I have a headache is this because of my diminished neuroplasticity and advanced aphantasia how do I manage to draw through this?

What's a retard-proof guide to rendering?
The loomis book was a huge help for helping a retard like me begin to draw

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>>7884923
What's the best guide on all cloud colors and the various conditions they can appear in? Sometimes they'll look vivid pink, sometimes they'll be super dark blue, they'll look kind of greenish during tornadoes and such, etc.

What do I tag futa x female porn? Does yuri and futa work so people not into futa can filter it? It’s two girls so it’s still yuri right

>>7884928
Terminate your brain to feel better.
>>7884993
Retards are too ingenius to retard proof.
>>7885075
Clouds are gay.
>>7885079
Depends on what the futa identifies as.

Does anyone here use AI as part of their workflow? I don't mean proompting images and pretending you drew it. AI gets a lot of hate here but I honestly think it's pretty cool and I'm wondering how it can be utilized as a tool without sacrificing creativity. Thought about making a thread for this question but I imagine it would just turn into a shit flinging contest.

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>>7885079
i'm a yurifag
girl x girl is yuri even if one has a magical dick
if you use "futa", you're going to get angry trannies @'ing you or in your comments so beware of that but it's polite to add it in so others can filter it

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>>7884923
Any recommendations on musical instrument sellers with a wider, rarer selection?

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>>7884923
Does anyone know how he creates this effect consistently? I guessing its saving at low compression tons of times but wondering if anyone else had any ideas.

What do you do when you feel a burnout coming?

Is timed gesture drawing helpful if you're trying to improve observation and accuracy?

>>7886247
Yeah it can help.
Usually you do timed gesture drawing to focus on gesture. The shorter time and focus on gesture helps you get a lot of repeated and focused practice. But this also makes it more difficult as you don't have much time to fix your mistakes. You can do the same by focusing on your observation and accuracy skills. Since we draw in stages, the beginning of the drawing is pretty important as everything is built on top of that. Sometimes you only notice accuracy mistakes later on in the drawing. So if you get good at blocking in the basic proportions in the early stages, that can save you a lot of time later on. Redrawing the same figure is helpful to point out accuracy mistakes, and with shorter drawings it's not that tedious. You might notice you made the legs too short, so you can focus specifically on that for the next attempt.

If your still a beginner this might be too hard at first. Slower and longer accuracy studies where you measure a lot might be more useful at first. Then you can come back to shorter drawings with better accuracy skills so you can focus on getting decently accurate block-ins.

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>>7885364
I use FireAlpaca for art and it gives you a slider for quality if you choose to save as a jpg. It might not be exactly what you're looking for though.

How to get the genetics to be able to draw well? I can practice as much as I want.

>>7886623
Suck yellow dick. Make sure to swallow the cum. As you digest it your body will take on the asian genes.

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how do you have fun?

I know there are verying degrees of talent, but based on personal experiences, about how long does it take for applying yourself to start netting you some results you can call "good"? I just draw from time to time, I don't take it too seriously, it's just a thing I do now and again, but I am learning as I do it, small things come together and I see improvement even if it's utterly minute. I'm curious what a realistic ballpark is for having something presentable. I'd really like to have the skills to make some of my ideas real, or rather, make ideas at all, if God wills it.

>>7887206
it never gets better unless you have talent
if you have talent with daily practice you can start being decent in just half a year of daily practice and studying

>>7887206
I draw since decades and still only produce shit. Sometimes I have phases where my drawings are better but usually i only produce crap. You need to have a lor of natural talent and also need to draw daily for hours to be good. It's like being a body builder. You need the rught genes to be a good bodybuilder and you also need to train daily. You need both.

>>7887229
You learn by correcting your mistakes, not by doing the same thing over and over
>It's like being a body builder.
Yes, what you're doing is lifting the same weight and doing the same reps, never reaching failure and wondering why you're not experiencing hypertrophy

>>7887247
>not by doing the same thing over and over
Things I never said...

>>7887249
Dude hasn't made it so he's blaming genetics instead of bad instruction. He fails to mention that IFBB pros usually have COACHES that gives the person tailor made instructions to improve composition where he probably "just draw" like shit thinking that he can do it on his own.

>>7887285
y our ass faggot

>>7887296
Yo, say that to my face I'll FUCK YOU UP. I bet I draw better than you too, faggot.

Learning to draw is so stupid HOW AM I SUPPOSED TO DRAW WHAT I SEE IF I’M DRAWING FROM IMAGINATION?

>>7887303
Draw what you see in your imagination. Sometimes they're impossible poses and the medium you're using has a say on how it will come out as well. Also your brain tends to morph the thing you think of drawing as time goes on so it's good to know how to simplify things into easy compositional shapes then know enough anatomy/structure to complete it. That's why life drawing is a great tool, if you're truly doing it you'll get 30 mins with a model then they'll take a break or something then go back into that pose, but it isn't ever the same, either the time of day passing or they can't capture that pose the same way as the first time, that's when you lean on your knowledge to fill in the gaps.

