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LittleSin
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Hi!
I've been lurking for a while now ans decided to finally join the fun!
I've dabbled in several different mediums over the years and, after doing nothing but digital stuff for a long time, decided I love the feel of pencils, pens, markers and paints. I'm constantly trying to improve myself and, with you help, hopefully I'll get see some great leap in my art work.
Guess I better post some stuff. This isn't in chronological order and some stuff was taken with a crappy camera.
Also, this first post may be a big one.
These two were drawn as my sisters B-Day present.
The following two were painted on glass in acrylic. The best way I can explain it is that I start by doing the lines then pain backwards, in layers so in the end there are several layers of paint on the back and one image on the front.
This one was done for the 24 hour art marathon for Eastern Edge Gallery. It was also the crappiest, hence why it never sold. I painted it after being up for 18 hours. Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the ones that sold.
Acryclic and chalk pastel on canvas.
Acrylic and make up on canvas. I just wanted to see how it would look.
A commission peice that I never got paid for...so they never got it.
Acrylic and newspaper clippings. I'm still working on getting a good shot of this one. The words on it say "I wanted Roots. I grew in you."
One of the first paintings I ever did and it shows. You can't see but the lyrics to a Linkin Park song are in the sky. EMO.
Another one painted on glass.
Done with prismacolor markers and leads. How do real artist make light look believable?
Sketch.
This painting is actually REALLY big...and it's one of my favorites, despite it being cluttered.
More marker work.
Fan art for the web comic 'State of Dementia'.
Done with watercolors and marker.
Done with watercolor, chalk pastel and marker. Again, trying to figure out how to make light believable.
Done with marker and leads.
Done with marker. Always wanted to ride a fuckin' dinosaur.
Done with marker and leads.
Annnd old randoms I found in photobucket.
So, have at me!
I've been lurking for a while now ans decided to finally join the fun!
I've dabbled in several different mediums over the years and, after doing nothing but digital stuff for a long time, decided I love the feel of pencils, pens, markers and paints. I'm constantly trying to improve myself and, with you help, hopefully I'll get see some great leap in my art work.
Guess I better post some stuff. This isn't in chronological order and some stuff was taken with a crappy camera.
Also, this first post may be a big one.
These two were drawn as my sisters B-Day present.
The following two were painted on glass in acrylic. The best way I can explain it is that I start by doing the lines then pain backwards, in layers so in the end there are several layers of paint on the back and one image on the front.
This one was done for the 24 hour art marathon for Eastern Edge Gallery. It was also the crappiest, hence why it never sold. I painted it after being up for 18 hours.
Unfortunately, I don't have pictures of the ones that sold.Acryclic and chalk pastel on canvas.
Acrylic and make up on canvas. I just wanted to see how it would look.
A commission peice that I never got paid for...so they never got it.
Acrylic and newspaper clippings. I'm still working on getting a good shot of this one. The words on it say "I wanted Roots. I grew in you."
One of the first paintings I ever did and it shows. You can't see but the lyrics to a Linkin Park song are in the sky. EMO.
Another one painted on glass.
Done with prismacolor markers and leads. How do real artist make light look believable?
Sketch.
This painting is actually REALLY big...and it's one of my favorites, despite it being cluttered.
More marker work.
Fan art for the web comic 'State of Dementia'.
Done with watercolors and marker.
Done with watercolor, chalk pastel and marker. Again, trying to figure out how to make light believable.
Done with marker and leads.
Done with marker. Always wanted to ride a fuckin' dinosaur.
Done with marker and leads.
Annnd old randoms I found in photobucket.
So, have at me!
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I suspect your going to blow off this advise and just assume I don't have any idea what I'm talking about, but I do hope you take it on board, because if you really want to get good at drawing you have to look for the merit in every bit of advise you are given. Anything less and you're only doing yourself a disservice.
