Art Progress and Improvement Thread

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>>2942845

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>>2942846

>>2942845
garbage especially late 2016 and 2017 wtf is that

>>2942845
What a waste, so disappointing

>>2942848
I love the harmony in the late 2016 in a "lol" sorta way. Fugly housewives fit fugly Nurglish abominations so perfectly.

>>2942846
>She becomes thicker and thicker

W-why

>>2942865
the answer is in 2014

Can you guys post shitty art progression? I find them hilarious

>>2942863
I'm terrified by your subject choice, but you've improved a lot. Please start doing using a bigger brush and less scratchy line work, though.

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monthly cherrypicking thread

>>2942850
Post your work.

>>2942925
Holy shit, you have improved a fuck ton.
Can i Ask how old you are?

>>2943101
Cant tell if sarcasm or untrained eye

>>2943101
thanks if you're being serious i guess, got a long way to go from here. i'm 20

>>2942925
Step it up nigga, you've got potential

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life has kind of been slowing me down recently, unfortunately

>>2943715

Unfuck yourself. Your last picture is utter garbage compared to previous ones. What the fuck are even those legs, you could draw then properly before.

Seriously, it looks like start of some sort of depression/giving up on art altogether.

I'll repeat myself: unfuck yourself before it is too late.

>>2943715
Don't listen to this faggot >>2943776 You're very special and unique he's just jealous of your talent :^)

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I draw people too btw, but those old sketches are locked away in dusty sketchbooks.

>>2943776
I'm sorry you feel that way. They're definitely the weakest part of the picture but I think most stuff on the right side of the picture is just not well refined. Those portions were going to be covered by buttons for an arcade stick so they didn't get as much time spent on them. Unfortunately, the majority of my output is commissions and I always have to draw the line somewhere for the time I put in versus the money I'm making, that particular piece is just one example-- next time I'll be faster and better, I hope.

After, I finish my last couple of commissions I think I'll take a long break to work on my personal stuff.

>>2943715
I liek

>>2942845
test

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>>2942863
>>2942886
>for free

>>2942848
>i've barely improved in one year
>started better than you
>got my ass kicked by you
there's one guy you already beat anon. remember this victory when you think you suck. you could be worse.

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i started doing a lot of anime at the end of 2016 and now im trying to stop

>>2943715
You need to look more at naked lolis to learn loli anatomy, man.

>>2942925
Blog?

>>2942848
caravan palace? I love that!!

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Just two pics, but like a before and after. I've been learning a lot but the learning process is slow. Too slow. I feel like I'm slowly plateauing. Quite terrified of that. I also still have to improve a lot design wise.

>>2947585
Classic before's style looks preferable to todays.

I do think you have improved a lot! Kudos. But painting elicits such strong expectation from the viewer. I think you have plenty of room for improvement.

Does somebody have Vens progress saved? Haven't seen her post anywhere for a long time and remember it was good.

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Not really a complete one but did a progress chart of the same character I've been drawing since 2012.

>>2948174
What the hell happened in 2015?
And do you have a blog?

>>2948216
I began drawing digitally (was just coloring a little bit before), that made me focus much more on anatomy and details than I ever could on paper.

>>2948216
>>2948227
And for my blog you can look for TheGoldenSmurf, I'm on DA/Tumblr/Pixiv.

>>2948228
Whoa, are you the one who made the LinLin pic?
I saw it on tumblr once, but due to tumblrs retarded reblog system never found out who the artist was.

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My imo best pieces throughout the years i've been at it

>>2948233
Yeah, it's mine, always does lots of OPM fanarts.

>>2948242
read op

>>2948236
I love the little frog guy in particular. Keep it up anon.

>>2943787
freaking adorable

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Figured I'd participate since I was feeling a little demotivated. I've never made one of these before, but it was nice to see where I was before, and where I am now, still nowhere near close to where I wanna be, but at least I can say progress has been made.

Lets hope 2017 is a very productive year in terms of growth, I can at least do this full time now, so surely I'll see some strides if I really hunker down.

>>2948437
sexy

>>2948437
Oh hey, it's ManlySpirit.
Did finding /ic/ have any effect on your art?
Also you should draw buildings more, they are amazing.

