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[Anonymous No.1645832]

Post your current drawing here and give constructive critiques to others!
Please make sure your posted image is clear and is under 1500 x 1500 pixels in size.
If you want critique on a drawing from the previous thread, you can delete it there and repost in this one.

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Previous thread >>1643202

P.S. rate me, /ic/

[Anonymous No.1645837]

>>1645832
are you the guy who drew that chick with the knife in her hand?

[Anonymous No.1645885]

>>1645832
she's great xept that she's blond ...

[Anonymous No.1645916]

>>1645837
do you realize that post could literally covers 100% of ic?

[Anonymous No.1645947]

>>1645916
the fuck are you talking about?
there was a guy in the last draw thread that drew a chick who had a very similar face.
that's why i am asking

[Anonymous No.1645961]

>>1645837
no

[Malkav !!//+WWL0h853 No.1645972]

Evening, /ic/. I would appreciate some anatomical aid on this one, if you guys would be so kind. It is a, alien race I am designing for a GURPS roleplaying campaign. I am getting homeblind (is that the correct term?) and can't quite figure out what is bugging me with the leg.

I apologize for the large size of the picture.

>>1645832
Wonderful hair. Legs seem a bit uncomfortably crossed, like she would have a hard time keeping her balance, but other than that, it's a good picture, I think.

[Anonymous No.1645982]

>>1645972
Not bad.
Do you have the layer of the skeleton without the skin? if so then post pls

[Malkav !!//+WWL0h853 No.1645987]

>>1645982
What for? The skin is what I am having problems with.

[Anonymous No.1645992]

>>1645947
shut your mouth. and be more specific. generic + all amatuers draw exactly the same.

[Anonymous No.1645998]

>>1645987
because i wanna see how it looks without the skin

[Anonymous No.1646000]

>>1645992
you are a retard

y so bootiebodhered?

[Malkav !!//+WWL0h853 No.1646005]

>>1645998
I'm going to upload a full anatomical view to my deviantArt when I'm finished. You'll have to wait until then, I'm afraid.

[Anonymous No.1646006]

my latest work, but i did not finished yet. maybe tomorrow, any tips and advice?

[Anonymous No.1646016]

As a shitter, how long should a pice of art take? I hear pros take 12 or more hours so I was thinking it's double for me... but how long after should i abandon a work... no point polishing a turd

[Anonymous No.1646018]

>>1646006
Isn't the van a bit strange? Too long, maybe.

[Anonymous No.1646043]

dis vip

[Anonymous No.1646054]

>>1646018
yea, the vans too long. it has nothing to do with the perspective thats fucked up da arse

[Anonymous No.1646095]

[Anonymous No.1646155]

[Anonymous No.1646160]

>>1646043
reffs ?Also pay attention to the character ballance.

[Anonymous No.1646167]

>>1645832
how am I doing?

[Conmana No.1646173]

use hard brush
ends up looking soft

What Kind of motha fuckin space aids bullshit is this there must be some black vuguu crab devil magic in my fingers to FUCK ME LIKE THIS

Did find out it helps in armor design though which is cool

>>1646043
Neat
I like your stuff anywhere I can follow you at?

[Anonymous No.1646178]

>>1646160
no refs, but its a bad design all together, will overhaul or scrap it

[Anonymous No.1646182]

I'm applying for a school where you're admitted for your portfolio, and one of the categories in the portfolio-requirements is perspective.. Just finished this and I'm thinking about using it for that, thoughts or critique please?

[Anonymous No.1646191]

>>1646016
You be the judge. If you're learning something by polishing, continue polishing. If you aren't really learning anything new, then don't.

If there's anything wrong with a piece, there's no point in polishing until all mistakes are corrected.

Generally speaking, you'll learn a lot more by powering through dozens of pieces, instead of invested that time on one piece - especially in the beginner stages. Eventually you reach a point where you need to learn how to polish, but that isn't particularly difficult if you have all your foundational skills in place.

[Anonymous No.1646197]

>>1646167
Your value control needs a lot of work. You tend to go way too dark on a lot of the eyes.

The cupid study's eyes are too 'anime', you aren't observing what's there carefully enough. Those white specular lines also aren't true to the source.

[Anonymous No.1646207]

>>1646197
Thanks. Have a... this thing.

[Anonymous No.1646211]

>>1646182
i like it, what program?
you could make the figures a bit more realistic, with the feet placed on the ground in a convincing way, but the color palette overall is really nice

[Anonymous No.1646212]

It's hard to get my self to draw.
Here is something I started working on a bit ago.

[Anonymous No.1646218]

>>1646043

[Anonymous No.1646224]

>>1646211
Thank you, I made it in photoshop using my mouse, I have a tablet and all, it just seemed easier for this style.. I sort of like the edginess of the figures, but I'll try with a bit more realism and see if it works..

[Anonymous No.1646226]

>>1646218
This is looking really good.

[Anonymous No.1646228]

>>1646218
>
looks pretty good but maybe it's the white background the values feel off. also that chin and cheeck meat can do with a bit more work.

[Anonymous No.1646239]

>>1645832
Just finished this piece. Don't hate me because I got lazy about the clothing.

[Anonymous No.1646241]

>>1646239
looks like some prison gang tattoo tier. to edgy for me mate.

[Anonymous No.1646242]

So basically I should learn to draw really well before moving onto coloring stuff right? And in starting off with coloring I should stick with greyscale getting the basics down with values and whatnot?

