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[Anonymous No.1732396]

>>>>1732389
I like the muscles on the guys back.
However the image as a whole doesn' read.
In my opinion the tunnels should be the darkest places in the pic, not the ogre's clothing

[Anonymous No.1732404]

i started this yesterday - i'm painting over a photo of a rough pen sketch i did on my notebook. i'm having a bit of trouble on the posture of his right hand, which is supposed to be holding a staff or something. thoughts?

[Anonymous No.1732407]

If her hair is blowing to the left, do my balloons look right? The string will also be blowing to the left? Or should I flip the balloons? Or not put strings on them? Sorry if that is confusing...

[Anonymous No.1732414]

>>1732407
Looks correct to me, strings will go to the right though.

[Conmana No.1732418]

Sketching sensual elf grill, Might be good for portfolio

God damn I think my passion is coming back
and it's coming back hard, Phun not intended.

[Anonymous No.1732420]

>>1732407
baloons are ok but im just letting you know that your hatching texture is in direct contradiction to the forms you have described. The hatching should either follow the rhythms of the volume or wrap around the form. Right now your picture is looking a bit flat. I'd actually recommend some subtle circular hatching to get rid of that flat unidirectional hatching texture.

[Anonymous No.1732422]

>>1732407
ideally, the strings would be heading down"/"right" because of their weight

something like> \

[Anonymous No.1732424]

>>1732418
Needs more value range.
Off topic, what's your sketching process?

[Conmana No.1732427]

>>1732424

Yea Ill get some more blacks and whites in there, trying to stick around 50% for coloring.

anyways
right now it's loose lineart
1 to however many itterations
decide on pose
value block in
and thats about it

[Anonymous No.1732460]

Looking for a crittique, its fantasy.

[Anonymous No.1732480]

Slowly progressing. Put background etc. on a respective layer, made a mask around the arm.

Also, the people are smaller, making the scope of the scene bigger

[Anonymous No.1732508]

>glass cannon

[Anonymous No.1732516]

>>1732508

extremely cool.

[Anonymous No.1732518]

>>1732460
you and i both know that is a shark egg

[Anonymous No.1732521]

lel, think i'm done with this. Not 100% happy but I've learned some stuff I hope. Cheers for your crits along the way guys.

>>1732508
His pose looks unbalanced, like he'd fall over? I dont really like his pants, they look too puffy imo - think i'd try get some dynamic folds in there a bit liek this: http://i.ebayimg.com/00/s/OTYwWDEyODA=/z/JDoAAOxytdlQ-Yku/$T2eC16hHJF0E9nmFTMTuBQ-YkuMsRg~~60_35.JPG

[Anonymous No.1732523]

>>1732508

pretty nice man i really like the use of little splashes of color. i think the canon could use a tad more work to communicate what it is on the lower part some how..

Also the feet and pose are kind of awkward

[Anonymous No.1732524]

practicing ballsack kek

reference http://exhentai.org/g/488367/9518fd88a3/

[Anonymous No.1732526]

>>1732404
The shading look kind of flat for me, like it was a bas-relief. It's perhaps because you jump from a dark value to a light one, forgetting the middle values. Also, for the hand for example, you don't have actual dark values, but just a line, so it looks very flat.
Keep the work up!

[Anonymous No.1732529]

>>1732524
You'd rather use real life refs. There is a ton of porn on the internet, you'll have an infinite range of choices.

[Anonymous No.1732532]

>>1732407
Updating

>>1732420
Yeah, I agree. I'm far from happy with it but I have so little time to finish so I rushed through it a lot. I'll try to improve it though.

>>1732480
This is really cool. Its a bit monotone, but it looks nice so far.

>>1732508
Neat!

>>1732521
This is awesome. I love the light coming in through the trees.

[Anonymous No.1732534]

>>1732532
whats up with the flags, any significance of choosing? if not, add Lithuania's flag

[Anonymous No.1732538]

>>1732521
Have you used a reference for the forest?

[Anonymous No.1732539]

>>1732532
I don't quite get it but the girl is ok. The 8-bit looking clouds not so much

[Anonymous No.1732540]

>>1732534
I'm doing it for a forum (for a Korean girl group) that I'm a member of. Its an international forum, so I asked people where they were from so I could put their flag on it.

Its the person's birthday in a few days so yeah. I know its lame as hell and they probably won't even see it, but whatever.

[Anonymous No.1732542]

>>1732539
:( I like my clouds, but thanks.

[Anonymous No.1732545]

>>1732529
i can sketch at a level where it doesn't discourage me anymore, but need to practice anatomy, i think i'll never improve otherwise

not that i do much, probably once a week, but it is enjoyable

thanks for advice

[Anonymous No.1732556]

>>1732540
I can't recognise who it is. Gyuri?

[Anonymous No.1732569]

Fixed the wonky perspective on the stalls at least. Still chuggin' along. I might just do a straight front shot of the merchant at her stall, but have some of the crowd in the foreground... not sure.

[Anonymous No.1732573]

>>1732418
Awesome. Do you have any tips for someone who want to draw orcs and others races? Also, tips to get better drawing rpg stuff like you do?

[Anonymous No.1732575]

>>1732521
What brush you use in photoshop?

[Anonymous No.1732578]

>>1732575
Sharpen

[Anonymous No.1732581]

another design

[Anonymous No.1732588]

>>1732581
really lovely. do you have a blog?

[FiRez !!tndrCZJHE+I No.1732592]

.

[Anonymous No.1732596]

Guys guys guys, I'm finally understanding loomis. I'm so happy! But I have two problems:

1. Left eye and right eye. When I draw the left eye first it looks decent, then I draw right eye and it looks like shit. Same happens when I draw right eye first. Also, I draw one eye bigger than other. How I fix my problem with eyes?

2. How I make women more delicate?

[Anonymous No.1732597]

>>1732581
i dig your stuff dude

[Anonymous No.1732601]

>>1732597
more dancer doodle

>>1732596
It's just a matter of proportion man, don't sweat it study more from life / refference

[Anonymous No.1732606]

>>1732569
A few other composition ideas. Any thoughts?

[Anonymous No.1732608]

>>1732606
c all the way, a is too cramped, b static

[Anonymous No.1732610]

>>1732601
and a mech doodle

>>1732418
She getting steamy with a flower??

