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INITIALDISCLAIMER
I/C-ASTICKY
INTRODUCTIONTODRAWING
THEFUNDAMENTALS
THEPROCESSOFART
THEBASICSOFDIGITALART(COMINGEventually)
THEMINDSET
COMMONMISTAKES
TOOLSOFTHETRADE
TRADITIONALTOOLS
PAINTS
WORKSTATIONS
DIGITALTOOLS
SCREENTABLETS
PROGRAMS
ARTASACAREER
ANONSADVICE
I/CCULTURE
COMMUNITIESANDDISCORDS
ARTISTSTOKNOW
OTHERPLACESTOLEARN
 RESOURCEMATERIALS
GLOSSARY
COMMENTS

INTRODUCTIONTODRAWING

Disclaimer!
You'renotsupposedtogetalloftheconceptsandinformationhereinonesitting.Takeawaywhat
youneed,onesectionatatime.Goodluck!

Soyouwanttodraw?
Youngandold,smartanddumb,able-bodiedorparalyzed,everyonecanlearntodraw.Drawingisa
skillwhichtakesyearstomaster,and"talent"isnearlyirrelevantwhenfactoringintimeandeffort.So
howdowestartlearning?Bygettingridofbadhabits,thenlearningthefundamentals.Thefirstyet
biggestbadhabitissymboldrawing.

Whatissymboldrawing?
Symboldrawingisdrawingyoursimplifiedideaofrealityasopposedtowhatyouareactually
seeing.Itsthesmileyface,theyellowsuninthecorner,atreethatlookslikebroccoli,eyeswithout
eyelids,andthedickoneverygasstationbathroomstall.Aslongasyoukeepsymboldrawing,youwill
notimprove.

Gettingpastsymboldrawing
Tostopfallingintothetrapsofsymboldrawing,youhavetodrawwhatyousee.Youreyesonlysee
threethings:value(lightordark),hue(redorgreen),andtheirsaturationlevel(vividordull).Wevegotto
simplifytheseintoourdrawings,withoutsubstitutingthemwiththepictogramsinourmind.Thistakes
yearstomaster.However,wecanquicklyreplicateanimageonetoonebybeingdeliberateandattentive.
Readyforatest?

Picassoexercise
Recommendedmaterial:KeystoDrawing-BertDodson


ThisisPicassossketchofIgorStravinskyupsidedown.Drawitwithoutturningitupsidedown.
ButIdontknowhowtodraw,thatswhyImhere.-(You)
Allyougottadoisjustpickupapen/pencil/stylusanddraw.Thinkofeachandeverylineasseparate:
whereitgoesandwhereitsfrom.Dontthinkinwordsorwholes,butinshapesandlines.Payattentionto
theangleandlengthofeachline.Trytotakenoteofhowpartsrelatetoeachother:
Thisangleismoreangly
Thislineislongerthanthatline
Thislinesupatthesameheightasthat
(nostrilwiththeearlobeonahorizontalline)(earlobewithwristonaverticalline)
YoucanfitXamountofYinZ

Herearesomementalchecksyoullgothroughmultipletimeswhiledrawingourfriendigor.


Sometimes,lookingatthethenegativespaceiseasierthandrawingtheobjectitself.

Forexample,intheaboveimage,isiteasiertodraw2facesor1vase?

Remember,yourenotdrawingamanupsidedown.Youredrawinglines.
Onceyouaredone,flipyourdrawingvertically(mirrorit),andcheckitout.Feelfreetocorrectmistakes
flippingmayhaverevealed.

Theideaisthatflippingtheimagebackwards(topgoesdown)hashelpedyouignoretheobjectas
awhole,whichmeansyoudonthaveasymbolinmindforasingleline.Asformirroring,thatgivesyoua
freshviewofthewholeimage.Youcanusealiteralmirrorordoitdigitally.

Ifyourestillhavingdifficulty,youcantrythegridmethod:drawagridoverwhatyouwanttodraw
andreplicateitonthedrawingsurface.However,Ireallywanttostretchthatthiswillinhibitlearning.Dont
doitmorethan3timesinyourlifeoryouwillneverbeasuccessfulartist.


Assumingyouunderstand1:1replicas
Youcannowdrawwhatyousee,whichisahurdlemanymayneverpass.Mayitbethrough
instructionorexcruciatingeffort,youeventuallylearntocopywhatsinfrontofyouinsteadofsymbols.
However!Eventhoughcopyingisanessentialskillforartists,it'salmostuselesswhendrawing
withoutreference.Thisiswhyphotorealismartistsoftenfailtodrawasimplefigurefromimagination.
Onceyou'veleftthespectrumofsymboldrawing,youcanstartdoingwhatyoureallycameherefor:
imaginationdrawing.Forthis,you'llneedtolearnform,gesture,perspective,colortheory,composition
andmore.Thesearelargelyenglobedasbeingthefundamentals.

BeginnersEssentialToolkit

Thefirstmistakeinartisnotunderstandingtheconceptswithinthesevideos.
ShadingLightandForm-Basics-Basicrenderingtheory
StructureBasics-MakingThingsLook3D-Constructionessentials
HowtoDrawGesture-Figuredrawing
DynamicSketching1withPeterHan-Lineandshapeaccuracytraining
HowtodrawtheheadatanyanglebyProko-Anatomyconstruction
 AlectureonstylebySycraExplanationofstylisticdevelopment

THEFUNDAMENTALS
ReadytoactuallystartLEARNING?
Suggestedstudypath,butitsuptoyou:
Primary
ObservationandSight
ConstructionandForm
Perspective
AnatomyandGesture
Secondary
Values
Color
Design
Composition
Draftsmanship
Tertiary
Narrative
Style

ObservationandSight
Recommendedmaterial:KeystoDrawing

Asstatedbefore,thefirstthingonemustlearnishowtosee.Ifyoucantaccuratelyseeanddraw
whatsrightinfrontofyou,thenyoucantdeconstructittoseeitsbuildingsblocks.Observetheworld
aroundyou,payanautisticamountofattentiontoeveryshape,silhouette,curve,value,negativespace,
line,color,justEVERYTHINGatalltime.Withinreason,lookatpeopleaswell.Yourgoalistounderstand
howtotranslate3dobjectsona2dsurface.Youtrainthisbydrawingthingsexactlyastheyareinthereal
world,mayitbeanappleoramodelatafiguredrawingsession.

ConstructionandForm
Recommendedmaterial:Prokoonconstruction,Drawabox

Ifyousuckatdrawingfromimagination,constructionisforyou!Constructionistheactoflaying
downthebasicframeforyourpiece,thenaddingontoitandrefiningituntilyouhaveaworkabledrawing.
Apencilsketchofastickfigurebecomesasetofbasicshapes(boxes,cylinders,etc.),thengetsrefined
furtherwithsomeshading,andfinallygetscompletedbythedetails.Themostbasicshapesforthisare
thecube,thecylinder,thesphere,theconeandthepyramid.Prettymuchanythingman-madecanbe
brokendownintotheseshapes,andlotsoforganicthingstoo!

Agoodwaytolearnhowtoconstructisdotheoppositeontoreallifeobjects.Figureouthowyou
couldsimplifythem,andthenrebuildthem(oftenbytracingoverthem).

Perspective
Recommendedmaterial:PerspectiveMadeEasy

Perspectiveistrickingtheviewerseyeintothinkinglinesrepresent3dshapesanddepth.Inevery
drawingthereisahorizonlinewhichisaflatlineateyelevel.Allobjectsinaperspectivedrawingare
madeusinglines,andalllines--ifallowedtoextendinfinitely--willappeartointersectwiththehorizon
lineatsomepoint.Linesthatareparallelwillappeartointersectonthesamepointonthehorizonline.
Thesearecalledvanishingpoints.
Heresanexampleof1,2and3pointperspective.Inallofthese,theVPmarkthehorizonline
whichistheeyelevel.Thisiswhyyoucanseethetopplaneofall3boxes.

Additionally,thereiswhatIcall0pointperspective.IEnomatterwhatheightordistance,allyou
seeisaflatplane.Thisiswhathappenswhenyouaredraftingapatentordemonstratingproportion.In
effect,0pislikeeverythingisatthehorizonline,orlikeyouaresoinfinitelyfarfromtheobjectyoucant
seeanyotherplanenomatterhowmuchyoumove.Aviewona0pcubemightlooksomethinglikethis:

Tofindthemiddleofashape,encaseandcrossit.


AnatomyandGesture
Recommendedmaterial:VilppuDrawingManual,FigureDrawing:DesignandInvention,Anatomyfor
sculptors,Goldfinger'sAnatomyfortheartists

Thereare206*bonesand640*musclesinthehumanbody.Ifyouwanttodrawahumanlikea
humanactuallylookswithoutreference,youneedtoknowALLofthem.LUCKILY,mostpeopledontcare
aboutcompleteaccuracyofthehumanbody,justthatitlooksright.TomakeyourdrawingsLOOKright,
youwillstillneedanextensiveknowledgeofthehumanbody.Youcouldwingitwithpartialknowledge,
butevenlaymenwillinstinctivelyfeelitsoff.
HOWEVER:Wearentmakingscientificmodelshere.Whileitsgoodtoknowenoughanatomytobe
abletomakeanecorche,itsmoreimportanttoaddthemostessentialelementtoyourdrawing:LIFE.To
understandhowthingslook,youneedtocarefullyobservehowrealpeopleinteractwiththeenvironment.
Aslightleanonthechair,thehardpushonthegroundduringarun,theeaseatwhichyoustand,theway
massisusedtomaintainbalance,etc.Lookatattheinnategesture,howourmusclesflowacrossour
bodyandhowhaircurls.Allofthistolearnhowtomakeourdrawingsfluidandnatural.Thebestwayto
learnisthroughfiguredrawing.HereisProko'stakeonthesubject.
Ifyourelookingforaplacetodofiguredrawing:yourlocalartshopusuallyknowswherethese
activitiesareheld.Someuniversities,artcenters,meetup.comaswellascraigslistaregoodplacesto
look.Youwillprobablyfindthatalotoftheseplacesarefilledwithpeoplebelowyourskilllevelorwhere
peoplearenttheretoimprovebutrathersocialize,butthatisirrelevant.

LightandValue
Recommendedmaterials:BasicElementsbyProko, FoundationsoflightandShadowfromSycra

Lightandvalueistrickysinceitisaccompaniedbymanyopticalillusions.Forexample:agray
surroundedbypuredarkmayseemconsiderablywhiter.Youhavetounderstandthesetrapsnottofall
intothem.





Valuesalsohavenames.Typically,0isthenameforpurewhiteand10isthenameforpureblack.
Somepeopleflipthescaleandinarttermsthatscalledbeingapieceofshit.

Thevalueofsomethingisbasedontheangleatwhichthelightsourceishittingit.Soalwaysthink
oftheangleatwhichyoursurfaceis.Drawingrocksisagoodwaytolearntodothis.

Ifyouwanttolearn,dovaluestudies,akacopy/breakdown/rebuildanimageintograyscaleand
understandhowlightinteractswithobjects.Ifyoujuststarted,heresthethingyouwanttobetold:Stop
usingpurewhitesandblacks.

ColorandColourTheory
Recommendedmaterials:ColorandLightbyJamesGurney,InteractionofColorbyJosefAlbers

Justlikevalue,colorcanbeaffectedbyitssurroundings.


Asforwhatcolorsgotogether,therearemultiplestereotypicallyfavoredcombinations.Heresagraph
withoneexample.

Asalways,colorstudieshelpyouimprove.Ifyoujuststarted,heresthethingyouwanttobetold:Stop
usingpuresaturation.

Heresaquicktutorialforpainters.

www.huevaluechroma.comandwww.learning-to-see.co.uktocoverthesuperiorMunsellsystem.

