artist-alley

[oak nymph]

Nah I'm cooked so many better ones

[coarse linden]

My favorites are reyforn's insomnia and Crafter's

[civic moat]

I believe in you

At least top 5

[raven smelt]

Just gotta finish her paper boat, belt, and fix her foot.

Also need to figure out how I'm gonna shade it

[patent quarry]

Eyyy to the 106 people who liked my stuff, you cool 😎

[potent basalt]

my art once again seems to have more niche appeal lol... that's like with each art contest

[slender plinth]

I should talk here sometimes

[mint root]

Hello

[slender plinth]

Hewwo

I make evil sketches

[mint root]

Lemme see drop one

[slender plinth]

I realize most of my sketches don't actually make it look like it's specifiicaly evil

[mint root]

That's fine everyone starts somewhere

[raven smelt]

The best thing to do is keep going!

[patent quarry]

I need to work on art stuff more, I want more people to like my stuff 🤡

Lots of numbers make me happy

[raven smelt]

Mood, I work on art stuff everyday but I'm usually too nervous to really put my stuff out there.

[patent quarry]

Just post it and own up to it

[lyric pike]

there's a lot of submission

nice job guys, congrats heir!

[quartz mortar]

I just realized mine is really bad compared to other, But I have fun!!

[mint badge]

imagine you won

trying won't cost anything

[patent quarry]

loool

[mint badge]

there're no traditional art or 3d submissions

guys we need some abstract art on there

[raven smelt]

Get a statue made

[deep hornet]

I'm too lazy to draw :LULE:

[coarse vale]

Black and white

[deep hornet]

Nice

[potent basalt]

speaking of which... digital art is so easy to turn greyscale and it feels sometimes like it looks better lol XD

then you have like two artworks

[patent quarry]

every time i finish a work i get more ideas to do but i know better what my energy is like right after working on a project 🤡

[turbid pulsar]

love the lighting 💜

[turbid pulsar]

quick notes or/and sketches for future refence may help and hydration

[loud bear]

I made a very late (just this morning) not available to submit submission for the summer neuro event

[hot berry]

i record this

[potent briar]

This is so peak

[oak nymph]

man I gotta remember to record speed paints lol, I'ma do that next time bc they do look cool

[oak nymph]

This looks amazing I love it

[potent briar]

whoa that looks good

[slender swan]

I hate it so much when I come up with a major improvement that takes just couple of seconds... When it's too late

[brittle sun]

I was busy irl to fully focus on my submission, so it didn't turn out as well as I would've liked it.

[scenic cairn]

@brisk sapphire here too and #gaming

thanks temmie

[dreamy basalt]

SABART!!

wait lemme show u mine

sketch if you couldn't tell lol

[dreamy basalt]

it's so cuteee

[potent briar]

saba

[mint badge]

holy speed drafting

[deep hornet]

Damn

[queen olive]

Another mashup I did, this is definitely better from a mixing standpoint IMO.

[loud bear]

Looks like a certain aquatic predator. Cant for the life of me what tho

[loud bear]

I forgot neuros mouth

Thoughts?

[mint badge]

hair pins

[loud bear]

Ok I know that they looked like poop but not until did you point them out that they looked like shit :""""D

[mint badge]

[potent basalt]

saba the cat fish

[loud bear]

Thanks for recognizing who the fanart was! I made sure to include every detail that makes up the saba character down to the last fin

[raven smelt]

Cute! And thank you!

[nova gate]

Dang this is good

[queen olive]

Thanks!

[nova gate]

Movie with miku art
(I drew myself as my oc)

[loud bear]

Your oc looks like a younger version of tree trunks from adventure time

[nova gate]

That's crazy

[pearl plover]

PEAK FICTION eats it

[limpid lion]

Fist Evil card for my little project Evil Neuro Sama awesome card game

[loud bear]

Vedal will never win

[potent basalt]

perfectly balanced

[nova gate]

I'm so glad the art here is normal

[languid torrent]

[nova gate]

Don't me

[potent basalt]

what is "normal"... on artistic side of things it sounds opposite of interesting... maybe it's part of why I'm not big fan of hyperrealistic art lol... that just copies something

[limpid lion]

I'm planning to make this game look like all Evil are Evil Neuro itself.

[solid rover]

How do you digital watercolor. How do you watercolor in general. How do you color. How

[raven smelt]

I go with the "fuck it we ball" strategy until I make something halfway decent

It's really pretty though!

[storm flicker]

Ohhh this looks aamzing

You just need to first learnn self control, throw away what you know, start with simple flat colors, then work you way out and give it complexity reapplying what you really know

Atm this is a nice artstyle but i assume you want to transition into anime illustration?

[nova gate]

"How" truly inspiring

[raven smelt]

Artist: Ugh how I do art?

Also Artist: Posts peak

[storm flicker]

Evil with japanese outfit

[solid rover]

I've already kinda settled on my art style, it looks more like this, but I like to try things I haven't before so advice is very appreciated

[solid rover]

Also so prettyyyyyyyy

[storm flicker]

Ohh thank you

Hmmm how lenient are you with advice

[solid rover]

I'm not sure I understand the question but I was thinking in the vein of practical how-to

[storm flicker]

I see

[solid rover]

Anything that comes to mind is fine, tho, I'm not too sensitive in terms of critique

[storm flicker]

Hmm one thing you can do is be experimental with lighting

Oh this looks nice

[solid rover]

Agreeeeed, tis my weakest point

[storm flicker]

Usually im just telling cheat sheets

Like quick results improvement

Youre anatomy is good

Now perspective/foreshortening are one way to quickly improve too

[solid rover]

:00000 I will probably try that pose soon, definitely

[storm flicker]

Ohhh okay you can take your time

But i assure you every artists gets a creative upgrade when they try messing around with lighting and perspective

[random dawn]

https://tenor.com/view/the-simpsons-enter-leave-bye-gif-16118048

[solid rover]

Whenever I think of a pose lately it is always a foreshortened one, so I've been trying so hard to get better at it

[storm flicker]

Its okay to not be technical, you can really just mess around honeslty, you dont have to be objectively correct

Ohh thats nice

[solid rover]

But yeah, thanks for the help, I shall get back to the mines

[storm flicker]

you probably know about these already

But hopefully i helped you convince yourself

[left vine]

Hi all

[solid rover]

Helloooooo

[left vine]

Oooh, this place active?

Can writing-no, I think if you write a comic (and also draw it) you’re automatically able to talk about it in an art topic.

[solid rover]

We're very flexible with the definition of art here :))))

People post music and stuff as well

[scenic adder]

there is even photography lol

[loud bear]

Guys rate my funni animation 1-10 (I know I know it's 11.9 but please don't be bias)

[solid rover]

My fear of death has increased 30.65%

[scenic adder]

i think it needs some exorcism

[left vine]

Yyyeeeess

Ohh okie ok.

[loud bear]

Mission accomplished

[left vine]

So ummm

Hmm. Anyone with experience in story-telling?

Whether comic or not.

[solid rover]

I have a bit, in the hobbyist sense

[loud bear]

What it needs is to be quenched. It's hunger is insatiable. Don't stick out your toes

[left vine]

Ooh okay

Because the writing part is crucial.

It decides everything. From direction of art even.

[solid rover]

Interestingggg, what do you need help with?

[left vine]

So I’m like- well there’s an interesting time called “plot bunnies”, heard of them?

[left vine]

Basically, I have a lot to say but limited space and time.

I don’t know how to compress it all to get the messages across, but not in a: cheesy, skeezy, shallow, rushed, overdone manner.

You get that?

[solid rover]

Like you're trying to figure out how to plan out your plot in order to communicate everything you want to say?

[left vine]

Yeahh… yeahhh!!!

That’s it.

And there’s a lot of things that can be shown… said… but how to waffle through it so that it’s coherent enough?

Like see, o thought of an instant earlier of my MC possibly strengthening the power of another, but it episode server anything but to be interesting for the sake of it. And it shot even too bad, but story-wise I wounding see myself using it much.

