/ic/ - Xchan

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Anon·04/25/25 20:30·No.7550155

Welcome to /ic/. If you are looking to hone your creative skills, please consult these general resources: How to Draw: An /ic/ Guide [https://discover.hubpages.com/art/how-to-draw-learn] Additional Guides and References [https://sites.google.com/site/ourwici/] And don't forget to HEED THE RUL...

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Anon·01/10/26 15:33·No.7854173

/draw/

Previous Thread: >>7825836 If you are a beginner, please use the /beg/ general. >>>/ic/beg [//boards.4chan.org/ic/catalog#s=beg] Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others! Don't take anything personal! Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 2...

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Anon·01/27/26 02:23·No.7868265

You were a good girl, Junko Furuta. After posting this on tt, people were offended by the drawing, but whatever. I'm just paying tribute to this fearless girl

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Anon·01/28/26 20:11·No.7869455

/beg/ & /int/ - Beginners and Intermediates General:

If you are a /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice. DO NOT REPLY to crabs, nodraws, retards that whine about how hard drawing is or talent debates and instead focus on posted works! >STICKY: Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-K...

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Anon·01/27/26 13:43·No.7868469

Board-wide Vote for Animation general #14 OP image

Alright all of you lurkerfags Pick an animation from all the animations posted in the archived thread to be the OP : >>7783056 [/ic/thread/7783056#p7783056] Not just the animators i want your opinions too There can be only ONE™ objectivly THE BEST Animation posted in that thread And (you) get to dec...

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Anon·01/27/26 11:28·No.7868432

/DAD/ - Do Art Daily - I Couldn't Save You In Time Thread Sadface Edition

Previous thread >>77860727 >Link: https://dad.gallery >Discord: You must have at least 14 submissions on DAD to join. Message vastian0988 on Discord for an invite. >Found an issue with the site? Lost your streak and want to appeal? Please message the contact link at the bottom of the site instead of...

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Anon·01/23/26 16:39·No.7865597

/lsg/ - Loli & Shota General

Previous: >>7855533 [/ic/thread/7855533#p7855533] >Fresh off the Mayflower? Read the student handbook! 1. Don't post too revealing works (especially porn). If you think it's too lewd, post a censored copy here and link to Catbox (https://catbox.moe) or any off-site that hosts images for your works...

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Anon·01/06/26 02:59·No.7849452

/FYI/ (The Fujo-Yumejo Initiative)

This thread is designed to be a space for women, by women. Fujos, Yumejos, and OC stacies welcome. If you are not a XX chromosome woman, do not post in this thread. Not looking for male opinions, male art, etc. Rules: >the males must be attractive >women must be drawn with the female-gaze in mind....

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Anon·01/27/26 17:23·No.7868585

/mmg/ - Manga Making General

The general thread for Manga / manga-styled comic-making, manga-style illustration and related comic work. That said, everyone is welcome here. Support each other and talk about your work or the work of others that excites you. Inking, character design, paneling / layout, writing, planning, and oth...

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Anon·01/12/26 02:20·No.7855593

ITT pencils only you like

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Anon·01/25/26 18:36·No.7867183

/cgsg/ - cute guy study general

Thread to study the adult male body. Post your art, discuss artists, and post resources related to the subject of cute guys and handsome men. Some resources: >English Youtube channel with tutorials about ikemen/anime boys: https://www.youtube.com/user/SirKite92/videos https://www.youtube.com/c/Dosp...

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Anon·01/24/26 20:48·No.7866419

ru even having fun

how many of you guys are genuinely having fun drawing? if you arent, how do you even view art? even if you dont like the process, dont you enjoy the finished result? even if you dont enjoy learning, doesnt getting better feel good?? i used to be awful at drawing bustshots [whatever ur thinking its w...

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Anon·01/27/26 20:04·No.7868720

the EPITOME OF FOREVERBEG HES BEEN AT THIS FOR MONTHS..

