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Post your current drawing here and give constructive critique to others!
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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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OP you used my drawing. I'm flattered
>>2530717
one of the only few worthy ones in the thread, but the most fitting for a Draw thread header. really enjoy the colors, goes well with blue.
>>2530717
sauce on ref
>>2530791
gamecatt
current wip, hopefully I'll still like this one a few days after finishing
>>2530791
it's this pic
>>2530875
I really like this anon. I think you could make the reflections stronger, looks a bit like milk at the moment. And add a focal point.
Tried to create a sense of disgust.
Wondered if I should raise his arm to distance himself from whatever he is looking at, though I thought it may make the image to clustered and distract from the focal point, and maybe make him look frail rather than supirior.
still deciding how to go forward with this
Made this autist sensei thing last night.
>>2530877
Are you the OP from the pic? Nice drawing you did there, saved it earlier as reference.
> I think you could make the reflections stronger, looks a bit like milk
Yeah I know what you mean, I'm trying to emulate the water from pic related, using that as inspiration. Still thanks mate
>>2530912
Yes I am, thank you.
Hahah oh. That water looks like milk too.
>>2530885
i think it's good as it is, maybe the right ear could be made more curvy like the left one
>>2530897
this looks nice, but I think a woman would have been a lot better in that setting. you can also use the guy's face as a third environment as well. Keep it up.
done with this.
>>2530970
Its supposed to be a female skinhead, il try do more to get that across
>>2530983
oh ok, The reason I though it was a man is her very short and thick neck and also very horizontal/thick eyebrows. I don't know if you can erase or paint over your stuff but here is what you could fix. just my 2cents.
a much slender and longer neck, smaller jaw line, and thinner eyebrows. I also think you left out the most important aspect of female eyes is their very long eyelashes towards the outer side of their eyes. hope this helps.
>>2531012
This is great advice thanks, ive got some white ink i can hopefully fix a few things
It probably would have been a better idea if i didnt use myself as a reference lol
Doing a master study.
>>2531128
why would you study someone who is awful at anatomy and rendering different materials?
>>2531138
You're the pleb. I study physics and biology to get better at art.
>>2531178
You'll only get better at art by putting those things your studying into practice. Go draw retard.
>>2531128
kek. nice idea, and the rendering is kinda cool. face is unappealing af, tho
Daily Spitpaint: Unknown specimen
does taking a liquify tool to an old artwork count?
because i just made this little portrait 1000% better than before
Any interest for concept art around here?
>>2531128
Holy shit someone is studying my art and calling it a master study. What has the world come to? Thanks I guess though. Feels weird.
Posting up the first art I've posted on /ic/ in ages. Did it last night and was the first time I did any painting in over a month I think.
>>2531379
merm_wip.jpg
muh chromatic aberration.
>>2531379
>first time I did any painting in over a month
come to /las/ to draw everyday, we need a new celebrity
also, nice to know you're still alive
>>2530685
Finished this piece. Anything I missed?
Male model woo!
>>2531379
You're pretty infamous for that drawing anon, seems like you've improved a lot.
>>2531433
God the landscape and the fox are done so well but why is the kid so weird looking? You should retry on the kid entirely.
>>2531452
>but why is the kid so weird looking?
Cause I suck at painting humans. I'll do studies and then redo him from scratch. Thanks for the crit!
Working on this as a gift to a friend for buying me a game recently.
>>2531379
the "master" part was clearly satirical. anyway, nice mermaid: you're miles better than the average anon.
One from imagination, character from a story I read.
And a figure study from the beginner thread. I tried to do some crosshatching here, after having practised it for a while. I'm not sure how successful it was - any criticisms are helpful
>>2531433
What the other anon said, and maybe make the boy smaller so got some diversity composition-wise
>>2524994
You guys still think the face is fcked?
the full black eyes is kinda a thing.
I think I got it guys
>>2531387
The red lightning thing on the left is calling all the attention. You need to tone it down and introduce more red on the right side.
>>2531561
Style direction? Good, bad?
