how come all the criminal face sketches always look like shit?
Probably because if you're a professional artist, you don't work as a police sketch artist.
>>2457835
The cop that draws the best is the sketch artist right? I know they don't hire extra guys for this.
>signing your 6th grade work
Previous thread:
>>2441309
Post reference, request reference
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, make your mom proud.
AVOID asking unrelated questions, There is a question thread for that.
Visit the usual "Art book Thread" to find your desired books.
Do not forget to PLEASE RESIZE and crop your images before uploading them. 1kpx is fine.
Before asking "what should I read/view/study/learn," Read the f*cking sticky, it's there for a reason: >>1579290 →
There's a new sticky in town! You can see it at https://www.reddit.com/comments/46sb9k/
>Thread study: Try to draw/paint the opening or any other following images.
Feel free to post your original works as well if you're trash.
TRY TO BE MORE ACTIVE AND GIVE PEOPLE SOME FEEDBACK - many studies are left unreplied, which is a bit sad and can be quite demotivating for the people that try their best to improve, but are left directionless.
Old thread >>2447305
>>2453162
>Do not forget to PLEASE RESIZE and crop your images
fucking OP is 9k x 7k
for the brave people who aren't spooked easily.
>gruesome
Let's have a thread on your stats for where you post your art. Tumblr as the example but whatever works. This isn't meant to be a self promotion thread since we have one of those.
Here post your stats, how long you've been drawing, how long you've been uploading to a blog/profile, etc.
I'll post my modest stat screen to get the ball rolling, but I'm curious what kind of numbers some of you guys have. Any questions/tips about self promotion also encouraged.
And for those of you who put all your art in a shoebox under your bed, never to show anyone, and scoff at all the soulless attention-whores who share their art, hit the hide button or something.
...this is quite difficult. You just want us to collect screencaps of all the notes/likes/favs we got on all forms of social media? At least come to the table with an app that can connect to facebook which can connect to all those platforms. Too much effort to wave my e-peen.
>>2447670
Tumblr literally has a stats screen
>>2447663
Out of curiosity what's with all this stat collecting anon? I've been following your threads and I'm just wondering what your aim might be.
I have 1.5k followers +, started "trying" a year ago, but haven't updated since December. I have around 50 posts. Top posts has around 7k+ notes, average posts a few k in likes and shares. I was very fandom specific though, so I stopped posting because I wanted to do more original stuff.
I don't see the follower thing as a big thing..just continue to git gud. If it's a big deal however just post constant fanart (with effort and consistency in quality). Once you have followers with big followings they tend to do reblog/share and that exposed your art to blogs with similar interests. If you link your social medias deviantart/instagram/tumblr you can multiply your exposure as well.
Though if you're really good the numbers will come regardless.
Any of you get those instances when the color looks weird and saturated,all warm and shit on mobile but everything looks perfectly normal on desktops/laptop screens? Any fixes for this or something?
>>2453979
get a 2500$ monitor and calibrate it
if you have an iphone, you should trust your iphone when it comes to colors. apple did an absolutely fantastic job in its color reproduction.
>>2453982
Poor as shit rn all i have is a samsung phone ah but thanks anyway anon I'll keep this in mind if i ever get money
>>2453979
In this case, its likely the phone that is displaying the correct colours, let me try and explain. There are two types of panel that all LCD screens can use (phone screens, monitors etc) and those are either a TN panel or an IPS panel.
TN panels were and still are the most common when it comes to desktop/laptop monitors, but they are very outdated and slowly becoming obsolete. Even on modern TN panels the colour reproduction is too cold and inconsistent, and they have terrible viewing angles both up/down and left/right.
IPS panels on the other hand have been a standard for mobile phones for pretty much a decade, or any monitor built specifically for image editing or colour work. They have far better colour reproduction and huge viewing angles. look at the Imac screens, or any modern smartphone and you'll see.
It's only in recent years that IPS panels have started seeing a lot more usage in desktop monitors and laptop screens. They were stupid expensive a few years ago but you can pick up a lot of entry level IPS displays for around 150-300$ that are really popular with digital painters. Just google ips monitor, there's loads :P
What are all the ways someone can turn their art skill into greater amounts of money than average for an artist?