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Anon·01/17/26 10:56·No.7860520

DTIYS: All About Hair Edition

Draw This In Your Style, inb4 Hard Round Brush.

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Anon·01/26/26 18:44·No.7868019

3D model software for creating refrences

What do you suggest? I like some thing local that will not start extorting for subscription money. Something pirated or GPL(Linux). I did hear people use blender however I need some rigs for that. Any suggestions? PS: Picture is from some (((WEB))) app (very dirty word)

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Anon·01/09/26 16:42·No.7853396

/wct/ - Water Cooler Talk

Taking a break? Drink some water, do some stretches, share some thoughts. Just keep them art related.

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Anon·09/05/25 23:44·No.7717291

/mg/ - Mechanization General

General dedicated to posting and discussing art of either: 1. Manmade objects, vehicles, tool, weapons etc. (of any kind and any historical era, as long as they fall in the ballpark of "technology") and fictional derivatives of such 2. Objects,vehicles, creatures etc. that aesthetically fall into th...

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Anon·01/21/26 01:57·No.7863470

Any fans of digital impressionism? post some artists

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Anon·01/05/26 21:28·No.7849114

/lwad/ - Learning With Adderall Daily

Hello /ic/! I've obtained a prescription for (generic) Adderall and wanted to experiment on how it affected learning to draw. I opened this thread to document my progress and for everyone else's observation / amusement. My goal with this thread is to simply take an Adderall and draw for at least a...

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Anon·01/28/26 23:26·No.7869585

how can i draw like this?

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Anon·01/23/26 16:09·No.7865578

How do i… Make art so good that it makes people cry..art so good that it changes the world..art so good that they will know it is only ME who could have made it…art so good that it is burned in there memory…Art so good they cannot just “scroll past it” Something that will be remembered for human hi...

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Anon·12/16/25 19:00·No.7827523

/fig/ - Figure Illustration General

Figure drawing is a fun and good way to get better at drawing humans. Some free resources: https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/timed https://www.quickposes.com/en http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en https://quickposes.com/en/gestures/random https://www.characterdesigns.com/non-nude-photo-index http...

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Anon·12/30/25 12:07·No.7842070

/salt/ - Sexual art stylization thread

Previous thread >>7812224 Welcome to /salt/, drawing is suffering edition. Your general thread dedicated to sexual artworks ranging from simple pinups with exaggerated proportions, to explicit pornography. Please feel free to pick your best works in progress, or finished work, and post it here. >G...

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Anon·01/28/26 01:21·No.7868907

i have some trouble finding references this specific "opening a bag" pose does anyone have any photos similar to it i really dont know to place the head properly

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Anon·01/27/26 21:17·No.7868778

Devolving thread

How are online artists supposed to improve and better themselves when no one critiques them or gives them helpful feedback? Worse when they don't heed to actual help.

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Anon·01/19/26 07:16·No.7861986

/asg/ - Anime Study General

Why You Should Copy Anime: https://i.imgur.com/zNDsyF0.jpg Naoki Saito: https://youtu.be/8jsZGeaWkhE?si=6HZIvG9Bx3y9qoHs&t=12 AnimeShijuku: https://twitter.com/animesijyuku/status/1717415459778347358 Krenz: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kbKqIJcIUCw **Strive for quantity AND quality.** Anime Stud...

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Anon·01/28/26 11:15·No.7869156

i feel like AI is failing and we won

For 2 years I was nervous and even tried to leave my studio because I wanted to focus on my own projects that will be my backdoor when I am fired. So i started to work slower and worse than before (becase i started to spend more time on myself and not studio). Yet i wasn't fired because i was valuab...

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Anon·12/22/25 05:05·No.7833228

/artbook/ - Artbook Thread

// PLEASE CHECK THE LINKS BELOW BEFORE REQUESTING /// Be specific if you request something: post the cover, book's title, artist's name... Please be patient, board is slow, someone may answer you a week later. Please search in the thread and links below before asking for something, it may well alre...