CompositionandDesign
Recommendedmaterial:floobynoobysguideandCreativeIllustrationbyLoomis

Compositionmeanstheselectionandarrangementofappropriateelementswithinthepicture
space.Betterdrawingwillnotimproveyourcomposition.Whatwilliscontrastinsize,value,overlapping,
designdecisions,etc.
Designchoicestobringthebestoutofyourpiece
Compositionquicktips
Draftsmanship
Recommendedmaterial:Dynamicsketchingbypeterhanandanassignment

Alineisamarkerofcontrastbetweenlightanddark,thisiswhytheyaredrawnonedgesof
shapes.Wherethecontrastislower,thelineisthinner/lighter,wherethecontrastislarger,thelineis
thicker/darker.Youhavetobeabletochooseyourlinesanddrawthemcleanly.Ifyoudrawmorelines
thenthereshouldbe,youwillendupselectingthebestonesinyourmindandendupunabletoseethe
flaws.Thisiswhyyoursketcheslookbetterthanyourfinalproduct,youcouldntchoosetherightlines.
Nicelineweightisessentialtohaveanimagereadwell.Itisnotstupidtopracticeboxes,simple
shapesorevenpurelylinesthemselvesforthatmatter.Thoughgoodcontrolwillcomenaturally,youcan
speedupyourlearningquiteabit.

THEPROCESSOFART

Guidetomakingapieceandlearningfromit
Manypeoplewonderhowtoimproveorcompleteapiecethatsatisfiesyou.Heresonesolutionto
thisopenquestion:
Firstgetanidea,createyourcompositionbyblockinginshapes.Youcantgobackandfixthe
composition,themeaningorthesceneitselfafterwards.Soindependantofwhatyouremaking,you
probablywanttothinkaboutthesewhileyouareinitiallysketching.
Secondisputtingdownthelines,hopefully,usingtheformandconstructionpreviouslymentioned.
Usually,youwillstarttostrugglewithsomeaspectsofyourpiece.Nowisthetimetolookupsome
referencesforeverythingyouarecluelessabout.
Finally,dependingonyourstyle,youshouldeitherstartlineartorrendering.

Painting:
Blockinyourbigshapesfirstandthenrender.SomepeoplegoDarktolight,somegolighttoDark,
somestartfromamidtone.Itsuptoyou,butestablishastrategy.Ifusingcolor,checkwhatyourpainting
lookslikeingrayscale,ifitdoesntreadwell,youneedtore-establishyourvalues.

Cel-shading/inking:
Dontuseatooltoplaceyourlinesin,dontusetheshiftkey.Doitbyhandsoyoucanbequickand
accurate.Itispossible,evenwithamouse.

Oncethepieceiscompleted
Lookbackatyourpieceandbehonestwithyourself,whatcoulduseimprovement?Ifyoucantfind
anything,gogetsomeonequalifiedandwillingtohurtyourfeelings/critiqueyourwork.Theywilltellyou
whereyouwentwronganditmaysting,butdontgiveup.Onceyouknowyourweakpoints,youcango
overanddosomestudies(gesture/rendering/form/composition/etc.)tobetterunderstandthethings
youarestrugglingwith.Youcanuseanyresourcemayitbeaquickvideoorawholebooktofixyour
issues,itsuptoyou.Aslongasyoureintrospectiveanddonotgiveup,youwillimprove.

THEBASICSOFDIGITALART(incompleteandtrash,donotreadyet)
Thissectionwillbephotoshoporiented,buttheknowledgeisuniversal.Inthemeantime,feelfreetovisit
Ctrl+Paint

Philosophy
Lots of people lose themselves when they get into digital art, trying to cheat their way to victory. This is a list of
essential tools which you will need to master for digital art, with the smallest amount of distractions.

Opacityandflow
Opacity is when a stroke can only be applied once without releasing your pen, it comes in handy if you want
to mix colors EQUALLY in an area. Flow will build up as you pass over the same spot, independant of whether or
not you let go of the pen. Example

Layersandclippinggroups
Layersstackoneontopofeachother.Layerscoverwhateverisbelowthem,lettingthroughthe
lowerlayerswherethereisnodata.Youcanuseclippinggroupstocontroltheareayoucandrawona
layer.Masks

Custombrushes
Brushcustomizationallowsyoutoworkmoreefficiently.YoucanchangeOpacity,Flow,
Stabilization,texture,size,randomness,spread,etc.Irecommendyouuseaslittletexturebrusheswhen
startingout,astheycandetractfromlearning.Onceyouhavesetupyourbrushesyourself

Shortcuts
Shortcutsareessentialtogettingadecentworkflow.Thebasiconesare:
Control:
XtoCut.
CtoCopy.
VtoPaste
ZtoUndo
 YtoRedo
AtoSelectall
NtoCreateanewlayer
StoSave
QtoQuit

Lassoing
TheCtrlkeyallowsyoutomoveyourselection,theShiftkeyallowsyoutoaddtoyourselection.
CtrlTallowsyoutotofreetransformmove.Youshouldhaveashortcutsetupforyourlassotoolandone
foryourselection,deselectalltool.

Layers
Youshouldhaveashortcutfornewlayers,merginglayersanddeletinglayers.Youmaywantashortcutto
transformyourlayersintoclippinggroups.YoucanselectlayersoneatatimewithCTRLorgroupthem
upwithShift.Additionally,youcandoShiftandctrlsimultaneouslytoselectmultiplelayerswhenyou
wanttoavoidselectingaspecificone.

Brushes
Haveashortcutformakingyourbrushbiggerandsmaller,ashortcuttochangebrushes,onetochange
opacityandonetogotoyoureraser.

Custombrushes
Brushescanbecustomizedtodomoreworkperstroke,herearesomebrushsetsforphotoshop:
-BrushSetonebyX
-BrushSettwobyY
-BrushSetthreebyZ

THEMINDSET:

Whatmattersisdiscipline,gettingupinthemorning,anddrawingforhoursonend.Somepeople,
especiallyprocrastinatorsandNEETshavetroublewiththis.Nonetheless,itisundeniablethatthereisno
betterwaytoimprovethanmileage.

GetintoLastArtistStanding!-Dailydrawingcommunitychallenge

Believeit!
Firstoff,no,youarentgoingtodo10hoursadaystartingtomorrowifyouhavebeendoingless
thananhouradaythepast6months.Youwanttoburnout?Thisishowyouburnout.Buthey,weveall
liedtoourselvesaboutfutureeffortandthisisntgoingtostopyou.Butwhenyoudofail,as99.9%do,try
onehouraday,thentwo.Justdontgiveup.

Youcanimprovebysettingconcretegoalsandstickingtothem.Succeedingatdoingsogetsyou
inapositivefeedbackloop,somewhatakintowhatnerdshavefortheirgrades.Hereshowtodoso.

Howtomakegoodgoals:
- Specific-knowbeforehand,planwhattodonext.
- Measurable-takenoteofdateandsaveyourprogresstoseetheoverallpictureofa
monthswork
- Realistic-dontbedelusionalwithyourexpectations
- Timebounded

COMMONMISTAKES

Notactuallypracticing
Justreadingthebookswillgetyounowhere.Youcanhaveperfectconceptualunderstandingofthe
fundamentals,butifyoudontputinthetimetomakeitapartofyoursubconsciousmind,thenitmeans
nothing.YouvegottobeabletoputyourpentopaperandDOIT.Youvegottoknowhowtodoit,then
actuallydoitoverandoveruntilitsinstinctual.PUTINTHETIME,ANDPRACTICE.Thisalsoappliesto
thosecurrentlyreadingthesticky.

Goingoverboardwithstyle
Alotofnewartistsbelievetheyhavestylebecausetheyaredrawinginauniqueandspecialway.
Stopit.Youarentaspecialsnowflake.There'sadifferencebetweenaveteranhavingastyleandanewbie
havingone:theveteranisawareofwhatheisstylizingandwhy,andyouarejustwastingpaper.Youneed
tounderstandthefundamentalstostylizeproperly.Your1-2-3copy-pasteanimestyleisadesecrationto
thehonorablelandoftherisingsun.Learningwhatmakesreallifelookreal,andthentakingawayallthe
partsyoudontwantorexaggeratingthepartsyouenjoyishowactualstyleisachieved.

Gettingcomfortzoned
"ButIdon'tneedthisstuff,IonlywanttodrawX!IloveX!"-Wereheretotellyouthemostproven
waytodrawthebestX,sodontworry!You'llstilllearnifyoudrawloadsofedgy2deep4usonicocs,
beautifulfrolickinghorsesorgiantbattlelolis.However,youlllearnFASTERandMOREwithconventional
learningmethods!Themostimportantthingisknowingthatyoucanstillimproveyourstuff,andoneof
thebestwaystodosoisdrawingwhatyoucantdraw.Aslongasyouhavesomethingyoulovetodraw,
andyouputthetimeintodrawingit,youllseeimprovement.
Thereareexceptions;quantitativepractice(withoutintrospectionorcritique)canalsogohorriblywrong.

Gettingstuck
Weknowdrawingisastruggle,youmaynotlikewhatyoudrawnow,youmayneverlikewhatyou
drawTheeyesurpassingthehand.Youmayfeeldemotivated,youmaynotseetheimprovement,but
trustthisarbitrarypieceoftext,youAREimprovingifyouaredrawingmorethananhouraday(FengZhu
recommendsfiveforoptimalgains).Stillthough,youneedtopracticeeffectivelyandwithpurpose.So
beforeyoupostontheforumsaskingformotivation,rememberthis:Discipline>Motivation.Ifyouget
intothehabitofworkinghard,nomatterhowyoufeel,youllbeabletotoughitout.Ifyouthinkyour
drawingsneedemotionoryouneedtobeinthemood,thinkaboutwhatcanbeachievednexttimeyou
getinTHEMOODthankstoyourefforts.Hell,youmightgetyourmoodhalfwaythroughyourpractice.
Onegoodwaytokeeptrackofyourprogressandshakethisfeelingoutofyourheadistokeepyour
oldsketchbooksandskimthroughthemwhenyouloseconfidence.Usually,youwillseeahugedifference
betweenyourfirstdrawingsandyourcurrentones(givensufficienttime).
Ifyouarehavingtroublecomingupwithsomethingtodraw,thenImabouttoslapyou.Youcan
justlookstraightaheadandstartdrawingoraskotherpeopleforwhattodraw,justfuckingDRAW!DONT
LETYOURDREAMSBEDREAMS.Procrastinationisthebaneofartisticimprovement.
Remember,thisisafeelingthatisuniversaltotheseriousundertakingofanyskill.Somuchso
thatthereexistsagraphthatperfectlyrepresentswhatyourefeelingrightnowwhichwasmadefora
japaneserhythmvideogame.Osu!Isafunwaytolearnhowtouseyourtabletbytheway.

Drawingwiththewrist
RecommendedMaterial:HowtoholdandcontrolyourPencilbyProko
Whendrawingwetendtouseonlyourwristduetowriting.Thiscreates
smallerlines(andoftenscratchy)duetoasmallerradiusofmovement.Abetter
methodistouseonesshoulder,asitmakesyourrangehuge,yourlinessmooth
andcanbemixedwiththewristformorevariety.Youvegottaforceitupon
yourselfforthefirstfewdays,buteventuallyyoullmaketheswitchanditllbe
automatic.Onewayofpracticingthisistoneverletyourwristtouchthe
drawingsurface.
Drawingwithyourwristalsoaddstheriskofgettingcarpaltunnel,somakesuretostretch.Heresa
videowithacoupleofdifferentstretchesyoucando.IfyougetaRSI(repetitivestraininjury),changeyour
drawinghand.Yourskillisinyourbrain,notyourhand.
Youcanalsovisit/fit/andstartgettingripped,therearemanyadvantagestoit.

Avoidanceofimaginationandtheunstudied
Studiesaregreatandall,butthegoalistolearntodrawfromourinnerself.Thiscanonlybelearnt
bydrawingwithoutareferencefrequently.Dontgetcaughtinaspiraloffearwhereyoucanonlydo
studiessatisfyingly,onlytonoticeyourimaginationpiecesarelacking,andrunbacktostudies.Thisonly
letsthegapbetweenyourimaginationandstudiescontinuouslygrow,increasingthefear.
Relatedtothisisthehabitofnotbranchingoutyourvisuallibrary.Sure,youcanpracticeapplesall
daylong,andyourapplestudieswilllookgreat(everyoneisfuckinggoodatapplesbtw),butyoullonlybe
learningapples.Throwinanorangeorkiwionceinawhileseehowyoufare.Thisisoftenseenwithhands
andfeet.Yes,weareaware,drawinghandscanbepainful.Butpainisasignoflearning.Weaknessesand
strengthsoftenexchangepositions,someartistsunabletodrawhandsmaycometolovethemwith
practice.Youcanmakethistransformationyourself,youjustneedtostopavoidingthem,andputinthe
mileage.WearetiredofseeingpeoplewithdecentEVERYTHINGinanatomy,exceptthehandsandfeet.

