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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·07/20/26 12:44·No.7994932

How did Inoue go from low /int/ in Slam Dunk to high /adv/ in Vagabond?

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Anon·06/10/26 16:57·No.7962144

Drawing random shit daily

Gonna motivate myself into drawing daily so i am starting this thread for records. Today i did some elipses and boxes and peter griffin by memory as a treat.

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Anon·07/13/26 13:45·No.7988487

>this used to be considered professional-quality art that a major game studio would actually publish Standards have gotten so much higher in the last 10-20 years it's crazy. To the point that it feels unfair

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Anon·07/19/26 12:10·No.7994066

Why doesn't anyone try to create transcendent art anymore? Everything is just pure slop now.

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Anon·07/20/26 02:42·No.7994719

Why do begtards only hold their pencil like this?

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Anon·07/14/26 18:15·No.7989763

New Wolf

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=B0kXOPj7X-U /ourguy/ is slippin, 2 minute upload after 3 weeks is shamefur dispray

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Anon·07/19/26 05:22·No.7993950

>trying to become pro artist to make living off it >apparently still a newbie who's paintings can't be sold for living wage money or at all

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Anon·07/15/26 22:36·No.7991154

/lsg/ - Loli & Shota General

Last corrupted data: >>7983507 [/ic/thread/7983507#p7983507] >You're completely new around here, I can tell. Take this, it's a 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...

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Anon·07/20/26 01:31·No.7994681

how do people make such good work so fast

how do people get inspiration?? all my art just feels basic background wise. and i do like having multiple frames or pieces combined together, but recently ive had artbloc

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Anon·07/08/26 18:21·No.7984247

Saved Thread

If another anon made it, and you saved it, post it.

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Anon·06/08/26 11:38·No.7960503

/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·07/20/26 03:58·No.7994753

what's your artist schedule like? do you even have one?

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Anon·07/13/26 17:33·No.7988695

/DAD/ - Do Art Daily - Gallery Exhibition Edition

Previous thread >>7978634 [/ic/thread/7978634#p7978634] Today's OP Banner Art from: Disorder https://dad.gallery/submissions/417459 The site: >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...

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Anon·07/15/26 19:31·No.7990992

Video Course General v.45 - /vcg/

>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·07/09/26 15:29·No.7984957

/draw/

Previous Thread: >>7957405 [/ic/thread/7957405#p7957405] 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 i...

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Anon·07/02/26 00:34·No.7978959

/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 BANNED...

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Anon·07/14/26 06:48·No.7989408

The OC Redraw thread - July Edition

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·07/13/26 17:21·No.7988672

Where am I supposed to upload my artwork in this hellish networked world? >Twitter is gay and saturated >Deviantart has bent over for AI >Instagram, lmao

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Anon·07/15/26 18:53·No.7990943

/wct/ - Water Cooler Talk

Taking a break? Drink some water, do some stretches, share some thoughts. Just keep them art related. Previous: >>7977583 [/ic/thread/7977583#p7977583]

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Anon·07/19/26 04:35·No.7993926

What level do you think this drawing is ?

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Anon·07/17/26 09:14·No.7992300

daily reminder digital "art" is not art, has never been art, is ugly and cheap, and every digital "artist" is now equally as relevant as an abacus. Even without AI, it was never taken seriously by any serious artist in the world. There will never be a digital print hanging in a museum next to a Remb...

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Anon·07/18/26 00:46·No.7992901

It's about telling stories, stupid.

I started reading the "Ghost in the Shell" manga and later the "The Boys" comic. I analyzed their art in detail, and both, despite their clear differences, have something in common: their art isn't very elaborate, and is even somewhat questionable aesthetically, but they boast very good stories. W...

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Anon·07/20/26 10:46·No.7994871

Any good artists to follow/watch for inspiration or entertaining who aren't cringe and gay?

