/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

hey there, looking for some pointers on my gesture drawings
none of them is longer than 15min

Some character concept art. I threw it together with a whole bunch of pictures in photoshop. I applied a lame filter on it, but the real way is to paint over it instead of course.

update

>>1915094
those aren't gesture drawings. they're short figure studies. if you want to do gesture, focus less on anatomy and more on motion.

>>1915145
too much saturation
not enough lost edges
weak light source
absence of warm/cool temperature
no clouds, birds, noise, chroma aberration, storytelling, specular highlights everywhere
trees and ground too flat, but it's a wip, so understandable.

>>1915158
True but i developed them from gesture drawings
its a school task to create ~10min figure drawings

>>1915145
takbir

>>1915145
>>1915175
>>1915178

still feel like what wrecks the image the most is simply how the weapon merges with the foot.

What should i do to fix this?

>>1915201
Well for one thing all I can see at first glance is that face. Then again my monitor's a bit weird anyway, but I can barely see the limbs, and the heart being traced is kinda merging into that dark spot in the hair.

Figure out which parts you really want people to focus on, then work towards making those clearer?

into the trash

>>1915266
i think the gradiation in the water should be the other way around

>>1915175
>not enough lost edges
>weak light source
>absence of warm/cool temperature
could you explain a bit more those

>>1915266
Would look totally fine if the Ferris wheel was in better perspective. You drew it in with a complete and utter disregard for the space around it.

>>1915287
this is a fair assessment, I was kind of overwhelmed with getting the detail of the Ferris wheel, becuase it's impossible to block out something like this I find. So yeah I think I let perspective fall by the wayside.
>>1915276
yeah I think you might be right

This is my first time drawing something. Please be gentle.

>>1915354
>Dis is muh first time drawing, no hurt pls :P

Bitch please

After getting brutally frustrated with a study, I done this after a small break. Actually helped calm me down.

want to colour, but need tor refine linework

>>1915354
>first time
>skull
>evil anime eye
>one eye
>hair is just strains of spaghhetti

What do you think of it?
What do you bring to the table?

Via reference thread

>>1915434
The thumbnail is appealing. Try cleaning up the actual steps.

>>1915434

muddy as hell

>>1915438
Lazy, but I should.
>>1915459
Are we talking about how sloppy the strokes are, or are we referring to the color?

>>1915462
>Are we talking about how sloppy the strokes are, or are we referring to the color?

color. strokes are fine imo

>>1915464
I'll have to give it some serious thought, To me the strokes are really shit but I'll look back into the whole thing now.

Current drawing. All critique appriciated.

>>1915407
Beautiful, I love the color scheme. What brush are you using?

>>1915465
No I agree, the strokes are the problem. Color reads fine, could be better, but the strokes are fucking it up for me. Looks very unrefined and a little unreadable in spots.

Just don'T stop drawing and do it as much as you can because skill is only there for you to take it and they don't build toilets for half assers

I'm already pretty deep into this, but are there any obvious errors before I get super deep?

>>1915520
her legs

>>1915531
I'm not seeing the problem. Could you either redline or just give a little more details, please?

>>1915520
She looks like a normal sized figure in a miniature environment. Push the perspective, and the atmospheric perspective. Have the horizon clear in mind

>>1915520
Her pose seems a little bit unnatural to me, also agreed with the other anon about the perspective.

>>1915314
finish left eye, I think it will look better

Current work. Not finished though c

>>1915520
I'm turned on from this picture, so there's that.
I dont know what thats what you want, but you got it

playing with hues

A Bunny in a tiny jacket

>>1915616
brother you do realize that hues refers to the distance between colors right your painting is all warm with a lil cold spot

>>1915640

b-but my red/orange shifts anon

>>1915434
This gives me childhood feels. I really like it.

What is the green stuff in the center of the staircase? Mossy stuff? If so. I think you should add some dark greens as well. Like someone else said, it is a little muddy, strengthen the lighting a tad. I also think it could do with some chipping or cracks or some sort of imperfections, but that's just my feeling on it.

30 minute oil study of raccoondog skull was going for clarity of forms
pls ignore awful awful dagger and stupid red eye dealio. I should have just let the study be a study.

splorp

>>1915672
I think they were little saplings growing off the staircase. you can find the ref here >>1914851 for more intense childhood feels.

