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"/ic/ - Artwork/Critique" is 4chan's imageboard for the discussion and critique of art.
How to Draw: An /ic/ Guide
Additional Guides and References
And don't forget to HEED THE RULES.
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
https://www.synfig.org/
https://motorpen.com
https://tupitube.com/
>Reference
https://vimeo.com/groups/aniref
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvspTjApofA2Yg3i10gTdQ
http://www.rhinohouse.com/
http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/
https://www.catsuka.com/gengal/artworks/
>2D FX animation course:
https://bitey.com/pages/fx
>Anime .gif/.webm repository
https://sakugabooru.com/post
https://motorpen.com/gallery
>Sakuga Extended: Add ons to play video on sakugabooru frame-by-frame
https://www.sakugabooru.com/forum/show/964
Mozilla Firefox:
https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/sakuga-extended/
Chromium based browsers:
https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/sakuga-extended/khmnmdaghmhkcbooicndamlhkcmpklmc
>Reference (artbook, settei of actual anime production, color designs):
https://setteidreams.net/settei/
https://setteidreams.net/artbooks/
https://setteidreams.net/color-designs/
>Animation Thread Discord (just a formality it's pretty much dead)
https://discord.gg/Ju9NuWN
>Thread theme: Cloth/Fabric animation
Be nice to others : DDD
Please bump with own works
Avoid excessive reposts
Previous Thread: >>7492462
>Like, actual autists, you can tell by their art, the way the type and if there's video on their profiles, their voice.
Anyone else here experience this? It's starting to scare me
Welcome to /sex/, your general thread dedicated to sexual artworks ranging from simple pinups with exaggerated proportions to explicit pornography. Please feel free to pick your best works in progress or finished work and post it here.
>General Rules & Guidelines
1) All forms of art styles are welcome and encouraged; submit your work and receive feedback from others.
2) Please resize your images below 1000x1000 pixels before posting.
3) Share whatever knowledge you can. Please provide references whenever possible.
4) Do not be afraid of asking for critique, be specific on what help you need.
5) Remember all GB3 related content such as LOLICON, SHOTACON, FURRY and FURRY PORNOGRAPHY along with BESTIALITY are banned on ALL boards, including red boards, except for /b/ and /trash/. DO NOT post that content here.
6) DO NOT reply to AI bait posts. Report and hide, then let the janitors and moderators deal with the problem.
>Community Resources
>>>/ic/courses
>>>/ic/artbook
characterdesignreferences.com/character-anatomy
>NSFW image resources
pornpics.com
female-anatomy-for-artist.com
realbooru.com
hegrehunter.com
>Timed drawing gallery
line-of-action.com
quickposes.com/en
>Matrix channel
https://element.anontier.nl/#/room/#ic:anontier.nl
# TORRENT
qbittorrent
https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php
https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins#readme
https://ngosang.github.io/trackerslist/
The rutracker search plugin has some nma stuff
/ic/ official torrent
>>>/t/1069595
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0aebc0f02e6c179b62e04c69af3e5adee3abee12&dn=IC-STUDY
# WEBSITES:
https://gfx-hub.cc/tutorials/
https://godownloads.net/category/videos-tutorials/
https://www.psdly.com/free-course
https://vfxdownload.net/free-coursess/
https://avxhome.in (you will find some, plus books)
Uncharted waters, lots of content
https://courseupload.net/category/graphic-design/drawing/
https://godownloads.net/category/videos-tutorials/drawing-painting-tuts/
https://www.proko.com/course/introduction-to-figure-construction/overview
https://www.youtube.com/@STEVEHUSTONdrawsfromlife/videos
MOST WANTED COURSES:
Michael Hampton's Introduction to Figure Construction
https://www.proko.com/course/introduction-to-figure-construction/overview
Michael Hampton's Head Drawing and Construction
https://www.proko.com/course/head-drawing-and-construction/overview
Last thread: >>7432397
Support each other and talk about your work or the work of others that excites you. Inking, character design, paneling / layout, writing, planning, and other discussions are all welcome.
Post resources, questions, in-progress pages, breakdowns of other works, etc. If a work is not yours, credit the maker (unless it's fucking obvious like a full page of One Piece or something).
Thanks to everyone for making /mmg/ a level-headed and helpful place. Remember, drawing and making comics and manga are difficult endeavors, and we're all in this struggle together.
