Howdy, /ic/! My art group and I have been doing this pastime for a bit and I wanted to share.
The premise of the activity is sharing abstract images with your friends and trying to make some sort of a readable composition from them within a set time frame.
Firstly you and a few friends get together on skype/hangout or whatever your preferred chat program is. We prefer hangout as it's easy to share screens and give each other advice while talking about specific areas of a piece. For the second step, each of you should spend the next five or so minutes chopping together an abstract image, aiming to have an interesting range of colors, values and shapes. I advise using lots of scatter brush, warp tool and adjustment layers to give a sense of detail density while still keeping things vague. Once your abstracts are completed they should be handed over to one another so each participant can spend the next hour(or however long you want) attempting to hash out some sort of full image from what they've been given. Keep in mind, the goal isn't to make anything great, nor impress women, or produce content for your failing Patreon. However, it can serve as a fun warm up, get you in the habit of drawing ever day, and I find it's quite useful for discovering the area where you've been struggling the most before you tackle it with more serious work.
In the end, the only rule is that there are no rules. You don't have to use much if any of the abstract you're given. Crop it, adjust colors, warp it, whatever. It's great to share it with your friends, if doing so hurts then you'll only get tougher.
I collected a few of the abstracts we had saved as examples and boosters in case anyone's interested. If you happen to this up you're more than welcome to post your results in this thread.
>tl;dr Draw random shit, make your friends draw over it, have a laugh and work on something serious.
FYI believe this idea was taken from elsewhere, I wouldn't want to take credit.
>Boosters
http://imgur.com/a/5viyD
hi devin
>>2291453
Almost didn't notice the pepe
Whenever im starting with a new painting im excited and enthousiastic for the first few sessions, and time seems to fly.
But then i suddenly get so depressed and dissapointed i dont want to continue anymore and i feel hopeless.
why is this?How do people keep working on the same painting for a long time with the same initial enthousiasm?
force of habit. if it's not a habit you're not an artist.
>>2293403
I work on several paintings at once and alternate between them so they feel fresh each time I return to them rather than feel like something I am bored of working on.
Alternatively you can try to get into more of a zen mode where you don't think about how long it is taking or anything and you just focus entirely on the process and enjoying it. Or do the opposite and put on a podcast while you mindlessly render it to completion.
I take it you rarely finish anything?
You paint until you hit a road block, then think "if only my perspective was better; I should work on that instead" or "if only my anatomy was better; I should work on that instead". And you practice these things but when it's time to work on another piece you hit a roadblock again, not realizing that what you're refusing to practice is how to finish a piece.
I'm looking to change careers (because my current one is driving me to alcoholism), and I struck upon tattoo artist. I've looked at the requirements for the license, what it takes to get an apprenticeship, and all that good stuff. One little problem though. I can't draw. I can't freehand a straight fucking line, much less a skull with a dagger through it and a snake coming out of the sockets.
I've looked at the sticky, and of course getting good at just about any kind of drawing will be helpful. But is there certain techniques, styles, and subject matter I should focus on while I go through the basics? For instance, on the upside-down exercise, instead of trying to emulate Picasso's Igor Stravinsky, I did one of Sailor Jerry's hula girls (my sense of proportion is fucking shit. She came out an Amazon).
What pieces, and how many, should I include in a portfolio when looking to apprentice with someone?
And most helpful of all, how do I forget this crazy bullshit and just stick it out in my stable government job without putting my gun in my mouth?
>>2290657
theraphy. focus on making small projects, flashes, with classic tattoo symbols or stuff that you lke. Draw and you'll see. I think steady line is very important.
>>2290663
>I think steady line is very important.
To this end, instead of doing the usual graphite and colored pencils, should I work with pens?
>>2290689
You would be best with doing your research on google as I am not a pro, or just ask some artists. As of sketching and colouring I think you can use anything you like. Mate uses watercolours lately (tubes), there is lots of artists who use markers like copics. But my mate mostly did inking with fineliners or a dip pen (tattoo machine works in a way like dip pen, cause you need to dip it in ink). Plus when doing outline you do it with a steady line, and that's easily to get by some fineliner. Just have fun with it, try what you like, and research. Take care mate and good luck.
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This thread is meant for artists who might want to try to make stylized work in-between their studies. It is strongly recommended that you use this thread in conjunction with learning the elements and fundamentals of art. You can also discuss the visual elements of various professional artists as well if you keep it relatively articulate and civil.
