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"/ic/ - Artwork/Critique" is 4chan's imageboard for the discussion and critique of art.

/artbook/ - Artbook Thread
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// PLEASE CHECK THE LINKS BELOW BEFORE REQUESTING ///

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!

>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 encoded somehow?
>What the hell do I do with them?
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's the book from the OP image:

>Vanillaware Official Artbook: Vanilla Mania!
>ヴァニラウェア オフィシャル アートブック Vanilla Mania!
aHR0cHM6Ly9nb2ZpbGUuaW8vZC81STVFZ3Q=
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step1
If prices weren't an issue, which popular artist that DOES take commissions would (You) hire for some artwork? Genuinely asking here. Please also post links if you can.
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painting
Do any anons paint like this nowadays? I constantly see cartoonish stuff, pixel art, anime, but where is the realism?
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I need a crack for ver 3.0
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I need to stop drawing, I draw too much that my real work started to suffer. Anyone with this same problem?
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/mmg/ - Manga Making General
FLCL Chapter 7
The general thread for Manga / manga-styled comic-making, manga-style illustration and related comic work. That said, everyone is welcome here.

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: >>7391920

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]
Urasawa Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIFOAoFm47XOAlJwTa6Ieg/videos

Source of OP image is FLCL Chapter 7.
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i need help
What do i do wrong
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YOU ALL LIED TO ME!
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I just found out on average Oda has 5 assistants. I waste years of my life thinking I had to learn every fundamental only to find out that mangaka don't even bother learning those things, they just make assistants do it. You don't have to learn how to draw backgrounds when 4 assistants can draw the background for you. Reality is some mangaka are just scribbling while assistants polish their work for them.
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Video Course General v.32
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Michael Hampton Edition

>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: >>7307081
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I am a CS major but I am very burnt out. I'm thinking of dropping out of college and just commissioning art for money and living with my family. A peaceful life. Maybe one day I could work on movies/animation. Would this be a good idea?
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Can we kill Khyle
How do you deal with haters? And I don't mean just critics. I mean full-blown seething-ass niggas who hate you and your art.
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chommangmita
how do I practice drawing women for extended periods of time without getting horny?
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Talent
>*mindbreaks /ic/ permabegs*
How did he do it?
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how do you effectively use construction for anatomy?
post constructed figures please, i learn by example.
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/Studies/ General
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>There is one thing not to do, and that is simply to drift along with the daily routine, making no extra effort. You will soon find yourself middle-aged, having done nothing more than routine jobs, and being little farther along than you were years ago. The extra effort is the difference between the great mass of mediocre artists and the comparatively small group of very good ones.
>And in Art, study can never stop. You will find sketches galore in the studio of the good man, with the paint quite fresh. The mediocre artist's sketches are old and dusty.
>I have seen so many middle-aged artists still hoping, whose samples are frayed at the edges, and thumb-marked with time. Sometimes it has been a matter of years since they sat down and actually did something to give their hopes any promise. They are plodding their lives away at something they hate, and doing nothing about it. These are the men who never seem to have had a chance. The truth is, they never seized a chance.
- Andrew Loomis, Creative Illustration

/Studies/ General is all about improving your art and never settling for mediocrity. Every artist is a student, forever and ever. Anybody, from beginner to pro, can post here. Any style is accepted. Critiques are welcome and encouraged. Let's make this a productive thread!

Read the fucking sticky: http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/

Recommended Resources:
https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view

Previous thread: >>7293944
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/TRAD/- Traditional Art General
TRAD-3- BANNER
Previous thread: >>7392704

This is a thread for artwork created with physical media. This includes graphite, charcoal, clay and any kind of paint.
The links below focus on Academic and Renaissance oil painting, graphite, and watercolor but feel free to add resources for other /trad/ media.

If you have learning materials or info you'd like to share, feel free to post it here.
You can also suggest links/ideas for the OP thread.

