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Have you improved, /jp/?

>> No.13769179 [DELETED] 

Incredible OP. You actually got worse

>> No.13769188

>>13769171
Yes

...but only with pencil, I really should get a tablet or something so I can post forgettable digital art online instead of just having forgettable pencil drawings in a folder

>> No.13769209
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Rate me /jp/.

>> No.13769212

>>13769171
i hope you've improved since '14

i haven't improved much recently but over the course of a year, yes

>> No.13769261

>>13769171
... lets put more effort on reading those anatomy books.

>> No.13769289

>>13769171
It looks less cute and has a tumblr nose and looks overall worse.
Impressive.

>> No.13769320

>>13769209
it's just the same picture in a different aspect ratio
pretty good for 2 years

>> No.13769403

>>13769320
Thanks for the critique.

>> No.13769599 [SPOILER] 
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Dunno why I'm replying seriously to this thread but oh well, I'm bored.

this is a quick rough I did for the thread. I know it doesn't seem like much of an improvement but I wanted to do something before the thread is gone.

>> No.13769617

>>13769599
you're supposed to draw the same thing again m8

>> No.13769623

>>13769617
oh..... it's the same character though

>> No.13769732
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I didn't draw seriously, but I don't think I've improved at digital art at all either way. Because I don't practice.Traditional art I'm fine with, I guess I'm too frustrated with the digital medium because I don't get the same results as I do with traditional.

>> No.13769753 [DELETED] 

How have you all managed to end up worse?

>> No.13769813

>>13769732
I like that hair color, I have eaten many desserts of that color and they have tasted great.

>> No.13769850
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>>13769813
>eating diarrhea for desset

>> No.13769894

>>13769753
Procrastination

>> No.13769919

>>13769850
epig

>> No.13769926

>>13769171
wow the one on the right tsucks

>> No.13769942

>>13769599
Your pose and your lines definitely got better. Though I must say, I like that slightly grotesque pelvis on the left one (no offense). I think it's more interesting to look at than the bubble butt on the right one.

>> No.13769951
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ｄｅｌ

>> No.13771389

I wouldn't know because I discard all my drawings for the past 2 years without even finishing them.

>> No.13772238
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13772238

Well at least I'm not sonichu-level anymore.

>> No.13772283

>>13772238
Cute :3

>> No.13772340

>>13772283
Thanks!

>> No.13772346

>>13769289
This was my impression as well. And what's with the neck? It got so much longer.

>> No.13772560

>>13769171
I see you're learning from the Takashi Takeuchi school of neck drawing.

>> No.13772564

>>13769289
What people call "tumblr nose" isn't really a problem. If you look at a nose in real life you'll see that most of them are in fact darker on the tip.

>> No.13772566

epic

>> No.13772568

>>13772564
Well, Touhou characters do not follow real life aesthetics.

>> No.13772617

>>13772564
You'll notice a whole lot of things, like eyes being much smaller, greater graduation in skin color due to curvature, skin tone being completely different, hair being less vibrant, proportions being different. That doesn't mean they're all changes that all artists should make.

The pinnacle of stylized art is not photorealism.

>> No.13773969

>>13769188
just get a camera and take a picture or you would always scan them.

>> No.13774369

>>13769732
1. It is known that Photoshop is a bitch with tablets. You need Lazy Nazumi to stabilize the pen, or you know, use SAI.

2. Do hand-eye coordination warmups with your tablet.

>> No.13774799

>>13772564
Yeah, if you look at a human being in real life you'll see that most of them are in fact ugly and disgusting.

>> No.13779441

>>13769171
after looks worse

>> No.13779917

>>13769171
left one looks cuter to be honest. It's more crude but it feels like it has more heart.

>> No.13779951
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I just drew this today (it's not finished yet). Compared to what I've been drawing since 2-3 years ago, I think it's an improvement. There's probably plenty of things wrong with it though.

>> No.13779955

I would post some art but I lost it all

>> No.13779962
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>>13779951
I just found something from 2 years ago that I drew.
It's kinda embarrassing looking back at the stuff I've drawn before I finally decided to try and get better.

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>>13779962
and another.
Holy shit, I was so bad.

>> No.13779982

>>13779962
>>13779972

Here's some good advice for everyone else who might post in the thread: stop saying you're shit or/and quit pointing out the flaws in your own work.

Out of several reasons why, you'll stop demoralizing yourself, it keeps your work impartial and easy to analyze, and if this were a professional occasion, your work might've been overlooked because of your attitude.

Don't do it. You deserve better from yourself! Stop pointing out your flaws and start being happier.

