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How can I improve this (other than making it darker, I only had a basic 2h-6b graphite set)? What did I do wrong/right?
>>2388806
Clearer image
>>2388812
proportions nad measurements are off. if you want to practice shading/rendering, try tracing. Nothing wrong with that if you're using it as a tool to learn.
do it more
I'm looking for character designs where the designer simplified the skull and anatomy down to its bare essentials, and then contorted the shapes into strong, easy-to-read primitives that still appeal. Some examples I've found so far would be Disney during the 2000's, nearly anything Mignola has done, or Brad Birds work as well.
Is there anyone else /ic/ would recommend for simple, strong shapes and designs? (Disney's enormous empathy eyeballs not required.)
>>2388293
Learn the real thing, then distort it yourself.
>>2388293
>Disney during the 2000s
Yeah, they're been pure cancer for a while now.
>>2388831
both 2000s Disney and current day "pure cancer" Disney make use of the exact same principles of stylization and shape design. Only difference between now and then is that it's being applied to 3D animation instead of hand drawn animation.
What am i doing wrong?
>>2387580
don't think to yourself that you're drawing a face, instead focus on drawing a ball, then a block underneath the ball.
google "symbol drawing" - this is what you need to quit doing. better lines and accuracy comes with practice.
>>2387580
>not posting in the beginner thread
Everything.
>>2387580
>anime
>What am i doing wrong?
you're having autism
What stopped you from being a child prodigy, anon?
>>2375314
being lazy and stupid
>>2375314
brutalities of war
Lack of talent or drive I guess.
Thanks for this though anon, I'm strangely motivated now. .
I want to buy winsor and newton artist oils tubes, but what colors do i need? they are too expensive, is it possible that i can just buy white, black, red, blue and green and just mix a variation of those to get the other colors/values?
also would this apply to watercolor and gouache?
please help /IC??!!
anyone with advice out there? please
>oils
cad yellow light
cad red light
yellow ochre
phtalo blue
raw/burnt umber
black
white
alizarin crimson (if you want true purples)
for gouache, get primaries, black & white, plus a magenta/purple if you want true purples. Same for watercolors
>>2385929
You forgot your sienna's and a lot of other colors.
Also, black? Rofl, really, black?
Aside from looking at artists you want to support, any Patreon's out there who have artists willing to teach and actually provide some really good insight on how to approach certain methods?
I know there's a Patreon group under "Foundation", that's basically just Dynamic Sketching 1/2 but with more insight (so I guess you can say it's better than draw a box?)
Then there's Krenz who's an artists teacher that'll give you red lines on your work. He teachers anatomy in perspective.
Anyone else?
>>2388157
All of the teachers worth anything aren't on partreon. Check these out if you wanna pay to learn online:
http://drawabox.com/
http://www.ctrlpaint.com/
http://www.newmastersacademy.org/
Don't know anyone except Krenz
>>2388164
>All of the teachers worth anything aren't on partreon
>http://drawabox.com/
>http://www.ctrlpaint.com/
Fuckin reddit shitters.
I'm the guy who runs drawabox.
>>2388164
drawabox is actually supported through patreon, but none of the important information is behind a paywall. It's just a continuous donation drive. Still, I'd say that counts as being on Patreon.
>>2388157
I haven't taken John Park's Foundation course, but I *have* studied under him in person. He's an excellent instructor when it comes to topics like form language and design. I can't...
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Because we should not have to make new threads or post in draw threads with our fundamental exercises.
Feel free to post even the smallest exercise you have done to show you are still trying, do not give up.
AVOID asking unrelated questions, There is a question thread for that.
Visit the usual "Art book Thread" to find your desired books.
Do not forget to PLEASE RESIZE and crop your images before uploading them. 1kpx is fine.
→ → → → Before asking "what should I read/view/study/learn," Read the f*cking sticky, it's...
