/GMI/ /ic motivation/

[Anonymous No.6909523]

Post about your art journey, goals, and what you're doing to achieve them.
Post about your general art wins too.

If you want to doom post go the the ngmi thread

[Anonymous No.6909534]

I drew today, and it made me happy.

[Anonymous No.6909544]

>>6909523
Ive been drawing everyday for over a month now

[Anonymous No.6909547]

Finch Van Frapoza didn't start grinding futuristic mercenary pinups until he was 33 years old. jk lol I had a week off university and I redownloaded GTA5 online and played it all week like a fucking retard instead of drawing. I need to wipe my addictions off the slate for good, how do I condition myself that the Pavlovian response to wasting time should be related to pain? I'm so tired of repeating the same mistake of wasting time. I want to injure myself

[Anonymous No.6909609]

>Autistic, ADHD
>Have never been good at hand writing no matter how much I've tried.
>Tried learning Source Filmmaker as a teen and gave up immediately and couldn't figure out the UI
>Same thing happened with gamemaker
>Can't figure out basic trigonometry
>Essential tremors fucks up everything I try doing
>Look like this and say this >>6871649

Am I legitimately too retarded to be an artist? Is there really any hope for me? I'm also starting at the age of 24. Am I just refusing to accept reality? If no, how do I overcome this?

[Anonymous No.6909632]

Drew quite a bit yesterday. Having problems with line quality but overall doing pretty good.

[Anonymous No.6909637]

>>6909609
You probably need a mentor

[Anonymous No.6909638]

>>6909609
You are where you're supposed to be. Concepts of time vanish once you really want something. Just keep trying one thing at a time.

[Anonymous No.6909640]

>>6909609
>24 fucking years old
>posts all this retarded baby shit
yeah you need to kill yourself, theres no hope

[Anonymous No.6909657]

>>6909609
wrong thread. this thread is for believers, whiners keep out.

[Anonymous No.6909675]

>started in 2015
>after 6 months I quit
>but I have nothing better to do so a few months later I start drawing again
>find Vilppu, Huston, learn about perspective and the other fundies
>decide in 2017 that I’m going to be an artist
>draw for at least 6 hours every day
>realize the herculean task ahead of me, get burned out, and in 2019 I quit again
>I still have nothing better to do
>a few weeks later I pick up the pencil once more, even though “I know I’m NGMI”
>make massive gains
>in late 2022 I stop drawing for a few months because I’m forced to learn coding
> it doesn’t work out, I realize that art is literally the only thing I can set my mind to
>spent all of 2023 drawing for 8 hours every day
>made massive gains, feel pretty good about myself

[Anonymous No.6909688]

>>6909547
Draw stuff you like from the game lad

KJG drew a ton of motorcycles and F1 cars and shit that no one else cared about compared to his figure stuff, but it’s what he was interested in and you bet it got him better at perspective and such just by doing it
I like drawing the gta cars and planes, and my character when I give them a new outfit
I also know a bunch of people who use their mmo addiction to fuel inspiration for their art

[Anonymous No.6909692]

>>6909523
Greetings from the moai head crew, we approve your motivation, however you should post drawings as well!

>>6904904

[Anonymous No.6909700]

>>6909523
It's nice to see that finally get some positive feedback on my work.

[Anonymous No.6909705]

>>6909609
Oh, it's the vampire again

[Anonymous No.6909829]

>>6909534
>>6909544
>>6909675
Extremely based

[Anonymous No.6910089]

>be me
>make oil paintings of my OCs
>super /beg/ but oh well, it would be a shame to have them bound to the digital realm forever
>in fact, I wanna take my OCs and turn them into fine art n shit
>in factly fact, I wanna show the whole world my OCs in their artsy schizo glory
>is this a realistic goal?
>fuck no, I suck shit lmao
>but I'm gonna do it anyways
>end up driving 2 hours into another city because they were holding an artists conference and I smelt opportunity
>arrive in my finest attire cuz I'm gonna fake it till I make it
>sit in front of the room with the cute older ladies while everybody else sits in the back
>overhear teachers and students from huge art colleges conversing with eachother
>shitting my pants because I'm so out of place but fuck it, I'm in it to win it baby
>turns out I was sitting next to a gallery owner
>she's super nice and personally invites me to put up my work at a limited showcase
>super excited, look at past showcases when I get home
>shit my pants again because not only do I recognize some names but there is 0 weeb art (understandably so)
>fuck it. living la vida loca