Because it’s a tacky power-up you know?

[solid rover]

Yeah, if you don't see it being relevant in the future, then I would say to keep it on the backburner for a future story/plot-point that would be more relevant. Though it sounds like it could also serve to establish an ability the protagonist has (i.e. being able to boost other character's powers) which seems very usable

But for communicating meaning at least, it sounds as though you have a very ambitious idea but, given the question you asked, lack the experience to back it up. I would say you want to experiment with writing shorter stories, so you can learn the tools you need to communicate morals and such, and then you can take on a bigger project where you're trying to tackle many at once

[left vine]

Yeah, back burner…

[nova gate]

What's with the essays

[left vine]

The protagonist, has A LOT of abilities.

It can be any, at any time.

I’m already allowing her to use passives.

See- it’s already a plot point too, what I mentioned.

The character in question though? Is an ancillary character.

[solid rover]

Ahhh, in that case it sounds like foreshadowing abilities isn't too important, and having throwaway ones prolly isn't a big deal, either

[left vine]

I was gonna show them for sure in the moment for her friends with that ability first.

[left vine]

I think organising the biggest wrench here. If risking about expedience.

I have a little bit too much media consumption in memory and mind, and some idea of writing, but I just haven’t forfeited out the best ways to truly sort it all out. Like it’s a ridiculous amount of docs. One doc I estimate will be 80 pages at least, and that’s just for characters!

{Albeit I do include an illustration where can}

[left vine]

…Yeah, basically! Especially that latter.

I have a LOT of foreshadows, but I have to rely on my memory and artist ability for that. Symbolism too.

For difficulty for me it’s like:
organisation (documentation)>dialogue>scene>character>art

[solid rover]

Learning how best to organize for yourself is another thing that comes with experience. I myself am a person who works better when I plan minimally, write the first draft, and then go back and edit edit edit so everything makes sense, but I've mostly only worked on short projects before.

At the very least having a character document and a plot outline document is helpful

[left vine]

I wonder university students for the first time, tend to manage it all… besides those that learned how in high school.

Because yeah organisation has been one of if not the biggest killer of things.

I could never get anything I wanted right.

I recently learned the only way an “outline” worked for me, was if I made the page black and text white. Caught more of my focus or attention.

[solid rover]

A big step tho!!

[left vine]

Like that

I guess it was just my artist speaking… but even my art side isn’t organised. 😵‍💫

This was my first real attempt at a relationship chart.

[left vine]

Yeah, I’ve been trying.

But I realised even that outline, was to cover the basics or important parts, but not the nuances of every scene

At this rated u might have to make a temporary document, used to write alongside my drawing phase. And focuses solely on that arc or chapter over the overall thing.

[solid rover]

Nuances are better established when actually writing, the point of an outline is to be very basic. You don’t want to get stuck in planning hell and never actually get to making the thing, especially since making the thing is what teaches you the most.

[left vine]

Yeah, so, I somehow got that outline working maybe? But I just need another document now… likely recording everything included foreshadows.

It’s soo much.

[left vine]

Yeah I guess

Like, that outline covers all that I’ve released.

I wouldn’t use the outline format when writing my chapters though.

Like new ones. Hmm.

It sounds like a big undertaking, and I do plan on going up to even 88 pages if needed for a chapter. But my whole story should wrap up below 300 chapters at most.

Crazy to think I thought the original would be 200, but it’s looking to 277 and when iron out all the details… hmm.

Is there a way to make it so it’ll all fit in timely?

[solid rover]

It depends on the length of the chapters, but 300 should be plenty of time

[left vine]

I can highlight the story’s overall undertakings in terms of what I want to tell. But I believe with good works, it doesn’t take a message told in multiple ways to get them across.

[left vine]

Mhmm, 10 years is the most I want to spend on this comic, really.

[solid rover]

What projects have you done before this?

[left vine]

-# and by golly gee am I thinking of a sequel already, ohmigosh.

[left vine]

Nahh this is my one and only. It’s entirely free so like; hobby.

I’m out of high school and it’s been a few years since I’ve touched writing.

But I believe my story has would and heart, enough to tell the message I’d most want people to see.

Of course I don’t want it to seem force or flippant.

There’s only so much knowledge you can do with the main hook or such. I’d also want to write it as a kind of like ‘self-recovery’ thing. -Since that’s kind of like one of the heroine’s goals. Learning about life, and how to deal with it. Especially in a positive manner.

[oak nymph]

@slender swan lol im racing against you haha, you're in tenth place and im in 11th

love the art btw looks sick

[vapid sandal]

Ts is just words no art :0

[slender swan]

Yeah, I've seen and it feels so bad to of all people edge you out T-T

[slender swan]

Thanks

[oak nymph]

[dreamy basalt]

JADEN!!!

I'VE BEEN OFFLINE TOO MUCH HEYA I MISSED YOU

[icy vale]

Finally doing background sketch that took awhile, goddamn procrastination

[civic moat]

Quick question: how to send my art here?

[raven smelt]

Probably don't have all the perms yet, just yap until you can post images like anywhere else

[static plover]

Ah! I was having the same issue!

[raven smelt]

You have to overcome the biggest obstacle of all: socialization!

[static plover]

😔

[raven smelt]

That being said, the art forums don't require perms to use

[civic moat]

NOOOOOOO

I am doomed...

[civic moat]

Cool! But i wanted quick opnion

I will post there then and, when i get the perms i will flood this thing with work

[raven smelt]

Just don't flood too much, you'll scare the fishies

[civic moat]

Kay, will try my best

[halcyon echo]

So I found a printing technique that uses uranium salts as a photosensitive material

And I have to overwhelming urge to try it now

I feel like getting uranium salts might be a problem though

[broken mica]

made balatro cards fo my fiancé and me (clown time!)

[deep hornet]

Cute

[waxen basin]

Work in progress animation

[deep hornet]

Damn, nice

[brittle sun]

I dont rly have time and just went to drawing basics, honestly has been kinda fun drawing without thinking about the social media aspect

[civic moat]

I wish to reach this level of study and art in general one day 😍

[frigid wyvern]

Wonderful study

[long rune]

Im cooking something

Guess what?

[solid rover]

?

[frozen robin]

chicken butt

[scenic adder]

who is this?

[long rune]

You will find out hehe

Not today im sleepy

[raven smelt]

Now with the background, would do more but my cat is harassing me

[limpid lion]

Added some evil and vedal comment on some of the cards for maximum content

I'm planning to make some neuro as well

[oblique badge]

https://tenor.com/view/neurosama-neuro-sama-gif-11499204033432984688

[patent quarry]

seeing my current art, time to go back to the drawing board (lol)

[slender spade]

A little update on the gaggle

I might have to move II a little down

[random osprey]

I finally finished my second artfight attack!!

[potent basalt]

amount of lineart with such precision... impressive patience with drawing XD

[slender spade]

I learn from my idols and their work https://vxtwitter.com/menmenmenma2/status/1937010009998848322

歪エムエス (@menmenmenma2)

リーベンヴォルフ今回はうまくいきそう

vxTwitter / fixvx · Jun 23, 2025, 4:49 AM

[wanton locust]

@amber anvil this one too

[gritty pier]

in merch too

[wanton locust]

oh, they just shotgun blast every channel you can type in, thats crazy

[limpid lion]

Yes

[potent basalt]

mechs are visually so appealing... even very "western" mech designs that aren't so humanoid shaped and just are walking/rolling/etc weapon platforms... especially mega sized boss ones in some games that aren't practical to be playable in those games XD

[mint badge]

https://youtube.com/shorts/zJaB2tKHlYY

[potent basalt]

composition is so op 😉

there is also rule of cropping heh... how website likes to crop various images... so then taking that account with composition too

[mint badge]

yea composition matters

I did some comp practice with my octopus

[potent basalt]

I use super advanced crop checking technology... I made a black layer and then cut it to see how sites like deviantart display my artworks with automatically cropped version

[mint badge]

smh making computer algorithms a reference to your art

[potent basalt]

leave it to programmers to make overcomplicated solutions lol ^^

there is this dougdoug or whatever the name is streamer who is a programmer and instead just doing some simple editing to graphics he went to program it lol

[raven smelt]

I've been making art everyday for 200 days now. So this is my first two drawings compared with my current one

[potent basalt]

eye highlights and less defined teeth helps a lot if you want character to appear cuter

you did such a good job with the drawing... just giving some advice ^^

[raven smelt]

Thank you!

