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Just practicing various things.
Category Artwork (Digital) / Miscellaneous
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 1280 x 1089px
File Size 172.5 kB
I really like the way you block out the shapes and plan the direction you're going. Speaking as someone who started with a skeleton method, blocking things out in shapes is much easier once you get used to it.
On the full body:
The legs should be a little shorter for the size of that torso, but I love the curves you've put in the torso and the torso is the right size for that head.
Their right hand needs the finger lines a little bit less pulled up into the palm of the hand. But the closed hand is great.
Their right foot: If you take that pinky toe and erase part of the line where the foot connects, I think you'll find it flows just a little bit better. You can make your foot look like that but it's uncomfortable to most people and so it comes across uncomfortable, even on a character you draw.
Composition: I know this is a sketch, but it's an opportunity to show more about a character or practice drawing more. I struggle to see why she would be standing, hand up like she was checking her nails perhaps, stepping backwards and looking at us as if she wants our opinion because we're possibly friends or she just smiles at people in general.
I would approach this one of two ways:
- If she WAS checking her nails and asked us, we might be sitting at a table where she can move her hand to show us better. Maybe even raise the eyebrow slightly that's closer to us to show she's interested in our thoughts.
- Change the closed hand so she's holding a bag or coat over her shoulder and looking at us.
- Change the closed hand to a presenting hand and turn her head to the side like she's modelling jokingly for us. She could even look back at us with a silly grin like she knows how funny she must look, taking herself that serious in the moment.
Always watch the ears, because unless you're drawing a character wearing fake ears, they will show an emotion first, generally. If you love the shape of ears you've made and they don't fit that picture, make a copy and use it for a different picture that does fit the ears. (Practice and looking at art with a more critical eye will help you recognize when the ears will fit.)
If it helps, you are more than welcomed to look at my art and try critiquing out. It's not the critiques that hurt people's feelings, it's the words people use. If the leg is off, why? Don't just say: "That leg looks messed up." That doesn't really help, lol. Maybe you don't know or can't figure out why and you've tried your hardest. So then you say: "The ____ leg (or both) looks off, I'm not sure what's wrong with it, but it doesn't flow as well as it could." And if you can, offer a suggestion on how to change it. If it's a fully lined and coloured picture, most people won't go back in and change it, only a professional artist (occupational, not level of maturity) will do that. And they usually redraw the picture so it all flows. Because lopping an arm off and changing it can look very off/jarring in some styles. If the drawing is a sketch, most artists would love the early change suggestions.
I will say though, as a warning, this is only if people offer for you to critique or ask for critiques. Yes, posting art online comes with people critiquing, but that's not why most people upload. It is kind and proper etiquette to not offer critique without asking. The more people that do this and then give a proper critique instead of things like name-calling, the better our community will be.
Oh! And also: recognize the difference between something being off on a picture and your personal dislikes in art. Maybe those things line up, but make sure to be mindful.
On the full body:
The legs should be a little shorter for the size of that torso, but I love the curves you've put in the torso and the torso is the right size for that head.
Their right hand needs the finger lines a little bit less pulled up into the palm of the hand. But the closed hand is great.
Their right foot: If you take that pinky toe and erase part of the line where the foot connects, I think you'll find it flows just a little bit better. You can make your foot look like that but it's uncomfortable to most people and so it comes across uncomfortable, even on a character you draw.
Composition: I know this is a sketch, but it's an opportunity to show more about a character or practice drawing more. I struggle to see why she would be standing, hand up like she was checking her nails perhaps, stepping backwards and looking at us as if she wants our opinion because we're possibly friends or she just smiles at people in general.
I would approach this one of two ways:
- If she WAS checking her nails and asked us, we might be sitting at a table where she can move her hand to show us better. Maybe even raise the eyebrow slightly that's closer to us to show she's interested in our thoughts.
- Change the closed hand so she's holding a bag or coat over her shoulder and looking at us.
- Change the closed hand to a presenting hand and turn her head to the side like she's modelling jokingly for us. She could even look back at us with a silly grin like she knows how funny she must look, taking herself that serious in the moment.
Always watch the ears, because unless you're drawing a character wearing fake ears, they will show an emotion first, generally. If you love the shape of ears you've made and they don't fit that picture, make a copy and use it for a different picture that does fit the ears. (Practice and looking at art with a more critical eye will help you recognize when the ears will fit.)
If it helps, you are more than welcomed to look at my art and try critiquing out. It's not the critiques that hurt people's feelings, it's the words people use. If the leg is off, why? Don't just say: "That leg looks messed up." That doesn't really help, lol. Maybe you don't know or can't figure out why and you've tried your hardest. So then you say: "The ____ leg (or both) looks off, I'm not sure what's wrong with it, but it doesn't flow as well as it could." And if you can, offer a suggestion on how to change it. If it's a fully lined and coloured picture, most people won't go back in and change it, only a professional artist (occupational, not level of maturity) will do that. And they usually redraw the picture so it all flows. Because lopping an arm off and changing it can look very off/jarring in some styles. If the drawing is a sketch, most artists would love the early change suggestions.
I will say though, as a warning, this is only if people offer for you to critique or ask for critiques. Yes, posting art online comes with people critiquing, but that's not why most people upload. It is kind and proper etiquette to not offer critique without asking. The more people that do this and then give a proper critique instead of things like name-calling, the better our community will be.
Oh! And also: recognize the difference between something being off on a picture and your personal dislikes in art. Maybe those things line up, but make sure to be mindful.
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