Questions & Answers Thread

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EfidZenomQ4

How do you learn to draw without using much or no destruction?

Are there any focused exercises that are proven to work or is it just milage?

>>3037521
>destruction
construction

>>3037521
Most animu artists focus on a bunch of characters and just draw them a thousand times. That and basic anatomy gets you the shit in this viceo, also I doubt that this is his first attempt.

>>3037521
Most people here will tell you that they used construction a bunch and just internalized the proportions really well but from watching a lot of Japanese artists draw in streams and stuff I think that's BS.

Here's another good one from her.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=12rAvyHKJck

Looking for youtube tutorials on how to draw qt anime girls. Anybody got any good recomendations?

>>3037521

Drawing with permanent marker/ink builds confidence. That and he probably practiced the same drawings many times before going on camera.

Need help with shading art. Any good tutorials on knowing where to shade?

Is there a type of style which is a blend of western comics/Japanese manga?
I love most manga style but if I try making comics I don't want to be mocked for using manga style as a westerner

I bought a brush pack and the brushes show up wildly different than the pack says. After a lot of unsuccessful fiddling in Photoshop, I reached out to the brush creator who asked if I had pen tilt. I don't, and he said it's essential for the brushes to perform correctly.

Am I getting juked or do I just not understand photoshop? I feel like even without pen tilt, the brushes should still have at least a similar appearance. The difference between how "parched" should look vs how it actually looks is upsetting.

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>>3037730

I forgot image

could you recommend me a good book for learning perspective that i can pirate?

Anybody used Paintstorm? How does it compare to PS? Should I just bite the bullet and get PS?

>>3037732
your tablet isnt using opacity pressure properly. driver issue or something.

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Why are using Loomis instead of this?

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Does anyone know how to create an effect like in this picture? I've seen it around and think it's cool as hell but I'm just starting to get into editing stuff

>>3037815
he probably did
>Duplicate layer
>Inver colors in new layer
>Leave the shadows or just the hair from new layer

https://www.instagram.com/p/BVr9BJmFD2J/?taken-by=littlethunder

Watching this sort of thing is so relaxing, but what do painters do when they make a huge mistake? Just scrap everything?

>>3037819
Thanks!

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>>3037298
What is the best source for learning how to draw better facial expressions? (mainly in comic book or animated style)

>>3037840

The lady who does the cat comic had a nice infographic on it. Lackadaisy I think. Mainly you learn how the underlying facial structures physically work to make expressions. From there you can study how people abstract the features into different styles. You want to be careful just copying expressions from artists because you end up with cookie cutter expressions that get repeated.

>>3037851
Thanks anon, I'll check it out.

>>3037298
So I wanted to do something Arabian Nights theme and it involves a kitchen. I wanted to look up references but I have no idea what Arabic interiors look like. How did those guys who worked on Aladdin do it?
I'm hoping there are at least picture books that provide references for buildings from different cultures and time periods. They should exist right?

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How do I create doodle characters? I want something more than just stick figures yet easy to draw.

If you want to draw figures good from imagination. You should do alot of figure drawing. But the thing is alot of people don't know how to properly figure draw. When you're figure drawing you're supposed to be breaking down the figure into easily understood shapes and forms that you can reassemble later. You're basically creating your own language of shapes. Look at krenz's sketches. He doesn't draw a box for the chest or an oval ect. He made his own shape language that he understands in a way that no one else can no matter how much one would try to copy him.

>>3037812
Probably two reasons: Loomis and his books have been around longer than this has, and most people on this board probably can't understand moon.

Where can I find good ref of people doing everyday stuff?

[spoiler]without going outside[/spoiler]

can someone list a few free online courses? I went on one recently but stupidly didn't bookmark it and have now forgotten the name

it wasn't drawabox

>>3038696
http://oh-hi.info/
Most of it is people walking casually. Further into the gallery there are pics from just casual house parties and such

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Trying to get back into drawing after a two year hiatus but I've gone rusty as all fuck and can't even construct a figure anymore.
It's killing my motivation so hard.

What do?

>>3039171

You get back on the horse and tell it to "yah, bitch, yah".

>>3039173
but what if the horse is fucking retarded

What do you guys think of some of these Youtube artists?
Istebrak
Ahmed Aldoori
Rob Brown
Bobby Chiu
Marco Bucci

>>3039272
only one that seems red-flaggish to me is marco bucci

>>3039298
wait really? I thought he was pretty well regarded?

>>3039236

Be patient with it as it has autism.

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how do you practice? it feels like I'm doing jack shit, drawing all of these crappy drawings of shapes and forms on stacks of white paper.
I can't tell if I'm improving or not.

What are the fundamentals of drawing, and why is there not a better consensus online of what they are? I assume it's that most people learning fundamentals do it through a class or book. But is there another reason? Thanks in advance, I'm trying to figure out where to start after a very long break.

I'm an absolute beginner, I also want to dump my art onto the internet in case anyone ever asks me for it and also hopefully as an inspiration of how at-least-mediocre one can become after being total shit.

What sites are okay for that?
Also it would be great if I could dump drawn porn there and not get banned.

>>3037812
Holy shit this does make more sense to me than loomis. What is this method called??

>>3039505
http://www.asahi-net.or.jp/~zm5s-nkmr/

>>3039396
They are the things you see in Aguri's guide.

How do you guys ratio your time drawing? I am actually doing 70% stuff i like and 30% fundies like anatomy, i was curious about how you guys do it and to see if it got you any worthwhile progress
Until now i have been enjoying myself with this ratio, my stuff is not so bad that it makes me puke so i can enjoy it even though i am not that good yet

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I just got Clip Studio Pro.
What are some essential assets I should get?

I've been drawing nothing but faces for so long that I get nervous and even quit whenever I try to draw the body like the torso and pelvis. Even cartoon bodies look really difficult for me to understand.

What is a good way, or a decent resource that can help ease me into drawing figures for my heads to rest on?

>>3037298

How do you guys handle closeup shots with perspective in mind?

Do you draw the entire piece in perspective and crop it? Or do you find the negative space and eyeball the remaining perspective?

>>3039328

Depends on which fundamental you want to train. If you want to draw anatomy, copy plates from a book through 3D construction and label all of the muscles and bones. If you want to train accuracy, copy plates from the Charles Bargue Manual as accurate as possible.

