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[Anonymous No.3916832]

DRAW THREAD

Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others! don't take anything personal!

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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Be kind and give as much advice as pictures you post.

Previous Thread: >>3890525

[Anonymous No.3916849]

help

[Anonymous No.3916851]

[Anonymous No.3916854]

[Anonymous No.3916859]

>>3916849
Dude, you can't even trace properly.
>>3916851
You're so amazing,ha.

[Anonymous No.3916862]

could use a critique on this. I was trying to add texture.

[Anonymous No.3916870]

>>3916859
i didnt trace :(

[Anonymous No.3916895]

I really need to come up with an idea for the background... something to do with witchcraft, maybe a cabin ?

[Anonymous No.3916906]

>>3916895
Ah yes, the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about witchcraft is their cabins.

[Anonymous No.3916916]

>>3916906
What do you think of ?

[Anonymous No.3916953]

>>3916895
should have planned it before, dumbass

[Anonymous No.3916958]

[Anonymous No.3916979]

>>3916953
Started it spontaneously because I need to catch up on college work, this isn’t really a personal piece. You’re still right though

[Anonymous No.3916998]

>>3916832
Nice OP artwork, lots of soul

>>3916958
Based and Saladinpilled

[Anonymous No.3917003]

[Anonymous No.3917030]

>>3917003
This is so cool

[Anonymous No.3917043]

I’m feeling awfully close to quitting art because I’m making no progress... I feel like I backtrack with every drawing I make.

[Anonymous No.3917047]

>>3916862
I don't really have any critique to give, just wanted to say you have a very good understanding of monochrome values.

[Anonymous No.3917074]

I can't decide if I want regular feet or hooves.

[Anonymous No.3917079]

>>3917043
Don’t quit ! Just stop seeing art like such a chore, enjoy the journey of improving.
>>3917074
Go for hooves

[Anonymous No.3917083]

>>3916916
Symbols/runes, alchemy, dark arts, things that are twisted yet beautiful. Your picture it looks a bit barbaric. So same concepts like symbols and alchemy but different savage setting.
>>3917043
Maybe take a break? Or redraw an old piece to compare and see improvement.
>>3917074
Maybe both. Like cats/dogs feet they have that higher nail. Stick hoofs on that imp and give her a big toe lol

[Anonymous No.3917091]

>>3917047
Thank you! I've been doing just that for a few weeks. Gotta train myself to do color now.

[Anonymous No.3917127]

>>3917083
Ahh yes, your imagery sounds so nice. I want to try do that, but I’m drawing the witch based off the Russian Baba Yaga- I’m drawing a “beautiful” version of her but still trying to keep her main elements

[Anonymous No.3917128]

I wanted to draw a really bratty looking face for her

[Anonymous No.3917157]

>>3917128
She's smuggling some ceramic bowls under her top huh.

[Anonymous No.3917176]

>>3917157
You can’t tell anyone

[Anonymous No.3917182]

>>3917128
I think it would benefit from a more consistent light source. The whole thing is sort of in uncanny valley. Its not totally flat but at the same time the lighting isnt believable. The face/hair says its from the front/above but the rest of the pose looks like its from the side. The rendering isn't bad you just need to apply it correctly.

[Anonymous No.3917187]

>>3917176
Her secret ceramics are safe with me.

[Anonymous No.3917350]

[Anonymous No.3917358]

I draw for fun, so I've never really gotten genuine critique. Definitely shows. Not sure if I want to spend more time on this sketch.

[Anonymous No.3917503]

>>3917182
I completely agree, I really need to stop being half assed with the lighting. I’ll try to improve it with my next piece, thank you

[Anonymous No.3917555]

[Anonymous No.3917565]

>>3917350
Values are amazing but you need to turn the fade off with your brushes. DOn't be afraid of hard edges. Esp with eyes, eyes have some very crisp parts that bring them to life but you've blurred yours. Really like the lips and jacket, nose needs work.

[Anonymous No.3917771]

[Anonymous No.3917796]

>>3917030
Thank You, I appreciate that.

[Anonymous No.3917821]

btw she's holding a gun.

[Anonymous No.3917822]

>>3917358
what is it? I cant even tell

[Anonymous No.3918017]

These aren't final by any means, just working through designs. What one do you like best? All and any c&c deeply appreciated as well

[Anonymous No.3918018]

>>3917821
no, she's not, draw the gun then fold the hands around it.

[Anonymous No.3918019]

>>3918017
make a fluffy one. or ill get angry

[Anonymous No.3918060]

>>3917003
I can see a plot unveil from that drawing

[Anonymous No.3918065]

>>3917074
Blog?

[Anonymous No.3918069]

>>3918017
that there is real noice mate

[Anonymous No.3918087]

>>3917822
It's just an abstract sketch for practice.

[Anonymous No.3918133]

>>3918017
2

[Anonymous No.3918141]

experimenting with 3 light sources... any feedback or advice on the green light?

[Anonymous No.3918162]

>>3918018
Also, thank you for pointing that out.i'll clean up the gun if theres any tips on outlining guns that'll help too. this is a commission so i've never seen this gun before so i'm trying to understand it.

[Anonymous No.3918272]

Finally finished my Antgolin sheet!

[Anonymous No.3918276]

>>3918272
neat thumbnail but the image is so fucking massive it refuses to load for me. is it some sort of tree?

[Anonymous No.3918325]

>>3918276
its a giant anteater

[Anonymous No.3918329]

>>3918017
blog?

[Anonymous No.3918342]

>>3918065
I'm @vshtone on Twitter and Instagram. Haven't posted much on Twitter yet though and Instagram is barren until I can figure out how to avoid the forced compression on uploads.

