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Anonymous 04/25/2020 (Sat) 05:23:34 No. 1 [Reply]
Welcome to /loomis/ ! This board is intended for the discussion of a variety of artistic subjects, with an emphasis on illustration, painting and animation. If you're looking for books, video lectures and demonstrations on these subjects, please see the old /loomis/ resource hub archived at: https://bit.ly/3mW0abp https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ed6UeDp1ek
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Draw Thread Anonymous 09/30/2020 (Wed) 02:39:21 No. 349 [Reply] [Last]
Moe Anthropomorphism Edition
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>>7551 Keep workin' lad >>7556 Fuckin' based >>7560 WOWZA AWOOGA
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Muscle Ivy drawing
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Blah all done I guess

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Drawpile Thread: Finally Home Loomis 12/11/2023 (Mon) 00:33:15 No. 6643 [Reply] [Last]
Join artists from all over the world in the Drawpile, the Premiere Cross-Board Collaborative Drawing Event. A 9500 x 9500 pixel shared canvas awaits! Drawpile Software: drawpile.net/download In-Software Session URL: drawfie.com Server is accessible 24/7 A growing amount of sporadic activity can be found throughout most weekdays, official meetup starts Sundays at 5pm CST. Hope to see you there! Be conscious of the canvas size and considerate of others with the size of your own drawings, read the room; let's try and get the most out of each theme! -2.2 Beta Users: Exercise caution when using the new brushes, until we can get the server updated your work could be altered after a cache reset -for high quality, raw .png canvas files, use the MEGA archive here: https://mega.nz/folder/hbAURDBB#htWRoOsPOG30XnMmKV_zNA or check out the Archive threads:

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The canvas has been cleared, the MEGA archive has been updated. Thanks for joining! See you again soon.
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Seems I forgot about a couple others. JUST
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Arms and Armor Anonymous 11/21/2023 (Tue) 06:30:17 No. 6604 [Reply]
Just keeping a thread open for fantasy and historical artists for various military dress and fantasy equipment that I think is worth drawing. I can post stuff on request if necesary.
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Crossbowmen
Osprey Publishing is the GOAT

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Are there any Trad.Painters? 07/31/2025 (Thu) 03:45:12 No. 7523 [Reply]
I want to focus on Traditional Painters as I find myself loving working with Acrylic paint, but if got any oil paintings, I would love to see those too. I am just curious if there is anyone that does that around here. :)
Unfortunately I only got as far as graphite in my studies at the Atelier and never graduated to painting. I think if I'm going to move on to a trad subject it would probably be markers as they could compliment digital best. Hopefully there are other trad chads around though!
>>7524 Fair enough as that sort of media is frustrating sometimes. As when working with acrylics. When my brain works overly fast, just to wait for my layers of acrylic paint to dry.
>>7523 Oil painter here and it's a good life.

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Practice Thread 2: the Second Practice Thread Edition Anonymous 08/24/2021 (Tue) 06:11:59 No. 3859 [Reply] [Last]
A thread for people of all skill levels to dump their works-in-progress and studies Old Thread: >>3 Resources: Northern Kentucky University Drawing Database - Marc Leone "the Basics" Playlist: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vtd6uwNFl9k&list=PLMXbAPr21di-Ox-dmDwL2riWedei1dn9S[Embed] Ctrl+Paint.net Free Video Library https://www.ctrlpaint.com/library/ Anatomical 3-D Models: https://pastebin.com/9VgmQQPk Random Figure Poses: New and Improved!

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>>7515 Lineart looks as good as it's ever going to, I suppose. I'll get around to coloring it eventually.
>>7543 >>7515 I somehow forgot to comment on this, I think I wrote something up and then closed the tab and completely forgot about it. Anyway, I think you've done quite well here. This is a challenging perspective/foreshortening problem and I believe you've done well keeping it comprehensible.
>>7514 First image are some characters I drew off the top of my head and the second is just Iron Fist from Marvel

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Krita Anonymous 10/18/2020 (Sun) 03:03:28 No. 533 [Reply] [Last]
Krita remains the most versatile and overall best free drawing, painting and animation software I'm aware of. It is extremely competitive and even superior to many commercial software options. Find it at https://krita.org/en Newest Stable Release 4.4.8 (8/25/21) https://krita.org/en/download/krita-desktop/ Krita 5.0 Beta! https://krita.org/en/item/second-beta-for-krita-5-0/
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>>6745 I would love a Krita fork that just removed any vestige of corporate ai slop that they intend to implement in the future. It is open source after all.
>>6732 Stick to older versions, but honestly... It reminds me of CSP trying to do the same, but when it comes to my opinions on it. The fact A.I. Is being added to Krita is something I am not keen on despite I use it for censoring my art and as a make-shift editing program. Like it is weird as I am okay with plugins, as I am not going to use those.
>>7549 Yeah plugins are one thing, officially integrating it into the software is another thing entirely. You know it will be one of those things where it's going to have to be opted out of by diving deep into the settings and preferences too. Their investor Intel wants to get their money's worth and they're going to use any underhanded means to do so

