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

Any have this refrences thread
jhjkhkhkhy
Curvy Diva 1800+ Reference images

here : >https://gofile.io/d/8fJJkH

Please post packages references models.anatomy
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Nicolaides
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what does /ic/ think of this book?
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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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Niggas LeBron James
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How do you exactly draw black people?
My first attempt at drawing them is a portrait of my glorious king Bron Bron....did I do a good job?
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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:
>>>/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
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/draw/ - Draw Thread
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Previous Thread: >>7437402

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/view
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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Thoughts on the Pewdiepie method of learning to draw? It seems from watching the videos he made on the process he just spent 10-20 minutes a day doing a mix of copying manga panels as his only reference and making anime girl heads from imagination
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/lsg/ - Loli & Shota General
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Previous episode >>7515196

>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.

>Lolicon Artists Directory & History of Lolicon
https://load.blogs.allthefallen.moe/

>Costume course
https://online-courses.club/anatomy-of-clothing-2019-by-ron-lemen/
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The Doodle thread
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also known as "Idk what the fuck to draw so I will just scribble" thread

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)
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anime learning from reference
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>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=OgXzbxNxn6I
Will he finally learn anime now that the 100 heads challenge is done?
Now he wants to get away from doing one-to-one copies and instead focus on taking a real life reference and drawing it in an anime style or a semi-realistic style, because in anime proportions can differ from style to style and so it's hard to get a consistent feel for how things should look. He thinks he could better do that by finding his own way and style.

Discuss his approach to anime? Should we all follow it?
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Horrible teachers
mattesi
Who are the worst art teachers you know of? Who did you seriously spend a lot of time studying, but got nothing out of?

ITT post teachers, courses, instructors that other students should avoid, and help save other anons some time.
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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 >>7477684
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/wct/ - Water Cooler Talk
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Need a break from drawing? Something's on your mind? Come to the water cooler. Remember to stay hydrated.
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How to draw this sorts of curly hair?
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The character I see in my dreams have this sort of vibe, I can kinda visualize it in my mind, but I can't draw it without it looking like plastic despite all the details i add. How could I make it so it looks curly and fluffy?
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How come the best art teachers is most art topics aren't people teaching for artists?

>Hand anatomy
Palm readers are better.

>Foot anatomy
Podology teachers and the ones that teaches personality feet readng.

>Body types
Fitness faggots are better teachers.

>How to use light
Photographers are way better teachers.

>Composition
Architects, graphic designers and photographers

>Shape pyshcology
Graphic designers are the best teachers.

>Eyes
Iridology teachers are the best.

>Character designer
Industrial designer, history and fashion designers.

>Landscape autismo
Landscape photographers.

>Photorealism
3D teachers

>Sculpture
Warhammer autists and zbrush teachers.
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The 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.

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 :^)

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Impossible to start from 0 on Xitter now?
disbitch
>Back then, small accounts just had consistently few likes and views, with maybe a few pieces breaking triple digits
>Now, a lot of small accounts have no likes at all and single digit views

>Before, your work that takes off can positively boost your account as a whole and raise the bottom line in terms of engagement. Only text only retarded rambles get ignored on your timeline unless it's suey bait.
>Now, even if you play the game and draw fanarts in the right fandom that gets you thousands of likes, your other work can still get no engagement at all. Even if you draw coom, it can still be completely suppressed in the algorithm so that no one sees it unless you have a sizable following.

>You can't even rely on big artists boosting you because you're too small.
>Engagement is not translating to followers, people just scroll on their homepage and your xeet just stays in their memory for 20 seconds.
>Any small account these days that's still growing seems to have started a few years prior.
>Lots of shadowbans and you don't know if you're affected or not or how long it lasts.

Do you really have to purchase Shitter-Premium (TM) to even grow organically with the new algorithm? The DOGE man even publicly said he's treating non-paypigs as spambots and will scrape your content off the algorithm stream. Is it even worth it to try when they're so trigger happy with bans? I know you can /beg/ for updoots from other platforms but that's another can of worms.
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The #1 trend of the 2020s?
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Why have ring highlights become so popular in lewd art recently? Who started this trend?

