Positive art vibes thread

[Anonymous No.4204581]

> Got out of an art rut from last year and post regularly now
> People irl know me as the cool art friend
> Online people I admire say my art is cool
> Still small but gaining followers at a consistant pace
> Will likely reach my follower goal for the year

I've had some good things this year guys, what positive things have happened to you and your art recently.

[Anonymous No.4204584]

>>4204581
I am happy for you ^______^

[Anonymous No.4204589]

>>4204584
Thanks anon : ) I hope your art goes well.

[Anonymous No.4204607]

>>4204581
I draw what I want, when I want - I feel like I finally caught up to my ghost from like 4yrs ago and I can pass him now

[Anonymous No.4204610]

>>4204581
Hired to do 4 illustrations in a magazine, made $30/hr doing it.

[Anonymous No.4204625]

>>4204607
That's great to hear anon, nice to see you've got back to enjoying drawing

>>4204610
That's rad as hell, $30/hr is good ass pay too. You able to tell us what magazine?

[Anonymous No.4204628]

>>4204581
I don't draw that often, but I am aware that I can do good if I post more often. please motivate me

[Anonymous No.4204639]

God I wish that were me
I think I'm finally getting more comfortable with what I draw at least

[Anonymous No.4204646]

>>4204628
Sometimes it's important to remember that no matter how bad technically your art is in the short term, in the long term it'll only help you to put yourself out there online - there's 7 billion people on the planet so even if you don't like your art there's always someone out there who will. Don't push yourself too far, but its important to make yourself take that step outside your comfort zone.

>>4204639
Glad to hear that, it's been a decently long road to get to the comfortable place I am now. You're making progress and that's all you need to do.

[Anonymous No.4204734]

>in class
>draw the teacher as Guts from Berserk
>it's fucking awful
>a classmate sees it
>damn anon, you're preatty good you should go to an art school or something
>thank you kind classmate

[Anonymous No.4204743]

>>4204734
Sometimes, little pick me ups that are what really help out.

Don't know about recently, but I'm grateful for having my stuff shared on social, and having met other artists on here.

[Anonymus No.4204750]

>>4204581
> Will likely reach my follower goal for the year
for instagam? and what number is your goal if so?

>>4204610
so how many hours did you spend on all 4 works?

[Anonymous No.4204759]

>>4204581
I'm in a similar situation as yours, OP!
Since I joined and grew on twitter I found all my idols of the dA days, they like my art and we interact often!

[Anonymous No.4204770]

>>4204581
>post regularly now
on what?

[Anonymous No.4205547]

>>4204734
Rad that people are appreciating your work irl, I agree with >>4204743 - that sorta stuff can really help motivate you.

>>4204750
> for Instagram? and what number is your goal if so?
Twitter and Instagram, they're kinda growing at the same time. My goal is pretty small at 100 for each, but I started at around 10-15 at the start of October and am at 80 followers at the time of writing on both platforms.

>>4204759
Super glad to hear that anon, it's always cool to have people you admire like your work. Recently a guy called C M Kosemen liked my work. For those who don't know, the guy's had an indie documentary made about him and is a leading name in the subgenre I like to work in.

>>4204770
Twitter, Instagram, and Deviantart - if you're interested I can link them here : )

[Anonymous No.4205554]

>>4205547
Not him, but please do!

[Anonymus No.4205559]

>>4205547
>if you're interested I can link them here
I will follow you

[Anonymous No.4205577]

>>4205554
>>4205559
Thanks anons

Twitter: https://twitter.com/KingOfSeagulls
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bobkingofseagulls/
Deviantart: https://www.deviantart.com/bob-the-seagull-king

Here's an example of a more recent work, part of a mini-project I'm working on at the moment.

[Anonymous No.4205582]

>>4205577
You've got yourself a new follower. Cool art, friend.

