>What is The Foundation Group?
Looking to hone your skills in the fundamentals within 1 to 2 years? Look no further and join /ic/s most serious art study group--The Foundation Group! Serious applicants ready to take their art to the next level will post their studies in this thread amongst their peers simply for the adrenaline factor, share tips, and compare what each person did. The threads shall serve as documentation for all of /ic/ to witness serious progress.
>The Purpose
The goal is to set up an *anonymous school with classmates at exactly your level or slightly above so that we all start at square 1. Studying can be dull, boring, and not motivating if you have no rivals and that is the spirit of this thread. This is NOT a beginner thread and has set specific videos to watch however you're more than welcome to use additional resources for more knowledge on topics.
>Schedule
Grace period starts today from 1/9/16-1/16/16 for week 1 assignments to get people on board.
We have a Skype group for assignments and most talking will be done there; as a healthy reminder no shitposting will not be tolerated. Zip. Zilch. Nada. Any off-topic in the slightest and you will be get my boot up your rear. If you want to join off-topic /ic/ group just message me at my skype handle: https://join.skype.com/AqSDW8xicLUv admin: haru
I'll join, will share brainstorm school foundation course files, as those are great examples an theory (not videos)
we should make a rank system inside the group, with a fixed % of participants to promote to next rank weekly, because to mix different skill levels won't help anyone
giving a fixed amount of feedback to other participants should be mandatory
>>2343690
It's okay, I'll set up the the files stuff. Are you talking about a rank system like what unmotivated does? You'll need to help me out with that one.
Hello, I'm really interested in joining but your group appears as 404 and theres like a million Harus on Skype
Could you verify your adress or maybe add me? M3gadriel
Could someone redline for me, maybe give me some pointers.
nigga just drag your picture over the reference and look at the differences
rib cage is wrong, you've simplified the negative space around it too much.
it should really be two lines under the breast, not one. almost like a triangle, not just a curve going downwards.
you have to measure, then work on points, angles, outlines, interior lines, form (volumes), divide value zones in two, then in four, and so on
Hey faggots I started this mural peice (I paint over it every 6 months and do something new)
I don't feel like starting over but I've come to a stand still with it.
I would greatly appreciate any critique and/ or suggestions as how I should go further with it.
Sorry for the photo quality I can provide some closeups later
Tl;dr gimme feedback.
Just do something else. Honestly, if you feel the need to drive yourself to do something cool on it, it's not gonna be great. Leave it for a while and if you really want to keep going with it, then you should.
>>2341064
yeah when you think "shit i want to draw" or "holy shit that would be an awesome draw" that the time to draw.
>btw cool skeletal.
Last thread: >>2335954
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
>/ic/ Resources/Reference/Downloads/Links:
>General resources :
http://sites.google.com/site/4chanic/
http://sites.google.com/site/artandwhatnot/
http://characterdesigns.com/
http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-3.html
http://finaltrinity.tumblr.com/post/13163064364/art-references-tumblr-accounts
>fellowBro's books :
http://mediafire.com/?i44dwzkf9j9n8
>Figure Drawing Tool:
http://pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php
http://posemaniacs.com/
>Photoshop Brushes
http://cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/tower_of_evilzz
hands
>>2340713
hands. didnt shade any of these cause im lazy
>>2340718
also im going out to eat in a second, but can someone leave a reply explaining how you draw digitally from reference? i'm on a macbook. do you just open it in a window and look back and forth? do you make it a layer and switch it on and off? what do you guys usually do
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5kSLn1YwnOU
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=6E3znZoFnN8
daily reminder:
If you're listening to music when drawing you're not really concentrating as hard as you should be.
>>2339652
This. I find it hard to carry on the internal dialog with music when I draw from life.
The pic inst mine, only for start tje thread
>>2345039
>pic
>Watercolor
Are you kidding?
>>2345039
This is are real manly watercolor
not your tumblerina shit
Discuss.
It's hard to say what "real art" is when people have so many different opinions on it.
Fuck that game and it's impossible puzzles
Once you understand anatomy and some rules in regards to life draw, when do you know it's safe to tackle and stylize your work? It seems like a lot of people who stylize follow the same set of rules of trying to achieve 'cute' or character appeal. But where does one obtain the knowledge for these things?
>>2343904
>where does one obtain the knowledge for these things?
You study from life.
>>2343904
>draw thing from real life you find cute (e.g. a baby, a puppy)
>study and figure out what makes them cute
>use your new found knowledge in craeting a style
>>2343904
Wow that dude is amazing artist.
Thanks OP, for putting that pic there.
Grand Prize
>You drew everyday for a long time, longer than anyone else. Congratulations. You are the best.
Rules
>Update every day at:
http://www.lavaflake.com/draw/dashboard/index.php
>Miss an update and you're out
Shitty Internet Token
>Everyone starts with a shitty internet token.
>If for some reason you are unable to post you are required to double post the next day at the expense of your token.
>After one month of no missed posts you get a new token.
>You cannot have more than one token.
>A new Last Artist Standing challenge starts every week. If you get eliminated then get it together and rejoin next week.
