/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>3512313

>>3511879

First for crabs should post their work to be worthy :3

Daily reminder not to respond to retards crabbing up the thread

>>3512324
>>3512343
What is this crab meme about? Same as boomer brainlet
I dont know where they come from

reposting

>>3512313
Sauce on the nun NOW!

>>3512354
i hate newfags

>>3512343
>>3512354
>>3512391
>>3512405

Can you faggots stop arguing about marine incests and start posting more art?

>>3512417

Hey fampais what your favorite kind of sea food ? I don't like crabs very much they lack meat

no bully

>>3512362
are you planning on keeping the lineart or painting over it? If you're keeping the lineart, refine it, if not, use simple values to define your forms

>>3512453
the fucks on his face

>>3512468
burn scars

What is an effective way to achieve another artist's style? I want to achieve pic related's style, I currently do studies from life and draw from imagination. If i where to, say draw pic related in various angles and then do the same with other characters of his, will that be enuff? Or at least help me?

>>3512433
octos should all be fried

>>3512515
I like it. Got any more?

>>3512515
>>3512433
>>3512362

Nice work, fampais.

>>3512509
Fried squid and octo taste so good

>>3512515
Really adorable, the bag kinda looks like its hanging off a big strangely though? Might jsut be cause its not finished thhough

>>3512468
oral herpes

>>3512494
I don't know any real tips but have you tried breaking it down into separate parts (eyes,nose,mouth), then you can focus on how it all fits together in order to form that style? Maybe listing out what you like about their art can narrow it down a bit too, really get into the head of the other artist and all that

>>3512515
attal is that you?

>>3512515
>yfw you will never be this good

>>3512615
You can if you draw more

>>3512645
Maybe he suffers from a mental illness where every time he reaches a certain skill level his brain self destructs and he loses all memories of the past 4 years.

>>3512615
the absolute state of this board

>>3512563
I like it

>>3512588
I actually haven't tried to really study the style other than doing illustrations of his characters, but of course those end up influenced by my own style (or lack thereof). I will list what I find appealing now, and then once I feel confident enough in terms skill, attempt to dissect them as you said. Thank you!

>>3512669
does it tickle if I rub her branches?

>>3512669
Firez, is that you?

>>3512453
Tiny head

>>3512679
idk but the song does tickles my fancy because vocaloid, gumi and lost limbs

>>3512688
yep

>>3512563
Nice curve bruh

>>3512710
Keep on trucking bro, you're going places.

>>3512515
Damn that's super sleek, any blog?

>>3512723
Thanks m8. I will try to make this work

>>3512615
probably never will with that kind of attitude

not sure if this counts because I don't think it's really anime/cartoon so much as it's mostly inspired by like, actual j-fashion people wear.

either way, looking for some concrit on how to improve my artistic skills. I usually use pen/ink with line shading but I recently got a pack of gray-scale brush markers and I really like how they look. so tips on how to maximize my technique in handling them would be great.

>>3512770
Sorry for doubleposting, but here is another that I finished a couple months ago. I feel like the details could be better, but I'm not sure of how to go about it.

>>3512610
attal doesn't actually browse here does he?

>>3512610
are you autistic

>>3512772
I like it, especially the details on the character, but if you're going for that gothic style I think the background and props should be more evocative of the gloomy and color-drained imagery typical of that style. Maybe check out some photos of old Victorian-era London for reference? (interiors, balconies, narrow streets) a graveyard is kind of uninspired. Great work on the shading though

>>3512772
These both look extremely flat. If you’re going for graphic then it’s fine but if you want a third dimension in your art you need to study form more. Foreground and background look like they’re on the same plane part of this is the contrast which doesn’t vary at all. Try drawing on a mid tone gray canvas. Unless of course you’re going for very graphic illustration in which case that kinda shit doesn’t really matter.

>>3512433
its really nice anon, you dont get bullied today.

>>3512669
fuck off firez your art is bad

>>3512787
? mad cause u bad?

>>3512834
You can’t use 4chan if you’re under 18

daily reminder that drawparty needs to leave

>>3512851
what's a drawparty and why does it need to leave

probably someone that actually draw instead of shitposting every thread about his personal bogeyman

>>3512851
What happened to drawparty anyways?

