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Arden Canelo
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Hi,
This is my thread to post my art in and such. I don't normally post art here! I'm shy, damnit! I know I'm not that good. Maybe it's just me though. Some people say my stuff is beautiful. Enough about me. This is my favorite forum to visit for art related stuff because you guys (and gals) are amazing at what you do. You critique well and suggest, support too.
So here's a self portrait I did today.
Please do what you guys do and help me be a better artist.
I will post more as I do it.
Also! I feel stuck as an artist in that I'll never get better than I am now. Do you all ever get that feeling?
This is my thread to post my art in and such. I don't normally post art here! I'm shy, damnit! I know I'm not that good. Maybe it's just me though. Some people say my stuff is beautiful. Enough about me. This is my favorite forum to visit for art related stuff because you guys (and gals) are amazing at what you do. You critique well and suggest, support too.
So here's a self portrait I did today.
Please do what you guys do and help me be a better artist.
I will post more as I do it.
Also! I feel stuck as an artist in that I'll never get better than I am now. Do you all ever get that feeling?
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It's a little hard to critique this piece. It's really just a short sketch. If you're going for realistic illustration, keep in mind people don't have outlines like this. You can start out with outlines on the sketch to develop forms and shapes, but depending on what you're going for, you'll want shading to show your forms as opposed to outlines. Hope that helps. Draw draw draw!
Based on what you've posted so far I'm also going to recommend against using photoshop. You don't need a tool like that and honestly you aren't ready for it. You should be focusing on fundamentals and learning observational skills, which is something you only really need a pencil and paper to begin on.
As far as the sense of not improving--Art is a harsh mistress. You generally learn slowly enough that at most times it can seem like you're going nowhere at all, but it is basically incontrovertible fact that if you put time in you are going to improve. Only after you've been studying for months or years however, do you ever assemble the body of work that lets you look back in time and see clearly that you actually have improved. Patience and perseverance will be your best friends, and are qualities you should try to cultivate.
I mean cumulativly I've been drwing for at least 5 years? I'm 26 now, but I've never actually pushed myself to draw more than a little a day or week. So, I'm glad you guys are great encouragement. I like being crit'd. And thanks.
Thats how i was. I was drawing from around 12 through 17 (end of high school), but my stuff never progressed far because i only did it on weekends, and that was mainly gundam wing or dragonball fan art
HAH yeah.
But hey, you draw lips better then I do. Try thinning the top lip more on your next drawing. Just a little. And your bottom one aswell. Same width, just a little more smushed i guess.
winter combat knight - you guys inspire me enough already :P, but I have my websites.
Shiekahn_boy - I'm glad to know that someone thinks I can draw decent lips.
EDIT CAUSE I FORGOT
This is a cncept for a shirt I wanted to do. Its about Alligators who are also Gladiators. I think its been done, if it has, this is just my take on it then.
All the damned time. I'll get in to a rut where I just draw the same thing over and over and don't really push myself to learn something new. When that happens I just force myself to do something different, maybe draw something that I think is a bit beyond my skill level. I've learnt a lot from doing this.
The self-portrait seems to be generally in proportion, but it seems you're constructing it from what you already know. Don't draw what you think you see; all the information you need is already right in front of you. I'm not sure if I'm making sense, so if you want this explained further look for 'Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain'. I'd recommend it, it helped me get started.
Good luck dude!
then i go back and look at all my old stuff and realize i'm wrong.
a simple analogy is you buy a puppy
you spend every day with it
you know that it's growing, but you have watched him grow, so it doesn't surprise you.
a friend who comes over a couple times a month keeps going "aw man, your dog is HUGE now" and you're sort of like "what?" like... you knew he was growing, but it doesn't shock you to see how much he's grown because you've watched the slow process.
Beavotron -great analogy is great.
And here to for are some feet.
Beavo: I actually had that happen. Rally good analogy.
Arden: Feet are pretty sketchy. Looks like you have the general idea in a few places with shading, but you need to show the joints of the toes a little more. they look like Cheeto puffs. Try drawing one detailed foot and see how that goes or look a the bones in the foot. It would help lots.
Over done?
No use trying to fix it, though. Draw another one, and use some reference for the pose. Keep practicing, you're getting better and better with each drawing (as long as you're not making the same mistakes over and over)
Yes to good advise!
I know you're groaning but hand and feet studies are fun if you can see progress.
More stylised unrealistic tilted to the left drawings of people.