TLDR;dontbeafraid,drawwhatyourebadat.

Notcheckingformistakes
Yourbrainprogressivelystartstoignoremistakesbygettingusedtowhatyouredrawing.To
counteractthis,oneshoulddevelopahabitofgettingfreshperspectives,especiallythroughcritiques.A
goodwaytogainanewperspectiveistoaskfriends(preferablypeoplewhounderstandthatyouwantthe
truthtoldandarentfishingforcompliments)orartpeers.Ifyouareselfconsciousofyourwork,then
afteryouarefinishedwithadrawing,waitadaythenlookatit.Mirroringtheimageisalsoamore
immediatewaytofixproblems,andespeciallyusefulfordigitalworksforfindingmistakeslikeslanting.
Lookingattheimagemirroredgivesyouafreshperspectivesoyoullinstantlyfindmistakes.Findout
whattheflipshortcutkeyisandabuseit.Warning:Disappointmentguaranteed.

Notdoingstilllifes
Stilllifesareabsolutelyvitalwhenitcomestodrawingfromthe
imagination.Itreallyknocksformandshadingintoyou.Whenyoure
copyingfromaphotograph,youredrawingaflatrepresentationofaflat
representation.Whenyoudoastilllife,youretryingtorepresenta3d
spaceontoaflat2Dplane.Noticingproportionalrelationships,seeing
slightshadingchangesandrealizingthathighlightsarejustmirrorsare
allpartoftheknowledgegainedfromstilllifes,andjustwritingoutdoesntconveythattoyou.Onceyou
drawfromimagination,youcanuseallyouvelearnedtomakeitreal.
Ifyouwantsomemoreindepthlearningyoucanalsoreaduponthephysicsoflightanddosome
goodolwikipediaresearchonlighteffectssuchasocclusionshadows,subsurfacescattering,bloom,etc.
Cylinders,cubes,spheres,andconesarethemostbasicofbasicsforaREASON,nearlyeverything
isbuiltoutofthemandtheyaretheeasiesttostartwith.Goodluck!

Goingtoabadartschool
Mostartschoolsaresimplybad,oftentimes,theteachersarentgoodatteachingordrawing.You
dontneedtogottoanartschooltoimproveanditcanbeafinanciallycripplingdecision.Agood
alternativeisateliers,selfstudy,groupstudyormentorships.Theproblemlieswithinthefactthatifyou
arelookingtogotoanartschool,youdonthavethenecessaryskillstojudgewhetherornotitsgoodyet.
Hence,itisoftentimesbettertosimplynotconsiderit,butifyoudo,makesuretodoalotofresearch.

Excessivephotobashing
Excessiveuseofphotobashtoachieveresultsdetractsfromonesskill:Sometimestheend
justifiesthemeans,butifyoucantpickupapencilanddrawyourendproduct,atleastevenminutely,
thenyouvelostyourway.Dontloseyourway.

Anatomyanduseofmaterial
Hereisalistofspecificmistakesandtips.

 TOOLSOFTHETRADE

WhyshouldntIbuythemostexpensivematerials?
Thishasbeenanendlessdebateforalongtime,whilesomepeoplesustainthatyoushouldbuy
expensivematerialasithasmorequalitytoitandsoiswaymorecomfortabletouse*,thetruthisthat
usingexpensivematerialswon'tmakeyoubetter,justasbuyingthebookswerecommendherewon'tgive
youknowledgeinstantly.Wehighlyadviseyoutofindthemiddlegroundbetweenexpensiveandcheap,
suchasusingprinterpaperandagoodpentodostudies.Unlessyou'reloaded,inwhichcase,donotpay
attentiontosuchtriflingconcerns.
Thereisnorightorwrongorbestmediumormaterial.Theartcomesfrominsideyou.Thetools
youusearenottheart,theyarejusttools,findoutthebestandmostoptimalwaytousewhateveryou
havecarefullychosentopickupasatool.
*Thisdependsonwhichtoolormedium.Forexample,inoil,itisthecaseofyou-pay-more
you-get-better-quality.(Butoilisadifficultmediumthatgetsalloverthefuckingplaceandruinsclothes
andshit.Forbeginners,startwithsomethinglikeacrylicorwatercolor.)
Dontskimpoutontools.Ifyouactuallywanttolearnhowtodraw,thengetthethingsyouneed.Dont
alwaysstickwiththeshittiestofballpointpensand2centpencils.Gettherighttoolsforthejob,and
probablyalittlebitmoreforsomeleeway.

Shoparound!Moststoreswillvarytheirpricesfromproducttoproduct:astorethatsellsthecheapest
micronsmightnotsellthecheapesthiteccs.Theseareafewgreatsitestocheckbetween.
Saveupcarts!ManysiteswillofferfreeshippingwithXamountspentandmanymorestillrunsales
site-wideeveryothermonthorso.
Knowyourbrands!Whileusuallybrandingislabeldeepwithmostgoods,whenfineprecisioninstruments
areinvolved,thenamehasweight.Certainbrandsexcelatinks,othersinbrushqualityorwhatever
appliestoyourmedium.Itpaystoresearchbeforepullingthetriggeronthatcoolnewgadgetyougotyour
eyeson.

http://www.jetpens.com/
Dealslargelyinsellingjapanesepensandotherimportitems.Theyalsohavesomeofthebestpenand
inkguidesaround.

http://www.dickblick.com/
Specializesmoreinpaintsandbrushes.Theyalsohaveadecentselectionofdraftingtoolsandpens,and
areoneofthefewsitesthatsellsindividualitemslikecyancoloredpencils.Theyalmostalwayshavea
salegoingon,somakesureyouretakingthediscountintoyournumberswhencomparinggoods.Site
haslittletonoinformationabouttheproductssoitsuptoreviewersandcrosssiteexaminingtobetter
knowthematerialsinquestion.

https://www.amazon.com/

Thisoneshouldgowithoutsaying,butitsmentionedforonebigreason:mostoftheartproductssold
herearemistitledandmislabelled.Beverycarefulasitscommontofindthesameproductsoldbythe
samecompanyin20differentprice-pointsbythesameretailer.Makesuretocheckallvarioustitlesa
productcouldpossiblybeforbestdeals.

TRADITIONALTOOLS

GraphitePencils
It'smadefromcarbon!Youuseditinschool!
Heresthecompleteguideonpencils
Hereshowtosharpenyourgraphitepencil

Staedtlerpencils:Buylotsofthembecausetheyllfallallovertheplaceandtheleadwithinwillcrack.Buy
an8Bandpracticeproducingarangeofvalues.


Kooh-I-Noor:Pencilsandothertraditionaltoolswithaverygoodprice/qualityratio.Perfectforpractice.
Faber-Castell9000:AbitbetterthantheStaedtlerones,oftenusedinateliers/artschools.
ContePencils:God-tier,butveryexpensive.

Mechanical
They have a mechanism
PentelGraphGear1000AutomaticPencil:Iliketheweightofit.Ithasanarrowsleevesoitseasytosee
thepointoruseitaccuratelyagainstaruler.Thesleeveisalsoretractablesolesspronetobreakingifyou
keepitinyourbag.Italsohasanicerangeofleadsizesavailable.

UniKuruTogaMechanicalPencil:Theleadautomaticallyrotates,reducingbreakage,andkeepinganice
pointtodrawwith.Thereareseveraldifferentstylesthatvaryontheweight/materialandthegrip.The
Staedtler925sarecheapanddecentquality.Ipurchasedeveryvariantsizeforjustacouplebuckswitha
setofleadsforeachsize.

Erasers
Erasersaregoodforremovingallmistakesattheexceptionofyourlife.

Plastic:

Kneaded:

Colour
FaberCastellandPrismacoloraremostlyused.Remembertobuyacolorlesscolortoblendoryou
canuseawhitecolortoo.

Paper
Theprimaryattributestopayattentiontoinpaperare:Weight(lbs/gsm),Size,andTooth
(fine/smooth,medium,andcoldpress).Paymoreattentiontog/mthanlbs,asitsabetterscale.Your
needswilldependuponyourmedium:aheavierpaperhaslessbleeding/ghosting,afinetoothisbetterfor
pens,aroughtoothwillkeepwashesfromwandering,andsuperthinpaperistypicallyuselessfor
anythingbutdrymedia.Mostpapergearedatartistswillbeacidfree,butmakesuretocheckifyouplan
onusingyourpaperformorefinishedworks.
Anypaperwilldoforpencils,butifyouwanttomakeitgloriousthangetsomethingacidfreewith
atleast150gsminpaperweight,ormaybeeventonedortexturestock(readtooth,andyesyouwant
sometoothwhenusingapencilasitwillmakeputtingintonesmucheasier).
Youwanttogetbleed-proofpaper.(makingpapercutsathingofthepast)
Seriouspaintersshouldget100%cotton/ragpaperforthebestexperience.Mostpapersmarketed
aswatercolorpaperaresuitableforsketches.

CansonXLMarkerPads:Goodforalcoholbasedmarkers(bleedproof).Willwrinklewithwaterbased
markers.Slightlytranslucent.

GeorgiaPacificCardstock150sheetsof110lbwhitecardstockin8.5x11for5bucksatwallyworld.
Thispaperisfinetooth,insanelydenseforhowthickitis,andhasnofeathering,bleeding,andcantakea
couplelightwashesbeforepulpingintoyourwork.

RhodiaRblankpapermoredesignedforfountainpenuse,butwillworkgreatforanypen.Thepaperis
finetooth,90gm.Nofeathering,verylittleghostingfrommarkers,andisreasonablypricedforthequality.

A2Newspring:Forlifedrawing,stilldrawing,andgesturedrawing,bestwithcharcoal.Willyellowwith
time.

Archesisexpensive,itsreallygood,butithinkitsmellslikerawfishvaginasoistoppedbuyingit.

Fabrianoisprettygood.

CuthbertsMillsisokay.

Cansonischeap,thepapertears/shedsabittooeasily,butitscheapandgoodenoughforababy'sfirst
painting

DalerRowneywatercolourpapersareallshit.Donotbuy.

PrinterpaperManypeoplestealprinterpaper.DontstealmyFUCKINGPRINTERPAPER.

Notebooks
Youknowwhatanotebookisyoubitch.

Moleskinenotebooks
Moleskinenotebooksaregoodforoutdoorstudiessinceyoucanbasicallyputtheminapocket
andgoeverywhere.

Ink
Inkshavemanyvariablesthatcantbeproperlyexpressedorshowninamereworddoc.Well
makerecommendationsandgivereasonsbutitsuptoyouasaconsumertoresearchonyourownwhat
inkisgoingtoworkbestforyou.Jetpens.comisafantasticresourceforthisastheyincludevideosof
feathering/flow/color/smeartimes/waterresistance/etc,buttheyspecialiseinjapaneseinks,soyou
wontfindmanystaplecompaniesontheirexamples.Purchaseagoodwhitegelpenaswell.Themost
popularismostlylikelytheuniballsignobroad,orUM-153whiteforthosewhothinkimportingnative
japanesepensmakesthembetter.Withagoodopaquewhitepen,youcancoverupmistakesmadewith
darkinks(assumingyourpaperiswhite).

FountainPeninks
Jetpens.comhasseveralvideosandarticlesaboutfountainpenink.Theyhaveagreatbreakdownon
blackinks,buthavealsodonethemforthemorecommoncolorsaswell.Gouletpensalsohasalotof
videosaboutfountainpeninks,butthepricestendtobeinflatedsubstantiallyacrossallitems.

