Progress Thread

[Anonymous No.4133670]

Continuation from previous thread: >>4115261

Post your progress.

[Anonymous No.4133672]

We’re all going to make it

[Anonymous No.4133679]

It's painful acknowledging the first one, but left is dated 14/10/2017, and right is as of today.

[Anonymous No.4133707]

>>4133670
at least their happy

[Anonymous No.4133708]

>>4133707
:')

[Anonymous No.4133718]

[Anonymous No.4133720]

haven't made much progress since 2016 desu. Don't' spend all your days in your comfort zones anons. In my case, all I ever really drew were floating heads.

[Anonymous No.4133748]

>>4133720
>no way fag

[Anonymous No.4133749]

:3

[Anonymous No.4133751]

>>4133749
not this guy again. I can't afford a new fetish

[Anonymous No.4133856]

Looking at it from this perspective makes me feel like I've improved a lot, but I still have so many more mountains to climb.

[Anonymous No.4133861]

>>4133856
yikes

[Anonymous No.4133868]

>>4133861
how bad is it m8

[Anonymous No.4133870]

>>4133856
Solid improvement. Just keep working on your anatomy and figure drawing, anon

[Anonymous No.4133876]

>>4133870
Thanks, that's what I've been working on. And values. I hope i can improve faster

[Anonymous No.4133889]

February 2016 - September 2019.

I started working on getting gud and learning fundies 3 months ago. i know first pic is very painful to look at, but I remember trying my damned hardest on it. :(

[Anonymous No.4133894]

>>4133861
What's wrong? Looks like fine progress for not even a full year.

[Anonymous No.4133899]

>>4133708
:'0

[Anonymous No.4133920]

>>4133889
I actually think your before picture has a lot of soul and you can tell a lot of love was poured into it. It's clear you're making good progress.

[Anonymous No.4133954]

>>4133861
Post your progress.

[Anonymous No.4133977]

>>4133670
> 6yrs of cherry picking
September 19 has been a good month, i’ll condense this next year

[Anonymous No.4133981]

>>4133977
Your best work was in 2015, wtf

[Anonymous No.4133995]

>>4133981
I swear we have this discussion every time I post. Pic related is my favorite drawing of all time, and it was from 2015. Between 2016-18 I took a very long break for work, I'm hoping by the end of 2019 I'll be back in shape.

Drawing ~15d / month seems to be a good sweet spot

[Anonymous No.4133997]

>>4133876
I'm liking the progress of your values so far anon. Anything you'd recommend that would help with studying them?

[Anonymous No.4134000]

>>4133856
Visibly an improvement, especially the colors. Keep it up.

>>4133889
Hello my /asg/ man. Huge improvement, no offense but left looked like the usual deviantArt gaijin stuff (I've had the same issue, mine looked worse) and you got ridden of it completely. You're going to make it

>>4133861
Pyw

[Anonymous No.4134025]

>>4133977
Shit that's good progress. Do you have any advice?

[Anonymous No.4134028]

>>4133995
the pic related is fucking awesome, my man. You're a talent.

[Anonymous No.4134162]

[Anonymous No.4134164]

>>4134162
My progress from 2017 to 2019. Looking over my portfolio/galleries again and again helped me stop being a renderhog. I used to put a lot of emphasis on 'perfect' CG lighting and color that my subjects were boring and in my comfort zone all the time. The Mario character in 2017 for instance was a lot of my studies and "finished" work for the entire year, which made my work dull and lifeless. So I stopped and decided to do some environment studies and go learn about things like dynamic figure drawing and composition. I'm still making progress but I think my work will eventually be full of life and motion.

[Anonymous No.4134190]

>>4133679
perfection

[Anonymous No.4134272]

Left was my first digital drawing

[Anonymous No.4134276]

>>4133889
>tfw been drawing since 2015 and not as good at cute anime girls
At least you’re proof it’s possible to improve to competency anon!

[Anonymous No.4134292]

update on my progress

[Anonymous No.4134306]

>>4134292
uwu desu pws learn anatomy, and grind more poses and gesture drawings.
It’s good that you’re placing 3d forms and perspective over everything but you gotta grind anatomy man.

[Anonymous No.4134308]

>>4134306
ok i will >-<

[Anonymous No.4134335]

pre 2015 I can't find anything, it's all lost. And yes I did pick the least terrible ones.
I work with color from time to time but not being easily removable like a pencil is what prevents me. Sometime in 2018 I started using a mechanical one, which is noticable in the image.
Was surprised to see that bottom right was from this year, it felt like late 2018.

[Anonymous No.4134336]

>>4134335
meant to say bottom left

[Anonymous No.4134342]

>>4133720
post 2019

[Anonymous No.4134365]

>>4134342
dont even really have anything comparable. I've just been actually learning construction, figure drawing and anatomy since then.

[Anonymous No.4134473]

>>4134272
>Haibane Renmei
Nice, good progress

[Anonymous No.4134491]

>>4134335
Pretty sweet improvement, but you should move beyond pencil. These would look better inked.

[Anonymous No.4134517]

>>4133977
It's like your brain couldn't stop being aroused by trigger studio art.

[Anonymous No.4134576]

>>4134491
Thank you. I'll look into inking, seems like a logical next step.

[Anonymous No.4134600]

2 year in between
read it as a manga

[Anonymous No.4134780]

Done my yearly redraw of this old 2017 doodle.

[Anonymous No.4134855]

>>4134780
you've developed a very nice style!

[Anonymous No.4134870]

>>4134025
Just draw what you like. At the beginning it’s mileage that matters most.

>>4134517
Uhh yes

[Anonymous No.4134887]

>>4133679
The foot is backwards, you retard.

[Anonymous No.4134898]

>>4133977
Hey, I saw you posted that Skateboard Flandre in a Mystyle thread earlier this month. Saved it too.
You have a blog? I really love your art!

[Anonymous No.4134924]

>>4134780

Your 2018 style was better

[Anonymous No.4135245]

>>4134855
Thanks! I'm still trying to work on it.
>>4134924
I do think my 2018 looks a bit more natural. I've been trying to dip between both styles.

