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Art advice thread 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:39:51 AM No. 210748

Can we have a thread for all aspiring artists of lolcow to share tips, give each other advice and talk about fave art supplies!

I've always loved drawing but I felt really unhappy with the results. I have zero ability to draw things how they look like and not how my brain tells me I should draw them. I got so frustrated and depressed I stopped. I wish I could have fun with drawing again.

How can I get better?

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 10:07:28 AM No. 210752

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Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 01:02:42 PM No. 210762

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>>210748
>How can I get better?

Doing studies (of photos, master paintings, real life, etc.), using underdrawings, drawing/sketching every day, and pic related. Also, not being too hard on yourself. The grind is frustrating, but if you practice a lot you'll see improvement quite soon and feel rewarded, then be motivated to continue (hopefully).

Though, I have the same problem. I don't draw as much as I want to because I let negative thoughts talk me out of doing it. It's self-sabotage. Gotta force yourself to slap away the doubt and draw.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 01:28:23 PM No. 210764

>>210762
Yeah, this. Just keep practicing and remember to draw from life (or maybe some realistic art like William Adolphe Bouguereau's stuff) and not your korean puppet shows or something. If you want to try something more stylized and ambitious, you should wait until you have a decent understanding of anatomy and perspective and shit first. It comes to some people slower than others, but it's always worth it in the end.

Lots of the artists in the bad art thread are still learning and instead of learning properly, they go straight to style and completely skip the boring technical stuff. That's usually why their art looks like shit (though that also has do do with their style being unoriginal and ugly).

That might not be true for everyone, but I don't think I've seen any cases where it wasn't.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 01:42:09 PM No. 210765

What fundamentals should I practice if I want to start doing animation?
I heard about the bouncing ball and the walking sack, but can't remember the rest.
There isn't enough information about these practices too, what should I focus on or try to avoid?
I want to perfect my animation fundamentals before starting any project

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 03:56:30 PM No. 210778

is it ok to ask for resources here? like art programs, brushes, video lessons etc?
question - what do you guys think about pirating when it comes to art programs and things that are related to that? do you think it's wrong or are you like whatever?

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 04:04:40 PM No. 210780

>>210748
I believe the biggest issue you have here is mentality. Acquiring drawing abilities is something that takes years and years and tons of failures, so you have to be mentally prepared to accept failure all the time and move on. Your chances of making it as an artist are not going to go down by making bad drawings, they will, however, go down if you can't deal with the bad drawings.

We constantly compare ourselves to our artistic idols based on what they chose to show us, but sometimes we forget that behind those masterpieces are hundreds, thousands, millions of shitty drawings. The thing that sets them apart from us is not that they were blessed with some magical ability, but how they were capable of not letting bad drawings drag them down.

Also, don't fret over not having a shift of mentality in 30 minutes. It's also something which will take time and grow as you grow. We all have a few funks here and there where we feel bad about making shitty art. Just don't let it get to you too much. Just start somewhere, go make so bad drawings.

For the technical advice, don't run away from boring exercises. Besides books by authors like Andrew Loomis and George Bridgman, look up Proko's playlists on Youtube, like "Drawing Basics", or the extensive instructive video library on the website Ctrl+Paint.

Best regards, an Anon who thinks you can do it.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 04:05:55 PM No. 210781

>>210778
I think it depends on your situation. If you're young and broke, do it. Just remember to pay for your stuff when you're able to afford it.
I just recently started paying for Photoshop.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 04:08:06 PM No. 210784

There was already an Art Thread, but it was pretty dead. There are some other information there though, it might be useful for you to read it a bit.

>>>ot/res/197407

fug i don't know how to link to it properly, apologies

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 04:16:43 PM No. 210785

>>210765

also:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=SeJNaynZrgs
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lC4EMOrXw-w
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4 (very good video about principals of animation)
Here are some goof books about animation books I know:
The Animator's Sketchbook How to See, Interpret & Draw Like a Master Animator
The Animator's Workbook Step-By-Step Techniques of Drawn Animation
Animated Life A Lifetime of tips, tricks, techniques and stories from an animation Legend
pretty sure you can find them on amazon (or if you're not into spending the $$ just do some googling i'm sure someone out there uploaded them)

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 05:12:34 PM No. 210787

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Anyone from /las/ here?

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 05:20:58 PM No. 210788

>>210778
>what do you guys think about pirating when it comes to art programs and things that are related to that?
I pirated everything I have except for brushes, which I don't mind paying for. I'm not doing anything commercially nor do I post my art online so I feel like a non-entity. My college also has creative cloud available for the students to use so even if I didn't download the software I would just use a computer at school instead.

Like the other anon, I'll start paying once I'm in a decent financial position. For now I'm using an older version of cc that I know is compatible with all my brushes, whereas cc18 has a lot of new features that might not work with them.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 05:26:09 PM No. 210789

>>210781
>>210788
Another thing I liked about paying for PS was that Creative Cloud now made all the Kyle Webster brushes available for free for CC members

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 05:47:48 PM No. 210792

>>210789
Yeah, and photoshop 18 is also going to have a feature like lazy nezumi that removes the jaggedness from drawing strokes along with a brush box to organize tools.

I already have all of kyle's brushes and the brush box for 17 but all these additions make 18 worth paying for imo.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 06:30:14 PM No. 210796

>>210792
Crap, I already bought Lazy Nezumi…
Altho Lazy Nezumi has a few features other than stabilization, like straight line/diagonal rulers and circles and stuff.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 06:39:22 PM No. 210797

>>210789
kyle's brushes are such a blessing, i wanted to cry when I found out they'll only be available with creative cloud from now on. I have an older version of photoshop so no more new kyle brushes for me fml

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 06:42:47 PM No. 210798

Do I need special pencils to start drawing? Could you tell me which sort of pencil is ideal to start with the basics?