Pastebin (full of links, soon to be revised):
https://pastebin.com/47jcNJ4T
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Thoughts on my art?
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I am /beg/inning my journey in becoming a aspiring artist. This is a self-portrait of me
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/draw/ - Draw Thread
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Previous Thread: >>7337213

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://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
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Should I practice art on paper?
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I mostly draw digitally but I want to go back and brush up on some fundies. Should I do it on pencil and paper?
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Have you've been good this year?
Holiday Prim
Have you've been drawing for santa?
What did you make for Christmas?
You don't want COAL do you?

Let's see that Christmas artwork, or whatever you drew in December!
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OC Redraw thread
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1: Post a brief backstory if your OC has one.

2: Character design critique and discussion is welcome. Don’t be an asshole.

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: >>7374761
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Does /ic/ have any advice on how to price commissions?
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Balthus art. Thoughts on the artist?
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Hi guys, I recently came home and drew my character, Rami.
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/asg/ - Anime Study General
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Why You Should Copy Anime:
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:
>>7348172
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/fag/ - Furry Art General
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fishing (for complements) edition

>What is /fag/?<
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: >>7373756
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New Animation Thread General #05 : DDD
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>Basic programs
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
Please bump with own works
Avoid excessive reposts
Long Live Animation thread !
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Photoshop vs Procreate
Is Photoshop better than both Procreate and Krita? I heard Photoshop has the best brush engine out of the 2. Is that true? Or is procreate better for art
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/dbag/ - Digital Brushes and Assets General
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This is a thread for recommending and sharing brushes/digital art assets.

>Publicly editable rentry for CSP assets.
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: >>7342313

Brushes in the OP are in the CSP assets rentry. (ID:2105222)
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Is Togashi a good artist when it comes to drawing realism and semi-realism?
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What killed the hype?
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AI art used to be the bogeyman back in 2022 but nowadays almost everyone hates it, even non artists.
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/fig/ - Figure Illustration General
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Figure drawing is a fun and good way to get better at drawing humans.

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 >>7354452
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Monochrome/Lineart
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Monochrome
Black and white
Line art
Greys or accent colors allowed but keep it focused.

Post inspo and your own work if you'd like.
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Made My Boss A Trophy & Wine As Christmas Present
General Bad-Assery
Wife made the wine, I made the trophy.

trophy topper was donated by a resident at a jobsite, specifically for this project. wood for construction was all scraps from the burn/junk pile. all paint was recovered from vacant units. even the screws were found in a cleanout last month.

boss is a legitimate badass. 55yo hot chick equine sport champion & self-made millionaire through multi-family housing that she fought to annex, zone, approve & build. been working with her for 15 years. she pays me well & we get along great. she recently sold out of all of her properties & achieved millionaire status. we now work in a different sector, still as a team. I have a pretty ideal work life.

kissing a little ass while having a laugh can't hurt.
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/mg/ - Mechanization General
Op3
General dedicated to posting and discussing art of either:
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
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Flavor of the century
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Go, my fellow trend chasers, draw this in your style..

I really love how goofy she looks..
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/PG/ Pen General
Pennies
The general for people who like spending too much money on pens and ink, show us some cool inks you have and the pen you like to draw with the most.
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IMG_4706
How many frames should pixel art sprites use for walk cycle animations?
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How detailed do you reckon should concept art be? Especially for character specific conceptual art.
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>you need to be good to get models to pose for you for free
>
/ic/ why u lie?
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New Engagement Hack Dropped
Screen
A new flavor of the week engagement hack has dropped. Invest while you still can!
Pick a FOTM japanese character and turn them black. The engagement is insane, as long as you can handle the heat!