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Anon·07/12/26 16:58·No.7987755

/SALT/ - Sexual Alternative stylization thread

Previous thread >>7962322 [/ic/thread/7962322#p7962322] Welcome to /salt/. If you're looking for a place to post your alternative sex works, then this is the general for you. >General Rules & Guidelines 1. All styles are welcome. 2. Resize your images below 1000x1000 pixels before posting. 3. Crit...

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Anon·07/19/26 11:08·No.7994049

>Anon I heard you do art! Will you show us? >>pulls out tablet

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Anon·07/07/26 23:27·No.7983612

How do you deal with envy? It feels like everyone improves faster than me, everyone's art is more soulful. I've definitely gotten better but it's such a struggle for me, it feels like everyone else understands what I struggle with faster. I'm still having fun but sometimes this ENVY washes over me, ...

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Anon·07/19/26 18:07·No.7994305

/trad/ - Traditional Art General

old >>7976862 [/ic/thread/7976862#p7976862]

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Anon·06/30/26 06:36·No.7977486

/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 and other brushes. https://rentry.org/dbag Feel free to contribute brushes you have purchased. Assets that have been deleted...

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Anon·07/20/26 06:40·No.7994809

Hi, looking for some criticism on my acrylic painting. How do I make my painting look less "cartoonish"? I feel like the colors are off. The dark part of the sand is too dark. The sky is too light. And the boat's color doesn't really fit. The ocean is pretty hard to paint accurately so I tried my be...

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Anon·07/14/26 18:56·No.7989810

Animation General #17 *Trueborn Edition*

>Basic programs https://opentoonz.github.io/e/ https://www.synfig.org/ https://motorpen.com https://tupitube.com/ https://youtube.com/shorts/b4t-bS6zdUo?si=y1oY-ZGhK9Vzw6ZD >Where should (you) start? https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uDqjIdI4bF4&t=674s [Embed] [Embed] [Embed] [Open] https://www.media...

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Anon·06/27/26 18:03·No.7975298

HDD VS Google

Because keeping your digital art is /ic related. So based on the last thread >>7946553 I think I need to make some myth busting. Because /ic/ knows shit about technology >>7960066 >>7949475 >More parts=More points of failure. >I don't know how you don't understand this part. >Your caveat "Leave it...

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Anon·04/26/26 06:48·No.7925255

/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·06/15/26 06:14·No.7965873

/lwad/#2 Previous: >>7849114 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 d...

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Anon·07/20/26 02:36·No.7994715

realistically how good of an investment is it to spend $3000 on online courses (probably over the course of a year) and maybe some tutors so I can become a pro nsfw furry artist if I've already been drawing sfw furry art for like a year I work part-time and have plenty of free time to draw and pract...

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Anon·07/12/26 07:51·No.7987435

/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. Previous thread: >>7938626 [/ic/thread/7938626#p7938626]

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Anon·07/19/26 17:52·No.7994282

Age absolutely matters

Have you noticed of nearly all late starting mangakas have /beg/ level core art skills? Koji Mori, Lynn Okamoto, the Ranking of King author, etc. The truth is, if you started drawing seriously only 25+ onward you'll never reach the organically good skill level all the good mangakas or online illust...

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Anon·07/04/26 08:58·No.7980762

ITT You post your socials

Cara, Instagram, Twitter, whatever you got

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Anon·06/22/26 03:48·No.7970925

Are there really people on this board who cannot even draw forms this simple from imagination without a reference?

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Anon·07/15/26 19:56·No.7991023

>download a bunch of models from sketchup's 3dwarehouse >render in grayscale to pretend there's any sort of process >render in flat colors to pretend there's any sort of process >render normally >crank saturation and contrast up Is it all it takes to become a successful artist? There's no progress, ...

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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·07/14/26 17:09·No.7989721

Why is concept art almost always in color these days?

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Anon·07/18/26 12:16·No.7993161

how do I become a great mangaka?

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Anon·07/18/26 23:13·No.7993699

Is this just a mexico thing?

In my experience art teachers have an immediate, visceral reaction to these types of artstyles and swiftly order anyone trying to replicate them to hang themselves and I don't know if its just my experience or if at some point everyone who studied illustration and gives classes today got together an...

