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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.
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:>>7604071
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 image from Ichigo Mashimaro, Chapter 19, page 3.
>it is just 3d asset flipping
>they only draw the characters if that
how can a poor trad tard like me compete
Why haven't you made it in the industry?
>Got art books
>Drawing tablet
>Got guides
>Can't understand or follow any of them
Even just the idea of using the motions of my shoulders for drawing instead of scribbling lines with my fingers, or just making any good lines like this in general, looks too difficult for me. I want to draw, but I don't know what to do.
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; submit your work and receive feedback from others.
2. Please resize your images below 1000x1000 pixels before posting.
3. Don't be afraid of asking for critique. Be specific on what help you need. Constructive critiques are highly encouraged.
4. Share whatever knowledge you can. Please provide references whenever possible.
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/. PLEASE DO NOT post that content here. Thanks.
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
As a thread opening question, let's talk about colored pencils: What are your favorites and do you prefer Oil or Wax based if you tried both? What are the best solvents to use for blending? Should you use solvents or are blending tortillions enough? Or just your fingers? Talk about it here.
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:1997792)
Previous: >>7529211
Rules:
>Claim a tile next to an existing tile
>Draw the tile and post it
>Make sure your tile aligns with the adjacent tiles
>Tile dimension: 200x200 pixels
>No AI
Starting tiles A7 and F2
Play with your neighbors, be creative and have fun!
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; submit your work and receive feedback from others.
2. Please resize your images below 1000x1000 pixels before posting.
3. Don't be afraid of asking for critique. Be specific on what help you need. Constructive critiques are highly encouraged.
4. Share whatever knowledge you can. Please provide references whenever possible.
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/. PLEASE DO NOT post that content here. Thanks.
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
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
Please do not publish porn softcore of met art pages, femjoy, shots, etc., to download those things go to URL Galleries.net, there are all the complete softcore packages, I repeat those are not references packages.
>ArtStation - Grafit Studio - 1200+ Elegant Female Poses
https://gofile.io/d/iDsJSm
I draw because I want the attention of cute women
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 :^)
>>7538807
>What the fuck is a Loomis?
Andrew Loomis was an early 20th century American illustrator. Now he's probably best known for the Loomis Method for drawing a head in any position. In his day he published a number of art instruction books which were some of the first that were reasonably approachable for the general public. In ye olde internet days before the millions of art instruction grifters they were a readily available free resource.
>Why should I learn from some dead guy? Is he really that good?
Yes and no. the fundamentals of art are pretty much the same no matter what resource you use, but he admittedly has holes and blindspots throughout his books and he's a bit wordy compared to modern art instruction. For my part I'm just a hobbyist who likes old shit and thinks it could be fun to actually go through some of them and see if I can grow from permaBEG-let to permaBEG-man.
>Ok, so what are his books?
Fun With a Pencil - His beginner book. You vill draw 10,000 of ze funny bald men und you vill like it. Kind of a meme at this point as the book that killed a million begs. I'll be starting here, but people are free to go through whichever one they want.
Figure Drawing for All It's Worth - Self-explanatory
Drawing the Head and Hands - This and Figure Drawing are probably his two most recommended books. They're more focused than his other books and are still really good resources for their topics.
Successful Drawing - A more serious fundamentals course than FWaP, but probably not great for absolute BEGs. A lot of information about perspective.
Creative Illustration -. Covers higher level topics that focus more on developing and following through on a completed illustration
>How can I get them?
Google "<book you want> + pdf"
a low entropy context
If you're on a break after drawing and feel like sharing what's on your mind about what you're working on, the industry, things that excite you about art, or anything that frustrates you about drawing or the process of art then grab a cup of water and chill out here.
Remember to keep discussion on-topic as much as possible.
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 >>7592159
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 30-MAY-2025):
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>Artbooks:
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>The /ic/ Torrent
magnet:?xt=urn:btih:0aebc0f02e6c179b62e04c69af3e5adee3abee12&dn=IC-STUDY
>Can't find it? Want it? Try looking here first:
https://e-hentai.org/tag/artbook
https://e-hentai.org/tag/how+to
https://annas-archive.org/
https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Artbook%22
https://archive.org/search?query=subject%3A%22Art+book%22
>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:
>[Ichijinsha] How to draw a plump girl | 巨乳x豐臀 肉感女孩的繪畫技法 [Chinese]
>[一迅社] むっちむちな女の子の描き方 [中国翻訳]
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>six hours per day minimum required to make it in ten years
>can draw six hours per day
>by the time I reach pro status 90% of artists are either replaced by AI or outsourced to the third world
>competition are rich kids who drew since three years old and drew 8+ hours during high school
>senior concept artist/illustrator salary at 80k $
>have to compete for a few hundred limited preproduction positions in expensive cities
>AI already does fetish and porn art
I don't cry anymore, because my emotions dulled. I'm just indifferent to it at this point. But at least we made a few people very rich haha.
