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One-Stop Beginners' Guide
The w/ic/i
And don't forget to HEED THE RULES
>New here? Please read best practices.
1. Don't post too revealing works (especially porn). If you think it's too lewd, post a censored copy here and link to Catbox (https://catbox.moe/)) or any off-site that hosts images for your works. You may also link back to /b/.
2. Keep it to 2D Anime/Cartoon characters only. Do not post chiId photo references (legal or otherwise), and do not talk about issues regarding real children.
3. It is recommended to let the thread reach page 6-7 before starting a new one. Use archived(moe) or warosu to retrieve the old threads.
>Lolicon Artists Directory & History of Lolicon
https://load.blogs.allthefallen.moe/
>A guide on how to dress your child in the morning before school
https://online-courses.club/anatomy-of-clothing-2019-by-ron-lemen/
I don't have enough time but it's not about genetics or talent
You're gonna make it!
Draw, fail and draw again! Even 5 minutes a day is better than 0!!
I believe in you!
Ganbatte!!!
I gotta escape the crabs, they are following me
I've legitimately never been able to commit myself to any serious hobby and have gotten lazy over the years with my only actual one which is writing and the only reason I'm good at writing is because I wanted people to be able to understand what the fuck I was saying and I wanted to write good stories because I thought I'd never be able to make them in a visual medium, but that's it. I've never been able to commit to a serious routine, schedule, or anything. I just sit in my room online doing basically nothing.
Everything I try doing looks so daunting and impossible. I tried learning Source Filmmaker as a teen and I gave up immediately because it looked too complicated. I tried learning how to make my own games in game maker, gave up immediately and never touched it. Even something like drawing just looks so complex and impossible. This is what it's like for everything I try doing.
>get unmotivated because you will never be as good
>don't use reference
>never improve
>american racists 100 years ago did blackface, now this cool design choice is banned FOREVER!
This is the Furry Art General thread, here we post everything related to kemono, furry, and animals alike.
>Rules & Guidelines<
Please refrain from flaming, causing drama or replying/feeding those who cause such.
This is a SFW thread only, please take caution so you don't get BANNED for posting NSFW art.
This general is NOT and NEVER will be affiliated with any discord servers, DO NOT click any of the discord links that are spammed here!
As always, don't be afraid to ask for critique!
>Resources<
https://www.lackadaisycats.com/ishkabibble.php
https://x6ud.github.io/
https://sketchfab.com/calacademy
https://sketchfab.com/uod_museums
https://sketchfab.com/osuecampus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQnoDwr_NeAcKDRzqNfSRQ/videos
https://mega.nz/file/b5tFhKhC#ro27W6YRYGpWPCKGolp4Z6Mkeg3o7l9smy8EmZi26O8
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6Z1VKjRcx8-uUyBNyQm1g/videos
Previous Thread: >>7431549
my second thought is - even if you think "musk bad", its very possible and potential that he will inevitably step down, and then you (self-gatekept artist) will have spent years not farming twitter bucks/growing an audience there.
just a vent, but i want to hear possible counter arguments to this so i can maybe understand, or further justify that the small collective doing this to themselves are actually this dumb. thanks
didn't get my stuff rated.
https://drive.google.com/file/d/1iPrRI2mhARpgZC_FZso5BWNjlROxq8FM/edit?pli=1
>Korean books
>Drawabox
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PgdN8nvqRNE
Will these things finally help him master the art of drawing anime?
Support each other and talk about your work or the work of others that excites you. Inking, character design, paneling / layout, writing, planning, and other discussions are all welcome.
Post resources, questions, in-progress pages, breakdowns of other works, etc. If a work is not yours, credit the maker (unless it's fucking obvious like a full page of One Piece or something).
Thanks to everyone for making /mmg/ a level-headed and helpful place. Remember, drawing and making comics and manga are difficult endeavors, and we're all in this struggle together.
Previous thread: >>7450916
Some resources:
/asg/, our stylistic sister-thread series for those focused more on illustration >>>/ic/asg
Books:
Understanding Comics
https://e-hentai.org/g/2042453/83e7da6ed0/
Making Comics
https://annas-archive.org/md5/d55168f7579c1e23275d1fc9f0a2255d
Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga
https://annas-archive.org/md5/2877da11e2f852d220853e9944e6ea49
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
https://archive.org/details/RobertMcKeeStorypdf/
Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
https://kupdf.net/download/even-a-monkey-can-draw-manga_58b9ca16e12e89233badd376_pdf
The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga
https://mega.nz/file/i81imLpI#GcheJ9Jjk3lw1RE9nQWgL4RG4wEBNOcRmgA-iaU6Wpg
Videos:
"Manga Senpai/Tokyo Name Tank", "SMAC! THE SILENT MANGA AUDITION COMMUNITY"
Habanero Scans: https://www.dailymotion.com/HabaneroScans/videos
Full MANBEN Series link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0GiIM_rGEGPjTGQ4HadH4eizLu5E49Tz&si=gpRcOXt_H1l3shNF [Note: Videos appear to be taken down at the moment - check Habanero]
Urasawa Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIFOAoFm47XOAlJwTa6Ieg/videos
Source of OP image is Vampire Hunter D Chapter 6 Page 8.
