/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4084074

>>4084076
Nice effect to catch attention on social media, but you shouldn't rely on them too much.
Personally I think you overdid it and I prefet to see details, but I can understand why someone might like it on IG

Can i please get some help with these colors to make it more exciting?

It's supposed to be a in a dim room and the fungus covering them is kind of luminous. I was thinking of adding candles because the warm yellow and oranges might add some more excitement to it

>>4084237
add a spot light. if you want more colors you need to have a light source too.

>>4084241
I forgot to mention I'm trying to experiment with somewhat flat colors too.

I was thinking, maybe light cast from a doorway and falling on the book?

>>4084257
make the floor more red.

How should i finish then polish this one? I would love a crit and if you want i can post more

>>4084280
Not sure if you're serious? I was going for a cold shale look

>>4084301
okay well good luck with the flat color thing. its working.

kill me. FULL METAL JACKET IN THE BRAIN.

tracing looks better.

>>4084237
>>4084284
>>4084411
>>4084439
>>>/beg/
>>4084293

>>4084467
post your work anal.

>>4084470
>pOsT YouR WoRk
>continues to prove my point by posting /beg/-tier shit with airbrushing, no construction or even a hint of gesture

>>4084473
>too afraid to share work, show example of their constructive critique.

dont be afraid. plz show me where im wrong. its still in ruff stage.

>>4084076
Are these photos? What's your process?

>>4084074
position and proportion check?

>>4084508
i dont see any problem here. am i right>?

>>4084521
phew..thank you for the reply..I think its still a little stiff but this one is just for a concept piece to design and show off some armor so not too worried.

>>4084569
np..i like the pose. i agree its a little stiff,but imo it looks good because the perspective works.

>>4084627
>>4084508
come on dude, why would you tell this anon that there's not 'any problem' when you're working at this level.

>>4084569
dont rely on my work anon. im terrible.

>>4084569
word*

>>4084635
i dont see why its a problem? im sure his design will be great!

>>4084642
someone who's better than me do a redline then because just looking at >>4084508 I can see something bizarre is going on.
to me she seems bent forward, almost doing the splits, and I don't know why she'd be holding the gun and the sword like that. that's just my eye.

I actually started this years ago, but now went back to it. Still WIP

>>4084284
>How should i finish then polish this one?
I would add doodles in the background to connect everything and make it look more psychedelic. Look up peter Draws on jewtube, he is pretty good at doodles.

Your drawing looks psycho, I like this. However you should put more care into line quality.

>>4084653
>>4084508
ok. on 3rd glance. maybe the arms are a little short.but its a good sketcharoni man. start adding her clothes.

>>4084508
>>4084653
Yeah, the pose is really strange and the feet don't feel grounded. All the forms are a bit off and it flattens the whole image.

Mountain sketch

Thoughts on each character and how to improve their silhouettes?

>>4084843
absolutely keep doing what you're doing.

>>4084843
Give some hats! With fancy, asymmetrical designs. Also this might not fit in if they’re strictly human, but some different animal tails. Like a fluffy knee length one, and a sleek long one? I love seeing your stuff man, it inspires me

>>4084838
can i steal this?

>>4084508
The gesture could use some improvement but you have to figure that out yourself a that point. From that position there would be a continuation of the leg and under butt from the right leg--aka the leg on her left. Right now the leg just stops at the crotch and makes the crotch look like it sticks out. Personally I can't see the form in the torso, it doesn't help that the muscles connecting the rib cage and abdomen aren't quite right. Also with the length of the legs, the knees are too low, draw them a bit higher. Also the feet should be angled down a little lower so that They line up with the ground. Don't get me wrong, I don't think its bad, I'm just pointing out which parts you want to fix. Good luck.

Does anyone have any ideas for cool fantasy/sci-fi gadgets that she could be selling? The setting is steampunk

>>4084843
Wew that's great, I strive to get with this much movement. I really like how you convey legs, they're nice and thick. The girl with the horns on the lower left corner looks like her spine is snapped to me

>>4084876
A lighter that uses a magnifying glass to conduct the heat outwards, like Timmy killing ants

>>4084900
I like this furry

>>4084906
thank ya kindly

>>4084905
That’s such a cool idea anon, thanks for sharing :D

>>4084920
Of course m8, hope to see how you interpet that idea some time

Can I get some help with the front leg?
Just feels ugly and I'm sure I'm misplacing something

>>4085020
The muscle looks like it’s almost sagging anon, I think the curve should start a tad higher?