>>7887298
PYW i bet its shitty and gay.

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What's a good brand for acrylic markers?

>>7887900
If we are doing something nice, Arrtx brush tips. Be a little careful if you're buying them on amazon-- You'll start with a brush tip specified and then look at other color options, and it's very easy to wind up with other nibs.

We also have a couple of packs of Artistro (some inexpensive unknown brand). 24 pens for around $8. They're surprisingly serviceable.

is there any way to draw short stacks without being accused of pedophilia

>>7888039
Don’t draw children. Draw midgets. If you can’t tell the difference you’re not smart enough to be an artist.

Why am I scared of drawing when I want to draw? I don't want attention or praise, I just want to make my ideas tangible and to my own standards. Why am I scared of being judged when nobody but me is judging me?

>>7888155
just shad up.

>>7888155
Internalized narcissism

This Is kind of a dumb one, but I don't know where else to ask.

I recently changed my whole setup, and nothing feels the same. I feel like my drawing skills ha e significantly gotten worse as a result.

I am struggling takong decisions, such as keepong Windows ink disabled or abled, or rising the stabilization.

How manu of you guys have Windows ink on? How high Is your stabilizer? Reading several answers might help me make a proper choice, please, let me know your thoughts.

>>7888309
Sorry about the typoes, eng is not my first language and I have to fight against my phone's auto-corrector as I write.

That question now sounds 10 times dumber as a result, which hopefully makes it a better fit for the thread

How long after I start HRT will I be able to draw with the SOVL of a woman?

>>7888155
I know that feel. I think it's because drawing becomes such a personal thing after a while. It's almost like looking in the mirror. It becomes a reflection of yourself and if you don't like that reflection then that sucks.

how the hell do i stop having compression mess up my posts on insta/twitter
i keep the dpi at 300 but is 1080 × 1080px and saving my image as a png to upload not good enough?

>>7888546
There is always huge misinformation on dpi.
The dpi info is only used by the printer, to know how big an image should be on paper (254dpi prints 100pix in 1cm).

I don't use many socials, but most, if not all of them, will try to make some sort of compression, regardless.

>>7888555
i get that but checking my images when actually uploaded and seeing how others they dont have that low quality look makes me think im doing something wrong with my canvas settings

For people who take months to finish a single piece, besides busy people neets also do this. How does that happen??

>>7888774
Nta but I have a similar question, how do I find a workflow that forces me to take longer on a piece? Like, rendering and stuff

>>7888155
I struggle with the same thing anon. Maybe it will help to doodle more, sit down and doodle whatever comes to your head. It helps me a bit at least.
You can also tell yourself "I've already proved myself, and now I'm drawing what I like because I enjoy it." Because at the end of the day, what is the point in proving yourself? So that you can finally sit down and enjoy what you do.

>>7888840
This. What helped me a bit was also to buy smaller sketchbooks, like 9x12 sketchbooks, because drawing smaller requires less willpower and goes faster

>>7888846
>>7888840
Or also just drawing digitally helps, because you can always undo mistakes easily.

How do you post art on Instagram? I usually upload mine to twitter so I'm kinda out of the loop posting on insta. Looks to me like you really have to go out of your way to find a way to send your art to your phone to get the full upload features like music embed, which is such a hassle

>>7887206
When I draw consistently and with some focus on a single topic at a time while accepting that mistakes are the breadcrumb trail that leads to success I see progress and when I flit around inconsistently and put bits of effort into too many topics I stagnate.

>>7889786
Which is to say the timeline depends entirely on what you consider presentable and where you're currently at. If you want to draw anime girls in a white void you should be able to get to the point where you can post something that's clearly amateur, but worthy of showing off in 1-2 years if you're actually putting in the work.

>>7888155
uh.... just realise no one is watching you? i dont know what to say to you. no ones gunna check for monsters under your bed but you bro

Whats the best hair color for pink eyed characters?
I mean real pink not light red nor light violet

I'm not even sure anymore if I still should color traditionally... Whenever I scan in the colors they look muddy and desaturated.

Do I need a very expensive scanner for this? Or should I just color digitally?

Is 300 gm enough for paper to not get waves when working with water color on it?

>>7891044
You can boost saturation digitally, either by manipulating color curves (or a simple saturation slider) yourself. Most photoshop variants will also have a one-size-fits-all "color enhance" filter.

If you want truer color reproduction, you probably need to get into color management. This often involves a color target, which is a professionally printed card with variety of squares of exact known colors. (IT8 target is one expensive type.) You can either use this card to calibrate your scanner and then rely on that calibration, or you can include the card in each scan or photograph. When you adjust the card colors in your scan to the known values (manually or using specific software), you'll also be correcting the colors in your artwork.

Sorry for the clunky description of the process.

>>7891350
Interesting,thanks! I will try to see what I can do next time.