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some refs
Critique my shit art
>>2384751
Gf reference
Post your nsfw, critique work and so on.
Furry is allowed, however do not over indulge on the subject of furries or their culture. Unnecessarily reporting these anons are strongly discouraged. This thread is dedicated to helping anons improve their erotic drawings and paintings.
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is narrow field of view (little perspective distortion) bad in porn? feeling like curves and gesture are way more important. I know the sketch's bad, wanna redo it with ref and her legs touching the ground
>>2376927
>>2376927
Narrow field of view can work in porn. Joel Jurion and Milo Manara both often use it and get great results. It depends on the how it is used and what it is being used for. Try out both narrow and wide fov's in different situations to discover the benefits of each!
Also check your proportions - head feels small and arms feel thin.
>>2376991
Thanks for references, checking their work out! As for proportions, yeah, dropped the picture mentally…
..or have used HM3 to create?
>>2388804
Those are some wonky nipples
Ok, let me see if I can TLDR the sticky to something more competent:
Firstly, Draw what you see, not what you think you see. Draw the actual shapes, not what your brain says the shapes look like.
Think of said shapes you just drew as 3D objects, shade accordingly.
Study forms such as still life, figure drawings, follow steps 1 and 2, rinse, repeat.
Am I right so far? Or am I going to get like, "drawing shapes is symbol drawing" or some shit.
>>2388488
Have the mods ever talked about remaking the sticky?
>>2388491
Hell if I know, but I have seen a few people on here say that the sticky is full mainly of bullshit/backwards.
>>2388488
The sticky is fine. The sticky not being fine is also a meme in of itself to confuse idiots like you who can't think for themselves.
I have a problem, /ic/.
I just can't finish art.
I have the requisite skill for all the bits and pieces, but I can never find the patience to put them together. After drawing one thing, my brain just sort of shuts down and moves on like a tape clicking to the next track.
It's something that even Adderall, in it's infinite focus, couldn't bull though. I spent so many years doing simple, repetitive doodles that I'm permanently stuck in the same mindframe; the same mode.
So how do I re-teach myself? Every conscious effort thus...
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>>2387317
just keep going you fucking faggot. no art is finished merely abandoned etc etc etc. just get good and you'll push the level of your "unfinished" drawings. cunt.
>>2387321
I'm afraid your answer doesn't make much sense, anon.
The deficiency isn't one of technical skill, but of patience or habit.
I'll undoubtedly continue to improve. Some day I may be able to render an eye perfectly.
But I'd like to be able to draw the whole person. And the room around the person. And fully shade it. And fully color it.
If, as you say, that no art is finished merely abandoned, then my trouble is that I abandon it very quickly.
>>2387338
I should reiterate, perhaps, that in theory I should be able to render complete pieces. As I said, I have the necessary skill.
The trouble is that if, for a few minutes I draw an eye, and then stop, I never learned how to continue. I can sketch a face, and at a certain point my mind will think "this is done." And if I wish to go back and add to it, I simply don't know how. The part of my brain working with visual organization doesn't quite grasp the idea of continuity - it just works...
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>you will never be this good
My inkjet printer is more skilled
>>2381575
sure
That doesn't really concern me and is no reason to stop trying.
What did I do wrong. Why are the colors not mixing?
>>2388590
Use a brush, not the blur/blend tool
here you go OP, helpful lil pic
>>2388600
Thx bruv
If I was 9
>>2388430
is that mr. pebbles?
>>2388435
Looks like it was drawn from a nine year old too.
What's the best way to prevent hand pain?
I wanna git gud not arthritis.
>>2387816
>best way to prevent hand pain
Not draw obviously
>>2387828
cool, I'm really good at this!
Do hand stretches for carpal tunnel prevention every hour or so when drawing. It's good to take breaks anyway.
There was a hand exercise going around saying to hold your thumb inside your fist and angle your wrist down to stretch that muscle (forget the name). Don't do that.