[Anonymous No.1646244]

>>1646239
Niice

[Anonymous No.1646246]

>>1646239
Nice
Reminds me of the aliens from They Live

[Anonymous No.1646249]

WIP

[Anonymous No.1646258]

>>1646242
Generally that's a good way to do it, but it definitely won't hurt to do some color stuff as well.

[Anonymous No.1646259]

>>1646241
Each to his own.

>>1646246
Thanks friendo, loved that movie.

[Anonymous No.1646266]

>>1646259
>artwork and critique board.

not exactly

[Anonymous No.1646268]

>>1646006
I really like this piece reminds me allot of Simon Stålenhag

I would trash that road or improve its perspective
good job anon :)

[Anonymous No.1646289]

>>1646212
w2c hair?

[Anonymous No.1646339]

>>1646207
That's the most fantastic bouncy house I have ever seen.

[Anonymous No.1646349]

>>1646289
Not sure what that means. Should I change the hair to something better?

[Anonymous No.1646376]

>>1646239

[Anonymous No.1646390]

wip, could do with some critique please, I feel like the distant section of the tree should be blurred slightly or maybe lighter

[Anonymous No.1646391]

I'm doing something wrong with Loomis construction method?

[Anonymous No.1646394]

trying to learn how to paint. how the fuck do i learn to know what colors to use? half the time i can't accurately mix the colors on the painting.

colors, how do they work?

[Anonymous No.1646397]

>>1646376
ugh... from leddit of all places

[Anonymous No.1646405]

>>1646397
I had this saved in my art folder a long time ago.

[Anonymous No.1646407]

>>1646391
>I'm doing something wrong with Loomis construction method?
Are you applying the construction to drawings from reference (both photo and life)?

[Anonymous No.1646408]

>>1646394
Learn color theory?

[Anonymous No.1646411]

>>1646182
the second building is slightly off
>>1646394
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/

[Anonymous No.1646412]

any tips on cleaning up my line work?

[Anonymous No.1646413]

>>1646407
Nope, this is from imagination. But yes, I practice it with reference too.

[Anonymous No.1646434]

color studies

[Anonymous No.1646491]

Working on this... Anybody have tips for character sheets? Am I on the right track?

[Anonymous No.1646524]

Holy shit I'm almost done with this. I just need to work on the stairs/ light and finish the shorty's hands and blade.

I have the most retarded workflow, but whatever.

[Anonymous No.1646537]

>>1646524
The big guy isn't reading too well in the thumbnail - he gets lost with the background. Shrink down your image to a thumbnail, and simplify the number of values down to 3. Once you can design it so that the characters read, go back to your painting and adjust your values accordingly.

[Anonymous No.1646557]

Arm was fun, now I have no idea on how to fix or what to do for the bra.

[Anonymous No.1646620]

>>1646411
Thanks, you're right the windows didn't follow the perspective lines, fixed it..

[Anonymous No.1646622]

>>1646339
It's called a moon walk

[Anonymous No.1646623]

>>1646349
It's korean for nigger.

[Anonymous No.1646625]

>>1646622
U wot
It's a chateau boing boing

[Anonymous No.1646627]

>>1646625
Shut your whore mouth it's a Castillo de Bounce

[Anonymous No.1646630]

currently doing some figure drawings, its a good excercise if there's nothing in my mind to draw

[Anonymous No.1646635]

[Anonymous No.1646636]

how do i make this look less like shit lol.

[Anonymous No.1646637]

>>1646630
>figure drawings
>anishit
Theres a difference - work on your real life proportions

[Anonymous No.1646647]

[Anonymous No.1646658]

>>1646630
nah, I'd prefer this, its where my comfy side is, and its fun

[Anonymous No.1646665]

spartain sex ed.

[Anonymous No.1646672]

[Gobtra No.1646688]

Halfway through hampton

[Anonymous No.1646691]

>>1646688

> >>1634657

[Conmana No.1646713]

I think I found something I really want to polish

He's got the right amount of personality and design to keep me interested

[Anonymous No.1646719]

>>1646713
armored skelleton with cape

oh yeah lots of personality and design

[Anonymous No.1646736]

>>1646713
I'll forever associate sloppiness with the name 'Conmana'. Don't ever change.

[Anonymous No.1646742]

>>1646713
Spoopked4Life

[Anonymous No.1646744]

>>1646713
every piece you post are smudgy stuff, practice breaking down and painting in planes instead.

[Anata no Okaasan No.1646746]

Did some master thumbs

[Anonymous No.1646816]

what you think?

[Anonymous No.1646832]

>>1646816
Flip it and look at your mistakes. There is something wrong with the head and although the eyes are 'creepy', they are showing symbolism.

[Anonymous No.1646841]

Started off as hair practice.

[Anonymous No.1646868]

my WIP.

Please critique esp. the hair.. i'm practicing how to draw hair(im horrified of drawing dem strands) but i need to improve since i stopped drawing for a few months,

[Anonymous No.1646869]

Coming back to this study after letting it sit for probably a year (maybe more?). Not a whole lot left to be done, but I'd rather have it complete then just sitting in an unfinished folder.

[Anonymous No.1646871]

>>1646869
I remember you.

[Anonymous No.1646872]

I gotta say, the quality of the art being posted on /ic/ has really improved lately

[Anonymous No.1646874]

>>1646869
i am so jealous of how you draw hair.
this was mine: >>1646868

Please help me.

[Anonymous No.1646877]

>>1646868
>>1646874
Watch Proko's video if you still havent. shit's useful though lacking.

[Conmana No.1646881]

>>1646719
it is for me fgt scrublord noobface dick tits!
I keed Anon it appeals to me and thats what matters.

