Hello all,

I'm not exactly new here, but I am looking to get more active in the community with the whole give-take crits initiative it has, and really push my work that bit further.

I've been steadily sinking into the art studies for the past 2 years (after a drastic deviation from that path that involved a degree in physics and a string of crappy jobs), and am currently hacking away at polishing up my skills to turn out a complete, and at least somewhat consistent portfolio in hopes of getting some work.

I popped a couple of links to my work in my sig for any one who is interested.

Thanks for reading!

Hello! My name is Ryan Gates, and I'm an Alco... wait.. is this room 205? Shoot.

Well, since I'm here, I might as well admit I'm an artist too. I graduated from the DigiPen Institute of Technology in 2012, but am struggling to land a career in my degree field. While I am comfortably able to pay off my college debt with a Pizza Delivery job, I am looking for ways to crack my art blocks, my social anxiety over my art and style, and keep myself motivated to try new things and to improve with projects. I would like to be a video game artist and animator, but I would be equally comfortable with Flash or Toon Boom cartooning and animation. I consider myself an intermediate user of 3Ds Max and Maya, an expert with Photoshop and Flash, and a total noob when it comes to relaxing and not comparing my art to everyone else and curling up into a little ball of self pity and non-drawing.

So, It's nice to meet you all and maybe find some more motivation and companionship when it comes to doodles, drawings, and drudgery!

My current portfolio is available at www.TheEmeraldDragon.net. I tend to enjoy character art and animation, but would be mildly interested in environmental practice and expanding my range a few ways.

Hello everyone!

I have just finished my degree in 2D animation (yes, that still exist!) a couple of days ago and this one thing I decided to do after college is to become more self-taught. This is something that I feel that I need to learn and I'm going to! I don't want to rely solely on others to make art.

Many of my friends in school are going to get another degree but I'm tired of being in school. The things that I want to learn aren't taught in the traditional schools where I come from. If I want to learn digital painting, concept art or illustration, I would need to go to a school in another country or take online classes but I can't afford those at this moment. So, I decided to learn by myself at this moment.

It's pretty much Noah Bradley's article that brought me here so I thought, what the heck! This place will be much more motivating to produce art! What I pretty much want to do here is increase my drawing and my digital painting skills, just like anyone else here.

I hope to be able to grow here!

Thanks guys!
-J.

P.S. If you are wondering what ''Vompt'' means, it's the name of a character in my student short film

Hello everyone!

Im Toxickiba and its been about 8 years since I've been drawing seriously. I seem to have hit a roadblock in my skills so I hope joining this community will help me break through and truly master the skills I wish to have!

Please feel free to take a look at my deviantart and email me with any suggestions or critiques!

Tumblr: http://toxickiba.tumblr.com/
DA: http://toxickiba.deviantart.com/

Hi. I'll start with admitting I'm a little nervous. I've never posted any of my work. My name's Ioana-Luiza, I'm 22 and from Brasov, Romania. I found out about the Crimson Daggers in one of Alex Negrea's interviews with Sycra. I'm really excited to learn everything I can from such an amazing and diverse group of people!

Hope you guys have a lovely week!

Hi, I'm Paola.

I'm 19 and a art school dropout.

My skills are mediocre at best, but I hope this site will aid me in becoming the independent professional illustrator I dream of being.

I hope we can become friends!

Here's a portrait:

Like most of people here, I heard plenty of goodthings about Crimson Daggers, I already participated just before I left for Australia to hangout videos and was heaps of fun and heaps of discoveries but quite frustrating to not keep watching because of OZ.
Now that I do have an fluent internet I come back to you and make in practice my communication to share things and tips if possible and to learn from you guys, which most of the time are great and understanding.

Btw you have my head on the top of this post to conclude a good introducing I guess and to allow you to put a head on a name.
If any questions feel free to comment .

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Hey everyone! I am new here, and just wanted to say hi. I'm not professional. I'm 14. I have been doing art for 4 years seriously. I just got my first tablet, so my workflow is faster now. I think that will make it easier to get myself out there.
My deviant art is Izaakshoelaces.deviantart.com. I have a lot more work up on there currently.

Hi Crimsons !
The name is Yann, I'm French and heroic fantasy fan. I started drawing RPG characters from the games we played with my older brother. Now I plan to earn my life with my art. It was an impossible dream for me for years, then I understood the most impotant in life is to be happy, doing what you love. So I give me 2 years to have a decent professionnal portfolio .
This is what brings me here. I came first here following a Dave Rapoza link. After reading some threads I felt like joining you all.
I'll show you what I have in another section.