I know that this sort of thread is looked down upon but generally it's people who haven't started yet who are scared or don't know where to start. I've been drawing for more than a few years now, studying, improving, making projects. Some things went well other didn't and I kept soldiering on... but lately I just CAN'T draw. It's like my mind is a blank slate and can only lazily draw practice figures or heads or basic perspective stuff. I've been looking at my old sketchbooks and I drew so much stuff from buildings to vehicles to attempts at animation, and that was the stuff I didn't throw away.
Anyone else with a few years of experience also faced this sort of art block? It's absolutely brutal compared to what happens in the beginning when it's just a matter of finding courage to try things out. This is like looking into an empty well in the desert, I'm getting seriously depressed. It's not a matter of motivation (I WANT to draw just as much) or skill or time, there are just no ideas. I've tried using this slump as an occasion to study harder but it's not the same when you don't have any problems to solve (in the sense that I have nothing to apply those studies to). WTF can I do?!
Yes, I took a several year long break
It's a mental thing, too many expectations
>>3058231
>several year long break
Damn... I can't afford to do that. I've taken a few days off from both drawing and looking at art on social media like I sometimes did when I was burned out but it didn't do much this time,
>>3058228
bump
Anyone wanna do a Ruan Jia master study thread? I'm going to try this one
what is this, a picture for ants?
>>3058132
Can anyone explain the technique he uses to create that sort of texture?
i used to use an old pirated version of Fireworks, from Macromedia, but since windows 10 came out, it became unstable and crashes too much now.
Csp and that's it
Why do most Asian artists look so fit? Is this the key?
Fitness is a big part of the puzzle, along with organization. Even if your BP is stable you can syill seek out natural blood thinners that help unleash your creativity. http://www.healthline.com/health/high-blood-pressure/best-natural-blood-thinners
>>3068662
I drink some vitamin water, dissolve turmeric in yogurt and drink some ginger green tea before I start drawing. I don't eat many peppers but it appears to help me reach over that initial barrier.
>>3068656
You may be onto something.
Is flash the best animation software?
What good alternatives are there?
Flash is a better software creation/programming suite than it is for ree-hand animation. That said, I really like Flash better in pretty much every way with the exception of the brush which was, is and forever will be fucking awful
dumb frogposter
>>3067830
TVPaint, best for 2D hand drawn animation
Hey /ic/
does anyone have the template for texture practice? I remember there was stuff like frozen milk, blood, tree bark and all sorts of stuff
Pic unrelated
I want this too
>>3067692
Found it, my man
>>3067690
So what are some good art sites?
Deviantart is dead, Tumblr isn't really viable, Twitter "kinda" works
Pixiv and piczel
Also pixiv isn't really even for american artist
Define "art sites".
Sites for exploring and discovering new art? Social media sites that are good for promoting art work?
Is drawing anime characters actually hard or it's just people with autism ?
Drawing "anime characters" is no easier than drawing any other stylized comic art. Surprisingly it turns out that the universal principles of form, perspective and gesture still applies.
>>3067007
why dont you draw one right now, post it and confirm which one is true?
>>3067007
It's just that people think you can just jump into anime without drawing real life first
Go get it appraised
Do you like it?
Then it's valuable.
Don't listen to all these memelords bitching about market prices and other bullshit. Art is inherently worthless. The only opinion that matters is your own, and if you invest in art just to sell it, shame on you.
People like to shit talk about sycra but honestly, he's a pretty successful artist. He owns one of the most popular youtube art channels with over half a million subscribers. Created his own art forum and has a huge loyal following, some of which decided to mimic his art style. He has a beautiful russian wife and a asexual asian art friend. And most of all, he's able to make a living out of what he enjoys doing. This is the life right here.
>>3065520
The other day I was thinking... there's a crapton of channels about drawing, not just speedpainting but straight up instruction. Think about all the subscribers these people have and how they manage to make a living. At least a good half of these subscribers must be trying to get somewhere in art, or they wouldn't care about instruction. That's a lot of fish in a small pond isn't it?
>>3065520
Serious question but what exactly does Sycra do to make a living? Because I don't see how he can survive of of youtube money when he has such a sporading release schedule. Is it just patreon? but what does he do to get people to pledge? Does he do patreon-only tutorial videos and stuff like that?
>>3065520
romanian* wife
rate my oc critques wanted
>shes for a comic to be
>>3065478
Why can't 15 year olds lurk a little before they pull this kinda shit
Go ask in the art stylization thread and take off the name faggot
>adding numbers to your name when names can't be taken
>>3065483
generals are shit and shouldn't exist
How about we have a drawing prompt thread again? Throw out ideas and draw things that other people suggested. you draw something someone else wrote and so on. Maybe that will bring out some creative results that arent just anime girls looking to the right.
>>3062406
I'll try to start:
a dancing princess with an amphibian theme
>>3062409
This sounds cool, I will try to do it when I have a chance. Don't let this thread die
>>3062406
Allied commandos engage Nazi werewolves.
What do you draw when you don't know what to draw?
You practice fundamentals.
>>3066909
Ref provided in /ic/ threads like /beg/
This board is not for underage people.
when will this horrible disney style die?
>>3060136
At least it isn't tumblr art
what's wrong with it
>>3060136
When little girls die. And we don't want that.
which is more retarded and why?
>drawing to get girls
>drawing to get money
>>3068029
which is more retarded
>life is so boring why haven't i killed myself yet
>>3068029
>which is more retarded
questioning others motivations
>>3068029
>which is more retarded and why?
OP, because the OP is you