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>>2518910
Honest question: why do you make your own paper? Wouldn't any bought paper be much better quality? Especially if your handmade paper is just made from scraps of bought paper.

>>2518913
I like the idea of recycling my leftovers - I'm a printmaker so I end up with a lot of scrap paper from test prints which would get otherwise wasted, I was hoping that by taking up papermaking as a hobby I'd be able to supplement my paper stocks.
I also wanted to see if I could get a nice debossed relief print from handmade papers.

>>2518920
Neat. Sounds like a bit of an obscure thing to do though, so I don't know how many responses you will get.

distributing giant joints should work

Those are clearly alpha tampons. Still works though

>>2519131
How big does your bagina have to be for those?

>>2518740
If you've never used either than pastel will be easier

>>2518745
Thanks

>>2518740
I suggest you start by doing studies in grayscale using gouache to see if you can get the hang of it. Same with pastels if you can.

Work on getting the likeness and values down, then start worrying about colour.

>>2518664
This is great and all but how about you actually show the transformation process? To me it just looks like you were inspired by those items. How does the item become the transformer?

>>2518664
Do you have some more? If so post them as well, those are pretty cool

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I actually use the Transform Tool in Photoshop and SAI to create those artworks.
From top to bottom, the original graphic would be warped and transformed to have more complex and advanced pattern and structure, and those process may be implement with many times.
Finally, they will form the body parts and become the robot design.

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sup guys!!!

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>>2518403
My man!!! whats is going on??

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please draw my waifu

>>2518104
>Pic is not mine. Random google image.
Post your own work for better feedback.

Honestly for plein air just observe the colours and try to mix them accurately.

If you want a good overview of light and colour, this site is great but somewhat technical and long:
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/

The big thing to know though is colour has three components. Value (how light or dark it is), Hue (red, orange, yellow etc), and Saturation (the intensity of it, is it greyish or colourful). There's also Temperature, which comes about from a combination of those, but it is a relative thing that changes based on colours around it.

Objects have a local colour (a green tree for example) that is then shifted based on the lighting. So a tree outside will have a warm green colour in sunlight and a cool green shadow (the shadow is influenced by the blue of the sky).

>>2518128

thanks for the feedback. i'll go through that site.

i understand those three components, but its a whole different animal outdoors, when i'm mixing on the go haha. as in i dont know how to get the values/saturation i want from the paints i have. my instructor just mixes in a tiny bit of this and that and gets the exact color he wants. i dont have that, but i guess your site will be the starting point.

i was super sad about my paintings and almost through them away. theyre just sitting in a plastic bag right now. i'll post once i get home.

>>2518131
I'm not sure if you paint digitally or not, but colour mixing in oils is a bit different.

A few things to keep in mind:
-not all colours are the same strength...a tiny tiny bit of blue will affect a large pool of yellow or white for example. So you need to just get experience of what proportions to mix things.
-most palettes use a warm and cool version of each of the primaries. Try to figure out what temperature each of your colours is.
-mixing complementary colours sort of cancels out...like mixing red and green, or a purple and yellow, gets a dark brownish colour.
-Mixing a brown and a blue is a common way of getting a black.
-whenever you mix two colours the combination will be darker than the brightest one you mixed
-since you are working in oils you can scrub off with a rag dipped in solvent or scrape with a palette knife to get rid of paint and erase a section
-painting plein air is super hard and much more difficult than painting indoors with controllable settings, so don't beat yourself up too much for not getting results you want
-Alla Prima by Richard Schmid is a great book that talks about oils, painting in general, colour, and a whole bunch of other stuff. He does primarily plein air and has step by steps. It's expensive but worth buying. Or if you are poor then you can check out the book thread and I think there is a link for it.

Exactly seven hours and fifteen days.

>>2518030
What happened?

It will probably take a few months to get decent with your non-dominant hand, and perhaps years to reach the exact same level as you had with your dominant hand.

Just be careful in how much you do right away as it is easier to get carpal tunnel or other repetitive stress injuries if you suddenly start using that hand a ton after barely using it for your whole life.

>>2518035
>What happened?