>What is /fag/?<
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: >>7563484
Is it really that fucking grim out there? How do you even make money with art at this point?
It's all just luck, isn't it?
I hope you all doing well
Btw I'll be posting my daily practice here (I hope I can keep up)
So feel free to criticize and give me advices
Today subject was leg anatomy
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: >>7531753
All the characters are stiff as fuck with forced gestures.
Nauseatingly bright and blown out color palette, no contrast to speak of.
Was he really just a glorified render monkey of his time?
Both artists actually from the era, and throwback artists welcome
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.
I've always loved these "cold" somewhat somber pallets but with unique color like Roxies blue hair here.
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
Post here if you don't expect your thread to reach 100+ replies.
4TH ITERATION OF COMICS AND RANDOM ART BATTLES (C.R.A.B.) WILL PROCEED AS SCHEDULED
DESIGNATED OCs HAVE BEEN TAKEN BY THE D.O.O.V.A.
WILL BE PART OF A TEAM.
COMPETE IN ARTISTIC COMBAT TRIALS.
ACHIEVE VICTORY FOR ONE (1) REALITY-ALTERING WISH.
-We have reached the crab limit, but you can join still as a bench-crab and take the place of any dropout to face crazy challenges against your opponents.
And now we are done with the HEADLINER VOTING period. https://files.catbox.moe/m2vnp6.mp4
Now the D-M (D.O.O.M.V.A Master) will form the teams around these headliners in the next 4 days and the team showcase will come with it.
Pastebin for previous tournaments: https://pastebin.com/RPZqSs5f
Timeline for the tournament: https://files.catbox.moe/cyjyh8.png
Link to the pit: https://dis/ IT STILL BURNS cord(dot)gg/weDSRWUv
Please post in this thread if you're above /beg/ beginner but not yet ready for the big boys' club in the advanced draw thread.
Try to reflect upon your art and what you could improve upon. Be self-critical!
---
the Dunning-Kruger Effect:
Dunning-Kruger effect, in psychology, is a cognitive bias whereby people with limited knowledge or competence in a given intellectual or social domain greatly overestimate their own knowledge or competence in that domain relative to objective criteria or to the performance of their peers or of people in general.
Essentially, the Dunning Kruger effect explains why incompetent people are unable to see that they’re incompetent.
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>dA /ic/ group :
http://4chan-ic.deviantart.com
>/ic/ Resources/Reference/Downloads/Links:
>General resources :
http://sites.google.com/site/4chanic/
http://sites.google.com/site/artandwhatnot/
http://characterdesigns.com/
http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-3.html
http://finaltrinity.tumblr.com/post/13163064364/art-references-tumblr-accounts
>fellowBro's books :
http://mediafire.com/?i44dwzkf9j9n8
>Figure Drawing Tool:
http://pixelovely.com/gesture/figuredrawing.php
http://posemaniacs.com
Previous Thread: >>7578388
What me? No I uh just didn't get much sleep last night. Nothing to do with me drawing for several years and still being beg ha ha ha....
[spoiler]Kill me.[/spoiler]
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
https://www.synfig.org/
https://motorpen.com
https://github.com/aseprite/aseprite
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
>Where should (you) start?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4&t=674s [Embed]
https://www.mediafire.com/file/cqz7iwex4mtzidu/ <---- [The Animator's Survival Kit *Video* course]
http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/
https://bitey.com/pages/fx <---- [2D effects animation course]
>Resources, Reference and Such
https://vimeo.com/groups/aniref
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCRvspTjApofA2Yg3i10gTdQ
http://www.rhinohouse.com/
https://www.sakugabooru.com/post
https://www.catsuka.com/gengal/artworks/
https://setteidreams.net/settei/
https://setteidreams.net/artbooks/
https://setteidreams.net/color-designs/
https://www.olm.co.jp/rd/categories/opentools
>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
Be nice to others : DDD
Please bump with (you)r own works
Avoid excessive reposts
Previous Thread >>7562684
Anyone else?
It's kind of like posting pictures of your tits... sex baiting, I suppose you could call it?
It's like; being a girl on the internet isn't that impressive anymore, and hasn't been for a while, but being a sexually active girl on the internet?... Wowzers!
