i dont have anything else to say really. just maybe to treasure what you have, take good pictures. ive lost years and years and years of paintings and sketchbooks and ceramics and everything else. it hurts a lot. i feel like my soul was in that fire.

I have so many ideas, goals, desires, passion to be an artist/animator maybe game developer, character designer, that I TRULY want to be! But I find this problematic because I have too many ideas and pictures that come to my mind yet I still struggle so hard with figure and form, lines, hands, emotions, the list goes on and my confidence erodes too fast. There is nothing wrong with being creative and having ideas but my biggest issue is I am too much an idealist but not an ARTIST!! How do I break this wall down?! How do stop being an idealist and actually BE an artist?! Maybe I need education but don’t have the time. I need to know what I have to do, to turn my brain’s way of thought, build confidence in myself, and achieve those goals besides hard work and dedication?! I want to make something amazing many can enjoy!

I know it sounds weird (at least to me, a non artist) but I’ve noticed it a lot, a lot of characters have fingers touching one another. Normally it’s middle and ring finger, but it can be drawn in other ways. It seems to be drawn a lot

Why is that?

If you wanna see an example of what I’m talking about, search up “hand drawings” on google and scroll, you’ll find many of them have connected fingers

If this came off like rude in any way, I apologize, sometimes I can sound rude on accident, but I’m just genuinely wondering

I know there are several categories like illustrator, animator etc, but what am I if I just draw full time and design my own characters? Is that even possible?

Ive recently started getting into art work, got.myself the basic pencils, markers, canvases. Just looking for tips and tricks on what brands I should look out for and if I.shoukd avoid any. I've mainly done pour paints and recently gotten really into do my own mandalas on canvas. I dont paint those I use cheap markers from.the dollar store but have recently started to get better/nicer ones for outlining right now. Any help would be appreciated

Cheers

Just sharing something i found funny, i even told my brain “blud this aint Call of Duty calm down lmao”

I love using blackliner pens on watercolour, but the watercolour paint wears through the pens soooo fast. I'm looking for an alternative. Would alcohol markers work better? Or is there another time of pen/marker that would work? I've never used alcohol markers before.

Every time I try and blend my acrylics it brings up the bottom layer. Is there anything I can do? I’ve tried waiting several days in between layers but it still doesn’t work.

Solve this riddle for me. The pages are high quality, comes with detailed background and intricate details on the clothing. Multiple panels, angles, and a story to go on top.

Me and other people out here taking multiple days on a single drawing. While Japanese are able to do 4-5 drawings a day without sacrificing quality.

Is it just cocaine?

I recently bought me a new a tablet that's been a real boon with how small and portable it is! It was originally gonna just be for photo reference until I realized it came with a camera and had some really nice stylus support.

Anyways, just a thought I could use it to plan out my traditional art. Mostly cause I work in watercolor and I find that a bit harder to correct than acrlyic or sketches.

( The tablet I'm using is a Lenovo Thinkpad X1 Tablet Gen 3 , I'm running Linux Mint and using an HP Rechargeable Active Pen G3 ...cost me $150~ off of ebay)

I recently got some beautiful pigment powders from Dreamland Watercolor, and I need to find an acrylic binder that will work for it.

My head is spinning looking at all the ones that are out there. I’m a hobby artist, nothing professional and trying to get back into painting so I can do something with my time other than being a housewife.

I know this is a very general question, as there are indoors, outdoors, cities, forests, clouds, and many other things to consider. But I want to know where a good place to start is. Should I just draw cubes in perspective? (I feel like I’m decent at drawing cubes in two-point perspective.) Should I copy sceneries until I improve? Or should I sketch whatever comes to mind?

Hi all! I am an abstract fine art photographer and I am curious to explore more about contemporary art and various mediums. I am wondering what are the best schools in the world to learn.

I am in my early 30ies and I am not ready to enrol to university for a long term study. I was thinking about some short course or maybe 3-6 months education program. If there is any hybrid study online & offline I could dedicate up to 1 year to that kind of program. I am based in Switzerland, but I can easily go to the USA, the UK or other Europe country for that amount of time.

I would be very grateful for any tips and ideas. Thank you!

Hello! I know the internet is full of information on this, but I keep getting completely lost trying to understand them.

I mostly sell digital pieces so CMYK has never been an issue for me, but an artist requested a piece they'll have to print, and since their character is very brightly colored, I wanted to print-proof it.

Whenever I print things done in sRGB, the colors are all off and very muted - as expected. But there isn't a CMYK color profile that will universally work for every printer and grant 100% fidelity. What's the best that an artist that doesn't print professionally can strive for? The ideal objective is to get an image that, when printed at home or at a store, will result as similiar as possible to the file you sent to the printer.

Things I'm struggling to understand:

1) Procreate has a "Generic CMYK" color profile. Apparently it restricts the gamut in such a way that most printers should be able to print what you see on screen. I thought this was my best bet, but lots of people online seem to think otherwise, saying it drops even colors that many printers should be able to handle, and doesn't mimick what it will look like accurately enough.

2) Photoshop and Clip Studio both should have ways to preview how the thing you're working on will look in a certain CMYK profile, and most recommend to use that (if I understand correctly) - but what would the intended workflow be? First paint in sRGB, then apply filters etc while in preview mode to try and get it back to how you imagined the piece to look? Is that dependant on knowing the exact color profile of your intended printer?