[Anonymous No.3918460]

[Anonymous No.3918495]

Crit please. The pose seems very wonky.

[Anonymous No.3918621]

kill me

[Anonymous No.3918622]

>>3918495
the legs say 'running' but the body says 'standing'
looks tight otherwise

[Anonymous No.3918625]

>>3918141
I didn't notice it right away but the green over the eye looks a little off. Seems like it's showing a flat plane at an odd angle.

[Anonymous No.3918627]

>>3918621
oh, the eyes are actually fucked up like that in the org reference

[Anonymous No.3918661]

>>3916832
idk what ive made, but it defina took more time than it was worth

[Anonymous No.3918695]

>>3918661
anyone got any tips on how to fix this?

[Anonymous No.3918711]

>>3918661
>>3918695
First of all you need to make a focal point where you place most of the detail and contrast. This is like the most elemental thing that makes environments look interesting.
Second thing is that if these green things are actually glowing they should cast light on other parts of environment. Right now only the air around them picks up their light.

[Anonymous No.3918748]

>>3916832
Underground lake city concept for DnD

[Anonymous No.3918867]

>>3918661
ive noticed that i draw way more closer to exams ;/ anyway tried to draw my gf again, hope to be able to turn this in for a school project

>>3918711
>focal point
i guess the tree fit that discription, but that pretty boring, so ill see.
gonna try to do some of that light for the stones. tnx ;)

[Anonymous No.3919006]

>>3917350
>>3917771
blog?

[Anonymous No.3919010]

>>3916832
portrait of a malignant narcissist. cant decide if the scratchy style is too unfinished to be liked by anyone but me.

[Anonymous No.3919012]

>>3919010
ah shit. sideways.

[Anonymous No.3919022]

[Anonymous No.3919098]

>>3919006
https://www.instagram.com/supafelep/

[RinguthDinguth No.3919148]

>>3916849
hold mah weave, I'm goin' in

[Anonymous No.3919152]

>>3916895
this is your best one yet :)

[Anonymous No.3919160]

>>3916851
nasty

[RinguthDinguth No.3919162]

>>3918495

[Anonymous No.3919173]

>>3918019
>>3918069
>>3918133
thank you familia
>>3918329
I post mostly on my twitter these days, you can follow me here
https://twitter.com/Quiet_Deity?lang=en

[Anonymous No.3919318]

[Anonymous No.3919330]

>>3919173
You are my favourite anon.

[Anonymous No.3919342]

Sry for resolution

[Anonymous No.3919411]

>>3918622
gotcha, thanks senpai
>>3919162
Ah I see what you mean about going in two different directions. Very helpful red line, thank you!

[Anonymous No.3919511]

Finally finished this, so glad to move on

[Anonymous No.3919703]

>>3919511
I fucking LOVE THIS, thank you for making this, it’s actually beautiful. Really want to be able to render backgrounds like this some day

[Anonymous No.3919712]

>>3919152
You really think so ? :) thanks, anon ! I’ve worked on it some more

[Anonymous No.3919728]

>>3917821
Looks more like she's holding a guitar. You have two options here where you could either fold the hands around the gun like the other dude said OR replace it with a guitar. Possibly some mixture between a guitar and a gun

[Anonymous No.3919749]

45 min study

[Anonymous No.3919765]

>>3918162
>>3919728
this was the update on it.
I'm still trying to figure out objects touching other objects

[Anonymous No.3919781]

>>3919749
I really like this

[Anonymous No.3919801]

>>3916862
maybe enhance your forehead wrinkles and continue to develop your values but I think you're on the right track here, I like
>>3917074
hooves would fit better imo, also one boob looks far bigger than the other. I'd work on that first.
>>3918162
Harden those brushes, good start.
>>3918162
Your perspective feels off. I might be wrong but it feels like it's curving away from the right side of the screen.
>>3919749
assuming you're copying a photo I think you're getting the basic idea. I'd work on brush strokes and fleshing things out more, it's a bit blobby. Not sure if that's useful.

I'm practicing more with avoiding blending with soft edges and smudges, anyone have any advice for what I've got so far?

[Anonymous No.3919818]

>>3919801
You’re doing well

[Anonymous No.3919825]

[Anonymous No.3919845]

[Anonymous No.3919875]

>>3919845
Ruin ? That’s cool

[Anonymous No.3919938]

>>3919703
Thanks anon! Keep working on it, everyone starts out fresh at some point

[Anonymous No.3920048]

First time practicing using multiple references for the same image

[Anonymous No.3920089]

>>3920048
Actually looks really good, well done

I’m slowly working through this

[Anonymous No.3920123]

In gonna play with the colors and I think I need to stylize the nose differently but I think I found the right proportions to use Loomis as a base for 80s hand drawn anime.

[Anonymous No.3920130]

>>3919511
Fucking love it.

[Anonymous No.3920137]

>>3919749
You're not colour picking, aren't you anon?

[Anonymous No.3920142]

>>3919845
That's badass

[Anonymous No.3920144]

>>3917074
Always regular feet. I'm reading this book right now about sexual attraction. Universally feet are in the top 5 body parts that men like to look at. You might think foot fetishes are weird but it's an undeniable fact in every culture, even gay men like feet. Don't ruin your beautiful character with furry hooves.

[Anonymous No.3920146]

>>3920144
U sound a bit weird mate

[Anonymous No.3920161]

>>3920146
Go fuck your mother.