Previous thread: >>7533514
Some resources:
/asg/, our stylistic sister-thread series for those focused more on illustration >>>/ic/asg
Books:
Understanding Comics
https://e-hentai.org/g/2042453/83e7da6ed0/
Making Comics
https://annas-archive.org/md5/d55168f7579c1e23275d1fc9f0a2255d
Manga in Theory and Practice: The Craft of Creating Manga
https://annas-archive.org/md5/2877da11e2f852d220853e9944e6ea49
Story: Substance, Structure, Style and the Principles of Screenwriting
https://archive.org/details/RobertMcKeeStorypdf/
Even a Monkey Can Draw Manga
https://kupdf.net/download/even-a-monkey-can-draw-manga_58b9ca16e12e89233badd376_pdf
The Shonen Jump Guide to Making Manga
https://mega.nz/file/i81imLpI#GcheJ9Jjk3lw1RE9nQWgL4RG4wEBNOcRmgA-iaU6Wpg
Videos:
"Manga Senpai/Tokyo Name Tank", "SMAC! THE SILENT MANGA AUDITION COMMUNITY"
Habanero Scans: https://www.dailymotion.com/HabaneroScans/videos
Full MANBEN Series link: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PL0GiIM_rGEGPjTGQ4HadH4eizLu5E49Tz&si=gpRcOXt_H1l3shNF [Note: Videos appear to be taken down at the moment - check Habanero]
Urasawa Channel: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCkIFOAoFm47XOAlJwTa6Ieg/videos
OP picture comes from All You Need Is Kill Chapter 15 Page 13.
rate and get raped
Discuss art supplies.
Ask dumb questions about art supplies.
Have autistic meltdowns over art supplies.
Art supplies!
Who is this thread for:
>people who want to draw SHIBUYA rin
>people who want to see SHIBUYA rin
>people who want to study SHIBUYA rin
>posting SHIBUYA rin reference
1. Draw SHIBUYA rin
>refer to tutorial below if stuck
>free to draw anything as long as SHIBUYA rin is present
2. Post SHIBUYA rin
>post your SHIBUYA rin, we rate
3. Post SHIBUYA rin reference
>find important and helpful SHIBUYA rin? post her
**please keep on topic to SHIBUYA rin**
**join SHIBUYA rin discord for big help**
Post here if you don't expect your thread to reach 100+ replies.
>yeah but I bet is way more than you could possibly go through in a lifetime
>is not
Holyshit guys I never sat and pondered on how prohibitive art education is, with the average course cost at 700 usd that just makes it impossible for broken retards and thirdies
Some free resources:
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
https://www.quickposes.com/en
http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/random
https://www.characterdesigns.com/non-nude-photo-index
https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/tutorials/
https://app.posemy.art/
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/hands-feet-practice
https://www.rkgk.org/
Might as well check the archives and active /ic/ threads for references:
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7019067#p7019080
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2015637
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/6864584
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2023233
https://4chanarchives.com/board/ic/thread/2015637
Previous thread >>7512372
here : >https://gofile.io/d/8fJJkH
Please post packages references models.anatomy
I kinda wanna take the dive into freelance art, but idk if my time is better spent just practicing more
We got 1/4 of the year done. What have you accomplished so far?
> I love military girls
what are you guys working on
https://i.imgur.com/zNDsyF0.jpg
Naoki Saito: https://youtu.be/8jsZGeaWkhE?si=6HZIvG9Bx3y9qoHs&t=12
AnimeShijuku: https://twitter.com/animesijyuku/status/1717415459778347358
Krenz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbKqIJcIUCw
**Strive for quantity AND quality.**
Anime Studying:
>Copy anime references exactly and draw them from memory. Use illustrations, screenshots, anime figures, 3D models, etc.
>Don’t copy recklessly. Use construction, color theory, and other fundamental concepts to rehearse a drawing process that you can later easily manipulate for original artwork.
>Post all of your anime studies. Post even when you’re told not to. Create an art community that actually draws and improves together instead of just talking about it.
>Number your attempts and link to your previous posts.
>Critiquers should lead by example by posting their studies.
General Anime Style Discussion:
>Questions about achieving certain styles/techniques/compositions etc.
>Drawing methods, study habits, resources, tutorials, tools, software, etc
>Be specific and try to post a sample of your study attempts before asking for help.
**Draw copies from good anime styled references to mindfully up our mileage, internalize appealing aesthetics, and learn from each other’s processes and knowledge.**
Recommended Resources:
https://pastebin.com/Yz2scAEc
/mmg/ - Manga Making General:
>>>/ic/mmg
Previous Thread:
>>7488925
https://rentry.org/CSP_materials
Feel free to contribute brushes you have purchased. Assets that have been deleted from the store are also welcome to be uploaded here.
>CSP assets store wishlist.
https://rentry.org/Brush_Wishlist
>"How do I request brushes?"
1.) Please check the CSP rentry and encoded external rentry first before requesting them in the thread.
2.) If they aren't there, then you should ask the thread.
3.) Post a link of the brushes you're requesting. It will make it faster for the anons interested in purchasing them for the thread.
>"What brush does this artist use?" / "What brush looks like this?"
1.) Search "brush (from:artisthandle)" or "assets.clip-studio.com (from:artisthandle)" on twitter if that's where they post mainly. Make sure to set it to the Latest tab to see the artist's tweets. Or use Nitter.