>>1646736
With my amount of discipline its going to take a LONG LOOONNNG time.
>>1646744
Ive never done a plane study
thats probably enough reason to do one


>>1646872
Happens every year around December
people get tablets ect ect

[Anonymous No.1646890]

>>1646871
That's awesome! It's been a while hasn't it?

>>1646874
Ironically, I started this >>1646869 to help me out with hair. The main thing I learned is that you really do have to spend the time on each strand, or, at least, each grouping of strands. Also, blocking in a starting value for an area seems to kill the effect. Working your way up from nothing gives a much more natural look. I clearly didn't do that successfully for the hair right behind the neck, and it looks like garbage because of it. It also seems to really help if your pencil/charcoal/whatever strokes go in the direction of the hair flow (root of hair strand to tip). I'm not a trained individual, so take everything I say with a grain of salt. There may be a wildly different technique that is the correct way of doing this.

[Anonymous No.1646895]

>>1646890
that's terrible advice. do you even draw or do you copy sections of an image at a time? copying isnt studying

[Anonymous No.1646899]

>>1646895
Pretty sure I qualified what I said at the end there... What is the correct way of doing it?

[Anonymous No.1646908]

>>1646899
group the hair as ribbons
find the values
find the textures

Your way is fine if you want to spend 35 hours doing a commissioned portrait, but it's not practical in the least.

[Anonymous No.1646950]

did a self portrait

[Anonymous No.1646952]

>>1646950
now do it fromma mirror u skank

[Anonymous No.1646955]

>>1646952
ur a skank
i will next time

[Anonymous No.1646959]

working in this one

[Anonymous No.1646965]

>>1646665

[Anonymous No.1646966]

>>1646965

[Anonymous No.1646970]

[Anonymous No.1646971]

>>1646970
ref

[Anonymous No.1646974]

>>1646095
Update

[Anonymous No.1646981]

>>1646636
I think it looks awesome. The rough brush strokes make it look like a concept art (which is something I love).

Guess you can do a few things:
1. Clean up the lines and define the features a bit more with the eraser
2. Create a new layer over it and paint it. use the paint to hide the lines a bit.

[Anonymous No.1646985]

>>1646394
For easymode color just find a picture with a skin color you might want to use and then just color pick it.

This guy starts with the shadow and then paints in the light by hue shifting.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9GBqj9kUP4

[Anonymous No.1646988]

hello friends, still working on my process

also reading wheel of time, there are some foes called shadow spawns, guess thats what conjured this sketch

[Anonymous No.1646994]

hmmm, my proportions arent too bad are they? I wanna start rendering her

[Anonymous No.1647001]

>>1646994
tumblr?

[Anonymous No.1647002]

>>1646994
the style is cool, but realistically: yes, your proportions are ass

looks nice though

[Anonymous No.1647015]

>>1645832

>finally have the courage to post shitty spitpaint attempt
>1 like
>brb killing self

>>1646988

this is awesome... where to see more of your work?

[Anonymous No.1647026]

>>1647002
>your proportions are ass
Not that guy but at least tell him why they're arse

[Anonymous No.1647040]

>>1647002

hmm, i want to try more realistic but i guess theres stilll a problem

Wondering to do normal or fantasy...

[Conmana No.1647053]

In my tedious rendering image flipping I found myself thinking "hmmmmmmmmmmmmmmmMMMMMMMmm why dont I sketch things other than armor
HMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMMM"

Well it was fun to say the least back to rendering

[Anonymous No.1647078]

>>1646524
Finally!! I definitely learned a lot about environments and BGs with this and that I really need to practice those a lot more. And just about making a cohesive image all together.

Is there any thing I should change before I call it done?

[Anonymous No.1647079]

[Anonymous No.1647084]

>>1646988
>"Hey guys look at my 10min speed paint"
Fuck you.


Seriously how the fuck do you guys do this shit?

[Anonymous No.1647086]

>>1647078

looking good, next step is to find a client who'll give you a year (+vacation) for an ilustration.

[Anonymous No.1647093]

>>1647078
did you manually paint each brick? (i hope not but if you did, you're doing it wrong)

[Anonymous No.1647096]

trying to mess around with colors from imagination.. its so hard :/ any tips ?

[Anonymous No.1647100]

>>1647086
Yeah, really need to work on speed/workflow. and just not being lazy. I did finish a smaller drawing while working on this but damn, it took a while. Hopefully if I get an awesome client ill be too excited not to work 24/7..
>>1647093
No, I would do some sections then copy paste them and flip them around and fiddle with them/blend them in.

[Anonymous No.1647105]

>>1646988
you are probably my fav. poster on /ic/

[Anonymous No.1647106]

>>1647078
whenever i saw this, I was 100% sure that bearded guy is behind the bald one, in a distance, it worked, but now that I see its in front it disturbs the composition.

also, refs used?

[Anonymous No.1647111]

>>1647106
I referred to this quite a bit as you can see, and I used an evening scene of some woods, and looked at my arm in the mirror, and some skulls but other than that its all from imagination.

[Anonymous No.1647131]

i need feedback

[Anonymous No.1647134]

>>1647015

too much JJ wannabe

[Anonymous No.1647138]

>>1647079
i like this one, but the chest and mostly everything is flat. You should always have in mind how thick are things, how form wraps around.

refer to vilppus videos where he is drawing from ref, and try to redraw, really helped me a lot back in a day.

[Anonymous No.1647161]

and color version

[Anonymous No.1647176]

>>1647138
okay, thank you!

