Questions & Answers Thread

Thank you for this thread op

I want to draw comics, and ink them. But i'm completely new to comics, i dont even know the right tools. I have 60 dollars, what are some good tools you'd advice for drawing comics? thank you a lot

>>2937024
This guy has a ton of tutorials on inking if you want to go digital: https://www.youtube.com/user/MrRamstudios1/featured

trad/digital videos
https://www.youtube.com/user/mngapro/videos

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCvMBMKniUFj89VwhH-MOG8w

etc...most of nippon overlords use CSP for comics nowadays and the west is transitioning to CSP/MS5, too. Pick your poison, its up to you.

>>2937045
these are really helpful, especially the trad ones since i'd like to draw them not digitally. but always wanted to have at last some basic grasp about digital drawing too, thank you're the boss.

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I have like 150$ to spend for a tablet.
Most say get a Wacom, but some say get a Huion.
Never used a graphic tablet before.
What should i buy, senpai?

Did Sargent construct or did he block?

>>2937101
Block in*

>>2937097
I use a $40 Huion and its really good and sturdy. I had to get a replacement cable after a year and replace the pen's nib, too, after a year, but it includes lots of spares and i paint a lot so I wore it down after lots and lots of use.

>>2937112
Meanwhile my bamboo I bought 10 years ago and used for like 7 still works perfectly, despite accidentally stepping on the cable an unlimited amount of times.

>>2937097
intuos 3 and spend the rest on icecream

>>2937123
The Huion works perfectly, too, I've dropped it accidentally and smacked it on hard surfaces while traveling. For a starter tablet to learn on it can't be beat for the price. Also its huge.

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How do i get creative when making eyes and noses, drawing faces, ect.?

Anime and non-anime alike.

>>2937474

In relation to that, I'm studying animation.

What's the best book or techniques that best explains animating vehicles or aircraft?

>>2937022
stop linking to our thread you piece of shit.

>>2937550

Hey buddy. Back off?

>>2937474
steal

How do I do good lineart? Any tips?

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>>2937474
Turtle fish paint ahegao face studies

What color palette should I choose when drawing porn?

I'm looking into buying a new desktop computer to work in photoshop and medibang, would a 27" monitor be overkill or does anyone here use one that size?

My last computer lasted 11 years so I'm almost at a loss with what to get now, since everything has changed so much since windows XP/7. I bought a laptop with windows 10 last year and I hate how much it crashes.

How do I overcome artblock?
Used to draw everyday but it became less and less until I completely stopped a month ago

inb4 stop being lazy

>>2938166
Pick up the pencil and draw again.

>>2938166
Tbh same. I used to draw 12 hours a day but then just kinda got lazy and now I only do it like 1-2 hours a day at max

Where can I find a stash of fabric folds tutorials? Hopefully some that teaches how to draw them from imagination too.

>>2937783
hi table guy

>>2938280
Nevermind I found out what it was, it was the color dynamics.
>tfw can't delete my post immediately
>tfw people will laugh at my foolishness

>>2938202
I just saw TFP posted some new overwatch content. I still like his older faces better

Is there a discord for this board?

How can I edit a picture to make the values clearer

>>2938697
There are at least 13 spin-off servers and one "official" server in the sticky. As with almost every discord server, may it be /ic/ or any board/website, you'll have your dosage of men in power.

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how do you study art? i first thought you could learn from placing a construction over a piece, but not everyone draws the same way. with portraits you bullshit away from the General Model to draw actual people that aren't a robot regurgitation of loomis. even the old masters didn't draw 100% accurately or without mistakes.

>>2938712
I apologize but I am a huge retard, and can't seem to find the discord under either of the links. Could you link me to it or point me to where exactly it is in the sticky?

so i just finished my comic script, what do now?
do i do some kinda story board first or just start drawing the page directly?
i made half ass panel layouts while writing it to know how it was gonna go onto the page and stuff.

what i mean is should i draw it first on something else then the b4 paper or just start drawing on the b4 and just do it.
also any helpful work flow tips would be appreciated .
thanks anons.

>>2938719
ctrl+f discord and it'll be the sentence in blue

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>>2937022
The visual standards for entertainment keep getting higher and higher. I get extremely depressed when i see things that have high production value.
I'm always grinding, always learning stuff, trying to improve, but there's so much to learn and my dreams are so far away that it's torture.
AAA visuals keep getting bigger, better, and more expensive. As a person who's always wanted to make their own IP it feels impossible and hopeless to ever compete.
>TL;DR how do i not want to kill myself everytime AAA raises the impossibly high standards and consumer expectations?

>>2938817
remind yourself that that isn't true and you're negativity is infecting how you interpret the world rather than the world depressing you

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>>2938817
Hey anon. I feel you really hard. (I'm attempting to make my own IP as well, and having to make music/art/story all by myself if a bit difficult lol.)

Like >>2938824 said, I think you need to be a bit more positive. Look at your old art and see how you've improved, and know that you can only get better if you're working as hard as you say.

Also, I might get flack for saying this on /ic/ of all places, but your art doesn't have to be flawless or anything. See pic related- the artist has a loyal following and multiple IPs despite not being the best in the world. I think the story, and the ideas you want to convey with it, are more important more than any fancy high standards you speak of. The worst enemy to creativity is doubt! So go do something good. d('-'d)

>>2937022
Why are girls just so much better at drawing and stylization? Artists like vivziepop it looks like it comes naturally to her and even male artists like sushio concede and girl up their art.

>>2938892
Along with a stronger ability to smell, a large percentage of women worldwide have four cones in their eyes. They see the world more vividly than men. This is why they have a natural ability with color harmony and stylization. Albeit they cannot translate the colors they see into pictures due to the limitations of software today, rendering this superpower useless for audience.

While women make up the majority of artists in the world, men take the cake at professional positions at renowned studios simply because of work ethic.

>>2938898
So basically they just are naturally gifted artists and I'm fighting an up hill battle. I suppose I could just look at and study my favorite artists works and develop that way whether they be girls or not.

I need some help planning an upcoming panel. At first, I was thinking I'd do a 50/50 split on lecture and demo, but now I'm considering just making it all a demo. I would really appreciate any input you guys have.

The panel is going to be focusing on finishing illustrations using traditional media. Basically, inking and coloring using alcohol markers, watercolors, and watercolor markers! Did you guys know that was a thing? They've changed my life.