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Anon·07/19/26 06:08·No.7993984

soul vs souless

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Anon·07/04/26 10:18·No.7980792

Umoupen

>Apparently better than CSP and TVPaint >possessed by the soul of Flash Have you tried it? Is it worth $20?

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Anon·07/19/26 07:09·No.7994003

Asano Inio Wants AI Restriction to be Lifted in Manga Industry

'GOODNIGHT PUNPUN' creator Inio Asano says AI restrictions are one reason he paused 'Mujina Into the Deep' "Mangaka are not allowed to use AI. But using AI actually drives up the quality by a mile... maybe it would be better to start drawing after they lift the ban." According to Asano, Generative A...

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Anon·07/18/26 13:29·No.7993204

what do you listen to when you draw your masterpieces

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Anon·07/16/26 19:13·No.7991923

/vn/ - visual novel art

what kind of art do you guys like to see in visual novels? also i am looking for anyone who can make art in a similar style to picrel for a visual novel i am working on... all payment in xmr or bitcoin so please email me [email protected]

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Anon·07/19/26 10:46·No.7994046

mspaint is the best program

yall gotta use ms paint shit is better than 99% of the bullshit programs out there

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Anon·07/19/26 20:23·No.7994451

Rei Critique WIP

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Anon·06/24/26 13:18·No.7972860

Comics and Random Art Battles /crab5/ - Round Two

>What is this? CRAB is an OCT where artists submit their OCs and participate in a three-round tournament where they are pit against an opponent to fulfill a prompt's task over the other. There are three rounds and thus three prompts that an artist must fulfill featuring their OC facing off against a...

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Anon·07/04/26 18:56·No.7981036

really good sex

ITT: Erotic art that's so good it actually drives you crazy They must've experimented in a laboratory on how to make an image so appealing and erotic. Surely they used the golden ratio when designing this character.

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Anon·07/19/26 05:40·No.7993963

I draw

Tell me anon, what should I draw?

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Anon·07/17/26 13:35·No.7992400

How do you master shading?

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Anon·05/16/26 13:47·No.7942364

drugs are /ic/

DUDE you like... ever draw when you were on drugs?

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Anon·07/18/26 20:09·No.7993523

What say'st thou? Is't thy judgment likewise?

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Anon·07/09/26 23:57·No.7985309

Art Pet Peeves

Art pet peeves. I'll start. I dislike when people say "art" in place of more specific activities like "illustration" and "painting." Also annoyed when people call themselves "artists."

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Anon·07/10/26 00:48·No.7985364

/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·07/03/26 12:09·No.7980065

A free to use OC!?

Hey I created an OC that is public domain and can be used anywhere, what do you all think?

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Anon·07/09/26 10:56·No.7984827

Why is the world of online art so unfair?

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Anon·07/15/26 08:55·No.7990491

Critique my art please

Tried my hand at a anime inspired art style, any critique welcome, also how do you do shadows?

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Anon·07/19/26 05:02·No.7993937

What in the world is "soul" and how do I get it in my art? Why do scribbles like this have so much more heart and well, soul than pieces I spend hours on?

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Anon·07/19/26 05:18·No.7993945

What do you guys think of my artwork?

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Anon·07/08/26 08:38·No.7983847

What art style is this and why does it cause so much seethe in anime artists?

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Anon·07/09/26 19:05·No.7985089

Animation General #17

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Anon·07/01/26 04:51·No.7978286

Critique My Shit?

I've posted a few of my comic strips on here before

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Anon·06/28/26 21:49·No.7976299

/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·07/09/26 06:15·No.7984709

Anti-AI Grid Noise Animator

Hello /ic/ >TL;DR some japanese guy made an easy to use and lightweight tool for anti machine learning >We now have Nightshade | Glaze | Grid Noise to date against machine learning >Link: https://grid-noise-animator.vercel.app/en.html >X Link: https://x.com/TI111310/status/2068316463774265496 I am...

