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I wish I was faster at good art
4 years ago
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Like I said in that vent pic, I take so long doing art not just because of other stuff going on offline, but also because I want to make my pictures to look as good as I can make them. Even though I know you've been loving my doodles, my old art and even my Gmod stuff regardless of how they look, I still feel like I need to do my absolute best at my work.
And it sucks because it means I end up spending ages on a single piece until I'm both satisfied with it myself and certain that others might like it too.
Like the art trade I'm doing right now; I started it nearly a week ago, I already know a bunch of you will love it just for the content, but I'm still stuck working on the first part of it because I've been trying to get the anatomy and posing looking acceptable to me, plus dealing with that ancient foe of all artists, the hands. Ironic, since the other two parts of it should be a walk in the park when I get to them.
And then there's the other older trade I still haven't got back to yet, mainly because of my tendency to focus on getting one piece of art done at a time.
Doesn't help that the only drawings I've done and actually completed this past week are little pen doodles on post-it notes I did to pass the time at the charity shops.
Saying that, maybe I should look for an art tablet when I can afford one...
And it sucks because it means I end up spending ages on a single piece until I'm both satisfied with it myself and certain that others might like it too.
Like the art trade I'm doing right now; I started it nearly a week ago, I already know a bunch of you will love it just for the content, but I'm still stuck working on the first part of it because I've been trying to get the anatomy and posing looking acceptable to me, plus dealing with that ancient foe of all artists, the hands. Ironic, since the other two parts of it should be a walk in the park when I get to them.
And then there's the other older trade I still haven't got back to yet, mainly because of my tendency to focus on getting one piece of art done at a time.
Doesn't help that the only drawings I've done and actually completed this past week are little pen doodles on post-it notes I did to pass the time at the charity shops.
Saying that, maybe I should look for an art tablet when I can afford one...
https://www.amazon.com/10x6-25-Grap.....ps%2C167&s
Not the cheapest tablet on the market, but it has a good size, and a really nice feel to it. But still a ton less than a comparable Wacom... (Which is what it replaced. My Wacom was top shelf, but also like 20 years old. Drivers just weren't happening anymore...) The biggest plus with this tablet was the pen did not require batteries. My first tablet needed them, and it was a headache sometimes to troubleshoot problems with it.
One caveat: It did take a crap shortly after I bought it. The company sent me a replacement immediately. However I was able to keep the original unit going through judicious use of Gorilla tape, and heavy duty paper clips. (Cold solder joint in the USB port on the tablet) It lasted two years up until today where I now had to break out its replacement. Hopefully better luck with this one...
For drawing I use Clip studio here: https://www.clipstudio.net/en/
For a drawing program, I use the less expensive version and am absolutely in love with it! It is not that hard to learn, and extremely powerful! The biggest help for me is the ability to mix vector with bitmap art. I do my rough sketch in bitmap. When I say rough, I mean really rough! But then I ink in vector. I get more detailed, and this is my final form of the drawing. Being vector means that I can tweak lines via control points. It makes it a ton easier to get what is in my head up on to the screen. I cannot draw a straight line / smooth curve to save my life, but this program corrects that issue for me! Right now the program is $50, but if you watch it, it can go on sale for up to half off!
I don't know how financially strapped you are right now, but these are things you may want to book mark for when you get in a little more money...
Still, thank you for the suggestions! ;)
If sketchbook has a vector component, look into it. It can really help in tweaking your drawings. (I'm not familiar with the program, so I'm not sure what its capabilities are)