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crystal cafe /art/ thread. Anonymous 21974
This is an art thread geared towards those who want to share their artworks, and who would like criticism/tips to improve. If you have any resources/books related to art to share, it goes here as well!
Good Youtube Channels:
Marc Brunet
Proko
Sycra
Marco Bucci
Useful websites:
Ctrl+Paint (ctrlpaint.com/)
Quickposes (
https://quickposes.com/en)
HUGE art pastebin (
https://pastebin.com/d3D68y3M)
Anonymous 22456
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i drew this a while back. I always find it easier to finish the face, but the rest of the body gets difficult…
Anonymous 22457
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>>22456I'm also struggling with the bad habit of only drawing floating heads. I'm going to try to do some croquis cafe videos this week to force myself to draw whole bodies.
Here's a head I drew from a photo yesterday.
Anonymous 22458
>>22457I feel you… Drawing heads are just so fun
Anonymous 22459
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Most of my stuff nowadays is just unfinished sketches and doodles because i can't bring myself to finish anything properly.
>>22456Nona i love this
Anonymous 22461
>>22459I love his little tail on the right!
Anonymous 22476
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>>22457I did some quick poses instead. It’s been a long time. I have a lot of issues with judging sizes of body parts in relation to other body parts.
Anonymous 22477
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I haven't done anything other than trad landscape stuff+studies for a long time, but I drew this a while back. I'd like to redraw it sometime
If you know what it's fanart of.. don't say anything pretend you never saw it…
Anonymous 22478
>>22477I don't know what it's fanart of but I love how full the frills and folds feel!
Anonymous 22495
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Op i drew your gryphon character (i think it's a gryphon?)
>>22461Yeaah a lil duck tail, ac villagers are very cute.
Anonymous 22498
>>22477You have really great designs!! Are these on pixiv too?
Anonymous 22505
>>22498Thx ^O^
I don't post my art anywhere publicly rn cause it's kinda scary
Anonymous 22506
>>22459wtf so kawaii
>Most of my stuff nowadays is just unfinished sketches and doodles because i can't bring myself to finish anything properly.What helps me is saving it as a WIP file (like .CSP) or leaving it up on the canvas, and putting it off to the side while I work on new stuff. then working on it a little at time.
Anonymous 22507
>>22506Yeah that's what i meant, i save them as wip files and then take a while to get inspired to finally finish them. (If i ever even get inspired to do it)
>or leaving it up on the canvasPlease noooo, i've lost lots of unfinished works this way because of my pc suddenly updating or something lol
Anonymous 22711
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>>22507>Yeah that's what i meant, i save them as wip files and then take a while to get inspired to finally finish them.I thinks it's fine to take a while, but if it's becoming a problem to you I'd say the only solution is just to force yourself.
Another thing that helps me is looking at the works of artists who are beloved to me to get inspired.
Like, when I struggle with coloring a piece I look at how my favorite painters use color to get inspired. In regards to color, I like Henri Martin and Edgar Degas a lot right now.
Anonymous 22712
>>22711Wow that painting is gorgeous, do you have a painterly style? I'm curious about how your art looks now.
Anonymous 22719
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>>22495THANK YOU!! That's my fursona :D Her name is Mimora, and I haven't decided on a full design for her yet, haha.
Anonymous 22723
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>>22719I couldn't take it, i had to finish the doodle of her based on the pic you uploaded :], i like the way she looks a lot
Anonymous 22724
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>>22723your art is seriously putting a smile on my face, anon… I've been having a horrible week so far, and this is making me smile like crazy. Seriously, thank you so much!!
Here's a little sketch I did of her to test out a new brush I made. I want to really see if I can do her reference sheet soon.
Anonymous 22725
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I’m trying to get better at drawing men and men’s hair. All crit welcome!
Anonymous 22726
>>22719>>22723Aw, both of you have styles that compliment eachother. I like her both ways!
Anonymous 22740
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I made this ten years ago before giving up and I want to make art again but can't find the will.
Anonymous 22741
>>22740Very cool style. Who's portrait is it?
Anonymous 22743
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>>22741Not a great likeness, I was in a dark place at the time. I feel like I poured my depression and exhaustion into this image.
Anonymous 22744
>>22724I hope things get better for you nona, ik how it feels i also have been struggling with some though stuff these days
>>22726Ikr, we are cool!
Anonymous 22745
>>22743It's good to have a degree of distinction from whatever is your reference.
Anonymous 22750
>>22740this is so cool nona!!!!!! please keep making art, it would suck for an art style like yours to disappear
Anonymous 22781
>>22740Hey, please never give up on drawing… I really like that "pop art" style you've got, it's reminding me of street art. Have you drawn recently at all?
Anonymous 22790
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so I'm trying to draw a character in this pose, but I'm having trouble. any tips?
Anonymous 22793
>>22790I think it looks good but your skeych is missing the accentuated curve of her back which also what's pushing her breasts up/forward.
Anonymous 22798
>>22745>>22750Thanks!
