riddle kat† 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2011 sadly it's badly pixelated :/ this is the best picture I drew and the pixelation screwed up the mouth alot irl it looks very good though http://oi54.tinypic.com/5b4u8i.jpg copy right is mine dont mess around with credit, that goes to me I'll color it tomrrow and fix it tomrrow team! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Jonan† 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2011 I would suggest working in different individual areas of drawing. A good way to work on anatomy would be for example, to take printed out pictures of people and draw a wire skeleton where their spine, shoulders, joints, limbs, etc are, and make circles and ovals at the chest, hips, head, etc. To get a good grasp of the general anatomy and how to copy a pose to make it more life like and proportional. I am horrible at drawing and don't do it for a reason, but I'm going to stand behind my words and give an example, simple poses like this, wire up a believable skeleton and then flesh it in, erase the lines and make a figure. This should help build depth and add perspective to the picture, and take not of how people stand, what is visible, the sides of their face, body, feet, etc. Measure with the end of your pencil a reference picture's length of arm or forearm and compare it to the shoulders to make sure they are proper for the angle, etc. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/Opalance/DSC00954-1.jpg The head is the single most important part of the picture, the eyes centralized of that point. So working on close up busts of figures from shoulders up will develop different views and angles of the head to give it more believability and dimension. Heads are especially important to furry artists where head shape makes the difference between the species often. So something like this. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/Opalance/DSC00938.jpg And don't be afraid to go abstract sometimes and go for emotion and more symbolic ways to express things. And work with different mediums to figure out which one works for you, I liked sumi ink, I wasn't good with it but I found it relaxing and something about the black on white and the flowing was very releasing of my feelings, like in this picture I showed you earlier. But charcoal is a great place to start and learn shading and erasing techniques and its very forgiving and hands on. http://i11.photobucket.com/albums/a195/Opalance/Struggle_by_Opalance-1.jpg There, you wanted comments so you got one ;3 Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Fahn† 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2011 I love sumi ink drawings 8) Anyway, Jonan's advice is good. Look up some base sketches and models and learn how to make a "wireframe" figure first. Also, sketch as LIGHTLY as you can, so that your mistakes and guidelines will be easier to erase. I would even suggest going so far as to buying an art mannequin, as they help a lot when you begin to learn figure drawing. an example of your typical art mannequin These are available at most hobby and craft stores, and you can find them at stores like Wal*Mart as well. They're pretty cheap, about $10-15 for a 12" tall figure. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
riddle kat† 0 Report post Posted September 16, 2011 yeah >_< I really need to redraw it!this is kind of a practice for a huge upcoming project so let's call it the ICF ALPHA! And yes sorry for the werid pose I kind wanted it to be like this: http://4.bp.blogspot.com/-n9trx3XTdus/TWVxulneajI/AAAAAAAAAGQ/oktwd9f-C48/s1600/Full_Dark_No_Stars.jpg Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
