Why is Ruan Jia so idolized here? The only thing that is pleasant

>>2779757
fuck off to modern art

>>2779759
shut the fuck up you nigger ape motherfucker

>>2779761
you want a serious reply?

>Why is Ruan Jia so idolized here?
he's not, not really.

>I love old approach to drawing
You don't know what this means
and
you've been taught
>There is no emotion, every piece of art of his is plain and boring.

I disagree with both statements.

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It's not "Interesting/Emotional Artwork", it's "Artwork/Critique". It's only natural for a place that is dedicated to self-improvement to value people with vast technical skill.

You are free to provide us with examples of modern artists with same skill level who are also good at whatever you call "emotion" and "not being plain and boring".

If you can't find any or, god forbid, think that cartoon/comic/anime shit is worth mentioning in this context (they are perfectly fine in any other discussion) then, guess what? You are just a butthurt bitch spewing buzzwords in attempts to rationalize never becoming half as good as people like Jia are.

>>2779757

Ruan Jia is basically one of the best if not THE BEST digitalfag out there (mostly because of his strong tradfag fundamentals). Digitalfags basically don't have anyone else and need Ruan to not feel forever bad about digital art looking like total shit.

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>>2779777
you ever heard of Craig Mullins? Ruan Jia looks up to him.

>>2779785
you meant craig "photobash" mullins? the guy who spergs out whenever he tries to talk about his process? kek a lot of it.

>>2779786
woah waaaaait, Mullins is good. Try doing what he does? Or post people you think are better than him please. He photobashes yes. He makes a lot of work very quickly and it looks sick. Would you get to that pace and quality by painting everything?

>>2779786
>photobash
you got proof? or are you one of those fags who accuses artists of photobashing because you can't fathom anybody being that good?

The problem is that Ruan Jia is a chinese artist. A lot if not all of them are really just generic as fuck and dont have anything except their technical skills.

Its not even about Ruan Jia specifically. Chinese are just shit.

>>2779795
did I say that he's bad or anything?

>>2779796
>you got proof?
>sucking mullins dick without even fully knowing what mullins does

superkek

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>>2779757
Calling chinese artists bland and generic seems to be a defense mechanism of unskilled, insecure western artists. If anything, I feel many chinese artists are pushing the boundaries way more than their western counterparts within the entertainment industry. They allow you to get lost in their work and explore it, find interesting things that you won't see on first glimpse. Also, they tend to be much more playful with their perspective and compositions.

Art by western artists in the industry always feels very straight forward and simple. I mean, I can appreacciate that as well, but there is no way I can ever get lost in a Jaime Jones or Craig Mullins painting.

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>>2779796
Mullins himself has admitted to in on Facebook after he was called out on copy-pasting parts of a master painting into pic related.

Also, even before that particular controversy, many of his older paintings are very obvious photobashes and he never tried to hide that. I mean, have you seen his fallout or final fantasy concept art?

>>2779785

Nigger plz, photobash that looks like every other videogame concept art isn't even worth talking about, next time post also some Maciej to complete the shittiness of your tastes.

Mullins from purely aesthetic point of view is miles beneath Ruan and the "artificial" look that lots of digital has is clearly exemplified in Mullins look.

>>2779786
Post your work.

>>2779799
>throw an accusation
>get asked for proof
>LOL everyone knows it!
Nice one.

>>2779803
>If anything, I feel many chinese artists are pushing the boundaries way more than their western counterparts within the entertainment industry.

you have to be fucking delusional to think like that. If anything, chinese lower the standards by clones and shitting out generic art for shitty mmos. Its absurd to think that people who have very bad taste and have no personality whatsoever push any boundary anywhere, ever. They are cancer, not cure.

>>2779811
ignorance is a crime and so is retardation in your case.

>>2779812
Do you consider the image in that post you quoted to be generic

>>2779820
the perspective is quite interesting but the designs and everything else is pretty standard. That monster especially is really bland, Ive seen something like that many, many times before.

>>2779824
Yet at the same time, I am sure all those knights in shining armor riding horses and staring at cliffs that these western counterparts paint is inherently creative and unique to you.

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>>2779811
see >>2779808

Sorry to break this to you, but your hero is a well known photobasher and he never even tried to hide it. That doesn't diminish anything he does, he's a concept artist and he's supposed to use everything at his disposal to produce the best result in the shortest amount of time. Just don't pretend he's some kind of art hero who is above photobashing.

>>2779828
No but at least they try to be more distinct from each other. I am not saying that western art is a godsend, but in my opinion it is waaay more varied in many ways. I still admire the chinese technique.

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>>2779831
Also here is what I'd consider good monster design by the way.
>rooted in reality
>non constricted by thin-normativity and other patriarchal boundaries
>shows understanding of natural context relationship
>innovative rendering

>>2779833

4/5 because butthurt is very visible

>>2779833
Are you referring to >>2779803 ?