>>3039889

Do gesture drawings daily under a time limit from sites like pixelovely and quickposes. Your figures will suck at first, but keep on doing them until the time period ends.

Alternatively, start with the chest, legs, arms, and head.

>>3039760
Look through the free user-submitted brush/materials, there's a lot of good shit

>>3039645

I do at least 5 studies: 1-2 drawing(s) from imagination daily. People say that my painting skills and anatomy skills are good, but they feel that my pieces are too similar. So I'm checking out composition and perspective so that I can do imaginative stuff as well.

Can someone give me the quick rundown on skin tones?

Like i can paint other things just fine. A red block? Sure! Rubber tires? Fine! Metal shoes? Ok! Skin tones? Hell NO!

And before you say it, yes I normally just paint in B&W then apply a color filter. But damn sometimes I want to just jump straight in and get cooking. I can't seem to nail the complex color variations that comes with skin. Normally I approach it like any other material, but it just looks flat and very "matte-plasiticy" with some subsurface scattering in the mix. It's all wrong and I can't seem to get a handle on it.

>>3040074
Thanks. Sometimes, I overthink how certain body parts join like how the arms attach to the torso and that makes me nervous the most.

>>3039396
It really depends how deep and specific you want to go. But the absolute basic fundamentals of creating drawings:


>Line
Having control over your tool
>Perspective
Understanding and applying the illusion of perspective
>Proportion
Understanding size relations
>Light
Understanding how light works

That's it. These are the absolute fundamental skills of art. But that list is not comprehensive nor really helpful because it does not include knowledge that helps you create appealing work. The actual skills and knowledge you need for art are, from the top of my head:

>Technique
Line
Shape
Perspective
Form
Tone/rendering
>Observing
Proportions
Measuring
Simplification/grouping
>Light
Value
Color theory
>"Life"
Anatomy (or w.e building blocks of the thing you're drawing)
Gesture
Weight/Balance
Exaggeration/Simplification
>Composition
Focal point
Balance
Storytelling

I'm trying to study anatomy and started the compilation book of Bridgman's works. However I've only gotten to the face/head part, and I already find it very confusing, and it doesn't really feel like I am learning anything. I didn't like Fun with a pencil much, but maybe I should still try Loomis? IWhat are your favorite ways to learn anatomy? Does Bridgman get better or should I switch?

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What's a good tutorial for shading techniques with a pencil? Like, how to do crosshatching or how to make nice soft edges with a pencil. Basically how to do what I did in the picture but with a pencil.
I know what to look out for in a study (The terminator, occlusion area, bounced light, etc.), I just can't translate it well onto paper because my pencil techniques are lacking

>>3040529
dude, chill out with the lighting effects.
the bounce light (or any part of the shadow) should never be lighter than the highlight.

How to Render has a section on pencil rendering.
What I do is really tight hatching to lay out shades. I'll post an example in a sec.

>>3040525
It doesn't hurt to try different methods of drawing heads.

Heads take a lot of practice to get decent, so don't expect to get it too quickly. Draw a lot of skulls by constructing them with a box first to help you analyze the form.

>>3037570
if you can't see the obvious understanding of construction and perspective in the videos you posted i'm sorry for you, of course its not the only thing you need but it's a huge part and all the good jap artists have definitely done their grind

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>>3040529
>>3040561
Most of this is just practice. Try adding value to everything you draw in your sketchbook.
Use a pencil that isn't too sharp and don't scribble.

Do any of you guys have saved the names of the top tier furry artists from when they got posted on /ic/?
There was like 6-7 of them, I forgot to write it down and I'd really like to study their secrets.

>>3039396
Interpretations vary, but imo it's
>line, shape, form, composition
and all can be subdivided further, like perspective and rendering is under form, shape design and shape language is under shape etc.

They all have one thing in common, and that's allowing you to communicate form.
Combined with specific subject matter from your visual library (every day objects, landscapes, anatomy...) you can draw anything.

It's true that these definitions are rather chaotic, you're better off just picking up a general, already structured learning resource (Loomis books, Drawabox+CtrlPaint, FZD curriculum, and so on).

>>3037787
This is my first tablet, it's a Huion 1080 Plus. Does this mean I have to bring it back for a new one or can I fix the driver myself?

>>3040764
Delete the current driver and install the driver from the website

>>3040586
>If you don't agree with me you're stupid
Love this argumentation strategy

About to start taking commissions and I got a question about paypal. How do I hide my real name? Should I just make a different account? Don't want people to know the degenerate stuff I draw.

>>3040581
Alright, thanks!

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>GENUINELY-- what is good advice or a method for drawing the dick and balls.
They're my art autism's kryptonite! They either look flat, or just plain weird. Like inorganic weird.

any advice given will be praised. Tryin to make that sweet porn bux

>>3040561
>>3040628

Thanks mate, I'll check the book out and I'll try to add value to everything I do now

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I feel like I worry way too much about my own art process, mostly in the way I construct bodies. Instead of doing more complex and interesting things as I improve, Iv'e been doing lots of very simple and boring work in an attempt to find more efficient ways of doing it.

I have it in my head that I need to find a method of construction that makes these simple and boring poses a trivial task- After all, if easy poses are time-consuming and difficult, then trying to do anything more complicated would be a huge pain in the ass. However, I'm starting to realize that the biggest reason my work is time-consuming and difficult is because I'm so concerned about constructing everything and obsessing over efficiency.

am I right to be so invested in making my step-by-step process as quick and easy as possible, or is the only true way to make things quick and easy to stop worrying so damn much?

>>3040919
thats not what i said though, if you can't see the clear understanding of skull structure and applied perspective within those drawings you're simply garbage at art and none of your opinion hold any weight. now go back to loomis

I have no clue what a picture plane is and I dont understand any explanation of it in the books I've read.
All I know is that its basically the picture from the view of the station point.
Why do they talk about moving the picture plane forward and backward in space? Does this picture plane stuff only really matter if you're painting on a actual canvas?

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How can I get this to not look like a vector illustration or 3D model without adding large brush strokes or textures?

>>3041207
>or is the only true way to make things quick and easy to stop worrying so damn much?