[Anonymous No.1647207]

>>1647131
>>1647161
Pose is pretty unbalanced, you should have him leaning on the side of his heavier arm so we get a sense of it's weight.

[Anonymous No.1647225]

hmm i'll try and finish for tomorrow

[Anonymous No.1647297]

>>1647078
>Look at awesome thumbnail
>Like the rendering
>Like the lighting
>Like the shading
>Like the painting
>See proportions
>Large shoulders and tiny pelvis
>Giant inflated biceps with regular triceps and standard heroic muscles arms
>Muscles are created as if there is no skin on top of them.
These small things slightly ruins it. Otherwise it's great.

[Anonymous No.1647301]

>>1645832
working on this

[Anonymous No.1647328]

>>1647301

[Anonymous No.1647330]

>>1647328
I mostly paint female performers

[Anonymous No.1647334]

>>1647330
what's with her collar bone?

[Anonymous No.1647335]

how does he know to use these colors? they seem completely random to me, yet they flow so naturally.

[Anonymous No.1647336]

>>1647334
the same thing with her wrist
broken

[Anonymous No.1647338]

>>1647096
and the spitpaint from today.. feedback appreciated

[Anonymous No.1647339]

>>1647338
is she running or about to excrete waste product

[Anonymous No.1647340]

>>1647339
she is coming to a stop after a run.. i think.. didnt have time to fix her left arm

[Anonymous No.1647341]

Just out of curiosity how much time do you all spend on your drawings? I usually do rough sketches and leave it at that so I only so spend 5-10 minutes on mine.

[Anonymous No.1647342]

>>1647341
yes

[Anonymous No.1647347]

>>1647341
who are you asking

[Anonymous No.1647356]

>>1647347
Everyone

[Anonymous No.1647367]

>>1647356
5-20 minutes for a sketch book page, finished paintings take a few days.

[Anonymous No.1647369]

Took a break from studies. Sorry for potato camera.
>fucked up arm

[Anonymous No.1647372]

>>1647369
forgot picture

[Anonymous No.1647404]

>>1647335
Color is pretty complex. It helps to know color theory, the science of color and light, and have a wealth of experience painting from life to fall back on.

For some about the theory and a lot about the science, check out these two links:
http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/

As for this picture, in simplest terms you want to think about color temperature, and the local color of the object you're painting:

The primary light source is cool, so areas that are hit by it will look cooler than their surroundings. You have some specular reflections in there too, which strongly carry the color of the light source.

Planes that aren't hit by the primary light source are mainly affected by the local color of the object, and ambient light sources.

The reds you marked on the middle of her back are due to bounce light from her lower back. The saturation of those shadows increases because they are effectively being lit by light that matches its local color.

The red you see in her armpit is due to subsurface scattering, though it's been exaggerated for aesthetic reasons. Because skin is somewhat translucent, some light pierces the skin, bounces around picking up the local color in there (red), and shows through on the other end. It's the same reason why ears and fingers appear redder when they're backlit by a strong light source.

You can never know if your colors are perfectly accurate unless you're painting from life. When you have pieces from imagination, you can make informed decisions with regards to color, but a lot of it is just making it look believable. Study color from life (not photos), and from master paintings.

[FiRez !!tndrCZJHE+I No.1647426]

Which looks better?

I think the version on the right pops out more but the illumination on the left one looks less incorrect

[Anonymous No.1647427]

please critiques me

[Anonymous No.1647428]

ehhhhhhhh

[Anonymous No.1647431]

Trying to find a high res shot of the jacket

[Anonymous No.1647435]

>>1646966
nothing, /ic/ ? Is it that mediocre ?

[Anonymous No.1647452]

>>1647426
I prefer the left one. It's softer/more realistic. Face and hair are looking great, by the way. Just the clothes could use a little more detail.
>>1647427
Try looking at a few references. The horsepart is really sloppy. The foreheads are too big. The back of the brown girl bends at an unnatural angle. It's lacking effort overall.
Could get very nice if you work a little harder, though.

[Anonymous No.1647455]

>>1647426
the photo you copied

[Anonymous No.1647461]

>>1647435
There's nothing wrong with it.

[Anonymous No.1647471]

W.I.P .. sorry bout small pic.

[Anonymous No.1647472]

>>1646966
>>1647461
the composition is boring, the colors are poor, his grip on the spear is unnatural, values are weak as is the pose, and there isn't enough to the design to excuse it purely as a character piece. you lack fundamental knowledge and it shows in your work as it will continue to do until you know what you're doing. git good

[Anonymous No.1647474]

>>1647404
Epic advice, thank you.

[Anonymous No.1647477]

>>1647426
>literally the same thing
>which looks better?
will you ever learn?

[Anonymous No.1647478]

>>1647428
Are you by any chance the guy who was working on the stag with the moon's phases situated around it? I really like your pen work.

[Anonymous No.1647481]

>>1647472

>the colors are poor
Not that anon, but do you even know what the fuck you're talking about? 1 red glaze on the background?If you classify that as "colors" you oughta not be giving critiques.

[Anonymous No.1647490]

>>1647481
red on grayscale looks bad. he didn't even choose a good red.

[Anonymous No.1647491]

>>1647490
why didn't you just say that instead then?
I know it's an /ic/ custom to speak in backward riddles and be as vague as possible but have some common sense.