[Anonymous No.4135260]

>>4134600
Vusta, is that you? If so, what drawing resources did you look into to get to your level and what's the best way to study? I've always been a big fan of your anatomy and how you draw the muscles.

Also, have you been watching Proko videos? It seems like it.

[Anonymous No.4135263]

>>4134887
Your dick was backwards in my mouth when I was sucking it last night bitch but I was nice and polite about it all the same.

[Anonymous No.4135282]

>>4134780
>tfw same lines as 2019 but different way to color
No fucking way my shit is that ugly

[Anonymous No.4135289]

>>4133856
HOLY SHIT THIS NIGGA GMI
>>4133861
Cope harder, fag

Sweet ass oni, pleya

[Anonymous No.4135293]

Feb 2016 and

[Anonymous No.4135294]

>>4135293
Sept 2019

[Anonymous No.4135312]

>>4135282
Show your art then

[Anonymous No.4135316]

[Anonymous No.4135318]

>>4135316

Late 2017/Early 2018 - Sept 2019

Looking back, I think I had some cool concepts in mind only to be bottlenecked by the lack of fundies. atm, I'm putting in focus on the human form and drapery and will tackle values/colors soon once I get my goddamn college break.

[Anonymous No.4135320]

>>4135282
Any constructive criticism is greatly appreciated. I've always struggle with colours.

[Anonymous No.4135327]

>>4135318
Good shit. How did you study drapery?

[Anonymous No.4135334]

>>4135327
I actually haven't touched any books at all about drapery (Would love to get a recommendation, particularly something that also involves streetwear stuff). Most of my knowledge comes from some stuff I get from pinterest/pixiv and observing how clothes work from life.

[Anonymous No.4135341]

>>4135260
Oh, thank you, yes
>best way to study
I wish I knew, there are probably more efficient ways than whatever I'm doing, anyways ye
I went through the Loomis, and Proko's figure drawing series (I don't like the anatomy one very much it's all over the place).
I did several tons of figure drawing from Croquis Cafe and photos, I think most of what I'm doing now is drawing the muscle shapes from memory after so many figure drawings. What i find most helpful is having a collection of references at hand, just to have a body to look at to remind me what it looks like. Other helpful things a 3d anatomic model, the book anatomy for sculptors and watching wrestling or other sports. The muscle shapes is mostly playing with shapes and proportions and finding what makes me doki doki.

[Anonymous No.4135346]

>>4134600
Furry bara gmi
>>4134780
Tumblr fag ngmi

[Anonymous No.4135350]

>>4135341
>a 3d anatomic model
irl or some sort of program/website?

[Anonymous No.4135370]

>>4135350
I have an app like this, but you can find models like this for free online and open in a browser or a 3d program like blender.

O and it looks like Scott Eaton has one too
>>4126607

This might also be worth looking into:
https://anatomy360.info/
This site has 3d scans of real life models, it comes with it's own small program, you can rotate the model around, change the pose and the lighting

I haven't used it much personaly but it's neat.

[Anonymous No.4135402]

2016: basically started drawing, all the digital stuff is unfinished because i had no motivation
2017: still no motivation but I thought that i was doing good for some reasons
2018: started grinding anatomy because I realized that i sucked hard, i poured more energy end effort in fundamentals. not bad but I could have drawn so much more.
2019: i did okay at best this year, i got a bit better maybe at drawing clothing and stuff but not a significant improvement imho.
still can't draw backgrounds, my drawings don't tell a story, most of my poses are still a bit stiff, anatomy is not that great.

i'll do my best to end this year at least with more knowledge about clothing and better linework. I'd love to learn how to colour better also, learn perspective, and draw more from imagination.

[Anonymous No.4135408]

>>4135402
mirin' that progress desu

[Anonymous No.4135527]

>>4135318
Amazing. Blog?

[Anonymous No.4135552]

>>4135527
https://www.pixiv.net/member.php?id=7424981
https://twitter.com/xAdaChiT

[Anonymous No.4135555]

>>4135402
this is a good progress and i can see you are doing better with colors already (example: 2019 -> wooden horns and blueish shadows on that red top). time to push your values more anon, change your artwork to black and white and find areas where you can create brighter lights or deeper shadows to improve the overall contrast. if you dont have a good idea about values yet just look for value tutorials online as there are thousands of them. you need to know & understand these terms: direct light, ambient light, core shadow, reflected light in shadow areas, cast shadow.

colors:
watch this weird video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gk3JhHSkvAI long and somewhat cringy but has really good color versus light knowledge explained simply. its way easier than reading a james gurney book for a beginner.

then watch these 2 videos if you havent already:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4LhcNbFMkTw
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=gwLQ0cDb4cE&t=431s
but really take notes here. watch it like you're supposed to have a fucking art theory exam tomorrow. you need to understand what he's saying, not just listen to it.

when you finish watching these, open an artwork from an artist you admire and try to explain out loud why lights and shadows have certain colors. if you cannot, go back to videos.

time to apply these principles:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ErI7gIWzxlY
this video literally shows you how to pick good colors from the color wheel.

perspective: i believe drawabox is still a very good source. if you do the boxes lessons and the 250 box challenge i dont think its possible to still struggle with perspective. (unless you do these mindlessly)

anatomy: I think its safe to learn Hampton, draw from reference using the hampton method and then try to draw from imagination using what you remembered from your reference drawing sessions.

proko is alright for value and gesture but keep in mind he cannot draw ANYTHING from imagination

im counting on you anon

[Anonymous No.4135586]

>>4135555
anon, thank you so much for the support. it means a lot to me, really. i'll go through the videos you linked.
thank you. i really want to get better

[Anonymous No.4135613]

>>4133670
>>4133718

Honestly, this is so sad. Why can't people just forego some instant gratification and just study for a bit?

[Anonymous No.4135709]

>>4133889
I really love your style. Do you have a blog?

[Anonymous No.4135768]

>>4133977
Your stuff always stands out and looks incredible, I really genuinely hope i can draw exactly like you someday.

[Anonymous No.4135771]

Finished the car one yesterday. I always try to do finished pieces.

