>Work in construction
>Can barely stand after doing my job
>Can't even imagine putting in 4 hours to practice art
Will I get better if I do 1 hour a day of practice /ic/?
Is it really essential to do 4 hours a day of practice?
I'm just a hobbyist and I want to get at a level where I can draw furry porn for $.
It's not essential.
You'll improve with 1 hour a day, just don't expect massive improvement.
Just study smart. Don't draw random shit doodles, make the most of your hour learning fundamental stuff. Do a little more on the weekend.
What I'd do in your place is do my research on the weekends - what I want to work on the for the week, read the books I need to read, watch some videos, find some refs, whatever. Draw a bit too. Then on weekdays, apply what you researched for an hour a day. Review and find what you need to work on each weekend.
>>2291689
mileage is everything imo. 1 hour a day won't get you anywhere.
>>2291724
Of course it will get him somewhere.
In the name of...
>>2291022
a flying eiffel tower?
Wow what a shitty simile.
Bombing for peace is like cutting off an infected limb so that the body stays alive.
#Retardedtweenswhothinktheyknowanything
>>2291034
for you
Critiques are highly encouraged don't hold back.
Struggled with full body drawing.
How do I get the clothes to look believable?
What is art?
>>2290267
that's sort of presupposing the question anon, as everyone knows the real question is what isn't art and FROG POSTING AND REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
>>2290498
thanks for bumping a shitty thread with a shitty post you shitty human being.
what do you think about my cyborg hitler
>>2290194
stiky loumis plz xDDDD
>>2290194
it doesnt come across as a "cyborg" -_- it more looks like some sort of freak!!
that said... i dont think you necessary have to alter the image or improve in any way.... merely change your branding... aka change how you pitch the image in question!!!!!! :P
Looks like he came straight out of a chicken pen
curious about /ic/'s opinion of him?
literally hoo
>>2289993
the usual of course! better than 97.42% of /ic/ :^)
I like.
I want to get into drawing traditionally, but I don't know what I should buy to start out.
Which utensils, sketchbooks, and drawing boards are good for beginners?
>>2289904
It literally doesn't matter as a beginner. You're perfectly fine with a regular pencil and a stack of printer paper.
To start?
blank printer paper, bic pens, and the pencils you have laying around. A ruler wouldn't hurt to have as well. You seriously don't need an abundance of tools and what tools you will need depends on your goals and what kind of shit you want to produce.
Don't bother with a nice sketchbook, it'll just make you anxious to draw in it, and your first drawings will almost certainly be shit. Use supplies you don't mind wasting.
conte 1710
1-side razor
white smooth printer paper pad
any piece of wood
2 clips
Aspiring pro thread? Aspiring pro thread.
Some thoughts I've recently had and bits of wisdom I've picked here and there.
'Games industry is exploding and although it is a very volatile and fast paced industry, as a whole it is doing amazing'. Talking to some concept artists however the root of the problem some of us might be experiencing became clear: Most of the explosive growth of the industry has been in the casual games sector. And not so much in the 'cool realistic triple AAA title' sector. However that's the jobs everyone is competing for, and catering their portfolio towards.
Additionally the demands in terms of technical skill for these casual games are incredibly low. As a result jobs are given on the basis of recommendations and 'he is friends with so-and-so'.
Another thing that worries me is the sort of 'talk from above' where people 5 years ago were saying 'If you aren't using photos you will stop getting any work very soon'. Now they are saying 'If you are not using 3d you will stop getting any work very soon'. Is this true? Maciej said on artcafe something something that only very few people still get work for pure painting. By very few he meant he can count them on one hand. How true is this? And if it's true... what is next? What will come after 3d? Is the concept artist of 2025 someone who can create an entirely animated inhabited world from scratch in 3d wearing an oculus rift, or something like that?
Getting a job in the video game industry is ALWAYS through recommendation first. Doesn't matter if it's AAA or indie. Recruiters ask employees if they know anyone first before even looking at any random resumes. It's very hard to just submit a resume and get a job.
Technical skill demand isn't low. People aren't dumb. They know if the art in their game is bad it's going to look like a shitty cheap game. You have to be good no matter what.
3d is extremely important. It drastically improves the speed and workflow of a concept artist. Even a basic program like sketchup makes a huge difference.
That being said, it isn't necessary to know 3d to be a concept artist. Whoever said that is a fucking idiot.
>concept artists 5 years for both indie and AAA projects. Console and Mobile.
>>2289890
>Most of the explosive growth of the industry has been in the casual games sector. And not so much in the 'cool realistic triple AAA title' sector.
