Fellow Artsts/Animators/people-who-like-to-draw, UNITE!

Thank you (btw what do you like to draw @NutEllaDraws )

I like drawing animals and human girls, but I can't draw a boy to save my life.

SAME

But the person whose name I got for Secret Santa only listed boy characters kill me now

and thank you so much that really helps

do you have beginning tablet recommendations?

I suggest one of the smaller wacoms. my first tablet was a wacom intuos draw if I remember correctly, and it worked wonderfully. however, I don't suggest any of the wacom pro tablets, as I personally had several issues with my wacom pro paper. I currently have one of the newer XP Pen models (I think it's the 16?) that is about as good and cheap as you'll get a display tablet

ALSO!!!! for anyone looking for a free program, im pretty sure Autodesk Sketchbook just went out for free!

dude, it's free again? it was free/cheap for like 3 dollars a few years ago, and it's a really good program that I would probably use instead of sai if it was totally free

do you have beginning tablet recommendations?

While I don't have specific tablets to recommend, I can give you some tips on how to choose a good one and what to look for:
#1: There are two main types of tablets, tablets with screens and tablets without screens. Screenless tablets are usually cheaper, and they're less likely to break, while screen tablets are easier to get used to and give you more control. There are benefits to both, however, you should probably do some research before deciding which type you want.

#2: Don't immediately go for the most expensive tablet you see, no matter how fancy the features seem. I have used both an Intuos Draw ($70) and an Intuos Pro ($350), and while I love my Pro tablet very much and definitely prefer it over the regular Draw tablet, that $280 difference is not worth it for an eraser on the back of the pen and tilt sensors. Not to mention the Pro one is harder to travel with because it's so much bigger.

#3: Stick with the popular tablet brands. Huion and Wacom are the two most well known. Why is it important to choose their tablets? Because not all programs work with every tablet. A lot of them (Such as Sketchbook and Gimp) are made specifically for Wacom or Huion tablets, and the pressure sensitivity will either glitch out or stop working completely if you use tablets that the programs don't support. I'm not sure why it's that way but it is.

#4: I know I already sort of said this, but DO. YOUR. RESEARCH. Watch tablet reviews, read Amazon reviews, figure out what tablet you want before you go buying it. This is an important step.

#5: Are tablets too expensive? Well if you have a Mac computer (Yes, must be Mac, not Windows or anything) and an iPad, you can download an app called AstroPad which will allow you to use the iPad as a screen tablet. You have to have a stylus though. (If you can't get a stylus, a piece of tin foil works. Might make weird sounds and isn't fully reliable but it works.) (Also, I've never actually used this because I don't have a Mac computer or an iPad, so I can't guarantee this will work)

Also, just a bonus tip if you do get a tablet: The pens require nibs which can be lost really easily, so if you happen to lose your last nib… Uncooked spaghetti noodles and duct tape can actually be used as a solution. I tried it once, it's a little odd feeling and if you're not careful you might scratch the tablet, but it really does work.)

I would like to add that even though most smaller tablet brands have errors with lots of programs, XP Pen's tablets are cheap and high quality. Mine is one of the more recent screen tablets, a 13.3, and I have very few problems with it. It's on the big side (it's as big as my enormous laptop, and I'm partial towards larger devices anyways because I'm blind af so it's not a problem for me), and the HDMI portion of the cable is EXTREMELY breakable and the screen is a bit easy to scratch. Replacing cables is also a bit expensive, as you can really only find them for 20 dollars on amazon, but it's far better than replacing something like the pro pens for a Wacom Pro. Although I can't diss Wacom, I am a bit anti-Wacom due to my bad experiences with the pro paper tablet. they're also expensive af to try and replace different parts (my dog ate my pen. it cost like 40 dollars), but the display tablets are REALLY good

I would like to add that even though most smaller tablet brands have errors with lots of programs, XP Pen's tablets are cheap and high quality. Mine is one of the more recent screen tablets, a 13.3, and I have very few problems with it. It's on the big side (it's as big as my enormous laptop, and I'm partial towards larger devices anyways because I'm blind af so it's not a problem for me), and the HDMI portion of the cable is EXTREMELY breakable and the screen is a bit easy to scratch. Replacing cables is also a bit expensive, as you can really only find them for 20 dollars on amazon, but it's far better than replacing something like the pro pens for a Wacom Pro. Although I can't diss Wacom, I am a bit anti-Wacom due to my bad experiences with the pro paper tablet. they're also expensive af to try and replace different parts (my dog ate my pen. it cost like 40 dollars), but the display tablets are REALLY good