[Anonymous No.1647496]

>>1647491
also give example of a "good red"

[Anonymous No.1647498]

>>1647491
i assume his goal is to get good at art, telling him how to draw won't help him. he can only help himself. crits on /ic/ can be vague because the work posted is generally weak and thus most easily improved by actually learning how to paint. if you don't understand this, you should probably go study.
http://www.huevaluechroma.com/
i don't want to turn brigbsy into >loomis, but lack of light knowledge is probably the most endemic problem on /ic/.

[Anonymous No.1647500]

>>1647498
>implying analyzing by example is for muguls...
seriously ,dude might as well not say anything

[Anonymous No.1647502]

So is developing a style pretty much just mesh-mashing styles from other artists until you get something that you can speak through?

Not my work, just an example.

[Anonymous No.1647504]

>>1647498
>http://www.huevaluechroma.com/

what does this site offer?

All I see is technical info, that doesn't really help the artists, let alone beginner.

[Anonymous No.1647510]

>>1647502
Well, that's certainly a way.

[Anonymous No.1647512]

>>1647510

What's the other way(s)?

[Anonymous No.1647516]

Sorry for the unrelated question, didn't know where else to ask, but how do I get to the thread that was made on /ic/ a few months ago with all the contemporary figure painters?

[Anonymous No.1647518]

>>1647502
that's part of it; the other part is solving design problems specific to the needs of an individual project and generally figuring out what gets you moist. sorry if this vague but speaking about style with anything other than vagaries is hubris at best.
go read up on some basic graphic design principles; this basically will cover the concept in abstract (also, the design of everyday things)
the illusion of life is also essential reading, imo.


>>1647504
>how does leaning how light works help me get better at a medium that is entirely about the manipulation of light?

[Anonymous No.1647521]

>>1647518
forgot to post;
as long as you consider yourself a beginner, you'll remain one.

[Anonymous No.1647536]

>>1646841
So..... Can I get some critique?

[Anonymous No.1647539]

>>1646167

the 2nd one is Roberto Ferri

[Anonymous No.1647545]

>>1647452
Some fine tune......

[Anonymous No.1647551]

>>1646869
>>1646871

I also have this work saved and as one of my background! Is there more of your works somewhere? Love your style..

[Anonymous No.1647559]

>>1647490
>red on grayscale looks bad

HA ! Hahahahahahah

[Anonymous No.1647581]

How badly do I suck?

I've decided to say fuck you to my brand new tablet for now, and concentrate on traditional. When you're already a shitter, digital makes you 10x the shitter.

[Anonymous No.1647588]

>>1647581

[Anonymous No.1647590]

>>1647588
ur no loomis

[Anonymous No.1647594]

Thoughts so far?

I still working on learning lighting, also I need to study animal anatomy.

Also one more thing, do you think the giant creature should be just a shell/skeleton of the animal. Because I was thinking that the little guy standing on his jaw could instead be exploring the dead structure, seems as if it would make more sense.

[Anonymous No.1647595]

>>1647594
you should look at some creature anatomy. doesn't feel very believable to me.

also do some still lifes to work on your values.

[Anonymous No.1647597]

>>1647581
>tldr; more Loomis
Try to sit like person on your picture - it's awkward as fuck.
More anatomy - right arm is too long (compare it with left arm) and elbow looks weird. Also put more effort into drawing knees.
Left leg (his right) is too short - did you shortened it just because you run out of space? Next time make more sketches and construction before rendering.
Stop drawing people with masks - if you want to progress as an artist then you have to learn how to draw faces.
About wrinkles - I can recommend "Famous Artist Course" - you probably will find it linked somewhere in sticky, or on pirate bay, I don't remember right now.
And don't make so fat outlines - it makes picture more flat.

[Anonymous No.1647598]

>>1647595
thanks, I think I'll put this down for now and work a couple days on learning then come back to it see if I can make it better and more believable.

[Conmana No.1647601]

Morning Sketching

Because I cant convey 3d space + gesture ive come to the conclusion that I need to create a vast amount of sketches then I need to redraw those sketches on something that conveys the correct gesture and 3d space and then render

not sketch then render and and run into problems later

>>1646966
Shiggidy Giggidy goo
Rindo do you do any google hangouts?

[Anonymous No.1647602]

>>1647601
R U ME?

[Anonymous No.1647622]

>>1647477
he's autistic as fuck.

[Anonymous No.1647623]

Influenced by western fanzines and manga, I wanted to blur out the land and language barriers while maintaining their respective unique elements. I'm creating a Pangea of DIY comics one page at a time.

[Anonymous No.1647625]

>>1647597
The pose was on quickposes.com, I see that I didn't capture the torso movement at all. The arm, and the leg were supposed to be foreshortened and in perspective- the leg to the front, and the arm bent in the elbow- that obviously didn't work out, now I see it just looks short and flat. Welp, moar loomis it is.

[Anonymous No.1647626]

>>1647625
\Oh, and here's the ref.

[FiRez !!tndrCZJHE+I No.1647630]

>>1647452
I will keep working on the clothes then.

Thanks.

[Anonymous No.1647631]

[Anonymous No.1647636]

>>1647635
2

[Anonymous No.1647635]

1

[Anonymous No.1647637]

>>1647636
3

>They complete each other when put side by side

[Anonymous No.1647641]

>>1647478

Yep, not a huge fan of this owl but I guess I'll see how it turns out haha.

[Anonymous No.1647646]

>>1647637
>>1647636
>>1647635

Giant zentangle/10

[Conmana No.1647645]

>>1647601
Alright
so perhaps I should do thumbnails to further expand possible pose possibilities

So far so good alot more clarity within my coo coo brain

[Anonymous No.1647693]

>>1647078
The lighting value is fine, but the hues aren't very varied on dude's skin/the area from the globe. Makes the local colors all feel very similar.