2.) Search brush posts on their Pixiv Fanboxes/Booth/Patreon. Then try to see if it's on kemono or archives.
3.) If none of the searches work, then ask here.
>"My CSP is cracked so I can't use the asset store"
As long as you log into the asset store it works even on cracked copies.
>"Are there other brush sets aside from the CSP ones?" / "Has this brush set been uploaded before?"
Check the archive. Chances are if it's popular some anon has uploaded it already.
>"What brush is in the OP picture?"
Brush in the OP pic is in the CSP assets rentry. (ID:1778102)
Previous: >>7484955
This is the Furry Art General thread, here we post everything related to kemono, furry, and animals alike.
>Rules & Guidelines<
Please refrain from flaming, causing drama or replying/feeding those who cause such.
This is a SFW thread only, please take caution so you don't get BANNED for posting NSFW art.
This general is NOT and NEVER will be affiliated with any discord servers, DO NOT click any of the discord links that are spammed here!
As always, don't be afraid to ask for critique!
>Resources<
https://www.lackadaisycats.com/ishkabibble.php
https://x6ud.github.io/
https://sketchfab.com/calacademy
https://sketchfab.com/uod_museums
https://sketchfab.com/osuecampus
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCwQnoDwr_NeAcKDRzqNfSRQ/videos
https://mega.nz/file/b5tFhKhC#ro27W6YRYGpWPCKGolp4Z6Mkeg3o7l9smy8EmZi26O8
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCv6Z1VKjRcx8-uUyBNyQm1g/videos
Previous Thread: >>7485294
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH1WEYF8rlA
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twy5Wo8m284
Do not worry pressure levels. 1024 is more than enough.
Remember to ignore all chinese shills. They often post paid twitter promos from random artists. It's all shilling, ignore it.
Recommended tablets:
>Screenless:
Used Intuos 3, 4, 5, Pro, One by Wacom
>Display:
Small (10-11"): Samsung Galaxy Tab S6 Lite
Medium (12-16"): Samsung Galaxy Tab S8/S9 Ultra, used iPad Pro 12.9" Gen 1-5
Large (22"+): Cintiq 22, Cintiq Pro 27
Avoid:
>XP-Pen, Huion, Gaomon and every other Chinese brand making Wacom imitations
Poor build quality, pens with wavy lines, wobbly nibs, broken tilt, issues registering light pressure, terrible customer support, uncalibrated displays. All Chinese brands have the same problems. Check out the webm to understand how bad they are.
Do not be fooled by myths like "Chink companies are just as good as Wacom now" - they've been saying this for over 10 years, nothing has changed.
Chinese companies have also been proven to shill on 4chan. You will see dozens upon dozens of posts in this thread by a chinese schizo shill, who will either be bitching about the OP, gaslighting as a Wacom fan, making pointless spam posts or giving terrible advice (like recommending Huion). Just ignore and report him.
>New iPads
Massively overpriced and overhyped.
>Microsoft Surface Pro
More optimized for palm rejection than good quality drawing. Wobbly lines when drawing slow and straight.
>Cintiq 13-16"
Completely outclassed by the Galaxy Tab Ultra & iPad
>Cintiq Pro 16, 24, 32
Overpriced, QC issues, loud fans, proprietary mount interface
>Lenovo
Worse than Samsung in every way.
Previous: >>7499282
Any tips?
>70% chance to be mentally disturbed/ill
Why?
One of the things I struggle with is the fucking shading and shadows. My drawings are usually in flat color, and whenever I try to add lighting or depth, it just looks too off. I’m not sure if I’m overthinking it or just missing something about how light works.
Also, I’ve noticed that my outlines sometimes look kind of deformed or wobbly not in a cool stylistic way, but more like they’re not structured enough. It’s frustrating because I can sort of see the style I want in my head, but I’m having trouble getting it down on the canvas.
Majority of my art is influenced by some other toony artists I’ve know online like minus8 for example, and that guy motivated me to post here and other rule 34 sites try to grow more seriously. If anyone has advice, resources, or just general thoughts, I’d love to hear it. arigatou
What is /ALT/?
If you're looking for a place to post your cartooning then you've found the right general. This is /ic/s 1st and only merged hub where both Eastern and Western stylization can coexist peacefully, hence the double title.
>Rules & Guidelines
(1) Any form of cartooning is welcome; so submit and receive feedback from others. (2) Please resize your images before posting. (3) Share your knowledge and (4) Remember to not be afraid of asking for critique. Most importantly, keep discussion at a civil level.
>I came for anime. Why does the image OP say cartoons general?
To distinguish from the anime study thread (janitor supported). Please post your studies there and personal work goes here.
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>Community Resources
>Tag the OP if you want a resource included here.
You have until May 2nd, 11:59 PM GMT, to illustrate stories from the latest “/lit/ Writing Competition” >>>/lit/24309387.