>>22781I made that 10 years ago, haven't done much since because it can be hard to get inspired and I've had some tough circumstances. I'm often disappointed with my current lack of technical ability.
I did draw something for a friend a year ago though, not much in the way of supplies so I had to improvise a bit. It was meant to be a crow, she associates them with her father who passed away. I'm surprised I managed to make something that looks okay because my attempts are often bad.
Thank you for your replies because I'm reminded that beyond technical ability, the magic happens when you're in that mindset of "making art", rather than trying to be good at art. I made some dogshit stuff in college but when I just poured myself into a piece of work, it became something that spoke for itself.
Anonymous 22799
>>22456The outline of body honestly isn't that bad
>>22477Very cute
>>22719Cute and epic
>>22725If he is meant to be Asian you've done a good job
Anonymous 22802
>>2279922725 here, the ref was an old asian guy so I guess I hit the mark. Yay!
Anonymous 22828
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>>22790i finished it, honestly don't like it all that much. but that's life I suppose. I'll work on another drawing that hopefully looks better than this one
Anonymous 22829
>>22828Im glad that Im not the only furry/anthro character liker here.
Cute character! I like how the hands came out. The side bang thing is a little thick and too clump together for wind to be blowing it. Like it would be more spread out, but that's the only real comment I have.
Anonymous 22830
>>22829thank you! I will practice hair for the next time then :D
I am a big fan of furry characters, but not the community that comes with it… I just like how you can rope together good designs with animal features
Anonymous 22831
>>22828Maybe a little rendering would make it more cool?
Anonymous 22832
>>22830I agree the community is shit and too horny for me. I love furry characters more then humans most of the time, I think some of the character creations that furries come up with to be pretty neat.
Anonymous 22833
>>22830Same here, i love drawing anthro animals but i hate the community since it's full of annoying people or coomers that prey on others. Most of the other women into this stuff always end up trooning out and it makes me sad.
Anonymous 22866
>>22833Also same, got dragged into that “community” as a young teen because I liked drawing animals and anthros. Didn’t last long because I got sick of all the stupid drama plus the fact it seemed like every other week someone in the fandom was outed as a zoophile or groomer.
I wish there was some alternative non-coomer community for people who just like drawing anthros causally. None of the zoophile, groomer, coomer bullshit. But I doubt it will ever happen.
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>>22866>>22833>>22832I think tabletop communities are the most you can get when it comes to "chill anthro" communities, but there's still groomers. It's a lesser of the two evils situation. It really sucks, I just want to write and draw cool anthros.
Anyways, here's a drawing from me.
Anonymous 23111
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>Art bread in 3rd pageBump
>>22882Really like how the feathers look on this one.
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>>23111Thank you! the inking was definitely a very tricky part. are you the anon that drew my sona earlier? that penguin suit is cuuute
I've been honest to god, so busy with uni, I haven't felt like drawing at all. I had this but aaah, I have little energy to finish….
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>>23118I bet you could tell it's me from the simple style right lol. Also i finished the art i doodled! Not the best but i think it looks kinda good compared to the crappy art i've been putting out lately.
>I've been honest to god, so busy with uniWhich course are you doing? I don't get much about university because i've never done it but i heard these type of things are pricy as hell.
bird anon 23142
>>23130I'm a computer science student. In my country is expensive too… but they give a lot of financial help in my region. I'm very lucky to be going for free
Is this an animal crossing character/oc?
Anonymous 23143
>>23118The hand and fabric feel so natural… Nice job!
Anonymous 23150
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>>23142Derwin is an actual ac villager! Good luck in your studies by the way.
bird anon 23151
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>>23143>>23150Thank you both so much… I have been so exhausted with my homeworks hahahaha
I just sketched this in a voice call, nothing too crazy. I have a lot of trouble with bodies still
>>23132I like how you draw the neck/torso. Pretty good humans… I'm not good with them myself haha
Anonymous 23152
Glad to see anthros, cool to know there are other non-furry community anthro enthusiasts here
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>>23176yea lol it was, I tried getting into it but honest to god, it just wasn't for me, I guess.
I began this drawing yesterday, but I couldn't finish it. Actually… I'm having trouble finishing my drawings, I am considering giving up. I dunno. I want to draw what I like in art… but what's the point if I'm not good at it? I can't get a social media following at all. Just privated my twitter and on the verge of deleting furaffinity. I dunno. I feel really shitty about my drawings for some reason… I get an idea, but can't draw it because I lack skill. Maybe it's just depression…
Anonymous 23184
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>>23179>but what's the point if I'm not good at itI mean, do you draw art just to be good at it? Then you gotta study more. Have you ever tried drawing more loosely? Or doing gesture drawings? That may help. Imo your art is pretty good, but i understand how it can feel like it's not the way you want it to look. As for the followers part, i'm pretty sure being popular online has more to do with how you put yourself there than how "good" your art is.
