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Fierying « Censeur » 1410854340000
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Content All Tabs at the moment are old and will be revamped. Inputing what you know & suggestions are always welcome! Latest Updates: 2/2/19
??? | "Your attitude determines your altitude." These are frequently asked questions I hear a lot, will put some of my opinions on these :0 Q: How do I break art block? A: Art block is the cause when your eye expectations is higher than your hand expectations. You are feeling unconfident. So try to avoid making yourself more unconfident by exposing to great artist for awhile. Instead you should expose yourself with real life objects, calm down and rest. Instead of forcing yourself to draw difficult stuff, just do some small sketches to boost your confidences back. Sycra's Video has talked on this topic, check it out! Click Me! Q: I have my own style, it does not really mean that I need to learn fundamentals, right? A: Is ok to have a style, but taking the basics away is like a house without a base. Fundamentals are there to make your artwork looks right. After understanding how these fundamentals work, you can start breaking the law of fundamentals (like exaggerating anatomy parts) but you do them in a way that they are still functionally right. That will be your style.
What's Fundamentals, exactly? Every artist says differently! Personally, my interpretation of Art Fundamentals are logical understanding of what we know in real life, & being able to recreate and expand on with techniques that helps us show what we want to say clearly. Should I learn it? mm... It's just a tool that enables you to show what you want to say in your drawing clearly to other people & make them feel what you want them to feel without anything distracting or have any misunderstandings. Do I really need to know it all? There's no need in mastering all of them, but it's encouraged to learn as much as you can! Especially if you want to make art as a job. :sweat_drops: When doing artworks for other people/ clients, they will want you convey their ideas & not yours. The less you know about fundamentals, it would be harder for you to create what they have in mind. There's also many different types of art, which leads to different art jobs! Sycra has sorted out the different fundamentals for each jobs. Where do I start & How? There are many terms and small categories but these are the main 3: Anatomy, Perspective & Composition They will be covered in details below with tutorials from other artists to guide you. Anatomy Anatomy is the study of how things work, whether if it is a human, plant, animal or even machines! As artist, we do not need to learn anatomy until the extreme parts like biologists do. But we need to at least know what some muscles or parts of that object work. We can learn anatomy commonly online as there are a lot of videos and tutorials around, but by reading reference books of the things you want to draw (preferably books with explanations) is also a good way, Looking at an object from different angles like your own hand helps too! !NOTE! Anatomy studies may require you to look at nude as references. Perspective Perspective is how we view something if it is close or far, a sense of depth or space around us. Sometimes when we see some artworks with bad perspective, we cannot relate on how it works because: -Either we do not know what height we are looking from -Out of proposition. (can be by anatomy as well) -Not understanding where is the object is placed on. Thats why perspective is important for landscape artworks, it does not confuse your audiences looking at it. I have came across a really detailed tutorial of Perspective which shows examples of perspective as well as teaching you the point perspective Detailed Tutorial of Perspective Composition Composition is defined to arrange or organize different elements (angle, light, object placement) that draws eye attention to the picture's main focus. In most parts, composition is always refered to 'Elements of Design' and 'Elements of Art' In these sub categories, there are alot of topics to cover. I gather 2 sites that explains them really well yet simple :3. Elements of Art Elements of Design Throughout all these, there is one more rule that helps to give good composition,: The Rules of Third This fun guy down here explains to us why it is important in good composition! You should check it out: Secret to Good Composition These are additional tutorials or references of fundamentals and other additional tips. Anatomy Humans Animals Feline vs Canine Perspective Detailed Tutorial of Perspective Composition How 'I' see Colors Others [SAI] Watercolor Tutorial [PS] Space Nebula Tutorial This tab features different types of artist that can inspire you or help you with drawing. Categories: Advance - Artists that produce realistic and great quality works with good fundamentals. Casual - Artists that does simple, manga/anime or cartoon artworks which is popular in our generation. Mixture - Artists that does both type Advance and Casual type of artworks! Advance Feng Zhu - Founder of FZD School of Design School Webite - Click here Youtube Channel - Click here Marc Brunet - Founder of CubeBrush CubeBrush Website - Click here Youtube Channel -Click here Proko - Professional Artist Proko's Website- Click here Youtube Channel- Click here Jjiyu-kaze Deviantart - Click here Concept Cookie- Professional Tutorial Site Website-: Click here DeviantArt- Click Here Youtube- Click Here Casual Jeniak- Anthropomorphic animal artist Deviantart - Click here Mixture Sycra Yasin - Freelance Artist and Online Art Instructor Sycra Website -Click here Youtube Channel - Click here Draw with Jazza Youtube channel: Click here Yuumei Deviantart -Click here Dernière modification le 1549118700000 |
Luckyisdesi « Citoyen » 1410865140000
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this sounds like a really neat idea :3 |
Shastabby « Citoyen » 1410865560000
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Fabu thread idea ♡ hope it gets far |
Tadame « Citoyen » 1410865980000
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This is a brilliant idea! c: |
Sunnybay « Citoyen » 1410908940000
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This is a really neat idea! If you ever want help with anything Fiery, catch me when I'm online~ |
Rosuuri « Censeur » 1410909180000
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Seems neat, thanks fiery :-) |
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Ahh, feirying. This is awesome for newbies. Hope they realize how in dept, detailed, and how many hard work you will give them. Especially you giving Sycra videos. xD Well just giving my way on how I was learning, I watched Jazza, Scyra, Proko, and ctrl+paint when trying to learn how to draw. |
Fierying « Censeur » 1410948300000
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Latest Updates: 17/9/14 - -Added more content into the Fundamental Section! -Added an advice that is from me :I -Added progress bars, credits to Oceannist for making them! Jkssn a dit : man you know Sycra too?! haha cool FZDschool, Sycra and Cubebrush are the artist i follow at the moment, really good artists Dernière modification le 1410948540000 |
Laddee « Citoyen » 1410957120000
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I watch scyra too, well sometimes. Also for a attitude advice, I always believe in positivity. Also a wise quote from a poster:"Your attitude determines your altitude. " I think that quote is absolutely true. |
Dusklightfur « Citoyen » 1410957360000
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Very interesting Fierying! Can't wait to see this finished. Dernière modification le 1410957420000 |
Zackpots « Citoyen » 1410958200000
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This is going to help me a lot! I will try to help this thread whenever I have free time, thanks Fierying ;) I follow Sycra and Mark Crilley, check out his videos! Dernière modification le 1410960840000 |
Fierying « Censeur » 1411050240000
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Latest Updates: 18/9/14 - -A question section where it shows frequently asked questions -Added some artist in the inspiration tab |
Boefie « Citoyen » 1411143240000
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This looks great! I believe its going to be verry helpfull |
Hyenapaws « Citoyen » 1411188900000
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Ahh! Why didn't this exist already? I think many people will appreciate you making this. Very nice :) |
Angelrange « Citoyen » 1411189200000
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I think my art style is fine.But I'm having too many strokes in my line's when I draw D: |
Phanghuang « Citoyen » 1411189440000
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angelrange a dit : Mine too and I dunno why other people make them so neat D: I dont have a sturdy hand anyway.... |
Griffincraft « Consul » 1411189980000
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I really need tips on how to draw paws... Mostly Feline and Canine paws, including claws. I also need help on the snout, since I accidentally make a cat’s muzzle too long or too sharp and then it looks like a canine. Any tips..? E// If there’s an image to describe, it would be very helpful, thanks |
Fierying « Censeur » 1411195200000
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Latest Updates: 20/9/14 - -Added a Tutorial Tab which have many reference or tutorials on fundamentals or other tips |
Conwolf « Citoyen » 1411231020000
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I'd like to suggest this artist's website: https://cgcookie.com/concept They also have a DeviantArt along with a YouTube channel: http://conceptcookie.deviantart.com/ https://www.youtube.com/user/conceptcookie Dernière modification le 1411231080000 |
Hyenapaws « Citoyen » 1411279740000
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I guess I have advice. As long as it's your own style, it's great. :) |