February 2012
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21stcenturyboys asked: Ah, okay, I'll take your offer then! Basically, I've been really struggling with finding a voice for each of my characters and making them all come off as individuals, sometimes I think they are too much alike even if I hadn't intended them to be that way. Similarly to that, I also struggle sometimes with making my characters too similar to each other in the way they act, or things...
21stcenturyboys asked: I really love your blog and it's very helpful to me. However, I was wondering, do you know of any blogs on writing? I've been struggling with my writing a lot and I need some advice.
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On Making Art & Being An Artist
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Everyone is an artist, or has the potential to create something, if they take the time. People are creative creatures.
When it comes to making art, or being an artist, whether you choose to use that word or not to describe the work or action of creating…know this—-
Do not compare or compete. Feel free to see what other people are doing, find and explore that which inspires,...
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mycrownsoul asked: Thanks so much for creating this blog! Ever since I stumbled upon this, I check every other day for anything that could help me, and in fact everything did help me! From other people's critiqued works to links to amazing anatomical tutorials, it's all helping me improve as a technical and conceptual artist. All the worries I had as an artist minimized as I saw how it's addressed in...
...The shame in the fact that these are actually... →
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Hundreds of Free Art E-Books
dredsina:
[Taken from a post by briggsy@ashtons on the ConceptArt.org forums. There are many more links in the original thread, but I abridged it in a sort of futile attempt at brevity.]
Archive.org has been around for years, but there has been a HUGE influx of new art titles in the last few months. To search, make sure you select “texts” in the second box. To download, click “FTP” and save to...
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"Pretty Art" and superficial appeal
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response to a post, please excuse length
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Here we go again…
This recently ran across my dash (several times) and I feel compelled to respond to it, given that this seems, to me, to smack of artistic elitism ala the western-vs-anime question.
In short, yet another attempt to validate certain forms of art at the expense of another.
I mean no disrespect to the original...
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Thank you to everyone who has been so patient...
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Addressing something I've seen recently that...
I have seen several posts on Tumblr from artsists who were accused of “stealing” or “copying” another artist’s style.
Allow me to expound my theories of paralell evolution….
Using myself as an example, I recently developed my style to a degree to which I am currently satisfied. I had not seen many artists that had extremely similiar distortions or treatment of...
doomaday asked: Do you know any tutorial for drawing hats? I already try it by references but in a way i don't get it right ... :/
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Things You Need in Order to Produce Your Best Work
A developed style. There are several posts on style here, and how to develop one.
A subject you love drawing. You have to find that thing that makes you really impassioned.
An understanding of your own likes and dislikes, and how those affect your art
Much practice. Time. Space.
The right media. There may be more than one you enjoy but there will only be a couple which really speak to you
A...
addark asked: To answer the pose program question; I used IMVU once years ago for a kissing reference, but I'm not sure how well that'd work since you can't pause/stop it without screenshotting it at the perfect time. ;s
rubymight asked: My apologize if I missed a post that focuses on this question. But any advice on drawing eyes? They seem to be my biggest challenge, the pupils feel off and I'm unsure of how to go about drawing the actual shape since they can be stylized in so many ways. Any advice or anything would be great! Thank you.
pub-and-go asked: I want to learn anatomy, to draw more "varied" things and poses, but I don't know how to start. I read a lot of anatomy books, searched for references but all the things that I draw look the same, and because of that I normally spend my time drawing portraits, thinking that when I draw full bodies it always look weird, because I don't "get" that anatomy tips. Please,...
the-punk-hippie asked: Are there any programs or resources for showing people interacting (hugging, kissing, etc)?
hellxia asked: Is there any way we can have a group critique? Like, a reply button on the critique posts?
proseburial asked: My Artistic aspirations is to become a comic book illustrator and put the ideas I have in my head onto paper. I want to do it in a way that people really enjoy. I have all these character sitting around patiently that I know people will love once i've got the skill to present them just right. So I draw and draw and draw. Right now, my short term goal is to become better at drawing creature...
little-red-sprout asked: I just have to say, once one of my very old friends said that I wasn't a true artist because I didn't do drugs...he was probably joking while taking a drag of his joint but it still highly offended me.
