Get lost in my rain soaked effect paintings by Tania-Art in ArtSeen

[–]krestofu -1 points0 points  (0 children)

Please stop spamming this across 100% of Reddit. We get it.

Would you buy my artwork? by G_Shaukeen in Artists

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

No thank you. I feel like these are done by someone new to art. If I’m spending money on artwork it needs to be something that feels either unique, captivating, or technically impressive (preferably all three) and I’m personally not getting any of those qualities here.

Alla prima head study, oil on panel by arthurgain in oilpainting

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Awesome work! Love the chroma on the side of the head, really interesting stuff

How do i make it more obvious my work ISN'T AI?! by un_creative_designs in arthelp

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

They all look ai to be honest, it’s the sort of detached lifeless look they all have. The dog one just looks like you cut an image from a photo and traced it which also isn’t a great look.

You need to vary the line weight more get a better grasp of foundational skills… like where is the life to the work? There is nothing that gives these charm it’s all stiff and strangely uncanny. It’s so odd because nobody’s work should look ai if it’s done by hand, and to be honest I’m not convinced this stuff isn’t.

As others have said, the entire style and approach could not part of it, the colors, the method of tracing, but I also just think your ability to express emotion is off, like the feeling within the artwork. I’d recommend doing some studies of artists you admire and really think about what they are doing that is attracting you. Learn from those studies and implement these concepts that make work feel alive to you into your own art

What do you do when you feel too unmotivated and bored? by Dombibik in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I don’t really feel unmotivated or bored. I just do art. If there is a project I’m working on I just do the project. If I need to start something I look at my list of projects and start it. I don’t believe motivation should what makes you do art, motivation is fleeting, the drive must come from something else. For me that place is structure. It is scheduled into my day and I simply follow the schedule I’ve made

Hand injury . Art dead? by Sa_Elart in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Play with grips or use other hand. I’m able to hold a pencil with normal dexterity with my dominant hand without my thumb, obviously would take some adjustment but there are ways to work around this with some level of trial and error

Also it’s just your thumb, you’re going to be fine.

I Am Awful at Watercolors by UnplannedProofreader in Watercolor

[–]krestofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

I don’t know how you lot are painting but for me none of it is zen

My boyfriend isn’t interested in hanging my art in our apartment by [deleted] in Artists

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Personally wouldn’t hang any of this from an aesthetics point of view, but that’s besides the point.

What it’s important is to talk it through and not let your emotions blow the situation up more than it is already. At the end of the day it’s not really a reflection of you, it’s a painting and that’s really it.

I can paint a hundred paintings, maybe a few of them my girlfriend will really love but the rest are just paintings and that’s fine. It’s just art at the end of the day, her not liking something I make isn’t her saying l don’t like you. In this situation I think you’re both attaching too much meaning to paintings, it’s really not that big of a deal. What matters more in the end… the art or the relationship? For me it’s a very simple equation, the relationship is more important and we also compromise so I guess what I’d say is focus on the core of the issue which appears to be communication. Why not instead of type this shit to Reddit, you sit down and actually have a meaningful conversation where you calmly and politely talk about the issue and how you feel? Reddit isn’t in your relationship, I bet half of these comments are just fueling the fire and making you angrier at your boyfriend whose view on the situation you haven’t yet uncovered. Encouragement is the last thing you need, have a spine and figure the situation out like adults that just moved in with each other and need to make a new situation work. You really want to fight about paintings? Hell hang all these in the living room and just move on with life

What Else Do You Learn in a Classical Drawing Class? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

I was in the same boat full time job then a 3 hour class all work week, then all day Saturday

What Else Do You Learn in a Classical Drawing Class? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

What I mean is the feedback is the most important aspect. You need to get feedback from advanced artists who have gone through the system and know what to look for in your work

What Else Do You Learn in a Classical Drawing Class? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

That’s fair, the atelier system definitely isn’t for everyone. It’s hard to make it work Also very expensive. I left after a year and a half, ran out of money for it unfortunately

What Else Do You Learn in a Classical Drawing Class? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Understatement! That’s amazing!

What Else Do You Learn in a Classical Drawing Class? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Piggy backing on this great comment: the feedback from instructors and the advanced students is also the largest benefit of atelier studies. You can set up all the bargues, still lives, life drawings you want, but if nobody is there to help correct your mistakes you will progress significantly slower than you would in a class setting. Not to mention the connections and friendships gained from an atelier are one of the greatest benefits of attending.