[Anonymous No.3920168]

>>3920137
No, this is the reference I found in another thread

[Anonymous No.3920277]

[RinguthDinguth No.3920320]

>>3919411
you got this Anon, I cant wait to see the next draft!

[Anonymous No.3920615]

>>3918867
Gonna try to make this more interesting

[Anonymous No.3920619]

>>3920615
It looks good

[Anonymous No.3920641]

>>3916832

[Anonymous No.3920711]

>>3920277
Anon, that has no resemblence with anything, what do you expect us to say?

[Anonymous No.3920713]

really trying here

[Anonymous No.3920716]

>>3920713
Definitely interesting but what stands out immediately to me is that it's not geometrically perfect and with this style of architecture that's kind of the point. It's like the Parthenon. The columns all have to be perfectly straight and parallel and in perspective. All the rows of bricks, the arches. It really has to be perfect so next time you do one of these, perfect the sketch before you start laying in the shading.

[Anonymous No.3920717]

>>3920615
Did you start out with a Loomis head? It looks really good.

[Anonymous No.3920721]

>>3920713
>2448x3060
read the op.

[Anonymous No.3920955]

[Anonymous No.3921059]

>>3920955
wow nice man. I like the way you block in values

[Anonymous No.3921074]

its so late and i have work early but i just want to stay up and draw

[Anonymous No.3921088]

>>3920955
oof

[Anonymous No.3921127]

>>3920955
teach me senpai

[Anonymous No.3921131]

>>3919330
Thanks anon, thats really nice

[Nosebro No.3921153]

>>3920123
https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cqhiegZKRw

[Anonymous No.3921170]

Portrait study. I picked a reference with lighting that I tend to struggle with. Managing value balance is something I'm currently working on. I'll post the reference.

[Anonymous No.3921172]

>>3921170

[Anonymous No.3921178]

Also experimented with a brush, which was really fun. I use a Microsoft store app called Concepts and it's the most fun I've had digitally drawing. I'm not one to remark on traditional stuff, because I really don't draw traditionally, but this app sells the nicest pencil/pastel tools I've tried. What blows my mind is that it's a vector-based program. I can work in and export stupidly high resolution on a standard powered modern laptop (8gb ram, i5 processor). Like 300dpi at billboard dimensions. I'm not pulling your fucking leg.

[Anonymous No.3921183]

>>3921178
I want to elaborate on how weird this brush is. All those thin sharp lines and broad background strokes were with the same brush and size. The main control was pen tilt. It was pretty finicky though, using something that was so wildly sensitive to tilt, and I'm not sure it's entirely practical to rely exclusively on this one brush for a drawing, but it was a lot of fun.

[Anonymous No.3921441]

I'm wondering if all the textures are a bit too much. readability is key here. but it still has too look nice if i want to use it as a portfolio piece

[Anonymous No.3921444]

>>3921153
>https://screencast-o-matic.com/watch/cqhiegZKRw

wow thank you for such an in depth breakdown. i didnt realize that about the eye. ill give it another go tonight!

[Anonymous No.3921458]

>>3921441
well the art looks cool as fuck. Go easier on they vignette and it'll read well.

[Anonymous No.3921468]

[Anonymous No.3921558]

>>3921441
I fuckin love it

[Anonymous No.3921562]

>>3921441
There is way too much noise. You are showing off your design it's not an illustration. Watch Feng Zhu's video where he designs a dragon, he shows his process of making stuff presentable like a pro.

[Anonymous No.3921563]

>>3921170
you need to work on value, form and using more hard edges.

[Anonymous No.3921636]

oof

[Anonymous No.3921750]

>>3919801
>>3919728
thoughts?Doing more clean up also the gun is this
>>3918162

[Anonymous No.3921766]

>>3921750
The positions of the hands look more appropriate for a rifle with a forestock (is that the term?) than a sniper rifle with a big muzzle.

Otherwise, I like it. Feels a lot like Megaman Legends.

[Anonymous No.3921796]

Something for DAD (draw every day) challenge

[Anonymous No.3921868]

>>3920717
didnt use loomis, but have read some loomis, so maybe i did it not knowingly

[Anonymous No.3921870]

>>3921153
Are you saying they're is absolutely no foreshortening going on with the eye on the left? Isn't the center line on to the left specifically because of foreshortening?
It does make sense to me that part of the eye should be hidden by the nose since the nose has depth to it. I understand that but do you mean no foreshortening or are you saying it's negligible in a cartoon style?

[Anonymous No.3921892]

>>3921796
cool stuff, but if i were you id want to eventually use a soft brush to soften it up, i used to do the same with just rendering it with a hard brush, but trust me it will work better for you in your end.

[Anonymous No.3921899]

>>3921796
really great job anon, love the stylization of the fur and face/horns. couple things tho

i feel like above the breasts the pose elongates a bit too much and seems to separate from the skeleton of the body though, and careful with the perspective of the breasts/nipples, seems like one on the right could be wrapped around the egg-like form of the ribcage more at the top, joining with the mass of the pectoralis. also, this is pretty nitpicky but it seems like the place where the neck joins into the jaw is too dark in value, pushed back into space maybe a bit too far, i can't really feel the connection of the muscles to the bottom of the jaw. i might be autistic, tho.

is DAD worth posting in? i've been eyeing it for a couple years and wondering if I should start. i mean, I draw everyday on my own, but it just seems nice. do you like it?

[Anonymous No.3921901]

>>3921899
just post on dad ya dork

[Anonymous No.3921904]

>>3917074
>>3917128
>>3919712
>>3921796
Learn to draw breasts, that's not how they work.