This looks pretty odd, but I can't really see where I've messed up. Order was blue > red > green > black.

>>1915709
Naturally I would forget the image.

Messy initial sketch done in about 3 minutes.

i think this came out ok but theres always room for improvement eh

here's the alt version as well if interested: http://fav.me/d89jgcy

>>1915473
Zedig's chalk, hard and soft brush, Tehmeh's water colour brush and chalk brush!

Recently started drawing. This is my first attempt at shading.
Don't just tell me it's shit, tell me why.

>>1915520
damn i didn't even start mine

>>1915824
Compare it to your reference and you'll very well know why

hello

I have no idea how to do this. any tips

>>1915857
If you're having trouble and don't really know why, chances are its something fundamental like perspective or anatomy.

>>1915564
That's good advice. I'll try that.

>>1915605
Haha, glad you like it. Unless you're into some weird insertion shit or something and are thinking she's gonna do something horrible with the elk, cuz she's not. But if you like the girl, yay! I've achieved my goal of rendering a pretty face.

>>1915828
Sup cubebro, what's your forum name?

ugh

>>1915855
damn, did you really draw that? can i see more of your stuff pls

>>1915930
you cant, he has no blog

>>1915145
Face is a bit hard to read.

>>1915855\
looks like a bipedal dishwasher to me

all dem glass cups and mugs

I bet he cleans them well

>>1915932
he has one ,saurensomething just check the tumblr thread in archive.

>>1915930
>>1915932
>>1915945
Jesus christ you retards, his tumblr is right there in the bottom right corner.

>>1915945
http://saarunice.tumblr.com/

>>1915951

>/ic/ in charge of not being retarded as fuck

we're all doomed.

>>1915857
her right hand should be slightly smaller than her left one

Opinions on this spit? Thinking about finishing it

I think I managed to salvage this, but the background looks liek shit, I'm going to need to fix it, any recommendations?
>>1915572
it was a wip! but thank you for responding

>>1916048
dope! ref used?

>>1916055
I like this a lot, you caught a really subtle expression and I love how you rendered this.

The abrupt cut of the bust makes me think he's pokign his head out of some sheets or something

>>1915066
What do you think?
I gotta finish the drapery in the back.

>>1916100
Why's it gotta be sideways, man
Dang it

>>1916103
oops, sorry

still working on that cup , any advice on how to make that red blob look like a rose ?

>>1916107
eh

>>1916129
darn

>>1915407

>mfw I made the same one but different

>>1916133
oh no

Recommend me some advanced/intermediate books on figure drawing or just interesting books on art theory. I've read most of the free stuff in the sticky.
Specifically, books that detail the way professional work/think.

>>1916095
thank you, I'm glad you like it, I was unsure of the rendering in particular.

Added a bit of finesse and might call this finished unless anyone has any suggestions.

I just got a new computer, and am working with a different screen than I usually do. I'd love to hear some feedback on this, especially on if it's too dark/light/saturated/unsaturated/etc.

I made up the lighting myself. Does it look okay?

Thanks, d/ic/ks.

I want to give my comic this textured look, but am I overdoing it?

>>1916107
>>1916129
>>1916133
>>1916138

You're having way too much fun, aren't you

>>1916144
fix those random dark lines on the right and the top of its head. they're faint but pretty distracting, especially since the pic is so large

>>1916156
Oh shit yeah I see what you mean, nice catch, thanks a lot.

>>1916138

jesus i don't even

>>1916108
The first thing that hits me is the 'fullness' of the ellipse of the bottom of the wine bottle
Bring the bottom of that ellipse down a little bit.

As for the rose...I'm not too sure
My guess is to lessen the thickness of the individual petals. Right now it looks like a clay sculpture, not really a delicate rose.

>>1915066
I swear I will unlock the secrets of Chinese artists.

>>1916158
shit satan

>>1915855
>le epic sci fi robot

no soul, boring

>>1915855
really like it : )

>>1916198
Don't hate, it's just conceptart stuff

>>1916208
IT'S NOT CONCEPTART WITHOUT TEXTURE BRUSH

>>1916214
I can see him using few different texture brushes there

>>1916198
>no soul

I don't even like that image much, it's probably the worst one I've seen of that guy, terribly awkward and undynamic pose and unappealing shape design, but noobs like you really need to shut the fuck up about your "hurr durr it has no soul" bullshit. If you don't have anything real to criticize, then don't bother in the first place.

