/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1yozzTicWGc

>>5198286
I only made it to number 4, he should really use caption overlays or something

Proper way to draw the skull

>>5198327
Why does every anime /beg/ draw side view eyes like that?

Can someone critique this? I started reading Hampton and wanted to apply some of it.

>>5198339
your proportions are off, the upper body is bigger than the lower.

>>5198343
FUUUUUUUCK I never see this shit before I post it

>>5198351
Did you flip the canvas?

>>5198355
I didn't. Is this a proportion checking strategy? Now I also see that the tibia is too long and narrow as well.

>>5198358
When you flip the canvas, it’s like looking at the drawing for the first time, and you’ll notice mistakes that you didn’t before. It’s a purely psychological thing.

>>5198358
I don't know why but the more you see the drawing you are working on the less error you notice, its like the proportions start making sense and gaslight your knowledge of proportion.

Like >>5198361 said, flipping it makes it clean all the data your brain saved.

>>5198361
>>5198365
Thanks; y'all have been very helpful.

>>5198338
Advice to fix it or?

>tfw you flip the canvas too much and now your brain is used to both versions and it no longer works
Welp.

>>5198422
Can this actually happen? If so I'll save my flips for the end of the block in.

>>5198339
you might want to start with basic mannequinizations before applying anatomy.

>>5198432
Honest question: what would that achieve vs. gesture and block-ins?

>>5198422
>zoom out
>flip vertically
>squint
>opaque glass
>export the image
>take a brake

>>5198455
Zooming out and rotating 45-90 degrees works for me

How do you practice the basic 3d forms?
Spheres, cylinders, boxes.

Any critique on this and what are the best resources on creature design? Also trying to get better at coloring as well

Annah

>>5198529
I love it

>>5198253
does getting op image mean you're good or bad

>>5198432
>>5198433
drawing mannequins won't teach you how to draw nude models and people who believe this will never be good at drawing nude models because they'll give up after it becomes evident that drawing mannequins is not fun or limitlessly beneficial, this of course will take most of /ic/ their entire lives to understand.

>>5198529
the acting is a little weird, like waist up is anger/pain/fear waist down is her in front of the mirror taking a picture to post on her insta.

>>5198540
yes

So I'm doing a commission for somebody (WIP) and the shading looks so ugly, what am I doing wrong? Face censored for privacy

>>5198557
cast shadows bby
also this is cute as hell

>>5198327
here is my rendition on it

>>5198531
thanks desu
>>5198543
she's a natural thot
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j8s7iveWvBs&ab_channel=Pafdingo

>>5198522
I like these.

>>5198529
Did you forget the tail?

>>5198582
oh shit,
somehow forgot to add that in

>>5198593
Don't worry about it, everyone always forgets the tail.

why are the hands so fucked

>>5198569
Holy moly your take on the Mohawk is great

How do you get line quality like Kuzomari with just a mechanical pencil

slaughter me.

>>5198666
you proportions are off. The head should be a little bigger / missing the forehead, the eyes seems too large for the face, and you are missing the shoulders. The lighting on the face is off as well.

>>5198666
Unironically Loomis.
I know it's a meme but it will help your portraits immensely if you stick to it.

So far I've been using Krita for digital painting, it's been serving me well, but after investing as much time as I have in the hobby I've been thinking on buying software. The thing is I don't know if I should go Affinity Designer or Clip Studio Paint. Any feedback on the issue?

>>5198684
>loomis
I have heard of this, but when I google'd it I got some finance company.
>>5198682
Thank you, its hard to see where I fucked up until someone else sees it.

>>5198666
All I see is symbol drawing, stop drawing from imagination and get some reference or else you'll end up like any other cringe guy in the meme progress thread

>>5198693
>stop drawing from imagination
I couldn't if I tried honestly, I had a ref.

>>5198691
Critiquing is one thing I notice that people on here forget to practice. Try to critiquing others works and you'll get better at finding mistakes in your drawings.

