/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

What are the most apparent problems with this piece? Too many details/highlighted things?

>>2647328
Biggest problem is the design really. No amount of painting can save a bad design.

>>2647328
I think the lower part of the dress should have more folds cause it looks plastic

>>2647250
YOU CAN'T REUSE DRAW THREAD PICS OP

MOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOODDDSS

Practicing figures from imagination, it's so hard trying to make them relate to eachother

>>2647328
I would suggest bringing the head claws apparatus lower to her back to give her a more balanced silhouette and make the head pop out, and maybe make the eyes rounded like a plague doctor's mask instead of the angry appearance, also watch out for those hard edges at the base/cast shadow, right now it looks sharper than any other point in the picture, and that should be around the head, other than that i think it looks cool

I actually ended up liking this stupid sketch I did yesterday and was thinking maybe I should take it further

Been working on this, redid quite a lot. Im quite happy how it's turning out, as long as I stay motivated on learning things.

Next step is erasing those hills, that now look way too big. I'll try turning those into stratocumulus like on the background. Can't wait to start adjusting saturations towards point of interest.

Bad photo, bad light. I'll try again tomorrow.

>>2647422
Perspective is messed up. If you figure out the horizon line then project back from the figure to the boat to get their relative sizes you will realize that boat is absolutely massive.

>>2647451
I get your point, I've been looking at it but seems like I just declined that fact. Damn I need to go quite small with that boat, if I keep the proper scale. Or should I?

anatomy & linework wip

>>2647416
you have a third of the image with literally nothing occupying the space. you could cut the bottom end off and add more canvas to the top and add detail there too.
the empty space you have at the bottom is pointless.

I'm still pretty new to digital art, anything here I can fix before I continue with the lighting and shading?

Continued from >>2646795

>>2647641

>>2647651
blog?

>>2647651
jesus christ here too?

absolutely based

Does anyone care to overpaint this face?
Or at least tell me what's broken
Thank you!

>>2647881
your gonna get ahegao'ed

>>2647651
absolute god damn madman

Wip self portrait. The face is supposed to be straight on but it looks slightly turned and i dont know why.

God this panthera is going to be a pain in the ass, but it's fucking magnificent so it's deserving.

>>2647881
this is really nice

>>2647994
I personally feel like left side is bigger than right side, so that might be a reason.
Very cool rendering famborine, is this graphite or charcoal?

did this today

>>2648004
Charcoal and conte crayon. I am trying to emulate casey baugh. *trying

>>2647881
I wouldnt overpaint something that is beypnd my skill, but i will say that the highlight just between the nose and the eye is usually right on the bottom most part of the upper eyelid.

>>2647994
Progress. Cant seem to place the facial features symetrically but im actually digging the effect. Am i just too many glasses of wine into this?

>>2648080
Upper lid of right eye

>>2648086
What do you mean? The right eye is shadowed out

doodle for a friend

>>2648090
fuck

>>2648089
Maybe?
Dunno how it looks in the ref if you have one
It's pretty good so far

>>2648089
shadow seems to go into the bridge of the nose a bit too far

>>2648093
Better?

>>2648099
I prefer that

>>2648099
Much better than the first version, it's now pretty good

>>2648158
If there was a "polished turd general", you'd probably rank very high.
Creepy and disturbing, in a bad way (we wuz uncanny valley n shiet)
Doesn't help that you do prim holstein ero of course.

>>2648099
Nice... what do you use to draw? Charcoal?

>>2648158
You need to step up the detail on your backgrounds. They always end up looking flat and half assed with a weird perspective.

>>2648158
Fix your lighting man. You're pillow shading a bit on the purple succubus face and tit, plus that bottle. It would also be better if you apply the shadow from the purple succubus to the blue one.

Also I think would be much better if you apply perspective to this or it would be pretty much too flat/stiff.

study of the op

>>2648289
She got dem bug eyes ayy lmaooo

>>2647250
Trying.

>>2648289

>>2648289
>>2648361
heres the original
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ndnd-ERnWew

name is "Sean Young"

>>2648362
Dont render the eyes out that much lol!!!1

>>2648099
Chin / beard is very flat. Dark = closer.

best hand ive ever drawn. one day im gonna be a great artist

>>2648431
I believe in you anon. I really wish more people had this mindset. Not just on this board but artists everywhere. There are so many people who simply give up because they feel like their current work just isn't good enough. Your hand looks great and I'm sure your next few set of hands will look even better

>>2648431
You've made better hands before

>>2648475
It's more the speed and accuracy I did it with. I'm better about using what I know hands look like instead of just drawing what I think they look like

>>2648475
keked way too hard on this god damn this is gold.