Anyway, the target audience of my panel is going to be people who mainly do digital art and have little to no experience with finishing art using traditional media. Basically, they'll know how to draw and what the end results should look like, but not how to get there. It's not exactly going to be for total beginners. Initially, I had planned on dedicating a good chunk of time of my allotted two hours to a Powerpoint presentation of the various types of materials. However, now I'm thinking it might just be better to condense that information into charts and just go straight into the demo.

My question is, would you prefer the lecture-demo hybrid or would you prefer the pure demo with the chart handout? I would also appreciate any other ideas you guys have as well. I still have two months before the panel, but I want to make sure everything is as perfect as I can get it. I'd really like everyone to leave the room having learned something.

>>2937097
I bought a Huion recently after working for years with a Wacom.
Wacom was the best tablet a few years ago but developed into a prestige brand like apple.
Sure, their products are still top tier, but you basically pay half of the price for the name.
I see no reason to buy a Wacom over a Huion any more, especially after I saw Huions quality myself.
Huion also has really great customer support. A company that cares so much for their clients deserves a chance.

>>2938033
I use a 27" monitor. It's nice

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I bought a $12 tablet off of craigslist to see if I'd like digital art
turns out I do but the tablet is really old and doesn't have pressure sensitivity. I got $120 in extra cash this month so I decided to upgrade.
Where do I even start when it comes to deciding on a tablet?

how do I study form so that it ingrains into my memory and I can bring it up again and use it in my own work? how do I study to make the forms I draw look good and make sure they're ingrained into my mind.

>>2939285

by drawing form over and over again

>>2939290
I do that but when I draw from imagination (faces)all I'm able to make is the same 2d-like faces.Do I need to find a process to draw them in 3-d?How do I learn to draw better faces because for some reason all I'm able to do is to draw symbol like,flat faces that all look the same.

>>2939221
Intuos draws are cheap and work just as fine as any other wacom tablet, they are smol tho, but that shouldn't affect you if you're a beginner

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What kind of tool would I use to add some grey to sketches? Copic markers? Watercolors? Does anyone have any recommendation for tools? I want to do stuff similar to this picture.

What are some good resources for approaching environment design digitally?
It's definitely my weakest point right now and last semester I had a teacher that while a great artist, didn't explain himself particularly well. A lot of it was him just slapping shapes and shit onto a blank canvas until he thought it looked good (and it did) but I never really knew what was happening in his head, especially when it came to perspective and composition.

>>2939482
Any brush tipped marker will do. Here's my thing with Copics- are you going to refill them? If you absolutely, positively are, they are a GREAT investment. If you're going to buy a new marker every time they run out, you are a retard if you buy Copics. There are a lot of great brands out there nowadays, so go to your local art store and check them out.

>>2939296
Loomis or Hogarth, or trad anatomy.

>>2938817
I suggest taking a look at the original one punch man comic. If you think your art has to be perfect to be hugely successful someday, that's a good place to get rid of the notion imo

>>2937779
Practicing a lot with pen helped me also doing the first part of Peter Han's Dynamic Sketching over and over.

>>2938166
>>2938177
You stop relying on motivation and willpower and instead rely on reasons why you draw at all. You need reasons to pull you back in when you start getting sidetracked. I used to have art block almost every other week and one lasted me three months once, but now that I have reasons, I haven't had a block in about two years.

>>2938715
You study by studying and practicing over and over. Theory is almost worthless, but getting in and practicing is what matters. If you want to draw the trunk of the torso, you have to learn the muscles beneath, if you want to draw a face, you have to study the skull beneath and learn all the planes. It isn't like school, you have to really get in there and practice hard. I actually prefer a block in then I define the planes for my approach, it might work for you. Never forget to find multiple references and planes are the keys to good values and lighting.

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I need a drawn picture relating to coffee and possibly technology. Nothing too crowded an image.
/sci/ here.
The best thing I could get from /a/ was pic related.
Recommendations on how to get my hands on such an image? Is there a sort of thread on /ic/ for such a request.

>>2939778
/i/ is for requests, good look getting something of quality there tho.

is the Wacom Intuos Draw CTL490DW good for babby's first digital tablet? i don't know what im doing, but it's the current best seller on amazon and i can get free shipping. i also have 50 dollars in gift cards to put a dent into whatever id like to get

>>2939536
or attack on titan. the artist is an okay painter, but that only matters for the editions that come out in color

but despite the art being bad, people still think it's great, mostly because the guy hired someone who's good with screen tones for later volumes

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>>2939778
best I could do
That's $10 thanks.

>>2939838
Yeah, it's good.

Hello anos, I'm 19 years old and I love art, I practice everyday, from fotos and real-life stuff . I have a year of pure practice. I was wondering what is better. if take a college degree of fine arts, pay an online school of fine arts or online classes like CGMA. I want to be a good artist and get money making art. Specially concept art. that is my dream. What do you think? Some of you maybe is experienced with this. Do you think the companies like just the portafolio or the degree is requirement.

>>2939605
>rely on reasons
What are yours and how did you find them?

>>2939844
will the size of it matter much to a digital newbie?

>>2939868
They only care about your portfolio. Exceptions are if you're doing overseas stuff like Asia wants a degree, or high profile places like Disney and stuff. Any school is good, just pick one. As long as you keep learning, it doesn't matter what you do.

>>2939886
Obviously not much. Does the size of a car matter to a new driver? No, not really.

How do "confident lines" really develop? What's a good way to develop them?

>>2939891
They develop from experience. The more times you've drawn something, the more you know how it'll go and what not to do. It's not just drawing a lot, it's like if you draw the same anime face, you'll get good at drawing that same anime face. That's confidence.

>>2939893 Should I just draw straight and curvy lines until they don't look like I have Parkinson's, then?

...That actually sounds like pretty sound art advice.

>>2939505
The Noah Bradley level up YouTube episode kinda covers this a bit

>>2939906
You can as practice, but don't make it your main thing. You have to draw like actual stuff. There's a different mindset for drawing a line and drawing a face for example. You have to think about proportions and feature spacing, maybe design and what not. If you're just busting out lines, that's all you think about is perfecting that one line. There's not really steps you have to think ahead which is really what drawing is all about. To know what those steps are will get you more confident. The steps for drawing a line are simple. They're not for something like a spaceship unless you've drawn a lot of spaceships.

>>2939122
Thanks mate.
I will buy a Huion new 1060+

>>2939885
I do it because I love it, not for recognition. I don't feel my ego bloat anymore when someone compliments, but instead thankfulness and if someone was to insult me, I wouldn't shut down because I do it all for myself. If I wasn't getting paid, I'd still draw the things I love because I love drawing those things.