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Lil' Guys Anonymous 05/24/2025 (Sat) 20:33:50 No. 7371 [Reply] [Last]
Lil' Guys are creatures you'd find if you'd overturned a rock in your garden or a flower bed. They can take the shape of full sized animal equivalents or some kind of creature you made yourself, anything as long as they're low effort, high fun! Let's see your lil' guys, anon! edit: Lil' guys are NOT animals, they are cryptids! Thoughtforms! Credomorphs! (thanks, Molly: https://cityofthesun.cfw.me/comics/225/ )
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>>7465 >>7464 Lil' guy must have been lifting, dude's JACKED
Been a while

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OE KA KI Anonymous 04/01/2024 (Mon) 00:54:34 No. 6678 [Reply] [Last]
Oekaki is BACK, bitches! You see this thread, right? Then stop whatever you're doing and draw something with it right now! Take your time or doodle something quick, it doesn't matter. Just have fun and draw something!
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>>7389 Cute but >drawing with a phone Please don't do this anon
>>7487 Nice birb, bruder
>>7496 I can't hide my style. It's almost as if it was the reflection of my soul.

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Tower Girls: "Moe" Girls Edition Anonymous 09/17/2020 (Thu) 03:44:47 No. 94 [Reply] [Last]
Learning to love again Use your post number or the Random Number Generator at https://www.random.org to roll a number between 1 and 999 to play! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5ZQOlhv9fcY
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>>7449 Zamn! She's (got) 12 (eyes)?
Nevermind I mis-counted
rolling

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Anonymous 09/17/2020 (Thu) 17:19:12 No. 130 [Reply]
Is there someone wants to donate this book so I can disassemble the spine and scan it? I used to have this book but it went missing when I move out from my old apartment to a smaller room. It already took up space before so a digital copy would be nice but for some reason, there's no ebook from the official publisher. I've been searching every nook of chans and normet socials and none of them have the scanned book so I guess I need to start it myself then. I'll give my contact if someone interested to participate in this because I have the access to an library archive scanner.
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>>6194 maybe. I wouldn't know. btw, check this out for JC & FX Leyendecker's art dump for studies. https://www.flickr.com/groups/leyendecker/pool/
>>142 There are scanners designed for books that don't require disassembly.
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anyone got this art book?

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CMG - Comics Manga General Anonymous 10/26/2021 (Tue) 13:17:15 No. 4820 [Reply] [Last]
This thread is dedicated to sharing your own comics, panels or comic/manga related media. This is also a good place to receive comments on your writing, page flow, illustration techniques or style. Feel free to post inspirational material or links and media realated to comic and manga creation. Obviously useful discussions related to comic/manga creation are appreciated.
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>>7200 Very informative. I would hate for my ambiguous blob to look like Guile or Bart by accident
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Havent done much paneling but here's something I conjured up, Wish I looked at this thread beforehand
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Learning how to draw in 6 easy steps Anonymous 03/15/2021 (Mon) 17:58:18 No. 1991 [Reply] [Last]
>What is the purpose of this thread? The point of this thread is to establish for people the foundations of what is required in order to become a great artist. The people this thread is best aimed at are those so-called "experts" wanting to get back to the basics, or newcomers wanting to know how to start their journey towards becoming an artist. >Does the "six steps" mean I will become a great artists within the week? No. The purpose of the "six steps" is to establish a foundation for all art and drawing. You're not going to become an expert overnight because drawing is a skill that you need to develop over time. However, it's pointless to constantly bang your head against a wall for hours on end because that will do nothing except burn yourself out and become frustrated. To put it one way, it's a better learning process to spend 10 days sketching for an hour than spend one day sketching for 10 hours. >So, how does the "six step" process work? All you do is spend 15-60 hours everyday, drawing each successive step of the process. That's it. >What happens if I miss a day You just continue on with the next day as if nothing every happened. Spending double the time is not going to make up for the day that you lost. >What if I just don't feel like doing it one day? If you don't "feel" like it, learn to work through it because what you're doing is building a habit. If you're still having a "hard time", just get out your supplies, and set them up as if you were going to still practice. If you're still not "feeling it", perhaps drawing isn't your thing and you need to find a new hobby. >How was this process developed? Referring to resources that other artists have recommended in regards actually learning how to draw. So, here we go...
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>>7204 There are a lot of different ways to draw. If more structured drawing isn't your thing, right now or possibly ever, that's fine. People fixate too much on details like that, fundamentally you should do what feels right for you. But construction does have a lot of uses, particularly if you want to do more complex rendering. A drawing might look solid until the time comes to light it, and at that point it can just fall apart if you're not able to abstract it into simpler forms. It's also good for certain types of caricature, if you want a more three-dimensionality. It's worth noting though that you don't necessarily need to draw the construction, many of those artists you love are likely visualizing it in their head to some extent.
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Maybe these are useful to someone idk.
>>7278 Thanks, love all the little doodles you made to go along with the notes you were taking. Always fun seeing how other people take notes and how they actually compare to my own.