>>2648499
Is that something I drew? It kinda looks like it is

>>2648431
as long as you stop fucking with that dumb surrealist shit youre doing

>>2648431
Did you break your middle finger?

>>2648431
If you actually start taking advice and stop 'muh style', maybe you can be a good artist
>have been telling you to use different line weights which you ignore
>think the drawing with the most line weight diversity is best hand

>>2648431

a new hero is in town/pls welcome "anus man" !!!!

>>2648577

wait... wait wait wait.... he defecates using his forehead? I wouldnt trust him, he could spray me while talking.

I think im done with this. Maybe a bit more on the bg. Im like it yet am not even slightly satsfied simultaneously. Im finding that to be the best attitude for growth.

>>2648577
wenigstens einer hier der kein nazi ist. cooles bild

>>2648586
jawohl!danke schon

>>2648585
Whoops

>>2648582
yes, he does (but small streams though). And u just made a rhyme

>>2648548
I'm becoming quite the fan of your work.

>>2648500
it looks like it represents costanza.jpg, the reaction pic

>>2648665
Just add a shadow below Finn.

Otherwise,
The sword's blade looks a bit plastic.

And the for the ball:
Avoid the easy-amateurish gradient tool, and try applying more hues instead.

>>2648548
>not drawing a benis

disappointed

>>2648674
first actual critique ive ever gotten, thanks pal

>>2648590
is that charcoal and conte?
Mixed stuff like that had never sat well with me when they're that similar. I recommend sticking to only the conte cause it seems you're very good at that

>>2648684
Poses bit stiff, tried gesture drawing?
Basically just drawing the pose.

Creature design.

I need some opinions. Not sure which to decide on. It's a Dark Angel. Part of me feels a Dark Angel, being an angel, would be a lot more dignified and less slutty than say a Demon or a Succubus.

Also, open to suggestions and whatnot.

>>2648695
the changes are so subtle its like i was looking through a highlights spot the difference picture for kids. really just use all the different torso pieces and the vagina skirt, because they feel like they could all be apart of the outfit at different times for different things!

>>2648700
Yeah, I though about that. Just make it variant creatures. Part of me also felt that giving her more clothes made her look less like a creature and more like a person though.

>>2648704
I think you should come up with more variations, like having the small torso plate and the vagina skirt, plus or minus other small deteails until you find a nice middle ground of creature\person

hows the look of this sketch before I commit time to it

>>2648695
A is good to show the message of what a "dark angel" should be, Angel Wings showing the obv. while being accessorized with a slut outfit to show that it's on a morally degenerate side.

One the closing thigh, try adding 3d planes on the leg to differentiate the (more specipically, inner-)thigh and gluteus (ass) as the inner-thighs protrudes inwards (on the side of vagina).
Pro-tip: git >>>/fit/

You know how lighting works, one side of the wing isn't supposed to be similar shades to the one brightened, also add a shadow the the thigh of the one leg opening.

Nit-Picking: Hands look inconsistent.
My monitor isn't IPS but tbqh getting some greens on the wings; intentional?

also, wouldn't hurt to use google as a ref

>>2648695
>>2648730
One more thing

>inb4 ahego drawfag strikes again

Drawing feels so easy after months of painting. These were fun to do, nothing too exact or precise.

>>2648738
Did you go to painting classes? Or just practiced painting for months

>>2648695
Cover dem hips up, she's an angel, not a whore.

Am I ready to start studying gestures on my own?

>>2648851
Also I never compared those bottom two.
I got frustrated on the first one because of the spinal twist and the cloth hiding it.

Me la pelan putos ;v

>>2648868
The Ayy Lmao and Hitler are a nice touch.

>>2648868
Fuck off with your normiecore shit.

>>2648890
Que?:v

Please give me critiques on this.

I have hit a wall recently. I can't seem to keep my paintings clean. The edges are always smudgy and unsightly especially at the details. How do the pros keep their renders clean? do they use a lot of layers for the details? I have the habit of painting everything on one layer. Thanks!

