Finding my art style is becoming a frustration, and it's getting to me.

I don't know if "Art Block" is the correct flair, but it feels the closest to what I'm dealing with.

So, it's not art block in the sense that I'm struggling drawing in general. Though that is an issue, it's not this particular one.

I am close to finding a style I like working in. I know some things I wanna change, but there are things I can't decide on, and it's driving me nuts. To give some background on it, I am currently rendering in a sort of watercolor vibe. But I add a sepia filter over it with the gradient filter and add a mole skin paper texture over it with a similar sepia color as well as a watercolor texture. But I don't know if I love it... I don't hate it, but I don't love it. I've thought about going back to doing the bold colors with easy cell shading, but I also really don't wanna keep going back and forth because I want clients to see what they should expect... I'm just at a loss. I feel like everything I try just feels like... I don't LOVE it.

I have tried different brushes for lineart to see if I like ore textured lines, softer lines, sharper lines. I've tried just shading normally and not creating the watercolor edges, I just... I don't know... I legit think if could be effecting my mental to wanting to draw. Cause it almost feels like I know that when I do, I'm going to have this same struggle...

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u/xiii_degrees — 1 day ago

I got my Account back and it's been fully functional for about 20 days, here's how I did it.

I wanna start off by saying that, of course, I cannot guarantee this will work for you.

I tried everything I had scene on here, and none of it really worked, but I know it works for some, so I will add this to the help circle.

- Start with appealing every 48 hours. If it doesn't work, stop, and wait a week, and do it again. (I got mine back after the first time waiting a week. So, that could be a factor, but obviously, we don't know for sure.

- I don't think the script matters as much. Just keep it professional, there's a lot of scripts on here.

- For those in the States, I suggest reporting to the BBB as well. This doesn't do much, but people take the BBB seriously.

- If you are outside of the states, you will have to look to see if you have a government sort of recourse in your country.

The more pressure that gets put on twitter the more likely we actually get some kind of change. Hopefully I don't have to deal with this again, but with twitter, who knows.

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u/xiii_degrees — 3 days ago

Be SO for real twitter…

I suspended, didn’t touch the account cause busy and then suspended again… ima crash out at a biblically level this shit is infuriating.

u/xiii_degrees — 1 month ago

Something everyone on CSP should do! It saved me a headache!

How to back up your CSP! It took me a while to find it, it may already be in here somewhere, but I wanted to throw it someone where I know CSP friends will see it! Maybe I could save you some time!

First, get a USB stick. Get a decent size.

  • Open up the launcher, not the painting software, and click the settings, then "location of materials". This will give you location on your computer where everything is at.
  • Go to that and copy the ENTIRE folder to the USB.

Now if you ever have to reinstall windows, or you get a new pc, you just install CSP, open it up so it creates the files, then plug in the USB, and then cop them over into the same folder and you should be up and running like nothing happened!

Sorry if this is already in here, but I wanted to help someone who may be dealing with what I did!

EDIT: Someone has posted a link to a more in depth tutorial! I couldn't find it when I first looked, but I'm linking it here!

https://tips.clip-studio.com/en-us/articles/7432

u/xiii_degrees — 3 months ago