>have 12k followers
>try to get comms for $60
>nobody gives a shit
>stop taking comms out of shame
>months pass
>try again, busting the price down to $20 this time
>nobody gives a shit AGAIN
just how over is it?
https://garticphone.com/en/?c=002149bbd1
Who is this thread for:
>people who want to draw SHIBUYA rin
>people who want to see SHIBUYA rin
>people who want to study SHIBUYA rin
>posting SHIBUYA rin reference
1. Draw SHIBUYA rin
>refer to tutorial below if stuck
>free to draw anything as long as SHIBUYA rin is present
2. Post SHIBUYA rin
>post your SHIBUYA rin, we rate
3. Post SHIBUYA rin reference
>find important and helpful SHIBUYA rin? post her
**please keep on topic to SHIBUYA rin**
**join SHIBUYA rin discord for big help**
Adobe Photoshop (pirated version as to not waste any valuable shekels)
Clip Studio Paint (pirated)
Paint Tool Sai (pirated)
Krita
MS Paint (only if you're really good at it, like that one guy who drew realistic Santa in it for example)
Procreate (only if you can afford it)
>Unrecommended Programs:
Paint.net (poor brush engine for drawing)
Gimp
Medibang Paint
MS Paint (in general)
Inkscape
FireAlpaca
ibisPaint
Programs that cost money
>Things to note:
In most drawing programs, being zoomed-out will cause the brush strokes to be drawn more jaggedly, zoom in for smoother lines if needed
Use a stabaliser if your brush strokes are too wobbly
Check your system specs
Be specific if you request something: post the cover, book's title, artist's name...
Please be patient, board is slow, someone may answer you a week later.
Please search in the thread and links below before asking for something, it may well already be there.
PLEASE ENCODE YOUR LINKS BEFORE YOU POST THEM HERE!
Unencoded links are frequent targets for trolls and bots!
>Thread recap file (updated 23-JAN-2025):
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>Artbooks:
aHR0cDovL3d3dy5tZWRpYWZpcmUuY29tL2ZvbGRlci8xN2F4cGY0ZDdrMDV1L2FydGJvb2tzI215ZmlsZXM=
>The /ic/ Torrent
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0aebc0f02e6c179b62e04c69af3e5adee3abee12&dn=IC-STUDY
>Can't find it? Want it? Try looking here first:
https://e-hentai.org/tag/artbook
https://e-hentai.org/tag/how+to
https://annas-archive.org/
>I don't know how to use these links!
>Are they encrypted somehow?
>What the hell do I do with them?
No, they're not magnets or infohashes. We're encoding the links to keep bots and scripts from recognizing them as URLs and harvesting/reporting them. Some of the encoded links *may* have multiple layers - like ogres ... or onions! You might have to "peel" them more than once to get to the good part.
>Have you seen them?
https://pastebin.com/UxwtuAzp
... and before some dumbass asks, here is the book from the OP image:
>「描きたい」が「描ける!」になる 背景イラスト入門
>Turning "I want to draw" into "I can draw!" Introduction to background illustrations
aHR0cHM6Ly9nb2ZpbGUuaW8vZC84S3Z5YzI=
Using a mechanical pencil with 2B .05 lead.
Need pictures of artwork drawn with graphite on rough paper for inspo.
If you are a /int/ermediate or /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.
Please stop replying to crabs, nodraws and howies and instead focus on posted works!
>STICKY:
Completed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwaXKU7ev6Tw_or__o8ARpUb6r2rCZYJGqwSFV9AD98
New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q
w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
>WHERE to get study materials
annas-archive.org
>>>/ic/artbook
>>>/ic/video
>Want to practice figures?
quickposes.com
sketchdaily.net
characterdesigns.com
lovelifedrawing.com
posemy.art
line-of-action.com
>PYW and give your feedback
What can be improved?
Are there any resources videos or books you'd recommend to them?
Maybe a redline or a technique, be specific.
Try to reply to someone as you post your own work.
>Cool teachers
Glenn Vilppu
Michael Hampton
Steve Huston
Brent Eviston
Marco Bucci
Andrew Loomis
George Bridgman
Hikaru Hayashi
>Cool books
Keys To Drawing
Drawing With the Right Side of the Brain
How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way
The Art and Science of Drawing
Framed Perspective
Figure Drawing For All It's Worth
The Complete Guide to Drawing From Life
Previous thread >>7461948
https://www.satinezillah.com/photoreferences/p/backanatomyfemale
Post your ref packs if you have them
Previous tread (>>7437766) ref packs:
>>7457016
https://gofile.io/d/vfNIcF
>>7456305
aHR0cHM6Ly9nb2ZpbGUuaW8vZC95Q21PVmk= decode64 graceful female warrior
>>7451706
https://gofile.io/d/Khc8af
>>7450988
https://mega.nz/file/A8MSFbDI#qUpW-MnckRb7ZOdvFKvRiyq1-1egQr_xmJj8WHuVTcQ
https://mega.nz/folder/xlVHUJyJ#h_micpCFFgjDK2kO0cahIg
https://gofile.io/d/F0nAfQ
Drawpile Software: drawpile.net/download
Session URL: drawfie.com (Sigmatelier canvas)
Browser access URL (for iPad/Android):
https://drawpile.net/invites/drawfie.com/01jczz8v2bgnx6rjghyrzj2xz5?web&nsfm
NEW: Sigmatelier Study Sessions canvas
Session URL: drawfie.com (Study Canvas)
New photo reference posted mon-thur at 10:30 pm CST
Server is accessible 24/7
Activity can be found throughout most weekdays, official meetup starts Sundays at 5pm CST. Hope to see you there!