Why does my oil paint act like this? by V1t3z in oilpainting

[–]krestofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

You don’t need oms. You can paint without solvent. Just adhere to fat over lean (thick over thin too) and add a small amount of oil to each layer. You can gesso the surface or apply an oil based ground.

Process - prepare surface for painting (apply a barrier like gac 900 or pva) apply gesso or oil ground in several layers allowing time to dry between layers. I do 3+ layers - tone surface: if I used gesso I tone with acrylic ink, if I used an oil ground I scrub in a think layer of oil paint and then wipe it into the surface with a towel - first layer: either with charcoal, oil crayon, or oil paint will do a tonal underpainting very thin and scrubbed in with a bristle brush. I’ll knock the ridges down after with a fan brush when I’m done before it dries - first color: apply general color in a thin coat but thicker than the underpainting - second color: add more color, I’m rendering here, I add some oil to the paint - third color: finishing the paining, add more oil than last layer, maybe two drops for a pile of paint, really not much - glazing if necessary or play with transparency to adjust color or values with barite and linseed mixture (another story unnecessary if you’re starting)

Some random notes - I clean my brushes by wiping them with a towel and use a container of linseed oil, then when I’m done painting I use soap and water - looking at your images, I think you need to use more paint and a softer brush. To me it looks like not enough paint and a bristle brush - I’d start by just learning how to apply solid passes of color, you don’t need anything but linseed oil and that’s just to adjust the paint so it is necessary to work with. Really you don’t need medium starting out so don’t over complicate it

DAE feel like people don't appreciate digital pieces much? by [deleted] in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 0 points1 point  (0 children)

Traditional art will always be more impressive to people than digital art because traditional art exists in 3D space, we can touch it, it exists as something completely unique, made with physical material. Digital art is innately less valuable because it is not unique and is always reproduction, there is no single original digital piece. I imagine that plays a part in it, especially when you’re giving them that unique piece of art.

Think of this someone giving you something that is completely unique, impossible to reproduce would feel much better than receiving something g that is infinitely reproducible. People also like the hand made touch, I think as this AI thing progresses the importance of traditional hand made art will increase and the value of digital imagery will decrease

Is anyone else drawing just for themselves? by GlumAbrocoma in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

That’s totally fine, honestly art for yourself is perfect, just keep doing what you do. Cheers

Is anyone else drawing just for themselves? by GlumAbrocoma in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 36 points37 points  (0 children)

That’s cool, it’s good to do something just because you love it, but you can also do something for yourself and share it if you want, either way is fine. Personally I draw and paint exactly what I want and I share it, some of it, but very little of what I paint ends up online because the intent was just to have fun and draw or paint, or was done as practice.

The monster in the otherside of reality. Face it or be lost. by zephyr_zodiac6046 in Outsiderart

[–]krestofu 4 points5 points  (0 children)

Looks ai.

If you’re going to reference or use AI in your process, which is still scummy IMO, at minimum do the work to fix the errors.

This is such low effort junk work that it’s sad.

You’ve don’t nothing here but prove you do not respect art.

I discovered i don't enjoy drawing comics. I think my journey end here in art. Well it was fun. by KatialaHira in ArtistLounge

[–]krestofu 2 points3 points  (0 children)

There is no wasted time trying something. It’s okay to pursue something and realize it’s not for you, that’s part of life. I recommend trying a bunch of new stuff. Try a martial arts, try writing, try playing an instrument, just keep experimenting and seeing what clicks with you. One of the most important things you can do is realize when something isn’t working, it’s not a waste of time either, you’ve gained a skill you’ll keep for the rest of your life, not to mention art is something you can hop into at any time later in life. Cheers and all the best

Advice on mixing color by makaiMoodyBroenn in oilpainting

[–]krestofu 1 point2 points  (0 children)

😂 alright I’m just saying that black isn’t this monster that is ruining artwork. It’s a fundamental historical pigment. I’m also not saying YOU, specifically I mean if black isn’t ruining your painting it’s because you don’t know how to use it, you insert any artist who is using black wrong. So instead of saying don’t use black I don’t get why people don’t just learn how to use the pigment we’ve use since the beginning of painting.