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Anon·07/18/26 07:42·No.7993093

/beg/ & /int/ - beginners and intermediates general

crabs be seething edition 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, over-analyzing schizos, retards that whine about how hard drawing is or talent debates and instead focus on posted works! >Post Your Work ...

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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·07/11/26 16:14·No.7986688

Beautiful women in western art

Post beautiful women in art. I don't understand why westerners can't fucking draw beautiful women, you can only find them in Japanese art for some reason.

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Anon·04/29/26 04:57·No.7927695

/ref/

Reference thread, try not to masturbate too much to the subjects. Old: >>7897371 With male models: >>7903835

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Anon·04/29/26 07:35·No.7927754

Inspo

Post some inspo Art you like Art you love Art that inspires you

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Anon·07/06/26 04:02·No.7982236

Is there hope for permabegs?

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Anon·07/06/26 10:31·No.7982390

Appealing to the Male Gaze

How do I design characters that appeal to men, other than just making the women really curvy - that part I already know. I'm working on a project and want to make sure there's enough for the male audience to chew on. I'm already good at appealing to women.

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Anon·05/26/26 01:09·No.7949772

/wao/ - Women's Art Oasis

This thread is designed to be a space for women, by women. If you are not a XX chromosome woman, do not post in this thread. Not looking for male opinions, male art, discussions of men/male art, etc. NOTICE: The /fyi/ thread will complete evolution into /wao/ (Women's Art Oasis) after this transiti...

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Anon·07/16/26 17:40·No.7991883

speedrunning commissions

>out of job for two weeks >figure maybe i should get on the commission grind >have no platform at all how do i speedrun getting commissions from this point?

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Anon·06/29/26 15:31·No.7976862

/trad/ - Traditional Art General

old:>>7966038

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Anon·07/16/26 07:53·No.7991537

I think the best example of how drawing isn't a learnable skill is gesture drawing. Gesture drawing is totally critical to drawing people (which is what 95% of people who want to learn want to draw) and NOBODY can explain what it is. You will never find anything more explicit than "uhhhhh you have t...

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Anon·07/13/26 22:58·No.7989092

NIANQAQ Study

Hey guys! I'd like some help with this. I'm studying NIANQAQ and I like what they did with this shirt, but i'm stumped on how they produced this orange glow where the green arrows are. Any Ideas? part of me feels like a normal layer was used because if you look at the orange arrow, I believe some o...

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Anon·06/15/26 00:11·No.7965680

/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·06/28/26 01:01·No.7975610

Attempting Pixel Art

Every now and then I try my hand at pixel 'art', but I'm clearly not very good at it :P Can any pixel artists tell me what I'm doing wrong or point me toward some good resources for learning?

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Anon·04/06/26 02:22·No.7912483

Doodle/Sketch thread

A place to spam one billion low effort sketches

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Anon·07/10/26 03:06·No.7985496

Pixel Art Thread

get aseprite here: https://store.steampowered.com/app/431730/Aseprite/ get grafx2 here: http://grafx2.chez.com/ get graphicsgale here: https://graphicsgale.com/us/

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Anon·07/13/26 10:02·No.7988404

Methods for studying/practicing?

I got some questions. If i have the ability to "copy" (references) what i see with 70-80% accuracy, and now want to improve my ability to draw from imagination e.g, mechs/humans, and i also know the rough shapes of body-parts, yet sometimes the connection between pelvis and legs seems a lil' confusi...

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Anon·07/18/26 02:05·No.7992972

Random drawing of my boy denis

Random drawing of my boy Denis. He’s a Russian immigrant living in the 1990s United States & is born in 1972

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Anon·07/18/26 02:37·No.7992996

What level artist are you? Draw it!

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Anon·07/16/26 14:25·No.7991731

Why are the most commercially successful artists in our society all prebegs? People like Dav Pilkey, Jim Davis, Charles Shulz, etc.

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Anon·07/17/26 02:51·No.7992198

How long should it reasonably take to make card art for a TCG?