Countdown timer:
https://countingdownto.com/?c=6220037
Replied below are all 15 stories, ordered by votes.
Rules:
• Image dimensions: 2550 pixels wide × 3300 pixels high.
• No AI.
• The image must be suitable for blue boards (e.g. /lit/).
• You must “submit” the image by posting it ITT as a .png or .jpg
After the submission deadline, two Strawpolls will be created, one for “Select Art” and one for “All Art.”
Only illustrations pertaining to the top third of the placing stories—the top 5 out of 15, marked with a ◊ below—will be eligible for the Select-Art poll.
All illustrations (including those in Select) will be entered into the All-Art poll.
Polls from last month:
>>7534031
>>7534102
(The OP pic is the winner of March’s All-Art poll.)
The winner of Select-Art will grace the front cover of April’s compilaiton book; the winner of All-Art will grace the back cover.
Every submitted illustration will accompany its story of inspiration in this month’s edition of /lwc/+/icic/, just like last month:
https://files.catbox.moe/ughavo.pdf
>33.3 MB
>128 pages
(^ “/lwc/+/icic/ March 2025 Second Draft”; the final draft will be most likely be posted here tomorrow.)
And big thank you to all who participated in last month’s /icic/—it was very special collaboration.
Now let’s see what April has in store~
I really need this man I'm never gonna progress if it takes me a week per drawing or more. It's the second biggest block to improvement I have (first is being a lazy fuck for years).
I know porn can literally be a motivation for lots of artists, but how do you actually focus on improving instead of lusting and masturbating in the middle of it?
Serious question.
>decides to "teach" a bunch of "art hax" that are only useful (and obvious) for people with strong fundies
>zoomer brainrot personality
>also he might possibly be (((one)))
>art gets worse as time goes by just like Mark Brewnet
>gets on proko???
So basically to be an influencer you just have to be ok at something, an obnoxious twat, be LE FUNNY™ and never stop posting the same thing?
Some resources:
>English Youtube channel with tutorials about ikemen/anime boys:
https://www.youtube.com/user/SirKite92/videos
https://www.youtube.com/c/Dospordos/videos
Rules:
>Do not take the bait or derail. Don't be a sperg.
>Don't fight about different male body types, ikemen/twink/bara. Nobody cares.
>No femboy/trans/traps/futa. Go to /salt/ for that.
>No shota. Go to /lsg/ for that.
>No tits, no coochies, no female body ratio.
>Females are welcome so long as the image remains male-focused.
>Don't sperg if a feminine male (not femboy) is posted, ignore if it's not your cup of tea, keep in mind the nature of stylization and simplification in anime and cartoon art styles before you choose to derail the thread, though crit is welcome like always.
>If you have a question, post your work. Anons cannot help you without it.
>If you were banned from the server, you were banned for a reason. Do not derail the thread to bitch about it.
Previous thread: >>7387614
Bluesky is still niche and Pixiv/DA are chock full of AI shit and don't have the same amount of engagement pre-Musk Twitter could have given you if your skills and target audience hitted the right notes.
I've lately been trying to draw more on my own and I'm getting some gains despite drawing 2 hours per day on average and still not doing much studies outside of trying to draw the occasional game portait or manga panel I like, yet my art is still obviously much worse and amateurish than plenty of old artist mutuals who have been at it more than me.
Doesn't help that I couldn't draw much at all during 2023/2024 due to big problems that fucked up my family, depression and me trying to find a job, thank goodness I'm trying to not skip a day now even if it's just a 30 minutes pencil sketch.
Look at this picture for example, my art on the left and an old mutual I still admire because I'm trying to push myself to grind thankfully thanks to him on the right. It is so obvious I'm the worse artists even despite the art styles being fairly different, not to mention he actually studied fundamentals and has considerably developed technical skills by now while I'm still planning out my grinding schedule. His drawing speed mogs me as well, doing imagination doodles that still shows fundies in just 30-60 seconds to 2 minutes obviously take considerable skill (I watch him drawing on picarto whatever I can and he does plenty of these).
Not all hope is lost and I hope to catch up, or even surpass him as I keep drawing more and more per day, will trying to draw more than he hypothetically does mindfully fill the skill gap quickly? He's only a few years older than me so it's better going fowards our 30 being good together than me still being autistic about it, though a few people also told me I'm really not that much far behind him.
So I decided to show you a little art lesson.
The diference between how the left side draws and how the right side draws.
but pls rate.
:D
nurses are amazing to study because they can range from literal teen bodies to venus of fertility milfs.
It's a mental virus that has totally infected all the arts.
I was forced to self teach me using before XX century teachers in forgotten books in archive . org and ligben . is.
I designed this character as a way to practice racial phenotypes and because It fucks on purpose with AI tech.
lmao.
pls rate.
