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>>7862151
nah draw this instead

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>>7862151
switched to digital this morning (affinity/hs611) and it's sad how much i lost. there wasn't much to lose, but still.

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>>7862183
HS611 is a great tablet, used one for 3 years and it still works just fine

tho, affinity isn't good for digital art... it's okayish, but there are better options

>>7862214
I am pretty much locked to free tiers. I know there's krita and one other I can't recall that compete for free. PS or Adobe is still like 20 a month right?

>>7862218
genuinely, i'd go for Clip Studio Paint, even if you have to pay for it, the pro version is enough... if you decide to use PS, just pirate it with GenP, it's safe and completely free

>>7862220
I just got about an hour into CSP, you were right. Even just making the red and blue graphite brushes was easier than Affinity, damn.

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>>7862300
yeah... CSP is way faster and lighter, the brush engine is highly customizable, there are bazillions of free brushes (including PS file brush) and lots of tutorials

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>>7862752
very nice but you didnt draw the nose, so I have to give you a DNF

>>7862752
This is nice, anon. Even without the nose. Anime does just fine without proper noses as well.

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>>7862151
Why not, I guess.

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Do good references don't exist in the western shithole? lmao, it's the internet at least put some effort when looking for reference, It's always garbage.

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>>7862151
young Asian woman defecating

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>>7862760
>>7862844

thank u thank u!
not a nose hater though u just dont draw it until im colouring since i find them awkward to express through line

>>7862910
this is cool nice style

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>>7862992
There's a plethora of western references but all their women look like troons

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>>7862151
W-what are you going to do with these pictures, anon?

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>>7863210
>tummy

>>7863432
KYUTO DA! KYUUUUUUTOOO!!

>>7863334
Cry because I couldn't do it.

how the fuck are you guys drawing contours with just one line

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on my dsi

>>7863267
>There's a plethora of western references but all their women look like troons
anon....

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>>7862151
hey I used this reference a couple of years ago

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>>7863650
>on my dsi
based/kino

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>>7864517
nice one

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I try

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>>7862151
I hate beautiful things

>>7867684
Why do you hate yourself?

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>>7867713
Because I'm too beautiful. Im tired of having women chase after me. My girlfriend won't stop calling me to talk about her normie problems while I'm trying to focus on my art

>>7867754
I understand your anxiety, nothing last, I know, nothing last, I know. Live, live now, I know, live today, I know, live because.

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>>7863590
Sketch first add layer then use the underlying sketch as guide
This is what I do as beg. Pros can do it without sketch

>>7867684
you sure you dont just hate your inability to create beauty? very luciferian of you anon

>>7863551
socials? This is awesome

>>7868625
I'm the light bringer that resides in the shadows

>>7868618
bro

>>7869053
If that's how you want to be, fine. Just ask yourself if, "I don't like drawing cute things" is really where you want to go. I didn't either, but I also want to be true to myself and not just a reactionary to the glut of cute.

>>7869125
>I didn't either
Don't, rather than didn't.

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Cute version

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jesus fucking christ this pose is hard

>>7869522
You did so well though

>>7869523
thanks brah
it costed my sanity

>>7863551
tableguy?

>>7869526
maybe tableguy from 10 years ago

>>7862151
>make a thread like this weeks ago
>pruned instantly for "requesting free artwork"
thanks janny you fat faggot fuck

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I don't know how to photograph pencils because graphite reflects light

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too easy

>>7870810
no need to humiliate us

>>7870810
>just a little 2 minute sketch guys :3

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i need to try harder

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So many cute posts.

>>7867684
I look like this without the boobs

>>7872637
kek

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>>7872637
cute
>>7871757
love it
>>7870810
also cute

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>>7872823
this one is cool

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Good cute girl reference. I try. But more import. I have fun.

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>>7874483
I dumb. Wrong upload.

>>7867684
Weird. But keep doing what you do, man. That's the whole point of this thing.

>>7862151
its imposible for me to draw this

>>7875220
Try anyway! If it's impossible then there's no shame in failing because you were never going to get it. Pretty sweet deal. No go draw so you can post it and tell me to go fuck myself.

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>>7875226
im tired of failing 40 times in a row.

>>7875260
the issue is that you arent drawing what you see. youre drawing what you think you see.
your best attempt is in the bottom left.

>>7875260
wtf these are good. I kinda thought I was going to get Howie scribbles and I'd have to lie and say some "You have lots of potential!" bullshit. But these are fine, unfinished, but fine.

>>7875260
There is a gap between OP's ref and your drawing, but it's close. Keep it up.

>>7875260
never draw what you see. your best attempt is the unga on the bottom right
>>7875430
>I'd have to lie and say some "You have lots of potential!" bullshit
hate fake-positive people like this the most

>>7875436
why? does it betray your trust or something? you got trust issues after your daddy left you? that's pretty pathetic.

>>7875481
insincerity is good, actually!

>>7862151
no

>>7875514
Pretty please ?

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>>7862151
I started learning to draw a week ago. Please give me critique and advice, kindly.
https://files.catbox.moe/28jpie.jpg

>>7875521
I only draw my ideas. because I'm just that much more awesome

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This broke my tiny /beg/ brain but I glad I did it. No clue how to approach hair or faces though

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I'm so fucking bad at art holy shit

what should I even focus on to improve

>>7876215
you did great indicating form in your piece!! very soulful lines

>>7879557
try to be mindful of the spaces between body parts and background. there's a wider gap between her arms, and more of a trapezoid shape between her belly, legs, and arms. don't be afraid to gently include lines to suggest form or light/shadow

>>7879591
Thank you this is a helpful reminder

I also overlayed my lineart on the ref and realized her head and shoulder is too far left/down. I really tried to observe as much as I could in the ref but still made that mistake. Is there a way to prevent that kind of thing in the planning phase?

