/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

From the end of the last thread.

A drawing for Mechanical Monday

P-please accept my submission

>>2136802

quit chickenscratching.

>>2136648
Fucking sexy form lad, good job.

>>2136815
Thanks. Mechanical/industrial stuff is completely out of my comfort zone.

Just finished my second for today.

I guess I'll repost my shit as well since I was really late to that thread.

>>2136648
>>2136823

There is something really charming about these.

>>2136823
>>2136648
I like 'em, Simple but really enjoyable and somewhat cute.

>>2136823

do you know what i meant by 'unifying planes' ?

>>2136832
>>2136834
Thanks! I think I was influenced by Advance Wars as a kid, and I haven't done enough mechanical stuff to outgrow it yet.

Here are some of my sketchbook doodles.

>>2136835
What?

How do i make this more interesting?*(*composition, and pose, specifically)

worked 8 to 6

back to drawin'

fixed the goron and borrowed a concept for the zora

>>2136853
Sorry forgot to say that this shit is nowhere near complete.

>>2136842
got a tumblr or anything bro?

Cute, compact little mechanical stuff rubs me in the right way and I don't know why.

btw I am really diggin' your style
you'll tots fuckin' make it

>>2136863
>http://thepixelbuster.tumblr.com/

Thanks! I'm definitely trying

>>2136863
http://thepixelbuster.tumblr.com/

Thanks! I'm definitely trying

First thing I've drawn in like a year. Hand feels like a foot.

>>2136883
Those ellipses are way out of perspective.

C/C ?

>>2136620

>>2136942
learn colour theory

>>2136802
work on your line quality

>>2136930
I was trying to make them look flattened cylinders.

It doesn't read very well, though. Oh well

>>2136802
>>2136853
>>2136942
Please post in the beginner thread, no offence

>>2136956
Yee

Working on structure and shading, critique please. Also advice for coloring would be lovely.

wip

Another sketch.

>>2136831
Define your edges more. Everything is super sloppy

its not the greatest, im still working on making the face proportionate without becoming what you you might call "soulless"

how can i improve?

>>2137123

1. Post in the beginner thread
2. Find a method to draw heads/ faces, like Loomis (Proko has some nice videos on youtube)
3. Use a reference
4. Don't draw on lined paper

You can improve by drawing. Anything. You are a beginner so get a few hundred hours in. And your concern about your faces being "soulless" is just silly, get rid of the notion that correct means unoriginal.

>>2136620
You are progressing at a decent pace, OP

i posted here a couple of weeks ago, i've been working on this on and off. there was (very obviously) no pre-planning on this one, i just kind of picked a sketch to flesh out in an attempt to get myself back in the groove from essentially a two or three year hiatus. i've learned a lot from some critique here and another board and i feel like i just want to "wrap this up" so i can try something new and better planned

>>2137174
for comparison this is what i started with two weeks ago

>>2137123
laughed out loud

>>2137174
Trite and soulless.

>>2137174
what are the ghost things supposed to be

>>2137174
I like the colours you used and i find the style appealing. However, your work reminds me way too much of Audrey Kawasakis

Help, pls

>>2137201
add ships shooting laserbeams and him dodging it

>>2137089
compositionally messy. I would lighten up the background so that it's 33% dark (TA) and 66% light (psiblades/backdrop/reflected lights). Then introduce some hard contrast via reflected lights to bring the focal point to her face

>>2136620
Any critique? I have just gotten into painting, so anything technical is appreciated too

>>2136823
I think the barrels front (the hole)should be thinner due to perspective foreshortening other than that, a nice tank

>>2136855
The side view Zora was better

>>2137123
>how can i improve?
by going to the beginner thread

finally got off my ass and tried to finish this, does it look ok?

>>2137291
cool atmosphere

>>2137291
niggerlips/10

>>2136802
The lower body looks kind of awkward and their's something off about the face

>>2136853
The proportions of the big guy doesn't look quite right. Maybe the head is too small?

>>2136985
It's good that you explained that, it helps the viewer know how it should look

why does this look like shit?? help me

>>2137409
good stuff, got any more to show?
I wish it was a better photo of the drawing though

>>2137495
I just airbrushed very broadly over the image. But i think you need to push the overall values more and also unify your coulours. You don't need to go as dark as i went. But overall you need to decide what is your brightest light and your darkest dark and shade from there.

