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i love alt

>>7684037
I love your drawing

>>7684037
Love your style. What character ?>>7684064
Nice stuff, love the way you drew the hoodie

>>7684080
looks like bike cuck to me

>>7684037
Very fun shapes and design.

>>7684064
A cute!

He has great jeans.

10/10 would slap his butt.

>>7684080
Thanks a lot! Glad you liked it, I had fun drawing the hoodie

>>7684238
That was the goal, i wanted to make a cute femboy

Posting here for the first-time and I'm looking to get some feedback. I'm feel like the hair and shirt isn't quite right but I'd like to know what others might take issue with.


>>7684037
I really like the armor. I feel like you pulled something pretty tricky off really well with the arm and leg pieces.

>>7684073
Awesome style man really like the way you draw your faces. Also really great line work.

>>7685119
Very cute. The legs look really nice.

>>7686072
The face is too moeblob in comparison to the size of those tits. Perhaps make her look a little older.

>>7684032 (OP)
What do you guys think of my masculine lines?

>>7684032 (OP)
Better than my previous attempt at a couple pic
IDK how to finish this tho... I tried coloring but dumped it looked like hot garbage
(repost cuz I didn't notice then new thread)

>>7678873
10/10 fucken saved god damn that's nice
>>7676054
Seriously great stuff posted ITT anon, I love these designs you've got hella sauce
>>7673124
hot af
>>7671372
S-tier shapes my man I'm in love

thanks

>>7686083
Yeah okay I can see that. I guess if I were to fix it I would maybe change the shape of the eye and narrow the face a bit more?

>>7686084
They're pretty clean but I think you could push the variation in line weight a bit more.

>>7686456
just an opinion

>>7687015
Peak

so

fvcking

beak

>>7687051
what's the point it's a completely different style

>>7687051
I was actually between this and the angle I went with when I was sketching..
Went with the other because it felt like a softer expression but I do like the perspective on that sketch it's very clean
>>7687572
anon he was demonstrating the head tilt

>>7687572
>>7687611
Anons kinda right I did just take the easy way out and redraw it. I draw too often by gut instinct and I knew something about this face was really bothering me but I couldn't figure out why. Here is another attempt, I think ultimately my issue is with the angle of the elements on her face in relation to each other.

like we are looking from above them so then how am I seeing a nostril? the lips and nose are too far apart for this angle they would be much closer. The eye thats closer to us should be lower. ALTERNATIVELY, she is giving him the SIDE look where women tilt their head. This is a much more SOFTER and MOTHERLY look which I think you may have been actually going for. In which case the lips should be angled in the same direction as the eyes from this high angle

again just an opinion

:}

A page for a friend

>>7686072
Thanks man! Your drawing is nice, but make the head a bit bigger next time >>7686084
It’s interesting that you made a feminine face with masculine lines, but yeah the line weight would be the saving grace here. For example the line between the lips should be darker to indicate compression and the hair shouldn’t have more line weight than the skin because the skin is flesh, which is weighty, compared to hair, which appears lighter in this image

>>7688535
This is badass. Great style

Some flockmod doodles.

my attempt at drawing smoker...haha

>>7686166
wow more colored work from you :O

and more magma

>>7690272
wow I think this is my first time seeing you draw in these proportions :O

>>7690272
>>7690280
>>7690283
Really like these.

>>7690283
Super sick, love the hints of dry paint texture

>>7689305
I love this retro style!!

i tried a new way to shade

>>7691038
good drawing

>>7684032 (OP)
/ALT/ is always so cozy

I wonder if I should start posting here instead of beg. Though I don't think I'm quite there yet

>>7690283
>>7690280
uuh... blog?

