some dumn questions XD

[Crazy wolt]

so lets see what to u have to say to my questions XD
1.do you know any good e-books on how to draw? mostly mechanised stuff and funny anime drawings like chibi...but anything would be good
2.are there any good art forums like this?..so i can share my noobines XD
3.im looking for a simple software wich has a function to put a pic in the background and than draw with it as reference...like in art rage
4.can you get good at drawing just from reading how to draw books and looking at step-by-step instructions?
5.what happened with this forum?..when i joined i there where new members just coimng in and activity non-stop..and now..as far as i can see there are like 10 active members. and thanks for answering and helpnig

[RetiredOldie]

1. No.
2. Concept Art.
3. PaintToolSai does it, Just need to copy and past reference on different layer.
4. No, knowing what to do is important but art is something you learn by constantly refining.
5. Everyone got old and died off.

[darkreaver]

5. Everyone got old and died off.

also right now it's really hard to become a new member. I personally review the profiles of new members, and i have a high tendency of rejecting rather than allowing. I should probably change the system sometime..

[afroXcore]

i thought you did, i don't think we're in the position of becoming some exclusive club.

At the very least you could block off access to parts of the board so it could LOOK like we have something to offer.

[Professor Az]

1. No. Draw from life before doing the anime thing.

2. No. PolyKarbon is king, do not go anywhere else.

3. If it does what you want, then use Art Rage then.
3a. PaintTool Sai is very good, too.

4. No. You can learn the very basics, but for anything else, you must draw from life, draw from life, draw from life.

5. What's wrong with 10 active members, exactly? With you, that makes 11.

[Crazy wolt]

Originally Posted by Professor Az 1. No. Draw from life before doing the anime thing. 4. No. You can learn the very basics, but for anything else, you must draw from life, draw from life, draw from life.

Draw from life? u mean observe aobject and draw it from realy life?..might work XD

[r@nd0m-lamb]

Originally Posted by Crazy wolt Draw from life? u mean observe aobject and draw it from realy life?..might work XD

Sometimes, you should as well have sex with it.

[Crazy wolt]

Originally Posted by r@nd0m-lamb Sometimes, you should as well have sex with it.

XD yeah...u need to feel the object
to see the object..
to know the object..
to like the object

[r@nd0m-lamb]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9rpocTW4W8M

[Crazy wolt]

Exactly XD I need to be the drawing!

[Phl]

You gotta date the drawing!

[afroXcore]

Originally Posted by r@nd0m-lamb Sometimes, you should as well have sex with it.

don't joke, that almost got me kicked out of art school

[r@nd0m-lamb]

Originally Posted by afroXcore don't joke, that almost got me kicked out of art school

That depends. Was it gross or awesome? Anyhow, most probably worth it.

[Dwee dee(3d)]

use as many different mediums as you can. Sculpt, watercolor, ect. And as for tracing, just use something like gimp or any art program with layers and copy from that. Just fade the original so you can tell the images apart.

And also you need to understand what your eye sees -art's basically cheating your senses. Drawing=visual. Your goal should be to be able to fool your eyes. To fake it, you must understand the real thing. I'm still working on that.

[Crazy wolt]

Originally Posted by Dwee dee(3d) use as many different mediums as you can. Sculpt, watercolor, ect. And as for tracing, just use something like gimp or any art program with layers and copy from that. Just fade the original so you can tell the images apart. And also you need to understand what your eye sees -art's basically cheating your senses. Drawing=visual. Your goal should be to be able to fool your eyes. To fake it, you must understand the real thing. I'm still working on that.

Okey ill try with the layer thing u sead..and it will be hard to fool these eyes XD...but ill try..