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Anon·01/21/26 21:41·No.7864055

Does grinding gesture drawings daily actually help you improve or is it just fake bullshit?

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Anon·01/25/26 10:39·No.7866963

Do actual pros grind poses like pic related or is pikat just extremely autistic?

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Anon·01/07/26 15:21·No.7851064

Reference pack sharing/begging

Not sure why reference pack threads have not been made for a while. But I desperately need to know the name of the pack that was shared around a year ago with the same model as the following: https://www.artstation.com/marketplace/p/6kerK/1000-charming-female-poses-for-drawing I downloaded a bunc...

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Anon·01/24/26 14:48·No.7866209

/plg/ - Power Level General

eyy

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Anon·01/28/26 04:03·No.7868988

Today I played videogames all day and didn't draw at all

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Anon·01/09/26 00:17·No.7852768

/sqtddtot/ - Stupid Question Thread

For stupid questions and questions that don't deserve their own thread. Post here if you don't expect your thread to reach 100+ replies.

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Anon·01/21/26 16:55·No.7863843

how do i improve and quick? i get barely any likes but i like drawing its really fun and i wanna know what stands out to others as my weakpoints so i can be better bc i like getting likes too and im terrified of art regression. also what styles should i learn so i can do a variety of them? what do p...

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Anon·01/27/26 21:27·No.7868787

KJG has mind broken many artist

Look I am a huge fan of his work, and he was a extremely talented individual but there's swaths of artist I encounter in communities constantly now that think it's worth drawing how he did. I do think it's a interesting exercise to try drawing how he does but for actually learning it's horrible. Its...

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Anon·01/28/26 16:04·No.7869298

How much will being in poor physical and mental health affect my drawing quality/gains? I'm a semi-beginner, but I have some health issues that are said to affect focus, poor sleep, and depression. Is it worth it to grind through these things and draw for a few hours every day, or am I better off ge...

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Anon·01/18/26 13:30·No.7861329

Does an app literally matter for a better drawing? I've always seen every professional and tutor uses a specific app

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Anon·01/19/26 15:38·No.7862151

Draw this pose.

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Anon·01/17/26 18:06·No.7860764

Why is it impossible to find good color and value resources Every single recommended resource I've looked into turned out to be either yet another light resource, or a physical paint mixing resource, when all I want is to understand how to put together pleasing and cohesive color palettes in a digi...

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Anon·12/09/25 01:05·No.7819154

/fag/ - Furry Art General

>What is /fag/?< This is the Furry Art General thread, here we post everything related to kemono, furry, and animals alike. >Rules & Guidelines< Please refrain from flaming, causing drama or replying/feeding those who cause such. This is a SFW thread only, please take caution so you don't get BANNE...

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Anon·01/26/26 03:12·No.7867557

Which one has more soul?

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Anon·01/23/26 19:01·No.7865723

Anyone else draw with body parts that dont involve their hands?

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Anon·01/25/26 19:18·No.7867213

Rate my potrait

I drew jeffrey today and thought it would be a good excerise for me to familiarize myself with human anatomy. Will it work? Rate my work of the day btw, spent 15 minutes on this jeff and some more on polishing. How can i improve? I tried to avoid symbol drawing as much as possible.

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Anon·01/13/26 05:37·No.7856651

Butt assistance

I need as many guides as possible for drawing large Butts that look like this.

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Anon·01/28/26 22:39·No.7869548

Characters you are too afraid to draw

Do you have any characters you're too afraid to draw? What are they and why do you find them difficult?

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Anon·01/22/26 11:00·No.7864567

Are these books good?

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Anon·01/16/26 16:30·No.7859602

Is drawing anime floating heads the fastest way to go /pro/ level?