>>1916227
>unappealing shape design
I dont see it

>>1915824
Learn how to render a box, a sphere, a cylinder, and a cone on a surface.

Then come back to this.

>>1916197
wowzers

>>1916256
>>1916197
very funny

looks like complete shit.

>>1916260
It's just really boring, what is supposed to be going on in it?

>>1916260
colours and values are nice, but it doest read well, I have no idea what it's supposed to be.

>>1916277

just architecture. shapes. a window and a bench and a shitty little table.

>>1916310
you think so? hm. i agree that the values aren't terrible but the rest... oh god.

>>1916150
Yes, i think you're overdoing it, and i think you should consider another texture, that one is extremely digital-looking. I'd go with a slight old-school comicbook dots texture (Pic related).

But use it sparingly and use tiny tiny dots to achieve a similar but more comfortable and familar look.

>>1916334
There's no need to study boring crap, Anon. I never studied shit like this, i always found stuff i wanted to make, and learned just as much from it.

I have this rule where nothing should feel entirely like math, there should always be an element within it that i find interesting and cool. You will learn alot more working with something you're atleast alittle interested in.

>>1916334
And, don't have the miconception that so many people have, where they believe that you have to study chairs to able to paint chairs, or study noses to be able to paint noses. If you study with a bit of varity, you'll find that painting anything at all becomes easier, and everything in your mental library will become available eventually.

Charcoal. Drew this a while ago. Any advice?

Trying to get into the habit of gestures but it's hard to commit to being loose without stopping caring altogether.

opted for an easy fix to the awkward legs problem haha

>>1916350
>>1916353

good points you make. wasn't a study though, else i'd hope i could reproduce the image more convincingly heh.

MOBILE- ASSAULT STUGAH

Capable of providing sufficient bunker busting firepower for a forward advance. This model is equipped with twin antenna for enhanced coordination with command.

>>1916194
Fuck it, the asians win, their secrets remain a mystery.

>>1916402
Wow so much effort you put in there.
Come on, it's going to take more than one or two studies to learn a secret.
Don't let table guy put you to shame so easily.

Had to draw an alien head for my class to practice mudbox, I'm getting back to digital after a couple months of traditional. Sorry for the blur and the unfinished collar, I mainly just wanted to focus on the facial details for the model.

Are there any digital techniques I can use to get in the swing of things again on a pad.

>>1916402

One thing the Asian ninja artists do that you're not doing is working in the midtones primarily, and adding the extreme darks and lights later. You seem to be going right for the darks.

Also, they get good at line work before they start worrying about rendering. You can't render something that you can't draw.

>>1916147
Looks great man, though it all feels a little muddy. Just keep drawing away and you'll improve steadily.

Good job.

>>1915066
Like a thousand suns a hero smiles
when the gallows noose would end his life

>>1916150
I really like this.

You guys like dinosaurs?

>>1916429
Why are you posing anime in here?
You didn't even made that picture yourself.

>>1915855

Love it. Keep it up man.

Had a go at some character silhouettes and fleshed out a couple. The poses look okay to everyone? (other than being dull)

Haven't really draw since i was young. Any advice on my drawing? should I just keeping drawing?

>>1916502
really like the cop dude, looks all soviet-y. They really look like they are standing. nice.
Havent been here in a while, getting back into drawing while im on break.. Any succinct resources /advice on drawing heads?

Right now im trying to construct features as much as possible but i have the dirtiest drawings of all time, i always do, i think once i can get decent looking loose stuff im gonna draw like one line per shape only for a month to train myself lol

>>1916426
also just saw this yo this is nice. Take this with a grain of salt cuz ur already good n i had lasik and have my monitor darkness all the way down, but i checked in greyscale and it seems like its a minor issue.

Contrast. One dodge hit in the middle and its so much mroe powerful imo

coming along

something I'm working on, but its sleeps time

Thoughts? Opinions?

>>1916393
Love your stuff
How do you choose a color? Is it the first one that comes to mind? Or like, the time of day?

a new drawing i just started last night, any advice?