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Geisha Mermaid
I finished the geisha mermaid & remembered that you were interested in seeing it when it was done :)It turned out WONDERFUL thank you so much for sharing.
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junkyard-bodhisattva:
It is not the critic who counts, not the man who points out how the strong man stumbled, or where the doer of deeds could have done better. The credit belongs to the man who is actually in the arena; whose face is marred by the dust and sweat and blood; who strives valiantly; who errs and comes short again and again; who knows the great enthusiasms, the great devotions and...
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One more thing on the worth of art
hootlord:
While it seems like this is just a big uproar about artwork on the internet, this is not at all isolated. The effects of this mindset are vastly more far-reaching. The word “professionals” barely means anything in this discussion, and I’m getting a sense that it’s because everyone’s imagining this lofty tower full of people who are VIP guests at conventions or have a huge catalog of...
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livelongandpr0sper asked: Just read the English major's question, how would you get an illustrator/concept artist job without a degree in Fine Arts etc? Heaps of degree-less artists make it but it seems very difficult (probably difficult either way OTL). How would you prove to an employer that you can finish projects and everything else a degree would prove D:
ponywithafez asked: I'm an English major who took AP Studio Art in high school, toyed with the idea of majoring in the Arts, but then decided on English for some godforsaken reason. Would a mix of perseverance and an A.A. or certificate in Illustration from the local junior college get me anywhere? Or should I just stick with writing?
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I’m having a little bit of a mental problem (or rather I’m on the edge of having one) so enjoy the queue for a bit. Many apologies. Trying to keep my skull in one piece.
-SA
P.S. It’s nothing too serious I merely have cycles of ups and downs, probably not severe enough to be bipolar disorder, I just lack motivation and tend to revert a bit. Bear with me.
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scrabble down the hallways yelling yahtzee: memes... →
hospitalvespers:
here is a list of deviantart memes that are more helpful than our character design teacher could ever hope to be. i wouldn’t say you have to do all of them, or even every thing in each one (switch stuff up a bit if it inspires you to draw a different pose), but they’re all good starting places!
Expressions and Body Language
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Colouring 101
baruyon:
Heyo! I come bearing a new step by step as requested~ =)
It’s a step by step process for creating this picture:
I’m sorry the picture nor the results are very elaborate; I’m experience bad cramps in my drawing hand at the moment so wasn’t up to drawing a whole new coloured image. Sorry! :(
I suppose this is better for if you’re just wanting to add some colour to a sketch.
Tools:...
January 2012
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Ok now I really need to go and write that essay...
My apologies.
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Style problem!
The main issue I have right now is with the style of my art, or lack thereof. I know there have been previous posts about art styles, but I seem to be having some sort of identity crisis in terms of stylisation.
I find that a lot of my art is pretty much “meh”. It’s not terrible, but it’s not amazing or inspiring either. It kind of just sits there on paper (or on the screen), it has no life to it....
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doucheswag:
stained-red:
Can these two artists please resubmit their pieces, in either a different format or a higher resolution? I’m having difficulty viewing them. Thank you.
shunkawarakin asked: Wow, that last post...I find it rather irritating that people are accusing you. Anyone who takes their time out to catalog and share information (much less taking time to give critiques, which is an involved process) should be valued. It's very easy in this day and age to just look at all the lists of tutorials/examples and feel that it is 'easy' to find that information. Perhaps....
apfelastrid asked: Just wanted to stop by and say thank you - for the past 6 months, I haven't been able to draw with my right hand, due to an inflammation, and since this is what I want to do for a living, I've been in hell. But this taught me to take things more seriously; in these past months I've learnt to draw with my left hand, and gotten serious about learning, and this is where your blog is...
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