/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

Trying to get into values. Flipped the ref photo upside down, and flipped the whole thing back once finished.

Is there a better way to study than doing stuff like this and drawing simple irl objects, or do I have to just bear with it?

>>1460504
Squint your eyes.

>>1460498
OP, don't forget the sky acts as a light source as well. The red robes in shadow will have some blue light on the up facing planes.

>>1460520
red is a weird gamut to moove towards blue I'd rather avoid it at the sake of realism

Any suggestions for patterns to add to the robe? I need a way to define the forms more than just the light I'm utilizing now

>>1460520
> blue light on the up facing planes.

That's not how it works. You have to keep in mind the reflectivity of the material. In this case, the skylight only subtly mixes with the base color due to low reflectivity of the cloth, hence the upwards facing planes in the shadow would just be a desaturated, cold red / purple, which OP did add.

>>1460545
what is this pole behind the person. It reads as if it was stuck in the ground behind him.

>>1460550
I needed a shape that went upwards, I'm not sure if I can change it in such a way that it'll look connected to the seat

>>1460545
You desaturate it and it automatically cools down.

>>1460548
Yeah, the desaturation was what I meant when I said blue light. I should've been more clear on that, my bad.
Did he? Ill take your word for it. I can't see it on this crappy monitor. :/

>>1460545
>>1460555
found my solution for the seat

Checked my values and they're looking ok I could increase the values for the seat to seperate the shapes more but I don't know it still reads at black and white

>>1460560
It's less saturated in the shadows as far as I painted them. -- I should bump the saturation and value when the robe reflects on itself, now that i think about it

How too small is the head? I used my fingers it was only like 7 but still looks to small, sketch from imagination

Photoshop or SAI? I have both but I can't really decide if it's worth it to switch from PS and get accustomed to a new environment.

>>1460566

Woah thats impressive. There is not a ton of subtle value shifts in your piece so far, but despite that it looks very realistic and well done.

I guess color can make a painting look more realistic than it otherwise would earlier on than if it were just gray scale.

>>1460570
It's not so much that the head is too small as that the body is too long. You've placed her ass WAY too low

Help

I've been trying to fill up every page as much as possible, Any help is appreciated. Practicing as much as I can.

Can't tell if this looks too masculine...
Any critique appreciated (except for shitposters).

Study of a glass and plastic object on my desk, moving out of my comfort zones.

>>1460652
She doesn't look masculine.

What looks odd to me is the warm shadows and cold lighted areas, but I'm fairly so I hope I don't say something stupid.

>>1460638
The facial expression doesn't look intense enough compared to the terror the color suggest.

>>1460665
I'm fairly too, dude...

I decided to learn how to draw, so I just drew this in PS, I've never really drawn before so any critique or advice would be helpful.

>>1460667
Check out the Ctrl+paint videos if you haven't, they gave me a huge kickstart.

>>1460668
Okay, I will. Thanks!
Anything else?

>>1460666
You're right. Thank you.

is the horsey thing accurately constructed?

>>1460566
I love this and I think you're a lot more experienced than I am, so someone correct me if I'm wrong, but I think you could use some brighter values on the subjects. It's really sunny out, but in the black and white one it looks like late afternoon.
>>1460570
The picture as it is is seven heads, yeah, but if you take into account that her legs are pulled up, she's at least ten. The torso is too long.

because i got all butthurt today

>>1460694

i think you are simplifying values too much. they are very relative and interrelated, alot of high values do not convey the feeling of warmth or light.

also think of the surface texture and how it absorbs/reflects light. you wouldn't expect a snake that wanders through sand to have slimey/wet scales. the eye on the other hand, yeah that could maybe use a highlight. other than that i don't see where, i think the values are working very well

I started reading The New Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain and I did the pre-instruction exercises, including the self portrait, but then my brother ordered me the workbook as well so I did it again. Twelve days of improvement seems significant to me.
>>1460688
I think it is. The pegs could be a bit straighter, but it's just the sketch. It's also not parallel to the wall, but that could be on purpose for all I know.

>>1460698
Yeah, I was starting to get that idea too. I haven't really studied values all that much, so I guess that's a sign that I should.

Gesture drawings.