[Anonymous No.1732613]

>>1732601
>It's just a matter of proportion man, don't sweat it study more from life / refference
So, all I need to do to fix this problems is keep drawing? All right, I'll draw like a crazy.

[Anonymous No.1732622]

>>1732526
thanks for the input man, i'll get to work once again tonight. i'm new at digital so i pretty much suck.

[Anonymous No.1732638]

>>1732606
Based on the cropping.
a tells story through atmosphere
b tells story through character
c tells story through environment

I think C is most effective because the focus is more on the merchandise than the merchant.

[Anonymous No.1732643]

>>1732532
don't half ass the shading on the balloons, they look stale.

Either keep them graphic or shade them as you would a spherical form, properly. Use line weight in whatever direction you go in.

[Anonymous No.1732646]

>>1732532
and break up the balloons more, vary the size VARY THE ANGLES and use more overlaps. You have 4 balloons on bottom that are equidistant in appearance, even if I know they are in perspective, their separation makes them appear on the same plane. You can just change the distance.

And a personal suggestion from me would be to make them even BIGGER.

[Anonymous No.1732664]

I turned off pen pressure to see if I could see the colors correctly. How am I doing?

[Anonymous No.1732666]

>>1732638
I like C the best too, the only problem is it's supposed to be a character illustration.

[Anonymous No.1732667]

>>1732556
Yeah. It was hard to draw because the only picture I could find that had the look I wanted was an MV screencap with lame lighting.
>>1732643
You're right. I think I might redo the balloons or at least change the sizes and move them around. I'll probably leave them flat, because the thing I'm doing it for isn't a totally huge deal where it needs to look as real as possible. Thanks for the feedback.

>>1732592
Nice bike! The little creature/bunny thing is really cute too.

[Anonymous No.1732668]

>>1732596
I find doing both step by step at the same time makes it easier. So you make a circle for the right pupil, then the left. And continue doing small steps until both eyes are complete... If that makes any sense.

[Anonymous No.1732678]

fuck i wanted to try and render the drapery but someone or something moved the setup zz will do a longer one next time

[Anonymous No.1732687]

>>1732666
Does D work as well as C?

[Anonymous No.1732688]

>>1732606
C C C C

[Anonymous No.1732695]

>>1732678
Very nice.

>>1732687
To be honest, all but C look pretty awkward.
I know these are sketches, but your anatomy looks pretty off in them.

A looks like your best choice, but you have to change what the character's doing because her/his/its current pose looks really damn awkward.

[Anonymous No.1732700]

>>1732687
>>1732666
on what grounds do you need to show the character? is it part of your assignment?

[Anonymous No.1732702]

>>1732678
im digging it, but you should wash out the BG with whatever atmosphere you were observing.

And in my mind's eye I feel like the soda can isn't that long, it's supposed to be a 12oz can? or is it one of those skinny cans? I think it might be more foreshortened than that, double check your measurements next time around.

As for the fabric, the colors and temps are looking good, just take notes on what folds you are seeing and how they intersect with each other. Look out for tension points and tension rods, areas where the fabric is going inert, etc.

Keep up the good work anon, I want to do a fabric study myself now.

[Anonymous No.1732705]

>>1732664
the values are pretty good, but im thinking the color temps and colors may be wrong, but keep doing these. I find them very helpful. when I squint i see the lighting, and the characters likeness is very visible, i recognize her from the movie

[Anonymous No.1732709]

>>1732613
Take this with a grain of salt, because I am not a Tehmeh or an amazing artist by any means, but I'm become knowledgeable about study habits. Definitely go reg on permanoobs.

You do need to up your production, however don't see it like going crazy. You just need to put yourself into a routine or at least know ahead of time what you are going to do in a study. Check out permanoobs, Go read the posts by algen and the others, they have excellent information on doing proper studies. I find I've definitely upped my production at least 4-fold what I used to. And I went from drawing copies of photos, to actually analyzing what the fuck I'm drawing and painting and applying it properly next time around. I definitely don't ask questions about not drawing enough anymore, because now I understand that I have a lot of work to do, and that I know what I need to do to improve.

[Anonymous No.1732710]

>>1732666
C still shows the character though. If you must make it more like a "character illustration" just give your character a clear emotion and gesture. She's a merchant so, give your character the traits of a veteran salesman. I think it's very important to include elements of the merchandise as part of the image. A character holding 2 vials is unclear. But a carpet or sheet layed out with good tells us who we are dealing with.

[Anonymous No.1732719]

>>1732695
I'm aware of the shit anatomy, before I bother looking for refs I'm trying to nail down the comp.

>>1732700
And yes, it's a client piece.

>>1732710
I'm trying to sell the client on C, but they really like A for some reason (probably becuaww it's the most detailed so far).

[Anonymous No.1732723]

>>1732719
do what the client wants you to do, next time dont include the drawings that you dont want to work on.

[Anonymous No.1732737]

>>1732723
This, yeah I'll keep that in mind hah

[Anonymous No.1732763]

>>1732695
thank you
>>1732702
thank you, yeah there are some mistakes on proportions, its the long can (33cl). I wanna paint good drapery but it seems so hard, especially when i have to blend ,the real thing has got so many soft transitions but i dont know how to render them without changing to a soft brush which imo ruins it . Im tryin to blend by lowering the opacity .
i didnt really start to blend much tho lol.
hopefully tomorrow will do better draps


sketched this random knight holding a glowing gem or a light orb. just to try paint something from mind, nothing too fancy

[Anonymous No.1732801]

>>1732705
Thanks anon.
Color has always been a weakpoint of mine so I'm working on it. I tried to correct the color temperatures
Here's an update.

[Anonymous No.1732821]

meh... what a disaster

[Anonymous No.1732823]

any tips? I feel that i'm struggling a bit with depth, should i up the contrast?
I'm gonna find some refs for rock textures, so no need to comment such details, heh.

[Anonymous No.1732836]

[Anonymous No.1732837]

>>1732836
I forgot to add description- done with this since i accidentally overwrote the original so now its downsized and it was getting messy anyways.Could i get some crits??

