/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

The reference aint that bad, but you are not even seeing the damn face, clusterfuck of wrong facial/head and proportion and aligment.

if your excuse is "it was just a doodle" "just for practice" , then take your damn time.

>>1852371
I agree, but im looking examples of images being referenced so I can use those same references. Its for practise more than anything

>>1852371
fun fact, you can use reading comprehension to decipher that OP didn't draw this picture

just search for that ruan jia study and ref, I don't have it maybe someone will post it, the one with the russian hat.

>>1852381
Yeah went looking for that, cant find it even on his website

>>1852368
>this is how OP sees reality

>>1852437
If only, but I didn't draw this

>>1852384

>>1852482
Wow thanks for your help. It looks great his attention to detail very good especially in the eyes. And you wouldn't normally expect this from a value study as well

>>1852482
that left eyebrow is a bitch as it's as close to looking like an angry expression as possible without being one
Even the study looks both angry and not depending on which you're trying to see

>>1852482
amazing highlights on the eye and the nose
i would like it more if it was by imagination tho

>>1852512
more face studies are welcome!

>>1852437

>>1852482
here's my modest attempt, didn't capture likeness very well. a lot of my stuff suffers from sameface

>>1852482
Values dont quite match
Peice feels fuzzy but is still technically good

>>1853149
That was all intentional, you're an idiot if you can't see that

Timeout.
I'm confused.
Does OP want pictures of drawings that happen to be faces
Or does he want actual faces?

>>1853171
Sorry should clarify. At this point in time its better to have drawn pictures of faces since actual references are easy to come by.
So any good examples of drawn faces are appreciated. I often think it is overlooked and the extra paid attention to it could avoid any 'samefaces' or your typical blank face you always see when someone does an image.

>>1853149
when you're doing these kinds of studies they aren't for makeing an exact replica, but capturing the essence of the pose and what it's trying to see while also maiking it better

>>1852368
don't use colours, just b&w until you get the proportions and tones right.
Don't resize the image, use the same size.

>>1852368
go for deviant user named "apalkin"

his portraits are the best

>>1852482
my take on it, although I stylized it a bit

so how do you guys approach drawing faces?

I'm trying to get good at faces and already tackled symbol drawing, perspective, form, proportions, and riley rhythms. What my faces lack now are likeness.

From what I researched I need to study angles and values next.

Anything else I need to add?
What are some of your methods if you'd like to add?

>>1853826
shnoz is misaligned.

>>1853852
noticed it, working to fix it.

>>1853826

Read up on Pyle's notes on the classification of light and shadow, it'll help with a lot of the problems you're having overall - some drawing issues aside.

Mainly, though, the parts that talk about where to indicate and denote texture, and how to separate your shadows and lights in value.

>>1852482

i remember this being posted when some anon talked about relative values. anyone know what exactly that is? why does it matter in this particular image?

>>1853858
>Pyle's notes
link?

>>1853858
Not him, but I just googled for it since I realized that I've never actually read Pyle's notes despite his fame as a teacher...any links to it? I was pretty pissed to discover that the underpaintings site now requires you to pay to just view the posts. Wtf man. Used to be a great site, so sad to see it like that now.

>>1853696
I really appreciate this post, I'm excited to use these as studies

Do you know any good portraits of older men? I'd like to try lots of wrinkles and sharp edges

>>1853868
>>1853870

Ah, can't find it on the web anymore for some reason. It's in Loomis' Creative Illustration, pages 136 and 137.

>>1853954
Read up on it a bit, did a touch up on the nose and other parts and softened the values a bit. I think I'm more content with this.

>>1854280
>i stopped polishing the turd

fifyf

>>1854373
>i stopped polishing the turd
is it really that bad...

>>1853826
Iips look odd, bottom looks too far out.

>>1854416
polishing a turd doesnt mean its shit, it means theres a fundamental problem that no level of detalining or slight tweaking can fix (In this case the positioning of the facial featires are off.)

>>1852510
hey look its my art waifu