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Anon·01/27/26 05:33·No.7868336

ITT: Give good advice that only ints and up understand, and make begs cry with frustration. I'll start. >Just try harder

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Anon·01/08/26 17:50·No.7852417

/trad/ - Traditional Art General -

old: >>7820951

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Anon·01/03/26 15:33·No.7846866

Why do we not have more uniques face in anime?

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Anon·01/27/26 13:58·No.7868474

Ask

ask her whatever you want

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Anon·01/26/26 12:17·No.7867751

It's time to finally make it out of begdom bros

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Anon·01/23/26 17:12·No.7865612

Is he right? Am I wasting my talent? How's this even possible? How would you respond this?

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Anon·10/31/25 01:23·No.7778184

Post doodles n sketches

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Anon·01/22/26 20:52·No.7864895

Sketchbooking in a museum

I am planning to go to a historical art museum with a group of friends and do some sketchbooking, using the paintings and statues on-site as references. The plan is that we'll do several 15-30 minute sketching blocs and meet between blocs to give feedback/thoughts. I suggested that we don't bring p...

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Anon·01/27/26 23:13·No.7868834

How do you even get into /rendering/ or /shading/? I'm so scared of color.

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Anon·01/04/26 11:01·No.7847806

>2026 What is your first official (meaning you drew + finished it 100%) work of the New Year? Mine's is pic related

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Anon·01/08/26 02:31·No.7851885

Are there just some artists who are unsalvageable? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3TPDkaG0ecA

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Anon·01/25/26 21:46·No.7867298

I have understood there is a method that separates those who can draw or those who can learn apart from those who must struggle or "study": the ability to "project". A good artist does not do construction. They don't measure or waste their time with measuring proportion or angles. The image "appea...

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Anon·01/27/26 11:00·No.7868426

Question about the recommended beginner books

I'm a total beginner and I'm trying to follow the /ic/ learning path. I'm suffering from the so called "symbol drawing" and it seems that the first step to learning to draw is getting rid of that habit. The guide recommends two books: Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain, and Keys to Drawing. Bu...

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Anon·01/24/26 09:47·No.7866123

i dont fucking know how to learn art i am going through the essential books but they dont seem to improve my art skills. at all help

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Anon·01/21/26 12:06·No.7863682

I’ve been using the Basic-5 Size Brush in Krita for years, and honestly? It’s still completely goated. Sketching, lineart, shading, and rendering it handles everything. No brush hopping, no gimmicks. Just change the opacity from time to time; this one brush has been carrying my art this whole time.

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Anon·01/15/26 15:57·No.7858687

Criticize my comic

Hi anons i hope you all doing well btw here's a silent comic I've did in 6 days to challenge myself feel free to criticize so i can improve thank you page 1

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Anon·01/27/26 10:35·No.7868421

Video Course General v.42

>Telegram Channel aHR0cHM6Ly93d3cuY2J1c3RlcnMuY29tL2FjY2Vzcw== # TORRENT qbittorrent https://www.qbittorrent.org/download.php https://github.com/qbittorrent/search-plugins#readme https://ngosang.github.io/trackerslist/ The rutracker search plugin has some nma stuff /ic/ official torrent >>>/t/10...

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Anon·01/19/26 18:09·No.7862238

will AI do what digital did to trad?

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Anon·01/21/26 21:14·No.7864031

/dtg/ - Drawing Tablet General

Why you should not trust youtube shills: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VH1WEYF8rlA https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Twy5Wo8m284 Do not worry pressure levels. 1024 is more than enough. Remember to ignore all chinese shills. They often post paid twitter promos from random artists. It's all shilling,...

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Anon·01/27/26 05:03·No.7868323

How long did it take you to get out of permabeg hell? I feel like im gonna be stuck at beginner level for the rest of my life

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Anon·12/12/25 08:04·No.7822851

/dbag/ - Digital Assets and Brushes General

>"What is /dbag/?" A place where you can request or fulfill requests for brushes and other digital drawing assets regardless of the program. >Publicly editable rentry for CSP assets. https://rentry.org/CSP_materials Feel free to contribute brushes you have purchased. Assets that have been deleted f...

