Practice thread

Fine, post your stuff.

Very good. Cannot say more, since it's intended to be simple.

>Fine, post your stuff.
Well now you put me on the spot. Its embarrassing.

Thanks senpai.

youtube.com/watch?v=HGQx_vXQc5E

There are no breaking in lines, and it's fluid, but is it intended to look inhuman?

Could any one tell me what I did wrong with the fabric here? Cause I know I did something. And other stuff too probably.

Well, shadows should normally not look detailed (or be that numerous). You tried too hard to make the shadows look good, and the result is they looking like details. The folds in the fabric look like miniature shadows.

It's intended to look hideous.

Yes I see where you're coming from. Thanks.

Then you succeeded!

You're welcome.

Can you fuckers stick with a name so you can remain filtered? Christ.

Better yet, if anyone can point me in the direction of tutorials for digital illustration (line quality, exercises, etc) that'd be great. So far all I've found is basic stuff like setting pressure sensitivity.

Welp, this is my progress for a little over 1/2 a year so far at 1 hour everyday.

I'm fairly certain it'll be "rapid" progress since anatomy is just learning forms and how they work with other forms. I've only just started learning anatomy a week ago, and all I know currently really is the upper body/neck.

Someone did a redline for me on /ic/, and I'm pleased to know I have a lot more to learn.

I did the drawing on the far right just now.

>Waaaaaah why can't everyone cater personally to me
Try not being such a faggot once in your life.

This is a good idea user, showing all the progress. Thanks

I kinda took a break from drawing, I made this a week ago.

Ctrlpaint.com and go to the video library.
There's even a section on traditional drawing.

Remember, the tablet is just a tool.
You have to know how to use it effectively to get the most out of it.

bump

a thing i did for a friend's birthday gift.

I have two comics I've been working on and they're available. I posted some stuff here before so here you can see what it all amounts to.

Monkey Meat
appleserum.wixsite.com/juni-english/copie-de-ndaw-1

Ndaw
appleserum.wixsite.com/juni-english/ndaw

Hope you'll like it !

I'm only good at copying. I can't draw anything that isn't just referenced from a textbook. I hate myself.

The point of copying is to help you understand the form; in this case the muscles of the arm, their proportions and how they relate to each other.

Try drawing a bent arm, or the arm from another angle, bearing in mind the structures you've drawn here.

don't sweat on it pal

See, the thing about drawing is that it's simply a skill. With practice, people hone skills and become masters. Yes, there is talent involved, but talent itself is just a proclivity to develop a skill. In your case, your practice is copying. With copying comes a memorized methodology for illustrating the elements that you copied, in this case the muscles in an arm. You further hone your skill by changing the position of the arm or even the perspective of it. Steps like this is how you go from thinking you suck at drawing because you can only copy to being a bit more confident that you can draw things without reference, because you worked on storing those references in your mind.

so basically

I'm trying something out, was wondering if anyone could validate/refute this idea before I sink too much time into it.
I just can't seem to get forms into my head. Like, proportions, how things flow, etc. a friend who draws recommended that I take existing art/stock photos and trace them - but not tracing like "12 year old on deviantart tracing the outline", as in overlaying forms, shapes, guidelines etc. Basically, I'm taking a finished drawing and reducing it to its "skeletal"/sketch/beginning outline to better understand its structure.

Yes, this is a valid exercise.

Think about simple shapes - cube (or block), sphere, cylinder and cone.

When studying a reference image, bear in mind that you are looking at a three dimensional object.
Think about the shapes of the different parts of the object and break it down into the simple forms.
Consider the proportions of the forms and how they relate to each other. How big is one part compared to another part?

Try starting out with some basic still life objects.
A mug is basically a cylinder, an apple is more or less a sphere.

More complex objects - people, cars etc - can be thought of as combinations of forms.

I don't know how to lineart so I just don't
there it is that's my confession

Nothing wrong with that.
Have you ever considered painting instead?

I don't know how to anything so you're doing good

>this is a thread about encouraging others
So, a hugbox, essentially. Great.

>all I wanna do is create pretty fan art
>can't even draw a cute smiley face
>tfw every time I look at my drawings I get embarrased and wanna quit

Just finished the second semester, about to start my last one in two weeks where we work on our actual demo reels, but have this amateur one of all the crappy work I've done so far.

youtube.com/watch?v=NRSMcymZMxM

The only thing I can tell you is just keep at it. We all had to start where you are right now, the only why any artist is half decent is because they kept pushing.

Keep working at it user!

should i have added, "how's it look?".

I did this, but I am largely unhappy with the how 3/5 of these turned out. I was meeting a deadline

Cool, thanks.