>>3512881
Give me a style, and I will draw my character in that style

>>3512956
Range Murata, do it you pussy.

>>3512851
I have their discord but I don't really browse it, what's wrong with them?

>>3512956
draw your character in Junji Ito style and I will draw you something in return

>>3512986
they draw and post here sometimes

>>3512993
OK

>>3512997
what's wrong with that

>>3513000
noone should actually DO something here, this thread is to shitpost these >>3512967 drawings and ruin the drive of anyone with a little talent and pull them down with us!

>>3513002
ok bud :^)

>>3512993
>>3512998
Well... I tried
Tell me what you think

>>3512779
He used to be a regular poster.
Not sure if this is actually him though. Really looks like his style.

>>3512828
Thank you anon!

>>3513041
I commend you for delivering anon kun. As promised, I'll try to draw something in return
>p-please be gentle

>>3513071
Try Pokemon style

>>3513072
you mean pokemon style with this guy? >>3508640

>>3513082
With whatever character you want (as long as its not Pokemon one)

>>3512967
>>3512953
KYS

>>3513085
aight m8 ill see what I can do
I got a lot of extra time today anyway

>>3512563
this is some good shit

why does nobody ever draw cars theyre cool

>>3513149
That's pretty cool anon>>3513149

>>3513158
Didnt mean to double quote lol

>>3513149
Difficult to learn and you can't wank to them so no one will pay you to do it. Very cool work though.

>>3513162
>can't wank to them
fag

>>3513162
theyre not as hard as most people make them out to be, just a bunch of shapes and some underlying mechanical knowledge and boom, you can just make them up

>>3513162
>can't wank to them
GUESS AGAIN

>>3513162
>you can't wank to them
pleb

the never finished tortilla time man

>>3513175
Is he ok

>>3512362
ehg?

>>3513168
how do I gather that mechanical knowledge friend?

>>3513208
youve got a bunch of videos on how cars work on youtube, you can look at pieces and schematics, guns however have the best video examples of how machined parts come together to perform an action. you dont have to get too deep into it as its quite extensive but yknow, you could learn about the basics, gears, pistons, pneumatics, springs and all that, like the internet is full of information just get interested

>>3513217
I highly doubt the original artist even browse 4chan

>>3513090
you should put this on every piece of merchandise available

>>3513061
>>3512610
I thought that was andrae, or are they the same person?

Reworking a really old character of mine.

slowly making progress on this. im going to keep working on refining my major shapes before i do anymore details

>>3513445
That's very cute

>>3513445
c-cute

>>3512654
>>3512712
>>3513119
thanks bruhs, probably gonna try and ink it sometime soon

>>3513072
>>3513085
here ya go
I had a lot of fun with it

>>3512967
I hate the way you draw the hair...

>>3512967
okay that's it, shut down the /alt/ threads

>>3513594
Good job
I don't really know who that is, but it looks nice

>>3513826
>I hate the way you draw.

>>3512669
the hair volume is too much, feels like a wig imo

>>3512690

cute!

I just drew a midna too

tried three-quarter view for the first time

trying to up the volume

>>3510879
>>3511156
not much
b-s-c-b.tumblr.com

>>3513947
mirin the line control

>>3513911
love the colors

made this 2 days ago

>>3514036
I recognize this pose from about 3 threads back. It looks okay (your shading is miles better than mine to be honest) but there's a lot of issues with the clothing I think, it all looks painted on, specially the boobs, the left arm, the crotch and the abdomen.

>>3513836
its just a random girl but thanks

>>3512313
is it wrong trying to learn to draw in bruce tim artstyle. i may even buy his book?

>>3512433
The reason I refuse to buy Splatoon is because of pedophile shit like this.

>>3514090
a grown ass man like you shouldn't be buying a kids game anyway

>>3514090
>I don't like the rainbow because I think it makes you gay!
>I don't buy shorts because it makes you look gay!
>I refuse to buy splatoon because of pedophiles!
What are you, a closet pedo?

>>3514090
how do you even remotely think that that is pedophilic? Her hips are twice as wide as her waste and that guys shoulders are twice as wide as his hips. Have you ever seen achild with an ass like she has, or the shoulders of that dude? If you can show me one, im gonna tell you that is a short person and not a child because thats not how a child looks like.