[Anonymus No.4205601]

>>4205577
that what I call SOUL. you are going places big boy

[Anonymous No.4205618]

>>4204625
Thanks, I'll just say it was one of your typical city lifestyle magazines.

>>4204750
46 hours total, I guess.

[Anonymous No.4205637]

>>4205582
>>4205601
Thanks guys : ) Glad to hear you all like it. I'm trying to mimic wildlife art/photography so having some soul in it is a pretty important aspect.

>>4205618
That's a pretty real-world type of magazine, cool to hear you got to work so professionally. 46hrs at $30/hr is nice too.

[Anonymous No.4205638]

I have 35 followers on Twitter :)

[Anonymous No.4205656]

>>4205638
Thats great to hear anon, hitting your first couple dozen is a great step. Over time the more you have the more you'll notice you get more followers in a positive feedback loop. Keep going, you're on your way :)

[Anonymous No.4205758]

I love kermit but avatarfagging is illegal. Also I just finished a piece I like; it didn't do so hot on social media but I like it enough that it doesn't bother me too much.

[Anonymous No.4205766]

>>4204581
Fresh out of college, while i was there i used my free time to draw and marketing it. Now i'm currently living of art, i'm not getting rich by any means but it's sustainable and i'm really happy about it. Also will have my first solo exposition next year wish i'm really stocked for!
I also have a really good following on Instagram but i don't feel like that's worth anything rather tahn feeding my ego, i mean i get 0 comissions from instagram

[Anonymous No.4205777]

SUP

[Anonymous No.4205851]

UAAAHHHGGHHHH I'M GONNA FUCKING DO IT REEEEE I'M GONNA DO IT
I WON'T GIVE UP FUCK YOU REEEE
I'M GONNA FUCKING MAKE AN ANIMATION, IT'S GONNA BE SHITTY, I'M GONNA END UP HATING IT, BUT I'M GOING TO FUCKING DO IT

[Anonymous No.4205886]

>>4204581
>Commissioned to illustrate a wall mural for some nerdy rich old couple, paid well but more importantly it helped me believe in myself
>Saved enough money to enroll in drawing/design classes, classmates love my work and ask me for advice, feel well-adjusted for the first time
>Finally reaching a point where I like what I draw even if I'm not satisfied with it

Small but important
>Sketching a little boy on the bus, he sees it and says "you should be a artist" (!)

[Anonymous No.4205964]

>>4204581
I started doing more realistic artwork recently. Since the 5th of november more specifically. (I know It's a short period of time, but progress is progress) I had been avoiding it for so long, but it's actually more entertaining than I first thought! They look awful but it kind of adds to the fun part.
It has helped my more cartoony drawings too. It makes me feel productive.

[Anonymous No.4205965]

>>4205758
Good to hear you're confident enough in yourself that you don't need external validation.

>>4205766
Thats so cool anon! Even if you aren't rich, making enough money to live on it is still a huge accomplishment.

>>4205777
Not sure what site/app this is for, care to elaborate?

>>4205851
Love the energy you have anon - the character i can see in the image looks good too. Wish you the best of luck.

>>4205886
Awesome experience. Kids won't care about being a dick if they feel like it so he had to properly like your work to compliment it.

[Anonymous No.4205967]

>>4205964
Cool to see you're expanding your range anon, also nice to hear your skill in one is helping other fields of your work. Even if it's just recent progress is still progress : )

[Anonymous No.4206173]

>>4205965
The app in question is Procreate 5
Any other Anons refreshed the website like crazy just to get the invitation? Haven't installed it yet but sounds fun

[Anonymous No.4206181]

>>4204581
i feel like i'm finally getting a consistent style after being a mess this whole year, and i'm getting to 500 followers doing wholesome art and staying true to myself always. feels good man

[Anonymous No.4206195]

I'm beg and small on social media, but somebody went and liked ebery post I made. Not all heroes wear capes.

