/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>2652174 →
Yeah, it's an ad for a double splash page. It's example illustrastion, but it's mostly an excuse for me to draw dinosaurs. A design company asked for more "product like examples" so that's what i'm doing.

captcha was a bunch of industrial machines..

trying to emulate Bjorn Hurri's 30 minute warmups, what should I be working on?

wip

im trying a different way of painting. is this working?

Tried to go for something really simple

>>2652185
It's pretty rad dude.
However, for an ad, the text seem a bit too discrete, and there's a second major problem: the binding. You sould take in consideration that the binding might eat part of the center of the illustration. sometimes it minimal, sometimes it's a fucking lot. Solution: move the center of interest away from the center (thirds are your friend). In your case, it might be that the dino head would be eaten by the binding. Not great...

>>2652201
Great expressions.

>>2652185
did cat actually hired you for this?
wtf

>>2652225
>being this jelly

>>2652206
Thanks Anon

>>2652230
Cat is a gigantic ass company that pays around half a mil everytime they advertise something.
theres no fucking way they just paid $500 to some scrub still struggling on perspective to draw a fucking splash page for one of their ads.

Magna est Veritas Et Praevalebit

by Chunbum Park

I made this on a whim for a character design challenge I saw on facebook. But I did it more to work on my composition than my cd.

I'm self-taught and probably don't even know what I don't know, so critique would be great.

>>2652256
It's good pratice to shrink down your work, or squint at it briefly to get an idea of how the darks and lights relate to one another in the compotition. nice shapes, but your image is basically a bright face in the middle of lots of dark tones.

i think this looks ok to move into color now, also i need something to put on those banners and the little stand on the bottom right but i don't know japanese for shit.

>>2652204
Thank you. Your advice is was very clever, i didn't think of that.

>>2652200
I don't think this really works. There's not really any depth to it, but the colors and transitions are pretty good. Did you make this with lasso?

>>2652225
No.
>>2652234
>scrub
Such nice compliments. This is very progressive for the community.

>>2652256
The face and hair is too bright for the enviroment and setting. You might want to look up "head in rain" references to correct your colors.

just did this

>>2652299
you're probably decent here but in the real world of advertising that's absolutely shit.

>>2652317
when the cross hatching is on point

>>2652329
He's more than decent compared to probably 90% of /ic/, and he did not brag so there is no need whatsoever to bash him, fucktard.
The interest of /ic/ is to be honest, not just make decent people leave.

Also, your comment is mostly right, but it's not hard to find massively popular/expensive products with really shitty drawings, so it's unlikely but in the realm of possibility.

>>2652092

I don't have a tablet, or a scanner.

Do you guys want to see my shitty pen drawings?

>>2652299
Yeah I'm using the lasso. I'll try adding some darker values on the skin.

>>2652185
When i get off work, I can play with options myself, but just looking at it, you probably need to move that pterodactyl to the right page, and flip it so its facing the center, then nix the brontosaurus and place the text in the upper left.

Thats the best makeshift option I can see that doesnt involve starting the comp over and planning in your text from the get go (which you should have done)

>>2652463
Looks like youve been watching the Tonko House tutorials, i like this a lot, great job

>>2652452
put down big values first then refine and add detail to them over time. this thing you're doing now instead of that? don't do it that way.

Any thoughts?

>>2652452
How long did that background take you?

>>2652092
One of the long poses from last night.

Hello /ic I'm new to drawing and just completed my very first actual drawing ever. Before this I usually did cartoon faces occasionally during high school but that was the furthest I got.

I tried using a wireframe body (as recommended by http://www.wikihow.com/Draw-a-Body)) but found that it would make the forearms and shins look disproportionately skinny or unrealistically fat. Do you guys use wireframe or have a different method for outlining your bodies and faces?

Also, how did I do? This is the first drawing I've ever done that was an attempt at a "realistic" face and I've never attempted to draw a body before so I'd appreciate if you guys give some pointers to the newbie.

>>2652626
it looks dope af from thumbnail size. even if your not trying to blend everything together, try using a smaller sized brush for the facial details, it kinda takes away from the whole thing. the hair is pretty nice tho!

>>2652642
>>2650474

>>2652642
Check the sticky, it's at the top of /ic/. Don't use wiki how for drawing, other similar tutorials are garbage. Just draw as much as you can. Use reference, draw from life

>>2652626

I cant for the life of me even begin to understand how to start painting the hair, every attempt just feels like shit. Any crits on the body? i feel the left arm mat be too big

any advice or criticism respect the anatomy, light or shadow? if you ask for the reference i made it without one

>>2652730
>if you ask for the reference i made it without one
This is pretty obvious. It's good to practice painting without reference, but you are at a stage where you should still be using some. Maybe at this point fine a reference of a woman in a similar pose with similar lighting, and then looking at it try to fix the errors you made in this one. Pat attention to the colours, values, edges, the anatomy etc. and then implement it into your painting.