Another reason, I have more fun drawing and painting than doing anything else. This didn't come naturally, I had to earn this one by changing the way I see some things. As long as I keep drawing, I keep getting better, video games are just an empty waste of time that means nothing.

And though the first reason makes me sound selfish, I also draw for everyone cheering me on, I have lots of people relying on me.

Last reason: what the hell am I going to do with my time if not what I love? Go to college for four years and become an emotionally dead tryhard asshole in some cubicle so I can get praised and worshiped by other tryhard assholes and get bullied by my bosses and be in a hole of debt for decades? Kek

Because I have reasons now, I never drag myself to my workstation, but instead I excitedly get to work. I hope you can, too.

>>2940051
Are you a professional artist? You sound like one, but I just wanted to make sure.

I'm studying bridgman's anatomy and well what I've been doing is reading and copying every drawing carefully. That's what you're supposed to do right? Should I be doing more things on top of that? (I don't mean in general but rather to properly study bridgman.)

>>2940052
Yes, I thought I made it clear in my post.

>>2940052
I think it's Wakkawa. He takes autism to a whole new level.

>>2938033
>desktop computer to work in photoshop
27" is alright, bigger might be overkill. in office 22 or 24 inches are most common.
aim for a fast and big ssd for photoshop, high end processor helps too. don't waste money on a graphics card unlss you plan to play a lot of games and not work.

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How does Toumasu ink? Do you think this is digital? or maybe it's traditional that's later edited (cleaning and tones), if so is it brush or nib?
I'm getting the feeling it's digital with a brush that mimics a G-pen
I'm absolutely in love with his style, both inking and anatomy, and want to try working my way towards it

>>2938817
>AAA visuals keep getting bigger, better, and more expensive.
no you fucking twat. what we considered aaa is getting cheaper to produce thanks to stock libraries, captured data and real life to games tools.

unless you spend your days honing some useless skill like lowpoly 3d characters and not planning for bigger and unique ideas, you have all the chance in the world to success with an IP by yourself.

>>2939886
>>2939890
the small tablet are tiny once you account for the interface, you'll be working against your tools, not with them

>>2940064
Don't copy his drawings. What you should do is take what you're learning by reading it and applying it to your own drawings.

>>2940027
wait hold up anon

i have this exact tablet.

It's pretty good but the issues I have is that the driver issues are a real thing. Sometimes if I dont use the tablet for 10 minutes i have to replug it in and reboot the driver program. But it doesnt reboot and crashes if you have photoshop open. (This is windows 7)

if you have the entire $150 set aside specifically for a tablet, get wacom. if you wanna save a couple of bucks but are ok with some minor issues then the 1060 is fine.

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I'm at a dead end and doing one last ask for desperation: Is there ANY way I can use an Intuos Pro pen with an Intuos Art tablet?

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Is there a thread for finding the source of images? I've been trying to find the source of attached for a while, but reverse image search doesn't do a good.

>>2940627
/wsr/

>>2940562
Don't listen to this retard. Copy his drawings and then apply it to your personal stuff later.

Is the Magna/Anime style easier to draw than the Western/Disney style of cartooning?

>>2940806

they are both difficult

>>2940449
What was the source for this again?

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I've recently been taking digital more seriously, but I often find I hate the lineart I produce. What are some of the methods and ways you guys go about doing lineart in Krita?
I feel like my line weight is all over the place, and just terrible.
For reference I'm really trying to emulate thinner or I guess more detailed styles of drawing like pic related.

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>>2940896
You have to be kidding. Did you even read the post
>>2940441
>high end processor helps too
Only if he's using CPU-intensive programs like ZBrush. A middle-tier i5 is way more than enough for PS.
Focus on RAM; DDR4 dual-channel, 8 or 16GB depending on usage, since PS is pretty RAM-intensive depending on canvas size/layer count

where do i get started with figure drawing? i'm a total beginner who's trying to go through Framed Perspective. the second book gives a sort of crash course on human proportions before covering volume, lighting, and lens distortion with comic book examples. the place where i'm lost is i don't understand mannequin construction. do i need to learn gesture? where do i then go for anatomy?

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Anyone using Krita with an Intuos here?
I have the following problem:

>flip pen to eraser side
>krita switches to eraser mode
>flip back to normal pen
>krita doesn't switch back to normal brush and stays in eraser mode

Any ideas how to solve it? This is a huge pain in the ass and it might be the sole reason I'm going to try something else soon.

>>2941023
Flipping the pen is a meme, learn the eraser hotkey.

>>2941044
Fuck that, flipping is faster than reaching for my keyboard

>>2940682
>>2940562

Don't listen to these retards. Read and then look at the drawings and think about what part of the drawing exemplifies the point from the reading. Then apply what you learned to a drawing from life.

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>>2941049
>moving your offhand from the keyboard ever

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>>2941050
>>2940562
>>2940682
Hey >>2940064, don't listen to these retards. Read up on http://aartventure.blogspot.com/2014/03/studying-bridgman-properly.html

and watch : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZpnP28b3riY

>>2941061
That article will always be hilarious

>how to study Bridgman properly
>study photos instead

lmao

Meme-man is a shit draughtsman and whenever anyone recommends him they're legitimately trying to sabotage you.

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>>2941063
What? Just look at this gorgeous'" study.

>>2940568
Okay thanks for the info,
I ordered it already on Amazon.
I will test it 1-2 weeks with photoshop on windows 10. If i have problems, i will send it back and buy an Intous Art M.

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Anyone here know of any good fashion magazines I could follow on twitter? I need those refs!

>>2941515
https://twitter.com/larmemagazine?lang=en is my personal favorite.

does anyone know if the Turcom TS-6580 is good?
its bigger and half the price than the wacom intuos draw.

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Are there any good resources on how to design strong silhouettes? I know some of it is inevitably just grinding, but I'm sure there are some tips/tricks that people use. I know that for a strong design it should generally be recognizable as a silhouette and I see a lot of concept artists start with one from scratch and then add detail on top.

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Have a question. Im fairly new with digital and i just went from PS to SAI. It feels much smoother so i do like it more, BUT i hate how the opacity in the brushes work on SAI vs PS. Pic reated. Does anyone know if theres a setting i can change or what i can do to make brushes work like it does in PS. it gets so annoying at times and if it wasnt for that then SAI would be almost perfect for me. please help!

what should I keep in mind while designing a mecha?