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>>23184I draw because I think it's fun and I want to put out my ideas… but honest to god I'm really insecure about my skill. Even when I study, I always think the way I form shapes or draw from scratch is "wrong". I have pretty bad hand-eye coordination and my stuff never looks like. Though, I have not tried gestures or loose drawings, I could try those.
I think I'll just forget about the whole followers thing. Sometimes I wish my art can get me a bit of pocket money… but I dunno. Maybe fame is not worth it for me, I'd rather just draw between people I like or small communities like these.
I like your seadramon. I used to be a huge digimon fan when I was younger.
I think I'm gonna try to chill out, or something. I bought 3 art books to see if that can help me a little, 2 are from one of my biggest inspirations. How's everyone doing? Any cool books you anons recommend?
Anonymous 23186
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>>23185Social media nowadays make you worry so much about this, i also tend to go through similar situations where i get pissed because i don't get attention/enough likes on something i posted that i liked and wanna show to others, but i try my best to not let it get to me. That's the only advice i have to you i guess, it's not good to worry about likes or attention.
Anonymous 23226
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Drawminers whats up? How are you girls doing? This day was really uninteresting, just started raining right now.
Anonymous 23227
>>23226tbh i havent drawn anything recently but im open to some recommendations on what to draw (plsssssssss give me recommendations) :3
ive been pretty bored too i wish there were more fun games to do n stuff :P
Anonymous 23228
>>23227Draw a girl holding a knife very evil-esque!!
Anonymous 23229
>>23227yess!! ill reply when i finish
Anonymous 23231
>>23226Cute Cece! I wanted to draw today but my husband insisted on using my tablet all day. Maybe tomorrow.
Anonymous 23242
sorry if this is a dumb question but is there a CC Aggie.io group drawing thing? I might have missed it
Anonymous 23244
>>23231Was he playing Osu or something?
>>23242From what i know there was one a while ago about cc-tan and in the bunker threads? We could totally create one now though, but we would need someone to be admin of it and delete vandalization by males because that can happen.
bird anon 23258
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hi everyone. Haven't felt the groove to draw much today either. One of my dreams is to make cool characters.
>>23242I'd be up to participate… my PC seems to have issues with aggie, though, it doesn't register pen pressures. I still think it'd be fun, though.
Anonymous 23261
>>23179Share your twitter so we can follow you there ^_^, i also have a small following and i would be up to share it, are we allowed to do that here?
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>>23261Hmm, I'll think about it. I think you can share social media accounts, but it's not advised to due to the shitty people that sometimes lurk here.
My tablet drivers are acting up and I can't seem to fix them. Guess it's pencil and paper this time being.
Anonymous 23325
>>23324oh this is so good AND it's best sf3 girl
Anonymous 23329
Do you ever use a program/software that you always wish had X function, only to find out that the software always had X function, you just never knew how to use it?
Yeah, that just happened to me. Years of digital editing and painting later and I'm still learning about all kinds of functions.
Anonymous 23372
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This is really old but i wanted to join in…
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>>23261>>23324I'm gonna take one for the team and share mine, the name is on picrel so i can delete it later, feel free to stalk me lol
Also the 2 drawings above are really pretty.
bird anon 23387
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>>23378Really digging this oekaki style.
>>23372I like this one a lot, too! Even if it's old, it's still solid.
>>23380I followed you on a private account. I may open up my twitter again when I feel better. Sorry for not posting as much, btw, I've come down with a terrible cold this entire week. I drew this only five minutes, because I just want to post something….
Anonymous 23388
>>23387Share ur tweer then delete it
Anonymous 23395
>>23394I know this is very tumblr-y but idc at this point, what criticism can you take from this?
Anonymous 23396
>>23394Legs are a bit too thin at the knee on the redhead. Could pay a lot more attention to detail overall (idk if this is a quick sketch or not, but there’s lots of unfilled spaces in the shading and gaps/bumps/unsteadiness in the lineart that are distracting)
Also, I know hands are hard to draw, but you should work on them a bit more. They’re too round for the style you’re trying to achieve. I would also recommend changing up the brushes a bit. I think a little more texture would look nice.
I really like the colors though, and their poses and expressions are pretty dynamic and pleasing. Anatomy is sound.
Anonymous 23398
>>23395I think its cute tumblresque, theyre lanky but pretty rather than ugly messes like those other tumblr drawings and its nostalgic
Anonymous 23402
>>23394I can't help but feel a tranny made this.
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>>23407I'd love to see your art… the bird creature reminds me a lot of celebi.
How is everyone doing? I'm not doing too well, unfortunately. I like to paint a lot of clouds when I feel sad.
Anonymous 23473
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>>23464Not doing that good lately too, but it is what it is. Still sick from a cold?
Picrel is a painting wip of an oc of mine, but all the humans i draw look weird as fuck, especially the faces and it's bumming me up.
Anonymous 23475
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>>23464Not doing well either tbh, everyday is full of pain. Anyway i drew a bunch of cats on my campus
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>>23584Thought so.
>>23583Silly fella, robots are fun to draw.