[Anonymous No.3921908]

>>3921901
FINE

[Anonymous No.3921962]

>>3921904
The last anon that you responded to drew breasts pretty decently, what’s the issue with them ?

[Anonymous No.3921985]

>>3921962
not him but i think its because how hard rounded that one breast looks. It looks like a fake titty.
I think its the way the hair lays on the breast that makes it look like that.

[Anonymous No.3921993]

Anything I should improve before I finish this painting? It's a commission for a makeup artist and his late grandma

[Anonymous No.3922005]

>>3921993
is he supposed to have lipstick on and have a really feminine body/pose/face?

[Nosebro No.3922010]

>>3921870
youre losing a part of the face, not because of foreshortening but rather because the face is angular and the angle shaves off a part of the face. if youre not compressing vertically, dont bother compressing horizontally.

[Anonymous No.3922014]

>>3919318
popkins_style, is it you? This chunky shape and color composition always makes it for me. Your sketchwork is great too.

[Anonymous No.3922017]

[Anonymous No.3922047]

>>3922005
The lipstick is definitely intentional. The rest not so much, does he look too much like a girl ?

[Nosebro No.3922055]

>>3921796
blog?

[Anonymous No.3922081]

>>3921993
Kys

[Anonymous No.3922082]

>>3921796
The ribs look weird. How can your chest be so hard and have no fat and then you have those big round tits?

[Anonymous No.3922083]

>>3922010
OK understood

[Anonymous No.3922092]

Made this for the msys thread. Where do I go if I want some tips and advice on this kind of anime-ish stylization. /beg/ told me I was wrong there when I asked them.

[Anonymous No.3922113]

>>3922092
I reckon go to /alt/

They should welcome you lmao

[Anonymous No.3922137]

>>3922047
yeah i honestly thought he was a girl from the thumbnail, without the beard i wouldn't be able to tell. gotta get his likeness better, and look up a male kneeling down because men have a dick'n'balls between our thighs, we can't kneel like that. there's a reason "manspreading" is a thing, because we literally will crush our manhood if our legs are close together.

[Anonymous No.3922156]

>>3917003
no joke reminds me of a story I wrote in high school

[Anonymous No.3922161]

>>3922017
VERY COOL

[Anonymous No.3922165]

Just getting into digital

[Anonymous No.3922281]

First time using Copics.

[Anonymous No.3922440]

painting this sad fat fuck

[Anonymous No.3922444]

>>3922440
show the full pic pls

[Anonymous No.3922451]

>>3922444
??

[Anonymous No.3922453]

I want to try and create a forest scene but I’m struggling so hard

[Anonymous No.3922455]

>>3922453
Forgot pic

[Anonymous No.3922458]

>>3922451
ok now this

is epic

[Anonymous No.3922459]

>>3922458
:o
thank u

[Anonymous No.3922481]

>>3921468
Are you fuckin kiddin me m8
Really nice. Ref or imagination?

[Anonymous No.3922609]

>>3922440
finished

[Anonymous No.3922617]

tried redrawing some promo art

[Anonymous No.3922648]

Been staring this down for a week, don't know if I should do perspective studies or anatomy studies or colour studies.i don't know what to do and it hurts.

[Anonymous No.3922656]

trying my hand at watercolor

[Anonymous No.3922671]

>>3922656
Looks cool. I would use some more pigment/less water on some areas of the flowers though. Too much of the painting looks washed out.

[Anonymous No.3922682]

>>3922671
fair point, thanks anon

[Nosebro No.3922683]

>>3922682
Looks bad. I would use some more skill on some areas of the flowers. Not enough skill makes it look washed out.

[Anonymous No.3922733]

Drew this today! It's nice being able to post outside of the porn thread.

[Anonymous No.3922952]

>>3922617
Wait... Kazooie is a girl?!

[Anonymous No.3923194]

>>3922617
>>3922952

Yes, which is probably why they re-did her design to make it more obvious. You'd have to pay attention to the dialogue otherwise.

Also i sketched this a little before the previous one based on the boxart.

[Anonymous No.3923402]

I got critique from someone who said my art gets worse as I colour it. Is it true? What am I doing wrong?

[Anonymous No.3923405]

>>3923402
I think you should use a more painterly style and thicker, darker lineart. I think a colouring style like pic related would suit you

[Anonymous No.3923407]

>>3923405
Forgot to attach the image

[Anonymous No.3923412]

>>3923407
I see, I'll try that. Thank you!

[Anonymous No.3923417]

>>3923402
>>3923405
i agree with the thicker line art, you could also try coloring the lineart as well to make it stand out less.and also the lighting and shading does not seem to be very consistent so try to work on that

[Anonymous No.3923422]

Anybody else feels painfully tired and bored of the picture when its 80% complete?
I hate finishing works, every time its like a small burn out for me.
>Really inspired with the sketch
>Have fun and feel proud of myself rendering it out
>Impessed when it begins to look good
>Time to finish backdrop, tweak colors, a billion of finishing touches
>A terrible chore
Every ficking time.

[Anonymous No.3923444]

>>3923422
Yes ! I completely understand. I suppose it’s because we always render our favourite parts of a drawing first and then are left with the boring scraps to finish

[Anonymous No.3923456]

Ahh, I don't know how to proceed. It's always the same, at some stage I think 'oh that looks cool, it could work out as a pretty okay picture', but then, I'll end up totally lost. How do I undo my lines into a somewhat rendered piece? Or should I invest hours into a lineart before rendering? I aim for a semi-realistic style without visible lines.
Should I put that pic in the trash can already? Merge everything down onto one layer and paint on top of it? What would be the next step?

