/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Alright, I'll try to make this a habit. Join me fellow dads! Instead of playing Clash of Clans while you poop, or reading hentai on the sub critique a fellow artist. It trains your eye and it might help another daddo.

>Charl
First and foremost sharpen your pencils. You have a lot of technical problems you need to address. Stay away from colour for a while and focus on construction. Your ethics and determination are commendable, you simply have to channel them in the right path. Look up how to take measurements from objects when doing still life and go slow. If you can't find anything, hit me up, I can do a small video demonstration for you. When you do a study the goal is to understand what you are studying not rush through and call it done. Take things slow and don't overwhelm yourself. Start with learning how values work and basic construction. Be patient and allow yourself to spend some time on each drawing. Shade with gentle movements so you can get a range of values, instead of just trying to get down an outline. Ganbatte, Charl!

>ibcah
Man, I love your drawings. They're so comfy. I feel like you could push your values more in your originals. You're spot on when it comes to your studies, I wish I could do that too, but your recent one looks a bit flat. I think this may have been partially deliberate but it would look even better if you worked your magic on it. Remember, you usually wanna avoid your darkest darks in the far background, as it tricks the eye thinking the object is closer, flattening the image. Same with the bright yellow window. I want to focus on the gentleman in the car but can't, because there's this far bright corner demanding my attention, which serves no narrative purpose. Try to think about what you want your viewer to pay attention to in a composition. Colour is importand, as is light, repetition, shape etc.

Well, ran out of comment space. Gotta go get ready for class. Take care dads!