Hi there, I'm a self-taught anime illustrator for almost 10 years. I want to express myself here because I don't wanna bother my friends anymore with my rambling.

I kinda want to ask if there's some sort of remedy of dealing with, well I don't know if this is my issue, but it's art block(sort of?).

Touching grass would be a common answer but unfortunately I've been touching grass since birth because I grew up with parents that always travel, and I sort of grown tired of it. Making friends isn't really effective either since my interests are way too misaligned from most people or fellow artists. I haven't had much involvement with fandoms and communities since I was a kid either. There's many more details I'd like to add but I feel like it's gonna bloat this post.

But anyways yea, just wanted to ask for a remedy on this "art block", especially in a case of someone who is socially "off-grid".

im looking for some art collabs, i dont mind how experienced you are or anything, even a little colored sketch is fine!! i prefer fandom art, but feral or anthro oc collabs are ok as well :3 dm if interested :D

fandoms i like drawing ^^

mouthwashing - OC or canon art

warrior cats - OC or canon art

mlp - OC or canon art (i draw in personal style)

TLK - OC or canon art (i draw in personal style)

octonauts - canon art (i draw in personal style w/ headcanons)

wild kratts - canon art (personal style)

Gold leaf and sealer is kind of expensive per ounce. Are there any other products I can use for these tasks?

It seems like any adhesive that's suited for my base material should work. And for sealer, anything scratch resistant that won't dull the shine - has anyone tried polyurethane?

Essentially when I get my light pencil outline done and it's ready for the inking process to make the outline much better Im never sure if it's ready to be inked.

For example sometimes I ink it and notice a mild issue or few from the darker lines making it easier to see and now I can't fix it as it's pen. So now when I look at the first outline I'm highly hesitant to actually do the next step and put the proper outline on paper.

Luckily it's not that bad of a problem but it's there sometimes.

I found sonething cool and I cannot draw mouths or hair very well so that’s all I wanted to use that’s it I would also add credits too I wouldn’t try to steal I just wanted to make sure it was right everything else would be completely different pose color everything I just didn’t want to make anyone angry or steal art at all

Dose anyone recommend taking Master Class Cinematic Illustrations by guweiz

Hello everyone, I really don't know how to go about this or what to do at the moment. I am a kink artist who no longer wants to be a kink artist. I care a lot about the quality of my art and feel the community I'm in is really holding me back and limiting me in what content I can draw.

I want a fresh start but I'm scared for a few reasons and not sure what I should do.

I have a few OCs, who I often draw, I like drawing them in every day situations, just being them and I want to share that with other people who enjoy OCs. The problem is, I don't want to make new OCs and abandon or completely re work some of the Characters I have. I don't know if refusing to change them or getting rid of certain ones will have consequences that will effect my attempts at starting again, or if it will cause problems for me later on.

I have Austism and I'm really struggling to understand where the line should be drawn, because everyone has a different idea of what the rules should be.

I'm not even looking to have a large following but things have changed so much in the last few years art feels more like a competition now, a side hustle instead of self expression and having fun.

I miss having artist friends who drew for fun and drew OCs with me. Like our characters interacting, scenes from rps, stuff like that.

But these days it feels like if you can't fap to it, it goes ignored, even by my friends. (Which is why I want to leave the kink community)

But it feels like if my characters aren't conventionally attractive when starting again, I'll be stuck in the same loop of people pleasing.

I have one friend who has two accs one for normal one for kink, she hasn't had a problem or needed to change them at all.

I don't really want to mention it because I feel it's going to upset people here but I kinda have to. Some of my characters are fat and that's what I'm worried about. Thats the line I don't know when I've crossed. Because I've drawn fat people before in normal everyday situations, nothing kinky at all, they are just fat and it's still been removed as NSFW, they weren't Really fat or anything either.

So I'm struggling on what I should do what's the best way to go about this? Is it positive to have a few fat characters without it being seen as NSFW? And will people still enjoy my art if some of my characters aren't conventionally attractive? Just enough to hopefully make a few new friends who enjoy art and OCs the way I do.

I've been drawing some undead characters in a short personal comic that's also quite heavily stylized - in the context of that, I've been just fine using my knowledge of anatomy + my imagination... but it really got me thinking that in the future, I'd really like to have more accurate reference.

I could of course look up FX makeup, for decay I could look at zombie TV series & films, and for other stuff I could turn to gory horror media. But that stuff is usually a bit exaggerated to give it a bit more oomph. Realistically, I'd probably also be stylizing and exaggerating stuff myself, but I feel like the best results are achieved when you start with an understanding of the real deal and then exaggerate it. It would also mean I'm stylizing stuff my own way, rather than unintentionally ripping of a Walking Dead zombie design or something!!

So I feel like medical books with plenty of illustrations or photos perhaps - would be the best place to look without having to resort to straight up gore/shock sites.

Does anyone have any recommendations? It doesn't have to be books, if you have any other reference - websites, subreddits, youtube channels, etc, it's all helpful!