>>2137529
hmm yeah, I need to push those values more. thanks. I also kinda started again with a different brush. I was focusing on smoothing things too much before.
I'll start pushing the values from this point.

Can I have some crit please?

Texture Tuesday!

First time doing these. Challenging and lots of fun.

Help please. Besides background what should I work on with this before I go all in? This is the rough sketch

>>2137561
It's stylistic. Maybe define the hair more and fill in the areas that have the background blue showing on the person

>>2137201
Nice perspective

>>2137573
Why are they cubes?

>>2137588
forgot picture

i did these yesterday. i started quitting cigarette smoking yesterday and idk if that's affecting my drawing or i was just really underwhelmed with the model.

>>2137615
heres the booty

>>2137594
It unifies them, and also challenges you to think of the textures as 3D forms, with depth and value, rather than just flat skins.

Some people do spheres, but I think that would probably be a lot easier for most textures. Making a cube of water was very challenging.

>>2137595
Your drawing looks a bit iffy. The angle is great, but pose itself is kind of flat. The arm on the right is parallel to the leg, and the other leg is non existent. My eye goes to the big hand, then the face, then gets lost. I would do a few different poses, and find one that plays on the strengths of your idea a bit more.

>>2137615
Very nice line control and shapes! Really impressive.

>>2137618
The proportions on this one are really inconsistent. It looks like you skipped the gesture drawing and went straight for the final lines. Was this a live model?

>>2137619
I didn't draw in the right foot but it's there as a rectangle. I'll change the left leg a bit. Maybe going towards the viewers direction a bit

>>2137624
live model. I'm also the guy that made the OP image. I was smoking during that one. Not smoking during these two. I think this whole week is gonna be a wash. I just can't focus on anything other than not smoking.

thumbnail thing

>>2137618
Is this Tyrion Lannister?

>>2137651
"No I just spent too much time on the head so I had to rush through the rest of the body",
grumbled Brian quite racistly.

>>2137005
does that mean you likey?

>>2137682
>>2137618

i like your drawings quite a bit but i think you are hurting yourself by drawing such angulated figures.

trying to work on my weak spot, interiors
I've spend a couple of hours on this crap, how long til I can confidently put down shapes like feng?

>>2137573
this exercise is pointless if you use gimmicks to make it look right. You got it right with iron, water and stone

I don't usually do paintings like this ever. I want to make more landscape/environment/story telling pieces. How can I improve? Critiques please?

>>2137734
look into atmospheric perspective and composition in general

>>2137697
What gimmicks? I've never done these before. I just looked up reference and tried to paint the texture as cubes

>>2137744
painting blades of grass and piles of leaves, the point is you are painting the actual material itself, not the entire object. Of course it is instantly recognizable as grass because you have painted a bunch of grass, you've made no effort to explore the texture of the grass like you have with the iron or stone.

>>2137734
Maybe look into more detail in the background but your colors are wonderful.

>>2137734
where do you guys get your square brushes?

>>2136956
>muh nigga
time to draw butts

>>2137746
I got the idea from ones like this. I didn't really think of painting them like you said because I thought it was an exercise to help you expand your visual library. Like now I have a method or style for painting leaves

I guess youre saying I should paint macros of the materials?

I plan on doing these for a year, so I will definitely go back and try the same ones again.

Eh, I got bored so this

old one

>>2137595
>>2137619


Ok what do you think of it now? I feel like the eye needs work and I need a background. I'm thinking a dark blue-green.

>>2136855
Please finish this, I want to see the end result.

>>2136620
Just finished this one, it's chalks cuz I need both the practice with different brushes and studies.

Tell me what you think if you want :c

>>2137842
Shit, here it is

>>2136956

cool practice

Haven't posted anything in a while, thumbnails I did today for a new illustration I need to do.

>>2137520
I don't have any good ways to take pictures, but i'll try to get some good pictures

>>2137879
how's this?

>>2137880

>>2137201

>>2137736
>>2137767
Thanks for the advice, i'll look into these things more.
>>2137771
It's just a preset brush from paint tool sai. The brush is just called "Flat Brush" I think.