Don't wait to be be "good enough" to take advantage of an opportunity. If my shitty ass weeb art is good enough to sit at the table, then you have no reason not to chase your dreams too. We're all GMI so long as we Post Our Work

[Anonymous No.6910104]

>>6910089
Very cool anon

[Anonymous No.6910125]

based bread + sendin possitive energy waagmi brehs

[Anonymous No.6910140]

>be me
>extreme loner STEMfag
>no artistic talent whatsoever
>decide to write story about my OCs
>I make some little doodles for them, but nothing serious
>decide I want to make better drawings of them
>start practicing in a little sketchbook, nothing really serious
>senpaitachi discover sketchbook, crab on me for drawing weird shit
>This only ignites the flames of passion to draw even more
>I improoov, I start drawing stuff that past-me wouldn't even dream of being able to draw
>I am able to bring characters that have only existed in the form of small doodles to life
>Other family members/frens give me mires now, ask me to paint them stuff
>feel a tad happier with each improoovement
>become inspired by my own OCs to start working out and getting fit
>a little fretful because my body isn't in the best condition, but the desire to become strong like my OCs outweighs my own fear of failure
>old injuries begin to act up, but I continue to work around them, even if I can't do as much as I want
>it's only been two weeks, but I stick with it, trying to at least do a few workouts a week until I can build up to something more difficult
>hope that I can become someone that past-me can be proud of

Remember frens, hard work beats talent, when talent doesn't work hard...
You will make it so long as you put in the necessary effort!!!

[Anonymous No.6910484]

I drew

[Anonymous No.6910672]

I am a giga retard
I've been using CSP for over 3 years and I never thought to adjust the pressure sensitivity. There's a built-in wizard that does it for you based on your tablet input. I could never get this tapered effect in a single stroke before, even with a tapered brush. Might actually start inking digitally now.

[Anonymous No.6910720]

>be me
>middle of last year
>half-way through a big commission (with pretty autistic subject matter, but this is besides the point)
>realize I'm finally making art at a technical level much-younger could only dream of
>end up the most motivated I've ever been

Just thinking about this still feels really good.
Pic unrelated, post would've felt naked otherwise.

[Anonymous No.6911214]

>>6909609
I think as much as all those things may seem clearly linked to drawing potential to a beginner, it's just not really the case.
I assume you're equating writing with line quality, but line quality is by no mean the be all end all, if you can do the rest well eventually, line quality that you might consider poor out of context could become an interesting texture. as you learn, if your line quality didn't improve, your style can evolve to account for that. and people who want to improve stuff like that do seirious practice using specific excercises where they fill entire pages with straight lines and circles, you're not always just born with the ability. all that said, more than any of that, i don't think good hand writing has much to do with drawing to begin with, so don't worry about that.
figuring out the ui for a program is not an indicator of your artistic potential.
trigonometry? ive never heard about a correlation between math skills and art skills. drawing is more about developping an intuitive and internalized sense of form more so than it is about calculating each line with long division. even the more complicated perspective books ive read dont have any math in them.
again with tremors, if they're truely unavoidable, then you can focus on other aspects of drawing like composition, perspective, colour, rendering; you could draw bigger; you could use a drawing program that will smooth out your lines; there are lots of ways around this stuff.
and lastly, expand your idea of what an artist is, or stop worrying about being an artist and just make art. if being an artist to you has to mean being a professional mangaka, then you're right, that probably wont be you, but that doesn't mean you can't exist as an artist doing anything else. also if the style or medium you've been exploring is really so intimidating and you really feel like you can't do it, explore new styles, artists, and mediums; try life sketching, oils, gouache, pottery, stained glass.

[Anonymous No.6911215]

>>6911214
cont.) and dont forget, you should be enjoying yourself, those who are good at art, are normally people who enjoy art, dont let your ego make you miserable over this.
best of luck anon, being happy is more important than being an artist and i wish you the best in both.

[Anonymous No.6911655]

>>6909523
This pic makes me feel things, I yearn for freedom.

[Anonymous No.6911671]

>>6909523
Not today, fake positivity skeleton.

[Anonymous No.6911707]

>be me
>draw
>happiest i've been
feels goood man

[Anonymous No.6912586]

>>6909523
I really enjoy drawing, and I see improvements every few days.

