r/ArtistLounge

*tap tap tap* is this thing on?

Hello, folks, this is going to be a short message from the mod team (well, mostly me), to use the report feature on the subreddit! A lot of things fly under our radar because we never see them. Most importantly, I want you to remember that:

• if the post is asking for tips on how to do business, grow a social media presence, get the word out? report
• if someone is being rude, discriminatory, inappropriate in any way? Report
• if the poster is trying to pick a fight with someone else? Report
• if there's AI generated posts or content? REPORT
• if someone's advertising or promoting something, especially if it's created by them or connected to them? Report!
• if someone's trying to hire an artist or buy art, or sell their art or services? Report, please
• if someone's venting too much or being way too negative? Unfortunately, report
• if someone's inviting you to a Discord server or mass soliciting friends? You guessed it
• if the poster is asking for homework help or soliciting survey respondents? Yep
• if the post specifically names individual artists and involves them in drama, or tries to drag in drama from other subs or websites? Mhm

Remember, reports are 100% anonymous (to us mods), all we can see is that a post or comment was reported and what the reason is, but we can't see who did it. Help us keep the subreddit clean, and help us redirect those posters to the right place if they're astray.

It's better for us if you report things you're not sure about, than being afraid to report something because you're unsure. False positives are much better than false negatives. We can't read the whole sub at once!

I’m a young artist and I really want to get better but one thing that’s really irritating to me is that I’m heavy heavy handed and struggle to sketch lightly because I seem to do better sketches when pressing hard, but when I look to my peers’ sketches they’re light and easily erased and I want to have that skill of effortlessly being able to sketch without having to dig my eraser into my page probably ripping it.

Idk if this is too vague of a question but do you have any tips on how to unlearn it?

So my family was looking up the seven natural wonders of the world (grand canyon, mount everest, etc) and the seven wonders of the ancient world (e.g. hanging gardens of babylon)... I got to thinking. What would the seven wonders of the art world be? I had a couple of thoughts to seed the discussion, like the Sistine Chapel by Michelangelo, or A Sunday Afternoon by Seurat, or even the Lascaux caves in France. What do you all think? Can we pick 7 across so many time periods/styles that represent monumental shifts?

I've seen various videos online about people online talking about how this insert popular IP has lost it's "cool" or "edge" factor.

(The separate videos I've seen that talk about this topic was in relation to WWE and Rap Music over the years)

And I've seen many people talk about how the more commercialized and less struggle these types of genres experience. The less "cool" or "edge" factor they have

I've even seen these videos say that the reason kids show or pop music never had a "cool" factor to them. Which is why they think it doesn't't appeal to people as much. Especially as they get older

So I've been curious to ask you guys. Does art have to contain some "cool" or "edge" factor in order to be good? Is that the end-all-be-all way for us to measure art?

How do you feel about the videos I've mentioned discussing these topics?

I just want to know, because I’ve done a lot of searching and people keep mentioning Adobe After Effects, Adobe Animate, etc, are those the only two Adobe programs that work? (Would Adobe Illustrator work? I took a course on it, but I’m not sure if it’s suitable for this too.) Also, what other programs are good? They don’t necessarily have to be from Adobe (keep in mind that for animation or art, anything that gets the job done works for me, though I’m especially interested in art).

Are there any other artists/illustrators out there who are messy personally but make tidy looking art? I always thought of art as a window into a person's point of view and sometimes personality so I find it to be odd that I'm drawn to creating clean and minimalist pages when my living spaces are unkempt but not unhygenic....I'm curious if anyone else finds that the work that they make sort of differs from their personality or brings a different side of it to light?

Hey, I’m a relatively new painter. I use acrylic as my medium and the painting I’m wanting to attempt is Campfire from season 3 episode 10 on YouTube.

Basically my question is, does bob use anything to keep his paints wet on the canvas? In the video he spends about 15 minutes doing a bunch of other stuff before coming back to the water at the front and his brush is still picking up the red paint he put on at the start.

I tried googling it but everywhere I could find says he uses oil paints but he himself said it’s acrylic in the video.

Moin everyone!

I’m currently storing my art supplies across one large plastic bin and two smaller plastic bins with lids. It’s getting annoying to carry multiple boxes back and forth every time I want to paint, so I’m looking for an "all-in-one" storage solution that I can easily move to my table and put away when I'm done.

Here is what needs to fit inside:

• Loose tubes of acrylic paint
• Various brushes
• Oil pastels
• Small palettes
• A4 and A5 paper (needs to lie flat without bending!)

Requirements:

• Light-proof / Opaque: Needs to protect paper and materials from light.
• Portable: Easy to move onto the table and store away afterward.
• Organized: Ideally something with compartments, drawers, or expandable trays so small items don't get mixed up.

I actually ordered a wooden cantilever box from MEEDEN for around €50, but it arrived broken due to poor manufacturing quality and build issues. So I'm looking for a sturdy, reliable alternative.

My preferred budget is under €80, though I’d be willing to stretch up to €100 if I know the build quality is genuinely top-notch and durable.

Does anyone have recommendations for a larger, good-quality wooden box, an oversized craft organizer, or a specific system that works well for this kind of setup?

Thanks in advance for any tips!

Hey time sensitive - can I use gamvar today over a painting that is dry, was painted over 4 months ago, but has some not hard chunks of oil stick in areas that i would like to leave? Meaning it’s all dry to the touch but my nail leaves a dent. I’ve read mixed things.

I learned to draw faces with the loomis method, but I have a terrible case of same face syndrome, and when I try to draw fanart or portraits, I tend to fall back into a lot of bad habits. When I try to draw purely off reference without the construction method, my proportions get pretty wacky

Ik online communities is an easy way to find people with similar interests, but I’m someone who needs to have a irl relationships to be interested in investing. I’m currently a self taught artist who started after high school so finding artist in the wild is pretty rare and when I do see an artist I usually hesitate to interrupt them from their work. Those who have fellow artist friends or go to events and places that artists meet what are those things. If I could specify further it would be artists who are more geared towards entertainment like comic books, animation, character design, etc.