>>1916488
it would be ideal to armour the belly

>>1916639
Please make him eyelids :)
He's scary which is good but eyelids are needed

>inb4 increase values on the armor so it doesn't look like a marshmallow

>>1915354
>first time
not the worst BUT NEED work
shading

Figured drawing a tauren would help with drawing anatomy/muscles.

no homo

>>1916658
>inb4 you get mad I painted on your baby

>>1916683
You forgot his serratus anterior dude. It's like your external obliques just fade away into the lats. (Serratus anterior begins under the shoulder blade and inserts into the "fingers" of the external oblique)

Also the shoulder-anatomy is a bit messy - especially around trapezius and deltoit. Both are messed up.
Try to understand the skeleton underneath it.
The deltoids have 3 starting points: The outer part of the clavicles, the upper part of the shoulder blade and around a little thing called the anconius, a protrusion from the shoulderblade that interlocks with the clavicles and serves as an anchor point for the humerus.
Does that make sense?
Good luck!

>>1916687
i'm... not mad, thanks a lot actually! I like the placement of the rocks. Are you trying to make her ears have the light shine though them? That is also a good idea. Here is an update, unfortunately I only just saw your post so I haven't had time to add anything new

>>1916683
i love your sytLE

>>1916708
Your basics aren't solid enough yet for images like this. I'm sorry to say but you're polishing a turd.

>>1916713
I'm okay with this.jpg , thanks for the input though :)

>>1916699

I actually drew the serratus, it was the grey part under the arm but i'm still a bit confused about how they "slide into" the lats so they often look messed up/merging with the lats since they slide into instead of under..

Anyway, that post was a great help, I hardly ever get crit in these threads and yours already helps heaps. So thanks!

I changed it a bit based on your suggestions, how's this look anatomy-wise?

>>1915711
lock wrist, move arm

>>1916735
Ah okay, now I see it in the original picture, too.
I think the muscles have slightly different angles, that's what made it confusing to me.
Serratus is coming from the shoulder blade and obliques are coming from the pelvis and that sinnewy plate unter the abs.
Look at the angle of the muscles on the reference pic ort check your own muscles.

>>1916260
comp is strong, color and value make sense yep, id agree that it doesn't read well. I can only tell you that you should define and map out light and shadow more clearly.

>>1916699
not that anon but thank you. Used to think those were the ribs but would always question how weird they looked and the odd angle. Also why starving people clearly were more ribby when muscles should be there.

uhg why do i always overlook this shit.

>>1915587

I feel like this is in the realm of symbol drawing. Try not to use such hard outlines around shapes.

>>1915587
Hey, the skulls mouth is open but the dude's is closed.

Piece is called "Sanctuary"
pls tell me onions

>>1916762
Yeah, hm, it's alright via technique and you sure put a lot of time and care in this, so kudos.
I find the symbolism very highschoolish.
What did you meant to say anon?
True love will save one from depression?

things were so easy in greyscale...

>>1916708

i think it's great that you are worrying about color temperature early in your journey. very very important concept to be mindful about.

>>1916762

pls send help

>>1916830
head seems very big

>>1916830
oh fuck i forgot her other arm

>>1916830
Just study more. Anatomy is extremely easy to study, so do it.

>>1916838

dude get a graphics tablet man

>>1916840
why?

>>1916426
that's so fucking creepy. I'm not going to sleep tonight

Do you like my abstract art? Can I sell this to some schmuck for $600,000?

>>1916850
Maybe not for that much, but I do like it. It doesn't really feel like an art piece though, more like a design. For a carpet or something.

>>1916773
Yeah, it's fairly basic.
It's supposed to show someone trying to get to a happy and beautiful place instead of the dark and depressing place he is currently in.
He is so close to getting to the place he wants to reach, but is held back by others.

>>1916850
get rid of the red spot

>>1916829
This is amazing, made my day. Thanks anon

>>1916708

Perspective on Sven's head is wonky, watch those spikes.

Is that supposed to be Tidehunter's arm/flipper? It looks like it's just coming out of his chest.

Perspective is inconsistent overall. Sven seems to be standing on different elevation and direction Tide and Wind is facing. Looks like you messed up the FOV when you put the models in.

>>1916850
really like this
this is a good example of abstract art, consistent and cool looking.