Be conscious of the canvas size and considerate of others with the size of your own drawings, try to stick to 100-200% magnification-or even higher depending on your native resolution and the relative complexity of your intended work. Read the room, let's try and get the most out of each theme!
Canvas images posted to the thread are .jpg files at 70% scale and 40% quality to meet 4chan's resolution and file size requirements, for high quality raw .png canvas files, use the MEGA archive located here: https://mega.nz/folder/hbAURDBB#htWRoOsPOG30XnMmKV_zNA
Enjoy!
>model too expensive
>good looking prostitute too expensive
>0 girl friends to ask
What do?
Some free resources:
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
https://www.quickposes.com/en
http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/random
https://www.characterdesigns.com/non-nude-photo-index
https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/tutorials/
https://app.posemy.art/
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/hands-feet-practice
https://www.rkgk.org/
Might as well check the archives and active /ic/ threads for references:
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7019067#p7019080
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2015637
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/6864584
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2023233
https://4chanarchives.com/board/ic/thread/2015637
Previous thread >>7388249
I used to have all these ideas I wanted to draw, but I didn’t have the skills to make them happen. So, I grinded. I practiced hard trying to improve. Every time I thought I was getting somewhere I’d try again and realize I still wasn’t good enough, and go back to grinding. It turned into this endless loop. grind. try. fail. repeat. After a while I got so caught up in grinding that I forgot why I even started drawing in the first place. What started as a passion turned into this aimless routine, and no matter how much I practiced, it felt like I wasn’t getting anywhere. People always said grinding was the key, so why does it feel like I'm getting worse and not retaining any information? All my ideas dried up, and the only thing on my mind was grinding. But for what? Who was I even doing this for? It’s like I lost sight of the point.
>look up the artist on twitter/other social media
>99.9% of the art posted is degenerate coom slop
Im so tired of this shit
A biform with minimal 'degrees of freedom' [a circle with hard edges] does not propagate beyond the explicit boundaries of its border. In contrast, a biform with more complex degrees of freedom [a diffuse line] does propagate beyond its limits, increasing the system's entropy.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kpGdeUE26Dk
https://rentry.org/CSP_materials
-Feel free to contribute brushes you have purchased. Assets that have been deleted from the store are also welcome to be uploaded here.
-Please check for the CSP assets you want to request or buy here first before asking for it in the thread.
>CSP assets store wishlist.
https://rentry.org/Brush_Wishlist
>"What brush does this artist use?" / "What brush looks like this?"
1.)Search "brush (from:artisthandle)" or "assets.clip-studio.com (from:artisthandle)" on twitter if that's where they post mainly. Make sure to set it to the Latest tab to see the artist's tweets. Or use Nitter.
2.)Search brush posts on their Pixiv Fanboxes/Booth/Patreon. Then try to see if it's on kemono or archives.
3.)If none of the searches work, then ask here.
>"My CSP is cracked so I can't use the asset store"
As long as you log into the asset store it works even on cracked copies.
>"Are there other brush sets aside from the CSP ones?" / "Has this brush set been uploaded before?"
Check the archive. Chances are if it's popular some anon has uploaded it already.
Previous: >>7386764
Brushes in the OP are in the CSP assets rentry. (ID:1860221)
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
https://www.synfig.org/
https://motorpen.com
https://tupitube.com/
>Reference
https://vimeo.com/groups/aniref
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvspTjApofA2Yg3i10gTdQ
http://www.rhinohouse.com/
http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/
https://www.catsuka.com/gengal/artworks/
>2D FX animation course:
https://bitey.com/pages/fx
>Anime .gif/.webm repository
https://sakugabooru.com/post
https://motorpen.com/gallery
>Sakuga Extended: Add ons to play video on sakugabooru frame-by-frame
https://www.sakugabooru.com/forum/show/964
Mozilla Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sakuga-extended/
Chromium based browsers:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sakuga-extended/khmnmdaghmhkcbooicndamlhkcmpklmc
>Reference (artbook, settei of actual anime production, color designs):
https://setteidreams.net/settei/
https://setteidreams.net/artbooks/
https://setteidreams.net/color-designs/
>Animation Thread Discord
https://discord.gg/Ju9NuWN
Be nice to others : DDD
Bump with own works
Avoid excessive reposts
Corrections and feedback encouraged
Long Live Animation thread !
>Obviously assuming you have decent fundies too.
A project can be anything including but not limited to:
>a manga/comic
>a short animated film
>piece(s) for an art exhibition
>video game assets
>series of illustrations
Questionnaire:
>What type of project are you working on?
>What inspired you to create this?
