Work on your art.
Take two.
pg 1
pg 2
>>77323792
Might be hard to read, but I'm feeling like existence is pain right about now
>>77323792
>>77323843
I liked this! I like the hint of optimism in the end, very sweet and smile worthy.
>>77323792
>>77323843
There's a little man in my heart that just smiled and laughed. He hasn't done that in a while. I think I'm starting to like him.
going to post some character designs i did, based on a cool story i read
>>77324038
1/2
>>77324053
New to this board and looking for some advice on things to work on as I continue pushing myself towards better art.
>>77324038
Nice! I actually like the "fine art" mixed in with a page of "scribblings of an obsessed man". It actually makes the stressed out portrait pop out even more.
>>77324053
>>77324070
These are good! The only thing I could think of for critique would maybe be some variation in the way you draw hair. Some of the silhouettes are similar to one another but I think if the hair shapes were different, it would break them up more. Like, a lot of the hair gives the head a round "O" shape, compare to the HAPPY ARTIST or BONER MAN designs whose hair give them very defined shapes.
The thing is the designs might look totally different from 3/4ths so maybe it doesn't matter, but if you want to do it in a style of seeing characters face front, then it's something to consider.
>>77324143
This is quite nice, the colors are lovely. I wouldn't have much advice for this piece, it's lovely.
A character I just kinda popped out the other night. I just really wanted a character with inky black skin. I want to refine the design a bit though. Something about it just isn't clicking for me.
>>77324380
It's a neat design that I think has an unfortunate history. Jinx and Popo make the "pitch black skin" thing difficult to do tastefully.
>>77324380
>>77324511
Yeah, sorry bud, but the little man in my heart is squinting pretty hard as to whether this is insensitive or just nonstandard character design.
>>77324038
hello ruben
Oh boy, I missed this thread.
So, I am unsure about the background on this one. I wanted to make the actual characters stick out of it and give some depth.
What you guys think? Any tip?
>>77324604
I don't know why but they feel -really- close to that BG. Almost like they're sort of 'in it'.
It does add contrast some depth though, yes.
>>77324688
Yes, pretty much this is how I felt.
I was thinking on maybe reducing the oppacity of the background, and make the shadows darker.
>>77324380
>>77324511
I like the design. I thought about the "unfortunate history" afterwards too, but it didn't bother me. It has some Nintendo design elements to it and I like it. I personally feel like it's more important to actually design things the way you want and challenge context to change itself rather than succumbing to it and trying to play everything safe so you don't get yelled at.
I mean, if you don't want to draw attention to yourself, then you know what changes to make. But if you're a "I don't give a fuck" type of artist, then do what you want.
If you want to keep the design but you don't want to draw attention to yourself, you could do something as simple as adding a white muzzle Fleischer style just to make it "not really human", but still human.
As for what is not clicking, sometimes I find looking at other art similar to mine helps for shapes and stuff. Your art reminded me of this dude so maybe this will trigger some inspiration:
http://justindurden.deviantart.com/gallery/
>>77324604
I would lighten up the BG squares (Just maybe lower the opacity) and make their cast shadows further away from their bodies to add depth. The closer the shadow is to them, the closer they are to the wall. The further away, the more their shadow has to stretch across the floor before it hits the wall, means they're further.
Stating things that are obvious ofc, but sometimes reading obvious things makes people go, "Oh yeah, it does, huh?" and it'll stick in your brain much better.
>>77324511
>>77324551
>>77324799
It helps a bit that I'm black myself. I was thinking of giving her horns sticking out of her hat or something cool like that.
>As for what is not clicking, sometimes I find looking at other art similar to mine helps for shapes and stuff. Your art reminded me of this dude so maybe this will trigger some inspiration:
http://justindurden.deviantart.com/gallery/
Also me and Justin are friends. Funny that you'd suggest that.
Finally finished this. Just stayed up all night and got it done.
Gonna try and get another couple of pieces done this week.
>>77325148
Wow. That's amazing, anon. I hope you're already working for someone or have job offers coming in.