>>7698650
stop worrying about whatever dumbass skill groups ic has made and just post

>>7698650
Honestly, I’m terrible at drawing, but I’m posting it here, so I don’t think there’s any problem

>>7699790
true... (nice ass)

>>7699790
Ok

>>7700905
honestly super cool style

>>7700905
sovlful

>>7700944
>>7700960
Thank you

I'm enjoying drawing couples more
>>7699790
women with nice backs are the best
>>7700905
>>7698650
I'm jelly, I want to draw more 2hu
>>7691038
>>7690283
>>7690280
great shapes anons really love these

Doing a fill in the oc thread.

>>7684037
God this kind of controlled simplicity is what I need in my life.

>>7684068
>>7684069
>>7684073
>>7684076
>>7684078
These are wonderful. Are you drawing from life?

>>7686456
Beautiful lines. Can I have your socials?

>>7701886
And your socials too? So many great artists in this thread.

First time I’ve been in a flow state while drawing in about a year, very fun.
Any recs for drapery hatching studies? I usually copy Dürer’s pillows, some of Leyendecker’s drawings, and also Range Murata’s pencil sketchbooks.

for today

>>7702744
Lovely. Is this your WoW char? And more importantly, is it Turtle WoW?

>>7702212
the way you did the arch of the shoulder blade, armpit folds, gesture of the elbow and forearm and the hand reaching out is pretty crazy aka really nice arm

>>7702352
not a big hatcher sorry

>>7701886
still trying to get the soft weak feeling of women down, even when they're muscly their muscles are strangely different to a man's for obvious biological reasons

This is probably the millionth time I’ve fucked with her design

>>7702745
no i just like elf

>>7703336
>the way you did the arch of the shoulder blade, armpit folds, gesture of the elbow and forearm and the hand reaching out is pretty crazy aka really nice arm

Thanks! I'm kind of surprised it came as well as it did because the sketch was pure garbage lol

Can I have your socials? I love what you've posted, your forms have got a real solidity to them.

>>7703847
kman4e4 on twitter

>>7703938
I keep changing how I draw her, this is old. Trying to stay consistent with this design >>7699790
since I like this eye shape more

>>7705785
Love his hat. Thought the cross was a shadow at first glance.

Been a while since I actually finished something

>>7692812
The guy from that Hot Topic shirt

dodl

>>7706206
really really rike it

>>7706206
cool but the tail kinda ruins the silhouette, either move it to make some space or darken it to visually separate it from the torso

do the dew

Can someone with a really big and impressive brain help me with the colours? struggling to pick nice colours for the home interior.

Everything I try always looks very messy and clustered. Though that might just be from my lack of skill when it comes to drawing backgrounds in general tbf

>>7708520
try looking at the show background for reference in color schemes, or take screenshots of the background and then bring to your drawing software and change hue/value/saturation until you find your prefered pallete.

This is painful, I wish I was faster.
I like right for some reason but it doesn't look as good as the left somehow.
>>7702214
>>7702216
Those are both me, thanks anon I appreciate it.
@Melkokan on Twt. I rarely post though my friends are pushing me to do it more.
Also yeah /alt/ really leveled up it's crazy

>>7711966
Imo on the left her big eye draws attention directly to her face. On the right there's less of a focal point. Also left has a more obvious expression, she looks concerned while the right could be sleepy, lust, etc.

>>7711999
I agree
>>7711966
left is better

>>7708520
start by simplifying the total space to a 3 step notan that has a color harmony you like then try to distinguish local objects without disrupting the big 3 steps you established. Here's a quick mock up of the idea with the 3 steps I picked in the middle.

>>7711966
i'm going to take the controversial opinion and say right is better. Its problem is that she is not looking at him but off into the distance, where as left she is looking up at him. I also like right more because she has a concerned expression which makes me think the guy is kinda dangerous which is hotter.

>>7713987
I like the colors and the knife movement!

>>7714032
thank you fishwife

having trouble separating the boobs and tummy section with the arm

>>7699307
@ibaylego

>>7715504
The perspective on the left makes here look like she's 4' tall

>>7713497
This is great

I dont even know where to post on ic anymore. Alt has always been there for me

>>7718147
>>7700905
>>7690283
>>7690280
>>7717524

Love these

>>7718616
desk hominid, how you doing?