>>1916875

you do realise he literally photo bashed everything.

it ain't even his artwork, he'd definitely get full marks for a collage assignment. Cause that's what it is a fucking collage.

>>1916620
values make no sense

I´m not sure weather I already posted this, so here it goes.

>feedback appreciated

>>1916503
No, you should study anatomy. THEN just keep drawing

>>1916850
Get an MFA then yes.

A sketch I did while testing out a new brush pack I got.

>>1916850

I actually really like this.

>>1916381
Keep going for it
grind more

>>1916426
IM GOING TO THROW UP, FUCK YOU, YOU DID AN EXCELENT JOB GODDAMNIT

>>1916502
The guy looks really nice, I mean the others do to, but goddamn those quads look delicious on him

>>1916523
eyes too big

>>1916850
Red destroys the sense of exploration in your carpet

What yah think?

>>1916836

>Anatomy is extremely easy to study

No.

painted pancakeville. why pancakeville you ask? because it's as flat as a pancake.

>>1915066
I want to practice this kind of digital sketching, /ic/, what should I draw?

Pencils are pretty much done. Although the left eye kept fucking me up. I am pretty happy with it. I am going to be inking it tonight and tomorrow. Then trying to color it, although I don't have a tablet.

This is my first real, full on picture I have drawn in forever. Never took art classes, pretty much just drew during class in HS.

Playing around with a new workflow. I had a lot of fun with this.

I'm not too happy about the trees - I think I'm going to just redo them. Anything stand out as looking a bit wonky? I know the chest could use some work.

I'm also working on a screen that I'm not used to. Is the background too dark?

Long time no see /ic/.

todays sketch

>>1917180
Im gonna ravish dat sweet link ass

>>1916620
>>1916887
better?

>>1917180
make the light coming out of the chest stronger

>>1917199
I suggest you move the line in the middle of the street a little bit to the left , right now the street looks huge.
Also feet and heels doesn't work that way , her leg looks like it's melting on the floor.Try making the same pose and taking a picture , ou search for reference on the internet.
Is that weird white thing on the right fog ? Try using a soft round brush with low opacity to make fog.

>>1916738

Ah yeah, serratus are more horizontal whereas lats are diagonal? Like this?

Does it look like a rose now ?

>>1917158
Well thanks so much for the suggestions, /ic/

I decided on something to draw anyway so here's my rough sketch. Is anything terribly off?

>>1917224
The left arm

left or right?

>>1917226
Thanks, but could you please explain a little more? I can't tell what's wrong with it.

>>1917228
Right

>>1917228
right. looks badass as fuck

>>1917180
It's looking too color dodgey. Just control it so only one thing is really bright and saturated.

>>1917235
>>1917236

aye aye. right it is. thanks

please advice

Well, I tried my best to rework the arm on my own. I'm not even sure if anon meant his left arm or the one on the left, but here's the result. I think I'm gonna go ahead and start cleaning & detailing it...

>>1917228
This sort of reminds me of Runescape, I like it.

>>1917192
looks really great. got an updated version?

how to draw hands that don't look like total shite? god what a disaster...

>>1917253

ha thanks man. blows my mind that runescape is still somewhat popular today.

first figure drawing class - latest drawing - what do you guys think?

>>1917291
Thanks.
Left it at that stage though. Might fix it up tomorrow.

>>1917073
No comments?

Is it good, Is it bad, should I read the sticky?

>>1917331

there's very little there.

>>1917164
I'll ask again about this one. Would like to know if there is anything glaring (aside from that damn eye)

:/

>>1917359
I really like this. I dunno what it is about it but I like it a lot.

>>1917359
The hand is too foreshortened

h8 me

h8 me

>>1917373

You're like an unappealing bagbosse.

thoughts on where this is goin? its a commission and it's sposed to be mother gaia. blue hair is required

>>1917393

hehehe she looks high as fuk

>>1917395
;)

a doodle i added color to

>>1917393
dude... fix the body. I know the leaves are hiding it a bit and such, but her skull looks gigantic... the hips and thighs..
need to be bigger. the arms look like noodles..

>>1917393
also.. it looks like she has no thighs at all..

She drew this for me in about five minutes.

