/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3082644
this was the only one that i did other than a small drawing. she found them funny (i think? she's still constantly in troll mode), but mostly i just drew recent pictures of her.

Draw a page of hands from observation everyday
Freehand your measurements, start a line somewhere then try to find out the measurements based on that one line. construction won't teach you to draw, you need to be able to draw accurately without construction before you start incorporating that to make things more accurate ( construction should come after your ability to capture likeness)

Also when you are shading, crosshatch. Represent forms. It's not enough that you know the curves and bumps of your hand once you've learned to measure accurately you need to actually represent that on the page with lines that curve around what you are drawing and teach you the surface of what you are drawing.

Don't draw from photos. Anatomy isn't important. Don't copy photos thinking it'll unlock some hidden knowledge of how the body works, that's how you end up samefacing and drawing the same character your whole career. You should be able to draw whatever or whoever is in front of you. Asian midget or Shaquille O'Neal. So try to only draw from life.

If you want to be a concept artist you need to be able to write. If you can't sit down with a pen and a notebook and have a conversation with yourself you'll never be able to make good concepts. Being able to ask questions and answer questions in a clever way is what it takes to come up with good concepts. You should be able to make yourself laugh. Like literally laugh. Ask a question and be able to come up with an answer that is funny enough to make you laugh out loud.