/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3834281
I wanna make a graphic novel.
If you have no drive you're ngmi

>>3834281
I put on shows in galleries and other art spaces and sell sell sell

>>3834281
I draw so I can draw better
to git gud is the ultimate goal

>>3834281
cute anime girls

>>3834287
Are you going to create anything outside of the graphic novel?
>>3834288
How do you decide what you draw?
>>3834290
What after that? And same question, how do you decide what you draw?
>>3834294
Let's consider that you're preparing to draw cute anime girls. What is your though process on deciding what to draw?

I want to draw dreamy things to impress myself AND others. I want to do art that others can appreciate l, I wanna spread it. And well, I draw anime characters because that's what I know is cool, it's what gave me a dopamine rush in my childhood.

I'm just a beg, but I'm aiming for a style like this. Soft looking anime I call it. It's really fun to look at stuff like this, people on the stylization thread do good things too like this >>3828889 nice lights.
Sadly, this is me >>3834006 I'm like a year away from using color

>>3834304
Yeah probably commissions and shit, maybe work for a corp someday. But I only live for the GN.

>>3834281
>I for one, cannot understand why someone chooses to draw whatever they draw in whatever state they do.
I want to draw a series of comics/illustrations to depict characters/scenery/adventures in muh imaginary worlds. It's to satiate this need for escapism that vidya, movies and books can't quite cover anymore.
There really isn't much more to it. It's the only thing I really want to do.

>>3834321
fair enough
>>3834319
I see. Your pics are more or less what I'm talking about btw. >>3834319, >>3828889 and >>3834006. I just can't comprehend the process to come up with this. What do these mean? Why did you draw it?

>>3834328
I could understand your case. You're drawing things in context(as far as I can tell), so it makes sense. stuff like pic related(or pick any art with a character in it) tho, no idea what's going on here.

>>3834281
I wanna be the very best like no one ever was
To draw tits is my real quest
Trannys, gays and pawgs

I will loomis across the land
Drawing far and wide
These art fags will understand the power thats inside

Furryporn
Its you and me
You know its my destiny
Furryporn
Youre my bestrfriend
The faps will never end

>>3834304
>How do you decide what you draw?
Whatever pops into my head DESU. I'm a pop artist, so making as much as possible is important. I'll take news headlines and shit like that and turn it into a 32 inch canvas. I did a portrait series of Mussolini when his granddaughter made a pair of headlines.

>>3834340
Heh, I don't really get it either. When I do fan art it's to practice and get brownie follower points because people like seeing characters or things that they like being drawn.

>>3834304
>What after that?
I draw cute girls for the rest of my life
>how do you decide what you draw?
like ideas? music, it gives me a mental image each song and at 2-3 mins each I pop out a dozen sketches in an hour, which I can work on later
otherwise I just scribble until I find something in the lines

>>3834347
fair enough
>>3834349
You draw things that you don't understand? That's really alien. If this is the same for a lot of artists, character art doesn't make any sense...
>>3834362
What kind of sketches?

>>3834369
>You draw things that you don't understand? That's really alien. If this is the same for a lot of artists, character art doesn't make any sense...
That is a strange way to put it.
Fan art - for me, it just helps me get better in general, since I have a long way to go, I can pick things to draw from the infinite character pool of stuff on the internet.

>>3834386
Right, but drawing something that has no context(I can't think of how I could describe it better), and the character doing something that doesn't exactly make sense, doesn't make sense to me.

>>3834393
not him, but you sound like you could be autistic.

>>3834395
>autistic
I have tested for autism and dyslexia before, so I'm pretty sure that isn't the case.

>>3834304
>Let's consider that you're preparing to draw cute anime girls. What is your though process on deciding what to draw?
Not him but I've studied a lot of anime pictures so I try to draw something like them + my own idea

>>3834407
Sounds kinda paradoxical, if that's how many others do it as well. Either way, it's like I'm in a closed box, weird.

>>3834369
>fair enough
you just gave me mental block. I've got 6 36x36 canvases sitting in my studio with paint and gold leaf on them and now I don't know who's portrait to put on them anymore.

>>3834438
>you just gave me mental block
What happened even? Sorry tho

>>3834458
We good. I flipped a coin and settled on painting a bunch of naked women in a Patrick nagel-meets-andy Warhol style

I literally only want to draw so I can draw dragons

I want to draw cute boys, including cute husbandos.
So I draw cute boys and cute husbandos.
also it's a flower stem (wip) that still looks like shit

>>3834507
actually the ice chunk is too big isn't it. i never see stuff until i post it. oh well.

>>3834281
>What are your goals?
Make cool shit I can print out, frame, and hang on my wall as well as use as wallpapers for my devices.

To draw neat monsters being eerie and weird.

To draw demon men fucking.

Neutral towards if normies like it, as long as other horror faggots enjoy it enough I'm good.

I have no interest in making art my main income because I have other skills that are more easily monetized.

My goal is to complete this first chapter and post it/ have a successful manga.