>>7718616
The new PSG gets me out of bed every morning

>>7718662
I survive, I draw

>>7711966
I need to finish this ASAP fuuuuck

>>7721319
>new PSG
great taste, saw your post just as Divine came up on my playlist.
It's taking every fiber of my being not to drop mu current piece and draw the Polybros crossdressed

>>7721679
nice, who is the character

>>7721798
Do you happen to draw girls with girthy massive cocks by any chance?

>>7721862
not unless I'm getting paid a huge amount of money, my dignity comes at a cost

set of silly woodland folk for a small game im working on

yessss
>>7721802
Jillu and Curiveu from FF16
One of the only FF couples with any real height difference
>>7723354
>>7720719
gj on both these especially the colors
>>7722293
>dignity
No shame in drawing cocks

>>7713497
For some reason I think you watched Kienan Lafferty tutorials

>>7723706
futa is a whole other thing which I'm only giving into for big commission bucks

>>7723767
thats a weird fucking dildo what the fu- aaah its a mask I see that pink tube is a pony tail. I know about warhammer assassins so I can make this connection

>>7723767
I honestly just asked because your facial style reminds me of a bear

>>7721319
I fucking lost it on episode 10. Xenomorph stocking that eats itself with an ouroboros vagina.

I dont want this ride to end

Bamp

>>7721319
I love how despite how stylized this is you can feel the 3D thickness of the form. I wish I could achieve something similar. The depth of form makes the unreal, real.

>>7684032 (OP)
oh i made it into the op. cool

Hi

>>7684037
love ts

>>7714109
Add some cyan hued rim light

Made this with a limited color palette
>>7692271
Thankies

tried to do some art without any line work. Always admired artists who look more "painterly"

>>7730803
very nice

>>7730881
I like them. They definitely have an appeal. But to be honest I prefer your linework but that might just be because I'm a lines guy.

>>7684032 (OP)
Finally playing with color here and there.

>>7700905
I am into this. What else ya got?

>>7714800
Peak

>>7731293
:) it honestly feels so good when people like my natural art style. It feels like a part of me is being accepted and I don't have to pretend to be something i'm not. thank you very much

>>7730881
I think artists appreciate linework but normies less so. Another attempt

Gimp suit

>>7731632
Keep doing what you're doing, fren. Your stuff is great. I would love to see more sometime.

portraits

Spent the whole day doodling wassup.

I shat out this piece last night (read: this morning) and, apart from the obvious technical blunders, the "glaze" I put over it deemphasized the subjects. Depending on the monitor I'm using the characters are too desaturated and they blend in with the intentionally chaotic background. I didn't know how to create holes in the glazing without it being an obvious bright spot, the exception to this being the window. I was going for a California sunset since sunsets here flood houses with yellow light. IDK man I was so tired of working on it I uploaded it without even signing the damn thing.

>>7728717
Cute Louise, now draw the rest of her torso and make a naked edit for me?
Thnx senpai

wannabe breakcore album cover

Alright people of /ALT/, does my current art have any sort of general appeal outside of being faux 2000s anime with amateur heavy inking? What do you feel I should change If I'm exclusively going full digital?
For reference, I'm going for a look similar to Soul Eater era Atsushi Ohkubo and Hiroyuki Takei

An attempt at a shoujo-ish style with the square-ish eyes. I really don't get how they work desu.
Like i referenced a lot to draw this pic (mostly CLAMP stuff) but if you told be to rotate it sideways I couldn't really intuit how they work

>>7731891
yup, people want to see colors and renders. I personally really love artists with great linework too but sketches and colors are what audiences want to see.
>>7735880
I mean for those two you'll really want to push your shape design, they're work barely depends on hatching. Guys like Mike Mignola are similar in a way, weirdly enough.
>>7728717
cute

>>7731970
Really really good

Heavenly Saturn Pierrot

>>7737064
Yuji Ohno mentioned!!!! This is so fucking good

What the fuck is Alt?