[Conmana No.1732839]

>>1732573
Uhh well any knowledge of fantasy is based on movies mostly, I watched LOTR 600+ times growing up. Probably why I like fantasy so much.

Anyways id just paint it sketch it ect
Orcs are like Big noses strong brow strong cheek bones ect squished face
And a rather angry expression, Usually.

Alot of this you can just observe in other peoples artwork

>>1732610
Well I guss I nailed sensual, however, maybe too sensual.

[Anonymous No.1732842]

>>1732823
It's washed out. Bring in more colour, more values. Don't just wipe white over everything in the background.

I'd also change up your brushwork, but I've told you this dozens of times and you still aren't working on it.

[FiRez !!tndrCZJHE+I No.1732843]

>>1732667
Thanks, I wish it was more reliable though.

I will see if I can make a piece out of the bunny-like thing.

Btw really nice banner, you have there

[Anonymous No.1732851]

>>1732842

hehe, i might have been told once!

bah, i think i tend to make a huge mess with a small brush way too early, and then i watse much time cleaning up.

i'm gonna start over, block in properly, lots of lasso tool in the beginning, and find refs for color and value.

[Anonymous No.1732853]

>>1732393
Never really posted in one of these before.. but heres one I did a week or so back, top half started fine but lost motivation for his bottom half.. any ideas or things I can add?

[Anonymous No.1732857]

>>1732054
It exemplifies how he can withstand inhuman pain.

[Anonymous No.1732860]

>>1732853
Start with a new sketch, draw something everyday, also using reference (picture or your own body) regularly - eg for the abs - so you get better over time.
Also try a lot of different poses!

[Anonymous No.1732866]

>>1732860
Thanks for that idea :) this is one I did today, I try drawing a lot though I don't feel like im getting any better, how do you guys think of things to draw?

[Anonymous No.1732928]

I've been experimenting with color and shit
new to digital
critique appreciated

[Anonymous No.1732930]

>>1732508
havent seen you in a while.
great as always

[Anonymous No.1732931]

>>1732588
i dont think he does

[Anonymous No.1732932]

Dunno if anyone remembers this, I posted it a few months ago. Now that I'm done with school for the semester I finally have time to work on it!! I'm planning on putting some classic 80's horror movie fog in the bg..

[Anonymous No.1732936]

>>1732853
gay

[Anonymous No.1732940]

>>1732393

[Anonymous No.1732942]

So I'm thinking about getting babbys first tablet.
Should I get the Wacom Manga for $150? I'll be on a 1080p screen and not sure if it would be worth it..

[Anonymous No.1732944]

>>1732857
Calling it done...

[Anonymous No.1732954]

[Anonymous No.1732958]

OK this was my first attempt at blending colours... really no idea what I'm doing. I just kinda laid down some big blocks of colour then turned down opacity and dragged colour from each side into one another.

[Anonymous No.1732971]

sketch

[Anonymous No.1732973]

>>1732971
~5 hours later.

I really haven't ever done landscapes before. Most of the time I just do portraits or sketches and leave it at that. I've been trying to work a lot on working with color and actually "finishing" stuff. This is about as cliche'd as space fantasy wallpaper stuff gets but I kind of like it.

[Anonymous No.1732975]

>>1732763

would you mind sharing that brush you have use?

[Anonymous No.1732984]

>>1732958
Google Images is your friend. There you can find plenty of reference images of boats on water ranging from murky to clear.
Try it out.
Also, try working on something simpler if you're just starting out with blending. I'm sure I don't have to tell you to get the technique down first.

>>1732973
I suppose I could give it a pass because it's a fantasy world, but those colors aren't really appealing.

The composition is pretty bad too.
Nothing reads too well, there's nothing to focus on, and I'm not sure what's happening. Nothing really looks connected. I'm having trouble determining if this is a painting/photo manipulation hybrid because of the inconsistency in rendering. The cracks for example look like pre-made textures while the mountains(?) in the back look painted.

But, you do have potential, so don't give up.

[Anonymous No.1732987]

>>1732984

>>1732973
here,

thanks for the critique!

Most of it is painted, with the cracks being a plastered texture. I wanted to get it done rather than spend many more hours getting the cracks in by hand, for fear of losing interest. Lazy, I know.

What do you think is wrong with the colors? I'm genuinely curious, because I guess nothing huge really pops out to me about them. Is it just because they're unrealistic, or is there something else I should be considering?

[Anonymous No.1732996]

One of my lasts sketchs.

[FoxMask !!uPjOdNW8grZ No.1733022]

fuck i don't know

[Anonymous No.1733035]

Think I might change the clothing for the guy in front.

[Anonymous No.1733051]

>>1733035
His pants seem to be a bit high-up and the girls face and gesture I'm not a huge fan of. I like the idea and the execution though, what brush are you using?

[Anonymous No.1733052]

[Anonymous No.1733053]

>>1732996
x^D fuq, thats so hot
x^D

>>1733022
red is too intense

>>1733051
you can see what brush he used at points where you can make out individual strokes, for example the grey guy's 3 strokes that signifies his excitement

>>1732973
try to pull it together, make eye rest, rather than bounce around, it makes me want to look away.

[Anonymous No.1733055]

>>1732975
sure, its this one http://www13.zippyshare.com/v/33504294/file.html

[Anonymous No.1733086]

>>1733035
Don't want to nit pick but those people have great gesture but they may not be running. Esp guy 3 on the right. Try to put them in different running sequences. But just see what works you don't want to hurt the design.

[Anonymous No.1733087]

>>1733086
that guy looks like he just received a blow to his back.

when you walk or run, you lean slightly forward, not backwards

[Anonymous No.1733292]

>>1732987
Don't know if you're still here, but,

The two colors that are most obvious in this picture are brown and purple, and brown and purple, being two neutral colors, have a hard time standing out by themselves.

Simply put: add more variation in color, but don't overdo it. It seems you're going for an orange-blue contrast, but you missed it by a bit.

[Anonymous No.1733298]

>>1733292
Thanks! I honestly don't know anything about color theory or complementary colors, and that's something I really need to read into and try to understand. Usually I throw colors out there until I like it, and that's a really sloppy way of doing it.

