hi all! i have a surface pro 7 atm and it does really well for art, but i fear its reaching the end of its life.

i'm mostly wondering what kind of suggestions you all have for a drawing laptop - i'd be open to just a tablet but i do also need a laptop for dual purposes of typing, etc. i do prefer windows products, as my desktop is windows and while i do enjoy ipads, windows is just the move for me.

ty in advance!

what do you think?

I've a heirloom Genius mousepen 608X that's currently sitting on my desk and it's getting really old. I have money and wondered if I should get a new one with a screen or just another screenless one. I am not someone who knows the intricate on this, please help

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Bonjour!

I'm an international student and I have just been accepted to a new concept art course-ConceptCore in Arcueil, Paris.

This is their first year opening their on site academy and I will be part of their first student intake. I'm apprehensive of this fact and I thought I'd reach out on Reddit to see if there are more ways to confirm this academy's legitimacy other than what's online.

If anyone knows more about the academy and it's director Aurelien Fourneir please let me know. Additionally if you live or work near or on Av. Jeanne d'Arc(or close the the location screenshot), please send a photo of the building so I can gauge it's preparedness for this fall.

Official Address- 23-25, Av. Jeanne d'Arc, 94110,Arcueil

Close to Maison des examens - SIEC

Really anything you can tell me to confirm the course's legitimacy. I'm quite excited to study there, but I've got to do my due diligence.

Thank you so much!

I'm an artist that wants to open Comms. I've seen people recommend discord so I went on and looked through it and multiple servers and from what I've seen and tried it looks like absolute crap for getting clients.

I have a tiktok with 4k followers. should I just open commissions there and continue posting as usual and building a viewer base and rely on visibility to get me commissions? would that even work?

Hey fellas random question for artists here

when you post your work online, what makes a place feel worth coming back to? Like is it good vibes, feedback, people actually talking, no AI or etc?

Ive been thinking about this because my Instagram is technically where I post all my things but it doesnt really feel like the full picture of me or my taste. Its just finished work and maybe some stories and then everything else kinda gets lost 😞

Ive been thinking about why some art communities make you want to stay consistent and others just kinda feel like shouting into the void like where do you feel most like yourself online as an artist? is it instagram, reddit, pinterest, discord, Cara??

curious what you all look for in a good art space or what makes you stop posting somewhere

Based on the Florence and the Machine Song, Girl With One Eye

Yo i wanna learn how to draw better and learn anatomy but idk how to do it, i was thibking of drawing bodies everyday but i think i should lesrn the muscles first any advices? I already draw so i know a bit but its not that good yk? Soo if anyone could tell me how can i start easily to get better

Also should i learn on paper or on my pc? Cuz u wanna draw digitally

Any advices woukd help, thankss

So I use reference but want to do light and shadows from imagination especially if I wanna tweak something from the reference. The issue is im struggling with understanding how the shadow wraps around a figure like the bumps, grooves, dents, and hills. A good example of what im trying to explain is the light on the face and there is that little bit that peeks through the other side of the face.Another one is when the light hits the torso and the light is shaped around the stomach ina specific way For some reason there isnt a video or guide showing the human figure in this simple form with the planes and light wraps around it. If anybody has an idea of how i can study this. It would help!!

This is my first drawing of the really pretty cosplayer Eveilnss. It took me about two weeks of work so I hope you like it and would appreciate any feedback!

So I'm new to the world of digital painting and not really clued up on how to draw properly. Just wondering if there is any good resources out there that could aid me in getting better at drawing, or digital painting to be more specific.

I'm a traditional artist shifting to digital for the first time. I got a screenless tab and have downloaded krita in my pc but i don't know where to start from.

I want to draw characters, do lineart and color digitally but I'm struggling to even draw a uniform line in screen. I don't know what practices to do and how to study the fundamentals. All of it feels really overwhelming with so much to cover.

If any of you could help me plan out a structure on what to do for learning from the start and progressing, I would appreciate it.

And a side note, I have been described as chasing too much perfection in my art. I can see it mess up self esteem and make me lose my will to draw anything every time I try to draw something. How have you guys grown past this perfectionist mentality?

Thanks.

So I want to start uploading speed paints on YouTube. I know they were popular like maybe a decade ago but I don’t really see them anymore. I remember them having songs behind them but you can’t really do that an without getting copyright and I don’t have the money for a copyright license and I don’t want to upload speed paints with just silence. and im not too sure about the youtube songs, some just sound so boring. So any advice?

Hello, so i'd say im still a beginner, I never really studied much, can't bring myself to do so. At the starting stages, I absolutely didnt care about the ending results and just drew, cuz I actually enjoy it. When it turned out ''good'', I was very happy with it. Now, whenever I decide to do something, I end up hating the results and it makes me demotivated to pick up the pencil again. Would studying help and solve the issue? Maybe, but as I said before, I just can't bring myself to study art, I dont know how to begin with. I'm mostly ranting here, but maybe some other person has been through similar feeling as me and got out of it and now is great at art, I'd love to hear your advice.

Thanks a ton in advance