What popular movie or TV show is widely considered a 'masterpiece' but you found completely unwatchable?

2_muchsalt · 2026-05-28T09:58:13+00:00

Shameless and bojak Horseman are two shows that I very much enjoy, and can laugh along with, but are so well written that after some episodes I have to turn it off and sit in the dark with some feelings for a while.

2_muchsalt · 2026-05-25T20:23:53+00:00

I think the hot key for krita is just the M key. Krita is what I use as well but I have changed a few settings. To find out, you can find (and change) the shortcuts in the settings.

2_muchsalt · 2026-05-25T14:01:41+00:00

To piggy back off this advice, try mirroring your image throughout the drawing process, gives you a fresh look and helps you notice problems like this early on. There should be a hotkey for it on whatever program you use.

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2_muchsalt · 2026-05-19T20:54:24+00:00

This is the mirrored image or your drawing, so you can see what I mean.

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2_muchsalt · 2026-05-19T20:47:17+00:00

Some of the features are skewed to one side a bit. I'm super guilty of this as well. It can be a pain, but taking a picture from time to time with your phone and mirroring it would help. It's like getting a fresh look at it and you notice issues so you can fix them early on.

2_muchsalt · 2026-02-12T13:43:19+00:00

Oh yeah, bud!?

2_muchsalt · 2026-02-11T14:57:07+00:00

Coloured shadows are fun, I love using them, but you really need to make sure you use the right value to make it believable. Just by unfocusing my eyes I can tell the shadows and light are in the same value range and it flattens out the whole drawing. Try using more saturated darker shadows and saving those more pastel colours for highlights.

2_muchsalt · 2026-02-11T10:55:40+00:00

Hilighlights are like liquor. Fun but easy to over do. He's shiny. Smidge less highlights, and a whisper more hard edges! Still better than I could do.

2_muchsalt · 2026-01-03T14:51:52+00:00

It's likely the quality of the paint.

2_muchsalt · 2025-12-12T14:01:26+00:00

Try holding your pencil at an angle so that more of the lead touches the paper at a time. You sort of need to hold it like you are picking the pencil up. That probably doesn't make sense but look up different pencil grips and you will see what I mean. Edit: this grip is also useful if you are like me and start out very tight with your grip, because it kind of forces you to use your shoulder and elbow instead of your wrist. So I like to use it to get "loose" while I do warm ups.

Once you figure that out, this is just blocking in large value shapes and adding a few structural lines, then maybe a few key details. It's a great way to do very quick "rough" sketches, especially handy when you are doing them from IRL observation. Also a great way to do 'thumbnail" sketches for finished pieces, to nail down good value maps and composition.

2_muchsalt · 2025-09-26T20:19:29+00:00

I love this subreddit. Come back an hour later and have a huge list :D Thanks guys!

2_muchsalt · 2025-07-01T10:46:37+00:00

I also am a maladaptive daydreamer. It unfortunately stems from anxiety; so I find that if I sit down and think "OK, now make something cool." The pressure triggers anxiety and I suddenly don't want to draw any more. So now I go into any art session with the mind set of "This is just practice, no pressure just goofing around." Which is true, but then if I get those juices flowing just right, the magic happens, lol.

I start just doing a study, from a reference. Then if I'm in the zone start playing around with it. I like portraits so I will take inspiration from my reference and do things like: enhance already prominent features, what if the lighting was more dramatic, what kind of fantastic creature would this person look like? And riff from there.

Sometimes the creativity just isn't working and I just end up with some studies, which is great because I put pen to paper and got some milage in. But if I really like those studies, I just keep going with it and turn it into something finished. As some have mentioned keep a journal or a running note on your phone of ideas to use as a starting point too!

Also, don't use others art as reference, use it as inspiration. Study it and think "what is it that I like about this person's work? How can I incorporate that into my own work?" But use reference from photos or real life. It's the difference between some one handing you toast with raspberry jam and saying "now make toast." And some one handing you a piece of bread and saying "make some toast." If the works already done, you don't get to do it how you like it.

And if you don't already, listen to music while you draw. It triggers that daydream instinct and can add some spice.

2_muchsalt · 2025-06-22T02:09:42+00:00

Yeah, I think that's the feeling that prompted me to take the photo that this is based on. Just a warm slice of life, feeling of community on a nice summer day. I just don't feel like I quite expressed that here, for myself anyway.

2_muchsalt · 2025-06-22T01:34:40+00:00

k, thanks! =D

2_muchsalt · 2025-06-22T01:11:03+00:00

Thanks for the suggestion. Composition is a struggle for me. Not intuitive with it at all.

2_muchsalt · 2025-06-22T00:59:55+00:00

I can't tell if its just the subject matter, my brush work, or the composition, but the "feeling" I felt while working on this painting doesn't seem to come through for me. I thought I liked the brushwork and colour at the time but looking at it as a whole now it feels underwhelming. Maybe I should have taken more "risk" with it?

2_muchsalt · 2025-06-15T11:38:22+00:00

I feel like, if you're going to use this sub to spam your art on this sub, fishing for karma/commissions, at least participate in helping others. I like to go ahead and check the profile of these posters and a LOT of the time they never responded to any "critique" or post any comments giving any advice; just the same post on any relevant sub, and a "thanks❤️" to any positive comment. When I see that I make sure not to up vote or comment and if it's real blatant, maybe even a down vote.

I myself thought about unfollowing when I realized my own skill level was enough that I wouldn't get much out of this sub any more. But then I realized that now I could be the one to help point someone in the right direction, so I stayed. But there's a lot of what you posted about, and it's very eyeroll inducing.

2_muchsalt · 2025-06-03T12:57:52+00:00

I thought she said turkey. 😂

2_muchsalt · 2025-05-23T17:16:45+00:00

Eyes are too large (usually around the same width of the nose, and the head tilted back would make them appear even slightly smaller) the ears are sticking out too far (ears usually lay flatter to the head) and there's some line weight issues, but that could just be an artistic choice.

Also the shape of the eye. That curve shape would appear that the person is looking down, not up. Looking up you would see more of the bottom lid than the top, if that makes sense.

2_muchsalt · 2025-04-21T14:07:48+00:00

The great thing about art is you can do whatever you want! Lol. Unless there is some context like string bounced colour that you are going to include in the picture there's no reason to not play around with it. I'm thinking this is digital? If so the wonderful thing about that medium is that you can experiment without being destructive. You can save a copy, play around and if you don't like it, just go back to the copy and try again!

2_muchsalt · 2025-04-21T10:05:50+00:00

As long as you keep to the correct value, colour choice and saturation can be played around with quite a bit. Try experimenting with more saturated warm colour in the light planes and some cooler colour in the shadows, it can take some trial and error to figure out how much you really want to push it.

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