>“The problem with the Marxist approaches that now permeate academe (via post structuralism and the Frankfurt school) is that Marxism sees nothing beyond society. Marxism lacks a metaphysics – that is, an investigation of man’s relationship to the universe, including nature. Because it does not perceive a spiritual dimension of life, Marxism reflexively reduces art to ideology, as if the art object has no other purpose or meaning beyond the economic or political. Students are now taught to look skeptically at art for flaws, biases, omissions, and covert power plays. To admire and honor art, except when it conveys politically correct messages, is regarded as naïve and reactionary.”
File -> most recent file you worked on.
Screenshot the canvas and post it here. Doesn't matter if it's finished or not.
Please stop replying to crabs, nodraws and howies and instead focus on posted works!
>STICKY:
Completed rip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/edit
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
mangapose.com
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
Previous thread:
>>7622676
How do you guys usually draw poses?
This is what I’ve understood so far:
Start with an outline sketch (gesture)
Add a rough sketch (basic details)
Finish the drawing (add 3D form and anatomy)
I've seen some people use a mannequin first and then slowly add details until the figure is complete. I'm curious, how do you guys do it?
Also, are there any other good books you'd recommend? I want to learn cel-shaded rendering too, that would be really helpful.
>And in Art, study can never stop. You will find sketches galore in the studio of the good man, with the paint quite fresh. The mediocre artist's sketches are old and dusty.
>I have seen so many middle-aged artists still hoping, whose samples are frayed at the edges, and thumb-marked with time. Sometimes it has been a matter of years since they sat down and actually did something to give their hopes any promise. They are plodding their lives away at something they hate, and doing nothing about it. These are the men who never seem to have had a chance. The truth is, they never seized a chance.
- Andrew Loomis, Creative Illustration
Read the fucking Sticky:
https://www.alexhays.com/loomis/
Recommended Resources:
https://hackmd.io/7k0XRnIQR6SValR77TDfZw?view
Lets study every day and keep each other accountable! All levels of artists are welcome. Post any kind of study you want: figure drawings, still lives, nature sketches, master copies, even imagination work that you want feedback on. Critiques and redlines are encouraged :D
I just want my name in the credits as a concept artist
It doesn't matter what
It's my dream
I've been practicing so much, but I don't know how to actually get a job like this
Am I delusional? I'm mid 20s
4 damn years of my life, just drawing like everyone told me to, no guidance, doing proko and getting to the point I became a literal printer, all copying, that btw being able to copy and learning to draw is DIFFERENT, guess how you can learn to copy? By JUST DRAWING like an idiot
That is until I met a guy that unlike most retarded innate talented guys that couldn't explain shit about what they did by instinct told me what to do, I still suck ass, but people need to let others there's grinders that need to bust their ass to draw like the japanese, and there's people that draw twice a month and get a masterpiece for whatever bullshit reason, help the people you mfs, if you cannot explain what you do to draw, then you are just another innate talent baby that spent no effort trying to get good.
Permabegs exist because of a community filled with talent babies unable to explain art like toddlers, go ask Dave Rapoza and he will tell you he did the same fucking study 18 times till he got it right.
Actually, my digital drawings also look like shit if I don’t use my favorite brush.
What do?
But do 2D artists have something similar like a 2D library of drawings they can later photobash to save time?
No NSFW, to differentiate from /sex/ /asg/ /other generals.
Rules:
>All art styles welcome
>Males are welcome so long as the image remains female focus.
>Do not take the bait or derail. Don't be a sperg.
>Don't fight about different women vs girls, Nobody cares.
>No trans/lolicon/futa/. Go to /sex/ or /lsg/ for that.
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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.
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:
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/mmg/ - Manga Making General:
>>>/ic/mmg
Previous Thread:
>>7576008
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\
IMPORTANT REMARK, for those who want to get the most out of this course:
There is an important distinction between SEEING the forms, and actually UNDERSTANDING the forms. When you see the forms, you are simply drawing from observation, which is what I've been doing, and I believe everyone in this and past threads. When you understand form, you can replicate it from your head, rotate it without reference, draw it in certain perspective, etc. This is the reason why the redesigns are so important and should never be skipped; they are in fact the essence of this course. Naturally, seeing comes before understanding. This is why I will be doing yet another run through dynamic sketching, first finishing the course in the way I have been doing (i.e. observational drawings mostly, with the redesigns), then doing true dynamic sketching.
I realized it by his comments in this video, at the given timestamp:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=75apahP3Mvk&t=4664s [Embed]
the part where he says to not look at the finished ones, but at the primitive ones is what made me realize it.
It's a long road, but it's worth it. If you're willing to put in the hours, this course will teach you how to draw.