[Anonymous No.4135860]

>>4135709
I don't have any social media at the moment, but I plan on getting one soon enough. Thank you for your interest!

>>4134000

I very much agree, I used to browse DA to hoard shitty anime tutorials at the times, and it shows. Yikes.

[Anonymous No.4135955]

>>4135771
>that centaur was 2017
Holy shit, I remember it like it was yesterday you were asking for crit on that.

[Anonymous No.4135961]

>>4135613
thats why i feel like when artists stay in those close-knit, hugbox type of communities, they almost seem to never improve. their shitty art gets praised and any sort of actual critique is seen as bullying and negative.

[Anonymous No.4135990]

>>4135318
This is some huge improvement anon. Can't wait for you to do colors and be gmi soon.

[Anonymous No.4136360]

I embraced my desire to draw cute porn.
Need to keep studying though.

[Anonymous No.4136362]

>>4136360
yes brother you are fighting the good fight.

good progress, you will improve if you draw what you enjoy drawing.

[Anonymous No.4136456]

I hate myself so much. I give up.

[Anonymous No.4136488]

>>4136456
which ones are from imagination?

[Anonymous No.4136628]

>>4136488
not him, but I recognize the reference of the left one, it's posted quite a lot on /ic/

[Anonymous No.4136875]

>>4136456
how is this even possible

[Anonymous No.4136990]

Am I making it, anon?

[Anonymous No.4137192]

>>4136990
he looks cool

[Anonymous No.4137216]

>>4136456
I thought you were going to make it too.

[Anonymous No.4137290]

>>4134898
Thanks, blog here >>4133023

>>4135768
Flattering, but I don’t think you want what I have... I never do my fundies, and it’s beginning to take its toll

[Anonymous No.4137297]

>>4137290
Do those fundies! Seeing how far you progressed just observing and copying other artists is inspiring me to do that more often.

[Anonymous No.4137330]

>>4133977
I'm impressed by your record-keeping skills, how do you do it??

[Anonymous No.4137333]

>>4134780
lmoa imagine being blind
current style looks like someone turned that old lady from atlantis into a lesbian

[Anonymous No.4137336]

>>4133977
>back to anime waifus
Yes, this is it. The apex.

[Anonymous No.4137445]

>>4137333
It seems that people prefer the older style. I'll try to shift back towards that one more. Thanks for the advice!

[Anonymous No.4137609]

>>4137445
It's all about the face, anon.
It was ugly before too, but it was still simplified enough that it would be forgivable as style.
As you got more detailed, the ugly bits started to be a nuisance.
No need to go full anime, but do research what's pleasant about it, and look for other widely acclaimed Western artstyles and what's their appeal.
If they're not "realistic" like some comics, they'll probably be on the cute side or the bimbo side.

I'm also assuming you're a girl, cause that's generally where a lack of tact about what's cute (in a "I want to protect this smile" way) comes from.

Last tip, refrain from having just open/closed hands. Try to give your characters something to do with their hands even if you don't have a story. Make a couple poses in front of a mirror/cam and think of something, it's not hard and adds a lot to a drawing.
It's funny seeing how each step of the progress has one hand fewer in her pockets on each iteration, speaks a lot about your confidence levels. Use that confidence to hone your aesthetic and you'll get there. On a technical level it's undeniable you've progressed.

I'm the quoted anon, btw. Your reply broke my smug shitposting attitude, so here's my honest opinion.
Cheers!

[Anonymous No.4137626]

>>4137330
>record keeping
I date all my drawings, and for digital, I check the file date from the export. It’s easy to remember which are studies and original. I just add a few bars every time I update.

>>4137336
Damnit - I didn’t even notice, I’m too far gone now.

[Anonymous No.4137638]

[Anonymous No.4137643]

no biggie

[Anonymous No.4137644]

>>4137609
Imagine an /ic/ where people tried to give actual advice as the first thing they did

[Anonymous No.4137647]

>>4137445
>>4137609
Adding on to what that anon said, the colors are very lackluster in the newest style. It's especially visible in her skin -- the lack of subsurface scattering, warmer tones and hue shifting makes her look like a corpse.
Your linework has gotten mad nice, though, I'm actually a bit envious lol.

[Anonymous No.4137690]

>>4133856
Do you have any pointers for developing my colors the way you did? I'm stuck in your before stage coloring wise.

[Anonymous No.4137691]

>>4137609
wow a nice, detailed response

[Anonymous No.4137738]

I've posted the first two before. Here's another iteration. I started studying fundies this year. And by studying I mean inconsistently reading. : I

[Anonymous No.4137739]

>>4133856
blog please?

[Anonymous No.4137751]

This thread made me go back and look at some really old shit I've made and compare it to what I can do now, and... while the progress is clear, it's definitely not adequate for a 7~6 year difference (I mean, sure, I was only 15 six years ago, but still).

I think I'm gonna start grinding those fundies, lads.

[Anonymous No.4137767]

>>4137751
You and me both. Good luck anon. Still would like to see your progress. You should post it!

[Anonymous No.4137781]

>>4137751
I have progressed in one month more than in 15 years
Its all about getting critique and advice from someone other than your mom

[Anonymous No.4137903]

>>4134162
really love your color work and rendering style anon, are there any learning resources you'd recommend?

[Anonymous No.4137904]

>>4137767
Alright, here you go. I picked images that deal with the same subject matter for better comparison. The first two were drawn on my 3DS on the Colors! 3D drawing app, while the most recent one was drawn with that one tiny intuos tablet (intuos draw? I can't remember) on paint tool SAI. Ah, and the latter two drawings are unfinished; I literally was working on that last one yesterday and am going to finish it. I'm having fun with it, surprisingly.

>>4137781
It's not so much that I can't find people who can offer proper critique, the real problem is that I just rarely ever draw. After 2013 I drew very very few finished things, I can only remember two off the top of my head: one from 2016 (I think?) and one from 2018.
During all this time I've focused much more on pixel art instead, since it has actual practical use for me and I'm more comfortable doing it. The non-pixel stuff I make is mostly doodles or sketches to base my pixel art off of.
That last pic is supposed to be a new discord avatar and also whatever other form of social media I decide to partake on (twitter, I guess). I want to open up commissions because I think money is going to be a pretty good incentive to making me actually draw stuff.