>>2652730
what books did you study?

>>2652730
its not that anatomically correct, but the light and shadow define the forms pretty well, nice for not using a reference, keep practicing!

>>2652814
no one, just drawing for hours naked femanons body's, sometimes with a references but most of the sketches i don't

>>2652772
thanks, I'll do for now but at this moment i wanted to determine the faults that I can not see but maybe someone else with more experienced than me could see it by considering it a rather obvious mistake for him/her on Their experience without a reference. (my english suck's)

>>2652853
ty and yes i know there somes mistakes in the anatomy, i have the feeling but i can't see it at all.

>>2652864
Okay since you want specific feedback:
-The colours are bad. You made the skin too pink, but you also made the halftones grey which gives a muddy appearance.
-Anatomy is a bit awkward. The proportions are slightly off and parts like the far arm are lumpy. The legs do not connect to the pelvis well, the shoulders are not well done. There are basically many small errors that add up.
-Bad edges. You painted all the shadows with a soft brush and turned all the forms at the same rate. Some forms need a harsher transition to shadow and others a softer one. I recommend painting with a harder brush and trying to think about the planes of the forms more. Your cast shadows can also be made sharper to distinguish them from form shadows. You also made the silhouette perfectly sharp everywhere since you used it as a base shape to fill in with a clipping mask, but it looks like she is a cutout and needs some variety in her edges.
-It looks weird to have this figure on a white background. The dark shadows imply it is indoors in a studio environment, so the background should be darker as well. If she is in a bright environment then the shadows would be influenced by that and be lighter. Basically there is not much thought about how values are affected by their environment.
-The reflected light in the shadows is not consistent. There are areas like the crotch where it is too bright, and other areas where it isn't present at all when it should be.

critique please!

also, i know the head is tilted down to much and the left arms claw is holding the knife wrong, but im not sure if i want to fix those. im mostly asking for lighting and painting things!

>>2652092
Just finished this, I'm always having trouble with B&W rendering. Any critiques are welcome
Mostly used lasso + soft brush and it took me 2h30 to finish it

>>2652883
thanks for the feed back, i'll fix the anatomy and shadows as you propose, i have to say that is an unfinished work, i have problems with the edges because i don't have a pad and i'm using a mouse and it is dificult to me make them more realistic, that's is not a excuse just saying, again ty.

>>2652913
b&w version

>>2652913
You went a bit heavy on the effects. The blurs and chromatic aberration feel too harsh, and the metal hoof things look like lazy colour dodge instead of actual metal. The base and the grass are really lazily done too.

The fact you also stated how long it took in your post shows that you are too concerned with quickly pumping something out and then trying to hide that. Instead I think it would be better if you concerned yourself a bit less with the time and rather focused on getting it done properly. There's some nice qualities to your piece but they are being overshadowed by weaknesses and shortcuts.

>>2652200
You need more contrast, all of your values blend together when you look at it from a distance. Add some pockets of dark and some pockets of light. Add contrast with sharp transitions from dark to light in areas such as beneath the chin and around the edges of her arms.

Try to look at your picture as a colection of clearly contrasting shapes rather than trying to highlight every curve and dimple in the same way.

I think your technique is ok in that I can see where you're going with it and you seem to be heading in the right direction even if you're not quite there yet.

>>2652913
I like it. Just needs some polishing

>>2652914
It would be better to just focus on traditional painting and drawing until you can afford a tablet then. Painting with a mouse is inefficient and can lead to wrist problems like carpal tunnel or tendonitis.

>>2652921
>>2652927
thanks for the feedback, I'm really too focused on making things too quick, my art teachers always told me that. I need to focus more on that than my painting desu thanks again !

>>2652864
>>what books did you study?
>no one
There is your problem. There is nothing wrong with grinding but is just a waste of time if you have no knowledge

>>2652892
You have a nice rendering on shiny stuff, can't tell you a whole lot more since its apparently unfinished.
Ask in a few hours again

Need some brutal crit please

Requesting Ogremon on biker shorts and sun glasses.

ccs on this wip?
Also, I'm wondering what technique there could be to render the illusion of a city faitrly convincingly without spending a gazillion hour rendering each building.
Same question could apply to the waves I guess.

>>2652941
Is that orange smudge by the front of the helicopter supposed to be the sun? If so, then the image should be more backlight and probably warmer since it's a sunset. Right now there's not really consistent lighting in the entire image.

>render the illusion of a city faitrly convincingly without spending a gazillion hour rendering each building
There's lots of "tricks". If you play up the atmospheric perspective on the far ones you can just detail the closer ones. You can paint windows and things in a flat on view and then skew it into perspective on each building. You can use photos.