I just like the way she does facial expressions. They're always happy.

two goblins find something that intrigues them

please critique :
suggestions :)
thanks :))

captcha: I am not a robot

This is a work in progress. Please critique me on my anatomy, perspective and composition!

did this for the hearthstone contest

I'm taking a break to eat a little something. Here's my progress thus far. Still doing the best I can with the arms.. Also colors will be adjusted, I just need to get some things worked out, but if anyone has a suggestion of a lighting mood or background, I'd really like that, considering I never played Hyrule Warriors. Also I flipped it because he should be right handed.
>>1917423
Who's the artist? This is beautiful, I'd like to see more.
>>1917428
Love this, great pencil technique. I feel it's beyond my critique, but the eye on the left of the goblin on the left (so his right eye, but the left goblin) might be a bit too high.
>>1917436
Nice! Did you already turn it in?

>>1917439
yep i just turned it in. thanks

>>1917440
Sweet, I hope you do well anon.

>>1917436
From the picture / color choices I thought it was an abomination from Naxx / Icc merged with an undead male.

>>1917443
why so jelly tho?

>>1915287
What do you mean with "better perspective"?

>>1915467
I think it would be nice if you could slightly see the face of the deer, even just slightly

>>1915616
the fire is not right. it doesn't look like a fire but like a yellow blur

>>1915824
Someone said, "Always give context, drawing people like if they were floating in space can be very distracting". I never believed his words, until I saw your picture, congratulations.

>>1917253
RIP RUNESCAPE FAGEX KILL IT

>>1917228
right

>>1917470
Man why do I always get replies like this instead of feedback ;-;

>>1917478
what do you need feedback with?

PS: Is probably shit.

>>1917478
Dunno man, maybe because it looks like a work in progress in the earlier stages and we don't know where you want to go with this?

His crotch area has the most contrast and attention? Why is the head floating? Why is there a super low table in the background? Where is that guy?

>>1917482
I have poor reading comprehension, ignore this.

>>1917481
>what do you need feedback with?
This pic >>1917439 but now I've been messing with the arms so that one's outdated. Here's a screencap for that, because I'm most concerned about the arms.
>>1917481
>Is probably shit.
Probably, that's why I'm trying to find out how to make it not shit. I have a hard time spotting problems with arms, I swear I've been practicing them like I was told, but it's still hard for me. Also I could really use some suggestions about a potential setting or lighting that might look nice. I know it's against etiquette to bump your pic so soon but I want to keep working on it while I'm feeling up to it, but I just want to double check what I can before I start getting too far into it and it's still easy to change, you know? I dunno, I hope I'm not being a total ass, I'm pretty new to /ic/.
>>1917484
>ignore this
No, it was funny.

a sheep skull

>>1917505
noice

>>1917491
I dont like how you work. Its repetitive; try a different approach next time. Consider the context of the figure, the lighting and background from the start
/personalopinion

How does Mullins do this shit? Jesus fucking Christ...

>>1917538
I'd imagine he has a more defined plan in his head, starts with the background and works his way forward.

I feel like she is looking out of the side of the helmet

>>1916830
Neck is very long

>>1916823
Good values and colors regardless, just muddy

This need to be ready by wednesday. How is it looking so far ?

>>1917601
is it oil? some perspective problems though.

>>1917608
>>1917601

Acrylic. I always painted with oil, i'm having a hard time with acrylic now.Could you please point out the perspective problems ?

>>1917620
might just be me, but the vanishing point for the bottle and the book wouldnt seem to match.

>>1917628
>>1917601
Here is the reference, now i see that i kind of messed up when painting the bottle.

>>1917633
not so much the bottle, but its the book. The book should taper towards the back.

Painting on the rose and the bottle looks great though

>>1915407
Loving it. Borrowed some colours for this.

>>1917562
i love astronauts aswell. I fuckin hate interstellar now cause anything astronaut i do people think its interstellar related.

but heres some tips on how you could fix it if you want.

>>1917655
Thank you!

>>1917316
looks great bud. What medium?

>>1917643
>>1917601

Thanks.I tried to fix the perspective on photoshop first before moving to the painting. Does it look better now ?

>>1917303
doesn't look bad actually.

Not sure if its much help but what i normally do is break the fingers down into cylinders.

>>1917122
no

>>1917303
Try making the hand more "relaxed" , take a picture of your own hand on the same pose.

