how about 27 inch 16:9 monitors

Quote from: snurch on August 09, 2020, 11:27:11 PM

Cool, thanks for the help. That line of action site is nice.

I actually think I remember hearing some artist talk about finding references for poses in martial arts and parkour videos, now that I think about it.

yeah, anywhere at all you can find cool shapes that you like is good

don't expect to be good at it starting out, especially if you're not used to picking out forms and draw it multiple times/iteratively; think about the progress you're going to see in months or years, not weeks, and ask for feedback if you are having trouble figuring things out

stagnation can be disappointing and art can be very slow to improve on, keeping focused practice on your mind and having goals to work towards will eventually get you there

at one point i even looked on dustloop for poses to practice with

https://www.dustloop.com/wiki/index.php?title=GGXRD-R2/Raven

fighting games are fantastic for this because you get very expressive dynamic poses designed around the personality and weight of the characters, so you end up with a lot of variety and characterful movement and angles

very fun to draw

look for poses and shape language that inspires you

i dont hang around here often but if i  see discussion about practice and improvement, i feel compelled to say something

of course this is just what worked for me and it this isnt necessarily what counts for all types of art but art based on style and accuracy

the most important thing for this is your visual library and focused practice

without either you will find it difficult to see improvement or technical variety in your work

first things first, your visual library can only really be improved through reference, every time you draw from reference you strengthen the repository in your head for things that you understand the shapes/forms for

this means drawing something over and over again, with reference, to improve

if you feel like drawing from reference feels like you are not creating, i understand; why draw something that is already there? the reason simply is so that you will eventually be able to draw it without reference eventually. if all you have ever done is create, and are eager to make your work as distinct and unique as possible (within the style you choose), i understand the desire and contradiction this sort of practice has with being "creative"

the truth is, nothing you ever create is entirely unique; everything you draw is in some way inspired by reality, if you close your eyes, can you picture a color that doesnt exist? this is why your visual library is important, especially if you want to create with coherent accuracy; every piece of art is in some way a deliberate mishmash of various inspirations and ideas, all of which have some connection to reality, visual or otherwise

as for what i mean with focused practice, this means you make every mark with a goal in mind. every time you sit down a practice, ask yourself what it is specifically that you want to improve with. single it out and plan exercises that will give you mileage, draw it over and over again. drawing aimlessly or saturated with too many goals will  slow down your progress; improve on a few things at a time, and narrow your scope to specific areas of practice; combine them in practice or with the actual work you plan to finish when you feel you are ready to

lastly, it is always important to revisit fundamentals. this is crucial if you have a lot of frustrations with your own rate of improvement or lack of progress/exploration. there is a very good reason why learning the "baby" stuff is unattractive especially when youve already been drawing pretty much your whole life.

some part of you feels like some of these things are below your level of skill, and overall, that might be true; but this doesnt mean there might not be gaps in your knowledge that may have missed either due to lack of formal education or because you simply improved in other aspects where these other things have been sidelined. i had already been drawing for nearly 2 decades when i discovered drawabox and i cannot tell you how much it has improved my work speed and ability to recognize shapes and forms. it was shortly after this that i felt comfortable working at a pace that allowed me to sell my work.

practice and repetition can be quite fun if you have a goal. i have not had this ipad for very long, but i will have a few pages of practice sketches every day not because i think "i must practice" but because it becomes fun





feel free to add me on discord if there is more you want to ask about art. i have plenty of resources and references from artists who have already figured out the things i have not learnt yet. Zhvo #9878

on another note, if you have the money and are so inclined, pay for an art school, invest in a skill that you love if you want guidance and feedback. there is no shame in learning this way, and you will likely improve much faster than most who go it alone. i would certainly pay for an FZD degree if i could afford one.

what are you getting and how is it cheap enough to consider intl. shipping from the UK

https://soundcloud.com/zhvo/sleep-in

https://soundcloud.com/zhvo/yamashirokai

https://soundcloud.com/zhvo/youth-in-asia-wip

plus a bunch of other unfinished, unrefined concepts I wrote down so I wouldn't forget them











not my own composition obviously, but been trying to relearn a bit of piano too

an SMG

but not as bad as reddit wants you to think

ditto, no pun intended

half the supposed issues i probably wouldnt bat an eyelid at were it not put under the microscope, in the end I had fun, which is still more than i can say for a lot of other games

there are definitely some questionable game design decisions, but otherwise it is mostly the sound of angery gamers

if yall have never played an ace combat game before, you could pick up ace combat 7

arcadey, over the top powertrip in a jet fighter with fantastic soundtrack to boot

wip