>>2137862
I like this. Keep us updated

>>2137880
>>2137881

you're drawing symbols.

>>2137901
Your gonna shade te front right?

>>2136620
spitpaint

spitpaint

>>2137972
Ye

>>2137992

:>

:>

>>2137999
Oh thank god.

>>2137999
Also, you're anatomy is kinda fucked. I know it's not supposed to be real but the way the back of the body is shaped isn't good.

>>2137801
the whole face feels flat and wrong

>>2136842
Man I loved Advance Wars. Keep it up.

>>2137561
Use your eyes, not posterize.

>>2137862
Very nice values and lighting. Got a blog?

>>2138009
Can you redline it a bit, I'm clinically retarded.

Peasant Woman in the Rice Field

Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches

>>2137618
is he supposed to be really short?

>>2138018
>face

Sorry, it's a mask. Unless you think pic related does a better job at it.

>>2138042
look at the way you had it before. The back looks a bit better because you widened it to give it that perspective. In this image you narrowed it and now the way he's bending up looks awkward.

>>2138094
ignore, >>2138042 , I saw the problem as soo as I posted it.
My real issue is fixing his derp face.

>>2138095
Your real issue is you're polishing a turd

Back to beginner thread

>>2138095
I'd say you should restart the coloring process. Start with flats first then go from there. And also, Shade the front area. The sun is directly behind him so a lot of the front part will need to be shaded.

>>2138095
>>2138104


Look here. I did something quick for you

>>2138107
The shading on the face I get, but what did I mess up with the red lines?

>>2138109
It made me feel better after seeing what you drew. Don't use my outline but I rec. making an outline similar to it and work on the body in those lines.

I also recommend using speed lines. If you want an example of how that works look up based murata.


Also, other things I noticed. His left arm is noticeably bigger than the other.

>>2138117
>Those lines
Yeah I gotcha, I'm shit at perspective, wanted it to look like it was pushed back a bit.

between work and gym and life I have little time to doodle

progress for tonight

>>2138207
so much unnecessary mark making

>>2138107
>>2138117
Trying to play with base colors, shading to lighting.
Does this work?

>>2138280
yes

C'mon. Hit me

>>2138286
good colors and composition but it'd be a good idea to work on your lineart more. try checking out a book on pencil technqiues. try to move your arm in broad strokes and not from the elbow or wrist.

>>2138294
I was going for a bit of a sketchy look. I'm trying new things. Though if you still feel the way about this one I did earlier today too then I will look into it

>>2138298
i can get that but if you're going for a sketchy look it might be better to go at it all with a textured brush instead of a round brush. also directly study work of some of the artists who you think do that look well and you'll have a much easier time trying to figure out your own thing. good luck with it.

>>2138304
I've been looking for a textured flat/square brush but alas I have found shit.

>>2138311
get a cgpeers account or until then just search google for digital painting toolsets.

>>2138284
yea?

>>2138323
needs more lights. Especially on his back

>>2138092
still a face bud, I see a nose and a mouth covered by bandages, don't get smart with me

>>2138033
this is really creepy, youre getting better

Here's some Simpsons fanart.
As you can probably tell I fucking hate anatomy. The human body, especially the hips are a mystery to me.

Thoughts?

>>2138458
flat

Well that was a weird request.
I'll polish it a lil bit more, after getting some feedback.

>>2137589

JESUS FUCKING CHRIST WHY ARE THERE SO MANY FUCKING BEGINNERS IN THE DRAW THREAD, STOP POSTING YOUR SHIT FUCKING LINEWORK AND STUPID SKETCHES, GO TO THE BEGINNER THREAD YOU ARROGANT CUNTS. YOU'RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH FOR A DRAW THREAD FAGS.

>>2138510
woah, you need to calm down buddy
you're gonna get a heart attack

>>2137992
What's the difference between spitpainting and speedpainting?

>>2138503
I wanna see the reference you're using.

>>2138521
I'm 90% sure that is a cutout filter he is painting over. If not on the body then definitely on the the fabric.