Personally I think the teeth are fine(although I'll still try some alternatives), but I don't know why I haven't included eye highlights yet.

[karmic salmon]

I’m a starting out artist, who has no experience other than drawing stick figures on paper, any suggestions?

[raven smelt]

Well, the best way to learn is to just start! I have basically no studying experience and rely on practice

[solid rover]

Pick subjects that you really like, drawing what you enjoy helps with motivation

[raven smelt]

I started drawing because I wanted to draw my OCs

[solid rover]

You'll learn what you need to work on as you do it

[karmic salmon]

Oh ok, thank u guys for the advice

[mint badge]

aka draw random shits until you find a to go one

[raven smelt]

"Fuck it we ball"

[potent basalt]

no problem ^^

you notice with a lot of anime style art how teeth is either not drawn or it's often simple white area without lines to indicate each individual teeth... with lines added to them they become more prominent focus and can be distracting... so unless you want someone pay attention to them as the main focus like character has scary looking teeth on purpose or something

[mint badge]

teeth

gura

[raven smelt]

I suppose I am putting some Gura features on Saba. Maybe a single fang would work?

[mint badge]

saba eating the tip of a trident

with a question mark aside

[potent basalt]

one thing with character design is also symbolism... but this is more about if you want to make your own variation or original character lol... like features, things they wear, etc... what you want to indicate by their design... especially true if you want to make it some story/lore relevant thing

recently viewed a video that mentioned it so I thought about it

[loud bear]

Havta share cause im really proud XD my damn fanart got mentioned in the Neurofanart stream lezgooooooo
Just a bit sad they used the unfinished version :"3

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1394562906380566548/1394769716962398298/11.png?ex=6879fe46&is=6878acc6&hm=6c9154cced9fb8b0cff23ceee77831ea75799dc8cf434a65704d1c25ce676c32&

[lyric pike]

i thought it was evil for a sec

evil and asuka lowkey the same if i think about it

[loud bear]

Secret evil identity?

[potent basalt]

I have my next fanart idea I feel inspired to draw thanks to the stream

[potent basalt]

fancy hair https://puu.sh/Kxkdy/47bed807ad.png

[oak nymph]

O7 I'm not going to be top ten I keep being pulled farther from it rip

[patent quarry]

Nice work tho

[gloomy river]

Excuse me but can anyone explain why I can't post an image in here? I'm new so I don't know why

[potent basalt]

it's tied to exp system... post in general chat enough regularly and you unlock it

[gloomy river]

Thank you!

[thick gale]

https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1395509831309463562 finally done

[slender swan]

That's not true, you're getting closer now

[slender swan]

and honestly... even though being in top 10 would make me really happy, it's not like I have any chance at winning, while you might, so loosing to you wouldn't feel that bad

[limpid lion]

Any thoughts on this?

Does it feel neuro sama enough?

It's very hard to write those small text and give them personality.

[oblique badge]

Yeah, I think it does

[solid rover]

I think it feels a bit generic. Neuro has a few phrases she says a lot, like "To be honest" or "Let's be real," rewriting the first one to include one of those might help

[limpid lion]

That's the problem I can't due to lack of space.

If it get to small it won't be readable on the physical card once printed.

Another problem each text bubble as te be unique.

So no repeating catch phrase I'm afraid

But it help thanks

[oblique badge]

Isn't a whole point of these text to be generic? So that you can use these cards for more situations

[limpid lion]

Yes

And it's very hard

To do

Also focusing on the neuro text bubbles

[oblique badge]

Be sure to add the "filtered" card if you haven't already done so xd

[limpid lion]

Done

[austere beacon]

She often ends sentences with an exclamations mark in that can, pretty often.

[limpid lion]

I'm also planning on making a Nere sama card and text bubble s

[oblique badge]

They often like to ignore, you can come up with something about this

[limpid lion]

I notice that

In less that 4 days I have watch more neuro sama that the average Warhammer 40k lore maniac does in his in depth lore video research.

I can even make vedal impression that are convincing enough to fool my friends. XD

[oblique badge]

[limpid lion]

Vedal impression of this info. "Yeah. Huh. That's great... but also very weird. I'm moving on."

[potent basalt]

no problem! ^^

I quite like the hair I drew https://x.com/Clord124/status/1946023169476755884

Clord ✨ Looking for Artmoots ✨ (@Clord124)

WIP. Evil Neuro spent big bucks at store in Japan and now the mistake in communication is causing trouble, having to prove she paid for her bling. Vacation on Tokyo has taken a turn but she kept the receipt. Right? #heartheartart #evilneuro #Neurosama #artmoots #Vtuber #catgirls

X · Jul 18, 2025, 1:44 AM

[mint badge]

furry

[mint root]

I tried to draw something big and I kept removing things that would take too much work even with the slightly long deadline I have and came up with something kind of basic. This is how I feel right now

[wanton hedge]

helloo

[slender spade]

Barz

[solid rover]

Barz

[tame ice]

Yippie

I am artist

[lyric pike]

boom bitch

hope im not too late

[deep hornet]

Damn

Look good

[long rune]

Dont expect much, i cant get the faces right

[deep hornet]

Looks good tho :forsenOkay:

[lyric pike]

got some color in

[raven smelt]

Updated the eye and teeth and got some shading

[potent basalt]

well done! I didn't mention this before but it's something I noticed before... her foot did look like it had snapped... although it seems to look better now

[raven smelt]

Yeah I need to work on that. I've only really drawn feet twice before.

If all else fails I can just draw a crab to cover them up lmao

[brave bay]

How can I publish my work？

I am can not use this app

[oblique badge]

You need to talk more to get permission for publishing in chat, but you can do it without permission in https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1095941852068331560

[brave bay]

Thanks

[patent quarry]

I tried to paint something the other day to explore, any thoughts and feedback?

[solid rover]

Someone more experienced with this kind of style would probably offer some better feedback but from my pov at least you did a very good job!!! I especially like how you did some bounce lighting :DDDD

[orchid parcel]

everything is well shaded and highlighted, yet the flower head looks flat.
its a contrast effect where the colour difference is to close to the original colour for the white leaves to make it look more round/shadow to jump out.

if you check examples from flower paintings you'll see that they will add a light 2th colour to the white flower like yellowish/reddish

[patent quarry]

I can see that yeah I'll keep that in mind

10q

[limpid lion]

I created myself an avatar. What do you thing?

That vedal stolen all the alcohol I had.