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 06:46:05 PM No. 210799

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>>210798

You can definitely just use HB if you want, but pencils are pretty cheap and I'd recommend picking up a few. My personal favortes are 4-6B pencils because they're soft and dark, and allow for more control over value.

I'd grab a few 3b-6b pencils personally.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 07:01:03 PM No. 210801

>>210798

there are super cheap sketching pencil kits with almost every pencil you'll possibly need in about every art store I've visited. you probably won't even need all of the pencils, but you'll have them just in case and they work just as well as the expensive singles sold by the bigger art brands.

seconding >>210799, you'd probably get the most use out of the 3B-6B pencils.

it really does depend on how you feel using them, though. I know an artist that exclusively uses 4H-9H pencils. personally i think she's insane, but the results speak for themselves - it's what she finds most comfortable to use and she creates amazing pencil drawings. experiment.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 07:20:59 PM No. 210804

>>210799
>>210801
Thank you! I'm going to get myself some of these pencils then!

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 07:25:10 PM No. 210805

>>210778
>is it ok to ask for resources here?
Of course.

> what do you guys think about pirating when it comes to art programs and things that are related to that? do you think it's wrong or are you like whatever?
I use free software. But it's fine to pirate if you have no spare money. $30 a month is too much, imo.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 07:26:39 PM No. 210806

>>210805
> I use free software.

I was thinking of doing the same. Do you use Krita?

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 07:32:48 PM No. 210808

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>>210806
Yeah, i personally think it's great, especially for painting. A lot of free customizable brushed too.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 07:34:59 PM No. 210809

>>210808
I heard the same from others. I'd rather not be dependent financially on software even though it's just $10, I hate the subscription model that adobe introduced some time ago.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 08:11:09 PM No. 210813

>>210787
Does an ex-lassie count? I dropped out from quitting art all together last year, but I really enjoyed my time and my improvement. There was a bunch of cool people, too, that I regret losing contact with. Good luck on your streak, man.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:07:30 PM No. 210819

Just wondering, when people say “drawing from life” do they mean physically being in the room with a person or can it just be poses or images of people?
I want to be able to practise drawing figures that are physically there but there aren’t really things like that let alone art classes, as I live in a small town

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:13:14 PM No. 210821

>>210819
Drawing from real life is preferable, but if all you have are pictures, it's much better than nothing.

Easier said than done, but have you tried staking out at a coffeeshop or restaurant trying to draw people?

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:19:46 PM No. 210823

>>210819

yes, drawing from life means physically being present in the same place as the object. the reason for that is that being in the same place allows you to check out different angles of the form and understanding its volume and why it looks the way it looks. you can literally draw anything. draw your hand. draw something that is present in your room, anything. even if it's not a person, it will help you greatly with understanding why some things look the way they do from certain angles and you will be able to apply it to other things.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:21:06 PM No. 210824

>>210819
If for some reason going out is too much of a hassle for you (I sure understand the feeling), try to do some exercises from paused videos. You'll get some more natural poses than the ones in most model pictures that way.

And as >>210823 beat me to saying, drawing from life is not exclusively drawing people. Set up some still life in your room and draw it, it will be a good exercise.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:24:03 PM No. 210825

>>210821
Thanks, might try at a cafe if I don’t get too self conscious over someone maybe seeing I’m drawing them

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:47:30 PM No. 210827

>>210825
I have this issue myself, anon.
I always get so self-conscious and worried when someone sees me drawing them.

I found what helps me is to try and draw as quickly as you can while their image is still in your mind every time you look up. Try to keep looking up to a minimum unless the image is completely gone.
This act of scanning and memory is actually what is taught in art schools and it really is helpful. It also keeps your lines loose and gestural because you're trying to quickly get down what you see instead of focusing on the details - which does not entirely help with improvement.

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:54:11 PM No. 210829

>>210825
I also highly recommend Croquis Cafe. Their channel is full of different models of different body types, genders, themes and poses! What makes them stand out from the other figure drawing channels I've seen is they don't pause the model like a static image . When the model takes a pose, you can still see them subtly moving which makes it feel like a figure drawing class - which I've taken (and have found that these videos were actually so much better than the class sadly enough; the models my teacher supplied us with were boring in figure).

Use this for practice whenever you don't have the ability to go out and draw from life!

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 09:57:08 PM No. 210833

>>210829
Thank you anon!

Anonymous 11/04/17 (Sat) 10:24:21 PM No. 210835

>>210833
You're welcome! I hope you continue to improve and grow!

Anonymous 11/05/17 (Sun) 02:27:15 AM No. 210867

i recommend the site quickposes for drawing different poses too
https://www.quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed

Anonymous 11/05/17 (Sun) 12:41:33 PM No. 210887

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What's your preferred art medium and why? I love coloring with copics but find stuff like watercolors too hard to control. It just ends up muddy

Anonymous 11/05/17 (Sun) 12:43:41 PM No. 210889

>>210887
i like digital but my fave natural medium would be watercolours and pencils. still prefer paint tool sai though

Anonymous 11/05/17 (Sun) 01:05:07 PM No. 210892

>>210887
I love copics and especially brush markers overall. I also enjoy colored pencils (polychromos are my fav atm)
Trying to get in to digital art with an old wacom tablet but I just feel weird and bad, so more practice I guess

Anonymous 11/05/17 (Sun) 05:14:58 PM No. 210912

>>210887
It might sound strange, but I really enjoye ballpoint pens for some reason. I just think it's so cool to draw with a pen that has a similar feel to a pencil and is forgiving to a point, but it's also permanent so you do need to think abut your strokes. I did some of my best drawings with ballpoint pens.

