DRAW THREAD

[Anonymous No.3385886]

Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others!

Please make sure your posted image is clear, downsized to around 1000 pixels wide, rotated to the correct orientation, and that any unused space is cropped.
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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>fellowBro's books :
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http://posemaniacs.com/

>Photoshop Brushes
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Old thread: >>3376159

[Anonymous No.3385890]

More zombies

[Anonymous No.3385938]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.3385949]

Prob not gonna finish this

[Anonymous No.3385950]

>>3385938
it's cool i dig it

[Anonymous No.3385951]

anyone know how i can make this compositon better? he's supposed to be this worldly life of the party guy.

[Anonymous No.3385955]

>>3385950
thank you!

>>3385951
how about something like that

[Anonymous No.3385958]

>>3385951
Rule of thirds, golden ratio, minimize parallel tangents

[Anonymous No.3386112]

I'll probably fill up this sheet with more vampirey looking people.
>>3385890
cute, nice character design
>>3385938
very cool
>>3385949
you should finish it anon
>>3385951
try shifting party dude to the right. When it comes to composition there are rules but often you just need to play with it a bit

[Anonymous No.3386155]

i drew this dumbass fucking cat and was amazed at how controlled my pencil was

[Anonymous No.3386156]

i feel like I didn't stretch out the front leg enough.

[Anonymous No.3386160]

>>3386112
What do you use for the white highlights?

[Anonymous No.3386172]

>>3386160
my Cum

[Anonymous No.3386174]

>>3386160
prob white pencil, anon

>>3386172
fuck u

[Anonymous No.3386186]

im working on an illustration/painting for my lotr nerd brother, pointers on composition and other things that stand out plz!

[Anonymous No.3386194]

>>3386172
Jokes on you my semen is yellow

[Anonymous No.3386195]

How can I make this more... dynamic? Any suggestions on the composition? I know its flat right now as I've just started but Idk if I should keep her expression the same.

[Anonymous No.3386234]

>>3386186
thats really good linework

[Anonymous No.3386242]

>>3386234
thank you! its the painting part that's going to ruin the whole thing :^//

[Anonymous No.3386307]

>>3386112
I was using an insta photo as ref and she deleted it like half an hour after I started.

[Anonymous No.3386317]

How does this look so far? Any glaring issues? Suggestions?

[Anonymous No.3386387]

Anyone else have trouble finishing artwork?

I get so engrossed in the initial concept but after I get to a certain point I get so sick of it. I get that I put way too many details in it but idk I just have trouble finding motivation to actually finish a piece.

[Anonymous No.3386394]

>>3386387
>Anyone else have trouble finishing artwork?
I could make some adjustments but it's usually just dialogue that gets to me.

[Anonymous No.3386397]

>>3386317
Update before I got to sleep. Need to add more reflections and clean up edges. Anything else?

>>3386387
I struggled with this for a really long time. After a while I realized finishing a piece is a skill in itself that you have to practice. I think a good place to start is making finished, clean line drawings of something relatively simple and build the complexity from there. Another thing that really helps me is doing tons of studies of whatever it is I want to draw/paint beforehand. I try to make sure I know exactly how I want to draw everything before I move on to a final finished piece, that way I don't get stuck in the middle, get bored and give up.

I know I'm still /beg/-tier but I have been able to get into the habit of finishing more pieces and it makes drawing much more fun, so I hope this helps.

[Anonymous No.3386401]

how bad is my style?

[Anonymous No.3386402]

>>3386401
It's not. Keep going.

[Anonymous No.3386404]

>>3386394
Damn you haven't even finished that strip and I'm already depresso
>>3386397
Thanks for the advice anon. I'm still /beg/-tier too lol but at least you offered me some solid perspective
>>3386401
>>>>>>>bad
It's not

[Anonymous No.3386415]

I am loosely following Feng Zhu's just draw video. Heres days 1-3:rocks.

[Anonymous No.3386417]

>>3386415
Pages 3-6 I chose my own subject: Furniture.

[Anonymous No.3386418]

>>3386415
With pages 7-9 I went back to Feng's recommendation, and drew old dead trees.

[Anonymous No.3386419]

>>3386415
>>3386417
>>3386418
These are gorgeous. Gonna check that video out, I've always been fascinated with textures.

[Anonymous No.3386423]

Today I painted this serval! It was pretty fun to do but I really need to branch out from animals. Does anyone else get in those ruts where all you draw is one subject? It used to be women but I've moved on to lots and lots of animals. How do you get out of that kinda rut??

>>3386155
Needless to say, I love this cat! Such beautiful textures!

>>3386417
Both posts are so interesting! The furniture is wild. You're really good at odd perspective stuff. Have you ever drawn cityscapes?? They're my worst nightmare but it seems like you'd be really good at them!

>>3386387
Some advice someone gave me was to "keep pushing the drawing/painting/sculpture till it's broken". So even if you get tired, bored, or start seeing mistakes you can't quit until it's absolutely impossible to do anything else. It was given to me in regards to fine arts but I think it can be applied to illustration work too. So maybe just really really push yourself to completely finish it?? I hope this made any sense. I believe in ya!

[Anonymous No.3386453]

>>3386419
Thank you for the kind words anon.
I would highly recommend you check out decorative painting and Trompe-l'œil stuff if you want to really understand textures. I took a class of decorative painting and my skills to do textures sky rocketed. Pic related are some of my Wood and Marble paintings from the class. And also Dynamic sketching is amazing for textures.

>>3386423
Thank you anon. I spend a bit too long studying perspective and even longer on drawing objects, pretty much my comfort zone. I have done a couple of cityscapes, but I never gone too deep into it. I should really take time and do a proper one, instead of these, that just look like perspective drawing exercises. I usually get bored, due to how long that kind of drawing takes. I kinda proved to my self I can do long drawings with >>3386418 tree on the right, so I should challenge my self to do a proper city.

[Anonymous No.3386457]

>>3386423
Forgot to add, that cat is damn cute. I think the right eye (his/her left) is not aligned with other eye, but I think that is a minor think and its still good.