You DO know how to draw black people, right Anon?
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Wh-what the fuck am I supposed to draw?
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>tries to pass off obvious shill of his friend's terrible art as a "critique"
>nobody falls for it
>"omgg why is everyone so mean! his art is really good trust me bro buy his merch!"
Why are YT artists like this? Can the online art community be saved?
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Hi, I've been a mangaka for 20+ years. Can I get a redline on this?
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2024 Art Journey?
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How's your art journey going this year? Any self-published manga/comics, indie animation, or portfolio you can show to us?
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Which boards have drawthreads actively? I only know that /v/ and /co/ have fairly active ones. I used to join on the /co/ ones, but the requests seem uncreative now and I want to expand my horizons...
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Art Supply General
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A place for asking questions, leaving reviews, and discussing anything and everything art supply related.

Special question for US based d/ic/ks: What are your plans for next year when the tariffs increase? Are you stocking up on anything or will it not effect you so much?
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For those few anons who are actually good
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Be serious, how long did it take your to become advanced?
After 5 years I'm only low int/high beg. I'm getting a bit depressed by the fact, but maybe its more normal than expected?
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Just finished the flat colors, and tips on how I should shade this piece? I'm not too good at rendering.
7 media | 49 replies
Joy-Con
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anyone using it as a left hand device?
like for rotation or scrolling around?
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Then-vs-now
Being an artist is hard. Don't you agree?
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>This art is able to sell on Amazon and make money
What's your excuse, anon?
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One book
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If you had to choose only one book to learn to draw/art, what would you choose ?

For me it'll be, Cour de dessin (Charles Bargue and Jean-Léon Gérome) because it helped many old painter that I like to do art (like Van Gogh) and I learn by mimicry and copying (=/= tracing).
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Has "paintin from life" killed art?
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I was thinking about how a lot of artists look down on people who use photograph to make their paintings, be it taken from the internet or made by the artist to work from. But then it dawn on me that these people are ALSO copying, they're just doing it from life.

Is there any difference between copying a portrait from a photo and working with the live model? I don't think so. Both are COPYING.

I think artists are supposed to create things, not imitate them. I think this all began with the impressionists and their fetish from painting out in nature. I feel like the ability to create a figurative painting is only alive with video game and digital artists who study drawing enough to enable them to create anything they want out of their heads.

For years I felt like all I should do is work from life, set my still life arrangement and paint or use a photograph, that my job as an artist was to simply copy reality and I always hated it. Perhaps I'll give it a chance to studying drawing once more and begin creating my paintings from my head even if they suck.

What do you all think?
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/life/ general
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Welcome to /life/. Life drawing is a great way to solidify your understanding of perspective, forms, and movement in the real world to apply them to your own works and pieces. Drawing from life is critical to your development as an artist, yet unfortunately ignored by many artists. Draw from life. It has all of the answers to any question you have.

“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.“
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/dtg/ - Drawing Tablet General
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Why you should not trust youtube shills:
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.

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>composition
>a good rule to follow for composition is making whatever you need to keep the viewer's eyes on my painting for as long as I can and not on your painting on their painting so i'll manipulate light, angles, the stare (someone looking directly at you), anything I can do to keep you looking at my painting, all other fundies and techniques are to control the viewers eyes
Is he right?
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Reference Pack Sharing Thread
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We had a reference pack sharing thread not long ago. My hard drive (and past almost 2 months of progress) died with it. The links in the archive don't work anymore.

I'd therefore like to revive the thread. Anons who are lurking right now should have the material - sharing is caring. I shall link a few things that still work:

https://www.mediafire.com/file/lnlbawg7d95nn6q/Ultimate+princess+cloc.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/hhpmb8u3cjk8cwl/Wide+hip+slender.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/m86b019v3knm689/Proko+Yoni.zip/file

https://www.mediafire.com/file/pbnch3ie2e3u4k9/1000_Female_Couple_Reference_Pictures.rar/file

Online reference sites:
http://reference.sketchdaily.net
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
https://pose-trainer.com/
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing

Personally I only use sketchdaily and line-of-action. Sometimes I browse pinterest for creative refs, but they don't allow nudity and is therefore of limited use for artists.