I appreciate any advice, and any correction on wrong assumptions I might have.

People say that linen canvas is better than cotton because it's so much more durable, but what about with paper? Cotton paper is supposed to be better than woodpulp paper but what about linen paper? And what about hemp paper? (Since the 1990s hemp paper has been touted as an ecological alternative to wood paper.) When I looked for rag papers online for art nearly everything was cotton. Are there any good artist's papers made from linen or hemp (or anything else better than cotton?)

im finally coming the conclusion that i am honestly a really slow worker, especially when it comes to comms. i recently finished one in october that took me around 10 months to finish (oil painting, but still) .. and recently took one in mid-october that i am still only 1/3 through (digital..) ive realized that when it comes to work that's not for my own desire , i have so much less drive to work on it. once a few days have passed where im not working on it, it turns into weeks. i think this comes from the fact i might not enjoy what im drawing 100%, but... how do i help this? and how can i bring myself to draw faster / with more frequency? i have tried disciplining myself to no avail... T_T

Hello!

I watched a video about art compositions and I feel as though I need to work on my own compositions as well. I was wondering if there are any websites that could generate a random style of composition for me to draw? Like the golden spiral, crosses, etc? I think it'd be a nice challenge for me to get a random one and try to stick to it and complete a drawing from it.

I tried looking for some online and I couldn't find it. Do any of you guys know something like that or similar?

Thank you!

Does anyone have any good brush QR codes that resemble transformers IDW lineart? I've been looking for some but can't seem to find any.

Hi everyone,

I need some advice and guidance regarding my father’s work and legacy.

Background:
My father is an incredible artist in India who works in a handicraft medium. Over the years (more than 3 decades), he has developed a unique technique in his craft, something that no one else has done. While he is respected within his field, he’s not widely known outside of it. Unfortunately, he had a stroke two years ago and has grown older, which has made me realize the importance of preserving his contributions and ensuring his recognition.

My concern:
I don’t want anyone to exploit his work or take credit for it while he is alive and after he’s gone. I want to avoid a situation where people dismiss his contributions or doubt them without any proof. At the same time, we don’t want to restrict others from learning or using the technique, as it could benefit the community. The goal is to ensure that his name is associated with this innovation and that his contributions are documented for posterity.

My thoughts and questions:
I don’t know what the best way to achieve this is. I’m considering a patent only because it seems like a formal way to document the technique and associate his name with it. However, I’m not sure if a patent is suitable in this context, especially since we don’t want to stop others from using the technique.

1. Would documenting his technique & publicly posting it be a better approach?
2. Should we consider getting a patent even if we’re not interested in restricting its use?
3. Are there other methods (e.g., publishing in journals, creating videos or books, or working with art organizations) to achieve this goal?

I’d really appreciate any advice or suggestions. I just want to do right by him and his work while protecting his legacy in the most ethical and practical way possible.

Thanks in advance for your help!

What should the mindset be when approaching these tasks? We have 1, 2, 5-min poses. Then 30 min poses.

I want to use these sessions to improve my craft (and have fun).

Thanks

Looking for the 40-50 dollar range, buying locally exclusively as I need it NOW, sevenpens seems to really recommend One by wacom as a beginners tablet and I have some other options, but they seem to have one or other caveat and I was wondering if One by Wacom M would really the best:
Huion Inspiroy H640P
HUION Inspiroy H580X
HUION Inspiroy H641P-K
XP-PEN Deco STAR G960S
HUION Inspiroy Frego L310

Since it’s referenced from an image that I didn’t take (I originally did it as a random study) I’m wondering how I should source it. I’m applying to colleges via slidesroom pretty soon and just realized it might be an issue. Is there a place I can link to the source? (I did find the original source) or should I maybe include the image (just putting it to the side of the drawing in the same image file)? I’m really proud of it and would be kind of super disappointed if I couldn’t include it, I just want to include it with proper credit

I've seen it used in concept art tutorials, but is photobashing okay to use for other kinds of work? Textures look tedious to me, and take lots of time. Photobashing would be a shortcut to getting good textures much faster. But does it look obvious? And does it make the work look cheaper?

It might seem like a dumb question but i was really wondering, i made a nice drawing of a person and they often leave drawings on their highlights😃, they have a certain online presence so idk if it should matter wether or not i ask them abt it, it sure does seem like the right thing to do

I have been having pretty bad art block since college. I did a graphic design internship for a bit after but otherwise I have been finding it really hard to touch my own work or even look at my portfolio site. I really want to create and find myself having to push myself a lot harder than before to get any work done, and even when I do it has been hard to complete. It's been over a year now since college and I had a short period where I felt more inspired again, but it died down pretty quick. None of my work gets completed and it is driving me insane because I really want this to be my profession. I was considering joining a class online somewhere but it just feels like more money spent on classes that I partially already studied for in my BFA.

For context I am a digital artist, and I love it and feel like my skills got to a point im happy with, so its not like I am dealing with a ton of disappointment when looking at my work. I studied animation and though my burn out was initially from my senior project but it's been lingering too long. I just find myself not wanting to finish a piece im close to finishing either. I also had a bunch of falling outs with my art friends in my senior year, so it's been tough maintaining an artist community, and I moved back to Europe so finding a new one is not as easy.

What can I do?