>>1917661
yup! Towards the back of the book aswell, should be an easy fix.

>>1917678
>>1917661
something like this

>>1917538

which image are you studying here? i'm the guy who a couple of days ago told you he thinks studying mullins is not worthwhile because he is simply too excessively good for us.

>>1917680
What? People have been doing master studies to learn for hundreds of years. What makes Mullins's work so special?

>>1917661
One thing I noticed is that your book lacks the gradient of red reflection from the red cloth in back.

>>1917538
Go look up Craig Mullins' notes pdf. I think you'll find a lot of useful information there.

>>1917658
I used prismacolor nupastels.

I dont know why, but i like the 3rd one better than the latest one. I can't figure out what it is though.

>>1916350
is this from a reference? looks like a photo in the thumbnail. Digging it.

>>1916850
Only if you're a Jew.

>>1917679
Thanks that was really helpful.

>>1917701
No BS rim light

I'm sure that using the block method will help me achieved more 'pushed' perspective, but I don't understand it at all.

>>1917688

what makes him different is the fact that he is very very painterly, loose and efficient yet beyond insanely accurate. it's hard to explain but i believe he applies the art principles in a very dosed and unconventional manner. he doesn't do good anatomy, or good values, or good composition or good anything. he does insane anatomy, but only when and where it intersects with insane composition. he does insane values, but only at the point where it intersects with insane shape design, and nowhere else.

imo you'd have to be very high level yourself in order to efficiently learn from mullins. does what i'm saying actually make sense to anyone?

>>1916850
I like this, no you woudn't be able to sell it for $600.00 unless you have an elaborate body of work leading up to this final piece and a explanation of what it all means. but you honestly could sell this as a series of prints, the lines are actually very nice and there is a nice weight to it. I like the red.

>>1917423
>she
what the fuck are you talking about

From the composition, youd better ask her out faggot

>>1917149
it looks like you are trying to be 'concept arty' with the brushwork, just focus on getting the forms, values and colour for now.

>>1917749
yo

>>1917752
no offense but just,
why does everyone suck Mullins dick around here?
Whats the appeal of his shaft?

>>1917359
depending on how long this took you, this could be a very nice drawing style for concepting, just keep practising and get your colour theory game down and you will be set.

>>1917752
I get what you mean, Mullins isn't some God among men, if you actually look at the bulk of his work it's pretty shitty (aesthetically, technique-wise)

This painting for example is a fantastic design, it gets across a atmosphere excellently, but you could probably recreate it pretty easily.

But most of his work is bad to study from, I think what you're trying to say is that he uses colour, value, composition brushwork etc in a way that is unconventional, and in order to understand what he is doing and learn from it, you would have to ALREADY understand the principles behind it, thus rendering the study pretty pointless at the novice-intermediate level.

>>1917792
I sort of agree, but here's why I like his work.
His work uses all of the points very consistently, nothing seems to jump out as "look, I put all of effort into rendering" or "ignore the bland colours, I worked really really hard on composition"
It makes his work very solid even in his lesser pieces.

>>1917778
I do not care about him and I sure appreciate his skill and his paintings have killer mood.

So he's a good artist who works for famous things that a lot of people like?

>>1917792

that is exactly what i was trying to say. thank you!

>>1915066

pumb

first time on photoshop, (I used to do watercolours only).
Not sure if I should continue it or start something new. Learning curve is a bit steep. I had just finished the nose when I learned you could change opacity (yes I'm that new). I found you could create layers so I made a layer for each part of the face, which in retrospect was a bad idea, because then everything looks disjointed. I don't know: Thoughts?

>>1917895
Lukashenko/10

>>1917895

>>1917895
typically you would want to use layers for detail passes or any instance where you would benefit from hiding, or preserving details on a certain layers. It's entirely possible to work on one layer though, that's how I prefer to work but I don't tend to paint super detailed stuff.

A few pointers to get you started on what to improve:
introduce some lighter and darker values (shade and highlights) switch back and forth from black and white to colour to get a better idea of how strong your value range is.

don't draw individual strands of hair, even in a moustache paint the overall form of the moustache and then add more detail onto that using lighting. (this isn't the best example but you see how the moustache is one thing, you don't see the strands of hair.

other than that here is of course the fundamental anatomy and brushwork.