>> No.13779996
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I haven't improved at all since I almost never draw anything.

>> No.13779998

>>13779982
Then how can you ever improve if you aren't capable of pointing out your flaws?

>> No.13780000
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I need to get a good sketchbook.

>> No.13780004

>>13779982
I agree with you but I think being negative about your work helps to a degree because for me, never being satisfied with the stuff I was drawing is the reason why I never gave up and kept trying to get better.

>> No.13780005

>>13779972
>>13779962
I'd say it's more unique than bad. I quite like it actually.

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>>13780005
When I drew these I had no idea how human bodies were supposed to work

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>>13780000
Or a fucking tablet.

>> No.13780016

>>13779998
You need to point out flaws that present goals to work on. Saying ``I'm shit'' is just a way of justifying your quality. It's like saying it's not really your fault, you're just born this way and can't do anything about it. Instead, focus on the things you did wrong that you can fix and then devote yourself to improving those.

>> No.13780033

>>13779998
Pointing out your own flaws is not the only, nor is it the most efficient way to improve. We are quite biased towards, and in this situation, against ourselves.

Often, you can get a more concise, truer opinion about your own work from an impartial third party. Hey, I'm not saying it's not okay to ever self-criticize, as long as you keep it in check. To me though, when you start saying you're shit in every single post you have your art in, that is a) going overboard and b) counter-productive to what you're doing in the first place.

Each to his own, you know? But hey, I think you'd do much better, in this situation, if you posted your art, posted the date you made it, and then let people comment on it. You don't have to call yourself crap! Calling yourself crap is a crap way to do this to begin with.

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>>13780005
I just realized it was pretty rude for me to be negative about my drawings even though you they were to your liking. I'm glad though, that someone would say they like them so here's one last drawing from 2013.

>> No.13780174

>>13779996
I miss autismbirds

>> No.13780214

>>13780174
We all do.

>> No.13780218

>>13780042
Post something from 2015

>> No.13780225
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I dont draw as much as I used to, however

>> No.13780276

>>13780225
hahaha
tumblr hit you hard

>> No.13780293

>>13780174
While we're at it, I wonder if someone ever masturbated to my pic of the autism birds getting railed.

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>>13780218

>>13779951
This one I did today

and here's another from about a week ago.

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>>13780309

>> No.13780322

>>13780309
This one's pretty good.

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>>13780322
Thank you!

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>>13780321
I love this pose. What's with the tie?

>> No.13780459

>>13780443
It was supposed to be a dragon or salamander thing but I couldn't articulate it the way I intended

>> No.13780471

>>13780459
I could tell it was an alligator braid, just thought there was some inspiration for it. Costume design is fun.

>> No.13780474

kusoest thread on the jay right now, go to devianart nerds

>> No.13780509

>>13780474
>going to devianart ever

>> No.13780555

>>13780509
Who are you quoting?

>> No.13781366
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I sketch mostly and never color/clean anything, but at least it still looks better than before.

I like to think I could do something cool if I put more effort in, but I'm apathetic and permanently stuck drawing sketch-lolis.

>> No.13781391

>>13781366
That loli is cute dude

>> No.13781395

>>13781366
>permanently stuck drawing sketch-lolis.

How about you start permanently drawing finished lolis?

>> No.13781401

I miss my old sketches when I didn't give a fuck. They looked shit but had interesting design. Then I tried to get better and I lost something that made the old ones more interesting. Now I haven't drawn anything more than a couple lines before I give up for over a year and now I can neither draw better nor be as creative.

>> No.13781402

>>13780509
That's why he told you to fuck off to deviantart, genius.

>> No.13781407

>>13781366
May I ask you if there's something you did to improve? (Like following tutorials or something). Or is it just the "draw draw draw and draw even more" way?

>> No.13781475

>>13772238
WOW, do you have a pixiv??

>> No.13781514

>>13781407
Identifying what I liked style-wise, viewing it a ton, and copying sections of figures that I liked helped me. At least a little bit of figure drawing will help you in coming up with your own poses too, but I still use photos to help me navigate angles occasionally.

If you want to improve, practice is really the only way though. Don't be afraid to trace and copy things that you like (for study only) AFTER you get a decent grasp of human figure. And if you're drawing just for fun, remember to keep it fun (even while practicing! Don't be too hard on yourself). I burnt myself out a few years ago, and it's what's kept me from drawing seriously or regularly ever since.

While it gives the impression that I've improved over 5yrs, it was really more like 3yrs + stagnating for 2yrs.

>> No.13781526

>>13781514
Thank you anon.

>> No.13781757

>>13781395
specificity lewd finished lolis

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