Anonymous 11/08/17 (Wed) 06:43:39 AM No. 211023

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Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 10:59:08 AM No. 211302

I'll just leave this here

https://pinterest.com/characterdesigh/

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:03:35 PM No. 211351

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Dumping some stuff, hope no one minds.

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:03:49 PM No. 211352

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>>211351

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:04:00 PM No. 211353

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>>211352

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:04:13 PM No. 211354

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>>211353

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:04:28 PM No. 211355

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>>211354

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>>211355

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>>211357

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:05:17 PM No. 211359

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>>211358

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Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:06:22 PM No. 211364

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Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:14:15 PM No. 211376

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Some (hopefully useful) links:
http://deadoftheday.blogspot.com/p/downloads.html
https://www.quickposes.com/en
http://www.posemaniacs.com/
http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/
https://www.pinterest.com/ToiletLlama/

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:14:46 PM No. 211377

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Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:32:49 PM No. 211443

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Aaand, that's it from me for now.

Anonymous 11/12/17 (Sun) 11:37:11 PM No. 211444

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>>210787
>>210813
wtf what were your usernames??? i was a week 14, my username was Amoi. you can still search me up i think. I left because I did mostly studies, and idiots kept accusing me of tracing or painting over real photos when I wasn't. this is mine

Anonymous 11/13/17 (Mon) 12:51:04 PM No. 211473

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I see many like to draw people or characters with human features, does anyone else here draw animals?
I draw horses, dogs and birds. I really struggle with drawing realistic fur and horse manes, both on digital and on paper…

Pic is from my favorite potrait artist

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 05:23:47 PM No. 211557

Suggestions on a graphic tablet for a beginner? I don't want to spend much, and will probably look for a used one too.

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 05:31:51 PM No. 211558

>>211557
A mid-sized Huion tablet only costs around $60. I've only noticed that it doesn't work that well with Illustrator.

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 06:25:18 PM No. 211561

>>211557
an intous draw is $80, wacom's cheapest. i've never used huion but it's obviously like a knock off version of wacom, so $20 more isn't a big deal for better quality.

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 07:21:03 PM No. 211563

>>211561
Isn't bamboo the cheapest? Mine was like half that. I guess it's shitty, but I'm still happy with it.

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 08:40:13 PM No. 211565

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>>211473
I love drawing animals, and draw a lot of house pets. A lot of people like drawing human subjects/studies, but I show a lot more of my own personal style and have fun when I sketch some animals.
There are a lot of good tutorials on drawing animals on youtube, escpecially for photoshopping or sai. It depends on what medium you want to use, but for me drawing animal fur was easiest with micron pens and stippling technique like
yuko higuchi, from above (also one of my inspirations)

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 08:48:48 PM No. 211566

>>211565
Mean to say cross hatchig, not stippling sage for samefag

Anonymous 11/14/17 (Tue) 09:09:07 PM No. 211570

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Does anyone know of any good art books out there? I just recently bought David Chelsea's Perspective book and I quite like it!
Also bought the Steven Universe Artbook (no bully pls) and it's really nice, the Backgrounds are especially gorgeous!

Anonymous 11/15/17 (Wed) 06:34:21 PM No. 211626

>>211557
>>211563
Sometimes they still sell older versions like this https://goo.gl/a1skjS

Some people seem to like Huion but I don't know how much I trust the reviews, and I didn't ever get to use one of them. Still, for 20 bucks it might be worth a try. https://goo.gl/sbCcrN

Anonymous 11/17/17 (Fri) 07:10:45 AM No. 211770

Some more links:
https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
https://docs.google.com/viewer?a=v&pid=sites&srcid=dWNwLmVkdS5jb3xqdWFuZGF0dXxneDo5MGMwMjliMDgyMTA0Mzg
http://fengzhudesign.com/tutorials.htm
https://www.youtube.com/user/ProkoTV/videos
https://anatomy360.info/?utm_source=Artstation%20Big%20Box&utm_medium=Artstation&utm_campaign=Big%20Box
http://j-c-leyendecker.tk/

Anonymous 11/23/17 (Thu) 09:22:41 PM No. 212608

I suck at drawing dudes and tough looking guys, who would you choose as models when you want to practice drawing men?

Anonymous 11/23/17 (Thu) 11:16:35 PM No. 212620

>>212608
You can look for body builders, heavy weight lifters or MMA fighters.

Anonymous 11/24/17 (Fri) 06:06:22 PM No. 212662

>>212608
I occasionally use /fit/‘s current body and goal/inspiration threads.

Anonymous 11/29/17 (Wed) 10:58:01 PM No. 213446

I’m going to start drawing again after a long time and I’m looking for a good set of markers. I’m too poor for copics rn, any advice? Does these ShinHan touch twin markers are any good? Thanks in advance anons.