Gonna shelf what I posted though, but the next thing I work on I'll definitely put a lot more care into the colors. It's probably my biggest weakness and area where I wanna improve the most.

[Anonymous No.1733301]

>>1732973
>>1733298
dude, theres like million tangents

[Anonymous No.1733304]

>>1733301
That's an old habit of mine, I guess. I'll try to focus more on smaller things, but these are just sketches to me. It's an evolving process, I'm gonna try to involve the suggestions I've gotten here, but at the end of the day it's a sketch I spent about five hours on. Not my life's work

[Anonymous No.1733307]

>>1733087
>>1733086
Ok cheers, I'm trying to go something comical as well though, not too realistic.

[Anonymous No.1733308]

Trying to improve my colouring so went back to basics with a value study.

Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.1733313]

>>1732837
Man I hate doing that. These days I save the document as a new file before resizing, cropping or whatever. Saves some headaches caused by the habit of hitting ctrl-s every few minutes.

[Anonymous No.1733333]

>>1732581
>>1732508
>>1732930

who is he? would love to see more of his work.

[Anonymous No.1733335]

>>1733333

>33333

[Anonymous No.1733337]

>>1733335

holy shit i got quints. HOLY SHIT.

[Anonymous No.1733339]

>>1733308
Don't be afraid to use color anon

It's not conforming to the contours of the face. Beginner photo copy mistake. Values are alright but the edge work is going a bit sloppy. Easy fix you need to map your shadows or blend them a little more. Left side of Brandon face has this issue more plainly. Proportions are off usually it's the nose that throws us off. Just check out Hampton for tips on basic facial proportion and spend more time measuring.

Keep it going anon.

[Anonymous No.1733344]

>>1733333
>who is he?

he doesn't have some kind of tumblr or anything. he just post sometimes.
i have a few saved

[Anonymous No.1733345]

>>1733333
why do you automatically assume it is "he"

fucking sexist

[Anonymous No.1733346]

>>1733344

[Anonymous No.1733349]

>>1733346

[Anonymous No.1733356]

>>1733339

Thanks for the crit. By edge work do you mean where the shadows meet?

That's one of the main things I'm trying to improve at the moment. I'm using a semi-transparent brush and working one area of value into another with long, gradual transitions for shallow curves and short, blunt transitions for highly angular transitions.

And by proportions being off, do you mean the left cheek bone or do I have more problems than that?

[Anonymous No.1733357]

>>1733345
Because women can't draw that well.

[Anonymous No.1733358]

>>1733344
>>1733346
>>1733349

these are really nice... that anon should interact with us more openly imo.

>>1733345

men are better than women at everything, sorry honey

[Anonymous No.1733364]

[Anonymous No.1733373]

[Anonymous No.1733375]

>>1733364
couple of quick thoughts

Not enough definition in the face. Apart from the nasiolabial fold on the left, everything kind of smudges together.
Lips are too far forward
Nose is too far forward
like the face looks like she's got a massive underbite, and like it's all sliding forward at a weird diagonal

shittiest redline edit in the world incoming

also painting the skeletal outline of the body (not literally, do whatever you need to do to get the feeling for volume) under clothing helps. lets you understand how the fabric would behave rather than trying to figure out how the body would move under fabric

[Anonymous No.1733379]

First time using watercolors seriously

[Anonymous No.1733393]

>>1733375
Yeah, I understand NOTHING of that redline. I want her mouth area to be very prominent, like some people have - you know, sticking out further than their nose + her posing with her chin pointing towards us, so a tilted head.
My lack of skill = can't communicate that. So that's the diagonal slide.

[Anonymous No.1733395]

>>1733393
Yeah but your head looks all fucked like you used too much clay to draw her. You're the pro, though, I'll leave you to your amazing portrait.

[Anonymous No.1733412]

>>1733395
not him, but he simply described what he was going for in the portrait, no reason to be a dick about it. Also your redline sucks and made the anatomy look even worse, which is quite the feat actually.

[Anonymous No.1733419]

>>1733333

[FoxMask !!uPjOdNW8grZ No.1733421]

how to push values pls

[Anonymous No.1733424]

>>1733421
line art -> values -> coloration, you're in for some trouble if you color the entire thing piece by piece as you go.

[Anonymous No.1733476]

drawing more exaggerated faces, after watching the ctrl paint video I wanted to draw it myself

it's really fun

[Anonymous No.1733493]

first time drawing in a while
no spoilerz

[Anonymous No.1733523]

I should either scrap this or completely repaint the body.
I think his arm is attached to his peritoneum.

[Anonymous No.1733594]

why is it so hard to finish things?

[Anonymous No.1733595]

>>1733594
the fun part is the creation i guess. the rest is just polishing. the opposite of jacking off really.

[Anonymous No.1733614]

anon made me self conscious about my fundamentals, so now i just paint whatever and try to get a juicy value read and composition in.

no worries though im not that sensitive (side effect of posting here probably haha)

>>1733594
i know dat feel. gotta avoid overworking things though, i tend to ruin stuff with the last hour of time invested.

[Anonymous No.1733619]

>>1733614
Comp isn't all that great. Your foreground and background all lead the eye up towards some out of place railing thing that doesn't fit the perspective. And at the same time, the midground(?) is leading the eye vertically towards nothing. The foreground and background are fighting the midground for my eyes attention and neither of them really pay off. Also are the figures supposed to be aliens? If so, make it more obvious because right now they just look like humans with super long necks.

[Anonymous No.1733633]

>>1733619

noted, thanks. i think the characters only hurt the image... actually looked more interesting and coherent (value-wise) without them. dont think i'll keep working on it though.

[Anonymous No.1733638]

>>1733476
nice

[Anonymous No.1733660]

Trying to do action'ish scenes from imagination. Anything wrong with this?

>Loomis loomis loomis

[Anonymous No.1733668]

I need some help with painting the wheels and the bronze/copper pipes.

[Anonymous No.1733670]

>>1733660
The gesture is not very good. You need to have them feels more.

Also symbol drawing.

[Anonymous No.1733671]

Absolute beginner, this is my 4th study.
Anything I should be doing/critique?

[Anonymous No.1733680]

>>1733670

Oki

[Anonymous No.1733687]

Could someone perhaps detail how they usually approach digital painting? All I did was lay down a base layer of colour then built lower opacity layers on top of that with a more textured brush.