>>2138525
totally cheated on the fabric, I couldnt decide the best way to mimic it

>>2138510
Point them out please
>inb4 im one of them

>>2138538
don't feed the troll m8

>>2138534
Just try to render it without any filters, or colorpickicking and painting having the ref laid directly under/over. It doesn't matter if what level you're at, or if you need to post in the beginner thread. You'll at least get honest critique to help you on the way.

Now we can only critique you on your shoddy shopping skills.

>>2138545
Only the fabric was cheated, the rest is just a lack of skill, thanks for the ideas though

>>2138510

Somebody get this hothead outta here!

r8

>>2138582
I suggest you think of function more. How well can the joints bend? Will his movement be restricted at all? How do the pieces attach to his body and each other? How does he take the armor off or put it on?

Also a lot of the things on the legs are asymmetrical from one leg to another. You can try making the armor pieces more interesting shapes too. Maybe look at existing designs (either real life or video games) and also some invertebrates that have some sort of shell armor.

What is the role of the guy? Is he a foot soldier? Maybe he needs a gun and some ammunition packs and some bags or something. Is he a policeman? Maybe he needs some sort of identifying paint job on him then. Is he a gladiator? Maybe he needs some futuristic sword and shield. Try to come up with a purpose instead of just....some dude.....with some sci fi shapes.....you know?

>>2138582
some of the shapes are too big

would anyone like me to finish this drawing?

>>2138596
Wrong thread you gaymo

Just going to leave this here

Papa will be proud

>>2138588
>>2138592
Thanks.

>>2137948
not very very familiar with certain terms.
Could you explain what that means, please?

>>2137948
Not very familiar with certain terms.
Could you explain what that means?

>>2138567
You show no understanding of value, since you're color picking from the reference (maybe even at 1pixel precision even) without fundamental knowledge (or use of them anyhow), and thus the values are all over the place.

You show no understanding of form either, since you're just splotching on top of a ref, and when you see the hue differ too much you pick a new color.

You don't blend colors, so there's no edge variety to help give a sense of shape and form. Just hard edges laid down with ill considered strokes.

You should post the reference you're using, at least. But don't kid yourself. It's your own time and energy, you know? There's not an infinite amount of those.

>>2138617
Well its nice to know that you think I'm splotching ontop of a ref. But I'm not.

Not that its an excuse for the lack of blending or edge variety.

>>2138629
You're using a ref. Would you mind posting it?

not to sound like a shill but I just got Krita and I'm dizzy with the excitement of not having to fight my graphics program (I'm used to the GIMP)

anyway I'm not really a digital painter. I mean, if we're gonna get real, I'm barely a dilettante at art in general, but digital painting is something I've never really tried. but doing this was fun- I could just... make things happen the way I wanted to.

drawn from a mirror.

>>2137615
really cool, and im having a hard time quitting too.
>>2138413
thank you!

>>2138323
your values are off, particularly in the background (not that the paintover's is much better...) i think in terms of composition, it's not very good to have your main focus smack bang in the middle of the picture (rule of thirds etc.) i'm half asleep atm so sorry if none of this makes sense (also try drawing stuff small first, it's easier to get the lighting right and then you can just enlarge when ya start rendering) (cute concept tho)

I went with chalks on this one, needed some brush training any thoughts?

>>2138688
I like the rendering on the left chin, elsewhere it leaves me cold. also does that model just have really small features or

>>2138688
>>2138690
uh, viewer's left, that is

>>2138534

Wip
skeletons giving me the dick
im getting "boned"
o o hehheu oh uhe uheehuheuh

>>2137862
these are very cool

>>2138698
You need a stronger light source, I'd suggest coming from the purple things in his hands lighting up the head.

>>2138691
The only small thing is his mouth and yes that is small

>>2138718
oh and the nose,youre right

>>2137948
"hurr I can't tell whether he knows his anatomy or if I know my anatomy"

how does the tail work?

>>2138412
I don't see how you say the face I drew is flat when there is shadow to show the nose ridge and a round head.

>>2138617
I've been wondering how to work with line art. Is it better to paint over it after you paint the base values under it?

>>2138721
can you give them more facial expression? Like wanting to get fucked?

>>2138729
What if he wants them to look like they're getting raped by eachother?

>>2136802

hips too upright given the how the legs look (that's why it looks like a frog pinned to something)

rotate the thing in the center in my pic in your mind and start the legs at different heights

the upper body looks good to me

>>2138731
They look mad though.

