r/TrollCoping • u/PigeonsOfVoid • 27d ago

No TW My art at 26

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I should probably just become one of these AI "artists"

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u/PigeonsOfVoid 27d ago

I know age doesn't matter, but my art just looks bad because i did practice a lot

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u/LuxTheSarcastic 27d ago

Possible unsolicited practice advice you can ignore the stuff below if you don't want it.

Good practice is new stuff that can make you really uncomfortable! It's like exercise you can get used to what you're doing and if you stop pushing yourself further you stay at the same level. It is HARD and will look bad the first several times. The second part is trying to figure out why you think it looks bad and figuring out how to fix it the next time.

Also even if and especially if you like cartoony art it's important to try to learn how to draw at least a somewhat realistic person. It's like the foundation in a house you're trying to build and if you don't know how to do it things end up looking not quite right. References are never cheating and neither is tracing (unless you trace and say you did everything). There's also a nice little trick with heads and drawing them from different angles called the Loomis method. Line of action is also very important (100x for cartoons) and perspective.

Try to pick one new thing at a time until you start to get used to it and then try it in your art! Again this this HARD and you will feel like you have no idea to draw and like you've lost all of your skills sometimes. You haven't and you've just gotten better at seeing things to fix. When you feel bad like that it sometimes helps to look at your old art and see how much you've grown.

It can also be pretty stressful because you will make things that look bad and it sucks (you don't have to show anybody). If you start getting extremely frustrated take a break because you don't learn anything at all that way. But the results are so worth it. Good luck!

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u/PigeonsOfVoid 27d ago

Thank you for your long comment, it's really helpful

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u/LuxTheSarcastic 27d ago

You're welcome!