I kinda fiddled with it but never got good
maybe I should

>Being able to get a deadline at all when your art is this bad

I'm at the same spot where you are, I recently snapped out of what I can only describe as a 3 year long depression that pretty much crippled any creative drive I've had even though I really wanted to do stuff.

Every time I picked up drawing again and again I just got discouraged by how terrible I was and just fell into a crying spell afterwards even though I was on heavy medication for headaches and against depressive thoughts and such as well.

Now that it's gone all I feel is pretty much "oh an hour is gone, gonna need to take a break now, maybe watch a movie or something to relax my mind a bit." and that's it I dont feel discouraged anymore even though they look like the scribblings of a demented 5 year old, but for now that's ok for me because I know I'm gonna get a lot better.

I think if I keep this up with the material I gathered for studying within a year or so I can finally make a webcomic I wanted to make for a long time and that's really what's been driving me for so long and it feels like giving me purpose for the first time in like 3 years in my life.

TL;DR
NEVER
GIVE
UP
HOPE

forget he's just trying to stir up trouble. as for your art it's perfectly fine, you can always refine it anyways desu the outlines look a bit rough an could be smoother, but besides that it's great

Earlier today I saw a newspaper ad for this film thing; really short stuff, really indie ("2 frames minimum"). I was thinking of making a short few seconds of looped animation, maybe hand-drawn and scanned into OpenToonz. I don't know if I can muster the willpower, on top of my school work.

Deadline in about two weeks. Probably 80-100 frames. I have some larger scale projects (live-action) that are a-rumbling in the distance, but being able to just make something simple and show it to a humble "no expectations" sort of crowd would be a huge morale boost. I want to power through lads.

I'm in no place to advise (still grasping onto negative spaces), but imo the shading looks a little like it's only there to be there. It's too cartoony to have "detailed" shading, but it would look too flat without it; so adjusting to get a feel for the particular piece would probably be beneficial. Still pretty good. Reminds me just a little of this guy I know who occasionally makes some Youtube stuff.

rood

Ouch

Thanks, I'm trying to get the hang of drawing digitally. I'm having a tough time, as you can tell.

You hit the nail on the head about the shading bit. I make youtube videos too, but I doubt you know me

I don't know anything about animating.

post your Youtube

Random character design, half heatedly throwing ideas against the wall to see what might stick for a story line idea.

Tell me your name. Or just the first letter.

Youtube name starts with a "P"

funny this thread started with a Batman picture...

I really hate how some of my linework comes out jaggy when Im too zoomed out, but when I zoom in too much I lose the flow of the stroke

:c

come on man, post your youtube. I won't judge, but I do want to see what cartoons you come up with

Your anatomy is really incorrect.
I recommended you run though Michael Hampton's Figure Drawing book.

Been trying to draw more after work.

Looking good is this for a project? It'd be nice if she paused a little bit before turning back.

This is not specifically for a project, but I'm practicing my animation skills because I intend to begin work on an animated short in the next couple of months.

I studied animation years ago and have worked in animation and related fields for the past few years, but I have done almost no actual animation until recently, when the bug bit me hard.

reminds me of those CDi animations

skycow.us/whiteboard.swf

for anyone who wants to join /tlhg/ and draw

Old sketch I decided to practice painting with.

It's not all bad though, but I do think you'd benefit from reading that book. Some of the muscular structure I'm seeing is disconcerting.

Gee, thanks...

A lot of my art buddies who hate line art just paint, and enjoy it a lot more. It couldn't hurt ti give it a try

A thing I'm tinkering around with. It's in it's rough stages, but it'll get better

Okay batman. I'm not good enough for myself yet but I decided to crank out a sketch on the spot for the sake of practice

Issues with chest and background arm but posting anyways

Also why does my camera consistently make heads look bigger than they are

I hope it is ok to put a video here

youtube.com/watch?v=MPG4RtC_1sg

It's not the best thing in the world but I just wanted to show how I work so I can be advised and critiqued, also test my first video capture session.

This is what i've done recently, someone requested for me to draw them batman, i'm not very good drawing, or capes

Sketched out some hellboy.

Take it or leave it, but I would strongly advise to get better at drawing form, gestures and color first before taking this further. Having said that, there's potential for these characters to have some fun designs with the right use of proportions.

I'm going to bed, Batman. But I'll post something tomorrow morning.

Your coloring doesn't do your lines any service.

Just a tip with that drop, because the buildup and the rest looks good, I would speed up the snap back to the moon after the droplet has fallen. If you watch say ice melt or something drip in slow motion it's a bit elastic, it bounces back and doesn't exactly linger as slowly as animated back into place. It more hits that drip points and jostles.

Just some advice, I mean it looks good, especially for not having animated in such a long time. I'm no animator myself, just observing. I would love to start though.

I'll just post some old shit study from /ic/. Honestly haven't done much or atleast not anything I'm allowed to post.