>>4085020
Good job on the right leg though!

>>4085020
There’s a few muscles left out, if she’s a body builder her leg needs more definition.

Apples made with oil pastels

Progress from >>4083166 Thanks to >>4083326 for pointing out the hair issue

>>4085153
i love these.

I have been trying to finish this pic since November last year, and I haven't advanced much because nobody wants or knows how to fix it.

How do I stop using so many blending modes? I am addicted to blending modes. Just more studies?

>>4085218
Or this one, it is even older.

>>4085218
>I have been trying to finish this pic since November last year
At this point just call it finished and get working on something new
10 fucking months, god damn man

>>4085563
Ah fuck that’s good. Nice job

>>4085218
>>4085306
Theres a porn thread you fucking retard

The absolute state of this board

>>4085218
>>4085306

Now I know why altanon threw a shitfit. We have a damned porn thread for this. Can you not open the damn catalogue and post it where it belongs?

>>4085708
/beg/ >>4084293

>>4085764
Very cursed image :/

A redline for any disproportion and correct arm/hand placement would be much appreciated.

Did a study last night and turned it into a half assed Samus for da likes

>>4085963
I really love the poses and drapery man, good job
>>4085966
Ohh, I like this. The texture is really appealing imo

>>4085966
brush up the metal and the hair a bit more and you can pass it off as more then half assed

Gonna do some studying on perspective and environments before sketching the bg, the tip jar is really skewed but I'm going to redraw it before continuing. Any tips + critique would be appreciated :)

I drew an Asian girl in the wild

>>4086152
I think if you made the writing of “book” fit into the perspective more it’d be more immersive. Nice girl tho

>>4085243
Gorgeous, anon.

Sorry for the shitty photo quality peeps. This was my first foray into colored pencil.

>>4086196
Fuckin hell!

>>4084237
sweet

>>4086197
Is that good??

>>4084670
thank you for doing this redline..your new pose does look better. I think I was trying to make it look more 'dynamic' but ended up fucking up the balance.
Using your information I'll try a redraw.

>>4086217
this looks great

>>4086217
Original was better

ruan jia wannabe itt

>>4086233
this is the piece i was trying to mimic
and damn is he good!

>>4086233
You’re losing the edges way too literally. There are always gonna be areas where the values merge and lines get hard to see, but losing edges too harshly can lead to flattening the image and confusing the form. I’m especially talking about the neck when I say that. The outline just dramatically disappears and unintentionally pulls the viewer into the background and away from the object. Losing edges is fine but don’t make the viewer lost in the process

>>4086237
In this everything is still contained within an outline, in yours the outline just disappears in spots.

>>4086217
nice you decided to go with the red floor anon. looks better, the grey floor was distracting the focal point, sucking life from it. now I have something else to pick at, but because I want to help you make it better, the textures you added have a lower resoltion then your brush pixels, which is lowering the quality of this image. all in all I think it has improved.

>>4086237
Funny how you can see his face in it. Subtly, of course. But the subconscious filling in gaps with your own face is cool.

>>4084670
Here we go..I strightened the back a bit,and also turned the head to the side for a bit of variety in it.
Updates?

>>4086217

>>4086241
>>4086244
yeah fair point! did this last minute because the background used to be too bright and the image fell apart, but i definetly went too far, thanks!

>>4086251
damn it..I made the arms too short again!

>>4086265
There...fixed

>>4086254
Just work on values more. Most attempts at mimicking how we view nature in our art are met with an equal amount of pushback as the image progresses. Line and color are unimportant compared to value when making art.

>>4086196
You need to get a scanner, or learn how to take better photographs, it looks like you used some weird fish eye camera.

Goofing with markers

>>4085764
I lul'd.

But more seriously. There are quite a few anatomy problems going on here, as well as a general perspective issue disconnecting the figure from the couch because it's sitting on a different plane from the couch, and the couch is just too small in general. For anatomy stuff I see that the forearms taper too much and are slightly too long. Same with the feet, which have no toes, and need to be longer. Whatever you do though, do not change that expression. It's gold.

>>4086237
he has spent a lot of time on it

I'm several days 2-3 hours each in on this piece.
Basicly practicing color, trying to play with blending and colors themselfs.

The hair looks bad at the moment, and i'll probably run into even more problems with it later. But the face is atleast something right now, i think.

In need of critic and advise.