Ah, I know this reply has gotten quite long already, but I would appreciate it if anyone here would be so kind as to offer me some critique (that, of course, doesn't mention issues that are obviously there because the thing is unfinished).
Here's some stuff I'm aware that needs fixing because it's the most glaring:
The forehead is a bit too small, the pinky should be moved a bit closer to the ring finger, the jacket needs more creases, the collar of the shirt should deform in the area where it meets the clavicle otherwise it won't make any sense, the shadow cast on the shirt by the jacket should probably be "longer", and the tip of the ring finger seems a bit too flat.

[Anonymous No.4137909]

>>4133670
I got a graphics tablet in May and never used one before.

So this is like 3 months of progress learning how to do digital

[Anonymous No.4137910]

>>4137909
god damnit im retarded

[Anonymous No.4138088]

>>4136990
>>4136990
They look fucking badass. You are making it in my eyes anon.

[Anonymous No.4138092]

>>4137910
That Gondola drawing is absolutely amazing. I love some good meme art with legitimate handcrafted soul. I am being very sincere.

[Anonymous No.4138110]

>>4133670
autistic people really live in their own little world huh

[Anonymous No.4138122]

>>4137609
what is the bimbo side?

[Anonymous No.4138231]

>>4137609
This advice is amazing. I really appreciate it. I noticed that the ladies in my art have started to look really ugly, so I'll deffo start working on more appealing features.
In terms of hands and confidence, I've always struggled with drawing them in different positions so stuck to the safety of the closed hand open hand. I deffo need to study and work on that.
Thanks so much for the awesome advice. It's greatly appreciated.

>>4137647
Thanks! I'm pretty happy with how my linework has turned out. However my colours are really dead in appearance so maybe colour studies might help?

Thank you both.

[Anonymous No.4138238]

>>4137910
you're making good progress anon! your drawings are unironically very soulful and they make me happy

[Anonymous No.4138364]

>>4137751
This. It's been three years and I'm still stuck in /beg/ with shit progress.

[Anonymous No.4138383]

[Anonymous No.4138386]

>>4137910
i rly like left pic

[Anonymous No.4138389]

>>4138383
wtf is wrong with furries

[Anonymous No.4138390]

>>4137904
I know you were begging for critique, but as I don’t feel qualified to critique you, I just wanted to say how refreshing it is to actually see dramatic progress

Most people who post images done that far apart look like they’ve done nothing for six years but this is a pleasant surprise

Anyway I love it and it’s great so shut up

[Anonymous No.4138393]

>>4137738
Reading? Naw you should be drawing.

I quite like the middle one more than the right one. Not sure why. Just seems more... natural? Soulful, I guess, as /ic/ likes to call it.

[Anonymous No.4138395]

>>4137638

[Anonymous No.4138396]

>>4137638
Man I’m sorry but holy shit I really hate what you’ve done with your style

Unless it’s a portrait of a body from a firey plane crash

[Anonymous No.4138404]

>>4137904
What did you practice to improve like this? I've been stagnating like hell.

[Anonymous No.4138413]

>>4138383
O! i follow you
didn1t know you browsed ic

[Anonymous No.4138535]

>>4137781
Do you by chance know a place like that that isn't ic, maybe some forum or discord you'd recommend?

[Anonymous No.4138539]

>>4138088
That was encouraging. Thank you anon.

[Anonymous No.4138572]

>>4138122
Think american r34 comics of a decade ago, before the anime contamination. The "blow-up doll" aesthetic.

[Anonymous No.4138658]

>>4137904
>barely ever draws over a period of years
>makes more progress than people who have drawn every day for the same period of time
and they say talent isn't real, fucking lmao

[Anonymous No.4138668]

It's all a grind

[Anonymous No.4138699]

>>4138413
I follow you too. Vusta right? I noticed you on LAS and the /trash/ thread.

[Anonymous No.4138708]

>>4138699
yes

[Anonymous No.4138782]

>>4136990
this is gr8

[Anonymous No.4138785]

>>4138658
same dude. I always feel I have talent so I stopped drawing since 2009 but I still feel I could catch up if I grind hard in 2 years.

[Anonymous No.4138800]

>>4133670
Thought maybe try this out, I feel a bit stuck or more like I'm going in circles, repeating the same mistakes, one step forward two backwards.
I'm also not practicing enough, I wish I had some support group at times to push myself harder, but I also know I should find it within myself and stop wasting time.
Sigh.

[Anonymous No.4138943]

>>4133679
Are you french?

[Anonymous No.4139147]

>>4137690
Seriously analyzing the color choices of artist I admire made me improve my color a lot. I guess I would call my before picture "symbol coloring". Just like how beginner artists will always draw what they *think* an eye looks like, beginner painters might paint what they *think* the color of an eye is. For me, an obvious example is in the before pic I used to assume "eye whites are white". You are probably doing this for a lot of things you paint, take note of it. Pic related is so you can break out of thinking a skin tone is the same shade in every lighting- those colors at the bottom are from using the eyedropper tool on each face. You can paint fair skin using any color...you can paint anything using any color, if that makes sense. Sorry, I'm not a good teacher.

Marco Bucco (https://www.youtube.com/user/marcobucci/videos)) explains everything better- even if you don't care for his paintings that much I highly recommend his videos about color. I still have a long way to go with it and my values are still really bad, so once again I recommend looking to higher-skilled artists.
>>4137739
@fumi2moe on twitter

[Anonymous No.4139163]

>>4138535
no I only browse /ic/

[Anonymous No.4139166]

>>4138800
Very nice anon, blog?

[Anonymous No.4139191]

>>4138383
based and improvin

[Anonymous No.4139729]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.4139968]

>>4138383
blog? I feel like I recognize you from somewhere

[Anonymous No.4140020]

>>4138800
I hope you read this, but man do you have the whole picture of the lancer looking guy on the bottom left photo next to the red shapes? Looks sick as fuck

[Anonymous No.4140056]

>>4139147
that Pearl is qt

this coming from a Marinafag

[Anonymous No.4140080]

>>4138800
Tell us ur secrets

[Anonymous No.4140091]

>>4138699
>>4138413
Jokes on you guys... I follow you both! Ufufu!

