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Discuss art and related topics such as:
-Talk about Art Youtubers
-Ask about art supplies
-Discuss trashy art trends
-Instagram bullshit
-Art theft!
-General Art Bullshit
-Fandom and Shipping Discourse
-AI generated art (do not shill about your ai trained models key words on a prompt do not make you a artist)
-Do not post your art to be reviewed here use the designated /m/ thread
-Screencaps are necessary while talking about milk
SCREENCAP EVERYTHING!
DO NOT REPLY TO BAIT! REPORT AND IGNORE!
WRITE SAGE IN THE E-MAIL FIELD OF YOUR COMMENTS!

Articles about useful resources for improving one's art:
https://hubpages.com/art/how-to-draw-learn
https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/https://www.alexhays.com/loomis/

Tried and true books on perspective, anatomy for artists, etc:
1. Perspective Made Easy by Ernest R. Norling
2. How to Draw by Scott Robertson
3. Framed Ink by Marcos Mateu-Mestre
4. Figure Drawing by Andrew Loomis
5. The Atlas of Human Anatomy and Surgery JM Bougery
6. Drawing the Head and Hands by Andrew Loomis
7. Figure Drawing by Michael Hampton
8. Force by Michael Mattesi
9. How to Render by Scott Robertson
10. Color and Light by James Gurney
11. The Skillful Huntsman by Scott Robertson/Mike Yamada/Khang Le/Felix
Yoon

Useful youtube channels:
https://www.youtube.com/@mangamaterialsyoutube9454
https://www.youtube.com/@hidechannel2
>where to find art
https://www.wikiart.org/es
https://artvee.com/
>other useful sites
https://film-grab.com/
https://www.canva.com/colors/color-palettes/
https://line-of-action.com/practice-tools/figure-drawing
https://color.adobe.com/es/create/color-wheel
https://freephotomuscle.com/
MANY OF THESE BOOKS ARE AVAILABLE AS FREE PDF FILES ONLINE, GOOGLE AROUND. also check e-hentai and bilibili

Frequently Asked Questions
>Where can I download brushes and CSP assets?
Resources such as /dbag/ are easy to find online.
>How do I schedule my art?
Professional artist's schedules are easy to find online, however these may be unsustainable long term and it might be better to use them for references for you to build your own rather than attempting to follow them to a T.
>Is drawing furry or porn profitable? Will it give me clout?
It can be, but the market is incredibly saturated and coomers and furries already have artists they want to commission. You will be competing against thousands of people, consider what makes you stand out and if you really want to sink time and effort into something you may not enjoy even a little.
>Questions regarding AI
Both the AI thread in /m/ or the AI Debate thread might be more suitable.
>What is this style called/who is this artist?
Use reverse image search (yandex, tineye, etc.) or the Help Me Find thread.
>What are your thoughts on…?
Look through older artist salts or give context.

>Painting: Poem of the Soul - One Evening by Louis Janmot (1854)

No. 2503961

>>2503778
>Purely out of curiosity though, how do you feel about the shift? Do you prefer professional over commissions?
I love art so it's not like I mind either. They both have pros and cons. When you're a pro artist at a company like I was the deadlines are serious, so it's odd for me to not get one for commissions. It still shocks me seeing artists who take commissions that they might finish in 4 months, half a year, or maybe later, who knows! The worst ethics of some artists shock me.
The worst thing about working for a company is the art is more often than not their property now. I can't post it or share it. But it's also so highly customised to their brand that it doesn't necessarily feel like my own art anyway. It's cool to work on so many different projects! Seeing your art out in the wild at a real company is an amazing feeling!

Commissions are fun because I get to work directly with people who are passionate about their OC, or whatever they want me to draw. It feels more personal and I love the excited reactions from people. I've been lucky enough not to run into creeps or weirdos yet, but I imagine it's less fun having to deal with them myself rather than having my boss handle it for me.

I prefer doing both at the same time, which I did for a period and will aim for again in the future. You'd think I'd burn out but I have a workaholic personality when it comes to art so it doesn't tire me out.