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Anon·01/05/26 00:27·No.7848344

Drawpile Thread

Join artists from all over the world in the Drawpile, the Premiere Cross-Board Collaborative Drawing Event. A 9500 x 9500 pixel shared canvas awaits! Drawpile Software: drawpile.net/download Session URL: drawfie.com (Sigmatelier canvas) Browser access URL (for iPad/Android): https://drawpile.net/in...

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Anon·01/27/26 16:07·No.7868539

Done with no reference. I wanted to paint it on wood but I dont seem to be able to draw it again so well on another surface. Help and critique?

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Anon·01/23/26 17:53·No.7865651

My level barely increases but I don't care, I'm having fun

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Anon·01/26/26 14:03·No.7867799

How many professional or accomplished digital artists use tablets without a screen? Are there people that get far and do great work with these? Just curious, I'm somewhat of a beginner and mostly draw traditionally.

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Anon·01/27/26 07:27·No.7868365

How did Junji Itou get his girls to have such rounded faces? What's the trick to having such gorgeous eyes as well?

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Anon·01/27/26 22:57·No.7868826

do you look at / study art history or is it pointless?

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Anon·01/21/26 13:37·No.7863719

What do you call art that isn't beg but is ugly and uninspired like pic related

Most of the time it's anime or capeshit slop or worse star wars

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Anon·01/26/26 04:28·No.7867592

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Anon·01/27/26 21:37·No.7868793

first drawing in a long time

i normally only draw monsters and stuff, recently ive been trying to improve my anatomy in general by drawing cute girls (i really suck at faces too)

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Anon·01/12/26 03:04·No.7855624

Post work stations

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Anon·01/26/26 13:05·No.7867774

Can i grow my online presence without using twitter? My issue with twitter, is how full its artists sphere is of: politics, trans/gay activists, pornography, furry garbage, rage bait. I dont want to mix myself into these people… i use instagram already but that doesn’t seem to do much.

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Anon·01/25/26 20:43·No.7867260

I'm looking to draw a webcomic about dwarfs (fantasy, not midgets) and I need a charming but low-effort art style - who could I look at for reference? (Not pictured - too "cute")

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Anon·01/26/26 01:08·No.7867454

Are you drawing a lot, /ic/?

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Anon·01/21/26 21:56·No.7864074

>started in his forties >quit his job just before 50 WAGMI

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Anon·01/16/26 01:44·No.7859107

I HATE DRAWING HUMAN FACES I HATE DRAWING HUMAN FACES I HATE DRAWING HUMAN FACES I HATE DRAWING HUMAN FACES I CAN LITERALLY DRAW ANYTHING ELSE JUST FINE... BUT WHEN IT COMES TO FACES??????????????? IT FEELS LIKE I'M FUCKING DRUNK OR SOMETHING

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Anon·01/27/26 13:23·No.7868463

Color Palette Shortcuts?

Do you use any online tools for this? Use case e.g. A character has green hair and red eyes. But I can be flexible. Which greens and reds look good together?

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Anon·01/20/26 08:31·No.7862823

What do you do when people accuse you of using AI?

I recently started recording my work process because people think my work is made with AI. https://www.youtube.com/@Nicu-%C8%98tefan-Cristian Am I the one who has that problem? https://www.deviantart.com/nicu-stefan-cristian

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Anon·01/24/26 13:00·No.7866172

ITT: Permabegs who made it

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Anon·01/26/26 18:48·No.7868021

I am starting from zero and btw I am only posting because my headache has turned me stupid for now. I am starting from zero but I wanna learn how to draw. So I have some old small drawing tablet someone gave me, today I decided to use it just so I wanted to let someone know just how bad my migraine...