>>4086337
what in the actual fuck?? i have never seen this one before, and it is an amazing insight into his workflow
where did you find this? do you have more?

>>4086358
"do you have more?"
Yes, but I don't want to show
32gb of data

>>4086353
I would look up a tutorial on how to make a good brush for blending and I would also check out some tutorials on how to paint hair digitally. I think you could be going at this with a bit more guidance and making more efficient progress if you looked up some guides and took some time to study them. Cheers.

Is practicing paint a photograph a helpful exercise? Like the ability to simply copy an image seems decently easy and I'm just wondering if it's sort of a waste of time. This is an image of notre dame burning.

>>4086394
please share at least some old/rare black/white ones! i guess i have nothing but grattitude in return if you really have that much.

>>4086353
You still have a lot of work to do.

First off - stop smothering your work in color samples like that. You can't properly see color if it's polluted by rainbow barf surrounding it. Do artists mix their oil paint on the painting? No. Use a layer to turn off the color palette layer, or use a bigger canvas so it can all be off to the side. You've completely negated the entire reason of having a neutral grey background, btw.

Next, you're not painting skin properly, and I can tell you don't understand cool vs warm colors. Skin is not muddy brown. Skin has all colors in it. Skin is a very reactive surface. It's alive. It has a range of colors, and you haven't fully understood how to do it. You also aren't displaying anything resembling proper lighting.

You need a lot of work on blending. Watch some more videos on it, whatever you're doing isn't working. Work on simple shapes and volumes, like cones, spheres, and cubes, and blending smooth transitions and gradients before attempting something as complex as a face.

And, you need the most work on drawing. Your drawing is so poor, it's going to make it impossible to get a good piece out of this. The eyes are completely wrong, the mouth is...I don't even know what it is. You have a complete lack of understanding of how a face/skull is constructed, and how to stylize that into a cartoon/anime fashion, in a pleasing way.

You're trying to do far too much, at the same time, and it's all falling apart.

This is why we do fundamental work. You're not ready for work like this, yet. Go back to the fundamentals and study and practice them more. Don't take this as "you suck", but more "you suck, right now, but if you go back and do the work, you might not suck later on."

>>4086353
its good you're experimenting with color this early

but its the last thing that's going to help you. You can't even draw a neck properly my man. get some basic drawing skills and understanding of values first

>>4086353
Start up other projects and work on those. You’re polishing a turd rn

1 week practice, female bodies are ok.
i want to create characters

>>4086394
god fucking damn, looks good anon, also good taste with the Medici bust, it's my favorite

>>4086573
I'm retarded, didn't realize it's RJ
but this >>4086233 is quite good as well

Would like expert or harsh criticism.

Dunno what to do with these guys. They were originally for an order of brawling, Slavic monks that I made up.

>>4086620
oh god, whip me, baby

>>4084074
I think is my first time trying to paint a photo for practice.

>>4086635

He's the monastic police!

>>4086662
cute

>>4086606
First off, design sucks ass. The only things that hint at her being reptilian are her tail and the belly. Seriously, play with that. I know you probably only drew her to jack off to, but still. Put a little effort in.

Next is your whole drawing itself. Super fucking messy. Idk what brush you use but you should switch to something more opaque. I say this because A: using something opaque and bold forces you to commit to a stroke. It's like using real life paint: once you put it down you can't undo it. So get confident. Also because LOOK AT IT. IT'S SO SCRIBBLY. Did you have a sketch? Because if so you need to layer your coloring under it, so you can keep everything tight.

Light source and color. Where the hell is the light coming from? Idk because you gave up on the background and the only sense of lighting is on her thighs, and it looks gross as hell. If the lighting is warm, the shadows will be cool. Hence why I slapped down some blue shadows on a multiply layer. Also, use that black bg to your advantage. I threw down a new layer and used the black to "carve" out the figure. Plus it makes her pop out more. Also, don't use PURE white on hair and clothing. That's not how light works.

Plan out your work. Grab a reference of someone sitting in this pose. Sketch it. Don't halfass it. And look at the angle of the face. Right now her nose looks like a shitty plastic surgery from the 70's, and her eyes look like stickers. Mouth is so tiny and barely there, I can tell you weren't confident in it. And pay attention to the forms. If she's wrapping her arms around her chest, do you think that bandage is going to be completely straight and flat across it? Fuck no. It's going to curve and hug the forms, like if her boob is being smushed against her bicep, the bandage will follow it. If you still don't get it, go get a chicken breast and handle it. Look at how the light and shadows move with it as you curve it, squish it, stretch it, etc. That's how muscle works.