>>3514090
Thanks for the (you)

Drew this for /a/.

>>3513445
Shrek ears
Draw skulls

>>3514036
Fix what it needs to be fixed, we already spoonfeed you really hard, stop ignoring basic issues before rendering

>>3513947
How much line stabilization are you using?

>>3514036
Just a few things, the proportions are hella off. The hands and feet are honestly disgusting, the feet in particular are pretty bad and masculine. The right one is just badly shaped, the left one is better but still too big, which is still more in the proportion area.
The torso is a awkward, especially where it meets the arm.
Her right hand/arm is being stretched at a bad angle, it should be angled more forward for this type pose. Its a nice attempt at foreshortening her other hand but it feels a bit too extreme due to the angle its coming at, extreme foreshortening like that works better when the hand is taking up a large part of the foreground, but in this case it seems like another part of the piece and looks awkward instead.
Her thigh also looks like a giant flesh pipe.
I'd also recommend cutting back on the necks if you're doing more anime style things, I know bigger necks are more realistic, but in this case it looks masculine, extremely so.

>>3514090

>>3514166
That's not how noses and lips work as whole, use a reference my dude.
Potentially cute

>>3514166
That's not how faces work, even if you're going for a horse mount. Use references my dude
Potentially cute tho

>>3514212
>>3514209
Derp, sorry

>>3514212
>>3514209
Thanks, I wasn't going for a realistic look, though.
But I made a version with a less stylized nose for you because you took the time to write up some feedback.

>>3514243
much better, it was poorly stylized

>>3514166
I love your linework. Do you have a blog?

>>3514195
It's photoshop, so none.

>>3514256
Thank you. No blog yet. I'm really inexperienced with self promotion. As of now I wouldn't even know where to start uploading stuff other than 4chan.

>>3514280
tumblr, deviantart, artstation wherever really.but those are the most common. make a blog and put it in the self promo section

>>3514280
Your stuff looks p good. I'd follow if you decide to create one

>>3514282
>>3514291

As of now the blog would be a bunch of console tans and one lewd image, is that really enough. I expect people expect extremely well rendered images of warriors, spacemen and knights in places like artstation?

>>3514291
Also thanks.

>>3514302
its a pink board dummy

>>3512391
Literally the first result on Danbooru searching nun+huge_breasts

I don't understand this expressions thing. If I go straight kemono it's easy, but I want to have the form of the snout fleshed out. Time to study Disney I guess.

>>3514307
Well if you insist.

Also I made a tumblr.

>>3514291

https://testogen.tumblr.com/

>>3514335
brekkist clone?

So I drew this concept art for some creature designs I wanted. I wanted to get the feeling I get when I look at the Museum Vrolik or Mashiro Ito's art. I'm completely unknown and I'm in the army so I know NO other artists. I'm just hoping to get some critique.

>>3514388

A more recent sketch up as well

>>3514380
Thanks I guess? I like his stuff, I also like tons of other artists though.

>>3514300
Art station you can post anything, but yeah people mostly expect to find rendered concept art type pieces there.

Tumblr and twitter you can truly post anything, I'd recommend the latter as it's the best art platform out there from my view.

thanks >>3513904

midna and ganon are the only good things to come from twilight princess

>>3514540
i love you

>>3512832
Thanks for repeating what I have said n times

>>3513867
Thanks, I will fix it

>>3512832
Thanks for repeating what I have said several times.

>>3513867
Thanks, I will fix it

>>3514564
I think these look better than your normal submissions but I suggest studying rendering which is your weakness. material studies, color studies, value studies. you will never get better at it if you only practice it when youre trying to make a masterpiece, study!

>>3514568
But studies is what I do most. :S

But thanks for the tip, I probably need to focus them more like the examples you mention.

>>3514564
why is a lot of people hating on you?

>>3514608
Because it's cute to bully

>>3514564
Can you draw a fucking different face for once in your life?!

>>3514608
Because he’s been at the same skill level for a long time and is too dependent on reference.