[Anonymous No.1733688]

Hi /ic/, first time drawing porn, and pretty amateur in general. I did this mostly because I was horny, but I would still like some critique.
Tell me all the wrong things with and if there's anything worth. Thanks and sorry in advance

[Anonymous No.1733691]

some cartoony faces.
Izzitok?

[Anonymous No.1733692]

>>1733691
YEZ

[Anonymous No.1733693]

>>1733671

honestly i would say just forget about it and keep grinding. it does look like you learned alot doing it, but pinpointing anything specifc is probably just going to lead you astray. keep doing these and try to better yourself every time. it looks damn good for your 4th study, way better than mine did.

[Anonymous No.1733698]

>>1733693
okay, will do

[Anonymous No.1733704]

>>1733691
nice.

tumblr?

[Anonymous No.1733715]

>>1733704
Aw geez. atm it is a rather boring, unfinished portfolio. I'm trying to fill it with more interesting stuff now.
http://julia-roth.tumblr.com/

[Anonymous No.1733716]

Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.1733718]

>>1733715

damn gril you went to games academy? is it any good?

[Anonymous No.1733724]

>>1733718
mmyyes.
Just make sure you're determined to practice and work alot on your own... Some might say you don't quite get what you pay for.
But you do meet many interesting and cool people. For a general game artist, it's a good start. Not the best choicefor 2D artists tough.

[Anonymous No.1733732]

>>1733724
>For a general game artist, it's a good start. Not the best choicefor 2D artists tough.

:[ hmpf. i couldn't care less about 3d, that's too bad though heard alot of good things about games academy. but also like you say, they don't rly focus on 2d art.

would have been so cool... we need something like concept design academy in fucking berlin.
gonna spend the summer painting outside i guess.

[Anonymous No.1733733]

>>1732581
>>1732508

These are quite enchanting.

[Anonymous No.1733779]

>>1733733
this pic is pretty bad

[Anonymous No.1733795]

>>1733733
resize it to the original size, the size your eyes saw it when you drew it.

[Anonymous No.1733798]

>>1733733
>>1733795
for example

[Anonymous No.1733801]

>>1733798
Hey anon I like your style it reminds me of ping pong

Do you have any anatomy studies?

[Anonymous No.1733808]

>>1732393

[G No.1733822]

Trying a study where I experiment with brush textures.

[G No.1733823]

>>1733822
And the ref.

[Anonymous No.1733857]

>>1733052
I'm guessing you want some kind of critique?
It's looking really flat because the values aren't deep enough. Look at some references so you can find the planes of the face and correct the anatomy.

[Anonymous No.1733869]

>>1733493
I sorta lold

[Anonymous No.1733887]

>>1733688
Put the dick in further
Make the poses more dynamic, it looks like they're resting

[Anonymous No.1733895]

>>1733801
Not since high school hah! I go to ta life drawing class but that's more for me to flew my creative itch. I'm planning on starting up some more traditional stuff soon

[Anonymous No.1733896]

anyone want to redline this? pretty confused with that perspective

I have no ref

[Anonymous No.1733898]

>>1733896
Do the pose in front of a mirror/camera. There, reference.

[Anonymous No.1733922]

>>1733896
You should try to redline it yourself, trace out where the rib cage is, and the pelvis, see if it makes sense given the pose. And as previous helpful anon stated, you can make your own reference with relative ease.

[Anonymous No.1733925]

>>1732418
When will I get your blog address? :(

[Anonymous No.1733943]

[Anonymous No.1733945]

>>1733822

this is rly nice anon. i remember saving that ref shot and trying to do a study of it some time ago, and failing miserable.

although your study still has a lot of room for growth it already looks quite promising. i think you should spend some more time on it. one thing though: i think your shadows shouldn't shift towards the yellow/red/brown. leafs tend to shift into the cyan or deeper green, because of the blueish ambient light of the atmosphere. contrasting that the yellowish sunlight makes leaves and foliage shift towards that stinging-yellowish-green.

i know there's some brown rocks down there, but then you need to convey the separation more efficiently.

[Anonymous No.1733953]

Arghh. It feels like I'm doing something wrong. The saturation doesn't seem right.. Help?

[Anonymous No.1733955]

>>1733953
Ref

[Anonymous No.1733989]

Wip
What do you think of this?

[Anonymous No.1734005]

google image things

[Anonymous No.1734017]

its ok to post not finished yet painting?

[Anonymous No.1734020]

>>1734017
yeah

[Anonymous No.1734021]

>>1734020
alright.
still lot to paint, but the idea is already here i think. and its darker irl, looks pretty bright on the picture
oil on canvas

[Anonymous No.1734024]

Which comp do you like more? Also list general critiques/concerns/suggestions.

[Anonymous No.1734025]

Just have the general sketch and base colours done so far. The hand is killing me, though. I'm looking at some reference of people holding brooms, but none of it seems to be helping. Mainly it's the placement of the thumb I'm struggling with. Should I just change the way the hand is holding the torch or change the thumb?

[Anonymous No.1734026]

>>1733887
That was intentional, they're just starting, guess I failed in conveying that. But I will try a more dynamic pose, thanks anon.

[Anonymous No.1734027]

>>1734024
The right. With the left there's an awkward positioning of the sword he's carrying the shadow of the dragon, it leaves a splint of light right in the middle of the two.

[Anonymous No.1734028]

>>1734027
Any suggestions for the right comp then?

[Anonymous No.1734029]

>>1734027
*sword he's carrying AND the shadow of the dragon

[Anonymous No.1734030]

>>1734028
None really, I think it's fine the way it is. Maybe have a bit more shadows around the top to leave a dark impression.

[Anonymous No.1734031]

>>1734030
Thanks mang.

[Anonymous No.1734034]

>>1734031
No prob.

[Anonymous No.1734059]

[Conmana No.1734070]

Not sure if I want to work on this maybeh

>>1733925
http://conmana.tumblr.com/

there you go bebes <3

[Anonymous No.1734084]

Warm up sketches.

Permanoobs is a pretty cool place, even tehmeh has a sketchbook thread over there.