>>2138726
It depends on your level an confidence. You use your initial sketch/construction as long into your process as you need it.
When you have the basic shape and form down it tends to just be in the way (for me at least). But if you need to reference it later you have it on a separate layer (ofc), so you can just bring it back and correct anything you missed or whatever...

>>2138731
actually a great idea

>>2138588

joint mobility looks fine, especially if it's a mech. it looks like the black stomach thing slides for it to bend over.

moving the shoulders (clavicle) up would be a problem if it was a human. also, two separate pieces on the quadriceps isn't necessary, unless you want to draw attention to the area, which I think is way less cool than the forearms and hips. the bottom quad plate might be too close to the knees.

What i'm currently working on.Second time working with acrylics on canvas.How's it looking?

Work Out Wednesday.

Today is about working on fundamentals. Started with gesture drawings and gradually switched to figure studies. Not too sure what to work on for the second half of the day.

WIP

Trying to spot any big mistakes before investing more time on it. I feel the shadow cast by the tree is not correct but can't figure out how to fix it

>>2138788

Fuck

Whats about some psychedelic stuff?

>>2138698

reminds me of the catbib guy

>>2137918
>>2138698

thanks!

>>2138032

I post my stuff here occasionally ---> http://mikejordana.deviantart.com/gallery/

did this today

>>2138698
What brushes do you use? I've been looking at something to grab after the hard round one. Also what kinda brush settings do you use? I'm having a real hard time configuring my PS to work with digital painting.

>>2138790
Just spent a few seconds throwing the horizon line around. It could still be that the shadow is simply covers too much area vertically but another possibility is that the background vanishes too quickly making your mid-foreground feel like it's on a dramatic slope but doesn't match up with the tree or figures.

>>2138790

I think you need to be careful about how symmetrical you make this. The asymmetry in the heads is nice but the tree looks silly with near perfectly mirrored branches. You might be about to get away with the clouds/mountains but at the moment that tree really irks me.

Guhhhh trying to figure out how to terminate transition this pueblo cityscape pattern so i can do a big weird alien guy underneath it.

Friend wanted some ancient aliens shit on his longboard for his birthday.

>>2138912

detail

sorry for shit camera, dslr is currently OOC

>>2138914
lsd much

>>2138600

>signature

my sides

>>2138919

psychedelics in general much

Red Indian Girl

I can't tell if it sucks or if it's a decent work worth saving. Can someone please tell me what's wrong with it, and what to fix?

how shitty??

>>2138939

Hand is fucked up but I like the rest

>>2138939
It doesn't suck. Keep working on it, and you will have something really great.

>>2138935
i'd repaint her face, i like everything except that.

>>2138935
Save it, some rich shit would love that shit

>>2137881
was able to get a few more pictures that i felt confident in posting on here

>>2139000
wait no

>>2139005
fuck

how am i doing here

And here we go again, number 3 for this thread

>>2139026
That brush spacing looks neat

>>2139032
I'm glad there's at least something in there, I am not satisfied at all with how it turned out really.

Oh well, I will make up for it tomorrow ;)

Thanks though, I tried to add a nice effect

>>2138774
It's alright not nice or anything, mediocre at best to be honest, there is something wrong with the perspective, I can't pinpoint it though

>>2139014
Manlet alert!

Give him some actual feet and not stumps
The stick is shittily rendered and the only thing I really like is the brush smudge on the shield

Digital still life, I'm super uncomfortable with rendering in digital and I think part of the reason is because whenever I make a mark there's such opacity and hardness to it even if it's like a soft round brush. I can't replicate that feel of oil on canvas or watercolor.

Any tips for rendering and not feeling like shit when painting digitally? Give me oils or acrylic and I can paint this in a couple of hours but digital it always seems like I'm fighting the computer. I watched ctrlpaint's stuff and tried to use his method but it feels artificial and detached. Maybe I'm just being a fucking moron but does anyone feel the same or have a remedy for this feeling?

