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Posted by: ruthwood - 10-02-2024, 09:34 AM - Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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Hi guys! I currently go by ruthwood. I'm 18, just graduated from high school a few months ago and took a break from school for a bit. I love anime and manga, I love music that's noisy, eccentric, and/or emotionally intense, and I always like to dress up. I also have a dozen other hobbies, each with varying amounts of energy put into them.
My siblings were/are very artistic people so at a young age I felt inspired to draw... though I never took it too seriously back then (I was more obsessed with beatmaking and picking up the guitar instead). This past year, I've been focusing more on improving my drawing/painting abilities and I'm proud of the progress I've made, but I know there's still so much for me to learn. I'm determined to create now more than ever
I discovered this website a couple weeks ago and have been looking around every now and then. I didn't even realize the registration pause until I tried to sign up the other day, but it seems that was lifted recently so yay.
Art has always been a lonely journey for me (save for some friends + family), so I wanna kill some of that ego and start sharing stuff, getting/giving feedback, and communicating with other artists. Hope you all welcome me with open arms!
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Hello! |
Posted by: puyopoyo - 07-22-2024, 12:10 PM - Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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Yo! I'm new here! I'm 21, been drawing since I was a kid, and would like to improve my skills in drawing. Admittedly I'm not very good, but I hope to quickly change that. I'd like to change my habits to draw and finish my works more often, and I'd like to study the fundamentals more as well.
I hope to make a sketchbook thread and update it as much as possible as motivation to draw more. I'm also open to any feedback as it really helps me grow faster.
I really enjoy creating characters, stories and worlds, and art is a helpful outlet for that. I don't currently post the doodles I make in regards to that, nor do I plan on posting them here yet, but I may post full illustrations of them in the future.
It's nice to meet you all! (^v^)
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Nice to meet you! |
Posted by: Navaali - 07-08-2024, 07:37 AM - Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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I'm thirty something and I've been drawing since highschool. It's been a long time I'm stuck between being an amateur, giving up drawing, and being professional... I studied art and I have experience doing commission work, so it's not nothing, but at the same time, I lack confidence and I've never earned a living with art. I am not very consistent and I have a lot of weaknesses.
I want art to be more central to my life and I'd like to really become confident in my skills and experience.
Creating stories, making up characters and settings is something I take great joy in doing. It's the reason I started drawing. I want to finish at least one comic book, and then become better at it. I try to make manga art and to learn in that style, but I have a large style range (am very inconsistent) and I also look at realism to build up better fundamentals. Honestly, I want to be a professional manga or comic artist, but first I want to do some and develop my own stories and way of doing things before I confront myself with questions of level, competition and edition.
I also want to review basics and become a better artist in order to teach art to people without feeling like a fraud. Learning and teaching actually go hand in hand I think, but the more I can practice the better I could teach.
I appreciate this place that gives me a chance to share motivation and inspiration with others. It's also a way to take a step back and write my goals and check my process, progress, etc. I hope it will help me become more consistent, to practice more, while not losing sight of what I want to create and the heart I want to put in my creations.
In the past, the experience of art school and a inhumane critical environment made me distanciate from my hopes, desire to create, and personality. I put a lot of effort into it, but I was unable to achieve things for myself and in the end, drawing was just not something I did with pleasure anymore. It felt like something I had imposed on myself, a huge mountain of difficulty with no reward, serving other people only. I stopped wanting to be a pro, but I didn't stop drawing.
Now I sometime feel that it's a tool that belong to me and I get closer to love what I do. I also realize how important it is to me, and I don't want to give up on that. I have already put so much time and effort in building my skills, and I faced a lot of hardship - it's a shame to not do anything with that.
The most important thing is that I focus on achieving my creative projects without getting distracted by too many other things- but I feel like training in a place like here can still help me with staying focused on improving certain areas, organize better, get motivated, and share the joy and hardships of drawing with people! I'm looking for feedback and happy to discuss anything art-related.
Thanks for reading me, have a nice day~
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Hello World! |
Posted by: j0my - 06-13-2024, 07:43 AM - Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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Hello!
I am so truly excited to be a part of this. My name is Josef and I am from Czech Republic. I am 20 now and trying my hardest to get to an art university. I first fell in love with illustration at the age of 14 when I saw a Blizzard art book at a local comic shop. I was immediately hooked, committed and never looked back. I honestly don't remember how discovered Dave, but his straightforward attitude really opened my eyes. Funny enough I never even tried to google the old forum he kept mentioning in his videos since I thought there is no way it still exists xD I tried it out of curiosity like a year later and to my complete amazement the forum was still very much alive.
So here I am, still can't believe I am now writing this. I have actually never used something like this before, so I don't even what I am doing. Also, English is my second language, so I don't really know what I am writing either. Already a promising start:)
Anyhow, I am here to get better. And I will. I will start posting as soon as I figure out how. I also look forward to helping others any way I can, although probably not many people here will need my advice. I looked around the forum a bit already and your work is pretty badass.
Many heroes of mine have come through here. I am honoured to have the opportunity to leave my mark i this little corner of the internet, surrounded by good people and artists of this caliber.
Take care everyone
Till later
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It is time for the drawing training arc |
Posted by: TrashPanda - 05-01-2024, 07:21 AM - Forum: INTRODUCE YOURSELF
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Hey guys,
I have been a silent reader for quite a while.
Back then I was too shy to make a account.
The first time I actual heard about that forum was probably 6-8 years
a go when Dave Rapoza talked about it during an interview.
My plan is to finally "git gud" and switch my career.
I guess being forced to work fulltime in a "normal" job
( I dont mean this in a non respectul way ) really pushed me to take
illustration more seriously.
I have to figure out a smart way to study art that wont
burn me out on the long run.
Im looking forward to get to know you guys.
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