The main thing i've changed is brush minimum width to 0% whereas usually my style is with 65%. I've always been conflicted with style direction since I want to go realistic and stylized at the same time. I feel I'm trying to go two directions at once with these two slightly differing styles.
>>2531598
Older pic for reference to my other style. More cartoony than realistic (but this one wasn't referenced either).
>>2531596
I kinda get the sharpness, but could you elaborate on whats wrong with the contrast and value?
reposting this practice.
>>2531616
build basic shapes, cast shadows.
>>2531379
I think it was a joke. I wouldn't be surprised if people did master studies after your other stuff, but not merc wip.
second attempt to put a finished painting in the draw thread. am i worthy?
>>2531625
No need to post this every thread anon.
meh
>>2531688
You are not going to fool anyone with this picture for ants, it's pretty bad still. You are the guy who kept polishing that painting of a beach right? With the rock clouds and all. The perspective of this landscape is better, but you didn't really improve in much else.
You really need to practice using photos as reference. Find pictures of rocks and try to copy them, then trees, then sand, do these rendering studies while you practice the fundamentals of drawing, color theory, and when you feel confortable enough to do another landscape, try copying a photo of a landscape, until you get good enough to try a drawing from imagination.
>>2531692
blog?
>>2531696
>picture for ants
should i post a bigger size?
> it's pretty bad still.
whats wrong it ?
>You are the guy who kept polishing that painting of a beach right? With the rock clouds and all.
yes
>The perspective of this landscape is better, but you didn't really improve in much else.
well this is my first time attempting quite a few things, a night scene, cityscape, something mechy (the bridge), a 'grander' scale, the little details like how to draw forests that are far away
>You really need to practice using photos as reference. Find pictures of rocks and try to copy them, then trees, then sand, do these rendering studies while you practice the fundamentals of drawing, color theory, and when you feel confortable enough to do another landscape, try copying a photo of a landscape, until you get good enough to try a drawing from imagination.
im this guy >>2530504
i also did a couple other landscape studies that turned out pretty well
>>2531561
nose looks gross as fuck, add some more warm tones, soften it to be oriental.
eyes look crossed, make your irises smaller, and define them better.
honestly, just change the skintone, it doesnt really work.
>>2531723
trunks man
>>2531706
http://artflip.tumblr.com/
I feel like adding some armor to them or some shit, it looks kinda boring as it is
>>2531625
i like those lines
>>2531752
do chains that sort of transition into magic tattoo seals on their body.
would provide some story interest and also a hint as to why they look so innocent, making the viewer assume they've been in captivity.
>>2531752
Nice, very nice. Like concept. Don't add armor of any kind, keep it fae/sylph-like. You can add some mud and dirt, tattoos, ritual/pagan ornaments like crownet from flowers and human fingers.
Meh, done. Couldn't add a lot more to it
>>2531925
Blog senpai?
>>2531925
feels like it needs something at the lower half of the picture
>>2531723
I didn't use reference bro, in fact I was worried about it looking unnatural as a result. Sorry it looks shit I guess.
>>2531752
why do you crop feet
There's definitely a lot wrong here anatomically but I'm wondering exactly what...
>>2532007
Cute. The lead shapes on the tree are better on the right image though. The bug bites in the foreground leaves are distractive especially on the right image. And the leaf that overlaps the girl near her bum is also distracting and seems sort of sexual. I would redo the pose on the right as she would fall over like that. Have you tried the pose yourself to see how you would smell flowers?
What's up drawfags. I'm in need of some character sketches for a small RPG game. Anyone down for paid commissions? I'm looking for dark-steampunky stuff, but not too complicated. Just full body depictions of characters with some charm.
Message me at [email protected] I guess
>>2532013
What do you pay?
>>2532014
I've got 50€ on the side for this which basically translates to 56 US dollars. I was hoping to get 3 or 4 colored, but not too demanding drawings.
do these colors work? or should I go for a different palette
also, should I maybe give him clothes or something? I don't like the empty bald head
>>2532018
That's like $10-15 a drawing, which really isn't very much, especially for a colored full-body drawing.