>>3834713
Also to be able to have a successful Patreon

>>3834281
I want to draw specific anime girls in my specific fetish fantasy situations. I want to create fan art of them that no one else is creating because I always happen to like girls that for some reason don't have any good fetish fan art of. My motto is, "I will do it because no one else will do it. I will do it for myself and no on else."

>>3834342
Your shitpost deserves at least one (You)

I want to make something perfect

>>3834281
It's a bit of a pipe dream, but I've always wanted to create my own independent animated miniseries (or trilogy of feature films). I'm a snobbish faggot who doesn't like modern animation much at all (except Slav arthouse stuff), so I've always wanted to see my idealized vision come to life and share it with others.

My more reasonable goal is to get to a professional level and one day share my original artwork with others (not interested in selling my art or 'making it' as a business, it's purely for mental masturbation and sharing ideas).
Oh, and I also want to one day become a god-tier artist for my specific fetishes, but that's more of the icing on the cake for me. I'd probably keep it on a secret account since I wouldn't want to reveal my power-level and scare normies.

>>3834281
I want to make comics, but if I'm not doing comic-related works then I'm just drawing whatever for the heck of it. It's fun to create pretty pictures, it's a stress outlet for me. What I do is meaningless for other people, no value even. But I find the process fun for myself. I don't think most of my art has much meaning beyond that, though. I guess that's why I like comics. I can stick a message in it that can connect with people, unlike my usual drawings.

>>3834281
I doodle because I want to get lost in the feeling. A lot of my life is lived in daydreams. I feel like by creating abstract art, and operating on a formula for my lines, I'm giving voice to those weird fuckin worlds you see when you're almost asleep. Its like I'm imperfectly transcribing a whole universe. That excites me, so I keep doing it. Pic related, it's my own.

>>3834281
Why does everything need to have a rational explanation and context? I draw what pops into my head, call it biological compulsion or whatever. Why would I want to be hedged by narratives or other conventions?

>>3834739
This is a rare mindset that seems to be drowned out by the "ngmi" crowd. Keep doing what you're doing anon, it's incredibly cool and fascinating.

>>3834745
Thanks mate. That means more than you know. I've got one more worth seeing, which is enclosed with this message!

If I can ramble for a second: I feel like chekhov's gun is a property of real life as well. The brain absorbs and notes pretty much everything it sees. As a result, theres a ton of actions that you take that only exist 'cause of an inconsequential meeting. Places like 4chan may seem like fleeting one-time talks, but they can probably bring you joy or pain that butterfly affects your whole life. Not a single moment is wasted!

I hope that thought helps you out a little. Thank you again for the compliment, it made my day.

>>3834757
No problem! And thanks for that tidbit anon, it was pretty insightful and neat to think about.
I wish you luck on your future endeavors, and look forward to seeing more of your work if you choose to post more of it. We need more artists with raw soul.

>>3834281
I just want to create something I can be proud of before I die. Be it a graphic novel, animated film, whatever. And the reason as to why that is, I guess, is as a way to defy my mortality. It'd be really sweet if someone enjoyed what I've done without me being around. I have a lot of time ahead of me to make it though, so I'm not really worried about that for now.

the sole fact that by drawing a few lines, i can make whatever stupid crap that's in my brain appear into reality makes me want to draw.............. also, i found art to be the best way to communicate whatever i feel. im not good with words so often times, even if i explain an idea i have for a story or try to share a certain feeling by talking, it only ki n d of translates, and the people i talk to, aswell as myself loose interest... whereas with art, just by using some visual tricks and a few lines to represent stuff, whatever i want to communicate seems to translate better...
i rambled so much that im suddenly kinda unsure wether or not i answered your question but. yeah

>>3834328
hey you sound a lot like me.
I wanna create entire worlds to really get into and express
I used to do it via vidya (mainly mmos, xi) but they seem so shallow now, there isn't enough. just time wasting I could spend getting gud

>>3834823
>XI
my nigger
It does feel shallow now, for lack of a better word, empty. I cling on the hope that WoW Classic will renew my interest in vidya in general but I don't believe in it too much.
I hope you can reach your art goals too, friend. Don't waste time.

>>3834281
Ive been working on a narrative in my head for the better part of 10+ years and want to see it visualized. Its like I owe it to the characters I've created in a way

My drawings are usually limited to quick little sketch designs in my writing book. I'm hoping to make an animated series out of it and the drawings really help give me a visual. I paint a little, too, but it's mostly pop culture stuff that I like and hang up in my own house.

I want to make VNs, comics, animation, whatever the fuck I feel like. I'm not stopping until I do.

I want to make a VN, but I'm still sorting out ideas. I'm also learning Python in case that comes in handy later on.

>>3834281
>What are your goals?
Beat that idiot Van Gogh in total paintings before getting shot in the chest.