Bodies in Motion was mentioned in one of Hampton's videos:
>bodiesinmotion 785 mb
https://www.mediafire.com/file/dd32ktlsz7jvnk9/

>7GIF more functionality for gifs than your MS Photoviewer
https://www.xtreme-lab.net/7gif/en/index.html
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This is the worst drawing book ever???
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People complain that this particular book is crap, that Loomis has better books but this one is absolute garbage, so why does /ic recommend it so much???
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It&#039;s over........................................................................
>crabbed at an early age
>Not only an early age, but by family members too
It was already over from the start....
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/sqtddtot/ - Stupid Question Thread
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For stupid questions and questions that don't deserve their own thread.
Post here if you don't expect your thread to reach 100+ replies.
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/cfsg/ - cute female study general
Cfsg
Thread to study the female body. Post your art, discuss artists, and post resources related to the subject of cute girls and beautiful women.

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 >>7169584
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https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=DhisRFy-Xz0
>Week 65
How can we as a community help him ascend to anime greatness? The level of dedication is admirable but it seems he's missing something crucial to progressing?
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/cgsg/ - cute guy study general
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Thread to study the adult male body. Post your art, discuss artists, and post resources related to the subject of cute guys and handsome men.

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
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/lsg/ - Loli & Shota General
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The echos of please: >>7399833

>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/
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Constructive criticism needed
Diving belle
Posting in /beg/ wasn't very helpful so I figured I'd just make a thread. Any critiques for this drawing? So far the limited vague feedback I've gotten from friends and the /beg/ thread were that the perspective is off and some parts of the body are the wrong size. Also, how /beg/ am I, and what are some avenues for improvement?
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>goes to mcdonalds outside busy hours
>builds up courage
>asks the cute girl if she wants to do modelling work
>she is happily surprised but quickly asks for the model agency name
>awkwardly says its for art that i'm making
>"oh.... uh i don't think i'm good for this"
>oh, okay uhhh can I get a big mac?
I fumbled so hard I should've tried harder
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Sword_Art_Online-cover
Thoughts on this art style
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Thread
oldmate
Hey guys I'm making a Thread. I'm a bit old at 37 and did graffiti in Melbourne Australia as a degenerate kid. I found an old sketchbook and will upload some things if the capcha time doesn't drive me insane. Post your own stuff and feel free to critique. This one is of the shitty musician Nick Cave done with Artliner brand drafting pens and a busted open red permanent marker
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Procreate > Krita
Krita vs Procreate
Holy shit I just moved from Krita on my barely-functional HP 255 G7 laptop from 2015 to Procreate and its smooth as butter.
I think the reason my lineart in Krita was so dogshit and shaky/wobbly is because my laptop is incredibly weak and laggy, causing Krita to render stuff at like under 20 FPS. With Procreate, it is SMOOTH. Like, its probably over 60 FPS its amazing
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Manga documentary general thread
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Those spiteful fucks deleted the Manben documentary
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6oBAndgCPJ0
"Urasawa Naoki no Manben Manga Documentary S1E3 201".

Sorry for killing a thread with this but I rue the day I didn't just download it.
Anyone knows where I could watch it?

Also Manga documentary general thread. Share your recommended documentaries!
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Why couldn't John Singer Sargent copy 1:1, was he retarded?
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Guys, what is the #1 secret to drawing?
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Drawpile Thread - Redoubt Session URL: drawfie.com
Drawfie Drawpile Hype
Join artists from all over the world in the Drawpile, the Premiere Cross-Board Collaborative Drawing Event. A 9500 x 9500 pixel shared canvas awaits!

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!
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/beg/ & /int/ - Beginners and Intermediate General
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If you are a /beg/inner or /int/ermediate 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
mangapose.com
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: >>7402985
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NSFW OC Redraw thread
OCRedrawthread (1)
NSFW OC Redraw thread

1: You can either post a brief backstory of your OC and/or redraw an OC that somebody else posted in the thread.

