/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

ignore this thread

Oh good, a new thread. can someone help me with the background on this? And anything else that looks off?

i wonder if that "it's absolute garbage i am a total failure and i will never make it as an artist" feeling ever fades away

>>1629121
shut up and draw

>>1629121

fuck I hope so

>>1629124
goddamn thats good. except for that skin fold, it just looks freaky

>>1629124
wheres the cock

>>1629130

I know. Here's the ref, anyway.

Just got back into drawing and this my 2nd real attempt. Let me know what I can do better and what I'm doing wrong

Third pass of this >>1628557
may work

>>1629124
>>1629139
I don't know if it's the white background or not, but I think the shadows on her face are a little too dark.

>>1629080
We firez now.

Anything? Anybody?

How do you guys like my apples?

>>1629161
The hand reaching forward looks a bit small

>>1628971
https://i.4cdn.org/b/src/1389426569608.jpg

Use this as reference.

>>1629121
Do you work with a mouse? Either way it doesn't look bad. I can relate with that feeling I think it's good to be healthy frustrated it means we have some standards/taste which can help us to not settle and approach the problem and medium with more sensitivity.

>>1629124
That's great, if I were to nitpick it seems that you made her left shoulder a bit wider that the reference.

>>1629141
You need much more contrast and your lightning seems a bit inconsistent.

>>1629161
Try looking at some references and reconsider changing some elements of your composition to make it more effective. I like the way you rendered the buttons.

any advice? my biggest gripes are walking pose and how the chest and chest-arm connection look.

any advice? my biggest gripes are walking pose and how the chest and chest-arm connection look. forgot image on last post.

>>1629121
Nope, never. Also, fix that hexagonal eyelid.
>>1629124
Whoa, this may just be my morning wood talking, but that's frikken' juicy. Kind of a '60s painterly aesthetic going on there. I agree the skin fold looks a bit harsh there - lose the highlight along the middle, it makes it look like a blade.
>>1629161
- Perspective is right off. The floor and ceiling don't converge to a common vanishing point. I don't think we should be able to see the underside of her ringlets from the height we're implied to be viewing.
- Poor foreshortening.
- Poor silhouette
- Position of the legs and feet doesn't convey perspective. Her supporting hand is right by the knee but should be further forward if she's crawling.
>>1629167
Noice.

Still at it. Gonna go to bed, work on it tomorrow.

new years resolution is to improve my character sketching, crits?

>>1629200
that one looks nice minus the animu eyes

>>1629200
figures feel a bit slumpy, the designs feel pretty real like these people can actually exist vs fitting into a particular genre which good?

>>1629205
thanks, yeah i just realise i've not done any full sketches w/feet.

>>1629205
thanks, yeah i just realise i've not done any full sketches w/feet.

>>1629145
Woops, reply meant for>>1629143.
Shadows are too heavy on the face- the contrast makes it uncanny (v:

so this one time a drew a dogpark

>>1629232 I recently pick up drawing as a way to vent. i know its not awesome but was just curious on others thoughts

>>1629232
>>1629233

Also this one time i cleaned the house so i celebrated with a drawing

Currently doing this mountain study with my fancy brushes. What do you think so far?

>>1629281
get the main forms in first before you start with any fancy brushwork and texture. Take a break come back and zoom out from your study and compare it to the ref there are loads of things that are really far away in terms of drawing, value and colour.


Also does anyone know what happened to the study threads, no one is using it if there is one?

>>1629285
the purpose of a study is not a replicative one.

>>1629234
>this one time, at band camp...

You know cartoon duck's "hands" are stylised feathers, right? You drew feathers on the feathers.

>>1629288
No, the purpose is to deviate as far from the ref as humanly possible. Creativity and having fun are more important than getting details "correct", which is a subjective term anyway.

>>1629291
cant tell if you agree with me, or sarcastic, or both

>>1629293
He's being sarcastic, because what you said is stupid as hell.

>>1629288
i'm not saying that you should replicate the study to an absolute. I am giving you some valid advice that it is an easier process to start with the most important parts of the image and get them nailed before you start with anything else. But to quote a bald man 'no rules just tools', what you are doing could be useful as an experiment...i doubt it though.