>>77325129
I was actually a little afraid that you WERE Justin and I was being redundant with that suggestion, but then I was like, no no, he signs his pics with JMD. This dude is YOTO. Can't be!
>>77325148
Came out great! Fun to see all the progress pics! Good work, anon. Really love the details put into the interior of the windows.
I've been experimenting with various designs of hands and different ways to give a drawing weight.
>>77325148
I feel like I've been watching this all the way from inception to completion. I've been more invested in the progress of this than some of the pictures I've done myself, haha. Great work though. The lighting is good and the texture really conveys the objects. well.
>>77325259
i like it desu
I drew myself
>>77325392
Really? I've been trying to make something worthwhile for months! This is amazing! People like my things! Here, have another!
hair
>>77325442
Sorry for the lack of a scanner. I'm having difficulty getting access to one.
>>77325593
yeah i like this character guy
Trying to experiment with coloring.
>>77323843
I really love this comic! *Clap clap clap*
>>77325836
I love this style
PAPA MAMA
>>77325424
Lower your ear and edge
>>77325890
Thanks, man! I'll keep at it.
>>77325668
I'm not sure if I'm fully satisfied with the design yet, but I do like the pedipalp hands.
Here, some doodles I did yesterday. I made these with Crayolas and a 3B pencil.
>>77325176
Well, I worked at an animation studio earlier this year, and I've done some freelance background painting and concept art stuff. Right now I'm preparing for CTN, so I want to have stuff to show.
>>77325196
>>77325278
Thanks guys. I ought to make a series of images showing the progress of the piece.
>>77326932
Good luck man. Let us know if you make it.
Did some more work on this character. Wasn't quite sure how to reflect part of the race I'm pulling features from to reflect her heritage which includes the descriptor "You have glamored scales of sparkling mithril"
So I thought something opalescent maybe - but I wanted to retain her natural rose-red colors too. I'm trying out glitter - any suggestions from anyone else on how to fill the spirit of the above descriptor without compromising my present palette of colors?
Nothing of note but I just finished a figure drawing session
>>77325668
I tried making a human character. Thoughts?
>>77323792
>>77323843
Really nice piece. Quiet elegant, no superfluous panels. Funny subversion of a familiar structure/narrative with an incoherent goo monster which comes around at the end to still be pretty heartwarming, maybe because of how ir disrupts somthing so familiar.
Personally I would have liked it more if the panels were smaller and everything was on one page, but your art has a loose, free-form quality that might not take well to that level of compression.
>>77327333
How bout we start you off here senpai
>>77327420
WEEEEEELL SHIT.
Gonna take this as a bad sign?
Cuz I'm thinkin this is a bad sign?
>>77327333
You should work on anatomy but that might just be a grittier style
>>77327280
I like this anatomy but are people really that saggy?
>>77327450
Kay, I understand the anatomy bit, been working on that for a while, but what's this talk about a grittier style? I'm not the best at distinguishing that kind of thing, so sorry if I'm being a bit dumb. Does that mean more realistic? Darker? What do you want me to improve on here? In the meantime, here's a woman pouring tea into her nose. I'm going to try to draw this as a challenge.
>>77327498
That's what bras are for, anon. You didn't think they were just for fashion did you?
Any tips on how to get the perspective right on the "shoulder pads" of these guys? The one on the middle one's left (or right from it's point of view) arm is being especially hard for me.
I also would appreciate any tips regarding drawing bird like wings, feathers etc.
>>77327498
Pretty much, yeah.
>>77325424
Pretty good! I would submit pictures at a smaller size. Some of the inner lines could be a bit thinner. Design is good though, reminds me of Eddsworld style.
>>77325259
>>77325442
>>77325593
These are nice, reminds me of Slender. Some of these designs would make for a good chase-you monster in an indie horror game. There's a lot of games with monsters chasing you on two legs, but it's dawning on me how creepy it would be if something crawled on you with tall four legs.
>>77325558
Cute! Nice eyes.