[Anonymous No.4206288]

>>4206173
That's awesome anon, hope you have fun with it

>>4206181
Learning your style is a big step, also nice to see someone getting success doing stuff they enjoy doing (especially wholesome stuff). I've already shown some of my work above, but here's something in a different style, I myself am still figuring myself out between different styles.

>>4206195
Rad, it always feels nice when someone likes something they see enough to go through your catalogue and like a bunch of other content.

[Anonymous No.4206295]

Was avoiding practising faces because they so hard
Finally started and it's going better than I thought it would

[Anonymous No.4206296]

Your art is really good.

[Anonymous No.4206307]

I got a new tablet. It's no Cintiq but it sure beats my old Bamboo. I can draw some animals without reference now but they sure look better with refs.

[Anonymous No.4206309]

>>4206295
Great to hear you're stepping out of your comfort zone anon! Same thing happened to me, I just had to get through the initial difficulty before I started making improvements.

>>4206296
Thanks anon : )

>>4206307
Happy to hear you've gotten an upgrade, art is almost always better with a reference that's just natural, as long as you can draw without reference at all that's a great start.

[Anonymous No.4206349]

i haven't drawn much since then because of my busy retail work, but at least skimming my artbooks and making scribbly sketches whenever makes me feel like there's a progress in my style slowly

thanks kermit-anon for the positivity here in this thread, i hope your day was great and well :)

[Anonymous No.4206354]

finally shared my drawings and paintings with my circle of friends and it was overwhelmingly positive, up to point where I was compared to professional artist

they were being nice, but it gave me nice push of motivation

[Anonymous No.4206362]

Sometimes I feel lost in the constant sea of grinding/getting gud. But lately I feel like I'm starting to grasp concepts and techniques better, so my art turns out more like how I picture it in my head. I still sometimes feel overwhelmed and demotivated whenever I fail, but I just tell myself not to rush and that learning takes time. I'm definitely better now than I was last year.

Thanks for this thread based kermit-anon, you seem like a cool guy.

[Anonymous No.4206369]

I tried to hang my self last week but my GF came home and called the cops so I have that going for me. Not ded yet.

>Inb4 YOU HAVE A GIRLFRIEND I'M SO LONELY AHHHH!

[Anonymous No.4206378]

I feel my art is pointless. How can I cope kermit?

[Anonymous No.4206387]

>>4206349
Even if you aren't doing as much art as you'd like, its good to see you've got a job to support yourself with. Any progress is still progress which is a good thing. Thanks for the kind words : )

>>4206354
Nice to hear you're getting support for your art irl anon, especially since they're so overwhelmingly supportive. My friends are a great influence on my life and yours seem to be too.

>>4206362
Everyone feels lost sometimes, especially in something as personal as their art. It's good to see you've got your own personal self-motivation going on. You're right, learning takes time and it sounds like you're progressing.
Thanks anon, you seem so too.

>>4206369
I personally can't imagine how you must have felt to attempt suicide, and you're right that you aren't dead yet. Sometimes people who attempt suicide can feel like they've permanently killed themselved in the eyes of those around them, but its important to keep in mind no matter what you did in the past, you're alive here and how. Your GF seems supportive and I hope you can find personal happiness.

>>4206378
I struggle with this sometimes myself. To me, a human experience is something that should never end and the fact that we age is the greatest tragedy of our universe. Because of that, I find that there's nothing that can really be considered the perfect use of our time. If nothing is the best use of our time, then its best to treat life like anything can be a good use of your time. Do what you want with your life and try and increase your satisfaction, its the only life you have after all.

[Anonymous No.4206473]

>>4206387
I disagree Kermit. I think aging and death is a necessary evil that acts as the ultimate equalizer, also time being limited makes time and hence life worthy. I should have provided more details, I feel my art is pointless in the sense that no one enjoys it. That includes me.