>>2948437
Very nice anon, loving that Zelda x Mononoke Hime piece

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>>2948460
DEFINITELY

Finding /ic/ is what motivated me to start learning the fundies and buy a Bamboo to get my feet wet.

Then I found Sycra and FZD and found out you could make a career out of this, and that the starving artist myth my dad fed me as a kid was... well, a myth. So I figured since I was already spending a lot of time studying this for a hobby, I dropped out of Uni, and took art school instead, made it my goal to make it.

My only regret is not starting sooner. If I could go back to being 14, I'd tell my younger self that it was possible to make it as an artist, to stop copying shounenshit, to read GOOD manga, and to learn the fundies instead of playing Pokemon. Also to lift weights sooner, get jacked, and to fuck a lot of bitches. Lol. I'd be godly by now if I'd started as a teen.

>Also you should draw buildings more, they are amazing.
Yeah, I gotta work on urban environments a lot more. Working on this manga has really pointed out a lot of my weaknesses as an artist. I've certainly gotta work a lot more on urban environments. Landscapes and such are not so bad with me, but I do feel working on buildings and more man-made objects will help push my perspective even more. My backgrounds in the manga are lacking detail. I also feel my anatomy needs a lot more work. I often struggle with very simple poses actually. I do well with dynamism, but mundane stuff really comes out wonky sometimes. So I'm developing a study regiment to handle that.

>>2948463
I got another I still haven't finished, as the Trump comic took priority. I hope to get it done before Summer, as it's easily gonna be the best of the them all thus far.

I need to find a way to coordinate my studies, with commissions, with the comic, if the Patreon starts picking up that'll make life a lot easier. But I should at least be thankful I can more or less sustain myself without needing to work a full time job, many aren't that fortunate.

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My humble progress

>>2948860
check your eyes mate

>>2943715

what the fuck is up with those legs in the last picture?

Sorry everybody for the long post. I'm just frustated for having no (you)s on my progress.

>>2942925
Ok, you have improved, but just stop doing face-studies or whatever they are. Are you trying to impress normies with them as an artwork? Then at least do something original rather than copying a photo.
If you rather want to do entertainment concept art stuff, work more on imagination and study other things with some purpose.
Don't you get overconfident because you have improved kind of fast
>>2943715
Terrible subject matter, but extraordinary progress.
>>2943787
I hope you were very young or just drew as a sporadic hobby before 2016, because those are some wasted year. I love that rat btw
>>2944856
Why are you doing this crayon shit? And are you proud enought of it to post it here?
You have a really good understanding of form, do something finished.
Also, organise that chart, it's confusing.
>>2944988
What programm do you use? I like that clean line
>>2947585
That's a lot of time inbetween and I can't see the progress. Anyway, I like it. maybe a bit rough at the brushwork
>>2947871
What happened at early 2017?? I guess you're trying to be more painterly, right? Then keep working at it, you already dominate the anime/cartoony color style
>>2948174
Nothing to say. As an anon said, I guess you worked a lot since 2015, which is great
>>2948236
You have gained some reputation here at /ic/ for your age and I think it injured your art. I'd sugest you to leave this place for a while and work on your fundamentals on your own
>>2948860
Work on your design(2010 is the best in that way) and less in your style please.
And why are the last images at 30% opasity?


P.S. I'm not saying I'm better than anyone here at all. I apologise if someone gets offended, I'm just trying to motivate you or to be constructive

Does anyone have the one of giantlolisdestroyingcities anon? It's really inspiring

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>tfw no improvement over the span of 6years

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>>2944856
>>2949158
y do people always gib me shit about my crayon otter.

I liked it...

>>2944856
i love the fur renders

>>2949653
ups. meant >>2949202 not >>2949158
my bad

>>2947871
giv blarg

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>>2948860
>2010
i know this feel.

>>2950454
jellybean had a rough life :(

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Ok, pic on the left is embarrassing af so be gentle, I gave up on it when I realized how shit it was. This is exactly 1 yr of improvement, while holding a full time job.

>>2951274
What the actual fuck

>>2951274
reminds me of the sex scenes in ride to hell retribution

>>2951274
You definitely improved and it's not terrible, but it's not good (nor erotic) either.

The rendering itself is fine, but you don't know how lighting works so it just ends up being pillow-shaded than anything. I'd say stop painting for a few months and work on your drawing skills, as that's the weakest part right now.

