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CooleManTheMaster
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"I'm not very skilled... OTL"
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Your artwork really worth a watch. Keep up the awesome work bro
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Aw man. Thanks. I still need tons of improvement, but I'm glad you enjoy it. = )
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No problem! Keep doing what you do. I hope to reach a great skill level like yours some day. = )
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aww, im flattered!
really, i dont have that much skill. if you sit down and draw, youll be there in no time. 
the less your form of practise allows you to wiggle around and make wishy-washy statements, the more it forces you to know what you are doing. for example, if you want to practise your shading, go for it and use a hard-edged brush, black and white only. no grey. shading is deciding what is hit by light and what is not. ergo two values. if you get the placement of those right, you cant fuck it up if you wanted to. all in all: get the big things down right, and dont let them be overwhelmed by detail. works every time.
also, dont be intimidated by reference! dont try to copy what you see, but make a drawing/painting that looks like what you see. leave out what is unnecessary, simplify what is complex, make random things have a rhythm, push shapes so they really have the impact they have in your head... you cant observe design into a picture! you have to put it there!
dont be afraid to make a conscious copy of a drawing you like. try duplicating it line by line, noticing how you would have done some lines differently, and observe what those new marks do. whenever i copy, say, an iain mccaig or mike mignola drawing, i am astounded how gutsy they are, simplifying things down into simple shapes, but play those off each other so they really hit home.
look here for example: [link] - damn, look at those horse legs! look how much he exaggerated the knobbyness of the joints! look how he plays off long, sweeping curves against shorter, choppy lines - curves against straights, inward-curving against outward-bulging! that stuff looks alive!
other greats worth studying are all the old disney animators, especially milt kahl! their drawings have to be simple so they can be animated, and they also have to read well in a multitude of situations. andreas dejas blog [link] and hans bachers blog [link] are treasure troves of animation-related stuff.
just look at lots of great drawings, dissect them in your mind, and do a lot of drawings, always pushing you to solve new problems. thats really all there is to it, and the journey never ends.
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Thank you for your great advice. People like you that take the time to help others and write out a thoughtful reply make me smile. = ) The difficult part for me is making definitive lines, as my "mind's eye" isn't very good, as well as just sitting down and doing studies. I know I am capable of good work, I just need to sit down and study diligently. Then, everything else will fall into place. It's very hard for me to combat my laziness though, haha, but I try to and succeed sometimes. = ) Hopefully things begin to fall into place for me, and understanding will come easier to me, so I can learn and do more in an amount of time that is shorter than what I take now. = )
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i know that laziness problem first hand.
as for the minds eye: the ability to do imagine a line that does several things at once really only comes when you got used to some of those tasks. like perspective, for example: in the beginning, you learn a method for constructing geometry in perspective. but the more you use that technique, the more familiar you will become with its results, and the less elaborate of a setup you will need to predict the look of the outcome. at one point, youll just draw stuff that looks right enough without any construction at all. from there on, it will be much easier to imagine a line that sells the perspective and, say, tries improving the readability of the silhouette.
also, there is nothing wrong with making helping lines. like, working out rough perspective and anatomy first, so you know what ends up where on the page, and then make those rough marks into something that also looks good. thats as "valid" a process as any other. no-one is going to chide you for your process when it delivers good results.
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So it all boils down to constant practice, like everyone always says. = P Thank you for your responses, I appreciate them. = )
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no problem
from one lazy bum to another: looking at great drawings helps, too, as long as you really look for the draughtsmans work, and not just how hot the girl in the drawing is.
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Haha, don't worry about that, I know. I generally look at things objectively instead of subjectively. = P
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We haven't spoken in so long. ;_; Why is that? >_<
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Because you deleted me from facebook, you piece of bacon! XD I don't even know what I did to make you angry! T_T
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Did I? I didn't know. We never spoke, besides that one summer after VOD where we spoke almost every day, so I never noticed. ._.
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Yep, you did. And you exaggerate, we talked. It just wasn't super often.
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We talked like once every three months. = /
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No problem! Same to you! = D
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No problem! Your art is very nice. = )
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Thanx, your words is encourging me .XD
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Just keep doing what you're doing. = )
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Hey! It's a hard name to spell. I'm Courtnee. You made me talk to that guy about army stuff. He was really annoying. Anyway then you defriended me on Skype. So yeah.
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What? The person's name I was friends with on Skype was Cameron Ettinger. Not Courtnee nor Jessica. She said this account wasn't her account, and I have the messages saying so. ._.
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Lol. I know. I'm not her... duh...? I'm meeee :3 I just read a bunch of the things you said to her.
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Ha. Alright then. = P
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Your name is Luis Albert Figeroa. You drive at the same speed as a granny. I know you
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I USED to drive the same speed as a granny. = P But that was in my vlog, and you spelled my name wrong, so you don't know me very well. Who are you?
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No problem! Your stuff's pretty good. = )
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Of course! Your art is very good. Reddit sent meh. = )
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I'm afraid I don't know you...? I do like your art, though. = )
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This is a harass because we haven't talked in too long. So yo. See you around.
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No problem whatsoever! = ) Thanks for the comment!
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Hello! Ha, very late reply. About a year late. XD;
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Agsfghdh!!! youuu! >u< Gahh, a s-subscription. *A* ...i do not deserve. Wahh, Thank you sooo much!! X3 
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Maybe that's some incentive for you to upload more deviations. >: P
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