[Anonymous No.4206482]

>>4206473
That's fair enough, we all have different views on this sort of stuff.
If you're not enjoying your art but still want to be doing art, it's important to take a break. For some people, this means literally not drawing for a bit and finding other outlets to give the brain something new to do, for others, it might just be leaving your comfort zone and doing a different style/subject matter.

I like to phrase these sorts of art ruts as discomfort zones. Even if you don't like what you're doing since it's what you've been doing it can feel like this is all there is to art. Stepping out of that zone into something new can make it all seem more in-perspective.

[Anonymous No.4207172]

I was stagnating a lot this year and mindlessly grinding, spinning my wheels.

About a month ago I just said "fuck it" and decided to have more fun with drawing, just focusing on feeling those forms instead of being too rigid about everything, and the results look a lot more presentable.

Not *good*, but a step in the right direction I think.

[Anonymous No.4207344]

>>4204581

I got back into doing studies and figure drawing after a long time, and I feel like I'm actually improving and not just mindlessly grinding.

[Anonymous No.4207702]

>>4207172
If you feel you're taking a step in the right direction, then its only fair to yourself to say you're doing good. You're improving and having more fun with your art, that's a win-win.

>>4207344
The same thing happened to me earlier in the year. I started paying attention to what I was drawing rather than just thinking about the outline and I improved. Glad to see you're also getting better anon.

[Anonymous No.4210818]

>>4206387

heya kermit-anon, i hope your day is great so as your weekends

i got a commission done which felt great but i got a few more to finish; i'm also tackling out my weakness, notably background, by observing my workplace at least for ideas...

[Anonymous No.4212649]

>>4210818
thanks anon, hope you have a great weekend too : )
Nice that you got some commissions, someone liking your work enough to spend money to have their idea made by you is pretty cool! Also glad that you're working on expanding your artistic comfort zone, best of luck.

[Anonymous No.4212654]

I haven't read the whole thread but I love memes and funny things and you posting Kermit with every reply is so retardedly funny to me right now. I appreciate it. Good luck with the art mate!

[Anonymous No.4212688]

>>4212654
Thanks anon, just wanna give some good vibes to the board, funny vibes are just as good.

[Anonymous No.4212700]

>>4204581
Based Kermit posting

Anyway, this year has been pretty well in terms of art, I got my hands on Clip Studio Paint and it's been a blast learning it. I really wanna try learning animation too!

Back in march I got closer with my online friends and it's been so good for me in terms of art, their support really helps me feel like every drawing I post is loved. I know it's not about the numbers, and mine aren't even that large but getting that confidence has given me more hope for art as my career.

[Anonymous No.4212862]

No matter how bad my drawings are, my friends like them cause they like stuff that comes from my perspective

[Anonymous No.4214260]

>>4204581
Good job anon

[Anonymous No.4214486]

>>4204581
>what positive things have happened to you and your art recently.
This thread being alive on ic desu

[Anonymous No.4214571]

>Have Japanese artist I really really like
>He produces wonderful and interesting works full of great composition, interesting anatomy and amazing rendering
>Feel discouraged in the sense I cannot compare at all at any single level
>Find out a post he made about his whole progress through the years
>Turns out he has been drawing non stop for 17 years
>He was literally /beg/ shit tier for around 13 years yet he just kept at it
>Already about 2 years in and my progress is equivalent of 6 years of his
>Hope restored
As long as you never give up. You will make it.

[Anonymous No.4214613]

This thread feels good to read, it should happen more often!

Ruan Jia gave me a follow recently + my personal project is taking form & I know more accurately how to handle it!

[Anonymous No.4214619]

>>4214613
Forgot to add : thanks Kermit, seeing a positive general here could be a great idea.

[Anonymus No.4214629]

>>4214613
>Ruan Jia gave me a follow recently
congats! what platform?

[Anonymous No.4214639]

>>4204581
I got published for the first time recently. Nothing huge, just a regional comic zine. I've got another 2 page spot in a local one coming out next month. It feels really good, surreal almost to open these things and see my work in there.

