Memory vs reference! Pick an animal. Only draw it from memory then draw it from a reference image
i fucked up
>>2381564
I did this the other day and tried to get a critique of yhe process from my drawing one professor, guess which one he liked more.
>>2381564
This is so freaky, I wanted to make this exact thread like a few weeks ago. I was going to post a random animal generator link. I tried it but I kind of fucked myself on the one I did at first so I might try again later. Here's the generator I used though. https://www.randomlists.com/random-animals
You have to change it to show 1 animal and cover up the picture area so you can just read the name without seeing the reference.
What career opportunities are there for someone interested in art?
College applications are right around the corner and soon I'm going to have to make a choice that will effect the rest of my life, I want it to be a good one. Animation, graphic design...? what else?
>inb4 drop art
I'm fucking useless in every other subject not an option.
I would personally go with graphic design. I am a graphic artist working in Cincinnati and there are always jobs around. There is also opportunities to freelance on the side for small businesses needing a logo designed or even art for a website.
How do I become vending machine cover deisgner in japan?
>>2391733
sigh
picking a college and choosing a major won't affect the rest of your life. your attitude will. whatever you pick, just know that it's absolutely up to you to do the work, learn, and grab the opportunities.
if you're straight up looking for a job, just get an associates degree in graphic design and just go find internships and/or a job. save money, save time, be an adult. i bet by the time you graduate with a 4-year degree, your degree isn't going to get you a lot of places, because...
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Is there such a thing has a bob ross of portraits? I painted along with him for a couple of episodes and was very happy with the results. You quickly understand how dark and light interact to create the exact shape he's looking for. I then tried to make a female head but was still stuck in a loop of "this is too dark/light" and blending everything together, not knowing where to put the sharp lines of dark and light.
The 25 minute format is also very fun to follow because of how quick he is. You're working on something different every 2 minutes so it's...
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I'd like to know to but to be honest just go learn shapes and forms, op. the face is so easy to fuck up and the best way to go about it is just learning all those basic things and applying them.
>>2389396
> Face is easy as fuck
>draws forms but they still look like symbols
Show me how to do it, oh mighty one
>>2389398
m8 can you read? he said the face is so easy to fuck up, not that its easy as fuck
Friends with a girl who paints. Wanted to get her a gift for valentine's. I was thinking about a decent set of brushes or some such, but I don't really know anything about painting. Was hoping I could get a few recommendations or at least pointed in the right direction? Or other gift ideas are welcome too
Thanks for any help
>>2391065
Give her the benis.
>>2391065
offer yourself as a nude model
Has anyone tried this?
The other day I was doing some bs team building exercises with some coworkers each one had to do something with some generic play-doh I ended up making a quite characteristic female torso just using my hands and a bic pen cap and I was extremely surprised by how intuitive the whole thing was,
Before this I had the idea that sculpting was a considerably different beast now I'm not saying that it must be easy but I can imagine it helping me to grasp form and perspective much faster and perhaps even making something decent stuff in the...
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>>2387604
Just use super sculpey for your first sculptures.
Also get some aluminium or steel wire for armatures.
Idk where you live, but a store like Michaels has cheap wooden bases/plaques for about a dollar.
Also get some screws/washers for attaching your armature to the base.
Tin/Aluminium foil is also good for bulking large masses to reduce clay usage and reduces weight.
Then, when you're done, you can bake them, paint them or even cast them if you so desire.
>http://www.amazon.com/Sculpey-Super-Sculpturing-Compound-Beige/dp/B0026C1T8C/ref=sr_1_sc_1?ie=UTF8&qid=1454951010&sr=8-1-spell&keywords=super+sculpetComment too long. Click here to view the full text.
What do you guys think about 3D sculpting with ZBrush or Sculptris?
General art discussion thread on how to define art.
What important qualities does art have to have in order to be considered art ?
What do you consider important aspects of art that you can consider it good? ______ +______= good art
What artists/works/genres is a good example of your opinions on what art is/isn't?
Discussion of all types of media (fine art, sculpture, digital art etc.) welcome.
>>2390777
Art is whatever I say it is.
>>2390777
this thread is retarded. the definition of art varies according to time and culture, and within a particular time and culture is used to describe various related but separate concepts.
>>2390818
>the definition of art varies according to time and culture, and within a particular time and culture is used to describe various related but separate concepts.
No shit retard the point of this thread it to discuss the various definitions and value of art as well as your own opinions on the subject.
Or do you even have any?