>>2648899
why is chief touching his crotch

Perspective doesn't connect. The plants shows that it's on a downward on a downward fov while Chief and the girl seem like they're posed on a horizontal perspective.
You can fix this by foreshortening the two.

>>2648961
hard brushes. also the lasso tool is you best friend for sharp edges.

>>2648500
>>2648661
In the picture of the hand, you can see the face on the forearm near the wrist.
It was probably drawn on the back of the page

>>2648961
>Look little cortana, we got dubs

>>2648982
>>2648961

>>2648999
nice trips
checked

Kinda finished, how do I look?

This was discouraging. First time i walked out halfway through a session. I feel like as i learn more about drawing and expose myself to better artists, the gulf between me and my desired level of skill increases. Has anyone experienced this? Have any advice?

>>2649114
Flipped and cropped

>>2648851
honestly, i think the befores have much more vibrant poses than the after, maybe you are overthinking them?

>>2649114
>I feel like as i learn more about drawing and expose myself to better artists, the gulf between me and my desired level of skill increases. Has anyone experienced this? Have any advice?
My advice is to not get too caught up in this. Some people like Rockwell went their whole lives feeling like shit about themselves and their art. If you need therapy then do that, but you need to change your thinking process or else you will be stuck in the "I'm not good enough" mode your entire life.

>>2648868
that is a pretty good circle ( if you drew it without a tool) everything else is meh, but fun to look at!

>>2648961
painting everything on one layer!!?!??! why not use traditional mediums, the whole point of using digital is the shortcuts, the fucking shortcuts that make life alot easier!!!

Did you learn on traditional mediums or did you learn digital? i think learning digital kinda takes away from alot of things you can't "cheat" to achieve, but thats just my opinion.

>>2649063
very cartoonish and scratchy. draw with more confidence in your lines ( i know its becoming a meme), learn more about how lighting works, because your hands have no real definition.

one more thing, this kinda looks like it should be in the beginners thread. not to be a prick, but you would benefit more from posting there than here!

>>2649123
>the whole point of using digital is the shortcuts, the fucking shortcuts that make life alot easier!!!
Please, anon. I'm not even him, but I like digital because it's digital.

>>2649123
Painting on one layer is reasonably common. It allows easier global painting and varied edgework and it requires less layer discipline and organization. It also means you are working on a much smaller file so if your computer is old there's less lag.

>>2649127
you don't need a thousand layers to make a painting, just a couple works fine! i do agree with the "global painting" thing. if you have a computer that lags after a couple of layers, maybe its time to invest in something a little newer. most stock comps nowadays can handle quite a bit and they are cheap!

>>2648961
it looks like he's holding his nuts like "yeah i gotcha covenant right here ya fookin aliens"

>>2649126
i've never understood this, maybe its just me. i perefer non digital art anyday of the week... aslong as its good. there is something about digital art that just doesn't seem that appealing. so, when i use digital to make art, im mostly just using it cause it will "usually" be faster! but hey thats just me!

>>2648961
Cortana is a hologram. Why is the chief physically holding her?

>>2649132
It's probably because I'm influenced by digital painting since you see it almost all the time now. Before that, I did like traditional for comics and such, but school made traditional art feel like fine art and that turned me off. Of course, you can do anything with traditional art, but back then, I didn't think that, so digital art was really refreshing. In these times, digital is just more accessible and has allowed a ton of people to share their work that they wouldn't have been able to otherwise. It's on a computer which everyone has and typically used a lot, at least for me, so the transition only made sense.

What hand pose makes more sense?

inb4 neither

>>2647651
lel

>>2649150
firez i told you on reddit that hand looked terrible. Just get a reference

>>2649150
They both make sense, but the right is a little better. They are both kind of stiff too, also her eyes bother me because they look like they're looking at something else.

Well, finally fucking done with the kitties. This was pretty interesting though, goddamn they are beautiful creatures.

I can't decide if I want to put more detail into the sails or just leave them the way they are.

>>2649177
haha wtf?

>>2649177
>beautiful creatures

>>2649191
>>2649177
>beautiful

>>2649150
I think the right, looks more natural. The left looks like her wrist is twisted too much, but even so i think the hand on the right is better. Also cross her eyes ever so slightly more, looks like she's looking off into nothing. I know you've probably thought a lot about where her eyes are looking and you think it's technically right, but that's probably because you've been staring at this picture for too long. Her eyes immediately threw me off and killed the entire image.