>>2532028
So maybe 25$ each would be a better offer?
>>2532018
If you want to commission, which for the record you shouldn't really be doing in the drawthread, you really need examples or a more specific description of what you want. For a fully coloured painting of a full body most artists will charge upwards of $60-70.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iFKogilQSdc
>>2532037
Another anon told me I should do it in a drawthread. Guess I'll go to some art site. I think I'm looking for something simpler than that anyway
Morty jr.
>>2531752
Pretty hot, anon.
>>2531967
Are you using a 3d model or something? what explains the discrepancy between deltoid knowledge and everything else?
>>2531723
>looks like referenced shit
What the fuck is up with you and your kneejerk aversion to using a reference, anyway?
Is this why you can't draw?
>>2532013
your email doesn't exist?
>>2532269
If it's referenced from a photo it's fine to me. It's when it starts being referenced from other art that it becomes a problem, especially anime referenced from anime. Since the artistic process *is* the stylization, that defeats the purpose of being original. Obviously doesn't apply to general style guidelines such as how to draw faces in a certain way.
>>2532184
> what explains the discrepancy between deltoid knowledge and everything else
What do you mean? I didnt use anything other than my imagination dude. If something looks bad I'd guess its the result of me lacking in some area. I didnt use poser or something if youre on about that.
Here's the somewhat finished version
>>2531925
>png
more detail on the rocks.
just finished this
>>2532413
>angry birds fan art on /ic/
what the fuck
>>2532433
it's inspired but it's not a fanart
>>2532436
o-okay...f-fine.
Anyways this is better than 100% of /ic/ so here is your you
what are you doing here? you should be working for some big company or something
>>2532442
I'm working for Funplus and Wooga, I started to work as a freelancer 3 months ago, I'm even supposed to be a student but I quit art school 'cause I was bored during class. But I like coming here and on some other boards, to pass the time or read interesting stuff, some threads are kinda good to learn new things.
>>2532465
neat.
>>2532300
its just odd alternating between good and bad in your drawing, shit face, okay neck, shit trapezius, good deltoid, shit elbow connection, good understand of elbows, shit understand of size of elbows, good understand of cross hartching, bad understandinf of folds, shit understand of hands (completely).
It's really crazy. How did you train to reach your current level? I'm always baffled when people reach "hidden levels" or levels that shouldn't exist but somehow do for some people.
>>2532297
Like it a lot for what it is
>>2532269
what the other guy said.
>>2531985
It's a nice drawing. It's obviously stylized so why not let it be that way? Not everything has to be superrenderedrealisticportrait#544.jpg
if you were trying to make it more realistic you'd probably want to have the ear be closer to the nose(shorten the depth of the jaw), bring the tip of the nose down a bit, and maybe don't have the brow jut out as much, the cheekbone is more robust than you'd typically see in life also. Kind of hard to say without seeing the model(assuming there was one)
>>2531752
on the right figure, her left shoulder looks a bit odd. I'd brush up on the teres major insertion and origin points and maybe consider the acromion process(this is an important landmark to learn if you don't know of it) if you haven't; idk if it'd be visible from that angle but you'd probably see an indication of it.
>>2531525
That's some lovely pen work. I don't know if it's still up and I'd imagine you've seen it already but ccsears has a pretty good thread on penwork on conceptart. he talks about how detail is synonymous with value when working with pen and stresses giving indications of detail rather than trying to add everything.
Like if you wanted to draw a lit chadelier(fuck my spelling) you'd have to add little implications of filigree and leave some areas blank. just a concept to think about when working in pen. Her right leg feels a bit awkward. You've sort of overlapped the heel onto the other foot which has something to do with it but I'd imagine we'd see more of her right hamstring/glute area also; idk though if it's not in the ref it's not in the ref :l
>>2531387
The degree of rim lighting in this piece is probably a little excessive. I'd reserve it for areas you want to "pop" more. Having rim lighting everywhere in a painting is a bit like a having a song that's one long guitar solo, or watching a michael bay movie where the whole thing tries to be epic and loses context
i drew a face from imaginationland
>>2531985
The clavicle is pretty tumorous also
Can I get some help with this? I feel like my colors are really off, but I have no idea why.
