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This is mainly an illustration board. The best I could do for this type of shit is refer you to /gd/ but they'd just laugh you out.

>>2564476
it's shit, next.

I like it. And I would like it better done up in acrylic paint. As it is,the concept works: do a few more studies,make the psychdelia more winding and elaborate,and juxtapose those bright trippy colors with a bland dark muted landscape and a plain satellite dish. Then do a Big Work based on the lessons learned in the studies,maybe not in colored pencil,but let the medium suit the colors.

Look up Peter Max. Watch Yellow Submarine.
And Explore Unafraid.

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Here's something to get you motivated.

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And some of his works.


If you ever need motivation think of the brave quadriplegic japanese man who taught himself to paint and draw after his accident and who kept drawing sexy babes for the rest of his life.

>>2560758
What are you interested in outside of art? Is there a particular place and time in history that fascinates you? A vacation you took one time where you saw some cool shit? Something you saw in a museum? A type of animal or other thing from nature that you think looks cool? Another hobby? Are you into guitar? Motorcycles? etc.

There are all sorts of things that I am interested in or that I find aesthetically pleasing that have nothing to do with art/movies/video games. Drawing upon those things for inspiration probably helps keep from becoming too artistically inbred.

>>2560764
i am really interested in history, otherwise im mentally pretty empty i guess, art is the only thing im always spending my time with... i would love to draw more history stuff, but i always stop myself because all the poses/thumbnails always look the same.. and then i still end up drawing the same boring portraits, but it ends up being fanart or some boring character.
i wish i could travel to some cool historic locations for inspirations, but thats a bit out of the question at the moment..
i appreciate your advice though, there is definitely truth to what you say

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>>2560758
>but i am relizing more and more that all my "original ideas" are just regurgitated things i have seen before
See, there's your problem. You're too self conscious, you start being creative and then you stop when you realize it's no good. Don't do that. Whatever stupid shit you come up with, follow through with it. Sketch it out, plan it out, do thumbnails, whatever. It doesn't matter if it sucks. What does matter is that you keep doing that though, because if you do, eventually you'll hit on to something you actually like. That's all creativity is, generating as many ideas as you can and keeping the good ones. I'm always writing stuff down, most of it will probably NEVER see the light of day. But that's okay, because as long as you keep the creative juices flowing they'll keep flowing, and that's what matters.

A quote I like is "creativity is allowing yourself to make mistakes, art is knowing which ones to keep". It's great you like history too, there's always fun stuff to draw from there. Also, check out this vid:

https://youtu.be/fww9L7XH8Qg

Sometimes, creativity is doing something as simple as drawing a big fish.

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Flip your fucking canvas.
Resize your fucking image.
Don't make your own fucking thread.
We have fucking threads for this.
We have like five fucking threads for this.
We tell people every time not to make their own fucking threads.
Why are you special?
You're not.
Go post in the beginner thread or the drawthread or the stylized thread or the sketchbook thread.

>>2563765
Well excuse me Mr Special Snowflake, i am not that Kind of Person who lives in 4chan and reads about every fucking thread.
Let me guess, you're a 32 year old who lives in his moms basement and has nothing better with his live to do than to spend his time on 4chan all day.

If I ask for critique you have two choices, stfu or be productive

>>2563757
stop watching anime
stop watching tranny porn

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Forgive my phoneposting

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I don't even know if it's possible to be less pathetic then this

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>>2560152
Hey man, that's all you need to get good. Here's mine.

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Poorly lit at night

>>2563724
>Can I just figure draw and study things visually and git gud
Yes, but at some point you need to study anatomy. If books are to boring just start drawing, and when you get into it come back too the books to fix what you lack. Motivation is such a huge thing at the start that it really matters. If shits boring you 100% wont stick with it.

>>2563725
So how does someone increase motivation?

>>2563768
draw what is fun for you.

>>2562066
the question is not which gallery I would shut down, but what kind of gallery I would build

How do I even start with drawing a portrait? I've been trying to start with the outline of the head but its really hard to sketch it out and keep the proportions relatively correct. It always turns out too round or wide etc.

>>2562078
>question thread
>beginner thread

>>2561564
b8

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>>2561564
For a beginner that is good. You may be baiting because of your name but you are welcome here. Most people here (including myself) are not that good so, yeah.

>>2561573
>>2561569
Assholes

>>2564084
Choose photos with good lighting. Draw the forms not flat shapes. Don't be afraid to tweak things instead of copying overly literal.

is that a viable way to learn head drawing?

>>2564101
Yes, though it's not as good as drawing from life

krita 3.0 good
small tablet not good

should have spend more bones for bigger stone tablet

Is that a drawing by loish on the package?

>>2563819
oh wrong one, this is the small one, i have the medium size. best buy had it on clearence, so i got it. so krita> corel 5?

>>2563639
dude he has a bunch of vids telling you how to do this in his youtube, even the witch one thats like 5 hours, its just shapes dude. learn to render edges and shapes in grayscale and THEN try to copy daves style.

>>2563639
>what technique does he use

Like what are you even asking anon, theres a video showing exactly what he does, what more do you need?

>>2563639

He uses the Kinkade technique, it's only taught at the N. Bradley Atelier. They accept 1 apprentice every 5 years though so good luck getting in.

>>2559767
>what is the most reliable way to be able to learn to draw whatever I want.
You.....you know....draw whatever it is you want to learn, over and over again for years.

It takes years to get "good", going through and learning the basics. There are plenty of websites, tutorials, videos out there for illustrator/concept artist wannabes going through things to study and how to do it. It just boils down to doing studies of figures, landscapes, color, rendering, texture, lighting, etc. to practice what you want to learn.

Don't listen to morons on here about how to learn using their "best" way to do it. Go find skilled people who actually can do it and listen to them via tutorials on gumroad, or youtube or other forums.

>>2559774
OP here

>learning the basics

well of course, i agree with you but i guess what i was trying to say is that is there some kinda of way to learn all of that in a linear way? one of my biggest problems was that i would jump around trying to draw, buildings,people and clothes. i have never attempted to draw legit landscapes or animals or plants. i'm overwhelmed by everything i'm supposed to learn.

1. Get a (part-time) job so you won't be starving but "not-quite full, not-quite warm and safe".

Jump right into fantastic job opportunities such as night guard in parking lot or construction site, cashier in theatre or small cinema that no one comes to, shady hotel/hostel receptionist on night shifts and other jobs for life failures where you have big downtime and can dedicate that time to art.

2. Spend several years like that, git gut, supplement your job with commissions, become studio artis-haha, actually become yet another graphic designer, win a life better than dealing with angry alcoholics at 4:00 am alone, be glad that you have job connected to art and you can live decent life and not one of poverty.

3. Alternatively become alcoholic yourself, never leave your job of being guard in a museum, reflect on life full of wrong choices at 40.

Ok, now do it faggot and remember - it all takes time. And yeah, actually involving yourself with other artists helps, so first thing there will be opportunity to draw buttons andsluders for websites full/part-time, get there.

Why don't you read a bunch about what different religions/cultures think heaven's like then make up your own version rather than ripping off visuals from something that's already been done.

It'd be way more interesting than whatever boring shit you were going to do.

>>2557807

Is this really the extent of the research you want to do when making your piece?