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I need help with OC outfit design!

Wed, 30 Apr 2025 03:32:28 +0000

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^ I genuinely don't know what to do for her at all. I wanted to do an oversized button-up but im not even sure about that. Shes supposed to be a demon that was made for uh one specific purpose, (haven't thought of anything yet.) and ended up getting stuck in the real world (somehow) and is REALLY bad at anything besides said thing that, isnt very expressive and doesnt speak alot unless its needed, and even IF she does its mainly a sentence or less (unlesss ur a close friend ) shes really awkward too, but is just as assertive . the tail is for murder ( the bra she has on is just a placeholder, her body is really weird (i dont think i *could* specify because of the rules about adult content, (it isnt something adult i promise im just paranoid) but all you really need to know is uh clothing with extreme vnecks or window shirts just wont work unless i put an undershirt.)
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tysm if you help me thnx

Any advice on practice routines? Digital artist here

Sun, 23 Feb 2025 04:36:43 +0000

So I'm a somewhat intermediate digital artist (a few years of non-serious experience) and I'm looking to get a lot more serious about my training, since I want to achieve professional levels of expertise.

Currently I'm working on shape manipulation and structuralization, learning to draw forms in perspective, deconstruct forms into basic shapes, but all of my efforts have felt very... Loose, I think is the word. I feel like my learning is really lacking direction and structure, despite my willingness to put in the time.

Basically, I know what to practice--I just don't know HOW to practice it.

Any help would be greatly appreciated!

Drawing things on a smaller scale.

Mon, 10 Feb 2025 21:42:28 +0000

Hello, if I have, for example, a pen and I want to draw a part of it that can be pressed, for example, or other parts of it that are small, should I measure them, use the pencil measurement method, or should I draw them more by eye? How to draw small elements in general?

Questions about the quality of drawing sessions

Mon, 01 Apr 2024 20:07:06 +0000

Hello.
I'm new to art and was wondering if I'm heading in the right direction.
My ultimate goal is to draw characters.
I will first write what I draw every day, and then the points I don't understand and want an answer to.

- Page of atoms (circle and 4 ellipses in the main 4 directions inside)
- Page of (2 parallel lines + all variations of ellipses inside from circle to very narrow in the middle and then again to circle)
- Rotation of cube from imagination while maintaining proportions and convergence of the lines (30 min)
- Snakes made of wrapping lines (30 min)
- Gestures (45 min)
- Bent cylinders (25 min)
- Bent boxes (25 min)
- Twisted boxes (25 min)

1. Am I correct in understanding that one must first develop spatial thinking before taking on anatomy? (That's the reason I'm doing these exercises). Is there anything that needs to be added or removed from this list? Better/more interesting exercises maybe?

2.  Twisted boxes. So far they're the most confusing to me. Is there any point in looking for a reference for them? Or should I draw them from imagination right away? I can't find anything for a reference. I use plasticine for the bent ones.

3. Gestures. I first drew on a timer (60-120 sec) but didn't notice much result. I switched to thoughtful drawing with thinking about each line and the movement/fluidity. So, should I use timer or not?

4. Snakes. Сomes out rather unevenly and with a not very believable perspective. Continue to draw or try to draw rings purely to practice the distance between the half-elipses and the smoothness of their turns? I don't understand the sharp turns.

Sorry for my english.

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Self Taught Concept Art Curriculum

Wed, 06 Mar 2024 09:31:35 +0000

Hey there guys! Hope all is well with you.

I want to start my journey on becoming a concept artist. I have a part-time job and art schools are expensive. That's why I'm going for the self-taught route. I know it will be hard and will require discipline but is very much achievable.

Can you guys recommend me a concept art curriculum or roadmap to start. I found Foundation Art Group/Patreon. And I think their materials are a good source for learning. I'm overwhelmed with the tutorials and don't know where to start really.

Also my problem with self-taught is i don't know if I'm on the right path, I might develop bad study and drawing habits along the way. I need a mentor of some sort or criticism of my work.

Btw is this a good guide?
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=e-CZGR5t...biBhcnQ%3D

Any well would be much appreciated!

Thanks in advance!