First time doing it

>>2942337
perspective and function

model kits can give you an idea of how parts fit together beneath the armor

Is there a good resource for images of bruised skin,cuts and anything like that? I've been using google but none of the images that show up look like what I need.

>>2942321
You could try drawing with the brush set to 100% opacity but on a layer set to 50% opacity

are there any good online art communities? not interested in posting my own stuff, just critique, method and discussion similar to what's found here.

does it get better than DA?

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Is there anyway I can have this button from SAI onto Photoshop?
I am not talking about Image>Image Rotation>Horizontal
It's not the same function as what SAI does.

Do I need to share my artwork to other people to improve?

I feel intimidated whenever I go to an art forum only to see godly artists who work as professionals and such. I'm worried I'll make an ass out of myself without anything in return

>>2937022
so I want to get into digital drawing instead of pen and paper. I've heard it is different than drawing on paper. I dont really like the idea of having a pad and a screen is it best to go with one thats a full touch screen if you have the dosh or would it be better to learn on a draw tab instead?

>>2942606
Not necessarily, though feedback and advice from your more studied peers can definitely help you improve faster. I'd recommend going onto DA and finding a critique group or going on the forums if you're still a beginner and are scared of scathing criticism. People are a lot tamer there than /ic/, but are still often helpful.

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>been trying for 3 months now to create my own blog where to upload shit daily
>what's stopping me is creating a new email address and being embarassed to form an artist alias
>every idea I have feels cringy as fuck
how the fuck can I get over this shit?
I do not wish to use email that has my actual name in it but just making the new one to be something like "[email protected]" doesn't leave a good impression to people
it's nearly impossible to make an address that isnt incredibly embarassing or littered with numbers, every good one is already taken by some fucking 10 year old that uses it to register to club penguin
Might even consider buying an actual address and not make a free one.

How should i proceed?
I really want to draw but when I draw without a place to put my drawings to, it all feels like it serves no purpose, also it'd create a nice backlog of works which I can compare my latest works to eventually

>>2942738
Why not just make a Tumblr or Deviantart for now? No one will see your email except for yourself for the most part, and both those services allow you to change your username later down the line, so just make up some throwaway handle for now and change it once you think of a better one.

For the small Wacom tablet, there's literally no difference apart from the programs they come bundled with (except the draw has no touch capability).
So does it just not matter which one I get? Is any of the bundled software worth getting?

I'm not exactly sure what I should be looking for but are there "exercises" for improving proportions and perspective?

just getting better at eyeballing it and focussing those.

>>2942738
You are worrying way too much about this. Take a few steps back. Look at the usernames of a few of your artists. A lot of them are set up like
>shortened version of artist's name + something they like
>interest 1 + interest 2
>their name + art/artist/etc.
>initial + last name/first name + last initial + art

>>2937105
He blocked stuff in

>>2942738

My art name was literally me rearranging the letters of my cringy old xbox live alias.
Just make it something somewhat nonsensical but pronounceable in one or two syllables. Don't make it some retardedly long name, don't add a bunch of numbers on the end or people will assume you're a spambot. Google it to make sure it's not already taken by someone way more popular than you who will blow out your search results. Besides that nobody overthinks it.

>>2937022
How do you actually get an actual fanbase? All i get is tons of people following me for my fanart only.

>>2943285

Interact with your audience, show them you care. A youtube channel is the best thing for this. Upload regularly, reply to comments, thank people. "Just be yourself" applies here; your content doesn't have to be pandering. Do what you love and you'll get the right supporters who subscrib to you and will donate to you. Like they say it's better to have 1000 loyal fans than 100,000 "fans".

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Should I be rotating the canvas when drawing? I've seen other artists do this but never tried it myself, i never felt the need to but i guess it helps with line work? Should it be used at the rough stage or only clean up?

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Does anybody know why CSP does this after a certain amount of time? After using it for a while, zooms that aren't either 50% or 100% look aliased as hell.

>>2942321
You can set your brush individually to a mode like "multiply". It'll probably give you the same effect.

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Id love to learn how to draw. But its hard for me. Ive tried reading the sticky and all other stickys in here. Even the one OP posted. It just doesnt connect with my brain. Ive always been a hands on kinda guy and i always learn faster when someone shows me how to do something. Should i just say fuck it and hire an art tutor?

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>>2940449
Looks like an ink brush and technical pen with digital screen tones.
Though I could be wrong, recent digital brushes can be really deceptive

>>2943882
https://www.artrenewal.org/pages/ateliers.php

>>2943740
What does ss stand for? you use it all the time in your file name.

>>2944229
puush screenshot program; i'm not the only one who uses it.

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Considering that the terrain is plane and there are no obstacle up ahead, is the Horizon line always be the same as the ground level, no matter how high or low the POV is?

I'm trying to draw boobs and an ass on a cartoony looking character and every guide I find on drawing boobs and asses tries to show how to draw them realistically while I'm trying to stay cartoony.

So does anyone have any advice or guides on how to draw cartoon boobs and asses?

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can someone please god make a download for a default hard round Photoshop brush/tool? i can't for the life of me figure out how to get it back after removing it from my brush list without deleting all the brushes i have now. fuckin help me i just want to do normal lining.

>>2944619
Horizon Line is eye level

Hey guys, I have a question about line quality.

With pencil and paper, my lines are pretty okay. I can use my elbow to make quick line strokes. But when drawing digital my lines are very sloppy. The tablet is slippery and I can't do an overhand grip with the pen. It's almost like I've never learned to draw.

I see a lot of good line work here in digital and so I wanted to ask you guys how you got used to doing lines with the tablet. Is it just a matter of practice, something you get used to over time? What about drawing from the shoulder or overhand grips? Any particular tips to help get used to it?

>>2944619
Actually, if you keep going up, it will eventually curve either because of the limits of your eyesight or the shape of our planet.

>>2944688
- save current brush set as Iamretarded.abr
- reset brushes
- delete all brushes except for default round
- load Iamretarded.abr
- save and over-write Iamretarded.abr

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What size of canvas should I draw when painting digitally?

I've been using the regular A4 but feel like it might be too small?

>>2944868
also, does it matter at which resolution I draw? ( currently drawing in 300 )
I've been told to publish works at 72

Does anyone have any tutorials for drawing anime hair?
I need some practice in that area.

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How's my loomis

>>2944870
It doesn't unless you are gonna print,you should work with at least your aspect radio x200

>>2944878
oh yeah, forgot that it's used only for print
thanks

>>2944874

Your lines are pretty hairy but that's normal when starting out. Eyes are pretty good, some of the spheres are wonky but at least they mostly show the form.

