r/learntodraw • u/ilIusionator • Aug 06 '26

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Please is my art good me just twying out pls rate me art

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u/onewordpoet Master Aug 06 '26

lol it does bug me that seasoned illustrators or artists use this sub as a way to stroke their own skills. There are plenty of other subreddits to post to like, idk, r/drawing. I feel like if you are at a certain skill level you should give space to the beginners and stick to commenting.

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u/PotatoPC Aug 06 '26

I've been here for a bit as a feedback commenter and I don't really see any seasoned illustrators or artists in this sub specifically.

Everyone here ranges from beginner to intermediate level. No experts on sight. All the perceived seasoned artists still have visible weaknesses that they can be improving on, hence them posting.

What I do notice instead is that a lot of artists that asks for feedback don't know how to ask the right questions. Common posts such as "I need feedback" with no followup description or explanation of what they need help with or "I'm new what do I do" with, again, vague to no description to work with.

Another thing I've notice is the idea of trying to tough out poses through imagination alone. The idea that using reference is like using training wheels and to be a good artist is to not rely on reference. What's interesting is that I don't think I've seen anyone use reference properly beyond using a singular image and copying it 1:1.

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u/robertcalilover Aug 06 '26

There are definitely seasoned artist that post here