>>2324803Heh, of course you're not the only one, because this is true. The only reason why it hasn't been pointed out a lot is because of circlejerk. Why lurk here if you hate it here? People love to pat themselves on their backs, and an anonymous community is the perfect way to do it. Sometimes, I have the feeling people aren't drawing because it's fun, they are drawing because they need to find a place where they get validation if they work hard enough. Some people do it in sports, other work on their looks like in /fit/ or /soc/ for attention, what makes people think /ic/ is different?
Recommending art communities, hmm, I have a hard time finding my place too. Because not a lot of people give tips because they genuinely care, so on the net, you'll mostly have to deal with licking people's asses to get genuine critique back. And even then you don't know it's good critique for YOU, because everyone evolves in a different way. Just like in any art, you might make something more interesting if you do it in a different way. Michael Jackson didn't know how to read notes, Muhammad Ali improved boxing by dancing around, Rick Barry throws free-throws in basketball with the granny style, Van Gogh started painting at the age of 28, and he wasn't even accepted by his peers.
But look at what they all achieved by doing something different, because guess what, it works? To me, art communities seem to exist, not because they want to see real movements or revolutions, but because they want certain rules to keep existing, so when newcomers come, they can brag about how they have learned stuff, and teach the newbies "how to do it the right way".
You'll have a hard time finding a teacher who'll genuinely care about your personal improvements. Not to mention, you yourself need to be open for a lot of things and accept the stuff that people consider arty farty here. I suggest you go find that person irl.