Did the carpal tunnel exercises suggested in the beginner thread (videos and so far), only to have it completely screw up my arm. Taking psychical therapy and under going surgery, but my arm won't be the same. Trying to learn with my left, sucks to hear that it sounds like I'll have to start all over.

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I managed to grab an Epson R2000 printer for $450. They're originally $700, but they often have massive rebates ($250) to mail in.

I also wanted to take my digital work off the screen and into the world. A lot of times, it can give it new life. Also, sharing photos of art prints on social media is more effective/engaging than sharing a file straight from your computer. Pick related is a recent print. The colors are absolutely fantastic.

The R2000 prints up to 13x19, which is just fine for my needs. I get nice thick paper from Red River Paper, and - while expensive - nice sturdy paper is worth it. You can get a cheap sample pack from them to try out all sorts of different papers.

The ink is expensive, and the printer can go through it surprisingly quickly. A full restock of all inks is $47 on Amazon right now. Good paper (~50 count) can cost anywhere from $30-$100, depending on type and quantity.

It's hard to say how long the ink lasts, since I don't rigidly track it. I'd guess that it will last around ~100 prints. You'll likely use one color more than another, so you might just have to refill an individual cartridge instead of refilling everything.

The whole thing is going to be an investment. I once sold prints at an artist market and made $400 profit, so if you're going to sell prints you can make some of your money back. I do it mainly for myself and for social media though, as selling prints in person was a ton of work and a big risk.

bump for interest

>>2517737

looks really cool man. sadly my experience with printed digital work has been very negative so far.

>>2517684
Just go to the drawthreads and beginner drawthreads and you'll see your answer.

Maybe you should lurk more instead of being such a condescending little shit. You'd find your answer without having to make a retarded thread like this.

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Let's look at the reality of things here.

Go into the drawthread, beginner thread, alt art thread, las, porn thread, sketchbook thread and study threads.

It's clear that the average skill /ic/ isn't really that great.
However there are a small handful of people here that are pretty good but the nature of /ic/ makes it difficult to tell whether those people are actually giving critiques or not.

I do believe it is possible to give critique without the skills yourself just not a full critique. You can tell someone what's wrong with their art but you might not be able to tell them how to fix it but that's alright.

/ic/'s mindset towards art is very good for improvement. Anonymity allows for the most honest critique possible. Also /ic/ is in a world of good information. I would never have found all the amazing resources needed for improving like all the good books in the book threads and all the good art in the fav art threads

4chan's reputations makes it difficult to tell whether any good artists browse this board as they're never admit to it.

The fact that we're solely interested in improving our art is respectable, any good artist will see that. Although an obvious downside to this place is that everyone is very angry and bitter. There's no reason to be angry at other artists or modern art or any of that, just get on with your own lives.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=d5IP2cHKf_0

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErCjsW-gxow

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9X-ziPAiBlU

I knew there used to be a draw friends thread somewhere so I assumed it would be on /ic/

>>2517135

>how did you learn about the existence of /ic/?

Some people on facebook were talking about an artist, without mentioning his name, who was being pervy towards a girl at an event or something, and when she wasn't receptive apparently his response was "DO YOU KNOW WHO I AM?!" So I think I was googling shit trying to see if they were talking about who I thought they were talking about, and I think that lead me here. So yeah, I was brought here by drama as well lol. I had heard about 4chan years ago but I thought it was just a place for pedos and other such degenerates.

Read a bunch of smack talk here about said artist, laughed a lot, then forgot about this place. Then I think it was mentioned by someone as a place to get feedback from totally random people, and I took a closer look around and starting checking back in somewhat often.

>were you on the right path to becoming a better artist before coming here?

I had pretty much given up on art without admitting it to myself.

>how long have you been here for?

Uhhhh first visited a year or two ago maybe? Started regularly visiting half a year ago maybe. I dunno.

