50 Signs That Someone is a Bad Artist
1. They never admit their lack of drawing skills. They insist that it's their drawing style.
LOL I KNOW IM BAD. I don't even know my drawing style yet. IT JUST HAPPENS.
2. They always make excuses for the poor quality of their works. ''I'm still practicing'' or ''I'm working on it'' are the most common excuses.
I am practicing still, but I do know when something sucks ass, and I mean the type where everyone else knows it sucks ass, not just you.
3. They draw bad characters with a mouse and tell people they don't have a tablet.
Most of the stuff in my gallery was drawn with a mouse, I AM SURPRISED, especially since I'm left handed! 8O But I do try to make something adequate.
4. They always draw heads and faces.
YES. IT'S SO EASY. But I try to draw bodies, I WANT TO BE AN OVER ACHIEVER!
5. Their characters always face the same way.
Whenever I see this I try to fix it, it usually doesn't work, but I try.
6. Their proportion is awful.
WUT IS ANATOMY?!
7. Every character looks the same.
I don't like having characters that all look the same, unless they're twins or something.
SO I TRY TO AVOID IT.
8. They draw the same faces with different hairs.
STILL TRY TO AVOID THIS, it usually doesn't work though. ]:
9. Their characters' angle and direction are very odd.
Sometimes???
10. They don't care about the basic drawing.
Wut is basic drawing? I just draw, and whatever comes out, I fix. OR at least try to fix it.
11. Others only care about the basic drawing.
Most of the time. At least I think so. I do.
12. They have no idea what a layer is.
HAVE YOU SEEN MY DRAWINGS? I HAVE LIKE 20 LAYERS FOR EACH THING. But I hate working with layers ]:
13. They always draw one character(no more than two characters in a single canvas).
I try to draw more than one character, or at least something else to make it not so PLAIN.
14. They always draw characters in the same angle.
It's like the only thing my hand knows how to draw.
15. All of their characters have the same facial expression.
WHAT IS THIS FACIAL EXPRESSION?!
16. Static and passive poses; they can't draw characters in dynamic poses.
I TRY. And then it I just puke on it, and throw it out.
17. They never draw feet.
I draw.....shoes! ;D HORRIBLY DRAWN SHOES!
18. They can't draw figures from high or low angles.
What is this depth and perception you speak of?
19. Some of them don't even know the definition of high and low angle drawings.
OH I GET IT, I JUST DON'T PLAN ON EVER GETTING IT CORRECT.
20. A horrid figure drawing in dynamic pose can be turned into a 4th dimensional abstract.
Everything I make will make your eyes burn. 4th dimensional abstract or not.
21. Same character looks totally different when it is drawn in different angle or direction.
ALL THE TIME. "Who the hell is- OH WAIT HAHAHA."
22. They can't draw anything other than characters or draw everything but characters(as apposed to backgrounds, objects, etc.).
I try to do both, because I love a filled canvas.
23. They always draw cute characters.
I'm not sure my drawings would be considered....cute. I try to make it like a realistic cartoon type of deal....
YEP.
24. They don't know how to draw old people.
WHAT IS THIS OLD PEOPLE?! I'VE NEVER HEARD OF SUCH MONSTROSITIES.
25. They don't know how to draw hands.
My hands turn out like CLAWS.
26. Their characters hands are always hidden(because they don't want to draw hands).
Well....I draw the hands....and then I see twenty million things wrong with such hands....and then I'm just like "FFFFUUUUUU" so I just put them behind the characters, or out view ];
27. The idea sketch is professional but the actual quality is lacking.
OH, YOU WOULDN'T BELIEVE. I MEAN, IF YOU SAW MY SKETCHES, YOU WOULD WONDER WHAT THE HELL HAPPENED.
28. They try to cover up one of the eyes(most often with hair) so that they only have to draw one eye.
I try to draw both eyes, even if they are covered by hair.
29. Their works are always asymmetrical/symmetrical.
Try not to do that, but it still looks like it.
30. Lineart = finished piece
HELL NAW GURL. I DON'T EVEN DO LINEART BIOTCH. IT'S A SKETCH, OR A FINISHED PICTURE.
31. Rough sketch = finished piece
My rough sketches have lines EVERYWHERE.
It's not finished until there is color. But sometimes I just want to put the sketch because I know it's going to come out horribly.
32. They have no knowledge of anatomy.
Once again, WHAT IS THIS ANATOMY YOU SPEAK OF?!
33. They only draw eyes.
Who does that? O_o
34.The size of the characters eyes and/or boobs are ridiculously huge.
When I first got into drawing, HOLY CRAP. BIGGER THAN LIFE BOOBS.
I got better. XD
35. They love boobs but they don't know how to draw them properly, so they just appreciate them.
WUT.
I MEAN,
THEY ARE SQUISHY AND SOFT,
BUT STILL.
36. Their works are free from all logic, awkward anatomy and proportion.
I'm sure some would disagree, but I usually do fan art.
37. They lose confidence when other people's works look great.
/frowny face
ALL THE DAMN TIME.
"OMFG. THIS. IS. AWESOME. I AM SO INSPIRED. I'M JUST GONNA.......Just gonna.......just....WEH."
38. They think they are genius when they come up with satisfied quality.
I don't think I'm a genius, I just get proud if it's up to my standards. But shouldn't we all?
39. They collect other people's works as practice references but in reality they collect them as a collection.
If I like, I favorite. If I draw, WHAT IS THIS REFERENCE YOU SPEAK OF?!
40. They are not patient enough to practice.
I only practice when I'm bored ;]
But even then O____O
41. They think tablet is the magic wand of art that can make them draw amazingly just by having it.
Before, when I first saw the tablet, I thought it was a magic wand. A little after seeing it, I was just like nuuuu. I STILL LOVE TABLETS.
42. They regain confidence when other peoples works look worse than theirs.
It's quite rude to do that :/
If it's bad, and you have some knowledge, just give them some, they don't need other laughing at them, imagine if that happened to you ]:
BUT... If it's like "HOLY SHI- /dead"
And it has to be almost literally.
Then it's funny XD
But no confidence gain.
It's more like....nostalgia. "I REMEMBER WHEN I WAS (still am) THAT HORRIBLE."
43. They are more than willing to draw but lose the spirit very easily.
Omg. This ^ ]':
I'm sure I wouldn't lose my spirit easily if I was an optimist, but I am very pessimistic. Especially with my drawing skills.
44. They completely lose the confidence when they see the works of true genius.
YOU BET YOUR SWEET MONKEYS IN HEAVEN I DO. But like I said, I get inspired, and try to draw, and then back into the pit of self-pity.
45. They only draw once a month or even once a year.
"I draw a lot, but I post rarely. I don't want my embarrassing drawings on the web."
TOOK THE WORDS RIGHT OUT OF MY MOUTH, GURL.
46. They get mad when their favorite artists are being lazy.
I don't really care for when they post, just as long as they post something, or tell me that they're not dead.
47. When they draw hentai art, they end up drawing grotesque horror pictures because their proportion is so fucking awful.
I DONT DRAW HENTAI. I AM PRO-YAOI. I DONT EVEN DRAW YAOI. I CAN ONLY JUST SIT AND DREAM.
THIS IS GETTING TMI.
WAY TOO TMI.
48. They don't have faith in themselves.
None whatsoever :]
49. The word 'slump' is their most common excuse for being lazy.
Slump?
What does that even mean?
I've never even heard of that word.
O___o
I just admit I procrastinate every second of the day, and then go to sleep.
50. They realize their problems and know where to fix them but they never do.
I realize ALL the problems!
And I do try to fix them.
But they usually come out WORSE.