Mess up a lot, get that mileage in, but most importantly pyw
The 'inner' could unfold, but that lies in another's will.
maybe on why is something more effective than something else...
i remember reading something in photography about how the position of a light source affects the emotion of the image, so something like that
Why must there be so much bullshit attached to sharing your art online?
https://www.bilibili.com/video/BV1RG5CzPEni/?spm_id_from=333.337.search-card.all.click
/Finch/ study general when??
>New here? Please read the student handbook.
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 8 before starting a new one.
>Lolicon Artists Directory & History of Lolicon
https://load.blogs.allthefallen.moe/
>Summer dress up catalog on how your child can dress up (or down) for success
https://online-courses.club/anatomy-of-clothing-2019-by-ron-lem
>Matroos-san's Drawing Song
https://exhentai.org/g/3378685/3175383de5/
>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/
>DAD Tier List Maker: https://dad-tiermaker.onrender.com
https://discord.gg/zXmvb3sWgh
>Basic programs
https://opentoonz.github.io/e/
https://www.synfig.org/
https://motorpen.com
https://krita.org/en/
https://tupitube.com/
>"Where Do I Start?"
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4&t=674s[Embed] [Embed]
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-Y6Kkrlvzgs[Embed] [Embed]
http://www.animatorisland.com/51-great-animation-exercises-to-master/
>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: guns / firearms animation
Be nice to others : DDD
Please bump with own works
Avoid excessive reposts
"hmmmm I kneel"
I think picrel is from @katoya01 on twitter
I drew my last one 3 years ago. Stopped drawing for drawthreads because it was revealed one guy spams majority of the reqs and tries to run the different boards' drawthreads.
>work with several artists over several years
>always pay up front if asked, always tip like thirty percent, always make sure to express how much I love their work
>without fail, a few years go by and they stop answering messages
>some even leave the current paid for commission half finished
What fucking gives? I will pay you assholes to draw large woman as fast as you can deliver it. I thought you all wanted to make money, so why is it so hard to paypig for you retards? No, really. Every time I get a good artist I want to do repeat work with, they never last longer than the fifth or sixth commission before leaving me on read. And I'm just asking for muscular woman with large tits! It’s not even a fetish!
THE BLACK KNIGHT OF THIS FIFA CLUB WORLD CUP 2025.
You have until July 7th, 11:59 PM GMT, to illustrate stories from the latest “/lit/ Writing Competition” >>>/lit/24447613
Countdown timer:
https://countingdownto.com/?c=6362229
Replied below are all 7 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 called “Illustrations of Winning Stories,” and one called “Illustrations of All Stories.”
Only illustrations pertaining to the top third of the placing stories—the top 3 out of 7 (rounding up), marked with a ◊ below—are “Illustrations of Winning Stories.”
The /icic/ winner of “Illustrations of Winning Stories,” will grace the front cover of June’s compilaiton book;
The /icic/ winner of “Illustrations of All Stories” 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-last-last month:
https://files.catbox.moe/hhcojy.pdf
>38.4 MB
>128 pages
(^ “/lwc/+/icic/ March 2025”)
And a big thank-you to all who participated in last-last-last month’s /icic/—it was a very special collaboration.
Now let’s see what June has in store~
Where do potential clients actually hang around looking for new slaves to commission to? I already blacklisted myself on Twitter and Skeb is a japanese platform for japanese people and if you dont have a japanese style no ones batting an eye for you, so where else?
>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
Please stop replying to crabs, nodraws and howies and instead focus on posted works!
>STICKY:
Completed rip: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-Krl5_mJ_m6TsC_qjsaN/edit
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
mangapose.com
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
Previous: >>7620362
>I lmao at their lives
>two years of full time illustrator work later
>The joy has been sucked out from art.
How to reverse this while still working in art?
Anyone else?
>quickly close the app and go do something else
>never check my profile unless absolutely necessary
>I even installed an add-on that censors like and repost counts
>don’t know how many followers I have, but I guess it’s doing okay
I know it’s a jews trap to make me insecure about myself instead of focusing on the art.
W or retarded strategy?
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
That being said, some advice would go a long way while we try to work all this out. The first chapter has been sketched out, the process for that was basically a few panels were drawn traditionally per day, all the same size, and now that all the panels have been drawn we're now working to organize them onto comic page layouts digitally with panel sizes adjusted and then line/color it. Since we're still trying to figure out our "flow" this probably isn't the most efficient way, so if anyone can offer tips on how to impove the workflow I would appreciate that. Other advice regarding scripting/paneling/composition is also appreciated. It's easy to overthink everything but I also don't want to half-ass it.
1. Pick a ref
2. Do a 2 value study
3. Post results