The left box with lips is a lot worse than everything else and you probably know that, but the way you did the box makes me think you're not really aware of the basic perspective. I'd say flip through perspective made easy and acquaint yourself with vanishing points, it'll make everything else a lot easier to grapple.

>>2944901
The flat lips are shown in an exercise to demonstrate how not to do lips. I'm just copying the figures show on the page. It's plate 26 or so on drawing the head and hands

>>2943328
I feel like that it's up to you, not really necessary. Flipping back and forth would be more beneficial.

Is there any groups for critique? Was interested in joining UL but no signups since February it seems.

>>2945247
/ic/ discord and /las/ discord give critiques.

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>>2944904

Why would you copy a direct explicitly stated example of what not to do?

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hey /ic/ i never draw simple skeleton or boxes before drawing actual figure. I always drew what i saw. For drawing figures without looking any references should i do that?

what site can you use to compile your art for submissions for job applications without making your own website? I somehow don't think linking to your deviantart would look good on a professional resume.

>>2945995
It's easy as fuck to make a website desu

>>2946059
what are the best free clients to use?

>>2946067
Java

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How do you get better at creating diverse and creative outfits?
I can never think of anything interesting or detailed, and it's really frustrating
I feel like I should be good at it, because I love fashion and spend a lot of time coordinating clothes and stuff in real life, and normal clothes are ok to draw, but anything fantasy or sci fi or out of the normal just comes out super plain

>>2946089
Spam your horizons, study outfits throughout history and figure out how they work and the function of every stitch line and and it's materials. You'll get both functional knowledge of clothing and culture knowledge of it.

Note. Historical doesn't just mean clothes from America in the 50s, I'm talking Roman Empire level stuff here as well. Just start with what interests you and go from there.

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how are my lips looking

>>2946595
what are they suppose to be?

>>2946626
anuses. are they really not discernible as mouths? or are you just saying that because they're bad.

Newbie question here but when do you sketch and when do you try to do nice neat lines?
I've heard many times that chickenscratch is a terrible thing to have and you should get rid of it as soon as possible, but I'm not satisfied with my lines yet. They're too wobbly and lacking in the confidence that I too lack in my own drawing.

>>2946635
they're fine to do in sketches, but you should practice getting confident with your lines. just drawing lines and then simple geometric shapes is a helpful exercise.

i'm a mediocre artist and i'm depressed, i have very little motivation, and i don't know what to draw. i took out my tablet to sketch, but i didn't know what kind of pose i wanted to do, so i wound up just playing with a doll. i tried drawing and scrapped everything i started before i even fleshed out the figure. i don't finish like 90% of the shit i start
please tell me how the fuck am i supposed to drag myself out of shit like this and be productive when i just feel like a waste of resources
or like just tell me what to do because idk man. i guess this isn't really a question but pls send help

or give me something to study please so i have some kind of fucking direction
things i wanna learn:
how to make my shit more dynamic/interesting
how to digitally paint
how to do perspective poses or persp in general

thanks anons

>>2946725
if you can't think of anything to draw don't be an artist

you could try learn about the world and think of interesting ideas and work out how to express them in pictures, but that's pretty hard, you can't get anywhere just with grinding fundamentals, that's why they're called fundamentals, they're only the basis.

>>2946199
Thanks for the tip! I'll try it out

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What is a good and preferably inexpensive clay to get started in some sculpting, I'd like to start small.

>>2945931
I find it more intuitive to go in with rough shapes, then tweak them as i try to get more precise.
Though I'd still certainly call it construction.

Cgpeers down?

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>>2946725
Do requests on /v/ and /a/.
Expand your visual library
follow a bunch of artists you like on IG
Sketch the first thing that comes to your mind
Have some more fun and ideas would come to you

Is studying Bargue worth it if you want to draw from imagination? I've been stuck in my anime-comic bastard style, and Bargue looks like it'll help me crack out of it. But I fear I'll become another proko drone who can't draw from imagination

Now that I have a tablet coming like tomorrow, my brain forgot all the drawing software that's available.
I know Sai and Photoshop (to an extend), Mangastudio are the well known ones, any other recommendations?

Also a second question, is it bad to have some auto-stabilizer or use it while doing linework?

>>2947231
Stabliziers are essential for anime style artwork, that's what they were built for.

>>2943281
Thanks, anon

>>2947246
But if I'm not doing animu stuff, is it still fine to use it or is it bad to "crutch" on it too much like Binary brush?

>>2947248
no rules just tools

is there any videos or books that go in depth about bouguereaus technique? i know about using a croquis/grisaille but i dont know how that would work in his paintings, or if he used that at all.

Are there any good books for comic composition? I know of Framed Ink as a composition book in general that's pretty good, but are there any that go over ways to organize a comic?

Anyone know how to remove kneaded eraser from carpeting?

The only solution I've seen is to freeze it, but that's not working.

>>2947298
Burn it.

>>2938915
Men have better sense of 3D visual space, so you have better perspective skills than most women right off the bat.

>>2947361
Thanks. No, but seriously, I can't get it out.

>>2947373
Delete system 32.

I want to do furry stuff one day
is this a good order of books to read/do exercises from? any i should move around/add/swap?

perspective made easy
framed ink/successful drawing
drawing on the right side of the brain
fun with a pencil
loomis figure drawing
vilppu
drawing head and hands
dynamic poses/drastic angles [force?] [find book w exercises]
how to draw
how to render by scott robertson + ctrl paint rendering lessons
then animal anatomy?

>>2947431

Why in Gods name would you do "how to draw" if you want to render furries? If anything animal anatomy makes more sense. Don't fall for /ic/s list of git good shopping lists.

>>2947441
I want to be able to draw in general as well.
Just wondering how to piece things together, as furry stuff is fun to do. When should I start studying animal anatomy, for example? I know human anatomy's important with anthro stuff.

am i perhaps putting too much on the table for myself despite this?

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>realize I can't draw
>start grinding Loomis mannequins and other boring things
>lose focus of what kind of styles I like
>pic related

Does anyone else know this feel and how to combat it? I feel like I'm kind of improving with Loomis but I have no idea what my purpose is anymore. Sorry if it sounds gay

>>2947442

My advice is just find a site that are mad about their furries ( I know furfags take their furries seriously) and they'll have a list of things for you to study in their forum section or w/e. Hell even /mlp/ probably has a better list.