>How far are you into your project?
>Any previous projects?
>Any social media?
>Would you like to receive feedback/criticism?
Per usual, don't respond to bait and simply report/ignore anything that isn't conducive to drawing.
Previous Thread: >>7208201
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH1WEYF8rlA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twy5Wo8m284
Do not worry pressure levels. 1024 is more than enough.
Remember to ignore all chinese shills. They often post paid twitter promos from random artists. It's all shilling, ignore it.
Recommended tablets:
>Screenless:
Used Intuos 3, 4, 5, Pro, One by Wacom
>Display:
Small (10-11"): Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Medium (12-16"): Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/S9 Ultra, used iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 1-5
Large (22"+): Cintiq 22, Cintiq Pro 27
Avoid:
>XP-Pen, Huion, Gaomon and every other Chinese brand making Wacom imitations
Poor build quality, pens with wavy lines, wobbly nibs, broken tilt, issues registering light pressure, terrible customer support, uncalibrated displays. All Chinese brands have the same problems. Check out the webm to understand how bad they are.
Do not be fooled by myths like "Chink companies are just as good as Wacom now" - they've been saying this for over 10 years, nothing has changed.
Chinese companies have also been proven to shill on 4chan. You will see dozens upon dozens of posts in this thread by a chinese schizo shill, who will either be bitching about the OP, gaslighting as a Wacom fan, making pointless spam posts or giving terrible advice (like recommending Huion). Just ignore and report him.
>New iPads
Massively overpriced and overhyped.
>Microsoft Surface Pro
More optimized for palm rejection than good quality drawing. Wobbly lines when drawing slow and straight.
>Cintiq 13-16"
Completely outclassed by the Galaxy Tab Ultra & iPad
>Cintiq Pro 16, 24, 32
Overpriced, QC issues, loud fans, proprietary mount interface
>Lenovo
Worse than Samsung in every way.
Previous: >>7408992
Post here if you don't expect your thread to reach 100+ replies.
>JUST TAKE THE FUCKING PENCIL AND A PIECE OF PAPER AND DRAW THE SHIT YOU THROW IN YOUR TOILET
>JESUS FUCKING CHRIST DRAW NOOOOOOW
>STOP WASTING FUCKING TIME
At least /beg/s have my respect and they keep going despite the bad times. No one is safe from eating shit, you have to practice if you want to be better, if you don't care about improving I don't know what you're doing here.
plantanon/carpal tunnel anon, I'm bringing it back, here's a copy paste of the previous OP:
This is a thread for those who want to go through dynamic sketching as a group in an effort to improve drawing skills starting from the very fundamentals. Here we share the tedious grind, crit and encourage each others.
Please specify the week you're on and if it's dynamic sketching 1 or 2 when posting your work.
>What's Dynamic Sketching?
A class by Peter Han that focus on improving draftsmanship, construction and design. It is intended for beginners, but the second class can be useful even for /int/. It covers a wide variety of subjects, but not figure drawing.
>Where to get it?
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0aebc0f02e6c179b62e04c69af3e5adee3abee12&dn=IC-STUDY
\Course\Form and Construction\
>Peter Han says to get a lot of material, are they needed?
Your choice. Honestly, just draw. Use what you have. But if you want, you can get it. You can do it digitally, but try to refrain from using ctrl+z and other features. At the end of the day though, do what you want. As long as you put the work you're gonna see progress.
>I'm /int/ (as if, pyw faggot), should I bother?
If you want to expand your range of subjects, I recommend it. It also covers a lot of fundies that doesn't hurt to revisit. I suggest you start with DS2 though.
>SCHEDULE
>DS1
week 1: Lines and ellipses
week 2: Organic forms and textures
week 3: Perspective, basic of light
week 4: Form intersections
week 5: (Optional) Materials: markers, paint, pencils, etc.
week 6: Plants
week 7: Redesign
week 8: Preview of DS2: military vehicles
>DS2
week 1: Recap of DS1
week 2: Insects
week 3: Bones
week 4: Animals
week 5: Cars
week 6: Military vehicles
week 7: Planes
week 8: Reworking, Portfolio, New redesigns
*every week of DS2 include a redesign homework
Mess up a lot, get that mileage in, but most importantly pyw
2: Character design critique and discussion is welcome.
3: Keep it fairly SFW. Lewds are fine but no explicit porn.
4: This is NOT a request thread. Artist Only. No spamming OC/infodumps for multiple threads without delivering.
5: Be sure to thank Drawfrens for their hard work as soon as you can, it's just common courtesy :^)
Previous Thread:>>7446514
Welcome to /sex/, your general thread dedicated to sexual artworks ranging from simple pinups with exaggerated proportions to explicit pornography. Please feel free to pick your best works in progress or finished work and post it here.
>General Rules & Guidelines
1) All forms of art styles are welcome and encouraged; submit your work and receive feedback from others.
2) Please resize your images below 1000x1000 pixels before posting.
3) Share whatever knowledge you can. Please provide references whenever possible.
4) Do not be afraid of asking for critique, be specific on what help you need.
