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Hello, I don't understand why every time I approach this composition I have exactly the same problem, that the pen is not in the place where it should be (it would come out at the red line), I wonder if it is related to the perspective, but on the other hand I think that it is not the problem, but rather something with the glass. (I draw it by measuring it with a pencil on my outstretched hand)]]>   Bez tytułu.jpg (Size: 317.54 KB / Downloads: 38)

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Hello, I don't understand why every time I approach this composition I have exactly the same problem, that the pen is not in the place where it should be (it would come out at the red line), I wonder if it is related to the perspective, but on the other hand I think that it is not the problem, but rather something with the glass. (I draw it by measuring it with a pencil on my outstretched hand)]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9908.html Wed, 15 Jul 2026 00:19:28 +0000 MDravos]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9908.html
I'm starting from "0" with Loomis' Fun with a Pencil. 
I draw only when I have free time, so don't expect a high frequency.

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I'm starting from "0" with Loomis' Fun with a Pencil. 
I draw only when I have free time, so don't expect a high frequency.

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I don't really remember where exactly I learned about the Crimson Dagger Forums, but I saw some users that were from the old CGTalk Forums, that's probably where it came from... I don't know. 

The truth is that I always wanted to be an artist, but life got in the way and I became an Accountant, then a Programmer and soon I'll be a Data Scientist without ever being able to become a true artist.

My desire to become capable of translating my ideas into drawings came from early childhood. I had a grandfather who was some sort of genius, a self-taught artist who could draw awesome stuff from imagination during times when references weren't easily available as they are nowadays. It's a shame that we didn't kept a single one of his works, he made it look like it was easy, but after many attempts from my side, I know what he did was different. There was no construction whatsoever, it was pure delineation, and trying to mimic the way he did it cost me a long time and caused a lot of frustration...

Then came the color-blindness diagnosis, it was one of or THE final blow to my dream of ever becoming an artist, that means I would never be able to communicate my feelings to an audience trough colors, because I'm simply unable to see the same colors as them. That's kind of true, but there's studies that says that different people see different colors, depending whether you have a word for such color or not, if you're male or female, if your mental health is in good state or even if you've been blessed with Tetrachromacy... 

Now all creative professionals are facing the absurdity of AI, and I'm sure the artist community have been hit hard, but I wasn't following, all I remember was the protest on ArtStation with all artists posting the same image of "No image" or something like that on ArtStation... I personally don't care if a machine is going to steal my work, I'm so rusty that I'll have to start it over, and for a while it should probably suck real bad, probably I'll make the models worse.

In fact, what the f* happened?
I stopped studying CG to focus on my career as a programmer (I changed careers around 2018), and many artist communities simply disappeared, I feel like a homeless person now...

Well, at least this time I'm able to properly communicate, I hope I can make some friends while getting better as an artist, that's all that there is for me at this point and for a change, this time it seems enough.]]>
I don't really remember where exactly I learned about the Crimson Dagger Forums, but I saw some users that were from the old CGTalk Forums, that's probably where it came from... I don't know. 

The truth is that I always wanted to be an artist, but life got in the way and I became an Accountant, then a Programmer and soon I'll be a Data Scientist without ever being able to become a true artist.

My desire to become capable of translating my ideas into drawings came from early childhood. I had a grandfather who was some sort of genius, a self-taught artist who could draw awesome stuff from imagination during times when references weren't easily available as they are nowadays. It's a shame that we didn't kept a single one of his works, he made it look like it was easy, but after many attempts from my side, I know what he did was different. There was no construction whatsoever, it was pure delineation, and trying to mimic the way he did it cost me a long time and caused a lot of frustration...

Then came the color-blindness diagnosis, it was one of or THE final blow to my dream of ever becoming an artist, that means I would never be able to communicate my feelings to an audience trough colors, because I'm simply unable to see the same colors as them. That's kind of true, but there's studies that says that different people see different colors, depending whether you have a word for such color or not, if you're male or female, if your mental health is in good state or even if you've been blessed with Tetrachromacy... 

Now all creative professionals are facing the absurdity of AI, and I'm sure the artist community have been hit hard, but I wasn't following, all I remember was the protest on ArtStation with all artists posting the same image of "No image" or something like that on ArtStation... I personally don't care if a machine is going to steal my work, I'm so rusty that I'll have to start it over, and for a while it should probably suck real bad, probably I'll make the models worse.

In fact, what the f* happened?
I stopped studying CG to focus on my career as a programmer (I changed careers around 2018), and many artist communities simply disappeared, I feel like a homeless person now...

Well, at least this time I'm able to properly communicate, I hope I can make some friends while getting better as an artist, that's all that there is for me at this point and for a change, this time it seems enough.]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9906.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 19:11:11 +0000 Aternyx]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9906.html
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  confidence_is_key__lineart__by_aternyx_dlrf0gm-fullview.jpg (Size: 96.04 KB / Downloads: 102) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9904.html Thu, 02 Jul 2026 18:54:16 +0000 Aternyx]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9904.html I'm mostly into original creatures, monsters, character designs, and worldbuilding. I love darker fantasy, psychological themes, horror, and anything from little to wildly weird or unsettling. I also do a fair bit of story concept writing, so a lot of my art ends up tied into stories or in original worlds. I enjoy art and do commissions as a free lancer artist!

Hope to meet more of you :3]]> I'm mostly into original creatures, monsters, character designs, and worldbuilding. I love darker fantasy, psychological themes, horror, and anything from little to wildly weird or unsettling. I also do a fair bit of story concept writing, so a lot of my art ends up tied into stories or in original worlds. I enjoy art and do commissions as a free lancer artist!