[Anonymous No.3386462]

For some reason the proportions, of the body, feel wrong, idk if it's just me tho, I can't really seem to be able to fix them
>No, I didn't drew the face frist with the idea of finishing it

[Anonymous No.3386467]

>>3386423
thats one fancy cat, anon. from one cat artist to another - thanks

[Anonymous No.3386479]

>>3386462
How do you know the proportions are wrong when you haven't even drawn them yet?

[Anonymous No.3386495]

>>3385886
OMG! Other people on ic know mobbelle or however you spell her name. I love her stuff

[Anonymous No.3386497]

Trying to find a loose style, think like Arakis sketches

[Anonymous No.3386499]

Pleb with very little drawing expirience, who especially sucks with doing faces here,
Why does the boss look so sad? I meant to make him look serious but he looks like he just executed a bunch of mother base staff after a freak vocal cord parasite outbreak instead...
What subtle changes should i have made besides exiling huey sooner?

[Anonymous No.3386500]

>>3386462
Bicep looks too long and the shoulders seem off based on the size of the head and considering its a girl

[Anonymous No.3386502]

>>3385949
something else i won't finish, happy bday sersh

[Anonymous No.3386510]

>>3386499
Retried it and he looks less sad but still pretty depressed.

[Anonymous No.3386512]

>>3386499
Tried to make him less sad.
Not sure about the result but he looks less autistic now.

[Anonymous No.3386519]

>>3386479
fockin hell
>>3386500
Thx for the feedback dubs-san

[Anonymous No.3386528]

>>3386512
Don't draw the nose nor the lips (especially) with lines

[Anonymous No.3386530]

>>3386528
Fair point about the lips though im pretty happy with how the nose came out given i was basing the style vaguely off of araki circa jojo part 3

[Anonymous No.3386532]

>>3386519
Looks good anon!

[Anonymous No.3386539]

>>3386160
white prismacolor charcoal pencil

[Anonymous No.3386545]

OC from manga I'm working on

[Anonymous No.3386547]

>>3386545
Neat! I like the style

[Anonymous No.3386548]

happy bday sersh

[Anonymous No.3386572]

[Anonymous No.3386577]

>>3386512
Improvement!

[Anonymous No.3386626]

>>3386545
looks cool, i hope you'll post more dude

[Anonymous No.3386644]

>>3386195
coul could make halo more of an upward curve and add a highlight maybe?

[Anonymous No.3386645]

>>3386572
lol he actually puts a face that matches the body

also youre edges need alot of work, everything is blurry to fuck

[Anonymous No.3386707]

>>3386572
blog?

[Anonymous No.3386768]

>>3386645
got any tips for edge control?

[Anonymous No.3386770]

>>3386768
Stop setting your baselayer brushes to 50% opacity.

[Anonymous No.3386773]

any feedback?
trying to do a monochrome painting

[Anonymous No.3386827]

[Anonymous No.3386829]

>>3386827
Wow that's ugly

[Anonymous No.3386831]

40min. sketch. I don't think I'm gonna be continuing on with this. Super generic...

[Anonymous No.3386832]

>>3386831
Pose is stiff AF, no character, perspective is broken.

Tips: Use a line of action for the pose. If it's a proud character, the line of action will be a big curve with the pelvis forward. If they're a dangerous character, they will have a pronounced hunch
Give guns weight. They are not pieces of paper, even pistols are usually quite heavy. If a character is holding a pistol, it should dangle at their sides if they aren't holding it with two hands. If it's a rifle, they should either hold it with two hands or let it dangle on a sling.
Finally, in your piece's perspective, the guy's left foot should be lower ergo closer to the viewer than his right foot.

[Anonymous No.3386839]

>>3386829
How can I improve it before I finish?

[Anonymous No.3386841]

>>3386832

Thanks man. You bring up a lot of good points. I think he's wearing some kind of power armor. That's what I thought when I was drawing him. I'd think that a power armor would give him the ability to hold relatively heavy objects like large guns in his hands with ease (like pieces of paper).

Agree with most of the stuff you said though. Pose is stiff as fuck. No character < absolutely. The left foot thing I don't get. Left foot from our perspective or his? I'm thinking of doing like a hundred of these guys for practice and I'm super thankful for all the critique you gave me.

Aye. I think I need to give more thought to my sketches.

[Anonymous No.3386843]

>>3386841
Regardless of power armor, holding a gun like that just makes him look wonky. Also what's the point of using power armor if you just use standard cal weapons? I have a soldier who uses an exoskeleton and because of its increased strength he carries an LMG instead of an assault rifle because the suit negates the extra weight and recoil.
The foot on the right of the piece should be lower than the foot on the left. That is perspective.
You're better off doing a hundred FACELESS, FEATURELESS ANATOMY POSES than you are generic power armor dudes.

[Anonymous No.3386847]

>>3386839
Hopefully you can just drag the chin back towards the skull and that will fix it.
Rule:
Attractive people's chins, mouths, nose bridges and brows all line up vertically. If those things are moved out, you get ugly chars. Jutting chin = thug, jutting lips = monkeyface, jutting nose bridge = jew, jutting brow = neanderthal. Your piece has a jutting chin.

[Anonymous No.3386849]

>>3386843

Okay dude. U do U. I don't think you really have a future in the entertainment business. Would be nice to see your exosceleton warrior. I agree that I have a ton of work if I really want some nice looking gesture drawings but but... You don't really sound like you know what the fuck you're talking about.

[Anonymous No.3386852]

>>3386849

You know. Like I can hold my shitty guitar in my hand like this with ease...

I dunno why I went this far. Man I love my dog mural...

[Anonymous No.3386854]

>>3386852
that's not you, I took that picture

[Anonymous No.3386857]

>>3386854

Omg. Are you my girlfriend?

[Anonymous No.3386869]

yawn

[Anonymous No.3386875]

>>3386847
Does this look any better?

[Anonymous No.3386879]

[Anonymous No.3386884]

>>3386869

Man. That's actually pretty amazing! Is that gouache or what? You have some great controll over that shit...