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At what point can someone start working with Loomis and Hampton's figure drawing books and get the most off them? Are they fine for a beginner?

I'm not interested in anything else right now, I want to get better at drawing human characters

>>2947505
If you can draw basic 3D prisms and know basic observation (as in no longer symbol drawing), then you should be fine.
>>2947447
Put what you've learned with Loomis/etc and draw what you want with it.

Don't overthink it too much. Actual improvement comes from drawing your own stuff, not studies.

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Could a fellow Paint Tool SAI user please help me out?

>>2947580
holy shit this. I tried going digital once and when I couldn't blend or draw like I used to, I immediately became lost and frustrated. If anyone could help, please help.

>>2947583
Thank god im not alone. I've been getting myself near furious every time I want to start painting colors in sai.

>>2947587
dude, I could barely do lineart because it felt so weird. It feels like I'm drawing with a gel pen

>>2947580
what kind of tool are you using? airbrush?

>>2942321

You can't get that style of photoshop blending in sai

it legit doesn't support that functionality

You can half-ass it with the marker pen and rigorous use of layers but that's about it

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>>2947580
first of all. you're not painting with density turned on. which is what allows you to control the amount of paint on the brush with pen pressure. second, there is only three ways to use transparency 1) layer transparency 2) the marker brush 3) dilution on a separate layer.
third the reason you get those defined circles is because you have your edge hardness all the way up. turn that shit down. thats only useful for line art and other technical shit.

other things are only paint with 100 density never change that because you're changing automatically with your pen pressure.

also the blend option next to size only deals with color. it has nothing to do with actual blending.

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>>2947694
>>2943790
>>2942393
yes you can
only with the blend brushes.

the ones with dilution, persistence and blending.

you can leave blending at 0 because that just deals with color. have persistence at 100 so you dont get those gradients in the strokes. lasly dilution is basically opacity. it paints with whats ever in the canvas. that includes ALPHA or transparency. like on a black/empty layer. thats what dilution does. the only thing confusing about it is that its backwards. 100% is completely transpareny 0% fully opaque

now the thing is you'll have to create layers everytime to get the transparency effect, once u get too many colors on the canvas it starts picking those up.

>>2947279
making comics by scott mccloud

>>2942421
there is no way. CSP does this though, and it's similar to photoshop.

>>2944822
yup, you'll get used to it over time so just keep practicing. depends how big your tablet is but i use my elbow to draw my largest arcs. and i've never heard of anyone using an overhand grip on a tablet lol. the best tip really is to just keep drawing with it, your lines will improve eventually.

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>>2937481

Bumping question

Can I just start offering commissions or should I wait for followers to show interest in commissioning me?

>>2946822
You can literally go to a Michaels and get a 5lb block of clay for 12$. It should be enough if you just wanna fuck around.
Or if you want polymer clay, I usually stick with Super Sculpey III and mix in Super Sculpey Firm. Way more expensive, but you can rework it even if you leave it out. Also dorsnt crack as badly, and dorsnt shrink.
Just depends.

>>2947695
Thank you sooo much I will suck your dick so hard.

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>>2947760
How many people you got following you? It's really just a numbers game, I'd say one in a hundred will consider commissioning someone so think about how many people are in your audience.

It can't really hurt either way, it's not like people tell themselves 'should I wait till Walmart comes looking for me or should I ask and see?'.

>>2937481
>>2947751
There are none. If you want to get better at animating anything grab some reference of it and play it back frame by frame and study/copy the movement

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I was told this would be a good place to ask about identifying art styles.

I've been looking for the name of this art style that I've seen a couple of times in various pieces of media. Googling "silhouette art" in different ways hasn't really been giving results, but I may just be dumb and asking the wrong questions.

This particular instance is from the game Dark Cloud.

Is it even possible to do commissions without people finding out your real name?

>>2948333
Roughly 2700? Still, I'm not sure about the demand. I don't want to make a commission post and then have no takers.

>>2948611
Would like to know this as well...

>>2948611
Do what I'm going to do when I get good enough for commissions.
>Completely new, unique pen name/username/whatever, must have no relation to past usernames at all (Good for me since I have extremely few usernames)
>buy VPN
>never ever post anything remotely personal under your artist username, stay the fuck far away from your old stomping grounds and username
>work on a new, clean machine that does not have any personal info on it (say you stream and don't wanna accidentally show your name and shit)
>avoid personal questions
I'd never thought I'd meet other individuals that are as paranoid and introverted to this degree as me.

>>2948611
If you doing paypal commissions if paypal finds out that you're using a fake name they'll freeze your account.

>>2948632
Can you use paypal for commissions without them seeing your real name then?

>>2948632
Not him but find out how?
Can't you just get paid there then wire the money to your real account? Though now that I read that back to myself sounds like some African Money Laundering scam.

>>2948637
>>2948636
If you want to withdraw money you have to get verified and in order to get verified you have to attach a bank account or some kind of credit card and I think paypal will get suspicious as a fuck if the names on those are different to the names on your paypal.

>>2948638
*
Look up frozen paypal for more horror stories.

>>2948638
Oh I meant without the commissioner seeing your real name. Can it be done?

>>2948642
I believe not.

>>2948643
Unless you are getting them to pay into a paypal with a fake name.

>>2948630
yea I pretty much do all that stuff, I'm just wondering if I'll ever be able to make money off this stuff without having to show my real name. I think it's impossible.

Sucks when you have a unique name with a unique spelling too, and anybody can just google search it and find out who I am.

>>2948643
Ah that sucks. My name is pretty unique and it makes googling me easier. Is Paypal the default for commissions and I just have to deal with it?

>>2948642
Set up a business account.

>>2948649
i have the same problem. why couldn't i be named john smith or some shit

>>2948650
Hm maybe. Do artists do this just for small commissions?

>>2948649
Since I have a fake name for facebook or those sites and everything it makes googling me very difficult. However, I don't draw porn or random shit like that so people knowing my name is not as risky as for other people.

>>2948657
i think changing all your real life social media shit is the easiest option now that I think of it

>>2948662
This and you don't even need a real name since FB etc cannot check.

>>2948649
When I do commissions for furfags and they request really kinky weird shit ($$$$$) I love looking them up based on their paypal name to see what kind of people they are.

I'm usually unsuccessful finding them by name but the ones I have found are usually just mid 20's awkward guys and i feel like a bad person because i'm no different for stalking them.