[Anonymous No.4140098]

stopped drawing almost entirely from 2013 to 2017 besides doodling in every class
started fundies 2-3 months ago

[Anonymous No.4140123]

>>4139968
https://www.furaffinity.net/user/gigasaddle/

[Anonymous No.4140457]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.4140469]

>>4138800
So you're just tracing 3d renders? What is going on?

[Anonymous No.4140512]

>>4139166
Thanks, I do not have one yet. I'm trying to improve overall on what I do.

>>4140020
Here it goes, is not much anything at the mo. I want to improve my design badly but I always end up with boring shapes.

>>4140080>>4140469
Not sure what makes you think I'm tracing anything. I picked up Scott's How to draw last year, those things are build upon what is taught there and Peter han exercises of making geometry overlaps, then some perspective book on casting shadows, although I do them freestyle so they aren't technically correct.
And I've done a lot of drawing from imagination, that's how I started drawing, exclusively, 8 years ago. But I hit a wall a few years after that, that's how I came upon ic, conceptart.org, and all that. Started doing studies, life-painting, I dunno, lots of potholes, lost interest during my 3rd year and dropped it for about 4 years, I did draw on and off but no studies or daily practice. I decided to pick it back up last year seriously again.

I pretty much try to follow Rapoza tips now, focus on drawing something, then do studies on what isn't working, try again, but my willpower really sucks.
Which brings me back to wanting to find study groups or something. Sorry for the blogpost.

[Anonymous No.4140536]

>>4140512
>drawing for 8 years
Thank you for giving me hope anon!
Also whats rapoza tips? Just a quick rundown pls

[Anonymous No.4140542]

>>4139147
Who's the artist of the blue girl on the bottom right?

[Anonymous No.4140545]

>>4140536
Watch this from him, he explains what he did/does.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=m4tttsdhn8o

[Anonymous No.4140723]

>>4140512
that lancer is cool as fuck, the bulkiness of it really adds to the design

[Anonymous No.4141060]

Inktober from last year vs

[Anonymous No.4141061]

>>4141060
This year :]

[Anonymous No.4141082]

>>4141061
wow, that's really good

[Anonymous No.4141086]

>>4141082
T-thank you anon <3

[Anonymous No.4141116]

>>4141086
what pen did you use to draw that?
have been looking for a good ink pen but all i can find are those shitty loose ones that leak ink everywhere.

[Anonymous No.4141127]

>>4141116
I used a random ballpoint pack I bought in spain for this drawing, but a really good pen to use is one of those orange BIC pens- they have incredibly good ink flow and the point is pretty fine too.

[Anonymous No.4141132]

Same characters 3 years appart. The bottom one is still pretty WIP (currently finishing it).

[Anonymous No.4141139]

>>4141127
>orange BIC pens- they have incredibly good ink flow and the point is pretty fine too.
thanks mate ill defenatly put that advice to good use.

[Anonymous No.4141152]

>>4137903
Late reply, sorry about that! What I'd recommend is just painting a lot. Do a lot of value studies of objects and forms, knowing how light and shadow works. If you already are painting and know how that works, you can begin to play with shapes and form. For beginner lessons on digital painting, I recommend Matt Kohr's painting videos and courses. Advanced, I recommend Sam Nielson.

[Anonymous No.4141809]

>>4138238
We can do it, anon!

>>4138390
Thanks a lot for such a positive response! That's definitely something I wasn't expecting. It strengthens my almost non-existant resolve so, really, thank you.

>>4138404
Thanks for the compliment but I'm not sure if I can provide a satisfactory answer. What I've been doing all this time is lots of pixel art and drawing, sketching and doodling things on and off on my notebook or whichever other paper I have near me, sometimes with periods of months doing absolutely nothing. I "decided" to take drawing more seriously at around 2016 but, really, all I did from then up until now was just watching art-related youtube videos and reading small parts of some books. I'd sometimes follow some tutorials when sketching and doodling, too.

>>4138658
Aight that's stretching it. Maybe that's an impression caused by the very small amount of images I put in that pic, so I went through the pain of making a new more detailed one. I decided to stick to pieces that are finished to mostly finished. You can see that my output was the most prolific during 2013. From 2016 onward I've been using a graphics tablet, which definitely helped a lot. I guess this year is the one I've been the most focused on getting better because I [gasp] even read some loomis here and there; from 2012 to 2014 I didn't study fundies at all lmao, at most I'd look up tutorials and leave it at that.

Sorry if the image is too tiny; filesize limits and all that.

[Anonymous No.4141818]

[Anonymous No.4141929]

>>4133670
>>4135613
>The same exact poses
>The same exact colors
>minimal changes
>only difference is shading differently.
These have to be female artists. I refuse to say these are men because of how they mostly are adventurous and try new things. Also the people that suck up to them have to be desperate wanting some pussy.
>>4135613
The main issue anon is that females are afraid of failure and wanting to learn from it. Men kind of have a similar issue where they do not think they will get good if they make a few bad mistakes on their first artwork. The main issue is to keep learning to adventure outward and just keep learning. Keep trying to be better in some way than your previous submission even if it is shading, even if it is perspective, or it is color theory, form etc, if its too complex start simple and do it over again. You get better as you keep doing something and keep practicing. Not overnight but in a span of time.

[Anonymous No.4141941]

>>4133670
>>4133718
>Same exact poses
>minimal changes
>only difference is shading and it being digital.
These have to be females. I have noticed this a lot that they are afraid to go out of their comfort zone(most of them at least), and adventure outward. Men only have the issue of not realizing that you get better in time, and not on your first piece. As you keep submitting artwork and improving on your last release in some way like Form,Shading, Color theory, perspective, poses etc. You do get better and it gains mileage your mind will adapt and learn how to do things more efficiently the more you keep doing something. Eventually you will become a greater artist.
>>4135613
>>4135961
Mostly the issue is that they need to be criticized and told their art needs to be improved, while at the same time praising other aspects. It is a balancing act especially those with fears of moving outside the comfort zone. The other problem is that they are stubborn and they are children with unreasonable mindsets.