>>7737193
its /int/

>>7737064
this absolutely beautiful anon, wow. stunning

>>7737586
no draw?

>>7737064
Gorgeous work anon

brats

>>7737064
My god, how did you get these effects?

I like sniff glue
https://files.catbox.moe/c56orf.png
Draw poo-poo? Call it alt and sell for 6 gorillion shekels :D:D:D:DD:

Are there any actual /beg/ level online artists with 5 digits followers count online? I don't want to "get good" before getting an audience and my art has already been ripped to shreds by the people over here, so I need achievable examples taking the present in consideration instead of the usual "lol just wait years to get gud" responses.

>>7744343
where's your art?

>>7744958
up your ass

>>7744343
uhhhh clearly you havent been paying attention because nearly all popular online artists are beg tier

>>7744343
there are plenty but most do porn or webcomics. aka their art has value that is tied to something other than their skill level. you don't really have to do porn or webcomics but you have to have something that people want to follow you specifically for. if your art isn't interesting despite its flaws, then you might as well just spend time getting gud. most of the time getting an online social media audience is a crapshoot anyways and is reliant on how much the algorithm likes you.

Penis

>>7745879
why he's so sad? i wanna give him a hug

>>7745982
he's bitch made

space
>>7737064
god thats incredible

I was supposed to write a papper...
>>7745879
Peanis
>>7746618
cute

>>7745879
Very nice >>7746618
Very expressive and pretty, nice work. Is this an oc ?

>>7746803
Great communication of emotion. An oc as well?

>>7746807
Ty. Yea, but I usually only draw her as a simplified little thing

>>7746805
yes she is, this image might be huge sorry, and thank you

>>7746803
nice coloring! i love the color vibration on the skin and wings

>>7731284
I really fuck with this? What’s that hand doing though?

>>7740988
10/10 would let him torture me to live off of my phychic and emotional turmoil

Always regretted never turning on the timelapse until halfway done with a drawing, turns out you can have it enabled by default when you create a new canvas lol.
>>7739758
I love your lineart.
>>7740988
I love yours as well, your style is really appealing and your character is cute.

>>7737064
This actually made me feel something anon. Really well done, what a gorgeous concept.

a bunch of randoms

>>7736353
Oh I finished this, gonna post a new sketch 1s
>>7746803
the hue variation on this is really nice

>>7747278
>hands giving me a hard time
>haven't drawn in the flowers yet
>just remembered I have to do plaid in pixels for her
being a Yuukaenjoyer is suffering

>>7745001
could have pointed out what art is yours so I can give advice
>>7747278 >>7747281
really good line art holy MEGA PRO

>>7688864
this is really cool, the way you did his dreads on the bottom left reminds me of school composition notebooks

>>7747652
Thanks anon! The composition notebook comparison is so cool, I never thought of it that way

>>7747480
Love the motorcycle

>>7747281
Great line work and proportions

>>7747278
Love this. Who’s the character?

>>7731289
I'm back but I don't have a pc anymore

>>7702212
Yes, I was drawing from life, and thank you. Sorry for late response I never saw this.

>>7684037
Love this

>>7731970
dope

Stupid IP range ban won't let me upload images/files in the threads, cubari/catbox isn't an option either.

Hope this will suffice
https://imgur.com/a/pNfGky8

I haven't used gouache in years but decided to pick it back up again for this painting. It was fun, but also really hard because of how much the colors change when they dry. I hope to do more gouache in the future
>>7737152
Thanks! Yuji Ohno's Cosmos album is one of my favorite albums of all time
>>7737733
>>7739516
>>7746618
Thankies! I was gonna give up on finishing it because I got annoyed with shading the wings, but I'm glad I didn't
>>7739760
I got most of the effects by using the Dot Machining Action Set on clip studio. I did a lot of paper and layer effects on top of it too to make it look more aged. It takes me about 30 minutes to do all the post processing, but I love doing it so I don't mind too much
I wanted to reply to all the comments, but if I reply to anymore my post will be marked as spam. I still really appreciate the people who commented on my art

what fuckass method is this

>>7753476
shitting with a tablet

>>7753018
this is beautiful anon

>>7753018
Gorgeous . How long have you been in the game?

