I try to keep things lively in the streams but mostly still figuring out my balance of focusing both my attentions to keep working and talking. It's kinda why my wife shows up at times to keep me focused
You and I have that same question. I think part of it is we have catered to a niche audience so much that nothing surprises them any more. And if you try to break out of that, then no one follows you. so at best, all I can say is do it for you, and to hell with what others think. I learned a few tricks from you that I should be doing more often.
Keeping in mind, I'm asking myself this this very week (month? year?). You're obeying the Prime Directive: Draw A Lot and the result, Constant Improvement, is evident (I've been lurking on your work for years)
1) Ink. Your pencil rendering is wonderful and keeps getting better but, your inking has a tentative quality. Try for a surety and solidity to your lines that will translate into your characters (reference Alan Davis, Blackshirtboy). Again, this is something I've been pushing myself specifically with for the past year. Creating coloring books where solid lines matter has really helped me to make more solid, specific marks; if at the (temporary) expense of some rendering skills.
2) Like many of us pinup-style artists, your backgrounds feel like an afterthought. Your figures are very well constructed and considered but, the back ground doesn't work with them. I've been personally trying to take a clue from Scott McCloud who said not to treat backgrounds as backgrounds but, as worlds for your characters to inhabit. In some instances, I've been drawing backgrounds first and drawing the character to fit (this becomes hard when, as on a current commission, the background IS and afterthought). With a pinup that will have a background, I've taken to drawing a frame to hold the image and help to define a compositional area (it's usually just a line but, I've done some fully-rendered borders, too)
Hope that wasn't too many words. You asked and your work is worth the repetitive motion disorder from typing
One of the things I think you might be able to work on to get better is perspective. Move the camera around. Close-ups, low angle and high angle shots. Having things like paws closer to the camera, having multiple figures varying sizes due to being closer or further from the observer.
Your work is very good, very well proportioned and thought out, but it would be more interesting and attention-grabbing if you can harness using different viewpoints in your work.
I know this because, even when I was in school for art, perspective was one of the hardest things for me to really get better at, and it's something I also need a lot of work on and shy away from.
"better" is a vague term that really needs to be specified in order to be most useful. That said, I've had a look at your gallery and agree wholeheartedly with many other comments here. You could experiment more with style and/or expand your experience working with different types of media. You could explore and test out environments and backgrounds for your characters. You could try more variations with viewing angles and distances. Get some perspective in there.
To add something not yet said, I think your character poses could stand to twist and bend their torsos more, or have more clearly defined lines of action. I think your compositions could use a bit more visual imbalance and asymmetry, as you tend to center your characters or otherwise evenly distribute them on the page.
Interesting to note that your first comment is about watcher interaction! Establishing and maintaining good relations with your "fanbase" is key to the support a good artist wants/needs.
Anyway, I hope this helps, as it's part of what I've picked up as an art student! Best of Luck, and keep up the good work!
like in streams. some people just draw. and forgot about the chat.
1) Ink. Your pencil rendering is wonderful and keeps getting better but, your inking has a tentative quality. Try for a surety and solidity to your lines that will translate into your characters (reference Alan Davis, Blackshirtboy). Again, this is something I've been pushing myself specifically with for the past year. Creating coloring books where solid lines matter has really helped me to make more solid, specific marks; if at the (temporary) expense of some rendering skills.
2) Like many of us pinup-style artists, your backgrounds feel like an afterthought. Your figures are very well constructed and considered but, the back ground doesn't work with them. I've been personally trying to take a clue from Scott McCloud who said not to treat backgrounds as backgrounds but, as worlds for your characters to inhabit. In some instances, I've been drawing backgrounds first and drawing the character to fit (this becomes hard when, as on a current commission, the background IS and afterthought). With a pinup that will have a background, I've taken to drawing a frame to hold the image and help to define a compositional area (it's usually just a line but, I've done some fully-rendered borders, too)
Hope that wasn't too many words. You asked and your work is worth the repetitive motion disorder from typing
Your work is very good, very well proportioned and thought out, but it would be more interesting and attention-grabbing if you can harness using different viewpoints in your work.
I know this because, even when I was in school for art, perspective was one of the hardest things for me to really get better at, and it's something I also need a lot of work on and shy away from.
To add something not yet said, I think your character poses could stand to twist and bend their torsos more, or have more clearly defined lines of action. I think your compositions could use a bit more visual imbalance and asymmetry, as you tend to center your characters or otherwise evenly distribute them on the page.
Interesting to note that your first comment is about watcher interaction! Establishing and maintaining good relations with your "fanbase" is key to the support a good artist wants/needs.
Anyway, I hope this helps, as it's part of what I've picked up as an art student! Best of Luck, and keep up the good work!