Is this bad, too?

Pizza The Hut · 05-07-2012, 06:35 AM

Yeah.

Trooper · 12:16 PM

Hahaha, great thread title.

I'd say that stuff you've thought to draw is pretty cool. I love the UFOs under ancient monuments, the guy having a hot bath at the core, the Minecraft squid, and other stuff. But yeah, I can't deny that the shading is pretty bad and a lot of the drawings are too. But yeah, you're clearly very creative. I used to love drawing stuff like this (where you add dozens of little things to one big scene - like drawing a sky and filling every square inch with aircraft and birds and floating islands and shit) and I'm impressed at the number of things you've come up with here. But yeah, the drawing is bad

Dominator Dan · 05-07-2012, 11:30 AM

No positive comments on this artwork justifies your terrible life choice Bryce. Get another job.

Trooper · 05-07-2012, 11:31 AM

And yeah, do that.

Bown · 05-07-2012, 12:03 PM

I mean yeah. This is basically just the kind of picture we all draw when we're 13 or so when bored, but on a bigger scale.

You honestly do not have that much drawing talent. And that's ok! You're still far better than me. But you just need to realise it's not a skill you have.

Jack Bz · 05-07-2012, 03:27 PM

The cities etc look quite cool, but this is pretty messy/inconsistent/coloured badly. How big was this paper? It looks like everything you drew is really small, which will obviously be difficult and look bad for something like this. It does sort of look like something a creative 13 year old would make, sorry. It almost seems like it could be a semi-decent draft for what you'd want the final thing to look like.

Breed · 05-07-2012, 03:40 PM

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Originally Posted by Bown

But you just need to realise it's not a skill you have.

Incorrect. Keep practicing Bryce. Never stop!

HMC · 05-07-2012, 05:36 PM

You should seek out projects that hone individual artistic techniques. This is too huge and chaotic to offer any real focused criticism. Try drawing from life or something. Maybe pick one thing from life (maybe photograph it) and draw it multiple times, and then post your progress.

James Burgon · 05-07-2012, 07:20 PM

the thing that most offends me about this image is the fact it breaks the layout.

fuck you, bryce.

what i saw looked pretty alright though! Never give up, trust your instincts

Evil Ash · 05-07-2012, 07:36 PM

This is cool, but honestly looks like a grade school art project.

Like it looks like you were colouring it in with pencil crayons and just went every direction. There's no sense of depth or detail. It is very flat, very basic, and very rudimentary.

It is a doodle. Nothing more.

But it is cool.

Air Rick · 05-07-2012, 08:40 PM

i liked it!

It reminded me a lot of that game, grow.

http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/v3/index.html

Anyone remember grow? love that music

Omnirom · 05-08-2012, 03:28 AM

You suck ass at art! This is more creative than your other turds however. The bat cave, giant earthworm, underground UFO's, and bathtub guy are cool. The coloring looks like shit except for the core. You lack all creativity, so I am pretty sure you copied this whale or copied a similar one.

Don Tickner · 05-08-2012, 03:45 AM

I don't quite get it. What is this?
If it's just for the hell of it, than I'd say you've wasted not only your time, but also the time of others. You need to hone your techniques.

This is the type of picture you absolutely saturate with intricate details that invites the audience to sit and gaze at every little thing you've tucked away. Each moment should be a moment of discovery - not the world's worst "Where's Wally".

NearHi · 05-08-2012, 04:40 AM

Either I'm surrounded by idiots at school, the pic of the work doesn't do it justice or you're all just assholes...

I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it.

The assignment was whatever I wanted to do but it had to use color. I had this thing started a while back with just the city in black outline. When this assignment started, I thought I would go ahead and finish it.

But whatever... I guess I should just give up, right?

Pizza The Hut · 05-08-2012, 04:49 AM

Yeah.

HMC · 05-08-2012, 04:55 AM

What kind of art class is this? Where do you go to school?

Bobby Swisha · 05-08-2012, 05:02 AM

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Originally Posted by NearHi

I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it.

Yeah dude. That's usually what happens in critiques.

Lord Blazer · 05-08-2012, 05:24 AM

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Originally Posted by NearHi

Either I'm surrounded by idiots at school, the pic of the work doesn't do it justice or you're all just assholes...

I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it.

The assignment was whatever I wanted to do but it had to use color. I had this thing started a while back with just the city in black outline. When this assignment started, I thought I would go ahead and finish it.

But whatever... I guess I should just give up, right?