[Anonymous No.6912637]

>>6909523
Like I posted here >>6911785 , I finished the entirety of Loomis' Figure Drawing for all It's Worth; as in a did a study of every drawing in the book. Took a long time, but I definitely progressed in skills doing so. Next up is Jack Hamm's Cartooning and Head & Figure Books.

[Anonymous No.6912821]

>>6909609
Damn are you me bro? I'm also a 24 year old autistic adhd fag who tried Source Filmmaker as a teen but stopped because this shit is too complicated.
I think you need guidance and an action plan and really stick to it.

Try this roadmap by David Finch
https://davidfinchart.com/where-to-start-and-where-to-go-from-there-a-roadmap-to-professional-quality-art/

You also need to stop thinking and just "do". Whenever I overthink, my art takes ages and ends up looking like shit. When I just go with the flow, no thoughts, no self-criticism, I make art I'm actually proud of.

[Anonymous No.6912826]

>>6909523
I've been on a decent roll this past month with my oc donut steel worldbuilding project. Been producing these designs at a steady pace and with just the remaining 2 red sketches left to do I am quite satisfied. The overall design/aesthetic direction for these guys I have managed to nail down is also something I am rather happy about because I had been strugggling with figuring out the look for them for a long while.

[Anonymous No.6912829]

>>6912826
Also I managed to skulpt the helmet design for the pretty decently for a first try on Zbrush today

[Anonymous No.6912830]

>>6909523
I have been studying a lot and each day I feel closer to being able to make the animations I've been wanting to make for years.

I'm also finally drawing the stuff I like instead of trying to please people and I've never been happier. I felt so pressured to post on social media and chase trends but I stopped and it's been wonderful.

[Anonymous No.6912837]

>>6912826
Looks sick

[Anonymous No.6912838]

>>6912837
Thanks!

[Anonymous No.6913158]

I've started treating every single day as its own thing. Not thinking in terms of weeks, months, or even what I want to do years down the line. Just today. It makes every draw session more impactful, and the weeks are bleeding away even faster.

[Anonymous No.6914211]

im going to draw

[Anonymous No.6914226]

I gained my first follower

[Anonymous No.6914721]

>2018, highschool
>simps over a girl next class who draws so well
>started drawing, hoping to get her attention
>at this point i was kinda cringe for attention begging
>2019, she updates her status with her bf
>fuck it. gotta go crazy so that more girls notice me
>started studying, taking classes, buying fanboxes, and basically go crazy in art
>make juicer commissions over the past year
>grows up twitter so well, as far as getting 30k likes
>feel so proud of myself
>mid 2023, checking her social media of how she is doing
>last art posted is still 2019
>she's not even drawing anymore

Welp, at least she made me chose to become an artist, no regrets

[Anonymous No.6914742]

My journey with drawing is one of unconditional love. Since I was little I was fooled that I didn't know how to draw, my friends (children) had better talent for drawing, my best friend could make 1:1 copies just by taking a look. All my life I fooled myself that those people were meant to draw and over the years (decades) I learned that they were not. My friend is a plumber (he does wel $$l) and He has no interest in drawing or art at all. So I said maybe I can dedicate myself to drawing if I learn to draw and that's how I began my journey during the crisis of my marriage back in 2016.
From then on it has been a roller coaster, I had periods where I practiced daily, there were years when I didn't touch the pencils. But today I can proudly say, I am close. This year is my glow up, My drawings no longer make me cringe, they give me pride and bring me closer to my goal every time.

Now my only goal is to publish daily or at least once every two days so I can open Patreon or live off commissions and quit my job.

[Anonymous No.6914759]

>>6912821
Based Finch enjoyer

[Anonymous No.6914765]

>>6911707
Based bug animator

[Anonymous No.6915768]

>>6912829
Moving to making the body

[Anonymous No.6915785]

>be me
>get paid more than the national average to just draw all day
Life is good fellas you'll all make it

[Anonymous No.6917691]

>>6915785
What do you draw

[Anonymous No.6917811]

>>6909523
I am going to grind more Loomis

[Anonymous No.6917842]

>>6910140
Keep it up man

[Anonymous No.6918143]

i started taking drawing seriously a month ago, doing studies, reading books, and i’m already improving. teal line guy’s tips helped me too, i stumbled upon it in the archive. reposting for anyone else who may want it!

https://imgur.io/gallery/8eHzD

[Anonymous No.6918178]

>>6909523
>Anon asked me to draw some lewd fanart of some loli from some anime I never heard of
>Charged him 40 bucks
>Anon actually pays
>Took less than half an hour to draw and color
>Probably made more money that hour than any actual animator on that show made in a month

We don't know how good we actually have it guys

[Anonymous No.6918402]

>>6918178
Why is it all about money?