[Anonymous No.3923467]

>>3923194
Looks sweet anon, I friggin love BK

[Anonymous No.3923470]

>>3923444
That's why you reserve the best things until the end. Work through the painstaking parts first and you'll have a blast in the finishing phase. Which also might lead to spending more additional time giving it another renderpass.

[Anonymous No.3923501]

>>3923456
It’s good, anon. Needs more layers for volume, texture, detail, etc. painting in soft light or overlay can help with skin. Basically anywhere you want 3d space, add a lighter value and blend. In fact, an easy way to work without line art is to do as you’ve done, blend it all out, and then begin painting hard edges as you have here in again with more subtlety. Repeat that process as many times as you can stomach to get more and more of a rendered look. Darken the darkest bits and push the lightest highlights near the end. Color burn and add are helpful there.

[Anonymous No.3924209]

[Anonymous No.3924334]

>>3923407
this was actually pretty good

[Anonymous No.3924590]

>>3923412
>>3923405
I tried to apply the critique I got on another piece I was working on. I still need to work on light and shadow I think.

[Anonymous No.3924599]

>>3924590
Ohhh, I like it !

[Anonymous No.3924600]

>>3924590
Much, much better. Thicker wouldn’t hurt. Push the darkest and lightest parts, too. But waaaaaassaaay better.

[Anonymous No.3924627]

>>3924590
I'm trying to learn how to push the darkest and lightest parts.
>>3924600>>3924599
Thank you!

[Anonymous No.3924956]

inhale in character design

[Anonymous No.3925030]

no wip, have some muscle men gestures

[Anonymous No.3925053]

>>3925030
fuk

[Anonymous No.3925059]

>>3924956
Weak designs. I literally have no idea what they are supposed to be but my best guess is some sort of explorers.

[Anonymous No.3925175]

>>3916832
absolute newfag here. Rate my MS paint, Huion tablet disaster.

[Anonymous No.3925188]

>>3925059
Oof. I was more thinking about Time villains.

[Anonymous No.3925196]

[Anonymous No.3925216]

[Anonymous No.3925350]

Mead Schaeffer study

[Anonymous No.3925446]

>>3925216
The mouth is in the wrong place

[Anonymous No.3925457]

>>3925216
Is this a copy of someone else?

Anyway, you have decent sensitivity, color, brushwork so that hiding some of the mistakes.

In general the facial proportions are off. The eyes are two close together but it looks kind of rightish because you made the size of the left eye too big. From a 3/4 view the eye that's to the left is always going to be shorter then the other because as it's turning away it'll hide the outside corner because of the way eyelids wrap around eyes. Look up a photo of a face from that angle and compare the horizontal lengths of the eyes and you'll see what i mean. Also, like i said the eyes are too close together, they should be one eyelength apart using the size of the right eye.

The area/strip(it's called the philtrum) connecting the nose and the lips is off, It's not connecting to the bottom of the nose correctly and it's not going in the same direction as the rest of the features; it's effecting the tops of the lips so it looks like the lips aren't turned enough in comparison to the other features.
It also looks like the neck is too thick at the top and the ear appears to be too far to the side.

[Anonymous No.3925471]

[Anonymous No.3925486]

>>3925457
Thanks for the critique. But facial proportions is not something I struggle with, nor is getting meticulous accuracy a high priority. I'm more interested in practicing my lighting and design sensibilities.

Drawing attached is copied from a sculpt of a face that I did a couple years ago.

[Anonymous No.3925588]

[Anonymous No.3925663]

[Anonymous No.3925665]

>>3925471
I like it, could do with some blue in the background

[Anonymous No.3925671]

[Anonymous No.3925688]

>>3925486
Mate, seriously why even post here if you don't want critique?

[Anonymous No.3925716]

>>3925671
valuable.

[Anonymous No.3925813]

>>3925671
ayy lumo

[Anonymous No.3925818]

[Anonymous No.3925874]

how can i improve my picture?

[Anonymous No.3925887]

>>3923501
Thank you for those motivating words, I managed to finish it! Still quite messy, but I'm slowly getting the idea of how to paint digitally.

[Anonymous No.3925906]

>>3925818
parts of this are great, but your forms need work. check the breasts, left thigh, and the right hip (especially that fold of skin in the lower pelvis). proportions & perspective on arms are questionable as well.

[Anonymous No.3925935]

>>3925906
ty :3

[Anonymous No.3925942]

>>3921458
>>3921558
>>3921562

Thanks for the feedback i tried to work it in the this next one. make it a bit more readable and clear.

[Shea Glaster No.3925944]

Character design for a story im working on called spectre SOS. her name is Rhea Imari and she part of a organization that deals in paranormal activity

[Anonymous No.3925950]

>>3925887
cute worm

[Anonymous No.3925951]

>>3925944
>>>/beg/

[Anonymous No.3925955]

>>3916832
work in progress
>>3925887
Much better, Anon! What a difference.

[Anonymous No.3925964]

>>3925942
I think a lighter color behind the figure would be better. Maybe closer to what it is next to the head. the left side really fades into the background.

[Anonymous No.3926118]

>>3925818
Great painterly brushwork. >>3925874
Smooth lines. A little shading. Charming though

[Anonymous No.3926166]

>>3925688
I do want critiques. I just would prefer the critiques to be more centered around light and form, not about taste funneling.