Hey everyone. I've been working on my own card game over the past decade. Not really working on lore or art or anything, just gameplay and I'm finally happy with the rules. Now I just have to make the art. I do draw and I've been doing so for a while. I have a bit of an issue though, I like drawing...

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Anon·07/15/26 15:56·No.7990721

how does one achieve this level of cartooning. very shapely and satisfying

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Anon·06/23/26 17:58·No.7972202

/afg/ - ArtFight General 2026

Prep/Early edition >What is ArtFight? Artfight is an art gifting event that runs for the month of July where permabegs draw each others OCs for fun https://artfight.net/ >This years theme is Comedy vs Mystery vs Tragedy There are three teams this year. Which one are you on? Last year: >>7618337 >...

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Anon·07/15/26 15:18·No.7990697

I want to see everyone’s taste Whose art do you prefer? DaVinci/Michelangelo Picasso/Basquait Edward Munch/Van Gogh

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Anon·07/07/26 14:34·No.7983194

Should I really do one exercise from these book per day like he says, or should I just do as many as I can and do the ones he says to do everyday as warm-ups? Also, if you know of any better books or courses for a beginner, I'd love to know.

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Anon·07/14/26 22:47·No.7990015

>Morpho >Tom Fox >TACO What other art books are of the "copy this structure to understand it" variety?

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Anon·07/17/26 10:41·No.7992331

Parts of the Sistine Chapel seem objectively kinda int. Why doesn't Michelangelo get more flack for inconsistent quality?

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Anon·07/05/26 00:38·No.7981235

ITT: permabegs who made it

Post some inspiration

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Anon·07/13/26 22:40·No.7989068

Tell me your number of twatter followers

envy fuels me.

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Anon·07/02/26 13:05·No.7979320

Do people turn off their pen pressure in these types of chibi drawings? cus i can never get these thick lines consistently, dunno if it's a practice thing or if they adjust the sensitivity on their pen or what. Do you guys have any experience with this? They probably don't turn it off, looking at ho...

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Anon·07/17/26 12:56·No.7992381

pls help me find this kinda art

I remember there being a trend on twitter months ago that had people draw characters with tragic stories partially in the original art style but then a part of the face would be cracked and show a more realistic (and usually sad or wounded) face. I want to commission someone to make a drawing like t...

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Anon·07/11/26 15:25·No.7986646

AI Counterplay techniques

To open, this isn't an AI promotion/rant thread I have been thinking on ways to evolve my art to escape the AI devaluation of art. and I am disappointed with the fact that there is not a single artist I know (online and offline), that is discussing this, and developing new techniques I am not talki...

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Anon·07/08/26 11:43·No.7983928

>"if only I didn't have [X distraction] in my life, then surely I would draw way more" >stop engaging in [X distraction] >still don't fucking draw the curse is eternal

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Anon·07/17/26 11:35·No.7992346

I made a flag for the internet, hope you like it.

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Anon·07/17/26 08:25·No.7992287

pls help me find this kinda art

I've see it before, I just cant find it

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Anon·07/16/26 14:00·No.7991712

self assesment

At what level would you put my drawing at ?

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Anon·07/10/26 15:41·No.7985805

I FUCKIN HATE IPADS THE DRAWING FEELS LIKE SHIT, THE NIB IS TOO THICK, SCREEN TOO SLIPPERY, NO PROTECTOR HELPS THE LINE WOBBLE IS WORSE THAN ON SOME 2015 CHINKSHIT TABLETS BATTERY POWERED STYLUS? 4000 LPI??? TO ALL THE APPLE SHILLS FUCK YOU I WANT MY FUCKIN MONEY BACK NIGGEEEEEEERRS

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Anon·07/15/26 05:10·No.7990369

courses

any courses you'd recommend?

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Anon·07/16/26 19:20·No.7991928

Public Art

What do you think of it? Is getting a commission from a municipal organization a sign of making it?

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Anon·07/12/26 01:39·No.7987217

>lay down and take a little rest from drawing all day >pull up an art stream on twitch >get self-conscious and jealous that they're drawing and I'm not

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Anon·07/15/26 00:13·No.7990128

Is it true that drawing makes you better at drawing? Not sure I buy it... What's the REAL secret?

