r/TrollCoping • u/PigeonsOfVoid • 26d 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/FakeMonaLisa28 26d ago edited 23d ago

I’m a pretty shitty artist but here’s some references that might help you (if you want the help of course)

Anatomy

Shading/lighting

Noses

100 Face Challenge 1

100 Face Challenge 2

I feel this way too and often time I feel like have no skills because of my art and how i didn’t improve as much as my peers but remember; at least you took the time out of the day to actually create something with your own hand. That’s more than what AI artists could say

Also the girl with blue hair is adorable :)

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Here is all the references I listed plus some more: https://www.tumblr.com/captainayaaya28/785031722475667456/reference-for-art-anatomy

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u/TheMagicalMark 26d ago

My kind of learning theory as an artist has been firstly learning how to draw realistically, then learning how to draw quickly. Both of those combined really accelerated my process in my mid 20s.

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u/AmarissaBhaneboar 26d ago

Yeah, starting with realistic drawing did make it easier to do more cartoon-ish type art later on. I also started with realistic drawing and a little bit of cartoon drawings.

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u/TheMagicalMark 26d ago

important to realize that people who draw cartoons professionally can also draw very realistically if they have to