Do you ever think sometimes you're holding yourself back

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>>2692195
>drawing nothing but anime all the time
>implying

>>2692195
I feel I'm holding myself back by NOT drawing anime, but I don't do it cause of that onage /ic/ meme image with the anime girls on one side and a renaissance masterpiece on the other.

>>2692195
I realized this today and made a vow to stop and go back to square 1. But it's hard to not want to draw anime and every time I break my vow I waste weeks sometimes a month drawing anime trash when I should be plowing the fundies.

>>2692203
Why did I say "today" I mean I know this already.

>>2692195
>drawing nothing but anime

fuckin losers

I feel that sometimes I am drawing specifically what other artists have drawn and made them successful, or rather was popular among people, rather than feelings that I actually have. I feel embarresed and ashamed of a lot of my own emotions, my friends usually like to see my art, so I'm afraid to draw personal deep feelings. They think anime tits are cool and everything so that's all find and good but I'm holding myself back from drawing things about shit like how I feel about failing people, or my sexuality

>>2692195
Yes, you are holding yourself back. Leave the house for once and draw more stuff outside, go interact with other artists, view and study more art in museums and galleries. Besides subject matter, experiment with other materials and processes. It's the only way you're going to grow and not be a complete weeaboo for the rest of your life. You idiot.

I'm the opposite. I'm holding myself back by compulsively doing photostudies, not trying to stylize and be more imaginative.

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No

>>2692195
I don't draw anime but I kinda wish I did because it comes out weird whenever I try to do it now.

Well considering a good chunk of /ic/ just wants to draw anime so they can make their own porn then I think most people really don't think that way.

Am I missing out on anything by /not/ drawing anime? Can it teach me anything that Western instruction can't?

What if I learn proper human anatomy but only draw anime faces??

>>2692250
thought that was baba riding a normal sized pig.

no I'm holding myself back by being to lazy to draw anything. It's been months

>>2692195
Ask Araki.

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>>2692195
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>>2692207
>the generation of millenials who draw Amememe cartoons
>>2692229
>Leave the house for once and draw more stuff outside
dont listen to this person. Going outside works only for artist who want to get money by drawing landscapes and portraits.
Obviously these people more interested by entertainment industry - cartoons/games.

There is literally no other answer than "not drawing anime".
If you not gonna go to japan and work as a slave under some mangaka or doing some niche webcomics about girls, then there is no point to focus on anime.

Of course you can be an artist who dont actually wants to be an artist, but wants to have a REAL JOBXD so he can draw anime sometimes and work at non-artist career.
We don't like such people here.

>>2692504
But but there are plenty of foreigners working in the anagay industry already because the Japanese can't animate out of a paper bag.

>>2692195
I do think drawing just one style will hold any artist back. Anime is one of the worse because it encourages a lot of proportional issues later (such as too big eyes, too thin or long necks, wrong headshapes, etc)

>>2692510
i can only think of the webgen memekid bahi jd, or that frog fucker who does background art for satelight.
and that last one doesnt count since its not actually animation

to be honest, i learned to draw from drawing anime at a young age but drawing realistically and doing studies is hard for me because i always stylize it. its totally my fault though for being a lazy asshole and quit drawing for a year.

definitely not gonna make it :(

>>2692195

I don't draw anime. I generally either do life studies or draw from imagination in my own style.

>>2693406
the backgrounds in kimi no na wa were done by a polish guy

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>>2692195
not tot bot with the anime no spread style out to other things, concept art with ideas and background much like disney.

Sometimes anime.

>>2693862
>not tot bot with the anime no spread style out to other things, concept art with ideas and background much like disney.
Did you have a stroke while writing this sentence?

>>2692504
>Of course you can be an artist who dont actually wants to be an artist, but wants to have a REAL JOBXD so he can draw anime sometimes and work at non-artist career.
We don't like such people here.
what is this fucking UC Berkeley?

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>>2692195

what if I feel like the other way around?

>practice a lot of anatomy
>no time to learn the style I like

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>>2694690
Brother

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>>2693862
>not tot bot with the anime no spread style out to other things, concept art with ideas and background much like disney.

>>2694700
>Sometimes anime.

>>2694700
I've seen this painting multiple times before, but this is the only time I've noticed that even the fucking cat is judging the hell out of the viewer.

>>2694711
Haha the caption is "even the cat thinks youre a degenerate" when i last saw it

>>2694700
>That cat tho.
And why is that woman wearing her napkin on the head?

>>2694690
this, after months though i feel like i finally got an decent enough understanding of anatomy and perspective to be able to figure out what the really good anime guys are thinking when they're drawing, don't give up anon

>>2692195
Well i like to study diffrent styles and there are some Mangakas that are worth a look like Araki and Miura.

>>2693866
I've been havin this this problem recently where I can't think all too see even then I froze for like a minute because I lost my train of thought.

I feel this extremely strong urge to not look at the screen when I'm typing all the time. I have so many thoughts and I can't get them straight it fucking sucks

>>2694700
ccmon I already feel everyone watching me anyways fucking terrified

Pft what are you some kinda gook?

>>2694904
no no, artist. Concept artist.

I have it the other way round.

I want to draw animu & mango tits n' ass but as a total noob at drawing I go for western realism and old masters studies before I start drawing anything animu like.

>>2694700
girl in the middle wants to fuck

>>2692195
I used to draw anime when I was younger, not any more.

>>2694700
girl on the left looks so.. modern

>>2694871
That's what medical professionals call a "warning sign," anon. You should see a doctor before you die sitting at your desk after you notice your nose is bleeding.

>tfw you wanted to draw anime and /ic/ tricked you into studying fine art

I just need to do a few more studies, I swear I'll stop procrastinating and get around to doodling anime pictures eventually...

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>>2692195
Nope. Not at all.

>>2698161
You can study anime and the fundamentals at the same time. Perspective and construction are still relevant. Look at someone like 0033 for example.

>>2694690
Your style shows in the way you bend the fundamentals, not "I guess I'll draw things more spiky"

>>2692195
Pretty sure its my stupidity and lack of work ethic holding me back.