Art Discussion

[Athena]

Oh yay so many people already! Awesome!

So I'm not super well versed in group messaging or any of that, but I was thinking of maybe doing this over some kind of Skype chat? That way people can protect their privacy if they need to, you can access it easily on mobile, and it can handle fairly large image file sizes. If anyone has a better idea they know of though, please tell me.

In terms of dates...mmmmmaybe starting in mid-May? I'd like to keep it outside of final exam weeks for those of us who are students but soon enough that people don't lose interest. Would it be helpful if I set up a vote on the starting date?

I think ground rules can wait until we get closer but does anyone have topics they'd like to see on the list? And don't worry about suggesting too many. If we end up with more topics than we have days we can combine small and similar ones.


(ALSO if someone suggests a topic you like, let them know! Practice is so much better when you know someone shares your interest than when you're left thinking "oh god i'm the only person here who wants to draw this thing and no one else is going to enjoy this day because of me")

I'm not quite sure my summer schedule yet, but I would love to join this! The problem is that Skype is really broken for me, and I can't log in. In my experience it isn't really that good for sharing art. I can totally recommend Discord, a free text and voice service much like Skype but is also has good support for image sharing, imho much better than Skype. Also you don't even need to have an account, just set a username and join the chat through a link which could be posted here. It can be used online also, no download required.

[Curry]

OU MAN IM INTERESTED IN THIS! i know that may is Not a good idea for all the high school students because of aps and teeechnically i should be studying the first week of june (finals week for me) but lbr that's not really going to happen i'm going to spend my extra time drawing anyways

aNYWAYS im down for skype (preferably) but im also down for anything else !

[Helia]

The problem with chats is that you can't find a time suitable for everyone - especially if people live in very different time-zones.

[Aierdome]

Oooh, that's a good idea. I'd love to join as well, I need some motivation to draw things I can't draw all that well. 

While I've got no problem with Skype, and probably nothing against anything else, I agree with what Helia said about chat problems - if we have, for example, part of the group from America, part from Japan and part from Europe, just scheduling joint meetings would be a mess. If I may, why not create a thread here on forums? This way anyone could pop in whenever they could.

[Keeper]

I think using this thread could work just as well as the chat. If we have the topics put up with a schedule in the first post, people can post the art in here and critique it here as well. And if anyone needs or wants specific help, it can probably be done with PMs?

[Kiraly]

The time zone thing is a valid point, plus even within time zones we might not all have the same schedules/free time. I agree that a thread would work nicely, though I do also really like the immediacy of live chatting - it makes it less likely that I'll think "Oh, I have to come back and reply to that when I have time" and then forget about it.

Also, as far as topics/subjects:

HANDS HANDS HANDS
Also feet
Anatomy/proportion in general (Nothing NSFW, but it's been way too long since I really practiced realistic humans)
Male anatomy/proportion in specific (they tend to look too feminine when I draw them)
I almost hate to suggest this one, but buildings and perspective. My MOST HATED part of drawing, so many straight lines!
Water
Metal?
Clouds

[Gwenno]

This sounds like something which could be very helpful! I've no exams or huge work commitments so I think all the dates work for me, but I do live in an awkward timezone (Japan) so if you tried to coordinate some kind of chat I'd probably be that annoying person that none of the times work for >"< (even Skyping with individual friends can take ages to coordinate).

[tamaerchen]

I'd like to join! But just like some others, I'm not quite sure of my summer schedule... Commencement is in mid-May but I'm gonna be travelling till the beginning of June and after that it depends whether I do get into my summer school/internship thingy... But if anything works, I'll be down!

[Krisse Kovacs]

I would join in too
I am on skype (or whatsapp or facebook messanger), other sites or something I simply would forget about, these notify me at least

I would need help/practice for full-body anatomy + poses, and (detailed) BGs

[Asterales]

I would really like to join, too. Only, it sounds like something you need to already have some skills for and I... don't?
I mean... Sometimes I doodle and it turns out great, but basically I can't draw and whenever I get something right it is down to luck? ??? It's not like I can say "Oh! Today I will draw a sitting person!" and it's actually going to turn out to be a sitting person. It's more likely to turn into a mountain range or a fantasy creature or something different altogether. It'll look okay... but it usually won't be what I was aiming for It gets worse the more I think about the thing I want to draw... so I doodle?

Would it still be okay if I joined?
Naturally, since I can't draw anything, I'd be happy about practicing everything.
Hmm, maybe folds and different textures in clothing, curtains, blankets, etc.?
Grass?
If we do animals, could we try dragons too? Since Minna likes them? (Pssshh! Training for the next birthday present) 

Eeeeh, to be honest it sounds as if I'm in the completely wrong thread - but I want to try iiiit! :'(

[Kiraly]

I would really like to join, too. Only, it sounds like something you need to already have some skills for and I... don't?
I mean... Sometimes I doodle and it turns out great, but basically I can't draw and whenever I get something right it is down to luck? ??? It's not like I can say "Oh! Today I will draw a sitting person!" and it's actually going to turn out to be a sitting person. It's more likely to turn into a mountain range or a fantasy creature or something different altogether. It'll look okay... but it usually won't be what I was aiming for It gets worse the more I think about the thing I want to draw... so I doodle?

Would it still be okay if I joined?
Naturally, since I can't draw anything, I'd be happy about practicing everything.
Hmm, maybe folds and different textures in clothing, curtains, blankets, etc.?
Grass?
If we do animals, could we try dragons too? Since Minna likes them? (Pssshh! Training for the next birthday present) 

Eeeeh, to be honest it sounds as if I'm in the completely wrong thread - but I want to try iiiit! :'(

I think you're in the right place! There's no requirement for skill, the whole point is to get better (no matter where you start). I think your suggestion of fabrics is a good one, I could use some practice with that myself.

[Curry]

definitely how different fabrics move and fold and look on the body!! i need to branch out in my textures and how i draw folds.

and going off of that, different textures in general? maybe it might need to be a 2-day thing (day one just focuses on light and value and then day two focuses on how color plays into that too) but that would be actually so useful............

[Asterales]

I think you're in the right place! There's no requirement for skill, the whole point is to get better (no matter where you start). I think your suggestion of fabrics is a good one, I could use some practice with that myself.

Oh, I'm glad to hear that!

[…] and then day two focuses on how color plays into that too[…]

Color? *swallows* *starts laughing hysterically* I don't even have any color pencils! Meep!
... I'll need to buy some, huh?...

It sure does sound helpful.
Just faaaaaaar beyond my abilities. Haha...ha. I'll have so much fun. (I honestly think I will!)

[Yuuago]

Hmmm this is a great idea. < 3 And I think I might join in too. Drawing is an exercise in frustration for me, buuuut no matter. : D

Though I also prefer to have it in a thread due to time zones (and in my case, tech limitations.)

[Unlos]

Anatomy, faces, expressions! Hands and feet and fabrics and cloth folding. And textures. All of it, really.
I would prefer it to be in this thread, but mostly because of practicality, setting up a time to suit everyone seems tricky, besides the fact that I freeze up when I have to write anything real-time. I have dropped by the sssschat sometimes with the intention of hanging out but end up staring petrified at the keyboard wondering what to write)