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GIVE ME NEEDED CRITICISM FOR MY HIDEOUS ARTWORK.
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CloseExactly as the title says, I need criticism, to improve, and help me with my art. I doubt I'll post here often, but I figured that I should receive more feedback than from just the people on Slack.
Prepare to have the blood vessels in your eyes burst from my ugly artwork.
Note, some of these are pieces of art that ended up appearing in The Quest of Lost Memories, a game made for McBacon Jam #3, so some of you might have seen them before.
Prepare to have the blood vessels in your eyes burst from my ugly artwork.
Note, some of these are pieces of art that ended up appearing in The Quest of Lost Memories, a game made for McBacon Jam #3, so some of you might have seen them before.
You draw by hand so you're already better than me at art.
With enough practice and a bit of studying perspective you'll improve a lot. As it is it could use a bit of work since, for example, in the first drawing the person's feet and head are facing left, but the body from the neck to the legs is facing the viewer.
When i had that problem i personally downloaded a 3D program and loaded a premade human model. I would move the camera and see how the body looked in different perspectives.
You could probably just look up pictures or a video.
With enough practice and a bit of studying perspective you'll improve a lot. As it is it could use a bit of work since, for example, in the first drawing the person's feet and head are facing left, but the body from the neck to the legs is facing the viewer.
When i had that problem i personally downloaded a 3D program and loaded a premade human model. I would move the camera and see how the body looked in different perspectives.
You could probably just look up pictures or a video.
SnowOwl
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You should probably try to learn a bit of anatomy. Most of your dudes are completely straight, both body and limbs, with a round head. Some shading would also go a long way.
BadLuck
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This isn't the time to be asking for criticism. You're just getting started. Keep doing it. Don't stop. And don't look at people's work if it's better than yours unless you're studying it.
What do you want to draw? Manga? Find a manga you like and learn to draw it like they do. You know what's useful? Tracing. You know what happens when you trace? Your hand learns how to draw a face. Your muscles will learn how to make the pen do what you see in your head. Then you move on from that, start doing your own stuff. Keep studying. Keep incorporating stuff you like. Do this every day for hours a day and don't stop.
There are workshops too. Are you in school? Take art classes, all of them. There are online tutorials. Start with the beginner stuff.
Asking for criticism is not going to get you anywhere, not yet. Find something you want to draw and keep doing it over and over and over again. Your abilities will get better over time. That is your only answer.
What do you want to draw? Manga? Find a manga you like and learn to draw it like they do. You know what's useful? Tracing. You know what happens when you trace? Your hand learns how to draw a face. Your muscles will learn how to make the pen do what you see in your head. Then you move on from that, start doing your own stuff. Keep studying. Keep incorporating stuff you like. Do this every day for hours a day and don't stop.
There are workshops too. Are you in school? Take art classes, all of them. There are online tutorials. Start with the beginner stuff.
Asking for criticism is not going to get you anywhere, not yet. Find something you want to draw and keep doing it over and over and over again. Your abilities will get better over time. That is your only answer.
author=BadLuck
Take art classes, all of them.
Listen to the man and draw, draw, draw.
and then draw some more.
It's really important to define your style after you work on your muscle memory enough. The style can be criticized at that point.
Good start is to go to the garden or park and draw some trees or even houses. They're boring stuff but they give you enough time to just watch them. Personally, I wouldn't bother with tutorials, i prefer to watch and draw. Copy stuff. Try to make your own Dürer, it's a good gift for any mum. Also paint. Work with color, it gives you a new point of view.
Here's an updated version of the first picture.
I shifted the arms and legs, to give more a 3/4 perspective. Hopefully it looks better.
Interestingly, you assume I've only been drawing for a short time. Currently, I'm unable to take an art class in school, due to band taking up my elective. And, fair enough. Thank you for the response.
I shifted the arms and legs, to give more a 3/4 perspective. Hopefully it looks better.
author=BadLuck
This isn't the time to be asking for criticism. You're just getting started. Keep doing it. Don't stop. And don't look at people's work if it's better than yours unless you're studying it.
What do you want to draw? Manga? Find a manga you like and learn to draw it like they do. You know what's useful? Tracing. You know what happens when you trace? Your hand learns how to draw a face. Your muscles will learn how to make the pen do what you see in your head. Then you move on from that, start doing your own stuff. Keep studying. Keep incorporating stuff you like. Do this every day for hours a day and don't stop.
