artist-alley

[rocky jay]

i was gonna say "not bent" but that sounds like they are bent unnaturally idk english isnt my first language

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2025609342033232015?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

Suo

X · Feb 22, 2026, 4:31 PM

[patent quarry]

I disagree, long triangles would make it harder to judge proper proportion

[rocky jay]

with the triangles you dont have to deal with the sizes of each part of the finger.

at least not as much

again these are for different purposes

[wide river]

Patriark of the Hildmarch Powers.

[patent quarry]

With rectangles it would fit the shape better

Even more so with each shape of the finger

[rocky jay]

i usuallly cut off the triangle so it is basically a tapered rectangle

[rocky jay]

ABO

with watercolors (forgive me for the quality i am very new to watercolors)

[dreamy jolt]

[wide river]

adobo

[patent quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/food-chicken-cook-frying-gif-15803202

[warm spoke]

sick line art as always

[potent basalt]

yeah... anyway... evil neuro getting some "free" food... I think my art inspiration is only half in mud whatever that means https://puu.sh/KIZtq/72149b2faf.png

[warm spoke]

i finally finished the hair

now, rig time

[mint root]

evil with the outfit I designed for the contest

I'm drawing headshots for practice, I'll probably do one for neuro as well. with a different outfit and maybe glasses

[nova gate]

-redrawing old OCs day one-
Lemon Zest
progress report one

[icy quail]

Do y’all have any tips to drawing spinosauruses

I want to try to draw the newest species

spinosaurus mirabilis

Reference photo

[jaunty quiver]

is this perhaps amasawa hair tools? also goodluck rigging shapekeys & skeleton

[warm spoke]

thanks and i didn't use any tools, just a curve path and a bezier circle

[jaunty quiver]

[warm spoke]

oh, and can i ask you how you rigged your hair please ? idk how

[jaunty quiver]

Amasawa is basicly a curve tool with bezier~ just cwith a couple of presets

[jaunty quiver]

Manually painted

I don't want the automatic weights its very unreliable

[warm spoke]

From what I've seen, it's almost the same thing, but directly integrated into Blender. The extension doesn't seem to exist for newer versions

[warm spoke]

[dire salmon]

FELLAS

IM DONE

[jaunty quiver]

Wait really? sadge, not like I'm using it

[dire salmon]

YIPPPEEEE

[warm spoke]

Maybe I'm bad at searching, but I haven't found it

[dire salmon]

I CAN FINALLY POST THE ART AFTER LIKE MONTHS

[jaunty quiver]

A tip for me if you are doing manual painting is to just use either a value weight of 1 & 0 with no smoothing at all

[dire salmon]

Woaw

[jaunty quiver]

make the falloff constant

[jaunty quiver]

well its really old, I was kinda expecting it to be unmantained now

the just smoothen them here

[warm spoke]

[dire salmon]

🙂‍↕️

[warm spoke]

the blue means no influence at all iirc

[warm spoke]

[dire salmon]

YUPPEEE

[jaunty quiver]

Yuppers

[warm spoke]

thx for the tips

[jaunty quiver]

What I'm doing rn~
Modeling a jacket? parka?

[dire salmon]

Ooo

[warm spoke]

it looks awesome

[dire salmon]

True

[jaunty quiver]

Thx

Also try to get this addon called "edgeflow" in the official blender extensions website

It's so so good for polymodeling

[dire salmon]

Ooo, I’m a physical artist so my renders look ahh

[jaunty quiver]

Fellow Blender user?

[dire salmon]

I did draw fallout moo vegas tho.

[dire salmon]

I use Maya

Learning Blender soon tho

[jaunty quiver]

I see~ goodluck learning blender, its not beginner friendly

Why switch tho? Monthly Costs?

[dire salmon]

Nah, want a new challenge. Also it’s for college.

[jaunty quiver]

[dire salmon]

I know Maya from high school cause I got it free for my ROP class

[jaunty quiver]

I only tried 3dsmax from autodesk~ but it hurts my head so much

[dire salmon]

Bit of a veteran from Maya so the switch won’t be too bad bar the keybinds

[jaunty quiver]

maya idk how easy it is to use~ a lot of user says its really good for animating

[dire salmon]

The best

I have some old animations up if you want a link 😂😂

But yeah it’s great for animating. I’m just ahh.

[jaunty quiver]

is it on yt?

[warm spoke]

it's open source at least

[dire salmon]

Yeah

[jaunty quiver]

True~ and a lot of youtube tutorials out there

[dire salmon]

True. Love that

[dire salmon]

True. But I’m doing a school class & projects

Although I plan on designing stuff for myself

[warm spoke]

ohh, i use retopoflow for retopo but a new addon never hurts

[jaunty quiver]

Its mainly for polymodeling and clean up

[warm spoke]

👀

[dire salmon]

I’m lucky I know the basics in textures cause I swear learning that the first time was rough for me

[dire salmon]

🙂‍↕️

[jaunty quiver]

I wanna try~ but idk if blender rigify is port-able to maya

and I'm too lazy to rerig

[warm spoke]

maya is expensive no ?

[jaunty quiver]

They have a trial I think~

[dire salmon]

Yeah

[jaunty quiver]

I'm quite sure it is expensive, tho not as aexpensive as Adobe products

[dire salmon]

I used it cause the school version is free if you’re taking a class.

[warm spoke]

a year

[jaunty quiver]

[dire salmon]

Yeah. Not cheap. But it’s what professionals use and my teacher was in the industry so I think he know what he’s doing.

[warm spoke]

oh, might be cool to take a look

[warm spoke]

it's the standard from what i know yeah

[dire salmon]

I just realized my channel leaks my full name so I will not be dropping the link actually

Just imagine I have really bad Maya animations

[warm spoke]

[jaunty quiver]

I'm just a hobbyist so~ idk if I really need Maya

[warm spoke]

it cannot be that bad

[jaunty quiver]

It'd be nice tho~

[dire salmon]

Don’t, it’s only mandatory for industry peeps

[warm spoke]

blender is the more polyvalent i think, so if it's for a hobby that's enough

[jaunty quiver]

its just too pricey for non-professional

Yeah

[dire salmon]

👍

Take it from someone going into industry for game design. It’s not necessary for hobbyists like yourself. It’s only really necessary for people like me.

[warm spoke]

so you're in a formation for game design ?

[dire salmon]

Yeah. Game design major. Programming, art, and creative writing.

All the aspects of making games in one degree

Pretty awesome. But certainly tiring. Mostly the coding.

[jaunty quiver]

[dire salmon]

Anyhow I got to sleep. I have my 3D design class tomorrow. Goodnight everyone 😘

[jaunty quiver]

3A industries? cause a lot of Indies still use blender

[tiny vale]

it's extremely good for the price. ;]

[dire salmon]

They use Maya too, depending on where

[jaunty quiver]

Later then

[dire salmon]

I would say so yeah

[warm spoke]

goodnight !

[dire salmon]

Nigh nigh

[dire salmon]

🙂‍↕️

[warm spoke]

i'll remember you when i'll start learning maya

[jaunty quiver]

I just want smoother animation tools~ blender is a bit rough and stiff in that aspect

Setting up IK switches is annoying too

[warm spoke]

I'm not looking forward to finding that out

[jaunty quiver]

You can cheat that by using rigify tho, it still has flaws however

[warm spoke]

yeeey

maybe cloud rig is better ?

[umbral needle]

god i love plugins

[jaunty quiver]

but if you are making one yourself~ goodluck

[warm spoke]

same

[umbral needle]

i think of them as part of blender tbh, especially since you just have to use a checkmark to 'install' them

its open source anyways

it just doesnt start with them so its not as overlaoded imo

[jaunty quiver]

probably? its a fork of rigify after all, just qol stuff added

I'm just used to the old stuff~ so I stay with it

[warm spoke]

old habits die hard i guess

[jaunty quiver]

Yeah~ I'm gonna try it somedaty

[jaunty quiver]

I tried cloudrig, looks promising~ It has IK spines, one of the things I wish rigify has

[warm spoke]

uh, i know ik but what is spine ?