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Anon·05/22/26 19:34·No.7947243

Draw this in your art style

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Anon·07/01/26 03:39·No.7978247

how do i connect the leg to the torso here???

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Anon·06/26/26 14:43·No.7974331

where do you guys get your drawing references from?

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Anon·07/03/26 21:09·No.7980410

Does my art have soul? I want a childlike art style any tips?

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Anon·06/08/26 15:19·No.7960633

DC hired an artist that draws loli and shota porn for a Supergirl oneshot. I don't want to hear you fags crying that drawing porn blacklists you from the industry ever again.

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Anon·07/15/26 22:13·No.7991112

How do you usually do gesture?

Some artists tend to start off with the head while others start off with a center line or the spine of the body instead. Are there actually no rules when it comes to gesture, so you just do what feels good for you or is there a structure to it that needs to be memorized just like in perspective with...

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Anon·07/10/26 23:17·No.7986190

Anon we have free photoshop to draw....

It's called Afinity Photo. No need to buy CSP or a susctiption >https://www.affinity.studio/es_es/photo-editing-software

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Anon·07/07/26 07:46·No.7983061

How do i make the topics on this painting more clear

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Anon·01/12/26 02:20·No.7855593

ITT pencils only you like

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Anon·07/06/26 11:17·No.7982415

Psychedelic inspired

Anyone else like to draw psychedelic inspired imagery?

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Anon·07/14/26 19:32·No.7989842

Art schools have a long and venerable tradition of attaching arbitrary concepts to each of the six colors, but what do yellow, green, blue, purple, red and orange make you think of?

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Anon·07/15/26 13:05·No.7990601

So does that stuff really work, anybody tried and noticed any clear progress because of this?

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Anon·07/11/26 04:55·No.7986387

Who else came back to drawing after the RAMpocalypse? Every other hobby is ruined thanks to increasing prices in technology, the only thing safe from the AI boom is art, as a copium or pass time activity is good (even if you suck) Also video games are pricing out men, specially when modern games ar...

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Anon·07/15/26 18:51·No.7990940

Is studying and emulating advanced level social media artists or mutuals who have a decade+ how experince over you instead of professional artists valid as a beginner/intermediate?

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Anon·07/14/26 18:20·No.7989768

/beg/ & /int/ - beginners and intermediates general

peril's pupil edition 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, over-analyzing schizos, retards that whine about how hard drawing is or talent debates and instead focus on posted works! >Post Your Work >ST...

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Anon·07/08/26 03:34·No.7983757

I traced this to try and get used to using a screenless tablet. So what do you think? Am I getting the hang of this?

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Anon·07/14/26 22:38·No.7990011

Graphite rendering

Drawing guides usually focus on lines, but what about shading? I would like to learn how to shade semi-realistically, not overly smooth, with the lines you can see through. How would you go about learning this technique, and which range of pencils would you suggest?

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Anon·07/15/26 11:24·No.7990561

How will a late 2020s/early 2030s art style (in regards to online art) look like judging from the 2020-2025 Twitter/NSFW/Newgrounds art scene, big online artists and popular media from the same timeframe in your opinion?

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Anon·07/02/26 02:21·No.7979020

Anyone else feels like sharing your art with other artists is mostly a jerk off session? We all pat each other backs but at the end of the day it doesn't give us jobs, followers or anything of tangible value. Posting in all the draw threads started feeling like a gigantic waste of time, because at t...

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Anon·07/06/26 10:19·No.7982384

Can I apply Steve Huston's painting techniques to digital

I like Steve Huston's style but I find it hard to imitate digitally. Is there a digital artist that is similar to him but uses digital methods instead of Alla prima oil painting I use csp btw. Should I change software in order to get a closer texture to oil? Can I use a standard round brush or do I ...

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Anon·07/12/26 17:30·No.7987770

How the hell do you colour like this?