[dry knot]

https://streamable.com/w8z4nu

[limpid lion]

I just notice I did two style of shoes and forgot to change the left one. Lol

Well it's to late now

[oak nymph]

I love itttt that looks so good

[dire steppe]

looking sick

i need to draw more man

[hasty mauve]

Hello 👋

[late hound]

https://x.com/KazumaSatouDesu/status/1946392648455237843?t=YhSIO5_-E82lYsHTwpz6xA&s=19

A

[solid rover]

Finally finished the family photo :DDDDDD I did a sketch based on the reference and it turned out absolutely ghoulish so I used a lil bit of photoshop to fix it up and check where I went wrong. Twas a lot of fun :DDD

[storm flicker]

Woah very impressive

[solid rover]

Thanks for the reference :DDD

[brave bay]

Cool！

[icy vale]

trying out famistudio and did the tutorial

[mint badge]

cool

[mint badge]

https://tenor.com/view/retro-tetris-game-gif-17446542

[drifting creek]

Finally satisfied with my oc design WIP

[mint badge]

actually

https://youtu.be/Soy4jGPHr3g

https://tenor.com/view/tetoris-kasane-teto-teto-synthv-hiiragi-magnetite-gif-13980202707426180496

[slender spade]

Getting it done pretty quickly

[tired prism]

Tetooooo

Rizzzz

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/1946613575256097046

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

Lock in Manhattan Cafe
#ウマ娘 #ウマ娘プリティーダービー

X · Jul 19, 2025, 4:50 PM

[scenic adder]

[deep hornet]

Looks pretty cool

[scenic adder]

https://tenor.com/view/manhattan-cafe-uma-musume-uma-musume-pretty-derby-beginning-of-a-new-era-gif-12475232483217937905

manhattan cafe my beloved

nice art

[raven wedge]

i love her

thank you

[dreamy spire]

I tried to repeat this with a mouse

(idk how to draw almost)

[potent basalt]

quite good for a mouse... that said I also use mouse somewhat with drawing even nowadays... like using some interfaces just feel more intuitive that way personally

[lyric pike]

wasted 2 hours of my life

[potent basalt]

well drawn though

[formal pilot]

Yeee. It's really well-drawn. :o

[severe lintel]

Hello! can I ask for some advice? I'm currently on a mission to draw neuro-sama everyday until I get good at proportions and stuff since I never draw humans and im wondering what I should do to improve and stuff- I'm currently on day 2.

[solid rover]

A mildly controversial take but I think early days you can try tracing a drawn reference (not of neuro but of references like this and draw neuro's features onto it) to figure out how they draw certain things, then move on to replicating a reference based on sight. If you feel uncomfortable with tracing then just using references is very important. It's also good to figure out how big certain parts of the body should be in relation so each other (for example, a common rule is that a person is about 7 heads tall) so that you can learn how to draw a pose without using a reference.

[severe lintel]

Oh interesting! I don't know about tracing since im doing it traditionally but when im brave enough to try full body I'll using a reference for a pose is actually such a good idea! My first drawing was a flop so I've discarded day 1 but day 2 went pretty well I think although it is goes up to the shoulders only rn. Once I get more into it I'll definitely have to experiment a bit I suppose! I really appreciate the advice :D

Im sorry if that made no sense im just very excited and I just really like neuro and I really want to be able to draw her properly

[solid rover]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=mas4i-NBn20
This vod helped me a lot with learning how to draw faces but I get that it's an insane recommendation 😭

[severe lintel]

I really appreciate the suggestion and I'll be sure to check it out- honestly I've been delaying on actually lesrning how to draw humans for way too long and I am motivated to learn so I can draw better

[oblique badge]

Not that controversial tbh. At the very beginning its fine to trace, as long you do it consciously, and not thoughtlessly tracing lines. Well and as long you dont claim it as your own

[solid rover]

Glad to hear, I'm not sure how the dialogue has changed but it feels common sense to me lol

When I was younger people were very anti-tracing under any circumstance

[oblique badge]

Well, now it's anti-ai :D

[gloomy river]

Yup

[patent quarry]

tbh i think a lot of it was the reaction towards tracing more than anytning

i hear more often from experienced artists tracing is fine

i mean look at animation and rotoscoping

[gloomy river]

It's fine to trace though

[patent quarry]

literally tracing

thats my point

[oblique badge]

It's a little different, but yeah

[severe lintel]

I think people don't like tracing when it comes to people like blatantly tracing other people's art and stuff but otherwise it's fine I think?

im sorry if that makes no sense 😭

[gloomy river]

I usually eye-ball my ref's but tracing is acceptable for me too

[patent quarry]

theres a point where you should stop tracing tho since its dimishing returns

[oblique badge]

you can also often encounter tracing when artist makes 3d scenes in csp for example, and after they change a bit anatomy, perspective etc

and same for backgrounds

[solid rover]

Yeah, when you get to the point where you are developing your style tracing just is not very helpful

[patent quarry]

wean off of it is a nice thing

[severe lintel]

I think if I end up trying to learn digital art properly then this all sounds like good advice and stuff but for now I'm going to focus on traditional and get all my basic anatomy down and everything since I think it would help if I have an understanding and a good foundation to begin with if I start learning digital

[oblique badge]

It's not necessary to start with the traditional art to do digital one

[patent quarry]

theyre two different mediums

just go with what works and what makes you create

[oblique badge]

some people do great at traditional and get lost in digital and vice versa

and thats normal

[severe lintel]

That makes sense I think. I have a basic understanding of traditional art I think but my digital art is lacking any sort of creativity or self expression I suppose- I don't know if that's the right words to describe what I mean

It's easier for me to draw traditionally as I can draw with just a pencil or pen but when I do traditional I dont have a pen and I do it on my phone and that's a bit awkward

[patent quarry]

doing on a phone is a different specialty

[lyric pike]

i use traditional painting techniques on digital art

so a bit of both worlds

[patent quarry]

where should i start if i wanted to do more traditional painting techniques?

[lyric pike]

i dont use blending mode to make shadow or highlight, i just pick the color and paint it in

[severe lintel]

I think throughout the days I draw neuro I'll have to experiment with different media and things instead of just trying the same things because thats how I learn I think? I'm sorry I've always done art as for fun rather than actually trying to learn how to be good but I want to learn and stuff-

im a bit clueless 😅

[lyric pike]

its depends on each person i think, for me acrylic paint or oil paint is easier than water paint becus it gives u more control

[patent quarry]

shucks i already got everything for water color lol

[lyric pike]

for drawing just trace manga or magazine to gain the muscle memory

tracing only bad if u hav alter motive like making fame/money

the most important is keeping it a hobby and not overdoing it

[severe lintel]

that makes sense

I really appreciate all of yours guys advice and stuff

[lyric pike]

i had some very talented friends gave up on art just because they couldnt keep up the daily drawing

gotta give it times and times to other stuff to balance life

[severe lintel]

Balance is important

That makes sense as I suppose overworking myself will probably lead to a massive burn-out and that's never good

[lyric pike]

[severe lintel]

thank you all so much for all of your advice :)) I will do my best and I'll be sure to keep a balance between the task and also just daily life. I really appreciate all of your tips and I can't wait to put them into practice :))

[potent basalt]

if I had to give good advice to an aspiring artist it would be avoid straight lines... I mean they have their place but with characters generally

[oblique badge]

I mean, you can't do for example hatching without straight lines

But generally yeah, better to get used to the curves

[raven smelt]

I think I'm almost done? My last two arts have kinda been overkill with the rendering so I'm going a lot simpler

[turbid pulsar]

SO cuute! Nice done with the angle 💙💙💙

[faint valley]

https://fixvx.com/azu2yn/status/1946762599816675435

Azu ✨ VTuber (@azu2yn)

"Which of you leaked this photo?"

vxTwitter / fixvx · Jul 20, 2025, 2:42 AM

[potent basalt]

having almost entirely transparent "real life" background seems to look quite good with that art

[icy vale]

https://fixupx.com/konstructivizm/status/1946482138775187550?t=-31xUij6Z-msE_K6GA8xew&s=19

Black Hole (@konstructivizm)

Art
︀︀“Before the Void” by me, blender3D, 2025
︀︀By Vadimsadovski

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FixupX · Jul 19, 2025, 8:08 AM

[mint badge]

Rain World

[mint badge]

oh wow

holy fuck

guys

[icy vale]

Didn't wanna ping you so it's nice you saw it

[mint badge]

I'm going to try replicate that once I got my pc back

it's beautiful

[icy vale]

It is

Tf happened to ur pc

[mint badge]

meh my academic grade dropped

as punishment my mom took my psu cable away

[icy vale]

Oh, confiscated

Fair nuf

[mint badge]

classic asian parenting

[scarlet niche]

i thought it was the game

[mint badge]

it's a 2D game

[silver summit]

I'm having a dilemma relatively to my characters drawings and I was wondering if you can help me take a decision.