>>2530685
I think I'm ruining the cuteness of this character. Not sure how to make her look younger.
Also fuck mouths.
>>2532632
Not really sure what you're going for where the colors look "off" anon. If you elaborate I could help. right now it looks like its a blood filled lake. I don't think the colors are bad but I'm not sure if they are representing what you want.
>>2532413
Dang anon. Care to post a portfolio/tumblr?
>>2532020
>>2532019
I like the colors a lot. I think the hat helps make the character look more interesting.
>>2532643
The red is tall grass, which should hopefully become clearer when I paint it. Teal and light blue bits are the water.
The thing is I'm painting from imagination, and I have, like, no idea how to make the colors work better. I want the colors to be slightly stylized, to have a mix of red and purple hues. but while I can find references for form (what's a rainy field/forest supposed to look like), I feel like I can't find or use references for color. So I'm left to do whatever and I don't know what that is.
>>2532601
>its just odd alternating between good and bad in your drawing, shit face, okay neck, shit trapezius, good deltoid, shit elbow connection, good understand of elbows, shit understand of size of elbows, good understand of cross hartching, bad understandinf of folds, shit understand of hands (completely)
Exactly what's your issue with the face? Just the fact that it's stylized? Please tell me exactly why these things look bad instead of just ranting about how bad they are.
Unfortunately, I don't have any formal training. I just draw. I read books and tutorials and try and copy what they do and reproduce that in my own art.
>>2532642
Less hard brush more blend.
>>2532269
If it's line-by-line referenced from an anime pic, it's kinda.. beginner tier.
>>2532300
>post artists you studied
I want to study the way they do shadows
>do gesture drawing
you need it
>do portraits
you need it
>do cloths studies
take a wild guess why
>>2532620
your edges are looking a little fuzzy on the left side of the head. Working from the side of the face out with each stroke will help with your edge control.
>>2532699
Herpes herpes boberpies.
>>2532643
sure ! here's my artstation : https://www.artstation.com/artist/imalou
>>2530685
I pissed off /tg/, so I'll post this here
Could I get the guy in the picture with the holsters and the jacket on, sleeping in like a bus of a building or something.
Could he have the mask in his lap and the shotgun held in his hand.
I had an image of him listening to tunes after gang fighting or something.
Any blood splatters are welcome as well, thanks in advance
>>2532915
lol
>>2532915
btw, this is just in case, you know covering bases
>>2532915
Although they share a name, /ic/'s drawthreads are not friendly to requests, nor is most of /ic/ in general for that matter.
>>2532915
hahahahhaha fuck off cunt
>>2532915
I, renember you. Fuck man read the fucking rules. retard, go away
>>2532915
Here you go anon, complete with blood splatters. That'll be $200.
>>2532915
It's sad that this bait is like the most activity we've seen in a while. This is bait right?
>>2532915
Anon, that's a wonderful idea for a picture. Really, you should start in the beginner threads and learn to draw out your imagination. Don't let it go to waste.
>>2532939
Dude stop supporting the raging bitch
>>2532915
how do you even piss off /tg/?
that's like, the nicest board
>>2532959
This actually tells you a lot about the type of an asshole that guy is.
>>2532910
Your dragons are so cute. I think I've seen you on da while I was randomly browsing
Keep up the good work. I hope to someday reach your level
>>2532683
nose doesnt follow midline, lighthing of hair is random, you dont understand how eyelashes works, the stylization chocies themselves just look horrible ( not even a single indication of the brow ridge)
Honestly it looks like you just switched to safe mode concerning faces at some point.
>>2532959
do you know what you're talking about
>>2530685
>>2533140
Post refs, familia.
>>2533143
they´re in the image.
trying some new sketch techniques.
playing with screentones
>>2533160
whoops
>>2533152
Post refs that aren't tiny.