[Anonymous No.3386886]

>>3386875

Looks better. Was going to say IMO but I don't think it's really subjective.

[Anonymous No.3386888]

>>3386869
Nice!

[Anonymous No.3386891]

>>3386869
blog please? love it

[Anonymous No.3386895]

>>3386884
Thanks man! It's oil on canvas.
>>3386888
Thank you!
>>3386891
I just have an instagram and a website linked therein. feel free to take a peek
instagram.com/adamjester_art

[Anonymous No.3386900]

>>3386891
>>3386888
>>3386884
nice samefagging

[Anonymous No.3386902]

>>3386831
Gun on the right looks like it’s just a pouch on his leg

[Anonymous No.3386908]

>>3386895
Oh, it's you! I saw your self portrait. No matter what heights I hit my digital work's never fun to look at for me. So really like to see traditional work like these, and admire the people who vie for gallery space, feels like their closer to some sort of ideal take on todays art-making than my cheap digital work, right on.

[Anonymous No.3386913]

>>3386908
here
>>3386900
I can't touch the doubt aimed at me or everyone'll end more unhappy, so
I'm not this artist, at least I can fix the misconception aimed at someone else.

[Anonymous No.3386936]

>>3386495
she was posting in the last thread...

[Anonymous No.3386938]

>>3386900

No. If I see something that's pretty fucking good I'll say it's good.

You must be pretty fucking retarded.

[Anonymous No.3386939]

>>3386938

Oops. Forgot teh image.

[Anonymous No.3386950]

>>3386908
I've definitely been moved by digital pieces as much as I have by traditional ones, but in my own practice, something about the physicality of the paint and the risk is exciting.

I used to try and digitally paint, but I found that I'd restart dozens of times just because it was so easy to do so- I wouldn't lose any canvas or paint if I chose to scrap everything and start again. So in that way, I admire digital artists who are able to restrain that kind of impulse and just work through an image. The best art practice is the one that makes you feel fulfilled.

[Anonymous No.3386964]

>>3386950
I know what you mean, I tried painting traditionally once and you really need to analyze carefully throughout, but you can sort of fling paint at the canvas any which way with digital so your feelings toward that are interesting
And absolutely to that last, really well put

[Anonymous No.3386967]

>>3386773
use fewer colors if you're going for monochrome, like wtf dude

[Anonymous No.3386991]

bored with this

[Anonymous No.3387012]

>>3386991
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>/beg/

[Anonymous No.3387014]

>>3387012
k

[Anonymous No.3387015]

>>3386773
feel like her eyes are too high

[Anonymous No.3387016]

>>3386827
>>3386847
don't listen to this dude he definitely browses pol lmao

[Anonymous No.3387059]

[Anonymous No.3387060]

Doing some character designs based (loosely) on the sikh religion. Rough sketch coming along.

[Anonymous No.3387065]

>>3386832
solid advice.

[Anonymous No.3387075]

>>3386875
Don't listen to >>3386847
Not every character needs to be a flawless beauty, you dumb fuck.

The main thing standing out as incorrect on your piece is the eye placement. The eyelash justting out from behind her nose implies that that eye is a bit higher up perspective wise, but the head-armor piece, nose and lips all imply that it should be lower.

Raise far side edge of eyebrow slightly, delete visible eyelash on far side. It'll stop throwing off the perspective.

Beyond that I have nothing to critique besides maybe the hard edge'd shadow on the side of her nose infront of the eye facing the viewer. Blend dat shit a bit better. You look like someone who is new to painting but spent a lot of time drawing with ink/pen. Am I right about that?

[Anonymous No.3387113]

>>3386967
but that's what i did

[Anonymous No.3387135]

>>3387060
Nice dude, how do you keep your sketches so clean?

[Anonymous No.3387138]

You and I haven't got it.

[Anonymous No.3387141]

>>3387138
the fingers are fucked mate

[Anonymous No.3387143]

>>3387075
>Not every character needs to be a flawless beauty, you dumb fuck.

That seems a little unfair. He was talking to a guy drawing Mercy. Not too much of a stretch to think the artist wants to portray beauty.

[Anonymous No.3387149]

Can I skip practicing in paper and just jump right into a tablet?
My fundamentals are a bit shaky and I cant afford the pens/ paints/ brushes but a friend of mine is willing to let me borrow his old laptop and intuos for practice.
Will I learn slower if I practice my foundations on the digital medium?

[Anonymous No.3387150]

[Anonymous No.3387153]

>>3387135
Dunno. I did ink illustration primarily and drew exclusively in pen for years, guess I just learned to keep it clean. Thanks

[Anonymous No.3387157]

>>3387141
what?

[Anonymous No.3387158]

>>3387143
I suppose. I just feel like "I don't like this" isn't an actual critique. Critique is for skill improvement and pointing out where it's lacking, not subject matter. Maybe the person wanted to give her a stronger jaw than she usually has.

I immensely dislike when a critique is just "I'd do it this way and you did it that way so it's bad"

[Anonymous No.3387163]

>>3387149
I may be wrong because I was a comicker for years before ever touching a tablet but in my experience it helped me improve faster.

Working in digital medium makes mistakes easier/quicker to correct, so you feel more inclined to try different things. That being said, it can become a crutch. I recommend just practicing in both.

[Anonymous No.3387167]

>>3387149
Also
>I can't afford pens/paints/brushes

Draw with a basic pencil or a ballpoint, look for used watercolors at a thriftstore. You don't need expensive art equipment to learn the basics.

[Anonymous No.3387175]

>>3387138
it's cool, i dig it

[Anonymous No.3387180]

>>3387167
I heard its bad for beginners to use ballpoints and pencils as starting tools.
I guess I can also shamelessly ask for my friend's old art supplies and practice at both. thanks for replyin

[Anonymous No.3387185]

gestures. critique

[Anonymous No.3387261]

>>3387180
lol no. How is using the most simple tools of this particular trade bad?

I mean yes, if you're planning to be a concept artist you need to branch out into painting. Definitely don't have to start there though.