>>77325836
I like it! I like that pencil tool. The way you defined the torso is nice, simple but effective.
>>77326465
Very cute, very nice shapes, especially on the Dino.
>>77327280
These are good! The linework could use a tad work. The poses and anatomy is there, so it's all a matter of making your pencil strokes longer so it's not so fuzzy and scratchy. Here's just an example of holding your pencil longer and making faster, broader strokes:
http://photos1.blogger
.com/blogger/508/2740/1600/w1.jpg
random nothings
I think I got some sort of weird JG Quintel thing going on here
>>77327449
Yes please take it as a bad sign. You're gonna suck for a long time and not know it unless someone tells you. And thats good to not cause unless no one does you'll never improve and end up like one of those shitty deviantart people. Its a raw deal I know but we all have to start somewhere. And that where is the very bottom.
At the bottom you'll need to start with getting a basic idea of human anatomy by drawing it over and over and over and over again. Then you do gestures. And you draw from life. You won't get it right at first but you will eventually. Don't give up.
And /co/. Stop being such a fucking hugbox.
>>77327933
and also a little demon guy
>>77327971
and his friend, a ghost
>>77327990
and then this bat
>>77328003
finally there's this spider
Most of my characters closely resemble Undertale characters. They also predate Undertale by over a year, with several of them being over two years old. Unfortunately I can't do anything with them for a while because "OMG U COPIED UNDERTALE!!!"
>>77327753
>The linework could use a tad work.
God, I know! It feels like everytime I try and do long strokes I fuck up immediately. I guess I just gotta suck it up and practice huh?
>>77328066
It takes years just for your hand to get moderately decent at linework. And sometimes the type of pen/pencil you're using can help greatly. Sometimes just using a different kind of pencil can feel "refreshing" to you and make some of your drawings look better until you've adjusted to that, then you need to try something new again and again. Type of paper is the same way.
>>77327753
I'm suddenly liking the tall four legs idea. Especially the idea that you could walk into what seems like a set of four equally spaced trees. Then the trees start to move.
>>77327965
I know, I know. I've heard the spiel a thousand times. I've goddamn given the spiel for goodness sake!
>>77328051
Nice work. I like all of your designs. The arms on spider lady are throwing me off a bit though. I think she needs elbows
I have been practicing bodies, using some reference i got from DA and Pinterest.
>>77328230
I was going for a squidward type thing, except for both the arms and legs. She's gotta have eight limbs, and I'm still trying to come up with a good way to incorporate that in to her arms.
>>77327965
The problem is, telling someone who is starting out they suck, they suck, they suck is the wrong way to do it. It doesn't help at all to just throw a tutorial someone's way on how to draw the human anatomy and expect them to learn from that. It's like starting out a Russian class by writing out the alphabet and going "See? Just remember these then we can move on."
The best way to is give out much simpler drawings, drawings where you can see the thought process and the strokes. Basic shape tutorial and how to wrap forms around those shapes to make "skin". Another good way are linking to videos where you watch people draw basic characters, so you understand what they're thinking while they're doing it.
https://youtu.be/pNfsLynXHpc?t=2m51s
Skip to 2:51
Is a good start to understanding gestures and a better guide rather a reference of the human skeleton, which can overwhelm someone with how detailed, refine, and rendered those drawings are.
You gotta work with someone's skill level, not just give them advanced things and expect them to get it.
>>77326465
effective linework and again, I'm digging that style. is there anywhere I can follow your art?
>>77328259
Fuck i forgot the pic, so yeah bodies, any tips, i have find kind of hard to place the head after the body
>>77328452
Honestly that shit I would have just ignored first starting and I'm pretty sure I did as a matter of fact. I just meant shit like learning where eyes are placed and how long body parts should be. Shit like that
Quick! Everyone find the earliest drawing you can and post it!
Pic related circa 2011 literally the first page of my first-ish sketchbook.