No. 2503995

Amazing thread op

No. 2504005

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>Kasanemichael
Of course

No. 2504007

>>2504005
I kind of like the tampon twintails but it's made by a retarded tif so…

No. 2504013

>>2504005
>never met SOMEONE who menstruates
Only woman can menstruate, retard

No. 2504026

>>2504007
I was thinking the same thing. It would be cute as a educational mascot, I can see it being an ice breaker for the subject and make it easier for women and girls to talk about.

No. 2504030

>>2504013
I think he meant that most women aren't into imagery surrounding periods.

No. 2504052

>>2504030
Nta but he's a tranny so he's just bitter he can't and says "someone" because saying "women" is too much of a reality check.

No. 2504057

>>2504005
>sperm cramps
the actual fuck is that?

No. 2504063

>>2504057
Males pretend they get sperm cramps because they are jealous of periods

No. 2504067

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>>2503961
ayrt Thank you so much for the input! You're doing my absolute dream job and I love hearing about your perspective. Thank you thank you!
This insight will motivate me to keep striving for it I hope!

No. 2504087

>>2503961
Nta but I agree with you regarding artists commission deadlines. There have been several artists that I've wanted to commission and planned to tip high (bc their prices were really low for the quality) but I chose not to when I got to the part where they basically might not ever finish my commission or could decide to drop it at any given time.

As an aside to the other anon, I love the kind of client who just loves your art and lets you go. My favorite client just told me to do whatever, draw her characters or don't just "show off" basically. She paid extremely well, tipped into the hundreds and never bothered me about anything. I felt like a Renaissance artist sponsored by the Medici family lol.

No. 2504130

>>2504067
Glad to inspire someone!
Honestly one of the best pieces of advice I can give is to simply stay professional/neutral online. I see sooo many artists who ruin their own reputations! Don't shitpost too much, please do not throw self-pity parties as it makes you look incredibly whiny and unable to handle normal stress. Don't post about how slow you are at drawing and that you're months behind on commissions (I see so much of this!). You can still be fun and quirky and have your own personality, but it's gonna look better if you drop anything that isn't "brand friendly" so to speak: don't post about doing drugs, don't post thirst traps, don't beg for money, don't post/repost sexual things, don't be too political.
>>2504087
>There have been several artists that I've wanted to commission and planned to tip high (bc their prices were really low for the quality) but I chose not to when I got to the part where they basically might not ever finish my commission or could decide to drop it at any given time.
I had it happen to me as a kid, before I got a job. One of the very first (and few) artists I commissioned as a wee 15 or so year old made a public post cancelling all current commissions without paying any money back. I woved then to never do that myself, and I'm still incredibly critical of people who don't finish the work they take on now. That artist is also the reason I was fairly distant and unknowing of the commission scene until I evetually started doing it myself.

No. 2504199

>>2504130
How did you get a company art job in the first place? Did you apply through linkedin or just google "art jobs" or did they find you? I don't even know where to look. I know book publishing is inaccessible unless you have an agent.

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>>2504087
i feel like i've seen that happen more than once (with the same artist) and i always wonder how do they get away with it? is it because they get their commissions from really close fans or something like that? or do people not care depending on the money they spent?

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>>2504587
Ime of being a flake, it's always the first. I've since recovered from my ways (outside forces also excerbated things) but some people really make it too easy to procrastinate commissions. I feel like if they'd pushed I would have finished them faster but not a peep after even 1.5 years of silence on my end.

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Navimoons made a portfolio. Wow, such diverse and unique artwork on her personal works tab
https://navimoons.weebly.com/

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>>2504882
100 cheesecake pinups and old pirate OC shit make the cut but i see her old equally coomy work doesn't kek

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>>2504887
why is it this specific OC she wants annihilate from existence kek

No. 2504920

>>2504888
That was her tif self-insert before she peaked, she even mentioned being indonesian and giving that oc the same skintone as herself. This is also evident in how she immediately dumped it the moment she peaked and got a new big tiddy tradwife self-insert to obsess over and draw coom art over and over of (these artists are so narcissistic kek)

No. 2504928

>>2504882
Why do so many artists draw like this now? Even in an art class I was taking this year the professor asked a student if they could draw more body types because she would only make the same big hipped / breasted woman for every illustration


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