>>3514608
Usual /ic/ crabbiness

>>3514618
it doesn't really warrant all the seething hatred from other anons. It's still appealing and the guy isn't an asshole. I'd understand if it was coming from someone like n/ose/bro and the autistic furfag

>>3514621
Genuinely don’t find this appealing and he draws the same face every time so I don’t find any of his art appealing. However still takes some level of skill so I don’t sperg out when firez posts I just try to offer suggestions. He needs more experience with color and light studies. This piece is the only decent rendered piece he has

>>3514388
That 3 legged thing wouldn't be able to stand up like that, and the far left one is too symmetric vertically wise. Even if it's supposed to be the most retarded thing it has to be hable to work by the same laws of physics, other wise its just funny.
Also, keep in mind a well defined silhouette pushes such a noisy style.
Good luck in the army Anon, I'm sure there's at least someone there who draws

>>3514626
Cus firez isn’t great but is still better than ic crabs so they short circuit and start sperging

>>3514621
Ugly, non-harmonious palette
Same face as always
soulless expression
No wonder this board exalts people like Ruan Jia when this competent but utterly pedestrian and soulless piece is considered great.

>>3514637
Not him, but you know very well that type of posting begs to pop the question: post your work faggot.

>>3514637
imo it may be bland and not all that great but it's still way better than the rest of the /beg/s her, Mr Kruger

>>3514643
>it's still way better than the rest of the /beg/s her, Mr Kruger
So what

How the fuck can people say that
>>3514564 and >>3514621 have similar faces?

I tried going to his deviant art and you can still see some healthy variety

>>3514644
your opinion is invalid unless you post work

>>3514629
It's actually four legs but I kinda should've made that more apparent. The far left one is stupid I definitely took more time to look at it and it shows. But yeah I totally forgot about silhouettes being a huge help! Yeah I met one or two who draw, but they drew anime DA level crap.

Reminder not to reply to obvious bait like @3514637

>>3514653
Great argument.
>>3514658
>any criticism is bait
This is high school level cattiness.

>>3514626
I think some people feels uncomfortable seeing someone who has been drawing for such a long time (a decade?), yet he's still stuck in the awkward kinda-okay but kinda-not skill level and haven't achieved that much lauded superstar painter level (Krenz, Zeen, Ruan, etc.).
So they bully him and tell him that he's doing things all wrong in order to reassure themselves if they're doing things differently than him, they'll "truly" make it, unlike him.
But I'm probably just projecting.

>>3514662
>a decade
He's been drawing for only five years.

>>3514662
that's what I thought too, these people are projecting their ego and insecurity. A serious artist, no matter what your skill level is, would rather focus on getting gud rather that mindless shitposting in this board.

>>3514666
uh anon...

>>3514662
Firez started on Jan 2013, I remember because I also started around the same time, He is an old fag with a full time job (until very recently) and most probably other baggage.

Cut him some slack ffs

>>3514665
>five years.
yikes

>>3514701
Post.your.work

>>3514662
>Be me
>Been drawing for 4 years
>Still not at god level yet
F-Fuck me.

>>3514702

latest doodle!

>>3514707
off to /beg/ with you

>>3514713
ur a big boy arnt yah

>>3514704
>Be me
>Been drawing for over 15 years
>Still shit

drawing to draw good

virtual youtuber

>>3514105
shorts are a gay thing ?

>>3512515
thats really cute anon!! good job

>>3514937
>he doesn't know

>>3514090
they're squids living 10,000 years in the future anon :^)

>>3514799
Re do the hands, I looked at it for 2 seconds and it wierded me out

>>3514799
cute

>>3515078
shorts are not gay. I wear shorts everyday.

being cool n comfy is fuckin gay

>>3514799
lmao hands and knees are fucked up

>>3515083
>>3515093
Would you mind giving me a redline? I appreciate it!

>>3514726
silly

It's official, I am done with furries forever. I am sick and tired of people labeling me as "furfag." From now on, I want to be known as an anime artist ONLY.

>>3515267
Thanks

>>3515267
If true, the world just became brighter. Though I kind of doubt it, you don't leave an impression like that.

>>3515267
Not much of an improvement, but hey...

>>3515267
Just bee yourself mike.
Don't let these retards bully you out of drawing what you want

>>3514628
>>3514637
artgem and all the fanart cancer artists draw the same fuckin face always yet you don't seem to be whinging about it

>>3515304
artgerm and sakimichan don't post on this (critique) board now do they

>>3515304
Most moronic post itt by far

>>3515267
im proud of ya. now stop being gay.