>>5198691
Andrew Loomis. Learn to apply it to your own references. If you copy his drawings, do it mindfully and try to feel the form.
You are a beginner so this will be hard for you but I suggest sticking with it if you want to see improvements.

I also suggest sticking to regular drawing instead of painting, since painting is a complicated art form and you need solid drawing skills as a foundation anyway.

>>5198697
you need loomis and gesture drawing, try drawing the face upside down.

>>5198703
I should clarify that I mean his books "Fun with a pencil" and "Drawing the head and hands".

>>5198697
what they're talking about when talking about 'symbol drawing'

>>5198689
do they have a free trial? if so I suggest you trying them out. that is the safest way.

>>5198522
Looks like what people in art school do. I don't say it as compliment. But you can probably do better.
>>5198529
pretty nice, it has a good vibe
>>5198666
It looks like a man.

remember begs: be the change that you want to see in yourself!

it looks kind of off

>>5198666
is that petersons daughter? lol
don't waste more paint until you can draw some loomis heads first in pencil fren

>>5198666
this is op material right there satan

>>5198569
this mans eye socket is huge, just look at real people/photos

>>5198327
the hair is better but the appeal is worse from the original drawing, looks like a horse face

>>5198529
I like this, it reminds me of this.

>>5198422
>>5198426
I use the orientation I choose when I start the piece and flip it only when looking for mistakes. I never keep it flipped for to long.

Is 3D worthwhile to learn alongside drawing? what programs would you recommend learning if your focus is 2D?

>>5198253
A sketch I did/

Any critique on this pose before I ink the motorcycle too? It feels slighty off-model but more dynamic compared to the usual stuff I draw

>>5198955
I don't even know what this pose is, is she putting here feet in the air?

How do I figure out how to point the eyes? I often end up making them look crosseyed or incorrect or etc.

rate my progress

>>5198937
it can't hurt, I use blender

>>5198965
you changed your style but you are not showing much improvement - plateau/10

>>5198955
Alright lmao

>>5198946
head too big

>>5198965
>anon is actually improving

get on my level, pleb.
>tfw ya style develops

>>5199154
soul soul

>>5198253
Can someone critique this or give some tips? I'm working through FORCE: Dynamic Life Drawing but I feel like my contour lines suck.

>>5198946
NICE COOMPOSITION BRO!

eyes are too separated making her face look big not to mention that they look kinda flat

im stealing this coomposition bro, not hard feelings.

>>5198338
the fact you dont know tells you are a beg too

its just a front view eye, they are symbol drawing.

>>5199226
feel the FORCE!

>>5199229
I think I've seen eyes like that in some of the cheaper anime series, Japs avoid side views the same way western cartoons avoid the front view.

It's important to keep in mind that anime consist of thousands of drawings meant for animation when using them as drawing reference! Choose those frames wisely
Ganbatte!

>>5199249
>western cartoons avoid the front view
But why?

>>5199228
tell me how do I draw anime heads

I had fun making this

I'm new to digital painting (got my first tablet this week) so i don't know much about the proper process beyond the sketching/lineart phase, i watched a couple tutorials on youtube and i thought they were very helpful but i feel like I'm somehow skipping important basics/fundamentals that i don't know about.
what's the proper learning process for digital art? is there any good youtube channel i should follow, i learn alot better in video format.
also pic related is the first digital piece I'm satisfied with, feel free to critique it

>>5199350
Keep in mind values are more important than the hues, some of the hat is too saturated too
Watch marco buccis ten minutes to better painting series

>>5199350
>feel free to critique it
the black lineart has to go

>>5199354
thanks for the recommendation

new to digital, trying to learn everything. my clothes and hair are ass, would love some feedback on those, along with tips on linework and shadow blocking.