Maybe you're like me in that it's not that you think too much but you want to find a right solution and no bullshit. I mean when I watch a tutorial if it comes across as a "oh heres a trick to solve this" I dismiss it and want to find out why that is the way it is so it works logically. If I don't feel like I have a command in control of the tools to execute something then my brain refuses to go with the party trick solution in favor of going on a scientific march on the why before I move on.

The problem is, as sycra puts it (he thinks similar to me I found) is that we're over analytical about things. That's fine, the solution is to refuse party tricks reserved for the 'gender-fluid creative types' and put all your effort into drawing what works logically until you improve it. And this takes just as much practice as the other side only now you're not confused as to why way or that way.

Krita user here, new to digital.

Currently when I erase with Krita I click 'e', change the brush size to a practical size for erasing, and then erase. After that I click 'e' again, make the brush size smaller for drawing, and continue drawing. The constant changing of the brush size makes for very inconsistent linework. Are there smarter methods out there?

>>3041223
Wow your armchair posturing has really convinced me. Please continue believing your ideology is correct despite all evidence to the contrary.

what's the idea behind doing 2/5/10 minute studies. i know you're supposed to focus on gesture for 30 second studies, but what do you focus on when you have several minutes?

>>3041548
there is checkbox in brush settings for that

>>3037819
LOL. No.

>>3041670
It's up to the individual but it can be
2 mins - action/flow/notation of expression
5 mins - everything in 2 mins + shapes essence
10 mins - everything in 2 - 5 mins indication of anatomy + tone
or
repeatedly drawing only a section of a focus that interests you until an iteration speaks to you
or
exaggeration
or
etc. within whatever time limit you desire.

>>3041695
aha, thanks! what's shape essence?

>>3041700

The shapes that make up the body, no necessarily volume (yet).

>>3041704
thanks again, anon! i appreciate it.

>>3037815
Someone on his Instagram account mentioned him using VSCO to create this - it's a mobile phone photo editing app, with presets. It's a subscription type thing, and I don't have time to download and fuck around with a trial, but that's where he did it.
With the right photo, I could probably figure out how to do it, with the right photo. It's not an inversion, it's a tweak of channel info and probably some masking.

>>3037824
Depends on the medium, and how much time you have into it - I've scrapped all kinds of paintings and started over, it happens. Sometimes, if it's a small mistake, I'll scrape off the paint and keep going, or scratched out color on watercolor paper, even used bleach (be REALLY careful doing that!) Most of the time, you're better off starting over, if it's a large mistake.

>>3040269
There are endless videos on youtube that walk you through painting skin. Go watch some. This level of hand holding shouldn't be needed, if you're trying to become a painter, your Youtube history should be endless painting videos.

But here - try this one. Learn from the oil painters.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TuGWvmvK-3w&t=635s

When studying, is it better to continuously iterate on a drawing or just start from scratch each time you realize something's wrong?

I just bought microns for the first time and I wanna know if I should store them upside down or not. I want to be able to see the caps but am afraid of the tip drying up.

>>3041606
Literally never going to make it.

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Does anyone else's Wacom drivers sometimes randomly uninstall themselves?

>>3042127
They don't uninstall, they just turn off for some reason.

Go to services > search for wacom professional service > restart

>>3041340
So the picture plane is literally the piece of paper you're drawing on. The station point is the bottom of your feet. It's basically saying how far away the paper is from you, the camera.

Stick out your hand in the center of your vision as far as you can reach. Make sure you're looking at a straight on view of your palm. Now look around with this setup, your palm follows the center of your vision. Take note of what your hand can cover up visually. In my room my hand can cover up a lightswitch, a camera, the body of a guitar.

Now take your hand and bring it within an inch from your face. Now your hand is covering a lot of things. I can cover up like three guitars all at once.

Think of the picture plane as your hand and the station point as your feet. The camera (your eyes) is attached to a pole directly above the station point. The pole height can vary, but usually 6ft or so is a good baseline. The camera can see everything (like your cone-of-vision) but the picture plane (your hand) only takes up a part of the camera's sight. The closer the plane is to the camera, the more information you're picking up within the camera's vision (putting your hand right up against your face).

What you draw on your paper is all of the information that is being visually covered up by your hand.

Hopefully that helps.

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Is there a site like Croquis cafe but for images like this one?

What do I do whenever I find errors in art books like anatomy errors and improper terms for muscles? Do I continue studying from them or do I stop studying that particular section?

I just finished work for my first major client, and they said that they payment is Net 30. Does this mean that I will get it in 30 days, or is it likely to come earlier and it's just a time frame for "last possible date"?

Are there good sites to post your lewd works on, that would allow others to view them easily? I don't really like how Tumblr requires people to log on to view an explicit blog

>>3043079
It can be paid any time within the 30 day period. This is pretty standard, this is why getting started can be a juggling act financially.

ALWAYS get the payment terms in writing. ALWAYS. They could turn around at 29 days and say net 90 days. You could sue, but if you don't have a contract...

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Today I bought YR00 because I had a coupon and I needed a skin tone in the meantime while I wait for my E00 refill to come.

I tested it on some scrap and it's actually a nice shadow color for E00, at least for cel-style coloring (pic related).

I was planning on ordering E11 to use as a basic shadow but now I'm not sure it'll be dark enough on top of the YR00. Should I get E13 instead?

>>3043379
Nah, there were contracts and everything's been documented and signed. I was really thankful they had it all structurally laid out since I wouldn't even know where to begin. Thanks for the info though. Let's hope it's sooner rather than later.

Is copying artists I like a good way to improve fast?

>>3043876
There is no fast way.

>>3042822
Take what you think is useful from books and take things things with a grain of salt.

whats wrong with my wireless adaptor for my wacom pen and touch small? basically when i turn it on nothing happens. like the drivers dont recognize that there's a device connected. its fine if uninstall and reinstall the drivers but i don't want to have to do that every few days

>>3043876
im still /beg/ but from my experience it becomes a waste of time really quick. when i started drawing/browsing /beg/ a lot of people talked about a thing called master 'copies' where you do a copy of a painting from an old master as if it were a study ref. basically it ends up taking a really long time and it would be more efficient to just do higher quantities of studies where you improve on one thing

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Omg plz,
Where can I find cheap Strathmore quality or similar sketchbooks?

>>3042132
Never worked for me. I always have to reinstall the latest drivers...

>>3043913

Sargent was pretty quick for me, but Caravaggio and Bouguereau took soooo long.