[jaunty quiver]

The bone moving the whole torso

[warm spoke]

[jaunty quiver]

it also has built-in physics bone, thats actually very useful

[novel forge]

lone solitude

[strange furnace]

Fahhhh

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2025960269508386910?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

Suo

X · Feb 23, 2026, 3:45 PM

[low kiln]

I am thinking of trying 3d art

With blender probably

Uuh would be funny if blender stuff was literally mentioned earlier today in this channel

[warm spoke]

guess what

[low kiln]

I scrolled up and saw stuff about bones

And spines

Anyways, I thought of learning 3D art a little bit because I feel like it's simpler than 2D in some ways at least when it comes to shading and highlighting

[warm spoke]

i think it demands different skills, maybe not easier but it's definitely more automatic

but you can try it

[low kiln]

Yeah

3d artist is rare tbh

Like very rare at least ones who do anime stuff

[low kiln]

Better word would be niche

Anyways, I didn't really think of getting into bones and stuff mostly just making static models

[warm spoke]

i can send you some tutorials if you want 👀

[low kiln]

Sure!

Tbh I feel bad going to 3d when I was kinda in middle of learning 2d and even got art tablet but whatever

But skills carry over

Plus biggest thing I hated about 2d is not an issue in 3d

[warm spoke]

you can do both

[low kiln]

Yeah I can draw textures

[warm spoke]

• a tablet is useful when sculpting and drawing

[low kiln]

Oh ok

The issues I had with 2d mostly was face shape, shading, highlights(Kinda), and cat ears were a pain

Maybe easier to do all those in 3D I will have to see

Supposably catears can be made as separate model and then just combined to the character or something like that

[low kiln]

Anyways, I'm not even home right now so I can't even do any practicing

[warm spoke]

yeah, you can !

[rocky jay]

drawing side profiles is real weird

you gotta figure out the jaw and it gets real freaky when you have to remember that the mouth is not a separate thing attached to the face and is just an opening created by movement of the lips and how far the big ol bone shaped like a horseshoe with handles is rotated

[rocky jay]

this feels so creepy for some reason

[dire salmon]

Yeah but technically correct

[potent basalt]

some robot designs look like way some people do sketching... like circle on the side of the head is just glowing blue thing for example

[rocky jay]

I understand the mechanism now...

I can just

Keep opening the mouth

No one will stop me

[potent basalt]

XD

[rocky jay]

Is this what goes through the mind of a horror artist

[potent basalt]

well those lines do form something like saw's beartrap... what a movie

well in vague sense anyway... horror art is something yeah

anyway why it might look a bit like horror drawing is that those guidelines are still there and way the side of the mouth is presented

[rocky jay]

I can just keep going

[potent basalt]

way the expression is, including things like pupil size... makes it seem like yandere or something who is having one of those episodes before they chase you with a knife in a horror game... in your earlier example XD

have you seen attack on titan because because your art stuff reminds me of that show lol... how titans look with their expressions

[rocky jay]

I've seen some images of the titans... yeah

[potent basalt]

some find them look really scary while others perceive them looking unintentionally hilarious

[potent basalt]

I probably try to draw some horror-ish art soon-ish just to have some more variety

[exotic python]

I'll probably end up making two versions anyway, but what do you think looks better, a gold pipe or a metal one?

I think metal is more iconic and can have a cool contrast, but gold matches the rest of the palette overall 🤔

[oblique badge]

i think since she flex her pipe leg, gold would be more fitting here

[rocky jay]

but steel would fit well if you added an onomatopoeia for the pipe sound effect

[exotic python]

hmm these are good points

[rocky jay]

https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1475643392494014666
why has this led me here

[severe lintel]

Hey guys :D Im drawing this neuro and tornado for day 55 of neuro everyday and also to celebrate hitting 100 subs. Im open to suggestions of what I should add to this piece to kinda give it more life. Honestly it can be anything I am just tryna have fun with it :))

its obviously a work in progress

[faint valley]

Trying to work on a logo for myself since I don't have one
Something a bit tDR/sci-fi/cyberpunkish, not sure how close I am to getting something that will actually work as a base that I can then kind of work on visual branding

Super rough though

proportions/etc. aren't exact, it's more for just getting an idea for what I want

[buoyant gorge]

did a shading study today

[rocky jay]

i just discovered today that my favourite thing about studies is that you dont have to follow all of the rules
sure I need to get the proportions right but do I really need the temporomandibular ligaments?
#artist-alley message
https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/1475643392494014666

[exotic python]

Honestly, it already looks good. I'd suggest looking at references for colors and depth to create a dramatic effect. You might want to soften the background lines depending on how the colors turn out.

I like the expression on her

[jovial nexus]

Art I finished recently, I'm kinda bad at art..

I knocked this out in a day and a half

[potent basalt]

I'll probably add more stuff as I render... https://puu.sh/KJ42R/d750943a3d.png

[severe lintel]

Sounds good! Ill see what I can do :D

[wraith iron]

Waow! Looks like manga panel

[ashen valley]

Drawing avatar for myself

[novel forge]

I made it after having a mental breakdown wanted to express a sense of sharp despair I felt

[wraith iron]

I feel bad about that but this art looks gorgeous you are very talented.

[novel forge]

thank you

I've actually made something like this for the first time ever, I never did abstract art before (or art in general except graphic design for youtube thumbnails)

[iron halo]

Evil outfit contest results should be coming soon right

[mint root]

probably

mayhaps

perchance

potentially

eventually, I suppose

[slender oasis]

it comes across really well

[jaunty quiver]

Updates~ lots of subtle additions & changes, I might also try to make shapekey driven drivers for opening and closing the jacket

Gotta figure out how should the zipper sync with body movements & distortion

[icy quail]

Somehow reminds me of ribs and now I’m hungry

[strange furnace]

A bit rocky on the first one but I think I got comfy after

[rocky jay]

i swear i cannot make original music for the life of me

ive always heard it before

and when im kinda cooking i cant find any clear sound and it all gets sloppy

[low kiln]

blendering

idk kinda first day on blender lol

[low kiln]

might try making tree it easier

[thick gale]

guys who use blender, could you recommend some guides for newbie how to put lightning in the environment?

[low kiln]

lol idk if you asking so I have some guides to use but yeah I do need help with that

anyways trees so easy to do

maybe need to make the spears also low poly

nevermind I don't need to make it low poly

[low kiln]

most people do donut, chair or such for first model but I like trees so yeah

[deep sigil]

ello

[low kiln]

hi

I doing blender

https://klipy.com/gifs/modeling-is-easy-3d-modeling

[potent basalt]

depending of person it can be easier in 3D to do stuff over drawing and vice versa... like of course it's still about learning either way though

but if you have like really intuitive way to sculp stuff for example then someone might find themselves quite good rather fast with it

[low kiln]

lmao

the tree I did

it was backwards

I go in unity to test the model and welp

[low kiln]

tbh I think 3d easiest for me

except that it was upside down and that I had to rotate it, kinda looks pretty good

[rocky jay]

easiest trick is just using an HDRI

[rocky jay]

gonna blow your mind
go to edit mode
select something
press ctrl-b
drag and optionally scroll

[low kiln]

huh

made this from a cube doing the ctrl-b thing

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2026345834997231684?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

Suo

X · Feb 24, 2026, 5:17 PM

[low kiln]

hmm so hdri is just an image

cool it makes my tree I did earlier look nicer though It still kinda looks best in unity but still

[shut bramble]

blender is fun

[low kiln]

yes very

[shut bramble]

i was never a great blender user so whenever i wanted to make something i looked up videos and changed whatever i thought was better

[jaunty quiver]

hf with blender

HDRI is an just an cubemap image with lighting in it

[low kiln]

oh ok

made this

[wide river]

what da

[potent briar]

https://x.com/Anti_kun77/status/2026208280683376949

[rocky jay]

according to andrew loomis if you add a subdivision surface modifier in the modifiers tab on the right you basically have a face

[rocky jay]

an image with LIGHTING
there are some rendering settings like the new Eevee raytracing but if you want actual good lighting (at the expense of requiring a beefy pc with an nvidia card) switch the rendering engine the Cycles

[potent basalt]

I imagine it got patched but back in the day vending machines could be fooled with coin on string... or even a cookie if it's right size... so I'm just winging the theme XD

https://x.com/Clord124/status/2026386375637868814

Clord | VTuber & Anime Fanart 😻💖 (@Clord124)

Featuring Evil Neuro, Vedal and Neuro-sama. I posted this as a sketch earlier... here it's as finished drawing. They're on a rocky beach competing who puts their feet on cold water first. #heartheartart #evilneuro #Neurosama #vedalverse #artmoots #Vtuber #catgirl #catgirls

X · Feb 24, 2026, 7:58 PM

[gleaming oxide]

Been making AMVs lately and I loved this movie so of course I had to make one for it, hope you enjoy! https://youtu.be/ssCebpoZa7s

[severe lintel]

How can I keep myself motivated to continue neuro everyday? As the days pass I find myself becoming more and more dissapointed in myself and I just feel like my work had declined in quality- I don't wanna give up but I just can't keep myself motivated and I feel like I don't see the point anymore despite knowing I am trying to prove that anyone can learn to be better at art through dedication and turning to AI generation isn't worth it and is not art-

[jovial vine]

Oh my gosh, I just found this ancient stop-motion animation I made as a child that I thought was lost to time. HECK YEAH!