I've been oil painting for years, but all i ever use is oil paint straight from the tube. I always notice entire isles in the art store full of oil painting mediums and stuff and it's just been too overwhelming to wrap my head around. What are mediums and should I be using them?
>>2390227
>What are mediums and should I be using them?
>I've been oil painting for years
...are...are you sure?
different artists have their favorite mixes of medium with all sorts of stuff. i don't know the fine tuning stuff of oils but i do know that linseed is the standard basic one.
i like /The Complete Oil Painter: The Essential Reference for Beginners to Professionals/ by Brian Gorst a lot. i highly recommend this book if you...
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>>2390244
>are you sure?
Yes, like I said I just use the oil paint out of the tube. I thought stuff like mediums were option and I just never looked into them.
>>2390248
it's a simple google search away, my friend
for instance, i found this eye gore website when i googled "oil painting 101":
http://gregkimsey.weebly.com/oil-painting-101-mediums.html
how have you been cleaning brushes? do you use mineral spirits?
>implying architecture isn't a fine art
>>2390207
architecture is fine, ill give you that
>>2390207
I went there! It's UC San Diego!
What's the point of fucking learning to draw, if you forget everything in a moment. I took a break for a month because i had quite huge personal issues which couldnt let me to focus and so on... and now I dont know a damn thing. I have to get through tedious basic stuff which only makes me frustrated. How much fun
>>2389873
The worst part is going through basics made me hate drawing so much and now I have to go back to this shithole where i cant draw nothing I would like to.
>>2389873
cry me a river dickface
/ic/ isnt your personal blog
>>2389901
kys
What's the most evil thing you've done as an artist?
I made some depressed anime faggot nuked his tumblr that's it.
>>2386894
Drawing porn of real people. I swore I never would but the temptation is too great.
>>2386894
My friend kinda raped my other friend on a camping trip this one time.
When they came back i heard the story about how it happened on the grape vine.
>I thought it was merely a joke/rumor because he was trying to sleep with her for like a year
I decided to make a funny comic of it and post it on social media.
Turns out how i depicted it (caricatures ect) was pretty smack on.
She later contacted me telling me how much she hated me for making the comic,...
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Shitposted on /ic/.
Pretty benign really, and my shitposting was more "get mad at tripfags" than anything.
I'm not really that vindictive, mostly I'm cool with other artists doing their thing as long as they don't get too up their ass.
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Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others!
Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 1000 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.
>dA /ic/ group :
http://4chan-ic.deviantart.com
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>>2386502
Thumbnail looked intersting
So i'm confused.
Growing up I was always told that tracing a picture makes you a bad artist.
Yet now some people tell me theres nothing wrong with it and it helps you learn.
Whats the deal?
Is tracing a good learning skill or is it cheap??
>>2390846
No rules just tools
>>2390846
It's alright if you're just starting out, but ditch it ASAP if you feel you're leaning too much on it.
Ok so I have always been an artistic child probably the only one of my siblings who never stopped pursueing art after adolesnce (my brother was an epic redrawer but just gave up before highschool) I hated drawing becuase people would always compliment my weakest shit. I'm a college freshman and have no equitment, shit budget, and limited schedual. I draw on occasion it's fun but definitley not a career for me. Given my skill level (my fundamentals are shit i mostly just rework stuff until it looks ok) should i continue art or not. I am going to post a piece i found...
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Okay now I have to defend this choice, I saw it was so disgusted by it i thought i should fix it becuase i need toright this evil. Hopefully i did do it some justice, yes no? Don't know what i should do with the mouth and or if to slim her down a bit. Also i should add i detist her character. Classic squirrel-girl was funny and cool new one is tumblr shit
>>2390159
Wait, so you're telling me that you just draw on other people work, to make it look better, I mean, how exactly is that drawing. If you decide to do art seriously, how would you get payed to do anything, outside of fixing somebody else's work
Do you have any art done from your imagination?
What does your finished work look like compared to the original?
I just don't understand.
Nigga, if you find enjoyment in it, just do art as a hobby.
What are your goals if you do pursue art?
Hey I was looking for the reference that the guy used for this study. I recall vividly seeing it somewhere but for the life of me I couldn't recall why I didn't save it then and there. I tried reverse image search on the study but no luck.
Does anyone know what the statue is ? Or do they have the photo ?
^
what kind of brush is that?
>>2390166
It's not just one brush
Your inspirations, preferably those, who made a huge progress
>>2390044
bump
People don't like these threads anymore, one just recently died, I wonder why that is?
They used to be so popular
>>2390706
I dont know, I dont lurk /ic/ very often