Sorry in advance op >>2338138 but your thread is nearing 100 posts over the bump limit and I was wondering if anybody was going to notice
>>2343309
Do we tripfag this shit, add a signature or...?
>>2343313
You can post at the site where a username and password combination is required, I'll still probably mostly post as anon in these threads though.
Is it possible to git gud quickly if you're self taught? Like at the rate they pump out artists in fzd school? Obviously you'd have to put in an insane amount of time but can it be done? What exactly is the curriculum there and has anyone tried mirroring their teaching methods on their own?
>>2342131
you could never be as fast as someone getting one-to-one feedback from a professional, but feng says himself that you can easily get good if you're willing to put in the hours and know how to study right. I think his vids have a bit of info about the material they study
>>2342131
You can absolutely do it on your own. Expect it to take about twice as long as the full fzd training though, even if you put in equal hours. Upside is you save god knows how much fucking money. Downside is you miss out on profiting from connections (which only the top 10% of graduates every year do anyway, the school is said to be ultra competitive)
Imo self teaching is the way to go.
Self teaching
You save money
develop your own style
and be good on your own
Just study right and your work is going to look better than those people at Fzd
This may be dumb, but I can never work unless I have something playing in the background, i'm sure some of you can relate to this, so, what do you listen to? Music? Podcasts?
What are the art youtubers you listen to?
what music do you listen to, why?
>>2341511
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=58_QQYh9m3E&list=PLvlw_ICcAI4dT5siJAyQJag9_-T_X5VT_
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=idOI3SvMVkc&list=PLvlw_ICcAI4dgellaUrmAcV7s-VhfqHat&index=2
Field Recordings do it for me.
Try Radio Aporee.
>>2341511
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TWdSi0Xw4u0
Checked the catalog for a thread I could ask my personal question in, but might as well make a general for discussion then.
ITT:
>Where do you do most of your artwork
>What are your dream materials/setup
>How do you deal with fatigue while drawing
>Post / Describe your Setup
>Anything to do with the physical approach to making art (inb4 fapping
So I recently got the Yiynova MSP19U from amazon (500/10 btw) but since the monster is bigger than my laptop itself I either have to rest the thing on my shitty unstable folding desk and lean really forward, or set it on my lap and lean back.
Im still faster than with my old Pen and Touch, but now Im thinking of investing in a real desk and a better chair so I can have a more stable and consistent setup. Preferably faced away from my sexy sexy refrigerator that keeps distracting me from my work. Wondering if anyone can share what they use or have used in the past that has either really been amazing or fucked them over.
Got lower back problem like most of America, but pretty sure buzzwords like ergonomic are marketing ploys. Also not a fan of a standing desk, since cashier is my day job.
>Checked the catalog for a thread I could ask my personal question in, but might as well make a general for discussion then.
There's a thread literally called "question thread" with a big giant question mark as the OP.
Still I guess a battlestation thread is due.
>Where do you do most of your artwork
Do most of my stuff at my desk using my tablet though sometimes I do doodles in bed/on the bus in a sketchbook.
>What are your dream materials/setup
I'd love a big set of copics to play with, but I wouldn't use them enough to be worth the investment. If I won them as a prize or something though I'd be pretty stoked. Same idea for a cintiq, I'm not gud enough to justify the investment yet. I'm waiting for a decent competitor to come along that can push prices down a little before I jump into display tablets.
>How do you deal with fatigue while drawing
I take a break. Usually a short one is sufficient, if I'm really burned out I just put it down for the night. Normally though once I get going I'm pretty motivated to complete things and I keep coming back to it even when I tell myself I'm done for the night.
>Post / Describe your Setup
pic related, sorry for the blinding light, my phone camera is garbage. Nothing too special but I find it pretty comfy.
>Anything to do with the physical approach to making art
fapping
>>2340925
Everyone knows question thread is pretty much another beginner general. Sides, at least its good enough for a main thread.
The Yiynova I got from Amazon was $500 and is huge. For some reason the 12 inch is more expensive. Its really easy to set up and I was able to justify it since I made about that much from commissions in 2015. Took me 6 months of savings from my day job to get it.
Ive used a cintiq before at an art meetup and I honestly cant justify the additional $1500 needed for that piece of equipment. Its mostly brand name thats packing the price.
Any critique?
>>2344994
Its a potato quality image of a trace of a LoL splash. That's the core problems there. Im sure you could still post it to r/LoL saying your cancerous gay lover drew it and rake in the karma
at least take a proper picture you dumb nut
Arm look like half of it vanished of to another dimension.
Need work on the hand, especially around the wrist.
I do not even know what that hair is doing, why does it have tendrils?Anyway try to depart some of the hair to the front of the body to add some fluidity.
Again i have no idea what the feet is doing.
Try to work more on that monster thing, make its teeth more realistic and whatnot.
Your shading is very light and not very structural (atleast what i can tell from the photo) work on that a little.It may be because you have a short grip on anatomy, i recommend vilppu myself but /ic/ loves loomis.
And for the love of god atleast tilt the photo next time you are gonna post it.
What programs do u guys use to do art?
and which drawing tablet is the most used here
:^)
>>2344799
Paper
Hello there
Thunking of getting into reading.
Can you suggest any books i can download.
