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yeah, yeah..
just practicing drawing from references
I'm pretty terrible at it
just practicing drawing from references
I'm pretty terrible at it
Category Artwork (Digital) / Doodle
Species Vulpine (Other)
Size 685 x 620px
File Size 320.3 kB
Sorry - I should have asked before throwing out suggestions <:3;; I hope you don't mind!
I once had an art teacher drill that mantra in our heads - to draw what you see, not what you think you see.
Meaning, for example, say you were drawing the paw on the fox. You know how foxes' legs work, you know how their paws are supposed to look, so it's easy to start drawing more from your head than the picture, even if you're looking at a pic. Instead, every time you put a new line to paper, quickly check it against the photo or model. Is that line really going the way you think it's going, or are you just falling back into the habit of drawing from your imagination?
I hope that makes more sense <:3
I once had an art teacher drill that mantra in our heads - to draw what you see, not what you think you see.
Meaning, for example, say you were drawing the paw on the fox. You know how foxes' legs work, you know how their paws are supposed to look, so it's easy to start drawing more from your head than the picture, even if you're looking at a pic. Instead, every time you put a new line to paper, quickly check it against the photo or model. Is that line really going the way you think it's going, or are you just falling back into the habit of drawing from your imagination?
I hope that makes more sense <:3
not too bad! the best thing when it comes to drawing from life or reference is measuring. measure where body parts are in terms of other body parts. you dont have to be super precise with a rule or anything, but here are a couple examples:
the highest point of the fur on the neck arch lines up more towards the base of the fox's tail. on yours it aligns more towards the middle of the tail
let's use that "flat edge" on our right of the front bent paw. on the image it lines up somewhere on the fox's back. on yours it's aligning more with the fox's cheek bone area.
it's a really usefull skill. the stereotypical image of an artist sticking their thumb or pencil out with one eye close is because the artist is measuring! also: touchmybadger's advice is super good too. dont draw what you think the fox should look like and then look at the reference.
the highest point of the fur on the neck arch lines up more towards the base of the fox's tail. on yours it aligns more towards the middle of the tail
let's use that "flat edge" on our right of the front bent paw. on the image it lines up somewhere on the fox's back. on yours it's aligning more with the fox's cheek bone area.
it's a really usefull skill. the stereotypical image of an artist sticking their thumb or pencil out with one eye close is because the artist is measuring! also: touchmybadger's advice is super good too. dont draw what you think the fox should look like and then look at the reference.
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