A piece of fanart I'm doodling for a friend, I'm about 2-3 hours in an going to add the colors next

>>1460695
>>1460824
both of these are looking very cool

>>1460694
>>1460700
You should invest a lot of time looking for values in everything

Sharp transitions are much easier to handle than subtle transitions since subtlety demands much more time spent 'getting it right'

Once you get good at values you can do anything with colors, bad colors are almost always a result of bad values, good values makes it so much harder to go wrong!

http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm look at the photo study he posted down at the bottom, when he simplifies the values it starts to read very clearly and 'real'

http://muddycolors.blogspot
.com/2012/08/composition-basics-value-structure.html
Is the basic gist of it

Testing the waters with landscape concepts. What is the key to a striking landscape?

Could probably use better scaling here.

augh.

>>1460652
The taper from her brow to her chin is out of proportion, her chin is well proportioned to the rest of her so her brow need to be thinner. The large brow combined with her mane of hair brings to mind a male lion, which is a look that when applied to humans is mostly seen in fantasy or sci-fi films in male characters being presented as an honorable hero.

forgot to post this in the last thread.
I fixed most of the things people suggested.

>>1460957
in my opinion the belly could be fixed to make her look less pregnant. there could be a little more twist there, and a little work with those shadows from the hand. overall, lookin good.

>>1460957
i think this was mentioned already, but her boobs are way too independent

>>1460900
Dynamic, proper and convincing perspective with a strong sense of scale and adventure, all of which you are missing. But you're on a solid track. You should focus on larger shapes.

this is my current project

>>1460566
almost there

>>1460574
But the snake and the man is in a very tight range of values making any changes subtle (except for the broidery I added)

>>1460957
Her hands are different sizes.

Have you tried having her legs togethor like a mermaid? You're halfways there already and it would streamline her shape more, if you keep it as is know that the lower body from where her arm covers her and down look disconnected from the rest

recent combo

Time to practice perspective for a bit.

>>1460973
i don't art but i know what i like, and i like horse dicked women.

>>1460985
What exactly is this?

>>1460973
The perspective is supposed to be so that we are at eye level with her horse dick. Does it look like that? I'm the author of the image and I feel like it does but at the same time i feel like it doesn't but i don't know how to fix it.

Something for a friend - due to the shape of the skull the sunglasses can't physically be there... not sure about my work-around for it. Still working on the light and colouring of the skull, too.

Proportions, yes, but I am way to fucking tired to fix it.

>>1461041
is a bird wearing a beanie with a pom pom

>>1460973
Her face looks retarded and you're a faggot

>>1461079
rules, read 'em

>>1461079

Not him, but this is a critique board, not a MUH MORALES board.

I'm trying to get better at faces /(because I drew waaaay too much "anime style" in high school), and the best way I can do this right now is set my porno folders to shuffle and just go from there.

Been having some creative issues for a while. Got like two dozen or more things at varying stages of completeness and bugger all impetus to finish any. This was the last thing I declared 'done'.

small update, afraid I'm gonna ruin it if i try to color lol

my fav dog

>>1461150
looks like a dick with legs

>>1461152
you might be a closet homosexual if you see penises in everything.

>>1461156
maybe you're a closet homosexual if you draw penises in everything

Can I get some input on the composition ,I can't seem to be able to position them adequately.

never change /ic/

>>1461158
I'm a homosexual and even I don't see the penis.

Get out of the closet bro

>>1461160
Colossal Titan aint that big man.

>>1461162
then you're a closet heterosexual

I dunno...

>>1461169
I think you do.

>>1461169
wow pretty good if you set out to draw shit art ! well done

>>1461184

>>1461186
wow your so mad i can't , even believe i bother to reply ..

>>1461169
it's good but the body seems a bit tiny compared to the head.
unless she's a short petite chick i guess

Drawing this made me realize i need to do a "clothes study"...

>>1461196
you should of realized you need to do a " every thing study " ! haha

>>1461169

Left shoulder shaded can be adjusted further back towards horizon its a great
Start keep it up :]

Heres a sumthin sumthin

>>1460641
Advice, suggestions, anything?

>>1460957
There's just something about this that makes me think you're missing the whole lite, floating feeling.
The pose is too stiff (Seriously, go Google Image "Naked Girls Underwater.". There's not nearly enough bubbles, and the colors kinda warm given the fact that she is both underwater and not in a brightly lit place.

Pretty good Anatomy though, and fairly good composition. The fish are excellent.