Agreed. This is probably the number one criticism around here for new artists, and that's because it's the best advice anyone can give to someone such as yourself who has learned to draw from watching cartoons. Unfortunately, the way to learn how to draw real, three-dimensional objects, and as an extension of that, anything else real or fake, is to draw things that actually exist. Plants. Pots. Hands. Feet. Draw your desk. Draw your house. Draw the centerpiece of your kitchen table.
Also, you might want to tag your thread as NSFW for ass and titties.
This. The other thing you can do is to stop drawing passively. When you are not drawing, look at something, and think "How would I draw that?". Look at the way light affects things. Look at the way shoulders form. Look at textures. Look at a lot of art - other than anime*. Notice little things and try to find out the reason for why they look that way. If you understand how the skeleton and muscles work and look like, you'll find drawing people much easier.
*You obviously look at a lot of anime already. This isn't a 'anime is awful' post - there are a lot of amazing anime artists, but the good ones learned the same way everyone learns. They know what the human body looks like and can stylize it. Its like telephone - you are learning from them, but you don't know what quite they have right so are learning their mistakes/stylization rather than what they built it from.
I can see poses that you are trying to pull off that i've seen in popular anime bits
like that one at the very bottom with the guy getting kissed by the girl, pulling back from her, hands out
that is a pose i must have seen about 40 times already around deviantart. I'm pretty sure i did a drawing with that same pose way back in my angsty furry days.
you're trying to copy that same feel and pose without knowing what the underlying fundamentals of the human body are.
the hand is completely falling off the arm
his shoulder seems to be coming out of his ear...yes the shoulders go up in a pose like that, but shoulders simply cannot go that high. his head is tiny, her chin is huge... that sort of thing
and these same construction and anatomy errors show up throughout your work.
that being said, it is nice to see that you're doing some traditional stuff instead of all digital, that's definitely a plus over all the hundreds of amateur anime artists out there.
I think I'll start today, perhaps hit deviant art and pick up some stock photos for reference.
That is, if my baby will stay settled long enough for me to do so!
I think I can see the one you're talking about but may I ask for examples?
Oh. I understand now. That was a personal choice...I actually drew them like that. Why? Well, because that's how I frame thing in my mind: like comic book panels. I always try to depict a story in one 'panel'.
Perhaps that isn't a good thing?
It gives the impression that you ran out of room, actually. Its one thing to put an entire figure, half a figure, a head, or even just a fist or foot into a panel, but chopping off just the top of the hair is a little off-putting.
In case you never caught it last time, I am a new mother and this little guy:
keeps me pretty busy. I had a bit of time today though and started looking up tutorials and stock photos.
With out further adieu...EYES.
NOSES.
I started on lips but discovered I really can't draw lips and theres no good tutorials for drawing lips. I mean there's pleanty on line for digitally painting them, but none for pencil to paper.
So, please critique my first attempt at non-anime eyes and noses. Also, recommend me a place where I can get a good lip tutorial.
Back to the baby!
Yes. My baby has a cleft lip and palate.
I'd probably drop the eyelashes at the moment, they're not really necessary unless you're really zoomed in or defining in excruciating detail. Less really is more with eyelashes. Your bottom right nose is good, keep those strong structural lines going, it'll help your eye to see the form.
I did find that the eye lashes were confusing me when I tried to draw but wasn't sure if it was acceptable to drop them. I'm glad that I can.
Now, can you tell me if there's a trick to drawing male eyes compared to female eyes? There are guy eyes up there but they all came out very girly.
I'm the opposite. My womens eyes end up looking like dudes. Dont men have more overlapping skin above and below the eyes? I think womens are rounder. I bet Cake knows the answer to this question.
OP, Don't listen to him. You've already taken the initial criticisms to heart, and have started down the path towards success.
Just keep up the studies, and you'll be sailing!
they deserve to be banned from the forums for being so completely ignorant.
he's wrong, first of all, your stuff is not at ALL beyond repair or atrocious
in your most recent studies, you show quite a bit of promise
so please please for the love of god, disregard that poster, they simply don't know what they're talking about.
I think we've honed in on the caliber of this person. My work is done here
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