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Anonymous
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Hey guys i need your help i dont really know where to post it so here it goes. Recently took upon After Effects and im having this problem: See pic in full size. The font that is inside a comp is showing HEAVILY pixelated when zooming the camera in, and i dont know why it happens. While another piece of texts that changes it scale remains perfect. I want my fonts to remain crisp when zooming, any clue?? (its not the preview mode, its in full, also i exported images and showed pixelated too) Thank you
Anonymous
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ok solved it :D, theres a button next to the comp with a sun shape. Which activates "Continously rasterize" Hope it helps
Anonymous
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Hey /ic/ I need legal help about selling custom shoes, is it illegal to sell shoes even if I don't advertise the brand. I would like to open up my own shoe store and this is the only thing preventing me doing so......................
Anonymous
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I would think it would be ok, but really, we are not lawyers, and absolutely not the ones to ask.
Anonymous
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Just assumed that one person might know the legal standpoint behind this. to lazy for lawyer
Anonymous
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or a law forum? or a forum on copyright law? I assume (this is not legal advice) it would be ok, cause you can a) resell shoes, or anything else. b) and if you explicatively state they are modified and not the original product. c) dont claim to have made the shoe from scratch. That said, if you are too lazy to ask a lawyer, or at least a law student, or someone vaguely qualified, instead of trusting some random anon on the internet, perhaps opening your own business is not an awesome idea?
Anonymous
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Thanks guys for your other opinions seperate from my asked question. Being on an art forum I thought someone might have had the same issue previously. I may not be the best bussinessman but im almost making what my job makes me out of my home and with my stockpile of customized shoes I think Ill be ok and if not fuck it I tried.
Anonymous
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Draw Thread!
Continued from
>>942182 Post your current drawing here.
Please resize your artworks before posting.
If you still want comments or critiques on the drawings you posted in the previous Draw Thread, you can delete it and repost them here.
Also,be sure to visit the dA /ic/ group here at:
http://4chan-ic.deviantart.com
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Anonymous
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>>946499 Oh shit what? You made that with the advice drawing I did yesterday?
Anon I love you.
Anonymous
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just a sketch, I'll probably post it again later for anatomy critique and such.
Anonymous
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so... /ic/ I beg your pardon, but came here asking for help, im currently at anime-ish drawing style as you can see and I found out (after years) that I would always being less than a poor artist forever if I didint stop with this and started with studies of real life, the problem is here /ic/ when ever im trying to draw from real life things goes ugly I always end going toward a stylized draw and it get messy - how do I forget what I already learned, or how to stop all this simbolis, how I could start anew ? ps: sorry for the english, im not so used to post on 4chan neighter on this language
Anonymous
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draw quickly and loosely. Set a time limit for your drawings at first, with a kitchen timer. start with really short drawings each day. like 15 or 30 seconds, of objects you find around your room. Try to get the basic shapes and shading in that time. Then after 10 of these slowly up the time to 1 min, 2 min, 5 min. Start every day this way. work on newsprint or whatever is cheap, so you dont feel bad about throwing them away. This will force you to panic and keep your eyes off the paper and on the object. And it will force you to relax.
Anonymous
Read 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain' and follow it trough.
Pootis
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I see a problem in this: "when ever im trying to draw from real life things goes ugly I always end going toward a stylized draw".
You have to understand drawing life will not look good after a day or two. At the beginning you WILL SUCK. You must accept that and embrace it, resist your urges to draw symbols of things. Remember to concentrate on lines instead of shapes in everything. Try and draw your hand without looking at the canvas. Above all else:
>>946918 This. Read that damn book.
Anonymous
yes yes, I didint though I would be good with a few days training, there is already 2 months I has set on this jorney without any visible progress - Anyways today I tried to do what you guys told me, stoped rendering everything into circles and boxes (like those old how to draw manga books teach us...) and just drew the lines without worring much, I must say im really impressed, not the best results but I felt it was something different, brighter, im going to keep on this way to see what will happen, as in about the technic of the 15s 30s drawing, I wonder if this site:
posemaniacs.com could be used for this otherwise I should just stick with what you said - about the book I'll try to give it a look, I just hope it doesn't kill my wallet heheh . many thanks /ic/ !
Anonymous
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>>946950 >I wonder if this site: posemaniacs.com could be used for this No. Dont.
First off draw objects for a month or two at least before drawing people consistently. Its boring, yes, but people are complicated, keep it simple at first.
Also, use a mirror, or photos if you really, really have to, but dont use computer generated models to learn.
Anonymous
Done on Ms Paint in 10 minutes. Any advice on how to improve ?
Anonymous
>>946893 ...This doesn't look animu to me at all. It's just a chick with bead eyes. Is /ic/ so paranoid about animu that they apply it to everything? It's kind of silly.
Anonymous
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>>946911 You want him/her to go and try to get respectable critique with this?
Are you serious?
Even if the posts above are a little harsh, they still have a point.
This is nothing.
>MS paint >'10 mins' >crappy colouring >MS paint >animu >bad use of simple ms paint tools teh sincere critic !ARTisTrGqM
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>>946893 I LOVED
REALLY
About
>ms paint sucks mehmehmeh Do what you want.
teh sincere critic !ARTisTrGqM
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>>946904 Also,
Don't /ic/ as an artwork/critique board.
See /ic/ as autistic children spilling unjustified hate.
Anonymous
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>>946913 yeah, /ic/ uses the word "anime" for absolutely everything that is not realism/ they want to insult. Kinda the same how other boards killed the meaning of the word "hipster".