Now as for the rest of it. Don't take this too negatively because it's not bad (it could just be better) but the way you've colored/shaded this has a certain amateurish quality. Like you have an eye for how to render, how to paint things properly but you're using that knowledge incorrectly. The lighting is definitely the most jarring thing apart from her expressionless face (even just a little smirk would suffice). The blues in the background and the bluish highlights on the spooky horse totally contradict the lighting on the girl which personally I think is too soft as well. I don't know what you'd do to fix any of this save for repainting the background to match the lighting but as it is it feels like you don't reeeally know what you're doing.

You can leave it, I think the picture is fine but just be sure to consider this in your next picture.

>>2647250
There never seems to be a traditional painting thread, so I guess I'm posting here. Portrait of a friend.

>>2648961
There are so many problems to point out that could be summed up by just practicing your fundies and color etc. This isn't bad for your skill level... like it's clear you're not getting too far ahead of yourself so that you're falling on your face.

one thing I will point out though, is that those plants, which I'm assuming are some sort of wheat-like grass, do not look like they're close to the camera and thus blurry. To sell the illusion you have to show that they're in front of the character, paint a few of them in front of his legs and off to the left more also show them getting smaller and smaller as they get farther away and thus lower on the canvas. That'll be a really simple way to greatly improve this picture.

Otherwise like I said just keep practicing.

>>2649131
Can't unsee

>>2648710
Yeah, that's what I'll do. I'll stick to something along C for the base design, but I will create some variants.

>>2648775
Well, I kind of agree with: >>2648730 She has to have a bit of decadence to her. Plus, Angels have often been depicted with little clothes, or just in the plain nude. I get what you mean mostly, but there should be a SLIGHT degree of depravity in her design, being a dark angel. Not full slut like a succubus, but still just a little, even if unintentional.

>>2648730
Yeah, I've just mostly laid down some base shapes and colors. I plan on fully rendering it like those "realistic Pokemon" paintings you see. So all your feedback is very much appreciated.

Shouldn't be any greens on her wings though, just her skin. You sure it's not just your monitor?

>>2648750
Just been painting everyday about 10-12hrs, minus some days off. You could call it practicing, but it's also about making portfolio and next exhibition.

Been playing around with that Mischief program a bit. Seems worthless for painting, but has a pretty great, natural-looking brush for drawing with a charcoal look.

Think I got too caught up in my own shit, any and all suggestions would be very appreciated.

>>2649348

Hard to tell what the hell is going on in the lower half of the picture, make the silhouette read better

>>2649375
Will do! Made the figure a bit darker too so it looks less flat.

>>2649392
I think it looks great, but I'm not familiar with sailormoonn, and I'm wondering if she has cyborg arms? Because arms shouldn't be that long. But if it's a cyberpunk style mechanical shit with hight tech weapons hidden inside, it's fine.

>>2649402
Made me kek, long arms is something that appeals to me but you're not the first to point out exactly how fucking long they are. What's a good range for keeping it appropriately harambe but not disturbingly so?

>>2649402
More long fucking arms

>>2649411
Digimon fan I see.

>>2649411
Idk man, I had an issue when reading some studio 'Loud in school' manga about their overly long arms, but in general I wouldn't be a Loomis nazi.
However, your question is basically "what are the rules about breaking the rules in a way that works?". If somebody knew that, he would make a fortune.

But if you really have an arm fetish, just draw cyborgs, demons or whatever excuse allows you to indulge in what you like.

more sketches, just having fun for awhile.

>>2649392
was better before, the skirt is a mess and you know it

>>2648717
leave it, leave IC

>>2649392
>>2649411
It looks really nice, though i don't know if it is because of your monitor settings but the image is looking really dark, here is how it looks with a quick adjustment layer, also the shape between the pillars on the left looks a bit awkward being pushed by the edge of the image. And to play with proportions the general idea is to push them all accrodingly across all the anatomy, not just individual parts (longer arms means longer neck, longer torso, longer legs, etc.) so they don't look disproportionate with the rest of the body

>>2648158
tried to do a paintover to fix the colors
did i make it worse?

