"Post your Art" Thread

school been fucking me in the ass and got no time left to actually finish anything so ill just post old drawings of the same femboyslop character..... i grew out of him now but i really like some of the drawings i did of him

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Taxes said:
I've been very disinterested in my art as of late. Outside of assignments, I don't really draw or try to learn anything new. Over the years, all the joy of art making has just been sucked out of me. I feel like I'm regressing skillwise, like I can no longer retain vital information regarding anatomy, color theory, or even lineweight. My interest in painting is dead, my digital art is shit, & I hate opening up my sketchbook now. It doesn't help that all I see online is either ai slop or gooner slop or professional work or topical fanart. I post, get two comments (one guaranteed from a bot) & maybe 10 likes. I know the number doesn't matter & I never cared before, but damn. I just gotta keep going, I know. Just ranting, I guess.
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Same here. For quite a while i've been a bit aimless with what to draw and sometimes how to even do it. But in this case you either try to look for inspiration or you set yourself a schedule to draw steadily so you don't get rusty. Variety is also important in many regards as well as getting out of your confort zone.

Is there anything you wanted to try but you think you're not skilled enough? Something you've been putting away for a while? You should give them a shot to get things going. Don't let things get you down because i also get seriously demotivated when i see a lot of the garbage that gets churned online, but i mainly persevere out of spite for everything. You should remember why you draw and how far you've gotten, despite how you feel.

I have many days where i struggle with the blank page and even now i don't know how to proceed with colors since my pencils are not enough for my brain that has been rotten by digital art. You may rant, but i understand how you feel. And despite all we need to keep doing it. Because we love genuine art.

Dunno if i should post a thing i made. I think about posting it somewhere else but it's not like anyone will bother checking it out.
 
Didn't expect this to be so hard, basically working on measuring and correct placement but dam doing it with just pencil is torture, I envy people who can easily do measuring. Although its better then my first attempt so there positive
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These days i've been listening to Advance Wars OST way too much. Specially Sturm's theme. So i decided to give nazi darth vader my own spin.

Knowing that Hawke killed him i tried to make a "Revenant Sturm". I might try coloring this sucker but it will be a really hard task. Btw it is done in Canson paper. As you can see, it's very smooth without any noticeable grain.

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More charcoal practice. I've found that doing a quick smudge after the initial blockin helps make using dark tones less intimidating. Still experimenting to find paper with enough tooth to get the best effect, though.
 
Does anybody know a good source to get reference images? Like for stuff like armor, clothing, weapons, everyday items, vehicles etc something which has a bit of everything so I don't have to look up different things on different places.
 
I AM RETARDED! said:
Didn't expect this to be so hard, basically working on measuring and correct placement but dam doing it with just pencil is torture, I envy people who can easily do measuring. Although its better then my first attempt so there positive
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Looking at your examples, I’m afraid that your measuring method is wrong. That’s why you find it hard. When I was taking classes drawing from live models, we were told to pick a unified distance and then base all the other measurements on this. To establish the baseline. In a portrait, the easiest is to measure the nose length, it’s usually a third of a face ( not always, but roughly it is so). From there, you just compare it to the other distances.
Something like this
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For portraits I also recommend to look up simplified diagrams of face proportions and later a human head anatomy
If you find that difficult, use a ruler and compass. Or start with a grid, although personally I don’t like the grid method, because it makes the drawing very stiff.
 
not really related to anything in the thread particularly, but lately ive been feeling so empty in regards of art, but now i think ive realized it was twitter and fandom culture all along, always forcing myself into "finding my niche" and doing whatever is trendy right now to get likes from gay perverts online*sigh* ive now started deleting and privating some accounts, although theres things i cannot take off the internet its fine for me i guess, seeing how people react to artcows made me realize that i dont want to end up like them and also made me want to take myself and my craft seriously.
perhaps once i finish uni (in fuckass 6 years) i could make a decent portfolio and get a job as a character designer or something

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I AM RETARDED! said:
Didn't expect this to be so hard, basically working on measuring and correct placement but dam doing it with just pencil is torture, I envy people who can easily do measuring. Although its better then my first attempt so there positive
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Will add on to what @HerbertWest said, portraiture is hard but trying to draw attractive women is Dante Must Die mode hard, so I think you're making it tougher on yourself than it needs to be. Same goes for drawing children.
Especially the first photo you have, glamour shots like that intentionally have very little shadow to avoid showing age, so you have less information to help you when placing the eyes and nose. The bottom one is a little better since it at least has some shadow.