I know they're used a lot in JAV and are created by a certain type of halo-shaped light, but I have seen basically nobody comment on this even though tons of artists are adopting it.
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40906611_703
Holy Hell. Ancient Chinese / Japanese artists were actually exceptionally skilled, on par with the old European Masters. I have no idea why people dismiss these as degerate scribbles when 99.999% of /ic/ cannot duplicate these same feats
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/sex/ - Sexual art stylization thread
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Previous thread >>7495021

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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IMG_1452
Why haven’t you taken the (Life) Drawing Art Academy pill yet? Vladimir is waiting for you.
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FP-PC-Paris-2125-2-Perle
Draw this in your style
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vilppurelated
Should I avoid moving on to this book if I haven't mastered observational drawing yet? I want to explore new topics
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20250210_192114
How do I actually force myself to draw? I've been wanting to draw for nearly 2 years now and have barely made any progress towards that goal. I've only done one Loomis face like 2 years ago and haven't done any exercises or line work since then. I've been trying to get myself to draw, but all of it looks too complicated and exhausting for me. I've tried multiple different strategies, but they never seem to work. I've tried forcing myself to draw, but can only make myself draw circles for barely 30 seconds before stopping and looking at my phone again.

I've got a couple of drawing books and a drawing tablet for my PC and barely touched them.

My shaky hands fuck up every drawing I make, and I can barely do lines without fucking them up. I can't use my shoulder, I only feel good using the motions of my fingers.

Can anyone help?
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Anime is ""mainstream""
slopigging
Got this docu recommended about "German Mangakas" not being able to make a living off of their "manga"
First things out of the way
-AI inbetweens used multiple times
-caught this ogre selling ai slop
Don't argue.

Now unto the thing itself.
-They complain about long working hours, burnout and all the usual stuff
-They complain about publishers not enabling them to make a living when these can only pay out by what they sell, meaning they aren't selling a lot.

European comics have been struggling for decades that they print at the bare minimum and you might not be wrong to say they've died out, yet these "Mangakas" think they can make a living in an oversaturated global market, in their own country where comic and reading culture has been completely eradicated by the internet and where the majority of the demand is for imported Made in Japan shonen.
There is no demand for other stuff because everyone doesn't read anything and they "like anime".

I can't tell you the names of any current European comics, except very old ones like Dylan Dog, Diabolik and Tex, because there is no real culture or presence of it unlike 20+ years ago because you would see those either being advertised or displayed at kiosks and newspaper stands, or in the case of the examples; because someone else read them.
Basically, there is no exposure at the social level, unlike Japan where they are more or less surrounded by Manga everywhere they look that there is a huge demand, support, advertisement, options and a system to get your work out there
In Europe? The same old boomers, weebs and no one advertising outside the niche.

What's the non-jap exposure to manga/anime? After school cartoons on TV and maybe they watch all the shonen stuff on Crunchyroll and Netflix of course Hentai, too.

My point is; If you want to pursue Manga outside of Japan, at least be as good as the Japs, learn to read and write and use European mythology/culture and stop doing/consuming nothing but shonenslop.
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/dbag/ - Digital Brushes and Assets General
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>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.

>CSP assets store wishlist.
https://rentry.org/Brush_Wishlist

>"How do I request brushes?"
1.) Please check the CSP rentry and encoded external rentry first before requesting them in the thread.
2.) If they aren't there, then you should ask the thread.
3.) Post a link of the brushes you're requesting. It will make it faster for the anons interested in purchasing them for the thread.

>"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.

>"What brush is in the OP picture?"
Brush in the OP pic is in the CSP assets rentry. (ID:1743246)

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60 days
Finally a coloso course I can get behind
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mgs2-raiden2
remember the characters you daydream about are counting on you to get better so you can draw them as good as you can, which they deserve.

don't disappoint them
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Artists vs Writers
soldering_fumes_fuhl
Artists (Drawing) >>> Writers

Especially in the furry/digital scenes.
I equate writers with cringe.