Anonymous 11/29/17 (Wed) 10:59:59 PM No. 213447

>>212608
>tfw no toned bf to draw as one of my french girls

Anonymous 11/30/17 (Thu) 02:19:12 PM No. 213534

This is gonna be weird, but maybe anyone has some suggestions to me…
My problem is that I can't draw with pencils, as compared to bic pens. Whenever I try to sketch with a pencil, I get stressed out and my drawing turns out shit. I'm not a good artist, but I have so much fun doodling with an ink pen. Something about the way it lays in my hand and the thickness relaxes me. Maybe because I know I just have one chance I do not take this as seriously. I also love that ink pens do not smudge and how soft or hard the line can be.
Basically my question is - is there a more 'legitimate' art tool (or even a type of pencil) that can get me a similar experience, but allows for corrections? Or should I continue to doodle with pens, just with references, so that I can get better with my anatomy and the like? Is sketching with ballpoint pens okay? I've heard that it's absolutely not.
On a similar note - is there a cheaper alternative to Copis and other fancy markers? I love coloring and drawing with them, but I'm too shit of an artist to waste so much money on good markers.

Anonymous 11/30/17 (Thu) 03:24:18 PM No. 213541

>>213534
>I'm too shit of an artist to waste so much money on good markers.

They don't have a skill requirement. You shouldn't feel guilty about spending cash on tools you want. Those warnings against expensive art supplies are for beginners who think they need such things to compete. You don't need to deny yourself on this, because your motivation is totally different than their dangerous mindset

Anonymous 11/30/17 (Thu) 10:34:23 PM No. 213623

>>213534
Try keeping in mind that even if a drawing looks bad for starters in a new medium, it's not going to look shitty forever and the thing standing between a decent drawing and a shitty one is practice, so you might as well start now.
Alternatively, you could try different types of pencils which are harder to erase, like drawing with colored pencils (which also don't smudge as easily as graphite) to ease yourself into pencils.

As for cheaper markers, you can look on AliExpress for alcohol markers. I had a cheapy set before investing in Copics and they worked fine on getting me started. If I didn't have Copics nowadays I'd be buying Master Markers because they are pretty cheap for brush pen markers.
While it's true that those tools don't have a skill requirement as the other anon said, I wouldn't necessarily dive right into some expensive markers/tools unless you have a lot of spare money (and confidence) because it can mean you'll end up not using them much in fear of "wasting" the supplies. Copics really are pretty expensive for a non-archival medium.

Anonymous 12/01/17 (Fri) 11:37:52 PM No. 213897

>>213534
if you're comfortable using ballpoint pens, use them. it's always beneficial to learn how to use different tools, but fuck anyone who tells you what to use and what not to use. whoever told you using pen is "not fine" is a dumbass. it's really about what you're most comfortable using. if right now you want to focus on practicing drawing without needing to get used to a new medium, you do you.

personally, i love using pen for practicing because when i use pencils i tend to rely on erasing to much and end up not getting anywhere. a pen forces me to think more before i place lines, and to fix my mistakes by drawing more sketches instead of just erasing and redrawing the one sketch over and over.

Anonymous 12/02/17 (Sat) 12:13:02 AM No. 213905

https://www.slideshare.net/kmalkani/fundamentals-of-drawing-29565982
I found this slideshow and it's actually pretty helpful? Idk it's beginner stuff but it includes all the different grips and explanation of each grip.

Anonymous 12/02/17 (Sat) 12:59:33 AM No. 213923

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>>213534
Lots of people use ballpoints, but if you really want to challenge yourself you could move to ink pens. Fine liners and dip pens are cheap. Much less forgiving than pencil or ballpoint, but so much more impressive than a biro once you gain confidence and looks great paired with colour markers/inks/water colour

I had a look at cheap aliexpress markers like anon said and I think that even though they don't seem to blend well, they look ok for laying down blocks of flat colour.
I agree with others that you don't have to be amazing to splurge out on just a couple of copics though, just make sure that when you spend money on any art supplies that you really use them. You will never gain experience with a medium by being precious with it, really use that shit up or it's not doing you much good. This might also apply to >>213446

Anonymous 12/02/17 (Sat) 01:51:32 AM No. 213933

>>213923
I wouldn't necessarily judge the "blendability" of the markers by that drawing, it looks like it was done by someone pretty inexperienced. I do find bullet/chisel tips in general to be harder to blend with, but it's doable. Just the fact that they're alcohol based will already make them ok to blend since it won't destroy the paper when you go over it more than once.

Anonymous 12/25/17 (Mon) 06:04:23 PM No. 218850

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>>218850

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>>218850
>>218851

Anonymous 12/28/17 (Thu) 02:18:11 AM No. 219378

I can't seem to wrap my mind around digital painting and I don't know where to start. Looking at tutorials and process videos on Youtube helps somewhat but in the end my brain just draws a blank every time (no pun intended lol). I think I simply do not understand how someone can draw blobs of color on a canvas and turn it into something because my mind understands sketch - lineart - color and that's it. Not to mention the way these artists combine colors and use a dropper tool to get more colors… I just don't get it and I feel so stupid!

Maybe I'm looking at tutorials too complicated for me and it's making things harder to understand? Maybe I'm missing a step somewhere? I want to learn but I feel like it's so impossible at this point after I've basically locked myself into my current drawing habits.

Anonymous 12/28/17 (Thu) 02:02:18 PM No. 219487

Any tips on starting a blog and a patreon?

Anonymous 12/30/17 (Sat) 08:18:39 PM No. 219869

>>219378

ctrl+paint has probably the best courses on the transition from traditional to digital. They're all free (you can choose to buy like extended courses or whatever but you really don't need them) and he really walks you through every single step, all the way from the very basics to advanced shit.

https://www.ctrlpaint.com

Anonymous 12/30/17 (Sat) 08:26:24 PM No. 219872

>>219487

Tumblr and instagram are a good place to start. There are instagram profiles that can feature you and give you shoutouts. Make use of tags on both instagram and tumblr. There are a lot of hashtags for specific art stuff like events and memes or whatever and you might get a decent amount of exposure from those. If people who go through these tags like your art they'll follow your work. Fanart will always get you more exposure than original stuff, and many people qho find you through fanart will stay for your original work. You might want to get a decent following before you start thinking about patreon.