1. improving my art skills
2. finding an good artist to draw them for me
3. Waiting for AI image generation to get better

[slender spade]

Practically almost finished

Just gotta finish up the Leg joints and the hover units on the back of the legs

Could've had the hover units retracted but eh i like them deployed

plus i used one of my models for the pose and those things can block the leg movement

[lyric pike]

ai gen already good enough if u can do the right steps, plus a little photoshop touch up to fix the parts u dont like can make beautiful looking stuff if look is all u care about

[silver summit]

For standard characters, current ai gen are quite good, but they rarely can do the artstyle I'm looking for. Moreover, numerous of my characters are unique and modern ai gen can't make them...

[lyric pike]

[silver summit]

I can show a few of my characters maybe?

[lyric pike]

sure

[silver summit]

wait, I can't upload images here?

[lyric pike]

i dont see why not

[silver summit]

https://www.krystagames.com/krysta/src/universe/characters/128/gallery/nelly-concept-10.png

Maybe I don't have the permission to post images...

[lyric pike]

what im saying is if u wanna make something to hang on the wall, ai isnt an option

[silver summit]

it's for a project I'm creating in my free time that is quite important for me. No monetary goal (but it would be nice if there is).

[raven smelt]

You need to talk more before you get perms to post

I think AI art is banned here, anyways

[deep hornet]

Depend on how you use it :LULE:

[silver summit]

I wasn't planning to post ai art, but about talking... Imagine I'm around 100 times less social than Vedal, I took months before finally posting 😅

[scenic adder]

you need to chat more to get it

[raven smelt]

You don't need perms to post in the actual art forums tho

[scenic adder]

yeah you can post in #1095941852068331560 without embed perms

[silver summit]

yes, but it was more for a reference than to showcase art. So I wasn't planning to open a thread for it.

[raven smelt]

Fair fair

I can't say shit, before I started drawing I made images of my characters using AI and Picrew

[silver summit]

I was drawing mainly to pass the time, without trying to improve. At some point (with AI) I though I could finally have good visual of my characters. But despite being beautiful images, there weren't my characters as I envision them, so I started to improve my drawing skill to do them myself. However, I'm still far from reaching my goal.

[raven smelt]

Well the best way to improve is to just practice. Even if you put in the absolute bare minimum when it comes to studying, you're gonna get better eventually. I personally don't study anatomy even though I know I really need to, it just sucks all the fun of making art for me.

[silver summit]

I have hundreds (if not a thousand) of characters, so just drawing them all once is a lot of practice 😅

[raven smelt]

Damn, I just have the two. I got others it's just that two have completely consumed me for 2 years now

[faint valley]

https://tenor.com/view/slugcat-rain-world-gif-23392860

[silver summit]

I have a code that display all my characters side by side with their correct scaling and possibility to filter. but I can't send screenshots 😦 (for now)

[raven smelt]

I definitely could do more, but I'm considering this finished

[potent basalt]

https://puu.sh/KxuUl/c1346293ba.png

[mint badge]

[frigid wyvern]

Stone study

[silent wave]

How can I publish here?

[oblique badge]

You need to talk more to get permission for publishing in chat, but you can do it without permission in https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1095941852068331560

[potent basalt]

colored and shaded... plus background added https://x.com/Clord124/status/1947096380767400331

Clord ✨ Looking for Artmoots ✨ (@Clord124)

Evil Neuro visited Mega Sale event at the nearby shop. As it happens bunch of stuff was practically free for one lucky customer! Too bad she didn't take the receipt and now tries to explain herself to police. #heartheartart #evilneuro #Neurosama #artmoots #Vtuber #catgirls #Punks

X · Jul 21, 2025, 12:48 AM

[loud bear]

Made in the wee hours of the night andfinished just this morning. Why did I do this? Idk. I think I got possesed

[quiet relic]

lynx lady

[quiet relic]

saba fan!!

[loud bear]

Looks like a shark

[quiet relic]

[untold nimbus]

I sure do love commiting 5 different modeling sins with a single part!

[loud bear]

You should be in 5 different jails for every body part of yours
Seperately

[raven smelt]

May divine retribution be cast upon thy flesh

[loud bear]

🙏

[slender spade]

I love these colours so much

[loud bear]

How do I get off the habit of using the basic default colors readily available

[slender spade]

Experiment on mixing colours and learn more on colour theory

It should help for the most part

[icy vale]

https://youtube.com/shorts/E1f5zRNBNc0?si=knN0371OJdioeXMP

[potent basalt]

use color wheel or similar, and then just experiment like mentioned above... it's about learning by doing which depending of person is really good way to learn especially something like doing art

recognizing why you find things cute, cool, etc... why you find certain color combinations looking good... why designers of characters you like picked those colors match together... why pink color clashes / looks really bad when combined but in some cases it somehow looks good

[loud bear]

@slender spade @potent basalt didn't expect this much help but I appreciate it twice as much the effort yall put into replying

[potent basalt]

no problem ^^ you notice color theory applied all around human made stuff for example... way people furnish their homes if they care a lot about it, they often tend to consider how colors go with each other in rooms, etc... as cohesive whole, etc... walls, ceilings and floors too... products, etc

[opaque crest]

a recent sketch I liked

[deep hornet]

Sick

[loud bear]

Healthy

[raven smelt]

Began work on a new drawing. This is gonna take me forever because I plan on drawing two characters instead of my usual one

[severe lintel]

I want to start experimenting with different medias in my drawings of neuro everyday. Can I get some suggestions of things I could potentially use because honestly I have no idea.

[loud bear]

I pray that you will push through your suffering

[loud bear]

Different medias in drawings? I'm not sure what you mean

[severe lintel]

like instead of just pencil or pen

materials idk the name of them

like things u can use in traditional art and experiment with idk if that makes sense

[opaque crest]

try watercolors, gouache, pastels, charcoal, acrylics

if you want to experiment with surface, you can try canvas, wooden planks, watercolor paper or cardboard even

[severe lintel]

I know the others but what is gouache?

[opaque crest]

gouache is basically opaque watercolor

[severe lintel]

Oh wait that's actually such a good shout ngl- I should do that too

[severe lintel]

Ohh that makes sense

Thank you for the suggestions :))

[opaque crest]

np!

[severe lintel]

When I have time I'll go out and buy some of this stuff :)) it will be fun to try new things tysm

[opaque crest]

glad to help!

enjoy exploring

[severe lintel]

Ty! Im going to start planning day 5s drawing. I might try something new if I have anything :))

[idle ibex]

nuro et lemn

[loud bear]

Was the lemon sour???

[tidal grove]

Needed Neuro's room background but couldn't find anywhere a clean version without Neuro or chat on top, so i made it myself out of different screenshots from stream. Sharing this in case someone will need it in the future

[idle ibex]

can i hab namburbur

[scenic adder]

hamburbur

[spiral ruin]

Great job

It looks nice

[severe lintel]

wait that's actually so good tho

[nova gate]

Lemon zest (Lemi)! I'm prolly gonna make more drawings of her and also draw her digitally later :3

[raven smelt]

Wowza

[severe lintel]

that's so cute :0

[sonic pivot]

cute

[nova gate]

Ty

[severe lintel]

:D

[frigid wyvern]

Appreciate it, Troobs

[robust folio]

Wow you actually got this message pinned.

I don't know if I'll ever use it, but, good on you.

[bleak crater]

Asaba Harumasa

[long rune]

I took 19th place in the contest, which surpassed my expectations of failure

[nova gate]

More lemon zest (Lemi) art!!