>>2533143
say ahhh
>>2533328
WE WUZ KANGZ
>>2533328
The pose and anatomy is really awkward. The sword arm especially is weird since it is pressed into her body and reads really flat, and then her legs are pretty odd looking too.
I didn't correct too many drawing errors though because I did this with the trackpad on my laptop, so I just fixed the shoulders a bit and the far foot slightly but I didn't have much precision.
Otherwise it felt a bit washed out so I brought in some darker shadows and more warmth to the skin in general.
Hope this helps!
>>2533131
just for fun, really. there's no story to it.
>>2533717
clarify,
my intuos stopped working so yeah
>>2533717
Next time resize your image. Also when you select an area and move it you should paint out the lines it creates in your image.
>>2533724
how do I resize and stuff on sai? Yeah I know man my intuos stopped working so I just uploaded it.
I'm pretty new to digital, so does anyone know how I use an inuos without it always making me restart my system and stuff?
>>2533730
>does anyone know how I use an inuos without it always making me restart my system and stuff?
are the drivers installed properly?
>>2533738
They work perfectly, but then I'll turn off my computer or pull out my intuos and it'll just be fucked next time i use it
>>2533844
Blog senpai?
>>2533852
I don't really update one regularly at the moment, sorry
>>2533844
are you full time pro yet?
>>2533896
Do you ever fuck off? Goddamn where's your art you pretentious scumtwat.
>>2533896
Why are people so edgy here? I only visited here a day and already hate almost everyone. Artists should be supportive with each other not always trying to out quip the other or win at putdowns.
>>2533908
> I only visited here a day and already
>hate almost everyone
You are a fast learner. That is good for you.
>>2533896
No. I've done freelance on and off for a few years. Right now I have no work though and haven't done any work in many months. I'm pretty bad at business and finding work and I hate posting on social media so I'm sort of under the radar a lot, and last year I took a year off of fb and skype and lost contact with any regular clients I had. I tried to find some fulltime stuff recently and nothing panned out, though I almost got a job for CD Projekt but failed their art test in the end. Now I'm trying for freelance but not getting any responses. I might just get a shitty min wage job and do art as a hobby instead of as a career? I dunno. I don't really like commercial work much and have conservative ideals about how I approach art which means my skillsets are outdated a bit (no 3d or photobashing).
>>2533926
Here's your reply.
>>2533929
thank you~
>>2531433
that water wheel isnt functional. and the issue with boy looking weird. other than that its great!
This is driving me a little bit crazy. Any ideas to make it more interesting? Ideas for lighting? The idea is this princess is kindof anti social, and she is also the queen of bugs. Yup. So in the end she's going to be covered with bugs and stuff and the bugs are pestering her father (the king) and his horse as he walks over to like scold her or take her back to the kingdom or something
>>2531379
Yeah, I think the master study was a wee joke, but I really like this mermaid Nice use of subtle blobs of color
>>2533960
Is that actually for LotC? If so, congrats, but you might not want to post it here, not sure what the contracts are but usually that's not a good idea.
>>2531752
Don't add armour, the nudity is more subtly creepy. Only advice is to sharpen everything up, right now with the low contrast it almost looks like an old timey photo which in itself is strange... infact, hey wouldn't it be neat if you actually made this a photo? Like shrink it a bit and show the slightly ruffled corners of the photo, like an old polaroid, or photo from the early 1900's, then on the corners of the whole picture show that the photo is sitting on a table or something.
Just a neat idea to add some story.
>>2533969
shhhhhhhh
I should have changed the file name...
What do you think about the picture though? I'm kindof in a hurry for advices
>>2533981
Well the first thing that stands out is the horse. Because the guy in front covers part of it, you can't see the foreshortening so the horse just looks like it has no torso. The hind legs look really strange with their current placement.
Otherwise I agree it is a bit boring as an image, but it's not really complete with the bugs yet and you say you want to change the lighting so it is hard to say. Maybe try a more dramatic lighting? I think a queen of bugs in a swamp should be a bit grosser, like more of a dark murky scenario. Like you could make it dark and rainy and wet and grimy, and that way the king's pose still makes sense as he covers from the rainfall. Once you add in a lot of flying insects though it should look more interesting.
