/loomis/ - Art Gains

>>6142

I think you have the right general idea, but don't rest on your laurels. Look up many different resources for gesture drawing and observe a lot of gestures from other artists.

>>6144

thanks

interesting Response.

what would you guys say are the most obvious weaknesses in my artwork.

Maybe it is hard to say since i didnt specify what my Goal is.

Also one unrelated question:

Is there an fiction writing board or a board for webcomics that arent trash or porn?

>>6145

You should focus less on what you perceive your weaknesses to be and more on taking measured steps to general improvement. Saying you're bad at this or that specific thing would be redundant because from what you've shown you need to improve in pretty much every way. Don't take that as an insult, rather as an opportunity.

>>5162

All art fields are way more competitive now thanks to the modern Internet. Back in the day there was at least the illusion that you had more potential than you really did.

New thread

>>6186

>>6186

>>6186

>>6186

>>6186

Honestly? Ive seen better.

>>6022

payment

>>6025

>>6026

Ayy~!

>>5949

>meme-tober

Nah I'm good, lmoa

>>5949

I couldn't find my pencil earlier so I sketched in pen to celebrate

>>5670

He probably does.

>>5489

Stop shitting up Krautpol, also kill yourself, you succ.

>>5844

B-but m-muh /pol/ OC that's constantly getting banned from all /pol/ boards…!

>>5668

Fuck off back to /pol/ then lil redpill shit

>>5489

Nice! Do you have any tutorials on webcomics?

Thanks, Ernst

>I want to learn coloring first, then emotions, then learn gestures, and finally anatomy

This is pretty much the exact opposite of how it's done tbh

As far as who to commission that's on you; you just search up people on deviantart, Patreon or the like and find someone whose style you like.

>>4903

>how do I learn color theory, shading, and all that?

Study physics. Learn how modern ray-tracing rendering algorithms work. Read a bit about how human vision works (hint: differences in lightness/darkness stand out far more than differences in only color).

That will get you 90% of the way there.

>>5656

Anon you don't need a masters degree in physics to know how to shade

>>5658

>Not studying quantum theory to understand how different wavelengths of light interact with atoms that change their energy levels and how they excite new light.

Try Amazon m8, I'm getting results around £2 here in Bongland.

Yeah I never had to pay nearly that much for one. What the hell lmoa

>>4339

Yeah I tried searching for these when I was going through Erik Olson's Perspective video series and holy fuck they're being sold at some utterly ludicrous prices for something which should really cose a fraction of the price to produce

>>5330

Maybe we should adopt the /kpop/ strategy of just having a single thread. Once it hit bump limit, we start a new one. That way we maximize the overboard potential of what few posts we have everyday. We already mostly post in 2-3 threads. Just consolidate it into 1 if until we actually get enough users.

>>5339

>one thread

If only. People would rather split the community into 17 different boards than come together into one place that encompasses multiple related topics.

I've said this from the very beginning; we should gather together into a single board and use threads to organize different topics, and only make new boards if/when the single board starts to get too crowded for all the different interests. But no, everyone wants to be the owner of their own board and get people to go there.

>>5340

I agree. The 8chan system is also inherently flawed because people have brand loyalty to legacy 4chan boards and they won't give better moderated boards with a similar theme a fair chance.

>>5348

What makes you think so? There's absolutely nothing wrong with an autistic fat kike running one of the biggest boards.

>>5614

hi mark

Just draw a lot, man. You don't really need a set schedule but make sure you're drawing a couple hours a day. There are so many different subjects pertaining to art "art block" shouldn't be a problem. Keep in mind that professionals draw for at least 8 hours a day as part of their job and they probably drew nearly that much leading up to their employment.

>>5498

>>5498

>after you've studied the fundamentals

>implying you're ever 'done' with the fundamentals

>>1964

I never knew about this and I suck at anatomy, thanks anon I will try this one day.

bump

well…..

I'm gonna have to try this soon.

Is BoltMan the /loomis/ mascot?

>>5584

Oh I know. I think I was there for that first thread where we tried to draw BoltMan. It's MUCH harder than you'd think. The intersecting face with that strange 3 dimensional bolt of lightning is crazy good practice.

>>5554

When making bold statements you gotta back them up. Stuff we say can affect the people we're giving advice to for years to come. Saying just 'study anatomy' and learning from others stupid is lazy and irresponsible.

>>5555

You're the one who chose what to post, I'm only judging what's given to me. Did you mention you did ecorche? No. Is there any other processes you learned? List them. Don't shit on advice if you don't feel like giving out better info.

>>5562

I don't think most of them have english names, fam.

In my personal experience it is fairly difficult to recall an anatomical feature in detail without knowing its name. I don't think it's entirely uncommon for some illustration-focused artists to be able to portray superficial anatomy. Personally I couldn't tell you the name of many visible anatomical landmarks but for what little it's worth I know they're there.

If you want to fully understand something, knowing its name if it has one is a good first step.

>>5506

Your problem is that you're symbol drawing.

If you want to learn to draw well in any style, first you have to learn to draw realistically. There is no way around this. Behind every mangaka you admire are thousands of life drawings.

The stuff on https://www.8ch.net/loomis/hub.html is excellent, as the other anon mentioned. Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain is an excellent book to start with. Read it and practice every day, even just a little. You'll see results fast. Save any reference photos you like in a folder so you don't spend more time looking for shit to draw than drawing like I do. You ```can``` get good

>>5506

>>5514

>Realism

Stop saying this.

What is confusing this novice is that when people say they need to draw realistically, they understand it as just another stylistic approach rather what they should really be focusing on. To teach others, we need to eliminate these words from our vocabulary and emphasize basic understanding of forms, construction, and basic mark making skills.

You need to understand forms and basic construction to break symbol drawing. That is the essence of learning fundamental drawing.

2017 and the site seems fine *shrugs*

>>5370

Funny you say this now, what with the news of ICANN stealing the Daily Stormers domain name, there is a lot of fear and prepping going on for if and when 8ch is brought down. We could try creating a rallying bunker for the art related boards just in case.

>>5373

Domain names are completely inconsequential. 8chan will only die if the hoster (i.e. Jim) drops us or the net itself gets censored. Cloudflare might cause problems, but in theory we can always use the hidden service (that will kill the user count though).

>>5383

>tfw your drawing skills are so bad you have to show off on an onion site

>>5370

>*shrugs*

I didn't think we had a problem until now.

>>5289

> I was thinking of getting an ad on 8chan but I don't know if anyone actually looks at those.

If you've got money to burn go ahead, just wouldn't expect any results staggering results tbh.

BO should email Hotwheels and Co. to tell them to advertise this board at the top for while, since I've noticed those advertised there get some traffic.

>>5289

Didn't Hotwheels create 8ch before the exodus? I do agree that the gamergate censorship on both half /v/ & /pol/ led to 8ch's first significant infusion of users, but I thought the site was kicking around in obscurity for at least a half a year before it happened.

>>5313

Yes it technically existed before the exodus but it probably had a couple dozen users, tops. None of the art boards even existed before the exodus, for example and because 99% of the people who draw here are loyal to specific-interests boards and not to "drawing" itself these boards have been more or less abandoned.

>>5315

no prob

>>4729

>LAS

pretty sure that is dead

didn't think it would have spread to here