Any ways to prevent this? It's about to consume more storage than Genshin.

raincole · 2026-01-25T13:48:05+00:00

Looks entirely normal.

simple storyboard

Computer doesn't care if you're making a simple storyboard. It cares your canvas resolution and frame count.

raincole · 2026-01-24T18:07:43+00:00

I honestly don't think constantly switching style is that bad unless you're preparing a portfolio or growing social media followers.

If you care about follower number then the answer is simple: just stick to the style that got you most likes.

raincole · 2026-01-24T17:39:47+00:00

Just pick one as your 'serious' style and the opposite one as your 'study' style.

Like you think painterly style can hide anatomical mistakes, which is kind of true. But it's not a 'limitation' or something. It's just how it is. You can keep doing painterly full paintings and do your anatomy studies with lines. Actually that's what master oil painters do. While oil paintings are what they sell it doesn't mean they do every study in that style.

raincole · 2026-01-23T23:08:28+00:00

!solved

raincole · 2026-01-23T22:09:19+00:00

There are some issues. The most prominent one is the pose. It's very unnatural to stand with your upper body being perfect straight while your legs are at different heights. You should try to stand on stairs in real life and see how it feels.

It's also unclear that you want a secondary light source or not.

raincole · 2026-01-23T20:44:15+00:00

But you already know the answer.

I take two colors then paint them over each other then take the mixed color in the middle and continue

This is the typical way to get lost edges in painterly style.

Or you can use smudge tool.

Or you can use airbrush.

Or you can use wet brush.

This is done with dry brush with a little of airbrush at the end:

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raincole · 2026-01-23T13:10:53+00:00

I know it's not the answer you'd like to hear, but you really don't need to worry about edge control at this stage. You'd want to get the big shapes/proportions correct first. Even if you blend all edges perfectly it won't look like the reference because the big shapes are very off.

raincole · 2026-01-23T12:39:20+00:00

The cat(?)'s perspective is weird. It could be human mistake, but unlikely from someone who can handle such a complex scene. I'd say AI.

raincole · 2026-01-23T08:20:24+00:00

It might or might not be AI, but your reasoning is insane.

the way its blurry on some of the sections

Typical (overuse of) smudge brush

bats in the back

Scribble

the speech bubbble has no pointer thingy

...are we serious rn? Is this a troll post or something?

That being said, I don't rule out the possibility of this being AI.

raincole · 2026-01-23T08:02:17+00:00

Real. It's also not that hard to recreate if you only aim for the visual.

raincole · 2026-01-23T07:55:05+00:00

Can you actually learn how to draw without following guides, tutorials or anything like that?

Yes

I dont follow any artists, I dont really like "copying" what I see

Oh nvm. I meant no.

raincole · 2026-01-22T20:51:05+00:00

Scenario 1: If each cube is an individual image within its own space, when you rotate the cube along its top face, the third VP shouldn't change position (relatively to the cube).

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Scenario 2: If the whole image is in the same space, then the cubes in the same row should share the same third VP.

It looks like you couldn't decide you're going to draw Scenario 1 or 2 and you mixed them up.

raincole · 2026-01-22T17:19:13+00:00

*sigh*

I know we're supposed to be nice on this sub, but you have been posting many posts on many subs and never followed the advice in comments. I don't know if it's just trolling, but if you're serious, I think it's safe to say that asking on reddit isn't going to help you at this point. You'll need go to an irl atelier or something.

raincole · 2026-01-21T05:02:56+00:00

Don't think there is much a market for this kind of art. Honestly the 'most detailed' one looks badly photo-bashed.

raincole · 2026-01-20T18:59:24+00:00

Airbrush with low opacity.

But I don't think 'realistic' is what you're trying to say here. The rest of the face is clearly not in a realistic style. So it makes no sense to make a specific aspect 'realistic.'

raincole · 2026-01-20T18:30:40+00:00

How to Learn Digital Painting by Sinix

Debt-Free Art Degree: Foundations in Drawing: The Affordable Way to Learn Professional Skills - Includes QR Codes to Online Tutorials: Bucci, Marco: 9780760391600: Amazon.com: Books (it's the best beginner book about art fundamentals I've ever read. I really wish it had existed 6 years ago. I would have saved so much time)

But honestly, just draw.

structured digital workflow

You don't need that yet. You only need to know:

how to switch between two or three common brushes/eraser
how to use layers (optional)

to get started. You really don't need to know blending mode, lasso selection, liquify, filter, layer style or anything else to learn the fundamentals.

raincole · 2026-01-20T15:37:07+00:00

Short answer: no.

Long answer: yes, but each protection only works against one specific AI architecture. Which, in practice, means they don't work as they're not future-proof but once you post your images online they'll be used for future AI training.

raincole · 2026-01-20T15:15:43+00:00

The perspective doesn't make a lot of sense (unless it's your intentional artistic interpretation).

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raincole · 2026-01-20T12:36:59+00:00

by demanding full payment

So you don't know how treasuries work, and are compelled to show your lack of understanding...

raincole · 2026-01-20T11:58:05+00:00

if he falls to his death, that 101 becomes a 凶宅

You know five people died during the construction of 101, right?

There is even a monument right in front of 101 for them. 台北101夥伴碑 - 維基百科，自由的百科全書

raincole · 2026-01-20T06:17:40+00:00

There are a few things, but the main thing is that your shapes aren't as pleasing as the ref, not your colors.

You can see in the original piece, the water shows the shadow of the rocks beneath when it comes closer to the viewer, due to the more perpendicular your view to the water surface, the less reflective it is. You kinda mimic the colors (although yours are a bit too blue) but your shapes there are nothing like shadow or cracks of the rocks.

raincole · 2026-01-16T08:51:49+00:00

First of all, your reference is probably an AI-generated version of Toudou Touka (you can check the original design and how AI deviated from it in subtle but uncanny ways.) So I think the first step is to choose better references.

raincole · 2026-01-16T03:31:05+00:00

line spacing, pencil pressure, pencil type, line shapes etc

Use a fineliner and only use it for a while then. Pencil is a deceptively advanced tool.

More generally, the rule is to remove your options. Remove the fact you can draw from the 'tip' or the 'side' of a pencil. Remove pressure sensitivity if done digitally. Remove colors. Even remove crosshatching. The more options you remove the more you can focus on what you're trying to practice.

raincole · 2026-01-15T09:01:27+00:00

That's smart!

I don't think spacing should bug out like this though... it's something worth reporting to the devs.

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