When you're taking commissions for NSFW images what do you do to confirm the person's age? I assume if I'm demanding a portion of the fee upfront and the transaction is going through paypal that that's some confirmation that they're at least 18 but I was wondering what other artists do with this situation. Same question for any commissioners, have you had to verify your age and how do you and the artist go about it?

>>5199388
I dont give a fuck if theyre a 300 year old alien irl, I take the payment up front and on my blog I say no minors, thats it

>>5199350
it has flaws especially in the hair and hat/turban but i like the artstyle and feel of it

>>5199388
why do you care

>>5199377
check them hands

>>5199377
her tits are weird, one is too far up and the other is non-existent

One before bed, took around 30 min, I think?

>>5199409
If I'm having an email correspondence with someone and explicit material is being exchanged or discussed, I want that person to not be a minor.

>>5199427
And this are the construction steps I used.

I realised too late I fucked up the shoes, they are too small, and I couldn't be bothered to change them.

what do you think of my loomis

>>5199388
clearly stating that you don't do business with minors, asking his age. should be enough to cover your ass

>>5199431
bro....

>>5199431
>tfw the guy drawing you is just straight up making up his own construction technique

>>5199431
brah you need to learn to control your lines first

>>5199234
thanks that's so helpful -_-

>>5198625
The first section of the fingers are going too far into the hand. I think your top hand is better than your bottom one.
>>5199427
I think your proportions are very off, it's not just the shoes, the man's thigh's, legs, and ass are all a bit small, and the arms and hands are a bit different sized, a the torso might be a bit stubby.

You can play with proportions and make an appealing cartoony or abstract figure, but I feel like your basic drawing is also poor and you'll just need more experience to develop.

First time trying painting, used hrb

I'm coping

>>5199553
she looks like she has downs

>>5199311
Proportions.

Can someone beat this up for me? I feel like my proportioning is bad here. Also, I know the gesture is stiff (see: bad), I tacked the body on to a head I happened to like, but I’m more bothered by the bad proportions.

>>5199636
yea your proportions are more like amateur portions bro

>>5199636
So I loaded the photo into krita and drew some scaling lines to represent heads, and I'm .75 heads off, but I don't think the body is disproportionate to itself

>>5199723
Oh god why'd you rotate it, it got worse

>>5199724
dude, I'm in /beg/ I'm not claiming to be good or anything lol, could you at least give some pointed criticism

>>5199730
use real people as ref and coom

>>5199742
Is it generally better to use references when practicing figures? Or I guess a better question might be: when do you think a /beg/ start practicing drawing from imagination (specifically with human figures/faces)

>>5199748
As a beg, you should only be drawing from ref for a month or two. once you have a library of reference in your brain you should start dabbling in imagination. Ideally the ratio of imagination-reference drawing should be 50-50 (studies and fun stuff), but try to do mainly reference for the first 2 months or so. Copy what you see and learn from it

>>5199773
>50/50
WRONG
As a beginner use reference 90% of the time. Not using reference is not putting information in your brain

>>5199775
Read my entire post, retard

>>5199778
>for the first 2 months or so
You don’t stop being a beginner after two months or so lmao.

>>5199781
If youre not drawing for 8-10 hours a day youre doing it wrong

How many hours a day do you guys draw anyway? Looks like I spent 48 hours plus 3-4 hours of traditional in the past 10 days

Made this for fun without reference

>>5199784
10 hours a day X 60 days = 600 hours = still not enough time to stop being a beginner.

>>5199787
You should have used reference.

>>5199786
1-2 tops.

>>5199789
It doesn't take 600 hours to get out of /beg/. I bet it could be done in 200-300 hours with conscientious practice.

>>5199786
I do maybe 4 hours of drawing, but usually 2 reading as well.

>>5199793
Oh...
>>5199800
That’s pretty good

>>5199791
Fuck you

>>5199799
I personally have a very high bar for what it means to stop being a "beginner". But even ignoring that. I think you'd have to be more talented than average to get to a point after 300 hours of practice where people on /ic/ don't tell you to go back to /beg/ anymore.