[Anonymous No.3387263]

>>3387060
Linework done. Onward to painting maybe.

[Anonymous No.3387266]

>>3386112
some more
>>3386415
>>3386417
>>3386418
is that you naked oats?
>>3386875
yup, but the back of her head still looks off to me
>>3387059
update if you work on this more, looks really cool
>>3387185
push it to the limit, dont worry about contour so much if you are doing gesture

[Anonymous No.3387275]

>>3387266
Nah, I am not him. I have seen him aroud, and he does good stuff. Cool rendering anon.

[Anonymous No.3387283]

>>3387275
if this is yours that hatching is nonsense

[Anonymous No.3387288]

>>3386849
How? Because I said that A: Your pose looks goofy and B: you can't place a foot well?

Show me a soldier holding a gun like yours and I'll retract, but I've never seen such a goofy soldier.

Learn to take a hit, fag.

[Anonymous No.3387290]

>>3387075
It's a painting of Mercy. Mercy is conventionally attractive.

[Anonymous No.3387304]

>>3387283
Yeah, I guess in trying to make it look cool, I just turned it into a mess. Thank you for the feedback anon.

[Anonymous No.3387405]

>>3387275
ah ok. you guys use similar toned paper. I like the look of it a lot

[Anonymous No.3387527]

I actually drew someone wearing something for a change, yay. Face need a bit of work, I know.

[Anonymous No.3387530]

I actually drew someone wearing something for a change, yay. Face need a bit of work, I know.

[Anonymous No.3387568]

>>3386172
Then why isn't it red?

[Anonymous No.3387584]

>>3387530
Hand is broken, shoulders too broad, and thieves' guild armour has sleeves you heathen.

[Anonymous No.3387587]

>>3387584
Yeah, I need to work on hands. About the shoulders aren't you confusing with the shoulderpad? Made sure to make them tiny. And it's not Thieves Guild armor it's Linwe's armor.

[Anonymous No.3387623]

>>3387157
just that stray highlight on the middle finger, the linework is ok.

[Anonymous No.3387636]

>>3387530
I see that you're going for anime style but friendly reminder to only rely on drawing noses to the side if it's a stylistic choice and you actually know how to draw them head on.

Remember, rule of functionality. Two nostrils that look like they actually work. Once you learn that properly, stylize it however you like. Other than that, only advice i'd give is practice figure drawing. You've got a good base to improve from.

[Anonymous No.3387640]

>>3387266
black guy's face looks a bit off to me.

Side profile is incredible, though. Raincoat guy reminds me of Akira for some reason.

[Anonymous No.3387643]

>>3387263
And one other thing to give me a break from linework. Didn't really have a goal with this, was just doodling for practice.

[Anonymous No.3387651]

>>3387636
I actually went with John Buscema's style and took the liberty to not draw the other nostril, which now I see was a mistake. I'll correct it. I usually draw realistic faces but decided to give stylization a try today.

I know I still have a long way to go, and I'll keep practicing figure drawing a lot. Thank you very much for the critique anon! Really appreciate it.

[Anonymous No.3387670]

>>3386827
Features aren’t as feminine as you would expect, but nothing is ideal.
Love it.

[Anonymous No.3387685]

>>3386936
Bullshit. Why would she be on ic, this cancer filled board

[Anonymous No.3387691]

besides cleanup what can I do to this to get it ready to sell on sites like redbubble?

[Anonymous No.3387870]

more petite girls in fighting pose

[Anonymous No.3388006]

>>3387691
you can try getting good

[Anonymous No.3388025]

>>3387870
I'm still /beg/-tier, but just from the observations of my own body, the shin/ankle on the right side look a little wonky. I think the calf muscle and shin bone should be rotated a little inward so that the foot doesn't look like it has a broken ankle.

Then again, what do I know! It's a nice picture regardless.

[Anonymous No.3388079]

>>3387691
learn how typography works. like cmon man who would want that on a shirt it looks like you spent 20 minutes on it max

>>3387870
your attention to realistic details is commendable, but i think you have overdone it on extended foot. there's something vaguely flat footed and monkeylike about it.

>>3387651
see, the nose you drew would be fine if she was in 3/4 angle. it's all about context

[Anonymous No.3388098]

>>3388025
Ye i see what you are saying

>>3388079
There isn't that much detail in the foot. The thing is, because i made them so bony, its shape looks more exagerated

[Anonymous No.3388115]

>>3386195
Your chosen subject is the profile of a video game character's head. And you chose to put it directly in the center. She is facing out of frame. I can't think of a less interesting way to present your subject. You need to have an active goal as for what you're trying to achieve here. No one can tell you how to finish a half-baked digital trace/copy/study.

[Anonymous No.3388121]

>>3386401
Style in what way? Your hatching technique needs refinement. You've outlined your subject in dark pencil. Push your value scale. Consider the grounds-- what is going on in the background? What is creating this contrast between the figure and the background? Give the face context in order to clarify.

[Anonymous No.3388122]

>>3386497
Nice brush work. Loose inking is always fun. What kind of brush are you using?

The texture of the fur is cute, albeit sloppy and perhaps with too thick of lines- and her hair has a nice chunky feel. The face is lost however; it is unclear what emotion you are trying to convey. Her eyeballs, nose, and lips look like they were run over.

[Anonymous No.3388123]

Is everything okay with anatomy here?

[Anonymous No.3388127]

>>3386572
Nice rendering. Very smooth value and color transitions. Obviously you're not done, but here are some pointers:
Her right breast has a chunk missing at the base, where it meets her ribs. Her face is sloppy (less attended to than her torso, clearly).
Most important note is to fix those feet. The bones look broken and misshapen. She looks to be floating, as opposed to transferring her weight through the toes.

[Anonymous No.3388149]

I've been trying to practice drawing heads.
Does anyone have any tips for drawing heads at different angles like looking up or down?

[Anonymous No.3388157]

>>3388149
Studies, my friend. Of the human skull, from life, from pictures, from fleshy heads, from wireframes. Study it. That's the closest you'll ever get to replicating a human head. Don't waste your time like I have for years, toiling in the no mans land referred to as "imagination". Don't sell yourself short of actual references.