>>2951274
thank you for giving me another reason to want to kill myself

seriously man people like you really make me wish for another pandemic that wipes out humanity
ew

>>2951299
Just keep trying bud and you'll be fine.

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I wonder what you guys think about this, cuz i don't know what should i think by myself.

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just started beginning last year, put about 100~ hours into it all in all over the span of a year and a bit.
that is, I'll draw a few hours one day and then not touch my tablet again for a month, sorry for being a dirty hobbyist

>>2951476
You drew 100 hours but that's your best/biggest drawings? Really?

>>2948860
2010 is much better.

>>2951476
why bother

not being rude/trying to flame

>>2951621
ye, the left upper thing is the first thing I ever drew (started with digital because I have the money) aside from terrible mandatory art classes in gradeschool, the cat is the most recent thing I drew

>>2951638
im having fun

>>2951692
Cool but you should really hit the gaspedal if you want to git gud.
You should have already attempted to draw a realistic hand or face/eye atleast. Less anime fetish more drawing of details.
Anime is just cartoonish realism in the end.

>>2942846
who is this? need to know... for reasons.

>>2943715
I love the last two pictures haha. None of your work really tells me a story, but I think you pull it off well as an anime artist.

>>2943787
I like the way you draw dogs, great job

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Not improving as much as I'd like to. I really need to start working way more.

>>2943776
absolutely agree, don't know why so many contrarians are replying

>>2948437
Is that Ankha inspired by Alex Ahad? I love the way she's drawn.

>>2953575
probably because he somehow reached the conclusion that it's related to depression and giving up art

that really only seems like a conclusion someone would make if they themselves were going through it (i.e. projection)

>>2953963
Yep, it was a request from... /v/ I think. They said, "I want someone to draw Ankha from Animal Crossing in the Lab Zero style."

Figured it was easy enough to do, and overall decent practice. I was quite pleased with how it came out.

>>2943715
oh my goddd i love your 2016 art so much

>>2951925
its so nice to see your variety.

>>2951316
did you seriously misread that as me complimenting you

to make it clear, your work disgusts me and i hope you get shot

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>all these 2-3 year massive progress charts
>10 years of drawing and still kinda shit
and I can't make a chart of my progress because last spring my mom took literally 10 years and like 1000 pages of sketch-books and threw them in the trash

>>2954259
She threw them away because you made no progress. It's a new beginning, anon, time to git gud

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>>2954272
there were some nifty drawrings there doe

>haven't improved since 2012

What am I doing with my life. How do I break the plateau? I was getting better very quickly in college (art school) because I was stuck on a strict regimen, but now I'm kind of lost on how to study.

>>2948437
your latest stuff kinda sucks imo desu f a m

>>2954286

What are you bad at? Is there anything that you can't draw?

>>2954274
and you will make new nifty drawings

>>2949202
>>2944988
the middle is paint tool sai, bottom is photoshop

>>2951069
>tfw not even 2008 level yet
There's so much to go. I don't even know if I'm 2007 level. All that detail is ridiculous.

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>tfw you want to post your progress with everyone but you know they'll say it sucks

>>2955552
What happened to the rest of 2016/2017

about time to update this nigga

>>2955577
i have hit the max size limit for the board, maybe i can make a page 2

>>2955579
I would just shrink them down or do less things per year, like four.

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>>2955552
page 2

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Hopping on le cherrypicking mem. I think I got better in some ways, stayed the same in others. I got my tablet around late October and started to take practice more seriously around Nov.

I've still got a long way to go and five to six months is maybe too short of a time frame to measure progress, but what do you guys think? I need to practice more often. I draw one to two hours every other day, and I gotta step that shit up.

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I don't know if I've made progress or not. Some people say that I have, some people say that the only progressive element is that I draw smaller every year. I'd appreciate anyone's opinion on the subject of my work

P.S I'm a little scared about my digital footprint, so this is the last post I'll make to this thread fyi

>>2955552
>>2955681

Oats you're one of the best people in /las/. Best of luck to you

>>2948174
Will she make an expression anytime soon?

>>2955861
She doesn't have the ability to make any other facial expressions, only exception is looking angrier.

>>2955765
I can't read your drawing very well since they're so compressed (or are they really that scratchy IRL?), but you need to pay a lot closer attention to landmarks of the face so it's easier to draw realistic proportions from imagination. You have a natural eye for copying from reference, but that's not translating well to your other drawings.