Thoughts?
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Thread for people (like me) who can't draw
gorerain
Even on reddit i get roasted because my art is bad and lacks skill ... i don`t want to know what kind of hell awaits me here. Do your worst faggots or post art that is even worse (not possible in my opinion but you can prove me wrong)
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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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The Annotated Snowglobe,Part One
SnowglobeCastle
Once upon a time,stuck in a waiting room, I drew a random picture in a new sketchbook I brought to kill the time. It was a demon head, and then I thought of Why it was there. And spawned this story,taking a decade and 180 strips later it is only two thirds told.

It was very rough in the beginning, unplanned, unconceived,a haphazard journey that my sleepy mind oozed onto each page,and only after 30 strips in was taken seriously. And I watched the story grow.

I will share this with you all.

***DISCLAIMER***

These are "storyboards",never meant as Product,but wound up on my website because I had nothing else to upload. I will "translate" the chicken scratch wriwhere neccessary, and toss a few tidbits of facts for consideration. So,any and all crabs who decide to deride the story will be simply stating their retardation by doing so.

With that said,enjoy.
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/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!

>Thread recap file (updated 21-MAR-2025):
aHR0cHM6Ly9tZWdhLm56L2ZpbGUvZmlSQjFhYUkjS1E1cW4tNkJXY3RLYXlWSF9IMUpsQTl3ZklJSFVDa05iWjBRb0h4TnBodw==

>Artbooks:
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>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/
https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Artbook%22
https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Art+book%22

>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; they're just plain old URLs that have been encoded. We're doing this to keep bots and scripts from recognizing them as URLs and harvesting/reporting them. The recap posts at the top of the threads have GIFs or WEBMs explaining how to use them. Also, 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:

>Watanabe Wataru Gengashuu - Super Robot Taisen X-Ω & DD Original Character Design & Illust Shuu
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Any pro artists that to paint overs on other peoples work? I know some but id like to know more they are really useful because most mistakes are shared among begs
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krita
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can we get a thread about krita going? tips, general impressions, sharing brushes and what not. apparently craig mullins, dave rapoza and other big name artists use it so im curious to try it out.
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/fag/ - Furry Art General
fag_ge_10
>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: >>7485294
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big
Where can I find resources on how to draw extremely muscular women?
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b2abc4d4f4564516210ffc82ae6a2cbba49d4e18d36153c4c85d834ba09de195
I tried CSP and I think Krita actually is much, much better

That is all
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Line Art Club
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For artists to post and share art exclusively with line art

Discuss brushes, artists, art styles, line methods, texturing, inking, shading and colouring

This thread is intended for artists who cannot paint. However, lineart with painting methods are welcomed
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Wannabe artist reality check thread for /ic/
truth_nuke_buddy
Let's see how actually delusional some of you guys are. A quick check list to test what your chances actually are and why you probably should wage instead. This one is gonna hurt I promise
>Im gonna do my black and white scribble sketches and gonna get hired
Filtered
Knowledge of color theory and ability to apply it to your work is mandatory as well as knowledge of composition and almost fluent feel of contrast. Nobody needs your shitty sketches and you are delusional if you think that you're gonna be exception "just like that guy"
>Gets stressed when facing any need of drastically change a drawing on a go
Filtered
No matter what you draw you will be asked to provide a bunch of thumbnail drafts and options of that one thing (it also should include a quick value and contrast composition in it for readability) This is usually how any professional work process starts when art manager gets in touch with you. If you can't do 5-6 sketches like this in a matter of 30 minutes or so please don't bother and get back to basics
>Your art is not readable on a thumbnail level
Filtered
>You don't know what photobashing is and how to do it
Filtered
>You spend more time "learning" online than actually drawing and applying this knowledge. Endlessly clicking links and watching videos in search of that one sacred knowledge
Filtered
>Can't draw for 8+ hours a day
Filtered
Welcome to real world
>You are explicit hardcore NSFW artist
Filtered
>In hysterical denial of AI
Filtered
You can cope as much as you want but AI is HEAVILY implemented and used in the industry already. Every day hundreds of AI-assisted artworks are sliding in without you even noticing it (because you not supposed to) While you are draw there are people sitting in the office above you brainstorming on how to implement and use AI more efficiently and how to pay you less money.

