I've decided it's time that I start to actively take part on Conceptart.org if I want my art to get anywhere. I don't feel satisfied with where I am with my art right now and to be really really honest... I've fallen into the "dA popularity trap", for want of a better word. I hate it, that's why I changed my cast of characters in Albasia from wolves because there honestly was no other reason for them to all be wolves besides getting a bigger audience. By not using a popular species, I have to work harder on my comic to MAKE it appealing, you know what I mean? It's also why I tried to cut down on fanart, because most of my watchers only watch me for fanart which normally wouldn't be a bad thing, but when you decide to do your own original stuff, it can have a negative impact.
Also, I've started thinking about art in the completely wrong way and I've decided to post my work on Conceptart to get honest feedback, and a direction to go with my art.
I want... no, I NEED to study from life more. For the most part, I completely wing it and so there is always something...
off about my work. I want to focus on painting more too instead of cartoony stuff. So, my goal is for the next 3 years (the duration of my animation course at Uni), I will focus on drawing things as they are, and not how I think they look, and I will learn to paint well and have a badassed portfolio
Also, sometimes I feel like deviantART kinda limits people in a way because people here are terrified of giving critique because of those tetchy people who fly off on one. I'll say this now- don't be afraid of giving me critique. Without an outside opinion, you can often fall down with your own delusions of grandeur, and mountains and mountains of praise does nothing to help that. I feel that if I had spent the last 4 years of my life on Conceptart instead of deviantART, my art would have taken a total different direction, and possibly for the better.
What are your thoughts on critique and improvement? I'd love to hear them!
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most things you will get critique about will be things that would improve anyway from doing life study drawings. For example: someone might say " your wolfs legs look a little off" and you can try to do a quick fix for that particular picture, but what would help even more is doing lots of life drawings of wolves so you get to the point that that kind of critique wont even show up anymore.
just my opinion.
I promise to give my honest opinions on any future work while not being a douchebag bout it.
however. if you want SOME harsh words words of critiques and how your mistakes could be helped or even fixed I can try. BUT PLEASE REMEMBER! I don't WANT to say it. but I can grow a pair to help a fellow artist grow. anything I say about your art that is wrong or looks funny I will in turn give you tips or any kind of help I can to give you a chance to try and fix it ok?
before I continue. muzzles. you always seem to do them oddly. and I'm not sure why they look odd however I did find THIS [link] a long time ago. and I'm not sure if you ever seen it but I think this may help. plus it explains why things should be this way or that way so I'm sure it will help!!!
that artist has many other tutorials about wolves and cats. so I hope you grow from my help ;_; I know I'm not as good as you are with many things but I also know I need alot of work as well. and the first part of getting better is to take a step back and look at ones own art. however I never really got passed that step I know you can. (more because your drive to do things is probably better then mine) Good luck!
If someone is trolling then I think it's more obvious- sometimes though, you just have to use your intuition to see if what they say was just meant to be assholeish, or they genuinely want to help but aren't very good with the wording.
Hah, oh geez my muzzle problem. I don't know what it is, I really don't. I think it's mainly because I have an untrained eye for perspective. Lion muzzles I have no problem with because they're flat but wolves and animals with long muzzles are really hard to keep in perspective. Thanks for that link!