>>77328918
this is the oldest drawing in my folder, circa december 2011(me)
>>77328051
>>77328003
>>77327990
>>77327971
>>77328918
I didn't keep most of my earlier drawings because I hated them - I still do but I recognize that I should keep at least a few of them just to refer to. But here you go. This was made 13 years ago, back when I was 16. I spent a lot of time doing details and shading back then.
I'm this anon >>77327114
>>77328980
something else from around the same time
>>77329087
I also used to draw comics. Here's an old one that I like. Not so sure that I like it anymore though.
>>77329190
Heh. Cute
>>77329078
My modern take on the same creature.
>>77328531
Thank you, man!
Yup: You can see a bit more of art here http://lm-sarmiento.tumblr.com/
Decided to go down more of a demon route. Also besides her hair she is pure black and blends into shadows (when she's not wearing obnoxiously bright and tacky clothing.)
Getting There...
>>77329882
Aww I liked the lips. If you need a certificate of approval from a black person I can give you one.
>>77330365
I am a black person. Also she does have the lips. They're black. She wears lipstick when she wears clothes so they pop more.
>>77330409
Noice.
>>77323530
working on a comic, what do you think?
>>77330843
Im not gunna try and figure out whats happening here.
>>77327603
Well, the very rough linework for these guys is done. I still gotta do a lot of stuff for them, like the abs (muscles are a bitch to draw), the feet, and obviously the wings on the rightmost one (would appreciate any tips regarding how to draw bird like, or angelic wings.), but as it is over 2 am now, I gotta stop.
These guys are supposed to look statuesque, regal, and sorta "divine" yet still heavily organic in their appearance. Akin to beautifully sculpted statues made out of living, breathing and moving flesh and bone. I am hoping that my designs for them bring forth that sort of feel. They are warriors of a very prideful noble house, that strives towards perfection and aesthetic beauty in their creations.
I would appreciate any input on these guys any of you might have.
>>77331006
Also, for comparison, these are what warriors of another Noble house in my setting look like.
>>77327114
Nearly done with this character I think. She just needs finishing touches and cleanup unless I've missed something.
>>77331457
Hrm. I dunno. Do you guys think the highlights on the hair are a bit too harsh?
>>77329882
after sketching her a bunch I think I'll make a turnaround with her.
I started Loomis last night. I've taken my first steps into a larger world. Please excuse the horrible tit, I just did it as a joke.
>>77335501
Congrats. Just remember to keep at it and allow yourself to grow at your own pace. You don't need to be davinci in a year.
>>77336036
One day, man. One day. Smut will flow from my fingertips like water from a fountain.
>>77336107
That's what I've been saying for the past ... hell, 15 years. Still not at the level I'd like to be to actually sell that sort of content.
>>77336198
I'm not interested in selling, really. Just drawing what I find sexy.
>>77336243
That's how it starts... Then you find others who share your tastes. Then you find others with MONEY who share your tastes.
How do I stick with an idea? It's like I make a premise that inspires me, but then I never do anything more with it.
I just want to know how i did and if i did something wrong but nobody ever help me when i post here, sorry for being a bitch
>>77328667
>>77336243
I still remember when i decided to learn to draw, I was in /a/ and some anon said "when you know how to draw you can draw your waifu doing any of your favorite fetish", and since then i have been learning and drawing
Are things other than drawing allowed here? For some reason I got the motivation last to finish the set of plush dolls of my OCs I've been doing for a few years.
>>77337120
you should check the >>>/diy/ for that kind of things or >>>/mlp/ if is a pony plush
>>77337120
Put it up anyway.
>>77337071
My waifu is DC Death. I would never be able to draw anything other than tasteful nudes of her. Simply respect the character too much.
>>77334097
Popo
>>77325148
Working on this. Maybe I'll get it done tonight.
>>77330843
theres context to this, right?
>>77338042
alrighty here's the new one
Attempting to color
>>77340114
and here's the rest sans one I sent to a friend
>>77338836
I've been getting way into dragon ball lately so yeah.
I'm still trying to figure out what kind of body type I want her to have.
