Drawings Megathread

[Flamecannon]

Absolutely not. Taking shortcuts can only lead to problems. Do not cut corners.

i know you can't build a car by finishing one part before the others but it's different strokes different folks
my art teach sometimes prefers to refine one part of a piece before starting the rest

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[takato14]

also i tried the basework before and then the characters looked fat

I dont see the problem here, ~<3

So redo it until they don't look fat. The entire point of basework is so you can finely tweak everything until it does look right without having to redo the entire picture.

my art teach sometimes prefers to refine one part of a piece before starting the rest

Just because someone else does something doesn't mean it's a good idea.

[Camera]

FERALS ARE HARD

[Flamecannon]

Just because someone else does something doesn't mean it's a good idea.

i do it too tho c:
but yknow what whatever
i'm just thinking if it works for them then its fine

[Tetris]

tryed my hand at drawing femaremac  

forgeted up in a few places

[F3d323]

oh boy everyone is sure having so much fun drawing dragon tits

[ChickenMaster]

Just because someone else does something doesn't mean it's a good idea.

this statement could literally be applied to all of the advice you just gave.

I know what you're saying is in good spirit, and it's not bad advice. But at the same time you have to realize not every method is going to work for everybody. there are no catch-alls in art. That's not to say I disagree with what you have to say, because I agree that for blouk, some simple basework + gradual refinement may work, but the golden rule is if it looks good, it doesn't matter how it was made.

[takato14]

this statement could literally be applied to all of the advice you just gave.

Well yeah, it can be applied to almost anything, but that's not the point, the point is that bad practices have a tendency of becoming the standard if they're easier, and that in itself can be problematic

I know what you're saying is in good spirit, and it's not bad advice. But at the same time you have to realize not every method is going to work for everybody. there are no catch-alls in art.

I think the issue is that he's not putting enough effort into it, not that it wont work for him

like I put almost an entire day into the basework alone for the picture I just posted; I've never done that before and already that's starting to look better than anything else I've ever done

the golden rule is if it looks good, it doesn't matter how it was made.

I really, really disagree with this, but I'm not going to bother explaining why as it's a major tangent and doesn't really apply to this situation very well

[ßlöükfáce]

I think the issue is that he's not putting enough effort into it, not that it wont work for him

Why do you accuse me of that
what the hell is wrong with you

It infuriates me when people assume I'm not putting in effort

[takato14]

Why do you accuse me of that
what the hell is wrong with you

It infuriates me when people assume I'm not putting in effort

Please do not snap at me. I'm not accusing anyone of anything. I never said you didn't put effort into your drawing. I said you didn't put enough effort into the basework of your drawing.

At this point, you should probably be spending as much time on the basework as you normally would for an entire piece. After you do that a few times you will begin to get faster/better but you've gotta start slow.

I'm trying to help you, not put you down. I'm sorry for the misunderstanding.

[Thorfin25]

I put quite some time in base work tbh, however I can't do as much as I like due to pencil+eraser.

[Camera]

tryed my hand at drawing femaremac  

forgeted up in a few places

Cute! But why does she have a rat tail??

I think you forgot to add the green to it  

[hodot]

boy, i sure wish i could draw dragon titties

[ChickenMaster]

Well yeah, it can be applied to almost anything, but that's not the point, the point is that bad practices have a tendency of becoming the standard if they're easier, and that in itself can be problematic

That's true, but you're going to have to define what a 'bad' practice actually is, and why it's bad.

I really, really disagree with this, but I'm not going to bother explaining why as it's a major tangent and doesn't really apply to this situation very well

then take it to pm's cus i'm curious as to why you think so.
this is a lot of arguing imma contribute something silly later. probably. maybe

[ßlöükfáce]

see guys this is why i dont post
we all start arguing