>>5199804
I phrased it in a snippy way but the advice is real. He should have used reference. Using reference is great. There's nothing wrong with it and it helps your drawings look way better. Use lots of references and combine/alter them when you're making original drawings.

>>5199806
Are we talking lifetime practice? Because I drew a lot as a child and stopped for about a 10 year stint around 10 years old. After getting back into it, I was consistently getting told to leave /beg/ at about 150-200 hours. I wasn't even decent before stopping as a child either.

>>5199813
No. We're talking actual methodical practice where it was a study.

>>5199813
I haven’t seen any work close to /int/ level here in weeks. Are you just hanging around here not posting anything?

How do highlights work in round shapes?

>>5199817
I just hang out and post memes or give crits

>>5199817
No point. People crab or ignore it. I give advice and that's really it. I want people to get out of this shithole

This is probably a retarded question, but I want to be sure. My final version of the circle drawings at the beginning of Fun With A Pencil aren't supposed to look like Loomis' right?

>>5199786
Around 6 or so, pen on paper.
In total like 10 if I include reading, watching vids or tutorials, gathering ref, procrastinating etc etc

>>5199831
i think you're supposed to copy what he draws

>>5199831
Anon he literally says in the same exercise that you don’t have to draw what he’s drawing

>>5199837
like I said, it was a retarded question. This stuff is still "draw the rest of the fucking owl" tier.

>>5199845
It’s not, everything after step 2 are just refinements and details

>>5199845
Im ngmi huh

>>5199845

>>5199878
wheres the loomis anon?

>>5199881
I drew my waifu instead

>>5199742
Its shit but i tried my best with the hour of free time I had

A girl and her puppy

>>5199377
>>5199421
>>5199423
Tried to fix both of these, her torso is twisted in a way that, combined with her raised shoulder, should make her left tit pretty much completely disappear.

Hi, I'm doing the figuary 21 challenge and for day 11 I drew this lovey lady in 5 mins (I only added the shading afterwards). Any glaring mistakes?

Dis was the ref

>>5199960
her left knee is completely wrong from the referece.

I tried drawing some skulls while referencing a 3d anatomy model and there's a lot wrong with all of them (right 2 are way too wide I think) but how can I actually determine exactly what's wrong? Am I actually just not feeling the form lel
(Bottom left was a request from my brother that I did in 5 minutes. The ape looks like it's wearing a vr headset cause the brow in the picture was super fucked)

Pls help a loser out

>>5199226
He seems extremely thin
The shading is inconsistent so it's harder to tell what the form you're defining is
The right side overall just isn't that great, especially the leg
Proportions don't seem consistent across halves of the body

>>5199786
Maybe 1, I'm an engineering student lel
During break through it was probably ~2-3 hours a day when I started out

I did some changes to the lineart, mainly, legs, boobs and hand,
Any thoughts/advice?

>>5200086
Previous one

>>5199866

>>5199786
Between zero and one

>>5200086
Hot

>>5199892
Shit. I love drawing amputees too!

>>5200127
>sphere is to help you visualize and follow the form
>ignore it and symbol draw anyway over it
I don’t understand

>>5200086
There's some hand positions and angles that can't really ever be drawn well. They dont read or it looks off. This is one of them. Her fingers look like they've been severed at first glance. Then i can't tel.l if shes holding her boobs or if her hand is just floating in the air. Reposition and redraw that hand/arm.

show me whats wrong doctor

>>5199723
That's not how you measure heads. You are making the line too long because you're drawing it at an angle from the chin to the top of the head. The line must be drawn straight up the face to the perpendicular line from the top of the head like the corner of a square.

>>5199885
gmi

>>5200149
>some hand positions and angles that can't really ever be drawn well

my friend, What

am i getting better fellow /beg/s?

>>5200164
yes

>>5200165
yay, i got attention and validation. now i can die

>>5200164
yes, let us grind together

>>5200164
>expecting progress between mere days.
Lmao what

>>5200172
there is a clear progress anon.