>>77340148
did anyone else draw some of the halloween costumes they saw this year?
>>77327753
Thanks, man! By the way: that pencil brush is just some modified Paint Tool SAI brush. These are the setting in case anyone wants to try it. I only keep changing the opacity (Density) to get different results.
Also decided to color a sketch I previously posted here plus another one. Excuse the butt. I've seen human figure sketches around here, so I thought it's okay.
>>77342692
It looks neato! I like it.
Roughing out the design for a zombie girl before I get started on a proper picture with her.
Not sure how well the nose cavity bandage is working.
>>77335501
saw it on aco thread what have you done since then
>>77342692
that ass is melting
All I've really been working on recently that I'm able to show is more /v/ related and is still a rough that needs some anatomic adjustments.
Chun Li totally needs some buffs in SF5.
everything sucks and i'm angry
>>77331006
Any tips for how I can make the shoulders of these guys look less two dimensional? They look sorta off to me, and none of my attempts to fix them have really worked.
>>77344656
>>77344752
I was talking about the shoulder guards themselves.
>>77344765
Same basic concept. Have the longest feather follow the line down the center of the arm and have the shorter ones go from there in both directions. Have the point on the tops of the shoulders about where that center line stops.
Fuck birds, and their bullshit, impossible to draw wings.
Any tips for how to make the wings on the rightmost one not look like total fucking shit.
let me start up my scanner...
Doing this for a request.
>>77344399
Its not a bad start. Work on filling every cell in the way you want, but just remember to be patient and find the correct strokes. Doing art well gets faster with more practice.
>>77345093
Started coloring this.
Any tips for how to paint boney and fleshy colors and textures?
"how o merge forms?"
apparently i should do 2 pages of this exercise a day.
>>77348243
still have this terrible habit of drawing shapes instead of forms.
bad, brain, BAD!
>>77348388
it's really grating when you want to "disassemble" a cartoon character into forms. especially a one that always wear dress which covers all of her body.
>>77348480
btw. i am starting to figure out these muzzles... funny, it's not a canine.
>>77347400
This took less time than I expected.
I'm not sure if I can do much more for these coloration wise.
These Knights of House Baryx ended up being pretty nicely contrasting to the insectoid Lienis Enforcers here>>77331040 and I managed to get them to look pretty close to what I imagined them to be like in my head.
I drew a Vicky
>>77348720
Good start, especially on Vicky's right foot. But as for her body, there should be a bit more shape to her forms. Her back and butt feel a bit too flat and her body looks a bit stretched out.also her legs are different lengths.
Also the line for her butt is a bit too hard for a curve that should be under her bikini bottom.
Good start but still needs quite a bit of work.
>>77343076
Truuu. Fixed it. Thanks for letting me know!
>>77342724 Thanks, fella!
>>77324380
QT 3.14, good job anon keep up the great work
>>77328975
>earliest drawing
ho, hohohoAHAHHAAHA YOU HAVE NO IDEA WHAT SHIT I HAVE FROM THE PAST
>>77328975
I'm not gonna bother to dig up the tons of shitty old drawings I did on paper. Instead, I'm gonna post one of the first ones I did on a tablet.
>>77349324
h3h3 h4h4 h0h0
>>77328975 This is from 2010, I believe. First time I used Wacom and Photoshop.
>>77328975
2002
there, happy?
>>77325836
Great job anon
>>77324380
Have some fanart
>>77350396
Oh Jeez. You're already better at drawing her than I am.
I really really like these, anon.
>>77349606
You were one pervy kid.
>>77350913
i was legal age, i'm 33 now.
>>77348595
Decided to rework the wings on the rightmost fucker, but ran into a problem (that I hadn't even considered in the earlier version).
How do the feathers on the underside of the wings fold when the wing is in this sort of position?
Do the primary feathers (the long ones that sprout from the tip of the wing) go atop of the secondary ones (the ones growing form the mid wing) or the other way around?
Any advice?
>>77328975
first drawing i did after not drawing for fifteen years or so done in 2013
do you guys have stories to go with some of this? because a lot of you have nice art.