What exactly are the differences between /ic/ and /i/?

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>>3037521

>>3037595
study your favorite anime artist(s)

>>3037722
create it. experiment

>>3039328
practice deliberately. if you have trouble with values, you study values, if you have trouble drawing the thigh, you study the thigh etc. do master studies, draw from life and from imagination. work on your own projects. and most importantly find a good teacher/mentor if possible

>>3039436
instagram, tumblr. doesnt matter really. tumblr is used for porn a lot i think

>>3040525
best way to learn anatomy imo is sculpture/ecorche. you also have the 3d aspect. I would not recommend starting with bridgman. check out the valerie winslow anatomy book.

>>3041670
i think quicksketch is amazing exercise. when I was doing it I was improving like crazy. highly recommend doing regularly

>>3042071
store them horizontally

>>3042822
if the images look good study from the book. if not throw it away.

>>3043876
yes. but you have to do it properly. dont just copy it like >>3043913 but analyze them, the anatomy, the shapes, the lights and darks, the composition, etc. then APPLY it to your own work.

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Anybody have any good YouTube channels of people just drawing live? Nothing sped up, commentary would be a plus. I feel like a brainlet for saying it but watching others draw is a lot more informative to me than drawing myself, usually.

>>3044333
on /i/ they draw

here we just theorytard

I have no idea of how to render. Where should I start?

>>3044952
the practice and science of drawing by harold speed

How do I finish my work?
I always get distracted by new ideas or lose interest after a while.

>>3044578
What are style do you like? You should look into watching art streams. Twitch isn't the only site.

Does anyone happen to have that Bucket full of crabs image, where all the crabs were the angry crying wojak face, holding wacom pens, with the faces of actual artists on cherubs in heaven?

>>3045059
Anything with a comic book feel to it would be nice, I wouldn't mind anything really -- even figure drawing stuff, just _something_ -- any recs?

For digital portrait studies do you anons trace for linework or do you keep the picture to the side?

>>3037298
I have issues with structure. Is there any resource that lays out a schedule to follow? rather than just recommends books.

Is http://drawabox.com/ good for this?

How long should a study of something generally take? And what's the general workflow?
I'm trying really hard to understand what I'm looking at before I start drawing, but for some reason I'm neither able to get both pose and facial expression down correctly, nor do I manage to recreate the colours of the image I'm studying. It feels like I'm learning nothing at all.

Why am I so scared to draw? I've never drawn in my life, I'm a complete shit novice, started Keys to Drawing and I just don't get it. How an i supposed to practice?

>>3045629
If you're scared to draw you might be in it for the wrong reasons, try to have some fun

Does Design Doll only have this flat chested model for free, do I have to pay for more varied ones?

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>>3037298
Is there a way to train oneself to be creative?
I have art friends that pump out interesting and new designs/concepts constantly and I... Don't.

Am I just approaching it all the wrong way??

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CHEAP
SKETCHBOOKZ


WHERE?? ;3;

>>3045888
Yes you're approaching it wrong. Don't worry what people think. Do the basics so you can apply those techniques to whatever you want. Draw by just looking at something you like, like a wave or a flower, or a car. After staring start drawing. Don't worry about outlining, draw what you see, exactly. This gives you a foundation, it teaches you: shading (tint) (lighting reflects on surfaces from a light source), composition, porportion and shape (everything has a simple three dimensional shape, the orientation of subjects makes shapes that your eye follows and each shape is composed of dimensions that don't change) and Perspective (dimensions appear differently due to a change in their relative location in relation to the point of view, the closer to the point of view the bigger, two point perspective is made by the intersection of planes that come from two points on the page that are the opposite of the viewers eyes and are spread out as dots on or off the page). Get a subject, pencil and paper and get busy. Once you get good at drawing get a $12 prisms color set at Wal-Mart. If you want to start working in electronic media start with what I said and then move on to the free programs, gimp and Inkscape.

>>3038932
ctrl+paint
proko
sycra

>>3045888
you need skills before you can make something new. you cant create anything whether its art, or a symphony, or a computer program without getting as good as possible first, because if you arent you are not even aware of what is possible to create

Hey, so I have a friend that wants to buy me something worth like 500 bucks and I'm poor as shit so never go around spending that much money. I've got a 9 year old wacom bamboo and I'm thinking of getting something better drawing related with that. Wacom was my first thought, but for 500 bucks I could apparently get a huion cintiq ripoff. Which is a better investment? Is the chinese one gonna fall apart in a year?

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is this how ass is suppose to look or should it be more full like the red line?

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how to off-page vanishing point
is it included in any of the usual book reccs

>>3045949
>>3037298
Thanks anons for the advice!

>>3046281
>>3046092
whoops meant to reply to you not the OP

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How do I properly represent an object's local color? Like if I have a sphere that's being hit by a light, where on the sphere would I find the local value/color? Right before the shadow? Around the specular? Where?

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When trying to learn digital as a new person to drawing in general. how do i go about drawing from life on my computer? is it a skill i need to build entirely on paper first? I have to draw from life and not just do loomis and other book studies while doing digital.

Anybody have any experience with online courses like Pencil Kings, New Masters Academy, Proko, Ctrl+Paint, Art Camp, Schoolism, Level Up!, SVS? Too many options its difficult to know for sure where it's worth it without plunging in a wasting money potentially.

>>3044350
thank you anon

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What's the go-to tutorial book for learning to draw weeb stuff as a beginner? I already finished the "drawing from the right side of the brain" book

>>3045456
Are you saying you haven't heard of picarto?

Why do some artists, especially Japanese artists start drawing from the eyes? Isn't that a bad idea?

>>3037298
S-Spidey? is that you...?

Does anyone know of something similar too croquis cafe but for landscape practice instead of figures? Been looking for some kind of large collection a with variety of landscapes to practice from.

>>3046192
This, I have always been confused

>>3045923
WHEEEERREEEE

>>3044350
Anon thank you so much for the book recommendation. The Valerie Winslow book was exactly what I had been looking for, clear drawings that are easy to understand, well structured and I Ilke the way she writes too. Now I'm suddenly really motivated to spend this summer studying.

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Does anyone know how to set up a paypal thing like this to accept money?

