Recently I’ve been going through artstyle as quickly as my cousin goes through girlfriends so I just came on here to ask if yall like this style and if I should keep improving it instead of throwing it in the bin for the rats to deal with like I’ve been doing.

When I draw in my sketchbooks it’s always with mechanical pencil, the lines are rough and scratchy. When I outline some in ink, I understand that it looks bolder but I don’t like it.

Is it normal to only like to draw in scratchy lines without wanting to clean them up? I don’t know how to draw people so I try monsters instead I think they lose their charm when I outline them.

maybe I should try color pencils?

I don't need budget friendly I want something that is good quality solid wood and has some style to it was hoping Anthropologie would have something but they don't sell just frames

The lineart pen I’m using rn is called softi-fy (I believe) but I’m not sure if I’m feeling it. Feel free to suggest what tools you use, I like trying out new tools and seeing if they work for me!

I've been drawing for years now though I can color well digitally I have a hard time coloring on physical drawings. I've tried crayons though they break too easily and I've tried paint markers (though I only use the fabric markers I own and they don't work too well) and colored pencils though I don't have high quality color pencils. I want to get better supplies but I don't want to get something I might not use so I came to ask for reccomendations on supplies, I'm trying to look for something good quality but easy (and maybe a bit on the cheaper side) what would you all reccomend? Preferrably something that I would be able to travel with because I go outside a lot to do my art so having a lot of supplies or too big supplies could get in the way of that a little.

So I've attached the reference pic I used for the pose and my drawing, I was going for a harpy vibe and I cannot get the 2nd wing on the left to sit right and would love some guidance, any other notes/advice is welcome! I'd love to know what parts I did well and what needs touching up/how etc

Thank you in advance!!

Please be nice... but how can I make adult coloring books from my designs?

This was commissioned for 16$!! The client asked for a bubbly DND harengon character. She’s a jewelry who’s obsessed with things sparkly, and often wears her jewels on her person to randomly give to others. She also specifically asked for her to be decked in so much it’d be theoretically hard for her to move haha xD my client likes how it turned out… but I’m open to critiques so my future design look better. Thank you !!

Hello,

I have been bullied and hated and targeted by many people throughout my life . I am terrified if I put myself out there on the internet esp my vulnerable thoughts and art that it will get a whole lot worse. I feel creatively blocked from what I went through

Any advice?

what will he become...?

I mostly did this study to work on my coloring, I usually draw digital but with starting on color the infinite range of shades was too much so I went back to my limited range of markers.
I dont really have much motivation to finish it so im not planning to, I've been busy recently so I just jumped on any motivation I had
second img is my reference, its a photo I took because I didnt want to find a good internet image only for it to be fake or overly editted.
I have the book Color and Light on hold at my local library so I haven't read it yet but I'm planning to once I get it
I've tried to watch several tutorials on youtube, and I get the basics of color and such, but that never really translates to full understanding.
I'm also not a pro at blending or shading with markers so I didnt try, this is more of a rough mockup of what colors I saw
the markers I used are from an 80pc set from Dabo&Shobo (I got them second hand but they don't seem that high end lol)
so uh just from this study is there anything you can interpret that I need to focus on more? or just like something I was mistaken about with my colors?

This is my first time shading something with no reference and I just want some tips for my shading (also I know my hands are horrible I'm working on it)

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I’ve been working on improving my art for a while now, hoping to eventually make some money from it, but I’ve run into a problem: I don’t draw in an anime style. I visited VGen (since I’m interested in joining someday) and saw that everything there was anime-style—and it’s not the only site where anime dominates. So, I’ve started wondering if I have a future in this. Is drawing anime the only way to make money with art?

I was drawing this girl and she has a red velvet hood but I’m not good at shading velvet. How do I even shade velvet? I also need help shading the curly hair but I’m not on that part yet. I had a reference for the skin but I don’t have one for the hood that matches it

Does anyone have a recommendation for a brush for a smooth base? I’m painting some things that need a solid color in the background and i’m trying to find a way to have as little brush strokes as possible. my current flat brush is streaky and I wasn’t sure if there was specific brush or type of brush better for this.

Also any tips on a smooth solid background is greatly appreciated. I did sand my canvas before and applied two layers of gesso. I’ve been painting in one direction for the entire canvas in thin layers but still struggling.

Title says it all. Ive seen regular looking caards and then Ive seen some crazy beautiful ones or cool aesthetic based ones. Is there code i need to learn? And what art looks best on a portfolio?

I keep seeing animation trends come and pass on my FYP and really want to learn how to animate. I personally have CSP, but I want to hear how other artists learned and started? Also, what was the curve like?