>>77350396
>>77350702
Thanks again. I really like how you draw her.
I think I'll make a turnaround for her....and then maybe a name.
>>77339708
meh.
>>77351175
Nevermind, figured it out.
I am now pretty happy with the wings.
>>77351361
I do.
The drawings I have posted are for a setting I am developing.
bumb
I don't know how to pratice and perspective in general just wrecks me
>>77353830
Set a goal for yourself- what is it you want to do with this practice? You can attempts a technique that you saw, you could try to emulate a style that you like, you can do all sorts of things. seek out what interests you and work on it. Do that and do a lot of it.
If you can't think of something to work on, work on a head. Post the results. We can help you more from there.
>>77353830
I know that feel senpai.
bump
posted this in the other thread.
ten minute character sketch trying to capture the robot cowboy's 'favourite animal'
part of a WIP comic
Is there a good book/reference for how to start learning perspective? I can't draw backgrounds for shit.
>>77362071
http://www.amazon.com/Perspective-Comic-Book-Artists-Professional/dp/0823005674
blob guy here posting another
pg1 and pg2
p3 and a extra comic from a friend
>>77351598
Still messing with this character. Also trying my hand at tones and junk.
>>77362647
>>77351598
>Still messing with this character. Also trying my hand at tones and junk.
Resized.
>>77362647
>>77362668
Against my better judgement, I find this design quite appealing. It seems to me in modern cartooning you can only get away with prominent lips if the character is an inhuman skin color.
All I can think of is generic anime adventure genre characters.
>>77363241
Look at what they aren't. Build off of that.
>>77362668
What do you plan on doing with this character?
How did l do? Too tumblry?lt's a self portrait
Bumping with some Dr Warpnik from that silly Sonic show...
>>77366068
Get rid of those fucking thick hipster glasses. At least your nose isn't red.
>>77366068
why do you have scales?
>>77324380
why is it a nigger
>>77337071
>>77328667
For the woman, her breasts are off. Breasts =/= circles. Her pelvis is too low and her thighs need to be a bit longer.
Man is man. Looks alright.
>>77340822
Wow, that's really cute. No doubt you'll get hate for drawing it like this, but honestly, she's really cute.
Thoughts? It's just a sketch of a character I've been thinking of using in a comic, but I'm not sure about her hair. I always have trouble with hair.
>>77368376
The hair looks a little flat, like a sheet of paper, but at the same time, a lot of the cartoony styles like this go for that look and it works pretty well. I think it looks pretty nice. The important thing is that it has a lively, animated look to it, which I think it does.
Also, she's a cute. Cute!
>>77368376
Another character. One day I'll make a comic, but not today!
>>77365340
For the time being, nothing. I literally made her on a whim and am just fleshing her out more and more.
Ideally maybe I'd make a comic about her being a demon who's fearsome and powerful but also silent and somewhat innocent. She basically goes through life and follows the rules while still occasionally doing evil stuff.
>>77368177
woah thanks you
>>77368376
it looks like Human twilight sparkle
>>77368376
You have really good flow on a lot of the body and hair but the one strand nearest her closest ear doesn't seem to follow that flow and it really sticks out to me. It's like it's starched downwards. Also I can't help but feel like her hair to be a bit bigger in the back. How you have it right now it is EXACTLY the size of her skull and I feel it should be bigger than that.
>>77370909
Either way, I love the design.
>>77324380
The fuck is that?
Tried to use thinner lines,for "more" detail.
I'm afraid it loses the cartoony look I'm going for
Character I named Ampersand.
Thoughts?
>>77372216
I like it, though the lines need to be thicker in shadow and thinner where there's highlights. The reason the thinner lines may look off, especially on the pants, is because the detail lines there are all about the same thickness.
>>77372427
oh, that's good advice
thanks!
>>77372415
AAAANNNNNNNDDDDD?
Sorry, the joke had to be made. But I do like the way you do the fingers. Is the face intended to be a mask or bald or some other intentional design choice? I want to know what's going on here.