>>3046568
no

Can someone please link me where to download Vilppu's figure drawing course? I don't know why the old jew needs 900 buckarinos for that course, he is as good as dead, please, I can't find it or afford it.

>>3046561

It's a motor skill thing more than anything. When those artists started drawing anime they always started with the eyes. Some people can are talented enough to fudge it until it looks good by starting from the eyes.

>>3046721
the whole thing was in a mega.nz account i saw on here a couple of months ago, so.. keep looking, it's somewhere.

>>3046721
tpb

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>>3037298
Best software for lineart?

>>3046892
no seeds pretty much, will take weeks to download ;(

I read a brazilian anon here was doing the vilppu course he downloaded it for free can't find him anymore

Is Crimson Daggers the best forum out there or is there anything better

how do i stop deathgripping my pen

>>3047144
stop deathdripping your penis first

Why do people sign their artwork?

Also, why do some people sign their art with some illegible mark that does nothing in terms of helping someone search online for more of their work?

>>3047179
>Why do people sign their artwork?
To increase the value, doesn't work if your artwork has no value

>Also, why do some people sign their art with some illegible mark that does nothing in terms of helping someone search online for more of their work?
Because that's not what they sign their artwork for

>>3046933
For a program, I am loving MediBang Paint Pro. It's free, and has some awesome brushes for line work. It's also nice to be able to use the cloud, so I can switch from PC to tablet.
https://medibangpaint.com/en/

And not that it really answers your question, but Kohei Horikoshi seems to ink by hand and then cleans it up digitally. I see some mangaka use a blue pencil for this reason, so it's easy to clean up digitally.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QzneYmkn_xk&t=1582s

>>3047054
The best forum is one where you feel at home

>>3047144
There are they pencil grips you can buy (or make yourself)
By widening your pen, you might stop your deathgrip

>>3047144
Use a pencil grip. It makes your pen fatter, and you won't feel the need to grasp it so hard. They're cheap, and you can choose from a variety of shapes. I have both big grips and small grips depending on how I'm holding my pencil.

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>>3045076
This?

>>3045538
Tracing is too efficient, which means you don't learn anything from the study. Always keep it side by side.

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>>3047144
I have a deathgrip on my tablet pen that comes from a subconscious need for accurate lines when i sketch. It gets really bad when I try to do small, precise lines on detailed areas like hands. After a while it causes pretty significant pain in my fingers.

How do I loosen up my sketch work so I can stop injuring myself? I don't have this problem drawing analog or even very much while inking since Iv'e already figured out where I want my lines, but there's some part of my brain that needs my sketches absolutely perfect and it really needs to chill

So how does sai 2 stack up to sai?

>>3047428

It's UI takes up more space. It's objectively shit.

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>>3037298
What board has the best draw-thread? I've checked /tg/ but the art they ask people to draw is way to complicated for my skill-level and /a/ doesn't even say thank you after I've filled a request.

>>3047742
Try to get your fundamentals right by focusing on realistic drawing at first. /ic/ beginner thread is alright for that. If you can handle it to the point where you're constantly being told you don't belong in the beginner thread, you can move to /tg/ or to the /ic/ thread of your liking, assuming that's what you want. You make it sound you have no idea what you want, though.

Just got a Huion GT 185, I love it but is there any way to hide the cursor when I'm in Photoshop (or hide it at all)? I don't know if I show concentrate on my pen or on the cursor.

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I'd really like to buy a full scale human skull to study from. Anyone know of any good companies, or companies to avoid

>>3047960
ahh I should mentioned I'm based in Canada

>>3047960
Expect to pay $5000 for one - if they'll sell to you. Some place will only sell full replicas to schools and medical professionals. The replicas are cheaper and legal. You can get a life size replica cast for $200 on Amazon, and not have to worry. They're cast from actual bones, so they're accurate.

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Does anyone know what those two muscles in the crotch are called? Those 2 identical muscles that are marked and can be seen in the surface when you apply force. Are they the gracilis muscle? help please

My intous 5 pen is just not reading when I apply pressure sometimes.
If I thump it a bit it will start to work again for a little bit.
How do I open up a intous pen? When I try to look it up all I find are pictures of bamboo pens.

>>3048085
yes and the abductors

>>3048123
take out the nib and see if there is any gunk in the nib hole

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Anyone know the pic they painted over?

Here's a Q for ya.

What happened to the Brian poster?

>>3047867
Anyone?

>>3048309
Brian, ariel, nosebro is all the same person. Notice how they all stopped posting as soon as nosebro said he's out of internet.

>>3044267
Hobby Lobby, use 40% off coupon available all day erry day on their website.

Is there anything you aren't legally allowed to draw and post online?
Is there a place I can look at laws involving drawings for each state?

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I cant figure out what the spine would like like in this pics position, could someone do a drawover of what it would look like?

>>3048510

In the land of the free anything goes.

>>3048516
So I can make a rape / guro / snuff comic of Anita Sarkeesian and Keemstars daughter and I wouldn't get in trouble in burger land?

>>3048518

Well for the drawing side of things everything goes but as soon as you add context we get into a gray area. That's where you either bleep out some of the letters in the name or make an alternative similar sounding name. So keemstar will become keenstar etc. You don't want to get arrested for hate speech/crime/whatever law there is for that. It would be like drawing a picture of obama being hung from a tree.

>>3048527
gonna draw that

Whats a good way to learn how to draw differant styles? Should I try mimicking artists i like? Try copying the design styles from cartoons and anime I like? I want to try and break out from drawing stuff like how they look in how to draw art books.

What happened to the progress and inspiration threads here? I was a regular 3 years ago and there were a lot of them.

>>3046514
pencil kings is full of bad "teachers"
nma, proko, ctrlpaint, is good
svs is meh
schoolism is good
level up is terrible
you can pirate most of them

>>3048765
what about drawabox?

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I did a quick imaginative study of two cubes using two different approaches.

Can you guys identify which method I've used and which that you prefer (as in the end result, not the process itself)?

Methods were either straight to color and B&W to color.

best book on classical pencil rendering?

It is psychologically hard for me to study photos, I can't stop to aim for an exact copy and obviously I get upset all the time. What can I do about it?

>>3046164
I think both are valid. Butts come in many shapes and sizes.

>>3048841
Don't aim for an exact copy stupid boy. If you are """""""""""""""studying"""""""""""""""""then focus on what ur studying. Is it values, then just focus on that even if it ain't accurate.

