After a week without touching this fan art, I finally decided to finish this thing and color it since I want to practice my coloring skills.



I took some advice on how to properly color using colored pencils and I compared it to my previous drawing with colors. Did it improve or did it become worse? Give some Cnc if you want.

When you say "coloring skillz", you're talking about not going outside the lines right?


Seriously, what 'Skill' is there that's necessary in coloring.

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Seriously, what 'Skill' is there that's necessary in coloring.

haha man you can't be serious

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When you say "coloring skillz", you're talking about not going outside the lines right?


Seriously, what 'Skill' is there that's necessary in coloring.

Do you have any other words that can replace "skills" there? I honestly don't know what to put up there. I can't find the word that will complete the title, so I just decided to put "skills" there and wait for feedback.

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Considering you have done absolutely nothing but to put down flat colours, I honestly don't know just what you are trying to practice.

Some people suggested that the colors would look better if I color them in a consistent direction, so I did it and see if it changed anything.

This is more of a pencil control practice or whatever it's called. You should try drawing straight line, circles, spirals and various sketching techniques while considering the line weight. Just contaminate the whole page with those. Basically getting the feel of motion with your hands. But if you are trying to study colors you can start by learning color theories. They're easily googled. It's basically choosing the right colors to fit the appropriate mood for the picture.

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When you say "coloring skillz", you're talking about not going outside the lines right?


Seriously, what 'Skill' is there that's necessary in coloring.

haha man you can't be serious

He's a pessimistic degenerate who is frustrated with his own favorite section, the writers lounge. So he feels the need to not only give useless feedback, but show of his ignorance and bring down the artists who are genuinely looking to improve from posting their work here.

Op, to answer your question, I would say you've improved. You switched from coloring in swirls, to coloring in a single direction. It definitely looks better than your previous work. Nice job

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He's a pessimistic degenerate who is frustrated with his own favorite section, the writers lounge. So he feels the need to not only give useless feedback, but show of his ignorance and bring down the artists who are genuinely looking to improve from posting their work here.

Op, to answer your question, I would say you've improved. You switched from coloring in swirls, to coloring in a single direction. It definitely looks better than your previous work. Nice job

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I would say you've improved. You switched from coloring in swirls, to coloring in a single direction. It definitely looks better than your previous work. Nice job

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You switched from coloring in swirls, to coloring in a single direction.

If I had not read the first bit I would have thought it sarcasm.

You've literally praised him for colouring in a single direction. Come on.

It is literally nothing to be proud of.

You can sit on your high horse if it so pleases you, but you are doing no better to getting this one to improve.

Yes I could probably say something more useful myself, but at this point I have absolutely no idea what exactly OP wants to do. If he likes the cartoony drawing and childlike colouring, then there is nothing much more he needs to do. Otherwise I could right now point him to anatomy, form and colour theory. Or he could look at the resources section by Mizu.

But honestly, don't try to walk away feeling better about yourself. All I see in your post is ad hominem and a passing sentence to keep your post relevant. Try harder.

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All I see in your post is ad hominem and a passing sentence to keep your post relevant. Try harder.

This doesn't surprise me. You and that other clown have somehow been keeping up this negativity circlejerk for a couple of months now. I've been following you and his posts (in this section) for about a year, and quite frankly, you two disappoint me. With his comments, they point out close to nothing. If anything, his flagrant, egotistical attitude which has been plaguing this place for far too long. While I will say you provide in-depth critique, it's presented with this negativity that is so discouraging. Maybe you're not a fan of encouragement, but I at least hope as a fellow artist you're able to realize how important positive feedback is.

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You've literally praised him for colouring in a single direction. Come on.

Say what you want, but the OP asked one question.

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Did it improve or did it become worse?

Not only did you two fail to answer it, you went ahead and did your little 'asshole' show that proves just how rude you are.

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Yes I could probably say something more useful myself, but at this point I have absolutely no idea what exactly OP wants to do. If he likes the cartoony drawing and childlike colouring, then there is nothing much more he needs to do.