>>1461031
Well, not really in the head area. If we're eye level with the cock, unless her head is tilted towards us, we should be seeing the bottom of her chin.

>>1460973
the head is too shrinken compared to the rest of the perspective distortion

>>1460545
what's your blog/da? I like your stuff

>>1461197
well I know what I'm doing this summer.

>>1461252
pls respond

>>1460963
I'm not sure about sense of adventure, but I did try to keep scale and perspective in mind.

>>1461262
acidenema.tumblr.com

Am I terrible /ic/
what do

>>1461160
yeah that colossal titan is way too tall, or the wall is way too short. just make the wall higher

I'm no expert, but the fact that two of the characters are moving in very high speed, and then there's the third guy just standing there minding his own business really doesn't work. either remove him or change the perspective so that we're looking things from his point of view and that the two other characters are swooshing by him

>>1461160
The colossal Titan becomes thinner at the top, thicker at the bottom.
His arms are long and tiny compared to his legs, which are fucking thick, his head is also relatively small to his torso.

>>1461160
You're too far into it to be worrying about composition. You should start off with very simple compositional sketches and lay things out then.

>>1461362

Actually it isn't a problem since everything in the scene is on its own layer just for that reason.I can freely adjust everything on and It didn't take me more than 40 minutes.so even if it ends up trashed it's not a big deal.Thanks to everyone on the input tho.I'll try to see if I can make this work somehow.

>>1461160
For the record, the composition is fairly weak. The dead space in the upper right corner is very distracting and grabs the eye's attention. This is partly because of contrast (high density vs low density areas) and because the man in the foreground seems to be looking there and our eyes naturally follow his. I would flip him and put him over towards the right of the painting so he's looking at the giant thing, and paint the clouds so they swoop into the action a bit.

>>1461197
>>1461191
>>1461184

i've never been this pissed off at someone for actually using punctuation but JESUS CHRIST MAN, STOP HITTING SPACE BEFORE SHIT

>>1461034
Sunglasses look great. Cool idea, too

>>1461127
I want to have something helpful to say but I can't because that is what appears to be a red-headed Gaelic forest woman and my jimmies are rustled. I think it's fantastic.

trying to develop a workflow? how do most people do it?

>cue comments about the nose being tilted

>>1461481
forgot the image

I drew my puppy begging from my roommate as she cooks.

My puppy as he's begging.

>>1461488
??????????????????????

Will this finally work?

>>1461489
I fucked up those hindlegs, obviously.

>>1461463

Thanks. Any ideas on how I should texture the bone? I've never done bone studies before in photoshop, only by hand, so I have no idea what the dicks I'm doing...

very early stages so far

>>1461517
wouldn't change a thing

>>1461518
too late

Via charcoal on toned paper.

>>1461034
>>1461463

Fiddled with them a bit more, finally happy with the way they sit. Next, the bone!

in progress
i fuking hate my strokes

>>1461550
looks like you could use some medium in there

Ugh, at least the squirrel turned out to be pretty cute.
I obviously need to do a lot of face studies, but any specific advices on why her head looks so hideous would be greatly appreciated.

>>1461559
because it is flat. there is no depth or shape to it.

>>1461559
do some master studies, rather than studies of actual faces. or watch some villpu. your values are also incredibly weak especially in the face, so you'll have to do some work there.

>>1461305
>18
>self-taught
well fuck you.
no seriously, great work. i jelly.

>>1461566
i did a very quick curves adjustment to show you how a more dynamic range of values can make the image more interesting while hopefully still keeping to mood. it also happens to show how unaffected your face is by the local lighting and such.

>>1461150
Cute dachshund. But are you sure the standing pose is possible like that?

>>1461041
dude is that mineva

>>1461580
not that guy but yes, even the big fat one i use to have did that occasionally, not for very long go

>>1461473
Sit down and draw.

I like to put films I love and know inside out on as background noise, seems to help.

This sad expression is uncharacteristic of him. But i just thought it would look cool, so i drew him like this. XD

>>1461614
>Filename

Ebin troll :DDDDD

It gave me a headache, but I'm nearly done. Any massive problems before I finish up?

>>1461634
naw dude looks pretty boss

>>1461634
Put a pupil in the eye looking out at the viewer?

Also tilt it up at an angle slightly.

I don't know, it's pretty fucking great, I just feel it needs some extra snark.