[icy vale]

https://fixupx.com/rileyb3d/status/1947440832287805884?t=64dfsTcza_t7PVzUCFbZwg&s=19

Riley Brown (rileyb3d) (@rileyb3d)

New tutorial out today. Basically just a super detailed Blender texturing tutorial with some modeling and game asset baking thrown in. #b3d
︀︀youtu.be/GejnTuB2GNQ?si=r9xH2Z0SILs1o8r-

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FixupX · Jul 21, 2025, 11:37 PM

[nova gate]

https://tenor.com/view/neurosama-evil-neuro-embed-failure-gif-15456327638408323033

[icy vale]

Damn

[nova gate]

Wait

Is that embed fail?

[icy vale]

Nono

[nova gate]

Mm

[icy vale]

Just a mistype

[nova gate]

Sorry about my idiotness

[icy vale]

Lule

[mint badge]

[mint badge]

[icy vale]

[mint badge]

lemme guess, it's a normal notebook texture overlayed with a noise texture through color ramp

nvm that's crazy

decals even

I'd say that much work is not necessarily needed

[loud bear]

You're a godsend

[scenic adder]

good guide

[deep hornet]

Everything starts from Among us

[scenic adder]

[deep hornet]

Cute

[slender spade]

https://x.com/wirbly/status/1947617978406858806

Goose ⌛🌿🪶🐙 (@wirbly)

#Aoz
#AOZReboot
#ガンダム
#Gundamfanart

ARZ-154［Barzam］

X · Jul 22, 2025, 11:21 AM

Got it done

[scenic adder]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-horse-you-have-alerted-the-horse-pretty-derby-uma-musume-gif-15063465391514740847

cute art

[icy vale]

That's the robot horse right? Or I'm wrong

[brittle sun]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1324872678791975004/1391319369509900298/BouncyEvil.gif

[loud bear]

Thanks for giving me a drawing idea

[icy vale]

https://fixupx.com/brave_rabbit/status/1947593651439149104?t=2TJ-wpOw6jbTVoKIAvLTgA&s=19

brave rabbit (also braverabbit.bsky.social) (@brave_rabbit)

🔥#SHAPES is coming to #Blender!🔥
︀︀The industry-proven shape key editor, built by artists, for artists, is now in development for Blender.
︀︀Watch the teaser and get a first glimpse of what's coming.
︀︀#b3d #Blender3D #rigtip #animation #rigging

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FixupX · Jul 22, 2025, 9:44 AM

[loud bear]

This step 1 step 2 method is pretty cool

[wind owl]

hi! is this where we should post the fanarts we want neuro to see?

[solid rover]

No, post those here :) https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1095941852068331560

[wind owl]

oh okay! thank you sm!^^

[radiant grove]

small angel Neuro wip

[severe lintel]

Im curious is it normal that my art is so inconsistent? Like is it a skill issue or just circumstances or like is it just a normal thing skill to vary day by day?

[dry knot]

perhaps the day mood you have. I aint no traditional artist but maybe that depending on motivation, it will imply to current progress of work

[severe lintel]

That makes sense I suppose- Im never quite sure if I'm the issue with my art or if it's just a lack of motivation or a lack of skill

[vale kindle]

It’s no problem, just keep at it. Consistency comes with time and repetition

[severe lintel]

I suppose that makes sense actually bc I draw a lot of tornadoes and im consistent with those

[patent quarry]

You know what you know and don't know what you don't

[severe lintel]

I suppose that's true

[patent quarry]

Besides it's like not even pro artists consistent with their works, art style improves, be consistent in keeping on creating at a balance/rate that works for you

[severe lintel]

That makes sense thank you

I'll keep working hard :))

thank you for the help

[austere pilot]

real

[dry knot]

the only time when quality drops in a bad way is if you take long breaks and being rusty. But if it looks rush your work and still like doing art then you are not the problem, its just motivation to work on it more. You need passion throughout the time working on it. So you arent bad, its just mood affects how a artist feels and work. When I get demotivated, I would either stop working on it and move to another project or rush it lmao

https://tenor.com/view/chibi-blood-for-the-god-gif-11938035185254420975

[severe lintel]

That makes sense actually thank you

[dry knot]

no problem, happy to share my experience and help out thhe best I can

[severe lintel]

tysm

[wanton hedge]

helloooo

[wanton hedge]

very real

[serene ledge]

CHAT I THINK IM FUCKIN COOKING

[oak nymph]

U areeee cookingg

[mint badge]

smoke

https://tenor.com/view/holy-moly-gif-2379897567703251318

[mint badge]

I did dispersions in lens simulation

it burned my cpu

but that bokeh is so juicy

[hasty heron]

huh I wanna post art but I don't have image perms :(

[random osprey]

I finished my third artfight attack!!

[long rune]

So cute

[slender swan]

So fluffy nice

[turbid pulsar]

Cuuute so round n small n pretty, niice

[long rune]

im gonna do this -> to it

[near apex]

this sketch MIGHT have potential ||or maybe it's cooked lol, I'm too tired to think anyways||

[deep hornet]

Cute

[mint badge]

furry

[deft lichen]

I haven't managed to get an answer. Are music and writing also here or am I missing the channels for them or do they not have a space.

[stable swift]

[oblique badge]

Yeah, any kind of art is discussed here

[deft lichen]

Thanks.

I've been trying to get better at music because as much as I appreciate open game art It feels cheap to use music that isn't purpose made for something with a serious story.

Unfortunately all I find when searching for resources is walls of text. A wall of text has never taught me anything.

It's the only creative skill I've tried and never made any progress in.

[stable swift]

@austere pilot the fact that ppl still like that art and staff blowing up a msg of it on starboard is diabolical XD

[austere pilot]

I mean its objectively pretty well done idk man

[stable swift]

Ayayayaaaaaaa.

[austere pilot]

[stable swift]

I wonder what the amazing artists here think about it Yes im talking to all of you who chat in this channel

[austere pilot]

what do y'all think of the catboy fanart

rafie seems to like it

[stable swift]

BITCH That's not what I said

[austere pilot]

your honor i swear thats what i heard

[urban summit]

[oblique badge]

[urban summit]

Rafie

What is that pfp?

[stable swift]

@austere pilot do me a favor and post the msg links of both arts here cus using this phone will make me lose braincells

[austere pilot]

You got it, boss

[stable swift]

@sharp saddle 's gift for me

[urban summit]

Ah. So like, can you nya?

[austere pilot]

#1394784496884387920 message

[austere pilot]

Check starboard

He already did

[stable swift]

Just go look at starboard man stop asking me

I feel someone is gonna draw the outfit again but with me making that expression at some point

[urban summit]

Oh. my. god.

[stable swift]

But ye the other reason why im keeping is cus there's one friend counting days of how long im using the pfp so im not changing till he gives up XD @urban summit

[urban summit]

I respect your commitment and dedication.

[stable swift]

Thank you for understanding

[deep hornet]

Cute

[stable swift]

Angy evil

[scenic adder]

[potent basalt]

neuro-sama's expression in that one reminds me of shaggy

[urban summit]

Which one?

[stable swift]

Pretty good

[potent basalt]

shaggy from scooby doo

[mint badge]

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=sGSv9DxowHA

[livid marlin]

Eliv

[oak nymph]

aaaa so good I love itt

[livid marlin]

I would’ve gotten it done if my motivation didn’t tank lol

But it led to a better drawing, so I’ll take it

[livid marlin]

Also gracias

[severe lintel]

that's so good

[livid marlin]

Thank you

[stable swift]

Looks gud

[livid marlin]

Thanks

[edgy parrot]

Hello

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1294817040195911692/1296809374672748554/nereWaveA.gif

aww

I forgot

I can't emote here yet

[livid marlin]

[edgy parrot]

sadge

anyways nice art

[livid marlin]

Thank you

[edgy parrot]

wanna see some of mine?

[long rune]

Small tiny very minuscule improvements on face lol

[slender swan]

Woah, small but meaningful. You're cooking

[long rune]

Thank you

Now i go break

After 1 hour~ of work

[slender swan]

[buoyant gorge]

looking great

[long rune]

https://tenor.com/view/mayano-top-gun-umamusume-holy-moly-maya-mayano-gif-18303653230147041936

[scenic adder]

https://tenor.com/view/meme-horse-you-have-alerted-the-horse-pretty-derby-uma-musume-gif-15063465391514740847

nice art

[brave star]

I realized I can't send intimidating horse😭

[stable swift]

SAND!