[patent quarry]

Ehh pretty normal for these types of challenges, it's nothing in you

[severe lintel]

I am so dedicated to this and I really just wanna show that I am capable but my motivation keeps kicking me and making it practically impossible for me to provide either good art or even if Its good I keep telling myself that ill never be good enough and that I should just quit- I keep having one really really good piece that I am so so proud of and then for like the next 20 days everything is just pure awful and inconsistent and can never live up to the standards ive set for myself....I don't know maybe I should stop comparing previous days to the new one's because everyday is different and even if things are bad I suppose it is a learning opportunity? I honestly just don't understand how to keep my motivation as high as my dedication-

[slender oasis]

i understand. i feel the same way a lot oop :x
i'm not sure that it will help you, but personally, my motivation comes from wanting to see myself get better. i know i won't be better right away, but i also know it's a fact that if you keep at something, and keep at it and keep keeping at it, you do get better.
just like how if you're writing all the time, your writing becomes refined over time as you leave more and more to muscle memory, and you develop a unique writing style. it's the same way with art, or any other skill for that matter.
knowing that fact, wanting to see my subject realized (wanting to see who or what i am drawing in reality instead of just in my head), and looking forward to what it might end up looking like, really motivates me to keep chugging.
though again, that's just me. people draw great things, but nobody will draw exactly what i want to see. so i figure "i will just draw it myself then! even if it's shitty, at least it's what i wanted to see", and i just wing it without any expectations of quality.

i think it's also important to not burn out though. if you're really not feeling it, take a break. do something else. break can be as long as you want. it can be a few hours or it can even be days

finally, even if the voices are saying "you'll never be good enough", i think you should keep going.
like if you're staring at your canvas, deciding on whether or not to work on it, or working up the motivation to do so, just pick up the pen and start. starting is always the hardest part, even between art sessions i think.
but once you start, it usually ends up being a breeze :3

prove the doubt wrong

[severe lintel]

That makes sense- I mean I do wanna see myself improve and I wanna prove to myself and others that I can do something useful and I can be something more. I don't want to live feeling constantly like I am never good enough and I just want people to see that I am capable of doing something actually good and not mediocre- My art has definitely improved but its also regressed at the same time and its really sucky because I know thats how learning works but it really doesn't help- I can feel so proud of something ive done but the next day its like I suddenly hate it and I HAVE to be better otherwise I simply will fail at life and everything and nothing will ever be good enough again if I don't succeed now...and I know what Im telling myself is wrong and that I am capable and I've proved so...day 55 is no easy feat but- I just cant feel proud of myself- I've come so far and done so well but theres just this overwhelming sense of dread that when I reach day 100...everything will just be so underwhelming and the art piece for such a big accomplishment won't be good enough and everyone will be disappointed and idk like hate me or something for doing all of this for the worst possible outcome- I feel like if I quit now and take a break then ill just never improve and ill just dissapoint the people who are routing for me- I want to prove people wrong about me. I want to show them I can be something more and I can do this. I want to prove to myself I am capable. I am not going to give up. I am going to find a way to remain motivated. You are right. I am going to prove them wrong. I am good enough and my improvement shows it...I mean my first ever neuro drawing was horrifying...compared to where I am today? In just under a year. I feel like I should be allowed to be proud of that.

[slender oasis]

you're doing one artwork a day?! holy

In just under a year. I feel like I should be allowed to be proud of that.
you should be proud :3
improvement is always something to be proud of

[severe lintel]

Yep...

same thing everyday

or well same subject I mean

the drawing obviously are different

I draw mostly neuro, evil on a Wednesday and occasionally vedal whenever I feel like it.

let me see if I can find my first neuro

its from July 2025 so its gonna be so far back in my gallery ;-;

[patent quarry]

For one this is a difficult challenge

You shouldn't beat yourself over it

[slender oasis]

^

[patent quarry]

It's normal for some days to not be as good

Especially when your creative muscle is fatigued

Gotta rest

[slender oasis]

^^^^^

[patent quarry]

When artists usually do this by draw everyday, it's mostly doodles and just line work

Not full pieces

Mogoon a really good artists did full illustration 100 days

That's super difficult and he's a professional

[severe lintel]

Yeah...that would have made my life easier but now ive set a standard its a bit late to go back

[patent quarry]

Nope

[severe lintel]

plus I kinda like doing the full pieces

[patent quarry]

That's in you bro

[severe lintel]

it feels more real and complete

[patent quarry]

Sunk cost fallacy right there

[slender oasis]

good luck on the rest of your marathon :3
i can't quite relate because i don't draw that often. i draw on and off each week, for maybe between 1 and 3 hours each time i do draw. then i go and do something else. i'm also not exactly drawing for the purpose of getting better. i know my art is shit lulz. improving is part of it, but i mostly draw because i want to see something realized, and i'll share it with others while i'm at it because maybe they'll like it too

[severe lintel]

I really need to stop being so critical of myself because I think ive already proven to myself I am capable. 55 days is insane for me because I can't even do something for 1 day half the time </3

[slender oasis]

!!!

exactly!! :3

[severe lintel]

thank you! Im gonna do this no matter what. I am too dedicated and ive already wasted 55 days of my life on this

[patent quarry]

Yeah don't be so critical

[severe lintel]

wasted is not the right word but yes

spent

[patent quarry]

You can keep going if you'd like, just expect some rough days and really rough days

[severe lintel]

Oh trust me we've had some of them 😭

I've drawn some of the most chopped neuros i have ever seen </3

[patent quarry]

Also I saw something about AI, dude just ignore them

You're already drawing and that's enough

[slender oasis]

mhm

[severe lintel]

Im gonna try find my first neuro ima have to take a screenshot from one of my videos because I don't have an actual photo (thank god I decided to document this in video form aswell and not just images in my gallery)

[patent quarry]

Okay I'm reading more about your long message

Dude are you doing art to prove people wrong about you or are you doing art bc you enjoy it

[severe lintel]

Both in a way I suppose

[patent quarry]

You should be looking at your drawing not at other people

Not a great mindset I'll say

[severe lintel]

My first 2 ever attempts at drawing neuro

this was from last year

[patent quarry]

From what I'm reading atp other people got your focus more rather than trying to enjoy making art

[severe lintel]

Yeah im aware of that- I definitely have some issues with that sorta thing and I really need to stop focusing on others and try and be okay with myself for once- I need to stop caring about what others think and care more about what I do aswell cuz I mean I really enjoy art and I lost interest after doing GCSE art as it kinda destroyed my passion...and now im slowly building it back up and finding joy in doing it again

[slender oasis]

you remind me of pewdiepie. he did like a 50 day "learning to draw" thing, and i think i recall him encountering a lot of the same feelings.
he started out with really poor style (they were just sketches too), but as he drew more as the days went by, he got better. by the end, he was still really unsatisfied with it and he kinda burnt himself out about it i think.
then he talked about how after that marathon was over, he picked up the pen again and drew sometimes, but quite irregularly. he noted how his quality and confidence in his art seemed to really improve after that.

so i think breaks are definitely important, and also drawing just for the sake of drawing (as a pastime), instead of drawing to improve. improving is always part of the process, and that can be a motivator, but i don't think it should be the primary motivator mhm
those are just my thoughts

[severe lintel]

If I didnt enjoy art enough to try again I don't think id ever have bothered with this to begin with-

[patent quarry]

Yeah but don't fall into the same cycle

[slender oasis]

now post a recent one

[severe lintel]

Your definitely right...maybe I should try making some of the days more focused towards things I enjoy (like weather) and maybe that'll help me aswell- I think I keep focusing on what I think others wanna see and not what I wanna draw. I've only drawn a few things that Id wanna in this entire challenge

[slender oasis]

nodders

[severe lintel]

Day 55 is the most recent as it was yesterday

Day 55, Day 52 and Day 51

[slender oasis]

what are you even on about. these look so cute :O

[patent quarry]

How about focusing on one aspect

Just make the next one just lineart

[slender oasis]

i love how round the first image looks!! it looks so cuteee

[patent quarry]

You kinda have to juggle a lot of with color

[severe lintel]

this is what im talking about...

sometimes my art is like actually really good

like let me find my favourite

and other times its just...this.

