For some reason every time I see a piece of art someone has made I hate the artist and the piece itself, as opposed to being inspired.
So I ask, how do I stop feeling these emotions whenever I witness someone else's success?
I've wanted to make a name for myself in the animation industry for a long time but I get turned off and resent it all whenever I see some succeed.
What is wrong with me?
Nothing's wrong. That's what happens.
>>2548996
Talk to a therapist instead of 4chan because whatever thinking patterns your brain is stuck in is definitely abnormal. It's fine if there is occasionally some jealousy, but if every time you literally can't even appreciate something or be inspired by it because you are filled with hate then something is wrong.
>>2548996
This happens to every one. The trick is to look for work that inspired you as a kid or even right now. For example when I watch any sort of smooth animaton it inspires me because I used to love it a lot as a kid
Who are the YouTube artists that are legitimately really skilled? I know my eye isn't developed enough to tell yet, but I want to learn from the best. I know Proko really knows his shit but I've heard people talk shit about Sycra, so I want to make sure I'm learning from the best.
FZD
>>2539213
here comes the feng hate shitstorm
let me get my popcorn first
Feng
Proko
Scott Robertson
All I can think of, really.
How has art helped you to improve yourself as a person?
>me
for the past 8 months i've been NEET, spend 95% of my time in my bedroom drawing, sleeping and masturbating, pretty afraid to leave the house. i recently started forcing myself to leave the house and do people sketching as well as some plein air. it's still hard for me to be in public spaces but it's slowly getting easier. i'm going to my first life drawing session this week too.
gay
yeow support your local life drawing sessions
lol what a fag
If so what are the traps I shouldn't fall into?
>>2549095
Fucking love nesskains work.
>>2549099
good for u
just don't be an asshole
if you make a small mishap, just calm down and don't act like its a big deal (people on the internet like to escalate drama/make it a big thing)
>do you have any tips on how to formally secure sponsors online? I've been asked for my portfolio for review.
at a convention I traded business cards with a marketing manager in charge of art supplies maker after I showed some of my work.
here are some samples
http://rolandoortiz.tumblr.com/post/114695965893/i-need-markers-in-my-life-i-had-a-fellow-artist
http://rolandoortiz.tumblr.com/tagged/sketch
my work focuses on digital but I do see good potential to expand my work with traditional tools that I can't currently afford.
I think we could both benefit on that end, I get my supplies and I get to do the kind of work I want to create and they get good reviews for my small following that could possibly result in exposure for their not so known company.
your feedback is greatly appreciated.
Start a patreon.
>>2549506
you think I have enough appeal? I wonder if there any unspoken requirements for starting one...
>>2549526
It can't hurt to try, worst case scenario you get no donors.
wip halp T_T
also; jesus christ, what happened to this place?
no draw thread on the first page, instead I see "draw your fetish" and porn threads everywhere.
>>2549377
Where she's holding the lantern wouldn't light her face like that--the angles are wrong and it's way too strong and too sharp/directional. The raised arm looks really bad, get ref and redraw.
The thumbnail reads nicely though.
What's the story? What will be in the rest of the image? It feels like the image is missing something.
>>2549377
Light from the lantern wouldn't be that bright on her face. Tone your values by 10% unless it's a really fucking bright lantern.
Also make all the lit parts warmer if it's just a flame and the lantern design doesn't 'neutralize' the light making it more of a white.
Her lantern holding hand and feet are tiny af.
>You will never be a japanese doujinshi artist with thousands of dedicated followers
>People lining up to view your next work
Why is it now in this day and age this is the only way to get followers?
Have you seen the shit top doujin artists are churning out, though? Better product quality by far than half of professionally published stuff.
Like, not even the sex and fetishes. Art's great, layout's great, writing's good depending.
What artist is this?
>>2549335
looks like fatalpulse.
Is there a good website where I can post my art that's NOT TUMBLR? It seems every artist nowadays uses Tumblr or Twitter and I'm sick of those places.
>>2548807
Twitter, Deviantart, Instagram
>>2548809
Obnoxious users like tumblr.
>Deviantart
Is it still cringe worthy and juvenile like it was years ago ?
... might give it a try but it seems more like a place to post your photos and pretty them up with filters.
BeHance.
HEY FOLKS
i need your help!
i just drew this up, but i haven't a clue what to put in the window. I need your background ideas! I'll create a gallery of all final entries. It's not really a contest; I'm just curious what I recieve <3
How to submit:
-download the pic into whatever software you use, stick in your background and send it to me (message me and i'll let you know how to send me the file).
-create a background in any style you choose and send it to me, and i'll put it in the window myself.