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Anon·01/21/26 09:33·No.7863637

Do you prefer to draw digitally or traditionally?

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Anon·12/02/25 19:25·No.7812555

The OC Redraw thread

1: Post a brief backstory if your OC has one. 2: Character design critique and discussion is welcome. 3: Keep it fairly SFW. Lewds are fine but no explicit porn. 4: This is NOT a request thread. Artist Only. No spamming OC/infodumps for multiple threads without delivering. 5: Be sure to thank Dr...

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Anon·01/04/26 16:42·No.7847970

ITT: Post your work and your socials

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Anon·01/15/26 00:43·No.7858222

Is there any space for line art in the concept art making industry?

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Anon·01/23/26 17:15·No.7865613

this style really pisses me off. what makes tumblr users think it looks good. its ... so.... uglyyyy......

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Anon·01/23/26 15:05·No.7865542

are there any good resources/reference sites where you can find poses other than pinterest? yes, i am aware i will get called many slurs for my choice but that is precisely why i asking additionally, are there better ways to improve your anatomy knowledge rather than simply recreating whatever ref...

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Anon·08/08/25 18:26·No.7682147

Whats the fastest way to keep consistent sprite scale across multiple sprites and backgrounds?

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Anon·01/14/26 03:37·No.7857505

Question for the /beg/s here, whats your experience with drawabox?

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Anon·01/26/26 16:12·No.7867884

Recommend your favorite livestream artists to me. I want to watch people draw for long time.

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Anon·01/21/26 15:14·No.7863761

what did the artist mean by this?

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Anon·01/24/26 11:06·No.7866139

Does this count as a bean mouth westoid cartoon art style?

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Anon·01/26/26 14:13·No.7867804

What causes permabeg?

Are they practicing wrong? Not receiving formal education? Or simply stuck in mental loops making them unable to learn?

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Anon·01/24/26 11:20·No.7866142

Printed and oainted this one, it turned out well. Trying to do a purple gradient on its tongue was probably a bad idea

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Anon·01/26/26 16:54·No.7867921

how im trying to learn anatomy is trace basic shapes over the ref and copy a couple times and make improvements, and then try draw pose from memory. is this an ok way to go about it? should i be more specific w the shapes? im very early in this method like 3 days so bare w me but i wanna make sure w...

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Anon·01/25/26 23:32·No.7867388

Can I have detailed analysis? I hope that's the right etiquette of posting I am not new of course, just mentally self-forced into lazyness.

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Anon·01/25/26 14:14·No.7867028

I think being a /beg/ as an adult is the hardest thing in the world when it comes to drawing. Compared to a kid, you're too aware of everything and know how valuable your time is, despite being on the same level as a kid. There's millions of hours of conflicting advice, and motivation is hard when y...

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Anon·01/17/26 09:32·No.7860504

the vanishing points meet at the station point at a right angle, correct? but there are many ways for that to be true, as seen in pic related. so how do you place the station point correctly in an established scene?

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Anon·09/30/25 23:23·No.7743199

/ic/ Map Collab Thread #11

It's that time again, doodle friends! Theme: >Autumn, Halloween Map special: >NO BLUE colors allowed! Sorry caeruleaphiles Rules: >Claim a tile next to an existing tile >Draw the tile and post it >Make sure your tile aligns with the adjacent tiles >Tile dimension: 200x200 pixels >No AI Starting ...

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Anon·01/23/26 03:16·No.7865229

>/beg/ >still was professional work >still radiates appeal but why?

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Anon·01/22/26 08:28·No.7864503

>Favorite artist opens up a Patreon/Fanbox >The quality of their art drops significantly It happens EVERY time. It really discourages me from supporting my favorite artists, if that's going to be the case.