>>3515267
shut up david youre still going to draw it when youre on your own and thats the real sin

>>3515336
Oh so he's gay too... NGMI

>>3514192
the piece is already finished so not gonna change
>>3514200
i am not used to draw bare feet and lest be real this pose is really hard to draw but thanks for the critique i gonna work

Here are some simple gestures/poses of Tracer from Overwatch. I want to take this into the computer and do proper linework and color, but I want to know what you guys think of the gestures/poses I’ve laid out. Are they successful? Loose and lithe enough for the character of Tracer? I’m going for a kind of angular but curvy look, exaggerated too.

>>3515330
It is true. artgem more than sakimichan I would say

>>3515267
But David, why don't you draw FURRY anime girls?

>>3513169
[sweats] a-automatic or m-manual?

I posted the WIP of these a few weeks ago, then finished it and forgot to post finals.

These are closeup/detailed facial expressions for in-game cutscenes/dialog sequences

I draw better than u shitheads

>>3515441
Wow anon, great job! I'm sure your mommy loves it!

>>3514105
Nice strawman.

>>3514102
This is true. Also another reason I refuse to buy Splatoon.

>>3514109
>>3514208
>>3515079
Nice mental gymnastics, kid fuckers.

>>3515552
They're cephalopods

>>3515267
>done with furries
>still post furries
what?

>>3515556
So? They look like children.

How do artists with an anime style draw characters without constructing the head? It drives me crazy because I can't get the proportions right even if I try to construct it as best as I can

>>3515572
Practice drawing one face over and over again. Eventually you'll be able to draw the face with out needing to fully planing it out.
Then years later, you can get called out for a bad case-of-the-same-face.

>>3515564
>they arent tall
>big heads
>THOSE ARE CHILDREN
mfw you're ngmi

>>3515552
stop trolling on ic

>>3515596
I was only pretending to be retarded-WOAH!!!

>>3515590
I mean, I guess, but my problem is that I can't get the proportions right to begin with
I guess I just observe and copy other anime artists' work to get the proportions right?

>>3515434
do you thnik im stopid ? i saw it already.

>>3515434
These are beautiful, literally only crit is the microphone in the bottom right two don't have good perspective. The character is really 3D, so this breaks the immersion.

>>3515388
I like it, anon! The gestures are loose and lithe that you said but I would be mindful of her proportions while moving forward. Be careful to keep the vitality of the gestures if you decide to take any of these to finish because it would be a shame to lose that.

kinda rushed

>>3512669

latest doodle

I'm very new to drawing, always doodled but not until about a month ago I've started using guides and practicing. I'm trying to get a sharp and violent kind of style. Thoughts??

>>3516153
you have a flat style, very symbolic!

read sticky friend also check out /beg/

>>3516153
looks p decent. Study how your favorite artists do their thing and don't forget to grind your fundies

>>3516113
push your shadows to a more interesting hue. pick the layer and mess around with hue / saturation effect and you may become surprised how cool shadows can become and fill your drawing with life. you could try with a blue hue and play around with how dark or saturated it is until you get it right. your picture feels as if its twilight zone now. only pushing the shadows may enforce that feel.

So i like pencils but i cant seem to get black instead of dark grey out of them.. Any advice on some good pens i can shade with?

>>3516169
Thanks!
off to the /beg/ thread I go ᕕ( ᐛ )ᕗ

>>3516218
godspeed friend
I like your enthusiasm

>>3515850
Blog?

>>3514388

Got more into trying to work on line weight. Is there any good material on reading into that subject? It seems to be the most common issue with my work.

>>3516194
Not using the right pen, get softer ones
Use Google for stupid questions like this next time

>>3515267
Finally, can't wait to see your new works.

>>3516249
>>3513947

>>3516105
Very nice rendering, but it all lacks a bit of volume, like a cutout.

new wip

>>3516479
Brap

???