>>2652938
not gunna make it

>>2652934
i know and i understand what are you saying but i'm doing it in that way for now because when i finally took an anatomy study book i want to be familiarized with the figure and form especially feme or otherwise if i took a serious study book and i have no idea and i'm not familiarized with it so when i finally try to learn from it would be the equivalent of "how to draw a owl" to me

>>2652973
Good crit thank you

>>2652934
pd: my english sucks ups...

>>2652928
right, i just did it to practice and see how are my skills in a digital way

continue tomorrow. will give her clothes and may be add flat shadows, dunno.

>>2652325
this is very nice

>>2652937
im actually having a little problem doing the head
texture...its like its shiny but also dull and i keep doing to much of one to the other.

do you have any suggestions?

>>2652938

Needs more texture work on the ares that aren't the skull. The edges being undefined are kind of an off putter.

Pretty sick tbqhwymmfp

>>2652243
Looks a little to 'anime' for my tastes

>>2653021
thanks anon. I have quite a ways to go though

>>2653047
idk, try making it shiny, then tone it down until you like it.

>>2650093

>>2652627
like 6 hours maybe?

>>2653280
it's not the proportions,
It's the fucking posture.

did this quick without construction. just a drawing of my friend back when she was in high school. amazing to me people make a living drawing photographs. its so friggin easy

>>2653280
follow this silhouette

>>2653291
>amazing to me people make a living drawing photographs. its so friggin easy
It was the other way around man.

>>2653291
>amazing to me people make a living drawing photographs. its so friggin easy
>its so friggin easy
>posts that drawing
topkek

I'd love to get some critique on this.

>>2653313
>looks at photo
>draws the photo
yeah it's pretty easy anon. gimme a projector, cocaine, and a high quality jpeg and voila.

>>2653291
that ego isn't going to do anything but get in the way of your progress

>>2653291

I 8nt puttin that b8 on my pl8

Finally done quick drawing of my character for a roleplay campaign. Took longer than I'd like cause my note 3's stylus tip broke and had to order replacements.

>>2653332
Still looks good you fucking retard

Just finished this.
I don't own a PC, so everything I make is from my phone (note 5)

>>2653191
I've been planning on doing some composition/shading/lighting studies and these look great. WP anon GGEZ

>>2653339
Test

>>2653317
I'm not a fan of how the head nodes interact with the hair. Makes it look pretty flat. Overall it's actually pretty flat, I wish there was more depth to the armor/suit thing they were wearing. Nice texture/details aside from that.

>>2653339

Does it?

>>2653339
I sure dont think so

you fucking retard

>>2653280
wait... firez... werent you mexican? Youre actually french?

Still coping with the death of my laptop and doing some samsung tablet drawings

>>2653388
He's a cartel slave.

>>2653339

I 8NT PUTTIN THAT B8 ON MY PL8

>>2653191
>>2653356
So I'm really happy tonight because I got more homework done than I expected (for my CIS classes). Anyways here are some studies you inspired me to do. Focused on lighting. Gnight friends.

As a person attempting to learn how to draw, specifically people in both real life and anime style, how important is it that I learn to draw whole lines vs those shorthand/chicken scratches? Does it make much of a difference in my overall growth whatsoever?

Greatly appreciate any feedback.

>>2652632
This is really nice.

>>2653017
done

>>2653339
REKT

>>2653339

Try putting a skull under that and let me know if you can get it to make sense you fucking retard

>>2653406
very important
makes great difference

>>2653406
Basically, if you're unable to draw confident, singular lines, that will only hold you back. Chicken scratch takes longer, and you're asking less of your brain essentially. Having to make bolder strokes means you have to be confident in what you know. It makes you have to learn your shiz.

>>2653406
whole lines is end game desu, just chicken scratch and clean up with layers. it will take years before you can draw confidently

>>2652632
is shite

>>2653280
why i have to see this thing all the time? annoying af

>>2653260
wow thanks fampai, your a life saver!
really i love you and want to have your children through my sphincter.

Why does Firezz so much hate? Hes clearly better that everyone here, save 1 or 2 of you. And he's producing. Props to him, hes working and improving.

>>2652185
Think that looks cool man. Idk y every 1 is hating on ur practice.

>>2653291
This smells like bait.

>>2653340
yes, very nice!

>>2653960
A lot of people have issue with him spamming the same image over and over while making tiny changes that are hardly noticeable and while ignoring major issues in his image and ignoring advice people give him. He also seems to be stuck in a comfort zone of painting the same features on the same face from only a couple angles.

That said, he seems like a nice bloke and I hope people aren't too rude to him and scare him off. Furthermore he is just a hobbyist so I don't think should be held to the same strictness that an aspiring pro would be.

coffee shop drawing fux wit ya bow

would appreciate any feedback on these

>>2654006
Simplify your values, there is too much variation in the top right torso. The left back is better but the edges between each value zone are too uniform and it destroys any sense of form. Bottom drawing is okay but very flat.

>>2654032
noted, thank you. how do I make the edges between my value zones better/do you have any examples of this?