[slender oasis]

lol yep

[severe lintel]

This one is still my favourite as of right now

[slender oasis]

i think most (all?) artists have works that didn't turn out so well and they consider them kinda failures

i have a few

Doodles. lots of artworks that are questionable quality and they were usually 2-3 hour jobs

[severe lintel]

I feel like ive set a kinda standard for myself and its very strange for me to just do something so simple because to me it feels so...unfinished- practically every art piece I do I will either never finish if I don't like the sketch and just delete it or I will finish fully- I don't really have any pieces that are just lineart I dont think-

[slender oasis]

trashes. these never went anywhere

lol they're all krita shit

[severe lintel]

that makes sense- I know that im kinda just being very critical of myself and I do definitely need to do something that I wanna do rather than what I think people would like to see from me

I also wish I could do more traditional but I don't have my own room as I share with my older sister, and I don't have a desk to properly lock in and work at...I really don't fancy trying to watercolour or charcoal or anything really on a top bunk bed...I think charcoal is probably my favourite art medium tbh-

[patent quarry]

What's wrong with simple? What's unfinished about just lineart?

Is the entire manga industry unfinished?

Because there's mostly no color?

[severe lintel]

I just wish my situation was slightly better so I could go downstairs or sit in a room that was my own rather than shared so I could actually lock in and do some art and focus without worrying about getting caught up in arguing or something.

[patent quarry]

You for artists to try something different means go break the standard they set for themselves right?

Then they can either fail or make something new

[slender oasis]

i completely understand about the being unable to focus part lol.
i don't share a room, but the room above me is always noisy with voice chat and rowdiness. it's not exactly the best environment to focus in

[severe lintel]

No its not that its because there is no colour its just that I prefer drawing in colour if I am doing digital since my digital is weaker than my trad and I don't really understand like uh idk stuff I cant think of the word

[slender oasis]

rendering?

[severe lintel]

I feel like it's because for me lineart isn't like proper lineart it has no depth or weight to it, its just a very simple outline normally so it feels incomplete without colour and I dont really understand how to make lineart more....linearty...

[patent quarry]

Then there's something you can try to focus on

Wouldn't hurt

[severe lintel]

that and also practically everything about digital tbh

[severe lintel]

I suppose it is very true it is something I need to work on

[patent quarry]

Just try it for a day

Or 2

Linearts can be complex and using color can make you miss out on some cool stuff

[severe lintel]

I think colouring is probably my favourite part of drawing so thats probably why I always neglect my lineart to go colour

I dont really have a large attention span so trying to draw lineart and make it good and keep fixing it just bores me but I could colour for ages and not get bored

I definitely should try work on doing better line art though

[patent quarry]

You don't have to make it perfect

Here's a lineart of evil I like

The lines are messy but evil looks alright to me here

[wind pelican]

You don't actually even need lineart at all. There are a lot of artists who skip lines all together and use color exclusively to hint at the illusion of lineart that you never realise isn't there until you start looking for it.

[patent quarry]

Yeah you can either work on line art or just hone in on colors if you enjoy that better

[severe lintel]

My proportions is absolutely awful when I do that to be honest

[patent quarry]

Then another thing to work on

[severe lintel]

I should do some experimenting for sure though

[wind pelican]

That just comes with practice, proportion is hard.

[patent quarry]

I'm suggesting for you to focus on one thing to work on each day rather than a full illustration and composition

[severe lintel]

That probably is a good idea

I think ill do some experimenting with lineart exclusively and also colour exclusively

kinda try out some new things with them and see what I can do with it

[patent quarry]

Finally some breakthrough lmao

[severe lintel]

I think its probably my typing style but its not that i was against any of the ideas but rather just expressing my thought process 😭

Im very bad at articulating my thoughts properly

[patent quarry]

No I could get your thought process

And I was saying that mindset wasn't good

If you really wanna get better

[wind pelican]

Just using color can be a lot of fun, everyone should give it a solid go at some point.

[severe lintel]

I am very aware that my mindset is really messed up and I know I really needa do better for myself and I am gonna do so and try to

[patent quarry]

Notice how from suggestions it was " I can't do x because x" or so

Now it's something I'll try and experiment

You should definitely try it

Like right now

[severe lintel]

Yeah I have a very fixed mindset and I immediately go to shoot down anything without meaning to because I am open to ideas but rather than presenting positives I always have to present the negatives first

[severe lintel]

its like 2am and I have school tommorow ;-;

[patent quarry]

I've done worse lmao

[severe lintel]

tbf I dont have many lessons though

I mostly just have study periods anyways

Wednesday is always an empty day on my timetable

[severe lintel]

honestly fair enough-

Im gonna experiment with those things later today probably during study periods tbh and I also am gonna try and do better for myself and stop focusing on others so much.

[wind pelican]

There are two options for artists, learn to love the struggle or learn to love what you make without the struggle. Also probably more than two options but that doesn't support my point so ignore those.

[severe lintel]

I suppose the best thing you can do is learn from the struggle and the challenges-

I think I need to look at my art from a new perspective rather than critisising the flaws maybe I should ne embracing what makes it good, what's better about it and the improvements and the fact that its something I did and stuff

[potent basalt]

some great advice artists can give is... focus to improving some specific thing by challenging yourself or just try to improve in general...

improving specific thing is like... try to identify what aspect in your character art feels like falling behind, like hair for example and then just experimenting with that in your next artwork

[urban summit]

♦️ Clown ♦️

[warm spoke]

love that art style

[worthy sluice]

i really like that lighting too

[ashen valley]

Draw

[mint root]

yeah, learn to accept unfinished, non polished and low effort art I think is good. if you are not feeling very motivated you can just draw something simple like a singular eye or a chibi doing something silly, you might just need rest to recover

[desert tree]

Tryna remember how to draw in this style

(first ever wip posted here lmao)

[brave rain]

Cute!

[desert tree]

Thanks!

[slender oasis]

she looks so fluffy and cute :3

[edgy axle]

Hello

[ashen valley]

Socute

[edgy axle]

what only 2 layers is crazy

[strange furnace]

[tulip hamlet]

Scheming

[urban summit]

"I'm gonna draw something"
an entire day passed
Didn't even touch a pencil
"I'm gonna draw something"
...
repeat

[faint valley]

https://tenor.com/view/kel-afraid-kel-omori-gif-26177533

[wide river]

XDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDDD

[slender oasis]

too real

[potent basalt]

just fought with my intuos pro pen thing to get really worn off tip out and replaced it with unused one

found on the internet quite a few people fought with that model of pen lol

[potent basalt]

also, did they hire a demon to design their pen tip / stand container thing... yeah, opening that thing was fun until I read an useful tip to just press it against table and then turn

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2026717718615818346?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

Suo

X · Feb 25, 2026, 5:55 PM

[dreamy jolt]

~

[wide river]

neglected comms wip (idk if i did the pose right)

[austere beacon]

Not necessarily just colors, but structure. Structure is more important than lines, even with line art.

[patent quarry]

Sure but I was telling the guy to focus on one thing rather than full comps

[austere beacon]

Then unless your doing abstract contemporary art, structure is the most important.

[urban summit]

Sketch

[patent quarry]

I understand that, I'm saying to let the guy focus on thing cuz theyre struggling with getting stuff out 😭

[austere beacon]

Ooh.

[mint root]

being aware of it is a step forward, just need to find a way to start the process

[patent quarry]

Another day art chat

[rocky jay]

updated my pfp
in order:

• before
• after
• full&unedited
• reference

【 origin 】

[wind pelican]

Ya ever look at a super loose half-assed sketch with scribbles for hands that's barely a concept and think "man... no matter how much I refine or finish this I will never like looking at it more than I do now."

[potent basalt]

damn... you nailed the insane expresion so well

[rocky jay]

this is why i like the repeatedly scribbled art style, with lots of searching lines or whatever you call it.
as an example look at the eye of the drawing i just sent

[patent quarry]

Sign to just try again with something different

[rocky jay]

thanks! it was the hardest thing to get right, because to get it right you also need to get the jaw right, and and to do that you need to perfect your loomis method side profile and all that stuff
funnily enough like 30% of it is just those two large sharp teeth at the top. they add A LOT.

[wind pelican]

I like that too, good work btw I love when people push expression, but I more mean when it's a total mess, the beginning of a drawing kinda thing, and for some reason I just like it more than I think I will ever like a more refined version of it.

[rocky jay]

yeah the "brain fills it in" stage

of course you cant really have a clear finished drawing with that, but the rough, thin, repeated lines get you quite far

[wind pelican]

I've never tested if I have embed perms, but I'll try to toss an example out.