>>2779845
Of course not the fat demon depicted there is male, a fat male is simply disgusting. It's only empowering when it's a female.

>>2779856
well then, nice to know that this entire conversation was just a waste of time.

>>2779868
Typical mansplaining.

>>2779812
>>2779824
>>2779831
>>2779833
loooool

>>2779871
Not all of those are my posts. Only
>>2779812
>>2779824
>>2779831

but I guess I was tricked into some nasty shit

>>2779872
Wow and now a random shitlord is trying to appropriate my posts.

>>2779757
>Why is Ruan Jia so idolized here? The only thing that is pleasant too look at when it comes to his work is the technique
And that's all that matters.

Let Ruan worry about the (emotional) content of his art and I'll worry about mine.

>>2779874
Arent you sick in the head? Pretending to be a challenged whore

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>>2779877
Pretending to be a challenged whore ranks lower on my "sick in the head" chart than disrespecting our Chinese illustrations overlords.

>>2779824
hahahahahaha this delusion, kill yourself please

>>2779884
ruan is a pussy destroyer while mullins is a sperglord that can't talk straight in a pep talk.

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>>2779890
Indeed.

>>2779889
what delusion you chinese shitter, go back to making more art that no one can identify because it all looks the same

>>2779894
western art looks the same too, it's all shit.

>>2779895
back the fuck off?

>>2779901
>>2779893

>>2779894
you should try not having shit taste and not being retarded, then you'll be able to tell the difference

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>>2779894
>sperg levels: rising

nice samefagging shitters, that only proves my point

>>2779757
western drools, eastern rules

>>2779830
>tfw the fallout game will never be as awesome as the concept art

What I learned in this thread:
>western art is shit
>eastern art is shit
>everyone is shit

>>2779757
Why do you autists always have to spaz out because someone hates your favourite artist or loves an artist you hate ?

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If you disagree with Mullins being an absolute god you are a fucking retard and should be gassed on the spot. Who cares that he's done crappy work and photobashed too. That's just part of the business.

>>2781285
great meme

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>>2779830
He basically invented digital painting, and has experimented with every single possible approach. He's also a professional who will do whatever it takes to create the best product. So yes, he has photobashed, but I think it's incredibly misleading to classify him as "just a photobasher".

I know that most people who accuse him of being shit are just trolling, but still, gotta be careful with that as it can genuinely mislead beginners.

>>2781285
Love this painting! I always wondered why it was printed so differently--was it Craig who changed it or did some AD crank the brightness and saturation?

>>2779803
Zeen chin is malaysian

>>2781311
Saying he's bad is simply wrong. But I think I wouldn't say he's super good either. He's just pretty alright, his roughness and noise in paintings looks interesting but it's nothing to make him extraordinaire or something. Plenty artist out there who area lot better, at least skill wise. Though his art definitely looks better and more interesting than other artists on his own skill level.

>>2779786

I've seen him paint in person. He painted the whole audience realistically, while answering our stupid questions, in under an hour.

He's fucking brilliant, and you have no idea what you're talking about cause you're a nub

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WEEB ART

>>2781819
This desu
I had the chance to meet him last year and it was really amazing.

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>>2783054
>study
>quick demo
>finished illustration

>>2781819
>He painted the whole audience realistically, while answering our stupid questions, in under an hour.

Any link to the painting?

>>2779803
wtf that dudes eyes are nipples lmao

>>2783018
where is this from? i've never seen this piece

>>2785116
weeaiboo.com/ruanjiacg

you all suck compared to the people you critique lmau. inb4 >it doesn't matter you can critique stuff without being better than them. yes it does matter.

>>2779808
>Mullins himself has admitted to in on Facebook after he was called out on copy-pasting parts of a master painting into pic related.

Filthy lies. He chopped parts of some old masterwork into a comp to show to Blizzard to give them an idea what his completed OIL painting would look like.

Mullins is not photobashing with oil paint, I promise. Though he does use photos in his concept art sometimes like literally every other concept artist.

>>2785586
same shit genius

>>2779812
Fuck off. 90% of western shit just seems photo bashed whilst almost every chinese artist I have seen doesn't touch that shit.

>>2783484
You could give me 5 years in a white empty void with a gun to my head, forced to do this and I probably still would not be able to.

>>2785527
link dont work

>>2785586
His oil paintings are pretty bad though. Some of his watercolor work is alright, but let's not pretend Mullins is some great traditional artist who just uses digital as a means to create compositions. That digital painting with the copy-pasted masterpainting in it IS the final product he did for Blizzard. The oil painting based on it was just exibition work or for fun.

google ruanjiacg1

>>2785767
google ruanjiacg1

>>2779757

I don't know why this is hard to understand, but technique is emotion. For those who paint, and are able to look at the painting itself and not just the depicted object, every little decision contributes to the emotion of the piece. I often get a feeling of transcendence looking at his color choices and lighting, something very few other artists can provide without being cheesy. Also, a little subtlety goes a long way