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Migrant from /ic/ Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 06:49:48 No.4891

Hey guys, I'm a beginner artist here. This might be a dumb question but I'm just wondering if this is a nice place to discuss/properly critique art.

I've had enough of /ic/ and their elitist attitude where they shit on beginner artists because they're beginners and can't draw very well. It's just really discouraging and makes me not want to draw. The board is honestly 80% dickbags who have their heads stuck up their elitist asses.

At the same time, I don't want to go to reddit, as it's too hugboxxy. They would probably think my garbage beginner art is amazing.

Anyway, I lurked a bit here and it seems like a decent place.

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 07:44:39 No.4892

What was the tipping point for you?

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 07:48:12 No.4893

Well, this place is very slow compared to 4chin's /ic/. It only gets about several posts per day, sometimes none if there's no fresh discussion on. If you don't mind that, it's pretty nice, assuming you're not one of those shitty animu artist who thinks it's ok to be shit and ignore critique because it's "his style" or because he's "not serious about it".

The most active draw community in 8chan is /v/'s draw thread, which is significantly faster than any other in here (although obviously it's not always the best for critique). There's also >>>/loomis/ which is more or less the same thing as this board.

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 07:54:42 No.4894

What are you after op? Proper criticism without being too elitist? I'm a beginner too, but I'm at absolute pleb level and have just been doing tutorials, but the resources have been organised / presented on this site in a great way so I would like to that whoever put in the effort to help others get off the ground floor.

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 07:55:28 No.4895

>>4894

*thank

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 08:19:41 No.4896

>>4891

As long as you can deal with the slow pace of this board, you are probably fine. Also remember to check >>>/loomis/

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 14:33:05 No.4897

>>4891

I still check back on /ic/ sometimes, but only for the LAS thread, although even that has become a bit of a shitposting circlejerk

Anyone else LAS here?

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 15:07:28 No.4898

>>4897

Just checked that out. I get the feeling I might not ever win, considering there's a few other artists that have already been drawing every day for a few years, and probably don't plan on quitting any time soon.

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 15:21:19 No.4899

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>>4894

>>4893

I'm pretty much after what you just stated there. /ic/ has a great amount of resources but it's overshadowed by it's incredibly toxic userbase. I want and need critique, along with tips. I like drawing Chinese cartoons, but I understand I need fundamentals first before I can dive in.

>>4892

It happened on the art feels thread where I just talked about my upcoming portfolio for a game design program. I posted the garbage I handed in last year (which I somehow got a 64 on) and the current WIP this year. Everyone kept going I'm symbol drawing and that I suck and I made garbage progress in a year. (Pic related)

In all honesty, I still struggle with certain concepts. I didn't evolve into Leonardo Da Vinci in a year, but I did make progress did I not? At least the figure looks like a proper person in 3D form. Their whole "symbol drawing" meme is infuriating.

I can take criticism, please don't mistake for some pissy bitch. I can go on any board, have any faggot insult me and call me a niggerfaggot, and I wouldn't give a fuck, but the shit that goes down in /ic/ is rage inducing. I can't stand all these better artists who act so elitist and refuse to help out beginners, and instead kick then while they're down.

Anonymous 01/29/16 (Fri) 22:03:29 No.4901

>>4899

That's a lot of improvement, pretty cool. The feet especially look like they're starting to be in proper perspective and everything.

There actually is some symbol drawing in your second pic however, for instance the chin looks like an anime chin rather than something that makes sense.

Anonymous 01/30/16 (Sat) 00:31:58 No.4902

>>4899

You've come a long way. I like how you're getting the overlaps on the body. The pose is a little awkward(but why better than a year ago). The book, "Force: Life Drawing for Animators" has some great info on establishing weight and balance.

>>4901

Sure, but /ic/ groupthink not only believes that symbol drawing is equivalent to hemorrhagic AIDS but that it describes all art that isn't perfectly rendered copies of Boogadoo paintings, so essentially 95% of the drawings that the userbase actually wants to produce. This person's chin might not be realistic but adding more realism there is probably very low on the list of useful adjustments to their drawing. Plus anime chin can be helpful to orient the head.

Anonymous 01/30/16 (Sat) 02:11:08 No.4907

>>4902

>This person's chin might not be realistic but adding more realism there is probably very low on the list of useful adjustments to their drawing. Plus anime chin can be helpful to orient the head.

I mean the chin is there when it's not supposed to be. The entire upper body suggests that the camera is looking at the head from below, so the line separating the chin and neck should not be so visible.