[Anonymous No.4141951]

>>4141818
I see you are doing solid with going outside the 2D form into the 3D.
>>4140098
Not bad on this piece. I do like the perspective of how you made the guy on the right and it looks almost great. But i would say to work more on the cities and the staff. Cities are much taller buildings than the person. The staff is confusing as if he is holding it? Or it is resting on the guard rail? It looks good though anon. Do not give up. You definitely will get there.

[Anonymous No.4141953]

>>4140123
thanks dude, what books/vids did you read and watch to get to your level? I also especially adore the rendering on the doberman piece

[Anonymous No.4141956]

>>4133977
>>4135555
>>4135318
>>4141809
Favorite posts in the thread so far. Gives me so much motivation to want to draw. I always thought either you were born with it or you had to do the stupid fruits thing, i guess it was a lack of information on the internet at the time and of lessons. But i am kind of realizing its more or less about practice and just keeping on improving. Thank you guys for submitting these.

[Anonymous No.4141965]

>>4141061
I'm very impressed! How did you study drapery?

[Anonymous No.4141966]

>>4141132
>playing tranny simulator XIV
I'm sorry, you're not going to make it

[Anonymous No.4141969]

>>4137738
I like the middle one the best. I'm not a fan of the newest one because of the face shape and the eyes are too close together.

[Anonymous No.4141974]

>>4141966
Not Xer but what's tranny simulator XIV?

[Anonymous No.4141991]

>>4135318
>>4138800
Blog?

[Anonymous No.4141993]

>>4134887
HAHAHAHAHAHA

[Anonymous No.4142007]

>>4141951
Ty man. I only had an hour or something on the one on the right, once the contest deadline arrived I just submitted and forgot about it IIRC. Well, saving-face excuses aside thanks a lot for the advice and kind words. I'll do my best and all the best to you as well!

[Anonymous No.4142008]

>>4141965
I don’t remember ever sitting down and studying drapery specifically, but I think whenever I saw sculptures and renaissance paintings with flowy fabric I picked it up easier than I would anything else, when I sat down to draw it would be the easiest thing for me to visualise. Thanks anon :]

[Anonymous No.4142035]

>>4141953
I read/watch a lot of stuff, but I tend to stop after a few chapters. Sometimes I revisit books and skim to specific chapters dealing with things I want to push further. Things that helped me the most are
>Vilppu drawing manual
>Gurney's Color and Light
>Erik Olson's perspective class on NMA
>Ctrlpaint for photoshop basics
I also experiment a lot with photoshop and learning how to use it not only for painting but for image manipulation and special effects. There are cool things you can do with adjustments, filters and blending layers.

But now most of my studying is done from photos or other artists rather than books. I spend about as much time studying random objects, animals and buildings as I do furries and figures. Occasionally I'll gather up a bunch of artwork from one artist and spend a few hours studying their work, but I try to do different artists each time.

[Anonymous No.4142050]

>>4141966
Tranny because the women look like men or men look like women (or both) ? Yo i m so confused.

GMI my guy but thanks for your input

[Anonymous No.4142075]

>>4142035
thanks, do you think keys to drawing/bargue plates or a good start for drawing from observation?

[Anonymous No.4142123]

oct 2017 to oct 2019, guess ive always been gay

[Anonymous No.4142147]

>>4142075
If I was just starting out today, I would do something like Bargue plates to sharpen my observational skills, and I'd pick up Dynamic Bible and start doing lots of sketch studies of everything.
I never read Keys to Drawing, but I skimmed it to see what the deal was after everyone recommended it. There's a lot of great info there, great place to start learning. But don't be fooled, it takes a long time to grasp all of that stuff, even if it's fairly basic.

I also liked See It Feel It Trace It Draw It by Sheldon Borenstein as an intro to drawing the figure, although you can jump straight into Vilppu if you want.

Just make sure you practice a lot and apply what you learn.

[Anonymous No.4143202]

>>4142123
That is gay.

[Anonymous No.4143292]

How do you avoid this fate?

And no this isn't me, I censored the name, cause I don't want this person getting spammed

[Anonymous No.4143296]

>>4143292
Loomis

[Anonymous No.4143893]

>>4143292
blog?

[Anonymous No.4144084]

not sure on progress but yous should do a full piece with the right one. with back ground or something. like a voodoo dealer iin an ally looks fucking badass.
great

[Anonymous No.4144092]

>>4135555
ya i did draw box starting off sill do the warm ups.

perspective and lines are pretty easy now since he pushes so much. plus he pushes some other great things.

it is a bit repetitive tho.

[Anonymous No.4144096]

>>4143292
oh god plz no. im hoping this is only just doodles when they are board

[Anonymous No.4145826]

Bump

[Anonymous No.4145953]

bumb

[Anonymous No.4146074]

>>4145826
>>4145953
stop bumping threads on the slow board you dumb nigger

[Anonymous No.4146111]

>>4138393
>>4141969
Lol this board.
>Stay away from anime
>Study Loomis
>Draw from life
>"I like the one that looks like anime better"
Insert ngmi

[Anonymous No.4146688]

>>4146111
I already told you why the last one sucks but you're too stupid to comprehend. Just because you read Loomis doesn't automatically make you better, dumb fuck.

[Anonymous No.4146709]

>>4146688
Not the Anon who drew that stuff, but I hope it made you feel good about yourself to talk down on me like that.

[Anonymous No.4146716]

>>4146709
It feels good knowing that I'm not a retarded /beg/ like you. Go study Loomis and stop posting

[Anonymous No.4147150]

Bump.

[Anonymous No.4147259]

>>4134780
2018 >>> 2017 > 2019

[Anonymous No.4147324]

>>4146716
I'd choose being beg any day over having a shitty personality like yours.