>>2654037
If the there is a sudden transition between two planes then it looks like a sharp edge, like the edge on a cube. If the transition is a bit softer then that edge is softened, like a cube with a beveled edge. If the transition is completely soft you get something more like a soft turning of form on a sphere. Essentially a value change = a plane change...so how quickly you transition between those value shows how sudden or gradual that plane change is.

>>2654053
i think i understand- will try to do more torso studies and try and put this into practice, thanks anon!

I had fun doing this.

>>2652967
>Is that orange smudge by the front of the helicopter supposed to be the sun?
It was just a blob of color resulting from how I got the palette, I was hesitating to keep it depending on how it should affect the lightning of the scene. Given that I would probably just remove it.

>You can paint windows and things in a flat on view and then skew it into perspective on each building.

That's a pretty good idea, thanks.

Might as well post it here for feedback too.

What sort of sci-fi designs do you guys find cool? I'm getting tired of drawing the whole "metal boxes with 45 degree angles" thing but it seems it's all you can find since the past 10-20 years.

>>2652941
Why not listen to the advice i gave you earlier

>>2654214
I'm sorry, in what way to you feel >>2654127 throw your advice out of the window?
Maybe I didn't understand something?

>>2654142
Deathelm?

Is that you?

Not finished.

>>2654142

hnnnnggg

>>2654245
No, im a different anon. You posted this in another thread asking for advice

cough syrup chan

>>2652092
in ms paint style pls?

>>2653332
>>2653291

Much better now fampai

18x24 conte on toned paper. Took ~4 hours

I think this was a big step forward for me. Finally learning to be patient enough to let the right marks come naturally instead of forcing them.

Whats wrong with the closest hand? Also what are the weakest points overall? Can you tell that she is supposed to be pregnant?

>>2654274
so, I got bored and decided to color your image. result. Dope as fuck

>>2654492
forgot image. also you might wanna try and nail down the perspective for the path upto the whole structure. something about it is throwing me off

>>2654494
I'm just rendering the buildings at the bottom at the moment.

Yeah its probably wrong. I hate perspetive and usually just try to wing it.

>>2654448
give it a rest anon

>>2654494
Also what colour did you overlay for that?

It would work really well if some light value was place on the buildings below to make it look lite up.

>>2654494
That's very nice. But yes, could definitely use some highlights to make it pop

>>2654505
i made a gradient map for it. so it's like 5 colors going through the image and adjusting to the values you had down already

>>2654475
Honestly, looks pretty rad. Love that clean, hard linework. Looks nearly digital--the dark lines. Though the pinky on the further hand looks offputting, and because of how detailed the rest of the drawing is, her feet bother me. Particularly the further foot. Still, those lines, man. Nice whites, too.

>>2654510
Cool, might colour pick the version you post and overlay the colour.

I can't figure out the perspective issues with the pathway but yeah something is definatly off with it :/

>>2654513
i have time so i'll see if i can help with perspective and i'll look at my gradient for the colors real quick

>>2654517
I think its the part at the bottom connecting to the above pathway.

It's shouldn't be seen at that perspective.

>>2654502

nah

Hey guys, first time posting here and I'm not really sure if this is the right place to post ( if it isn't please tell me to remove this post or let a mod delete this post. ) but a friend told me to post my art here.

So here I am. Tell me what you think.

Cheers!

>>2654517
Is that any better?

>>2654519
i'll get you the pallet in a moment for the gradient map. maybe this might work

>>2654544
Holy fuck, that's 10 better.

Though I rendered all those buildings for nothing if I use this :(

>>2654545
hey man painting is a process. sometimes you have to let go of things that might not work. and move forward with it.
here's the pallet and the setup in the gradient map menu

>>2654549
>hey man painting is a process. sometimes you have to let go of things that might not work. and move forward with it.

Agreed. But really thank you so much, it looks great now.

I don't suppose perspective wise it makes sense if I did this does it? I doubt it and will probably just end up using yours since its makes a lot more sense now.

>>2654554
Forgot image

>>2654549
Also do you have a blog?

Photo studies. What are thoughts on doing heavily rendered photo/master studies regularly for improving drawing? Personally I haven't found them as useful as quick studies/thumbnails.

>>2654411
desu this mofo
kawaii *-*

>>2654274
I've made some tweaks. I can't be bothered to make all the changes, just some. Also, maybe I'm wrong on some of this, I'm drunk, sorry.

First off, the tower peak is so very close to the center, go ahead and make the exact center to complete that triangle composition. I added some atmo. perspective and surrounded it by light clouds so its silhouette stands out. I also made sure to push all the dark clouds to the outside to frame the whole thing.

As for the road: it's more engaging if the viewer is closer to the perspective of the subject. I would nix the moon and have the dominant light source come from the top of the tower. I would REALLY simplify the city/geometric shapes you have on the bottom - so the focus is on the tower and your eyes are drawn toward it.