[Anonymous No.1734099]

I know loomis and anatomy How I use both together? When I draw a body and then try to draw a face it looks terrible

[Anonymous No.1734127]

>>1734084
I don't think this is an improvement

[Anonymous No.1734129]

Sexy leg studies

[Anonymous No.1734130]

>>1734084
IS this digital or did you scan it ? if it is, what software did you use ?

[Anonymous No.1734138]

Can anyone draw her?

[Anonymous No.1734142]

>>1734130
Digital. Photoshop CS6 with the 2b pencil brush

[Anonymous No.1734171]

Any critique so far?

[Anonymous No.1734188]

Come the kings men
Been a training all year
The first professional army
disciplined thorough and without fear

[Anonymous No.1734244]

dat creative compositio tho

[Anonymous No.1734246]

>>1734188
hahah straight out of a roald dahl book

[Anonymous No.1734249]

So, after some time of drawing only cups and pots, trying to nail down some fundamentals, I decided to do something more interesting. So I guess this is the first concept piece I am doing. I took Lilith from mythology and tried to come up with something like a temple or lair for her.
How am I doing so far? I am having some difficulties with the colons, I tried doing them in one point perspective, but they look very flat, so I tried making them in 2-point perspective. Not sure if it came out right. Any other critique?

>>1734025
You can always take a photo of yourself holding a broom or something, then learn from that. Also, just study the bones underlying the hand, learn its structure. The whole piece could use some anatomical knowledge.
>>1733671
If this is your actual 4th study, then your on a good path so far. However, I would recommend coming back to basics. Your forms are not defined and messy. Start off with studies of a cup, a plate, a teapot and so on. Pay close attention to the perspective and construction of these simple items, drawing even the parts that you do not see, ellipses and so on. They are the fundamental for what you drew here. The more you understand the fundamentals, the easier everything else will be. Also, improvement will be faster.

[Anonymous No.1734251]

>>1734249
Forgot my piece....

[Anonymous No.1734253]

eye fucked up

[Anonymous No.1734254]

>>1734251

fucking love seeing people challenge themselves creatively early. never stop doing that.

it's hard not to forget about substance when you are so worried about technique.

[Anonymous No.1734261]

>>1734084
Neat. I'd love to see a finished piece of yours.

>>1734251
It's barely visible, but I like what I see, it's fine. That swollen vagina on top bothers me and I'm worried how you're going to execute it in colors. Let us see the result!

[Anonymous No.1734264]

good morning

[Anonymous No.1734269]

lel

[Anonymous No.1734276]

any suggestion regarding anatomy before i moving on this self portrait?

[Anonymous No.1734279]

>>1734276
Just draw what you see, it matters fairly little to know which muscle controls your eyebrow if you can't see it

[Anonymous No.1734291]

>>1732521

[Anonymous No.1734293]

>>1734291
What kind of brushes do you use?

[Anonymous No.1734303]

>>1734293
skill brush

[Anonymous No.1734322]

Too lazy to continue this.

[Anonymous No.1734349]

[Anonymous No.1734350]

>>1734322

Values are ok

Your brushwork and edges are shit

>Too lazy to continue this.

Rating: Dork

[Anonymous No.1734353]

>>1734350
I'm new to this digital painting bullshit.

[Anonymous No.1734357]

>>1734353
USE HARD BRUSH NO SOFTY

[Anonymous No.1734375]

any jojo fans on /ic/?

[Anonymous No.1734409]

>>1734005

liking these alot. keep doing them, they will pay off!

[Anonymous No.1734430]

One of my favorite things I've done. A little mostly-improvised scratch art thing I did a while ago.

[G No.1734431]

>>1734409
I love your colors. Very natural.

[Anonymous No.1734432]

>>1734430
Cruder, different style, probably worth less to anybody that'd maybe want it, but honestly one of the things I enjoyed drawing most.

Little tree guy with pants.

heheh

[Anonymous No.1734434]

>>1734432
apparently forgot to add in the actual picture

[Anonymous No.1734445]

Also this, which is more just an experiment of an idea of how to do color. The colors were done with colored pencils, but in many tiny curves, about 3/4th of a circle each, rather than coloring homogeneously, and each block having three colors in it instead of one.

The red blocks, for example, had red, orange and purple, all centering around red.

Any thoughts on this style of coloring?

(also, sorry for the awful camera quality)

[Anonymous No.1734452]

>>1734434
that's what you get when you're drawing for fun

[Anonymous No.1734475]

[Anonymous No.1734485]

some guy I'm painting. Didn't get the expression very well. Thoughts ?

[Anonymous No.1734487]

Update

[Anonymous No.1734494]

>>1734485

[Anonymous No.1734495]

what do I need to fix /ic/ ?

[Anonymous No.1734498]

>>1734495
you dripped out of the cancer thread, get back in your cage
nice hand hide coward

[Anonymous No.1734501]

>>1734498

[Anonymous No.1734506]

>>1734431

thanks anon, that's encouraging

[Anonymous No.1734507]

>>1734501
What are those giant claws attached to the wrists?
Get back in the box with the other broken toys

[Anonymous No.1734509]

>>1734507
Thanks for the criticism Anon I will fix the hands.
The claws are a weapon its from Tera.

[Anonymous No.1734513]

>>1734507
>Get back in the box with the other broken toys

oh lord that made me lol

[Anonymous No.1734519]

Sup, guys. I need ur help. Now, im trying to see basic forms in real objects, combine forms, but i did not get. What is my problem? Should i just draw more and more? Will it help me? Or i should learn some theory?

[Anonymous No.1734525]

didn't spend much time on this one really
just trying to learn how to draw horses

[Anonymous No.1734526]

>>1734525
some apocalyptic stuff
advices are welcome

[Anonymous No.1734527]

>>1734519
looks like your working too small, youre not drawing your perspective lines out which makes it difficult to see center planes, which means your drawings are off.
mayb come to my thred.
>>1734383

[Anonymous No.1734542]

The hands are too small, aren't they?

[Anonymous No.1734548]

>>1734542
does this otter have sleeves?