[Conmana No.1647701]

>>1647645
Operation Sketch a Fuckton
Gonna compile everything. Do a motha fucking shit ton of gestures then begin the mish mashing .

See how this goes doodlideedoodah

I post way too much I should probably make on of those forum sketchbooks or a tumblr

[Conmana No.1647703]

>>1647701

[Anonymous No.1647704]

rough concept for a comic character. I tried sprucing up the armor he's supposed to be wearing (steel plate armor from skyrim), but i dont think I made it "vikingy" enough

[Anonymous No.1647720]

working on this at the moment, my client wants them to look like greek godesses any ideas?

[Anonymous No.1647727]

>>1647720
Make sure you draw out the entire head and the rest of the body before you start rendering.

Have a value thumbnail so that you know where all your light, mid and dark shapes will go.

Create a ref sheet with various depictions of greek goddesses. Include sculptures (Greek and Roman), depictions from the time period, and later depictions by master painters.

[Anonymous No.1647730]

>9bit bit rainbow barf
>epitomy of muh stairu
>hope /ic/ -senpai will notice me today

[Anonymous No.1647733]

>>1647704
>blonde hair
>blue eyes
That nigga is so white it hurts my soul.

[Anonymous No.1647750]

>>1647635
>>1647636
>>1647637
these things have a name and if you look up their name on wiki there is a description that basically says: it's a fun way of drawing for people who can't draw. and it really is because those are pretty hard to fuck up and they dont require any skill

[Anonymous No.1647751]

>>1646974
Finished, meh

[Captain Cockslap No.1647758]

[Anonymous No.1647769]

>>1647751
i find your lack of loomis disturbing.

seriously though pick up a perspective and anatomy book and drop digital for 3-4 months and just really hammer away at those.

[Anonymous No.1647774]

I can't get my digital paintings to not look like plastic. Ugh.

[Anonymous No.1647779]

>>1647750
Thanks, I'm actually pretty bad at drawing stuff...

[Anonymous No.1647782]

Just finished the linework on this. Feeling the need to whore myself out a bit more, lately. My own shit gets ignored, time to bust out the fan art.

[Anonymous No.1647787]

>>1647782
good goy.

[Anonymous No.1647788]

>>1647769
I tried to stylize this one due to the original character. I'm also still trying to get better though

[Anonymous No.1647791]

>>1647782

boots not the same size

a tad distracting

i like it otherwise

[Anonymous No.1647793]

any opinions?

[Anonymous No.1647810]

>>1647733

[Anonymous No.1647843]

>>1645832
want to improve my landscapes/environments this year any good books /blogs on the subject.

18 - min pleinair sketch.

[Anonymous No.1647856]

I'm trying to learn to paint with Photoshop but it feels like I have to press way too hard to get 100% opacity when I set it to pen pressure. My tablet settings are already on the softer side, and when I set it even softer the opacity jumps between very light to 100% really quickly, it's difficult to control. Is this normal?

[Anonymous No.1647861]

draw threads used to be good but recently i never get any feedback

[Anonymous No.1647868]

>>1647758
Read the sticky. it's hard for me to see what is even going on.

>>1647774

use a photo reference. just keep doing studies from life and study master paintings.

[Anonymous No.1647878]

>>1647868

I was using a photo reference, I just have a hard some blending the paint and making it look natural.

How do people get that tangible and textured look?

[Anonymous No.1647879]

Does anybody have some resources on the process of beginning and finishing a painting and photoshop besides ctrlpaint?

[Anonymous No.1647881]

>>1647878
practice... your forms are off and a lot of anatomy issues making it look unbelivable. textures and making it look less digital are the least of your worries right now.

[Anonymous No.1647884]

i really want your commend, guys

[Captain Cockslap No.1647889]

>>1647884
The pose is stiff, and the face is kinda stationary. I see what you're going for.
And you'll be able to much more properly convey that contorted, distorted crooked look once you have had more anatomy practice.

Draw from photos, study basic forms.
Read the sticky.
Get good.

[Anonymous No.1647895]

Hey all, I'm trying to draw a Grand Canyon-esque scene.

[Anonymous No.1647897]

>>1647782
wow, that's the best AT fanart i have seen so far.
You have a blog or something like that?

[Anonymous No.1647907]

Anyone have the pic of the grey head with the many planes?

[Anonymous No.1647930]

>>1647907

it's called an asaro head btw

you can google other/better pics by that name

[Anonymous No.1647943]

>>1647930

oops i should probably add that that's not the real asaro head. google it, you'll find alot

[Anonymous No.1647976]

>>1647943

Driver obviously has a small willy

[Anonymous No.1647991]

how do i hair ;_;

[Anonymous No.1647995]

>>1647943

study this carefully http://androidarts.com/art_tut.htm

shadow would only be this red if the sky was as orange as the sun light.

shadow edge diffuses with distance.

[Varis No.1647996]

>>1647521
How do you get over thinking of yourself as a beginner? I do a whole lot of bullshit self deprecation when it comes to art. I know I should practice more (with things such as life, lighting, perspective, etc. Because from my understanding you need to understand the real version of something before you can alter it in any way; especially when speaking about anime style or certain game art styles where the human form is altered greatly) to reach my end goal of drawing in my own anime style or game art. I just lack the motivation to draw anymore cause I feel I am such a beginner with art and upset with the lack of progress I can make. I don't know maybe I just sound like a whiny anime/gamer fag that want s to draw well but i think maybe someone can help me? Thanks for your time sorry for the ramble.

