Hi Everyone.

I'm 26 and currently employed full time as an artist with a startup game company. I know I'm really blessed to have this opportunity but I completely hate the job.  My boss is unwilling to compromise or work with me on anything and because he is not an artist, and I'm the only artist involved, I get no feedback, guidance or encouragement to push my work.

I had a rough experience in private art college (eventually I was forced out of the program and finished my game design degree at a state college) and its mostly left me with nothing but debt and regret.  

I stubbornly refused to participate in the communities provided at either of my schools because I am stupid and stubborn.  I now realize my lack of artist peers and community is a huge detriment and a barrier to me being able to improve my work, improve myself and feel good about myself.  (I tie my self-worth into my art pretty heavily).

I discovered this forum through Noah Bradley's website.  I hope I can take his Art Camp courses, but currently I don't have enough money.  In the mean time I hope to participate in the community, work on studies and sketches, and improve myself.

This is my portfolio: https://www.behance.net/Waywardbun
I'm just starting a Deviant Art where I'm hoping to keep track of my studies: http://solipselene.deviantart.com/

Study I did this morning:


Sorry for rambling!  Thanks for reading, I'm hoping I can make some friends here :)

Hi everyone :) My name is Eli, and I'm from the United Kingdom. I found the forum through Noah Bradley's post on 'Don't go to art school' and as a self taught artist I have found it challenging on how to approach effective art study, and also feel my improvement stunted due to lack of constructive criticism. 

I haven't been apart of an art community for a while, and I think it'll be a great way for me to build up self discipline through accountability. I work a 9 - 5 Monday - Friday job, that unfortunately doesn't involve any drawing and have been struggling to find a balance, as I feel I have been neglecting my art, so hoping this will help get me get into a better routine. 

Currently, my main focus is to improve my figure drawing and anatomy, especially the structure of the head. Art at the moment for me is about building more confidence and having fun, my short term plan is to start work on a personal project, but ultimately I would love to work in character animation or character design. 

I will be starting a sketchbook soon, and looking forward to getting to know you all :D

I am lucky nobody got the username John. From my experience, it's probably one of the first usernames to go.

Hello to all of you, all the way from the Philippines. I am an old fart (pushing 30's) trying to make it. 'it' meaning to make a decent living out of drawing pretty pictures.

I do not like my day job, but that's okay. I always have that dread of going to work at the back of my head whenever I draw. Fear is a great motivator.

I joined because I need to stop being a loser. Let's work hard. Let us all be awesome!

Hey folks,

I'm Charlie
Pretty sure I made one of those a long time ago and never did anything with it, so now I am back with a vengeance.
Here to hangout and get a lot better. 

Living in Oregon
Taking painting and figure drawing classes at a local community college
Love eggs, pull-ups, and synthwave music.

Here is blog, insta, and screen of what Im working on right now:

http://artofcharlie.tumblr.com/
https://www.instagram.com/artofcharlie/

EDIT: Update on this



Would love to kick it old school on some google hang outs.

See ya around

Charlie

Hello ! My name is Claire and im a 25girl from France.
I've recently graduated from a french illustration school but i'm still looking for job in the field , and i'm not sure i'm skilled enought to get one x(

 So... joining Crimson Dagger to seek for help and progress ! My main weakness is anatomy urglll ... i'm gonna create a sketchbook here : lot of practice in front of me !
My artwork can be found here if u are curious  http://www.mayroo.fr/


Have a good day ! :)

Drawing is not the only thing i have to improve, sorry for bad english skilllls :p

I first heard about this place from Sycra- finally decided to join when martinpazromero recommended it to me on Deviantart.
So anyway! Here is my DA account: http://amrao.deviantart.com

If you look there you will learn that I am a sixteen year old whose skill level is about -700 compared to everyone else here-

But I love drawing, and even though I don't know where exactly I'm going with art right now, I will try to catch up to you guys :)

PS- here also because art program sucks at my school. Realised that if I wanted to actually improve, I'd have to start making myself self-learn. (Is self-learn even a thing people say? lol)

Oh, and here's latest thing I've been doing:
   

It's Snow White- I always figured she'd be kinda plump and have undereye circles like crazy.

Hi , my name is Etienne im 23 and i'm from canada. I speak french mostly but i can speak like a 5 years old kid in english. I understand it more that i can speak it. 

I have draw on and off for quite some time now, but about a month ago i start to realize that i wanted to do it as a job. My skill level is almost inexistant and i'm kind of worried that i'm late at 23 but i want to believe i can do it.  So i joined Crimson Dagger to seek for help and surround myself with people that love the same thing as me.  I have about 4 hours a day to draw cause i have a full time job and i can't afford art school cause i have a car and too much thing to pay. So i'm gonna make the most of it, stop whining, create a sketchbook here and study like crazy. 

Have a great day ! :)


Heres my first time using the wacom, yesterday ( photo studies ) 

   

Hi, im from Italy...I want to get a progress with my art ability. Soon ill'post something im working on recently. 

Hey there, dudes, my name is Marcelo, i'm from Brazil and i'm in the middle of a journey for perfecting my craft.

I found this forum in a thread about Mike Azevedo and how much he learn on this forum (90% of everything he learned if i'm not wrong) the thread was inspiring in how they portray this community and how individuals with the same mindset happen to help one another on their goals. 
And that's why i'm here, i've been drawing for 4 years now and i decide to take this seriously and make a living of it (i know, i know hard stuff...) 
I'll open a sketchbook to post my studies soon enough, i hope we can get along and help one another.

here are some sketches i did this week:
   
   
   
   

Hello guys!  I am Gislaine Avila, from Brazil ... and more than say I'm 20 years old, unfortunately I already have 28  hahahaha. I hope that here I learn much, exchanging information with you!
I am passionate about movies, music, and games, books, mystical things and ... dogs! When I'm not drawing ... I'm doing any of these things or walking my dog.
I will be opening a sketchbook thread too so i can update it with current and completed projects.  

Anyway ... I hope you enjoy my portfolio: https://www.artstation.com/artist/giavila