/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3601798
I picked up some classes at the local college for a few semesters and I know this feel. I wasn't doing any art courses, but you see these people around in the common areas and if you have a sketchbook it's like pulling out a magnet for them to come and talk.

I'm by no means a master artist, but I try to put the effort in. I always try to push my character drawings to put my characters in dynamic poses, draw from unique angles, and create new characters following all kinds of advice from various pro books. I'd say that like 99% of the kids who came up to me with sketchbooks were drawing basic bitch anime characters who were standing lifelessly, heads at a straight on or 90 degree angle. Arms and legs were just tubes. Very sad stuff.

At the very beginning I tried super gentle critique like suggesting they pose the characters more interestingly or try some figure drawing for a while and incorporate it into their art, but they all REEEE'd hard about how it was a "stylistic choice!" so I stopped.

People don't know how to handle critique and "it's my style!" is a lame mask. If they truly had a unique style, they wouldn't have to tell people. Pic related is in the spirit of what I saw a lot of.

>>3585081
If it’s good probably not. Especially if it’s mixed into a range of styles.

90% of amateur anime art that isn’t a direct trace or 1-for-1 reference is stiff looking trash. Faces at 90-degree angles, lazy hair, stiff legs drawn like tubes, etc. pretty sure every high school in the country has a group of dedicated shitty anime artists. As long as it doesn’t look like that it should impress.