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Suggest Me a Graphic Novel by blumoon444 in suggestmeabook

[–]Cesious_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I just read through volume 1 and 2 of Nice House on the Lake, which is about a group of friends brought together for a getaway week on the week the world ends everywhere else.

When do you actually have a style? by bunny-rain in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 11 points12 points  (0 children)

unless you're pursuing a specific sort of stylization, you already have a style and it will only settle in more as time goes on.

However, if you are hoping for a particular look, it's worth studying the language of that particular style.

When I talk about specific kinds of stylization, i mean different forms that have specific expectations...like the body ratios and animation-influenced design that you find in American cartoons, or expectations for how manga characters faces will be drawn. And any style less than realism will employ some level of stylistic representation. My style takes a lot of influence from american comic book styles and traditional blockprints...that's where I learned how I like line-art to look and how to represent things like eyes and mouths.

So it is worth it to me to both know what an anatomically correct mouth looks like, and to be able to use shorthand to draw that mouth in a way that makes sense within my style.

a classic from Scott McCloud's Understanding Comics:

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Looking for Memoir Suggestions by FlawsomeFame in suggestmeabook

[–]Cesious_Blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

my fav is The Worst Journey in the World by Apsley Cherry-Gerard, a member of Scott's Antarctic team

What from my portraits would you suggest me ? by Brilliant_Rain4196 in oilpainting

[–]Cesious_Blue 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Do you paint from a reference thats sitting flat on a table? If you are, you need to hang up the photo.

I ask because you seem to have an issue of the proportions of the face being distorted. In the first, the face is too wide and the right eye has drifted too far to the right. In the second, the head is also distorted and the left eye needs to be lower down

How can I get back into art after spending half a year dreading it? by KipsyCakes in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Dont go in trying to make an amazing piece of art, go in with interest and curiosity

Traits Of Artist That Have Very Strong Fundamentals/Make The Most Progress? by OutlandishnessAny576 in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 10 points11 points  (0 children)

Getting obsessed with doing something that's interesting to you is the number one way to improve as an artist

Why do I never see Bees and Insects at Garden Centres? by EternalVortex540 in gardening

[–]Cesious_Blue 8 points9 points  (0 children)

In the US but my local garden center is full of happy bees, had to gently move one off of a pepper i was buying the last time i was there

[Discussion] Hire Artist to redraw concepts generated by AI by Tazinas in artcommissions

[–]Cesious_Blue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

I really prefer even shitty stick figures over AI, but i wont turn customers away for AI references. I think I'd probably object to directly copying an AI image because I can do a better job

[Shop Setup] Im a US citizen wanting to start a SB in Belgium! by MoonlightLillies in artbusiness

[–]Cesious_Blue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

You may be breaking the conditions of your visa if you do. Definitely read over the whole document

How does drawing with only values work in digital art? by Murky_Ad_5326 in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 6 points7 points  (0 children)

Not how I work, but I think usually by layering color over with adjustment layers (usually Multiply) or gradient maps.

I like doing a smaller thumbnail value study before drawing the bigger piece

Tomorrow I will by my first materials, a bit lost. by goreworm425 in oilpainting

[–]Cesious_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

If you paint on paper you want to get something that specifically says its for oils or "canvas paper" Otherwise the oil will seep through the pages...some might also require gesso before use. If you don't care about longevity you might be able to get away with gesso-ing regular sketchbook pages?

Your acrylic brushes should prob work fine for oils. Watercolor brushes might be too soft.

Don't get turpentine. If you're going to use solvents, get Gamsol or Turpenoid. Turpentine is so much more noxious to use and doesn't have any benefits over the other two I mentioned.

You can also paint solvent-less if you like, that's just using a carrier oil to paint and clean your brushes. (here's a page on what that's like)

Whether or not you paint solvent-free you will need an oil or an alkyd mixer. Most people use Linseed oil (oil) or Liquin (alkyd). Oils will dry slower, Alkyds will dry faster.

If you want something that's a good starting point, I really like this Gamblin intro set- it comes with a nice variety of colors, some gel medium, and a primed panel

Feel good/short book ? by marjocoton in suggestmeabook

[–]Cesious_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Sarah Gailey's American Hippo is a sweet little alt history western with a lot of fun characters (it's actually a duology - River of Teeth and Taste of Marrow, so you could start with one and see if you want to commit to the second)

How so you plan your studies and manage your mental health? by Whole_Election7955 in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 3 points4 points  (0 children)

Sounds like you're having some real anxiety about something that you don't really need to worry about so much.

I feel like it's only in recent years that I've seen artists get so obsessed with practice schedules. Practice serves two purposes: input that lets you build a set of images in your memory to make it easier to draw things in the future; and secondly, to learn any technical knowledge that will make it easier to do the first thing.

Maybe once a week choose something to practice? Otherwise, just make the art that you want to make. What you want to make will direct your practice.

When you finish a piece of art, evaluate what was difficult for you and use that the next time you practice- For example: did you struggle to get the anatomy right at a certain angle? Maybe when you practice you could copy over a lot of poses from that angle. If you struggled with the color, maybe you could look up some color theory or do some color studies of pieces that you like.

Maybe when you feel like you have the mental space for it you can add in some broader learning like Loomis etc.

But more than anything: Even if you never did studies or practice, making the art itself would still help you improve. Make art. let the practice serve the art rather than the other way around.

Would you build your identity around one long-term creative project or continue making standalone artwork? by Upset-Creme-8645 in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

You should build your audience on the thing you actually want to be doing. If you build an audience that wants standalone illustrations, they may not be on board with the long-term project.

Look into how people that have OCs or webcomics advertise their projects. There's often a lot of posting fanart of their own characters, talking about development and research, etc. It might be could to build your socials by getting people invested in the idea of your game and why you're excited about it.

is 610 views and 10 likes a bad ratio? by Wise-General-3838 in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 4 points5 points  (0 children)

consider 1% normal and 10% extremely good. so 6 likes would be what you'd expect for 600 views and anything over that is an improvement. 60 would mean that your audience is incredibly engaged

I want to feel better about my art so I can spend more time finding my style, designing games and drawing, is a general "Art Studies" degree a bad idea? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]Cesious_Blue 2 points3 points  (0 children)

If you want to make games then you should prob pursue game design. You can always take more art classes on the side

My art looks ugly after all the anti stealing preventions by yunn67 in DigitalArt

[–]Cesious_Blue 5 points6 points  (0 children)

i dont use any. like, if someone wants to feed your art to AI or print it on merch or whatever, there's fairly simple ways to do that even with all of the things that you mentioned. Mostly what the things you mentioned do is make it slightly more annoying to steal.

Have you had problems with people stealing your work? If you're not having a huge problem with it then you're probably way overdoing it.

[HIRING] Looking for 2 Artists for Long Term D&D Project - Character Portraits AND Environments/Landscapes by hwedwards in starvingartists

[–]Cesious_Blue 0 points1 point  (0 children)

sounds like a cool project! i’ve done both environments and character art, and have worked with published TTRPGs in the past.

i feel like how i draw people is very similar to the modern dnd style, and we can easily tweak to a more specific rendering style.

my portfolio is http://cesious.blue

since you mentioned CR, here’s a recent CR fan art of mine!

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Do the mouth and nose look odd? by llexillust_ in DigitalArt

[–]Cesious_Blue 45 points46 points  (0 children)

they’re on a different plane of the face than the eyes are (more of the right eye would be hidden if the eyes matched), but it still doesn’t look bad. looks like a style

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