I found the method is much much cheaper than doing an entire HD work from scratch and the result is not as terrible.
2: Character design critique and discussion is welcome.
3: Keep it fairly SFW. Lewds are fine but no explicit porn.
4: This is NOT a request thread. Artist Only. No spamming OC/infodumps for multiple threads without delivering.
5: Be sure to thank Drawfrens for their hard work as soon as you can, it's just common courtesy :^)
Previous Thread: >>7508945
plantanon/carpal tunnel anon, I'm bringing it back, here's a copy paste of the previous OP:
This is a thread for those who want to go through dynamic sketching as a group in an effort to improve drawing skills starting from the very fundamentals. Here we share the tedious grind, crit and encourage each others.
Please specify the week you're on and if it's dynamic sketching 1 or 2 when posting your work.
>What's Dynamic Sketching?
A class by Peter Han that focus on improving draftsmanship, construction and design. It is intended for beginners, but the second class can be useful even for /int/. It covers a wide variety of subjects, but not figure drawing.
>Where to get it?
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0aebc0f02e6c179b62e04c69af3e5adee3abee12&dn=IC-STUDY
\Course\Form and Construction\
>Peter Han says to get a lot of material, are they needed?
Your choice. Honestly, just draw. Use what you have. But if you want, you can get it. You can do it digitally, but try to refrain from using ctrl+z and other features. At the end of the day though, do what you want. As long as you put the work you're gonna see progress.
>I'm /int/ (as if, pyw faggot), should I bother?
If you want to expand your range of subjects, I recommend it. It also covers a lot of fundies that doesn't hurt to revisit. I suggest you start with DS2 though.
>SCHEDULE
>DS1
week 1: Lines and ellipses
week 2: Organic forms and textures
week 3: Perspective, basic of light
week 4: Form intersections
week 5: (Optional) Materials: markers, paint, pencils, etc.
week 6: Plants
week 7: Redesign
week 8: Preview of DS2: military vehicles
>DS2
week 1: Recap of DS1
week 2: Insects
week 3: Bones
week 4: Animals
week 5: Cars
week 6: Military vehicles
week 7: Planes
week 8: Reworking, Portfolio, New redesigns
*every week of DS2 include a redesign homework
Mess up a lot, get that mileage in, but most importantly pyw
Since this is the first thread, you can pick any theme, but in the future, 4 themes will be posted per thread and posters will be expected to pick one of them.
Today's themes are:
> Accident
> Hole
> Losing Control
> Hunger
Although 4-koma are mostly gag comic strips, feel free to test waters and try different genres.
If successful, this and every following thread will be archived. If you wish to link your socials for the archive, feel free to do so.
===
>What's the goal?
Initially my goal here is to consistently provide a simple looking exercise to myself and other anons. I strongly believe it's better to produce something simple rather than nothing, and 4-koma's format allows for a lot of experimentation.
In the future, I hope to experiment with other formats beyond 4-koma and maybe even organize an internal /ic/ contest, but it will of course depend on how these threads perform.
===
>What is a 4-koma?
It is a comic strip of four panels of equal size which normally uses the following format: Context / Goal / Conflict / Resolution.
Some free resources:
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed
https://www.quickposes.com/en
http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en
https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/random
https://www.characterdesigns.com/non-nude-photo-index
https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/tutorials/
https://app.posemy.art/
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/hands-feet-practice
https://www.rkgk.org/
Might as well check the archives and active /ic/ threads for references:
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/7019067#p7019080
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2015637
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/6864584
https://warosu.org/ic/thread/2023233
https://4chanarchives.com/board/ic/thread/2015637
Previous thread >>7477684
1. Manmade objects, vehicles, tool, weapons etc. (of any kind and any historical era, as long as they fall in the ballpark of "technology") and fictional derivatives of such
2. Objects,vehicles, creatures etc. that aesthetically fall into the visual space of mecha/robot/artificial/cybernetics etc. regardless of level of realism.
Helpful to mention the level of realism, if any, you are taking into account in the art.
I shall start. Pic related was by: https://x.com/shikaruneko/media?lang=en
If you are a /int/ermediate or /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice.
DO NOT REPLY to crabs, nodraws, talent debates or howies and instead focus on posted works!
>STICKY:
Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/view
New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q
w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
>WHERE to get study materials
annas-archive.org
>>>/ic/artbook
>>>/ic/video
>Want to practice figures?
quickposes.com
sketchdaily.net
characterdesigns.com
lovelifedrawing.com
posemy.art
line-of-action.com
>PYW and give your feedback
What can be improved?
Are there any resources videos or books you'd recommend to them?
Maybe a redline or a technique, be specific.
Try to reply to someone as you post your own work.
