/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4039249
thanks, anon. lately for fun i've just been copying anime and then doing original work (pic related) based on what i learned from the copying. but in terms of actual studying, i'm reading some moonrune books on color and rendering, trying to push toward finished pieces.

>The portability and easiness to use seem very appealing to me though.
yeah i didn't expect it to make that much of a difference, being so simple to just pick up and start drawing. i actually have huion screen tablet that i bought last year, but it's so unwieldy that i find myself instead just using a regular tablet for drawing on the pc.

>>4039313
i've used a lot of different methods (loomis, huston, hitokaku, etc.) for construction while i was going through the material. after i was done with a book, i kept what i liked and discarded the rest. currently, i'm thinking about silhouettes a lot so i start with just flat 2d shapes to build a clear silhouette and then make perspective constructions over it.

it's hard for me to estimate how much i draw a day but probably on average 2-3 hours a day for the past ~18 months. interestingly, i find myself drawing about the same amount now that i'm working a job compared to when i was neeting it up.

>Do you just trace over things you like until you know how to draw it?
i've traced before, but very quickly i felt that i learned all that i could from tracing. then i started to draw on a grid to keep proportions. i gradually reduced the squares on the grid until it was just a single rectangle. now i just try to measure entirely by eye.

>>4041393
it's very nice, anon, i don't think it's very western at all. i would make the neck a tad thinner and put more detail in the eyelashes if i wanted it to be more eastern-moe-style