>>1461637
>>1461638

I know what you mean, it needs a little something. For the moment I've put it on a bit of an angle, and finished up the bone, teeth and sunglasses. I've taken the eye out for now, but I definitely want one there. I'm trying to figure out what looks best...

For study...

>>1460641
Is style the right word to describe your skill? Then I like how you're drawing. The things, that looks strange are gestures. The middle one pose and left one looks awkward. Also, pelvic area of the girl looks wrong. Woman's pelvis is smaller than man's, and the bones are thinner and more delicate. Also, each buttock is (approximately) equal to the size of the head(if we're not talking about fat figure). Practice leg attachment to the pelvis.

How do i approach this sorta thing?

>>1461692
>look at picture
>paint value

at least put some effort into it before you come to /ic/.

>>1461692
dont go into detail, start with overall shapes and values

>>1461692
might help if you sketched it first before going straight in and painting, to at least get the proportions of the different parts right.

>>1461692
I've been there.

1. Spend no less than 1 hour on linework for this.
2. Block in values underneath linework
3. Make a new layer on top and start refining.

>>1461692
You can skip all that linework if you just look at it as a series of lights and shadows instead of a piece of armor, then refine the edges and details as the last step.

>>1461695
at least be constructive like the others. put effort into your criticism.

>>1461309
Sorry to ask on this example which is obviously bad. I just cannot get the colors right, the paint to blend smoothly, the textures right.
Any idea on an all inclusive book to teach acrylic painting?
Maybe I just need to do more studies first.

Would someone draw this for me pelase

hey /ic/, help me here with my composition.

don't know if i should go on with this, or start over...

also, what is the best way to master composition?

>>1461781

>>1461782
this is relevant to my interests
I'm such a dolt when it comes to composition

>>1461810
yea. im bad at it as fuck. and the more i look landscape paintings, the more i feel like shit.

How does this look.
I´m only going to use from the waist to the head, and will vectorize it.

>>1461782
seems like a decent start

>>1461814
Fix the breasts. They stick straight out instead of being pulled down.

>>1461820

She will have some sort of bra or dress. The head, and the hat, does it looks good ?

>>1461823
Yeah, but that little line on the left on her shoulder looks weird.

>>1461814
pretty good, but face needs more shading, a bit flat at the moment.

>>1461692
Here is some progress, in the future i have to plan out my steps much more carefully, i've painted edges on far too soon.

>>1461841
throw some color in there beysnatch

need some honest opinions on this

>>1461851
something doesn't seem right. i dunno. the picture doesn't tell it's story

That shit cray

>>1461855
Pretty much this. Are they running from the rocks? Are they being moved by the rocks a la Trail of Tears? Are the rocks domesticated?

>>1461868
+ why is the wood burned down
what do the sheets in the trees mean
why do the stones look so toned (lel)

really dig the way it's drawn though, but i don't think it'll work without any further backstory. if it's an illustration in a book or so you'll be fine i guess.

>>1461875
>toned
*stoned

>>1461855
>>1461868
>>1461875
Thanks guys, yeah I guess the story in the picture doesn't make much sense since I wasn't really thinking too much of it, just drawing some random crap. I guess it would be some nomadic tribe that has these big guys as pets or something.

Good to know that the technical aspect of it is okay, that's what I was mostly worried about.

>>1461885
The big things should have some kind of penis/vagina.

hai guys, I worked really hard on this one, any tips for imrpving?

sketching
>>1461567
This is encouraging in weird ways

>>1461913
Is this implying that cardio DOESN'T kill gains?

>>1461924
R U ASIAN?

>>1461125
Well, most of these faces have the same emotion "Ohfuck/I'mgagging"
Try diversifying into different emotions.
I stalk through facebook friends(Granted it's not the highest quality photography but when people get captured by other people they can't hide their emotions.) and photos of people in large groups (So many faces to choose from.) when working with portrait practice.
I mean, if your ultimate goal is to draw sexy porno babes then this isn't a bad idea but if you want to just draw people porn might not be the right way to do it.

Some alien creature

Some of mine

What are your thoughts/opinions?

>>1461489
I like it, you sketch kind of like me

I only work in paper in pencil (doodles) and I almost never color.

Yes his arms are tiny. oh well

>>1461970
>oh boy here comes the end of the sheet
>oh shit
>oh fuck
>tinyarms.jpg

>>1461960

For one thing, study some skulls. Think about how the different objects are arranged in space. Focus on still-lifes if you want to actually improve.

help me here?