5) Remember all GB3 related content such as LOLICON, SHOTACON, FURRY and FURRY PORNOGRAPHY along with BESTIALITY are banned on ALL boards, including red boards, except for /b/ and /trash/. DO NOT post that content here.
6) DO NOT reply to AI bait posts. Report and hide, then let the janitors and moderators deal with the problem.
>Community Resources
>>>/ic/courses
>>>/ic/artbook
characterdesignreferences.com/character-anatomy
>NSFW image resources
pornpics.com
female-anatomy-for-artist.com
realbooru.com
hegrehunter.com
>Timed drawing gallery
line-of-action.com
quickposes.com/en
>Link: https://dad.gallery
>Discord: You must have a DAD streak of at least 14 to join. Message vastian0988 on Discord for an invite.
>Found an issue with the site? Lost your streak and want to appeal? Please message the contact link at the bottom of the site instead of posting in the thread.
Rules:
>Draw every day (or your preferred frequency)
>Submit your work by 23:59:59 GMT
>Spend at least 30 minutes on each submission
>No loli or shota porn
>Miss a day and you'll be alright, just keep going!
>Maintain your streak and you too can become the LAST ARTIST STANDING!!
>Have fun!
Go and comment on each other's artwork; dads love attention!
FAQ:
What is the goal?
>To form a habit of drawing. The gains you make are dependent on you.
I am /beg/gar and not know draw, can I join?
>Yes x99. Stop asking and start submitting art, chum. Make something!
How long does it take until my account is approved?
>Between two to three weeks, usually when you reach level 3. Even unapproved submissions count toward your streak!
A brief history:
>Last Artist Standing (LAS): The original site, created by Lava (presumed dead, rest in peace). It has changed and ruined the lives of many lassies.
>Draw Every Day (DED): A short-lived site between LAS and DAD, run and abruptly cancelled by w.
>Do Art Daily (DAD): The current site, by the dadmin and developer banana.
Community links:
>DADcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCw_buGoBDPQC1bbcukmnQ
>LAS discord (alternative to DAD discord): https://discord.gg/5777rZnqW9
>Crit Dashboard: https://dad-crit.vercel.app/
>Matrix channel
https://element.anontier.nl/#/room/#ic:anontier.nl
# TORRENT
qbittorrent
https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins#readme
https://ngosang.github.io/trackerslist/
The rutracker search plugin has some nma stuff
/ic/ official torrent
>>>/t/1069595
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0aebc0f02e6c179b62e04c69af3e5adee3abee12&dn=IC-STUDY
# WEBSITES:
https://gfx-hub.cc/tutorials/
https://godownloads.net/category/videos-tutorials/
https://www.psdly.com/free-course
https://vfxdownload.net/free-coursess/
https://avxhome.in (you will find some, plus books)
Uncharted waters, lots of content
https://courseupload.net/category/graphic-design/drawing/
https://godownloads.net/category/videos-tutorials/drawing-painting-tuts/
https://www.proko.com/course/introduction-to-figure-construction/overview
https://www.youtube.com/@STEVEHUSTONdrawsfromlife/videos
MOST WANTED COURSES:
Michael Hampton's Introduction to Figure Construction
https://www.proko.com/course/introduction-to-figure-construction/overview
Michael Hampton's Head Drawing and Construction
https://www.proko.com/course/head-drawing-and-construction/overview
Last thread: >>7376844
Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others! Don't take anything personal!
Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 2000 pixels wide, rotated to the correct orientation, and that any unused space is cropped.
If you want critique on a drawing from the previous thread, you can delete it there and repost in this one.
>/ic/ Resources/Reference/Downloads/Links:
>STICKY:
Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/edit
New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q
w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
>WHERE to get study materials
annas-archive.org
>>>/ic/artbook
>>>/ic/video
Hard mode: No Murata, Inoue, Miura. Preferably underrated ones that mastered the fundamentals
“Reminder: Famous artists that learned drawing from life
>Rembrandt
>Kim Jung Gi
>All the Renaissance masters
>Andrew Loomis
>George Bridgman
>Sargent
>Rubens
>Repin
>Gibson
>Rockwell
>Hopper
>Leyendecker
>List goes on and on
famous artists who learned drawing exclusively from books and pictures online and anime
>uhhhh idk lol
>?????
The age of the copyfag is over. The time of the lifechad has come.“
>do various technical exercises in the drawabox collection
>just having general fun
Is this the ideal way to learn how to draw things? Or should I do some super obscure Japanese method or rigorous training
https://i.imgur.com/zNDsyF0.jpg
Naoki Saito: https://youtu.be/8jsZGeaWkhE?si=6HZIvG9Bx3y9qoHs&t=12
AnimeShijuku: https://twitter.com/animesijyuku/status/1717415459778347358
Krenz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbKqIJcIUCw
**Strive for quantity AND quality.**
Anime Studying:
>Copy anime references exactly and draw them from memory. Use illustrations, screenshots, anime figures, 3D models, etc.
>Don’t copy recklessly. Use construction, color theory, and other fundamental concepts to rehearse a drawing process that you can later easily manipulate for original artwork.
>Post all of your anime studies. Post even when you’re told not to. Create an art community that actually draws and improves together instead of just talking about it.
>Number your attempts and link to your previous posts.