>>1629124
Dude what's with the Street Fighter proportions? Her feet and calfs aren't that big.

>>1629281
you're missing all the reds and yellows in the colors.Fix that.

>>1629285
I see, thanks for the critique.

>>1629334
Wh-what? I don't see any reds and yellows, am i color blind?

>>1629336

>>1629337
never ever color sample.

>>1629337
Oh dang, i didn't see that, ok i'll fix it right now

>>1629339
Seriously, what's up with all these imaginative rules people has suddenly mad up?
Color picking is dead useful for beginners who has a hard time figuring out what exactly the color is.

>>1629339
lol first and foremost I did it simply because it illustrates the point faster than if I have to explain color theory in general.
Second that's total bullshit.My color sence inproved only because i was able to color pick and navigate myself to correct my colors on studies and take notes on how I react to hues.Not sure who started this whole "never colorpick" bullshit but it's really dumb.That's like saying "Never read an anatomy book just figure it out" . Please.

>>1629341
photos often have diffuses over them you can pick green even though general correct color is red.

+ you learn more by matching colors by eye.

Actual look like 3D ball.
I leveled up my drawing skills.

>>1629343
stop talking out of your ass

>>1629344
clearly you know nothing keep relying on ctrl i instead of learning how to manipulate the color wheel.

>>1629343
>I'm repeating something that everybody implies as a general rule simply because I am unable to think for myself.

>>1629285
The study thread will never catch on because it is completely unnecessary.

>>1629345
can't tell if jpeg or lasso tool. thumb nail looks good.

>>1629348
>can't argument his onw statement
>s-shuddup you don't know nothing !

>>1629343
It's true.


Too many shit posters here lately. Too bad.

>>1629349
>unable to match colors by eye
>is mad others can
>doesn't realize im talking from experience and only trying to be helpful.

stay mad

>>1629351
it was necessary during winter break as draw threads were dying in 5hrs, stop talking about shit you don't know about.

>>1629356
>implying everybody has the same learning curve.
>implying there's one art creed and everybody should follow it when there are faster more efficient ways on learning things

stay in the 1900s

>>1629359
please, leave ic, ic is for people who are wiling to learn.

>>1629355
>many
>implying its not just me

wip
i tried making it as if he had something in his mouth but I failed ;_;
First time trying to paint something from imagination using photoshop
will add a baseball cap and dreadlocks

>>1629361
how's your art career doing ,anon

>>1629352
Used the circle shape tool then painted inside mask.

>>1629365

are you even trying? lemme help you out

no need to thank me.

Gyuuhhh , rocks are complicated

>>1629370
not that guy but being serious can you tell me how you get the anaglyph effect? actually looks pretty cool

>>1629375
Observe how the lines from the erosion define the bigger shapes of the rocks. Use these to help you construct the bigger ff

>>1629378
>please let me date my work by copying trends instead of painting something that matters.

color theory is scary

>>1629395
how so?

>>1629393
implying your work won't look dated 10 years if doesn't already.

>>1629396
it just seems so complex
I could be wrong because I've been putting it off until my other fundamentals are decent

>>1629399
you know what? just go ahead and do whatever the fuck you want.

>>1628998
>>1628986
tumblr, deviantart.

>>1629400
it's pretty easy. Forget about 'color'

you already know how values work? That's 85% of what you need to know. You're already there. All you need to understand now is saturation or color temperature. You can paint in neon green and fuscia if you want to as long as you understand the former two.

>>1629365
fuck this

I cleaned it up more and redid the hand and some of the face.

hai guys whats the differene between charcoal and lead pencil? all the pros use charcoal pencil with huge led... is lead a babby tool ? shoudl i practice with charcoal or can you get same results? thx

>>1629426
You're finishing this shit for the last 3 weeks, put it away and start doing something else, faggot. Maybe something that's not a retarded fetish?

>>1629343
>>1629348
(Not the same person.)
Listen, faggot. You shouldn't color pick because that means you're letting the art program baby sit you. Can you color pick from a master's picture IRL or from a still life? No, you can't.

>>1629426
it looks like those weird shit japanese hentai with tentacles, wtf

>>1629444
I haven't been working on this for 3 straight weeks asshole, I work on this when I have the spare time. But yes, i'll probably move onto something else soon.