2: Make sure the OC isn't explicitly and immediately pornographic/sexual in their backstory and appearance so the redrawer has something to improvise upon.

3: Character design critique and discussion is welcome.

4: This is NOT a request thread. Artist Only. No spamming OC/infodumps for multiple threads without delivering.

6: Be sure to thank Drawfrens for their hard work as soon as you can, it's just common courtesy :^)
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How many likes did this painting get at the time?
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/dtg/ - Drawing Tablet General
1604860657690
Why you should not trust youtube shills:
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.

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/ALT/ - Alternative Art/Stylization General
-alt- 4_re
Maybe this one will last the whole year

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.
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References
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So what is your stance on using references now? Do you use them? When? Do you prefer art done with references or without? How should they be integrated into a process, if at all?

To me it seems as if using references is always good. If you have an image which could help you realize an idea, then you should use it. However you also have to bve able to create without reference, which can be difficult, because there is a huge discrepancy in how a drawing will look with or without refs..
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why do people say anime suffers from sameface when 90% of western comic faces look like this?
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/DAD/ - Do Art Daily
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Previous episode >>7383335

>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/
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How do I get over artistic perfectionism? I can never seem to finish a piece because I'm not confident enough
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Stone
How many cubes until I can draw like this?
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/TRAD/- Traditional Art General
TRAD-BANNER-TWO
/TRAD/ General.

Previous thread:
>>7381980

This is a thread for artwork created with physical media. This includes graphite, charcoal, clay and any kind of paint.
The links below focus on Academic and Renaissance oil painting, graphite, and watercolor but feel free to add resources for other /trad/ media.

If you have learning materials or info you'd like to share, feel free to post it here.
You can also suggest links/ideas for the OP thread.

Pastebin (full of links, soon to be revised):
https://pastebin.com/47jcNJ4T
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Exactly how many minutes, seconds, and books until I can draw a fox like this?
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>Want feedback on my comic
>Dont want to spoil anything
Its far from done though. Just wish I could get feedback on it before I approach the deep end.
How would you guys set up making a comic that covers all your bases?
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My new oc
ctvtwrbq
Let's come up with a name for him.
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Is being a furry artist worth it
IMG_9523
Hey so I pretty good with digital arts and drawing animals = I can draw furries. I’m no furry but if it’s to make money I can play pretend
Is being a part time nsfw furry artist worth the money ? From what I saw, you could draw a sexy furry stick man or a ransom bara/ femboy with weird fetish and furries would want to buy it for 1000$ and more. Plus furries are able to pay a lot even tho their living in a shit place.
What should I know before being a furry artist for the money ?
Happy holidays btw
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doodle thread
fuckmystupidchuddoodle
>post doodle
>what do you like to doodle
extra points for video
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angery
If you could instantly become a master of any art form, what would you choose and why?
How would it improve your life?
How could your skills help humanity advance?
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Artist name
83fdbdb4fc7e13be8d9303dde909adba641ba3c543a36441a1e4e5df8882eef0
How can I get an artist name? I don't like my real name. It sounds stupid. But I've never been good with coming up with nicknames. I also don't have any friends who gave me nicknames. How should I call myself?
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What are the best figure and anatomy books I can use to improve my skills in drawing humans?

>check the sticky

Did so, but I don't know if they're good or not. So I'm just coming over to ask which are the best beginner friendly ones I could use. Also I would like to know which are some good refs you recommend that I could use to practicing drawing.
3 media | 25 replies
mentors
ttw_oc___prazia_the_chihuahua_by_teslafurry_dilwrjf-pre
Have any of you ever had a mentor? Was it any good? I don't think I've ever met an artist that wasn't self taught.
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Does messy line art have more appeal than clean line art?
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/sex/ - Sexual art stylization thread
12-07-2024
Previous thread >>7363712

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
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Hows my comic pages look? Love any critiques
conceptpage 1
Made some concept pages for my comic im planning. Ive been doing master studies of comics for a while now, but figured I should test my skills and see what I can make.