>Critiquers should lead by example by posting their studies.
General Anime Style Discussion:
>Questions about achieving certain styles/techniques/compositions etc.
>Drawing methods, study habits, resources, tutorials, tools, software, etc
>Be specific and try to post a sample of your study attempts before asking for help.
**Draw copies from good anime styled references to mindfully up our mileage, internalize appealing aesthetics, and learn from each other’s processes and knowledge.**
Recommended Resources:
https://pastebin.com/Yz2scAEc
/mmg/ - Manga Making General:
>>>/ic/mmg
Previous Thread:
>>7422020
This true? I thought glazes caused the old master depth effect but even with red bole on the primer or similar effects Luis seems to be claiming it shines all the way back to the chalk then back out to the eye.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mELhyiauwK8
Is he right, or is this bullshit?
I need to design a character based on my own brief for this semester. I'd appreciate any feedback you can give.
You can see the rest of the winners (all of them just as uninspired) in here: https://www.artrenewal.org/17th-arc-salon#/introduction
No NSFW, to differentiate from /sex/ /asg/ /other generals.
Rules:
>All art styles welcome so long as the focus is cutesy girls/ beautiful women. Nobody cares about east vs west debates.
>Males are welcome so long as the image remains female focus.
>For male focused thread post in /cgsg/.
>Do not take the bait or derail. Don't be a sperg.
>Don't fight about different women vs girls, Nobody cares.
>No trans/lolicon/futa/. Go to /sex/ or /lsg/ for that.
Previous thread >>7302391
I can sell commissions for $150-200 and fill up spots in a day, but my patreon is an absolute fucking ghost town.
What rewards do you offer at different tiers? How much are your tiers? I have a link to patreon at the top of all my socials, post there regularly, and include a link to my patreon on every finished piece.
Give me the best resource to learn face anatomy, I want to be able to sketch up a pretty face like it's second nature.
What's the "quickposes + glenn vilppu" version of learning the human face?
Is this why their art and their tastes tend to be a lot more colorful?
Every single "figure drawing course" insists gesture is the "most important part" about learning to draw the figure, and that you must always practice "gesture drawings". Is this really the most practical approach?
Some resources:
>English Youtube channel with tutorials about ikemen/anime boys:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SirKite92/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/Dospordos/videos
Rules:
>Do not take the bait or derail. Don't be a sperg.
>Don't fight about different male body types, ikemen/twink/bara. Nobody cares.
>No femboy/trans/traps/futa. Go to /salt/ for that.
>No shota. Go to /lsg/ or /ssg/ for that.
>No tits, no coochies, no female body ratio.
>Females are welcome so long as the image remains male focused.
>Don't sperg if a feminine male (not femboy) is posted, ignore if it's not your cup of tea, keep in mind the nature of stylization and simplification in anime and cartoon art styles before you choose to derail the thread, though crit is welcome like always.
>If you were banned from the server, you were banned for a reason. Do not derail the thread to bitch about it
Previous thread: >>7341936
matter is so fucking melodramatic and naive. It’s like finding an old love letter to your crush or some shit teen poetry. I know that’s to be expected from a college student. But it makes me wonder if I’ve matured in a way that I’ll be proud of in the future or if I’ll just look back again and cringe.
Is the answer to just not care? Makes me understand how musicians hate so much of their early work now. You really have to wear your heart on your sleeve, and it’s either extremely good or unfathomably cringe.
>Pic related went from THIS
1. Manmade objects, vehicles, tool, weapons etc. (of any kind and any historical era, as long as they fall in the ballpark of "technology") and fictional derivatives of such
2. Objects,vehicles, creatures etc. that aesthetically fall into the visual space of mecha/robot/artificial/cybernetics etc. regardless of level of realism.
Helpful to mention the level of realism, if any, you are taking into account in the art.
Old general resoruces (hopefully these ones aren't empty):
>Scott Robertson's How to Draw
https://e-hentai.org/g/1588796/313b11d676/
https://www.mediafire.com/file/a315b5xfrhmdhc2/Scott_Robertson_-_How_to_Draw.pdf/file
>Scott Robertson's How to Render: the fundamentals of light, shadow and reflectivity
https://e-hentai.org/g/1552736/5879054cf3/
>Cache of /m/ artbooks (Patlabor, Gunbuster, Muv-Luv, etc.)
https://mega.nz/folder/VBVDBICa#B9RTAhBwyo63KRJ_tTn9EA
Previous Thread: >>7114939
You never see anyone posting art that didn't have that spark.
They will look to those who are able to create or have mastered a craft as literal wizards.
>How can you do that??? It looks just like the AI
>On school playgrounds, Dude check this out, this guy is like an AI or something, it just comes out of his brain, prompt him to draw something
>draw a cat eating a Popsicle
>Draws mediocre cat eating popsicle
>oh my god that's so cool
>This will make those who were always bound to seethe with jealousy rage
>Tch that's so bad, you call that art?