Also, draw bigger.

>>2955722
If you goal is to get better i'd try and avoid drawing faces from the front for a very long time. Same for perfect side profiles. Yours aren't bad at all but its just that when you do that it tends to encourage flatness, you just put the features on a face flat like mr potatoehead, when you draw from other angles your forced to think through it and to imagine how those features change in 3d space, its much better for quickly improving in face drawings. Again, there's nothing front with drawing faces from the front, but its not very conductive to learning.

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Well here is mine.

>>2956197
i dont think you understand what melancholy means, because thats definitely not a fitting title for a bear about to maul ur dick off

>>2956208
It was a promoposter for a game named "Melancholy"

>>2956165

Thank you, anon, I'll keep it in mind. I have a lot of trouble with faces that aren't front-view too.

>>2955765
<3

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revisited an old piece that i kinda liked
i always wanted to sell it as a print but i never got the chance- but i couldn't sell it as it was either

>>2956840
You... covered his mouth?

>>2956840
that text cheesy af
made me lol

>>2955681
I've seen you a lot on LAS and I love your work. That being said tho, I feel like you're not challenging yourself. Everything from the second half of 2016 up till now isn't bad but it's kinda basic. Those scenes you did in 2015 are really cool and highlight some of your weaknesses like posing, composition and environments. I think you'd improve more if you tried to do more ambitious stuff. Also that cat pic from Feb is my favorite thing by you, I really dig it.

Anyways, just my 2 cents. Hope I don't sound rude.

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>>2956845
yeah (pic related)

>>2956849
im okay with a little cheese

>>2955722
it's 11/2016 isn't it ?

>>2956863

Shit, you're right. My bad. Or the joke is that I'm a time traveller who's actually getting worse.

>>2951274
creepy

>>2955681
Really like your stuff. It reminds me of Moebiu's work.

>>2943787
serious question
do you have autism?

>>2956840
so you learned to draw cloth folds a little better?

>>2956840

So, no progress? You just added some cloth folds, lazily added sticking up unconvincingly hair and covered mouth + nose to disguise the fact that you can't improve face at all?

You could have done it in 2014. If it's the beat you can do after 3 years you should eat a tube of lead white.

>>2951274
The right one is practically copied, I can't go searching trap porn right now but it's practically identical to a pic that always appears in /d/, you even copied the seethrough part, off yourself famy

>>2956858
nah, not rude at all, i kinda needed to hear that stuff about environments, i guess i do avoid drawing them., thanks.

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My sketching process

I'm kind of scared, usually I see most pictures of progress that span 5 years or more and there's not much progress. Is this normal?

>>2957658
Does it really look that autistic?
I was in middle school when I drew most of those

>>2957902

Quit while your ahead anon.

>>2957891
i really like 2012 and 2015

>>2957984
looks like that anon has some sort of autism, it looks like you didn't draw all that much until like 2015-2016 where you really started improving considerably to me

i especially like the dog lineart in 2015 and the fish in 2016

>>2955552
>>2955681

who are you/ where can i find more of this art?

>>2958089
Does it mean I have got worse? And how could you like 2012?

>>2958421

Other anon here, you haven't got worse, lines and everything is better now, buuuut... what is fine in 2012 is that's a simple, funny idea that is quite charming. In 2015 stylization on Wolverine also has this charm and looks pretty fresh and alt.

2017 Viking kinda sucks and that's why it destroys the impression.

>>2947871
So, is teen porn of both sexes allowed here?

>>2943155
I don't get it. What changed?

>>2947871
> lewd atsuko
DELETE THIS
ATSUKO IS NOT FOR SEXUAL

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>>2947871
AKKO NOT FOR SEXUAL

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I started in may 2014 so I like to mark my yearly progress from that month. what do you guys think I should work on?

>>2958177
see
>>2959467

>>2958505
You're breaking my heart

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I've recently been drawfagging on /co/ as a hobby

http://sketchtoy.com/67979304
http://sketchtoy.com/68015934
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http://sketchtoy.com/68033792
http://sketchtoy.com/68036668
http://sketchtoy.com/68044005
http://sketchtoy.com/68060412

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did an old excercise from schoolism again. values and proportions got better now I just need to figure out edge

>>2959870
i swear for a moment i thought that was a loli about to suck a cock, too much 4chan i guess

>>2959873
the fuck man

>>2959873
I don't know how you even got that from the thumbnail.

