's only been almost a decade since I started drawing. sometimes I get a little better and sometimes I get a little worse. nowadays jealousy doesn't really motivate it more just the need of finally wanting to make something and actually going through with it, instead of procrastinating all the time.
You really have to pace yourself, try to get a little bit done each day and then stop. Learned this the hard way/
Is it normal for digital art to be more difficult than traditional pencil & paper? I find that my lines are a lot wonkier with digital, it's bugging me. Is there anything that can be done to overcome this?
maybe it has something to do with you're stroke setting. i've only used my drawing tablet for a short time but when i realized I can do better lines by raising my stroke setting, digitizing my traditional sketches was less of a hassle.
you could try zooming in or rotating the canvas to make a stroke easier
Not really, it's why a lot of people only do the inking and colors digitally.
You most likely just have to practice with it, a LOT. Maybe mess with some tablet/program settings to feel more comfortable as well. In due time, you'll get used to it, and it'll be significantly easier than traditional.
>canvas has less definition than normal paper (affects things like scaling up)
>happy little accidents can't happen on a perfect canvas
>RGB palette is made for engineers, not artists
>disconnection from the medium you're drawing on
>if your screen is adjusted to not strain your eyes, you can't see what your drawing actually looks like
brushes
>bad defaults + meme ones too
>good luck understanding the interface to make your own
>documentation written by software engineers, if at all
>"imperfect" brushes have perfect imperfections
>long strokes when zoomed out risk the program thinking your curve is a bunch of straight lines
>can't be turned/angled/pressured like any traditional implement (you cannot do what Bob Ross does)
>bugs happen/"It works on my machine with my completely different paid software"
Yeah it's shit but you've got to just keep practising. Try scanning in your pencils and doing digital inks over the top of that.
Maybe see if your art software has a in built line stabilization tool, CSP and Krita have them, or try lazy nezumi, or embrace wonky lines.
>>can't be turned/angled/pressured like any traditional implement (you cannot do what Bob Ross does)
Most modern pens have a tilt feature now, and all of them have had pressure.
Then don't do a request, draw something for yourself and for practice.
I drew a cover for the book I wrote.
you just know it's fetish shit
I’m sure you’re an illiterate Black person, anyway.
https://www.scribblehub.com/series/436962/a-hero-among-monsters/
Work on your staging and perspectives and you can make a good cover
Staging?
it's nice, but it looks kind of unfinished, you should spend some more time on polishing the cover art.
Those are some right ugly monster bastards, fantastic. Just needs a captivating BG and its good
Made this a couple days ago. I was playing a ton of binding of isaac, which inspired this abomination's design
this is really cool, love the colors
Thx, anon
Bumping
I'm almost at I point where I can start doing art. So I'm going to post Batman who laughs reference that I use. Then later I'll post what I spray painted.
Okay so this the stencil. No background, I'm going to start background. It's a coin flip if the background will be good or not.
this looks sick as frick good job anon
Okay so background
it was garbage before but that completely ruined it
stop being a baby and go do something productive other than shitting up the thread
>do something productive
no i'm drawing instead
>>/ic/ is that way.
>>>
you have to go back
It's what I do
Okay. So yesterday reading this, hit me hard. I like doing stencils but I'm always subconscious doing the background, so reading that confirm that I frick up.
Looking at it today, I like it. It's very chaotic like the character. I'm thinking of spraying the bat symbol, but overall I'm satisfied. It follows my no.1 rule that you can still recognize the character.
I do appreciate your negative criticism. It looks like shit, I understand. But again this is a spray painted stencil, not a painting. That's all, I'm feeling more positive for it than I was yesterday.
it's bad composition. the background is too busy with too much contrast and form and white specifically and that takes away from your stencil work especially where your subject is mostly black and white. you're trying way too hard to fill the negative space. the bat symbol is the most offensive bit. it's its own subject that pulls focus before you've even seen the homosexual that lulz, it sits off center, and it intersects and crowds out your subject instead of highlighting it in any way. you were better off leaving it blank but just a little bit of amorphous overspray would have served it much better.
interesting analisis anon
care to post your work to see how you implement it?
no i don't. more than likely you don't want to see my implementation for any other reason than to find some surface of attack to try and invalidate my critique through logical fallacy so that you can go on feeling good about that garbage background. it's transparent cope.