The plots an occult detective story,

"In turn of the century Australia, a young nihilistic detective is called to a drying gold town, to investigate a series local livestock thefts, with some being found sacrificed in the forest. He meets a local squatters, mysterious anti natalist daughter (squatters being landowners), who joins the investigation.

Their arc involves them encountering demonic, silent hill type events, which teach them of the existence of true evil, and if their is true evil, then their must also be true/divine good that we can aspire to reach."

Love any critiques on the art, as well as the story. I know that first off, my faces could use work, and probably my figures too.
I think Ill keep doing master studies of comics, but Im debating whether or not I should make some shorter one shot comics, and maybe try and get them published in some indie anthology publishers Ive met at conventions.

Basically critique me, and tell me if work like this is good enough to self publish, or if I should go back to master studies for a good while
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TFW people literally need to find turboautist to demotivate people not to draw.
Chris-Chan--3868544924
I mean yes Super autist like CWC never improve because they draw a lot but they haven't ever put any real effort to improve. The fact they are lost inside their fantasies and never see outside is why they are super autists.
>ZERO fundies studies.
>Zero observation skills
>Zero Master copies.

At best they will steal or half ass a picture of the anime/cartoon they like to plagiarize it thats it. Do your fundies, do your studies and you will be fine. Evil people are trying to demotivate you.
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Art Challenge inspired by Blue Period
bp challange-3
I've been going through a creative slump and decided to rewatch blue period to get inspired and watching Yatora do the summer homework and improve so much inspired me to create my very own challenge for artists based on it. Maybe I'll create a dis so everyone interested can collectively share their works.

either way hopefully this inspires someone in a slump or someone looking to improve their overall skills. happy arting!
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For the sucessful artists here, how did you guys start getting followers and commissions on social media after starting from absolute zero? I don't want tips on how to do it, I just want actual examples.
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/PAG/ - Pixel Art General
NakedWomanFinal
Back from the dead and started drawing again, what have my fellow pixel artists been up to?
My most recent work is this one, took me 37 hours. Will prob. work more on it the next days.

(I don't have the old thread copypasta anymore and I'm too lazy to look for the archive)
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Eyes and Health Issues.
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Recently I've been seen transparent spots in my eyesight called ''floaters'' apparently is a harmless affection but the sudden increase of these may need a check-up..

My Dad also was diagnosticated with Cataracts today and I can't even afford his treatment much less my own. I'm terrified of the idea of loosing my eyes..

Is there more anons here with eyesight problems to share?, I'm really sorry if this is offtopic in any way but I need to cope with this fucking feeling.

Also, a thread about health and prevention, I don't think it's bad from time to time. We take it for granted that we will be healthy for the rest of our lives but hey, I'm only 28 years old and I already feel like my world is going to shit, maybe I should take care of you.
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My webfishing fanart
Illustration53
This game is cute and I drew my character that was created there
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BIZ_appreciates_art
Why are female artists so manipulative and arrogant?
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/crab/3 Comics and Random Art Battles
crab3after-lq
We concluded our 3rd Tournament!
Once again, and for the last time under the role of GM, I wanted to thank from the bottom of my heart all those who participated and/or contributed to make this happen. I like to think, and I think most of you will agree, that this was the best version to date. With that said, I retire from the Gamemaster role, hang up my magic hat and wish the Council the best of luck from now on...because crabs, they never read...and they never end.

This thread -the last one of /crab/3- is for celebrating, (shit)posting and talking about anything related to /crab/ and the future of /crab/. Open to everyone.
Ask your questions and suggestions and they -might- be answered.
Want to participate in the next stage? Let us know.

We are currently working on:

- Archiving stuff
- Organizing lore
- Compile all art
- The next arc of the saga: The GM Succession
Tourney dood. Wat nou?