Anonymous 12/30/17 (Sat) 09:02:25 PM No. 219874

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I found 'drawing from the right side of the brain' incredibly useful. The most important part of becoming a better or more skilled artist comes down to observation. Instead of drawing what you think you're seeing, or the shorthand you're used to imagining, you have to look at real life.

This goes for everything from anatomy, local values, light, perspective, everything.

I'd also recommend watching Sinix Design on youtube, who does great videos on anatomy and the tricks your mind plays on you when you're trying to draw something.

Once you start to get a firm grasp on how your eyes talk to your brain and the shortcomings of that system, you can really begin LOOKING and SEEING what you're drawing, not just trying to 'fill in the blanks'.

I hope that helps - fyi I'm an illustrator, if you have other art questions feel free to ask. Pic related is a 2 hr piece I did for a tv series a long time ago, just so you don't think i'm full of shit.

Anonymous 12/30/17 (Sat) 09:45:29 PM No. 219877

>>219874
First of all, that's a beautiful work of art. Everything about it is so calming and the sky looks real.

Secondly, thank you for your insight. I've been collecting enough info to start and told myself, if I don't start now then I might as well never and just now I saw your post.

Are there any other books you think that a beginner should read aside from the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain?

Are there any other youtube creators that might be usefull for a noob?

And since you're a pro and work in the industry which tools, hardware or software do you use on a daily basis?

Sorry for drowning you in questions.

Anonymous 12/30/17 (Sat) 11:52:28 PM No. 219888

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>>219877
It's okay, getting started can be really hard.

I'd say the best place to start is something that doesn't require you to drop $$$ on it at first if this hobby fades in interest for you. Plus, starting with a basic pencil and paper is honest to god the best way to start drawing. It's only through time and skill that you translate the things you learned doing on paper into digital medium. Digital gives you a ton of extra steps you need to mentally adjust to - like, screen brightness, what format you save/draw in, blah blah blah. It's good to learn that stuff but right at the beginning, it's not necessary.
http://emptyeasel.com/2008/07/01/learning-to-draw-the-one-drawing-skill-every-beginning-artist-needs/

This is a stupid little link I pulled up on the first page of a google search, but tbh it's not wrong. The first and hardest thing to do is train yourself to observe things. Drawing is so hard at first because we're taught to 'see' things and how to interpret that, but not how to 'observe' and analyze things objectively. At least, not visually. The hardest part is learning to trust your eyes and put a lid on the part of your brain that wants to 'organize' or 'make it right'.

eg: eyes are halfway between the top of your head and your chin. Really really, they are like smack dab in the halfway point. But we don't mentally think of peoples eyes being the halfway point, we think of eyes as being large or further up the head (scalp, hairline and the rest of the skull that isn't face are still there we just mentally ignore those details).

You're really going to have to train the brain out of assumptions.

From the technical standpoint, there's a lot of repetitive exercises designed to loosen up your hand-eye coordination and/or get you started with using a pencil in a way that isn't 1 universal pressure, one direction, ect ect. https://medium.com/personal-growth/a-quick-beginners-guide-to-drawing-58213877715e

To that I'd add, when it comes to pencil strokes ect, it's always better to do a confident line wrong than a nervous/hairy line right. If you aren't confident people tend to do shorter strokes, looking for the 'right' line but it just adds noise to the drawing. http://moryandco.com/sharpen-your-sketching-skills/

http://www.thedrawingwebsite.com/beginners-drawing/

I actually don't want many youtubers and when I do, I usually watch videos of time lapse drawings that have music over them instead of the artist explaining themselves. I've found watching them work through visual problems and going "oh, huh I didn't know why they were doing that but there you go" to be very helpful. Some tricks artists use don't translate into words very well but when you SEE someone do it, it makes sense.

Hope some of this helps and wasn't a mess of half-thought out ideas anon. Bonus, what's Mariah Carey's' favourite type of coordination? HANND EYYYYYYEEEEEEEE

Anonymous 12/31/17 (Sun) 03:48:59 PM No. 219976

>>219888
Thank you so much. This is a nice detailed advice on how to start. I'll make sure to post my progress in a few months.

Lots of love and happy new year!

Anonymous 01/03/18 (Wed) 10:07:43 PM No. 220541

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He draws many positions.
https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=65829

Anonymous 01/04/18 (Thu) 09:13:02 PM No. 220653

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Does anyone here create pixel art? I would really like to get started, alas I have zero experience in drawing. I would just like to know how much will it take for me to get to a decent level and which tools I need to have for creating such art. Of course, any additional advice is appreciated.

Gif related is something I aspire to do one day!

Anonymous 01/04/18 (Thu) 11:26:42 PM No. 220699

>>219888

Great links anon! I completed all of them and they were super helpful to me.

Anonymous 01/04/18 (Thu) 11:34:41 PM No. 220703

>>220653

Uh you have to know how to draw to draw in pixels sooo id say learning to draw is step 1

To answer your question it'll take you as long as it'll take to draw that good

Anonymous 01/04/18 (Thu) 11:52:22 PM No. 220708

>>220653
Maybe practice by buying some grid paper. Draw something without the pixels and ty and recreate it in pixel by using the cubes of the grid paper - start small since you’re also inexperienced with drawing and work your way up! Challenge yourself to do one every day that’s the only garaunteed way to go from 0 - 100: tons of practice and dedication!!