I just started using a graphic tablet to go from pencil sketches to digital art and I'm getting crazy trying to find a proper tutorial that isn't the usual "colourize an anime girl inked art". Pic is related, that is a sample of things done right

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Anon·06/30/26 03:59·No.7977392

I don't get it. If screenless tablets are better for your back/neck, and they take at most a few weeks before you're as good with them as any other tablet, why wouldn't everyone use them? Why do pros use expensive $1000+ tablets when something like this would be cheaper and much better for their hea...

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Anon·07/13/26 18:25·No.7988775

Throwing myself out of my comfort zone and experimenting with dramatic lighting/mood? Need help with ambient and cast shadows as well as highlights, I hate how flat this looks. Redlining is very much appreciated !

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Anon·06/30/26 12:06·No.7977583

/wct/ - Water Cooler Talk

Taking a break? Drink some water, do some stretches, share some thoughts. Just keep them art related. Previous: >>7963461

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Anon·07/14/26 12:09·No.7989539

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, over-analyzing schizos, retards that whine about how hard drawing is or talent debates and instead focus on posted works! >Post Your Work >STICKY: New collaborative...

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Anon·07/13/26 06:00·No.7988305

Which one is more worth it in the long run? >becoming a popular twitter/social media artist with a steady patreon and clients >working as a concept artist in the industry/comic book artist in general

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Anon·07/12/26 11:24·No.7987530

Is there a japanese-bias problem on /ic/?

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Anon·07/14/26 07:36·No.7989427

Do you think the enjoyment of designing your own characters and creative drawing in general is genetic/innate? Do you believe you have to enjoy it on some level to maintain the drive to get good at it? I ask because oftentimes I see people here and elsewhere claim that they hate drawing, they just ...

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Anon·07/14/26 07:49·No.7989436

Please crit this little comic

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Anon·07/14/26 10:10·No.7989496

thoughts on buying prints of artwork and putting them on the wall? is it always tacky, or can it be justified on some ocasions?

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Anon·07/05/26 16:14·No.7981717

Cartooning General

This is one type of art I never see a thread on. Feel free to discuss golden age cartooning or your skills with these kinds of exaggerated styles.

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Anon·07/08/26 17:24·No.7984191

So how do you draw pathetic twinks?

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Anon·07/13/26 06:32·No.7988328

Studying art mutuals who are ahead of you

What can I do to push both my skills and style toward the one mutual that pushed me to improve my art the most (@NoahDoesArt) outside of what I already know? Bottom row are some of his pieces from his peak period late 2024/early 2025 before he simplified his style, top row is my recent art (and a fu...

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Anon·07/03/26 05:29·No.7979908

H a o s i h p y u a l d i g w l b h r ' a s l n o i I v i i a s t c a l n e m s l f e r e o c i i i e s o c n i p o e t a k y u p g

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Anon·07/14/26 07:04·No.7989416

NOOOOOOOOO I DONT WANNA BE IN A BOUNDING BOX

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Anon·06/12/26 22:08·No.7963945

How do I make my art more sexy?

I've been struggling to make my art fappable for years but nothing works. How do I make people see my art and say "yeah I'm gonna masturbate to this later"?

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Anon·07/08/26 02:47·No.7983735

how do i draw hands? how do you draw hands

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Anon·07/04/26 05:13·No.7980676

Expression under censorship

Happy 4th of july to Americans If your artwork, whatever it is you draw, becomes illegal in the next few years due to tyrannical westoid govt censorship, digital ID shit and all that, how would you go about posting your work?

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Anon·06/22/26 06:00·No.7971002

Do you drink and draw?

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Anon·07/12/26 15:02·No.7987630

Which one is better? Also, my social: https://youtube.com/@binches-g9d2g?si=laTSfwYcSG9whxqj

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Anon·07/07/26 14:25·No.7983184

Happy Disability Pride Month!

Of course the disability most closely associated with this board is aphantasia so I welcome all aphantasiacs to post their work in this thread and discuss strategies for dealing with this debilitating disability.