can we talk about shoulder health? i'm drawing 6-9 hours a day atm and ontop of all the other health issues what worries me most is the fact that my right shoulder seems to be a bit achy, tender and unstable.
wat do?
i remember back a year ago when i got tendonitis (not carpal thank god, carpal is bad news, tendonitis is quite manageable as it turned out) and somebody shared a set of exercises for your wrist/hand on here, that seemed to help tremendously. cured my tendonitis without me quitting drawing within about a week.
is there a shoulder equivlanet for that? i have 2 20kg dumbells lying around if that matters.
I work in the slaughter side of an industrial beef plant. Most people there have sore hands. Mine are sore all the time except on long breaks. I also have trigger finger at night and in the morning. It's terrifying, tons of people there get carpal tunnel. Scrap one cow head fine. Scrap 1000+ cow heads for 8 hours and it hurts to masturbate.
My advice: Take breaks and put your hand in the warm knife purifier.
https://youtu.be/x9bvVGFYl-8?t=387
>>2413226
I just did a set of these and it feels sooooo good man. Holy fuck. Thank you!
Is this the most depressing illustration ever made?
It makes me really fucking sad whenever i see this
It must be one of the last things he ever drew
not as depressing as this one though
>>2412959
Holy fuck your right
>>2413610
Her left hand is also fucked up
How important is being classically trained if you want to be a digital artist professionally? I want to know how far I should take it because my options here in Ontario for classical training are quite good.
>>2419437
the more the better trbh
The handful of classically/atelier trained digital artists I'm aware of have been quite good (Daarken is the first one that comes to mind). I think there's something to it and I'm following suit and have just begun attending an Atelier myself.
>>2419437
Being able to draw and paint well in hand would give you tools that set you apart from the average digital artist from what I see but there are other factors like creativity, connections and being good at selling yourself when it comes to landing a job in that profession.
It really depends on what your ambitions are. Since you are asking here perhaps you need to do some reflections on what you are actually burning for as you can't make it far in that industry without the passion. Being in school is no excuse...
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what annoys the living hell out of you d/ic/ks?
>people that start a new thread to show their beginner art
>>2417082
And post them as raw 3.5 mb scans rotated clockwise
The almost constant stream of "I can't dredge up motivation to draw" posts/threads.
If you can't stir up your own structure/motivation then take a class. Honestly if you can't be a self-starter and you can't put together the money to pay someone to give you structure and tell you what to do, professional level art probably isn't for you. There's no magical solution out there. There are resources to give you free learning materials/inspiration/goals, but in the end, it's up to you to use them.
>>2417082
People just flatout ignoring good advise.
Seeing them stagante throught the time is really annoying.
How do you guys price out your work? I'm being inquired about a few original sketches. What questions should I ask myself to come up with a formula on how to charge for my original sketches?
Pic NOT related at all.
>>2415472
Check out other artists pages, see what they charge for different things, compare yourself to them and think for yourself about how much time you are willing to spend vs the product you create
>>2415472
first couple hundred should be free for exposure, that's how I got started on erotic short stories on kindle store
Does anybody know a got pack of basic photoshop brushes? Like just the bare essentials.
>>2415294
ctrl + paint got your back senpai
http://www.ctrlpaint.com/s/Basic_3.abr
>>2415294
Hard round brush.
>>2415298
Thanks
>that glorious feel when you reach the end of your art journey
Who else here knows brohims?
>art journey
>end
You are doing it wrong
>>2410842
I feel like there will be a point where I've grasped the fundamentals enough to gain competence soon, source: other people did
good books/vids explaining how to draw/render drapery?
Famous Artist Course has a good chapter on clothing/drapery
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=V3WmrWUEIJo
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LZzc3vZd9W4
Videos aren't specific to drapery, but rendering. IMO it's a bad habit to try and think "this is how I render drapery" and "this is how I render cars". Light obviously behaves differently with different materials which you should learn but the basics of direct light, highlight, shadow core, cast shadow, and reflected light go a VERY long way and are fundamental to rendering of all objects, regardless of shape or material. Complex forms like drapery...
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I too wouldn't mind seeing if anyone has anymore good resources on this topic
sup guys
any advice?
ill post that little fire dude thing
>OP here
i just started pixel art recently and have been meaning to do it more often
this is an older thing from about a month ago
i dont know where to go with this
>OP
someone rate this.
>>2417922
9/10, I like the style, keep it up, good job
i would rate 7-8 impaled baby corpses out of 10
so ya, pretty good.
Someone rate this.
I'm assuming most of you have asked far too little from commissions (like me) for lack of confidence.
Post finished work and what you charged, or advice for artists aspiring to sell their services.
$15-20, don't be like me.
ive yet to do commission work
hope to be ready by years end
not enough
$20-30 for a character
$60-100 for illustrations
but i am very mediocre. i've been studying hard since the year started tho, and I'll be uping my prices soon
How do you get into commission work?
>How many followers do you need?
>Do you just put a "Commissions open!" sign on your page and wait?
>If I decide to draw porn. How do I get around it?
I would really appreciate if anyone would help me on this
I've had an online presence for only two weeks and I really need some work. I just had a piece of stale bread with some ketchup for dinner.
Is the IvanLaliashvili represents the ultimate form of artistic skills? His work is simply breathtaking.
>>2417988
i assume this is bait but dubs so i respond.
while the technical skill in that piece is obviously high quality, the piece overall is garbage.
The parts that are interesting are not appealing and the parts that are appealing are not interesting.
>>2417996
I agree with you on both statements, but
>The parts that are interesting are not appealing and the parts that are appealing are not interesting.
interest and appealing are subjectives
>>2417996
yes i mean his technical skills are mastered so much. This skills are now my main goal.
Hey /ic/
I just started drawing. Every time I draw a few hours goes by in what feels like minutes, I get a HUGE headache after a couple hours and for the rest of the day all I can tink about is rotating objects.
Do the headaches stop? :<
>>2415346
draw the rotating objects
you'll feel better
>>2415346
go to a doctor anon
>>2415346
it sounds like your brain is making new connections... or you're about to have a brain anyrism.
Let's play a little game (:
Make a draw with just one line
A landscape, life drawing, a character or whatever you want, what is fun is to identify what you drew with only one line
It's a good exercice
>>2410209
lmao
post your best ones
>>2394147
No thanks Algen.
>sage shillfag threads
>hide shillfag threads