What are some videos that really helped you out or cleared things up for you as a beginner to digital painting? You know vids like https://youtu.be/-Nt9fa8jZUE
I'm new to the medium and i find it a bit overwhelming. My main goal is being able to paint something like pic related but after I'm done with the sketch/lineart i have no real idea what I'm doing.

>>5200178
for me, this for some reason https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GyzcUNU3au0&ab_channel=AngelGanev

>>5199946
love it

I'M THUMBNAIIIIIIIIILIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIIING

one of my better drawings

>>5200236
KINO

I got a Huion H640P as a gift and I'm not sure how to set it up well for me. I have an ultrawide monitor so idk where the hell to have it placed. If I have it be the full size of my monitor I feel cramped and feel as if I have to be zoomed in to be able to make broad strokes, but if I have it usable at only a small portion of the screen it feels off as well. I think maybe this tablet is just a bit too small for that set up, or maybe that's just me being retarded. Maybe I should just start with paper

how often did you guys draw when you were a beginner? did you actually read textbooks and shit? what was your motivation? how the fuck did you have the free time?

>>5200258
I doodled things in the margins of my school notes.

>>5200254
Just to make sure, you do realize that you're mapping a 21:9 area to a 16:9 surface, right? And that it's bsically impossible to draw that way, right?

>>5200254
>only a small portion
if you set an active area of 1080*1920, the tablet would have the same ratio as your screen to keep the movement speed across both axis identical, and that would still be 75% of it.
You can set a default window size for apps by pressing CTRL when you close them, I'd use that on my drawing program to mark the active area

>>5200236
she's so cute... I'd commission you to draw kanbaru for at least $30-40

>>5200272
thanks, my twitter/pixiv username is in the image if you ever want to hmu.

>>5200236
very nice but i hate sharp chin

>>5199813
pyw

>>5199748
I consider using real life reference to draw stylized figure to be drawing from imagination, I mean you still have to stylize the anatomy yourself, the reference just helps with light and perspective.

>>5199786
normally 1 hour per day, but this year I am doing 5.

>>5199799
the memes says it is 24 hours to int and 10000 to pro

>>5199818
if you post your attempts you increase your changes to get help

>>5200258
>when you were a beginner?
never made it, never will, never quitting either


>how the fuck did you have the free time
You can actually get a lot of free time when you cut stuff like playing vidya, watching TV, and get a healthy enough lifestyle to get by with 7 hours of sleep instead of 9. It's like taking evening martial arts lessons, the ones for adults end at 10PM, you're home at 11, eat half a sandwich and pass out on your bed because you just spent two hours getting thrown everywhere, but after a month you stop giving a shit about the pain and hunger and just do it.

>>5200221
isn't that too detailed for a thumbnail

>>5200310
I guess, but I did it from this distance and it looks small so I called it a thumbnail. It's easy to add details zoomed out because you don't need to move the pen that much

>>5198666
symbol drawers are the absolute worst
like, you haven't even read a SINGLE art instruction book
and don't tell me you have, because i'll know you're a lying sack of shit
i hate people that start a hobby and do absolutely zero research whatsoever
reeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeee

>>5200306
>never made it, never will, never quitting either
nah we are all going to make it bro

>You can actually get a lot of free time when you cut stuff like playing vidya, watching TV
true but I'm not willing to sacrifice those

trying to learn hatching
came out shit but i enjoyed doing it

>>5200317
anon what program is that?

>>5200358
+sketchbook shite

>>5200363
Clipstudio Paint, I don't remember why I switched to this instead of Photoshop but it's nice

>>5200366
thanks though i thought for a sec that was painttool.sai lol

>>5200348
>I'm not willing to sacrifice those
Me neither, I just realised most of entertainment sucks ass these days and is a waste of time.
I'm still playing some vidya and watching some TV, just not spending 300 hours on Call of duty or every terrible anime under the sun like I used to.