>>3516183
yes, I understand totally what you mean thank you for pointing it out. I actually was playing around with the shadow's saturation when working on it, then scrapped it at the very end. Looked at it this morning and it looks really dull! changed the saturation, not of the shadow but the whole image

>>3513002
>noone
come back when you're an adult

>>3514873

>>3516594
your worst piece so far

>>3516105
Just wanted to say that I find your art appealing

>>3516479
Hey I really like the scale of the image going on here
You don't suppose you could take this image and turn it into simple shapes with a perspective grid for me? To study

Like take the image and break it down into how it all fits in perspective
I'd do it myself but I don't trust that my judgement is correct, I want to know how you've drawn this image in perspective

please a-anonkun

>>3516613
Either you haven't seen shit or you are trolling. Although these two options are not mutually exclusive.

>>3516636
no im talking about his personal worst piece, not the worst piece overall but from the three four pics he posted here, this one is the worst imo

>>3516594
git gud at construction before diving into rendering. you don't want to be another deviantart-tier mess, do you?

>>3516672
>>3516674
You aren't being very helpful, tbqh.
Could you be a bit more precise or, even better, redline it?

>>3516594
>>3516683
Reworked it a bit in the meantime based on feedback from another resource.

>>3512967
"w-will you take responsibility sempai"

>>3516736
your dependence on line makes your render suffer. you dont seem to understand form. the girl looks like a mannequin some freak put 4 blade of grass on to make a face

>>3516749
That's intriguing to hear. I should definitely try a realistic face again after these 6 months of going animoo only.

>>3516764
>6 months of animu only
current state of >>>/ic/

>>3514183
>>3514183
skulls arent kawaii though... ill work on the ears

I drew this semen demon

>>3516807
eww, too much symmetry, you're not skilled enough to pull it out, sorry anon.
Also head to small

>>3516736
I see no difference, not being a cunt, I just can't see it

>>3516565
>>3516183
Sky is orange, not blue; shadows should not be blue

>>3516888
Even if you try to open both of them in your browser and switch between tabs fast? If so and you aren't phoneposting, that means your display is either not calibrated correctly or has a severely limited color gamut, as the value/tone gaps are rather noticeable. Both cases may impact your own digital drawings, so it's advised to self-check via Gamutvision.

>>3516807
Legs look flat, hands and back are on a very unnatural position, she's leaning backwards when the frog position should have her lean forward and put the pressure on her arms and shoulders. Excuse bad quality but here is a little dissect of that pose, I think as other anon said you have to loosen up, it looks too symmetric

>>3516807
your lines are cool

I WANT THIS FAGGOT'S BRUSHES REEEEEEEEEEE

>>3516105
how are you still this bad?

>>3517136
post your work.

>>3517136
Im willing to bet yours is just as bad, if not even worse

>>3516105
wow yikes, its your worst to date

>>3517123
Link to twitter?
There's a ton of nice free brushes in csp maybe I can find it

>>3515596
Opposing pedophilia is trolling now? You people should be put to death.

>>3517278
Go to sleep grampa

>>3517281
t. yuropoor

>>3517272
https://twitter.com/lalalalack

He sells a few of them on his Pixiv Booth for a stupidly high price, he also apparently distributes them for his subs on Freshlive.tv patreon-style. https://freshlive.tv/lack

I'd subscribe but apparently you only get a week to download them and after that they're unavailable and I don't know which ones I'd get.

>>3517294
I think it boils down to your skill level in rendering. This one looks like it can be replicated with a semi hard watercolor brush and blur tool.

>>3517303
Also, check this thread out you'll most likely find a similar brush
https://twitter.com/vgbnmkl/status/988210514663636992?s=09

>>3516891
yeah, yesterday I was using red. This one is with orange

>>3517317
Though honestly I think the bluer tone looks better

>>3517320
yes because sunlight isn't blue dickhead, that's fucking moonlight
keep the light orange too

>>3517317
the only set of rules that is constant is that all of your colors are influenced by your lighting environment (not just highlights are warm shadows are cool for instance). and shadows are only the color of the ambient light because that's generally the thing that's dominating the bounce/reflected light (outside during the day would have a blue ambient light which is why shadows are "cool" - the sky is orange here but shes also inside so the environment isnt exactly like being outside) but shadows are also effected by other objects in the environment (from light bouncing off of it). example: if you extended that window light all the way past her hands then the green would bounce light into the shadow on her red sleeves and the book would reflect light onto her face and chest.
anyway no one really cares as long as stuff "looks good" i guess and most people here arent autistic enough to think about this every time they make art

>>3517303
That's a given be basically just uses one or two brushes for his entire process and I'm trying to emulate it since it seems much more efficient than the autism I'm doing.