>>4086705
jesus fuck who shit in your cereal? fucking christ. thanks?

>>4084074
>>4084237
>>4084241
>>4086217
>>4086225
>>4086229
>>4086247
>>4086253

This is what I finally came up with. I was trying to add in a a warm color from a doorway or candle but it didn't fit the cool temperature I was going for.

>>4086705
Man, I appreciate the brutality, I'm gonna re-read that for a couple of days and let it sink in.

>>4086719
doooooppe. good job.

>>4086714
Why are you saying thanks? I'm the one who drew it.

>>4086823

Make a pause at the very beginning, like a 2 second delay so we see the person, then when they look up, another pause just before they wave.

>>4086813
super fucking cool. mind telling me what medium that is?

I'm trying to stop doing purely studies and sketches and start working on actual compositions and rendering. Can anyone give general advice for approaching something with the intention of making it into a 'finished' piece?

>>4086845
literally just do it. It seems hard because you just study and sketch and never commit to anything. The more completed pieces you do the less apprehensive you'll feel. And of course treat everything as disposable so both your hand and mind are loose and you don't get tightened up.

For me it was because i was scared i haven't actually learned anything, and it turns out i didn't. Studying and creating go hand in hand so you apply what you learn but also at the same time push your boundaries and get out of the comfort zone. Wish I took pic related seriously when I started.

>>4086830
I'd love to, but I need to be economical with what free time I can draw with. An additional three seconds of animation would dramatically stretch out the amount of time it will take to finish.

Not making a whole lot right now, getting this portfolio together. Once I get enough for minimum wage, I will push for longer animations.

>>4084074
can anyone tell me how to make a brush similar to this in csp? i don't really have an eye for this and the pic is pretty small but it looks like there's some opacity settings, and it looks like there might be some flatness to the pen (although it could just as well be round). lines are gorgeous though

My first beach made with oil pastels, not sure if its finished yet.

>>4086890

You can't just copy-paste the frame for an extra half-second?

>>4086958
Already on the pipeline. After my walk, I will add six cells total to give more weight to the beginning and before she parts her hands.

doing a request for /co/ and i already fucked up. anon wants these characters to do the same exact pose and facial expressions as the ref he provided. but this shit looks off, what do?

>>4087015

A quick doodle I drew at the request of a friend
Rotring tikky graphic pen and an assortment of promarkers (both windsor and newton and letraset)

>>4086823
looks pretty great, good job!

>>4086196
At first I thought this was drawn on a roll of toilet paper. Missed opportunity.

>>4087016
understand perspective retard, your viewpoint is too high

>>4087201
toy

Trying for a more normalish color scheme, from my usual fare of trying to keep constant, candylike generic comic levels of saturation.

Working on some sort of eternal being. Trying to figure out an appealing mechanism that binds his hands together that aren't just chains. Ideas?

>>4087225
Big nipple rings. Sick as fuck though.

Why is it everytime I mess up when I do colors? Hit me

>>4087201
edited it a bit.

>>4087270
Because you drawing, values and shapes are shit. You also lack understanding form and light.

>>4087238
It's so crazy, it just might work. Also, thanks!

Hi anon, any crit on this study?

>>4087475
needs more loomis

>>4087398
>understanding
Can u critique just the skin tone alone? Realized how messy it was the one I submitted but you're right too
(Prob still shit but more feedback will help)

>>4087575
Different anon- there’s too much pink in the skin. Add some beige tones and cream to balance stuff out. Though honestly, the colours aren’t what you need to worry about, it seems like you’re symbol drawing all the facial features instead of drawing how they actually look like. Do some studies, watch some videos, read some books.

>>4087484
Why so? Took care to construct properly so can't see anything wrong.. Could you please advise what's wrong?

>>4087649
He's memeing you. Never reply to substanceless posts.

Happy with the sketch for now, monkeys turned out pretty cute
Coloring has always been my biggest issue, hopefully it works out

>>4085027
Thanks anon, the middle bit of the quad seems to attach a bit higher
>>4085072
Are they major muscles or something I can do without? I'm not really going for a hypermuscle look
>>4087284
Nice to see you're still posting anon, always liked your stuff
>>4087384
really cool anon
>>4087225
Sick design anon, fucking love it

>>4087656
Ok, thanks :)

>>4087225

He has so many triangle motifs and then you just give him a big circular halo. That's pretty lame. You know halos don't have to be circular, right? There are frescoes of saints with rectangular and other-shaped halos. Don't be so boring like that.