[Anonymous No.3388159]

>>3388157

[Anonymous No.3388191]

Kind of a long-shot but is anyone else having issues with their wacom tablets after the windows 10 update? Every time I lift the pen there's a chance my computer will deselect the software, if that makes sense... Like if you have PS up and you click the taskbar at the bottom.

[Anonymous No.3388192]

Okay, I'm done with this. Thank you to everyone that offered critique. And yeah, the composition sucks (a lot more sucks too), but I don't want to spend more time with it. Composition and design in general is something I need to work at.

[Anonymous No.3388197]

>>3388079
>like cmon man who would want that on a shirt it looks like you spent 20 minutes on it max
that's actually true. I just drew it up in sketchbook in under half an hour year or so ago. it was never meant to be a final product. I'm just going through old drawings to see what I can sell to sites.

[Anonymous No.3388211]

>>3388192

[Anonymous No.3388322]

:3

[Anonymous No.3388343]

>>3388322
aww

[Anonymous No.3388346]

>>3388127
ty for the help friend im not working on this anymore but thanks anyways. Also her feet look weird because shes wearing high heels and i never got around to actually painting them

[Anonymous No.3388350]

>>3388192
Maybe this is just personal taste, but for next time use more vivid skin tones. If her whole face looked about as bright and colourful as you made that ear, would've been great.

[Anonymous No.3388651]

>>3388191
yes, it's well documented to fuck up the scrollbars. remove the last security updates and disable windows updates(so it doesn't try to stick it back in when you're afk)

>>3388098
>There isn't that much detail in the foot. The thing is, because i made them so bony, its shape looks more exagerated
idk man, it just looks bad

[Anonymous No.3388727]

>>3385886

[Anonymous No.3388728]

>>3388727
blog?

[Anonymous No.3388814]

I wish I was a cute little asian girl -_-

[Anonymous No.3388830]

>>3388814
is that supposed to look like an a cute little asian girl because it doesn't

[Anonymous No.3388834]

How does this composition look?

Red lines indicate objects that would be added over top of the background (similar to an animated film).

[Anonymous No.3388891]

[Anonymous No.3388971]

>>3388834
this is so undetailed i legitimately don't know what it is

[Anonymous No.3388974]

>>3388834
You are delusional for thinking that anyone else but yourself can understand what you're trying to do here.

[Anonymous No.3388990]

>>3386495
Yeah she's posted in draw threads before. Luv her work.

[Anonymous No.3389170]

>>3387870

another petite girl in a fighting pose

[Anonymous No.3389176]

>>3389170
I dig the dynamic pose. Foreshortening looks good.

Character design is a little boring in my opinion, but that's not really relevant, as we're not critiquing design but skill/technique.

[Anonymous No.3389178]

>>3388834
refine this and come back when it's coherent enough for others to actually give criticism.

I have no idea what it's supposed to be so I can't offer an opinion on it.

[Anonymous No.3389182]

>>3389176

I'm an extremely unoriginal person I admit. I'm acceptable technique wise, but I lack imagination.

Need to watch more cartoons/comics. Study more character design.

[Anonymous No.3389245]

>>3389170
feet look good.

hair could be less labored. and that chunk poking out could perhaps curve down a bit more to aid the shape

[Anonymous No.3389279]

>>3389182
I don't think anyone is unoriginal. It's just tempting to stick to drawing things you know you can make look good, and so designs become uniform and a little boring.

If you find yourself doing this, make a mental note to do something different. I have to do it all the time as I mainly do character designs.
>>3387263
This was yesterday's drawing for me and now i'm retouching on an older thing that's outside of my usual realm of creating.

[Anonymous No.3389315]

thoughts?

[Anonymous No.3389319]

>>3389315
I like it

[Anonymous No.3389323]

Thoughts? Any crit is welcomed

[Anonymous No.3389434]

>>3389245

thanks for the tips. I see what you are saying about the overly worked hair and that gigantic banana hair piece on top of her hair. gonna soften it more.

>>3389279
Yes, a lot people already told me I tend to draw the same thing, in the same style too much. I guess I tend to keep inside my comfort. But you can't improve and expand if you don't go outside your own boundaries.

[Anonymous No.3389500]

>>3388830
She's pretty japanesey. You however, are not easy breezy. In fact, you're a fucking retard.

[Anonymous No.3389507]

>>3389323
the edges around the lips need a bit of work to fit better with the rest of the image. there's a bit of that around the nose too and the nose is a bit indistinct and malformed, the ear also has the edge issue. aside from those little things i think it's well done the aberrant color palette stuff works well.

[Anonymous No.3389546]

>>3389507
Hey, thanks!! I actually caught off the lips one after posting. How about this?

[Anonymous No.3389558]

tfw you cant paint an expression to save your life

[Anonymous No.3389565]

>>3389546
i like everything but the color... Its really hard to focus on it.

[Anonymous No.3389648]

Okay I did this
Generic robot
Generic samurai
I don’t have idea what are they doing and how are they related
I can keep pushing the rendering but I think is a bad idea
I didn’t think about the background before the main subjects
Conclusion
I don’t like it

[Anonymous No.3389668]

>>3389565
it's the values that are the issue imo

[Anonymous No.3390012]

>>3385886
Making a fat gangster because originality is for fegs.

[Anonymous No.3390014]

>>3386519
I see you are a fan of Jimmy Yin.

[Anonymous No.3390205]

Never properly sketched head proportions on a perspective.

How does it look?

[Anonymous No.3390239]

>>3390205
it looks like it belongs in the beginner thread

[Anonymous No.3390253]

>>3386773

[Anonymous No.3390278]

man, drawing with the left hand is hard

[Anonymous No.3390503]

Wanna ink this but probably biting off more than I can chew, there’s a lot of metal ornaments around the top I haven’t drawn either.
folds on the sleeve feel wrong too, will need to ref that

[Anonymous No.3390754]

No idea how to connect skull with body tho

[Anonymous No.3390762]

took me way to long to finish the drawing, does anything stick out or are there some parts where im literally blind??