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>>2957678
i thought the composition looked a bit nicer, but maybe you're right.
back to /beg/ i guess

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>>2942845
now it feels like i'm double posting since i'm in the OP

Tried to clean it up a bit

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>>2960596
are you happy with the results?

>>2942845
I love ur art!
Do u have a DA page that i can follow?:)

>>2955552
>march 2nd, 2016

she is cute, CUTE!

>>2951475
Your most recent one is much cleaner, but it looks like all you've done is sketches. Try pushing yourself and applying color and trying to finish up a piece.

>>2956197
I love the direction your going in, nice to see experimentation that you've done over the years.

>>2959702
that's awesome that you've taken up drawfagging. one thing I'd say is maybe try to be cleaner with the lines for characters and background and be more consistent/confident with your hatching.

>>2943155
Nice progress, I really like your goblin gunslinger, do you have a blog?

>>2961284
>cleaner with the lines for characters and background
that's hard to do with a mouse and a progressively unresponsive drawing tool

>>2961814
that's true, the only way I could think of to get clean lines with a mouse is vectors, or the pen tool, but that will give you a different look that you might not want. it's cool that you are drawing anyways despite your technological limitations

>>2948437
I have never seen so unbalanced progress EVER
Lots of good stuff and then suddenly an ugly turd out of nowhere, then good stuff again and then a heap of shit once again, then back again to the groove and all this repeats like 10 times on the picture

what the fuck man

>>2951274
your coloring / rendering or whatnot is really good but you just can't into fluid poses
your style is very VERY static

You need to liven it up some more and then apply your rendering skills afterwards, you'll make some good stuff yet

>>2962016
>2012-2015 already good
>2016 devolve into degenerate shit
fucking furries man, ruining some good artists

>>2962016
Your coloring improved a lot. Draftsmanship stayed roughly the same, but I assume you got faster; the later figure drawings don't have so many constructions lines.

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>>2955552
>>2955681
Holy shit, you're good.

>>2942845
Garbage.

>>2959873
it says more about you than it does about 4chan

>>2942850
>>2962672
I'm insulted that your negative feedback is not more creative

>>2960612
Im happy that I picked up a new hobby, but these are the results of only drawing what I feel like. If I had better discipline I'd draw more than bugs, mechs, and girls. My aspirations are pretty low...

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>>2962066
>2 pics
wow
shuch regresive
much bad

>>2963056
What if I want to learn from you? Can I follow you?

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>>2949285
h-haha are you me?

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2014 (Its really bad even for my usual 2014 though), 2017 on the right, middle one is just trying to save the original just for fun (you cant save it)

>>2963265
You freed the boobies

>>2951274
yikes

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I'm embarrassed by the first year T.T

>>2951761
Chanta, he has a tumblr. https://chanta-ayatakaoisii.tumblr. com/

>tfw lurk here and see how all have a nice progress
>1 year on CalArts for nothing

what im doing wrong ;_;

>>2963649
You fell for the artschool meme.
There are many like you. It's fine. Keep in mind you're there to make connections and get your foot at the door. Ask your teachers as much as you need, don't hesitate.

I took a short class a few years ago and had an amazing teacher, didn't use the time there to ask as much as possible to imopove myself (some of the teachers weren't that great but that one was). Don't be me. Work hard and ask questions.

>>2956840
WOW! Lots of improvement. Good job, keep practicing!

>>2951925
The city pictures in 2016 are awesome

>>2963370
did you get hospitalized anon?

I'm terrified that I'll never improve, doesn't help that I'm clueless on how to actually study things and understand them

>>2957984
Means that you take more than 2 years to improve. Those are one of the signs of autism.

>>2957984
>I was in middle school when I drew most of those
That's actually really good for middle school. How old are you now/can you post any more current work? The other dude is just retarded

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>>2964884
Yeah, got into a bad accident and ended up losing my job (Fuck Sitel). Didn't really have much time to paint due to the depression.

>>2942846
Did you like, hit puberty in 2015 or something??

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last year and last month

>>2963265
This is really nice, anon. Your style has become very elegant over the years. You've retained what made your original style special (great sense of movement, fashionable proportions) and over the years, you've improved a great deal.