>>1629453
So you're telling me that you shouldn't color pick, just because you can't color pick in real life?
There's nothing wrong with color picking for learning purposes, no rules just tools, even if those tools are not available for a traditional medium.

>>1629453
maybe you're letting the program babysit you.I'm using it as a tool to observe how accurate my colors are compared to the photo Im studying.
Life drawing is a whole nother subject.If you're pussy enough that you don't want to use it ,that's your choice.I bet you're one of those elitist faggots that think that digital art isn't art lol.Do you froun upon the use of textures as well ? Grow up...

>>1629076
hey firez, mind posting reference?

WIP
Can I get some critique on baby’s first shading?

>>1629465
Is she wearing flip flops? My sides

>>1629124
how did you get that smooth look ? soft brush ? smudge tool ?

thank you

>>1629467
not the anon that did that, but I think thats just hard round blending

>>1629467

I used a lot of Sam Nielson's smudge brushes. He posted a really nice brush set a few months ago on his blog. 4chan won't let me link it, but if you google "sam nielson brushes" it's the first link.

I block stuff in with an opaque brush and then blend the edges together with smudge tools or subtle texture brushes.

>>1629477
those brushes are no londer up for download, could you reupload them, please

How do I into faces, /ic/? I've tried 2 or 3 times now and it keeps coming out horrifically bad.

>>1629501
Make a bigger head altogether. There is no proper space for a face inside that hood.
Also, draw the head and the face before the hood.

finished i guess

>>1629506
I like it. Interesting subject and palette.

>>1629488

https://mega.co.nz/#!DMYj1AzL!S8_KrDA6R3kBYBXa7r_IDh6G1UV8yiBvZzwtaJg8wUI

Does this link work for you? I've never used mega.co.nz before

>>1629519
yes, thanks a bunch mate

>>1629501
Are you the guy who keeps doing runescape anatomy? Seriously?

What are some artists that are similar to Max Fleischer?
I'm really obsessed with the Steamboat Willie kind of look.

>>1629527
I don't think so, considering I don't know what you mean by runescape anatomy.

>>1629076
nice paint over flame princces

>>1629124
whats wrong with her back. is she made of rubber?

>>1629426
The lower part of her nose looks weird, her eyes appear to be elongated but maybe it's the style, also fix the angle of the mouth seems a bit skewed with the one of the eyes. Overall it seems to be taking shape, keep going!

>>1629506
Nice colours.

>>1629463
Sorry, it was from life, the sitter it's my sister but she left before I could take a photo.

I guess I will have to make stuff up now.

>>1629541
I don't even know of to do one of those, also why would I change the dimensions of several parts if that was the case?.

That said I kind of hate how soft this is looking I will probably lower the resolution of the final version.

>>1629226
You are not me.

In comparison to the reference photo, the shadows in >>1629124 are too dark.

>>1629567
>>1629226
The fuck... Random impersonations like this are so strange to me...

Some stuff I did tonight

>>1629591

And the rest from that set

>>1629592

>no ref used
>top right clearly the chick from tangled

>>1629597
why do you care?

>>1629597
>implying impossible to draw from memory

>>1629566 post pics of your sis please

>>1629597
I memorized some patterns from the character design sheet (of disney characters from Tangled and Frozen) that was posted on /ic/

But you don't have to believe me

>>1629288
Uh, yeah, it is. Otherwise what's the point.

You don't learn anything by only copying the bits you can't do from your head and changing everything else. You get a picture that's completely wrong.

>>1629602
i remember i got into an argument with a life drawing teacher about that.

>>1629506
you missed a lot of the subtle planes on the dude's head and fingers. overall it's not as solidly rendered as it should be.

the foreground is complete shit.

>>1629529
Popeye and Betty Boop weren't rubberhose.

And just search "Fleischer studios arists",

I'm not happy with the shading, any tips?

>>1629629
blur it with your fingers, it will make it look more professional

>>1629602

>implying impossible to draw from memory

It sort of is. Can you draw the Statue of Liberty from memory? How about your mom's portrait? How about your own face?

Noobs overestimate their memories.