As for the floating hunks of land, either have them distributed evenly throughout the space, or only on the bottom.(I've nixed the one you had up top).

I'm a fan of there being a local light source close to the subject, but I don't think it should be a street lamp. You have this awesome, FFVII, medieval, fantasy-esque tower - then a paved road and a street light. It doesn't mesh well to me. Make the light source something more interesting and magical.

For the construction of the castle - anytime you have a circular platform, go ahead and draw you out a ellipse with your ellipse tool or ellipse marquee tool to use as a guide. Your ellipses are god awful. I'm sure you know there's plenty to improve as far as perspective, but there's a start. The ellipse guides are to be used for the tops of pillars as well.

Sorry for the tl;dr - hope this helps.
P.S, i know it's a WIP

>>2654574
Also, I made that pathway pretty boring and uniform, which is unnatural, so use your judgement on the actual design of it, if you decide to listen to me

>>2653284
>>2653300
Sigh... sorry for my ineptitude

>>2653388
I'm Honduran but I'm learning French and other languages so I change my language settings in different apps and devices.

>>2653943
Just don't click on it and/or try to not get triggered by thumbnails

>>2653960
<3

>>2653976
> he is just a hobbyist

Maybe technically but art is way more than hobby to me, you wouldn't believe how much it means to me

.

>>2654574
Thanks, I'll take that into consideration for the lighting and castle structure

I'm keeping the pathway like >>2654544 though since I'm not a fan of the spiralling pathway.

Cheers for the help anon.

>>2654574
Man I can't seem to write a concise thought or shut up - but one last thing

the reason I chose a winding road is because the bottom half of your painting is boring as shit when compared to the top half. I may not have found the answer, but something needs to be done to add visual interest to the bottom.

>>2654563
nothing really special. i plan on doing more soon. hopefully full images
http://bigfriendlyninja.imgur.com/all/
http://bigfancynoodlings.tumblr.com/

>>2654574
i don't feel like the winding road works. hides the grand size of the structure, which i thought looked great.

>>2654586
The buildings in the bottom right were supposed to be eye candy but they were axed for the persepctive to work

>>2654588
>i don't feel like the winding road works. hides the grand size of the structure, which i thought looked great.

Yeah the graniosity is a main part is emphasising how far away it is in the sky

>>2654588
I agree, my winding road, hastily done, doesn't seem to push the building into the distance as much as it should. That can be solved by making it much thinner in the far end, and placing the proper values. A winding road isn't needed, but a road that comes almost directly at the viewer is a mistake I believe.

>>2654590
I'm all for eye-candy. I really like the idea and it adds to the concept, but it needs to be done correctly

>>2654539
I love the colors in this but the head doesn't really fit well with the body. It looks like it was pasted on. I think you could fix it by darkening it

>>2654596
I know.

I didn't realize how difficult this painting was going to be desu. It's becoming an nightmare to figure out what to do with it.

>>2653284
>>2653300
Sigh... sorry for my ineptitude

>>2653388
I'm Honduran but I'm learning French and other languages so I change my language settings in different apps and devices.

>>2653943
Just don't click on it and/or try to not get triggered by thumbnails

>>2653960
<3

>>2653976

I don't think I quite agree with that description particularly not nowadays. I'm just shit I try not to be but alas I'm still shit

> he is just a hobbyist

Maybe technically but art is way more than hobby to me, you wouldn't believe how much it means to me

>>2653338
I say turn some of the saturation down. It's a little stressful to look at. Also consider sizing down next time. And I think the ellipses for your sword at the handle are at an incorrect angle. Interesting design, though. Could look good in the right hands.

>>2654598
Don't give up - I can tell this piece will push your understanding of painting. Check out Marc Simonetti paintings - he might be right up your alley for a painting like this

>>2654603
Thanks, I really appreciate all the help guys.

Will do a bit more then sleep since I need a break since I've been messing around with this for a while.

what brush/magic are chinks using to get this effect

>>2654615

smudge + hair brush + noise probably

What can I do to improve this? ignore certain placeholder like the dumbbell btw

>>2654659
Your shading is fucked up. That's why it looks so weird. It does not create the illusion of depth in a picture.

I am a filthy boy looking to perfect my drawing ability. I come to you looking for a link to a free copy of SAI.

>>2654659

I do like the rendering in parts, but you got some perspective and shading work to do breh.

wip

>>2654681
>>2654690
Thanks for the feedback bros. I tried to do some quick edit to fix those issues, am I in the right direction? kinda fatigue a bit so I will try to continue later.

For a Drum n bass single

>>2654797
It took me a bit to realize the white decal on the USB stick wasn't some weird perspective plane with a cartoony outline. Maybe you wanna add some kind of edge wear to that decal to get rid of that illusion, because I'm afraid it might be really confusing.

Really cool concept otherwise.