Any website recommendations for movie stills?

Mon, 01 Jan 2024 04:44:33 +0000

Would anyone know any good website for movie stills? I found one but they're only a few images so I'm open to hearing suggestions as I'm currently studying them to help me improve my use of light and shadow.

Of course I did Google Search but a lot of the suggestions there are filled with malware and viruses unfortunately so any tips would be appreciated!

Not receiving any email notifications for thread replies?

Tue, 21 Nov 2023 19:44:22 +0000

I checked that I had my settings set to receive instant email notification for replies to my threads, but I never received any. Is this a known bug or am I doing something wrong?

WIP digital painting help

Sat, 16 Sep 2023 19:28:11 +0000

Hi! I'm back again after some studying and recreating the same idea I had posted before (WIP). Just wanted to know if the shading/values looks correct?

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Brush engines & other features

Fri, 10 Mar 2023 13:09:13 +0000

In the distant past I tried a variety of drawing/painting software but mostly stuck to two of them. Things are evolving fast though and I'm interested in hearing which ones you use and why you picked these over the others. I'm mostly intrigued by the various brush engines, however I'd like to keep this discussion open to any feature so everyone can find a useful bit in it.

Back then I spotted three different brush technologies: Predominantly robotic brushes, awkward traditional simulation, limited-use wild experiments. None of them was of my liking and I started to develop my own brush engine - only started, because I had underestimated the time this would take.

There are now maybe a hundred different applications, brush engines have gotten much better, some are configurable to an extreme degree. I guess my dream engine would be something midway between digital and traditional, with controlled dynamic color mixing but not all the way to impasto simulation.

'You can upload a maximum of 2.1 MB at once'?

Fri, 24 Feb 2023 16:08:19 +0000

This error posts once I upload some images, but not all. What does this mean and how do I stop this from happening?

HELP! How to stop drawing giant heads!?

Mon, 28 Mar 2022 18:48:35 +0000

Basically, whenever I'm sketching a person, either in a realistic style or a cartoony one, the head always comes larger than the rest of the body! Afterwards, I always have to scale it down. It doesn't matter if I start with the body or with the head, it always comes out disproportionate. And it isn't just part of the head, it's the whole thing.

This doesn't happen with other body parts. The hands, feet, legs and arms are all in proportion to each other. It's just the head that comes out to big

Any tips to correct this?

Please Suggest The Best Software or Tool for Creating Digital Art

Fri, 11 Mar 2022 07:30:40 +0000

Hello, I am new to this forum. I want some personal opinions from you all regarding creating Digital Art on Windows PCs. Can anyone tell me which one is the best to use for beginners? I will wait for some positive feedback.

help with perspective

Fri, 09 Jul 2021 13:48:15 +0000

hi,does anyone have any suggestion on ow to effectively practice perspective?i have already practiced freehand boxes and boxes in perspective with a ruler but i still struggle with setting up a complex scene,has anyone any suggestion on how to improve this?

Advice for studying

Sun, 06 Jun 2021 00:25:49 +0000

Over the past few days, I've been second guessing what I've been doing lately, feeling that maybe I'm not going in the best direction improvement wise. I understand that bad days or even weeks can happen. But I still want the time I'm putting in to be worth something.

My original plan was to focus on figures and posing with simple mannequins, then gradually build them from slightly more complex shapes after doing a set number (50). I'd look over day old studies for things to improve. After reaching a point where things look much more natural, I'd start focusing on applying anatomy. To help me use what I'm studying, I'd work on requests so I wouldn't have to worry about doing something that I'd be too attached to.

I haven't felt like anything I've made lately has been worth posting (I know that sounds stupid). But based on what I have, does it seem like I should keep doing this or change things up? Whatever advice you have is welcome.

Sketchbook: http://crimsondaggers.com/forum/thread-8912.html

Virtual Wooden Mannequin

Sat, 15 May 2021 10:27:26 +0000

Hi,
I've looked online for a while for this but can't find any. I'd be surprised if there weren't any.

Is there a wooden mannequin online somewhere? Changing the position of perspective and so on? For free if possible and without any downloads?

Thank you.