>>1917922
I'm glad I'm not the only one who saw it.

wip

>>1917931

boy that's a nice painting

What do you guys think? any coment is apreciated, also any tips on drawing from your mind? i dont like relying on reference

>>1917965
Looks cool, although the lady's hand is way too big. Also I'd try not draw to the edge of the page if I was you. Start a new page. It'll be easier to draw, and it'll look better.

Drawing from your head just requires a lot of studying forms and anatomy. Best way is to start out with blocking.

quick pencil sketch inspired by a picture
something feels wrong with the perspective I don't know what

>>1917975
It's the pose. It looks like she arched her body sideways eventhough her elbows are on her knees.

you need foreshortening on the torso to show her bending towards the camera, and also on her left leg. hope that helps.

>>1917303
your hand looks great (except for the fact the thumb is twisted open which looks weird) it just doesn't fit with the arm.
With the arm like this, the hand should have been way lower.
You have to either redraw completely the arm or completely the hand (and possibly the shield to lower it a bit)

>>1917952
I really like what you are doing here but I feel like the overall composition is lacking, and while the leaves of the trees look great the whole rest of the painting is bland. That's probably what you're going for but I don't feel like the composition works yet.

Another drawing I did today trying to practice horses any advice on how to draw interacting objects, it always seems they don't go well together

>>1917999
This is great but you've got to fix the horse's face, it's bringing down how awesome the rest of it looks. I'm horrible at drawing horses myself so I'm hard pressed to say what exactly needs fixing but I think the snout looks too short or something. Otherwise, awesome.

>>1917988
>>1917988
Yes I see, it looks like the top part is from a different pose than the rest of her body.
I'll try working on the torso part and see how I can change it, finding a good inverted curve for the back or something then see if I can change the leg so it looks natural
thanks

>>1917999
>>1918001
It's cause that's a dog's head, not a horse's. Go look at pictures of horses for reference. It'll help.

>>1918001
yeah I can see it looks a bit weird, I will try to do another one and post it later. Also I almost never notice my mistakes unless someone else tells me I don't know why, thanks

>>1917999
I see your dragon-head horse and raise you my undead horse
Horses are a pain in the ass in term of where muscles are

>>1918004
>Also I almost never notice my mistakes unless someone else tells me I don't know why
It plagues me too, anon. And it's weird, because you study the thing but somehow you still get it wrong even though it looks right to you. But that's why we have these threads, I guess. Anyway I don't think you need to do the whole thing over, but it might be a good idea to sketch a few horse heads before you try to fix that one, because honestly the only thing that needs fixing in the pic is its face, imo. Good luck, either way!

>>1918005

That horse is enjoying that way too much.

>>1918010
yeah he's the laughing horse of death or something

>>1917741
Darn I love rim light. Am I not doing it right or is it just not necessary?

>>1918012
Or it likes hair-pulling.

>>1918015
Not that anon but I think it'd look nice if it were a bit stronger.

>>1918017
thats true, I'll give it a shot.

>>1918016
you've spent too much time looking at drawings of anthropomorphic horses with huge cocks fucking wolf girls

>>1918020
They were for reference.

>>1918045
Looks sick

Please someone redline this mess

I realize the head is off but I haven't gotten to it yet

>>1918006
I did it over again haha I have some free time today and I though I should practice, anyway its kinda the same pose, but I think the neck its short this time

>>1918091
Hate to say it but I think the first one was much better. The horse's head is better, although I still think the snout should be a bit longer.

>>1918104
mm yeah looking at both at the same time the first one has a much more interesting pose, haha anyway thank you anon, lets keep practicing!

>>1917975
Try to be more confident with you lines

>>1918045
Love everything but the pose. Have a clearer action in your mind, and push the gesture. The current pose is incredibly stiff and unclear for a situation where we'd want to see something dynamic and purposeful.

Nuevo hilo de dibujo

>>1918149
>>1918149
>>1918149
>>1918149

Algunos se van a quejar pero parece que nadie más queria hacerlo...

>>1918104
>>1917999
>>1917965
Your horse heads look like dogs, anon. You've got the structure of the head wrong, especially the nose.

Wow do value

I always get to this stage a where I just block in basic shadows super lightly and then completely fuck the rest of the shading. Do you guys have any tips on bringing out the form from here?