>>2649508
No, it's better, but still not quite there. Try to draw a few grayscale thumbnails, the value range in this painting is incredibly flat and the colors could be warmer.
Pic related for some mood and color inspiration.

>>2649508
wasted paintover, he never listens as far as i can tell

This is as far as I can go with it

>>2647328
the skirt/dress part needs to look more like a cloth material otherwise it looks plastic, I like the design. It just needs to be more dynamic. like the other anon said, bring the claws down a bit more to make it look a bit menacing. Maybe manipulate the shadows a bit different.

>>2647621
blend the colors a bit ore, otherwise, I like it.

>>2649159
Hands are hard so I did not want to fully render something that may not work.

>>2649160
>>2649199
I see, it irks me I have not nailed her gaze yet, However I made some recent and considerable revisions to the head of the creature to make it more dragon like it seems to me that before said change her eyes made more sense, I will try to cross more her eyes and also draw a sincere smirk. Thanks.

In the meantime I resumed this old sketch

>>2649610
the eyelash on the other side of the face sticking out bugs me.. x

>>2649610
fiRREEEEEEEEEz
how many times do i have to tell you

>>2649576
sexy

>>2649616
>>2649610
damn dat neck was hella long bruh, good fix!

>>2649617
Thanks but nope. Just a random girl

Taking a break from big painting. It's interesting to see how every painting helps to understand more. This took about an hour.

>>2647621

painted this in a hurry cause i thought i had plans but they got cancelled so now im posting on 4chan. gonna do more to this once it dries

Starting to feel "done" with the figure, someone told me the arm holding the sword looked fucked but I have no idea how to fix it.

>>2649687
finished this. excuse the sloppy signature ill probably do a new one when its dry.

also theres reflections on the paint cause its wet

>>2649899
>what is saturation
>what is perspective

>>2649921
dont even bother with brian

>>2649191
>>2649192
kek, cmon there are beautiful people that look like complete retards when they sleep too.

how do i

>>2649508
Your beach is either exponentially growing the further from the subjects it gets, or it's going up on a cliff.

Your mountain in the distance is on the same level as the far end of your beach creating some wacko perspective

>>2649948
Tell that to her you meanie pants

>>2649953
check your jawlines, they are not symmetric that they are driving me crazy

Is OP's image a painting? If so source?

>>2650055
blade runner, you fucking imbecile.

>>2647651
10/10 timeless masterpiece

>>2649996
b-but s-shes just posing for a stock photo! not actually sleeping! :^(

im doing this right now, critiques welcome :)

>>2650077

>>2650077
>>2650085
lol

>>2650085
we need to go smaller

>>2649616
Sorry for being so shit, Anon

Guys.

If my sketch (gesture>construction>anatomy) looks alright, as in it looks like it has mass, the forms are clear, etc. but when I ink it and hide the sketch layer, it just looks like flat shit with shitty lines, is that a problem with the lineart/inking (which I know next to nothing about), or is it a sign that the construction was fundamentally flawed, and I just couldn't see it before eliminating all the "noise" of the sketch?

>>2650077

>>2650095
pls do firez

pls

>>2650097
He already did

>>2647651

>>2650093
can you post some of your anatomy studies sometime?

>>2650095
oh god what have you guys done.

also fixed the ear i think that was fucking everything. also add some critiques fuckers. i mostly lurk but also wanna get better too :(

>>2650127
well you could clearly see what was wrong I hope. Keep trying anon, you'll get there!

>>2649204

>>2650144
Goddamnit.

Anyone good with anatomy? I'm trying to figure out that leg. Nevermind the long face

doing some rough comps atm

>>2650095
>>2650144
holy FUCK dude

Posting this WIP of sam nielsons advanced lighting, lesson 5 so I can ask - I can't seem to find any Schoolism tuts on CGPeers, what's up with that? I'm specifically looking for Sam Nielsons 'atmospheric effects'

>>2649863
Forearm is hella short and the hands are too small, especially his left, it looks like his fingers are coming out of his wrist

Just a quickie I was working on , please leave some criticism im looking for some tips on landscapes and
>inb4 sticky and fundies and hurdurhur

I'm working on fundamentals but doing landscapes and scenery is just what I want some tips on

>>2650250
Fuck forgot drawing

>>2647881
tumblr/site?

>>2650251
look into perspective man. it'll help a lot.
kinda like this anon
>>2650201

>>2649687
This is... not great. The style you use for still life does not translate well to landscape.