DipPenInks
SpeedballSuperblackisacheapdipIndianinkthatgetsalotofhypeeverywhereitgoes.MaybeIgota
badbottle,asIthoughtitsucked(qualitycontrol?).Anyways,thebottlesareverycheapqualitybutthe
shapeiswellthoughtout.Thisinkisinsanelythickifnotshaken,butdontshakeit,astheliddoesnot
sealcompletely.Youwillpaintyourareablackifyouignorethisadvice.Ifyouredeadsetonusingthis
brand,itdbewisetobuyadecentbottle(nalgenemakesgreatbottlesinallsortsofsizesthatarereagent
gradeie:notgoingtoabsorbinkintotheirsurface)forstoringandshaking.Archival,waterproof,fade
resistant,copicproof,quickdrying,doesntfeather.
HigginsBlack/BlackMagicarefairlypopularinksthatworkinmostmediums.Theybothcomein1oz
bottleswithaneyedropperwhichmakesthemniceforpreciseapplicationtothenib.Blackmagicand
theirblackdrawinginkarewaterproof,faderesistant,quickdrying,andtheblackmagicisarchival.
PilotDraftingInkisallegedlythemostwidelyuseddippeninkingloriousnipponmangaka.Watersoluble.

DraftingPenInks
Assumenoneoftheseinksfeatheronanythingbetterthanprinterpaper

StaedtlerMarsMaticInk.
Koh-I-NoorUltradrawinkiswaterproof,archival,lightfastandquickdrying.
Koh-I-NoorTransMixMediainkarewaterproof,coloredinks.Canbemixed,diluted,andarearchival.
HigginsBlackDrawingInkwasmentionedindippensalready.Readup.

BrushInks/Sumi:KuretakeZigSumi,KuretakeZigComicInk,KaimeiMangaInk.

NibsandNibHolders
G-Pen
MaruPen
SajiPen
C-#Pens
UniversalNibHolders.

Pens
Youknowwhatafuckingpenisyouretard.

GelPens:
http://www.jetpens.com/blog/guide-to-fine-tip-gel-pens/pt/876
Worthnotingthesmallerthetip,theeasieritistodamage.Adropoffadeskcankillafinetippedpen,as
canroughpaper.Vellumisthepreferredchoice.

BallpointPens:
Thegotopenoftheworkingworld.Tipshavesmallrollerballfaceted,whichdispensesinkwith
decentconsistency.Theyhandleabusewell,andgoforanywherefromfree,tohundredsofdollars.

Biqpensaregreat,andsupercheap.

PilotG-tec-C4goodbalancebetweenacheapandaexpensiveballpointpen,doesn'ttendtoformink
blobs,isNOTwaterproof.

TheZebraf-301(oranythinginthefline)in.7mmhasfantasticinkflow,andlinevariance.Youcanget
faintlineswithasofttouchorreallycarvewithsomepressure.Penbodyissolidandinkiseasytocome
byatmoststores.

Orderapackageof200MatadorballpointsfromBangladesh,bestfuckingballpointsevermade.200for
~$3

DraftingPens:
Designedforengineersandblueprints,thesepensboastfinetipswithnovariancetotheline.
Meanttobeheldat90degreesonly,butcertainplastictipscanbeabused/deformedtocreatemore
variationtothelineatdifferentangles.Metaltipstendtoberefillable,plasticwithfeltarealldisposable
savethecopicSPs.Metaltipslastalmostforever,butrequirefrequentcleaningandtenderloving,making
themlessdesirabletoartists.Also,moreexpensive.Companiesvaryontheirlabellingsystemformm
sizing:somemeasurethetip,whereothers(correctly)useittomeasurethelinewidth.Oldercompanies
mightalsouseseparateformatthatmeansnexttonothing(borrowedfrombrushsizingcharts)other
thanhighermeanswider,and0xmeansbelow1byhowevermany0sareusedex:00v0x4(0000).

Staedtlerpigmentlinerisagreatfelttippenforanyoneinterestedininkdrawing.18hourcapofftime
withoutdryingoutisnice.Feltwithplastictip.Labelledsizeisbasedontipwidth.Disposable.
SakuraMicronsareverypopularwithmanymangaartistsastheyarecheap,andcomeinsomeofthe
smallesttipsizesinthedisposablecategory.Tradeoff:theydryoutveryquickly,evenwhencapped.Felt
withplastictip.Labelledsizeisbasedontipwidth.Disposable.
Koh-I-Noormakesadecentrefillablepen,atareasonablepricepoint.Theysalereplacementpartsto
everyportionofthepen,andhaveseveralvideosonpenmaintenance.*worthnoting*Besttobuyusedas
engineerdropoutssalethemenmassecheap.Theirrapidographlineis100%compatiblewiththenow
extinctK&Ebrand.ThismeansyoucanhoponebayandbuycheapK&Epartstousewithyourkoh-I-noor
pensshouldatipneedreplacingorviceversashouldyoubuyasetofK&Epensandneedreplacements
thatyoucantfind.Labelledsizeisbasedonlinewidth.Refillable(rapidosketch)and
serviceable/replaceable(rapidograph).

FountainPens
PilotVarsitytheyarecheapandreallynicetotraythefountainpens,thesepensaredisposable.In
theotherhandyoucangetrefillspen,youcantry:
LamySafari
Tachikawamakesaschoolnibandagnibavailableinfountainpenformat.Theyreabout5bucks
currently,andaslongasyoucangetoverthefacttheylookandfeelcheapwithabigFORMANGA!on
theside,theyregoodatwhattheydo.Lotsofreviewsayingyouhavetousethemoften,orelsetheink
willdryinsidethefeedandruinthepen.
NoodlersInkCo.alsomakesacouplefountainpensworthlookinginto:theAhabandKonrad.Bothare
gearedmoretowardsartists,arefairlycheapconsideringtheirdesigns,andhavereplacementnibsthat
youcanbuyuntippedtolearnhowtotipthemyourself.Theownerhassaidinavideothathesellsthem
atbasepricewhathegetsthemfor(abuckapiece)andurgeshisretailerstodothesameforpoor
starvingcollegekids...basicallyhuntaround,thereareacoupleretailerswhovehonoredhisrequest.

BrushPens
Brushheads,orflexiblefelttipswithinkreservoirsbuiltintothehandle.Theseallowforgreat
varianceinyourwork.Mostaredisposable,afewusetheirownproprietaryinkcartridgewhichcanget
pricey.However,mostcartridgesregardlessofstylecanbereloadedwithinkbyusingasyringetorefill
fromthetopwherethecartridgeloadsintothebrush,thusallowingtheuseoffountainpenanddrafting
peninks(DONOTUSEINDIANINKORDIPPENINKSintheseunlesstheyareadvertisedassafefor
draftingpens).Yourmileagemayvaryonhowlongtheseallastsbeforeitstartsleaking,solookinto
convertorreservoirsforyourbrand.Youmightgetlucky.

PentelPocketbrush-peniswaterproofafterdryingandcopicproof,makingitoneofthebestbrushpens
available,andforaround10$it'sasteal.Bewarnedthatthisisamoreadvancedtoolthatrequiresalotof
practicetobecomeproficientinusingit.Itishowevergreatfuntouseevenforbeginningartists.(Tryit
out,makingstrokeswithabrushpenisakintoreceivingoralsex).Proprietaryinkcartridge(huge
reservoir).Syntheticbristles.
Kuretakeno8/no13brushpensarethesamebrush,butonehasreplaceabletips,wheretheotherisfixed
likethepentelpocketbrushofsomefame.Thekuretakespricesareverycomparabletothepentel
pocketbrush,withtheonlypossibledetractingfactorsofbeingwatersolubleandnoncopicproof.This
meanshowever,thatitcanbeusedinwashesverynicely,andblendsverywellwiththestockink.Thetip
isalsohigherqualitythanthepentelandtheinkfeedismoreconsistentfromstarttofinish.Thecartridge
canalsobereplacedwiththeplatinumfountainpenconverterforamorepermanentcustominksetup.

Amazoncurrentlysellstheseaskuretakeno8brushpenandKuretakeSumiBrushPen,buttheyare
muchcheaperthanotherretailers.Syntheticbristles,butthe13canbeupgradedtosablehairby
purchasingtheno40/50replacementbrushtip.

PilotPocketBrushshouldnotbeconfusedwiththepentelbrushasthisisafelttipbrush.Comesin
eithersoftorhard.Agoodfirstbrushpenforbeginnerswantingmorelineweight,orforablockinbrush
foranyone.Disposablebody.

WatercolorBrushPens
Watercolorbrushpenscanbefilledwithinkandtreatedmuchlikeabrushpen.Theyrecheaper
thanmostandifyouplannedonusingcustominksinthefirstplace,whypaymoreforsomethingthatll
behardertogetwhatyouregoingforinthefirstplace?Thatsthelogicatleast.Brushtipstendtobe
lowerquality,theinkfeedisbasedontheusersqueezingthebodytoforceinkintothebrush(thisactually
givesbettercontrolforusewithwashes),andtheyredifficulttocarryaroundwithoutincident(koibrand
makesoneofthebetterportablebrushpenswithatoppertopreventdischarging).Theyrecheapenough
itsworthtestingtheideaoutforyourselfandseeingifitssomethingthatworksforyou,plustheentire
bodyholdsinkinsteadofasmallcartridge.

Markers
Copicmarkersaretheindustrystandard,mostartistslovethem.Butremember,ifyoudonthave
enoughmoney,CopicCIAOarethecheapestbrandofcopic.Otheralternativestocopicare:Molotov
markers,Prismacolormarkers,Tombowmarkers,KuretakeZigmarkers,ShinHanTouchMarkers.

 PAINTS

Brushes
Please contact me (nosebro) on the discord to update this with your knowledge

PaintTheory
Paints,regardlessofmedium,shareafewcommoncharacteristicsthatyoushouldknow.
Lightfastness

Acrylics
Please contact me (nosebro) on the discord to update this with your knowledge

Watercolours

Beginnersshouldcheckoutthisguide.

Goodstarterbrands:
- TalensVanGogh(colourchart)
- TalensRembrandt(colourchart)
- Holbein(colourchart)
- WinsorandNewton()
Technicallynotwatercolourbutcanbetreatedassuch:
- KisshoGansai(link)
- KuretakeGansai(link)

Oil
Oilsareabiggerhassleaswellasbeingmoreexpensive.Theyhoweverincreasethemarketvalueofyour
pieceifyouarelookingintoselling.

WORKSTATIONS

Preamble
Alotofthefollowingpartscanbefoundonsaleorataheavysecondhandrebate.Buyingnewand
off-seasonisabudgetarydeathsentence.Thisissuperapplicableformiceandkeyboards.Whichgoon
saleinrotationeveryliteral3days.
PCbuilding
Photoshopisanapplicationwhichrequires16gboframandmostlyusesthecpu(2016).Ifyoudo
3Dorwanttoplayvideogames,youwillneedtospendalittlemoreonyourgraphicscard.Asof2016,any
buildover900$shouldrunphotoshopwithoutanyperceivablelag.Forthemostrecentupdatesonthe
perfectbuild,pleasevisitwww.reddit.com/r/buildapcandbuildyourown.Itsalearningexperienceand
youwillsaveroughly35%ontheretailprice.

Monitorchoice
Asof2017,Iheavilydisrecommendchoosinga4kmonitor.Idisrecommendanymonitorsmaller
than22inchesunlessyouregoingfordoublemonitors.IPSisamusthaveandQWHDcanbefun,
especiallyasthesizeofthescreenincreases.

Chairs
Thoughchairsmaynotseemimportant,pleasedonotethatyouaresittingonitmanyhoursevery
day,andagoodchairisaheavyhealthbonus.However,Idonothaveenoughknowledgeonthesubjectto
weighinsignificantly.Optimally,youwantachairwithadjustableheightaswellasadjustablearmrests.

Table
Similarlytochairs,tablesarequiteoftenoverlooked.Irecommendsomethingwitharoundededge
asbynatureyouwillhaveyourarmontheedgeofyourtableafairbitofyourtime.Adjustableheightis
alsoverydesirable,thoughatadmoreexpensive.

Scanner
Scannershavemostlygottentothepointwheretheyareallgoodenough.Mypersonalpreference
isgettingaprinter/scannercombotosaveonspace.