[Anonymous No.4214721]

>>4212700
Awesome that you're trying out new stuff, excited to see how you progess with animation, that's something I've always wanted to try as well!
Also cool to see you've found great support for you personally - emotional fullness are something I find important in my art as well.

>>4212862
Thats super wholesome anon, you have great friends : )

>>4214260
Thanks man

>>4214486
Me too, trying to spread some positivity around here. A lot of artists try and put themselves down so they dont appear to be full of themselves, but I find it's important to think positively of yourself.

>>4214571
Great attitude anon! Even though I've been drawing all my life, I'm the same where I made basically no improvement until a couple years ago. Love the mantra and agree 100%

>>4214613
Agreed, when this thread dies I'll 100% be making it again, maybe it'll be a staple of the board even.
Cool to see you're getting a good image of what you want to do with your project, while I dont know who Ruan Jia is they're clearly significant to you and so its rad that they gave you a follow.

>>4214639
That's still pretty big man, 2 page spot in an irl thing is rad as hell. I'm looking to be more involved in my local art scene so I think it's super cool you've done what you did.

[Anonymous No.4214735]

>>4214639
That's really cool, anon.

[Anonymous No.4214772]

>>4214571
Can you post the name of that Japanese artist? I'm in need of inspiration too.

[Anonymous No.4214798]

Spent a year and a half fumbling with my tablet, practicing until my hand was sore and still hating what I was drawing. Then a few things happened:

>I started studying Hampton for hours on end, though my understanding of the form is still not 100% perfect, it's improved noticeably and I'm better at drawing not just humans but all creatures
>I started to understand perspective and the illusion of depth in art
>I drastically lowered the resolution of my art, it's nearly pixel/oekaki now, which makes lines way easier to analyze (and /ic/ anons said it looked soulful)
>I started heavily stylizing my work with my own vibes
>I streamlined my working process, customized my tools and shortcuts to make editing quick and second nature

There's a mythical ideal I had in my head when first getting into art, that I'd eventually be able to draw anything that came to mind - if not amazingly, then "good enough" - and I'd be free to pursue my creative ambitions, improving further along the way.

I think it's safe to say that I'm at that point now - I finish a sketch and instead of thinking "christ this looks horrible" I think "this is coming along well and I should keep working on it". That puts me in a good mood, which is rare.

[Anonymous No.4215260]

>>4214639
Niiice, hopefully I'll follow your fate next year!
>>4214721
Oh man, check him out on Artstation, you might be as shocked as I was when I first looked at his work (& Wei Feng stuff).
>>4214629
On Instagram. That made me happy & paranoid that day for hours!
>>4214798
That's the spirit.

[Anonymous No.4215274]

Realized 2 years ago that i didnt wanna make art a career, started drawing again recently and its alot more fun when there isnt any pressure of trying to make it.

[Anonymous No.4215531]

>>4214798
So cool to see some increased positivity towards your own art. Glad that practice and a new attitude has really helped you out!

>>4215274
Thats totally valid, not everybody has to monetize their interests, drawing what you want for yourself is just as good as drawing for profit.

>>4215260
Glad to see other people giving out positivity in these threads :D

[Anonymous No.4215542]

>>4214721
Thanks anon. Definitely pursue that, on any level contributing to the local scene just feels good.
>>4214735
Thank you friend :)
>>4215260
You will ! If you have the will to keep trying, somethings gonna happen !

[Anonymous No.4217625]

>>4215542
>You will ! If you have the will to keep trying, somethings gonna happen !
Wise words, and we often aim too much for the global best stuff, forgetting that making it locally is way easier...