There are workshops too. Are you in school? Take art classes, all of them. There are online tutorials. Start with the beginner stuff.
Asking for criticism is not going to get you anywhere, not yet. Find something you want to draw and keep doing it over and over and over again. Your abilities will get better over time. That is your only answer.
Interestingly, you assume I've only been drawing for a short time. Currently, I'm unable to take an art class in school, due to band taking up my elective. And, fair enough. Thank you for the response.
You're not actually old enough to have been drawing for a long enough time to be good since you're still in school. To be honest, I wish I found the youtube channel Sycra a long long time before I did - would absolutely suggest his tutorials on drawing. Don't be afraid of references - or being proud in your work. (If you keep telling yourself your work is hideous, it will stay hideous. Try putting love into the drawings, m'kay?)
Absolutely check out his beginners' playlist even if you don't consider yourself a beginner. Skip around, sure, but he has very good advice to give.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKV5nXL-C4&list=PLV2X3tgajVlEAo91iOj8w5YizC_fLULzu
Absolutely check out his beginners' playlist even if you don't consider yourself a beginner. Skip around, sure, but he has very good advice to give.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=piKV5nXL-C4&list=PLV2X3tgajVlEAo91iOj8w5YizC_fLULzu
Here's a bad edit but I hope it helps you out -w-)b
Basically you need to start with the fundamentals (which is drawing shapes) and then make the human form using those shapes.
Basically you need to start with the fundamentals (which is drawing shapes) and then make the human form using those shapes.
I echo what Nessy said. Lots of curves, go look some proportions helper up and try to incorporate different shapes into your drawing and start sketching more.
There are different ways to start the sketch (like boxes vs triangles vs balls vs stick figures vs mixtures of everything).
This guy here also has TONS of reference sheets and some tutorials to look at which are a little more sketchy, so you can see the general blocks. It is handy to look up if you want to draw different poses and movements, do study how the body is made up, it will really help you. You may also think about the skeletal structure first and then add flesh, if that feels more comfortable or natural to you.
http://kibbitzer.deviantart.com/gallery/51429391/Reference-Sheets
The second thing I would recommend is drawing slightly more elaborate stick figures. Look up the general anatomy first if you don't have a feel for it. Add two lines for hip and shoulder compared to the usual stick figures.
Your drawings seem very static. So there is little posing or movement.
Even if have only few details in your drawings, doing poses will already make them much more dynamic and interesting.
So you can try looking up dancing or fighting poses or anything really, and try drawing them into stick figures - this helps you get a better feel for how the body moves or looks like doing poses. It also is done really quickly, compared to doing fully detailed drawings. You may want to give that a shot, I personally always found it helpful (and also satisfying) to do.
Quickly done something something.
As others said - practice makes perfect. I do find that looking up tutorials and advice makes this progress much faster as you are actively and consciously practicing, as opposed to doing the same thing over and over again - all flaws included.
You're alright tho, so be kind to yourself in this process. Everyone can always get better somewhere.
Just keep going and be amazed by how much better you'll get.
There are different ways to start the sketch (like boxes vs triangles vs balls vs stick figures vs mixtures of everything).
This guy here also has TONS of reference sheets and some tutorials to look at which are a little more sketchy, so you can see the general blocks. It is handy to look up if you want to draw different poses and movements, do study how the body is made up, it will really help you. You may also think about the skeletal structure first and then add flesh, if that feels more comfortable or natural to you.
http://kibbitzer.deviantart.com/gallery/51429391/Reference-Sheets
The second thing I would recommend is drawing slightly more elaborate stick figures. Look up the general anatomy first if you don't have a feel for it. Add two lines for hip and shoulder compared to the usual stick figures.
Your drawings seem very static. So there is little posing or movement.
Even if have only few details in your drawings, doing poses will already make them much more dynamic and interesting.
So you can try looking up dancing or fighting poses or anything really, and try drawing them into stick figures - this helps you get a better feel for how the body moves or looks like doing poses. It also is done really quickly, compared to doing fully detailed drawings. You may want to give that a shot, I personally always found it helpful (and also satisfying) to do.
Quickly done something something.
As others said - practice makes perfect. I do find that looking up tutorials and advice makes this progress much faster as you are actively and consciously practicing, as opposed to doing the same thing over and over again - all flaws included.
You're alright tho, so be kind to yourself in this process. Everyone can always get better somewhere.
Just keep going and be amazed by how much better you'll get.
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