Is it form? Then just focus on basic 3d shapes. They don;t gotta be laser point precise

>>3048801
it's a fine resource

I got a bit of a problem guys.
I often draw self portraits and at some point i just get 'lost' in the drawing.
I try to draw my eye for example and i just cant assess if what i drew is like what is in the mirror. Its like the comparsion mechanism doesnt work and i just randomly draw a line hoping it makes sense withouth knowing how it is supposed to be. The same goes for other details.
But then after i made 3 more drawings i suddenly look at my old drawings and wonder why the fuck i didnt see obvious errors. Its like the spel is broken and i see the drawings in a different way.
But why cant i see and correct my drawings like that rightaway?Its like my idea of what my drawing looks like is completely flawed when im busy drawing it.
Do i need more distance (mirroring my drawing doesnt work)?Or maybe i shouldnt draw in the same space that i live in?

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How do I stop overthinking while drawing construction?

I'd love to draw something similar to the pic, but I either map out how every shape and contour fits into place which makes things feel overwhelming, or I draw something that looks too stiff and lifeless.

Is it me overthinking how shapes connect, or do I just suck at drawing basic shapes?

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What's the best way to ensure my colors are accurate and look good across multiple displays? I already notice a distinct difference in colors between my desktop monitor and my 13HD, no matter how much I try to tweak them.

Wanna learn to draw and shade with technical pens so I have two questions:

1. I want to use the Copic Multiliner SPs but should I start with something else first like Microns?

2. Should I practice with smooth copier paper (which handles ink alright but it tends to feather) or buy bristol board and practice with that despite it being that more expensive?

>>3049172
Whatever you do, start with line of action. The traditional stereotypical idea of line of action is a single line through the body but really each appendage should have a line of action too. Like the horse in that pic, it's head has a line of action that gives that slight bend to the snout (also interesting because we don't really think of something solid without joints like a head having a line of action but EVERYTING should have a line of action).
I like to think of how I add shapes to the lines of action as putting beads on a string because the line should go though the literal center of your masses.
Keep in mind though that if your line of action doesn't look lively, no amount of dressing it up will make it look better.

In Clip Studio Paint, are there any indicators for when your canvas is mirrored other than the Flip Horizontal button in the navigator window?

Just a small icon like in SAI would be great, I don't want the entire nav window open just for this one button

When learning human anatomy, should I start off by studying each individual body part or just study the whole body at once?

>>3048806
What the fuck, how come your cubes look so real in comparison to mine? They actually look like they exist.

What's the best way to practice lineart? I don't understand how thick or thin the lines should be and my drawings look weird because of it.

>>3037756
loomis

Is there a quickposes style desktop app?

Something I can feed noodz from a specified folder and it displays them back at me slideshow style at set intervals?

Because I know everything on pixelovely by heart at this point

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I just got Photoshop CS6 and any time I start sketching, my pen pressure will randomly fuck up and put down a thick line with no pressure dynamics to it.
It happens every 5 or so strokes so it's too prominent to just ignore. This only happens on PS, every other software I try works fine.
How do I stop this shit?
I looked elsewhere online but nothing anyone recommends fixes it.

My setup is Photoshop CS6, Windows 10, and a brand new Wacom Intuos Pro M.

>>3049627
idk man tablet driver problems are hell

i had something similar happen with my huion tablet and i noticed it only happens if i plug it in after booting up. so maybe try shutting down, making sure your tab is plugged in and booting up like that. thats the best i got

the other obvious thing would be try and reinstall the drivers

>>3048493
Ah, ok

How can anyone be out of internet? Do they limit him at the institution?

>>3049449
Study all the major bones, all the landmarks and general proportions first, then go by individual body parts.

>>3049461
Analyze others' lineart and practice a lot.

What are some good youtube channels? Both in terms of inspiration, tutorials, learning.

How do I get rid of my dunning-kruger?

>>3049798
Assume you don't know a lot and that probably all you do has mistakes in it.

>>3049451
Post cubes please
It's mainly edge control and reflected light that makes it convincing. Also halfway to black/white helps.

>>3048806
Is this a trick question? Prefer the left one though.

Fuck this shit
Mike jinx has a much better q&a going on
>>3026222

>>3039760
jesus fuck dat UI
get your shit together anon

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>>3048514

>>3049858
No but I'm stupid for not using the same colors.
When doing B&W to Color things tend to look pretty bad normally. I just wanted to see if I could make it actually look good.

whats the point of flipping the canvas

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So, I had a friend who linked me a 'fastest way to improve' with 9 steps and 9 books associated with it. I have the books, but too many to know which ones

Could someone link it to me if they have it? (my last attempt at posting this was an incomplete copypaste, cause I had tons of issues posting this with Cloudflare spikes)

I really want to improve and it'd help me out immensely.

So, I bought a graphic tablet (NEW 1060 PLUS) but I'll admit it I'm feeling a bit overwhelmed since this is all new to me, I've never drawn anything digital before, I was strictly drawing traditional before. I downloaded a bunch of programs to see whether everything was working as intended or not. I think I'll try to get good with Clip Studio Paint I think as I read good things about it.

Anyway, does anyone have any tips or advice? Like some sort of course, stuff I could read or whatever I could follow to reach a point where I more or less know what I'm doing? I don't mean drawing-wise but more like tool-wise. I'd just really like some tips, guidelines and advice if possible.
Thanks for reading.

I'm generally just a doodler, but I watched a few of Alphonso Dunn's hatching videos on youtube and I want to start doing stuff like that. Should I buy his book and a thing of pens/sketchbook and go at it?
I was thinking one day of making a comic, so I need to learn to draw sooner or later.

>>3049963
Hello fellow Inksman, I see you wish to follow the Dunn way. I'm still a beginner myself but I will make a suggestion. The book is well worth it, but its also a bit bare bones. It's really all about getting what you want to render through ink and strokes. It gives you what you need but also leaves plenty of room for experimentation, which I suggest you do.

Since you mentioned comics, if you want to pursue that, then fundamentals is something you should brush up first or at least at the same time as working with the book. For example, I'm studying perspective first while practicing shading with tech pens, dip pens, and a brush afterwards every day.