:C

im bad at this

using the pic on top as reference. but no sucess.

>>1461740
i put as much effort into my critique as he did into his painting. fuck off.

>>1461982
>Think about how the different objects are arranged in space.

you can definitely tell that this guy doesn't even draw.

>>1461988
sometimes you need hard, brutal critisism, and sometimes you just need a pat on the shoulder. that's just human really. no need to get mad.

it's not like he was posting a 20-pic series of stickmen repeatedly bumping the thread spamming away w/ capslock on. one pic. take it easy.

>>1461851
Seems off balance look at your angels on the first walker, It seems like the top half is leaning forward but its legs seem off, try fiddling around with the back right one idk

>>1461851
Your back walker is fine and the legs are the same difference is defiantly the heads

Forgot one

>>1461982
the first one you saw is kinda old. as you can see from this one i have improved.

>>1462012
I don't understand why you post these, "it's a draw thread" "whatever".
But these are so devoid of any of the teachings that /ic/ pushes, so i don't understand why you post them.
No offense.

>>1460641
Alright so, I just downloaded photoshop cs6, This is my first time using it, ever. Please, I need as much help as I can get. I have my bamboo tablet and I have tried their little sketchbook program, but that was shit.

>>1462030
Sorry forgot Pic

>>1462027
It's a draw thread, whatever man.

But honestly I didn't know of /ic/ until a few weeks ago. I'm a long time lurker of /b/ and even then I don't spend too much time on 4chan.

Shit everyone is so skilled.

k. Just gonna go ahead and ask for some constructive feedback on this. Thanks.

>>1462039
Here's the deal.
We can't criticize that, not because we don't know what's wrong with it but because it absolutely lacks fundamental knowledge.

It relies on symbols to portray something, in other words, there's too many wrong things with it to actually call out every individual flaw and point out how to correct it.


Check the sticky and read the recommended books for beginners and remember, draw from life.
Realism is not a style, it's a foundation, drop the animu stuff until you have a solid understanding of each fundamental.

>>1462053
Thanks. Will gladly do.

took my laptop to life drawing tonight

>>1462054
As a side note, make your signature less intrusive, it can be a real pain and if you plan on selling artwork and intrusive signature will be your bane.

>>1462039
:(

>>1462055
How much time did you have?
It looks like you tried your best to avoid the hands, the values and the thumbnail look really nice though.
Try to create a higher contrast between the background and the figure, there are some odd tangents that make the woman blend into the background.

>>1462031
>>1462030
Bad tablet choice, the Bamboo will make you draw from your wrist because it's too small, google Carpal Tunnel Syndrome, that shit ain't good, it's what happens when you draw from your wrist too often.

Visit Ctrl+Paint to watch some tutorials on how to draw digitally (sticky).

>>1462061
2 hours

>>1462065
Fair enough, try to block in some recognizable shapes at least.

>>1462055

This is a really great study. Currently I am having a very difficult time copying values from life correctly, the gradient is very hard for me to see. When I do photo studies I can copy the values accurately.

Do you have any tips for painting from life and getting the right values?

Thanks

>>1462055
I just cannot for the life of me get that control of values down, at least not digitally. I don't get it. Maybe I'm pushing the extremes too hard.

>>1462061
>Try to create a higher contrast between the background and the figure, there are some odd tangents that make the woman blend into the background.

Not that guy, but you need to learn a lot more about art before you can give anyone advice. Lost edges are a very common technique to take away focus on areas that are not focal points and they are achieved by getting the values of background and foreground close to each other.

>>1462063
Wacom Bamboo comes in standard and medium. The medium is about 20x14cm (active). I own one and it's not too bad. But yeah I understand the thing about drawing with your wrist, I do it too and it's tough to get rid off.

>>1462073
I agree with this guy. Check out Henry Yan if anything, the guy has mastered that. Would post picture but I don't want to bump the image limit and take away from people asking for crit.

>>1462068
just take your time and remember to spend lot of time looking intently at the model before you make your marks, it requires a bit more contemplation than photo copying. dont scribble feverishly with only short glances at the model in between

>>1462073
>>1462077
I googled that guy, I see what you mean.

Still, from what I gather, there are two focal points in that picture, the darker values in the torso and the white highlights in the shoulder and head, crating lost edges so close to the focal point seems a bit odd.