>>2650172
Ugh why do you want to?

>>2650144
You are my hero

>>2650289

>why do you want to understand anatomy

quality question anon

>>2650289
To prove science WRONG

>>2650063
shuuuuush
only dreams now

>>2650304
Shoudl've used blue(r) shades on the snow mate.

>>2649150
>>2649610
you need to work on your textures
everything looks like their skin

>>2649177
The 'tired of your shit' expression on that cow's face cracks me up. I love everything else you got going though.

send help

>>2650491
don't know if that's voluntary but right now she's in those generic 3D positions when you present a character model. add a little bit of dynamism since she seem to be walking, remember that an open hand should roughly be the size of the whole face so grow those hands, and shorten those legs. also humans have ribcages, she doesn't seem to have one. just my 2 cents.

>>2647973
>>2648002
>>2648013
Thanks for the feedback

>>2650252
Hey, I have a tumblr, it's
https://itou-memo.tumblr.com/

>>2650390

thanks for the feedback, i'll watch the colour

>>2649150
The right one, left one is pretty bad, desu.

Couldnt sleep all night so drawing until i crash at like 10 am

>>2648961
I like the idea.

>>2648851
too many unecessary wrapping lines and some of them are wrong even... re read the hampton section he doesnt always use the exact same stick figure and often doesnt even draw the feet as they are often a detriment to the figure. if it helps just draw a strait line representing the position and weight of the foot. Arms are also too noodly like you cant commit to anything... overall I think you can fix these things by just doing lots and lots of 30 second gestures to force yourself to think less.

any advice/critique/suggestions are welcome

>>2649616
you made it worse
>>2649610
the rendering is fine its just like fully extended stiff hands

study after you know who.

>>2650803
All looks like pale candy. Push contrasts / saturation

>>2650762
Did you use the mixer brush for this? it looks nice to me but im just a noob

>>2648158
plastikovoe govnetso. Vse kak obichno, sucublyadok.

>>2650912
Зaчeм pyгaeшьcя? He pyгaйcя

saturation makes everything better

a quick study-ish thing

>>2650217
>>2650217
Does anyone here use CGPeers?

>>2650927
ecли ты пpo "cyкyблядoк", тo этo eгo пpoзвищe. Oфициaльнo.

>>2650890
Is that tower supposed to be in half-light? I would cool down/desaturate the shadowed area and add a soft warm yellowish bounce light to the bottom facing planes

>>2650123
Thanks for the interest anon but I'm afraid they are nothing to write home about, I mostly make them with mechanical pencil or bic pens and forget about them quite fast, I don'
t even post them on my blog.

>>2650458
Really? I thought the armor looked pretty metallic, I even tried to reflect her shoulder on it but thanks for the observation I will try to push it further then.

>>2650686
Thanks!

>>2650837
I guess I can't don anything aboujt that now, I guess I will touch it up a bit more today and get done with it. Thanks!

I also think I'm mostly done with pic related.

Here's a painting i've been working on

>>2650365
deborah no

>>2651028
Yeah it is. I worked on it some more and desaturated the shadow area but im not sure how to add yellow bounced light? I dont know what I'm doing to be honest.

>>2651028
Yeah it is. I worked on it some more and desaturated the shadow area but im not sure how to add yellow bounced light? I dont know what I'm doing to be honest.

i look like an idiot

>>2651210
You look like a nu-male.

>>2651210
you look like a virgin

>>2651210
You look like the kind of guy that doesn't take no for an answer

I've never looked at so many naked men and I'm gay

colors were thrown in quickly and are kinda disgusting, don't mind them

>>2650892
i used 2 hard brushes, one round and one flat like,
the other was a round soft edge,
use the lasso tool and the soft brush to make it pop out
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=O-LRxXl0Q0I
i watched this tutorial and wanted to try it out

>>2651302
paint the dicks

Doodle

>>2651130
As i painted over this, I realize I'm not really sure of what I'm doing either. I'm working on my lighting, but I'm not there yet. Take this paintover with a grain of salt, I'm no expert.

I also wasn't sure what you were going for on your tower, I'm assuming theres some sort of red-ish architecture? Here's around abouts what a red building would look like in these circumstances.