Yeah, the reason I got my Pro tablet in the first place was because I lost the pen to my old one and my birthday was coming up so my mom was just like "Here you're stressed about losing an important piece to your favorite belonging so have an even more expensive version so you can be even MORE stressed about NOT losing this one!" (Two weeks later my baby sister brought me my old pen and said "Look, Ella, I can color too!" so I have no idea where it was)

heck females are hard to draw, I stick with bois

heck females are hard to draw, I stick with bois

…TEACH ME HOW TO DRAW THE ALIEN CREATURES REFERRED TO AS BOIS

Also, I mentioned I used a spaghetti noodle as a pen nib once, this is the drawing. (It's OLD but still one of my better artworks)

https://ibb.co/D7yhfFJ

I mean like the beginning of this year old btw

honestly females are harder for me just because of the torso proportions

OMG I KNOW IM LATE BUT I HEARD MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

and i am also an artist btw

OMG I KNOW IM LATE BUT I HEARD MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

and i am also an artist btw

me summed up into two posts

I use photoshop, now that I have a new laptop that can actually run it. It's the best but kind of complicated. If you take a photoshop class in school like I do you'll learn it a lot faster

heck females are hard to draw, I stick with bois

Yeah, I kinda feel the same way. Guys are easier for me, only because of the fact that I don't have to draw boobs on them. Boobs are hard.

Alright this might make me look like a weirdo but as a female with boobs I know a few things about how to draw them, first off do NOT use circles as guidelines, that never works. Instead use a teardrop-like shape and make sure the tip of the teardrop is connected to the armpit. Second, do NOT do what anime does and make them larger than the moon, not only is that physically impossible in real life but keep in mind that that would bring more problems than keeping a pet elephant, just imagine you have two pillows duct taped to you. It would not only be heavy and uncomfortable, but if you run they’ll probably hit you in the face and you won’t be able to sleep without feeling gross and sweaty and you’ll probably look really fat and you’ll really wish you never had them. Yeah. Also lastly realize that they are round. That seems simple but I’ve seen a lot of drawings with pyramid breasts and not only is that really dumb looking but that doesn’t happen in real life. Ever. In fact they aren’t usually very visible, the closest thing I can think of to compare to them is actually stomach fat. It’s weird, uncomfortable, everyone who has it wishes they didn’t, it jiggles around when you walk and is overall just really annoying. The only difference is usually fat isn’t seen as attractive but when you move it up a little bit suddenly you’re a model or something. I don’t understand that even slightly however I’m not attracted to girls so I probably never will. I can not believe I just sat here trying to explain the anatomy of boobs to a random staranger on the internet… Well since we’re both complaining about the anatomy of peoples, I’m just going to say something that always drives me nuts when I have to draw boys: DO YOU GUYS EVEN HAVE BUTTS? I mean, you all walk around like a two dimensional creature with no shape and I’m supposed to draw that??? I might as well just draw a toothpick with a beard and call it a guy. Or draw a piece of paper with muscles or something because there’s nothing else to draw? You all are like living stick figures and I don’t like it. Centaurs were probably created so there would be more shape to the living pieces of paper referred to as bois. -that is my mini rant for the day

I honestly have never had problems with drawing boobs? Most of my characters are male/monsters but when I was younger I drew exclusively females, so I guess the practice helps. Though I'd like to note that sticking with just one thing and drawing just that for an extended period of time isn't the best idea, as it screwed me over in the long run

I am mediocre

I honestly have never had problems with drawing boobs? Most of my characters are male/monsters but when I was younger I drew exclusively females, so I guess the practice helps. Though I'd like to note that sticking with just one thing and drawing just that for an extended period of time isn't the best idea, as it screwed me over in the long run

I haven’t drawn a boy in a year or two. I’m doomed at this point.

OMG I KNOW IM LATE BUT I HEARD MIRACULOUS LADYBUG

and i am also an artist btw

me summed up into two posts

lol exactly

Hello I like art, I used to only draw girls but I started drawing more boys? I don't know when it happened it just did

Hello I like art, I used to only draw girls but I started drawing more boys? I don't know when it happened it just did

gah i wish that would happen to me, I cant draw guys for my life

I only draw girls bc guys, don’t get me wrong, but’s guyS ARE HARD TO DRAW????????