The thing with all your stuff, Bryce is like...

what are you going for? You had a completely open ended assignment, why did you decide to draw this? There's a lot of neat little details but ultimately it doesn't actually feel all that neat because it's either overcluttered or something, I dunno

Compare to this awesome threadless shirt:

Lots of details focused around a theme. Note the limited palette which helps make parts of it really pop and draw focus. Yours is just kind of all over the place.

I really do like the city on yours, and I think it would be super cool if it was just like, the city around the entire circumference (and lakes and forests and stuff) and then some cool design on the inside. But then, this is your vision and your work and not mine, so it's ultimately your choice.

I'm not trying to be a dick, I'm trying to offer serious criticism.

The question on all of your stuff is why? why penguins, why Apfigur's room, why this cluttered earth mess? What are you trying to show me with your work?

You are a very creative person but it seems like you're crippling yourself by not really putting all of your effort into your works.

Lord Blazer · 05-08-2012, 05:27 AM

And I'm looking at it more now and your composition kinda sucks, sorry dude.

There's this serious attention to detail on the city and then even across the top into the farm/lake area, and has all these nice crisp lines, but then the other half of it feels really blunt and sparse like you were just rushing to finish up the assignment.

Don Tickner · 05-08-2012, 05:33 AM

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Originally Posted by Lord Blazer

The question on all of your stuff is why?

Nailed it. I couldn't quite put my finger on it.
It lacks a message, a theme or an ideal to convey to the audience.
I look at your stuff and I kind of think to myself "Yep, that's a picture alright."
It doesn't say anything, nor does it make me feel anything.
If it's a partner piece - and accompanies some writing or whatever - then sure, it's got context. On it's own however, it's just a doodle.

Bobby Swisha · 05-08-2012, 06:43 AM

The worst thing about this whole thing is the thread title.

Aaron Haynes · 05-08-2012, 07:21 AM

The main problem is the composition, there's nothing cohesive about this at all. It's just a bunch of things scattered around a globe with no care put into how they're arranged, what size they are in relation to each other, what goes where and why. Many of the individual elements could work fine on their own as single pieces, if you drew them and refined them, but taken as a whole, it's just sort of a mess. Composition is hard to explain how to do well. But it can be learned, and I hope you take a principles of design course at some point.

I think if you really love doing art, keep doing it and you'll get better. But if you just want praise (the thread title seems to indicate you are bitter about your work being harshly criticized), that's not a good way to improve.

Evil Ash · 05-08-2012, 07:36 AM

It sounds like your teacher is a dumbass.
What are her qualifications for teaching?

Nobody is doing any of this to be mean Bryce, we're just honestly confused by this art class and your abilities and what the hell they're trying to teach you and like... yeah what everybody else says.

Rabid Dinosaur · 05-08-2012, 08:16 AM

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Originally Posted by BR

The worst thing about this whole thing is the thread title.

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Originally Posted by Aaron Haynes

I think if you really love doing art, keep doing it and you'll get better. But if you just want praise (the thread title seems to indicate you are bitter about your work being harshly criticized), that's not a good way to improve.

This shit right here.

05-07-2012, 06:34 AM	#1
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483	Is this bad, too?
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05-07-2012, 11:29 AM	#3
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Hahaha, great thread title. I'd say that stuff you've thought to draw is pretty cool. I love the UFOs under ancient monuments, the guy having a hot bath at the core, the Minecraft squid, and other stuff. But yeah, I can't deny that the shading is pretty bad and a lot of the drawings are too. But yeah, you're clearly very creative. I used to love drawing stuff like this (where you add dozens of little things to one big scene - like drawing a sky and filling every square inch with aircraft and birds and floating islands and shit) and I'm impressed at the number of things you've come up with here. But yeah, the drawing is bad
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	Last edited by Trooper : 05-07-2012 at 12:16 PM.

05-07-2012, 11:31 AM	#5
Trooper Senior Member Join Date: Mar 2007 Posts: 7,441	And yeah, do that.
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05-07-2012, 12:03 PM	#6
Bown Senior Member Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 18,740	I mean yeah. This is basically just the kind of picture we all draw when we're 13 or so when bored, but on a bigger scale. You honestly do not have that much drawing talent. And that's ok! You're still far better than me. But you just need to realise it's not a skill you have.
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05-07-2012, 03:27 PM	#7
Jack Bz Junior Member Join Date: Aug 2005 Posts: 220	The cities etc look quite cool, but this is pretty messy/inconsistent/coloured badly. How big was this paper? It looks like everything you drew is really small, which will obviously be difficult and look bad for something like this. It does sort of look like something a creative 13 year old would make, sorry. It almost seems like it could be a semi-decent draft for what you'd want the final thing to look like.
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05-07-2012, 06:35 AM	#2
Pizza The Hut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,633	Yeah.