[Anonymous No.1648010]

>>1647889
i am going for what ?

[Anonymous No.1648012]

Any tips and do you guys think the is sellable

[anata no okaasan No.1648013]

main piece of today's studies

[Captain Cockslap No.1648014]

The look you are going for.
Do some loomis and gesture drawing and your scary stuff will look way scarier.
Right now, that just looks like a scary face on a stiff body with some arbitrary metal attachments.
It's not going anywhere.

[Heretic !!O65RQvLvGXb No.1648016]

>>1647096
This is pretty cool, I want to try something like this. Do you create them all on one canvas and let the colours/composition from the others affect the current one?

[Heretic !!O65RQvLvGXb No.1648028]

>>1648012
don't even think about trying to sell your work yet, just keep practicing.

[Anonymous No.1648036]

I just started watching vilppu videos. Started doing figure drawing from photo and from imagination. Man, Im starting to FEEL it.
,
Got tired of practise so i drew a lewd sketch. I know its shit but I can see that i improved. Gonna study anatomy more. I want to be a hentai artist and later after i get gut concept artist.

So much to learn, but vilppu will guide me.

[Anonymous No.1648038]

>>1648036
here are todays figure drawings form imagination. I lack the anatomy knowledge to do them better.

[Anonymous No.1648041]

>>1648036
if you're gonna be a hentai artist, start breaking anatomy asap. leg gaps, bent spines, etc

[Anonymous No.1648042]

>>1648041
yeah I will. Is spine bent in this one ? I dont see it or did you mean something else.

[Anonymous No.1648045]

>>1648028
just proved your an idiot.

[Anonymous No.1648053]

>>1648042
no, her whole body looks way too long.
here's an example of broken spine.
it was the first example i could find on tumblr lol

[Anonymous No.1648056]

>>1648053
oh ok.

[Anonymous No.1648060]

>>1648056
otherwise i think your drawings are good. just gotta watch proportions, you're on your way to what ever you want to draw~

[Anonymous No.1648061]

>>1648060
thank you.

[Anonymous No.1648064]

practice before bed

[Heretic !!O65RQvLvGXb No.1648071]

>>1648045
>your

[Anonymous No.1648076]

>>1648071
you are. an. idiot.

post your work.

[Anonymous No.1648079]

What's our torrent site of choice again? I remember downloading Peter Han's videos from there, but not the name of the site.

[Anonymous No.1648084]

>>1647623
looks like shit, m8.

[Conmana No.1648106]

>start painting for fun
>quickly starts to look japanese
>try to fix
>ends up looking korean

Gerd damn it why does this always happen
None the less im having fun

[Anonymous No.1648112]

Anything wrong with the composition or values?

[Anonymous No.1648113]

>>1648106
>fun

How awful

[Conmana No.1648114]

>>1648012
I'll give you some information straight from a traditional painter

Peer to peer commissions are fine, however, selling something you made(personal) requires a gallery...Most of the time unless you're hella known.

Galleries will shit spit and crap on your face with redonkulous fees
Mouth to mouth is your best bet

[Anonymous No.1648132]

>>1647428
Thought of this oops
>>1647431
That face is all kinds of fucked

[Conmana No.1648139]

>>1648106

aight im goin to bed
tis been a good day
Gonna roll it out with some ice cube

[Anonymous No.1648140]

[Anonymous No.1648149]

>>1647996
When you feel confident in coaching others,
When you are able to describe a concept simply to someone who doesn't into art...

I don't think there's a specific lightbulb moment. I think you will grow in time :)

[Anonymous No.1648158]

birds

[Anonymous No.1648169]

doing some hampton monkey faces, how does it look?

[Anonymous No.1648170]

>>1647516
anybody?

[Anonymous No.1648172]

today's study

[Anonymous No.1648179]

>>1648172
Looks like you tend to make the head too tall. Try to account for that bias. Look at the ratio of width to height for the red boxes in pic related.

In #3, it looks like you painted the eyes too close together. You also don't have the features wrap around the head like a cylinder (corner of jaw is too low, lips are flat instead of wrapping around the tooth cylinder). Constructing with a box in perspective would also help line up the jaw correctly.

[Anonymous No.1648180]

>>1648169
Pay attention to major planes and the direction of the light source - you have the region under the lips lit when they should mostly be in shadow. I'd do a few painting studies of an Asaro head to get a better grasp of those planes. Don't forget to apply what you learn from that and Hampton to portrait drawings from life and photo.

[Anonymous No.1648183]

>>1648179
thx for the crit ill be more careful of these things next time. was focusing more on color so my construction is kinda sloppy hehe

[Anonymous No.1648184]

tried painttool sai and i don't know what the fuck i'm doing

[Anonymous No.1648189]

>>1648184
you are doing beautifully

[Anonymous No.1648210]

>>1648184
these are awesome

[Anonymous No.1648217]

hi /ic/.
i know this is horrifically bad. i know there's not much to critique. I know I have a lot to learn. but this is my third attempt over the course of two or three days to make this "painting", and I'm going to make a fourth attempt after I get up and maybe take a walk or something, because I'm beginning to feel physically ill looking at it.

what I want to know is how to block in values, and more in general about how one approaches starting a painting after the initial drawing. I can see the obvious color differences now that i've put it next to a photo i took of my subject, but it's not so obvious otherwise, and I want to understand how one internalizes a concept of both the colors of objects they're seeing and the light/dark areas that define their form, and process them separately rather than just copying the colors you're seeing.

tl;dr can someone with more experience tell me if I'm at a skill level where there's anything for me to get out of this? please be honest, I can take it.

awful ssincma

[Anonymous No.1648228]

>>1645832
I want to make an ink illustration out of this, I want you to shit all over it and tell me what's wrong

[Anonymous No.1648235]

>>1648228
The scapula juts out too far back. Ear seems a little high. Shoulder, armpit and elbow feel poorly developed. Her near foot looks a bit big compared to her lower leg.