What if thats all he wants to do? I feel like you're under the assumption everybody here wants to be a master artist. I'm not saying he shouldn't strive for more, or be content with just drawing cartoony art, but don't expect everybody who runs their art through here wants to learn how to paint the Last Supper. Also, there is always ways to improve, even with this 'cartoony and childlike coloring' style.




imdabes hypocrite

QUESS WHO KNOWS HOW TO MAKE IT BETTER (this guy)

If you color once diagonally like this (/) it looks good. But if you go the other direction diagonally like this (\) it looks like a solid color. Try it

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haha man you can't be serious

lol, I wasn't. I know all too well that coloring is something you have to practice too. I just meant that he would go as far as to call it a skill when the results seem like it wasn't put into much consideration. I'm basically bluntly paraphrasing what Loboto has so elaborately put.

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Do you have any other words that can replace "skills" there? I honestly don't know what to put up there. I can't find the word that will complete the title, so I just decided to put "skills" there and wait for feedback.

Skill implies that you're adept at it. It's semantics as far as we're both concerned. To me, it just means you've become an 'expert' at it and what you're looking for is an 'expert' opinion. I guess if you had to change it, you'd just omit "skill". like "How's my Coloring?"

But don't do it, please. I'm just answering your question.

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He's a pessimistic degenerate who is frustrated with his own favorite section, the writers lounge. So he feels the need to not only give useless feedback, but show of his ignorance and bring down the artists who are genuinely looking to improve from posting their work here.

I think you need to stop burying your head in the Dojo and check all the Stickpage Notifications you've been ignoring because your news is quite old. Last I checked, I've not since cared a shred for that place and frankly, neither do you to this section or any section in particular so much that your username is pretty much quite accurate thus far.

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This doesn't surprise me. You and that other clown have somehow been keeping up this negativity circlejerk for a couple of months now. I've been following you and his posts (in this section) for about a year, and quite frankly, you two disappoint me. With his comments, they point out close to nothing. If anything, his flagrant, egotistical attitude which has been plaguing this place for far too long. While I will say you provide in-depth critique, it's presented with this negativity that is so discouraging. Maybe you're not a fan of encouragement, but I at least hope as a fellow artist you're able to realize how important positive feedback is.

Here's what I don't understand: So you've been lurking for A WHOLE YEAR and yet you've done nothing for this place and just pretty much let us do what we want when we cnc and yet you're calling us out for being a disappointment? Pretty convenient that you've suddenly decided that your un-involving self just happens to be absolved of the situation. Either you're just lurking this whole time to give Loboto and I a performance review or you've been secretly cnc-ing everyone in the background, putting in just as much work as Loboto has and you just suddenly picked this very specific moment to say that we're being unhelpful? You can't have it bothways.

Because if you had really bothered to check up on us all year round, you'll see that Loboto is helpful when there is something to work with. But when the fundamentals are not even being kept, then Loboto will say nothing short of the snarkiest remark. That's just how he is and you know what, he at least lets it out without any strings. Why are you holding back? What's stopping you from coming to every art thread to cnc them instead of telling us how we should be cnc-ing. You're no different than the noobs who say nothing but nice things.

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What if thats all he wants to do? I feel like you're under the assumption everybody here wants to be a master artist. I'm not saying he shouldn't strive for more, or be content with just drawing cartoony art, but don't expect everybody who runs their art through here wants to learn how to paint the Last Supper. Also, there is always ways to improve, even with this 'cartoony and childlike coloring' style.

Now you're putting words into Loboto's mouth. Not everyone wants to be the best "master artist" as you so kindly put it. But not everyone wants to be the shit-tastic low budget artist as well. Or do you only criticize the situations that best suit your needs?

And the thing is, his cartoony/childlike coloring style, is no more a 'style' than an attempt to be different and special. If he wants to learn coloring, he'll learn the theories, the techniques, the methods to color and THEN he'll come here and ask for it to be criticized.

Okay guys. You can stop arguing right now. This thread is becoming a bit of a debating thread. I'm trying to do digital art so there's no need need for me to worry about coloring. This thread should be closed.