[Anonymous No.6918404]

>>6918402
dude, imagine paying bills doing what you like, it's like life with cheat codes on

[Anonymous No.6918465]

>>6918143
Holy shiiit this is actually amazing! Some stuff here is really relevant to me! Is teal guy still around? Where does he hang out on the board?

[Anonymous No.6918567]

>>6918143
based

[Anonymous No.6918591]

>want to draw
>don't want to draw another turd

[Anonymous No.6918622]

>>6918591
Draw or gtfo gmi vibes only

[Anonymous No.6918625]

>>6918622
I will draw

[Anonymous No.6918636]

>>6918625
Gmi

[Anonymous No.6918638]

>>6918625
Post it here when you are done, even if it sucks

[Anonymous No.6919715]

I will also draw

[Anonymous No.6920205]

WE ARE SO FUCKING BACK BOYS

[Anonymous No.6920224]

>anons are liking my comics

[Anonymous No.6920234]

>>6917691
Concept art freelance, mainly slop but it pays well

[Anonymous No.6920276]

>>6909692
Moai thread best thread

[Anonymous No.6920279]

>>6913158
I heard about this technique through a stoicism podcast, and it has seriously improved my life. There is nothing more important than this present moment.

[Anonymous No.6920324]

>>6914226
LET'S FUCKING GO!

[Anonymous No.6920646]

>realized my current job is barely more stable than being an artist, while being just as hard if not more
It's settled. I'll make it or die trying. See ya later.

[Anonymous No.6920748]

Kind of had an epithany about how mediocre and soulless my art has been. I was too cowardly to embrace who I really am which directly affected my generic art. I now know what needs to be done. I'm going full /SOVL/ and make it or die trying.

[Anonymous No.6920779]

>>6920748
>epithany
damn imagine if you had an epiphany, then you'd make some real progress

[Anonymous No.6920861]

>>6920779
>minor spelling mistake

[Anonymous No.6921048]

>>6920748
Sounds gay but this post reached my soul, thanks for sharing anon. I shall do the same.

[Anonymous No.6921163]

>>6909523
redraw time

[Anonymous No.6922723]

>>6910089
To add onto this:
>gallery showing happens
>be sole weeb artist
>super out of place but it's to be expected. I'm just doing me so it's ok
>last day of exhibit comes
>old lady artist asks me what I submitted
>tell her it was the anime art
>"oh! I took a picture of that one!"
>"really? thanks!"
>"yes, my 3 grandchildren submit pieces for the children's gallery. 2 have won prizes but my 3rd hasn't won any. He loves to draw anime unlike the others but feels bad that he hasn't gotten anything for it. I wanted to show him that even adults are submitting anime"

I didn't expect much outside of gaining some experience, but everybody was so nice and I even got invited to come back. But that last lady I talked to was just too sweet and I'm even more excited to get back to painting for the next one. I'm simply touched that my art actually did something for someone else.

[Anonymous No.6922905]

>>6922723

[Anonymous No.6923298]

>>6909523
it will pay off one day if you're patient

[Anonymous No.6923333]

>still trying to pass

[Anonymous No.6924516]

>>6922723
Holy Wholesome
pyw?

[Anonymous No.6925176]

Would this level be considered making it?
Pls rate and critique

[Anonymous No.6925183]

>>6925176
The line work needs a lot more polish. It's too rough and looks unfinished. The pleats on the skirt should go all the way up to the waistband and the characters left hand doesn't read properly. The dimensions of all the features look more or less correct for anime. The mouth is strange and she has no eyebrows.

[Anonymous No.6925195]

>see OP pic
>JPG compression of hell
>picture is almost getting illegible
Is this supposed to cheer me up?
I wish all phoneposters would die horribly.

[Anonymous No.6925228]

>>6925195
Ngmi

[Anonymous No.6925230]

>>6910672
no way this is true

[Anonymous No.6925251]

>>6925230
It is, anon, I simply did my pencils and inking traditionally, which is still my preferred method. Or, I built up line weight manually, by changing brush size. I still don't like inking digitally but now I have more options, which is always a good thing.