If he's an eternal being why not throw in a subtle "infinity" sign somewhere? Hell, why not make his bound arms loop into each other like the infinity symbol? Like actually melding into each other.

>>4087896
Thank you!

>>4088125
I appreciate this critique. I guess I just defaulted on obvious symbolism. I'll do some research on those paintings, sounds like a much more fitting alternative.

The infinite loop of the arms sounds like it could be interesting.. HMM. Thanks for the input :D

dumping this here

>>4086620
Sick
>>4087225
>>4087384
I love these kinds of drawings.
>>4087810
Has a nice charm to it, anon.

>Had it set to 30 FPS

Whoops.

Adjusted it to 24 FPS. Thoughts?

>>4088814
v cool

>>4088808
Fuck this is so good! Can’t wait to see it finished

>>4088141
Anon this is so good, I love seeing your stuff. I follow you on insta and I wish you’d post more :’)

gibbergabber

>>4088903
I love your sketches so much, they’re so inspiring

>>4087810
I have no idea what I'm doing
I don't know how to render shit, I started this and didn't have any idea how it would look finished

>>4089001
what the fuck

>>4088961
Hey anon I like your painting a lot so I did a quick and dirty paint-over, if you don't like what I did that's cool, just disregard it.
I felt like there was too much empty space and that it was making the figure less powerful so I cropped it in a bit to make the figure bigger and more intimidating.
I felt like you could push your shadows further into darkness to increase the contrast in this composition and make our figure more dangerous/mysterious so I darkened them using the lasso/curves tool.
I felt like it was too saturated, so I sucked out a lot of that using hue/saturation sliders.
Finally the composition is already very red/yellow so I reduced the yellow saturation to make the cuffs appear white.
I did very little actually painting, I darkened under the clothes a little, as well as the eyes.

A good painting to study and for inspiration that is similar in composition to this would be Mead Shaeffer's The Count of Monte Cristo.

What I did isn't necessarily better, you lose a lot of the details but it provides more contrast and oomph. Loving your work, keep it up!

>>4089055
Anon this means so much to me! Thank you for taking the time to make this. While working on it I think I was really intimidated to hide details with a high amount of contrast so I shy’d away, I definitely won’t disregard this as you gave the painting a spark that I failed to! Thanks for adjusting the fabric, it’s the end result that I wanted but had no idea how to work towards, and thanks for the painting recommendation too- I love it. You were a lot of help, I appreciate this :)

>>4089081
I'd be happy if it helped at all. Contrast is a valuable tool but relying on it can limit you as well. Craig Mullins isn't a fan of excessive darks, especially when's it's black like the Renaissance artists often did, or I did in that paint-over. I can't speak for him but he would probably advocate lighting closer to your original piece or even brightening your darkest darks a bit in order to appreciate the beautiful detail. If you want to go that route I'd still suggest reducing the saturation and sucking out some of those warms. It's worth knowing about the power of contrast though, I mean a lot of concept artists outright abuse it.

I made this exactly one year ago and I haven't painted anything since (because of studying). It's the only painting I made in this style. Should I make more?

>>4089159
It’s actually kind of interesting, I suggest polishing up your edges slightly though

>>4089165
should I make them sharper or smoother?

>>4089195
Try going sharper

>>4089080
This is real nice, but the proportions of her torso, head, and arms are really calling for thicker thighs. Her thighs are just too thin for her body.

>>4089196
thanks

been neglecting using hard edges and b/w.
i'm guessing this is the most efficient way to study value

>>4089274
This has a lot of charm

dumbo

>>4089274
It's the best way to study making readable simple shapes and your shapes are all fucked up

Somebody in a request thread asked for someone to re draw a deep learning ai generated pic of some rando anime boy. (https://imgur.com/a/cVLjvb8)) This was just a practice run so I just want some advice on what to work on for the future.

Very rough stages.

>>4089484
Looks good ! Outlines could be sharpened a bit, I'd say

Here's me stuff

>>4089636
You’ve been in rough stages for like 3 threads lol

>>4089636
I think the perspective on her body could be pushed further since the middle ground makes her look a bit tense. Still looks good, I like your work

>>4089641
WIP stages yeah. But here I've hardly rendered anything. I'm only posting it so people can give me tips on lighting, structure, color palette, etc before I go crazy with the rendering like I tend to do.