Anonymous 01/05/18 (Fri) 12:31:34 AM No. 220721

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>>220703
>>220708
Thanks. It was silly of me to ask a question like that before doing a proper research. I've been following a tutorial just of now and I'll start learning how to draw.
Pixel art is so comfy.

Anonymous 01/13/18 (Sat) 11:15:13 PM No. 223735

>>219874
Hi anon, thank you for offering your help. That's a really nice piece, might I ask how did you achieve the grass effect?

Anonymous 01/27/18 (Sat) 06:12:22 AM No. 226191

What's a good way to find out what games/tv shows/anime are trending? I want to grow my art Instagram so I'm looking into drawing from any popular series to see if it helps up my follower count. Any tips of growing on social media in general (when you have no presence) would be largely appreciated as well.

Anonymous 01/27/18 (Sat) 11:15:09 AM No. 226205

>>226191
Honestly? Get a tumblr. I found out about most popular things from there.
For anime you can also check MAL https://myanimelist.net/.

I personally have found that drawing fanart didn't help me as much on instagram than it did on other platforms, I noticed that celebrity/YouTuber fanart does really well though. Make sure to be active on other artists' accounts and comment on their pictures (don't leave obnoxious "check out my account!!" comments of course), either they or people in their comments will check out your profile and follow if they like your art, plus it's good to make friends.

Anonymous 01/27/18 (Sat) 03:34:38 PM No. 226232

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>>226191
>I'm looking into drawing from any popular series to see if it helps up my follower count.
Don't. You're going to burn out pretty quickly. And the more you'll think about it, the worse it will get. Find a balance between things you like/want to draw and marketable. Follow a lot of blogs/profiles and interact with other people. Find some art friends, if possible. Just put yourself out there as much as you can.

Anonymous 01/28/18 (Sun) 01:42:51 AM No. 226306

>>210748

Anonymous 01/29/18 (Mon) 11:12:29 PM No. 226636

Does anyone have watercolor pencil videos to share?

Nearly all but two of the YT videos I saw veered towards kitschy or amateur handling of the pencils. I thought watercolor god James Gurney would have material on solely watercolor pencil use, but he seems to use them supplementally.

Anonymous 01/31/18 (Wed) 04:09:48 AM No. 226801

Anyone here used the program Procreate? I've heard some nice things about it. I'm thinking of getting an iPad pro with an apple pencil so I can do digital artwork wherever I go, was just wondering if anyone had any thoughts about the app.

Anonymous 01/31/18 (Wed) 06:39:24 AM No. 226810

>>226801
I do. It's the reason I got ipad pro. It's pretty game changing for me and there's tons of tutorials out there for it. Is there anything in particular you're wondering about?

Anonymous 01/31/18 (Wed) 06:51:55 AM No. 226811

>>226810
Just wondering how it compares to something like Photoshop (my program of choice). Also, how is drawing on the iPad? I've heard some people say it doesn't feel good without a screen protector. And are there any cases you recommend (assuming you use one)?

Anonymous 01/31/18 (Wed) 08:04:45 AM No. 226815

>>226811
Not the other anon, but drawing wise, it blows Photoshop out of the water. Some of the custom brushes out there are incredibly life-like, and pen's responsiveness only adds to that feeling.

But unfortunately, I find painting on it to be a lot more of an uphill battle than with Photoshop/Clip Studio paint (latter being my preference).

Procreate's also not a photo editor, so if you rely on a lot of transforming or intensive editing, you're going to have to adjust a lot.

I don't really notice that much of a difference between the glassy surface and a matte protector unless I'm inking.

Anonymous 01/31/18 (Wed) 08:32:22 AM No. 226817

>>226815
Can you download brushes for it? I’m not >>226811 but I’ve just started using Procreate and getting used to it. I’m really enjoying it so far.

Anonymous 01/31/18 (Wed) 04:10:36 PM No. 226851

>>226801
yeah but i really couldn't get the lines i wanted at all :( happy enough with my pirated PS and ancient wacom fun

Anonymous 02/03/18 (Sat) 06:28:59 PM No. 227335

Apologies in advance if my post is a little bit unorganized:

The majority of the art I post online is mainly fanart, and I want to start posting more original works to put myself out there but I don't have the confidence. Although I genuinely enjoy drawing fanart, it has become a crutch for me and I want to start straying away from it. But I don't want to completely stop doing fanart–I want to maintain a balance of both original and fan art. Any advice on what I should do? Should I just go for it?

Anonymous 02/03/18 (Sat) 09:29:13 PM No. 227361

>>227335
If you’re worried about it being taken badly you could always do it under a pseudonym and get constructive criticism without revealing yourself

Anonymous 02/04/18 (Sun) 06:20:58 AM No. 227400

Has anyone else attempted the sketchbook slam challenge? I'm actually having a lot of fun with it. I'm 100% a hobbyist though, so that must be part of it.

Drawing used to make me physically sick from anxiety. It sucks because it used to be a lot of fun and personal. But I decided to try the slam because ironically it sounded like a no pressure challenge, because anyone who's tried to make anything beautiful in it has failed. So I've just been filling it with quick studies.

It's been super relaxing. Just taking little ten minute breaks to draw my co-workers. I'm drawing a lot of the same stuff over and over, but I'm really seeing improvement.

Totally remembering why I like art. It's really calming to just take a moment and be aware of things.

