allright, the body looks too proportionate, if you are going for a semi-chibi look, you might want to make it less detailed, and less proportionate, and even without the ornaments, her shoulders look clearly wider than her hips, I wouldnt expect that from a toon-elf.
And if its actually a guy-elf, he looks too girly, even for elven standards!
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
ok cool, will take that on board. my problem is that i do go overboard a bit so i will pull back on detail of armor, but i am not sure if i want to go less proportionate as has a nice balance.
though i agree with shoulders being way to wide, as that was what i was wondering about.
it may be a bit late to add this... but... I would change the pose a bit, even in the reference, she is supporting the weight with her left leg, getting that side of the hips higher, thus making the shoulders line tilt in the oposite direction, giving her a much more relaxed stance. Also in your version, the chest plate is not really following the body, the body looks like 3/4 profile, while the chest looks more frontal, trace a line through the middle of her body and measure the chest piece.
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
I'm not the best person to be giving advice seeing as I'm still learning myself but if it's of any help. I find that before I start detailing everything it helps to just block out the whole image and work on a couple of poses during that blocking phase. It also helps to think of the image as a 3d figure rather than just a flat drawing. Here's what I whipped up for you, rather fast but I hope it helps in some way.
its not about suck or not, I think youre doing a good job, but check this out, the draw over you did, still has the hips and shoulders, and spine, in the same position. Both shoulder and hips are paralel to each other, giving it a slightly stiff pose, regardless of the leg bending or not.
Check the source now, it has a more relaxed pose, and it shows, she is clearly relaxed, distributes the weight diferent.
I would recomend you see some RL pictures of people, anywhere, like, google image for standing people, and imagine the hip line, and the shoulder line, that should help you get a more relaxed or belivable pose. I hope Im not getting too focused on this thing, maybe you wanted other type of advise, but still, its good stuff to have in mind.
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
Cool thanks guys, i will work on this later when i get back from town this arvo.
But yeah I was looking at poses and stuff through google but nothing looked that great,
so those links and or things would be appreciated.
But as for sucking, i mean it in the terms as i dont practice enough body drawing and bodies
no matter what the style. Hence why im probably not seeing what im meant too.
A drawing teached I had, used to give us as homework this pretty exercise.
You grab a magazine and a marker, and everytime you see a picture in the magazine, you draw its spine line, a circle where the skull is, a line from shoulder to shoulder, and one for the hips, you can also de the legs, arms, you can get sophisticated making circles for the joints, or even trying to fit some important bones in the picture, like a geometrical drawing of the pelvic bones, the throax/ribs, moustaches optional.
This exercise is good because it requires very little effort and resources, even in the laziest of moments, one can summon the strenght to pick up a magazine, and justify his existance by thinking "I am studying anatomy".
Yes, with a quick verbal "boom." You take a man's peko, you deny him his dab, all that is left is to rise up and tear down the walls of Jericho with a ".....not!" -TexiKen
very good im sure mum wont might me doing that to the piles of magazines that are piling up about the house.
I think my friend is going to like this when I done, but man this is like the most work on something that I done
digitally lol. And its on Chibi lol
Man, don't worry about it, even as an amateur I've come to realize that when studying anatomy even the tiniest exercises gives a shit ton of experience learning wise. Once you get this elf done and the pose and the anatomy all right you'll start seeing some subconscious improvement on your characters.
I still was not happy with the previous image so i reworked it to something the looked more suitable,
what do you guys think? I also thought to jolie her for some fun.
Ok so i went and took some photos of the local lake (similar topic) to the suggested artist image.
Now im trying to decide on one and/or combinig them, some how.
Im super excited that people are really taking the challenge thread head on.
I like the photos. That boat reflector thing is super interesting, and I like the texture variation of the foliage on the last one. If you combine two, be careful to keep the lighting consistent.
Ok so im reviving my thread, I kinda drop off the planet and do nothing, now I'm back and forcing myself to be creative.
Im really sad looking over all the stuff I havent finished in this post itself lol.
Anyway so Im not sure if I ever posted the final image of the wedding present I did, so here it is and a bad picture of it on their wall, they are moving
at some stage so it will be out from behind that door haha.
And here is a random thing im working on, I really liked the pencil sketch i did of it so I vectored it.
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And if its actually a guy-elf, he looks too girly, even for elven standards!
though i agree with shoulders being way to wide, as that was what i was wondering about.
Check the source now, it has a more relaxed pose, and it shows, she is clearly relaxed, distributes the weight diferent.
I would recomend you see some RL pictures of people, anywhere, like, google image for standing people, and imagine the hip line, and the shoulder line, that should help you get a more relaxed or belivable pose. I hope Im not getting too focused on this thing, maybe you wanted other type of advise, but still, its good stuff to have in mind.
http://warrenlouw.deviantart.com/art/IFX-Strike-A-Pose-163076761
But yeah I was looking at poses and stuff through google but nothing looked that great,
so those links and or things would be appreciated.
But as for sucking, i mean it in the terms as i dont practice enough body drawing and bodies
no matter what the style. Hence why im probably not seeing what im meant too.
You grab a magazine and a marker, and everytime you see a picture in the magazine, you draw its spine line, a circle where the skull is, a line from shoulder to shoulder, and one for the hips, you can also de the legs, arms, you can get sophisticated making circles for the joints, or even trying to fit some important bones in the picture, like a geometrical drawing of the pelvic bones, the throax/ribs, moustaches optional.
This exercise is good because it requires very little effort and resources, even in the laziest of moments, one can summon the strenght to pick up a magazine, and justify his existance by thinking "I am studying anatomy".
I think my friend is going to like this when I done, but man this is like the most work on something that I done
digitally lol. And its on Chibi lol
I think this might look better, but still similar to orig.
what do you guys think? I also thought to jolie her for some fun.
Now im trying to decide on one and/or combinig them, some how.
Artist Source
My photos, kind like 1st or 3rd
I like the photos. That boat reflector thing is super interesting, and I like the texture variation of the foliage on the last one. If you combine two, be careful to keep the lighting consistent.
Are you going to do this in traditional media?
Im really sad looking over all the stuff I havent finished in this post itself lol.
Anyway so Im not sure if I ever posted the final image of the wedding present I did, so here it is and a bad picture of it on their wall, they are moving
at some stage so it will be out from behind that door haha.
And here is a random thing im working on, I really liked the pencil sketch i did of it so I vectored it.
I'm still gonna do some hand done colouring.