>>4089197
Thanks, I’ll look into it

>>4087475
I like it but could do with less highlighting

>>4086656
it's pretty shitty plus wing chun is useless... stop learning bullshit. Paint more

>>4089636
I have no Idea if thats what you intended to do but the pose before was really confusing. Even if its rough you should have posing anatomy and proportion right.

>>4089001

Look in the mirror, use same lighting as in your composition. Start with shadows on a multiply layer. Just do solid shapes, don't get fancy for now. Underneath that layer, start a new one and paint in some blush on her cheeks, maybe even a little sunburn on her nose. Less-exposed areas with be paler, such as the area around her eyes. On ANOTHER new layer, add just the tiniest, faintest blue swipes over the bridge of her nose and cheeks. I'm talkin' two hairs and some air, just a whisper. Play around with it.

>>4088903

Wish you'd give us more info on your characters, like a profile view or somethin.

>>4090338
it's just zodiac characters. the backstories are in my head sorry!

>>4090352

No you mook, not THAT kind of profile. I meant like more "visual" info. Like what their props look like, full-body view, etc.

>>4090442
holy shit im a dummy! Thanks will keep that in mind!

Piece I might stop working on, any crit or help on hair and how to blend skin without it looking like shit on krita?

Wip

trying to into value

I could really use some pointers on how to loosen my gestures. Everything I draw always feels too stiff and posed. Flat and dead and I want to fix it.

I decided to continue going full retard rendering this and add a background. I was wondering if the lighting looks correct or if the bg works at all? I just did some fiddling with the lighting on the pillars and the wall but I can't help but feel like something is off? I just wanted a second opinion.

>>4089001
Feeling better about this look, much cuter.
Don't like the eyes but I can fix that after I finish the body
>>4090335
Thanks anon that's some pretty detailed advice

>>4091038
This is insane

>>4091038
Blog now >:^(

>>4091038
The light on the character looks like it's more from the front than the light in the background.

ttt>>4091155

>>4091038

Gonna throw some nitpicky notes your way.
Necklace needs a tiny bit of shadow beneath it where it rests on the fabric and leather.
Where the leather strap wraps over the white shirt, add some crinkling underneath it, to really show that it's pressing into her shoulder and that the bag feels heavy.
With the necklace, just thought of this, have it kind of snag on the blue fabric. By that I mean: if you have two pieces of cloth, especially woven, resting on each other, they usually catch or get pulled. So have the necklace hang a little less perfectly.
I'd also give her stockings more of a run through them rather than just holes. Small holes become tears and those unravel the material, so it will never look as perfect as the one on her left knee.

My biggest gripe is her face. I know, I know, it's subjective. But her clothing screams "I've been traveling a long time/I'm not from a rich family", and yet her hair looks perfect and her eyebrows are perfectly plucked, etc. She's even got lipstick on, dude! Make her look a little more everyday-looking. (But that's just me.)

>>4091038
Your model is impeccable! Your background needs better attention paid to perspective. You could stand to lower the contrast and dim the background more to have her stand out. Double check your light sources and make sure they make sense.

Heres something I drew. Thoughts? Tips? Arguably my best, sadly.

Heres something I drew, what do you all think? Any tips? This is pretty much my best, sadly.

>>4090696
Have site aids ended already?

Struggling a lot with this. My composition feels directionless.

>>4091571

What's the story behind it?

Acid attack survivors

>>4091575
these are really good, anon. for real.

i would like to see how your paintings look. how long have you been studying for / what literature or teachers did you use for figure studying? i ask because you have a very distinctive way of designing anatomy, reminds me a lot of bridgman.

>>4091038
the only that really sticks out is that you've created a lot of paralel tangents in the background,the one between the picture behind her and the pillar being the most glaring. the stairwells are creating a lot of conflicting shape design as well but if you just darken some of them and use more lost edges it'll be fine. really incredible work so far anon!

>>4091667
like a total of 7 years at least. I slacked for a good solid 2 though. Can't go wrong with Glenn Vilppu, but I personally enjoyed Michael Mattesi and his books. The rest of how I style muscles and stuff comes from comic books.

Adjusted the gesture very slightly, and started rendering the face because I'm happy with it.

