/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>6239395
Alternate coloring

>>6239395
Consider lineweight

>>6239406
lineweight?

(Super sorry <.<, but legit am a novice at digital art.)

>>6239395
Seconding line weight.

Also consider texture. E.g. Apply the shiny way you colored her metal hair thingy to all the shiny armor parts.

>>6239411
>>6239406

Oh, gotcha.

>>6239395
Generic trannime

>>6239425
stfu, pyw

>>6239425
Intentional. I tried to imitate the style of kaga Fire Emblem heroines. The OC above is the main heroine of my romhack.

>>6239430
Really?

>>6239407
varying the thickness of your lines

>>6239395
The problem here is that lines are all the same perfect size, yet theres some mistakes here and there
Either you clean up the mistakes (which are normal to happen) or you go for more stylized and uneven lines which i think look way better and more organic
If you want to go for the even lines you should use some help like lazy nezumi

>>6241716
For example in the pic you posted, he definitely didnt use some shit like lazy nezumi, you can see the lines are slightly uneven giving it a more organic and pleasant look
Its up to you how far you want to go when it comes to the uneveness of lines, you can have a slight effect like that pic or go for a full blown sketchy look

>>6239395
the eyes look weird

>>6241784
Yeah, they kinda do.
I do not really know how to make pretty eyes, i have no algorythm for it.
I just kinda just put some white spots and some shading.

>>6242929
not gonna lie to you going from where you are now to what you want to be is like full time work or years of hourly practice
>linework
>rendering
you can't learn these over night

>>6244537
Well, anything in particular you reccomend i study?
Any tutorials or tips for clip studio or photoshop?

>>6244736
>>6232776
Try anything and everything and don't give up

>>6244753
Okay, thank you.

What program did you use to draw this OP? And what style of shading/coloring are you looking to achieve?

>>6244764
Clip Studio, but i barely know hwo to really use it.
I just use one brush (maru) and use gradient masks to do color.

and id personally wish to learn how to replicate either this style >>6239430 for my romhack project (the OC is the main girl of that project) or a quick and stylish shading method for quick drawing and commission making. (possibly something like Persona 5 or anything that "most people" seem to like.)

>>6244766
Give me a minute to draw something for you, OP. I will say now though, for you, this style: >>6239430 is too advanced/time consuming. I'd recommend going with an art style like Persona 5.

>>6244771
Sounds good. I really just want to find a "methodology" i can follow for consistently "quality" results, even if they are not that fancy.

>>6244774
So I redrew part of your character; broken down into the steps I took to do it. First was the line art, then the flat colors without any shading, and finally solid black for the shading.

First I'd suggest either having just ONE size for the thickness of the lines or vary it more. In your case, the mouth was thinner and so were parts of the eyes, which I think looks odd when they're the only thin lines. Another thing that helps make line art look more bold is quicker strokes. If you go past where you need to, you can always erase. Something about drawing on a tablet can make lines look wobbly if you draw slow.

The black shading is a bit tricky, but the idea is that you're making the shadows pure black. It's a style thing, so you have to decide where and how much black is too much. Fortunately the Persona 5 artist has plenty of pics for you to just kinda steal what they do. I do this, and every step, on different layers.

>>6239395
Quickest way is to choose an artist whose art you like and copy this artist’s works for some time. The more time you spend on this focused activity the better you get.

>>6244835
That is amazing. And super cute!

>>6244835
Thank you so much for the advice.
Sometimes, i go and make way too many layers of shading and spend 3 or so more hours on that and correcting my lineart.

So, yeah, thank you very much. I'll practice using this method lots more.

>>6244844
Another simple thing you could do to add some style to it would be to make the outline of the drawing thicker OR you could just draw the lines kind of sketchy. That gives it a different vibe though.

I've got one last trick to help you save time. I'll post it here in a second.

>>6244844
Okay so for my last tip to help you save time:

>draw your lines on their own layer
>after you draw them and make sure there aren't any gaps/broken lines
>use Auto Select and click anywhere outside of your lines
>then go to Select at the top of the screen and choose "Invert Selected Area"
>OR press ctrl+shift+I
>now that you have your drawing selected make a NEW layer underneath your line drawing layer
>use the bucket tool to fill in your selection
>above your layers there's a button called "Lock Transparent Pixels" CLICK THAT
>now you have your entire drawing filled in, ready to be colored properly, AND you can't color outside of the lines

And the bonus tip is just creating a layer ABOVE your color layer and BELOW your lines layer and set it to Multiply. Now pick any color you like and shade. It's a pretty quick way to shade a drawing.

>>6244846
Thank you very, very much!

ok, now take whatever he said and toss it into the thrash. you don't even need pen pressure to show form, if you do, you should work on that first,. if you aren't confident with your forms your lines will be shaky and aimless. Do your lines in one swoop, don't over shot them. don't cut them too early, if you fill that gap with another line it will show how much of a pussy you are. every lines has to have a purpose, every line has to be necessary. If you really need to make a line ticker ,do it, but be purposeful
you're too much of a /beg/ anon, I can't tell you my secrets cuz you won't even be able to understand them- Confidence comes from having good taste. drawing a lot, having a good diet, and good arm muscles

>>6244894
>having a good diet
Tell me your secrets anon. Do I have to cut carbs to get better?

>>6244865
I'm not OP, but THANK YOU, I've been needing this explanation for so long. I hope you have a wonderful day, anon.

>>6244894
So, no shortcuts, just raw practice.

Sadly, my pulse is still kinda crappy.
hahaha. Thank you a lot!
Your lineart is indeed leagues above mine, so ill keep on training to learn your secrets one day.

>>6244894
T-TEAL SAMA IS HERE?? I KNEEL

>>6239395
she's cute

>>6244917
No, eat meats rich in fat,organs, fruits, honey. milk, cheese. Stop eating flour, seed oils, sugar. Goodspeed anon