[Anonymous No.6925562]

>>6909523
on pg 15 of web comic, most progress I've made in years after quitting my shitty job that ate up all my time. drawing more, feeling the form, listening to the brain worms, and drawing fat bittys.

[Anonymous No.6925833]

>>6925183
This is just what I was looking for

[Anonymous No.6925873]

>>6922723
>He loves to draw anime unlike the others
So, the other kids don't like anime?

[Anonymous No.6926298]

>get inspired by ddlc dev story
>mostly a 1-man team, guy just had to recruit asset creators
>"hey i can wear 2 of those hats plus learn renpy haha"
>he doesn't know.jpg
>there are more than 4-5 hats
>make game document and recruit randoms
>started out okay, but i'm terribly incompetent and naive outside of visual aspects
>eventually disband
>depressed
>consoom
>work on it here and there
>marginal gains in both skills, meandering
>get caught in a self feedback circle
>"is it good? bad? weird? it works but i feel like it's not good enough to share for critique"
>burn out and take another break from project
>read some vn reviews
>down the line get redirected to katawa shoujo devlog site
>remember finishing Emi's route on release but too young to appreciate it
>ks devlogs bring me back...
>back to the mind that got me started
>things that matter the most to you are never easy
>currently working through the tough questions to become better artist and writer
>fundies improving
>developing confidence
>draw/write notes of whatever interesting things I could use for project
>approaching problems with critical while relaxed attitude

Lotta ups, downs, and coming to terms with uncomfortable truths, but the process is fulfilling.

[Anonymous No.6926372]

>stream on twitch under a new account for the first time
>first viewer :D
>"Can you draw a request for me?"

I don't know, does this mean I'm "good enough" if some tard says this?

[Anonymous No.6926576]

>>6926372
Yes and no. People who immediately ask for free work are a strange breed, not sure what to think either. The biggest offense is that they often do so on a whim and are clueless about the time and effort involved. Does it mean you're good enough? Sure thing, if normies want to see you draw it's gotta mean something. You can benefit from it in this case since you can make an interactive game out of it with the stream and all.
With that said, people requesting free work happens quite frequently, so much so that it's the first rule of this board.
I once got a request on my dead ArtStation account; I literally had only one work submitted and I had not touched that account for months and still someone wanted me to do something. It was correlated in topic to the artwork I had on my profile, and I will admit that I was happy when I received the request, even flattered, like you seem. Then I spent a few hours on his request and we were both happy and that was the end of it. On the one hand it was a good experience because it forced me to engage with a piece from start to finish and it felt more important than a piece that you'd only do for yourself. But maybe I'm messed up in that regard. Don't be the nice and naive artist that can be exploited by anyone.
But then again, live streams are a bit of a different game.
I'm sorry for this blogpost what am I even doing

[Anonymous No.6926583]

>>6926576
that’s okay, thanks for your input. the feeling feels 50/50, you’re right.

[Anonymous No.6927010]

>>6920748
hope it goes well for you anon

[Anonymous No.6928660]

Drawing

[Anonymous No.6928934]

Somehow I make huge gains when I do fully painted and rendered pieces. I'm fantastic at fabric, decent at human elements like hair and skin, but I still struggle with backgrounds. Because my brain thinks in 3D quite well but with backgrounds I can't just render every leaf or brick with that 3D thinking or it'd take an eternity to do. I try breaking down things like trees into general shapes like bunches of leaves. But theres a certain way that impressionistic painters blend those shapes together naturally that I can't wrap my head around. I love slightly impressionistic painterly looks where brush strokes are noticeable but only when you look closely. Like certain anime backgrounds. I'm not giving up on it, I'm trying to study the brushwork and the blending but it's hard to find examples of exactly what I want every time. It's not like anime backgrounds depict all the exact same kinds of things I see here in the US. If I want a closely detailed rendition of an American long needle pine I have to look at photos and guess how the brushstrokes should be impressed. Finding an exact gauche rendition of the exact kind of thing I want to paint, from any number of hundreds of thousands of anime, of which I only know a handful, is a Herculean task. Especially with unique lighting. Search engines just give me wallpaper-tier stuff with too much post-processing, or ghibli stuff.
Also cliff faces and rocks that aren't smooth are confusing. It feels like a lot of painters just wing it with the shadows. Trying to get out of the 3D headspace there too, and also just wing it through pure technique. I can't invest in every crack or pebble for something that isn't the focal point.
I won't give up, I refuse to. It's an exhilarating challenge. At the very least I can balance my background frustrations with rendering focal points I know I do well. I feel good when I look at my crisp contrast between layers of hair and subtle shadows rolling over fabrics. It keeps me going.