I think there's a bit of a wonkiness issue going on in the legs of the 2017 drawing, but it's not that noticeable. Just something to keep in mind for next time.

>>2965833

Would you be open to commission?

>>2959873
wtf...

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Slowly getting better, probably would be faster if I actually spend more than 2 days a week drawing.

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I've never posted here before, so I hope I'm not doing something terribly wrong.

I've been painting a shrimp like once a year for whatever reason.

>>2965758
Thanks, I haven't been doing much at all lately, especially with digital. Just sketches and some studies. I've improved in draftsmanship since then, but not much else.
I'm a junior in high school (no ban pls) so I have a lot of excuses not to paint anything, but lots of opportunities to get some quick sketching in.

Pic is just some watercolor sketch I did from memory.

I'm deflecting a bit here, but every drawing in my improvement chart is either lightly referenced from several images, or completely from imagination.

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>>2965993
aw, posted the wrong image

>>2965981
Pretty cool.
I like the style of the 2016 one.
2017 is more ambitious. Good improvement, but work on your value transitions/edges

>>2965997

Thanks! That's something I've been recently trying to improve, I'll continue to do so :)

>>2965993
>>2965995
Right on. Your definitely on the right track if you're only in high school. I recommend you start grinding as much as you can right now tho. I didn't draw that much in hs and now it's a bit more difficult to get the time. Back in hs I coulda just drawn all day and made massive gains. Anyways awesome progress and keep it up!

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I recently realized that I've been designing/drawing a satyr every year for a while now so I tried to compile them.

>>2965997
Not that anon, but mind explaining what's wrong with the value transitions/edges? It looks fine to me, so maybe this will help me if you point out what's wrong.

>>2961284
>>2943155
https://www.instagram.com/jordi_milian/

>>2966034
The most recent drawing lacks clarity because of the extreme contrast between the black against the white background, so it looks muddied. If it was against a darker background it would probably look clearer.

>>2962016
Did you attend art school?

>>2962016
yeah so blog ?

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me

>>2967892
Do you teach how to do environs? I want to learn.

>>2967892
Nice man, especially that 2017 one. I wish you posted more of your old work tho, to see your progress.

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>>2967894
What are you struggling with?

>>2967903
Hooked up my old e.harddrive
enjoy

>>2967926
Love your 3D stuff. Really adorable style.

>>2966030
Nice consistent progress

>>2942925
Any advice anon or sources?

>>2967926
I'm curious, what career are you trying to go into?

>>2963370
Loving the trex in fishnet. You should draw it again

>>2965978
When did you first start drawing?

>>2943776
That's a child you fucking bigot.

>>2944856
Are you a fan of Jimmy Savile?

>>2951274
You're forms look stiff and boring, the cock doesn't look real, and also you're guy is dicking a fucking kid.

>hoping to post in a thread like this in the future proud of my improvement

Such a small thing can be such a great motivator

>>2969062
>tfw had the same feeling and finally posted.
>no one commented

fug

>>2956197
I like your cover of Melancholy, almost everything you've done since 2015 is tight af senpai

>>2969067
Anon somebody will notice it, I'd ask which is it but I doubt I would be able to judge yours in a way that is helpful to you

>>2969073
I'm >>2959290

I don't really know what I was expecting. Maybe I didn't organize the pictures well or didnt pick ones that accurately reflect my progress.

>>2968980
I used to work on games but after calling it quits instead of continuing I decided to go for a bachelors degree in robotics/informatics instead and focus on art/illustration on the side.

Now I just paint as a hobby really and the odd job here and there, might put up a small site for commissions but I'll need a more concentrated focus of paintings/illustrations for that

>>2969086
Why did you call it quits?

>>2969083
I can see a change through the years and I like your style anon but I am not qualified to comment any further than that. Sorry

>>2969093
It's ok, I appreciate the comment anyways.

>>2969088
High competition
High stress
Low pay
Low respect for the job/from the client, the only respect found is from other artists.

To clarify: I only called quits for being a full-time pro artist (for now), I didn't want to get stuck without a bachelor nor without a decent income.
Luckily mathematics/robotics/programming is something I take great joy in as well
The best would be if I could combine both sides in my life, perhaps continuering and expanding my freelancing so I get about 2 days worth of work a week and then finish it up with a 3 day stable job designing & building robots.