>>2654790
Your midtones need to be lighter. Everything is so co trasted that the forms get lost in the separation of lights and darks. Otherwise it looks good.

>>2654981
>midtones need to be lighter

That doesnt make sense. I meant to say that you nee more midtones.

>>2654771
still wip
how can i improve my image? feedback much appreciated

>>2655026

resized

>>2655026
I think it looks good so far but maybe add blood to the ears too

>>2654564
in general the best kinds of studies are ones that make use of repetition, it's easier to do a lot of little things as opposed to a lot of big things. These studies definitely have merit though.

>>2654564
You should add more values on the skin, especially the body

>>2652243
abd

>>2652358
except its not.

>>2654387
Oh, I wondered if you were that other anon... I tried to do most of what you recced?
I lowered the saturation in the background, corrected the values, the buildings are now fully in perspective, ...
Could you be more explicit?

>>2654573

SQUEEE <3

>>2654261
this is nice

>>2652681
Her bellybutton is a bit too high up and to her right, or you've drawn the perspective on the stomach wrong.

>>2654274
that looks sick
please blog?

>>2655183
http://karlricardo.tumblr.com/

>>2655028
>>2655026
>>2654771
I feel like this is gonna end up lookin pretty cool, granted you make everything turn out as cool as the face. Maybe some sort of FX to indicate what exactly is happening here (magical aura to indicate magic, dust trail to indicate the boxes are falling, or trail to show that the boxes are coming for them!).

Anyways I'm liking the use of color so far.

>>2654797
The USB stick seems to be floating. But I like the idea. Nice detailed rendering.
>>2654790
I kinda like how you have to look closely to really see what's going on. It's like a nice surprise. Kinda feels like opening a garage door and looking at all the stuff inside while the door's not completely open--coming from a bright outdoors to a dimly lit inside. Cool effect.
>>2655139
Thumbnails looks meh, but the details are fantastic.

>>2654797
nice detail on the mantis

>>2654411

amphetamine tan

>>2654411
Your alignments are wrong. You should reverse the alignment of the hips at the very least, and probably fix the breasts in the same way.

>>2654411
10/10 perspective and anatomy
Loomis would be proud

>>2655139
yes, this is the kinda shit i got into art for. everytime there is a scaryy/creepy/gore/ reference thread, it takes along time to get going then just dwindles away. why do people not like scary paintings?!?!?

great moves fampai, keep up the good work!

>>2655330
thank you! yeah, drawing such guys is pretty fun

>>2655291

hmm never noticed that, thanks!
probably do this intuitively cause my spine is fucked

>>2654790
Youd go far if you read this >>2645782 and the rest of the images in the animation thread. Take notes when you get to the tone section and the thumbnail section. Actually just read all of it thoroughly.

2 things that dont read immediately that you want to read:
the cast shadow of the figure
the stationary bike

You can solve this by grouping all the areas in the light (and the cast shadows caused by it), let the silhouette show clearly. If your subject is in the shadow, blow out the light value range, so you have a larger shadow range... hm i cant explain it v.well
>>2645805 example, house on the right. You have focus in shadow, so you can use more values (you can see the side door and window), but your values in light are limited (compare front doors). You should apply this to your painting.

>>2654261
neat

>>2654790
Also is that table at the back purposely rotated? You can simplify all that shit you know, stick to a 1vp perspective and add perpendicular surfaces (complements 1vp perspective). If youre gonna add forms that don't conform to 1 vp, make them not take up a large proportion of your image.

Its probably your intention to make it very cluttered right? You can probably make a circular arrangement around the bike from the boxes and props. Play with the boxes/arrangements so it converges to your focal points... anon this is really basic shit. I cant believe im posting this. Did you make thumbnails at all?

>>2655139
I love the lighting, very nice forms. If i could say anything, the tentical shapes are a bit boring, and the 'main' tenticle could come toward the viewer along that ground plane

did another self portrait between hands

>>2654000
Your drawings have not improved since I started browsing ic a year ago. You gotta read some books or something man.

>>2655555
here's a drawing from august of last year anon

>>2654687
Take out the edge and try again

>>2655560
what very little progress youve made, you could have made in less than a year, if youd fucking read everyones crits LOL SIT DOWN
go to sleep, stalker psycho

>>2655572
But I'm so good lol

>>2655555
Quints of quints of truth.

Got carried away with what was supposed to be a 1 minute gesture.

>>2655028

>>2654599
suicide toi.

Posted here from time to time, but never with the intention of actually becoming apart of /ic/, hoping this will help me become a better artist.

would really appreciate any crits you may have, the ref is from one of the older beginner threads I struggle a lot with eyes and mouths.

>>2655678

>>2655678
The face looks wrong because your measurements are slightly incorrect

Also you painted some dark shapes that aren't there or aren't that dark. For example the right side of the nose bridge

How about it?