As for tools, the books lists through them to try out, but for paper, you want something smooth with little tooth. Bristol smooth is the way to go, though smooth printer paper is a nice cheaper substitute.

Best of luck.

>>3050500
Radical, thanks man.

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Okay how do I paint like this.
I know for a fact I can get good linework, that's no problem. But the way the paint is applied seems very deceptive through it's simplicity.

I'm just thinking that if I can aim to pic related (sans anime face) or >>3046363...that's a good place to be at.

>>3050575
what you do is, you fine some example of the type of painting you like, you set up a scene with similar materials in real life and try to match the lighting as best as possible. you do a study of the painting, then you try to paint the still life in the same way.

easy, but it does involve doing art.

I want to be able to draw porn. Obviously I will have to turn it cartoony since I'm a novice, but I suck at composition. Got tips?

>>3050575
>https://www.pixiv.net/member_illust.php?mode=medium&illust_id=58439620
Someone made a walkthrough that got them similar results to Granblue's artist's style.

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is there a good tutorial for drawing line art lips?

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>>3050619

>>3046370
study fundies, do photo studies or studies of objects on your desk if you have space. you do not need to draw from life, does that make sense? you can learn to draw from observation from images, and that will suffice, there is no magic that comes from drawing osmething you see physically. gl! you can do this alll digitallly.

>>3050598
Use real life references and never follow "tutorials" on how to draw boobs.

>>3050639
Anything else?

For maximum art gains, how much time should be spent doing studies compared to drawing from imagination?

>>3050623
?

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When there are so many different ways to start learning, where should one start?

>especially when half of /ic/ has turned its back on the sticky.

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How do you get brushstrokes with outlines in photoshop? pic related

>>3050910
That half is wrong. Start with the sticky, get some of the books if you can, if not go to the sites like drawabox.

And have fun.

>>3050910
It's not important where you start as long as you do. That said, it's a good idea to start with perspective theory and how to draw different basic shapes in various perspectives. Then study how light interacts with form, material and texture. This will support almost everything you'll ever draw and it's something artists keep practicing throughout their career.

>>3050937
don't know about ps but in clip studio it's in the brush properties under "watercolor border"

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>>3037298
how do you stop this overlapping shit? if you have 100% opacity, how do you keep varied strokes?

>>3050937
"wet edges" option in the brush panel

>>3050582
That's genious. You could really do that in any style and try to match it.
>>3050600
This is amazing thank you.

Why are artists often depressed/suicidal?
It's never surprising when I hear about some artist being depressed or having a panic attack or some kind of mental issue.

>>3051047
because they're poor and wasted their degree

>>3050990
>>3051016
Got it, thanks

Which sticky is better?

I have no real idea how to paint / color anything.
I want to be able to do cel shaded stuff, what all do I need to learn to do it right?

>>3049084
pls

What are you thoughts on the Palomino Blackwing pencil set for drawing?

Using Kimberly graphite right now

>>3051014
pls help someone pls

>>3051300
I don't understand the question.

What is it you're trying to accomplish?

>>3051304
get rid of the shitty overlap

>>3051322
What program?

>>3051322
Turn off opacity.

Is that so hard, you need your hand held? Find another hobby.

>>3051328
that means that lines are all the same colour etc. You cant use more than 2 strokes on photoshop unless you want the line you've already made to go 50% darker

>>3037298
Is it common for Wacom drivers to fail a lot? I can't restore backups every time it stops working.

Im trying to use design doll and I want to change the perspective of the camera which is stuck in some fish eye perspective.
Can someone tell me how to change it?

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Which programs are comfortable to use on a laptop in tablet mode? I have a surface pro 2, it's got a high res screen so the UI for software in desktop mode is too low to use comfortably.

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can anyone suggest a good book on the topic of Inking?

>>3048806
Just a tip: get comfortable with the pen tool for selecting, it gets super fast after a while and your edges will look much cleaner.

ctrl + paint has some videos about it.

>>3049269
just calibrate your monitor properly nig. Though there will always be people viewing your work on shitty screens so there's no point in worrying really. If your main work monitor is well calibrated, your colors will look "right" even on some dickhead's over contrasted shitty green-tilted screen.

Is Strathmore bristol paper good for using oil pastels?

>>3051959

Often times when that does keep happening a new patch is out for your hardware.

How to stop being depressed and start getting disciplined?

>>3052535
No, get something with tooth instead. Toned papers also help a lot. Canon Mi-Teintes is good for both oil and chalk pastels, and not too expensive.

>>3052576
Would watercolor paper work?

>>3038169
>make a shape, then round the edges
>draw a single line for each eye
>add hair (can also be a single shape)
>dont color the skin
>maybe add a hat or shirt if you are fucking insane and should be seeing a psychologist
>get accepted into calarts

What's the best way to paint a standing portrait of someone significantly taller than myself? Bring a stool? Because my perspective of them is always looking up.

>>3050906
the ways people draw lips in line art.

>>3052585
Sure. Hot Press is pretty smooth, but less than smooth Bristol and takes pastels better if you're going for that slick look. Bristol Vellum has a little more tooth and should be cheaper than a good quality Watercolor paper, though.

Cold Press would show more break-up in your strokes but take more layers. I think some of the rougher brands like Arches might be a little too rough unless you're working large.

Why not save money and buy a pad of pastel or charcoal paper, though?

>>3052886
Thanks a lot for the advice anon. I'll look into buying pastel or charcoal paper.

>>3037812
what book is this?

whats that "9 times from ref, 9 times from memory" exercise i keep seeing referenced? what are the particulars of it, and how does it help?

>>3037815
If you have PS make a new layer, paint bucket some dark blue and use the 'difference' layer (under multiply, screen, overlay ect.)

What anatomy book should I study first? I heard that the best ones are Vilppu's Drawing Manual, Loomis' Figure Drawing or Hampton's Figure Drawing, Design and Invention. Which one would you suggest first?

>>3050510
>>3049963

https://youtu.be/cj6DB-Sw6Y4

A vid the author released about inking with a simple ballpoint pen if budget is a issue. Think I'll train with one for the meantime.

>>3053241
Loomis then Vilppu.

Very important yet simple question. Should I draw with my hand rubbing on paper or only the pen/pencil should be allowed to touch it?

I tried the second method but controlling my lines becomer absolutely impossible

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Whats the fucking point in this?
What do these lines mean and what are they guides for? Printing or something?