/crab/3 Threads

Stage 0 - Crab abduction
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7223976
Stage 0 - Election of headliners
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7231696
Stage 1 - Quest!
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7256171
Stage 2 - Ikigai!
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7270095
Stage 3 - Fight!
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7282062
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7308238
Aftermath
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7331029

Newgrounds topic:
https://www.newgrounds.com/bbs/topic/1535289/1

Thread Theme:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gOiTXSri3FE
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images
>Known for 12 yr olds in the 2000s to post weird fanart
>users grow into 30 ish yr old men with the same weird fanart
>A.I takes over DA recycling the same horrors
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Shadow-Dragon-Feature-image-courtesy-of-fire-emblem-wiki
Why was Shadow Dragon considered one of the worst FE games purely for it's art direction?
I'm not saying the general style it's groundbreaking or anything, but something like pic related is far from "ugly and soulless" like the fanbase claims imo
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Public schools should teach kids how to draw from observation at the very least. People are visually illiterate. Same goes for music.
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What's the cleverest trick you have seen used to make art ?
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ITT you render a sphere however you like
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/NATURE/ general
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Art with an emphasis on landscapes, plants, animals, and mythical creatures are welcome!

Resources:
>Wildlife Reference Photos:
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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
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Can you be a great artist if there's nothing really wrong with your life or childhood?
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Should you watermark your work?
I haven't been doing it but I don't want people selling it on a shirt or something
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/proj/ - Projects General
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Show us your projects, big and small!

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
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Having /pro/ tier draftmanship will not save your work if your art style is bland af to begin with
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Shaky Fuck wants to do trad art
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I have hand tremors. Stabilizers have helped me immensely with digital art, are there any "irl" stabilizers i could use? I've heard some stuff about compression gloves that they use on autistic kids who can't write
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To accept the cake or not?
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I'm gonna give some context first.
I'm an artist that works with traditional and i want to have traction in the internet doing the things i like.
I have many, but one of them is about cake (if you know, you know, unsure if this board accepts saying that word). This is an issue because I live with relatives and they might find them eventually and a big problem would happen.
To solve this issue, I came up with the idea of doing safe for works about that, but with some suggestive elements just to express my hidden interest on nsfw cake stuff. But here comes the second issue, which is that the few audience I have as well as the artists i'm in contact might found I'm into that and a big problem would happen as well.
So I'm between two worlds because I'm questioning if this is ok or not. Maybe i should move the safer cake works to my main socials and the questionable ones for, idk, baraag and pixiv?
I'm unsure about this. Can anyone help me with this please?
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Do most artists really draw without construction? I've been watching Steve Huston's courses, and it kind of seems that only beginners seem to draw with construction like he does? All the seasoned artists appear to 'just draw it' without much visible construction. Am I missing something?
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newgrounds "blacklist"
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I'm a fairly newer user of the website, I started posting art back in 2021, and for the past 3 years I've never had any real issues or major dramas on the site until recently (around august of this year). Is there some kind of secret blacklist? I just woke up one morning to go upload some art and I noticed that I was descouted after having a bunch of my art deleted. I figured maybe I overlooked a rule and broke something so I didn't think too much of it but then I started to notice that I was getting rejected left and right from a ton of collabs (which previously has never happened plus I've hosted a collab fairly recently also in August). Then I noticed that my newer community posts keep getting deleted. Am I on some kind of secret blacklist?? And how would I know if I've done something to piss off the moderators, I'm not a really active member of the community or any circle jerks I just kind of post my art and occasionally join collabs without saying anything.
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Looking for Vine Charcoal Brush from Procreate to use in Clip Studio Paint
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It's a brush made to mimic Vine Charcoal. Tighter on the lines, but still look slightly messy around the edges with lines that aren't super dark.
Looking for clones or similar brushes.

I've asked in the dbag thread and looked around on clip studio shop and none of the brushes are even close.