Keyboard
Thoughmechanicalkeyboardscancostquiteabitandaresuperior,pleasenotethatthesoundwill
annoypeoplearoundyou.Therearemanykeyboardsandtypesofswitchesandyouwillhavetoinform
yourselfastowhatyouwant.Anexampleofachoicetomakeiswhetherornotyouwantyourkeyboard
toincludethenumberpad.Everyoneisdifferent.Asafinaltouch,pleasedorememberthatRGBlighting
istackybutcool.

Ifyoureunderbudget,IrecommendtheK120logitechkeyboardwiththebasicmouseasastarter.
Itsareliablelowpricekeyboard/mousecombowhichissurprisinglycommon.

Mouseandmousepad
Mousesaremostlyimportantforgaming,youdontreallyneedanythingextraordinarytohavea
goodexperience.Themainconcerniscomfort,specifically,handsizeandright/lefthandednesswouldbe
thekeycomponentstowatchoutfor.Asafinaltouch,pleasedorememberthatRGBlightingistackybut
cool.

Headset
 Honestly,headsetsarehitandmiss.Optimallyawirelessheadsetisbest,however,Iheavily
disrecommendundedicatedbluetoothtechnologyasitisextremelyfinicky.Exceptforthat,itdependson
thesoundyourelookingforandyoullneedtoeducateyourselfastowhatyourelookingfor.Asafinal
touch,pleasedorememberthatRGBlightingistackybutcool.

Microphone
Agoodgotoisthebluesnowballassumingyouarenotusingafullheadset.Itallowsyoutohavea
decentaudioqualityandtogetcloseandspeakintopeople'sears.Itspopularityandcheappricewillhelp
youwithanyissueyoumayhavewithit.Prospectively,youcouldmakeyoutubevideoswithitwhileyoure
stillsmall.

Tabletandantifoulinggloves
Mypersonalrecommendationforatablet,istobuyanintuosprolarge.Wewrotealargesectionon
tabletsifyouwantmoreinfo,butyoushouldreallybuyitifyoureplanningondrawingformorethana
year.

Antifoulingglovesdependonwhetheryourestyourhandonthetablet,yousweatorifyoure
somehowdamagingyourtabletwithyourhand.Basically,itkeepsyourtabletcleanandreducesfriction.
Itsnotrequired,butifyouthinkyouneedone,justbuyonefromhuion.Theyresoinexpensiveitsnot
worthDIYsorlesserdrawingexperience.

DIGITALTOOLS
Generalrules
Nevertakeasmallsizetabletasitmayleadtocarpaltunnel/arthritis.Non-Wacomtabletsarecheaper
andbigger,yetusuallyhavedriverissues.IfyoucantaffordamediumsizedWacom,gooff-brand.
Wirelessisabsolutelyuselessandsoarethebuttonsonthetabletifyoureatyourdesk,donotfactor
theminyourchoice.

Wacom
ThedefaultformostpeopleisgoingtobeWacombecausetheyhaveastrangleholdontheindustrydue
totheirpatentonbatterylesspensandoverallbetterquality.Theirproductisuniversallysupportedandis
themostusedwithintheindustry.Thebiggestdetractortowacomtabletsisthefragilityoftheusbport,
sobecareful.Also,itsgoingtobemoreexpensivethanthecompetitors,toughshit.Website

WacomIntuosvsIntuosPro
Themaindifferencebetweentheintuosandintuosproisthepenitcomeswith.Notonlydoesthepropen
feelbettertohold,hasabetterstandandbetternibs,itcanalsodetecttheangleatwhichyouaredrawing
thelinewhichhelpsincreatingthickness.However,itsnotthataccurateingeneralsosomepeople
deactivatethefeature.
Touchvsnotouch
In general, the touch option is a tad more expensive and nearly everyone ends up deactivating it due to the very
poor sensitivity which keeps registering your palm as a hand. Plus, most people have a keyboard anyway.
However, If youre going for a cintiq, get the touch option. Its better for resale value.

WirelessvsWired
As it currently stands, unless you have a very good reason to go wireless, do yourself a favor and dont. Its an
added level of complexity that fixes a problem which you do not have anyway.

Huion
Huionhasthebestqualityratiotablet,andduetotheirrecentgaininpopularity,troubleshootingiseasier
thanever.website

Monoprice
Monoprice:website(reviewanddriverinstallationguidehere)

SCREENTABLETS
Aboutsize

For scale, an A1 page is 13.9 inches across (35cm), 11 inches high (28cm) and 8 inches wide (22cm)

Cintiq
Cintiqisthego-tobrandforprofessionalsthatdonothavethetimetolearndrawingtablets.Theyarethe
artworldequivalenttotactilescreens.However,theyareexpensiveastheyrange1kto3k.Most
professionalillustratorswhousescreentabletswillownaCintiq.Youhaveachoicebetweena
companionwhichisafull-blownlaptopwhichyoucancarryaround,ortheCintiq13,22,27HD/QHDwhich
offerbetterresolutionandqualityfortheirprice.Themainweaknessoflargecintiqsisthatyouare
drawingonasurfacealmosthalfaninchattimesfromwhereyourpenis.Anditreallyaffectshowwell
youcandrawinthecornersofyourscreen.Thisissomethingthatsmallerandthinnertabletsdonot
sufferfrom.Website

TheSurfaceseriesbyMicrosoft
TheSurfaceisthebestcomputer/screentabletcurrentlyonthemarket(mid2016).Somepeopleprefer
themoverthecompanion(themobileversionofCintiqs),andthoughtheyarefarsuperiorwhenitcomes
tobeingacomputer/tablet,Companionsarebetterfordrawing.Everyiterationhasbeennoticeablybetter
thanthelast,youcanexpectthefuturetobemuchmoreinclusiveofthesurfaceasanarttool.Website

TheSurfaceStudiobyMicrosoft
TheSurfaceStudioisthefirstrealcontendertothecintiq.Unveiledrecentlyinoctober2016,itdefinitely
showspromiseasthepointofcontactandscreenareclosertoeachotherthancintiq.However,no
reviewsareoutthereanditisveryexpensive(3k-5k).

Huionscreentablets
Huiontabletsare,asof2016,stilla30%offknockoffCintiqwithatriadofannoyingslittlethings,butyou
canexpect300-1.4kinsavings.

IpadPro+Ipadpen
Theipadproisverygoodforsketchingonthego,but,beyondthat,itsnotoptimal.Thebiggestlimitation
isthatitisntacomputer,whichmeansnophotoshop/sai/CSP.Itsanappleproduct,sobepreparedtolet
itgowithin3softwareupdates.

Conventionallaptopswithstyluses
Asof2016,thissiteisuptodateonitslistings.Donotexpectpressuresensitivity,goodresolution,tilt
sensitivityoranygoodfeatureifspendinglessthan700$.
http://www.umpcportal.com/tablets-with-digitizer-pen/

PROGRAMS

PaintingandDrawing
PaintToolSai-updated03/10/2014(previewversionreleasedin2016)-$50-Everyweeaboosprogram.
Easy,fast,lightweight,andjap.NoGFXmagicthough.

PhotoshopCC-updated11/30/2015-$10/mo-Theprofessionalstandard.Itstheindustrystandard,
nobodywillhireyouforknowingKrita.Barringapotentialemploymentasanartist,Photoshopisthe
Windowsofartsoftwares:everyoneusesit,itcandoalotofstuff,somefairlydecently,somenotas
much,butmostofitstoolsarenevergonnabeofanyusetosomeonewhojustwantstodraw.Its
targetedatmultiplekindsofprofessionalswithdiverse,sometimesoverlapping,needs;anall-in-one
imageeditingsoftwareinshort.Lotsofplugins,lotsofcustombrushes,doesitsjob.Installacoolorus
colorwheelifyouwanttohaveadecentcolorpickinglayout.

MangaStudio/ClipStudioPro-updated07/10/2015-$45-Actualmangakausethis.
Here'saquickoutlineofitspluses:theUIisgreat,evenhasaverytouch-friendlyalternativeUIforit
ifyougetsomethinglikeaSurfaceProorCintiqCompanion.Itworksverywellforwithinitsniche,great
nativelinesmoothingandpressuresensitivitywithadjustablepressurecurves,toolslikeoilbrushand
watercolorsandsubtoolsofthosethatallhavefairlyunique,adjustablepropertiesasfarascolormixing
goes.Itsjustoverallamoreart-orientedprogramthanPhotoshop.Alsonicecomicpanellingandtext
bubbleeditableshapes.Andtheabilitytodovectorartaswellasrasterondifferentlayers.

Krita-updated02/04/2016-FREE-Opensourcepainting,builtforlinuxbutworkswellonotherplatforms.
Hasissues,butitsfunctionalforfree.Aimstobeaviablereplacementforcommercialpainting
applicationslikeCorelandSAI,andisunderactivedevelopmentbackedbyaKickstarter.Hasan
animationtoolkit.KritaGeminionSteamisanon-gratisbuildofvanillaKritabutistechnicallystillfree(if
yourewillingtogothroughthetroubleofbuildingfromsourceyourself)

CorelPainter-updated01/12/2016-$430-
Betteratreplicatingtraditionalexperiencethanphotoshop.Checksinixdesignschannelforextensive
exampleuse.

MyPaint-updated01/15/2016-FREE-Greatforsketching(asopposedtopainting?itscalledmypaint).
Infinitecanvas,andlotsofbrushes,sensibleandminimaldefaultsthatgetoutoftheusersway,plentyof
roomforcustomization.MayhaveproblemswithlosingfocusonWindows,butisextremelypolishedon
Linux.MyPaintalsohasascratchpadwindow,nativegamutmaskeditor,andobscure(butuseless)color
selectorshapestailoredtoapainterlyworkflow.MyPaintismorehobbyistorientedandcasualbuthas
potentialforseriouswork.

Mischief-updated01/19/2016-$15-Greatforsketching.Barelyanybrushes,buttheyfeelsogood.
Infinitecanvas,butnochangingshortcuts.Makesuseofuniquedrawingtechnologythatallows
infinite-zoomwithoutlossofclarity.Runsverywellonpotatocomputers.Tailoredforhobbyistsoridle
doodlers,buthaspotentialforseriouswork.
Colors3D!-BehipandcoolanddigitalPaintonyour3DS.Trulythegreatesttoolfordrawing.

SketchbookPro-Apple,Android,Amazon,andWindowsphoneapp.Itsprobablythebestdrawingappfor
mobileandiscompatiblewithWacomsmobilestyluses.
SketchbookExpress-FreeversionofProwithsomefeatureslocked.
Animation
EasyToon-updated11/07/2010-Free-Simplelittlesuckerthatonlymakesblackandwhitegifs.Useit
forthumbnail,unseriousworks.ShitheadActionwasmadeonit.FuckingBahiJD.Fuckhim.WishIwas
asgood.

Flash(AdobeAnimate)-Standardindustryprogrambutisbeingquicklyreplacedbyotherprograms(such
asTVPaintandToonBoom).TheUIissimplecomparedtootheranimationprogramsandallowsfor
convenientcustomization.Oneoftheprogramsbiggestconsarethelackofbrushes(theresonlyone
paintbrushandonepencilfromwhatIremember,someonedoublecheck)andhowthatonepaintbrush
isunpredictableandoverallshitty.Lotsofeffectsandsystemsavailablewithintheprogramthough,which
makesitgoodfor3DAnimationorcopyingthedrawnframesmanuallyfromanotherprogram.Something
IveseendoneisdrawingtheframesonPhotoshoporSaithepastingandcopyingtheframesintoFlash.

Krita-Free-Kritaisopensourceandconstantlyevolvingprogramthatsimplyfeelsgoodtouse.
Kritahasanamazingbrushengineandwiththenewversionalsoincludestheabilitytodoanimation.The
lineaccuracyisgreatanditfeelsgood.However,asanopensourceproject,italsocrashesoften.