Orig. file: https://www.dropbox.com/home?preview=d+r+e+a+m+i+n.png
Side note: please share! I'd love to spread the word and get as many ideas as possible <3
I made this comic for class. I know its pretty bad bc i was running low on time, but im posting it bc i wanna know if it translates well with what i wanted it to say.. so basically
>guy at friends house
>friend in another room says feel at home
>guest had to borrow clothes bc idk(not rlly important bc we only had a page)
>friends clothes are larger
>reaching in his pants with all the room he has
>friends sister walks in thinks hes doing something else
>both are horrified
>sis thinks hes beatin and he knows she thinks hes beating
So critiques on style, or shading, or readability? My teacher said he understood, but he already knew the story line so idk if others would desu.
>>2548112
Reads right to left by the way.
It sort of translates, but it could be more effective.
The first two panels feel kind of wasted. The first, nothing is really told visually, nor is the location established in a way that is made use of later.
The second panel sort of the same. I don't really know why we're looking at underwear when it's pants that are being exchanged, it might be more efficient to show the guest's discarded pants as he's picking up the friend's pants to hint at the size difference.
The sister's voice could also be place in this panel rather than the third, to create suspense for her arrival at an inopportune time, rather than having a panel of no text sandwiched between two panels of full exchanges.
The third panel, it doesn't do much visually. The pants don't look particularly roomy, and it's only context that tells us he's even got his hand down there.
The fourth panel feels a little redundant coming before two more extreme reaction panels. Rather than a closeup of the sister dropping her tray, another option might be to put it in a reverse shot of the boy with his hand in his pants at the moment they notice one another, as a pause before impact to give the dramatic reaction faces a place to launch from, as well as establishing that not only is the sister shocked but the guest understand what she thinks he's doing.
I don't really get the significance of the final panel, if there's a joke I'm missing (and stupid sister, water is not a snack!). An added punchline might be the guest getting soaked all over again, but idk if this is a set script or something.
Overall, I don't really get a sense of movement in terms of where people are/move and what they're doing, if you know what I mean. It makes the panels feel very static, rather than progressions of a movement and story, and creates an over-reliance on text to understand what's happening.
It might help to first think of the scene in motion, and then pick snapshots that best communicate all that's going on in between panels.
>reads right to left
Christ.
I bought the artbook for this little animation made by an independent studio https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=FmkAcGz1BJk and when I got it and found it was right to left the shit made me want to throw up. The art was fun and all but when you throw out a cultural/linguistic convention just to be "different" in a totally superficial way it's just a needless annoyance.
As for your comic, I don't know what the hell's going on.
Is anybody in here interested in outsider art?
Art of the mentally ill is also pretty interesting (schizos for example)
No, because I want nothing to do with people in loony bins.
>>2548944
>Won't make it.
>>2548953
As an art therapist? No, probably not, but I wasn't aiming to be a touchy feely art therapist.
How do you draw faces from different perspectives? Any books or tips?
practice drawing faces in different perspectives
At some point you need to stop asking these broad questions and try drawing. There's no magic formula other than try, fail, learn,try,fail,learn
>>2548912
threads likes is why this board is shit, every fucking begginer makes a thread like this every 10 minutes. fuck off to the /beg/ thread.
I made this for a spa in my town haven't send it yet.
What do you think?
>>2548707
>muh trypophobia
Go to /gd/. This is clearly a photo.
Also, that's not remotely how water looks (either the droplets or the actual pool of water), that wood paneling is artificial as fuck, and it doesn't look very good for anything other than a split second glance.
Then again, it's an advertisement, so I guess needing to look good is debatable...
>>2548719
Droplets? I thought she was covered in small diamonds, and I'm not shitting you.
I would be very much ashamed of calling something like this mine, to be honest.
Who would go perfect in this last spot? Open to all suggestions
Muhammad Ali
jack nicholson.
>>2548166
Metastasis.
I'd like to get a few art pieces printed, but I have a few questions. I want large prints, so what image parameters are required? Do I need a certain resolution, dpi, etc? I've seen prints online made on "cotton rag". Is that the norm, or are most printed on paper?
Is there anything else I should be looking for? Does anyone have experience with Society6 prints?
If I were to make a print, where would I want to go? A Kinkos or Staples?
Go to artpal dot com. On top of making decent quality prints and having the most competitive net return per print, they also have suggested pixel dimensions for different sizes. Generally though, I just try to make my smallest dimension on any piece 4000 px minimum as a rule of thumb.
>>2548861
So the images do have to be very large.
Thanks.
I want to order a few X-large prints from Society6, but I don't know how large the original artwork is. I'm worries that it may come out looking pixilated.
>>2548874
An important factor in print quality is the number of pixels per inch (ppi) used to make the print. The more pixels per inch, the finer the detail in the print will be and the sharper it will look. Probably the minimum value for reasonable print quality is 180ppi. For a better image you can go to 240ppi and for the best quality you may have to go to 300ppi.
So the math is actually pretty easy. Find out how many square inches you need the print to be, make the digital image as large as you need.