[Anonymous No.3390765]

>>3390762
whoopssss

[Anonymous No.3390783]

>>3390754

[Anonymous No.3390793]

>>3388322

[Anonymous No.3390803]

This was my start to my new bulletin board at school today

[Anonymous No.3390837]

>>3390754
have black or some other dark value color fade into the skintone, with the same shape as the neck already is?

[Anonymous No.3390865]

Right shoulder is kinda off

[Anonymous No.3390876]

>>3387263
attempting to paint this shit in greyscale. I am not good with values, any suggestions welcome.

[Anonymous No.3390912]

>>3390876
toned the values down a bit. People always tell me to push values but I feel like this looks better. Dunno.

[Anonymous No.3390921]

>>3390865
some adjustments

[Anonymous No.3390974]

[Anonymous No.3391096]

I'm having serious trouble with this one, any help welcomed.

[Anonymous No.3391338]

>>3391096
Just one man's opinion,
But I think its helpful to use a complimentary color scheme. you have a yellow light so I made the shadows purpley. And in most cases Make sure you are using a full value range. Establish a darkest dark and a lightest light at some point while you are laying things in.

[Anonymous No.3391367]

>>3391338
>Make sure you are using a full value range. Establish a darkest dark and a lightest light at some point while you are laying things in.

What do you mean by this? Doesn't a full value range just mean that the darkest dark is black and the lightest light is white?

How do you use a full value range + also establish a darkest dark and a lightest light (that is not black and white respectively)?

[Anonymous No.3391376]

>>3389315
cool

[Anonymous No.3391379]

>>3389500
Her eyelids are too thin to be asian, they look western, and her lips are also too full

[Anonymous No.3391380]

>>3390205
looks like you drew a face on a roll of paper towels. you gotta study a lot more and would be better served in the /beg/ thread

[Anonymous No.3391381]

>>3390253
I dig this

[Anonymous No.3391382]

>>3389315
all i can hear when i see this
>"In this world, is the destiney of mankind controlled by some trancidental entity or law..."
>waiting so long by the silver fins starts playing
nice drawing though

[Anonymous No.3391463]

>>3391367
well, If you want to do something low contrast go ahead. It is just a lot harder to give things form that way in my experience. My skill level has yet to get there. But if you want low contrast maybe use a lighter background. And if its just white and black you want to avoid, just get really close. I think the form in your piece is good. It just lacked contrast, imo

[Anonymous No.3391487]

>>3391463
I'm not the anon who posted the picture. I just want to know what you meant when you said

>Make sure you are using a full value range. Establish a darkest dark and a lightest light at some point while you are laying things in.

Working in a full value range (as far as I know) means that white is the lightest light and black is the darkest dark. So what do you mean by establishing a darkest dark and a lightest light, if it's not simply just black and white?

[Anonymous No.3391489]

>>3391487
establish as in paint, not establish as in work out what they are

[Anonymous No.3391492]

[Anonymous No.3391496]

>>3391489
Thanks, short circuited my brain there

[Anonymous No.3391497]

>>3391492
nice detail

[Anonymous No.3391517]

>>3391487
>>3391489
Yeah, sorry. Paint in your most extreme values.

Like, okay I am going to make this highlight a very light value yellow. Now I can not go lighter than this value, and Likewise for the very darkest shadow even if it is not full black or white.

It is so that you restrain yourself, but also decide on a full range so you dont get stuck painting in midtones.

[Anonymous No.3391732]

idk

[Anonymous No.3391745]

>>3391732
too bad you can't draw because the painting is fairly pleasing in an outre kinda way.

[Anonymous No.3391750]

>>3391745
thanks my mom thinks i'm a talentless fag too

[Anonymous No.3391943]

>>3386895
Hey man, wondering if it would be cool if I contacted you and asked some questions about your development as an artist?

[Progressanon No.3392028]

Any critics before I go further ?

[Anonymous No.3392034]

>>3391943
sure, shoot me a dm on insta

[Anonymous No.3392052]

I'm sorry, I know it's not a drawing but nonetheless I need your help to improve composition(even though it's simplistic). This is blockout of 3d scene which should showcase my knight character. I like top left piece the most but still feel like it could be improved how I can't figure out yet.

[Anonymous No.3392078]

Continuing work on my bulletin board at school

[Anonymous No.3392261]

[Anonymous No.3392293]

>>3392052
they've all got really bad tangents, bad composition, and the perspective/proportions don't seem to match for any of the 3d parts with the picture.

[Anonymous No.3392318]

>>3392028
is the red line all her clothing? cause if you nip in her waist according to that line, she'll have no organs.
proportions in general are off around the leg area. knee/calf is too low down and thigh too long.
you chickenscratch like a mad(wo)man
hand on hip has bone poking out the wrong way, see pic. also get ref for hand on hip, there are more graceful ways to put a hand there
thigh gap is too big and also weird

[Anonymous No.3392382]

>>3392078
>/beg/

[Anonymous No.3392548]

A quick sketch that I should finish

[Anonymous No.3392593]

PLEASE AID THANKS

[Anonymous No.3392712]

Is this design working? She's supposed to be a desert nomad.

[Anonymous No.3392715]

>>3392712
i suppose, desert people normal cover up though, so they don't die of sun stroke

[Anonymous No.3392735]

>>3392715
You're right, I should've done research and looked at reference before jumping into it. I go too excited. Every website says not to wear shorts.

[Anonymous No.3392863]

[Anonymous No.3392877]

>>3392735
i think people will forgive because it's cute, maybe she sometimes wears some kind of cloak, her oversized gloves could fit nicely into a different silhouette, so perhaps when you first see her she looks like some kind of jawa/sand person thing, and then a cute girl jumps out when the action starts.

[Anonymous No.3392880]

Any critiques at this stage would be most appreciated.