Been thinking about drawing porn as a backup plan. I understand the vanilla market is super competitive, but do I have to go full degenerate? I'm cool with doing feet, monster girls, exhibition,dark skin/tan lines, and maybe some giantess, ntr, and light tentacling. Am I going to have an audience?

>>2948730
furries are loaded with cash and will throw money at you all day if you draw whatever you want for them.

>>2948730
you can kind of control what kind of audience you have based on what you post on your blog. I don't see the problem with doing commissions that are degenerate as fuck for money if you don't have to post it on your blog.

I'd recommend that you just post shit you like to draw on your blog, and just let your commissions be no holds barred.

I'm new to acrylic and having trouble at how should acrylic paint consistency would be? and any good videos you guys would recommend?

>>2947881
I bought some polymer clay, cause I don't have a kiln and can just throw that in the oven, I also think it lets you work smaller, since the material isn't as rough. Thanks for the input!

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Does anyone have a link to some form of complete turnaround for the loomis head construction method? Kind of like pic related.

Or at least a complete turnaround of a bald guy or something.

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Looking for more pictures with basic information similiar to this. I'm new and only started drawing recently, been reading and doing my homework but these little pictures I've been saving as I find them. Would be helpful if anybody else could post more, would love to make a collection of these.

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>>2949037

Another example.

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What are so good simplified expressions to study from?

How does one focus on their subject while keeping lines accurate? I often find myself looking at my drawings more than my subject because I know I'm not drawing it the way I want to.

>>2949991
If you don't focus on the subject, your lines aren't accurate. You just look at your drawings more because you misplaced your lines. Spend some more time thinking or redrawing.

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I'm a baby who has no way of digital drawing and uploading besides my 3DS, what kind of digital drawing stuff should I look into that isn't more than $60?

>>2950005
How poor are you that you can't get $20 more to buy a wacom?

>>2950008
very poor....

>>2950019
Just get the $20 and buy a wacom. Even if it takes a year, just get the $20.

>>2950005
Buy a Huion H610+Pro or whatever variant. It's like 70 bucks.

>>2950021
>>2950025
Eh? Which one is better?

>>2950058
If you want the cheapest, decent option possible, the Huion can stand on its own. I had a Wacom tablet previously, and there's not a lot of difference aside from hardware build quality.

>>2950061
Okie dokie! I'll look into it and hopefully acquire it at some point.....

>>2950005
Grow and sell your fucking tomatoes, Leo

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>>2950073
Tomato machine broke

I wanted to join one of those fanart zine things for a show I like and even though I joined on time, I never got a reply.
Am I so disgusting not even weebs want to associate with me at this point?

>>2950790
I've done a lot of zines the last year, so maybe I can help. How long has it been since the entry deadline? It usually takes a week (or a little bit over) for me to get an email about my status, but it's a longer wait for large-scale zines (100+ applicants) and those with only one or two organizers.

Honestly, if you do get rejected, don't feel bad. There's always going to be another fanzine project that you can sign up for. Plus sometimes they don't choose in terms of skill, but sometimes stuff like "oh, this person is only interested in drawing ___, but we've already got a hundred other people also wanting to draw ____".

Just shoot the organizers a email/message about confirmation, as well. They legit might've forgotten to add your email to the BCC list.

Guys help
When I paint in Sai and i want to make short fast lines (basically chicken scratch) it gives me a loading cursor instead and no line appears. If I hold it, it changes to dropper tool.
What do?

>>2950796

Not the person you're replying to but where can i find these zines? Sound cool.

>>2950809
>>2950809
I'm not sure if there's a Tumblr/Twitter dedicated to posting updates on newly-opened zines, but I generally found them just by following people who participate in fandoms of things I also enjoy. They generally repost new fan projects. Maybe looking in the "zine" tag or searching "____ zine" might help?

>>2950796
Maybe I am a bit too panicky since this is the first time doing something like this. The entry deadline was just two days ago and I got nervous since one of the organizers tweeted about wanting to send emails to those who applied yesterday.
I also didn't consider all the other things you mentioned, so thanks!

>>2950821
Hey, don't worry about it! I wouldn't be surprised if the organizers are held up by finals and/or graduation right now, too.

Good luck, and I hope you get in!

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Why does Krita do this, and how do I make it behave more like Mypaint?

>>2951194
lower the flow

>>2951195
It worked, thanks

Yeah, um.. I want to make my mark by starting a web comic or something but.. I dunno where to start? Help?

the calibration on my intuos is all fucked if i switch my monitor to portrait orientation. what do?

>>2951555
Start thinking up about what you want to draw about. Lay out a plot-line/time line. Do some storyboards.

>>2951609
Ah.. I turned out pretty shitty but I guess I'll just go with it...

All my drawing lead to fucking nowhere. Everything I draw looks like a shitty ass doodle no matter how long I spend on it.

Should I just die in street or something because honestly there's no fucking point in pursuing this shit if I'm not making any progress right?

>>2951719
show a drawing

Whenever you watch gesture drawing videos the demonstrator gets the proportions right right away, or at least very close. Is this something you can only really do when you have years of experience or is it something you can get to at an intermediate level?

Basically whenever I gesture draw, I think the gesture looks ok but I always have to spend a fair amount of time correcting the proportions. If I sit down and start analyzing everything then I can do it but I certainly cannot just look at it once and get accurate proportions in the first pass.

I'm having a lot of trouble drawing symmetrical curves, like the sides of a wine glass.

Is there some trick to it, or just something that needs to be practiced?

To those with fountain pens - can you draw holding your pen sideways? Does it make the line much thicker?

anyone have a good source for comic writing and such?
wanted to do some small ones myself but I haven't the slightest idea of what goes into paneling or how to structure a page.

>>2952095
understanding comics and framed ink

>>2951831
>whenever i watch videos
half the time its not the first take, remember its video so they can edit it as much as they want
it is something that gets better with practice though, you just have to keep doing it and you'll be able to eyeball it a lot faster.

>>2943740
I'm a total beginner and I've read the sticky and all that. Been drawing cubes and ellipses and whatever the fuck else the drawabox tutorials have had me doing. However, what I really want to draw is something like this. I don't want to develop Bad Habits™ but I also want to derive a modicum of joy from putting pencil to paper every so often while I'm learning. Was this based on a photo or did you use any particular construction techniques while making it? Making doodles like this at will is really the first thing I'm aiming for, since it will give me some reason to draw at all.

>>2952150
read keys to drawing

drawabox isn't totally worthless, but drawing cubes and cylinders for 5 hours/day is how you get meme'd. you also need to understand that your art will be shit for a long time.