I've tried looking this up on the sub and found some resources for gore more generally, but not quite what I'm after. Or I've found people say "medical books" as a recommendation without pointing to anything specific! So if you have any actual books you could point me to that would be really neat!

Thanks in advance!

Hello, everyone! I’ve only posted on r/ArtistLounge once before, where I shared my paper planes in space. But today, I got the courage to try something a little different. I've been creating digital art for a few years now, constantly learning and honing my skills in Inkscape. Typically, I keep my artwork to myself, sharing it only with my closest friends and family.

I also went through a difficult period where I deleted several of my pieces, including the SVG files, out of frustration. Fortunately, I was able to recover them. My art tends to be flat and vector-based, often using solid colours. If anyone has any critiques or feedback, I’d love to hear it!

Ok, this is a link to a folder in my Google Drive. I’ve also included some of the SVG files in the same folder, as I want my work to be open and accessible. My hope is to inspire others to explore Inkscape or any other vector graphics editor.

(This artwork is available under either the CC BY or CC BY-SA license)

Okay kind of a weird question...

I like to listen to podcasts a lot while I draw. But when I finish a piece and go back to look at it, I can remember exactly what part of what story I was listening to while working on a specific part. Same thing if I were watching a show or movie. Does this happen to anyone else?

I've been looking up other tablets but they need me to download some software in order to work. I need a tablet that doesn't need an app in order to function properly and can work on a chromebook

Anyone have suggestions?

On paper it takes me 5-15 minutes to do a simple sketch with some shading that I like. Nothing special but looks cool to me.

On my graphic tablet (without screen) the same thing would take longer and one thing that annoys me very much is that I need to zoom constantly to get any details done. Obvioulsy I don't need it on paper tho.

Will it be the same on a graphic tablet with a screen? Or iPad tho those are too expensive. Will it be like drawing on paper or similar to drawing on a graphic tablet no screen? How different does it feel to draw on one with screen compared to one without it?

Hey! I'm watching something that really inspires me to get my own studio space. She works in a back room in her house. I've seen this by an artist I know personally. Other artists I know have community studios in my city. A mentor mentioned it's a good option especially for a young artist. I would like a quiet semi secluded and accessible space with lots of nature. What's the oddest place you'd have your art studio? I know some people who have had their in an apartment building, like rented a room there. Ideally I'd convert an old barn, winery idk something into a space large enough for my experimenting tastes. What's your art studio situation? What's your ideal? What's the oddest place you'd have an art studio?

hello everyone im a 12th grader and ive always wanted to major in art but i’ve been overthinking lately. Will AI take over art? or should i just go ahead and do what i’ve always wanted to do? my biggest fear is my job disappearing and not finding any other job later on.

Okay, so I'm very new to drawing. I got a tablet last September and I've been drawing lines and shapes to help myself learn how to draw with my arm and get some muscle memory going.

Anyway, some stuff is bothering me. For example, I'm constantly worried that my tablet isn't properly centered, that the way I'm sitting isn't centered, and that is part of why my lines or shapes aren't coming out right. I want it to be so that every time I sit down to draw, my drawing environment is the same as last time but it feels like things become askew and are slightly different each time I sit down to draw.

I've noticed that the way my torso is angled in my chair affects the trajectory of my lines a little. For reference, I am using a chair that can swivel, maybe I need a completely stationary chair? Or is worrying about the alignment of your chair and tablet not that important, and that I'm really just having a skill issue? I'm an engineer so maybe that is why I'm fixated on it, I don't want any weird variables throwing me off. Any suggestions on how to make an easily replicable workstation for drawing? I've considered putting tape on my desk to mark where I want the tablet

Hi, I'm doing a project and need some feedback about something related to abstract artists so I like to ask you all, what you think about abstract art, the artists, the good and the bad stuff like that. would be nice if anyone could answer it.

i posted a question close to this about a month ago and a majority of everyone was just telling me to stop drawing altogether. please do not tell me that. i am looking for real answers, thank you.

i’m doing figure drawing every day but when i try to draw something i like, like characters or an actual finished piece, art just feels awkward and frustrating. it feels like i can’t do anything, and i want that to stop. everyone says it gets easier with time, but i’ve been drawing for several years now. it’s still frustrating and it still doesn’t come naturally to me, and i still can’t seem to be comfortable or have fun. it’s different if i’ve just started, but i haven’t. everyone’s answer has always been to do figure/gesture drawing, but that hasn’t worked at all, nor have i improved. the only time i’ve ever enjoyed drawing is when i know what i’m doing, and i want that for drawing people and anatomy. but no matter how hard i try, it seems like it doesn’t work. so i don’t enjoy it, which makes me more frustrated and you can see the problem! is there a specific method to learning drawing that i need to try? does this have something to do with my learning style? (kinesthetic) please if you have any suggestions i’d like to hear them. just don’t tell me to stop doing it altogether is all i ask. i want a solution.