>Cool teachers
Glenn Vilppu
Michael Hampton
Steve Huston
Brent Eviston
Marco Bucci
Andrew Loomis
George Bridgman
Hikaru Hayashi
>Cool books
Keys To Drawing
Drawing With the Right Side of the Brain
How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way
The Art and Science of Drawing
Framed Perspective
Figure Drawing For All It's Worth
The Complete Guide to Drawing From Life
Last: >>7546656
Be specific if you request something: post the cover, book's title, artist's name...
Please be patient, board is slow, someone may answer you a week later.
Please search in the thread and links below before asking for something, it may well already be there.
PLEASE ENCODE YOUR LINKS BEFORE YOU POST THEM HERE!
Unencoded links are frequent targets for trolls and bots!
>Thread recap file (updated 21-MAR-2025):
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>Artbooks:
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>The /ic/ Torrent
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>Can't find it? Want it? Try looking here first:
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https://e-hentai.org/tag/how+to
https://annas-archive.org/
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>I don't know how to use these links!
>Are they encrypted somehow?
>What the hell do I do with them?
No, they're not magnets or infohashes; they're just plain old URLs that have been encoded. We're doing this to keep bots and scripts from recognizing them as URLs and harvesting/reporting them. The recap posts at the top of the threads have GIFs or WEBMs explaining how to use them. Also, some of the encoded links *may* have multiple layers - like ogres ... or onions! You might have to "peel" them more than once to get to the good part.
>Have you seen them?
https://pastebin.com/UxwtuAzp
... and before some dumbass asks, here is the book from the OP image:
>Watanabe Wataru Gengashuu - Super Robot Taisen X-Ω & DD Original Character Design & Illust Shuu
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Discuss brushes, artists, art styles, line methods, texturing, inking, shading and colouring
This thread is intended for artists who cannot paint. However, lineart with painting methods are welcomed
The problem now is that I can't just get rid of it and it shows strongly even when I try to draw something from reference or do an observational study. Everything I try to draw looks extremely flat, stiff and inaccurate. At least pure beginners don't have to worry because they don't have experience or clear things they want to draw constantly yet (most of them at least), I've been basically mastering symbol drawing all this time and I feel like I'm just not capable of perceiving intuitive form and 3d space due to this bad habit.
I'm looking to significantly improve both my general art quality and draftmanship while keeping productivity at a good pace and draw almost every day, the thing is, how do I get rid of a shitty build? How do I fix my core way of drawing things? Should I start from scratch again and not thinking about having a style before my observational skills are good enough?
What would it be?
I'm a self-taught stuck in /beg/ hell btw, I just lurk Bluesky and a few other sites for looking at artists I like
Post your own work, post inspo, discuss designs...
It was very rough in the beginning, unplanned, unconceived,a haphazard journey that my sleepy mind oozed onto each page,and only after 30 strips in was taken seriously. And I watched the story grow.
I will share this with you all.
***DISCLAIMER***
These are "storyboards",never meant as Product,but wound up on my website because I had nothing else to upload. I will "translate" the chicken scratch wriwhere neccessary, and toss a few tidbits of facts for consideration. So,any and all crabs who decide to deride the story will be simply stating their retardation by doing so.
With that said,enjoy.
Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others! Don't take anything personal!
Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 2000 pixels wide, rotated to the correct orientation, and that any unused space is cropped.
If you want critique on a drawing from the previous thread, you can delete it there and repost in this one.
>/ic/ Resources/Reference/Downloads/Links:
>STICKY:
Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/view
New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q
w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
>WHERE to get study materials
annas-archive.org
>>>/ic/artbook
>>>/ic/video
Hola onions nueva me gustaría enseñarte mis dibujos
Y hacer amigos :3
>New here? Please read best practices.
1. Don't post too revealing works (especially porn). If you think it's too lewd, post a censored copy here and link to Catbox (https://catbox.moe/) or any off-site that hosts images for your works. You may also link back to /b/.
2. Keep it to 2D Anime/Cartoon characters only. Do not post chiId photo references (legal or otherwise), and do not talk about issues regarding real children.
3. It is recommended to let the thread reach page 6-7 before starting a new one.
>Lolicon Artists Directory & History of Lolicon
https://load.blogs.allthefallen.moe/
>Costume course
https://online-courses.club/anatomy-of-clothing-2019-by-ron-lemen/
Drawpile Software: drawpile.net/download
Session URL: drawfie.com (Sigmatelier canvas)
Browser access URL (for iPad/Android):
https://drawpile.net/invites/drawfie.com/01jczz8v2bgnx6rjghyrzj2xz5?web&nsfm
Server is accessible 24/7
Activity can be found throughout most weekdays, official meetup starts Sundays at 5pm CST. Hope to see you there!
Be conscious of the canvas size and considerate of others with the size of your own drawings, try to stick to 100-200% magnification-or even higher depending on your native resolution and the relative complexity of your intended work. Read the room, let's try and get the most out of each theme!