Don't worry anon, I know that you are a famous artist who doesn't want to be seen posting with the infamous hacker Cinemaphilener
Sorry 4 asking 🙁
i'm glad that you understand if only nominally
art is a chore and you can’t draw anything for years
Yeah I agree. The bat symbol probably my worst choice.
Personally I just don't like the blank negative space, maybe that something I need to change despite how I feel.
For the record I always appreciate negative criticism over praise.
pls help me im wasting away ;_;
It looks cool
artblocked so im just trying to replicate the danganronpa painted-cutscene style cause im playin for the first time. spoila cause blue board.
I don't think that's worth a spoiler but I like the shading
go be a Black person somewhere else
???
Hey guys, nice thread here!
>Go be a Black person somewhere else!
...Ok.
Who sharted in your cereal this morning?
But what if I'm terrible at it?
just do it. who cares?
the people making requests in different threads or the drawthread are expecting good art
Just do it anyway. they'll somewhat appreciate it. I mean at least since you took the time to make it for them. I suck at drawing too but you won't get anywhere if you don't start drawing and practicing. Hell! I take draw request here on there on the Cinemaphile draw threads from time to time.
Even the greatest artist weren't great when they started, it took time to learn and master, and even then, they might not be satisfied with the end result of their pieces.
I stopped delivering the drawings I do from drawthreads for that exact reason.
Even had a few people react with >Can someone else do my request, please?
Don't let that kind of shit discourage you anon. just keep going.
who cares about what they say. if they could draw themselves they wouldn't be requesting art in the first place. and with that logic that means they are shittier artist than you. at least you're putting in the work, and so long as you're doing that along with practice you'll eventually get better and better than they ever wish they could.
okay, I drew something and hid it away where it shall never see the light of day again
now what?
draw more
What!?
That was never part of the deal!
New drawing of one of my webcomic characters!
what's the name of your comic so i can avoid it
Finally about to finish the sketch on this thing.
is that a floral dildo
Unfunny, didn't laugh
it wasn't a joke
looks nice. is a wristband or something you hang on a door like a Christmas decoration.
It's a wreath, and the person's OC is going in the center.
very nice detail
youre welcome, the monster is pretty neat too
thanks fren
This is my first attempt at drawing anything. Im working with a smith to make a functional mastersword. These are my first drafts. Next is up is the technical sketch drawn to scale and an isometric sketch from multiple angles.
Looks like shit anon.
Thats looks awful, maybe just send him a pice from the game, or spend your money pn something less autistic
I don't know anything about swords or blacksmithing. but I will say it's not a bad looking sword drawing. it's just ok to me.
The other day i was on /mecha/ and see some very cool pics of robot/monster/ladys. So i trie do make one miself.
in the future, don't
makes me thing of general grievous. is that thread still up? I'd like to see it.
dont tell me what to fricking do
A quick sketch. I'll post some more finished work in a bit.
looks familiar to to some other characters I've seen but I can't put my finger on it.
I've posted drawings of this character on and off for years. I did a comic with him aaaaages ago. Maybe you've seen some of my stuff before?
Unless there's something else out there that resembles my style...
Anyway, here are some of my most recent finished pieces.
And that's it.
I post more stuff here: https://twitter.com/JustinSadur
image looks like traditional backgrojnd paintings for an old cartoon
It should come as no surprise that I've watched a lot of "How to paint anime backgrounds" videos on youtube.
I use gouache, and they use poster colors, but they're practically the same thing.
really cool man.
https://drawabox.com/lesson/0
>https://drawabox.com/lesson/0
>>>/ic/
What?
interesting. what's the lore if you don't mind me asking?
image looks very tribal, but also makes me think of those places where you'd smoke a hookah.
There's no "lore" per se. It's just the idea of a communal round house for some kind of tribal civilization.
I haven't developed the idea past that point.
I took a lot of inspiration from middle-eastern souks and bazaars.
ANYONE KNOW WHERE I CAN LEARN?
School is a good start.