Also it doesn't really make sense that a king would come alone (and dismount too). There probably should be some guards/escorts in the background.
>>2533985
I do plan on adding rain and making her a bit dirty and wet and though I think I'm going to leave the lighting mostly the same for time reasons I'll try to make it more contrasty at least. Good idea on the water and Soldiers. That might take time to do but it seems necessary
>>2533790
why do you say that?
Working this on my phone. Is a little bit hard cause im drawing with a styluss
>>2534025
>>2534025
>tfw anon uses a phone and stylus and is still better than you
Today I started this, it´s the first time I do something digital with more than 2 hours of actual effort.
My weekly doings are on oil painting and occasionally "anathomy studies"
I did a character called Andromeda, i am still working, i did with lineart and put cel shading.
How looks right now?
What needs to improve it?
>>2533960
Honestly it's hard to give any advice, your work is always really good and I have a feeling you're going to nail this one as well.
>>2534049
holy shit
>>2533916
>failed their art test
What is this?
>>2533960
It's probably not what you want to hear right now, but her proportions are off. She has a big head and short legs.
>>2533844
Bro, are you color blind to reds? Not trying to be offensive.
>>2532007
your style is adorable - do you have a blog anywhere? i love how calming the colours in this piece are
>>2534102
It doesn't show well anymore but she is quite a bit foreshortened. It looked proper before I added clothes, I'll probably tweak it at the end.
Update. Yeah, the boobs are really bad.
>>2533916
The industry REQUIRES 3D and Using Photos to get that crisp photoreal look their engines can produce.
The industry loves 2D artists with a decent grasp of 3D but they can't find that many 3D artists with a grasp of 2D so you have the hardest part in good shape. I would still reconsider your topic choice and pallet.
You need art that can fit what people sre buying, It's supply and demand. Business 101. Your topics aren't in demmand so you won't selk. You don't market yourself so you won't reach the audience that might need your work.
Paint a couple of scenes from a young adult sci fi franchise and watch the work start pouring in, Once you fix your blending and skin tones.
Good luck!
>>2533844
Senpaaaaiiii
Glad you haven't make an hero yet
We will all make it man
started as a dark souls inspired doodle,just seeing where it leads.the legs are hard,crits on that specific area would be great.is the bg too dark? thanks in advance
>>2533844
<3
>>2533960
not a fan of the color scheme but I guess it works.
maybe move the red dude over to the center a bit, although that might complicate the horse situation a bit.Her smile is going to be key so prime that .I see a niple!
>>2534146
remember that through history, greaves have remaining relatively unchanged due to the ergonomic constraints of the piece.
So I'd say you're on the right track.
and pushing odd proportions on a darksouls-esque piece is always good, creates that uncanny, twisted horror.
some mes
WIP in progress
>>2534216
i like the lighting.
>>2534155
is this real life
>>2534239
Dark souls is a hell of a drug
>>2534242
is it worth playing? i remember buying into the skyrim hype years ago, and uninstalling and feeling a bit scammed desu after like 15 minutes.
>>2534247
it's nothing like skyrim, this one is pretty easy by dark souls standards, but it will kick your fucking ass if you're new to the franchise.
it doesnt hold your hand at all.
>>2534247
not the anon you asked
personally, it's the single RPG I like. I have the bad habit of creating another character each time I get bored of the current one, and in normal rpgs where you have to grind a lot, you lose everything since experience and items don't carry over
but in dark souls it's just the first run which takes you a lot, up to months depending on how fast you learn and how much you play, after you learned the insides out you can finish the game in a few hours, which for me means I don't lose a lot of time reaching where I left which the previous charater
another thing which I like: you can start a game as a solder, and finish as a sorcerer, a thief, or freaking Guts. One of the reason I would start over and over again is because I would get bored of a class, but in dark souls you can combine them how you want. damn, you can even finish the game how you want: want to kill everybody? you can do that. what to run from everybody? you can do that (in ~95% of cases, some enemies are just in the way). want to finish the game with a big ass sword? you can do that. want to finish the game with a dagger? take a wild guess
dark souls is how a rpg should be done
>>2534247
Totally different experience to Skyrim, for one it's far more of an action RPG. Much less dialogue, a lot more combat, and the combat is far more lethal. It emphasizes timing, stamina management, and positioning.