Any good ideas to draw cute faces? Whatever ive drawn looks like either they have seen some shit or a drag queen

Starting to learn to draw. Any tips for improving?

Is it Cred Forums related if it's for a fake animated film?

Just a WIP from one of the main characters of a personal project. I'm mainly doing it in between actual university work so there's still a long way to go.

...

How do I find the drive to actually draw stuff?

It just feels like a chore to me, maybe I just don't like drawing?

If it feels like a chore then yes, but you can still force yourself to do it and be satisfied with a result

having fun with drawing usually helps the drive

Never settle, go outside your comfort zone, study stuff that inspires you, whether it's art, movies, music, porn, anything.

I'd love to OP, if only I could stop comparing my art with other people's stuff that's even better. It's a total motivation killer, and I end up thinking even more negatively about my own work.

go fuck yourself douchebag

With what tools drawfags create stuff here? Photoshop brushes? Paint? what kind of brushes they use?

also if you draw something on paper and put that on your computer, what are the tools on photoshop to make the shapes black?

Try Bézier curves (available in GIMP, Krita, Adobe product family) or stabilisers, and see
AND
drawabox.com/lesson/1
to get on the right track ultimately.

I just got a tablet too (Wacom Intuos Draw). I'm more used to traditional sketchbook drawing (even though I haven't done it in a couple years), and going from my old ways to using a tablet is a bit of an adjustment that takes a lot of getting used to. Everything just feels kind of wobbly and slippery, and it's difficult to keep the cursor exactly where I want it.

It's going to get better if I just keep practicing, right? Or is there some kind of setting I could adjust to make it not as difficult to control?

I'm more used to just either inking drawing traditionally or tracing over them in Illustrator. Do people just use tablets to trace over physical drawings, or do they just start from the beginning using a tablet?

steady progress! one particular thing I notice is your characters are lacking balance. maybe you can practice planting your character's feet and distributing their body weight properly.

bumpd

In terms of brushes, anything goes really. There isn't a single brush that does everything you'll need. In my opinion, it's best to create brushes yourself at the start. Play around with anti-aliasing, opacity, flow, and textures (PS & Krita).

Try to understand what these basic options do before delving into the fancy brushwork.

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When you scan work in, you'll usually want to adjust the levels first to clear up your sketch by reducing the greys.

Then you'll create a layer for the line-work, adjust your brush to your preferences (full flow, full opacity, probably full hardness, size depends on pressure, AA), and off you go. Best to adjust the eraser to the same to the same hardness as your brush/pen so you won't get smudges.

Alternatively you could try bézier curves, however, they're not suitable as a long term solution as it's best to learn to draw smooth lines yourself.

See links of

This is a roster of characters I never used , I might just rework them all.

I think this is a 6 or 7 years old sketch, I've kept on practicing but haven't felt like I am ready to move unto a web comic or something similar , I just toy with the idea.

What advice can you give me Cred Forums?

Sorry, I forgot the pic

It takes a combination of practice and learning the software you're using in the most efficient way possible for your uses. You get used to it. You should also be able to play with the tablet settings in whatever control panel/preferences you have, under "tablet & pen" options.

And I do a combination of both. Sometimes, I'd rather sketch traditionally, then take a picture and paint over that. Othertimes, I cba doing that extra step so just dive right into the picture 100% digitally.

I think I'll try getting back into drawing traditionally and tracing using the tablet until I get more used to how it feels.

thank goodness you're here Batman I was going to eat cheezits and watch horror movies instead

This is all I really managed to produce today. Some days I have the touch, others I don't, it seems.

My advice: start. You can toy with the idea for all of eternity, but it's nothing if you don't start.

>read through that thread
>unironic discussion of the "pen meme"
why

anyway here's a shitpost i made on hsg once
it would probably be better if i had put any actual effort into it
but i didn't so

To answer the second question first (I think), I digitally ink anything I scan in.

As for tools, there are a few. I wish I could show you pictures, but I'm out of town and on a laptop right now.

Sketching is a simple, thin pen tool with a rough texture to emulate a pencil (or just an actual pencil).
Inking is a flat, opaque pen with the tiniest bit of jitter to give it some personality.
I have a big fuck-all opaque brush that I use to fill in flats (I don't trust the bucket tool to do the job right).
And my paintbrush, which is used for about 80% of coloring and painting, is similar to SAI's water tool. A flat brush that paints opaque with high pressure and blends at low pressure.

Thanks man, appreciate it. I really need to get back to working on these.
It does happen to me though that I start working on something and then I start to slow down as I get everything retraced into digital.
Maybe I should invest on a tablet or something.

If you're looking to get into digital, then yes, I would get a tablet.

THIS IS FUCKING KOOL!
KEEP IT UP!