>>1461956

Small update

Thing I made, thoughts?
Be gentle with me ;_;7

Finished this bugger I was working since the last thread

Wood block reduction. Didn't line it up too well which is a shame, but I'm still feeling pretty good about it!

>>1462055

This is great! I want to have sex with your skills.

Anyway, far from done. A Roberto Ferri study.

>>1462152
Holy shit those muscles. That skin.

>>1462155

Added a background lol.

>>1462055

Got Tumblr; Deviantart; Facebook?

My 2nd digital painting. I still have a long way to go on it, and I know there is a LOT of stuff wrong with it, but I'm having fun and it's been a good learning experience so far.

>>1462159
his dA is catbib.deviantart

>>1460699
Ok, a plethera of corrections need to be done on your drawing.
1 - The head's are irregularly shaped. Get some help with structuring a proper portriat.
2 - What seems to me is that your doing this from you head. DONT. Draw actual people from the computer or IRL.
3 - You focus to much on one area of the face instead of the entire head. Like the eyes. Lots of detail there but the chin nose and mouth are porly detailed.
4 - Keep drawing, you have potential. Thats how i started. Find books or videos on youtube on how to correctly structure.

>>1461851
Im loving that tree, i feel like you spent the most amount of time on the damn tree then anything else on the painting

>>1462128

DONT SHADE WITH BLACK

>>1462179
Those aren't blacks, learn before you critique

>>1462128
They're poorly chosen shades in some areas but you'll learn in time. If you can get a hold of/find Zhao Ming Wu's painting demos look for a video of those, he has a nice approach on how to determine shadow tones, also James Gurney's books.
I like the concept because a Hindi woman as a fighting game character would be super cool but there are things wrong on a skill based level but it just takes time to figure those kinds of things out and practice. All in all, doesn't look too bad but practice anatomy and I think that this image might be a little too line and rimlight dependent.

>>1462195
Not that guy but I've only been able to come across his charcoal portrait tutorial online. Is there any way other than paying like $75 to get it?

>>1462179
Yoouuu Need to calibrate the colors on your screen. I most certainly did not shade with black.

>>1462196
What a nice in depth comment. Thank you!

>>1462200
watch out a lot of monitors are much more dull than mine, and yours might be in the same boat, i often have to move an image over to my older ickier monitor to color correct if i'm going to post it on the net.

>>1462208
?? He's shading with the indigo from the undershirt, but much darker.

About an hour of dicking around.

Well, I spent quite some time on this.

it was also my first attempt at drawing weaponry

>>1462226
yes i know, what i'm saying is on cheaper or older monitors blacks will be a bit desaturated and often a bit brighter, so if you want to publish something on the internet it's good to keep that in mind, plus the 'shading' on this is horrible so all though the diagnosis is wrong the prognosis is still the same, 'can't into color'

>>1462232
very good, i don't often think western people can get to be mangakas but i think you might just be the one.

>>1462228
wow you went for such an interesting palette, and a blueish rim-light, this will take the world by storm!

EXTRA EXTRA! NEW TREND IN PORTRAITURE, BLUE RIM LIGHTS AND KINDA WARMISH SKIN TONES. MEANWHILE MILLIONS DYE THEIR HAIR THE NEW COLOR 'BROWN'; AN EMULATION OF THIS NEW RIPE FRESH NEW STYLE OF PAINTING.

>>1462238
wow you are literally mad as fuck for no reason

>>1462232
rather interesting design and technique. I like it.

>>1462241
nah, it's just the caps, but you can't do the extra! extra! things without them, that would be silly

So I spent 30 minutes screwing around and experimenting with value and high contrast; this was my end result. I don't do portraits often so I'm certain I messed quite a few things up, I definitely need to study more teeth.

I would greatly appreciate any critique.

>>1462228
>rim lighting but no core shadow besides it

oh boy

>>1462273
>>rim lighting but no core shadow besides it
>oh boy
The conditions you describe do not happen all the time in real life, as the location of the core shadow depends on the angle of the main light source whereas the rimlight is the result of a light source behind an object hitting a plane that is near parallel to the observer's line of sight.

We see rimlights next to core shadows in paintings often because it is a deliberate choice by the artist to make the form easier to read.

