[ SECRET POST #2302 ]

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⌈ Secret Post #2302 ⌋

Warning: Some secrets are NOT worksafe and may contain SPOILERS.

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Notes:

Secrets Left to Post: 03 pages, 065 secrets from Secret Submission Post #329.
Secrets Not Posted: [ 0 - broken links ], [ 1 - not!secrets ], [ 0 - not!fandom ], [ 1 - too big ], [ 0 - repeat ], [ 1 - personal attack ].
Current Secret Submissions Post: here.
Suggestions, comments, and concerns should go here.

Comments

[(Anonymous)]

BBs aren't going to be banned or anything. There's always next time, and in the meantime you can continue practicing.

Or you could enter along with a friend who writes fic? I think some BBs allow you to come in pairs. That way you could both compromise to produce something, as opposed to just going, "yeah we'll do that sometime."

I'm just saying, throwing a pity-party is fun and all (hell, I've done it plenty of times), but pretty much every artist I know who was bad and eventually got good (or even went pro) has admitted that they knew they kinda sucked at the beginning yet still had the nuts to post their stuff. "misguidedly narcissistic", I've read some describe it. And I suppose it's because drawing something they loved was a reward onto itself.

So hey, OP doesn't like the drawing (and I'm not gonna pretend I like it either) but at least the artist had moxie. And at the end of the day, you're gonna need that more than the approval of everyone in the internet.

[anonymouslyyours]

I post my stuff. Here. And twice on AO3! It's very misguided too. :P

IDK, thanks for the kind words and thoughts. Overall you're right but being too chickenshit to ask the internet to look at my art in a serious context is hardly my biggest problem. So I guess I'll stick to not posting my stuff until I feel good enough about it that it doesn't cause me anxiety.

Until then I shall continue to produce ridiculous, sub-par art to the bemusement of f!s commenters. Probably using Paint as well. And I shall have fun doing it. This is my solemn pledge to both you and the OP of this thread.

[(Anonymous)]

Hey, good on you.

For what it's worth, I checked out your fanart, and I definitely think you're on the right track. My main suggestion would be to get used to using guide lines-- block out the body and face shapes before doing the details. It ain't a magic trick, it'll still look wonky until you get used to the proportions. There are a shit ton of tutorials on this kinda stuff, but you gotta find one that suits you best; I think a mistake people make is trying to take them all into account and it just ends up confusing. Or maybe that was just me.

Or try places like http://senshistock.deviantart.com/, where besides the stock they usually have tutorials in their favorites, and accept submissions of art based on their stock, so you may get feedback more easily. Good luck.