[Anonymous No.6929046]

>>6909523
I drew something from imagination and then I had a dream the night after where someone critiqued it in a meme fashion before I redrew it better
What does it mean?

[Anonymous No.6930145]

I've been drawing on average 5 hrs a day the past month, doing a mix of studies/book practice/imagination drawing. I'm already seeing improvement and I'm hoping to up the hours soon after I take care of some money things and improve my physical health.

[Anonymous No.6931019]

[Anonymous No.6931033]

Posted and deleted in another thread because it feels more appropriate here.
I Hate myself but I finally organized all my files and I got to compare my art from the start of this year and before that. My art from 2022 is too fucking awful to post but at least that means my art is better than before.

[Anonymous No.6931042]

>>6931033
I'm too much of an animefag for this to appeal to me but nice work improving anon. It looks like you're making what you want to make.

[Anonymous No.6933229]

>>6930145
How did you accomplish this? Started with 5 hours or did you work up to it?

[Anonymous No.6933239]

Begs are like baby birds. They look ugly af when they start out, but all that awkwardness and flailing about is a necessary part of life. They're stretching their wings, building muscle control, developing an awareness of themselves through trial and error. Ints are starting to grow feathers. They still look pretty gnarly, but those feathers are evidence of their purpose and nature. But one day... one day, they will mature completely, and leave the nest of /ic/ as majestic, beautiful carcass eating vultures, whose, sickening, pungent odor will spread throughout the deserts of New Mexico.

[Anonymous No.6935357]

Motivational bump

[Anonymous No.6935721]

I drew

[Anonymous No.6936062]

>>6935721
hi drew

[Anonymous No.6936104]

been drawing on and off for a year w/ full time job post 30 boomer. Some highlights:

- can legit copy 1to1 with decent accuracy now just from doing master copies (i sucked so bad at this at first, used to use tracing paper)
- values are improving and getting decent w/ hatching (thanks master studies), currently in an online cast class to accelerate this
- anatomy knowledge is good (thanks master studies), but still having trouble posing from imagination

decided this week to work on the last point, building up my personal manikin (a la loomis) and committing to 30 minutes of quick sketch a day. pic is a couple 10 minute figures I did a month ago (forearms need work i know)

[Anonymous No.6936182]

where the /ngmi/ /blackpill/ thread

[Anonymous No.6936229]

>>6936182
Not necessary wagmi

[Anonymous No.6937066]

>>6926298
hi anon, I recommend you, and any other anon looking for motivation/sorting through stuff, to read "Someday is today". Unironically might change your life. Listen to it on audiobook, whatever you need to do.

[Anonymous No.6937080]

After spending a few days away, I realize /ic/ is really not the healthiest board to be on. It's pure negativity. There isn't even any ironic banter like there is on other boards like /fit/ and /jp/, /ic/ really is just a bunch of bitter people who want to bring each other down.

If you want to be gmi, you should leave this place. This is my last post here, btw.

[Anonymous No.6937098]

>>6937080
Maybe the ironic banter is happening on a whole nother level. Artists have always been on the cutting edge of cultural consciousness man maybe our jokes and self-awareness are just so deep that nobody else can understand that we all love each other deeply and this is only a game, man

[Anonymous No.6937104]

>>6937080
He's right you know. Think about the good artists who made it and how they don't post here anymore. I'm slowly pulling away myself.

[Anonymous No.6937134]

>>6937104

This place is the cast of Aliens

>Newt archetype: strong willed but traumatized young artist, made it this far on her own, but still dependent on others to survive. Looking for help, just wants to survive and draw, doesn't know who to trust in this crazy world. (GMI)
>Ripley archetype: experienced and fiercely passionate older artist, slightly embittered but still believes in good and wants to help. Fights for what she believes in, isn’t going down without a fight, willing to die for the Newts. (GMI)
>Hicks archetype: this artist has seen hell and survived. Prefers not to be in the spotlight, but steps up when shit gets real. Solves his problems with equal parts reasoning, intelligence and heart. Scared inside, but willing to face overwhelming odds because he knows there's no other course left now. Stoic reliability. (GMI)
>Gorman archetype: dumb shit eater, inexperienced, full of himself, thinks he's got the game figured out because he read a book about drawing once, would rather not get graphite on his hands. Blows himself up with Vasquez as an acknowledgement of his mistakes, serving as a warning to others to just draw. (NGMI)