Anonymous 02/04/18 (Sun) 06:55:22 AM No. 227402

How do you deal with laziness?
I get tired mentally whenever I work on an illustration or sketch for 35 min. I tried the 15 min break interval but I was only able to go through 2 cycles on my first day.
Should I just keep going at it? Is it like getting /fit/

Anonymous 02/04/18 (Sun) 07:47:03 AM No. 227405

>>223735
It's a brush I set to scatter horizontally not vertically that uses a mix of the two colours + Bg information to make up the individual blade shades. And I dicked around with the opacity. I like Min Yum brushes a lot

Anonymous 02/04/18 (Sun) 03:06:58 PM No. 227432

>>227402
Okay, laziness is actually a difficult topic because it matters more why you are lazy. It could be a lack of motivation, in which case you need to make the activity more exciting/rewarding or conversely by adding deadlines to add a bit of pressure. Setting large goals to achieve can help. Studying is a lot more fun when you can picture that light at the end of the tunnel and why your baby steps matter.

That or laziness could be a mental health issue. Depression, anxiety, stresses outside of art, and anything else can hide itself as laziness. And if you get a sense that something feels off in that regard, talk to a doctor if possible.

Even if it is just motivation trouble coaching and counsellors can really help since they can offer more personalize approaches to help.

Best of luck! I've been there.

Anonymous 02/07/18 (Wed) 06:53:42 AM No. 227861

anybody have artist instagram advice for artists that focus 99% on original work? (ofangie is a decent example i can think of)

just not sure how to use hashtags or whatever is necessary. Should I keep digital art separately if so? as of rn it's a mix and i think that might be my issue but i've seen it work for other artists

Anonymous 02/07/18 (Wed) 10:41:42 AM No. 227877

>>227835
hello holly brown. it's not your worst or your best

Anonymous 02/07/18 (Wed) 03:29:37 PM No. 227889

I'm gonna hand myself later

Anonymous 02/07/18 (Wed) 03:43:09 PM No. 227890

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>>227889

Anonymous 02/12/18 (Mon) 04:13:04 AM No. 228672

>>227335
As >>227400 said, there can be a lot of factors into it.
First of all, consider what you want to achieve. Break it down into smaller goals and try to set realistic deadlines to get your butt to work.
I myself have recently become a fan of the Pomodoro technique, despite having disliked and failed at it in the past. If you're willing to try, I'd recommend starting slow, having a 20-30min session and slowly adding to it. I had that habit of trying to juggle doing a bunch of things at the same time, now I'm trying to give each task a decent amount of focus. It may seem daunting and annoying at first, but after you get the hang of it, productivity becomes addictive.

Anonymous 04/08/18 (Sun) 07:58:38 PM No. 240804

I'm really, really sorry for necromancing… is this necromancing? The last post was a month ago but I couldn't find a more suitable thread.
I've been going through the Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and it's such an enjoyable read. The exercises seem simple at first but then it really shifts you into the right brain mode and it's like you start seeing the world with new eyes.

What I wanted to ask is, are there any other drawing exercises that you would recommend to a beginner? Any series or books with exercises? I just want to get a solid basis before I start with the actual drawing.

Also, another q, has anyone been through this book "You Can Draw in 30 Days: The Fun, Easy Way to Learn to Draw in One Month or Less" by Mark Kistler? The book has great reviews on Amazon but his intro and the first few pages give me the impression of a car salesman trying to sell me a book. Any insight would be highly appreciated.

Anonymous 04/09/18 (Mon) 07:16:33 PM No. 240983

>>240804
Just draw. Doing exercises is nice and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is a great book but the only way to improve your drawing skills is to draw. Do some studies of subjects you're interested in, pick up a Bridgman or something.

Anonymous 04/10/18 (Tue) 11:19:40 AM No. 241100

>>240983
Yeah, you're right. I should just get on to it. Is it okay if I post some of my beginner drawings here for other to laugh or should I create a new thread for beginner's art critique?
My main interests are medieval armor and some things from the fantasy world and some games.

Anonymous 05/20/18 (Sun) 09:54:23 PM No. 251442

Bumping this, it has a lot of great references and advice in here. I just started drawing again after stopping back in high school. I used to be in the VPA program at my school and was accepted into an art school but had a breakdown and stopped art altogether. Now I’m trying to relearn and enjoy it as a hobby again.

I’ve been doing a lot of studies as well as practicing painting digitally. I’ve been trying to do a more painterly style but my problem is that my stuff looks so “loose.” Any suggestions for tightening up a painterly style so that it’s more defined looking? I’ve been blending my heart out but still can’t nail it.

Anonymous 06/27/18 (Wed) 09:54:06 AM No. 263301

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I'm currently practising drawing negative space only and it feels so difficult. How do you do it? I don't think I've mastered the r-mode of thinking.

Anonymous 06/27/18 (Wed) 05:47:47 PM No. 263334

>>251442
think in simple shapes, balance soft edges with hard ones, think of it like sculpting

Anonymous 06/27/18 (Wed) 10:36:27 PM No. 263382

Also, how do you determine your basic unit? Does it come naturally to you or do you have some methods?

Anonymous 06/29/18 (Fri) 06:29:34 PM No. 263818

>>263382
You can measure with your pencil (there are lots of youtube videos on that) and just observe the relationship of different objects, if that makes sense. It becomes easier/more natural the more you train your eyes to what’s right.

Anonymous 06/29/18 (Fri) 07:06:46 PM No. 263831

>>263818
Thank you anon! I completely forgot about the pencil, I've seen artists in cartoons use the pencil and now I know why. I'm checking the youtube videos now.

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 05:38:42 PM No. 264031

>>210748
What social media would you guys recommend for posting art?