I've been working a lot on a comic project and haven't really had time to do any other things, but im having a blast
Nice, I really like the art style
good job webcomics are so hard to make man
Just finished this animation: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=o-aMBfk4HmA
I really wanted to make something partly inspired by PilotRedSun. Got a chance to play around with some different styles, was fun.
kino. I like the chicken guys mix of 3D and 2D.
Hah thanks, I made a basic model of him in blender and realized 3D is pretty time consuming. I'd like to play around with it some more once I get a better feel for it.
>tfw can draw again after college exams
feels good man , it's been nearly 2 months.
I want to use summer to get good, but I honestly don't know what I want my art to be, so choosing both a path and a reference artist is hard as frick.
The only idea that I have now is to work on the fundamentals again until something clicks.
Why do you need a reference artist?
Having a role model is good not only on drawing but basically every other aspect of life.
You need a concrete goal of what you want to archive, and a place where you can see in which areas to improve. Also seeing what aspects of life he simplifies and how is pretty important.
Styles aren't born for nothing you need to see something and copy it before making it your own.
>Styles aren't born for nothing
Styles happen when you fail at realism
Style = cope
Actually I think influential styles are often the result of having mastered the fundamentals. Sure, a lot of artists try to skip all that in the beginning, but it's only after you have a solid understanding of the basics before you can start playing around with styles in an effective way.
I'm sorry, i couldn't help myself
working on my webcomic
What should I do if I want to make animations, but don't know what those animations should be about? I want to make youtube videos, but every topic I want to talk about seems done to death.
We're living in the year 2022, anon. Anything and everything is beaten with a dead horse no matter what topic you choose. Animate what interests you and try to improve as much as you can over time. People respect the effort you put in, not necessarily the topic you decide to comment on. Also, there's parody.
I think I'll just read creepy pastas, but I'll try my hardest to create 3d models and animated the stories. Even if they're trash.
Go for it. Possibilities are endless my friend.
i can't even draw 3D shapes, it literally drains me
dont think i'll finish this but eh, its the best thing ive drawn this week
That's really good. Can you post your twitter?
dont use social media, but thank you anon. i mostly just draw for my own amusement these days
>dont use social media
Yeah I hate it as well, but could you perhaps make a imigur account and post more of your work in that, it looks so good it would be a shame to never share.
the bulk of my work is /ic/ type anatomy and perspective grinding, it's only very rarely i draw something finished or fanart-y, and when i do it's often OC stuff. every now and again I'll do some Cinemaphile related husbando art, which I'll post here. glad you enjoy it at least, haha
Wait I think I know you
Aren't you the person who made art of Bill Dicky?
Perhaps, perhaps not.
Yeah and you also drew Scarecrow in his civie cloths
This you?
https://twitter.com/purelygross/media
This is great, please finish it
>ryan gosling as woody
Good lord dude you draw faces excellently, do you have any recommendations as for what helped you learn how to draw faces the most? It's my biggest roadblock
Thanks! My number one suggestion is to study basic shapes and volume. Once you start categorizing the head/face into different planes and shapes it all gets a lot easier. Also watch as many videos on draftsmanship as you can, some channels that I continue to watch are Marc Brunet, Marco Bucci, Proko and anything that hosts interviews/lectures by skilled artists. Steve Huston has a fantastic 3 hour course on drawing the head and face for free on YouTube, that was a big help in learning some of the major construction points in that area.
Also just find artists you enjoy and trace them, then draw from memory, and reverse engineer how they came to settle on a design. Some of my biggest artistic inspirations are:
>moby francke
>heather campbell
>TB Choi
>piratecashoos
>Ashley cope
>glen keane (and most other renaissance era Disney artists)
I have at some point intensely studied the work of all these artists and continue to do so. Also of course use photo reference, especially when tackling subjects that you aren’t very familiar with. Good luck, anon!
Steve Huston is a favorite of mine too, I have some of his academy videos saved on my PC that I should review again. David Finch is one I've really enjoyed lately too and he helped me understand how to do construction in a way that I understand.
Thanks for the recommendations fren, I hope you succeed in whatever you set out to do with your skills and I hope to be at your level soon 🙂
I've been on Cinemaphile all day
i am working on a vtuber model, these things are hard and tedious to work on
So what's more important to you guys? A unique art style, or something that's well drawn even if it looks relatively generic?
depends on context. in comics clarity above all else.