Watercolor thing
>>7753018
This is really neat, and I love all the brushstrokes and texture from this. Honestly, it's awesome enough that I might be inspired to take up gouache again. Great work!!!

>>7754743
Another thing. Wanted to try to emulate a storybook-type style.
>>7740988
>>7731891
Rad
>>7730803
Thanks man

>>7754747
FORGOT PIC AGHHHHHH

>>7748421
I have a pc again

>>7753018
could you explain the process step-by-step in this piece >>7737064
I downloaded the Dot Machining Action Set and I'm currently experimenting with it and I want to achieve something similar to pic related

>>7755507
step 1: make beautiful image
step 2: apply filter

Genuinely how do I get better on styling hair?
I understand the basic tips, such as "work in chunks," but just because I understand that doesn't mean I know shit about how people style it
And it's not like I can try it out on my own head, I started balding like 6 years ago

Just a basic sketch of my OC

>>7759247
demon slayer is just a rehash of my hero, all these shitty characters are the same. I admire the drawing grind you're doing

>>7760472
I agree but certain circumstances brought me to making this drawing.

I hand-drew most of the bike (except the handle bar, I posed that in Blender) bc the Bianchi 3D model cost money...
Looking at it now, it just looks like a 3D model trace/line extract. IDK if that's a good thing or a bad thing.

>>7747729
Thanks anon, that's Reimu from 2hu.
If your unfamiliar with her then boy do you have a lot of really cool fanart to look through
>>7758101
Keep a pinterest board just for hair (art and real), it's really good at suggesting different types of hair and style.
>>7757196
kept coming back to look at this, THAT's really cool lighting and everything. It's really good but you make it look effortless.

>>7763553
Torso is way too long. There's also some fucking things happening with her forearm, it gets much too narrow too quickly (the one attached to the hand grabbing her shirt).

>>7763553
looks weird

>>7762152
Went from really liking it to kinda hating it.
I'll stop working on it, wasted too much time already

>>7763748
Toso seems like it was intended, since her legs are also around 4 heads tall. So the whole girl is 9 heads.

>>7764462
don't give this one up anon! The pose and concept are superb!
The breasts don't appear to be held up, so there shouldn't be such a dark line. The ear and neck placement are also slightly off. Also there's a lot of black around the eyes but that could be just style.
You're a better artist than me but I made a little edit to illustrate my points

>>7765179
I just caved in to criticism and tried something different

>>7765454
I don't mind, but if the idea is to give some more texture or being unique you could also try applying the same principle to the drawing itself, otherwise it looks weird. I don't think there is enoug contrast between the background and the character too. everything kinda gets lost.

>>7763553
Ty anon, been playing around with simplifying my rendering and lighting and whatnot. At least until I do another proper illustration or painting. Your bike girl is very cute! I like the subtle anatomy in her arms

>>7765789
shaded my little guy

Been trying some new stuff

>>7765868
Cool guy!

>>7765476
>>7766247

>>7747281
This is finally done.
I love foliage, I love flowers, but god damn are they hard to draw AND tedious

>>7763748
>>7764679
Torso is intentional yeah, a lot of my faves do long noodly torsos
> her forearm, it gets much too narrow too quickly
ugh I see it now, that's what I get for not flipping
>>7765454
>>7764462
I prefer these two more than the anon's fix, the block shadows make it work.
I just saw the finished version, good work anon
>>7765868
Cute, soft, huggable-yet-cool
>>7765793
Now that's what I call gesture

Hey guys. I'm trying to get better at rendering and character design. Here's my most recent work of a snow milf character concept I designed. Any feedback or opinions is appreciated.