>>5200358
>i enjoyed doing it
That is the most important thing.

>>5200385
No, it's the least important thing.

Gonna try to start doing at least one figure study a day

>>5200394
Nice legs, and nice lines. The arms look def too small though.

>>5200394
Left booba went wrong.

>>5200365
That's pretty good, nice energy.

>>5200397
Thank you! The arms are slightly out of place, but surprisingly the proportion is pretty close to right. The model has very odd proportions that were throwing me off.

>>5200151
right arm looks maybe a ad long and the right tiddy looks a bit off but otherwise that looks really good anon

did you guys actually do the cardboard whatever from the drawing from your right side of the brain book?

>>5200358
>>5200365
isn't it amazing that the outline/silhouette of an object plus some contours is enough for it to manifest into something our eyes/brain can understand?

that thing you have in top center, was that just a random curve you shaded? i do those all the time. it's pretty cool what it sometimes produces

donuts/torus are good practice too, which i see you've done

here's one for you: do a snake

put it's face maybe below center a bit? its body will get more slender as it goes up the page. do several bends. it's a nice perspective exercise, and keep in mind the shading will alternate based on the direction of the bend. i will let you figure out what that means, you'll see...

I'm a trad beg and did this for a 10 year olds birthday. Its acrylics. Any tips or advice on how to make it better?

>>5200236
I think her arm is a little too thin and her hair needs more volume also her hair line is too high, but as you can see I am beg take it with a grain of salt.

>>5200482
This is really good. Beautdul colors!

>>5200492
*beautiful

>>5200482
looks great, i don't have any recs
would have loved a super mario rpg or earthbound painting when i was 10
there's something very clay-like about how you painted it
makes me think of this nintendo power cover

>>5198253
so i've decided to get back into art after a long period of not doing so this time taking it alot more serious, i need all criticism i can get, what software i should use, etc
pls pretty pls

can someone help me out a little
I’m using colored pencils and I don’t understand how to blend them or what colors go well together
I tried putting together a swatch of colors but I'm not sure I'm doing this right

>>5200525

How's my construction? I feel almost certain that this is what the back of Mike Soklasa's head looks like.

>>5200522
This is repulsive and terrifying.

still trying
tried to make lily blend in a lil more with her environment

so i'm a complete noob, and i just started one of the courses in the MEGA.
I was thinking that i could come here and post my practise works everyday to showcase my journey from garbage to complete garbage.
might even tripfag for this.
what do you say?

>>5200522
>>>>5200029

>>5200541
I still have no idea whether you're trolling or genuinely insane.
Cool landscapes though. I look forward to seeing more of these.

>>5200529
Draw through the back lines so we can see better if its good or not

>>5200522
Master pen and paper first then move on to photoshop or Krita

>>5200546
not to be rude but no one gives a fuck about your personal progress dude
just draw and get gooder, we dont need your status updates along the way

>>5200546
Maybe you could join DAD instead? If you just want to showcase your daily studies somewhere, that place sounds right up your alley. 5183949

>>5200571
>>5183949 is the link to the thread

>>5199350
Love it, very colorful and face is cute

I'd like you opinions and advice!

>>5200549
i'm not mentally ill

>>5200665
it's really hard to critique something so stylized, like i could tell you i think the eyes are too wide and the nostril should be more than just a dot, and the chin is way too pointy but you could always just say it's just your style/anime. can't even say something meaningful about the colours since they're just flats with no light or shadow

>>5200665
>>5200693
also ear placement is off, it should be a bit lower and farther to the right

also ear place

>>5200665
Opinion:it’s shit
Advice:don’t quit your day job

>>5200699
SNIBBY SNABBY

>>5200482
Art wise it's good, content wise, IMO the dragon looks hella creepy looking straight forward.

You can apparently make screaming lolis out of human skulls. that's how I'll do it now anyway, no matter what the crabs of /asg/ think.

any tips for painting?