If you checked on 2 or more perhaps this is not for you. Go back to wage.
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Trees
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I challenge you to draw a tree!
Give advices on how to draw good trees as well...
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I want to draw comics and mainly do that but I'm still a /beg/
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How do I end up improving my core art skills and draftmanship more like Sako Toshio did and less like Isayama if I have to work on something for multiple years?
>"B-but muh storytelling"
I know, but I also value art skills for personal reasons and I aim to get good at both.
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1200x630wa
>esteemed and prestigious brand, most popular art app on IOS by miles
>announce new animation app
>one time payment of $20, no subscription bullshit
>professional animators with early access say it will revolutionize animation
>release day comes
>barebones, half baked excuse for an animation software
>no lasso tool, no transform, no copy/paste, no canvas flip, no sorting brushes or making any adjustments to them, no merging layers

>leave

what did they mean by this?
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file
how would you shade these
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Artstation niggers
ay_you_serious
Wtf is going on at artstation? Is the market really that fucking bad?
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Is this even possible?
Eris__28Creando_Caos_29
Is there someone who had mastered both classical realism, american toons and anime girls to create a girl that happens to have most of the elements of a very atractive anime girl, but also have the knowledge of anatomy of classical realism, but also take it to something that looks like toon symbol shape, but clearly is not symbol shape?

Is that even possible?
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New Animation General Thread #07 : 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 (just a formality it's pretty much dead)
https://discord.gg/Ju9NuWN

Be nice to others : DDD
Please bump with own works
Avoid excessive reposts
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Process Videos
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Can you please post videos of your, or other people's art processes? Doesn't matter if it's trad, digital, painting, anime, realism, whatever. Literally does not matter. I would like to see how people better than me tackle construction because my construction skills are lacking (re: nonexistent). Thank you.
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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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what do you guys think of this video i made
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hello, i made this video using an experimental editing style to try to imitate the sometimes strange jargony language that i find in corporate land
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=PDewQugY3JQ
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>giantess art
>its just a girl photoshopped on a city background
how come NOT A SINGLE ARTIST ever drew realistic, believable giantess art?
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ART SUPPLY GENERAL
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Art Supply General.

Discuss art supplies.
Ask dumb questions about art supplies.
Have autistic meltdowns over art supplies.
Art supplies!
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Are there any resources on how to replicate harmonious physical colors of traditional art while painting digitally

Ideally I'd like to be able to eyeball color on anything I see and be able to conclude if a color needs more/less saturation/brightness/vibrancy etc in order to fit into the whole piece the way traditional art
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why do some artists simply dont do commissions?
>there are way too much people that want to commission them
yeah except the artists havent done commissions for years and nobody recalls buying a comm from them
is it that hard to finish an art project?
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/dsg/ dynamic sketching general
peter pan
-TRUE UP 2025 edition-

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
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Drawpile Thread - Session URL: drawfie.com
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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

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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why is it only okay to draw small head big tits if japanese artists are doing it
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Drawing OCs
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>have this one OC occupying my mind for a while now
>still arguing if I should actually draw her right now and share the design with others or train on portraits until I can draw people perfectly so she wouldn't be an eyesore
Should I just continue training on figure drawing and perspective or should I start drawing my OC for fun? I am scared if she'd look ugly and ruin the image in my head and my ego.
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/lit/ recently wrapped up its monthly writing contest (17 short stories were submitted and voted on >>>/lit/24240097).

At the beginning of April, a book is going to be made of all the entries—it's going to to look something like this:
https://files.catbox.moe/847oya.pdf
>161 pages

Us authors (yes, I'm an emissary from /lit/) have been discussing the prospect of including illustrations in the book for this month's (March's) stories.
There's a writing contest on /lit/, why not match it with an illustration contest on /ic/?
Here's how to participate:

1. Read one of the top-six stories from March:
(btw I am not one of these authors)
>'Frankenstein; or, The Modern Pygmalion' by meteor
https://rentry.co/y5289rey
Or
>'M22' by Heng
https://rentry.co/M22_Heng
Or
>'Chicago' by Meadowlisp
https://rentry.co/chicago_meadowlisp
Or
>Cotton Candy Grapes™' by edisonm
https://rentry.co/FrozenCottonCandyGrapes
Or
>'The Visitor' by Watson
https://rentry.co/the_visitor
Or
>'Wotan' by Pancakesyrup
https://rentry.co/9of5iwny

2. Make a piece of art inspired from what you read!
(No resolution requirement, but dimension-ratio should be 4:5, portrait).