>>3053465
yes. hth

>>3053465

Thats paper to make comics. Just read up on comic paper and all about the gutter sections, binding, etc.

>>3046555
Bro if you have finished all the practice in Right side of the brain, then now you are at the stage lovingly referred to as the grind. You should now understand how an image is formed. The next task is asking yourself what works/doesn't work about what you are doing now. If you can't tell, then draw more. Your patterns of thought and construction should be apparent. Once they are identified then either find a source that works on those elements specifically, or do master copies of artists who do those things well until you get it right.

>TL;DR welcome to being an artist. Grind every day.

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How do I learn to draw dudes? I've been drawing cute girls for years and now I have no clue how to draw men, they either look really girly or wonky when I try to make their facial features less round and subtle.

I never take anything to a polished state of completion because by the time I've spent hours on something I start to hate it and don't want to work on it anymore. How do I make myself just power through and finish something even though I hate working on it?

>>3053545
Why would you want to draw men? Are you gay?

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Is there a way to replicate washes like this digitally?

>>3053607
imo, digital imitating traditional always looks cheap and tacky. Let digital be digital, there are so many interesting textures you can only achieve digitally.

Having said that I'm sure there are some gimmicky wash brushes you could download.

what are master studies good for? i'm not sure what i'm supposed to be learning from this :/

>>3053607
There's a couple of ways to approach this. Rackham painted like this:
1. Do light pencil sketch of the subject, mostly to block out the scene.
2. He'd fill the entire page with a wash of something like burnt sienna or sepia. He painted on Bristol, most likely taped it down.
3. While that was still wet, he'd lift color out of areas with a sea sponge, or add water/color to other areas. This step isn't about detail, it's overall-area.
4. When that was completely dry, he'd draw the linework with india ink and a pen.He'd start erasing pencil while doing this.
5. When the linework was done, he'd let that dry, and then start doing very translucent watercolor washes on top, building up color, and also doing some lines in colors.

So, the closest I've come to that so far is this:
1. Get your initial sketch done.
2. Download or scan a full page image of a watercolor wash or texture that looks like a water color wash. I just made my own, and scanned them. I use a layer mask to paint in the lighter areas, with a white layer as the base layer.
3. Then do a layer over the sketch layer, in B&W of your line work.
4. When that's done do another layer for very translucent color. You can this layer to multiply if you want the black of the ink layer to show through.

>>3053652
got any examples of your process you can share?

>>3053705
Nope. I don't post anything personal here. Just play with it. If I have time, I'll do a small example that will exist here only, but really, it's not a complex technique, you just need to organize everything ahead of time, and go slowly. It's better than the painting method, because you can adjust at will any of the first steps, whereas you're locking into the background wash once you start your linework.

>>3053724
And there it is, the self proclaimed "true artist" with nothing to show for it.

>B-but I don't want my identity linked to here

If you do not have something you couldn't show to /ic/ that is outside of professional or social media accounts then you only produce art for money and e-peen, and are not a real artist. Nice to see you've fixed your reddit spacing but you should still fuck off.

>>3053724
understandable. thanks for the step-by-step explanation.

>>3048765
I've been researching more for the past weeks and I reached very similar conclusions, which is nice. I'll look if I can pirate Schoolism stuff as well as Ctrl+ Paint. I might invest into Art Camp by Noah Bradley which seems to offer a private community for critique which sounds good. And Proko's stuff as well as NMA I'm not sure if it's worth buy or just pirating, probably is.

My biggest concern is what exactly to start with because they all see like great options but I can't really commit to all of them at the same time. I'm planning on taking these next 6 month and dedicate myself fully to these courses every day, but unsure about which to tackle first.

>>3053742
what the fuck is reddit spacing

>>3053756
Oh no, way to out yourself dude

I'm looking for a efficient way of studying hands. Anyone have any suggestions for books/exercises to look at?

>>3053762
what

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does anyone have the pdf of this book? or any other traditional books?

>>3053742
Pffft. Go pick a fight with someone else, mkay? I really don't have single fuck what you think.

Anybody tried figure drawing with New Masters Academy or Proko's course? Which is better?

Any good book on constructing anatomy super easily? Like the way some artists look like their anatomy is sort of blocky but still flows perfectly?

i tend to push down unnecessarily hard while sketching digitally. I've been trying to train myself out of it with brushes that punish me for pressing too hard(by making the line uselessly large or by inverting the pressure curve so it disappears), but it seems like having to monitor my pressure like this is just causing hand tension that hurts even more than pushing down too much for a prolonged stretch of time.

Should I just stick with this technique until i learn to handle it better or is this a bad way of doing things?

are there any free alternatives to google sketchup or is blender my best bet

I remember seeing a program used for games or something that could easily generate any kind of perspective grid you want, does anyone know it?

>>3054797
bump

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anyone know what kind of brush gets this textured feathery look?

>>3054397
go into the settings of wacom and make your brush more sensitive so that you forced to go lightly and build up to dark lines. might save your wrist in the long run

welp, questions don't ever get answered here. useless. guess I'll go back to just studying tons of books until I get the right one. fuck you all, lol, assholes

Im taking this art appreciation class. One of the discussion questions we have to answer asks " how do hue, value, and contrast contribute to the overall color palette in the work you selected?" Im not sure what the professor means by "color palette". Does he want me to anaylze how the artist uses these attributes of color in the painting style and their meaning?

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I started doing a lot of digital work and I noticed I was having some pretty nasty muscle pain shooting up my am when I moved my middle fingers. Stopped doing digital for a couple of days and took it easy on traditional and it feels better, with no trouble with graphite pencils at all for the most part. However using ink pens and my tablet I can only do about 5-10 minutes of reasonably taxing work before I have to stop for that same amount of time.

This is a recent issue. I've been drawing digitally for years and sometimes I've had to take breaks during an intense session or something, but I'm very concerned. Gonna go to my doctor but I'd like to hear some other anons experiences.

>tl;dr: hand hurts when I draw for short periods of time

what are the best books or videos to learn anatomy with? loomis just brushes on it in figures for all its worth and he expects you to be really familiar with it after that chapter

> Vilppu Head Anatomy and Construction Vol 1
Does anyone else have the video skip at around the 10:30 mark?