This is just a light sketch, I could clean it up, redraw it, shade or color it. But... I really don't want to? I just... like it how it is. I usually do, feels like I should want it to be better, sometimes I do but most of the time I like the mess.

[rocky jay]

yeah this especially happens for the artist who drew it
cause you see the vision and your brain has an easy time filling it all in

i also see it but probably not as much as you do

[wind pelican]

Maybe it's just the sketchbook vibe, nice to not try so hard sometimes. Dunno, just feels odd to be comfortable with something so simple, just curious if others felt the same way about their own stuff sometimes.

[ionic geode]

Wip of Maomao

[potent basalt]

reference also does heavy lifting of course... with your chosen method to learn a lot of people initially like the results and it's something clickbait art videos love to do with day 1, day 7 comparisons lol

I just mean, it's good to try and avoid getting discouraged after initial honeymoon of starting drawing

[rocky jay]

I have noticed that it is a lot easier for me to start drawing with a reference

although it does get a lot harder than without sometimes because I need to match some features exactly which can get super hard

instead of just not caring cause its an original creation

no one has ever created it before

although I'd say these original drawings are pretty good despite being really disturbing

oh and i did this one too
before all the others which is why its in pencil cause i didnt have liners yet

[potent basalt]

drawing without references, just letting flow of inspiration to add details with some steering and consideration

[rocky jay]

some of these are just me practicing different sketching tech

and then finishing the drawing to see if i did well

[potent basalt]

one of your sketches reminds me of sasuke uchiha but since you're doing references it's not him and hair is different anyway lol

[mint root]

go straight to lineart so you Don't get that feeling

[potent basalt]

part of learning is to trust the process

[rocky jay]

which one?

is it the horse one

i hope its the horse one that would be funny

[potent basalt]

nah your bottommost example... the guy who looks a bit shocked or something

[rocky jay]

am i really that bad at drawing girls

i did like three drawings where i tried as hard as i could to draw a woman and made a guy or a little boy instead

[mint root]

your brain has good pattern recognition and basically completes the drawing for you but you don't yet have the skill to match that so it'll look worse when you do lineart. you just have too much experience on observing things compared to drawing that it still needs alot of catching up to do

the good lines are there you just can't put it into paper yet

[wind pelican]

Nah, I mean I'm not great at lineart but I'm not terrible either, I don't mind the quality of my lineart at least. It's not really a negative thing is why it feels weird to me, it isn't that 'it will be worse if I refine it' I just won't like it as much even if the cleaned up version is really high quality, the mess just feels nicer to look at a lot of the time.

[potent basalt]

making jaw less box shaped is one way to make it clearer... one of my old artworks to illustrate... and since I mentioned character from naruto... https://www.deviantart.com/clord124/art/Hinata-Huyga-Punk-Wallpaper-1205988493

[rocky jay]

i just dont like the sharp chin look

people dont have knives for chins

last time i checked

[potent basalt]

I don't either tend to draw them like that a lot... I make them more circular as preference generally

it depends of artwork... I sometimes do them... sometimes I just don't

jawline isn't the only thing and it varies a lot between artists so it's not like hard rule but... it's really combination of details... like if you do prominent eyelashes combined with certain eyes and other details people should be able to tell

[urban summit]

hm..

What's the different file wise? no clue.

[potent basalt]

did discord not want to cooperate or something?

[urban summit]

I dunno, first time I post the pic, it pop up as a file to download.

[mint root]

you can just make it the final piece, clean up the guidelines and maybe do hatching

[potent basalt]

some do art where they leave sketch visible on purpose to add more detail

[rocky jay]

Reminds me of kaworu from eva

[icy quail]

Trying to figure out the body style of a spinosaurus

Is harder then I thought

[urban summit]

no?

[brazen belfry]

chen

[nova gate]

https://youtube.com/shorts/iiHA5STAxUQ?si=FT9lpThF-AfOKjWc

[timber harness]

idk how i'd describe this but i wouldn't describe it as me being good at making music

[mint root]

neurs

[near apex]

neuro

[oak hamlet]

Gives me somewhat strong Portal vibes

[strange furnace]

Def need to work on getting proportions right but its good for now

Trying to draw something in my tiny sketchbook atleast everyday if I can

[buoyant gorge]

swarm piece

[sleek salmon]

nearly 2 months so I cut corners and called it done lmao

waterbrushes are weird to use when you didn't get the gist of it

[manic timber]

not coloured but neuro art

its so baddddd

[manic timber]

if anyone has tips on how to improve, please be brutally honest

it took longer than tomorrow because i had a trip to go on but its done

[slender oasis]

i'm going to be brutally honest.
it looks really good by itself. as for how to improve, practice practice practice :3
it's all practice when it comes down to it.
that's the brutal, honest truth right there

[manic timber]

ok, ty

[slender oasis]

you might be erasing parts and redrawing them over and over. this is the case even in digital (although, it's easier in digital than analog). that's part of the process. it's grueling, but it does help you improve.
sometimes it may never look right to you, no matter how many times you redraw whichever part you're unsatisfied with. that's okay too. when you feel like you've been spending too long on that part, just yolo it and leave it at that. viewer generally isn't critiquing every part of the artwork and just wants to enjoy it :3

[manic timber]

yeah, i had to do that a lot. i need to learn to push less with my pencil so it is easier to erase and also sketch

also have to get a new drawing glove for digital

i also have to learn how to color digitally, because everytime i do digital coloring and even analog it always looks bland. i think its shading and highlighting related so thats something to work on

[slender oasis]

i've yet to properly render, myself lol
i'm working on my best piece yet though (just finishing the final lineart), so i'll be playing around with seeing what looks good for a while, i feel like.

[manic timber]

oh right its called rendering, i forgor the name. im excited to see your piece when its finished also!

[slender oasis]

i think it helps a lot to watch artists that stream on twitch (e.g. shachimu). i've picked up a tip or two from these streams.
for example, it's important to make your background some value of gray or slightly dark-ish gray, because iirc it contrasts better with color values (your colors will look better) and your eyes can see certain colors better against a gray background as opposed to a white background

[manic timber]

ooh, ill check out shachimu

[slender oasis]

it's for a different vtuber lol. i couild post it here i suppose

[manic timber]

ive been watching chipflake's art streams

[slender oasis]

make the background gray
when coloring***
doesn't have to be gray all the time. mine was white during my first couple sketches, then i made it gray as i was doing the final lineart, just to reduce the glare from black-on-white

of course, that's digital lol
it seems you do mostly analog(?)

[manic timber]

it depends

digital at home, analog on the go

[slender oasis]

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2027077425423851782?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

Suo

X · Feb 26, 2026, 5:44 PM

[patent quarry]

Give example

[limber niche]

she is very happy

[manic timber]

i dont have one rn, best i can do is just describe. its just sections of solid color and no rendering at all when i do digital, and when i try to render it looks awful

[manic timber]

oh hi key but outside swarmfm

[limber niche]

hello

i am swarm

[manic timber]

we are swarm

[limber niche]

i art

[manic timber]

i art too

[limber niche]

we art in this alley

[warm spoke]

[patent quarry]

https://tenor.com/view/absolute-cinema-wavefront-peak-peak-vr-peak-cinema-gif-11622198235961314216

[potent basalt]

it's like... we are some kind of artists and stuff

[wide oar]

is this destiny

[iron halo]

@contest judges

https://tenor.com/view/all-roads-lead-to-rome-white-rabbit-gif-13308924322367947549

they said latter half of the month

[oblique badge]

i guess vedal gonna announce it on the stream

28th is last day of the month and its gaming with evil stream

[potent basalt]

yeah it would make sense the reveal would be on stream

[iron halo]

im honestly fully expecting a delay of some kind

but we'll see

its a lot of submissions so it makes sense for it to take some time

[potent basalt]

I like my outfit ideas despite they have like about zero chance to win even though bunch of people like them... like outfit that wins is likely very thematic with what aligns with the community like her having outfit with xeno or something... or something related to her having harpoons

there is also good chance some outfit related to community meme wins

I know it helped with amount of submissions that there wasn't much barrier of entry with allowing even quick sketches but over 1000 submissions is crazy XD

[manic timber]

neuro but trying to do it digital

live drawing in https://discord.com/channels/574720535888396288/574720535888396292

[jaunty quiver]

Sneakers, modeling this is so hard
-hope the strings aren't so hard

[manic timber]

woh

those look amazing!

[jaunty quiver]

Thanks

[manic timber]

wishing you luck on the strings!