3. Post your art in this thread using a trip
>In the name field, write "MyName" + "#" + "8CharacterPassword"
And also mention somewhere which story your illustration is for.

4. You have until April 1st to "submit," i.e. post your art in this thread --> At that point a Strawpoll will be created, which will be up until 11:59 PM GMT April 5th.
The winning illustration will be elected through the votes on Strawpoll, and will grace the cover of the book containing March's stories (as well as granting its artist bragging rights as the first-ever /ic/-Illustration-Contest winner).

[CONT'D BELOW]
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Wombyn Art
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Which art is good from wombyn? Do you support wombyn of colour?
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ugly shit
Why doesn't proko pay mangaka to make videos for him instead of ugly capeshit artists? No one wants to draw these ugly fucking feces
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file
Is there an art sharing site out there that's not complete fucking shit? No AI sloppa flooding the search? No strict with censorship?
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Ensloppification of online art
tgtshad
>scrolling through pixiv tag
>sees old art with interesting style, mood, composition, and subject matter. lots of other people like it too.
>oh shit this is great, lets see what cool new shit this artist got
>it's fucking generic anime bullshit or copy paste template art of some degenerate fetish, often with art regression
>tailsgetstrolled.jpg
What the fuck is happening in the past decade? Is this just what happens when you run out of passion after doing art for a number of years? Often these newer posts don't even get that many favorites even if they are trend chasing, so what's the big idea?
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/life/ general
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Welcome to /life/. Drawing from life is a great way to learn from and appreciate the world around you as a means to inspire your art. Many artists, most notably Kim Jung Gi, drew from life constantly, and talked about how beneficial it was to his art journey. So whether it’s someone on a bench, a fire extinguisher, or your own hand…if it’s drawn from life, post it here!
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feel free to cope.
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I don't give a shit about the art dogmas made after 1850.

It's a mental virus that has totally infected all the arts.

I was forced to self teach me using before XX century teachers in forgotten books in archive . org and ligben . is.
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body types
Imagine how much will the faggots here actually would improve if they simply went and started to look up women IRL in some place where women gather, like a hospital, instead of trying to find a magical course and magical pixiv courses.

nurses are amazing to study because they can range from literal teen bodies to venus of fertility milfs.
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I drew a new OC girl
4 heads
After studying photos of diferent races IRL.

I designed this character as a way to practice racial phenotypes and because It fucks on purpose with AI tech.

lmao.

pls rate.
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I think I found a new painting workflow
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Has anyone done low res pixel art, then used a SNES emulator upscaler filter, then did a quick paintover to fix some issues and bring up the quality?

I found the method is much much cheaper than doing an entire HD work from scratch and the result is not as terrible.
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I've never drawn a nude woman in my entire life. Never drawn tits, ass, cleavage. Nothing. I only draw buildings, I can only draw building because I love them more them women. How could this be? Why do I put architecture over women. Am I retarded?
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If you are struggling with angles and proportions, do this
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I've struggled with accurately capturing shapes and angles without using a grid so the past few days I have copied dozens of this sorts of polygon sheets. Just do an image search for polygons and you'll find hundreds of these things. Anyway, they are excellent practice for working on your ability to see proportional relationships between lines and for identifying angles between them. Even in just a couple days I've noticed a big difference in my drawing.

I highly recommend it.
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Why aren't you making money off your art?
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恩師
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恩師 is the Japanese word for "teacher to whom I own an unpayable debt". It's a very respectful term that describes a mentor that changed your life, without whom you could never have achieved what you did achieve.

Who are your 恩師? What teachers do you owe the most to, in terms of art?
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Why do big tits artists keep drawing the head smaller? Like you look at their old artwork and the head is normal sized, but their new art has girls with tiny little heads. This shit is fucking ridiculous, like a curse.
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googleimagesrecent
In your honest opinion, what order should a beginner follow to learn the fundamentals of art?
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clover
draw something irish
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Drawing Nude Girls
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Is this how Japs git gud at drawing? Even during Edo period ukiyo-e used to draw nude girls on woodblock prints.
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How can I draw manga for 8 hours a day?
file
It doesn't have to be manga - this can also be a general art question. All /ic/ anons are welcome.