[Anonymous No.4217954]

Back in January I set myself a financial goal for the year and I've just surpassed it

[Anonymous No.4218393]

I'm getting into a bunch of Beksinski interviews as of late and I understood I am on the right path on just about everything. He didn't even start putting his work in galleries until his mid 30s. Everyone else today seems to argue the opposite he says, I hear all sorts of talk I disagree with and people think I'm a fool for not thinking the same, but I feel the same way he does about a lot of stuff so I can't be that fundamentally wrong. Too bad the times have changed, it's not the 70s anymore.
I think I'm romanticizing him but he's the guide I needed to keep going. I think I finally achieved peace when it comes to art and when I am actually drawing I am content with everything. All my worries and all my problem sit outside of the time I spend making art which is better than I hoped things could get.
I won't watch the biopic.

[Anonymous No.4218423]

Based thread, different from all the negativity i see here.
Things going well, contacting other big content creators on twitter helped me a lot. Ive hit 300 likes and followers recently, support from irl frens, parents and gf helps a lot as well, doing a comic and i hope to enroll art school next year.

[Anonymous No.4218432]

After a long plateau I've had
several breakthroughs that have, in my eyes, elevated my art to a level well above my older work. Not just technical improvement but it feels very personal, I'm personally invested in it more than I ever have been. It's getting as good as I imagine it in my head. And this is scary to say, because you tend to mistrust your own eyes and judgment, but it seems almost as good as the work of artists I admire. Maybe not yet but in a year? Two? Maybe. Either way I'm just enjoying the process.
Keep pushing through if you feel like you're on the verge of something, it may pay off sooner than you think. And if you don't feel like you're ever getting even a little closer to something, really stop and think about what it is you want out of your art. That's what I needed to get to this point.

[Anonymous No.4218786]

>learning photoshop p quick
>finally finished up some fully fledged, tame practice last night that I ended up being fairly happy with, person it was for seemed pleased
>ripped down cgpeers and myanonamouse for basically everything remotely pertinent to self teach drawing, have a half lifetime worth of material to learn from
>doodle my own furry porn
>syd mead and kjg videos on my plate for today
>lines are getting more confident
>understand how brushes work
>situation stable
>gonna start taking on comms sooner than later
>a decidedly more versed illustrator than I goes out of their way to fave some of my stuff
>super comfortable with equipment
>in it to win it
>victory or death
>fuck the police

[Anonymous No.4219727]

>>4214721
>put themselves down to not appear proud

That's like twice backwards.. twice as evil But I've seen that unfortunately. And with the underlying pride of that type of thing, like all pride, it steals from another to give to yourself. Demeans suffering, excuses torture even.

Be very careful with that thinking positively of yourself.
"Vanity is VERY dangerous. I should not like to gloat even for a moment."
Pride and love are opposites. Many people get confused between the two, it's easy to do. Pride separates people, it's social vying, fighting, it's jealousy, cliques, tribalism, it's exclusion. Love is open, kind, forgiving, all inclusive. Think about it, if you, as an artist simply love what you do, no taste or skill level matters does it? It's just all different people with their own strengths and weaknesses in different situations. Jealousy doesn't even make sense, you simply want to share. Share in the good, and share in the burden of the bad.
A lot of people take that pride/love/positivity all as part and parcel of the same constructive thing. But it is not at all. And the destructiveness of this mistake can't be overstated.
Nothing done in pride is a net positive. It is the greatest lie. But even if you can't swallow that, then nothing done in pride can't be made better by doing it in love.
-2 pence

[Anonymous No.4219737]

>>4217954
That's pretty impressive anon. I'm trying to do the same but started a bit late this year. Congrats anon

[Anonymous No.4219791]

>>4214571
Seconding the other anon, could you share the name of the artist?

[Anonymous No.4219799]

>>4214772
>>4219791
Interjecting but this is part of what I was talking about. That's the wrong kind of inspiration anons. No matter what, living by external standards is equivalent to putting shackles on your own creativity. It's cheapening yourself, as well as setting yourself up for failure.

Please stand on your own legs anons! I promise it's worth learning to walk without a crutch! Crutches fail you when things get tough. Legs bruise and break but can take you anywhere!
<3