[jaunty quiver]

[faint valley]

Need ideas for outfits to draw
Uuh

[manic timber]

do this

neuro sketch

[manic timber]

love it!!!

my lineart looks so ass 😭

[mint root]

it'll get there, form is looking good tho

[manic timber]

form?

[mint root]

overall shapes are pretty much there roughly, it just looks like it needs polishing. which will naturally happen if you keep on drawing more

[manic timber]

i see

[buoyant gorge]

hello

[manic timber]

hi

[buoyant gorge]

Is this still a question you’re wondering about? Art improvement is a topic im passionate about unless you’re only referring to the piece you made. I wanted to answer earlier but I was busy.

[manic timber]

oh sure! always welcome to suggestions

i have a newer sketch here that you can also do

[buoyant gorge]

Yeah, so just to give some context I didn’t really start my learning journey until around 2021, so I understand how hard improvement must feel. But most of the time seeing actual change is a combination of a few things.

Improving your visual library (basically the basic knowledge and fundamentals about particular art principles and topics and how it would look in practice)

Practice shouldn’t just be blind drawing, it should focus one singular concepts at a time

and those concepts should be based on observation (which is a key skill)

when something looks off, you have to ask yourself, what exactly feels off?

For example let’s say body looks off

then you use your art knowledge to break that down into issues of either A) Anatomy B) Proportions C) Gesturing or D) Perspective

[manic timber]

i do have these

[buoyant gorge]

Narrow in on one of them

[manic timber]

i see

[buoyant gorge]

the one that you feel like you need to work on most

[manic timber]

thats really helpful! ty

[buoyant gorge]

and only target your future pieces to improving that one aspect

until it looks correct

then it gets added to your visual library and you won’t have to revisit it again for a time

keep doing it this step by step process enough and eventually you’ll reach the level you want to be

on average it takes like 5-7 years or so

but some super efficient learners can learn in 2 years

Neg illustration is an example

In the neuro community I would say Kapxapius is one as well

[buoyant gorge]

np

you got this

[manic timber]

do you have any examples of what you think i should focus on? based off of these

[buoyant gorge]

hmmm

[manic timber]

(both done by copying a reference)

[buoyant gorge]

do you draw with just your wrists?

[manic timber]

lemme check

[buoyant gorge]

if you want to practice confident linework you have to draw with different parts of your arms. Wrists are for small details, but larger line strokes are usually drawn using your shoulder and occasionally elbow movements

this helps with drawing broader strokes without the jitteryness

improves linespeed tremendously

[manic timber]

fingers and wrist

[buoyant gorge]

I know an artist named AT who can finish entire composition sketches in like 30 min using this technique

[manic timber]

ill try to use the arm more

[buoyant gorge]

Also, try learning proportions

For anime specifically

its really helpful for leading into getting better at other aspects of art

because proportions are the biggest make or break for how a character looks most of the time

For example, anime bodies can be around 7 to 7 1/2 heads tall

using the head as measurement you can place every other body part

bottom of chest (2nd head level)

[manic timber]

i do know that one, just forgot to use it

[buoyant gorge]

groin area (4th head level)

things like that

[manic timber]

gotcha

ty

[buoyant gorge]

for referencing specifically, i think observing the neuro reference and taking any single point of the body like the hand for example, and visually measuring how far the shoulder is for it, and trying to replicate those exact proportions (e.g. elbow being exactly at the halfway point between shoulder and hands) will help you precisely draw her

then you can use that new point to figure out the rest of the body

like elbow being the same level as where the bottom of the ribs would be

when resting against the body

[manic timber]

that makes sense

[buoyant gorge]

yeah referencing is all about puzzling out relative distances between different parts of a piece when only linework is concerned

you could draw a smaller neuro overall than your reference but if the general ratio and proportions are the same, she would look the same

for the most part

so its not about drawing it exact, but building your skills to observe and replicate these body parts relationships that’ll allow you to easily draw characters from memory or reference in the future

anyways good luck

i’ve yapped too much

[manic timber]

thanks so much, you are super helpful with this stuff!

[buoyant gorge]

form is important too but that’s more of a gesture and shading problem then one of linework

[buoyant gorge]

i’ve been there, and i don’t want anyone else to have to suffer the way i did

I didn’t join any communities early on and had to learn all these art things from scratch and the amount of overwhelmed feeling I got from learning is pain

[buoyant gorge]

looking good tho. and it’ll only get better as you go along.

[mint root]

what is gesture?

[buoyant gorge]

poses to sum it up in the easiest way but its also about flow and direction

its important for posing but also lends to composition

a single line from the top of the head to the area between the feet should have a flow that doesn’t go against the overall direction of the composition

[warm spoke]

[buoyant gorge]

this is why when people draw figures against things like the golden ratio, it has a naturally appealing gesture

quickposes is a good site for that

60 second intervals of drawing only poses with minimal amounts of linework as possible

only capture the flow and direction and draw the very basic, general form

its not the most fundamentally necessary thing, but when you have it, you end up drawing people so much faster

and have a much more appealing vibe to your pieces

gestures prevent character stiffness

joeyccoco is a good artist to look at for stylized gesturing

just by looking at his piece you can see the lines have an intended overall direction and flow

[mint root]

I see thanks for the answer, I never really did gestures, and I don't even have plans to do it since there's alot of things I need practice in.

[buoyant gorge]

its something to be learned later imo. not having it wont break your art. its just the sprinkles on top.

[mint root]

hmmmmm

[buoyant gorge]

but if you ever feel like your characters look stiff, its usually a gesture thing

so at least you’ll know why

[mint root]

I guess I don't have much problem on stiffness. a big one I need to work on is perspective which will enhance the poses greatly, although progress on that is abit slow

[buoyant gorge]

framed perspective is a great book for perspective

it actually shows you how to measure objects consistently across distances as well as explain all the major concepts

but its an annoying read at times which is why i haven’t finished it 😅

that’s currently my weakest area so i’ve been practicing on that recently as well

if you ever want to bounce around ideas on perspective im always up to talk about it. might provide some new insight for you since im studying it as well.

[potent basalt]

hmm... way I think about it that if arms are visible they should be doing something else than hanging on sides and with legs they also should be doing something else than character standing completely straight... but then there are expections of course

[patent quarry]

i wanna draw but what

[austere beacon]

Gesture drawing is great. I used to do it more often with 3 hour or so (?) undraped sessions at an art college. It helps a lot to improve exaggeration and figure drawing.

I need to get back into it tbh.

[buoyant gorge]

it does! its been a while since i did my studies on that so i’ll probably do that again some day.

I had a period where i drew nothing but gestures for like 2 months.

[mint root]

I'm haven't read art books, but maybe later down the line I will

[austere beacon]

Yeah definitely. Also that’s not a bad idea, I have a tendency towards stiff figures still so a month or so of raw gestures might be a good idea.

[oblique badge]

i checking arts in socials like 30 minutes every day and saving some i really like. when i dont know what to draw i scroll my folder looking for inspiration and sometimes something clicks

[buoyant gorge]

If you want one for color, Color and Light, the Artist Master Series version is probably the only book on color you’ll ever need

It literally covers everything

[mint root]

that'd be nice

[mint root]

I'll write down and maybe check it out later. I do have a pretty solid plan on what to do for now so probably later

[austere beacon]

Figure Drawing For All It’s Worth by Andrew Loomis is a great book for drawing figures. That one’s pretty well known.

I also recommend watching Proko on YouTube, his videos are easy to understand and will take you far.

[mint root]

probably already did that, I watch art videos from time to time

[buoyant gorge]

excal’s art tips are good too for quick and easy tips on anatomy, proportion, etc

[mint root]

yeah I'm on excals server

[brazen belfry]

woo done

[austere beacon]

Ooh nice.

[mint root]

my brain is in shambles

[exotic python]

pretty artstyle, I like her design

[potent basalt]

https://puu.sh/KJcTP/34b572236a.png

[potent basalt]

graphic driver crashed middle of drawing lol

it recovered though

[exotic python]

scary

I unlocked the McEvil's color palette while working on it. (I realized there wasn't much point in replying to my own post if it's been a week, so I'm leaving it here too, believe me it was important)

[limber niche]

another wip

[potent basalt]

https://puu.sh/KJd4W/2f38dbf8c0.png

[silver field]

I know this is mostly drawing stuff but does anybody know any good vocalists in the community
I wrote a parody of LIFE that I think would be fun if it were sang by someone good at singing

[neon heart]

On a scale of 1-10, how cursed does this look?

[nova gate]

very

[nova gate]

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxK_JZM-duEQlhuGRnVlfS0yAazud4ink5?si=2ONVXcxydbKyXFCY

[neon heart]

Does this look any better or should I just scrap it and start over with an easier pose to draw?

