Is this a good technique to try?

ITS... COLOR DODGE TIME!

Yes, being a successful artist is a good technique to try.

Getting 49k on patreon is a good technique to try

me in 5 years

>>3110275
The real question is if it's gay to masturbate to this.

This reminds me of that image of a fat girl/guy serving as the ref to a hot anime waifu pic. I wish I could find it again.

>>3110347
I remember that too, it was something like, all you got to do is capture the mood you want from your references. Amazing stuff, takes a lot of skill to do that though.

its just using reference in a nutshell

but he's doing it in a painfully gimicky way

>>3110347
>>3110348
dont know why, but i hiccuped and threw up in my mouth reading this.

carry on gents.

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>>3110347
definately not it but I thought this was really cool

Using reference in a creative way is always great.

>>3110375
Love it.

>>3110375
I wonder what kind of expression this is.

>>3110391
"When you fart and feel something wet"

>>3110275
Jesus christ this guy is so creepy and terrifyng. Like in a clown-way of terrifying.

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>>3110489
There are some disturbing aspects to it...

>>3110275
>being this drowned in pussy for drawing anime chicks

He's literally living my dream.

>>3110542
would

>>3110542
>>3110489
What's disturbing about it? he has a sense of humor and great relationship with his family.

>>3110563
>great relationship with his family.
Proof?

>>3110565
He didn't mind asking his mother to cosplay and pose for a youtube video, she was ok with that and willing to help

I don't see how that's a bad relationship.

I'd actually like to see him paint something from scratch rather than photo manipulation.

Wait, who is this? link to channel or give a name?

>>3110643
rossdraws

>>3110584

Getting some pretty heavy oedipal undertones from his videos. Yep, it's weirding me out. If he is gay though it makes more sense.

Cringe.

>>3110650
thanks, reminds me of knkl

>>3110548
wow you weren't kidding
i'm jelly af

>>3110342
If you aren't jerking it to Ross then something is wrong with you.

>>3110275
I've consider doing this, but setting the tripod, lights, the timer, and then going through 100s of blurry pictures in camera raw seems like too much work.

design doll/daz produce much better references with much less hassle

>>3110275
He uses himself as reference, and he still fucks up the face that badly.

>>3110864
also, it would be fun if someone comes in and finds me posing erotically dressed as a transvestite.

>>3110391
when you're friends get their food at a restaurant and they don't bring yours

>>3110868
Draw over face please.

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>>3110636
Fat chance. He's one of of stealthy plagiarists.

>>3111192
Meant to say "one of those"

>>3111192
>plagiarists
where is the line between referencing and plagiarism? this looks like fair use of references for armor and pose.

>>3111198
He straight up copy and pasted the arm on the right to a point where even the words/markings match up. Apparently he got called out by the original artist, but then that comment somehow disappeared.

He probably also did something similar with the armor, ass, and arm in the middle pic.

>>3111218
Well now that you mention it, I know this Ross guy loves to paint over pictures/photobash, it's the one reason I can't stand him. He even made it his thing on youtube, like in OP's picture. but honestly if he did, he probably painted over 95% of it, so it wouldn't really matter. definitely not enough for the "original artist" to have much to say.

>>3111234
Yea, I think the backpack is probably from something else, too (probably someone else's work), considering it looks so different from the rest of the "artwork" , not to mention tacticool stuff isn't what he's good at.

That leaves...... what? the head and the background?

>>3111192
jeez what a fucking hack, who knew.

Yes.

Painting over and tracing are good tests to see if you really understand the lighting and form or if you just think you do.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uTsDjih2aaw

>>3110636
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=BXZuWobzpoY

>>3110880
>posed erotically dressed in women's clothes
>tfw forgot to use it for drawing

>>3111192

How can these cunts live with themselves.

>>3112187
>yfw /ic/ will never be this good

>>3112187
>does the sketch before the video
You can fool some of the people all of the time but you can't fool all of the people all of the time.

>>3110653
>if he's gay
>if

>>3112187
>>3112239
HAHAHAHA holy shit

>>3112239
who gives a shit about the sketch? tracing references for a basic pose or doing paintovers is nothing new, it's the end product that matters. and his end product is worth $30k+ a month (on the SIDE), while you losers draw boxes and think you're better than someone who's a better artist than you'll ever be in your life.

>>3112275
>tracing references for a basic pose or doing paintovers is nothing new, it's the end product that matters.
Oh hey, it's a tracer.

>>3112276
no rules, only tools. stay worthless

>>3112275
>and his end product is worth $30k+ a month

Where did you get those numbers? He's hiding his patreon earnings but somehow I doubt he's making 3 times the money Ilya makes with roughly the same amount of patrons.

>>3112279
Ross and his ilk are bullshitting you, anon. You will never be like them, people will never defend you like you are defending these hacks. The moment someone finds out YOU are using these "tools", you will be thrown under the bus and everyone will consider you to be nothing but a cheating, lying thief. The tools you use will define your "career" and reputation, so be very aware of that if you really think it's worth it following the example of the pyramid-scheme tutorial and patreon artists.

>>3112298
This. You're just one "expose" blog away from your whole reputation and everything you worked for being destroyed overnight, and having to start over with a different name. not to mention if you ever find work (doubt it with your tactics), how fucking fast you'll be dropped if they find out.

>>3112187

This video is annoying as fuck.

>>3112298
most real artists are hired for companies that don't give a shit for that kind of teenage drama.

the end product is everything, the process is immaterial

>>3112315
keep up your delusion and excuse to not get good. NGMI.

>>3110542

She is NOT NAKED, what a scam, I just wanted to see an asian milf.

>>3112315
they actually care if their artists are stealing work or not because there is this thing called " law " and they don't want their asses sued you know.

>>3111192
tell me u meming bby

>>3112293
>Hiding his patreon earnings
Oh that's new. It was right around that number last I checked a month ago.

>>3112187
what's the point of being in the shot when you draw
isn't the drawing supposed to be the focus, not your dumb retard face
fucking narcisshits

>>3112351
really? sakimichan needed about 3,000 patrons to get that much. what the fuck are his prices?

Mega cheap. Thats the secret to Patreon. He has a 1,3 and 5 tier.

>>3112370
then there's no way he's making $30,000 with just 1,114 patrons.

>>3112375
It's per illustration+vid iirc.

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>>3110275
>>3110542
Artist use themselves as a reference all the time, I mean if you have an idea of a pose and can't quite work it out just do the pose yourself and take a picture. Once you know how to draw you can completely turn that reference of yourself into anything, even a cute anime girl.