>Types prompt into their phone, generates 10 images of a cat eating a Popsicle in multiple styles, 3 gifs and 1 short movie
>Yeah but you used your phone
>So??? Mine look better
>Yeah that's cool dude whatever
>Hey anon draw me a Pikachu with boobs
>They all laugh and enjoy the medicore doodles as jeet anon seethes that people admire skill
You'll never win you jeet goyim fucks. You'll never have "it". No amount of stealing, no amount of illusion or imitation will ever replace "it". You've been destined to lose from the very moment you set out to snuff out the light. You can't defeat that which blinds you.
did he just make this up for seemingly no reason or what?
>"Fill at least 100 pages of notebook paper, front and back, with tiny, medium and large circles, every day"
>instructor shows his notebook
>they're all perfect circles
He could have actually became an amazing artist if he just learnt to take criticism and was a normal person instead of a lazy twittertroon constantly arguing and gooning all day.
Not to forget, he went to a pricy sophisticated art school
He can draw human proportions and shoulders/arms better than I can desu.
how did you gain traction?
what kinds of things do you post?
what are some rookie misrakes you should've avoided?
is that bluesky site the next best thing for art blogs?
if you have ever reached out to another art blog, what was it for and how did it go?
It's a little thought I was entertaining today and I thought I'd share it
Whenever they make a collab video with an artist that’s known for drawing cute girls, it almost seems like they’re trying to pressure them into drawing more men and ugly characters.
What’s with this embarassment over drawing pretty girls? Drawing pretty girls takes more skill (requires mastery of proportion, round forms, and a more refined design sense) and is just nicer to look at.
Are they ashamed because they think they look “horny” or like an incel?
I think Ahmed Aldoori is a good example of all this. His stuff is still great but it seems like sinix and steven zapata pressured him into drawing more ugly characters. Ahmed drew the best girls, what a loss.
Resources:
>Wildlife Reference Photos:
>>>/out/
https://wildlifereferencephotos.com/index.php
https://x6ud.github.io/#/
http://www.realmonstrosities.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/sets/
>Books:
Animals Real and Imagined:https://kupdf.net/download/animals-real-and-imagined_58cd8907dc0d60e255c3465e_pdf
An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists:https://anatomiaartistica.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/ellenberger-atlas-animal-anatomy-for-artists.pdf
Botany for the Artist:https://docviewer.xdocs.net/view.php
I have all this fucking karma but I can't hyperlink a nigga post to my twitter.
>huion users are shills u have to buy a wacom
>perma/beg/
>you cant draw unless you're born with talent
Just draw cuzz all this time yall lil niggas spend posting those memes on here can be spent practising Neckbeard asses do anything except studying
relating to female proportions
I have looked through and the way other animated characters are proporitoned is by thirds, starting from the bottom of the torso. In practically all of them the chest is touching bottom of the top third. I don't really know how i feel about this because it looks like a hammer to me. at first i based the rig off a real life model and her proportions, but that ends up looking wrong to me at certain angles and contexts.
I am trying to figure out what looks cleanest and easiest.
higher torso placement is following the rule of thirds, lower placement is based off the model.
Copy the base colors and do what? Set it to multiply,!?!?!?
https://towergirls.booru.org/index.php
Post-free dice rolling tool that you'll ignore:
https://www.random.org/
Previous Thread: /7325742
>Working in the industry at 20
>Get own show with full creative control at 25
>Can't make rent at 32
How does it happen? Is art one of those skills where you're just never able to hit a coasting point with it? Is it just animation specifically: I.e could a sculptor feasibly retire with a niche list of clientele?
>Made sure it was just killing a drawabox thread post this.
If it doesn't have the popular character of the month or a reference to the newest
Tik Tok viral shitpost then it's going to go completely unnoticed.
you might as well have closed your eyes and imagined the drawing in your head,
since only you will see it anyway.
Previous thread: >>7222766
What is /ALT/?
If you're looking for a place to post your cartooning then you've found the right general. This is /ic/s 1st and only merged hub where both Eastern and Western stylization can coexist peacefully, hence the double title.
>Rules & Guidelines
(1) Any form of cartooning is welcome; so submit and receive feedback from others. (2) Please resize your images before posting. (3) Share your knowledge and (4) Remember to not be afraid of asking for critique. Most importantly, keep discussion at a civil level.
>I came for anime. Why does the image OP say cartoons general?
To distinguish from the anime study thread (janitor supported). Please post your studies there and personal work goes here.
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>Community Resources
>Tag the OP if you want a resource included here.
If you are a /int/ermediate or /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.
Please stop replying to crabs, nodraws and howies and instead focus on posted works!
>STICKY:
Completed: https://docs.google.com/document/d/1uwaXKU7ev6Tw_or__o8ARpUb6r2rCZYJGqwSFV9AD98
New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q
w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
>WHERE to get study materials
annas-archive.org
>>>/ic/artbook
>>>/ic/video
>Want to practice figures?
quickposes.com
sketchdaily.net
characterdesigns.com
lovelifedrawing.com
posemy.art
line-of-action.com
>PYW and give your feedback
What can be improved?
Are there any resources videos or books you'd recommend to them?
Maybe a redline or a technique, be specific.
Try to reply to someone as you post your own work.