[magic geyser]

oh wow how many pixels is your canvas

[neon heart]

320 x 240

[jaunty quiver]

it is hard

[mint root]

I remember something from one of the first tutorials I watched on youtube and I'm only using it now, wip

[mint root]

also realized halfway that mini has a similar hood

I added the glasses and thought its just mini now

[warm spoke]

[buoyant gorge]

Looks good!

[jaunty quiver]

Done, one part atleast~ will have to make them asymmetrical later

[exotic python]

Can’t help with that, but I support the idea 👆

[restive parrot]

PEAK Noelle genshin impact art dropped in #1453654514543624213

[warm spoke]

the eyes are moving

[potent basalt]

well done XD

[oblique badge]

tbh parodies usually don't require a good singing voice

[regal ivy]

WIP stuffs, Abber Rise!

[solemn heath]

You have unlocked new role

[potent basalt]

I did an artwork like about five hours lol and I'm just considering if I want to change something

[royal ledge]

Goofy first time with a DAW.

[rocky jay]

screw you and your talent and skill
I've had FL studio for more than a year and have been playing piano almost all my life with the intention of making music and I still cant make anything like that

[royal ledge]

WHAT

[rocky jay]

I can start, and even sometimes make something good
then I try to extend it and either fail or make something slightly worse
after that I have no idea how to end or extend

[royal ledge]

Scales and Chord repeating helped me alot here

[rocky jay]

i have an example
this is one i made, it starts off really nice, then gets sort of interesting but needing a setting or a good continuation
then i lose all ideas and shit myself to end the song

[rocky jay]

i guess i just dont know how to just stay simple with my music
it really does a lot when you do that

[royal ledge]

oh gee

In the end

since its kinda spacey

[rocky jay]

like it has a place it could fit that place is just nowhere near the vision i had cause i just wanted to end it cause i was all outta ideas

[royal ledge]

i recommend you try like a High synth that cuts through all the noise like a fader or sum i dunno how to explain it

[rocky jay]

wdym by that?

like for what?

[royal ledge]

like uhhh

for the ending

since it kinda just dies out for ur ending tbh

i dunno how to explain it wait

[rocky jay]

ah
i think i should just start over and try to extend the start and make a more calm track like you did

[royal ledge]

Orchestral tracks are easy to make ig

[rocky jay]

the start is exactly the way I want it to be as well

it gives that feeling of dropping whatever you were doing and staring in awe as the skies turn red and a creature beyond beauty descends

Im gonna take some inspiration from your piece and hear what you did to add variety in an otherwise slow track

[royal ledge]

gl!

i just had fun with my piece tbh

[patent quarry]

Idk both sound fire

Comparison really be the thief of joy

[jaunty quiver]

Shapekeys or Skeletal?

or UV shift?

[warm spoke]

uhh, the bones are moving the uvs if that helps ?

[jaunty quiver]

UV shift then

With a skeleton as driver~ no?

[warm spoke]

yeah !

[potent basalt]

1. finishing touches to art 2. publish art online 3. play resident evil requirem! XD

[potent basalt]

done! https://x.com/Clord124/status/2027526087643738207

Clord | VTuber & Anime Fanart 😻💖 (@Clord124)

Susie is concerned by Kris' getup due the freezing winter weather. The lack of gloves is only the beginning of her concerns. Maybe Toriel or Susie could offer some clothes? #DELTARUNE #kris #Krisdeltarune #DeltaruneAU #deltarunefanart #deltaruneart #catgirl #catgirls #artmoots

X · Feb 27, 2026, 11:27 PM

[buoyant gorge]

If anyone’s bored I’m gonna be doodling for about an hour or so in vc.

[icy quail]

I have only drawn humans or stuff before

Never a animal

First sketch of a animal

Spinosaurus

I hate drawing claws

I didn’t do the last one cuz I have no clue on claws parts

[potent basalt]

rawr! it's not that bad for a first attempt

[patent quarry]

those lines look sus

[patent quarry]

not urs, these look great

[restive parrot]

guys.. my Noelle genshin impact drawing is the number 1 post on Noelle mains reddit today 😭🥹

[restive parrot]

y'all can check out my Noelle drawing over here #1453654514543624213
thanks.. i appreciate it 🙏 🥹

[nova gate]

http://youtube.com/post/UgkxK_JZM-duEQlhuGRnVlfS0yAazud4ink5?si=sNzNdEX0DqDZiXUt

[icy quail]

😭 I know they kinda look like….you know

[restive parrot]

the perspective is crazy.. love it 🥹

[icy quail]

This is not actually my first attempt (I did a bunch of drawings this is the one that isn’t as bad as the rest)

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2027769753528381593?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

S̶̶͇̱͕ű̒̓ͩ_̴̨̖͉̣o̡̰͒̒ ?̻͆̌_̟͎̳̗̺?̡̱͙̮̞__?...

X · Feb 28, 2026, 3:35 PM

[frank basin]

https://x.com/re11kin/status/2027778371933942037

[royal ledge]

Hey buddyyyyy

are you awake?

[royal ledge]

atomiccc

i saw you type atomic

[frosty tree]

Oooooh vibes

Love that

[rocky jay]

i was about to take a shower and then i forgot lol

[rocky jay]

sounds nice :)

[jovial nexus]

stoopid fennec

[austere beacon]

Not enough sealant.

[coarse vale]

A little bit of fun

[lyric pike]

1h study

[patent quarry]

Fire as always

[frosty tree]

Okay now this is cool. And it's making me anxious. How can I get perms to show stuff too 😭🙏

And claps for the amazing drawing of course 💚

[mint root]

you need to chat more to get embed perms

[frosty tree]

oOoOOh gotcha

Be sociable

I can do that I think

[jaunty quiver]

Full outfit~ not UVmapped & textured yet

[buoyant gorge]

another swarm piece with evil this time. im really trying to squeeze out as many pieces as i can before my vacation lol

[wide river]

how tf do i do painting art this well bruh

[lyric pike]

practice a lot? idk what advice to give

[buoyant gorge]

tbh im winging a lot of the textures in the hand itself, it’s only the large sections that i kind of sketch out beforehand

everything else is just carving, erasing, and adding random textures until I think “o hey, that looks mechanical enough” lol

just work big sections, then medium, and then small details. That’s most of what design theory is about.

[lyric pike]

mm i coulda finish it faster if i remembered to use opacity

just now i realized my brush was on 100 opacity the whole time

struggled with picking color way more without lowering opacity

[wide river]

AYYYYY THE SAME AS ME

AYAYA

[buoyant gorge]

i always forget opacity as well

[buoyant gorge]

i like the brushes you chose

[frosty tree]

HOLY PIECE 💚

I wish I had money to commission something just for fun

[regal ivy]

Another Evil stream, another art complete

[warm spoke]

the left side is 🔥 (the right side too)

[iron halo]

guess no contest results yet

[raven wedge]

https://x.com/thefatum0/status/2028145579474428338?s=20

TheFatum (@thefatum0)

S̸̵̷̷̵ư̴̴̡̧̥o̴̵̭̟̹ ?̵̪̠͉͍?̧̗̮̬̠...

X · Mar 1, 2026, 4:29 PM

[oblique badge]

A few days ago it was said that they couldnt name certain date, but they would finalize winners as soon as they can

[patent quarry]

Damn it's March already

[iron halo]

[potent basalt]

oh... still sounds like a good practice

gotta draw some resident evil related fanart... not to be hyperbolic but resident evil requiem is going to probably sweep a lot of awards... devs have been killing it since resident evil 7, including with their remakes since then

[icy quail]

Yay RER is amazing

[icy quail]

This is one of the best art pieces I seen ever

[potent basalt]

I have no idea what that kind of horror art style is called but anime style horror stuff seems to like it

[iron halo]

think i replicated the bg close enough

sukuna will still be replaced by oguri cap

[rocky jay]

-# just info i am also a beginner so i can only share my knowledge and experience which is likely pretty limited compared to many others in here
@fiery quartz so this is an example of the loomis method
it starts with drawing a circle, then drawing two perpendicular lines intersecting at the middle, indicating the direction the face is pointing
then an oval cutout is drawn on each side of the head at "about 2 thirds the size of the first circle when drawn from a side profile"