>>2655689
i understand that it's """""stylized""""" but those proportions, even for a girl look so out of whack, especially the neck to torso

>>2655685
>>2655678
better?

any tips for getting better measurements? I feel like my lay in are really sloppy because I focus on the wrong things.

a study

>>2655689
Shrink that head,
and that filesize.

~3 hours 18x24 conte drawing of live model. Slowly but surely improving. What would you say is the weakest part of this drawing?

>>2655689
That neck is protruding at a near right angle from her torso. I like the colors. And the comp.

>>2655780
spend less time looking at your page and more time looking at the model. this looks like it's mostly based on your inherent knowledge of anatomy and less on who you are drawing

aaaaanyways heres a self portrait i painted

>>2655795
u look like a zika baby

>>2655696
>>2655759
>>2655782
Not near my pen atm, but yeah, totally see the big head issue now! just made a quick fix, the collarbone is still kinda too big I guess, so will have to redraw that later.

>>2655780
Do you have down's syndrome?

>>2655795
Is this a self-caricture? It looks mostly finger-painted is why I ask.

>>2655824
Is that what you call figurative abstract?

>>2654998
>>2655212
>>2655462
>>2655486
Alright bros I think I'm steps closer to completion thanks to your advice. I've realised that my monitor aren't aligned properly with my eye level, which makes the results much darker that what I'm seeing lmao. Still have some issues left for me to fix but hopefully it's better now.

I should try to make more thumbnail along with other early preparation before starting a work next time, thanks anon!

>>2655701
The corner of the mouth should go up more like the in the ref, you probably could place your ref on another layer at lower opacity so you could make some direct comparison. Hair rendering looks nice though desu

>>2655844

Yo. I'm none of the anons that gave you advice so I'm not gonna get into the specifics, but I can say that this was a great improvement. Very nice.


I also liked the barbells. You monster.

>>2655825
A splash of aspergers maybe. Why?

>>2655844
Improvement. More. Midtones. Especially in the lower half. If i adnt been following your progress from the sketch stage i would have a hard time deciphering the bike. Differentiate the bottom of the bike from the floor and the pedal from the bike more, value-wise.

>>2653332
I am a naturally skilled drawer and sculpter. In fact, in the 3rd grade i was able to accuratly draw a womans or mans figure at just about any position just like you are doing now. But not the same way. I was able to pic up a pencil and from memory just draw. I'm not bashing you techniques at drawing, but I have never understood why people need to use underlining to draw simple stuff. I was always able to draw what I see just how I see it, shading aswell. My technique is to look at what u want to draw, and imagine it 2D or flat, then draw it as you see it, also for shading, just add shadows and dark areas just how you see it. And then once you draw it once, u can draw it anytime without n

>>2655795
Thanks man. Always glad to get a crit from you, im a fan of your work. Nice sp

>>2655824
Still without context her weight is shifted unevenly. I hope she's pulling off some ballerina shit with her toes.

>>2655824
Sooooooo much better. I really like this one, hope you take it all the way.

>>2655844
ah okay, I'll try putting the ref on a layer then next time. don't know why I don't try it often.

blep blop

>>2655828
the reason its a bit more cartoony is cause i did the drawing for it in paint. so all of the proportions are a little pushed out or in cause the measurement lines were thicker. this is the most successful i've been doing it this way usually i do a pencil drawing and follow it really strictly but it'd be nice to be able to skip that and go straight to painting.

how did i do on the anatomy? new to 4chan in general, did this without any references

>>2655912
seems that arms and probably hands are your weakest area

>>2655798

What's the point of gloating about not using reference if you do it wrong and can't understand what you're doing?

irreversibly ugly

>>2655937
To feel superior due to not using reference. Simple as that. It's logical, but it's all in the mind.

>>2655937

paging

>>2653291

>>2655942
i use reference for everything whatr u talking about

>>2655937
nono, you got me wrong, im just not used to using references, i always draw from my mind, should i start using references?
im a 15y old seeking advice

>>2655916
yeah i should start working on hands and arms, thanks for the feedback

>>2655953
JOIN ME BROTHER

>>2655951
Use a reference if you can't completely understand what you intend to do or how to do it

People here all about dat dere figure lineart drawing but once you actually get an interest in color, clothing and design having a vast visual library is a must, and an advantage

Or simply if it ever comes to the point where you know something is wrong from your imaginative drawing and don't know what, compare it and fix it accordingly

>>2655957
You definitely got better drawing hands

>>2655957
Diggin those hands man. What type of charcoal do you use? Honest question: are they from photos or do you disfigure yourself like someone with cerebral palsy to draw those from your live hand?

Picking at this. Trying to make it not so boring. Something is off about his far eye.

>>2656003
It still looks like you have down's syndrome

>>2656003
those are from months ago. i dont really post the hands i draw on here anymore i do about 4 pages a day and at this point they just look like hands so any crit would be "yup thats a hand".

its just too fun to stop. i do them in 8B pencil mostly. exercises my imagination and helps with my observational skills. id recommend it to everyone who wants to do fine arts.

