Thread: [Hentai] Attempt at GooGirl

Originally Posted by Merlock

Ah, well, now that it's loading...I'll speak frankly, if you don't mind.

I don't like it. It may just be me of course. I don't like anything that doesn't look perfect. Perfected creative writing with flowing speech and a wide vocabulary...perfected drawing with fitting colours, good shading, well-made sketches...and so on.

That's probably why I don't draw myself even though I can...it takes ages. To create an anime drawing that looks like anime characters from cartoons and professional art takes a long time. Sketching takes quite a while, the colouring and shading is a whole process of its own...

But in the end, is there really a point in drawing something that doesn't look good? That doesn't look great? After all, art is for the eyes to enjoy, is it not?

Just thoughts out loud though. I doubt my criticism can be held too highly considering that I'm too lazy to draw myself.

'Looking perfect' and 'enjoyable to look at' are two totally different things. Anime is drawn so that there is a minimum of personal creative expression from the artist. Anime artists are illustrators. There will be a room full of thirty dudes all drawing the exact same thing in the exact same style. They are purposefully trying to draw, ink, and color the exact same way so that no one can tell the difference when they smash all their plates together into a comic/ film.

Thats one of the reasons that anime plates or disney cells will never be considered fine art. (Collectible and appreciable, hell yes. Badass looking, hell yes.)

Maybe thats not what you're referring to, but comparing a piece of fan art to a professionally drawn piece of anime just doesn't fly. Thats like comparing Dega's sketches to his photographs.

All I was saying is that I don't see a point in doing something unless you do it with great quality.
Thus, sketchy, vague and not perfectly finished pieces aren't as pleasant to look at as fully perfected pieces of work.

But something can always be of greater quality, wouldn't you agree? Who's to define good quality anyway?

Well, there's "professional" level and "amateur" level.
They can be viewed in comparison and taking into consideration which get sold for money (and are thus viewed generally as something worth paying for) and which don't.

But I'm talking more about...technical quality, not the quality of the art itself. Technical quality means making the image using precisely sketched and corrected lines instead of wobbly and quickly made ones, having good fitting colours and shading, making it a professional piece rather than something that was done "for fun".

But, aye, just my opinion. I just don't find any form of creativity "fun" unless others can enjoy it and marvel at it to a great degree, truly vastly adoring the piece of work provided, be it drawing, writing, singing, whatever.

You have a point, but I'm still practicing. I see no reason to waste a lot of time on a whole piece. What I practiced in this first drawing was actually the goo/transparency effect.

I see what you're saying, Merlock. I agree that some things can be ruined by a sloppy technique. Theres no excusing away something thats just poorly executed.

I just don't always think that a rigorous or technical technique is the best technique. Especially for people who are still learning. When you're learning to draw, it can be frustrating if you always compare your finished works with those that are professionally done. If you're still learning, you should be keeping your technique loose so you are free to explore color relationships, composition, ect.

Anime is getting so popular, I see a lot of talented young people drawing amazing looking pieces in the style. Im really excited it is getting people interested in drawing again, but I wish it wasn't so unexpressive and mechanical.

Its like someone who wants to be a journalist kicking themself because their handwriting doesn't look like newsprint.

I was on DeviantArt and was looking at someone's profile...He had awhole bunch of googirls favorited.