>>7754192
Thankies
>>7754697
Thanks, I've been drawing my entire life for fun off and on, but randomly in the 3rd grade I started to take art more seriously and have been drawing regularly ever since. So I'd say at least 10 years
>>7754743
Thankies! I'm glad my art was that inspirational. I love how warm and comforting your watercolor painting is, it reminds me of storybook artwork
>>7755507
It's hard to explain without visuals, but I'll try. First off, canvas size matters with this auto action, so I'll tell you my canvas size and dpi just so there isn't too much confusion. My canvas size is usually 4320 x 3240 for horizontal art, and 3300 x 4200 for vertical art with a dpi of 350 for both. Before I start doing the auto actions, I merge all the layers of my finished artwork to a new layer then make a new canvas with that layer. After that I do the auto actions. I start by clicking on the RGB dot auto action that has the white star beside it and with a value of either 30 or 40 depending on how much I want the dots to show. After the dots I click on any of the auto actions shown on the left and tweak the opacity or gradient map if I need to. I usually use 3 or 4 different auto actions and change the order and opacity of some of the folders to get a nicer looking effect. When doing these auto actions it's important to always click on the layer you're trying to effect and to not have a folder selected or else the auto action won't work properly. I'm really bad at explaining my process in depth because most of it is experimentation and feeling out what looks good, but I hope this helped a bit

mr nose!

>>7764679
Cope.

>>7766692
I think you need to stop watching porn and need to read the Bible

>>7761458
They gave me mangaka pens

>>7767253
Forgot file

King of the Kill

>>7769426
Sometimes you do right, doggie. I just cant tell if you're a tranny since you have your pronouns listed

>>7763553
>>7766347
gotta look out for this guy on the thread, one of my favourites

Pose on the right came out much nicer imo
helps that the armor covers up half the character's body
>>7769857
appreciate it, I've always admired how easy you make bodies look

>>7684032 (OP)
i made this lil clown today :)

anyone else remember bone?

>>7767255
Can I get perspective advice on these?
>>7770626
Sick

>>7770777
Forgot file AGAIN

>>7765793
Bengals and Bills

>>7702212
>>7706206
>>7763553
Really like these drawings. Do you guys mind telling a bit about your process for your linework? I've been looking to make the transition into polished illustrations but I'm struggling with my lineart, it often ends up very wobbly and with wide variations in linewidth between different parts of the drawing. What kind of brush do you use pen pressure size or opacity or both turned on? How many passes does it take to get the lines you want?

>>7746803
Really nice! Do you use lineart as a base or do you start with shapes?

never posted here before
does this go here?
i'm trying to finish this but i suck ass at coloring and am only capable of painting in grayscale

>>7771469
>only capable of painting in greyscale
Gradient maps are your friend my brother

One day I'll get the line weights right
>>7770777
thanks

>>7770192
I like left far more my liege

>>7773236
You're good at drawing animals

>>7773952
Thank you! It’s all in the reference mostly haha

Here’s a John Lennon painting I did for rendering practice

>>7770192
progress
abs look a bit messy desu

>>7777164
crazy armpit hair

Drew this, does it look better in red or blue?
Stereoscopic effect checks out if you cross your eyes.

>>7766347
nicely done!

>>7782129
*speaks in ugly bastard orc australian accent*
"I love dat FACKIN cute lil' doggo right there i tell you what mate.."

>>7766831
Is there any place to see more of your work anon?
>>7766793
Thanks for the break down, this thread is a treat.

>>7782800
/alt/ is one of the best threads on this board

I drew this pierrot cat a few months ago and never really did anything with the sketch, so I plan on making this a painting or something
>>7769427
I only have my pronouns listed because I get annoyed when I'm asked the same question over and over again. I'd rather just list them so people don't have to ask
>>7770569
I like this guy, he's such a silly fellow