Hopefully this helps

>>2650762
fix eges

>>2650201
hi ninja

>>2650929
nose isnt on the same plane as the face, neck seems long, clean up edges - might get better feedback on alternative art thread

>>2650931
what are you trying to study? you're symbol drawing her face and values are thron around randomly

>>2651090
little amputee children on a dinosaur nice

>>2651101
>what is construction
why do they have a pigmy body
try putting a skeleton onto your image with tracing paper if you don't get what I'm saying

>>2651210
beginner thread

>>2651302
looking good!

>>2651414
would maybe try to construct the figure more

>>2651130
I would try pushing forms/depth/atmosphere more , and then possible put something into the foreground. Right now its just middle/background

>>2651544
>beginner thread
kek

>>2651210
god those are probably the most unsightly proportions I know of, I fucking detest those mentos tube looking heads. dumbo ears do not help.

>>2651612
girls think im cute though :D

>>2651621
they won't think you're cute when you're 30 and have nothing to show because you don't know how to study :)

Actually girls love guys with a hobby

>>2650690
Serious question: Why? Just... in general, Why?

>>2651627
what do you mean? what's wrong with the drawing i posted nobody has crit it yet

>>2651634
You never asked for a critique,
you just posted an edgy comment with a shitty scribble

>>2651621
cute is what girls call guys when they want to be nice and show that they aren't interested -- especially if they're in their 20-30's. I've used this to nicely reject betas plenty of times.

>>2651671
vetyr please go

>>2651664
Not the poster of that pic but I certainly don't post on /ic/ because your gentle hands are so good at stroking my cock.

I didn't know you had to "ask" for critique on a board that already has critique in its title.

>>2651674
If you knew anything about the poster of that pic you would know that he's a chronically narcissistic poster who refuses to accept critique even when he asks for it, he often goes "but muh style". Most people just shitpost him now since theres really no point bothering to put in the effort for a critique. He's also hilariously autistic

>>2651671
You're a woman now? On /pol/, you're a black millionaire.

Train sketches

>>2651677
As a third party, it seems far easier to ignore Brian, or whateverthefuck his name is, than to ignore the non-crit shit posts that make up 1/3 of draw threads. /ic/'s need to respond is equally autistic.

But anyway, here's where I'm going to stop this lighting practice. I've gotten restless and am eager to move on

>>2651634
Literally the same thing always dude.

-very little construction.
-lines scribbled haphazardly without depicting form to please normies and those without art experience.
-line weight intentionally flattening the image by having boldest lines on the parts of the form that are receding into space.

>>2651691
I like the markmaking/aeshetic but feel you could have looked for more values in the shadows if you wanted to push it more. looks good :)
you're "style" keeps you shit tier

>>2651706
Whoops
"you're "style" keeps you shit tier"

was meant for >>2651634

not you Cant type.

>>2651634
Literally the same thing always dude.

-very little construction.
-lines scribbled haphazardly without depicting form to please normies and those without art experience.
-line weight intentionally flattening the image by having boldest lines on the parts of the form that are receding into space.

your "style" keeps you shit tier

>>2651691
I like the markmaking/aeshetic but feel you could have looked for more values in the shadows if you wanted to push it more. looks good :)

>>2651691
Thanks, Sam Nielson designed the character, I just lighted and rendered it

>>2651711
>-very little construction.
as if thats a bad thing XD i dont need it wtf thats why i practice without it is so i dont have to use it as much. plus it gets a better likeness the less construction you use.
>lines scribbled haphazardly without depicting form to please normies and those without art experience.
ive done SO many longer drawings with lines that strictly follow form. there are drawings IN THIS VERY THREAD that do exactly that. also don't say "normies"
>line weight intentionally flattening the image by having boldest lines on the parts of the form that are receding into space.
key word "intentionally". i could just as easily not put an outline. not a big deal. but i want to. intentionally.

kekekekekekekekekekek XDXDXDXDXDXDXD k goodnight guys

>>2651728
>as if thats a bad thing XD i dont need it wtf thats why i practice without it is so i dont have to use it as much. plus it gets a better likeness the less construction you use.
This is a valid point. Resemblance > construction

(face looks bad though)

>>2651731
thats just cause im ugly

>>2651742

>>2651728
hey, get your head checked ya stalker psycho. gay retard.

>>2651686
These look really nice. Did you actually sketch them on a train? I'd feel like such a creeper if I did that.