[Anonymous No.3926173]

>>3926166
>obvious fuckup of the construction of the mouth
>"taste funneling"
lmao

[Anonymous No.3926266]

>>3925874
It's nice but if you're going for flat colors like that and not going to add shading, I think a more muted color palette would suit it better. It's subtle but it can make a huge difference

I lowered the saturation and contrast, but kept some things I thought should stay more saturated to stand out, like the apron, nose and flames. Probably should've made the vegetables more saturated too.

[Anonymous No.3926273]

>>3926173
I've already showed that I can draw a face with accurate proportions in perspective. Face it, it just wasn't a helpful or informative critique, bruh.

[Anonymous No.3926292]

>>3926273
>I've already shown that I can draw a face with accurate proportions in perspective
Not here to be mean or anything but where? I'd like to see.

[Anonymous No.3926301]

>>3925874
Your values and color composition need work.

Convert your panel to greyscale.

Look what happens to the focus, ie. the figure. It disappears - because the two hues are too close in value. So, basically, the focus is now essentially wallpaper.

Now, look at it in greyscale, again. What catches your eye first? The pot, and the apron, and the entire lower third of the panel. The upper 2/3rds don't matter, you've made the table and the contents the focal point.

Now, color composition. The lower third is fine, you could tweak a little, but it works. But tied into the values, the bright yellow of the background is competing with the focus of the figure.

Try another color for the background. Something either darker or lighter in value to the focus, so it pops off the panel. Try different hues, taking cues from the lower third - try greens, browns, oranges, and greys. Blue/violet would break the scheme you have going.

Always look at your work in greyscale to keep an eye on value. That's the only real issue you have here.

[Anonymous No.3926323]

>>3926273
>>3925486
If you only wanted critique about light, form and design you should have said so before wasting anon's time. Without you requesting otherwise people will point out whatever stands out to them.

Your drawing is wrong which means there's already a hard limit on how accurate you can light your planes and place your cast shadows. You're not doing anything complex with your light sources so I don't know what sort of critique you want that a simple reference won't answer.

There isn't much to say about the design. The collar is interesting, the crown is too abstract and nonfunctional. You've given yourself too little to design with such a tight crop on the face. What does the rest of the costume look like? What period/fantasy setting is is? What type of character is this and how can you show it?

You clearly wanted to jump into rendering for the sake of rendering. You're forcing the most superficial component of Ruan Jia's aesthetic, the result is sloppy and rushed.

[Anonymous No.3926330]

>>3925457
The entire face is a jumble of different planes of space - the eyes are on a different plane from the nose, which are on a different plane from the mouth. It looks like eyes, nose and mouth were clipped from different images, and pasted onto a layer, and the painting worked up from that.

The pink sclera of the eyes doesn't work for me at all. (Sclera - white of the eye)

I agree that this is a rushing towards the special effect, style-over-substance typical of artists like Ruan Jia.

The color composition is pleasing to the eye, but the major foundational issues are obvious to me - but wouldn't be to a casual audience on social media.

To the anon who did this - if this level of foundational work is fine with you - then it's fine. But to my eye - and I have more hours painting than most anons here have been alive, you need more work on facial construction, before you rush to the special effects. But that's my opinion, it's your art.

[Anonymous No.3926332]

>>3925818

it looks good. I could nitpick about certain parts but you really don't have to have perfect anatomy if it looks this good. Just my personal opinion.

[Anonymous No.3926337]

>>3925216

You like Mori Kouji?

[Anonymous No.3926389]

>>3926118
>>3926266
>>3926301
Thank you guys, I'll work on it some more and post again

[Anonymous No.3926409]

>>3926273
Ignoring the information doesnt negate it. It doesnt matter if you can draw a face right, the point is that you didn't.

[Anonymous No.3926489]

>>3926323
>>3926330
It's not that it's not a valid critique, it's just a bummer for me.

Whenever I post my art, people are always like "You're trying to paint like Ruan Jia. Stop it. Specifically, stop using textured brushes" I get this RJ-copycat harassment constantly.

Anyways, most of these paintings are an exercise to get more familiar with painting accurate forms, better values and better edge work.

When I focus on perspective and structure, I have no issues with it. But I can't juggle both at this point, and I feel like light and form are much harder to get a comfortable grasp of than structure and anatomy, so my focus is shifted there.

Also, I don't know how to shake people thinking I'm trying to basically become RJ 2.0 short of literally attempting to emulate someone else that doesn't look anything like RJ. But I like the way that I paint, and the result is much, much less belabored and deliberate than you guys think it is.

[Anonymous No.3926554]

Here's a quick sketch to try to do something from an angle I never do and hopefully more structured. Still just winging it, though. But at least here I paid more attention to structure than to rendering.

[Anonymous No.3926604]

>When I focus on perspective and structure, I have no issues with it. But I can't juggle both at this point, and I feel like light and form are much harder to get a comfortable grasp of than structure and anatomy
Light and form come FROM the structure and anatomy.
I don't even know how it's possible to think otherwise.

>"hey dude, mouth is fucked up"
>"stop telling me i'm Ruan Jia copycat!"
>"but man, the mouth"
>"STOP IT, I'M NOT TRYING TO BECOME RJ 2.0!"

[Anonymous No.3926698]

>>3926489
You might have let resentment build up from that and now it comes tumbling out whenever anyone says anything, which is counterproductive. You mentioned taste funneling before anybody even mentioned RJ. Take a break to wind down and refresh

[Anonymous No.3926713]

>>3926698
Yeah, man. My bad. I seem to have gotten myself a negative reputation and it's frustrating the fuck out of me.

[Anonymous No.3926718]

>>3921796
I LIKE IT. I don't know what that object in the back is, though.