[Anonymous No.4147343]

>>4133977
I want to see a whole comic book or animation of your stuff guyic this shit is quality

[Anonymous No.4147349]

>>4147324
Sorry, no safe spaces at 4chan. Go cry some more because I called you a dumb fuck.

[Anonymous No.4147373]

>>4133977
youve done next to nothing but copy, and you got nearly nothing from it in 6 years... jesus do some fundies and stop using refs and maybe youll get to actually have fun drawing

[Anonymous No.4147586]

>>4147373
>stop using refs
Are you serious? pyw that you did without refs.

[Anonymous No.4147608]

>>4147373
>stop using refs
brainlet.png

[Anonymous No.4147630]

>>4147373
This is the most retarded crab I’ve ever seen on /ic/ please neck yourself for the good of the world. You are actively hindering people just to bring them down to your shite level. Oh and here’s your (you) for the nice bait because you’re so fucking cool

[Anonymous No.4147632]

>>4147373
Like 70% of this isn’t even copied

[Anonymous No.4147639]

not drawing for a career, but slow progress is still progress right?

[Anonymous No.4147876]

>>4142050
its just the meme that trannies love the game

[Anonymous No.4147944]

2017 on the left, 2019 on the right. somehow got into uni with the 2017 one. Art kinda stagnated up until early this year.

[Anonymous No.4148000]

I made this today. Fucked the shading up a bit.

Here's a video of me drawing it if interested: https://youtu.be/fzFIoTTnzEA

[Anonymous No.4148002]

>>4147944
The lighting is awesome! Great improvement anon!

[Anonymous No.4148006]

I've never really done a piece like that before so I don't really have anything to compare it to. But here is this I did earlier in the week.

[Anonymous No.4148377]

>>4147639
start learnign about values would make it even better. but good so far

[Anonymous No.4148940]

alright how did I do

[Anonymous No.4149373]

>>4148940

That's a really original character design

[Anonymous No.4149386]

>>4147373
Post your orogress.

[Anonymous No.4149401]

>>4141060
>>4141061
This makes me think I'll never improve, cause while I can tell the second one is better, I don't see the appeal.

Could it be some people's brains are wired to prefer flatter, 2D depictions of reality?

[Anonymous No.4149408]

>>4147944
>he fell for the never skip leg day meme

[Anonymous No.4149416]

>>4149401

[Anonymous No.4149566]

>>4135294
Very nice anon

[Anonymous No.4149593]

Nov 4, 2018 tracing a 3d model to Yesderday without reference. Same OC redesigned.

[Anonymous No.4149613]

>>4149593
bro. its good that youre going for dynamic posing. But mein gott the anatomy and the perspective in this hurt like hell. sketch a few skeletons n shit. arm cant really bend that way, it doesnt rotate at the shoulder that way, its floating on the side of the ribcage and connected to the sternum and back by the collarbone and the omoplate. Which means if you want the arm pointing in that direction the whole torso would get pulled to the side a bit more, and also the perspective would kick in a bit. its hard to draw limbs from straight on perspective until you know exactly whats going on, its really just a series of tongs grabbing each other though.

[Anonymous No.4149627]

>>4149613

Wow I knew I was bad but not completely shit like that. Would you mind redlining the original anatomy for me?

[Anonymous No.4149648]

>>4149613
Good post.

[Anonymous No.4149731]

This isn’t me but, damn

[Anonymous No.4149755]

>>4149731
looks like they became a deepmind for platelets

[Anonymous No.4149874]

>>4149731
he was just lazy right, he could just as easily make a polished version like the left but with his slightly better understanding of forms
either that or you switched the dates

[Anonymous No.4149875]

>>4149593
You remind me of this one other anime artist on /ic/ who ended up getting pretty decent. They drew scissor girls, but I forgot who they were really.

[Anonymous No.4149914]

>>4141941
Idiot NGMI

[Anonymous No.4149923]

I don't feel like making a compilation of my drawings from 2014—current year so I'll just post my art made from 2015 vs 2018.
This one was done around 2015 without using a stylus or graphic tab, just a regular tab.

[Anonymous No.4149924]

vs. 2018, still done on the same ol' tab.

[Anonymous No.4149926]

>>4149923
vs. 2018, done on the same ol' tab.

[Anonymous No.4150023]

>>4147373
r e t a r d

[Anonymous No.4150026]

>>4142123
hot

[Anonymous No.4150030]

>>4147373
Let's see your progress

[Anonymous No.4150057]

>>4149914
Pe Queso?

[Anonymous No.4150474]

I drew the right today. I keep sabotaging my progress because I don't bother drawing for six months to a year and I despise coloring.

[Anonymous No.4150477]

>>4150474
>>4150474
qt!

[Anonymous No.4150527]

the only thing that works on people that don't know how to improve is just straight up harsh and direct critique.
if you feel a sting through your heart after you spent all those hours on a literal piece of trash, you *want* to improve

[Anonymous No.4150543]

>>4150477
Thanks a bunch, anon.

[Anonymous No.4150635]

>>4148006
Go to /beg/. You are having trouble with basic perspective. And you said it yourself...you have nothing to compare this to, and yet you are posting in a progress thread.

[Anonymous No.4150782]

2k16- yesterday

[Anonymous No.4150933]

>>4150527

Learning does not work like this

[Anonymous No.4151432]

April -> October (yesterday)

I need to improve more

[Anonymous No.4151478]

>>4134272
>hobo angels
Lolwat, it's cool

[Anonymous No.4151652]

>>4147343
what would the comic be about? I hate writing

>>4147373
> actually have fun drawing
haaaaa I do have fun drawing, it's why I never do my fundies

[Anonymous No.4151733]

>>4150782
went from interesting 3d to completely flat in 3 years.

[Anonymous No.4151743]

>>4137643
how many hours a day?

[Anonymous No.4151769]

>>4137910
hey senpai can I get that Gondola and Knight pic on separate links? looks cool for a phone background

[Anonymous No.4151779]

>>4137910
heh i had your gondola in my art inspo folder

[Anonymous No.4151848]

>>4133670
Sometimes the art journey isn't always an uphill battle, sometimes its more like getting stuck in a quagmire, or a mazed forest.