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 06:25:29 PM No. 264041

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So, I really would like to tip my toes into digital drawing. Any tips for a starter pack for somebody like me that has absolute no idea where to start and what kind of supplies I need? And how much money I should at least invest in some decent stuff?

I already own several Adobe Programms but never uses any of them to create art.

welp

>>264031

I would say Twitter, Instagram and tumblr

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 06:35:55 PM No. 264045

>>264041
I'm interested in this too.

I was thinking of getting myself a beginner Huion tablet within the $50 range to start with, and get myself a Udemy course on digital drawing.

I'd like to hear other opinions on it.

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 09:56:30 PM No. 264070

>>264045
>>264045
Not anon you were replying to but huions are nice. I have a 420 (yeah the drawing area is small as fuck but it works for me.) They're really worth it though! Might feel cheap (mine does at least.) But it works really well. This is coming from someone who used to own a Wacom and I don't really miss it.

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 10:27:17 PM No. 264078

>>264070
Awesome, thank you so much for telling! It's settled, I'm ordering one this month.

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 11:14:13 PM No. 264083

>>264031
all the relevant ones
tumblr, instagram, twitter, deviantart
and artstation if you're not really beginner and looking for potential clients

Anonymous 06/30/18 (Sat) 11:57:01 PM No. 264088

>>264041
>>264083
Make them all at once or get some following on one, and make the others?

How do you even get noticed on twitter? I have never used it before but i feel like its better to make it when you have some following

Anonymous 07/01/18 (Sun) 02:27:08 AM No. 264118

does anyone have trouble with practicing/making art because they feel like people think it's a useless, dumb hobby that people don't appreciate/that people think art is dumb? i recognize that it's somewhat untrue because i see that there are people that truly enjoy art, but does anyone feel this way to the point that it discourages them?

Anonymous 07/01/18 (Sun) 02:55:05 AM No. 264129

>>264118
It's been hard for me to draw lately because of that same feeling (and extremely destructive low-self esteem over my skill). If this was just a hobby, I would feel less worse about it, but I've already invested too much time into pursuing it as a career.

Anonymous 07/11/18 (Wed) 06:19:06 PM No. 267285

I'm >>264041 and I bought a graphic tablet the other day. It does what it should do and overall I'm happy with it BUT it's still feel really - unnatural to me?

So I wondered: Any tips how to get used to draw and make art on a graphic tablet? Any ideas how to feel comfortable with it and be better in drawing lines etc.?

I knew that it was nothing like drawing on paper but at times I feel like a completely idiot tbh

Anonymous 07/11/18 (Wed) 07:04:23 PM No. 267290

>>267285
Keep practicing. If your lines are wobbly check the stabilization level and increase it

Anonymous 07/11/18 (Wed) 11:01:58 PM No. 267332

>>267285
there's a huge disconnect between hand and eyes on a typical tablet. it takes a long time and a lot of practice to get used to but plenty of artists achieve great results with it. you'll get there!

for me it was just such an unenjoyable experience even after 10 years of using a Wacom intuos 3. since getting a tablet with a screen I enjoy digital artwork much more…but that's just me.

Anonymous 07/12/18 (Thu) 02:01:54 AM No. 267356

>>267285
Depending on what art software or tablet you have you might be able to add some shortcut keys to the tablet, which is pretty convenient. I also found it easier to draw with a medium sized tablet compared to the really small ones that limit how much you can move your arm. At first I found drawing with a tablet awkward but one day it just clicked and now I’m pretty coordinated with using them.

Anonymous 07/13/18 (Fri) 08:56:02 PM No. 267867

my biggest advice to everyone is to just keep drawing. draw as much as you can. draw objects and reference things around you. just keep drawing. majority of people who complain their art is shit and they want to get better, they just don’t draw enough. or they rush through their work and draw the same shit.

Anonymous 07/24/18 (Tue) 11:55:10 AM No. 271269

Is there any resources/advice for those that have technical skill but are still very unhappy with their work? I'm not necessarily a beginner (art school dropout) but I missed out on things like how to build an engaging composition, having a singular vision, or even just how to build a cohesive piece. I can replicate the objects/people in a photograph, for example, but I cannot configure a unique, interesting narrative using the same objects/people. Does this make any sense?

Anonymous 07/24/18 (Tue) 10:22:04 PM No. 271385

>>271269
Think about why you enjoy making a piece. People tend to forget the storytelling and expressive aspect of art entirely when pursuing it as a career. My solution to a similar problems was drawing psychedelic comics to break out of the confines of traditional rendering and technique.

Anonymous 08/05/18 (Sun) 03:04:58 AM No. 276391

Hey anons, I'm fairly new to the social media scene when it comes to art and I'd like to try to get into selling stuff online. Can anyone give me a rundown of dos and don'ts from personal experience?

Also this is probably a really stupid question but how does selling prints work? What I mean is, are there sites you can give your art file to and when someone orders it they print it and send it to their address? Or are online stores like that just a way to easily keep track of sales while I print/send them myself?

Anonymous 08/05/18 (Sun) 03:49:28 AM No. 276407

Does anyone else struggle with consistent anatomy? I can draw an awesome head at 3/4's view and maybe even facing slightly upward or downward but as soon as i try another perspective I lose all sense of proportion/anatomy/etc.

And I DO understand head anatomy. I just can't get a consistent style going from various angles for some reason. Very frustrating.

Anonymous 08/05/18 (Sun) 08:01:52 AM No. 276445

>>276407
Don't be so sure or yourself, I think you just don't understand anatomy after all