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>discovered 4chan through encyclopedia dramatica and other such sites like a 12 year old in the mid-to-late 2000's would
>Forget about it
>Decide to come back years later (2012/13 I think?), mostly browsed /v/ since I played more vidya back then
>Just a year or so ago discover "oh shit, there's an art board", been drawing since 2010 trying to emulate Yoji Shinkawa (pic related) but I still was only okay at best
>Been trying to git gud since

Glad I discovered places like this - and before that, ConceptArt - which actually encourage shitting on poorly made artwork unlike the DeviantArt circlejerk.
Although be honest I've never actually put my head down and studied fundamentals like everyone here seems to, I kinda just noticed the "shapes" of things in nature and applied them to my drawings. I can draw a decently accurate human without a reference and with little to no glaring anatomy flaws.
Which I guess is kind of the same thing but whatever.

>>2517115
FAQ:
Something's broken, what do I do?

>The site is currently in the alpha phase of development and is being built around us as we compete so sometimes things go wrong. If you ever need any help send me a tweet @LavaFlake or shoot me an email [email protected].

What do we draw?

>Whatever you want. At this point there's no required topic so draw your heart out. Make sure you submit at least a half hour of work or you may get a low effort warning.

What's a low effort warning?

>The goal is to get people to draw every day by turning it into a competition. The low effort warning system is to prevent people from posting last minute, quick sketches when they're feeling lazy. If you receive a warning and it happens again within a month you'll be eliminated.

>This rule has been the cause of a lot of concern amongst newer artists so let me reiterate: this system is to police low effort content and has nothing to do with the quality of the work. New artists are more than welcome.

What happens if I'm eliminated?

>A new Last Artist Standing challenge starts every week. If you get eliminated then get it together and rejoin next week.

How can there be a new Last Artist Standing challenge every week?

>This is a way to let new artists join in and to allow re-entry for the eliminated. Every week a new challenge is started. If you joined on week 1 and make it to week 2 then your daily submission counts for both the first and second Last Artist Standing. If you get eliminated then you're eliminated from both challenges and you'll be able to rejoin next week.

Will I have an advantage if I join later in the week?

>The winner of a Last Artist Standing will be the artist with the longest streak. If you join on day 1 and last until day 85 then you'll have a streak of 85. If there's only one person left in the challenge when you're eliminated but they joined on Day 7 then they'll need to continue on for another week. If they're eliminated before then, you win.

>>2517115
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Streamers, please let the thread know when you're streaming so people can join the "fun".

inb4 list of streamers

>>2517096
I haven't done paper mache on that scale so can't really help. If you are concerned of it being able to support itself though then it's probably a good idea to build an armature for it.

>>2517096
I made a life-size human figure in high school. Unfortunately I don't have pictures, but in order for it to be stable, I created a PVC pipe skeleton first, then fleshed that out using chicken wire. It survived many a tumble, so I'd recommend that for strength of the overall figure. As far as the papier mache itself, perhaps using multiple layers of construction paper instead of newspaper would give you more support.

>>2517158
Righteous. Thank you

>>2516373
I am currently in the course actually, it's a really good course but woefully underfunded, a good chunk of the staff are from the old Bluth studios after it died. Animation Drawing Studies/CDS is piss easy to get into but pretty necessary if you don't have much experience in animation. You can get into CCH/Animation with a decent portfolio but the standards are higher, more importantly you WILL be playing catch up in CCH if you don't, most of the students will be from CDS and have been working within the college and as such have a year head start.

IADT is ok from what I heard but I don't know a huge amount about it desu

I've heard NCAD is good as well, but it's expected that a load of first years will drop out because the teachers don't give a shit about them and only want the best to stay. If you can handle that though, they've got fantastic facilities.

I'm probably going to go to IT Carlow this year because I'm a poorfag though.

>>2516388
Yeah I heard that ADS is mainly about beefin up your skillset. I've heard good things about the learning process there.
How do you find it? Is there a lot of practical work? Typical modules? Also have you noticed an improvement in your drawing skill?
Sorry for the quickfire questions, just really curious about it.
Haven't heard much about IADT either but from what I have heard it is also very underfunded. A lot of people have been complaining about lack of facilities and the like.

>>2516413
The concept of core year in schools like NCAD and LSAD is a joke desu. You're basically paying a shit ton of money for the staff to neglect your education.

>the comment on that video

i actually hate the art community

>>2516324
Those pimples are about to pop!

What fight? At least post some screenshot or write the story.