[long rune]

Hi rafie

[stable swift]

[long rune]

[edgy parrot]

anyone have a front facing vedal?

I need it for reference

[vale kindle]

This is prob the closest thing

[edgy parrot]

thanks

[stable swift]

[slender spade]

Updated III since i felt kind of unsatisfied with it originally

Will update IV too

[stable swift]

@tidal grove I saw your tweet

[viral stream]

How can I upload art here? I have a cool pixel art

[livid marlin]

You need to talk a bit in order to post iirc

[edgy parrot]

Yooo

my art got put on stream

that's so cool

[potent basalt]

congrats ^^

there is some kind of filtering and/or bugginess with it so sometimes they might just outright skip bunch of entries

[livid marlin]

Bro same

[edgy parrot]

cool

link?

https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1397818490991149156

this is mine

[livid marlin]

That is cute

Uhh, lemme try to link it

https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1397474092222906469

There we go

[potent basalt]

#1396656860970352640 also got commented

[oblique badge]

You can upload art without embed perms in https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1095941852068331560

[edgy parrot]

Honestly

Turtle twins ain't the right title for my work

Considering Tutle Evil wasn't done

But then again

I wasn't expecting to be put on stream

[oblique badge]

Twins watch art by their tags, Evil reviewed your's cos there was "evil" tag in it. But don't worry about it, that's fine, and she liked it! Congrats

[edgy parrot]

thanks

[mint badge]

is there a way to pause my render

[livid marlin]

This looks like the beginning of night 1

[latent flame]

not sure about blender (am Maya user), but generally hitting escape will pause renders

[mint badge]

escape would finish the render early

[icy vale]

https://fixupx.com/andrewpprice/status/1948494704762376565?t=q15JFWaBsO4YMs--UwhHKw&s=19

Andrew Price (@andrewpprice)

Sometimes I wonder if we're even using the same software

Quoting mintoll (@mintoll_mov)
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FixupX · Jul 24, 2025, 9:25 PM

[buoyant gorge]

did a style study today. might use the mika style in a future neuro tarot card. i do enjoy the color scheme.

[deep hornet]

Damn

Looked sick

[oak nymph]

I love your arttt its always so goodddd

[buoyant gorge]

Aw thanks. That means a lot. It’s a constant trial and error process for me trying to learn from artists I want to catch up to one day, but I do enjoy the process a lot.

[slender swan]

That's insane, looks so good

[umbral needle]

in case anyone needs veds face as vector lol

[potent basalt]

lol cute https://puu.sh/KxN5L/cfe0cfd80e.png

good demonstration why eye highlights are important XD

[long rune]

Thanks im gonna download it and never use it

[mint badge]

got the Mika Pikazo vibes, are you taking her as reference?

[urban summit]

Read the reply again and you'll see the answer.

[mint badge]

wuh

where replies

[urban summit]

Oh my bad

I mean

Read this again

[mint badge]

now I see

love colorful stuff

and I just saw this

[long rune]

Bro what is that tag

[mint badge]

fanart

[long rune]

The most generic tag ever, get things right for search

[mint badge]

assign an uuid4 and sha256 validations for every arts we post, so we have this internal nft thingy running in neurocord's #artist-alley

[long rune]

Oh right, they did at least say mika

[urban summit]

what tag should be use on this work to make it gets more attention beside Mika Pikazo?

I should've type faster.

[long rune]

Search mika pikazo for tags

Idk if they did research or not to be honest

[urban summit]

#MikaPikaZo?

That tag use to refer the work that made by the artist.

[long rune]

So i found this #mikapicazo and @/ mikapikazo

It might be fine because in search i found some people that did not have tags idk

But #fanart is funny

[urban summit]

I mean, I use that too.

[long rune]

Fuck it i will use it for shits and giggles

For next art piece (if i manage to finish it)

[mint badge]

I pronounce fanart and fuhnart

[long rune]

Fartart

[urban summit]

Fart

[long rune]

Great input right? Cheers

[mint badge]

F-

[urban summit]

؜

[mint badge]

https://tenor.com/view/1984-gif-19260546

[lyric pike]

scroll through old files and found this

i should give it a redraw

[urban summit]

I think it looks fine. But if you think you can improve your past work, go nuts for it.

[lyric pike]

[frigid wyvern]

It'd be exciting to see. Even though this is already spectacular, your evolution since then is very apparent.

[nova gate]

Correct me if I'm wrong, but is that evil?

[gaunt cypress]

I don't know, something feels off about this #1397689215415881869 message

feels like i did the head a bit too big

[whole iris]

too lazy to finish this but i tried, i don't animate at all so it is what it is

yes it's just 4 frames

[long rune]

Nice, reminds me of my own animated gif

[whole iris]

[last siren]

Hey, I'm not sure if I should be asking here, but I've been hit hard with ideas to draw the twins and really want to share. Would it be bad to keep posting my images on the art channel? Can one post too much in a short time there or would I just keep it to myself?

[oblique badge]

Sure, you can post as many art in a short time as you want, it wouldn't be bad

[last siren]

Alright, thank you. I didn't want to break a rule I might have missed.

[buoyant gorge]

no unrelated to neuro stuff. just practicing. working a lot this week so i dont have time to work on neuro pieces, which i usually put a lot of time into

[buoyant gorge]

yeah, my brain was not braining when i posted that tag. 😅 I also finished the piece like 2 min before i had to leave for work so i didnt have much time to write proper titles.

[buoyant gorge]

yah. I study new styles every once in a while, especially when contemplating working on a bigger piece with that style in the future.

[long rune]

Haha

[woeful briar]

https://tenor.com/view/toji-jjk-jujutsu-kaisen-hello-chat-meme-gif-13240613525949133381

[deep hornet]

Nice

[oblique badge]

https://tenor.com/view/neurosama-evil-neuro-gif-755778526580687527

[lyric pike]

seeing the community grows and many new talented artists join the swarm has been a fascinating experience

i gotta admit i hav been feeling fallen out and my passion for neuro stuff is decreasing

achieved many things

[oblique badge]

That's understandable, you been doing it for a long time

[lyric pike]

but idk, things dont feel the same like when hiyori playing minecraft or promoting korean books..

things not feeling the same is both a good and a bad thing

[deep hornet]

It is what it is. I'm also drawing less Neuro stuff :LULE:

[lyric pike]

drawing neuros basically gave me my stepping stones for my career so i hope the swarm continue to do the same for many other talented artists

[patent quarry]

I think that's the pathway many artists and their communities experience

So we just glad to have you here while we can

[deft lichen]

Just found the first good thing I ever wrote it's a fanfiction and it fits in a screenshot. (It's sfw)

[deft lichen]

Seriously considering posting it somewhere but I don't want people looking it up. I don't want to be called by that old username or asked about the terrible other stuff I wrote.

[buoyant gorge]

Don’t have to force yourself to draw things you don’t feel the mood for. I always break off my art pieces into like 70% main interests and 30% completely unrelated interests. I personally don’t like sticking to one art topic too long as it leads to burnout.

[deft lichen]

Good advice deserves to shine.

