Any tips??I hated this drawing, please gimme tips on how to get betterJul 10, 2024
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I like the liveliness, the character designs, and makes me wonder who they are and why they’re having an altercation. I like it! Also I like the outfit designs!!
For ‘critique’ try using references! You can make a whole board of them before an illustration (poses, character sheets, various examples of mountains, quick thumbnail sketches for composition and vibe). You can use all kinds of sites or apps to do reference boards from Pinterest to milanote or muse to vizref, pure ref, or concepts (my fav). Even in certain drawing apps you can add at least one reference directly inside and could save a big board as that one image.
It’ll make it easier because you don’t have to know every detail out of memory but can piece together everything with imagination by viewing references next to your drawing canvas in the moment.
Another thing is different framing angles and how it reads. So from back here at this perspective it feels more fit for a comedy skit, we are zoomed out so the stakes feel smaller and less serious. If it was more zoomed into one or the other so we get their perspective it could really shift the perception and the overall read if you want it to be more intense. Last thing is lighting, the hue, the strength of light or shadow, that all helps too. Eerie yellows or greens or scary red
A lot of this I know more in theory than in practice as a beginner myself, but I hope that helps!! It looks really good and you should be proud!!
For ‘critique’ try using references! You can make a whole board of them before an illustration (poses, character sheets, various examples of mountains, quick thumbnail sketches for composition and vibe). You can use all kinds of sites or apps to do reference boards from Pinterest to milanote or muse to vizref, pure ref, or concepts (my fav). Even in certain drawing apps you can add at least one reference directly inside and could save a big board as that one image.
It’ll make it easier because you don’t have to know every detail out of memory but can piece together everything with imagination by viewing references next to your drawing canvas in the moment.
Another thing is different framing angles and how it reads. So from back here at this perspective it feels more fit for a comedy skit, we are zoomed out so the stakes feel smaller and less serious. If it was more zoomed into one or the other so we get their perspective it could really shift the perception and the overall read if you want it to be more intense. Last thing is lighting, the hue, the strength of light or shadow, that all helps too. Eerie yellows or greens or scary red
A lot of this I know more in theory than in practice as a beginner myself, but I hope that helps!! It looks really good and you should be proud!!
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•I’d suggest working on the background and the sitting position a bit more. Also the shading seems a bit off but I can’t really tell what it is :/
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•Anatomy wise the arms and hands of the redheaded character are a bit too big. The other characters arm (the one that isn’t holding the sword) would not look like this from this angle. The whole arm and shoulder have to be moved a bit more to the right.
In general the poses could be a bit more dynamic, for example you could twist the body of the character with the sword in a way that the weapon is more highlighted etc.
Hope that helps a bit :D
In general the poses could be a bit more dynamic, for example you could twist the body of the character with the sword in a way that the weapon is more highlighted etc.
Hope that helps a bit :D
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