[fiery quartz]

wowie

so is this just for drawing heads then

[rocky jay]

then the middle line is extended downward to the bottom of the chin

[rocky jay]

yes but very fun i think

that sounds weird i mean i think it is very fun

[fiery quartz]

there's nothing wrong with being passionate

[frank axle]

you made it sounds weird

[rocky jay]

i meant that it sounds weird cause it sounded like i havent actually tried it

[fiery quartz]

quick question

i searched up the loomis method

and i keep seing these videos of people using it

but like, they draw so smooth and like round

is it just practice or like, how do i get my hand to draw better

[rocky jay]

thats a lot about technique and practice but it depends what you mean

[fiery quartz]

like, when I try to draw a circle, it's very jittery

[rocky jay]

maybe you draw too slow

[fiery quartz]

or when i try to draw anything really

maybe

[rocky jay]

sometimes many fast line to form one line is better
this has like 3 different names

[potent basalt]

if drawing digital adding some stabilizer or whatever it's called depending of program can help with jitter

in case of drawing on low friction surface

[fiery quartz]

it's pen and paper

sadly i don't have a tablet

i think i could easily just draw like everything on paper, and then take a pic of it and trace it with vectors in inkscape

[rocky jay]

it took me a while to draw this circle and i was really excited to do so

still am that circle is sick

[fiery quartz]

wow

[frank axle]

youll get better eventually,drawing smooth circle is one of the process

[rocky jay]

i like to make my grip longer and maybe a bit further back when i draw larger shapes

[slender oasis]

look at that circle! :O

[fiery quartz]

that makes sense

[potent basalt]

also with art... a lot of artists prefer lineart not being "too perfect" as it can actually look a better when circle is like 99% there... so it's subtle details

[fiery quartz]

that's good to know! i honestly have no idea though

[potent basalt]

point of it's like... if character art is treated too much like architecture with perfect curves and straight lines it looks off unless it's a blueprint of some robot or something... you generally want to avoid straight lines and have variance in curves during those curves... like with clothing and stuff... hair too

[rocky jay]

another thing that has helped me a lot is copying reference art that I like a lot
using the methods to figure out the proportions and basically reverse engineer the art
here are some I did

[fiery quartz]

oh that does sound like it would help

[rocky jay]

also most of anatomy is just about wrapping flesh around bone and how lazy you can be with sketching the bone

[fiery quartz]

that makes sense

[potent basalt]

it's a valid way to learn... there are so many ways to learn art that suit personal preferences

I read an comment how someone self learned art due they were to some manga so much so they started to draw them and learned that way XD

[fiery quartz]

i honestly don't really have a big end goal or a way to learn that i've thought of or anything, i'm just trying my best to find myself another hobby

cause i kind of lost mine

i don't know, i used to make like a shit ton of music and suddenly i stopped feeling it and i quit

but it's left me quite empty so, picking up another cute little creative hobby like drawing sounds fun

[rocky jay]

it is very motivating for me, and helps me spot what i did wrong easier

[potent basalt]

I totally get it... it's nice to have two or three hobbies for example... some people don't understand that some of us like to do art as just a hobby but you can ignore that part of the art community... in fact that's my general advise with so many hobbies... you don't have to engage the whole community for your own sanity XD find nice places like this one

[fiery quartz]

that's fair

even worse is trying to make a job out of it, man is the creative industry predatory

[rocky jay]

cause instead of going "why does she look scared?" at drawing number 3 (the front facing yelling one) I see that the eye is a little higher up, the lower eyelid more straight, and the eyebrow a little more raised

the brain is incredibly sensitive to tiny changes in facial expression

[rocky jay]

drawing is a really really nice hobby

[rocky jay]

watercolor shir

[potent basalt]

lol... nice

she might want a haircut at the middle XD

[rocky jay]

this is shiro

i removed the o for comedic effect

[exotic python]

almost done. I had one of those moments where you think "looks good, maybe I'll post it today" and proceeded to find one coloring layers with a bunch of errors. In short, I may post it in a day or two, after double-triple-checking it.

[potent basalt]

I guessed that from the context with the drawing... I'm just pointing out the middle thingy is really long as it even goes past the nose and mouth XD

[exotic python]

I'm not used to the more cartoonish style, but I like experimenting

[potent basalt]

looks good... noise adds nice texture to it too... does a lot

[exotic python]

yeah, I like to have a bit of texture when I do simpler shading.

and I do it a lot recently

[potent basalt]

I also fell in love with making filters part of my art XD

some noise and gaussian blur

[night crypt]

do you draw with a drawing pad or a mouse?

[patent quarry]

Hi art chat

[potent basalt]

hi

[exotic python]

I have a wacom pad, the closest experience I had with mouse was coloring only, It was a while ago... those weren't my best works

but I do some pixel art with mouse sometimes

[night crypt]

nice

i ask because using mouse to draw art left handed is fucking impossible so asking people what their experience is drawing with a pad to see if its worth investing into.

[potent basalt]

I use mouse to do some things like using the interface

[coarse hazel]

as a lefty, never used a mouse for drawing. Ive used a non-display tablet for the longest time and only recently transitioned to drawing on ipad. If you want to get into digital with a tablet id recommend a cheap non-display one to learn the ropes

definitely worth it over a mouse if you want to pursue long term hobby

[exotic python]

I think you can configure it to work as left handed, you can do some research and find a cost-benefit option

guys... I looked... I looked at my artwork from ten years ago

[patent quarry]

Get a cheap one then see where it goes

[night crypt]

Thanks very much friend!

[night crypt]

I draw very good left handed but I’m bad at drawing with mouse with right hand, and I’m horrible with left handed mouses XD

I’m sort of ambidextrous, but in all the wrong things

Im write and draw left handed and do everything else good wotu right hand, like using a mouse and throwing a baseball.

[patent quarry]

I don't think a mouse is designed for drawing lol

[night crypt]

i dunno,

im not experienced at all tbh

but most artists online i see are digital artists so i assume atleast SOME are good at it

im just wanting to learn how to draw since i write web novels and i want to turn them into manga

even drawing on paper im kinda shit so probs gonna take a long time

[patent quarry]

What's a long time for you

[night crypt]

but learning to draw is alot better than paying somebody to make manga panels for me.

[night crypt]

more than a decade.

[patent quarry]

Lol I'm confident you can do it earlier than that

Give or take like 2-3 months you can start seeing major improvements

[night crypt]

either i learn to draw my own shit or i pay half my paycheck a month just to get some pics XD

[night crypt]

i hope so...but i need one of those drawing pad things first.

[patent quarry]

You can start with the Almighty lasso fill tool lol

[night crypt]

whats that?

[patent quarry]

Draw a shape and it fill the shape with any color

[night crypt]

oh i know of this

[patent quarry]

Rather than medium it's really how you apply theory knowledge principles and your creativity to make art

You can do it with a mouse

Start with that if your iffy about a drawing tablet

[night crypt]

for example, this is the furthest i have ever come to drawing...and its all on paper, with my left hand, it would look HORRIBLE (more than it is currently) with my right hand.

[patent quarry]

It's not bad

Just gotta keep doing

[rocky jay]

they look great imo

[patent quarry]

And lol whatever hand you use doesn't matter

[rocky jay]

many proportions that are difficult to get right

which is all of them but you did them well

love the horror in the second one too

[night crypt]

got it from an episode of re:zero i saw

[rocky jay]

that makes me want to watch it

ive heard its one of those where the protagonist goes through immense physical and psychological torture is that true

[night crypt]

yes

he dies and restarts from a check point

its the show i got alot of inspiration from when writing my story.

[night crypt]

something like this?

[patent quarry]

Try XP pen deco lw

[night crypt]

wuts that?

[patent quarry]

A drawing tablet

[night crypt]

well it looks cheap...

[exotic python]

hmm... idk how prices are out there, but If you're looking for something very basic, I remember years ago that bamboo line was cheap as hell

[night crypt]

i guess

my only problem is, iv always drawn while LOOKING at the drawing while im doing it so...

how much would my drawing change if i have to look at the screen and away from my hand while doing it?

[exotic python]

but again, do your research, don't just take my word, idk how this stuff are this days

[rocky jay]

same thing here, digital art sounds interesting to me but ive never really drawn like that

[patent quarry]

You don't want to invest in something so expensive especially if you're starting out

The wacom line is also smaller compared to others at the same price

Unless you're a baller then I wouldn't reccomend it

And I have a 400$ wacom tablet with no screen

[rocky jay]

i have a lot of fun with physical art
it can be harder but a lot more rewarding too, just being able to see the drawing on real paper

[exotic python]

that never was a problem for me, and I was traditional only for a long time

[rocky jay]

this looks 10x better IRL and makes me happy every time i see it for example

[patent quarry]

Your hand wouldnt block a significant portion of what you're drawing