>>1629611

>i remember i got into an argument with a life drawing teacher about that.

sounds like he was right. What's the point of having a teacher if you're not going to listen to him, anyway?

>>1629602
It's not about impossible, it's about learning to draw from life then using those to create drawings from imagination.

>>1629512
thx
>>1629566
thx, thats what im focusing on

>>1629614

you mean the background ?


Also, can anyone explain me where the red lighting is coming from ? in his neck and under his arms ? I dont undestand, it should reflect the ground that is yellowish no ?

>>1629670
>you mean the background ?
no, i mean the foreground.

it looks like you tried to render it properly for a little bit before you gave up and started making ugly hatching with your brush.

if this was a speed painting i could sort of forgive that..but not really. there would've been various other ways to simplify the foreground than flattening it out. the background suffers from similar problems with the form. for example, at the area that cars toward the left of the figure, you used a textured brush to create a vague oval instead of blocking out that ground plane and thinking about the perspective. those hill shapes could've used more overlapping too.

Hey I'd really like some critique on this. I feel like I'm close to being done. I know someone in another thread suggested adding torque to the torso, and I tried that in sketches, but I realized it wasn't what I was going for.

Something I've been pouring hours into. 12''x18''

Any advice for painting something with a denim texture?

>>1629723
You could try detailing it with lots of tiny lines/dots in lighter and darker shades to give it that rough look; use a photo for reference. Or you could just put a texture over it but I don't think tht ever looks good.

>>1629706
I would like it a lot better if her back was bent. There's all kind of movement and flow and shit in the rest, but the focal point where you think there would be something happening doesn't really look like much. I don't get an explosion vibe from the source of the backsplosion at all.

maybe that's what you meant by torque but really it would look better that way

>>1629706
>>1629732
also I don't really like how she's holding her hair. it doesn't look like it's actually being grabbed since its shape doesn't change at all and ends up coming across more as a trick to not have to draw fingers

>>1629732
thanks for the feedback! I don't mean this to be a cop out response but maybe if I give you some background it will help. I'm making this painting for my girlfriend who had bad scoliosis. She had surgery to correct it which involved putting a steel rod in her spine to help straighten it and now has a long scar that runs down her back. Since the girl depicted is supposed to be her, I wanted to keep the back fairly rigid.

Perhaps the file is poorly named as well, the backsplosion is supposed to be less like an explosion and more like light seeping through a crack or under a door. Does it give that kind of vibe?

I can certainly fix the hair though, I thought I made it look like she was grabbing a handful of hair, but I guess it doesn't to the outside eye. Admittedly I didn't really know what to do with that hand, but I wasn't trying to hide it either. Any suggestions?

I fixed the perspective of the floor and ceiling and moved her hand. I added some decoration to the walls, but I don't know if it really helps.

Hands are still killing me.

>>1629124
goddamn that hip bone looks really weird, liek you made it jut out too much

>>1629745
It makes more sense now. As someone else who suffered scoliosis, it's pretty sweet. I think that the way the light is so bright still far from her back is what gives it the "bursting from her back" feeling rather than the "seeping light" feeling, which is what makes the rigid spine feel so conflicted. Maybe experiment with toning down the brightness of the light a little more as it leaves her back.

As for the hair, have a super shitty 10 second mouse drawing that hopefully helps. Unless her hair is supposed to be super super dense or she's not supposed to be holding on to it very much at all, the shape you have it in now as it comes into and from her hand feels wrong

You guys like my helmet?

>>1629769
Thank you! I'll definitely try working with the brightness so that its less intense. God, I get the hair thing now, thank you anon!

>>1629770
except for that sad excuse for chainmail

>>1629785
Painting chain one by one is a pain in the ass, do you know any other way to do it?

>>1629787
at least try and cheat by using circles or something instead of straight up chain brushes that don't look anything like chainmail, just like a bunch of hanging chains that'll swing around like crazy if you move it

really cheat in any other way than that brush, it is seriously distracting from the rest of it

>>1629789
Ok , let me try that.

>Having filtered FiReZ
>Can't find the drawthread that he makes to promote his shitty art
Plz put off your trip when you're creating generals, it shouldn't matter anyways since people can see if it's your work.

>>1629789
Nah, using circles ain't working. I''ll probably have to draw it one by one.

