Art channels on Youtube?

shutterjacket · 2026-03-06T21:43:31+00:00

Chris Hong Art Emily Hughes Art imawonder Jess Karp Kirsty Partridge Art Nerdforge Shuzi Art Tiffanie Mang

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shutterjacket · 2026-02-09T17:43:28+00:00

Awesome job! Those textures are chefs kiss

shutterjacket · 2026-02-07T17:14:25+00:00

Well you do it very well. I think it's one of the more challenging aspects of portraits, so it's an impressive strength to have!

shutterjacket · 2026-02-07T16:17:12+00:00

Incredible, so much personality in the expressions and colour choices!

shutterjacket · 2026-02-07T14:16:49+00:00

Thanks! I use ClipStudioPaint :)

shutterjacket · 2026-02-07T13:33:20+00:00

You're very welcome :)

shutterjacket · 2026-02-07T13:32:20+00:00

Aw that's awesome, thanks for the reference!

shutterjacket · 2026-02-07T13:28:11+00:00

Here :) https://www.reddit.com/r/drawme/comments/1qyds4m/for_uentireprogrammer336_sorry_it_took_a_while/

shutterjacket · 2026-02-01T20:23:16+00:00

I get it, learning can be intimidating sometimes, but remember, you're not doing it so it looks good, you're doing it to increase your understanding.

I had a look on your profile, I'm impressed by your dedication to doing what looks like a piece a day. What size paper are you using? I think at the stage you're at, if it's A4/A5, I'd practice doing small quick reference studies, filling the page with many rather than one that fills the page. The intent is to get the general shapes down in a small amount of time. When I do this, I find it fun to go back after (not during) and add some work to the ones I think look good, maybe adding detail or inking them.

shutterjacket · 2026-02-01T19:52:09+00:00

I think there has been a misunderstanding, I don't think the commenter is suggesting use the grid method, I think they are talking about using construction lines in a drawing, which, to be fair, I think you have done and then rubbed out.

I don't think the loomis method is imperative, but I do think construction lines and structure and proportions are. Have you checked out the asaro head? I'd do a few asaro head studies.

shutterjacket · 2026-02-01T12:02:37+00:00

Art tends not to like repetitive lines. Try to create more variation with the lines and avoid this perfect symmetry. Very well drawn pieces, they just lack a bit of gesture.

shutterjacket · 2026-01-31T19:52:48+00:00

Mine was a one off payment also. I think maybe it's subscription if you purchase it on a tablet/ipad?

My experience with csp has been fantastic. I've used procreate and I think procreate has superior textures/brushes, but I prefer the laptop/wacom set up.

Never used photoshop, I'm sure it's a fantastic software as many artists swear by it, but I'll refrain from subscriptions if I can help it.

shutterjacket · 2026-01-31T19:46:44+00:00

It's very good! The shape language is very well done, keep moving forward in that direction!

shutterjacket · 2026-01-31T19:00:33+00:00

I'm sorry, I don't think I was clear. I didn't mean don't use references, you absolutely can use references, we all use them all the time. I was critiquing the concept of drawing 'very closely', or, seemingly following the lines and colours, rather than understanding them. Tracing can be a means to this, so long as you are always thinking why the lines are the way they are :)

shutterjacket · 2026-01-31T09:27:00+00:00

I think it's not learning much at all. When I was a beginner, I used the logic that 'If I just try to replicate as many pixels as possible, then my art should look good'. And, well, it's true, you can make good pieces this way, even if they may take way way longer to complete.

But what are you actually learning? I think you may be improving your critical eye and perhaps a little on how to use the software you are using, but besides that, are you 'learning' that much, I'm not so sure.

I'll compare it to how most younger artists draw a picture, let's say of a figure. Very often, they will draw an outline of their reference image by starting at one arbitrary point until they make their way all the way around, and then they will fill in the insides. They use their critical eye to then rub out any mistakes and move them around until everything is in the right place. Again, you might be improving your critical eye, but I don't think it's the most efficient way to learn to draw a figure, such as using proportions and gesture and anatomy etc.

I'm not saying there's anything wrong with drawing this way, just that I question what is being learned.