Not saying that anon handled his rimlight correctly, but considering the main and secondary light sources are on the left hand side, I wouldn't expect a core shadow next to the rimlight.

>>1461559

>>1460498
im starting to get nothing

>>1461851
i think the front walker's right leg is too centered

>>1461559
Well... Study how the human head works in different perspectives. A human's face is not only an oval shape with some features painted on to it, as you have drawn it. It has curves, odd bumps and interesting underlying structures. Study yourself in good light in front of a mirror, or a friend, and try to make out the basic shapes that compose the facial structure. have those in mind when you try to draw a face. As the other anons said, values on the face are also affected by the light around it.

Also, the general anatomical construction of the body looks a little wonky - use a reference and keep thinking of the body/face/everything as a 3-dimensional object.

Good luck!

>go to do gestures
>realize I have no idea what people do at all

wow. That was jarring and made me kinda sad.

Where do you guys generally go for yours? or do you do it from memory?

Help.
The fucking wrist on his right hand...
My uncle (a professional artist) also said that the original drawing was was stylized in some ways to convey motion better
I'm so confused

>>1462300
By stylized, he meant the anatomy wasn't completely realistic

>>1462224
Does this seriously look good to you?

>>1462300
i don't get it, the angle is right, you wouldn't see the right wrist, so what's the issue?

Pleease crit. I tried but the shading is just not as good as what I was going for.

>>1462346
I think your Ivysaur is jaundiced.

Not sure what you're going for here, but the legs/chest looks weird - almost like the front legs go directly into the chest, rather than being set apart. Ivysaur's legs are pretty wide set, while yours appears be fairly narrow.

>>1462350
I think I put too much effort into the leg part here, the head also looks kind of weird.

>>1462087

I don't know how to evolve it, leaving it for now.

>>1461885
It looks like the monster is stepping on the people. If they're domesticated, then why would this be happening? How are these blobs on tiny legs supporting the weight of their upper bodies? That thing would not walk, it would collapse, possibly even while standing still. You need to use your brain and figure things out before you waste time going into detail on something that doesn't even make sense. When you start an image, the big things have to come first. What is the story, and does it even make sense? What are the elements with which to communicate the story, how will you accurately communicate whatever your intentions might be? How will you compose the image to make it as clear as possible?

I did this for a small band I like, it might get on a poster!

I know I'm not that good yet but I'm improving a bunch, still suck with picking colors so I use the dropper tool from the reference I'm using.

>>1462334
It just looks weird, man

>>1462372
It's because you have it straight rather than the bend in his wrist.

>>1462372
Also his elbow looks really awkward and you should bring the whole right shoulder up.

>>1462363
Ocarina of Time reference?

>>1462375
I can bring the shoulder up and I'll work on the elbow...
Any opinions on everything else?

>>1462376
Yeah, Guru Guru from the Windmill.

>>1462377
Well are you trying to get him into the same pose as your reference?

>>1462379
Not EXACTLY the same pose
Otherwise I would've pathetically attempted to make it 1:1

>>1462380
Ah alright, well if you look at the tuxedo top it's to high, (pic related) it goes down to the crotch of the pants.

>>1461012
sticker combination

>>1462383
Damn, didn't see that...
Thanks

>>1462270
doesnt look like sinartra big fail
you're values as smoogy, probably you are picking off your canvas, if you're going to weedle a lot don't do that.

Meh

>>1462446
His left eye is a bit skewed but he is recognizable. Mads Mikkelson right?

>>1462446
i like the shading
the eyes look huge and the transition from light to dark on the chin is too sharp

>>1462055
Dem delicious edges.

>>1461125
Still working on faces.. 10 out of 100 studies done so far.

>>1461950
Yeah, I agree they have the same expression. I'm trying to find some better references for photos. It's just that .. ha, well, I have a lot of porn here. It was the most available resource at the time. Maybe I'll try facebook like you suggested.. can't hurt.

>>1462467
Here, have some crying girl

>>1462473
>crying girl
Perfect for drawing porn!

>>1462473
I can fap to this.

>>1462451
Indeed it is
>>1462456
Looking back the eyes do seem quite large and I do need to work on transitioning shading

Thanks anons

>>1462467
Do you have a DA?

>dat hair

>>1462479
Yeah. The hair is pretty bad, I agree.

>>1462484
That's not how you spell good.

>>1462485
It really isn't good, but he's obviously trying to improve so it doesn't matter.