[Anonymous No.1734554]

>>1734548
I'm trying to do something like this with his hands. It's not done yet

[Anonymous No.1734558]

>>1734434
bro trees are the best

[Anonymous No.1734612]

so much to fix

[Anonymous No.1734641]

I call it done

[Conmana No.1734649]

>>1734070

Sketch went from spooky to not spooky wadda hell

>>1734542
Wanannwnanwnannananannanana reee ree ree wannananananana

[Anonymous No.1734650]

>>1734649
Not really from /ic/ but not bad m8

[Anonymous No.1734651]

>>1734649
love your snakes swagger

[Anonymous No.1734654]

>>1734650
are u from redditz or some shit, u fat noob

[Anonymous No.1734656]

What do you guys think of this? It's not complete but I want to hear what other people think.

[Anonymous No.1734686]

It's a rough start, but how do I make it not-shit?

[Anonymous No.1734688]

>>1733668

I like this.

I wanna see a background though.

[Anonymous No.1734693]

>>1734656
Looks like a crazy Tootsie Pop commercial. Neat.

[Anonymous No.1734718]

>>1734409
thanks man, love your piece. especially the purple mountains/river. cant wait to see it finished.

[Anonymous No.1734739]

recently been doing a lot of thumbnails of monsters. This is one from yesterday.

[Anonymous No.1734815]

http://www.reddit.com/r/learnart/comments/26479m/want_high_res_photos_of_authentic_medieval_armor/

Want high res photos of authentic medieval armor and weapons for reference? The Metropolitan Museum of Art has an AWESOME collection and takes hi res pictures of all of their pieces.

>add this to the sticky

[Anonymous No.1734822]

Anyone know a way I can improve my life drawing? I've been having a lot of problems with faces and expressions recently.

[Anonymous No.1734824]

>>1734822
>life drawing


try

drawing from life?

[Anonymous No.1734826]

>>1734822
Forgot to say that I'm not really used to drawing realistically (I tend to draw in a more stylized fashion), but I've felt like it's starting to fall apart recently.

[Anonymous No.1734828]

>>1734822
There's your problem. Stylizing will mask obvious errors for you. Draw realism, or as close as you can come. THEN stylize. Realism should always be the reference in your head, if that makes sense.

[Anonymous No.1734834]

>>1734519

reroll guys. help me, please

[Anonymous No.1734838]

>>1734834
What did you not get? Seeing from your sketches, I think you're already starting to see forms as 3D objects. Just keep at it and you'll get better.
Though overall I think your sphere construction and line confidence is lacking. Try drawing bigger on paper.

[Anonymous No.1734839]

>>1734834
Eh, looks like you have a decent start. Just make sure to keep drawing through the forms, draw more cross-contour lines, and include the centerline. You can also start breaking up the planes.

[Anonymous No.1734843]

>>1734822
Life drawing refers to drawing from a real life reference, you're doing an anatomy study. If you've got problems drawing the face and its features, you should check out the sticky filled with all sorts of fantastic references and the like.

I'll also recommend you read through/practice out of Loomis' "Drawing the Head & Hands", because it will teach you the basics of drawing......... the heads and hands. If you don't feel like you're up to snuff with your construction overall (maybe your "style" involves mostly 2D cartoony character art) then I'll also go ahead and recommend Loomis' "Fun with a Pencil". It may look a bit silly how he draws the characters, but it's very helpful for teaching form, which gives drawings dimension. You can read PDFs of both here: http://www.alexhays.com/loomis/

You also seem to be working digitally, and if you're having problems drawing the proportions or anything of the sort correctly, give the ol' pencil and paper a shot. That's probably a medium you're more used to working with, and you're gonna feel a lot more at home practicing in your sketchbooks like that. Good start anon, you can only improve with lots of practice, so hop to it!

[Anonymous No.1734844]

>>1734828
That's what I hear a lot of, I try to tell people that when they ask me how to draw, too. I dunno, a lot of my poses/faces/forms are starting to feel ultra stale recently; nothing seems to have a lot of life or spice to it and I don't know how to capture that sort of natural rotation or spark; half the time it's just easier to draw stuff flat.

[Anonymous No.1734855]

Probably gonna get assblasted, but I'm a total noob, as in this is my second "drawing" ever. It's actually just a direct trace, but I planned on adding body/facial hair so it can be used as a character reference. Any suggestions for that or the coloring in general, maybe any tips to help me on my way? Besides "Don't trace" of course.

[Anonymous No.1734857]

>>1734855
Don't trace, or learn to draw the body by tracing the forms and learning proper anatomical construction.

[Anonymous No.1734858]

>>1734838
>>1734839

>you're already starting to see forms as 3D objects
>looks like you have a decent start
>Just keep at it and you'll get better
>Just make sure to keep drawing through the forms, draw more cross-contour lines, and include the centerline. You can also start breaking up the planes.

Thanks, guys :3

[Anonymous No.1734865]

>>1734519
just draw what you like and practice all these stuff at the same time.

[Anonymous No.1734889]

"Hans if your shit coffee could be used as fuel we’d have been in Urlab yesterday"

[Anonymous No.1734898]

>>1734857
>>1734855
Yeah, study the muscular skeleton of the human body and you'll be able to draw a person more quickly and accurately, and also it'll help infinitely whenever you're drawing without a model or even when you're drawing something fantastical.

[Anonymous No.1734934]

For some weeks, I've been trying to pull up from my mind warmup enviros painting sketches, everyday, to see if I get my brain started (I'm having a really hard time with this).

Is there some good book about composition? I think I saw one on the sticky long time ago but I can't recall which one was it. I really have trouble with this, everytime someone talks about composition sounds like magic to me.

Help, pic related.

[Anonymous No.1734937]

>>1734934
My eyes are getting drawn to the bottom left yellow part as its color seems the most interesting in a general sea/sky of grey, and as such I'm directed to a pretty boring corner of your warm up painting.

If you want better composition, just consider how a viewer would respond/see your work. If you wanted me to focus on the clouds then giving them the yellow instead of the bottom right would have worked etc.

[Anonymous No.1734939]

>>1734889
feels like it's missing something. like some details to make it look a bit more dirty

adventure time for example does a great job at beautiful landscapes and environmental storytelling

>>1718755

>>1718761

[Anonymous No.1734941]

>>1734934

[Anonymous No.1734952]

>>1734937
I marked in red the flow lines I was trying to get, but sure as hell I'm not doing/getting it right.