Anonymous
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sup ic, i need reference pics of screaming muslim faces for a painting project im working on, thanks>inb4 this guy
Anonymous
Anonymous
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>>946873 now theres an idea
Anonymous
and then after you google it, ask yourself again if your idea for the project is as good as you think it is.
Anonymous
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>>946878 lol
if i dont fuck it up it will be
Anonymous
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You know you want to, OP.
Anonymous
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anyone got a list of books to study for the basics? anything recommended? and I will say it again, dA is a shit hole.
Anonymous
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>dA is a shit hole I second that
Anonymous
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dA is a furfag breeding ground >:O for anatomy : Drawing the Human Body - Giovanni Civardi For drawing in general: Lifelike Drawing - Lee Hammond both of these helped me tremendously
Anonymous
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basics of drawing? Drawing on the right side of the brain, if you need a book. In general avoid anatomy books or how to draw the figure until you are at least basically competent. Its a trap. Or you can just say fuck it and download a bunch of loomis then post a bunch of 5 min sketches on here, every day, asking if the anatomy looks ok.
Anonymous
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/ic/ I come to you in need. What I'm looking for is some kind of forum / site / whatever with artwork critique, reviews, discussion specially about italian posters as pictured. Millions of interenet to somebody with information of Marcello Dudovich's Martini ad. Thanks in advance...
Anonymous
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I love those types of posters--perfect melding of design and illustration. I don't know of such a forum, but I wish you luck.
Anonymous
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>a website that reviews and discusses classic italian advertisement that's quite the niche you're looking for
Anonymous
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As for the forum i dont think it exists. As for the ad, it was probably printed by Ricordi. late 1800s. He printed a lot of illustrators work around this time, and was influential in the rise of the poster as a form of product advertisement in italy. There was a similar guy in france i forget. His works were republished frequently outside of their initial advertising purpose between the world wars i think. Searching for G. Ricordi Lithograph will get you something probably, though youll have better luck in a university library than on google for something like this.
MrFoals !!PRplWPrmU4S
General setup of your drawing station? Curious to see what kind of areas you guys work in. pic related, it's my crack den.
Anonymous
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>>946369 Drawing station?
You mean where i draw/paint?
Because sure it isn't on a computer.
Anonymous
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>>946369 your life looks shitty
Anonymous
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i'm too lazy to take a pic but it's an easel in the middle of my room/my floor if I'm doing watercolour so nothing exciting
Anonymous
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i imagine this is how Tom preston's workspace looks...or something like this....
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I made such a thread a month ago, hundrets of replys.
Anonymous
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Sup /ic/ Been lurking here on and off for awhile now; generally just gleaning what I can from here. Mostly studying anatomy and perspective like a lot of other people here, and so far I’ve been impressed with my progress (however, I doubt I'd meet anyone’s standards here). I’ve come here today not to dump any artwork for critiquing, but just to ask a simple question: how much should I practice each day? So far, I’ve been practicing about 1-2 hours a day (sometimes 3 or 4, depends on what I’m drawing) for about a couple months now, and although I am definitely becoming a better artist, I don’t know if I’m drawing enough Should I devote more time to my artwork, or is the amount of time I dedicate good enough? Uh, pic unrelated. I would post my own artwork, but I don't have a scanner or even a fucking camera (lol, unemployment).
Anonymous
>>946815 Ahahaha. Yeah, I'm pretty damn new.
After I posted that last message, I cringed like a motherfucker because I knew I misread it almost entirely.
But yeah, even though I'm an utter newfag, I still know about LOOMISLOOMISLOOMIS. Actually looking at some of his stuff on perspective right now, shit looks so easy to fuck up, but I remain undettered. Also reading a guide by Burne Hogarthe on how to draw dynamic figures (I think I actually prefer him to Loomis - love how he shades) but is it worth looking into anymore of his stuff?
Anonymous
>>946821 There's a book more geared toward drawing comics, although I cannot for the life of me remember what it's called atm....it has the author in cartoon form (a guy with glasses) walking you through good shit like tones and paneling and stuff. Individual pages pop up on /ic/ fairly often enough. Hopefully some other d/ic/k can give you the actual name.
Anonymous
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>>946823 I think you meant Scott McCloud.
His books are pretty useful.
Anonymous
Honestly, 1-2 hours a day of practice is sufficient for improving. There is a limit of what you can do in one day. Of course, it matters what you do in that two hours. Drawing from life, and exercises is going to be more useful than idle doodling as far as improving drawing skill. Drawing each day is more important than total hours. If you drew mainly from life, took a class with a half decent teacher, and practiced diligently. you should become competent enough in 9 months to a year of work, at your age. Good in 2. At least to the point where no one will give you shit about your drawing skill. That said. You can spend 10 years and get nowhere. Remember drawing is a skill not an end in itself. Honestly get off the internet, and certainly off of /ic/ and sign up for a class at the community college or something. Learn to draw from life/traditionally for a year, then you can come back and pick up the anatomy books and try to learn a comic book style, it will be far less work and time in the long run.
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>>946826 I honestly know of no community colleges in the area that have such a class (I live in a really shitty part of town) but I will look.
I do draw from life occasionally, but mostly referencing books and photos right now. I also try and do a couple blind contour drawings a day, since I heard that helps quite a bit with line work.
Thanks for the input everyone. It means a lot. Initially, I thought I would've got trolled here, or had a bunch of people just post LOOOOOOOOOOOMMMMMIIIISSSSSSSSS, but you're all suprisingly bro-like.
I'll practice more for sure now, and look for some art courses in my city. Hopefully, if all goes well, I'll return in a few months or so with a couple decent pictures for you guys to critique.
Y'all can let this thead die now.