>>2139049
ref

>>2139049
the alt button is your friend when painting. It brings up the eye dropper tool making it easier to blend colors

>>2139049
>whenever I make a mark there's such opacity and hardness to it even if it's like a soft round brush
Treat it as a brush heavily loaded with paint. I like to keep flow and opacity at 100%, and in Brush Settings under Transfer I like to set Opacity control to Pen Pressure. If it feels too opaque for you, you can always turn down the percentage for opacity and/or flow, but painting with a light touch should accomplish similar results.

You can also try experimenting with different brush packs. Those a Jaime Jones one floating around that has a lot of brushes that feel a little less sterile. Try to find something versatile, usually something with a relatively square-ish outline, some chalky texture on the inside, and lays down opaquely.

You may also find it helpful to lay down a ground color that matches the ref instead of a neutral gray as your base. Helps to judge colors more accurately.

halp

Drew this based on an older doodle.

>I like clowns

>>2138935
Sky looks like its trying to be a bit van goghish, it is worth keeping though.

Dooodled this up for a friend.I keep calling her a lil' tiger,but she wants to be penguin.Think i solved the problem.

>>2139086

This is surprisingly creative

and also the most adorable thing i've seen all week

working on this

>>2139091
thanks anon.It was really fun to make.

painting a scene from sukiyaki western django

>>2139093
update

>>2139183
What's stopping him to just go kill the king

>>2139208
the king is the slave.

i just been thinking lately about how white people get treated better and they have no say in it. not being allowed to be humble.

>>2139208
his slave mentality. blacks have demonstrated throughout history to be the easiest race to enslave

>>2139218
no you fucking retard. christ that's not it at all. it's about both races succumbing to stereotypes and nobody meeting in the middle. not "blacks suck" you fucking loser.

just a quickie W.I.P drawing i did last night

>>2139217
Lol. Do you even socialize with people in real life?

>>2139183
A shit load of knights probs

>>2139218
Stop being a useful idiot and start fighting fire with fire.

"OY VEY, NEVER FORGET THE 6 BILLION SLAVS, GREEKS AND SPANIARDS BRUTALISED BY TURKS, GOOKS AND MOORS WHAT A HOLOCAUST IT WAS"

>>2139225
>A shit load of knights probs

The black guy is holding the chain. it's about black people hogging all the humility, and forcing happiness on white people when they don't want it.

>>2137734
Wanna link the full resolution version of this by any chance? It's fantastic.

Red Indian Girl

Acrylic on canvas, 30 x 24 inches, C & C welcome

>>2138939
>how shitty
You havnt really started yet bruh, that might be a problem

>>2139056
her right cheek is too far off. Her forehead is more round on that same side of the cheek. Her eyebrows are not that high up. make the nose and maouth smaller.

I need help with the girls mouth on the left.

Is there a way anyone would recommend approaching the final parts of the drawing? Etc. line work and colors?

>>2139400
thanks a lot

>>2139403
You need help with both of those mouths on the bottom. The major issue is that they don't appear to be curving away. The mouth and lips form a curved surface that protrudes from the rest of the face. Even when smiling and the lips being compressed from being stretched this curvature should still be apparent especially from any angle besides head on or direct profile. Go study some mouth and lip anatomy, or get in front of a mirror, turn slightly sideways and smile. You should be able to get some ideas of what to fix from doing that.

Some more aggressive shading (darker darks, more variation in tones) will also help, but right now your main issue is basic construction.

Good luck.

>>2139415
am I going the right direction?

>>2139422
no.

>>2139427
I'm not going for realism.

>>2139432
Oh boy, here we go!

>>2139432
lol that doesn't matter, the mouths still look terrible

learn from the shitty anime you're drawing

>>2139432

>>2139438
I was thinking about that but it doesn't help that she doesn't smile like I'm tryin to go for.

>>2139432
>muh style
There we have it folks!

>>2139432
>>2139432
that mindset will get you nowhere, you can stay drawing shit

First time I actually completed(?) something in years. I'm still trying to familiarize myself again with drawing and especially doing it digital.

Should I start learning how to draw again using references? I can't seem to do it that way though.

>>2138688
I really like this. Did you use a photograph reference, anon? What brush settings?

>>2139432
First Ill say this isnt really a redline just my attempt at drawing this smile, I'm still a beginner. hope you find find some inspiration from it

Second, please dont use this excuse of not going for realism. It will burden your growth to get better

Let me ask you, what does a well drawn smile look like?

portrait of my dad i'm making for his birthday.