>>5200723
I never see anyone actually draw over there except that one anon who post loli over here

>>5200318
true and a ree from me also

>>5199521
looks pretty good to me.
the one arm is kinda fucked up. wings are kinda formless, like a baguette on his back

i dont really know what else to critique unless i know what youre going for.

>>5200724
That artifacting is caused by selecting an area in antialiased line art and filling it. Instead of doing that, you should put in the time and add the color (or flat black in this case) by hand, on another layer.
If you're too lazy for that, use an aliased brush.

>>5199786
damn i just do a drawing a month or something

>>5200699
>DONT QUIT UR DAY JOB!!!

>>5199946
cool, but too blurry. make it higher rez, add more details. i could use it as a wallpaper then

>>5200711
Tranny

>>5200778
>stick your hand into a crab bucket
>the crabs pinch you
Yes, you have truly demonstrated your mastery over nature.

>>5200482
looks good anon, but I think it needs some contrast.

>>5200727
I win by default I guess.

>>5200771
thanks for the tip anon

cont.

>>5200844
and some head sketches. that exercise helped a lot

I need to learn how to properly color man...... Any feedback on this?

>>5198253
figure practice

>>5200854
learn construction before you worry about coloring and rendering, you're only going to quadruple the time it takes to complete shit work while youre learning if you actually waste time coloring shit that is clearly fundamentally lacking

>>5200693
>>5200696
Thanks for your advice, I think you're right about what you suggested, it's helpful.

>>5200873
not who you're replying to
hard disagree
you should occasionally be thinking in color and finishing things that have shortcomings so you can learn to identify these problems earlier on in other projections
failing is extremely important to having these insights

>>5200888
projects*

How do I finish this?

>>5200569
thank you anon

>>5200859
your heads are too small, your arms could be a little longer. Remember to study from refs

>>5201000
is he supposed to be disjointed?

>>5201017
yes, i guess

>>5201016
i'm happy if thats the only problem. Thanks anon

>>5198529
Sweet legs, I'm jelly

>>5201033
you seem to be trying to both use fisheye perspective but also play it straight. it's pick one. the neck is broken and the arms wouldn't be so even in length with fisheye

>>5201039
don't worry the more detail you add the problems will start pile up. Just remember to take it one step at a time.

>>5200444
no, i did not even finished the book

>>5200482
I like, but they look a little crazy, the kid might love it or be scared of it, kids are pretty transparent so be prepare for either.

>>5200502
do you have difficult controlling your lines or you just not sure where to put them?

>>5200541
here is my attempt. I try reducing the saturation and value and add some blue. perhaps I went to far.

>>5200546
perhaps what you want is a blog.

If I keep doing copies like this, will I be able to draw in this style?

>>5200719
>the dragon
underage b&

>>5200665

What is great about Kyle's Webster brushes? I can download it from Adobe since i use my relative's creative cloud.

>>5201300
are you trying to take the piss? this is awful. she supposed to have an ear on her cheek?

>>5200797
Kek

>>5201288
yeah if that is what you want to draw.

>>5201288
yes

>>5201308
?

>>5201332
i'm just as confused as you, where did you find this gem?

>>5201288
Yes unless you never interiorize why things look the way they do
The hair, for example, has barely no strands and is mostly form given shape by the coloring

>>5201308
That isnt the check, that's where the jaw attaches to the skull, the check on the side closer to us is forward. But I understand the confusion, since the eyes stretch all across the face.

>>5201340
cheek* how can I be this retarded?

How does this look? Do the proportions and stuff hold up? Is this too much detail to sketch if I'm planning on painting over it?

>>5201340
you should not need a "check" to see how close that ear is to the cheekbone. the perspective makes no sense since you're seeing the top of her head. i'm not saying the origianal was good either, but the redline is even worse.

>>5201353
You're right, my bad.