>>2656003
>>2656009
it doesn't look like you have any known chromosomal back-flip, that I know of

To start working the rust off after being in the hospital for over a year I decided to do some random requests and... yep

I'm really looking to correct any mistakes now while it's easy, for my own growth and the satisfaction of my receiver. Can I get any pointers on how this pose could be better or needs to be fixed... concerning matters of anatomy and perspective mainly. As for matters of taste, well, I think it's perfectly OK if a consenting adult wants to look at a picture of a robot with a flashlight giving a man a hug with their long, flexible, robo-arms, and that stance probably isn't budging.

The bra-looking thing is a referenced blindfold that won't look so vague post-sketch, the bot isn't actually the squid thing from Doc Who tho they do look similar enough, and that vibrator looking thing HAHA DIDN'T I TOTALLY IMPLY THAT'S A FLASHLIGHT? Yep, no robo vibro tentacle art here. That would be nsfw.

I'm going to shorten/reposition the human's right arm, I just spotted that.

>>2656029
It's a little hard to tell how much would be final in this drawing, but I think I can already tell, those legs seem preetttyy flat. Very chicken-scratchy, and that's telling. Try to define them a bit more. Look at the proportions of his actual leg. The tops of his legs are longer than the bottoms because you took the beginning of the pants as his crotch. Other than that, looks like a fun concept.

>>2655886
now make something out of that blep blop

>>2653575
Really great! I like what you've done but I think some darker lines on her face would go a long way.


a lot of mixed media on my Tumblr page but a good portion of it these day is stylized sketching/ cartoons...
http://routine-lobotomy.tumblr.com/

Attempted a kjg style draw-as-you-go pen doodle. The results were... mixed at best.

>>2656085
HA. you have done it. I am never drawing again because there is no longer need.

>>2652669
Lel

>>2654261
Is this finished or are you still working on it?

>>2654539
Work on your faces, otherwise it's pretty good

I don't really know about this. I'm sort of half looking at Ruan Jia's paintings for some color/background inspiration.

What could I improve?

>>2654261
This is a study isn't it? I"m almost positive I've seen this before

>>2655555
I can't say whether or not he's improved but if you're implying this pic is bad I think you're wrong.

>>2656168
I'm leaving it for tonight. Super frustrated ugh

current wip

>>2652317
jade harley/10

>>2656223
do you have a blog?

current wip. all of these characters are going to take a very long time

>>2656260
i tried to make a crop circle but i might just scrap that and go vanilla

>>2656223
I like the details but it's hard to tell what exactly is going on. I'm guessing big suit guy was assumed to be defeated, but had a trick up his sleeve. But it's weird because of how no-face knight is still holding the spear. It has a weird angle that just doesn't seem right?

>>2655964
thank you! i heard 4chan is also a good source for that, i mean references, since there are so many different bodies in /b/

charcoal

>>2652092
WIP

I am working on getting my line weights down and I will attempt to paint once I am finished. Taking inspiration from Moebius and I am trying to emulate his composition.

>>2656310
I'm awful with charcoal, so to me this is very well done! She seems to a have a lil' bit of an under-bite tho. How ever the model might have that, so meh.

>>2652632
Very nice!

first time doing digital art. no bully

>>2656402
>hey
>that's pretty good

>>2656402
I am scared. Horror artist in the making?

>>2656410
Holy fuck dude. What are you doing on /ic/? This is glorious.

>>2652400
>Fake tits

>>2656312
Finished

>>2656437
Anatomy on that arm is absurd- left forearm looks like it has a tumor

Should probably add a light source and try to push depth with perspective

Should avoid draw a perfect profile of a face, it flattens the drawing

>>2652198
>http://sites.google.com/site/4chanic/ >http://sites.google.com/site/artandwhatnot/
i like it... add more details

>>2656431
Thanks. I enjoy the shitposting

>>2656470
Btw, how do you obtain the subtle striping effect? Just brush strokes or some blending trick?

>>2652939
diy.
Would be awesome though.

Something seems to be off.

>>2655091
>>2655466
>>2656148
>>2656173
Thanks, yeah, here is the original. It's not finished but I need to move on.

>>2656547
Oh shit I had no idea it was a sculpture. I found the image last night I was thinking of from one of my favourite artists, I thought this was something they just made up and it looked amazing. Guess not. Your study was good though.

new thread
>>2656924

>>2654475
If she's supposed to be pregnant you should indicate it stronger, exaggerate the bellys roundness.
. You did well neck and up avoiding sharp outlines but you didn't do it all the way.

>>2652092
>>Photoshop Brushes
>>http://cgsociety.org/index.php/CGSFeatures/CGSFeatureSpecial/tower_of_evilzz

I don't see any brushes here?

>>2652092
quick sketch