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Honestly I feel that this topic is not talked about enough here. It's all good and well to focus on gitting gud but I would like to delve into how a digital artist can truly become successful.
1.) How successful can a digital artist really be? We know there's some infamous outliers like the lady on Patreon, but can the profession offer the lucky few 100k+? 200k+? 300k+?
2.) How would you go about attaining that kind of success? What's the most viable blueprint to at least try?
3.) Where is most of the money? Freelance fantasy? Studio fantasy?...
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>>2589217
You seem to be treating digital art as if it's not very obviously much bigger and more lucrative (in a general sense) than all other mediums. This makes it seem like you've either been living under a rock for the last two decades (and should just do some googling to get you acquainted with the modern world), or you're otherwise not intelligent enough to warrant giving answers to.
Here are some things for you to google:
"How much money does an illustrator artist make"
"How...
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>>2589217
"digital art" is not a profession, it's simply the medium that most clients require you to work in.
You've got to understand that digital art will always be shit on by traditional artists because of the lineage and culture that comes with it.
Reducing all of your artistic tools to a computer and a tablet is pretty weak and even if what you do looks good, you'll still be seen as some nerdy art fuck rathet than a true artist that has a gallery (not a fucking deviant art).
But now digital art is what's the hot shit in the business. It's easier and faster so it's better for the industry.
But deep within if you truly want to be an Artist of the soul and not of the paycheck, you're not gonna make it with just digital art.
I know I'm gonna get shit on because you guys are heavily digital oriented but this is what I've seen as someone who's spent two years in French Art Schools.
I want to learn how to sketch cleanly but loosely. Like the guy in this video. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fIaTjqTbK2U
I studied product design and while my presentation drawings and renderings end up looking nice and clean, I am ashamed of my exploration sketches because I have poor line control and they end up looking like doodles instead of professional work. I want to enter a very competitive field and everything should look as good as it could, so...
>How can I practise ideation/thumbnail sketching for product design so I can make tens of iterations that look clean and presentable? Any online resources or books that you recommend?
>>2594113
The answer is in the video you posted. Draw more.
>>2594139
With that kind of insightful and amazing advice that you are providing for free, why aren't you teaching at Art Center, RISD or Parsons? Seriously, I would have paid for someone to tell me that a few years ago.
>>2594153
Making cleaner drawings and correcting the problem of "poor line control... looking like doodles" is a matter of drawing more.
can u be good at drawing even if you have an average/bad minds eye???
yes, but how good depends on what kind of drawing. minds eye can also be developed, like anything else.
what are the "artist" version of cd markers?
I need a spectrum of colors with this fine point and that "lucid indeleble" (have to draw on plastic)
>>2593909
Why can't you just use the cd markers in OP pic? It doesn't need to say "for le pro artists" on it to draw with.
Uni Posca
>>2594224
mfhfmf yes.
When I was younger I used to draw all day everyday. It was all I wanted to do and all that made me happy. But recently I've lost my passion for art. I never feel like drawing and I literally have to sit down and fucking force myself to do it. And when I do I get frustrated/bored after like an hour or so. I haven't made a complete work since God knows when. Should I just give up on art?
>>2593671
Not only should you give up art but you should also give up your boy pusspuss, catch aids, and die for shitting up my board.
Anyone ever use Spectrum Noir markers? How do they stack up to Copics or Prismacolors?
You can get a six pack of these for 7.94 at Joann Fabrics (but with a 50% off coupon that seems to be in the ad literally every week), so 1.32 a piece which seems like a good deal.
Worst case scenario is they aren't as good as copics. If you feel its worth a shot, go for it.
>>2593323
Yo where do you get the coupons
Never tried your brand OP, but don't they have those samples on display?
Usually what would make the difference for me is the brushpen which seems to not be equally as interesting on those you mentioned.
The closest thing to a Copic I've come across for cheaper is the Touch by Shin Han art which has a similar brush pen but still, ink quality is not as spectacular as Copic. For experiments/practice however, they're perfect, and about a third of the price.
>2593351
I see those 40 to 50% coupons all the...
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does any know what program Doxy uses to draw with?
Also what program do you guys use to draw/paint digitally
Doxy uses Sai
>>2589454
wow, sai can do all those tweaks he does. Even tilting selected parts
>>2589451
Really like his art.
Does he still make any marty comics or does he just posted in patreon?
![REPIN_Ivan_Terrible&Ivan[1].jpg](https://i.imgur.com/nxWoEiy.jpg "REPIN_Ivan_Terrible&Ivan[1].jpg")
How come people who finally git gud don't do anything worth while with their skill (imo atleast)? I look at online artists like sinix or people like feng and, while they're skilled, they don't really do anything, they don't really produce any content or tell stories or make people feel emotions. They don't create stuff aside from samey landscapes or cute girls. They've obviously worked hard to git gud but it seems to me like a lot of people just git gud to git gud and don't really want to do anything with the skill they've worked so hard...
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>>2589262
maybe because all their work goes into commercial projects, and most of that is internal work
concept art and fanart are dead-ends
>>2589262
NDA look it up.