I have an ongoing struggle with liking my artwork. It is always the same pattern—I get excited when I first start the piece, then begin to resent it when the color doesn’t feel right or feels too conventional etc, but when others see it they always have positive things to say about it but I always assume they were just being encouraging. Sometimes it feels like I have a blind spot that prevents me from seeing any good in my artwork. But I still love creating, it’s just that I dread the process sometimes

Forgive me if this is a bit out of turn, but does anyone else have the feeling that they are "unworthy" to draw something from a game unless they've beaten/obtained it?

I understand this is an absolutely rock-brained mindset but I have this feeling more often than I should (which in and of itself is probably not at all).

For example games such as Warframe, Monster Hunter, The First Descendant, etc.

Thoughts

I’ve been struggling for a while to figure out which program to animate with, and adobe animate is the one I seem to be the most familiar with since I’m versed in other products from them. I am concerned that in terms of quality and polish it just doesn’t compete with programs like toonboom or even TVpaint. It’s very bare bones it feels. I know the workflow into after affects is great so I was wondering if my early concerns are just superficial. Does anyone have this experience or recommendations?

I'm so fascinated by how some artists come up with very detailed, creative outfits for their characters. I want to do the same but me drawing clothes from imagination ends up with all of them looking quite similar, I'm not creative enough to come up with more details. Idk how others do that. How to learn it?

Don't tell me to do it from a reference because I want to learn how to come up with those. Someone had to come up with a design for clothes from the pictures too and I'd wish to learn exactly that. What should I do?

I’ve been doing pet portraits and house portraits for years now. I took a little break, got back into it with some hiccups, but haven’t really had issues. Except for a couple portraits that… omg… it’s like my brain reverts to someone who has never done art before, and I’m just stuck!

For example, I recently did a pet portrait for a friend, her 2 cats and a dog. I could NOT GET THEM TO LOOK RIGHT. I probably started over four different times, overworked every version, and the result was so embarrassing I almost didn’t give it to her. I’m also currently stuck on a children’s portrait and it’s the same situation…. No matter what tactic I use the faces still look wonky and I can’t get in the flow of working towards a finished result that I like. I feel like my brain is broken.

Can anyone relate? How do you deal with this?

I have the artistic talent of a preschooler, what are good ways for me to get better at drawing and art in general

I'm looking for a good inking pen to get for my brother but I don't know what makes a good inking pen or what's good quality. He's told me that he doesn't want a pack of pens with various sizes but one single pen. If I could get any advice, that would be very much appreciated.

I am going to learn to paint dogs. Specially my dogs to start with. My problem/question is on the canvas to use. Thus may seem like a pretty odd question, but let me explain. I want to paint my 2 dogs together. One of them is a solid white German Shepard, the other is a soild black chow/ shar pei mix. So the question is which canvas would be best to use? A white or black? Obviously I can/will prime it in some color, but what color? Thanks in advance for your help!

I have a habit of painting and then just storing my works away and not really revisiting them. The other day, I pulled out all the works that I have decided not to scrap, and photographed them so that I have a photo of them. Does anyone use any software on online platform to organize these photos, create groupings, collections, and add notes like mediums used, size, etc? It's easy to just have no idea what I have!

1 = you have no skill whatsoever

10 = you are a master

rate:

1. perspective: how skilled are you at using perspective in your drawings (or paintings, etc)

2. anatomy: how skilled are you at drawing (or painting or sculpting) human anatomy

I'm working on these skills lately and wonder how you all see yourselves.

I'm at about a 3 in perspective and a 3.5 in anatomy, unless I copy existing work, then my skill level seems higher than it actually is (the art classes I took focused a lot on copying)

perspective: I can draw stuff in 1,2,3 point perspective, but I struggle to use it appropriately/artistically, and some of my drawings seem rather flat. A lot of really mechanical drawings are hard for me. E.g. drawing a realistic car or jet with good wheel perspective. I don't have a lot of tools needed for mechanical-style drafting.

anatomy: I have decent human head anatomy. Arm and leg muscles are weak, lots of twisting poses still give me trouble, I find myself doing ok contour but overlapping forms are sometimes wrong. Overall my drawings come out rather decent if I use a lot of anatomy references, but poorly if I don't, and my work is really uneven

This is a follow up to my post last month sharing a set of drawings I was able to digitally preserve of my great aunt Peggy's drawings. I've added another set to the site. I've got dozens more and will post again when more are added. Enjoy!

https://www.seanschendelphoto.com/peggy-kathleen-oneill-drawings/set2

I'm looking for books that will teach on building form (aside from Scott Robertsons because I own those already). I know there are a lot that teach human anatomy or sme other subject and inevitably teach a bit about form through that. But what I'm looking for is something similar to Scott's where it's entirely dedicated to the construction of form.

First I was interviewed for Despierta Orlando (Univision) at the beginning of the pandemic. Then in October I had an article written about me for MyModernMet, and now Good Morning America! This is huge for me!! I am beyond excited!

https://mymodernmet.com/partially-blind-artist-ed-urena/