[Anonymous No.3926725]

>>3926713
Don't worry so much, little RJ ;)

[Anonymous No.3926766]

>>3926725

>little RJ ;)

second RJ
little RJ
RJ 2.0
like ruan jia
rj's copycat

[Anonymous No.3926784]

[Anonymous No.3926785]

>>3926784
DOPE

great job man

[Anonymous No.3926795]

>>3922617
fug

[Anonymous No.3926853]

>>3926795
Looks nice it's a bit too much in the reds, maybe add a blue rimlight? Also to define the forms a little better. Or give them some environmental context

[Anonymous No.3926867]

>>3926853
Appreciate the comments anon. There was a bit of back/rim light but I think it got drowned out when I tried color re-balancing it. This was a bit of an experiment since I normally just do cel-shading, but I wanted to have bit more texture. Think I'll keep expanding on this method.

I might make a few more adjustments to this if I get the time again.

[Anonymous No.3926903]

>>3926784
lighting makes no sense

[Anonymous No.3926913]

>>3922156
Oh sweet. I'd like to hear it, anon.

[Anonymous No.3926941]

[Anonymous No.3926967]

did i over do it? could i get away with it because its for school?

[Anonymous No.3927052]

Getting ready to animate this dude, anything you'd change that won't break the rigg?

[Anonymous No.3927072]

>>3917127
Then draw the chicken hut brainlet

[Anonymous No.3927074]

painted a thing

[Anonymous No.3927087]

>>3926967
Looks good to me, anon. Adds a lot of interest.

[Anonymous No.3927089]

>>3927074
Is this Brian? Havent seen him in a long time

[Anonymous No.3927132]

>>3925874
Super cute. But the anon is right, the values don't work well.

>>3922440
Good drawing. The brushwork and rendering need work.

>>3922733
It looks great but the colors are a bit bland for me.

>>3924209
Good drawing overall. The feet don't look like they are on a ground plane.

>>3924956
I think the designs are fun although a lot of stuff looks kinda random. Shame they both hold the exact same dynamite thing. It's a bit distracting for me.

>>3925188
Again I like the designs. The drawings are too big on the page though. Leave more margin around the edges if you want to present your drawings on a blog. It needs more breathing space.

>>3925588
The shadow planes need to be simplified. Especially on the belly Good colors though.

>>3925818
looks great. The presentation is lacking though. Give a a better texture to the background and it will be perfect.

>>3926554
If you're going for construction don't overlook the skull. It looks like a good start anyway.

>>3926784
Yup pretty dope but not very personal. I've seen too much painterly tigers.

>>3926795
Very cute. The drawing seems to be your weakness right now. Especially the hands and feet. The perspective is off and the background doesn't work very well with the tones of the characters. I would love to see more of it though. The style is quite charming.

>>3926967
It's perfectly decent for a school project. The brushwork is probably the weakest aspect though. Too much contrast between the blurry shading of the skin and the messy brushwork of the hair. The presentation and composition are fine though. The white frame might not be necessary.

[Anonymous No.3927191]

>>3916832
>>3927180

[Anonymous No.3927249]

>>3920955
>>3924209
trying out CSP now. definitely easier to be cleaner

[Anonymous No.3927364]

>>3927132
>Skiped
AAAARGH

[Anonymous No.3927496]

>>3920955
I quit

[Anonymous No.3927500]

>>3921636
>oof
tracing 3d models isn't exactly difficult

[Anonymous No.3927510]

>>3927364
You know you can review others, right?

[Anonymous No.3927525]

any feedback on design or pose or anything else would be very appreciated

[Anonymous No.3927529]

>>3927525
baby arm

[Anonymous No.3927607]

>>3927529
is this better?

[Anonymous No.3927649]

>>3916832
Portrait practice

[Anonymous No.3927654]

I need some help on this, ive been working on it for an hour with no improvements. The arm is supposed to be in an L shape, with the forearm across his face, but it reads like a arm deformity to me. Can anyone redline this for me and show the correct way to draw the arm?

[Anonymous No.3927660]

>>3927607
Damn this looks good.

[Anonymous No.3927663]

>>3927607
positioning of the left arm feels awkward
cool design tho!

[Anonymous No.3927664]

Posted this 30m ago but im reposting with the barely improved version before i go to sleep.

I need some help on this. The arm is supposed to be in an L shape, with the forearm across his face, but it doesnt read right to me. I changed the hand construction a bit to look angled and that helped slightly but it still looks off.

Can anyone redline this for me and show the correct way to draw the arm?

[Anonymous No.3927665]

any tip on how to correct its flaws?

Thanks in advance

[Anonymous No.3927681]

>>3925874
im pretty happy with how it is now. the placement of the left tomato does bother me a little bit but i think im ready to call it done. is there more that i can do?

[Anonymous No.3927715]

>>3927665

the horn and hairline flatten ur drawing of the head. consider drawing the hairline with a curve to follow the curve of the forehead. the horn placement doesn't match the direction shes facing.

the knee on our left side needs to be raised. the hoof on our left side needs to be raised. (go figure out how perspective works)

that tail is coming out of the top of her left butt cheek

quality of ur line sucks.

[Anonymous No.3927828]

I figured I might as well post some in this thread too. I'm making adjustments on these skeches to post them online eventually. I'll try to correct the wonkier parts but I'm mostly looking for advice on composition and presentation.

>>3927681
It does look better. Yeah the tangent with the tomato can be changed by moving it just a little to the left. I'm still not entirely convinced with the overall tones. There is more contrast on the lower part and not enough around the face. It could be slightly more graphic. Looks great anyway. You can take a few days away from it and come back for the final adjustments with a fresh eye.