I find it hard to think up ways to really get a lot out of art. Teaching market is already saturated. "Advice" market is niche as fuck. Selling tutorials is chump change.
Freelance, promotion, nepotism, whatever. Hit me with any ideas you have.
>learn business and finance.
>make 6 figures doing literally anything, regardless of skill
>buy some advil to relieve the back strain of hauling gold bricks back to your mansion.
or
>have the spark
>git hired
>network
>hire agent or finance guy
>make it
Probably not what you are looking, but caricature.
One of my friends does it for a living, and they can make 100 dollars an hour when they are hired for events.
You can also just set up most places and charge per person, 5 to 10 dollars a face is not bad for quick money.
>>2453552
This is the way to go since you'll be available to a lot of people who aren't interested in taking the time to contact artists through the internet. Most of them will be people who just happen to be where your booth is and want to spend some money to have fun, so if you're planning on doing this, try to interact and give them a fun time.
This is how I got into drawing. And I still do draw comics as a hobby. Do you like comics, do you draw them? If so would you be as kind to post some of your works?
>>2427586
I made a comic, I really need to keep working on it. I'll post a couple pages here but all of them can be found on Tapastic under "Crowface." It's a lot of fun but it takes quite a bit of time and effort.
Relatively new to Photoshop, but I managed to draw this neat little thing using a picture of my hands as a template
What do you guys think?
I guess this could double as a drawthread, so ask away I guess.
bumping so it doesnt prune
MS Paint/10
>>2457306
What does you're art schedule look like /ic/? How strict are you at keeping to it?
>>2457256
>What does you're art schedule
10 hours work days, 18 hours weekends
>how strict are you
Not at all.
>>2457256
>What does you're art schedule look like /ic/?
Empty
>How strict are you at keeping to it?
Not very since i haven't drawn in 2 weeks
>procrastinate 24/7
What are some jobs you guys do to supplement art (if you're making money from art?)
I'm able to make a few hundred bucks from art each month doing it probably 20 hours a week. I've done the full-time hustle but it doesn't really do much to enhance my earnings from it; I just end up overwhelmed. I'd like to do something that's practical and a good use of time that also lets me draw and make the side money from that.
Good jobs/careers that still allow for art time?
>>2446686
Fapping, full time.
>>2446686
there really is none. and if you are serious about this /ic/ is the wrong place to ask.
if i was young enough i'd move back in with my parents. as is, i'm just hoping for a basic income to kick in sooner rather than later and save my life.
>>2446686
First off ask why you haven't achieved your goal.
Perhaps you are really fucking bad at getting people to remember your name (i.e. you can't network which is more important than your drawing skill) or maybe you need to consider different ways to make money from your art such as teaching or writing about art.
20 hours though only works out to ~2.7 hours every week though.
You're getting paid the right amount for how little work you're doing.
>>2443269
edited class pictures of my high school class.
>>2443269
this
>>2443269
I literally just picked up this drawing. It was left on a seat in the train.
I can't tell if it's genius or a piece of garbage.
I bid 18 billion
>>2457108
such linework.
such meaning to the colors.
Looks like a Chunbum drawing
How could I replicate the "pale" red/pink blush used around the anus in pic related?
This technique has also been something ive seen used when painting nipples or blush. Can anyone help me?
>>2456454
it's just an airbrush tool. that's literally it.
>>2456454
Why don't you guys masturbate to real life porn?
What's wrong with you people?
>>2456461
Heres your reply.
I've never taken much of an interest in art, but this CD cover made me feel something, and I'd like to know more about:
The style
Prominent artists in the style
And if any of you were somehow able to identify the piece \ artist, I would be extremely grateful. I think I need to buy it.
That looks like common expressionist or outside fare.
Just look it up online, expressionism is very well documented.
Looks like naivism with a touch of cubism maybe.
I don't see the expressionism in it.
Any ideas as to artist \ source? I've tried everything I can via the CD route
Previous thread: >>2447337
Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others!
Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 1000 pixels wide, rotated to the correct orientation, and that any unused space is cropped.
If you want critique on a drawing from the previous thread, you can delete it there and repost in this one.
>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_evilzz
Looking for feedback on what to change. No luck so far.
Last nights material.
1/2
>>2452448
2/2