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Anon·01/20/26 12:50·No.7862914

New OC

She still doesn't have a name yet, any suggestions? I normally draw fanarts but ive been drawing this girl alot always. ><

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Anon·01/22/26 15:33·No.7864672

I like drawing with black pen and colouring with crayons, it's very fun

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Anon·01/17/26 14:17·No.7860596

Anyone know of artists who successfully combine painting with linework? I need examples/pieces that have pulled it off. It can be interpreted either way: painting done under linework or painting that mimics colored pencils/pastels and is more like drawing than painting. I hope I'm able to get my poi...

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Anon·01/19/26 20:54·No.7862353

Why are there people on here who go on about not using a reference? How did such a retarded notion ever gain traction?

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Anon·01/25/26 22:11·No.7867321

I can udnerstand perspective, I can analyze line art, and all those technical constructive art. But for the love god I'm having such a hard time with rendering and color theory?? Atleast the techincal stuffs I can easily break down into process and know how I can practice a complex piece, but painti...

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Anon·01/26/26 00:42·No.7867432

I don’t really paint and haven’t painted in a decade and made this. I’m looking into self-publishing a book I wrote. It’s a completed 120k word medieval folk horror. It’s edited and done, and out with literary agents, but I don’t think my odds are great. So, I’m thinking I’ll paint my own cover. I’...

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Anon·01/03/26 05:05·No.7846505

/beg/ traps

List them please I already know about about >Gesture (Learn Anatomy First) >8 Heads Rule (Meme thought up by COOMis so he could get paid, he was paid by the word) >Rendermaxxing (DOES NOT MATTER!! Fundies about lines, shapes etc. matter more) Anything else I should avoid?

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Anon·01/25/26 01:58·No.7866683

/beg/ & /int/ - Beginners and Intermediates General

If you are a /beg/inner in art, please use this thread to post pieces for critique or ask for advice. DO NOT REPLY to crabs, nodraws, retards that whine about how hard drawing is or talent debates and instead focus on posted works! >STICKY: Completed: https://drive.google.com/file/d/1Vm4IJpq0Mbvb-K...

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Anon·01/20/26 03:02·No.7862616

I’ve been drawing stuff like this since 2020, and I mainly focus on digital art i did on apps like ibis paint or ms paint. Most of my work is of 90s male cartoon furry characters that I want to fuck or my husbandos, but I draw them in a adorable toony style that’s sort of my own spin on things. Late...

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Anon·01/24/26 19:06·No.7866357

is rotoscoping cheating?

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Anon·01/25/26 23:11·No.7867376

what went wrong here?

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Anon·01/19/26 23:02·No.7862440

How to Draw from Memory

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2RrbkoWeOSk Is this method legit or am I being trolled? I was sent this by a friend but we're both begs. He said it's helpful but I'm not understanding it.

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Anon·01/25/26 21:17·No.7867282

Post pretty/cool panels from manga.

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Anon·01/20/26 03:59·No.7862679

>ITT: We draw beary

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Anon·01/20/26 17:38·No.7863077

>Drawing has started to feel fun instead of miserable

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Anon·01/16/26 21:42·No.7859998

Im killing myself https://files.catbox.moe/7xhxfg.mp4

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Anon·01/24/26 22:15·No.7866491

post some kino art styles

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Anon·01/16/26 19:00·No.7859748

At what age did you start drawing?, is it too late once you're in your late twenties and neuroplasticity has set in?

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Anon·01/20/26 18:56·No.7863136

I hate this trend

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Anon·01/22/26 00:17·No.7864162

should i just give up?

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Anon·01/15/26 23:42·No.7859019

What happened to artists, why are most of them gay, lesbians or trans now? Where are the chads at?

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Anon·01/12/26 23:18·No.7856394

Arm This Man

He needs your help

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Anon·01/25/26 08:55·No.7866929

Do you have a self insert character or OC that resembles yourself that you draw ? Here's my self insert character, it's Mr. Stikk . He's literally me.