>>1629807
http://nathie.deviantart.com/art/Chainmail-Brushset-87942293

>>1629809
Love you :*

Shit's hard yo, i made it worse that before.

>>1629834
shet, i forgot the pic

>>1629670
maybe the guy is standing in a reddish ground off screen

Hi, i'm completely new to the board and drawing, I would love some criticism on my sketch (anime-ish girl with robot hands)

>>1629859
You may have better luck in the alternative art/stylization thread. Use the catalog to find it.

Make sure you check out the sticky, too.

>>1629835
Keep trying anon, i have a feeling it's gonna 'click' for you soon, and youll feel so much better for it

Are drawthreads here similar to /b/?
in which we can make requests?
sorry im new

>>1629869
no, there's no requests here. it's against the rules of the board

>>1629866
Hey thanks. Still kind of lost here

>>1629872
oh ok, thanks for the information
sorry for any inconvenience

>>1629869

Thats a negative, here we post studys and get feedback on our work.

There is a lot of other draw treads on 4chan boards, I know that /co/ /mlp/ and /v/ have one for sure.

Also I have heard good things about I think /tv/, not to sure thought

>>1629884

Crap, I meant /tg/ not /tv/

Okaay, another rock stody for me. I hope i get it right this time. Sorry if i filled this thread with my posts, it's just that i only got little time to do stuff like this, so i have to use most of it.
And, one more thing, i didn't realize that this picture is really small, didn't do that on purpose, sorry guys.

posted a few in the last thread and someone told me about color theory so i studied up and just finished this. is there anything or anyone i should be studying on color theory for watercolors(if that makes any sense) to make it better?

>>1629903
>posted a few in the last thread and someone told me about color theory so i studied up and just finished this. is there anything or anyone i should be studying on color theory for watercolors(if that makes any sense) to make it better?

doh forgot pic

>>1629907

>>1629721
The swords seem really understated. Might want to increase their size or the line weight at least.

>>1629907
stop using that fuckign yellow

Tried out oils on papers (primed with acrylics). Here's some guy from imagination

An here's a girl from a fashion zine

critiqq so far please

>>1630014
man you really butchered thsoe studies.

>>1629506
Yours is pretty desaturated compared to the ref, which is a lot more vibrant and has more contrast.

>>1630029
i honestly don't think ic get's the point of doing studies sometimes.

>>1630023
You're completely missing highlights. Everything is a midtone/shadow which makes the image read poorly, especially in the thumbnail it looks like a dark blob.
Otherwise it's looking pretty cool.

>>1630031
they dont, they just "work" until it resembles the ref, but not studying, or finishing any detail out.

Why did you choose that ref as a study material, show it.

What do you think guys?

>>1629076
Trying to come up with some ideas for a blue skinned android/ which one should i go with?

sketches are from a last year.

>>1630058

>>1630063
forgot image! :P

>>1630066
it's not like riding a bike. you stop you get rust. worthless to crit start again kthnxbai

ps: your fake guidelines fool no one.

>>1630073
autism pls go i don't even know what your saying.

>>1630065
Oh wow, thanks!

>>1630073
i never stopped these were done last year not 2 years ago. also they are just sketches i will do a pretty well thought out drawing once i have a good idea.

>>1630093
didnt you develop over the past year?

My sketches last year I cant even look at how bad they are compared to what I do now.

>>1630023
progress

how do the jeans look?

>>1630146
Vedy nice

>>1630146
you should do some still lifes your work always looks really flat.

>>1630146
be careful with the kitch.
that bright green is too much of an attentiongrabber, this is bad since that blue/green dog-thingy isn't very interesting to look at. it also makes the whole dynamic of the image unbalanced imo.

think about where you want the focus of the piece to be. think of other ways of pushing the piece instead of poppy colors. for example think of interesting light-enviroments and such.

you should start thinking about the background too.
or at least hint at it, make some shadows or whatever.

>>1630151
Dark.

>>1630159
My forms look flat or the whole picture? I agree this one looks really flat, will try and add depth, but its hard without background.

>>1630161
I agree with the colors and attention.

Its easier for me to concentrate on subject w/o the background.