>>3834281
I have friends who draw porn and NSFW art. One of them showed me a work in progress that happened to involve one of my favorite characters. I got REALLY jealous and immediately looked up beginners art tutorials and ended up on /beg/ after a while. Ive been at this for about 6 months and I intend to continue. I am very glad I started.
Ultimately tho, I just want to draw cute girls. And naked girls doing sexual things. I like drawing girls.

>>3835285
I also want to draw guns and other cool shit too. Forgot to mention that.

>>3835061
hes better than you ever will be and you dont even understand why because youre a druggie burnout loser who cant listen to criticism without sperging out because deep down you know you have nothing of value to offer.
just skip to the shooting part

>>3834732
What is that slav shit you mentioned? Post favorite animations

>>3834742
It doesn't, but that's basically what I'm wondering. If me trying to make sense of these things is redundant. Things don't just pop into my head like that, so it's hard to imagine how that works.

>>3834281
I'm a programmer and want to git gud in digital art so I can make my own 2D digital boardgames with only outsourcing music. I want the atmosphere of the games to be spiritually subversive, symbolism and art techniques should swirl together in a mystic composition that unlocks hidden knowledge of the Akashik records of the gamer.

I wish I was memeing.

I wish to draw cute boys!

For now I want to draw fanart and porn, and once I get actually good I want to start my own comic book.

never had a goal, i just draw, paint, sculpt. its just something to do

>>3834281
i used to want to do art for money (furry garbage that i didnt even like) but while fucking around some times ago i coincidentally saw a few drawings that made me feel really sad, i cried for a while and the sadness they inspired in me gave brought lots of vivid sad, happy, hopeful and hopeless images to my head.
now every day i practise and try to get to the point where i can inspire the same feelings in someone else. i've been thinking about what makes something meaningful and what tiny details make a piece of art work, and that varies from person to person so i just have to strive to create things that make me cry, and if others are like me their tears will follow suit.

>>3835403
Some of them are kind of hard to find (only available on Slav websites if you use a vpn), but I can give you an example of more "well-known" modern Slav animation about Prince Vladimir: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=TqSBZ-FMzjs

Notice how it's similar to Disney, but has more much maturity and a 'fine art' quality to it.

While these next examples aren't 'modern', they're some of my all-time favorite animations (perhaps even favorite films too).

Mystery of the Third Planet:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2TAmISW76Rk

The Return:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=KvwTSp26jB0

(And hands-down my personal favorite) The Pass:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9Znoj7KT7ms

In my humble opinion, Western animation and anime can't compare to the raw artistic power of Slav animation. They have a consistent track record of being absolutely god-tier.
The Pass is better than Fantasia, imo. It's on par with Gerald Scarfe's work on The Wall, in terms of ascending animation and transporting you to another world. Name me one Western cartoon or anime that can do that.

Apologies for my sperging out.

>>3835290
tldr

>>3834281
I WANT A ART GF AHHH AHHH AHHHHHH I WANT A GF I WANT A GF I WANT A GF GODDAMMIT I AM SO LONELY AND HORNY

There were some girls form my childhood who I forget what they looked like and don't really have much more than very vague but very real memories

My mother, who was very abusive, says that they don't exist but I have vivid memories of them but can't recall what they look like

I hope that by learning to draw from imagination that one day I might actually draw something that looks like them so I can be happy again

>>3835663
who is this lilly?

>>3834281
i want to misguide /ic/ on purpose

I'm just trying to improve. this is the only skill that I'm decent at.

>>3836688
based

>>3834721
>Your shitpost deserves at least one (You)
thank you kindly my good sir.

>>3834823
This.

I'd like to make something cohesive once I get good enough, like a comic or something, I was thinking of animating at first but turns out it's REALLY time consuming so I want to get a proper story together first before I try that.

>>3835603
You're based, I liked Kir Bulychev since childhood and have Mystery of the third planet on my to watch list, I'm gonna watch these too. Some of my favorite animations are from this Armenian studio(you probably know it):
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=oUk8uXYk_6A
Glass harmonica:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=XmhZS4hr2gU
And other one from same author:
https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=SLOv0qrWtbM

90% of the times I draw is because I want to see a fanart of something but theres not enough. Like from niche games and what not. 10% of the times I'm just horny and/or bored.

>>3835790
you mean /ourgal/ evangeline lilly?

>>3836824
Glad to see someone else who shares my tastes in animation. I have heard of that studio, but haven't gotten around to watching their stuff yet. I'll set aside some time to watch it now that I have a link.

>>3835603
wow the background for mystery of the third planet is great, metaphysical art vibes

>>3834281
Pipedream, but I unironically want to work in the anime industry so that I can push myself with 12 hours a day and just draw anime endlessly.

>>3834281
I... Want to work on an anime as an animator at least once in my life. Maybe be heavily involved in one if the stars align.
I know life as an artist in japan is absolute hell, but it is my dream. Then work on video games as a character designer later down the road.
I want to put whay's in my head out there. Deep down I just know I have stories to tell through art.

>>3837129
>>3839869
What do you do when you see these ambitious people?

>>3834281
I want to draw cute anime girls with big tits.