>>5201352
It looks amazing anon
I'd much rather polish the linework and paint under it, the sketch is too good like to give it up by painting over it

>>5201336
>implying I'd share you the source

>>5201356
it's ok, but maybe don't redline unless you're really confident. it can really trip some people up.

>>5201373
take your secret to the grave anon, it obviously too pure

>>5201363
I appreciate that. I feel like when I paint I end up losing what feels like "my style" and it ends up looking like generic intermediate level art. Maybe I'll try mixing up layers more and including some sketch into it. Thanks, anon.

>>5201383
Im actually not that anon who posted the pic, that faggot probably won't share it regardless, heres the source
https://www.pixiv.net/en/artworks/82152183

>>5199228
Thanks for the advice.
looking forward to the final picture.
Also this is a drawing I used to try to apply this advice.

>>5201394
that's a nice diagram that I'm going to save for future reference. the image the original anon impersonating you posted did not match the original drawing was my point though. he's bad at drawing features in perspective, but we're clearly looking at the skull from a top-down perspective.

>>5201414
dont worry I wasnt reading the thread

Im a very new beginner, started a few days ago. I was following the sticky but I got tired of drawing upside down igor. I tried my hand at what I think a "photo study" is. I know I definitely need to get better at copying the lines (hence why im practicing) but im also not sure what to do about texture. I also find shading in particular intimidating, im working with #2 pencils and computer paper.

>>5201373
why did you pretend to be me? it was funny tho

>>5201281
nice

First time using charcoal. What do you think?
How do I improve to use it to its full potential and not just use it like a pencil? I realize drawing on large pieces of paper helps but I can't seem to relax my hand and go for big confident strokes
Any useful exercise?

>>5201353
>>5201383
>>5201414
the anon who posted the redline here. I just didn't see it as a top view.

new thread
>>5201486
>>5201486
>>5201486

How's my Loomis?

>>5201465
pretty sure you just need to do more exercises of peter han anon but just with bigger strokes, find a comfortable position to be in and just draw bigger strokes.
after your done publish it online and say you drew it on a notepad and call it a sketch, you'll get massive gain of folllowers and also as a added bonus indirectly crab very inexperience artist that look up to you.
>hand
what the fuck anon use your shoulder and lock your wrist
>>5201437
I get a kick with indirectly crabbing

>>5201465
>>5201500
oh yeah your skull looks nice btw

>>5201500
Thanks for the tip, I'll practice more, there's something very fun about charcoal, it's like sculpting almost
I say hand because I have a weird grip. I'm a righty but hold my pen like a lefty (completely on the side) so it's hard to avoid doing a mess and fucking up my drawing, I feel like I need to start holding it differently but then I just feel retarded like I'm learning to write all over again

>>5199960
left knee is absolutely in the incorrect position. needs major rework. her titties look stiff because of the way you shaded them. her face is not pointing the same way as it is in the ref. both left and right shoulders are misaligned.

>>5200236
her tits are facing straight to the camera but her lower half is slightly tilted. imagine drawing her naked. she'd look deformed

>>5201518
Its probably because its very forgiving on how you use it, you can focus on much of your drawing instead of the line itself if you know what I mean.
>write on left and draw on left
thats quite the predicament kek, you should be fine anon, you might as well hold it like a wacom pen if you are ever planning to draw on a tablet. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=aYNPlhv6UJA

>>5201541
write on right I mean

>>5201195
Really? Did you pick up another book then?

>>5201605
not sure if it is a good replacement but I read all loomis books and did draw a box and i am still going through the book recommendations from the stick

>>5201632
Thanks! I was actually thinking of reading the loomis books instead but wasn't sure if I should jump straight into it.

>>5201288
no, if you're only doing copies then you're never asking yourself what decisions are being made when the original artist was drawing whatever. get a bunch of their art as ref then draw something new. refer to their art and see how they've done something when needed.

tips on drawing heads with loomis?

>>5198541
ngmi

>>5202954
show us what you got