>>1630161

>>1630177
forgot image

Why is it so hard to apply life drawing to imaginative drawing?

>>1630181
Same reason why it's hard to apply photo reference experience to imaginative drawing

>>1630181
protip

>hybrids
they are the best.

>>1629859
It's not bad, you have some understanding of perspective and construction. Your like quality is atrocious though, even for a sketch. Keep at it.

>>1630183
>not from life
This was painted from a glass on my desk, pic related, you see my loomis and everything.

>>1630186
I always thought at some point I wouldn't need ref anymore

1st Self-portrait. I'll probably be doing one every other day from now own. I slacked off too long, and I'm incredibly rusty. My main problems are placement of the features and proportions. Hopefully this year I will improve!

>>1630195
Effeminate male or tough looking girl? In portraits, use fminine lines for women and hard lines for males. also crop your shit.

>>1630179
no need to remove all of it. a yellow light would definitely do it good.
seriously, decide on your light sources. there will also be less flatness with that.
personally i'd go for a warm light from above.

>>1630195
...Practice lips more.

>>1630192
>I always thought at some point I wouldn't need ref anymore

maybe in a couple years, you're clearly very much still a beginner

>>1630181
You did well with the ellipse of the cup's rim, but neglected the one at its base.

Even though it may be octagonal, it might help you to start it off elliptical first, then add the octagonal shape in after you have that right.

tried my imagination

>>1630179

>>1630257
imagination is for amatuers always use reference. -

recently picked up Keys to Drawing and started working through the exercises
3/4 view of eyes, to me it looks 'off'
any advice is appreciated

>>1630295

>>1630299
Sorry man, but that's an awful paint over. The sandbags end by his nostrils. And the eyes are so far apart!

Been sketching ppl from /soc/ but trying to add cross thatching every time I have the op. Been trying to inch my way towards my ideal; Inoue Takehiko

>>1630330
>2/4

Obviously taken thru camera.

>>1630331
>3/4

not a fan of the previous one, face seems off. Can provide ref if need be

>>1630332
>4/4

>>1630226
not op, but i have a pretty hard time with faces in general, any tips?

todays study

>>1630329
not bags, its them eyeballs

Top left - fruit, top right - my workspace/setup, bottom - resulting study

>>1630360
I'd recommend straying away from fancy brushes and only using the basic 3 (hard round, hard flat and soft round)

>>1630360
Concentrate on the light source as well, your rendition removes the warm light effect, effectively skewing the colours and causing the pic to look 'clinical'

>>1630217
it's a negro, no wonder you're confused...

>>1630397
Could you explain that a little more, I'm not sure I understand what you mean

Mostly trying to do subtle mountains.

no fap January is going horribly

>>1630407
>mfw you think that man face white women are somehow better...

From Drawing the human head, Hogarth.
Do someone finds it a good book for beginners?

not sure if im getting the light right ... or anything for that matter :x how is it ?

>>1630484
Hogarth's dynamic anatomy is fucking excellent, but it should be noted he stylizes and exaggerates a lot, so I advise to hold off from him and stick to Loomis until you're more experienced.

>>1630146
like the style, needs more depth tho.

>>1630513
you nigga need to study.

Accidently made him a lot fatter than he's supposed to be

>>1630467
Are you painting over a picture?

>>1630339
if you're >>1629506, same criticisms apply.

Thoughts? Advices?

>>1630602
Stop exaggerating facial proportions.

>>1630458
That's my favorite thing about scenes with mountains in them - the way they fade off into simple, desaturated shapes.

You've got a very orange palette here. Are you going to do anything more with those figures?

>>1630606
Okay. Sorry, but, how I do it?

I drew dis lol forgot to say something.

>>1630613

>>1630614
Loomis, is all that needs to be said.

>It's shit

I know. I haven't drawn anything more serious than stick figures since 2005. I plan to go through the Loomis books, I just wanted to know what I could do before I started so I have something to compare to.

Todays noref portrait.
Been a while since I did one of these.

>>1630640
whered you learn blending techniques? im trying to teach myself to colour digitally.

>>1630652
I usually just run with a hard round brush and use more "fuzzy" brushes for blending. Nothing more to it I guess.