They all seem to be either too tight and sharp, or too loose and messy. Nothing like this that i could find. Would greatly appreciate any help in how to make or find a clone for this brush.
Also, prefer to have similar texture as well.
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arm critique
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can anyone critique this arm I drew? it's looks ok for the most part but I feel like there's something off, specifically with the muscles. tried posting in /beg/ but got no response so I figured to just make it a thread.
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Neuroscientific learning
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>You can sit and comfortably copy the same anime character, but are you really growing by doing this?
>he thinks anime is easy
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=A9lfnZ0438M
Uh... bros... should we tell him?
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creative battlestation thread
post your digital/traditional workstation or studio setups
personally looking for inspiration on how to rearrange a corner of my office for my ipad, polymer clay, and painting area supplies and make it both comfortable and easy to work in
pick is not mine, just an example i found on google
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>It helps artists
>Our tools are made to empowers artists
>Productivity tool
>It's not stealing
>Why are you all so angry
Literally fucking niggers your watermarks. I'm so sick of this shit. Just a week ago we had a thread asking why artists put watermarks on their drawing and there were a lot of responses saying it was to stop theft. Yet here we are. The niggers niggering once more. It's not even dubious at this point, it's overtly stealing. Before even though it was clearly stealing they could claim innocence to some degree, at this point this shit is criminal. People don't place watermarks on photos as some quirky little thing. It's supposed to protect intellectual property until you've been paid. I used to send clients watermarked photos as proof of product before accept payment, now? What if one of those fuckers is a little nigger that will just magically remove the watermark? Glaze/Nightshade needs to implement a watermark feature into their tool. This is nonsense.
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Even the textbook tracer - Ilya Kuvshinov has mastered loomis, why can't you?
https://x.com/Kuvshinov_Ilya/status/1869200356183552225
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I want to learn oil painting so I can open a school. Anyone else?
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Are either of these programs worth it?
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I already own Clip Studio Paint. Don't color much, though it would like to try and learn to be able to color in both simple and more complex ways. Picrel shows some coloring styles i would love to be able to mimic after learning.

With that in mind, should i buy either of these humble bundles? Better question, do you think that i need Paintstorm or Corel Painter 2023 (latest version) to be able to easily mimic these coloring/painting styles? Or would Clip Studio be enough with some downloaded brushes?

I heard that other apps like Corel Painter have better grasp at realism in brushes, but i'm unsure if i would need that in my coloring or if the emulation from CSP would be enough.
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"If you can't draw at this level, you should give up"
Masahiro Ando&#039;s - Crayon Shin-chan
A Japanese anime director reflected on his own story of how he gave up on being an animator because his senior (most likely a boomer) told him that this video related is THE BARE MINIMUM level he needed to become an animator.

Note: It's not, this scene was animated by an exceptionally talented animator Masahiro Ando who later directed Sword of the Stranger.

https://x.com/Nagai_anime/status/1868425208425807937

>This was the first key animation I had ever seen in my life, and I was told (deceived) "If you can't draw at a level like this you'll never become an animator. You should work in production," and I took this seriously and spent 7 years working on it, which I deeply regret!!!
>"How dare you deceive me! You really did deceive me!" Take what people say with a pinch of salt.

What do you think of people like that? Was he right?
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how do I get to this level?
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ITT unfinished art
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what causes those pure white spots to appear in glass dishes? It's even visible in pure white rooms like the pic rel stockphoto
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I drew this on Windows Paint.
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These /beg/ tier paintings recently sold for millions of dollars and are being displayed at multiple art museums in Paris and Antwerp right now.

Why aren't YOU getting in the fine art world, /ic/? Surely some of you can do better than this.
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What to do if your art post reaches its targeted demographic
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Approaches to panelling, comics vs manga
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NOTE: I'm not looking for an argument about industry and business practices. I want to talk exclusively about the art.

I've been trying to understand panelling in comic art and I notice that comics and manga have different approaches to it. But I can't pinpoint exactly what is going on.
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How do we feel about Geedis?
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