Submit your drawings, receive feedback or critique others! Share your knowledge and remember to thank those who've critiqued or red-lined your drawings. Most importantly, have fun.
>Fresh off the boat? Read the fucking sticky!
http://www.squidoo.com/how-to-draw-learn
https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
>Proko
http://www.proko.com/videos/
>Ctrl+Paint
http://ctrlpaint.com/
>Hitokaku Index
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~zm5s-nkmr/
>0033
http://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?id=59317
>List of active livestreams
http://livestreamstatuslist.appspot.com/
>fellowBro's books
http://mediafire.com/?i44dwzkf9j9n8
>Tutorial/Reference Collection
http://pinterest.com/characterdesigh/
>Japanese Animu Tutorials
http://iradukai.com/
>Figures
http://reference.sketchdaily.net/
Remember the words of our good friend Glen Vilppu: “No rules, just tools.”
/ic/: "Daily reminder that Artists can now make up to 20k biweekly"
closed on his face, so reposting for him
>>2289863
>you should post stylizations on this thread
Is the only type of stylization this thread allows is anime/western animated girls....?
>>2289995
post 80s Soviet Russian animation style we dont give a fuck
you just run the risk of being ignored collectively
This is my latest project.
This one's called "Crooked"
>>2289869
"Bodybuilders"
>>2289870
"Adam's Apple"
>>2289872
"Fencing"
what do you think?
why are you doing this
>>2287959
why not?
also the title is "I know that feel"
where do you guys got motivation to improve your skills ??
Fear of failure.
>>2294084
Rule of thumb: if you have to actively look for it, you'll never be motivated.
Motivation is not something you learn or something you make a habit of. You either have it or not.
It's the thing people mistakenly call "talent".
>>2294100
It's impressive how much bullshit one person can write in just 3 lines.
I'm looking for series of drawings or paintings. Like Goya's Disasters of War (pic related) and his other series.
Anything really. I'll post a few of these
I think this gallery might be the one for you!
http://kodyboy555.deviantart.com/gallery/
Is it common for artists to lie about their age?
I'm 38 but i always go around telling people i'm 19.
how about you guys?
>>2293758
im 19 but I lie and say im 19
>>2293760
Enjoy the ban
I'm considering picking up Jim Gurney's painting handbooks.
What's /ic/'s opinion of them?
How well do they help with shit like composition, palette creation, figure lighting, etc.?
color and light is fucking excellent, imaginative realism is alright if you were interested in understanding gurneys particular processes and habits more but it has little instructional value (or at least i didnt feel like i got a whole lot out of it)
>>2293479
color and light is an absolute necessity in my opinion
imaginative realism has some great points to it but literally 75% of the book is "make maquettes to paint better" so its up to you really if the smaller amount of information is enough to pick it up for
color and light though get that shit
Comments?
looks cool bro i dig it i dig it
>>2293137
i too was bored in highchool once
>>2293164
This is a correct response.
Listen man, I drew with the same approacd in highschool. You will come to a point where you might want to throw that ''style'' out the window and actually work on perscective, composition, color, etc.
i'm only saying this because this style is a distraction. It's like masturbating, those shapes are pleasing to draw... but are decieving you from ultimately progressing into an innovative artist.
I'm sure the artists that inspire you, were learning those basic elements I listed at your age.
Sorry for the rushjob picture but my pressure sensitivities kicked itself and I just wanted this thread out.
But yeah, as it says, I want to try and draw a doujin about Mao and Sapphire fucking (Or a girl/regular Axel being a whore). My only experience with comic making is being a colorist and I'm pretty confident in doing greyscales.
Actual construction and drawing on the other hand...one of my main problems is consistency, I'm gonna try to study their refs and draw them 100 times to get down their design.
Do any experienced comic makers have any tips?
>>2293104
You can't color or draw. Refer to the sticky.
>>2293114
well I guess
Joan Cornellà Appreciation thread
Post the good good
>>2292499
Found this earlier
Wut are your thoughts
Title is fear
The one before this is here >>2287944
>>2292414
ebin memes friend
Nah bro you see it's all about being raised in the cultural context of the internet, a highly personalized yet land separated culture! Aw dude don't tell my mom about my work, weak brah weak.
Fucking nerds, go outside with your easel.
Thoughts?
>>2291709
helicopter parts pics + porno = muh ip
god this is fucking pathetic, at least the jama course seems useful, anyone has a link?
/ic/ - gossip/jealousy
>>2291709
Since I've largely quit videogames, I can't help but wonder which games all these titty-supreme supersoldiers end up in.
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