TVPaint-updated02/2015500Hasabunchofbrushes.Theclosestpossiblealternativetotraditional
animation.TheUIisveryfrenchbutitscontrolsareintuitive.OpposedtovectorbasedsoftwarelikeFlash
(AdobeAnimate)TVPaintisrasterbasedsoyoucantakeadvantageoftexturedbrusheswithverylittle
lag.IntroducedinTVP11,CTG(lazybrush)Layersallowyoutocoloryouranimationstupidlyfastopposed
tothefinickyfilltool.

Pixelart
MSpaint-updated2001-FREE-Findanolder.exe,thecurrentmspaintsucks.Itsfuntouse,sosimple.
Paint.netisthenextstepupfromMSpaint

Aseprite-updated02/29/2016-$10.49-Designedforpixelart,simpleinterface,supportforlayersand
animation,consideredbestpixelarteditorby/vg/agdg/(ifIremembercorrectly).Olderversionsarefree
oryoucanbuildityourselffromsourcecodewhichisdistributedunderGPLv2license.

GraphicsGale-updated12/11/2015-FREE-Youdopixelart?Writeupwhyitsgood.$18ifyouwantGIF,
ICO,CUR,ANIimport/export.
3Dmodelingsoftware
Blender-updated10/11/2015-free3dmodelingsoftware.Completesuite(3Dmodeling,animating,
sculptingrendering,etc).Writeupfeatures.
Powerfulandcustomizable,butverysteeplearningcurve.Basicshitisdoneviahotkeyonly.Some
controlsmaybecounter-intuitivetomost.

Max/Maya-updated06/15/2015-unfree3dmodelingsoftware.$1.5kyearlysubscription.AComplete
suite(3Dmodeling,animating,sculptingrendering,etc).Industrystandardsinmodeling/animation.
Pleasedontanimatein3dsMax.SomeprefermodelinginMayadirectly,MaxiseasiertopickupIMO.
Dontsculptineither.

Zbrush-updated03/25/2015-Extremelypowerfulindustry-standardsculptingprogram,dontknow.
Specializesindetailingorcreationofhighpolyconcepts.

Sculpturis-free,basicdigitalmodelingsoftware,notupdatedanymoretheguywhomadeitwashiredto
workonZbrush

3Dprinting
3Dprintinghasbeengaininginpopularityandnotorietyandisagoodwaytomakethephysical
objectsthatyoumodel/designexist.Checkyourlocalareaforavailableprintingservices,priceisusually
determinedbysizeandamountofmaterialused.Manydifferentmaterialsandcolorscanbeusedtoprint
commonlyusedareplasticssuchasPLAandABS.Itsveryimportanttonotethatyourfilemustbea.STL
or.AMFtoprintsoafteryousaveyourmodelledfileconvertit.Youcanalsodownloaddesignsalready
madeatthingiverseandprintthose.Itsactuallynotveryhardtodoand3dprintingisbeingexploredby
manyartiststodayasanewmedium.

Posingsoftware
DesignDoll-updated12/15/2015-Programforposinganimemarionettes.

Poser11-Generic3dmodelingprogram.

ImageViewers
Nomacs-updated12/17/2015-Freeandallthatjazz,andithasFRAMELESSMODE(Ohgod,that
framelessmode).Slideshowtimermaxesat99seconds.

Picasa3.9-updated12/8/2011-Someoneputthishere,why?.AsofMarch15,2016,wewillnolongerbe
supportingthePicasadesktopapplication.Forthosewhohavealreadydownloadedthisorchoosetodo
sobeforethisdateitwillcontinuetoworkasitdoestoday,butwewillnotbedevelopingitfurther,and
therewillbenofutureupdates.

ZonerPhotoStudio-updated2015-NOTFREE-It'sbetterthanyourwindowsphotoviewer,youcanzoom
ineasily,blowup,makeatimeronthediaporama,etc.onthefreeversion(lastsforever).

Efficiencyorientedsoftware
VideoSpeedcontroller-Googlechromeextensionthatallowsyoutomorepreciselycontrolthespeedat
whichvideosplay(webmsincluded!),it'sgoodifx2doesn'tcutitandyou'dratherhaveitx3.9.

Ghosteryandublockorigin-Makesbrowsinganywhereablast.Ghostery,aprogramtoblocktrackersand
ublockorigin,aprogramtoblockads.

Disconnect-PrettysimilartoGhosterybutalsohasasafesearchenginethatspitsoutGoogleresults
(prettysure)withouttracking.

Noscript-Blocksannoyingscripts,prettystraightforward.

HTTPSEverywhere-EncryptsyourconnectionsoeverysiteyouvisitisHTTPS.

Pureref-Paywhatyouwantprogramthatisbasicallyaclipboardforimages.Toomanyoptionsforfree.
Checkitout.

ARTASACAREER

Howtopriceyourself
Animportantpartofartasatradeisknowingyourworth.Alotofartistsoftensaythingslike,I'm
closingcommissions".Unlessyougotloadsofbank,orhaveasteadyincome,thisshouldnthappen.If
youcantkeepupwiththerateofcommissions,thatmeansyoueitherhavebadworkethicORyouare
popular.Inthefirstcase,youneedtobuckledownandfigureoutaprocesssoyoucansatisfypeople,and
forthesecond,youshouldraiseyourpricessoyougetmoremoneyforyourefforts.Sometimespeople
won'tcommissionyoubecauseyouarechargingtoolittle!Imagineifadoctorwaschargingyou16$an
hour...youdthinkitsascam?It'sthesamewithart.Youneedtotrydifferentcombinationstoseewhat
paysthemost,isitbettertogetfivecommissionsat$200ortwenty-fivecommissionsat$125?Getting
twoorthree2000$commissions(highrollaaaaar)?Howmuchworkareyouputtingin?Isitbettertowork
asaninstructor,flatorperhourrate?Freelanceorinstudio?Whichonesgiveyouthemostartistic
exposure,freedom,press,following,pride?Ihearalotofpeoplesaythis:Idontwanttodothis
commissionrequest.Ifyoucantbefuckedtobepayedtodraw,youarentbeingpaidenough,raiseyour
pricesorjustnegotiatefancifulpriceswhenyoudontwanttodosomething,ifthepersonpaysupyoustill
win.
Somecompanieswilltrytocoaxyouintoworkingforfree,alwayssayno.Workingforfreelowersthe
marketvalueofartistsasawhole,PLUSawasteofyourtimeandwillneverleadtopayingworkor
so-calledexposure.Hereisaninfographiconworkingforfree

Makingacommercialagreement

Manycompaniesliketotrytostealfromartistsbynotpayingthem.Alwayshaveacontracttovalidate
yourclaim.Yourcontractmusthavethefollowingcomponents.

-Hourlyorperpiecerate
-Maximumrectifications
-Priceperrectification
-Deadline
-Cancellationfees
-Whetheryouareallowedtopost,talkabout,useyourworkforpersonal/commercialuse.
-etc.

Wheretoadvertise

Soyouwanttogetyournameout.Maybeyourcommissionsarerunninglow,youwanttoboastor
perhapsyourfatherisdisappointedinyou-butifonlyyouhadthathundredthousandthfollowerhe'd
finallyapproveofyou.AbigpartofgettingknownispostingEVERYWHERE.
Whereiseverywhere?
HentaiFoundry-Tip:Posthentai
FurAffinity-Tip:postfurries
ArtStation-Tip:posthighlyrenderedworks
DeviantArt-Tip:postmylittleponyorinflationporn
Reddit-Tip:actoverlyhumble,postbadpaperstudies,cross-postandrepost
Tumblr-Tip:postfat,black,hairytransgirls.
Facebook-Tip:poststupid,inspirationalorcontroversialstuffthatpeoplewillshare
Instagram-Tip:beaprettygirl
Pixiv-Tip:posthentaiorcutegirlsdoingcutethings
Flickr-Tip:postpictures
Newgrounds-Tip:postanimationsandgameart
Behance-Tip:postgraphicdesignandcommercialwork
Youtube-Tip:posttutorialsandspeedpaints
Patreon-Tip:havegoodrewardtiersandhaveeverysinglepostoneveryplatformlinktoyourPatreon
Forumssuchas/ic/-Tip:postfrequently
IRC-Tip:Findagoodchannel,getsomeacquaintances,andcasuallyslideinthatyoudraw.
IRL-Tip:ThisoneisscarysoIdontrecommendit

Thesestrategies,however,mayhurtyourreputationasanobleandhumbleartist,buttheyare
undeniablyeffectiveintheshortterm.RememberthatfanartisthenumberONEwaytoreachanew
audiencenomatterwhichstrategyyougofor.Keepaneyeoutforwhatfandomiscurrentlyexploding.
Specifically,trytodofanartofin-seasonshowsastheystillhavegrowthpotentialandyoullhavean
easiertimedominatingthemarket.Also,tryandpostsomethingfinishedonceamonthtolook
productive.Lotsofartistsfallthroughthecracksbecausetheyonlyfinishtwothingsayearsopeople
forgetaboutthem.

Makingyourownwebsite

ANONSADVICE
Material
Ifpossiblescanyourdrawing,especiallyifit'ssmall.Checkyourlocallibrary/school/printingplace
forapublicscanner.Scanatpreferablyat300DPIandeditvaluesandsizeasneeded.Donotscan
yourfurryhentaiatthelocallibraryyouautisticfaggot.
Ifapieceislargerthanascannercanallow,photographit(orstitchimagestogetherfroma
scanner).IfpossibleborrowaDSLRcamerawhichisgreatforhighqualityandgivesraws.Ifyou
dont,thatsfine.Makesurethepieceisflatandlevelonthewall(whitewallworksbest)tosave
troubleinpostediting,trytomakethelightingevenandasnotdiscolouredasyoucananddont
shootatanangle.Hang/tape/pin-ingwillhelpshootingsteady.Naturallightingcanhelpifthe
lightsyouhavearentworking.Putwhitepaperbehindthepieceorpaintthewallwhite.Having
properdocumentationofyourartreallyhelps.Alsotripods.
Recordthesizeandmaterialsyouareworkingwith.
Resize,rotate,anddontapplycrapfiltersbeforeposting,youhavethetoolsavailable.
Remember,thecomputerscreendistortsthedrawingnomatterhowhardyoutry,sominimizethe
impact.
 ALWAYShaveasavedmastercopyofyourworksaved.Preferablybothonthecloudand
thumbdrive.
Knowledgefromdifferentfieldswillalwayshelpyou,learningsomebasicphotographysoyoucan
shootyourownworkandbasicgraphicdesignwillhelpyoudistributeandtouchupworkfor
showingtootherpotentialwhatevers.
Yourlocallibraryisagreatresource.Gothereonceinawhileandfindabookbyanartistyouve
neverheardof.Youmightgetinspired.
Useresources:Allthebestartistsusethem.Youknowthatoneyoureallylike?Yeah,themtoo.