The environments are really good and the storytelling is interesting, it's far more subtle and generally encourages you to infer it rather than telling you.
If you don't know much about it I really recommend you do it blind. Guides take a lot of the fun out of the first playthrough, since the games are generally full of surprises.
>>2534099
They were looking for an illustrator and actually they emailed me. They saw my work on artstation and approached me, but of course wanted me to do an art test. I spent a week on it and did what I thought was a really solid job, but them they said it wasn't realistic enough, which I'm guessing means I didn't use photos even though they didn't specify it (I rendered it very tightly manually over a week, so it was realistic). I can't post the image or talk about it though, I had to sign some some insane NDAs that carry super heavy penalties if I break it. Too bad because it's a solid piece that if I had in my portfolio would help get work.
>>2534104
Nope, I just like saturated reds. The image was boring colour-wise if I treated it more naturally so I made things intense. I've been experimenting a bit with using whatever colours I want instead of what should be there. People like Ruanjia and Min Yum use some really saturated colours and make it work, so I'd like to have the freedom to do that myself. Some of the intense colour in there too is the original linework I didn't paint out entirely because I liked the look, but maybe I went overboard with it? But yes, I am aware that in that situation red would not look like that at all.
>>2534114
I've thought about it. Hasn't been a great time for me to be honest.
>>2534146
Thanks, and that looks awesome too
>>2534109
I wouldn't say it REQUIRES 3d yet, but it is definitely an asset to have. I agree though that my style and subject matter and stuff isn't really that sellable. I intentionally avoid airbrushed skin and contrasty thing and rimlights and everything else that is trendy. I hate most trends that are happening right now and make a concerted effort to not be a part of them, but yeah it probably hurts my career at the moment. Ideally I will get good enough that I can do whatever I want and still get work. Someone like Theo Prins is a great example of someone successful who doesn't play by the rules.
>>2534247
just playing Dark Souls for the designs.using cheats too because I'm not a MLG l33t faggot.
It's beautiful.
Skyrim is shit design wise when compared to Darksouls imo.
Just the mood it sets...haven't felt such a powerful mood since like SOTC desu
any big mistakes?
>>2534419
Poses are stiff as fuck. Is that how you sleep?
>>2534419
Well, it's pretty stiff. First of all, you're kind of flyswatting the figures. Looks like you've gone out of your way to avoid foreshortening by placing all limbs in profile kind of how beginners draw poses that hides the hands and feet.
It also doesn't look like they are laying down and it doesn't look like they are touching. It kinda just looks like two floating figures drawn on two separate layers. You would benefit from studying how hentai artists bunch up fleshy forms that interact between characters and from the pull of tight fabrics and such (pic related). It's super key to erotic art imo.
>>2534438
#polioshaming
Just some Junk from Overwatch.
>>2534043
Lewd mei.
>>2534274
I had absolutely NO idea this was even a thing. (Art tests for a job I mean). The fact you wasted that time and yet can't release the art really sucks and seems unfair. But I suppose at least you got practice.
Your work reminds me a little of Thomas scholes on artstation. Maybe because he does avoid trends and things and seems to paint what he wants. For the record I like the red in your image, I think you should make it more obvious that the yellow face is face paint.
Do you think art station is the best place to have a portfolio?
>>2530685
Pretty colorblind so any info in that dept. would be greatly appreciated.
Going for a comfy vibe
>>2534621
are you also valueblind?
>>2534022
too big eye features, nig lips, over exaggeration of the philtral dip.
I've been commissioned to illustrate a comic for someone but I've never done one.
Starting off by sketching the whole thing so I can make changes without taking up to much time and talk it over with the writer (storyboarding).