Hope to meet more of you :3]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9902.html Sat, 20 Jun 2026 23:29:21 +0000 potaydri]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9902.html
I've been lurking this forum for years but I'm finally here to share and learn. I've been absent from art for a really, really long due to depression, anxiety, and severe OCD but I'm well enough to get back into it now. I've been wanting to start my own sketchbook thread since forever-ago but blahblah the second best time is now and whatnot.

Feel free to drop by and say hi! Constructive criticism welcome, of course.

Some of my recent works in gouache. I haven't painted in years so I am very rusty.

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I've been lurking this forum for years but I'm finally here to share and learn. I've been absent from art for a really, really long due to depression, anxiety, and severe OCD but I'm well enough to get back into it now. I've been wanting to start my own sketchbook thread since forever-ago but blahblah the second best time is now and whatnot.

Feel free to drop by and say hi! Constructive criticism welcome, of course.

Some of my recent works in gouache. I haven't painted in years so I am very rusty.

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I've been away from art for much too long but I'm here now to improve. I'm always open to making new friends, especially art friends who are also looking to improve!

Hoping to learn a lot while I share stuff on here. See y'all around!]]>
I've been away from art for much too long but I'm here now to improve. I'm always open to making new friends, especially art friends who are also looking to improve!

Hoping to learn a lot while I share stuff on here. See y'all around!]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9898.html Fri, 29 May 2026 05:23:31 +0000 friso]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9898.html i also dont go to an art school an im entirely self taught so this all a new learning experience for me an i hope i get to meet alot of cool people:)]]> i also dont go to an art school an im entirely self taught so this all a new learning experience for me an i hope i get to meet alot of cool people:)]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9897.html Sun, 24 May 2026 04:23:50 +0000 KITTStJOANS]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9897.html
If you want more of my work you can check out my socials, I barely ever post though, but I'm trying to be more active
Instagram
SubStack
Facebook




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If you want more of my work you can check out my socials, I barely ever post though, but I'm trying to be more active
Instagram
SubStack
Facebook




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I've been drawing for awhile, posting online since the internet was invented. Mainly a horror illustrator, but between working full time as a designer and being a mom, I don't have as much time as I would like to draw. I mainly draw my son but right now I'm working on a comic series. I want to post one comic every week in 2027... or 2028 depending on what I can get done lol

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I've been drawing for awhile, posting online since the internet was invented. Mainly a horror illustrator, but between working full time as a designer and being a mom, I don't have as much time as I would like to draw. I mainly draw my son but right now I'm working on a comic series. I want to post one comic every week in 2027... or 2028 depending on what I can get done lol

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I'm really glad this type of forum is still around.  I used to post a little on Epilogue and lurk on Concept Art and it's a shame so much knowledge was lost.  I did a search recently for a similar forum and was directed here.

Some background on me: I studied illustration but never finished art school.  I mostly paint things for myself but occasionally get a commission.  I've been painting a lot of portraits but I'd like to do more original illustrations.  It's a struggle to put my own stuff together though.  I think I should start a sketchbook thread.]]>
I'm really glad this type of forum is still around.  I used to post a little on Epilogue and lurk on Concept Art and it's a shame so much knowledge was lost.  I did a search recently for a similar forum and was directed here.

Some background on me: I studied illustration but never finished art school.  I mostly paint things for myself but occasionally get a commission.  I've been painting a lot of portraits but I'd like to do more original illustrations.  It's a struggle to put my own stuff together though.  I think I should start a sketchbook thread.]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9893.html Sat, 04 Apr 2026 14:54:51 +0000 ButtercupSaiyan]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9893.html   JellycapTurn.gif (Size: 967.23 KB / Downloads: 494) ]]>   JellycapTurn.gif (Size: 967.23 KB / Downloads: 494) ]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9892.html Mon, 23 Mar 2026 00:50:41 +0000 fujinos_alt]]> //crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-9892.html
I'm a first year animation student rn and social media like instagram got a little too nerve wracking to post so casually on, so I figured this would be a decent kind of alternative? Idk art school just makes ur relationship with art and sharing art weird so here I am lol.

as for my interests!! I'm really into chainsaw man!! And I'm a big fan of fujimoto's work as a whole!! I also just really like shonen in general, and I've liked drawing characters for most of my life but I've taken a recent interest in background art too! I wanna try getting better at comics and writing but I always end up making comics about sad things and It's kind of embarrassing for my school peers to see all that soooo maybe I'll post some here!!

Here's some recent drawingsss

Glad to be here!!

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I'm a first year animation student rn and social media like instagram got a little too nerve wracking to post so casually on, so I figured this would be a decent kind of alternative? Idk art school just makes ur relationship with art and sharing art weird so here I am lol.

as for my interests!! I'm really into chainsaw man!! And I'm a big fan of fujimoto's work as a whole!! I also just really like shonen in general, and I've liked drawing characters for most of my life but I've taken a recent interest in background art too! I wanna try getting better at comics and writing but I always end up making comics about sad things and It's kind of embarrassing for my school peers to see all that soooo maybe I'll post some here!!

Here's some recent drawingsss

Glad to be here!!

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The old man is a WIP I gave up on to show my current biggest weakness; texture and hair lol. Critique, advice, comments, casual conversation - it's all welcome!

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The old man is a WIP I gave up on to show my current biggest weakness; texture and hair lol. Critique, advice, comments, casual conversation - it's all welcome!

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