>>2651751
;) i just want to eat pussy and arts gonna make that dream come true

I've been attempting figure drawing to jump out of my comfort zone. I understand the misproportioned head and shoulders. My next step is working on realistic hair.

>>2651758
>gonna
dude if you haven't even kissed any of your models yet I'm going to be severely disappointed

>>2651728
>I intentionally make my stuff look bad because I'm an idiot

I took a 7 month break from here and see you have not improved.

Goodnight hobbyist.

>>2651731
its great for if you have no plans on doing creative work and just want to sit around doing portraits. You still see him posting stuff with wonky proportions constantly though, and its not just "likeness"

Cracking out weeb shit cause im terrible

>>2651800
>doing creative work without reference
>visual libraries are not useful
>there's no understanding of things besides drawing polygons

>>2651800
but i DO want to just sit around doing portraits.

as far as wonky proportions you've got to remember what exactly im practicing. everything I do lassos in the measurements and proportions tighter and more accurate. I want to learn to draw what I'm seeing before I start drawing what I think I see, and I'm just starting to do the latter.

it's a pretty silly assumption by people on here that people have to study anatomy to understand it. All you have to do to understand human anatomy is be a human. But drawing anatomy is the hard part. My anatomy knowledge is what is starting to fill in the blanks of proportion I've been missing, and I'm just learning to trust it more. Trust for instance that I know what a hand looks like, and I can use that knowledge as I draw them as a safety net when I look away from what I'm drawing and look down at my paper.

here's a hand i drew today. pretty good right?

>>2651847
When was I talking about any of this?
please learn to comprehend.

Where was I talking about not referencing?

I'm talking about making sure the structure underneath your painting is sensible.

>>2651876
construction doesnt necessarily mean anatomy, although it helps.

why do you come to /ic/ if you don't want critique

my anatomy is bad, gotta keep at it

>>2651884
>why do you come to /ic/ if you don't want critique
i never said i didn't. i enjoy discussion

>>2651888
its not real discussion its people saying your art looks bad and you say "but i WANT it to look bad"

>>2651890
from my point of view it's me liking how my art looks and people telling me im wrong and actually insecure about it

>>2651893
and your improvement is stunted because of you "liking how your art looks"

I had a good night. Better focus than usual. I feel like im starting to see things i always knew i should see. Does that make sense?

Question for good artists of /ic/, when did you know you were going to make it? Was it a specific piece or was there a turning point for your frame of mind?

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>>2651898

>>2647250
Figure crap

>>2651903

>>2651905
Done a week ago

>>2651819
you're not terrible at all, I also mainly do line art and I can tell yours is very good, very clean. Now I don't know if you used a ref for the anatomy but it's not bad either.

your problem is obviously the face and hands, there's no other way to say this, it's shit. drop the full anime stuff and go for semi realistic stuff with anime mixed in if it's your preference. no memes here, use loomis or try to find your own style by usnig basic head proportions. Keep practicing anon, in half a year/ a year you'll be pretty damn good.

>>2651903
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>>2651906
Clean up them lines son! Youre all over the road. Also focus more on your feet, specifically connecting them flatly with a ground plane. Your figures appear to be floating.

Otherwise these are promising! Keep up the good work!

>>2650420
progress, would love some feedback

I'm struggling with placing text-elements, can anyone tell me if this is working? Or could i do it any other way?

Just kill me. I'm a tumblr faggot who draws

i rarely draw on a tablet so im still learning how to properly do shit on it. this is the first time i do proper blending stuff, i usually just scan up some traditionally drawn lines and color them on ps

Looking to make changes to this, but can't quite see what to change

Looking to make changes to this, but can't quite see what to focus on

I would like to add more details but I'm out of idea at the moment, would love to hear suggestions along with other crits

>>2651983
I think it might be a good idea to lower the value of right eye by a bit since it's in shadow.

How do I imporve my watercolour technique?

>>2652013
Maybe you could try some hard egdes

>>2652060
get better paper.

>>2652007
same person, just drew another one

>>2652064
It's quite heavy, maybe I should try on some smoother. it's a tiny paiting too, so I think it shows up the grain more in the photo

I'd really appreciate any other advice, been getting nowhere recently

New thread
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>>2651989
What is this for? Im assuming an advertisement, but in what? A magazine?