>>2969051
what

>>2967926

Man, your paintings are incredible.

Would you be willing to tutor/teach? Terrible artist here and your concepts/environments is my art dream.

also blog?

>>2943155
good shit my man

>>2956208
nigger it says the words "the game" on it

>>2956840
>cover the mouth and add a few extra folds
I dont see any improvement whatsoever

>>2956197
Seriously good work well done

>>2969568
I lost the game

>>2967894
>>2969560
Not sure if I am able to "teach" but willing to go over your work if I have the time
Tuttyfruity#0441

The drawthread is also pretty good

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Nothing really got done this year, too busy with college and shits
I-I did improve right guys?

>>2969913

nice 2017 lineart bro. keep it up

>>2955524
doesn't matter if you suck, do you really care about the opinions of random strangers?

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>>2955524

If you do I promise I'll bully you ruthlessly.

>>2969999
checked :^)

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an old one.

>>2969913
Rei influence?

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finished the last two today because I finally got a grasp on structure
don't know if I'm improving at a good rate (or at all)

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I tried to post examples of a similar image/time taken to draw it.

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>>2970676
Wow ya, i surprised you noticed, still haven't nail down the coloring techniques yet, and the fact the rei doesn't put up much tutorials doesn't help much either

>>2970041
i had this saved a while ago and this was the reason i got into drawing. keep on keeping on

>>2962066
I know believe me, trying to break into the animation industry but I really like observational painting, just trying different cartoon-y stuff and I hate how bad I am at it.
>>2962090
I pretty much have been focusing on painting since the end of high school which was 2012. I definitely feel like I know more, I'm just lazy and don't produce enough work I'm happy enough with to show.
>>2967683
I graduated from a state college this year, but I majored in their fine art program.
>>2967738
It's in the image. Top right.

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3 years of drawing secretary birds later...

>>2970679
With the top three I can definitely tell better form over them, the bottom three are harder, but i like that you've started studying facial proportions.
>>2970739
I didnt notice the years and went top left -> top right -> bottom left -> bottom right and thought there was improvement. After seeing the years, it seems as though you're sticking too much to one style of drawing and keeping it there. Try advancing the drawings past where you're leaving them, try adding color and textures.
>>2971613
I'm impressed with the major improvement, they look a lot like birds and you have your own style to drawing them. Colored pencils looks great, and I think digital drawing would suit you well.

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>>2971692
I have a lot of digital art

http://helelos.tumblr.com/

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>>2971613
>>2971700
Also, I just passed portfolio review and I'm moving onto Drawing 3 next semester. It was quite intense as art classes are highly competitive (only 6 slots were left)

>>2947871
I think your forms and shapes are creative AF make it big ! for all of us!

>>2967892
like beginning of a relationship vs he post honeymoon phase brilliant

>>2971710
>that
>highly competitive
class of retards

>>2974138
You haven't been to art school lately. These are the teachers.

http://www.jeredsprecher.com/2015/
http://www.claregrill.com/2016

>>2974184
In my experience even abstract expressionist professors were still classically trained at some point in their time as students. I wouldn't be surprised if both these professors are excellent at figure drawing & painting.

Your competition at school should never be your peers, it should be professional artists.

>>2974193
Portfolio review is the barrier of entry to the real art classes. Drawing 2 is still basic stuff and figuring out composition problems. Drawing 3 and 4 have two classes each and are designed to refine strengths and work out weaknesses.

To me, art isn't really a competition (unless you're graphic design, kek). The goal is to make appealing, well-crafted art that has depth and meaning. I doubt many people in 2D illustration are in it with the assumption they're getting a guaranteed career out of it if they beat out everyone else.

>>2974184
I like Jered's stuff

>No progress
>Drop anime/stylized artstyle
>Skill advances at ridiculous speed
Is this "the" secret to improvement?

>>2974231
When you try to draw anime again do you still see an improvement?

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>>2942845

Here's mine. Transitioned to digital in march..

Lots of work to do.

>>2974309

Pasted them all into a January photo. Forgot to rename. Fuck it.

>>2974309
You need to work on the faces,but everything else is very good,keep it up

>>2974231
Just ask Togashi

>>2974309
No color?