>>1630652
Oh and about learning: Just practice. Check some streams or tutorials and learn from them.

>>1630633
>2005
Wow u still have taleint :)

around 30 minutes practice with a reference for colors

>>1630640
I like it. Where did you learn to draw facial features? Little tidbits you picked up here and there?

about 30 minutes with reference for colors

Hello, i need some help coloring some objects i've drawn as of late. Hopefully someone here can give me a few pointers on how to draw metallic bronze/brass totems with intricate patterns on them.

I'm trying to color these 2 pics i've drawn;
http://oi41.tinypic.com/2ivyby9.jpg
http://oi40.tinypic.com/24fzh40.jpg

With colors that relate to the colors of this glove.
http://oi40.tinypic.com/2zs8xgn.jpg

But no matter how long i spend staring at pictures of metal pipes and rods i simply can't get the pipe-like shading right.

>>1630680
Wow sugoi

what do you think guys? It's my first time in this board

Study

>>1630299
>>1630329
thanks, alignment/proportion, right? anything good in my pic >>1630295 (cellphone cam shot) I'm trying to really learn (this time, really)

>>1629232
I see what you did there
but the drawing is pretty mediocre

>>1629426
>That thousand-yard stare

>>1630334
That's... not how stray hairs look. At least not for somebody with that hair type.

>>1630195
Looks like some proportions might be off. Post photo of yourself?
>>1630602
You're starting too difficult. Use a better reference (non-stylised), use a bigger canvas, construct the head using Loomis or whatever method.
>>1630640
Uncanny. Where's the bridge of her nose? Also, you mirrored this, right? Head-on portraits with perfect symmetry are uncomfortable to look at.
>>1630676
Nice!
>>1630681
Y halo thar little fella. Pretty cute, but keep the light source consistent. You've got lots of highlight and barely any midtone, was that intentional?
>>1630691
Pretty fuckin' neat! Color pencil?

>>1630607

No idea what to do more to be honest, maybe some more sad looking shapes I guess, something flying would be neat.
I had a theory that mountains always take the color of the shadow and then gradually blends into the sky.

>>1630533
Thanks

so i tried my first 10m each study today for the first time and it was really fuckin hard... any advice?

i tried many times to stay consistent but it ends up looking like blobs of color and when working from a distance i struggle to get detail right. uggggghhh

>>1630729
Well I was looking in a mirror the entire time. I don't have a photo of me similar to the pose of my drawing. The proportions are off as clear as day, thank you for notifying the problem

I don't know how to continue.

>>1630771
Doing it with a mirror is the correct way to draw self portraits, keep going!

WIP! I don't know how people do studies in like 30min- 1hour, is it experience? also any advice would be very helpful

>>1630773

fix that ear

>>1630773
pls make into feels guy with hands by face

>>1630773
ever wondered how the ref looks so relaxe and your version looks like it's trying to take a shit?

>>1630794
On it.

>>1630798
I'll let you the honor.

>>1630799
Got no clue what I'm doing wrong. Mouth? Eyes? Everything?

>>1630797
hory shet. i thought this was a photo ref someone decided to post before i clicked on it. even then i had to look close to see it was an actual study.

>>1630790
Yep, it's mostly experience, refining technique, learning shortcuts, etc.

Careful with those values, your pic is a lot lighter than the ref. Looking at a full-sized image too long gives you tunnel vision and you can trick yourself into thinking your proportions, values, orientation etc is all correct, so sometimes it's good to use a thumbnail image to spot the main issues.

Everything else looks fairly solid though. Maybe pay a bit more attention to the calves.

>>1630797
Really good values.

>>1630773
>>1630806
Stopping at this point.

>>1630806
1 - Distance from eye to hairline has been increased
2 - Angle of neck has been changed (you already know about the ear)
3 - Pay attention to dat dere negative space
4 - Nose seems smaller, philtrum length has been increased
5 - You made the mouth narrower. The bright white teeth add to the impression that she's tense, change this to a light/mid grey.

>>1630824
you forgot to say no homo

>>1630824

not talking to you specifically but when doing studies do you only use tones or can i use construction/guidelines ?

im really struggling atm and my proportions go way off when using only tone, whats best advice? fill negative space and hair silhouette?