But I would definitely recommend trying to draw some old or even 'ugly' people. You'll learn more about the underlying shape of the face that way. It also helps you to be more confident; Drawing someone with a conventionally attractive symmetrical face makes even small mistakes obvious and it becomes very easy to hyperfocus on them.
At the end of the day it's the overall structure that matters. And don't feel bad, noone can measure easily from the start unless they're a human printer, and that still doesn't make them an artist.
 
I thought making a comic style thing would be easy, it's just smaller pictures inside a bigger picture, right?. but no, I am just retarded, as usual, and can't into composition, not even a little bit. i had just finished a minor tarantino binge when I had this idea so I tried to depict that face zoom-in he likes to do but idk if it landed. shall work on it more and continue the story of my alien friend, of whom I have taken quite a liking to.

my nigga is NOT making it back home

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piko-tan said:
not really related to anything in the thread particularly, but lately ive been feeling so empty in regards of art, but now i think ive realized it was twitter and fandom culture all along, always forcing myself into "finding my niche" and doing whatever is trendy right now to get likes from gay perverts online*sigh* ive now started deleting and privating some accounts, although theres things i cannot take off the internet its fine for me i guess, seeing how people react to artcows made me realize that i dont want to end up like them and also made me want to take myself and my craft seriously.
perhaps once i finish uni (in fuckass 6 years) i could make a decent portfolio and get a job as a character designer or something

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That’s a pretty common train of thought for an artist I think. Try to find an honest answer to these questions:
- why am I even making art?
- for who am I doing this?
- what do I enjoy about making art the most?
- do I want to do this for a living?
- how important is others opinions on my art to me?
- what do I really want to draw vs. what I think I have to draw?
The goal is to set your expectations. If the online fandom irks you, because you feel like you modified your art to suit it, just ask yourself if it’s worth it. Sometimes it isn’t sometimes, it is. You can draw for fandoms for the exposure and do your own projects on the side. Or maybe you are burnt out and you need a pause or a change. In the end, it all depends on you.
Creating a portfolio is a good idea. But don’t wait for finishing the uni, start now. Good luck!
 
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More charcoal practice. I've found that doing a quick smudge after the initial blockin helps make using dark tones less intimidating. Still experimenting to find paper with enough tooth to get the best effect, though.
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I remember having to do a charcoal self portrait back in high school and I hated that shit.

It just got everywhere.
 
It's nice seeing kiwis being good at stuff. I love the art here, props to everyone, it's great!
 
Sheep King said:
Will add on to what @HerbertWest said, portraiture is hard but trying to draw attractive women is Dante Must Die mode hard, so I think you're making it tougher on yourself than it needs to be. Same goes for drawing children.
Especially the first photo you have, glamour shots like that intentionally have very little shadow to avoid showing age, so you have less information to help you when placing the eyes and nose. The bottom one is a little better since it at least has some shadow.

But I would definitely recommend trying to draw some old or even 'ugly' people. You'll learn more about the underlying shape of the face that way. It also helps you to be more confident; Drawing someone with a conventionally attractive symmetrical face makes even small mistakes obvious and it becomes very easy to hyperfocus on them.
At the end of the day it's the overall structure that matters. And don't feel bad, noone can measure easily from the start unless they're a human printer, and that still doesn't make them an artist.
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I don’t think the source photos were too hard to draw. Regarding Lines and proportions. Shading and values, yes, I agree, not good. Model photos often have diffuse lighting to be flattering and don’t make the best source to learn from.
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I recommend to find a profile source photo, something like this
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You may find it easier to measure a picture with clear “borders”. Look for sharp edges.
I certainly don’t recommend drawing babies for a beginner. It’s fucking hard lol. Old people maybe but I fear they might be lost in all the detail of wrinkles and so. They have to focus on plain basics at this stage.
Strong line, some measuring, and angles later on.
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Drawing from a source image is 90% looking at it and 10% actually drawing. Observe the image, take your time.
 
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