>>3517374
given but*

>>3517338
Yes, i'm retarded
>>3517345
Thank you for sharing that information, really appreciated, will be more mindful of my light source color in the future.

I will just cut my losses on this work and keep grinding, to be quite honest. Thanks everyone for the feedback

>>3517317
>>3517345
If you want to do realistic shading, it's quite straightforward. Just study some photos. Shadows draw closer from the base color towards the color that's opposite of light color on the color wheel. The harder the contrast, the closer towards that color they are. They also are more saturated because the "true light" is white, which means zero saturation.

For example, we have skin that can be generally described as a reddish-orange tone. The sunlight is yellowish-white, hence the "true shadow" color is moderately blue. So, when you want to shade, you pick a color that's closer to blue than the color of skin, has more saturation, and at the same time has less value. Hues between red and orange usually work fine, delving into purple in more extreme cases. For highlights, the opposite is true.

In extreme color environments (neon club lights, for example) there might be some exceptions, but this is the general rule that works normally. Nevertheless, stepping away from it might result in interesting pieces sometimes, but only if you sufficiently understand how colors work together.

tfw never going to make it. why do I even keep trying lads? none. of my work satisfies me right now

>>3517391
im not sure where you got this information from and I'd like to see real life examples of it if you have some you can post

>>3517391
also skin is a terrible example because subsurface scattering lights up shadows with red due to blood

>>3516479
Got a blog?

>>3517413
>>3517416
>> im not sure where you got this information from
Literally any color theory video and photos, no?

>> also skin is a terrible example
Too bad that most of my RL refs are either naked women or complex environment & armor pictures.

>>3517444

>>3517444
wew, thanks for the image, I'll try to tackle a color study of it!

>>3517446

>>3517444
I want to push her off.

>>3517444
really because the video on color I watched talked about ambient light bouncing into shadows which is why outside, like in this picture here, shadows are cool for instance.
ive seen no video talking about whatever youre talking about

>>3517446
>suit of armor in overcast environment
the ambient blue light is making shadows cool (noticeable on the leather parts mostly, metal is an obvious example of how the environment reflects light onto objects in it because you can see the colors from the environment in it) and putting a wash over everything i don't see how this proves whatever youre talking about either.

just recently found out about this board and how rough yall are with critiques (which is totally what i need rn) so what are you guys opinions on this?

im new to digital art so it would be nice to know what i'm doing wrong with this style im trying to achieve so i can move forward in future drawings

>>3517483
>>3517490
¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Well, if your explanation also explains why ambient light simultaneously brings highlights towards yellow and the shadows towards blue, I don't see why both can not coexist.

>>3516886
>>3516946

How would I avoid too much symetry in the future? I'm thinking simple head tilt and leg tilt, But is that all I can do? Also I thought I was putting pressure on the arms and shoulders by locking them out, are they off by a bit? Thanks for the feedback by the way

>>3516736
you need to stop soft-shading / overblending everything and start by blocking in some hard values

>>3517586
you can start by not drawing subjects directly from the front

don't do perfect profile views either

>>3517632
Jokes on you, this is exactly what I did.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aG1bu-GqAUE

Attall please give me your energy \ o /
Do you guys draw big at first and resize later or do you draw at small sizes?
I see a lot of artists draw details stuffs but their drawing are always small as fuck.

>>3517709
My stuff is usually less than 1000x1000 on a 2000x2000 canvas. If i want to use a thicker brush after sketching then maybe i resize it

>>3517709
I prefer to draw relatively small (up to 1200) because the time spent on a piece increases exponentially with the size, and I found myself dropping some works precisely because I was tired of working on them in the past.

new thread >>3518024
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>>3517709
At least like 4000px on the longer end. There are no upsides with working at smaller resolutions besides maybe less bloat for weaker PCs

>>3514637
Post your work. You sound like you have no idea what your talking about crab.

>>3514647
/ic/ is just jealous as fuck. He's easily better than 94% of everyone here.