Anatomy
Handproportions:Handsareroughly50%palmand50%finger.Dontgocheaponconstruction.
Itsaneasyratiotoremember.
Importancedoesnotequatetosize:Eyesaresmallerthanyouthink.Thingsarenotmade
importantbytheirsize.Asamatteroffact,thefaceisprobablysmallerthanyouthink.
Onefootin,onefootout:Itsnotuncommonforartistsgettingcomfortabledrawingfiguresto
reusethesameposeoverandover.Onthetopicoffeet,ifyoujuststartedoff,youreprobably
drawingthemtoosmall.Doyourselfafavorandputyourfoottoyourarmandseehowlongthey
reallyare.Doyourselfanotherfavorandlookathowmuchverticalitythefootgains,itslessflat
thanyoumightthink.
Genericposes:Stophidingfeet,legs,hands,ears,thesecondeye(eyepatch/hair/winking).Youare
onlymakingthenextdrawingwhereyouneedthefeaturemorepainfulforyourself.
Musclesdontlookuniform:Forinstance,lookatthisguysrightarm.Wheredoesthemusclereally
starttoexpand?Lookatthesecalves.Samething.Musclesboomandwhimpertheydonothavea
uniformballooninglikemanyamateursdrawit.
Showless,knowmore:Sometimes,tryingtodemonstratethatyouknowsomething,showsyou
knowless.Thisisthecasewhenyoumissthesubtletyofthings.Forexample:Manybeginnerstry
todrawthenasolabialfoldwithdarkerlinesthantheyneedto.Thewanttodemonstratewhat
theyreseeingisoverpoweringtheirjudgement.Thelinesareactuallyverylight,soeitherleave
themoutcompletely,makethemthinnerormakethemasimilarvaluetothesurroundingskin.By
theway,thisisalsoVERYcommoninthephiltralcolumn,philtraldimple,andsternomastoid
muscle.
Usingclothestohidebadanatomy:Whateverthecasemaybe,evenataprolevel,youdrawthe
body(howeversimplified)andthentheclothesontop.Drawingtheclothesfirstwillcausemore
problemsthanitsolves.Adresswonthideyourinabilitytodrawthefemaleform.Thesameis
applicableforthehairandtheskull.
Straightnessinthebody:Necksarenotperfectlystraight,theyarebentforward,lookataside
view.Actually,nothingisperfectlystraight:thebodyisfilledwithalternatingmassestohelpwith
maintainingbalance.Anaddedeffectofthisisthatitguidestheeyethroughtheimage.
 Eyelashesdonotgoupwards:Themostcommonpieceofsymboldrawingisfoundintheeyes.
Oftentimes,peopleputeyelashesdirectlyup/down,however,itshouldbenotedthateyelashes
actuallygooutwards.Theydonotgotowardstheside(thisisanillusioncausedbyhavingaround
surface,sothingsinthedistancehavemoreopportunitiestostickoutandbeseen).Dontbelieve
me?Lookataneyeinprofile.Allgoingthesamedirection,anditsnotupwards.Allupward-nessis
causedbythemake-upmascarawhoresexaggeratingtheireyelashesupwardscurvature.Also,
fuckingclumpyoureyelashstrandstogetheryoudegenerate.
Therearenostraightlinesorperfectcirclesinnature:Nowhereinnaturewillyoufindaperfect
straightline,curve,orshape.Seriously,tryandfindone.TheEarthisslightlyoblong,grassis
curved,theeyeisnotasphere,etc.Ofcourse,man-madeobjects(rulers,printerpaper,buildings)
willhavestraightlinesandotherman-madeobjects(lacrosseballs,erasersonpencils,circles)will
haveperfectcurves,buttheyrenotreallynature.Fuckthesunbtw.
Donotexpandthebridgeinfinitelywhendrawingaviewinanime:Manybeginnersjustmakethe
bridgegointoinfinitybecausetheyaredrawingoffofreference,dontunderstandwhattheyhave
stylizedandhavenotdonetheirconstruction.Usually,apartofthemistakeisalsocoveredwiththe
hair.Ivemadethisimagetoshowwhyunderstandingandconstructionishelpful.Greatartists
havefallenforthis,andwillcontinuetodosoaslongasanimeexists.
Donotshyawayfromblockingapartoftheeyewiththenose:Oftenbeginnershaveafearofone
featureblockinganother.Mostoftenthisisseenwhendrawingtheview.Makingthenose
smaller,makingitpointlessupwards(inbelowviews),pushingtheeyefurtherawayTheseare
notsolutions,butcheapandblatantavoidanceoftheproblem.
Donotletyourethnicitycontaminateyourdrawing:Forexample,blackpeopletendtomakethe
eyesbigger,orbringthechinforward.Thiswasmorecommonintheoldendayswhenpeopleonly
hadaccesstotheirkintolearndrawing.Buttheinnatesideisstillverypresent.
Donotbreakbothanklestoadddepthtothepicture:QuiteoftenIseepeopleshowingunderthe
feettoadddepthanddynamism.Oftentimesthough,thisleadstobreakingbothankles.Becareful,
itevenhappenstogreatartists.(heylook,abeginningofinfinitebridge!)

/ic/CULTURE
I'mnewto/ic/,whatdoIdo?Wellyouvetakenagoodstepbyreadingthesticky.
Heresashortguidetothreadsthatarealmostalwaysavailable.Youcanfindthembyusingthesearch
barorbrowsingthecatalogue.

/ic/ThreadGuide:
BeginnerThread-Forpostingstudiesandreceivingcritique.Ifyouhaveanobviouslackinfundamentals,
youllbereferredtothisboard.
QuestionThread-Selfexplanatory.
DrawThread-Postyourdraws.
AlternativeArt/AnimeGeneral-Postyourweebdraws.
AnimationGeneral-Postyourmovingdraws.
PornThread-Postyourtiddydraws.
PixelArtThread-Postyourpixeldraws.

DONOT:
Makeyourownthreadsbeforehavinglurkedforaweek.
Makeorreplytoanyoftheselowqualityandrepetitivethreads:
Boohoo,Ican'timprove,Ihavenotalent;_;-Talentisnegligible,workhardinsteadofcrying.
Boohoo,Ican'tmotivatemyself-Motivationisirrelevantifyousticktoyourschedule.JUSTDO
IT.
Sotheresthisguycalled[youtubeinstructionalartist]-Iftheymakeyousalty,watchsomeone
else.
Lookatmyartwhatdoyouthink-seethethreadguideabove
Hey,Ihaveatechnicalquestionabout-postinthequestionthread.
Hey,lookatmyphotography/3dcg/video/origamiart-Wrongboard.
Lookatthisbadmodernart.-BAHAHAHAHAHAWEKNOW,FUCKOFF.
Iamabetterartistthantherestoftheboardandyouguysknownothing-PleaseleaveIlastrat.

/ic/SpecificRules
Forthosesmartassesoutthere,yes,allregularrules(of4chan)doapply
User-createdartworkissubmittedforcritique,andvisualartisdiscussed.Donotclaimauthorship
ofworksyoudidnotcreate.
Onlyconstructivecriticismwillbeaccepted.Rudeoroffensivecommentswillresultinaban.
Requestsforfreeworkofanysortareforbidden.
Discussionofdrawingtabletsbelongsin/g/.-Ignorethisone.

/ic/COMMUNITIES
Samefagsand(You)!Gettoknowwho'sbehindtheanon.

DISCORD
Lookingforacommunityofartists?Joinuson:

TheUnofficialofficialAdultCartoonsDiscordmidlevelskill,sexualdeviants,critiquerare
DrawPartymidlevel,critiqueenvironment,canbemeanaboutart,butnottopeople.
TheLastArtistStandingDiscordmidlevel,critiqueenvironment
TheJungle-AdultArtwork
StudioSpark-Hugbox,lowaverageskilllevel,commissionatmosphere
 StickyContributors-Multipurposecommunitywithamaingoalofimprovingthesticky

Pleaseonlyjoinone.Thegoalisnottodilutethecultureoftheindividualgroupstothepointwherethey
areindiscernible.Communitieswhofailtohaveconsistentdailyactivitywillberemoved.Communities
whofailtoupholdgoodmoderatorshippracticewillberemoved.

Groups
LastArtistStanding-Neverendingdrawingchallenge!Threadhere.
4chanDAgroup-Brandyourselfafaggot!

ARTISTSTOKNOW

EducationalArtists
Loomis-Constructionalspecialist
ScottRobertson-Inorganicconstructionalspecialist
BobRoss-Landscapepaintingandbrushusespecialist
Vilppu-Lifedrawingspecialist
Proko-Classicapproachonconstruction

TheClassics
Loomis
DaVinci
AlphonseMucha
Rembrandt
CaravaggioakafuckingMichelangeloMerisi
MichelangeloBuonarroti

IndustryLeaders
KimJungGi
RuanJia
CraigMullins
Krenz
Murata
FengZhu
ShindoL ( )


OTHERPLACESTOLEARN

Youtube
Sycra-Tutorialsandtalksaboutstyle
AlphonsoDunn-Pen&inktutorials
MoatDD-(MarksDrawingTutorials)fundamentalexerciseswiththetablet
FZDschool-Podcastabouttheartindustry
Sinix-corelpainterinsights
Cubebrush-Timelapsesandphotoshoptricks
ChinaDigitalPainting-Timelapses
LevelUp-Podcastinterviewsofprofessionalartists
AlejandroGarcia-Physicsdiscussionwithafocusonanimation
JeffWatts-ClassicalfineartistofWattsAtelier
AnthonyJones-robotpencildudewithpaintingtips
KNKLshow-Photoshoptrickswithinanimestyletutorials
Istebrak-Howtosandcritiques

Websites
Ctrl+Paint-Introductiontodigitalartandrendering
DrawABox-Introductionandfullyearcourseonform
NewMastersAcademy-Demonstrationsandlecturesoftraditionalart.Alsohasayoutubechannel.
Autodestruct

LargeTutorials
AndroidArts'arttutorial-renderingguide
ItchyAnimation'slighttutorial-lighttutorial
FloobyNooby'svisualstorytellingguidestoryboardsandcompositionguide
RemindBlog'smakingcomicscomicbooksblogcompilation
HueValueChroma'smoderncolortheorycolortheory
TomRichmond'sinkingtutpt.1-inking1
TomRichmond'sinkingtutpt.2-inking2
IamPeth'spenmanshiplessons-howtowritepretty

Blogs
JamesGurneysBlog
StapletonKearns-Landscapepainterwithencyclopedicblog

Communities
ConceptArt-goodifyouwanttoskimthroughsketchbooksforinspiration
DeviantArt-whyisthisgood
Pixiv-japanesecommunity
CrimsonDaggers-anothersketchbooksite&sometimestheydogooglehangouts
Furaffinity-Itsfurryandnotthebest,butitsthere.
IRC-alotofIRCchannelsareart-basedandcanhelpyou

RealLife
Lookupyournearestcityandjoinalifedrawingclub/class.Ithinkwww.meetup.comisagoodplace,but
ifyourcityislesspopulatedmaybetrylookingupthelocalartschool.
Yourlocallibraryprobablyhastonsofbooksthatcanhelpandmightorderthemforyouiftheydonthave
it.Mineactuallyhasartlessons.

RESOURCEMATERIALS

Referencechannels
Endlessreference-animationreference,walkcycleswithgridsandframecounts

Poses,Gestures,andFigures
QuickPoses-Themostvariedandlargestposegalleryitseems.Hasoptionsforcustomtimeand
challengeswhereyouyoudo30s-2mdrawingsofuniquephotosets.
SketchDaily-r/SketchDailysposelibraryandviewer.Doesnthaveawholelotofimages(2k)butthe
interfaceisnice.
Lineofaction-Hasaclassmodewheretimeisincreasedasyougo,withbreaktimesbuiltin.
Posespace-Lotsofnicemodelsandposes,madeforfiguredrawing.Handyfiltersforgender,lighting,
propsetc.
CroquisCafe-Youtubechannelwithmodelsposingforfiguredrawingthatarentjuststillimages.
Anatomy360-Modelsyoucanspin
Stockreferenceandmodels
PhotoReferenceForComicArtists-willcomebacktolater
FaeStockdA-goodclothedposesandoneofthemoreattractivemodelsondA
SankakuComplex-nakedladiesdoinglewdthingsforyourdrawingpleasure
PoseEmporiumdA-anokayreferenceaccount
SenshiStockdA-anotherdeviantartforstocks
Textures-itsjustcalledtextures.GUESSWHATSTHERE?!
CharacterDesigns.com-Adecadeoldstockreferencewebsite.Theygotalotofstocktothem.
Humanae'stumblr-Portraitswithvariedskintones.
FineArt-costsmoney,shouldIremove?
FaceResearch-Combinedifferentfacestocreateanaverage
Hairfinder-Cantthinkofsomehair?Well,hairyouare!

3Dviewers
CaliforniaAcademyofSciences-THISISHOWEVERYTHINGSHOULDBE-LOADSofhiresphotosof
skullsfromeveryanglemeshedonto3dmodelsyoucanrotateatyourwhim!Neverbeconfusedonhow
todrawPlatanistagangeticaeveragain!
SkullSketcher-Nowoneforthehumaninyou!Greatprogramfordrawingskulls,withmultiplemodels.
Kineman-Andfortheentireskeleton,aposable3dmodel.
InnerBodySkeletalSystem-Moreindepthinformationabouteachbone.
3Dsk-humanphotoreferencesfor3dartistsandgamedevelopersANDYOU!
AnatomyNext-3dmodelviewerforsculptors
DessinPoseViewer-nip3dmodelviewer.
PoseManiacs-Containshundredsof3dmodelsstrippeddowntothemuscle,withtheabilitytorotate
andusegrids.Alsohasdetailedmodelsfullyrotatableinthehandviewer,notjusthands.