Canvas images posted to the thread are .jpg files at 70% scale and 40% quality to meet 4chan's resolution and file size requirements, for high quality raw .png canvas files, use the MEGA archive located here: https://mega.nz/folder/hbAURDBB#htWRoOsPOG30XnMmKV_zNA
Enjoy!
The goal is simple: Get used to the drawing tablet. Until then, I will climb my way back up one step at a time, even if it's just one doodle a day. Don't expect anything fancy, or crazy progress, for now I'm drawing solely to get comfortable, so this may take a while. I want to keep log of my progress and enjoy the journey too, so I'll be rambling about it as I learn and figure things out.
If you answer yes to the above questions, then (YOU) might just be an artist born with low appeal!
Post your latest apprent snoozefest, your latest eye repellant, and whatever studies your doing in a futile attempt to try to brute force appeal by way of technical skill and accuracy (protip: ya can't).
Why do they hide secret knowledge in their tutorials and courses?
Why do they laugh at Westerners trying to draw Japanese and don't want us to become competitors by learning their tricks?
To be fair most here deserve it but those of us who want to be honorary Japanese need to do something about the Western art problem.
>art quality plummets
This has happened too many times now to be a coincidence
>suddenly have to urge to learn drawing
>the methods doesn't seem to work and I still can't draw well after months of practice
Is there a point where it's genuinely fucking over? Or is it just because my learning methods suck?
Anyway, why do the japs 'have a monopoly' on cuteness ????
https://files.catbox.moe/iuazti.webm
Boomer Blaise winged this out from his fat boomer ass live, Proko sisters your response?
Who are some western comic artists that post their art, wips, etc regularly on twitter and ideally also stream their art process, or atleast make youtube videos?
I don't care if they're Marvel, DC, or even a totally independent, I want to follow the western comics scene.
This only applies to self-taught and other people who have been drawing on and off for years but are still in beg zone, pre-begs don't apply
Resources:
>Wildlife Reference Photos:
>>>/out/
https://wildlifereferencephotos.com/index.php
https://x6ud.github.io/#/
http://www.realmonstrosities.com/
https://www.flickr.com/photos/nickadel/sets/
>Books:
Animals Real and Imagined:https://kupdf.net/download/animals-real-and-imagined_58cd8907dc0d60e255c3465e_pdf
An Atlas of Animal Anatomy for Artists:https://anatomiaartistica.files.wordpress.com/2014/09/ellenberger-atlas-animal-anatomy-for-artists.pdf
Botany for the Artist:https://docviewer.xdocs.net/view.php
This picture represents this.
>no acshually-
go back and infuse copium christcucks
>gets laughed at in this board
>today:
DO NOT REPLY to crabs, nodraws, talent debates or howies and instead focus on posted works!
>STICKY:
Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/view
New collaborative: https://hackmd.io/UMnZVhNITW-T2wZpHw6d0Q
w/ic/i: https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/
Hardcore: https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
>WHERE to get study materials
annas-archive.org
>>>/ic/artbook
>>>/ic/video
>Want to practice figures?
quickposes.com
sketchdaily.net
characterdesigns.com
lovelifedrawing.com
posemy.art
line-of-action.com
>PYW and give your feedback
What can be improved?
Are there any resources videos or books you'd recommend to them?
Maybe a redline or a technique, be specific.
Try to reply to someone as you post your own work.
>Cool teachers
Glenn Vilppu
Michael Hampton
Steve Huston
Brent Eviston
Marco Bucci
Andrew Loomis
George Bridgman
Hikaru Hayashi
>Cool books
Keys To Drawing
Drawing With the Right Side of the Brain
How To Draw Comics the Marvel Way
The Art and Science of Drawing
Framed Perspective
Figure Drawing For All It's Worth
The Complete Guide to Drawing From Life
Last: >>7544812
Pic related is mine.
Current occupation is I work on an Oil Rig
>an object - A wooden ale mug overflowing with froth
>a character - a dead paladin
>a scene - a magic shop with a wide selection of cursed items
>a feeling - There's a tranquil feel to the place
>all together - All of the Above
I thought this would be a cool exercise for those looking to practice more with creativity/imagination drawing as well as just kinda fun to see everyone's unique interpretations when given the same subjects/prompts to work from that are a little more interesting then just
>draw this photo reference in your style
>draw this basic ass subject
I structured the prompts how i did to hopefully encourage anyone who wants to participate, regardless of skill, to have something to attempt. With each prompt ostensibly increasing in difficulty/complexity. From just a single simple object for those in utter beghell, all the way up to tackling them all at once for the more advanced artists. Tackle them all individually, mash together just the two or three prompts that really sparks your creativity, or go all out with all of them in a single piece, up to you to mash and bash the prompts how you see fit.
And while i said this is "imagination" training, use reference if you want or as needed, the point is to get into the habit of flexing your imagination muscle but you don't need to throw yourself into the deep end and force yourself to must use only imagination if you're not there yet. If you want to gamify it to get yourself to draw more, you could also give yourself "points" for each one completed and a x multiplier for combos etc.