Also thank you, and yeah I should probably move that area to some place else or put something there in between. add other points like that over the image.

>>1734941

I see, getting rid of detail and trying to smooth out parts would get me better depth, I would like to not get rid of that yellow area since I like accents but maybe I should move it somewhere else or add parts over other points to get a better read. Thanks!

[Anonymous No.1734954]

>>1734686
couldnt really fix it

[Anonymous No.1734971]

how am i doing?

[Anonymous No.1735022]

Some shit im working on right now
pls don't laugh

[Anonymous No.1735047]

>>1734971
How'd you make that light from the lamps?

[Anonymous No.1735062]

>>1734971
your composition is a bit boring, try to break up all that linear perspective.

[Anonymous No.1735064]

>>1734939
A shame that AT isn't as interesting as the world it presents.

[Anonymous No.1735073]

>>1735064
You do realize that there are episode that are set before and during the mushroom war?(aka. 1000 years in the past).

You sound like someone who has seen 2 or 3 episodes and now thinks he can judge the whole series.

[Anonymous No.1735113]

>>1735073
Yeah, those episodes are pretty sweet. Not a big fan of the rest of the show though.

[Anonymous No.1735129]

Any critique before i call this done?

[Anonymous No.1735136]

>>1735129
How does one sit comfortably on such thing? Have you ever seen a motorcycle with such impractical tires?

[Anonymous No.1735143]

>>1735129
redesign it so it makes sense.

[Anonymous No.1735150]

>>1735136
i agree with this anon.

look at how the bike in akira is iconic and pretty stylized and futuristic while still being practical

[Anonymous No.1735151]

>>1735129
Let me rephrase:p; any critique on the rendering?

[Anonymous No.1735152]

>>1735151
to be honest: i dont like it at all. your lines are wonkey and imprecise. you arent clearly describing forms with them. your first drawing is a good example. a lot of the forms dont look good

[Anonymous No.1735154]

>>1735151
i think your drawing issues are mostly whats pulling down the quality of your work. i would construct the thing in perspective, do a tight drawing that was totally correct, including plotting of shadow etc. also the form of the tires are flat on the sides, which doesnt make any sense for turning, you have to communicate the rounding of them, else they will not be believeable, so in that sense thats both a drawing and rendering mistake. else its a nice approach of doing work, with the material studies, keep going! :)

[Anonymous No.1735175]

>>1735150
I would have thought the rider would sit on it somewhat like pic related.
But yeah, the design is definitely not the best working.
>>1735152 Do you mean the lines in the line drawing? any advice on how to make the forms read better? Im quite new to making exact line drawings, and a total newb at vehicles..

>>1735154
aw i've been practicing perspective perspective fundamentals for the last 3 months.
Its a shame it doesn't show off :(

[Anonymous No.1735181]

>>1735175
3 months is not that long, anon. Shit takes years, decades.

The thing about the sitting what confused me the most was the spike that would be pointing at the belly. Could be handy for when you want an abortion, but it's not very safe. Form follows function, here it didn't.

[Anonymous No.1735188]

>>1735181

decades? nooo no no no. don't scare people with that anon. should definitely not take decades.

[Anonymous No.1735192]

>>1735175
>Do you mean the lines in the line drawing? any advice on how to make the forms read better?

fundamentals. you have to see every object as a 3 dimensional object. you have to be precise in your drawing.
lets take this pic as an example. you see how he describes the forms with lines and how they all make sense and how the heads work as 3 dimensional objects? most of that you want see described like this in the finished pic. however, these forms are implied and it's something you have to look out for.
for example the the shape that attaches to the front wheel(the wholepart) doesn't make sense. it looks weird.

[Anonymous No.1735194]

>>1735192
forgot pic

[Anonymous No.1735252]

Heres what im working on, crits are much appreciated!

[Anonymous No.1735256]

Quick sketch.

Also, something for you guys.

http://www.designerjon.com/refboard/

[Anonymous No.1735260]

>>1735252

fuark thats extremely nice

[Anonymous No.1735263]

>>1735252
Interesting man! I'd bring more colour and light into it. Right now it looks like shitty digital colours, try instead to imagine what the light would be like in real life if you were standing there.

Also you can make somehting more of a focal point. I think if you made the light in the top left a bit less obvious, then put in lots of small artificial lights in the main tents in the center (or center-right) it would look cool.

Anyways, keep working on it man!

[Anonymous No.1735274]

>>1735260
thanks man!
>>1735263
yea indeed, colors were shamelessly slapped on b&w and look super shitty. will do those little light thingies, nice idea! and thx for the quick advice dude!

[Anonymous No.1735332]

>>1735256
What grain filter you use anon? I love this effect. Also, the lines look a little "3D" (these light lines or red/green) how this effect is called?

[Anonymous No.1735488]

somehow i feel like this might actually be a much stronger shot.

obviously i have no idea what i even want to paint.

[Anonymous No.1735525]

>>1735332
If I remember correctly, it was a normal grain filter, which I used on a separate layer. Applied the filter three times, changed the mode to Multiply, and scaled it back to 20%-40% for a strong grain effect. For finished pieces, I don't usually go past 10% though.

For the 3d thing, it's chromatic aberration. Flatten the final image, and select the canvas. On the Red channel (RGB), I stretched the image very slightly. This trick is good for paintings that are meant to have a cinematic feel, or the abberation of light caused by water, and things underwater. There's also other uses, like depicting certain types of explosion and stuff, but that depends on your creativity.

[Anonymous No.1735757]

For a break from serious drawing looked at a random porn image and tried to draw it looking classical / innocent / whatever. Done with photoshop & mouse.

[Anonymous No.1735959]

>>1735047
poligonal lasso tool

>>1735062
i will

[Anonymous No.1736010]

Critiques, please

[Anonymous No.1736014]

Any comments would be appreciated

[anermik No.1736128]

very rough sketch, just wanted to know what you guys thought before i continued.
(suposed to be emerging from a swamp, details not added yet)

[Anonymous No.1738152]

How's big G looking /ic/?

[Anonymous No.1738153]

>>1738152 Forgot the pic...here he is.