>>2139488
fyi mate, you should've probably picked a more flattering pic, preferably one where he's looking at the viewer

late night study before i kill myself

>>2139014
nice material indication. try and actually render out the stick and the tube thing on his neck. The metal plates are dope but they feel incredibly flat, like they don't wrap around the character. If that was intentional I would make everything else dimensional as to push a contrast His head feels way too detailed next to everything else.
Design wise overall it's actually kind of bland. Even with characters you need a sense of composition and design. Decide on a focal point like maybe weapon if it's an aggressive character, it's head if you you design it better and want to make it a highlighting point (probably don't want to do this one and bring too much attention if this is a background peon character of some sort).

>>2139499
wow i didnt post my picture nice meme

>>2139488
"Son, i'm dissapoint"

>>2139500
How did you blend so softly?

>>2138774
i really like this but the other anon is right. something is off with the perspective and i feel like its the the tower in the back thats the problem... but i cant pinpoint it either. its like it needs to be rotated counterclockwise so that theres more of the left side showing

>>2139497
I was drawing him from life anon.

I think there's something wrong with my colour scheme... any possibly eyebrows can anyone help?

>>2139545
The colors aren't bothering me as much as the values. The planes of the face that would be perpindicular to the light source aren't lit as they should be, and it makes the image look wrong.

Take another pass at the values on the underside of the nose, bring the eyes closer together, and work the shadows around the folds of the eyes particularly the upper eyelids.

Overall it would be fine if not for the inconsistent light source

>>2139545
Nose too small and high
Eyes spread too wide
Ear sit on the neck
Airbrash killed form

>>2139475
>Second, please dont use this excuse of not going for realism. It will burden your growth to get better

It's not that im not going to ever draw realism ever again or not practice realism. It's just that the manga/anime style doesn't call for it because they do things with their mouths a certain way some times.

Here is the drawing but me using my own mouth as a reference.

Better?

>>2139577
forgot pic

Which one do you prefer?

>>2139621
None

>>2139625
gotem

>>2139569
>>2139573
>not a single comment about the poorly rendered shirt and neck
It's like you tunnel vision on the face and everything else to you doesn't even exist.

>>2139621
I like the fire pose, but i prefer the sand design

>>2139621
Critic mode on:
To much yellow, three boys is yellow colored, they look simular. Three persona's do not have nose. Left and up corner persona is look like forest elven. As you understand spice what you paint - a forest elf's do not have wings and can not fly. They near to the Earth Element, if he do not have wings.
Critic mode off:
Thank you for reading a critique. Make critique not wars.

>>2139640
it's like you want to complain about what others do and feel superior at the same time instead of just doing it yourself

>>2139640
There is no obligation for every critique to be comprehensive. They are freely offered, take what you like. If you think something is missing, contribute. Don't diss other posts for no reason, these people were trying to help.

>>2139625
Thank you for your support

>>2136620
Another lineart by me. last time it was a crappy spaceship, this time it is a bat themed knight.

>>2139687
looking good man, keep it up!

>>2139500
This looks really nice dude

>>2139577

a good manga/anime drawing is still grounded in realism and follows the rules of perspective and other fundamentals.

I don't even know exactly what people mean when say say anime style, there are so many different "anime" styles

>>2139578
This is a tiny bit better

>>2139701
>>2139500
Do you have any blog?
Those are mine:
>>2139026
>>2138688
>>2137248

By the way
>>2139472
Yes it's a photo study, I am not yet at the level to create this freely :)
It's just as I said, pure chalk brush, in different sizes (the hair are "oils" and chalk because chalk alone makes it look Jewish and fuzzy

>>2139693
Thank You, anon!

>>2139708
i post things at aychteal.tumblr.com

>>2139507
airbrush and/or mixer brush. i prefer airbrush over mixer brush because sometimes does unexpected things but that's probably because I don't know how it works.

>>2139838
I love your stuff, how long have you been at it? (Learning how to draw/paint)

I drew a friend of mine I haven't seen in a long time today. musta been like 5 years

>>2139876
i like the feel of it, but those eyes mang, he's looking in two very different directions. use a mirror to check your work as you go, it helps a lot.