>>3927665
The best advice I can think of would be to use a tool that allows you to vary lineweight like an inkbrush. Your lines will look more confident. If you want to work more on this one your next step could be to add simple shadow shapes with a transparent wash and a big brush.

>>3927649
It looks good but the white of the background will mess up your perception of values. If you want to focus on the values and painting I suggest you work on a neutral grey background.

>>3927607
That is just dope

>>3927249
I'm so jelly of your constuction. The lines on the left figure are a little blurry though.

[Anonymous No.3927829]

>>3927828

[Anonymous No.3927830]

>>3927829

[Anonymous No.3927834]

Prob should have used a reference, the anatomy is wonky.

[Anonymous No.3927921]

>>3916851
you have a blog dude?

[Anonymous No.3927943]

Please help

[Anonymous No.3927979]

>>3927943
look at your thumbnail.
it has very flat values

[Anonymous No.3927984]

WIP

[Anonymous No.3927988]

>>3926913
it was pretty much about a large stone golem standing on the floor of the universe in front of a few stars. Next to him was a conveyor belt that carried various types of trash that he placed into the stars to burn. Different types of trash for different stars. After a while he found beauty in certain things and encased them in glass boxes to hang in the sky as constellations. He finds over time that he has found beauty in so many things except for intelligent life because they usually kicked and screamed and made an awful smell and gunked up the stars so he'd have to clean them. He one day sees a little boy come down the conveyor belt and decides to put him into his own special box with toys and a bed and such. Eventually the little boy pretty much pisses and shits all over the glass box and he hurls him into one of the stars and burns him. The End

[Anonymous No.3928013]

Working on Kobold paper minis for my D&D game. Basing it off of Cute Kobolds/ Panty and Stocking scene it would be easy to see from a distance and would look cute/cool and easy to many monsters/heros.

This is the first rough, I know its not the greatest but would like feed back.

[Anonymous No.3928078]

>>3928013
dumb nigger

[Anonymous No.3928191]

>>3928078
Yeah, there awful. I will go back to practicing and post next week.

[Anonymous No.3928221]

[Anonymous No.3928230]

>>3928221
i love this style

[Anonymous No.3928486]

>>3928191
It's just not properly rotated

>>3928221
neat

[Anonymous No.3928493]

>>3919712
How do you make such smooth colors? Which pensils do you use?

[Anonymous No.3928499]

>>3927829

Wait is this digitally made?

[Anonymous No.3928781]

a sargent study

[Anonymous No.3928804]

A piece in progress.

[Anonymous No.3928805]

>>3928013
They’re cute, anon. Not awful at all. That is just a crabposter.

[Anonymous No.3928806]

Not sure how I feel about this. I want this piece to be kinda graphic, like slightly unrealistic but this composition feels a bit too simple and snoozing.

But I dunno.

Basically it’s a bunch of sisters laying atop a pile of dead things (animals, people etc) the idea is that they are all “skinwalkers” (people that transform into animals) but every time they transform they leave the previous form behind, hence the pile.

I dunno, literally any thoughts are welcome

[Anonymous No.3928808]

>>3928806
I’m a retard

[Anonymous No.3928819]

>>3925671
Is that Yakub

[Anonymous No.3928820]

>>3928819
WE

[Anonymous No.3928833]

>>3920137
Is colorpicking bad?

[Anonymous No.3928855]

>>3921170
you completely fucked up the facial proportions. you made brad cooper look like elijah wood

[Anonymous No.3928856]

>>3928833
Yeah, you need to actually learn how to choose what colors you need by your eye's own judgment.

[Anonymous No.3928894]

>>3916832
wip..

[Anonymous No.3928918]

>>3928804
It looks like a good start. It's quite over the top but why not.
That spike in the background visually goes right in the main guy's ass. And I don't know about the head in the corner. It might be too much information near the border of the piece.

>>3928808
I love the idea. The composition looks good but I can't judge it so soon. I find it interesting how you managed to get so much detail on one face at such an early stage. Do you always work like that? Can't wait to see the rest.

[Anonymous No.3929003]

guys T_T

guys i T_T

i'm doing it T_T i'm feeling

THE

FOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOORM

autism aside, i'm so happy i can finally into form and maybe one day feel like i could make papa vilpuu raise his eyebrows

i just really felt a big improvement with this drawing and i'm so happy about it, usually i hate absolutely everything i draw but lately life's been going okay

love you guys even if you tell me to kill myself i'm just in such a nice place right now

love you all

keep going

we'll all make it if we try

[josie No.3929004]

HOW!? HOW DID U MAKE THESE POEPLE!? no hate what so ever.

[Anonymous No.3929088]

>>3929003
fucking normie

[Anonymous No.3929190]

>>3928781
Sargent uses hard-edged brushes and works from big brushes to small brushes in stages, not alternating between them. Those are the two most important things you can learn from him.

[Anonymous No.3929231]

[Anonymous No.3929667]

>>3929088
that's fair bro

[Anonymous No.3929677]

>>3929003
never post text again

[Anonymous No.3929776]

>>3929677
hey suck my fat cock big boii

[Anonymous No.3929827]

>>3929231
I think the mask could use more elements to make it a bit more interesting. Also push the contrast. but other than that well done.

[Anonymous No.3930229]

>>3916832

[Anonymous No.3930450]

Any Thoughts?

[Anonymous No.3930993]

>>3930990
New thread

[Anonymous No.3931104]

>>3928013
Honestly, it's nothing unique. I've seen that exact head shape and construction in cartoon porn all over the place.