I get tired after just 2 hours a day. And doing it consistently every day is so hard. Meanwhile, Japanese mangaka are doing 10+ hours a day. Even gag mangaka like the Roboco mangaka work 6 days a week. I just don't know how they do it.
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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 >>7302391
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I want to learn once and for all
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I know all the wrongs on here.
>Shit design
>Horrid lighting
>Bad/Hitler tier depth
Among a long etcetera.
What I want is not to know whats wrong.
Its how can I improve shading, depth, and proportions step by step or video or wathever. Specifically of this drawing so we have a base set.
Inbt >Just keep trying
Doesnt work for me, give me a step by step method and I will follow it like law, once I know how to use the new tools adquired I will move from there and learn by myself.
>What you used?
Finger, phone app called Sketchbook.
No I will not buy any artist thing, tried Kriita too, might move to it once I feel confident in what I draw.
>Furry ero shit
Not exactly is actually a dogshit idea I had similar to that pixar movie of feelings having a body inside your head. Can you fucking guess what this represents
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/int/ & /beg/ - Intermediates and Beginners General
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If you are a /int/ermediate or /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.
DO NOT REPLY 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 >>7518543
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There is a very strong interest in, especially on this website, on where your “level” is as an artist. This can be useful in interpreting what you should work on, but it’s a damaging perception to have when assessing art on a larger scale, because it’s so absolute. It leads to people looking at drawings and wondering “what level is this at?” And not “what aesthetic is this person trying to push?” Or “in what ways does this make me think?” Dare I say, it’s a bit of a shallow way to look at art. Art isn’t just a video game that you level up in as you learn. Lots of artists here think that once they learn their fundies, they’ll be out of high beg. Once I get those studies done, I’ll be an /int/. Art This mentality creates a subset of artists more concerned with the consequence of hard work than with the hard work itself
-“how can I leave /beg/ in under a year?”
-“it only takes (x amount of time) to leave beg”
-“am I too old to start drawing?”
all these questions stink of “how can I get away with doing as little as possible and get the most results?” Which is the issue with many nowadays, is they want those results but won’t put in the work to get them. And the hard truth is you have to work hard as shit as a /beg/ and a /pro/
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types of filters censoring
I need some help here.

I know black shapes and pixelate filters are totally legal because they're the usual censoring techniques in manga.
But.

What happens if you combine them?
Is that still legally allowed?
And what if you use the black shape technique but as acurate mask and use an inverse operation on the lineart?
Is that allowed?
Because if type B is not allowed, then type C should be technically allowed, because is mixing two techniques that are common in manga.
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Akira - chapter 5 - 43
These are two different characters having a conversation in one of the most prolific manga of all time, showing that once again, art skill truly does not matter in the end.
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Manga in America
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How do I become a writer and illustrator of my own comic, in America? If I send in a 30 page one-shot to a comics publisher, what happens? Do we start discussing a series? Do comics publishers even publish one shots anymore?
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Tobi-Amosun-1
Why in modern culture is the male figure & male beauty rarely depicted? If it is depicted it's usually meant to be comedic or homosexual. Historically speaking, there is a lot more depictions of the male form in art than there is of the female form.
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the 99.9% of art jobs nobody mentions.
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Isn't funny how 99.9% of IRL art jobs aren't about drawing anime girls or some artstation BS, but are closer to graphic design illustration work for local bussiness?

Like malking the posters for local stores, restaurants, your town festival art, making family portraits, children paintings, pets portaits, house wall decorations, family gifts, festival merchandizing, art prints in curtains, t shirts, etc.

Pretty sure that's like 99.9% of art jobs in the last 300 years.
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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.
------
>Community Resources
>Tag the OP if you want a resource included here.
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Asaro head
asaro head
Does the Asaro head actually help with learning how to draw the face? I've heard from others that drawing the Asaro head made them improve.
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Artists and Mental Health
Untitled
Is this the inevitable fate for all anime artists? Great art and great success, yet the urge to disappear is still there.