[Anonymous No.4152057]

This is my progress in a little under 5 months. I never drew before this. #1 is my first drawing and then 5 is my last so far. TY /ic/ for giving me the resources to learn to draw, those resource book threads were golden for me.

[Anonymous No.4152069]

>>4151848
Boomer

[Anonymous No.4152097]

>>4152069
shut the fuck up, teen.

[Anonymous No.4152292]

>>4134780
2017 looks better, the other ones look increasingly tumblrish

[Anonymous No.4152296]

>>4136360
ewwww what the fuck is the left
glad you got out of the tumblrzone.

[Anonymous No.4152300]

>>4150474
cuuuuuute. what's ya blog, kid?

[Anonymous No.4152347]

>>4152057
You're progress is good! I would kind of break things down more-- instead of attempting fully rendered pieces every time you sit down to work, spend time just focusing solely on anatomy, figure drawing, gesture, etc. Your anatomy isn't strong. It's better for you to have 100 unfinished drawings right now than 5 fully rendered paintings. Good direction though., keep it up!

[Anonymous No.4152527]

>>4152057
wtf even the first one is already good

[Anonymous No.4152601]

>>4152300
Sorry, I don't have a whole lot to look at, but I'm going to try to draw more.
twitter.com/Pineabbleskewer

[Anonymous No.4152608]

>>4152347
Thanks :) Yeah I've been studying anatomy separately. These were my attempts at trying to learn color at different points. I failed pretty bad in the first couple of them but I think I'm getting the hang of it. I definitely need to get more anatomy, Especially for lower torso.
>>4152527
I'm glad you think so lol, The progress I made makes me sad cause I should've started a long time ago.

[Anonymous No.4152657]

>>4152608
>cause I should've started a long time ago.
How old are you now?

[Anonymous No.4152659]

>>4152657
I'm 26 :(

[Anonymous No.4152661]

>>4152659
There are pros who started at the same time or later. Judging by your progress you're clearly taking it seriously and not just mindlessly going through the motions. Keep it up! I believe in you.

[Anonymous No.4152663]

update on my progress

[Anonymous No.4152674]

>>4152663
Blog? Also color your nipples.

[Anonymous No.4152684]

>>4152674
https://twitter.com/dairenke_art
Thank you

[Anonymous No.4152685]

>>4152661
Thanks anon. This is very encouraging I will do my best!

[Anonymous No.4152707]

>>4137609
>I'm also assuming you're a girl, cause that's generally where a lack of tact about what's cute (in a "I want to protect this smile" way) comes from.
I never would have thought of that, although I have seen some women draw pretty cute girls it's almost always anime or weeb style.
>>4138231
Look at Touhou if you want to see how broad "cute girl" can be.

[Anonymous No.4152723]

>>4152707
Forgot about my sanic meme. I made it bad on purpose but it turned out a little better then I expected. I had fun fun making bad art on purpose so I may make more like this even as I improve.

pic is a month or two ago when I first got my tablet and installed Krita. I was trying to do a portrait of my cat for that "left brain, right brain" book.

[Anonymous No.4152728]

>>4152684
>got help from based Firez
Absolutely amazing.

[Anonymous No.4152734]

>>4152728
Well i did ask him directly on /ic/

[Anonymous No.4152748]

>>4152734
I really like Firez's art, I'm going to try talking to him next time he's really active here.

[Anonymous No.4153013]

>>4135771
Can you post the Hokuto-Loomis pic? I like it

[Anonymous No.4153341]

Recently came back to it after a long hiatus, left pic is one of the first things I did when I didn't know how necks work.

[Anonymous No.4153356]

>>4143292

Practice perspective/construction drawing, it's the only way, try to draw everything in 3d, draw through the form as much as you can

[Anonymous No.4153909]

>>4149914
This better be bait

[Anonymous No.4153910]

>>4151652
A kid finds a time traveling boat and has to solve a puzzle using science and history

[Anonymous No.4153916]

>>4151779
aww thanks that means a lot!
>>4151769
the gondola is linked in the other post in this comment but here's the knight m8

[Anonymous No.4153921]

>>4153916
look at the tombstone to the right of his open hand omfg

[Anonymous No.4154053]

>>4153921
Had to edit the brightness to see. What exactly are you omfging about?

[Anonymous No.4154054]

>>4154053
It’s FUCKING LOSS

[Anonymous No.4154381]

>>4138122
dean yeagle comes to mind

[Anonymous No.4154929]

well I'm due for a reality check anyway

[Anonymous No.4154933]

>>4154381
god i hate this fucker

[Anonymous No.4156842]

This is just depressing

[Anonymous No.4156862]

>>4156842
Who's the artist?

[Anonymous No.4156930]

Do you think I’ll make it in about 2 years at the same pace?

[Anonymous No.4156935]

>>4156862
Sasucchi95

Normally I wouldn’t post this but they have an insufferable attitude when it comes to critique.

[Anonymous No.4156941]

>>4156935
Their sketch account is sasuuchi95 which has more obvious flaws

[Anonymous No.4157127]

>>4156941
He found his niche and sticked to it ... it's competent i don't see the cringe here

[Anonymous No.4157423]

>>4156842
This is amazing! What are you talking about?

[Anonymous No.4157574]

>>4154929
the mob pic is really nice. keep it up

[Anonymous No.4157606]

>>4156842
Give me your Twitter

[Anonymous No.4157669]

>>4156842
Unironically post your work

[Anonymous No.4158134]

>>4151848
I really love your stuff, but you're always one step short of greatness. The proportions of your characters being your biggest set back.

[Anonymous No.4158139]

>>4152663
That arm going under the boob pose is retarded, the original was better. You shouldn't have listened to firez on that one. I think he was messing with you.

[Anonymous No.4158140]

>>4152663
tits aren't waterballoons. it wouldn't envelop the arm i don't think.

[Anonymous No.4158278]

>>4134600
based bara furry.

[Anonymous No.4158492]

>>4133856
drastic improvement, im so proud of how far uve come and ily
-anna

[Anonymous No.4158567]

some of these drawings are more rendered than others but all are in a similar vein style-wise