[Anonymous No.6937138]

>>6937134

>Apone archetype: badass old school teacher, whips everyone into shape, but spends so much time shouting at everybody and telling them to secure their shit that he neglects his own combat prowess and falls in battle Should have drawn more. (NGMI)
>Drake archetype: “they ain’t paying us enough for this, man.” Superficial coom artist, draws fan art exclusively as a hustle. Thinks in terms of material wealth but respects Vasquez (a fellow coom artist who draws coom for different reasons.) Prioritizes money above personal passion for the craft, as a result, his battle technique is sloppy and he dies like a bitch. (NGMI)
>Ferro archetype: impatient artist that just wants to get shit done and out the door. Her impatience is her undoing. As a result of rushing, she makes a critical error, killed from behind. Should have grinded more fundies. (NGMI)
>Vasquez archetype: unrepentant degenerate lesbian tranny coom artist. Shunned by the regulars and misunderstood. Dies to protect the idea of art when things get rough, thereby achieving redemption along with Gorman, but is too degenerate to be accepted as a true hero.
>Burke archetype: the pro-AIfag hoping to get rich and crab others out of the game. Utterly worthless and without merit. Destroyed by his cowardice and the unforeseen consequences of his own schemes. (NGMI)
>Bishop archetype: the autistic “AI-assisted” zoomer artist who swears he only uses AI for inspiration and to patch gaps in his knowledge base. To earn the respect of the others, he must first be torn in half and crippled by the very thing he secretly admires. (KMI, kind of made it.)
>Hudson archetype: AI IS HERE MAN, WE'RE SCREWED NOW MAN GAME OVER. Comes to his senses in a momentary fit of rage, summoning all of his energies for one last fight, but ultimately his lack of emotional control and unaddressed mental health problems prevent him from making it. He’s the one that says “lol based.” Should’ve gone to a therapist. (NGMI)

[Anonymous No.6937139]

>>6937138
The rest are like random niggers or something I don't know where im going with this.

[Anonymous No.6937257]

>>6936182
that's 90% of the threads

[Anonymous No.6937392]

>>6937080
You are not wrong. But it's somewhat understandable. Boasting is frowned upon just like anywhere else while venting is not. And drawing can induce a fuck ton of frustration sometimes. What can you even be angry about in /fit/ or /jp/? Your gymbro giving you the dirty eye or your favorite vtuber acting out of character? There's nothing more rage inducing than those days where you just can't seem to draw anything right. And the more you rage the worse you get.
/lit/ is much worse imo. The incels complain about women, trannies and politics all day. I only ever go there for book recs

[Anonymous No.6939679]

>see that sticker mule does random weekly deals
>occasionally use some old art from the past to make cheap merchandise (stickers, keychains etc)
>go to cons and give them out to people I meet
>everyone likes em

>one day design a sticker of one of my OCs
>figure I'll just get em printed and give em out like usual
>"bro this is really good. I would genuinely pay money for this."
>eyes become dollar signs
>design and print two other sticker batches, also gather the remaining stock of my old merch and sell em on etsy
>meager sales but has already covered cost of production

>decide I'll vend at an upcoming convention market
>need more sticker designs, some prints and perhaps even standees
>"man, I've only got 4 months to do all that, there's no way I'll get it done in time..."
>"yeah but like, you'll always have the other cons right?"
>realize that there are other conventions both in town and throughout the country that I could be hitting
>motivation skyrockets

Now I know I'm not going to make that much money but truthfully it was never about making money, it's about people buying my work and boy does it feel good

[Anonymous No.6941473]

Bump

[Anonymous No.6941494]

>feel poopy
>draw for 5 mins
>it ends up shit because I'm still a begtard but I feel better
Thank you drawing

[Anonymous No.6941595]

why are these threads allowed but not vent threads

[Anonymous No.6941636]

>>6941494
gmi

[Anonymous No.6941744]

>>6941595
We have enough vent threads, what are you even talking about anon?

[Anonymous No.6941934]

>>6941595
Every thread is a vent thread and they always end with an anon committing suicide.

[Anonymous No.6943125]

>>6941595
>thread encouraging drawing and the discussion of making art
>thread encouraging off topic whining