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Anon·01/19/26 08:56·No.7862013

I am very new to drawing. Right now my process is drawing the outlines with regular lead pencils and then color with dry colored pencils But it makes a mess as you can see in the character's face. It looks like the lead is smudging. Would better pencils and paper help here? Anything I can do so le...

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Anon·01/23/26 20:41·No.7865798

i could literally never imagine drawing a guy. girls are so flowy and fun and cant hurt u in 2d. a bunch of people have this issue apparently. anyway take my horrid warmup sketches

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Anon·01/22/26 01:21·No.7864230

this is like the 2nd time i attempt to make a vtuber model to myself, the 1st didn't even debut tho, probably this would stay like an oc for a while

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Anon·01/23/26 13:06·No.7865488

Realism

>splitthread How to plan realism especially with reflection, refraction, but in simplified, shape,color, value(osaatm), in any scene setup, basically like those of Zorn, Sargent,matejko, etc. Since refraction is quite complex... basically just need a book that, does it all, since so far I haven't s...

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Anon·01/24/26 20:42·No.7866413

ok I finished it

I drew all the doohinki and the faces and did some of my own Now what

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Anon·01/24/26 22:07·No.7866488

ok guys im a newfag and i see everyone talking about a "lack of appeal" despite like knowing fundamentals? can someone post an example so ik what u guys r on about? i thought whatever appeal is meant to mean would come naturally through learning fundamentals bc colour theory and composition is inclu...

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Anon·01/01/26 20:58·No.7845001

6 years of drawing and im still dogshit

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Anon·01/24/26 07:59·No.7866092

pixel art question

Is there any app/workflow etc. that enables me to make live jiggly pixel art brushes like this: https://internet-janitor.itch.io/wigglypaint

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Anon·01/21/26 15:48·No.7863793

Sculpture as a basis for 2d art

Does anybody else use your own sculptures to create compositions/original pieces? I started doing it this year.

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Anon·01/24/26 00:10·No.7865894

Doing art "on the side"

Is this a legitimate path or just a meme? Every time I hear someone saying this, their art is usually limited to half finished pieces. My goal is to animate a webseries, I worked full time for a while and could barely get anything done. Now I decided to quit my job and live in my van and I've been g...

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Anon·01/21/26 16:34·No.7863826

/mmg/ - Manga Making General

The general thread for Manga / manga-styled comic-making, manga-style illustration and related comic work. That said, everyone is welcome here. Support each other and talk about your work or the work of others that excites you. Inking, character design, paneling / layout, writing, planning, and oth...

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Anon·01/16/26 23:15·No.7860090

What does this look acceptable despite all the proportion mistakes? Is polishing a turd actually good?

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Anon·01/24/26 02:50·No.7865971

>for you!

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Anon·01/15/26 22:49·No.7858976

Do I just draw to get good? Then why so many different courses and youtube videos about how to get good? Someone has to be lying

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Anon·01/24/26 04:21·No.7866009

learning how to draw, year 6

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Anon·01/23/26 10:40·No.7865442

Few things

How do one draws upside down? The entire theory that availables seems to work only halves the angles. >Also Since realism has like reflection,refraction, how do one plan, realistically, all those values, colors, (maybe also(shapes)) in a picture? Like those of classical painters, impressionists like...

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Anon·01/23/26 19:16·No.7865734

opinions on graffiti? im curious what artists think of it. i personally admire the flow and lettering, even in small tags

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Anon·01/16/26 23:50·No.7860107

>be really large gaming youtuber >stop caring about being youtuber and move to japan and start drawing >the largest anime studio takes notice of you and invites you to draw with them must be good to be pewdiepie https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2UN7IJvDqHk

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Anon·01/15/26 01:50·No.7858263

>/ic/ getting mogged by a kid What excuses are you going to use this time?

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Anon·01/15/26 01:24·No.7858249

>get better at drawing by sketching directly with ink! Won't you just reinforce bad habits if you never fix the mistakes?

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