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So is warosu confirmed killed? I haven't been able to access it for like 2 weeks
Same, what the fuck is going on over there?
>>2364785
Her site goes down from time to time, she's on vacation.
>>2364785
>A replacement drive is being sent to the DC. Next update: 1/26
So I was in drawing II the other day and my professor says
"Why would you want to draw like the old masters?"
"So what they can produce realist drawings of the human form? That's no fun"
"Their pieces are unimaginative and boring"
None of us could voice our opinions without our grades getting completely shit on so we let it slide.
I'm a not even a drawing major but god damn did this make my fucking blood boil. hOLY fucking shit
But hes right :^)
>>2362761
kek
He's right though, it would be nice to have that level of technical skill, but it would be a waste of skill to just be le human photocopier autism is a superpower
Ok. Looking for some artistic nerds here. I'm playing DnD and I can't draw to save my life. My character is an elf, has ivory colored skin, purple eyes, long silver hair, and is about 5ft tall and 160lbs. So he's pretty shredded. Kind of like the picture but young looking. And he needs some badass robes. Hoping there's an artist who can draw that.
here u go fampai
>>2365662
requests are against the rule faggot. How much are you paying?
>>2365698
Oh. My bad senpai. I shall move along.
Is there an /ic/ Tan? If not, we should make one.
We could name some shit to put together and draw it out. Sounds fun. Pic related. My shitty art skills.
>>2359826
lurk more new faggot.
>/ic/, a board that's been around for like a decade
>no board tan
Seriously nigga?
>>2359826
I think /ic/ tan is a red head man with no shirt on. Idk, he seems pretty on point imo.
SHOW ME THE WAY
>>2359461
make more
>>2359461
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sMTIYxzRLUY
What are some ways to improve capturing likeness?
I don't have the reference for this, but you don't need it, it doesn't look like her.
>>2365628
Imperfections are what make people unique.
Don't show white on top or on the bottom of the eyes.
Eyes reflecting light.
Work those facial muscles, especially around the eyes (if it's a laugh, make those wrinkles show).
>>2365628
bro you know the fucking rules you even posted in a thread and got a response why the fuck are you making your own thread.
Camera Obscura's have existed for over 2000 years, most historians put the earliest ones a few hundred years BCE.
Camera Lucida's have existed since the late 1700's.
Isn't it possible that some of the masters were using these kind of optical devices to aid in their artistic endeavors?
Personally, I think if would be naive to believe that it was always skill, but what does /ic/ think? Did the old masters use the existing technology, such as ancient cameras, to give them an edge on their realism?
>>2364552
It was pure skill and relentless talent stop looking for excuses you stupid cunt.
>>2364552
Yes, they were doing that, lika any other craftsman they used tools and helpers to produce stuff better and faster. It is not really a big secret, but it burst the bubble of people who got their own idealised version of the old masters, which are rather frequent on this site.
>>2364552
some of them did use the dark room as you said, but they did also understand realism.
go back to draw.
I have a noob question and i don't even know what to call it...
Let me explain:
I need a photoshop option that will allow me to point a start that...will spread a bunch of "lines" around it depending on where this "point" was set.
I know i can draw it by hand but in this situation i REALLY need an automatical thing that does that in 1 second.
Picrelated is my try to explain it...
(cont with another example)
>>2362902
Picrelated is what i mean.
>>2362902
I found only this picrelated way to "do a bunch of lines automatically" but it does it in a way that i don't need.
>>2362902
Polygon tool, 99 sides, options (there's a small dropdown on the top bar) and check to make it a star with 99% indent.
Useful for making perspective points.
Hello anons, here is a little piambura exercise im doing currently, it's not finished yet, I just want to share since I'm really liking how its turning out, considering this is my first exercise of this kind, but of course I'm open to critics, of course I'll post more when I put more work onto it, in the meanwhile here it is
P.S. there are little proportion errors in left side of the face, so, aside from that please make sure to notice any errors/observations in it
Here its the previous step, before I added volume to both shadows and lights in the face
Looks gr8 OP. How do I into piambura?
>>2365185
OP here, thanks! first you gotta "kill" the whites in the cloth you're gonna use, for that use a mix of burnt umber and solvent for oil paintings, once you got a good mix between the two you use it and spread it on your canvas until all the white in it disappears, when you do this, you clean the excess with a clean rag, then you gotta make it dry
Next step is making the structure, u gotta use a mix of burnt umber, black and solvent again (try not to use a lot of solvent so it doesnt kill the burnt...
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Whats a good drawing regime?
im thinking of making a weekly schedule in order to improve really fast.
pic related, its a shitty self portrait i did a couple of days ago.
WHENEVER IT FEELS RIGHT
Unless you have time to draw all day every day, just set aside at least 2 - 3 hours a day.
Draw weed erryday. yay.
What do the hardcore artists on /ic/ think of my mixtape cover? its not finished though so don't worry about all that empty space
Just kill me now.
>>2361923
I feel like it would suit the look better if you cropped the faces much tighter/cleaner. The blurry edges are a turn off.
I know the look you are going for is not a fussy one, but regardless I think that would help.
I like it senpai! I'm in the process of making my own mixtape.
This character has no canon hair color so which hair one looks best on her?
>>2361511
Light Brown or Blonde.
What's her personality?
>>2361518
Here the chapter where she's featured.
http://www.yuziem.org/en/en-manga/shin-kidou-senki-gundam-w-episode-zero/4/1/
Low quality but all I could find
>>2361511
Well, I'm sure the artist had a color in mind back in the day. Also, duo is my nigga.
Is anyone else on here unable to visualize in their mind? If you were to close your eyes and picture a red triangle, can you see it? Which of the numbered thumbnails in the attached image best represents what you see? Do you see complete darkness?
If you dont know, this is known as aphantasia. A quick google search will get you more info if you want to look into it.
As someone who wants to work professionally in the art field, the inability to store an "image bank" in my mind of references has been incredibly frustrating. I have been attempting to compensate...
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I cant see anything with my eyes closed
>>2350182
do you feel like its hindered you in progress/ how do you combat it? Especially in regards to drawing w/o reference
>>2350180
Lol, pretty sure you can't just project images into the black space when your eyes are closed. Perhaps when attempting wake induced lucid dreaming, or while on psychedelics, but that has more to do with being in a credulous state.
I think there's a difference between what you can imagine visually, ie, your 'mind's eye', actually creating visible images. A red triangle is easy to imagine but you can't actually see it. Can you? CAN YOU?
Cause if this is a thing, I've gotten...
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Still learning to ignore what my brain wants to draw, and copy what I see by breaking it down into basic shapes. Not perfect, but getting better thanks to you all!
This is using the same reference, about a month apart after finally learning what symbol drawing was and practicing every day!
Lets see some progress!
>>2344848
what time on each?
>>2344850
Er, guess I should have included that. Between an hour to two hours on each. Used a drafting pencil on old one, used a 0.3mm mechanical pencil on newer one.
>>2344848
so you're getting closer to a photocopier, congrats!
What kind of canvas do you all prefer to work on? I like using grip tape from time to time, cheap and holds the paint I use pretty well.
I became accostumed to cardboard
I'm going to try kraft paper for big scale (I'm a cheap cunt) and see how it goes, so far it seems you to prime it or it breaks too easily due to humidity (using floor paint), also have to be careful with the wind and surfaces, but it's for street art so I'm not disappointed
