Home-made drawings, a waste of time?

[EchoWing]

The only way that people improve in any field is with practice. I've written things for close to nine years now, and my early stuff sucked. Now I'm considered halfway decent.

That took work and a lot of missteps.

Think about that.

[Test-0]

I live in an apartment, not a house, so I guess my sketches aren't homemade.

[Sutibaru]

Originally Posted by Detrevrep

I can actually draw (Yeah, yeah, "Prove it." Snore...) but its a tedious thing to me now a days and frankly after im done, even if it was in good context and done well I just shrug it off because it will never feel quite like the quality of a good BE manga.

So you think you will never achieve the skills that you wish you had? Most artists will strive for improvement, but instead you gave up? I think you should go back to what made you draw in the first place.

Originally Posted by Detrevrep

should the better artists just try to cash in?

If you truly need the money, then yes. Of course it is up to the artist. I like to share my work for free. That is also because I am in college and I truly do not need the money to live yet. But if I do get a job that gives me enough cash, then my art for the most part will continue to be free.

Originally Posted by Test-0

I live in an apartment, not a house, so I guess my sketches aren't homemade.

An apartment can still be a home.

[Test-0]

Originally Posted by Sutibaru

An apartment can still be a home.

Yay. ^_^

Originally Posted by Detrevrep

Does anyone here actually enjoy it when people post their home-brew drawings? I can actually draw (Yeah, yeah, "Prove it." Snore...) but its a tedious thing to me now a days and frankly after im done, even if it was in good context and done well I just shrug it off because it will never feel quite like the quality of a good BE manga.

I have no idea how long you've been drawing, but one of the worst things a new artist can do is to compare their own work to professional (or at least experienced) work. This is just self-defeating and discouraging, since you're evaluating your own work against someone who has seriously been pursuing their art for months or years. For the most part, the only person you should compare yourself to IS yourself, esp. in the beginning: how much better is your anatomy or form than it was a month ago, for instance.

However, it may help if you have a friend or two who are also just starting out: you can start a friendly competition with each other and share techniques and advice. The Process can work this way too, as there are a number of good artists here that have gone through these difficulties and can give you honest critiques of your work.

...but first you have to show your work to others. Nothing will happen until then, and if you want to be an artist, it's best to develop a thick skin early.

I would say home-made would make the better stoies but the professions draw better. I'm making a BE comic right now (It's only 6 pages right now) and trust me it's not going to win any rewards anytime soon. My art skill might be the lowest here but i'm still doing a comic because it's well fun.

[kingnitros]

I love a good ol home made BE

I'm a tad on the fence.
Just like with some professional art, Some are good, and some aren't.
Take Sutibaru and Woot, Freelance, but they kick arse.
Now take most of the stuff you find on the BEA pay section(spy-password thanks to the losers over in 4-chan), most of it sucks.

[joez21]

As a "home-brew" artist, if we're posting on sites like this all we're looking for are tips, trick, and comments. Yes a lot of it sucks, but we're still practicing.


incidentally...
http://joez21.deviantart.com/

just looking for tips, tricks, and comments.

[midnite]

I don't care ether way there are alot of good artists out there but there also alot of artists that should use their hands scrubing toilets more then drawing.

[katheb]

Originally Posted by midnite

I don't care ether way there are alot of good artists out there but there also alot of artists that should use their hands scrubing toilets more then drawing.

OUCH!

hehe but to be honest if you saw my work 2 years ago youd Laugh at me and cry at the same time. [it was so bad]

Drawing is a skill that can be improved by practice . somepeople just improve faster than others .

[jacques00]

Along with AhziDahaka, CattyN, and Sutibaru, I have a similar veiwpoint.

Art is a difficult subject to question and expect a rock-solid answer from--now you can get opinions, but not concrete answers--well, at least for me. I compare professional and amatuer (or what you call "home-brew," underpaid, or free) works all the time. In comparison of skills, I see some are better and some are worse, regardless of the professionalism or artistry background. I also see a range of tastes, styles, and techniques used.

Some artists are more fortunate than others to get an offer from a publisher, or even to think of signing up for a publisher to publish his or her works. Also, the artist has a choice of whether or not he or she wants to pursue an education in art. Does that define professionalism--or maybe a higher quality--in an artist's work? Not exactly.

I honestly believe that all artists, whether profesional or not, start off "home-brewing" and later on the may get something out of it, whether it be money or just experience. A forum such as this, as well as art communities like deviantART, are great places for a home-brew artist to improve by way of communication with others--one of the main components on how an artist improves anyway.

In reality, no one really gives a care about what kind of art background or credentials you have, only company (the ones that hire you) and those reputation-seeking-type people do. The quality of an artist's work comes from his or her final product--that's it. And from there is when the work is worthy of having an opinionated discussion.