What can you even do in this situation? What do you, as an artist, do to prevent this from happening to you?
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Gentle advice: Learning anatomy is a fool's errand for making appealing art. You should focus on other fundies instead if you want to draw in manga style.
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gwa
Our guy Anthony Jones (to those that aren't /nu/ic) dropped a good one. Is he right?

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VpvdSt37VnY&ab_channel=Robotpencil
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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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No title
IMG_3535
This is my shitty attempt at figuring out a workflow for this type of rendering. How do I actually make it good? Does anyone have a better method they can share?

It'd be cool if /ic/ could actually workshop some useful techniques together for a change.
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Pixivlogo
>pieces used to get thousands of faves on pixiv
>now they're lucky to break a couple hundred, despite better quality, more consistent uploads, and having a larger following
I'm baffled. Does pixiv's algorithm shift which artists it suggests or something? Has anybody else had this happen? It used to be the best place for me to post, now my gallery is a deadzone.
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ssstwitter
Is it even worth learning fundies when artists are just going to utilize this now, anons?
https://x.com/laovaan/status/1900557054021902678?t=aW-ttrRhhCjXlz6x36cE-g&s=19
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SOTN
After doing anime texturing in blender.

I ended up doing the color base as a toon shader, but later I ended up drawing the lines in a diferent texture that is a multiplier layer and then use it to mask a color layer to lay on top.

Also, I ended up drawing the shadow tones using a soft brush (the line work is a hard brush) and more or less paint the shadows using the camera angles.

My question is more if it's a common approach to not paint directly, but paint in gray scale the masks of a separate layer that has the color I want, as a multiply layer.

Is this a normal approach?
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/mmg/ - Manga Making General
23w
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: >>7500926

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
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bcuz I can
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oh hi 4chan!
Never posted on this website before!
How did I do?
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/beg/ & /int/ - Beginners and Intermediates general
1000036806
If you are a /int/ermediate or /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.
DO NOT REPLY 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: >>7516386
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chinese
Where can I get these chinese art books?
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I want to draw
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Hi 4chan

Last week I've found some acrilic paint and two blank canvas. I have never actually tried drawing with acrilic paint and I want to give it a try.

Any watchlist or website to learn the basics?
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How do I do lines line these?
They look solid but still seem to vary in opacity, but unlike opacity-pressure brushes it doesn't look like shit.
https://litter.catbox.moe/4a14jy.png
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Oil Paint
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Does anyone have any good oil painting tutorials or resources? I'm recently starting to make some things with it and I'm having fun but I feel like I still don't fully understand what I should b doing to archive an actually good painting.

Anything should work from books, blogs or YouTube videos.
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I hate capeshit
Why are capeshit """artists""" so lazy when compared to mangaka? No wonder manga outsells comic books a 100 to 1.
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/srg/ - Shibuya Rin General
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Annual Shibuya Rin General

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**
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Assymetry
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I just can't fix it. Everything I draw comes out like this. I've been improving in other ways but I just can't fix this.

I've tried:
- flipping the canvas
- doing symmetry exercises
- focusing on where I'm drawing
- not focusing, and keeping a general gaze on the entire structure

Nothing works. Do I just give up and start calling it my "style" and hope people are cool with it?
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How common it is for online social media artist to get 500-1000 USD monthly through their art?
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How detailed do you reckon should concept art be? Especially for character specific conceptual art.
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How many frames should pixel art sprites use for walk cycle animations?
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ive been doing nothing but bargue plates for the last 5 weeks

Now i just need to find out how to have creativity and not be dead inside
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hall of tortured ocs
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RossDraws used AI
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Another one bites the dust.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=F-PGdA3nYKQ
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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:
>>7469398
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/lsg/ - Loli & Shota General
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Previous episode >>7510765

>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.

