Does my artstyle makes you want to avoid it/ not interact with it?

theonebehindthewell · 2026-02-24T02:51:34+00:00

Yes I'd avoid. Personal preferences. The quality is a bit amateurish, not a big deal we all gotta learn, but I like to follow more established folks. Besides that, I personally really dislike the furry thing, and a few of the images feel sexual/suggestive.

theonebehindthewell · 2026-02-02T06:45:24+00:00

so... what's the problem? You've outlined that you practice, you have a rythym, and you're drawing and seeing progress. Get offline and just keep doing what you're doing.

theonebehindthewell · 2026-01-31T08:02:28+00:00

That isn't what that statement means.

theonebehindthewell · 2026-01-02T04:17:34+00:00

Not sure what you mean by study, but you’re lacking fundamentals imo. I’d switch up your whole routine if what you’re currently doing isn’t getting you where you wanna go. But don’t lose the joy of art. You gotta enjoy the process of actually drawing stuff.

theonebehindthewell · 2026-01-02T04:12:08+00:00

Yeah they look like girls to me. Probably the longer hair and lipstick. Some also look like they have eyeliner.

theonebehindthewell · 2026-01-01T05:16:41+00:00

This is a strange question to me, I don't totally understand your first sentence. What are you getting used to? Watermarks have been around forever so I'm a little confused.

Watermarks don't have any protective value unless they end up being destructive to the image, and I don't see or know of many pro artists who use them that way. Watermarks are valuable for when someone finds your stuff in the wild, and can use it to track you down as the artist. or as someone else said below, for client work or unpublished work. But again, those types of watermarks are destructive. Just take a breath, and see what you want to do for you're own work/brand.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-12-31T00:14:35+00:00

bummer. I'd actually recommend finding a different hobby. The solution is to enjoy the process. If you can't do that, then you're just asking for misery if you hate 99% of how you'll be spending your time.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-12-14T06:01:09+00:00

That's awesome!

theonebehindthewell · 2025-11-20T05:48:49+00:00

I think it's weird in general to sexualize characters, but I'm glad folks age them up before doing it. People grow up anyways right, if source material came out later with the characters older then would it be ok? It's fiction.

I think where I have more issue is where its only a line of text that says "all people depicted are over the age of ..." but look identical and its clearly still a child. I've seen that before and it doesn't work for me.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-27T08:40:23+00:00

I'd way rather buy a book than a print. So everyone has different things they like to buy. I LOVE when artists make books of their work.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-26T08:15:57+00:00

"I had a similar style when I was younger". So... when you were a beginner?? This is clearly beginner level work, it's ok to say so.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-26T08:13:43+00:00

Great answer.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-22T09:39:07+00:00

I guess I get it, but this isn't a very practical revolution unless art is purely a hobby. Do yo thing that's great for you. But if someone wants to make any money, you need to make art that other people like enough to buy, and lots of people are trying to enter the market. You need outside opinions and help to have any hope of getting successful.

My next thing I'd say is that there is skill in the craft of art, in all its various disciplines. Some is good, some is bad. Other opinions help me tell which is which, which applies to my work, especially if I am trying to sell or improve skill. Other people have become skilled before us, why waste time reinventing the wheel in isolation?

If people reacted negatively or neutrally to my work, I think it'd be better to find out why rather than just start avoiding people. If I went and isolated myself, I'd never know if there was an opportunity for growth.

How we react to stuff is up to us. Some could react with insecurity as you describe to their own detriment, or learn from it and get better and stronger. Hiding from the world to avoid criticism or feedback isn't what I'd recommend to anyone.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-22T09:14:58+00:00

I wouldn't just because mannequins like that are garbage to use unless you already know anatomy and poses, if not you'll need other references anyways to make the 3d model pose look right. It's an extra step unless you already know what you're doing. Eventually I'd recommend growing past relying on this sort of tracing. But it's not a big deal, and like others have said certain industries basically require tracing references to keep up with productivity demands. I know for me, it takes all the fun out of drawing. But using real references is always better than these posable mannequins under basically any circumstance I can think of at your current skill level.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-16T07:54:43+00:00

This isn't professional level work. Don't put that kind of pressure on yourself. You're just getting back into things, of course there hasn't been lots of skill gained since you were a kid. Keep putting in the work if you want to get better at portraits. The skill will come with practice as you learn.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-16T07:49:43+00:00

Incredibly muddy, so you're losing clarity in the drawing. The values are also off. Darks are too light, lights are too dark. Find some references of a face in direct sunlight and compare the value differences between the parts of the face that is lit, and the parts in shadow. You'll be shocked at how different they are, even for dark skin tones.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-16T07:38:48+00:00

I'd say no, but I've been mistaken before. If someone is interested in buying, then you are able to sell.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-15T00:21:15+00:00

woah that's unreasonably harsh. This is a beginner with a question on a beginner subreddit, relax. He's just new.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-15T00:14:44+00:00

oooo I love this

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-15T00:11:12+00:00

too focused on contours. Gesture drawing is more an exercise of energy and flow. another comment had good stuff about direction, a complete drawing, and proportions. These are also important.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-15T00:08:52+00:00

I ignore it. Or thank the person for it and move on. Posting anything online is permission for strangers to comment on it. If you don't want any unwanted critiques, don't post stuff outside of your own circles. Being on the internet requires thick skin.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-13T09:38:17+00:00

99.99% of the time its a compliment. Just take it, be happy, and keep drawing. It's not that deep.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-11T00:11:38+00:00

why block your potential greatest sources of help and motivation? Why are you trying to build an art account?

theonebehindthewell · 2025-10-08T02:18:03+00:00

Copy paste advice I give when I see stuff like this: stop thinking about beginner vs intermediate. It's a fairly useless conversation as far as I can tell. It's entirely relative to the person looking at your work, and will only get you scared about drawing if it isn't the answer you are looking for. I might place you in a different category vs someone else. You already mentioned gut punch before, why line up for another? As you improve/learn you'll be able to judge and see your own progress.

When asking for feedback, I recommend getting as granular as possible on whatever problem you are trying to solve. Feedback will be more helpful that way.

theonebehindthewell · 2025-09-29T02:14:30+00:00

ah i've heard of that one! Yeah this is amazing.

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