[dry knot]

1 Week Until Full Animation Drops! Nere Vs Evil & Neuro

[mint badge]

we need a lens flare on that

[plain dagger]

@slender swan aw man no top 5

[slender swan]

No surprise here, the winners and others in top 10 are on completely different level than me and each winner completely deserves their reward. I just gotta keep at it and maybe one day get as good too

[plain dagger]

Man I was sure youd scrape at least #5

[slender swan]

Naaaaah, thanks but that was just impossible. Let's be real here

[plain dagger]

Im being real here

[deft lichen]

Artists almost universally lack sufficient confidence in their work. (Unfortunately I can only assume this applies to me as well because it's something one can't see in themself)

[potent basalt]

depends... self reflection is something you can practice to "intuitively" know when something seems like irrational thought... like I notice how I used to underrate myself quite a bit mentally at times despite learning is going fine

[potent basalt]

one thing to help with confidence is to trust to own skills... it looks like a mess until it starts to come together https://puu.sh/KxPBz/f98fcdb103.png

[shut crystal]

Anyone know of some good Neuro and Evil art for wallpapers? looking for both landscape and portrait styles

[patent quarry]

look at the recent art competition lol

[shut crystal]

first place i looked thanks tho

[potent basalt]

I use my own art as wallpapers but yeah there are plenty of good ones online lol

I have currently punk queen evil as my wallpaper... or whatever one wants to call her fan design lol

[woeful briar]

What did I ever do to you

[oblique badge]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1153218668906426419/1153225604041297920/EvilNeuroTuckk.gif

No harm intended, it's a tradition

[long rune]

This guy used embed failure gif!!!!!
KEK at this user!

[woeful briar]

??? what is that ssuposed to mean

[woeful briar]

oh

nah

[storm flicker]

Just something id like to share

[scenic adder]

art

[deep hornet]

God damn

[patent quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/jetstream-sam-gif-24628814

[deep hornet]

:PauseMan: Evil and Neuro as Kris and Susie battle against Forsen as Gerson

[urban summit]

https://media.discordapp.net/attachments/1067638175478071307/1126229217353404489/smolEmbedNwero.gif

[potent basalt]

I have found learning to draw hair oddly fascinating

it's one of those things I can easily compare as of getting somewhat better at it lol

[deft lichen]

Maybe I should post that fanfic I mentioned yesterday and the original short story I later made in the same style side by side as a comparison. Only problem, the fanfic ends with someone being struck by lightning and the short story is about someone falling from a building so they're both quite dark.

(The short story was meant to tie into something else I never finished making.)

[austere pilot]

small snippet again

[potent basalt]

sounds good... like really promising

[potent basalt]

https://puu.sh/KxR6u/2fb7fd70a6.png

[austere pilot]

nice!

i like your artstyle

[potent basalt]

thanks

[potent basalt]

I'm happy people like my art stuff... as fun hobbies are it's nice to be acknowledged

[woeful briar]

sigh wsp...

[sinful prawn]

Ello

[cloud sky]

Hi

[haughty echo]

why

[urban summit]

sup

[nova gate]

Hai

[urban summit]

Dreamscape rough sketches.

Art block is making me feel frustrated >:(

[deft lichen]

I just remembered something. Are screenshots of a game I'm making okay. (It's a before and after of an artstyle overhaul)

[deep hornet]

Dreamy

[slender spade]

I really like the Tallgeese III with it looking so mean compared to the others

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/1949171964821561739

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

One day....
#ウマ娘 #ウマ娘プリティーダービー

X · Jul 26, 2025, 6:16 PM

[scenic adder]

holy art

[haughty echo]

yes

[urban summit]

Yeah, of course.

Another dreamscape sketches.
I'm tired, goodnight y'all

[deft lichen]

Just went to post andrealized I don't have image permission for this channel???

[haughty echo]

for the whole server actually, you need embed perms role

but you can always post on #1095941852068331560 , you don't need perms there

[coarse vale]

Idea

[scenic adder]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1377893013619081226/1377893014013480970/shotgun.gif

[lyric pike]

old space evil sketch

[deft lichen]

Well embed perms now so

[deft lichen]

Just realized some context might be useful. I'm making a game and the artstyle looked hideous so I spent a week contemplating it and thanks to a few random bits of inspiration figured out this. Some clever shader work and noise textures realy carried it.

[urban summit]

I'm awake

[potent basalt]

https://puu.sh/KxS2v/14a5287cb8.png

[oak nymph]

finishing my sketch of miku, just figuring out a hair design rn because (yes I refined my sketch yet still haven't done a hair design lolll)

[austere beacon]

Dude the motion in your art is really sick.

I get huge artblock too, best way to deal with it is just to draw bad on purpose.

[brittle sun]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1327699593093189674/1398766894231851098/image0.jpg?ex=68868eaf&is=68853d2f&hm=cec0ff31d745d2b5060970659116b2defc74b361aaa148ec10d7eb8bf8a4652e&

[nova gate]

https://tenor.com/view/miku-one-piece-is-real-the-miku-is-real-hatsune-miku-gif-26795956

[severe lintel]

Does anyone have any ideas on how I can improve this- specifically the water

[severe lintel]

I dont really understand how to draw water or shade it and idk if any of u would know but if u do it would be rlly useful for some advice 🙏 (I was going to send this earlier as explanation but got side tracked sorry 😭)

[potent basalt]

when it cmes to digital art there are bunch of methods like airbrushing over base color to make it have details you want

[slender swan]

I don't know how helpful it will be but I found a nice tutorial on drawing splashing water
https://youtu.be/TsCq__NIpiw?si=KNatMxSd5gaDMjOX

[potent basalt]

what I would do probably is to draw water in lines to give it nice detail... think how water would behave and mentally trace those paths

[severe lintel]

Ohh wait that might be helpful

[severe lintel]

That also makes sense i think

I want to draw more waterspouts bc they are cool but u need water to do that so I really should learn how to make it look like water

do you it would help if I looked at actual waves and stuff?

to like see how they move and interact with surfaces and stuff

[patent quarry]

less smudge and soft shapes and more clear defined edges

[slender swan]

Of course, reference always helps

[severe lintel]

that makes sense so I should use a different brush for water so it's softer and stuff bc I think the one I use has some sort of auto blend/smudge thing idk

I think later today I'll give it a go again with all of the advice I receive and see if the water looks more water like

ty 🙏

[severe lintel]

Im gonna watch the video u sent me later I saved it in my watch later playlist and im gonna grab some wave references of some photography photos I took and stuff

[potent basalt]

one thing also with art is to think about... hair, water, etc... it's all the same thing... kind of depending of style... you shade water like you would shade hair potentially... depends XD it's all just shapes

[severe lintel]

Ohh wait that kinda makes sense

[slender swan]

good luck and have fun

[severe lintel]

cuz they both flow and stuff

I think that makes sense

I see

I cant wait to give it a go later

I need to sleep first but I'll show u when I do it

and hopefully there will be an improvement

:D

[potent basalt]

one thing I learned to do was just have base color and then just drawing bunch of soft lines or whatever they would be called and it gives impression of hair strands... so the same thing can be used to depict water too and other surfaces

it just gives some color variation that are nice to look at even if viewer doesn't really think about it

[austere pilot]

having a blast just messing around with this

dunno why the pause at the end is so long

[potent basalt]

sometimes it takes quite a few attempts before end result makes sense with generated music stuff

it quickly eats credits lol

[austere pilot]

huh

wdym generated

[potent basalt]

my bad... I assumed you used one of those music generator services that are prone to sometimes generate non-sense music

[severe lintel]

that's a useful tip I'll take that into account

[austere pilot]

i mean it is nonsense cus im just messin around lmao

but nah, i made it

[potent basalt]

cool ^^ I was mistaken due I would assume you wouldn't keep the quiet part in your example when you tune everything by yourself ^^

[austere pilot]

i wasnt expecting it to show up, garageband is still a mystery to me sometimes

XD

[potent basalt]

I find that digital music can be quite accessible from the get go if someone wants to learn... assuming they have good software and sound libraries just to combine crap

like make quite cool stuff rather fast

it's learning process of course but like... can be way less daunting to get started and have something presentable... compared to art or something when you first are like "what the heck is this stick figure?"

[potent basalt]

I did use mouse to do some water flow like things to illustrate what I meant before kind of... of course it would look better by using a drawing tablet https://puu.sh/KxSNc/e2f852d419.png

[mint root]

Try drawing an ocean with it

[stable swift]

izzat super creak~ ?

[edgy axle]

Water