I can't into rendering. Does anybody have tutorials on this shit? Coloring and rendering just fuck me.

rock study i made today

I've been experimenting with a more whimsical and stylized approach recently, which is good fun, but also really tricky. Lemme know what you think.

>>2139909
dat chrome abb

Study stuff is pretty boring today, so I did some drawing in my sketchbook.

>>2139909
remove chromatic aberration and repost, looks like it might actually be good

>>2139895
you're too hard on yourself. It's a nice style

>>2139934
>>2139943
Not him, but do you guys have autism?

>>2139953
>artwork & CRITIQUE

>>2139909
not reading the sharp edges of the rock. looks more like a wet beanbag chair

>>2139982
Not him but people on here sperg about chromatic aberration for no reason, that is not critique that is a stupid self made opinion.

>>2139990
Except its a cheap technique to add to a finished image. That guy's picture was a study. You're supposed to learn from a study, not use whatever stupid effects you can to make a sort of okay looking image

>>2139992
>Except its a cheap technique to add to a finished image
If it works why not use it
>That guy's picture was a study. You're supposed to learn from a study, not use whatever stupid effects you can to make a sort of okay looking image
Oh I'm sorry I forgot, true artists cripple themselves with something to prove. My bad.

>>2139999
>stud·y (stŭd′ē)
>n. pl. stud·ies
>The effort to acquire knowledge, as by reading, observation, or research

>>2140001
nigga researched how to use that effect, and then used it.
thanks for proving my point

>>2140006
I don't need this, trolls like you are a diamond dozen

>>2139921

Vehicles look great. Characters look like they were drawn by a different (and worse) artist. Wouldn't say they match the style of the cars either if I'm honest.

I think the way you've shrunk the wheels on the cars and exaggerated the height/length of parts of the body should be mimicked in the character designs. The characters I imagine getting into those cars are pretty weird looking and yours don't look nearly pushed enough. Maybe start with silhouettes and see where they go?

>>2140008
Just admit you have autism and go back to /i/

>>2139895
See, I wish my line work was like yours. I can do good sketchy styles but when it comes to being clean lines I can't quite hit it.

>>2140021
eh, i've heard worse insults in this doggy dog world

>>2139519
Bretty good for life drawning(or no ref in general)

How did I do?

I would love some critique on the anatomy/perspective/pose (which I know is really off, but don't know how to fix), and the colors. Any tips?

>>2139865
ive always doodled maplestory characters but i started putting in effort 2.5 years ago

another study

Its my first time with digital painting any suggestions?

>>2137618
>>2137615
I drop by and check the draw threads once in a while. I recognize your linework. You're getting better. Whatever you're doing for practice, keep it up.

>>2140226
Alright, I am into this for 3 and a half months and I am fairly confident that I will be at your level in 1 or 2 more, I am improving by the day.
Sorry I don't want to sound like an arrogant cunt but painting/ drawing is really the only thing I'm confident with right now (aka. Being creative with)

Think I find it easier to start with the sketch, color, then lining.

Anyway, hit me.

It still needs to be colored. I'm just not sure whether to go with solid colors or mix em.

New thread

>>2140334
>>2140334
>>2140334

Hello everyone.
I'm trying to improve this drawing, I'm happenig to have problems with the legs, specially the one on the right.
I'm trying to look for some reference pictures with similar positions to work on it but i'm not getting it.

Also, i have to work on the chest ribbon, that come later.

>>2138582
Function m8. Those shoulder pieces are going to restrict the arms' range of motion to about half in the vertical direction.

>>2138774
I think your perspective looks fine. Living in an old city in Germany, I can tell you that with how the roads twist every which way, and up and down hills, you very often run into real life examples of bizarre perspective. In some towns almost no two buildings align with each other in any in any aesthetically pleasing way. Of course, I don't know if that's what's being represented here, but it feels like it to me.

>>2139545
To me that orangy outline around the figure makes the figure itself bland within the scheme. The outline pops against the green really well, but skin colors on the subject then feel kinda dead.

Pls help with perspective

>>2137992
Ive been trying to get this texture,what brush is this using?

>>2137414
His spine is doing weird things

>>2138601
gib pussi