>>77372108
Thanks for the advice. I'm still a bit iffy with hair. :-)
>>77372415
I'd love to introduce him to my semicolon.
>>77372584
Baldness design choice. I was trying to draw a punkish character, and planned on doin a mohawk but before I added it I decided I liked the bald look.
The reason I went with Ampersand as a name is because I was naming a bunch of characters in a similar style with just symbols instead of named.
I was inspired by /tg/s 90spunk ideas
Trying out some design techniques and different types of shading. Also having fun coming up with baffling onomatopoeia.
>>77373008
DON'T DIE ON ME YET, THREAD!
JUST HANG IN THERE!
>>77373811
HIRO HAS ANSWERED MY PRAYERS!
IT WENT FROM PAGE 7 TO 1 IN THE BLINK OF AN EYE!
Bumpo
>>77366068
>sadness.png
>>77373913
I don't know why it posted it on it's side, I rotated it but ho hum
Here's a character I'm working on
>>77374230
She looks cute
>>77372150
Thanks so much for this. I'm glad people like her. Makes me wanna do more with her.
Another day (or night in this case), another sketch.
Gonna start coloring this after I have gotten some shuteye.
>>77374230
id fug her
>>77378557
Couldn't sleep, after I realized how wings totally didn't fit the nature of the Violator at all.
So instead, spine tipped tentacles, for maximum raep.
>>77351598
No problem anon,your comments are greatly appreciated
I'll dump a few more sketches
I'm on mobile so my pics keep coming out sideways sorry guys
>>77361990
Bumparoo
>>77323792
>>77323843
that lettering is pain (please read up on how to handletter, I think Blambot has a guide on that)
>>77323530
Fuck you batman. Every day you mock me from the comfort of the catalog.
>>77382400
And that's how batman created his latest villain, "Artist Block"
Awesome stuff, y'all. Keep it coming!
I did this while I think of something better to draw aside from a comic I'm doing.
Progress...
Not exactly /co/ related but I did some doodles of Chi-chi from dragonball.
>>77384045
>Not exactly /co/ related
I wouldn't worry about that...
>>77383972
I have no business posting this much, but I want this thread alive in the morning.
Don't you die on me.
Bump
Some kirby fanart
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>>77325442
>>77325593
You really, seriously should consider reading the sticky. These don't really seem to have any fundamental base to them. They're flat as fuck on lined paper and messy in a medley of ways.
>That terrible feeling when someone's art gets a lot of attention and your art isn't even good enough to show yet
>>77391217
NO.
That's not what this thread is for. People have different skill levels, you have yours. This thread is about improving your work, and we can't do a damn thing to help you if you don't at least post something.
Show us some art.
>try working on paper
>get far in the drawing
>thinking "man it looks like shit, but its doesn't matter, I'm practicing"
>after awhile notice the head is way to big compared to her body
>think "It's a accident, i can fix it, Bob Ross always did"
>while thinking this I'm furiously erasing the entire thing
I failed you.
>>77391938
Then find a drawing that you HAVE completed. Feeling bad about won't help, and we can't do anything until you take that first step.
>>77392196
Well i don't have much but guess i have this, something i started before i stopped wanting to work on it.
>>77392438
Okay, so this isn't bad at all.
You've given the upper ribcage, especially around the collarbone, a great amount of volume. However, the shape that you used to denote the ribcage is too far up inside the torso. While it's the right size and looks fine at the top, the bottom will cause problems further on. The bottom curve of the ribs should fall below the breasts/pecs. If you aren't careful, this this will cause one of two problems later. Either the torso will seem too short, or the abdomen will look oddly stretched. As a rule of thumb, the top of the ribcage should line up with the center of the collar bones.
Before adding the arms, I'd recommend figuring out where the belly button and crotch are. These can be helpful for creating fitting proportions. The elbows should line up with the bellybutton, and the wrist should start at the bottom of the crotch. As it is right now, the arms are far too short.