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drawfag backlock Anonymous 04/24/2021 (Sat) 22:30:54 No. 2598 [Reply]
Do you keep a backlog of things to draw? Are you waiting for your skill to catch up or do you just not have the time or motivation? Do you ever actually work through your ideas or is it still piling up? I have a txt that I keep everthing from random stuff I want to draw to full blown autistic webcomics. As of yet I'm not good enough for any of them. I wonder how many years it'll be until I git gud enough to make that flatland animaton with a cowtits carl sagan and a dfc.
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No, I don't quite see the point in keeping a backlog. You have the highest chance of completing a project when you start working on it right there and then when you're still excited about the idea. Holding onto ideas until 10 years later when you've learned to draw seems especially pointless, by the time you get there you'll look back at your inane writings from your youth and think it's all banal and stupid.
I wouldn't say I keep a physical backlog, but yeah I definitely have a mental backlog of stuff I'd like to draw or write, or animate, or paint, comics and short animations, etc. etc. someday. Usually when I'm in a certain mood I think back to how I want something to look, like a monochrome figure standing behind a pane of glass with strong shadows casting towards the viewer, or a body bent over with nothing visible but their outline, the view clear through their torso as their hand clasps a dangling locket from their fingers. Or if I'm in a more upbeat mood I play through storylines and fun little visuals for comics and shorts and doodles I want to make. Those kinds of things for sure.
If I could do it all over again I'd have started with small silly projects and worked my way up to more pretentious ones as my skills improved. Projects are a great motivator for immediate productivity. Unfortunately when you're naive and focus on projects of a very high standard from the get you may find yourself spinning your wheels in place endlessly

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Inktober 2024 Anonymous 09/27/2024 (Fri) 05:39:33 No. 6771 [Reply] [Last]
Get ready for Inktober The challenge is to make one drawing each day based on the prompts in the image. Inktober is traditionally meant for practicing inking, but any from of art is welcome and encouraged. Some people do the daily challenge and aim for consistency, while others choose a specific set of prompts to focus on. If you do not like the prompts here and still want to participate, there are other lists you can follow instead. Regardless of what you do, the main goal is to encourage anons to practice. We are all trying to become better artists, so no matter where you are starting from, don't be shy to share your artwork. Also feel free to ask for feedback or constructive criticism. Good luck and have fun!
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>>6866 (I was serious by the way, very good work)
I understand I'm about a half a year late here but I just wanted to say thanks to everyone who participated in '24's Inktober. It's probably my favorite art-related thing that happens once a year and it makes me really happy to see people still challenging themselves with the prompts when it comes around. Love all you guys, you all did some very fantastic work, and god willing I'll be able to actually participate in it again when this year's Inktober comes around again.
>>7394 A lot of damn fine work posted last year. Definitely looking forward to seeing more even if I can't typically participate, myself.

Anonymous 04/18/2025 (Fri) 00:49:19 No. 6954 [Reply]
/loomis/ is cordially invited to join us at the 4th Soulcalibur 6 tournament. You may choose 1 or 2 characters to fight (preferably a b-tan or character relevant for your board). The 4th tournament is being hosted here: >>>/icup/6376 It is an interboard game with CPUs fighting each other. Btw, this board needs a meta thread for invites like this.
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ANNOUNCING THE 1ST ROUND OF THE 4TH TOURNAMENT 1ST ROUND: /arepa/ Simon Bolivar vs /t/ Libbie /av/ Avellana vs /arepa/ Lionza /leftypol/ Alunya vs /m/ Coop /ais/ Jenny vs /hisparefugio/ Hispacan /erp/ Eirin vs /a/ HoiHoi Punished /v/ vs /ac/ Aurora /vhs/ Rocky vs /tkr/ Tiffany Lee /hisrol/ MMM-tan vs /hispol/ Esther /vt/ Tokino Sora vs /argentina/ Creature /m/ QBajeena vs /monarchy/ Grace /vb/ Phoebe vs /pol/ Pol Tan /b/ Vampyr vs /biz/ Bobo /christian/ Christ Chan vs /baubau/ /fur/ n8 vs /ais/ Dorothy /gacha/ Doro vs /2434/ Lovelock

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