Keep in mind that handheld devices are getting incredibly powerful compared to consoles and PC.
In 5 years time we will have medium tier phones able to render 720p visuals of a PS3, which has been the point where going "realistic" is aesthetically pleasing.
Games will remain casual, yes, but many of them will look like your generic AAA console tripe because the tech will get there. Which is what matters to you, the artist.
>>2289890
>concept art
No thx
Beginner Thread
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.
Do not forget to resize and crop your images before uploading them. 1kpx is fine.
→ → → → Before asking "what should I read/view/study/learn," consult the sticky: >>1579290 → → → →
Questions go in the QUESTION THREAD
This is for posting studys & getting critique.
>Thread study: Alright! Sicne it look slike there is a demnad for figure drawing, lets do this! inb4 hurr durr its a male...
TRY TO BE MORE ACTIVE AND GIVE PEOPLE SOME FEEDBACK - there are many studies left unreplied, which is bit sad and can be quite demotivating for the people that try their best to improve, but are left directionless.
Old thread: >>2285034
>>2289338
>TRY TO BE MORE ACTIVE AND GIVE PEOPLE SOME FEEDBACK - there are many studies left unreplied, which is bit sad and can be quite demotivating for the people that try their best to improve, but are left directionless.
good more tears means less competition.
does anybody have the link to the full set of that guy? >>2289338
>>2289344
competition for what?
What are the best of the following for general use?
Fountain pen
Mechanical pencil
Notebook/journal
Get 2 notebooks and then shove them up your ass.
>>2288898
Lamy safari is good fountain pen if you are on budget or want a pen you can carry around everywhere and not worrying it gets stolen or something. If you want to spend around $100 you have a lot more of options. I don't have much experience but I believe Pilot pens should be pretty good. Even Glenn Vilppu has one. I have Parker Sonnet with gold plated nib - if you are looking for Parkers get one with 18k gold nib, it writes smoother. If you have +$500 it's going to be Montblanc, but that pen will last your whole life time. It might sound expensive but it's not really more expensive than a brand new smartphone so I don't think it's bad investment.
You'll also have to chooce your ink carefully - I clogged my lamy safari bad using wrong ink (dip pen ink). I was able to rescue it tho. Also when I bought my Parker Sonnet ($100 pen) brand new it was skipping some letters, like every tenth or so. I disassembled the pen, carefully rinsed the nib and feed. It started working perfectly after that. So sometimes you have to tinker with those a little bit.
I have no idea of good mechanical pencils but I have used Daler & Rowney hardcover sketchbook as journal / commonplace book.
>>2288911
I was looking at that Lamy pen, and since this is my first fountain pen, I think I'll go with that.
>You'll also have to chooce your ink carefully - I clogged my lamy safari bad using wrong ink (dip pen ink)
I'll keep this in mind, thanks.
Anyone got any of the 'real action poses' books as pdf?
It's easy to find a page here and there but trying to find the actual full thing(s) seems freaking impossibru.
>>2288646
I own 5 different books. They're rather cheap even after shipping.
some of them have CDs with all the images in the magazine in it but cba to rip
Have a few cheap posebooks I bought on ebay.
Check there to see if you find some?
>>2288677
nice blog
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>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_evil
>>2288620
lol, is this the beginner thread, you could start by getting a clean line down instead of copying bendydick thundershmucks values
>>2288620
Here's the thing without text for actual critique. Ref here: http://movie-screencaps.com/star-trek-darkness-2013/36/
I had sort of an idea of an expression I wanted to do but didn't find a ref that really matched, so I took this ref to see if I could make the image I pictured using it as a basis, so the painting and the reference don't match exactly. Still a wip but I think it's coming along alright.
>>2288628
its shite
Tattoo just finished, 4 sessions@4 hours each
well
its not shit
sorry for your loss
>>2288066
Im sorry for you anon
Is cheating using the Camera Lucida tecnique to "create" a drawing?
I start using it a few days ago, and it feels, like, well, cheating...
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Camera_lucida
>>2287706
post yuour cheated work
>>2287706
There is no such thing as cheating, unless you outright steal from other people's work. But there are other reasons why using the CL may not be the best idea. Would you mind posting one or two of your drawings? We'll be nice.
>>2287706
If it looks good it looks good, end of story. Do what you want, though don't intentionally mislead people on what you are doing because they will lash back at you if you do.
Can you draw a celebrity without a reference image? Post your attempts
>>2287422
i browse 9gag too
>>2287422
those aren't even drawings without refs, just badly drawings WITH refs
>>2287422
>draw a celebrity without a reference image?
Complete waste of time.
I'd rather come here to shitpost.