>>2952168
Not him, but I'm currently working through Keys to Drawing right now. Can't say I'm really improving, but at least it's giving me some kind of route to follow...

Should i get a tablet for training if i'm a total noob?

I don't have much space to draw on.

>>2952270
Yeah, just get a basic wapcom medium sized tablet. You'll need to get the skillset down eventually anyways. I wouldn't focus on it over traditional on a training basis, but it'd be silly not to ever use it. And its not like the tablet is going to go bad either.
A medium is only like $200 as well.

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Where should I go to find a highly-skilled artist that draws in an anime art style and is accepting commissions at the moment?
"Highly skilled" enough to take a cute girl and draw her doing some cosplay while making everything look really nice, clean, and sexy. Something around the level of pic related or better.

I don't really care about cost. I'm well off enough to drop several hundred if I really wanted to on this.

No idea if this is the right thread or even board for this (and I looked, but found no other more appropriate place), but I figured I'd ask since it's a question thread. If you want to tell me to fuck off and direct me to where I should ask this instead, that's fine too.

>>2952778
hey buddy can i show you some of my doodles and you can look if its something youd be interested in? ive recently been getting more into cute anime girl art.

>>2937022
How the fuck do I avoid getting a papercut? I have this big stack of paper I meant to draw with from two years ago I've barely gotten through because I'm terrified of slicing my hand open.

>>2952785
link me to a gallery so I can see and contact you if I like it enough.

>>2952778
If that guy doesn't work out, try looking for commissions on pixiv. Beware of the language barrier.

>>2952797
what

>>2952797
wear gloves

>>2939536
This, original one punch man looks like ass but look how far its come

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>>2951968
still waiting

>>2951968
>>2953350
What do you mean by "sideways"?

I hold them to the side of the paper but the nib needs to be pressed on the paper at a certain angle. That is, you can't use them with the tines turned to much away from the paper. You can turn the nib over completely (180-degrees) and draw with the back side of the pen, but not halfway (90-degrees).

To put it another way, you can hold the pen mostly how you like, but the pen has to be "turned" the right way or it won't draw or write well. This also varies from pen to pen, I'm a cheap ass, I mostly use Preppies, but I hear Lamy nibs have narrower drawing angles than less proprietary nibs, etc.

Usually the way you get a thicker line is just pressing down harder, but it depends on the pen.

>>2953361
Alright, thanks
But when you draw with the back side of it, does the line width change?
I'm getting tired of managing micron pens, and so I'm looking for a single durable pen with controlled line variation

>>2953413
>But when you draw with the back side of it, does the line width change?
Yes, it's thinner. A medium platinum preppy is like having a micron 03 and 01 in one pen.

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>>2953413
>when you draw with the back side of it, does the line width change?
Using it upside down generally gives you a finer, drier line that often feels scratchy. This varies from pen to pen, so don't buy one expecting to rely on using it like that.
If you want line variation in a fountain pen you won't have a good experience without a soft 14k nib and a feed that can keep up with it, or a specialty nib like a stub, fude, etc.
"Soft" steel nibs like the Noodler's pens feel like garbage and require too much force to be used comfortably.

>>2937022
I don't want to start a thread for this, but does anyone have that image with the speech from the man who made the Animator's survival guide about college art programs?

If i get good at art and post my works on tumblr, will mentally dysfunctional young girls swoon over me?

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>>2953955
I have the same fear, honestly. I think it depends on what exactly you're making-- if you're just painting random dragons and shit, no one will really care, but if you draw fan art of popular things and/or go on to make your own series, then yes, probably.
Maybe you could just post your works on pixiv, but I suppose that'd require a basic understanding of Japanese and interest in anime shit.

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How do I render visual novel bgs like the pros

I just started learning how to draw yesterday so currently I'm working on cubes n shit. I do have one major question though that has not been addressed at all in any tutorial that I have seen so far.

How do I draw a circle/oval? Forgive me if this is the case but did I miss something? Because all I get is a random variation of a potato when I try to do it freehand.

>>2954016
1. take photo
2. put filter on it

>>2937022
hey guys I have a question. I've just started getting into perspective and all that and I can't seem to find where the horizontal and the vanishing point in this picture. Where is it? I think examining this picture is way out of my league but I've just gone through my shape reps and I'm just doing this out of curiousity.

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>>2954164
>forgot pic related

Fuck me sorry about that

>>2954016
Just ask the pros themselves, anon.

>>2954164
>>2954167
That's because you can't see the horizon and vanishing point. They're not in the image. Which is a thing you learn about perspective is that they don't have to be in the image.

The horizon line is where the eye level is, which is from above since you're looking down.

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>>2954167
Quick and dirty.
The pole on the left doesn't seem to line up though, which either mean that it's supposed to be at a slant, or it was done just kinda lazily, or just from a reference photo of some kind.

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how does a lot of mostly anime art get this glow to it? I try to replicate it and fuck up pretty bad

>>2954220
>glow
That's just using super high contrast
As in they use white mate.

It looks sort of bad though.

>>2954220
gradients is probably what you mean.

How accurate should I be on a general basis? Let's say I just want to do some quick studies of some characters, should I sit there and slowly work up the entire thing until it's completely accurate shape to shape, or is it fine to end up with something that's 'generally' accurate, to the point where things aren't completely the same, but there's nothing obviously wrong?

Basically, where is the line between laziness and expedience? Speaking as someone who will obsessively work up a lay-in to perfection, not as someone looking to take the easy way out. Do you always aim to get a perfect drawing, or is it fine to take a loose approach to studies sometimes?

>>2954254
You should always strive for perfection. What the hell is wrong with you? Actually thinking about how accurate you should be?

>>2954174
>>2954182

ahh I see. Thanks so much, I bet you guys can tell how new I am to this.

The pic helps a lot too, I appreciate that!

What is a good price to charge for a single A4 sized (most likely nsfw) anime-style illustration for a Japanese manufacturer specializing in adult goods (onahole, lotion, underwear, dakimakura)?

>>2948648
when I google my name nothing comes up and if I did commisions only my art would show udner that name no personal stuff, so im not really worried

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I've had a constant problem with my drawings in which characters looked super flat, no matter if its a sketch, lined, or shaded. Could someone give me some ideas on how to fix this? Image is something I drew recently.

>>2955527
Blog?!

>>2955534
necrochromatic.tumblr.com

>>2955527
Backgrounds? More contrast? It's a cute anime girl, so it's almost bound to look flat.