How's my first page look?
Never been into comics.
>>2534627
>never done a comic
>paid to do one
who the fuck would ever?
give them a refund
>>2534630
They like my drawings. These are just very rough "placeholder" sketches to outline the story.
>>2534622
Yeah, I fell for the loomis meme hard, so I've pretty much lost sight of everything but construction.
But push the values a 1000% more, got it.
Tried to fix the colors of >>2532632 and finish it.
I feel like I shoulda spent more time on the thumbnail because the composition isn't that strong, but once I realized it I was too far in to really fix it much :(
>>2534066
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>>2534652
You need to make some studies, bro. Use the color picker frequently, but only after you've done your best guess at matching the hue and value. That should give you a reference for how off you are.
>>2530685
learning to draw horses
did one from imagination to compare when im done
I was uninspired so I forced me to draw whatever
This came out
how to make more dynamic
>>2534717
saw the thumbnail and thought "neat", saw the pic and thought "oh....... oh"
>>2535002
foreshortening always creates energy I feel. And maybe make that face not dogshit
Just finished a study of Jennifer Connelly, trying new photoshop brushes
>>2535069
you need hard brushes in your life
>>2535002
> Rob Liefeld
>>2535121
cant tell if this is an insult or a recommendation
>>2533717
dot?
>>2535130
although funny that you mention it, i drew this earlier today and it is pretty liefield-esque
>>2535077
thanks anon, still learning to paint so will try with hard brushes next time
>>2535069
It feels like there's an extreme downtilt on her left nostril, and that isn't represented in any changes on the right area of the face (the one that's hidden by the nose). Either the nostril's position is off, or you might've omitted something from the other side of the face, because that one part looks asymmetrical. Can we see your ref?
The rest looks excellent, especially the colors & values. As another anon mentioned, experimenting with a mix of harder brushes will allow you to capture more dynamism in your paintings.
>>2535148
This was the reference, thanks for the critique, the left side of the face is a bit blurred in the ref so I tried to capture as best as I could
Bird anon I miss you....
>>2535152
Here are some of the changes I'd propose.
If you bring the nostril up a bit, soften the nasolabial crease (which isn't as accentuated in your ref), and soften the philtrum (which also isn't as accentuated), you get rid of most of the symmetry problems with the nose.
I think part of your problem stems from the fact that philtrum doesn't look in perspective, and that your nasolabial crease starts too low (making the barrel of the mouth seem small). Just toning down these elements a bit seems to help with both perspective & likeness.
>>2535168
Wow, thanks for the feedback anon, I see what you mean.
A quick thing for DED
Some things I'm trying to improve at are:
-Not drawing directly from reference
-Lighting/shading
-limited palette
-Conveying materials/ textural contrast
Any tips are appreciated
>>2534626
Right, because when whites draw anyone else they just look like whites, right?
i post this again with bullshit reason
looks like pretty akward
>>2535409
She looks really stiff for some reason.
>>2535416
well this is reference
>>2533844
Great looking environment and colours!
Figure is quite stiff though, and face is pretty weak, but apart from that it's great.
Hope you end up finding some steady work with your art anon.
>>2535468
Oh, it looks much better now.
Just installed sketchbook pro. Totally not used to it but I can tell I like it better than PS for sketching. Need tweak the settings.
>>2534527
Art tests for fulltime positions are extremely common. There's a ton of competition and they want to make sure you are a good fit. But yeah it sucks that I can't use it and wasn't paid. I used to be against them on principle, but now I just do them because if you don't you simply won't get the job so there's no choice in the matter. It's an oversaturated field.
Thanks for the comments on my piece.
Artstation is a good way to get visibility on a portfolio I guess? I have my own website where I host my own images though and that's what I send to clients in emails and stuff.
>>2535428
Thank you, although I am not optimistic about getting work.
>>2535478
still feeling it out
>>2535586
>>2535587
Why are you so fucking good
>>2535590
Thanks man, that's make me really happy
>>2535595
How did you learn to do hair so well?