[Anonymous No.3392881]

>>3392880
Bland and characterless

[Anonymous No.3392882]

>>3392880
her left arm seems to have been attached backwards at the shoulder. the detail level is inconsistent, idk if you'll fix that later, but the face has got a real 'painted this part at a different level of zoom than everything else' look

[Anonymous No.3392887]

>>3392882
yes, you're correct on everything.

>>3392881
I know, it's a quick practice piece so no thought when into its interestingness, but i see it makes it a glaring problem.

[Anonymous No.3392888]

>>3392882
yes, you're correct on everything. the anatomy/pose is by imagination, and i clearly don't know what a lifted arm is supposed to look like.

>>3392881
I know, it's a quick practice piece so no thought when into its interestingness, but i see it makes it a glaring problem.

[Anonymous No.3392891]

I really polished a turd this time. Really hate how this one turned out. The pose, the armor... Nothing works. Fuck. Hours wasted.

[Anonymous No.3392899]

>>3386879
Hey, I think I remember you. Did you ever draw something like Korra wearing a skin tight blue outfit?

[Anonymous No.3392900]

>>3392891
you need to take it into the 3rd dimension dog, this is almost medieval in it's treatment of space and it contributes a lot to the articulation looking all funny. aside from that some of the details work quite well and the proportions are pretty good, the anatomy is so-so and there are parts which show you need to do more life drawing and in particular more gestural quick drawings, so you learn how to have the forms flow into each other better.

[Anonymous No.3392911]

>>3392900
Sorry if it's a silly question but what you mean by "take it into the 3rd dimension"? English is not my native language, sorry. Other than that, I hear you. I'll dedicate some time for quick gestures drawings. Also appreciate the few good points you mentioned, thank you very much!

[Anonymous No.3392916]

>>3390912
it doesn't look better

[Anonymous No.3392925]

>>3392891
>>>/beg/

[Anonymous No.3392952]

you need a bigger canvas.

[Anonymous No.3393020]

>>3392293
Yes I see, you're right. Probably it's better to do simple gradient-like background. I think I'm going to pick up drawing to git gut.

[Anonymous No.3393267]

>>3392712
would also recommend having the headdress cover back of her head so her neck doesn't get burnt. are those goggles for sun, or for some other utility? kind of a desert rey vibe but more circusy.

[Anonymous No.3393379]

>>3393267
They're for sand/wind and sun cause she rides a big ratite/ dinosaur like creature.
>>3392877
Thanks for the help, think I'm going to try this idea.

[Anonymous No.3393409]

>>3393267
Also the Rey thing makes sense because Iain mccaig is one of my favorite artists so maybe that subconsciously influenced it to look starwarsy.

[Anonymous No.3393942]

Self taught. Squandered my time and went to school for accounting. Regretting it everyday as I watch everyone pursue their dreams while I can barely squeeze in a drawing.

First time posting here too. Everyone else is miles ahead of me. How do I improve without school?

[Anonymous No.3393961]

>>3391338
thanks, I will use this

[Anonymous No.3393969]

>>3393942
practice as much as you possibly can

[Anonymous No.3393991]

>>3393942
>>>/sticky/ and >>>/beg/

[Anonymous No.3394217]

WIP for this weekend hopefully

[Anonymous No.3394703]

>>3385886
Attempting to draw my player character in a D&D game I’m playing. It’s intentionally cartoony but it’s still seems bad to me so roast away.

[Anonymous No.3394710]

>>3394703
your line quality is trash and those eyes are garbage

[Anonymous No.3394712]

>>3385886
Trues drawing art for a D&D character I’m playing. It’s intentionally cartoony but it feels off to me. Roast away drawfriends.

[Anonymous No.3394720]

>>3394710
Noted. My eyes need a fuckton of work and still working on breaking a habit of chicken scratching. Got any good places to learn good eye drawing?

[old op No.3394728]

SOMEBODY HELP I HATE THIS REFFFF!

[Anonymous No.3394752]

>>3386418
explain the background parts to me

what are they for

[Anonymous No.3394765]

>>3394720
its a cartoon, just pick a style you like and work from there
sometimes just changing where they sit is enough to make them look decent

[Anonymous No.3394871]

>>3394752
It is a carry over from Dynamic Sketching(pic related). Sometimes it is about making the shapes pop out, sometimes to just add some coolness factor. Peter Han talks about it in Week 5 of Dynamic Sketching, if I remember right.

[Anonymous No.3394937]

Please rate my abstract painting.

[Anonymous No.3394941]

>>3394728
>>>/beg/

[Anonymous No.3394946]

>>3394937
too dark but still great tho

[Anonymous No.3395005]

I wanted to share

[Anonymous No.3395024]

>>3392261
I like it, but her right tit too high. I like her skin

[Anonymous No.3395043]

>>3393942
look on the bright side anon, at least you are employable. fuck knows i'm not
i like your tit roach. are you a mignola/frazetta fan?

[Anonymous No.3395058]

>>3392261
looking forward to seeing what you do with this

[Anonymous No.3395146]

>>3395058
Thanks but I'm not sure that it'll be good

>>3395024
Yeah I noticed it. Will fix/redraw whole chest later

[Anonymous No.3395350]

something for a kids book, thoughts?
texture brushes are my crutch

[Anonymous No.3395434]

weird sketch for tonight

[Anonymous No.3395439]

>>3392382
Dude this is better than 80% of the shit posted here

[Anonymous No.3395449]

[Anonymous No.3395453]

>>3395350
it doesn't make sense to have the waves be out of focus but things like the tentacle in the front be sharp and some other inconsistencies like that. I think the composition is weak in that it leads me right to the eyes but then I have no idea what. And the thing looks friendly since it has hentai heart eyes. The way the tentacles are around the ship too I have no idea what the actual mood or presentation of the story is at this time. I'm sure it's supposed to be hitting a certain emotional plot point so the colors should reflect that.

Ryan Lang's Art of Color and Light is a good course. It's about color and light but also for production and how they affect story. If you were to illustrate scenes from Red Riding Hood you would have the colors mirror what you want the reader to feel.

[Anonymous No.3395459]

>>3395434
I like your color choices!