You're off to an excellent start, and there's a few more things that you need to work on, but I have to go now. I want to see what you consider to be a finished drawing.
>>77392438
Those tits suck. Most of the anatomy is a bit off, but those tits are just horrible.
Her arm also has an extra unit for some reason (i.e. two elbows).
1/3
>>77380131
Color work more or less complete.
>>77392869
I knew that before I posted that.
>>77392839
You nailed it right on the head what my issue is. I do often see my bodies with long torsos, I think it's due to not knowing exactly how I want to block the crotch in when I'm doing the skeletal posing which i don't know if i should do 2 circles for the hip joints, a skirt, or a underwear style. If you come back and this thread is still up, any suggestions on how i can get a better at that?
>>77393217
I should be able to go back in depth in about a hour.
>>77393217
Here is a half-assed red-line that might help.
Remember that breasts aren't taped on water balloons. They follow the curvature of the chest. You don't need to draw the full outline of it unless it is silhouetted against the background.
A neat trick to get a general idea for the placement of the breasts is to draw a line down the middle of the torso then make a right angle starting from the dip in the girl's collar bone (45% angle to either side of the line).
Also the breasts curvature of the breasts blends into the arm near the deltoid.
>>77393545
Thanks, it does help just for showing me how the shoulder is supposed to look since that was the start of why I didn't want to work on it anymore since I couldn't get it right as well as how the breast connects to the arm at that angle. Ill have to remember to apply that trick when I get the chance to work on this, since that's another one of my weak points.thanks for actually showing and explaining why it was bad instead of just saying it was.
>>77393908
I usually just call it shit first to see how the person reacts as a test. If they get all defensive then I know it is a waste of my time to actually try to help them.
Don't take that red line as the gospel though. There are some mistakes in it to, no doubt, considering I did it in like 45 seconds. Just consider it a basic idea.
>>77392438
>>77393545
>>77393217
Alright, so next is the face. The eyes, as you show, should fall on the midline of the face. However, you seem to have misjudged the middle, and placed it too low. The bottom of the nose should be halfway between the chin and the midline of the face. The mouth should be about one third of the distance between the bottom of the nose and the chin. These are the "correct" proportions on a realistic face.
The eyes here are too close together. There should be an eyes length between them. Because of this, the eyebrows are also too close together. The nose lacks detail, and can be the trickiest part of the face to draw. My recommendation here, and in general, is to examine that style of other artists, mixing and matching what you like until you find what suites you.
Keep in mind that these are the "correct" proportions. Once you understand these, you can play around with them to suite your style, but NOT before them.
Keep up the good work, and then post the good work.
I know it's incredibly rough, but I want to know if there are any glaring mistakes before I start to clean it up.
>>77376041
Thank you
>>77378770
Hoo boy anon
>>77395684
No weight
>>77394494
That's what I was basically getting at, yes. Rounder breasts are fine too though; it just makes them look like breast implants rather than naturally large.
>>77340822
I think small wedge shaped feet would work better than the big round shoes. everything else is spot on though, this is a great character,
>>77396320
Yeah. I wasn't sure if I wanted to do small wedge feet or big cartoony shoes, but since I usually do small wedge feet I wanted to do something more out of my comfort zone. Plus it kinda fits with her whole, ultra-tacky 90's vibe.
I'm also thinking of giving her a more...inky design to go with her blackness. Like she's made from tar or ink or something just given solid form.
>>77396436
Given her a name yet?
>>77324053
>>77324070
good art but
>the feet
>>77396723
I kinda toyed around with something like Onika.
Cuz she's a demon.
Although now I kinda wanna make her name pun either something ink related or something black related. hm...
>>77348595
rather than wings, why not keep going with the muscle and white bone?
>>77397088
While a neat concept, the setting those beings are in for is not really fantasy, so the wings need to be something that can fly without magic.
Post Sketch pages, digital or otherwise.
>>77397218
So why feathers?
why not a set of wings that are bone stretched over a thin membrane, like bat wings but red?
