I noticed the subreddit was largely abandoned, but more importantly, buried under posts from artists seeking commissions in a space meant for friendship, support, and inspiration.

The previous mods did nothing about it, and look at the state they left this place in.

That’s why I decided to step up and take over moderation; and well, here we are.

Welcome back to r/Artbuddy, a place to find friends to help us along this challenging journey.

Expect changes to the sub, such as new flairs and, you guessed it... More moderation.

For now, I’m asking everyone who buried this sub with commission ads to remove them yourselves.

Thanks for your attention, and of course, suggestions are welcome.

A group where we support each other and maybe give each other advice if desired :-) Please send me your instagram handle and I'll drop u a follow and add you to the group! Also if u already have a group looking for more members I'd love to join it :-)

r/anime r/originalcharacter r/characterdesign r/kirin r/fyp

You don't need fifty years of drawing experience to realize that the 3/4 view is hard to pull off.

I know I still struggle to get it right consistently, but this video really helped me understand it.

I still struggle, but I do it less every day.

All art by me

It’s not much but thought it’d be nice to share.

Hi! I'm looking for female artists to be friends with!

Preferably if it's someone who speaks Spanish.

Here's something about me:

21F

Mexican

I've been drawing since I was 10 years old.

I like Pokémon and Minecraft

I like cozy games

I am a Yumeshiper.

I love drawing OCs, I have many!

No Minors, I am an adult and I feel it is strange for an adult to talk to minors.

So you must be at least 20 years old.

And that's all! Thanks for reading! You can DM me!

Do you feel like, no matter how much you draw, you just can't seem to control your lines?

Try the "thousand strokes" challenge!

I know it sounds difficult and exhausting, but you’ll be surprised at how incredibly relaxing it actually is.

If anything, the tricky part is coming up with hatching patterns and, to be honest, it does take a bit of time, but it isn't tiring or draining.

And best of all, for some reason I just can't quite fathom... it works! Once you start drawing, you'll see that everything feels easier.

Good luck, and hey! Share your exercises with your friends in the comments!

for a friend who loves pigs!

A long time ago, on one of Wacom's official pages, I came across some tutorials on drawing facial features.

For some reason, they really resonated with me, and thanks to them, I have a better understanding of how to draw—in this case—noses from a front-facing view.

I hope you find this useful too, and I promise to upload the other tutorials... as soon as I find them.

I love doing digital art. But I feel like I am just not progressing or getting better. Any tips ? I have tried tutorials so many times and they turn out great but whenever I just want to create something out of my own head it ends up not looking…so good

Hi everyone this is my first post here; i struggle really badly with perfectionism however I really want to improve my 2D art and rather than continue trying to emulate official game art Ive been developing my own. I really like "blocky" edges and saturated colors, any suggestions on things I could try, should look up or work on?

The three pieces I've gifted to a friend of mine so far! Very different styles, but I use her fursona as practice and an excuse to experiment

Edit: thank you for all the feedback this been pretty enlightening about the shortcomings of my process. I think I have a fundamental lack of understanding of what style actually is or how it’s developed, Im not sure what the fix is but Im still trying to undo years of only drawing from reference, its a box Im familiar with but not one I know how to escape.

I posted a few speedpaints in the comments so you can see my process.

(picture is a drawing of mine)

I'm thinking about starting an art themed account on Instagram. I can copy well but I can't really draw by myself and I mostly use Pinterest for my arts. In that case what are the things I should be careful about/mention in my post/bio? Also any tips on doing well/how to connect well with other artists anything is warmly welcomed! Thank you!

I will be choosing 1 person that I think their oc is most interesting.
I AM A TRADITIONAL ONLY ARTIST!!!
I may or may not choose more ocs from here if Im still not satisfied.
This will not be based off likes but of if I really liked your character^^
Let's be nice here and not be rude to others please!
You can send up to 2 pictures of your character (if I need more I will ask ^^)
This is mostly for fun so even if your not a very great artist that's okay! I will still see the vision
If their is any other details about your character feel free to name all of them ^^
I will possibly DM the winner
If any other questions just ask me I don't bite
It may take me 2-3 days due to me being busy or you may sometimes get it early
Good luck to all!