Her torso and legs are also a bit short in terms of the number of heads that fit in her height, but that's fine if she's supposed to be on the shorter side.

[Anonymous No.1648237]

>>1648235
Thanks... I'll see what I can do.

[Anonymous No.1648241]

>>1648237
sadly i think we will too

[Anonymous No.1648256]

>>1648241

That took a minute to sink in.

I'm not >>1648237 but fucking ouch dude.

[Anonymous No.1648260]

I need some help. I've been told the construction is a bit off or lacking in the bottom girl. Even though it's stylized it's missing construction, which I'm not really sure what that means. Can someone specify what to work on?

[Anonymous No.1648261]

>>1648260

Also, the reason why the linework is so shaky is because I have hand tremors. I'm not really sure how to overcome that obstacle. Any tips?

[Anonymous No.1648263]

I'm starting to do the final lineart for this.

Any tips/ideas/critique while I'm slowly working on it?

[Anonymous No.1648264]

>>1648263

I like this a lot, did you use mechanical perspective to get the curves on your buildings or did you just eyeball it?

[Anonymous No.1648269]

>>1648264
Thanks! I'm kind of eyeballing everything. Call it a cop-out if you will, but the lineart's going to be super clean so I didn't want the perspective to be too perfect.

[Anonymous No.1648282]

>>1648217
bro you need to start way back. dont take on everything at once
http://ctrlpaint.com/library/
start here. it's great. go through 1, 2,3 etc.

[Anonymous No.1648283]

>>1648172
Who is the original artist?

[Anonymous No.1648284]

>>1648261
draw on the bus or in a car it will cancel out your palsy

[Anonymous No.1648285]

>>1648283
Crop google reverse

[Anonymous No.1648286]

>>1648285
Yeah, found it, except images were flipped and only one of them eventually turned up the result. It's Jeremy Mann, if anyone else cares.

[Anonymous No.1648309]

>>1647930
thanks

[Anonymous No.1648321]

[Anonymous No.1648334]

i don't really know why i am drawing this in particular

[Heretic !!O65RQvLvGXb No.1648355]

>>1648076
Why are you getting defensive? I'm not saying you're bad I'm just saying that you shouldn't bother focusing on trying to sell your work at an early stage, if you're not 100% sure you can sell it and who you can sell it to just keep practicing.

[Anonymous No.1648366]

>>1648321
this is dope.
wear 2 cops brushes?

[Anonymous No.1648372]

[Gobtra No.1648374]

[Anonymous No.1648376]

>>1648366
>wear 2 cops brushes?
wat, used these brushes http://www.shaddyconceptart.com/download

[Anonymous No.1648379]

Should I darken the right side of the face more? I already know it is for from a correct face.

[Anonymous No.1648434]

>>1647788
still, perspective is off. her left boob is too high. they should line up with the collar bone. also, it looks like her chest is turned towards us, but the shoulders are turning away.

[Anonymous No.1648435]

>>1647053
>why dont I sketch things other than armor
i always wonder that when i see you post. armor is like the only thing you ever do.

[Anonymous No.1648473]

>>1647930

What do you think about this? I think I should have used one more colour, at least. Do you see any flaws? I'm a beginner, so please be as cruel as possible.

[Anonymous No.1648547]

>>1648282
Thank you very much!

[Anonymous No.1648574]

>>1648112
pretty much done with this now

[Anonymous No.1648622]

>>1648263
>THE FLAMING LIPS!
i like you

[Anonymous No.1648690]

id like to get help with this. ty !

[Anonymous No.1648695]

>>1648690
Looks good so far

[Anonymous No.1648702]

[Anonymous No.1648709]

>>1647895
Cleaned it up a bit, found some rotring ink, thinking of cross hatching the cliff edge but have no clue how to do it

[Anonymous No.1648711]

>>1648702
ref

[Anonymous No.1648733]

>>1648729
>>1648729
New thread, this one is autosaging

[Anonymous No.1648736]

>>1648702
>>1648711
Eyes and teeth aren't actually that white. You should stick to grayscale studies for now. Copy all of the big shapes first, then slowly refine with smaller shapes. Use the largest brush possible at all times.

[Anonymous No.1648738]

>>1648709
architect detected

[Anonymous No.1648744]

>>1648690
The bridge of the nose begins too low, the eye is too far forward, the corner of the mouth too far back, top of the head too rounded.

The tilt of the upper eyelid seems too extreme. The eyelids have thickness and should be further forward than the eyeball.

Do more studies of the head in profile. Line drawing and construction will suffice - you don't need to paint. Study the skull as well, particularly it's proportions, major planes, and landmarks. Vilppu's head anatomy videos cover it well.

[Anonymous No.1649638]

>>1648334
Because it's AWESOME!

[Anonymous No.1651219]

I'm having a lot of trouble with color, guys...

I'm just trying to get an idea going on with this but the colours look like shit.

All I want as a definite is the robot has to be a bright pink.

Any tips?

[Anonymous No.1651242]

Acid.