TheClassics
WebGalleryofArt-
AllPaintings-allofthem
GoogleCulturalInstitute-therestofthefinesitethatbroughtyoudolphinskulls.IthasLOADSof
everything.paintings,history,maths,younameit!
WikiArt-Moreoldart!
ArtistsCreationBooks-oldbooks.thatisntabadthing!Fivehundredyearsofthemastersdissertations!

Compositionreferenceandmoviescreenshots
1000FramesofHitchcock-Athousandscreenshotsforeverhitchcockfilm.Automated.
DoctorMacroGalleries-FewscreenshotsforLOADSoffilms.
Leavemethewhite-LOADSofscreenshotsforstillalotoffilms.Automated?
FrameFilterBlog-Persontakenshotsoffilms!

Animation
AnimationstuffMEGA-animationbooks
Referencereference-animationreferencewithframecounts
RowVid-Framebyframeforyoutubevideos/animations

RandomizersandGenerators
Alchemy-aprogramthatcreatesrandomcolorsandlines,ifyoujustwanttodosomethingdifferent.
LifefromzIdeaGenerator-Justarandomsentence.
ChaoticShiny-ADnDgeneratorfrompoliticalbuzzwordstoplanets.

Downloads

Linkslinkinglinks
Anon'smishmash-pastebinloadsoflinksforeveryoddandend,ahassletogothrough
Bookthreadlinks-pastebin(9/10/2015)
FinalTrinitypost-tumblrpostwithartreferencetumblraccountslinks

MegasandMediafires
8ch.net/loomis/-mega.nzbookcollection
Fellowbro-mediafireebookcollection
Mike'sbookcollection-mediafire
Anon'scollection-Books,software,andvideosmega.
Referenceandinfographics-mediafire,beaware,itsnotazipandwilltakeforevertodownloadoneby
one.Maybesomeoneshoulddoitandmakeitazip?
Dibujo'sBooks-Googledrivecollection

ImagePacks
AcademicWork-mediafirewithover4kimages
Bougueraucollection-mediafirewith130imagesfromWillima-AdolpheBouguerau
Muchacollection-mega.nzwith149imagesfromAlphonseMucha
WWIIcollections-mega.nzwith151imagesfromthesecondgreatwar.
ElectronMicroscopecollection-mega.nzwith54imagesofreallysmallstufflikeadustmitesfaceora
grainofsugar.
 Books
(Visitthebookthreadon/ic/tofindanyoftheseandmuchmore)
(needmorebookshere.themoreessential,informationloaded,thebetter)

Beginner/Fundamentals
KeystoDrawing-BertDodson
EverythingfromLoomisisfree.

Perspective
PerspectiveMadeEasy-ErnestR.Norling
Perspective!forComicBookArtists-DavidChelsea
PerspectiveDrawingHandbook-JosephD'Amelio
Perspective-GwenWhite

AnatomyandFigure
VilppuDrawingManual-GlennVilppu
FigureDrawing:DesignandInvention-MichaelHampton
Bridgman'sCompleteGuidetoDrawingfromLife-GeorgeBridgman
FigureDrawingforAllItsWorth-AndrewLoomis
AtlasofHumanAnatomyfortheArtist-StephenRogersPeck
HowtoDrawandPaintAnatomyUK-ImagineFXPresents
StrengthTrainingAnatomy-FredericDelavier

Hands
TheBookofaHundredHands-GeorgeBridgman
DrawingDynamicHands-BurneHogarth

Heads
Heads,FeaturesandFaces-GeorgeB.Bridgman
DrawingtheHeadandHands-AndrewLoomis
ArtistsGuidetoFacialExpressions-GaryFaigin

AnimationandGesture
TheAnimator'sSurvivalKit-RichardWilliams
ForceDynamicLifeDrawingforAnimators
GestureDrawingforAnimation-WaltStanchfield
DrawntoLife:TheWaltStanchfieldLecturesVol.1&2-WaltStanchfield

CompositionandStoryboarding
ArtofStoryboard-DonBluth
CreativeIllustration-AndrewLoomis
PrinciplesofTwo-DimensionalDesign-WiciusWong

Painting
AllaPrima-RichardSchmid
ColorandLight-JamesGurney

Comics
UnderstandingComics-ScottMccloud
MakingComics-ScottMcCloud
TheoryofComics&SequentialArt-WillEisner
FramedInk-MarcosMateu-Mestre

Animals
AnimalDrawingManual-Vilppu
TheArtOfAnimalDrawing-KenHultgren
AtlasofAnimalAnatomy-Ellenberger
TheArtistsGuidetoAnimalAnatomy-Gottfriedbammes
AnimalAnatomyforArtists-ElliotGoldfinger

Apparel
1000PosesinFashion-Rockport
DynamicWrinklesandDrapery-BurneHogarth
DrawingtheClothedFigure-MichaelMassen
DrawingDraperyfromHeadtoToe-CliffYoung
FashionIllustrationforDesigners2ndEdition-KathrynHagen

ArchitectureandEnvironments
HowtoDrawandPaintFantasyArchitecture-RobAlexander
Architecture:TheWholeStory-DennaJones

TraditionalTechniques
RenderinginPenandInk-ArthurGuptill
DrawingRealisticTexturesinPencil-J.D.Hillberry
SolvingTheMysteryofWatercolour-TaylorRanson

OldandProven
DrawingCourse-CharlesBargue
OnDrawingTreesandNature-J.D.Harding

Others
ThePracticeandScienceofDrawing-HaroldSpeed

GLOSSARY
Anatomy-Scienceofthebodilystructure.
Bleed-Whenadrawingiscroppedinprinting,orwheninkseepsthroughapage.
Blending-Themixingofcolors.Mainlyusedinreferencetopainting.
ChickenScratch-Multiplescratchylineswhereonelinewoulddo.
Chroma-Theintensityofcolor.Highmeansmorecolor,lowmeanslesscolor.
ComfortZone-Notimprovingorexpandingonesknowledgeforfearoffailure.
Eyeballing-Judgingdistancesandrelationshipsbyeye.
Form-Theillusionofsolidityorthreedimensionality.
HSV-Hue,Saturation,andValue.
Hue-Ashadeofcolor,unrelatedtoitsvalueorchroma.Theoutsideofthecolorwheel.Red,blue,green,
yellow,etc.
Lineweight-Thevariationsofaline.Fromalighterthinneronetoaheavyboldone.
RGB-Red,Green,Blue.Inrelationtohowthosethreeshadesoflightmixintoanyothershadewhenadded
tooneanother.
Saturation-Theintensityofcolor.
Speculars-Highlightsonglossysurfaces.
Study-ItISNTmindlesslycopyingaphoto.Whendoingastudy,thegoalistolearntheunderlyingform,
construction,balance,texture...anything!ofthesubject.You'retryingtolearnbyanalyzingit.Trytomerge
yourknowledgeofconstructionwhileyou'redrawingfromareference.Takeitonestepatatime,though.
Forgesturestudies,focusonsimplelines,thenobservethebalancebetweenthelinesthatrepresentthe
body.Forconstruction,disregardthegestureparts.Onlytrytofocusontheseeingin3Dforms.
Texture-Detailsusedtoshowthematerialofsurfaces,orbreakupmonotony.
Value-Theshadeoflight.Thinkgrayscale.
VisualLibrary-Thevisualinformationorknowledgethatleadstoabetterillustrationthatyouhavestored
inyourhead.

COMMENTS

GOODJOBONREADINGITTHROUGH.

Preamble
Firstoffidliketoaddresstheownershipofthesticky,thoughithasbecomeassociatedandoften
misattributedasbelongingtome,IreallywanttostretchthatthisisaTEAMEFFORT.AssuchIpromise
thatIwillnottrytoturnaprofit,mayitbeintermsofusingitasaplatformtoadvertisemyselforinterms
ofliterallyadvertisingaproduct.Ihavenowaddedacreditssectionwherecontributorsgettheirnames
andblogslisted.Never-mindingthat,herearemy[PERSONAL]thoughtsontheproject.

Writing
Iamnotapeculiarlyexperiencedwriter.Ihaveahardtimeparsingsentences,sotokeeptheflow
naturalIoftenusecatchallslikeaswellas,Howeverorasopposedto.Thisispurelytoescapethe
creationofasecondarysentence.IfyoucancatchandrephrasetheseintoONEsentence,pleasedo
messageme.Ialsotendtowriteinonesitting,sothestickytendstobemoreofatalkthanan
instructionalbooklet.Thismightneedtobeaddressedeventually.Theorderingofthedesignphilosophy
sectionisjustoneexampleofwhathappenswhenlotsofinitiativemeetsadecisivelackofskill.The
wordchoicemayalsobeunfamiliarasmynativevocabularycausesmetheusecorrectyetobscure
words.

Additionally,theoxfordcommaisgoingtobeused.Thisisnotdebatable.

Americanization
IprioritizeENGLISHspelling.ItisapreferencewhichImnotsurehowtoaddress.Anexampleof
anissuewouldbewhethertousespelledorspelt.Onerepresentstheshortestversionandtheother
themostfamiliar.Thencomestheissueofconsistency:doIalwayspicktheenglishspelling,ordoIflip
betweenwhateverisshortest.Anotherissuearisingfromregionalityiswhetherornottosaythingsthat
areonlyapplicabletoamericans.Alotofthematerialswesuggestarebaseofftheamericanquality/price
ratio.Wealsomakecommentsthatmaybemoregearedtowardsamericaasitiswheremostofus
reside.Forexample,IfyouliveinIran,gaypornmaybethemostprofitableintheshortrun,butitisnt
somethingyoushouldbedoingunlessyouwanttobekilled.

IntellectualProperty
Iwillhavetoeventuallyconsiderwhetherornottosourcetheoriginalorbestplacetopurchase
someoftherecommendeditems.Though4chandoeshavealonghistoryofsupportingtheft,andI
personallydonotmindverymuch.Ithinkitsdistastefultoopenlypromotepiracyasthisismeantforthe
massesandactuallydoeshaveaneffect.Prokoneedstofeedhisfamilyguys.

CorePhilosophy
Thecorephilosophyforthisstickyhasbeentocondensesentencestotheirmostenjoyable,most
conciseversions.Thisrangesfromusingtheshortestwordsandwordcombinationstousingsimpleand
widelyunderstoodvocabulary.Assuch,anyhumorhasbeenkepttoarelativeminimum.Itrymybestto
removeanythingthatistoospecificasthestickyshouldnotbeabookitself.Theformattingisconsistent
andonlyallowsusingCAPITALSforemphasisasopposedtoboldenletters.

FirstorSecondPerson?
ThequestionofIvsWEisoneItakeveryseriously.ThoughIbelievethewerepresentsthe
communitybetter,anopinionishardtoexpresswithaweaswellasapersonalpreference.Eventually
thiswillhavetobestandardized,however,asitcurrentlystands,theweisthefavoredstyleofwriting.

Future
AsIgetbetteriwillbecomemorecomfortableaddingvisualexplanationsandperhapseven
creatingmyownvideos/anaudioversion.

Conclusion
Sothereyouhaveit,ateameffortthathasslowlybecomeasinglemanendeavour.Iusedtoallow
editsaswellassuggestions.Iclosedtheopeneditsaswehadreachedabreakingpointwherevandalism
wasdestroyingasmuchaswhatwascreated,Ithenopenedapprovalonlysuggestions.After50
suggestions,allofwhichaccidental,Iclosedthesuggestions.
 Ifyoudisagreeorwouldliketotalkaboutanything,pleasedofeelfreetocontactme,Iwill
legitimatelyhearyouout.

Aspecialthanks
Manypeopleparticipatedinthecreationofthesticky,teameffortmeansteamrecognition.Thisisyour
incentivetoparticipate,yournameandalinktoyourblog.Theearlyhelpersdidntgetthisbutfromnow
onwardeveryonewhodesiresitwillbenamedasacontributor.

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