05-07-2012, 11:30 AM	#4
Dominator Dan Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2004 Posts: 11,564	No positive comments on this artwork justifies your terrible life choice Bryce. Get another job.

05-07-2012, 05:36 PM	#9
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715	You should seek out projects that hone individual artistic techniques. This is too huge and chaotic to offer any real focused criticism. Try drawing from life or something. Maybe pick one thing from life (maybe photograph it) and draw it multiple times, and then post your progress.
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715

05-07-2012, 07:20 PM	#10
James Burgon Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 8,689	the thing that most offends me about this image is the fact it breaks the layout. fuck you, bryce. what i saw looked pretty alright though! Never give up, trust your instincts

05-07-2012, 07:36 PM	#11
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	This is cool, but honestly looks like a grade school art project. Like it looks like you were colouring it in with pencil crayons and just went every direction. There's no sense of depth or detail. It is very flat, very basic, and very rudimentary. It is a doodle. Nothing more. But it is cool.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534

05-07-2012, 08:40 PM	#12
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733	i liked it! It reminded me a lot of that game, grow. http://www.eyezmaze.com/grow/v3/index.html Anyone remember grow? love that music
Air Rick Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,733

05-08-2012, 03:28 AM	#13
Omnirom Banned Join Date: Jun 2003 Posts: 569	You suck ass at art! This is more creative than your other turds however. The bat cave, giant earthworm, underground UFO's, and bathtub guy are cool. The coloring looks like shit except for the core. You lack all creativity, so I am pretty sure you copied this whale or copied a similar one.
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05-08-2012, 03:45 AM	#14
Don Tickner Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 3,021	I don't quite get it. What is this? If it's just for the hell of it, than I'd say you've wasted not only your time, but also the time of others. You need to hone your techniques. This is the type of picture you absolutely saturate with intricate details that invites the audience to sit and gaze at every little thing you've tucked away. Each moment should be a moment of discovery - not the world's worst "Where's Wally".

05-08-2012, 04:40 AM	#15
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483	Either I'm surrounded by idiots at school, the pic of the work doesn't do it justice or you're all just assholes... I got this graded today and the teacher liked it. She said that she was worried that the core would draw all the attention but I succeeded in getting the eye out with the volcano and all the action and little things kept her interested and viewing. Then, a photographer in the class who was going back to school to get another associates who is also a really brilliant illustrator said he enjoyed it. He said he'd like to see it on a shirt. Then the rest of the class agreed and said they liked it. The assignment was whatever I wanted to do but it had to use color. I had this thing started a while back with just the city in black outline. When this assignment started, I thought I would go ahead and finish it. But whatever... I guess I should just give up, right?
NearHi Senior Member Join Date: Oct 2001 Posts: 6,483

05-08-2012, 04:49 AM	#16
Pizza The Hut Senior Member Join Date: Jan 2002 Posts: 10,633	Yeah.

05-08-2012, 04:55 AM	#17
HMC Super Moderator Join Date: Jan 2003 Posts: 8,715	What kind of art class is this? Where do you go to school?
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05-08-2012, 05:27 AM	#20
Lord Blazer Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2001 Posts: 16,879	And I'm looking at it more now and your composition kinda sucks, sorry dude. There's this serious attention to detail on the city and then even across the top into the farm/lake area, and has all these nice crisp lines, but then the other half of it feels really blunt and sparse like you were just rushing to finish up the assignment.

05-08-2012, 06:43 AM	#22
Bobby Swisha Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2002 Posts: 46,012	The worst thing about this whole thing is the thread title.

05-08-2012, 07:21 AM	#23
Aaron Haynes Senior Member Join Date: Dec 2001 Posts: 15,125	The main problem is the composition, there's nothing cohesive about this at all. It's just a bunch of things scattered around a globe with no care put into how they're arranged, what size they are in relation to each other, what goes where and why. Many of the individual elements could work fine on their own as single pieces, if you drew them and refined them, but taken as a whole, it's just sort of a mess. Composition is hard to explain how to do well. But it can be learned, and I hope you take a principles of design course at some point. I think if you really love doing art, keep doing it and you'll get better. But if you just want praise (the thread title seems to indicate you are bitter about your work being harshly criticized), that's not a good way to improve.

05-08-2012, 07:36 AM	#24
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534	It sounds like your teacher is a dumbass. What are her qualifications for teaching? Nobody is doing any of this to be mean Bryce, we're just honestly confused by this art class and your abilities and what the hell they're trying to teach you and like... yeah what everybody else says.
Evil Ash Senior Member Join Date: Apr 2003 Posts: 15,534