Out of fear of rejection I do around 10 and make them way better than the average sketch, but that ends up taking me more time than doing a finished illustration + background.
Am I being paranoid for thinking that the client will just move on to another artist if I draw 2-3 concepts and he likes none of them?
Imagine the war within. While they were making these films.
>Link: https://dad.gallery
>Discord: You must have a DAD streak of at least 14 to join. Message vastian0988 on Discord for an invite.
>Found an issue with the site? Lost your streak and want to appeal? Please message the contact link at the bottom of the site instead of posting in the thread.
Rules:
>Draw every day (or your preferred frequency)
>Submit your work by 23:59:59 GMT
>Spend at least 30 minutes on each submission
>No loli or shota porn
>Miss a day and womp womp, you're back to zero, but just keep going!
>Maintain your streak and you too can become the LAST ARTIST STANDING!!
>Have fun!
Go and comment on each other's artwork; dads love attention!
FAQ:
What is the goal?
>To form a habit of drawing. The gains you make are dependent on you.
I am /beg/gar and not know draw, can I join?
>Yes x99. Stop asking and start submitting art, chum. Make something!
How long does it take until my account is approved?
>Between two to three weeks, usually when you reach level 3. Even unapproved submissions count toward your streak!
A brief history:
>Last Artist Standing (LAS): The original site, created by Lava (presumed dead, rest in peace). It has changed and ruined the lives of many lassies.
>Draw Every Day (DED): A short-lived site between LAS and DAD, run and abruptly cancelled by w.
>Do Art Daily (DAD): The current site, by the dadmin and developer banana.
Community links:
>DADcast: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCfCw_buGoBDPQC1bbcukmnQ
>LAS discord (alternative to DAD discord): https://discord.gg/5777rZnqW9
>Crit Dashboard: https://dad-crit.vercel.app/
https://cheddar-dime-7a9.notion.site/SoraVivi-1d3415df2a1980ab926bfca8366a1abe?p=1d3415df2a198151bbfee5c8486f6bb4&pm=c
Welcome to /sex/, your general thread dedicated to sexual artworks ranging from simple pinups with exaggerated proportions to explicit pornography. Please feel free to pick your best works in progress or finished work and post it here.
>General Rules & Guidelines
1) All forms of art styles are welcome and encouraged; submit your work and receive feedback from others.
2) Please resize your images below 1000x1000 pixels before posting.
3) Share whatever knowledge you can. Please provide references whenever possible.
4) Do not be afraid of asking for critique, be specific on what help you need.
5) Remember all GB3 related content such as LOLICON, SHOTACON, FURRY and FURRY PORNOGRAPHY along with BESTIALITY are banned on ALL boards, including red boards, except for /b/ and /trash/. DO NOT post that content here.
6) DO NOT reply to AI bait posts. Report and hide, then let the janitors and moderators deal with the problem.
>Community Resources
>>>/ic/courses
>>>/ic/artbook
characterdesignreferences.com/character-anatomy
>NSFW image resources
pornpics.com
female-anatomy-for-artist.com
realbooru.com
hegrehunter.com
>Timed drawing gallery
line-of-action.com
quickposes.com/en
Meanwhile CSP perspective options still only favorites arms and legs over butts.
So are light and shadows in drawings that aren't hyperfocused on realism just mostly made up? There are still rules but in my head I imagine it that the artist has a rough outline of how light/shadows should work but all the actual finer details are just guessing or w/e, as long as it doesn't break his rough idea of how he wants the lightning to work in a scene. Do artists get away with what might be "unrealistic" lighting and shadows simply because our brain just can't tell?
>Draw your fantasy
It was more fun having it as a fantasy than actually drawing it out
>Draw something with great meaning to you
Nobody gets it and no one cares
>Draw porn
Doesn't do anything for me when It's draw by me
>Draw fanart
No thanks
Pic not related btw
>in a few discords that have feedback channels so post there
> this one bitch that’s always yapping writes a a whole blog post ripping my shit apart
>feels bad man
>decide to see her art
>ctr F search name and find 500 yaps on feedback
>10 posts since 2023 with the shittiest Steven universe garbage slop ever made.
>now angry not because of what she did or said but because I was dumb enough to let someone get to me without even knowing skill level.
Point of this post is, you never know who’s giving you feedback. Sometimes it’s a art master(rare because most masters don’t have time to sit on the compooper typing about every feedback work they see) and most and losers who can’t even follow there own advice about doing studies or fixing there doodie work
Anyone have this shit happen to them?
was it that hard?
Is this shit actually goated for anatomy study? It breaks down the body structures pretty well, pretty much teaches you the basics of anatomy on top of teaching you how to draw furries for the inevitable infinite money trick for artists.