>>7879592
you could very loosely sketch (using a lower opacity brush) your observation aka "gesture" then adjust by adding darker lines as you make corrections.
don't be afraid to exaggerate a little during the loose sketch. the curve on her back? make it very curved. artists have a tendency to "soften" a pose or "correct" an angle.
otherwise keep practicing your observational skills. think about relations between parts; how long her torso and arms are, the space on her shoulder, etc.

what i like to do is do a pure observation piece - then trace the photo next to that figure, then copy the first piece, plop it next to the traced result and see where my errors are and make corrections on it. it makes me notice where my errors in my observational skills faster. eg: i have a tendency to make the head slightly large or whatever.
but that is for practicing realism. once you find yourself bored or getting a decent grasp on it and you just wanna draw cartoon characters, use references to practice stylization. push and pull, shrink and enlarge, play with lines

>>7873974
Nice.

>>7863168
>>7862752
I love the cute little cheek thing you did here

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>>7882206
cute

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>>7868618
this is great, I'd love to follow you if you don't mind sharing your socials on here

>>7875436
>hate fake-positive people like this the most
Whole heatedly agree
>>7875481
>why? does it betray your trust or something?
Because it breeds fake confidence and inept smugness about their work that hinders them in the long run. It's like how mid women feel entitled because they have a bunch of simps showering them in complements in hopes of getting pussy now they want a man with a six figure income while they're a single mom or something. Same with the art, they'll think everyone wants to see their shit drawings and they only have to improve a little bit instead of making things structurally sound. They'll think their way is the best way because they have potential and all they'll need is time (and not consciously analyzing mistakes). You're not giving advice, you're not really saying anything but keeping them in the fog. You might as well say nothing, and those privy to the term like us know it as an insult and know you as a disingenuous person.

>>7887791
Look if you don't have the capacity to tell that your work is shit and believe that somebody being positive while giving criticism is "being fake" then you have bigger mental issues to address. There's a good chunk of people on this board that seem to think the only way to receive "real criticism" is if you're being needlessly torn apart. Like I get some of you respond better to that, but that's a you problem, not the criticism itself.

>>7887802
That's why the best way to give crits is to show not tell. None of the dick waving with the pyw or contentious bullshit of people thinking crits aren't valid. Demonstrate your knowledge by redlining, paintovers all that bs. You can't argue against what is clearly shown unless you're deluded. Fact of the matter is, most people on here don't even know what they want, just a vague idea of what they think they want.

>>7887802
>Look if you don't have the capacity to tell that your work is shit and believe that somebody being positive while giving criticism is "being fake" then you have bigger mental issues to address
No it's that people would take it at face value, long time ago I was socially inept and didn't know people were using euphemisms for things (because I was very honest) I thought I was the shit and it did hinder me... I was in high school at the time, looking back at it if they were to tell me what was wrong with it I would've actually fixed it instead of being a smug teenager.
>There's a good chunk of people on this board that seem to think the only way to receive "real criticism" is if you're being needlessly torn apart
Please stop this false dichotomy shit. I said there's no need to say anything, at least in my above example I was expecting something to be said by peers but posting on an anonymous image board/ social media in general you could just leave the piece of artwork alone and let the silence speak for itself. Saying "There's some potential" does absolutely nothing but dupe people or show you as insincere. You don't need to tear people apart, tell them what's wrong with it in a cordial manner and give a compliment on what they did right to reinforce that habit, simple as. "There's potential" says absolutely nothing.

>>7887808
There's some potential in your post to be good, but If you look at the actual meaning of the words, you would see it's actually telling you you're shit, because you still have room to improve.

>>7887823
see there's absolutely nothing being said in there. I am not very concise and have to remind myself that the majority of people on here are phone posters now.

Are you old enough to remember the disdain people had for phone posters on here? Anyway your insult has potential, but seeing how I draw not write your criticism is warranted.

>>7887808
I made that original post. I don't give "very good" posts to retards. I was just trying to give a pat on the back to a guy who seemed like he needed some confidence to try. I think I'm most people know the difference between comments meant to gas someone up and actual advice about technique. I didn't mean to trigger any aitosmos.

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>>7888191
Hi anon, I had a hypothesis, but I need someone like you to test it for me.
Can you do the same drawing again, but spend 4x the amount of time on it than you did the first time. And I want to see the results.

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>>7862151
Best of WW2 is here again
Big pictures, no substances. And you wonder how the American got you so badly. Or maybe, they never did.

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Version 2 can't rmb the pose no matter how

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I give up, the legless can't grow a leg, so me and my, spinning memory idk. That's all given, and that's all has. Magic, that's why, alot of magics needed.

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>>7887785
spinehaus on twitter, ty

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Probably pretty wonky looking if you look at it more than two seconds but was pretty fun to make :)

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>>7888263
>>7888266
>>7888267
Taking a photo of your screen with your smartphone's camera to capture a digital drawing, instead of just posting a screenshot of your screen, is so incredibly cursed. Assuming you're drawing with an iPad or something like it, does your tablet not have access to wifi?

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