Test

So I've been working on this personal project fo a while and I'm having some troubles with
the artstyle and its consistency
I feel like some sprites don't fit right with each other but can't point exactly why.
I'm quite satisfied with the objects(bottom left) and the mustache cat. They look good
together, but I just can't find a way to do the characters and creatures right.
Do you feel it or am I just paranoid?

I started doing a more finished sketch for this after the first two, any thoughts?

>>4091038
Incredible rendering, man

>>4091507
This is going very good, good job

>>4091583
Not her, but I think the image tells enough, it doesn't need more information

>>4091775
the pose Its awkward, too stiff, and I don't know what is she doing. Is she going to attack? Is she just standing up?

>>4091821
this is pretty cool, I honestly don't see what you mean, it all look from the same world. You are doing agreat.

>>4091583
My two cents

>>4092049
I'm an idiot
>>4091571

Did this study off rembrandt in about 1.5 hours. 12x12 acrylic

Thoughts on how to improve it before I begin construction?

Drew this at the zoo today, 2 hour drawing with soft pastel on a3

Going real messy

>>4092061
I suggest giving her a more dynamic movement by bringing her right arm (our left) up higher as she’s about to kick

>>4092126

>>4092127

>>4092126
>>4092127
>>4092128

Boring and generic

>>4092138
I was asked to paint this as a mural, but thanks I guess?

>>4092138
/ic/ at its best

>>4092126
I really like the shape u used for the shadows of the helmets of the guys behind the piano. I think you should look for that,
I suggest you keep it 3 or 4 values and work on the shapes.
Clean the value shapes and avoid messy brushtroke. The subject look quite interesting, it's just that when you take a closer look it gets muddy

>>4092148
Thanks anon! Will do.

>>4092146
Get that bag then

Having trouble with perspectiv, should I switch to digital instead?
Which stylus is best

>>4084074
Practice is starting to pay off

Kujo from zombieland

>>4092333
Stop chicken scratching.

>>4092338
Would you happen to have other criticisms?

>>4092395
Fundies, not trying to be a dick but you are symbol drawing. I can tell you are pushing out of your comfort zone so props for that!

>>4091693
dope stuff man hope you're doing well in whatever you're doing

>>4092414
Don't worry about being a dick, I need the honesty.

Graphite Gang

squid guy paintsploration

>>4086831
i used posca markers

>>4091575
Blog?

>>4086719
This is pretty sick dude. Nicely done.
>>4087225
Look at some of the Bayonetta artwork. Anything Angelic.
>>4089640
Blog?
>>4091038
This is pretty high fidelity anon. Id like to see the finished picture.

>>4093578
What the heck are you doing with her face?

>>4093706

Teach me how to perspective like that, puh-please

>>4093780
Experimenting..?

Working on traditional. Doing photo Studies.

Roast me

>>4093803
Use cylinders and boxes. Practicing drawing boxes in 3d helps you do perspective.

Lookin for feedback on this piece of sold shite, I never really finished it but could a kind ic fag redline mistakes and suggest anyway to salvage it other than in the trash?!

unsure if this read right.

>>4086407
Not the guy u were replying to but here's one

>>4094036
Her lower back bends 90°, her breasts defy gravity, neck is swollen, shin is titanic, hands and feet are fucked. You lack fundamentals, study anatomy.

>>4094116
a student work

>>4085084
nice

>>4093995

I'll give that a shot, it's been so long since I tried doing perspective stuff with figures. Thank you!

wip

>>4094635
reference

shoud her pussy peek at all in this position? should I remove it?

>>4094801
>shoud her pussy peek at all in this position?
no
>should I remove it?
no

It's a guy with car suspension pieces for legs. Completely out of ideas lately so literally just throwing figurative darts at subjects to make characters.

>>4084074
Did some doodles, feeling like making two more for the day.

>>4094891

>>4094893

Ballpoint pen fanart for person on insta whose art inspired me

>>4095201
Fuck that’s absolutely brilliant. The perspective is a tad skewed but it doesn’t kill the vibe

>>4086898
That looks like Jiji sama's work. Just ask him.

>>4095192
That is really amazing anon, I am jealous!

>>4095376
A-anon...that’s really flattering thank you so much <3

Tryna improve my brushwork

>>4095201
The perspective on the lil boy it's not the same, also his left hands are kinda not right. But I would let him kill me rad af

Emm... Anything wrong with it before I go retarded with the lineart?