>>1462486
The far right's hair is quite good. The other three are... ehhhh, again, he's learning, so it doesn't matter.

>>1462489
It has a sense of form, which is good, but all of its other short comings is not enough to take it from "okay" to "good".

workin on this at the moment

>>1462497
needs more rim lights

>>1462499
better?

>>1462509
You need to go deeper.

>>1462510
how about now?

>>1462512
That's one hell of a rimjob you've done here.

>>1462512
Wow. Masterfully done. Are you literally Jaime Jones? Only problem here is that the hair doesn't have any rim lights, which is really bothering me, I must say.

>>1462518

>>1462521

>>1462521
>make sure your picture is under 1500 x 1500 pixels
You've gone real balls to the wall with this one. Although if I could add some critique, it would be that that is a pathetic excuse for a mohawk.

>>1462526
>that is a pathetic excuse for a mohawk.
I agree. I think it could use a feet or two mo' hawk.

>>1462526

Shoulders are hard :-(

>>1462536
Ref if anyone cares

Updatin.

/ic/ has been really fucking slow lately

>>1462540
I really like the drawing.

The folds on her dress don't look so good though.

just a quick five hours practice, so the idea isn't quite good, if not supper lame, just playing with the lasso tool. But have I gone extreme with the lighting and contrast /ic/ ? I know it's not good but keep using it sometimes, now my eyes'r null and I can't tell...

>>1462556
Don't rely on texture brushes to do the work for you, it looks like shit.

>>1462557
no texture brush, I said lasso tool

Here's a portrait for you, anon.

>>1462565
And here's a crappier one.

>>1462567
And one more.

I'm lost. I feel like it's lacking something important (not yet finished)

>>1462576
Aside from the clearly broken ankles, I think it looks fine.

>>1462565
Is that guy from The Passion of Joan of Arc?

>>1462576
he has 2 right feet

>>1462580
Hell yeah it is.

>>1462536
>Shoulders are hard
They certainly are if you don't know the muscles and bones involved. Watch the Vilppu anatomy videos.

>>1462581
oh boy

Might be an odd question, but at which age did you guys start drawing and how long did it take you all to reach this level?
Don't think it's off-topic, all about learning how to draw, after all.

>>1462595
Had a passion for it since I was a kid, really delved into it during highschool. Now im 20 in college still goin at it.

>>1462598
That face.

And thank you.

Just messing around with some stuff, doing some half-assed "replicas" of some Basquiat works

Is the anatomy alright? Did I foreshorten correctly?

>>1462556
Very nice colors and atmosphere, decent rendering. You managed to capture that dense forest feel pretty well. The perspective is rather awkward. It seems like the camera is 10 meters above the ground, and the foliage in the foreground should probably be way bigger (notice how the leaves and stuff are about the same size as the leaves in the middle ground).

The dude is rendered very shittily. Also way too small. Compared to the rest of the picture he just doesn't fit.

Also the composition is not very good. A giant tree taking up most of the space in the middle isn't very interesting to look at. But I guess that wasn't really your goal with this pic so I wouldn't worry about it.

> But have I gone extreme with the lighting and contrast /ic/
That's actually what makes pictures dynamic and cool to look at. One of the most common mistakes with landscapes is being afraid to push the contrast. You did a pretty good job with this. Overall I'd say your technical skill is decent but you need to pay more attention to perspective.

>>1462618
This is amazing, but sadly not yours. Don't get my hopes up like this, man.

Sorry for crappy photo, I had bad lighting and the angle is wrong too so some cropping had to be done.

The cloth is mostly white/light brown, should I keep it like that and add a few highlights or just glaze it with sienna or something?

>>1462595
I've been drawing since a kid, but never really wanted to get good at it untill I was 16 so I got a wacom tablet.

>>1462232
>>1462235
>>1462244

This isn't /b/.
Samefagging for this level of animu drawing is kinda sad.

>>1462635
pic too small, can't see shit. anyway the cloth looks like sliced cheese

>>1460498
Wip.

>>1462681
>>1462681
>>1462681

>>1461034
Love this. I want it as my background

>>1462663
Alright, I'll look into that.

>>1462540
liking it so far, and I agree with the dress folds thing.
will look forward to some updates

>>1462622
The dude isn't small, I don't know what you're on about

hi

>>1462359

I like this. Where can I stalk you?