[Anonymous No.3395546]

I draw lots of naked women, but I can’t draw porn- a novel by me

[Anonymous No.3395560]

I started this a while ago and have no motivation to finish it.

[Anonymous No.3395580]

>>3395043
Hmm. Can't say that I am. My parents kept me away from cool artists growing up, so I don't have any diverse influences and knowledge of artists.

I dig a lot of Esao Andrews and Takato Yamamoto, though. Thanks for the kind words, anon!

[Anonymous No.3396092]

>>3394871
Such clean lines, wish I could do that

[Anonymous No.3396115]

Ive been working on this, its my backup plan for an illustration contest i got in, im on a fucking crysis because the theme is foxes and shamans but i dont get great ideas for the illustration and im a newb.

[Anonymous No.3396121]

>>3396115
smug wolf

[Anonymous No.3396199]

>>3396092
know Dynamic Sketching, especially the repeating line exercises are a meme these days, but they did help me with making clean lines. I would also recommend just doing direct observational drawings with a a pen, focusing on clean lines.

[Anonymous No.3396204]

>>3396092
I know Dynamic Sketching, especially the repeating line exercises are a meme these days, but they did help me with making clean lines. I would also recommend just doing direct observational drawings with a pen, focusing on clean lines.

[Anonymous No.3396210]

What is the best way to indicate (in character design) that a character is a cyborg while still making them look 100% human?

[Anonymous No.3396224]

>>3396210
Clothing? Accessories? How their eyes are drawn?

[Anonymous No.3396226]

>>3396210
100% human as in, they can't even have quirks such as unusual eyes or cutlines? In that case it's basically impossible.

[Anonymous No.3396229]

>>3396226
Well, unusual eyes would be fine. Shiny grey? Maybe subtle as fuck skin seams somewhere too.

[Anonymous No.3396337]

I got inspired by modernist photographers and tried some weird compositions. Some people manage to identify the moon without help, but some don't. Critiques?

>>3395350
I use quite a lot of textured brushes, but making textures yourself is super easy and fun. You should try it sometime.

[Anonymous No.3396346]

>>3395439
Lol no it’s not

[Anonymous No.3396347]

>>3395453
I think the waves look out of focus because the brush for the spray and white water is too soft.

[Anonymous No.3396455]

trying to pursue a more realistic style as opposed to.. anime, kinda sick of drawing it lol
doodled some blue girl to play around with it

[Anonymous No.3396473]

Advices? Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.3396474]

>>3396455
LOVE those skintones but that spine is way too bent for such an otherwise casual pose

[Anonymous No.3396479]

Just portrait of Anzu

[Anonymous No.3396564]

Drawing of my cousin from observation

https://www.instagram.com/matt_gaglione_art/

[Anonymous No.3396579]

>>3396479
nice

[Anonymous No.3396682]

[Anonymous No.3396708]

[Anonymous No.3396941]

[Anonymous No.3397045]

>>3396708
You can't put off fixing the neck any longer, man.

[Anonymous No.3397084]

>>3397045
It's best that I could come up with. Idea that neck is like half transparent and neck bones is visible

[Anonymous No.3397088]

>>3397084
maybe if the skull was more ethereal, or more flooded out but the backlight, or there was just more cloudy stuff up there.

[Anonymous No.3397110]

is the guy/gal who posted this still around? if you are, could you please share what brush you used for the lines here? it's a great looking piece.

>>3385955
>>3385958
>>3386112
thanks all, i'll give it a try

[Anonymous No.3397144]

>>3396474
ahh thank u thank
I really enjoy exaggerating the spine but ur right.. I need to pull it back sometimes..

[Anonymous No.3397254]

Got to the stage where I was going to add a door, windows, details and shit. Then just got tired and didn't do any more, hahaha. But it was still fun. What do you think?

[Anonymous No.3397516]

>>3397254
it's cool for what it is. you could maybe do more with the bordering plants, though.

[Anonymous No.3397542]

>>3396564
This is good. Did she sit still during the entire drawing?

[Anonymous No.3397551]

>>3388192
grab the the face and rotate it inwards a bit.

[Anonymous No.3397673]

any Opinions ?

[Anonymous No.3397693]

>>3397542
Thanks! And no, I don't think anyone except a paid model would have the patience for that. She moved about as much as anyone would while sitting and talking.

She was curious about how I was able to draw things and people from a different angle than I could see them, especially if they moved around. I placed her in the drawing (based on my horizon and vanishing points) and got a general sense of her lighting in about ~25 minutes to a half hour while we talked with the family.

I finished the background and rendering afterwards, based on what I knew about the room's objects and lighting.

[Anonymous No.3397806]

>>3397673
truckin' on

[Anonymous No.3398045]

Just started this one
any thoughts?

[Anonymous No.3398576]

what

[Anonymous No.3398579]

>>3398576
oh I managed to post before finishing text

WHAT is the worst thing about this right now? I'm making a comic and roughing out some of the panels. I'm aware of how scratchy and uncertain the lines are but aside from that what stands out as glaringly bad?

[Anonymous No.3398874]

>>3396564
Are you a regular here? Do you know any other good art communities besides /ic/?

did this two days ago. it's my dog in front of the fireplace, from life.

[Anonymous No.3399096]

feeling happy with this. Thinking I'll tighten up the hands, feet and a little more texture work before I'm done..

[Anonymous No.3399186]

grinded a bit more on this today. Another hour

help/crit?

[Anonymous No.3399196]

>>3398045

Little update

[Anonymous No.3399376]

>>3399096
stop turd polishing

[Anonymous No.3399379]

>>3396682
I like where you're headed but think you need to workshop the pose. Not seeing her left foot and arm makes for a rather awkward pose/composition.

[Anonymous No.3399410]

>>3399376
elaborate?

[Anonymous No.3399431]

>>3399410
stop polishing a turd

[Anonymous No.3399447]

>>3399431
anatomy or pose? guessing both? it doesn't help to just keep repeating 'stop polishing a turd'

why so serious?

[Anonymous No.3399776]

>>3385886

NEW THREAD
>>3399774
>>3399774
>>3399774