I feel a little bit off and dont why. Willing to take any criticism

>>4095705
*dont know why

>>4095676
Das awesome

What are the differences between this and a professional portrait? I tried to push my values more but it still doesn’t feel right to me. By the way I promise this will be my last head for a while, I need to go out of my comfort zone so I will be studying drapery and other things.

>>4095746
Well, the first thing I notice is that despite your attempt at rendering it still has a very cartoonish vibe. The skin and hair looks way too smooth, and the shadows you put under the nose and especially the jawline are not convincing. They look more like lineart than shading. Try highlighting more and think about adding a light source to the image, it makes it look more alive. I would also attempt to make the skin in the face more texured. The left eye looks a little off, the angle of the nose does not appear to correspond with the angle of the face (try making the edge of the nose on the left side less sharp, alternatively push in the left side of the face) and make sure the cheekbones follow the same line, right now the left cheekbone appears higher than the right due to the highlighting.

>>4095746
Some mini adjustments for example, also flip your canvas

>>4084074
practicing landscapes, since it is not often done by me

>>4095994
>>4095746

looks much better with these small corrections. I'd also suggest pushing values more. It all looks kind of flat. Esp skintone. Maybe fuck around with it in greyscale?

>>4095705
Given the style you're going for, the eyelashes are too sharp and messy, which creates harsh edges that pop more than they should. Eyelids not only cast a shadow on the eyeball, the eyelashes also have a reflection. This isn't something you necessarily need to paint as individual strands, but you should imply it by larger shapes and some softer edges.

This kind of goes for the rest of the painting. Even if you want a soft result, there still needs to be some cleanly stated, eloquent shapes.

>>4096072
very flat, yes

what material can someone recommend me on perspective? all i know is close thing is big and far thing is small

>>4095746
Took a quick swing at it. To summarize, your value range is too slim, color range is too slim, and the reason she looks a bit pillow shaded is you haven't localized your values and colors to specific places (ignoring the eyes, brows, eye lashes, hair etc) Also you could use some more sharp value/color transitions to contrast the broader transitions around her cheeks and forehead for example.

This is a good start though.

I tried to do some top down perspective kinda thing but seems like I messed up lol

Thank you all for the feedback and the overpaint!

>>4095956
With "professional" portrait I don’t mean realistic portrait. It was painted from imagination and I’m fine with the cartoonish vibe. By the way I agree with everything you said. Just one question: when you say I should add a light source you mean I should add a secondary light or I should make the main light stronger?

>>4096072
I always get told to push my values more. I try to push them further everytime to a point where I say "ok that’s too much, if I push them further it will look like an alien" but I always get that critique. Is there a way to know when they are pushed enough? Also, I took a look at some faces on artstation and to me their value variations are pretty sublte, pic is an example from Dave Greco (whose art I’m inspired by). I know there is a difference between his values and mine but I can’t see it.

>>4096080
To be fair the values in the original pic aren’t that bright.

>>4096307
Oh my god I really like that overpaint. With localizing value and color you mean that thing in the pic? Thanks a lot for the critique, I’m gonna study that overpaint now.

Experimenting mostly, done on MS Paint >XS

>>4096369
Uh kinda, that guide is a a good general reference for color separation across the face but in terms of values, it's like the way you shaded her forehead is the same way (with the same percentages of light and dark) as how you shaded her cheeks and her chin etc. Everything was too even.

Fuck man I really wish I could describe it better, I've spent the last 20 minutes trying to describe my thought process but it's all nonsense. Just try to focus on contrast. Like contrasting everything. If you have a small patch of black contrast it with a small patch of white or a big patch of light grey. If you have a smooth gradient, contrast it with a sharp transition at some point. If you have blue contrast it with yellow etc etc.

When I paint I try to think of contrast as it pertains to literally every minute aspect of a painting. I think that is what differentiates an amature from a pro.

I dunno, I'm a painter not a writer.

>>4095254
No reply, but i found an old post of his saying he uses a modfied version of the real g-pen from csp. dunno what changes he made to get that exact beautiful range of size and opacity tho

fun comic i made for a contest

>>4096746
After the punch is hard to follow

>>4094830
wtf, elaborate.

>>4096074
Thanks anon

>>4096624
You were pretty clear, thanks for your time.

New thread? I’d make one but I’m at work on mobile

>>4097799
ill do it, give me a minute

Hi bros, any advice/critique on the piece so far before I color it? I'm thinking on use colored pencils soon.

just here to say hi