>Lolicon Artists Directory & History of Lolicon
https://load.blogs.allthefallen.moe/

>Costume course
https://online-courses.club/anatomy-of-clothing-2019-by-ron-lemen/
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Reminder that saying that you're doing art "on the side" is essentially admitting that you gave up
If you aren't putting your all into your work, you will never become great or create work of actual value or substance
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Made this with my own two hands. Really meaningful. Spent alot of time on it, just lmk what u guys think.
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/DAD/ - Do Art Daily
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Previous thread >>7469201

>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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>one of the best to ever do it
>worked for multiple big name studios and IPs, done work for celebrities, atheletes, events, etc
>collaborated with the Gi and is part of SuperAni
>epitiome of the ideal artist - literally just draws and paints for love of the game
>has to resort to begging on the internet in order to fund his physio and health recovery
Is this just a sign of the times, or is it the reality of the situation for even the most prolific artists? You would think he wouldn't have a shortage of cash monies based on his track record, and yet here it is. Feelssobadman.png
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Chinese Art Industry
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Does anyone have any information on what the art industry landscape looks like in China / Taiwan? How does their manhwa industry compare to the manga industry? How about animation?

The success of Ne Zha, compared to the dead animation industry in the US, is making me think of moving to China and finding work there as an artist. I speak Mandarin as a heritage speaker, so while I am not great at the language, it shouldn't take me too long to learn.
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Let's say, I'm little more than a beginner who's only starting to take art seriously just now but I have art friends who have been at it for 5-10 years and are all in the higher intermediates to advanced ranks.
How much time will it take me to catch up to them if we all keep drawing consistently? (We're all around the same age if that also matters)
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What style is this and why is it all white women who draw it?
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>Help me build a work ethic
I'm 100% sure the biggest thing holding back my drawings is that I don't draw much when it comes down to.
How do I change this?
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East vs. West
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Who did the cartoon cat better?
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>he doesn't study Langer's lines
OH NO NO NO NO
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ykw im gonna say
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critique, slurs, advice whatever, say what you think idgas
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YO WHAT THE FUCK IS THIS DUDE TALKING ABOUT
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yeah i can see that plants and fungi grow out in a specific way outward but thats not how the human body develops, the way the embryo develops into the fetus and into a newborn is way more complex and convoluted. Then on the next page theres the muscular diagram using "growth principle" which to me just looks like a stylized drawing emphasizing muscle fibers not something thats grounded in any principle and the animal drawings completely lose me? I dont see any grow principle in those drawings
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How do I learn this style?
>Just copy
I already am, what else?
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/mg/ - Mechanization General
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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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Tattoo artist roadmap.
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idk where to start.
what should be my focus in my art journey if my final goal its to become a tattoo artist?.
I fucking suck at drawing, the only thing I can do half decent are quick gesture drawings.
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I have a surefire way to become an artist, it can take a lot of time depending on your inherent talent but anyone with a functioning brain will get there. Listen:
>Copy
>Learn to copy as accurate as you can
>Any time you see a pic you like, download it then try copying it
>Over and over again until you are a living xerox machine
>Now imagine a the drawing you wanna do.
>Then copy that prompt directly from your mind's eye to the canvas.
Easy right? I will be embarking on this journey starting today.

Any tips on copying?
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>good artists have low self-esteem
>bad artists have high self-esteem
unironically what causes this?
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mika pikazzo
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When did you realize, that there are some eastern artists where you're completelly baffled and you feel the diference between you and them is like an elementary kid doing addition versus a math PHD working in alpha go.

Honestly mika pikazzo was that moment when I realize I don't know nothing about color.

I can't even begun to try to understand how the color work here.

It's a totally diferent game.
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Do I really need to study anatomy and perspective before drawing? All my life I've learned from copying rather than studying. Due to ADHD I literally cannot sit still and read a book
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Painting with oil:
>retired geriatrics with masochism
Painting with Acrylics
>zoomers with ADHD
Painting with Oil AND Acrylics
>gigachads

I've found the way. Oil spreads and dries too slowly so you go Acrylic for large masses and oil for detailing. You can also mix sometimes but not sure what for.
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Doing art just for the money? I despise doing art it's so boring but I'm 30 and don't have any other skills. I'm like low int rn. Im happy with 1k to 2k/month of net earnings. Would do oil. Can do digital if you niggas think its more profitable.
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OC Creation
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I can't create original characters for myself at all. I can only adapt or rework other people's creations. Even if I have character concepts in my head, I can never turn them into a physical drawing.

How do you invent your own characters?
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