>Cool teachers
Glenn Vilppu
Michael Hampton
Steve Huston
Brent Eviston
Marco Bucci
Andrew Loomis
George Bridgman
Hikaru Hayashi
>Cool books
Keys To Drawing
Drawing With the Right Side of the Brain
How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way
The Art and Science of Drawing
Framed Perspective
Figure Drawing For All It's Worth
The Complete Guide to Drawing From Life
Previous thread >>7457177
>Meanwhile some random twitter guy with his finger
Stop making excuses and draw.
it's over, isnt it
When I focus on consciously replicating every single detail and line stroke perfectly my stomach starts hurting and I get extremely tense and feel a bit of mental pain and burn out quick.
Quantity over quality?
Post
>Your work
>Your country
>Something about yourself
>(Optionally) your artist handle
I like it a lot.
It's very alien looking.
Very fantasy and mystical, like something from an obscure modern strategy videogame made somewhere in the sticks despite being from the 1910s.
There's this ethereal and dreamlike feel to the portraits.
Note that I already mostly understand light and its physics, the color wheel, complementary colors, etc and am already value-and-composition-pilled, I'm more interested in the design side of things like harmonious and pleasing palettes, creating mood and atmosphere, being able to spot out of place colors and correct them, or knowing which colors would round out a piece, the interactions between hue/saturation/brightness etc
most girls don't draw nsfw, and shotacon is especially taboo online nowadays. i want to post my art just for fun/archival purposes but i'm worried it will potentially ruin future prospects. i don't do what i do for fame but isn't it a little scary? i hate living in america sometimes
non-loli/shotacons have it so easy
post your silly doodles that come from your most surface thoughts because we know that head is empty rn and needs some inspiration
(you may also use this as a refuge from the howie threads)
Take something like pic related, the Ringworld. You look at the horizon, towards the ring, what should it look like? Do you see the horizon curve upwards and getting more and more narrow, forming an arch that crosses the sky?
Or is the curvature so large that you don't see it curve upward, instead looking like a very narrow line, all the way?
Is there, perhaps, a 3D program I could use, make simple models of the structures and see what they would look like from different points of perspective?
What i do once i'm done is, shrink it down by lowering the resolution down to 150 or 100 dpi (depending on how much of the canvas i used, as bigger pictures require a bigger cut to the dpi). However, this doesn't change the large physical size of the image (30x30 inches).
If i reduce the physical size, it will make the picture look very jagged and look like shit.
Does this mean the only way for me to get a picture that looks good, is a reasonable physical size, and is a reasonable data size (mb), is to start off working on a smaller canvas? Like 15x15 inch, 150 dpi instead of 30x30 @ 200?
pic not related.
That naked fat balding man was me. I was staring at my reflection. I had wasted all these years 'trying' but never really doing. Never really quite pushing myself towards something more. Just being okay with not trying as hard today because I always had tomorrow. Telling myself platitudes like I'll make it eventually, after this next game, this next post. The man had a look in his eye, one I couldn't quite describe as anything but the eyes of someone lost, without purpose.
And then I woke up, and then I realized, unless I change my ways, one day I won't be able to wake up from that dream. It'll be my reality.
But even if I could tell, genAI has made pinterest and google images unusable with the sheer volume of garbage.
I tried to find this book on the book thread with no success. Can anyone please help a begtard out and tell me where the hell this page is from? It's been really beneficial and I'd like to see if the book covers more stuff about anatomy. Thanks.
Support each other and talk about your work or the work of others that excites you. Inking, character design, paneling / layout, writing, planning, and other discussions are all welcome.
Post resources, questions, in-progress pages, breakdowns of other works, etc. If a work is not yours, credit the maker (unless it's fucking obvious like a full page of One Piece or something).
Thanks to everyone for making /mmg/ a level-headed and helpful place. Remember, drawing and making comics and manga are difficult endeavors, and we're all in this struggle together.
Previous thread: >>7441336
Some resources:
/asg/, our stylistic sister-thread series for those focused more on illustration >>>/ic/asg
Books:
Understanding Comics
https://e-hentai.org/g/2042453/83e7da6ed0/
Making Comics
https://annas-archive.org/md5/d55168f7579c1e23275d1fc9f0a2255d
Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga
https://annas-archive.org/md5/2877da11e2f852d220853e9944e6ea49
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
https://archive.org/details/RobertMcKeeStorypdf/
Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
https://kupdf.net/download/even-a-monkey-can-draw-manga_58b9ca16e12e89233badd376_pdf
The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga
https://mega.nz/file/i81imLpI#GcheJ9Jjk3lw1RE9nQWgL4RG4wEBNOcRmgA-iaU6Wpg
Videos:
"Manga Senpai/Tokyo Name Tank", "SMAC! THE SILENT MANGA AUDITION COMMUNITY"
Habanero Scans: https://www.dailymotion.com/HabaneroScans/videos
Full MANBEN Series link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0GiIM_rGEGPjTGQ4HadH4eizLu5E49Tz&si=gpRcOXt_H1l3shNF [Note: Videos appear to be taken down at the moment - check Habanero]
Urasawa Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIFOAoFm47XOAlJwTa6Ieg/videos
Source of OP image is Berserk Chapter 287 Page 24
2. which gender is the hardest to draw
3. why?