>>1630824
Thanks! It's painfully obvious now... I did notice the narrow mouth, but was blind to the other proportion mistakes till you pointed it out!

>>1630826
>forgot

>>1630828
Yeah, I'd definitely use guidelines. Use the vertical axis of the head to check the features are equally spaced and correctly oriented, find relationships like distances between features, spot angles, use negative space. Use whatever helps you.

(Oh yeah, I think I put my finger on what's weird about your girl's head - I'd be willing to bet her hair has more volume when she's not wearing the mask.)

>>1630806
>Got no clue what I'm doing wrong. Mouth? Eyes? Everything?
it's kind of a minor thing, but i think what he's referring to is that the eyebrows in the drawing are closer together, maker her look like she's stressed out. also, you pushed her chin farther than in the ref.

>I don't know how to continue.
after you fix the parts where your proportions are whacked. like the ears, eyes, top of head all being too small, and some shadow shapes that aren't quite right, just go over it and refine your edges.

>>1630830
No problem buddy. Always good to get a fresh pair of eyes.

It sucks so badly but I'll post it anyway.

Character stuff.

>>1630853
Currently working on this,

>>1630857

wtf is wrong with your contrast?

>>1630854
>>1630853
bottom one is cool top one feels off.

>>1630868
thank you, that's very helpful. anyone else, who isn't a complete idiot?

>>1630869
shit poses and your work sucks go fuck yourself :)

>>1630869
Every time.

Welp, not me who responded anyways.

wich ones work /ic/ ?Or are they all generic n boring ? Babby's fist mech thumbs

I forgot to put kawaii blushes on this one. Just kidding lads. Here's my other study

>>1630884
picked the ones i like, hope that helps.

>>1630257

>>1630874
how old are you?

bacon

>>1630848
When you say "sucks so badly", are you looking for positive reinforcement? You wont find that here. Why are you posting something if you know that it's bad with only the intention of showing it off as bad. If you want help, then just ask for it. Negativity only gets met with more negativity. This isn't a hugbox. It's an art and critique board.If you're going to keep that attitude, then go to deviantart. Otherwise, you can just ask for help here.

>>1630906
you know nothin John Snow

Unless the thumbnail looks good, then don't proceed to render. You need to work on the composition first.

>>1629076
wip

>>1630939
the pose is idiotic and the figure oddly androgynous. everything is poorly foreshortened.

>>1630934
I am not looking for positive reinforcement, it was more along of yeah I know it's not that great and I see alot of the problems and I would like some pointers. But yeah I see how I probably came off sounding like I wanted praise. So please, give comments and critique. Sorry for not being clear.

>>1630677
fucking loomis and bridgman cover this shit

opinions?

>>1630963
it's wonderful i love it.

I'm trying to practice my proportions from imagination.
Did the whole construction thing but still looks crap. What do?

>>1630939
Looks like something Riot would release.
Also, is that a dude or woman? Make some distinctions.

>>1630963
the only thing i like about this WIP so far is the arm.

>>1631085
that's a weird thing to say.
why the arm?

scales are hard

>>1631058
nose is too flat, it should stick out more

>>1630959
The sketchy linework isn't working with the size of the figures. You should either clean up your lines, or draw the figures larger. If you're stylizing the figures with the lengths of the necks it's kind of working. A lighting scheme would help the picture pop out a bit more and look less flat.

>>1631095
Yeah your most probably right... any more crit?

What's a good substitute for photoshop's chalk brush on sai?

>>1631108
> If you're stylizing the figures with the lengths of the necks
he isn't, it's just a mistake.

>>1629143

finally on to the final piece, I think it's organized fairly well in terms of values, composition is to simple to fuck up, anything to fix before I get to far?

>>1630963
It just needs a giant green fart cloud and it's golden.

>>1631058
Very boney. Eyes not perpendicular to the vertical plane of the face. Ear should be moved back (the jawline meets the ear, it doesn't get overlapped by the ear). Flattened nose.

>>1630790
continued

>>1630817
I see, thank you! the zooming out really helped

>>1630885
Seriously, do you guys use pictures or use your own imagination for these work?

>>1632359
>>1630885
> Here's my other study
It would appear this is a study of a picture.