critique wanted Advice needed for recent (non-mlp) drawing!

[Kafooku 156]

- I'm not quite sure if I'm posting this in the correct area, I hope I am, though. -

 

I've been drawing a lot more recently, but I can't find anything to improve upon, I'm not trying to sound cocky or arrogant, but I don't think my eye is 'trained' well enough to see all the mistakes I have made in my recent art.

 

Here's a recent drawing that I would like to be critiqued (I'm aware of some of the obvious things like the arms*)

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Alright! Judge away. Please give me constructive criticism and harsh critiques.

Thanks!

 

 

 

 

 

Again, sorry if I put this in the wrong section.

[Blue Moon 6,342]

Very nice job on this, but I do see a couple of things you may or may not want to work on. However, keep in mind that it's your art in the end, and you don't have to listen to me.

 

Anyway, your forearms are a tad long, so I'd try to work on that. One technique I've learned for doing this is to draw where you think the hand will be first and then connect it to the shoulder, and then draw a perpendicular line down the middle of the new line to divide into two parts where you would draw the two parts of the arm. I hope I'm making sense.

 

I really like how you drew the clothing; your folds and creases all look very nice.

 

Your necks seem to look a bit long and too forward. I don't have any tips for that other than studying real life necks.

 

Your coloring/shading/lighting are all pretty basic, but they do look nice, so I can't see anything to work on. Trying to improve it is always nice though.

 

One really noticeable thing is that your facial features are placed a bit too high and are pretty much identical to each other. Remember that eyes are generally placed in the center of the head, and you should arrange the other facial features accordingly (unless you wanted to place the eyes higher up as a form of exaggeration, but with that, you'd want to exaggerate the other facial features as well).

 

I also think it would be beneficiary to try and vary the placement and look of each facial feature to avoid drawing the same face over and over again.

 

Finally, I'm not sure on this one, but I believe this people you drew are female? If not, ignore me on this. Anyway, if they are female, you have given them very masculine looking jaws and chins, which don't really go with the general feminine look which the bodies suggest you were aiming for. Unless, of course, you were aiming for a more masculine look, which is perfectly fine too if you want.

 

Also, if they are female, keep in mind that gravity exists, so the blue haired one's breasts should be oriented downwards since she is upside down.

 

Overall, nice job though! Just got a couple of things to work on.

[Kafooku 156]

  On 2015-11-28 at 8:13 AM, Blue Moon said:

Very nice job on this, but I do see a couple of things you may or may not want to work on.

 

Thank you! Some of these things I would have never noticed. I realized the fore arms looked awkward, but by the time I finished I didn't feel like going back. 

 

The facial feature tip is quite helpful, drying to get a different look between each person I draw is something I'm currently struggling with, especially with females, which is frustrating. Thanks for the jawline suggestion as well, I believe I need to stay facial anatomy a little bit more, especially the differences between male and female as I'm trying to practice female anatomy. Additionally, by varying facial features, do you mean placing them differently and shaping them differently to get a more varied look? 

 

Again, thanks for the tips. They're QUITE helpful! 

[Blue Moon 6,342]

  On 2015-11-28 at 8:35 AM, Kafooku said:

Thank you! Some of these things I would have never noticed. I realized the fore arms looked awkward, but by the time I finished I didn't feel like going back. 

 

The facial feature tip is quite helpful, drying to get a different look between each person I draw is something I'm currently struggling with, especially with females, which is frustrating. Thanks for the jawline suggestion as well, I believe I need to stay facial anatomy a little bit more, especially the differences between male and female as I'm trying to practice female anatomy. Additionally, by varying facial features, do you mean placing them differently and shaping them differently to get a more varied look? 

 

Again, thanks for the tips. They're QUITE helpful!

 

No problem!

 

Anyway, yeah, varying how things look and where they're placed really helps a lot. I'd suggest studying from life if you're not already doing so.

 

One website that's really helped me out is this one:

 

http://humanae.tumblr.com

 

Try to accurately draw the faces you see here, and try to keep form in mind, and maybe even exaggerate the more prominent features, and simplify/stylize the facial features if your skill level of high enough for that yet.

 

Even if you don't completely capture the likeness of the faces, I can almost guarantee that they'll look unique.

 

Good luck!

[Kafooku 156]

  On 2015-11-28 at 8:51 AM, Blue Moon said:

No problem!

 

Anyway, yeah, varying how things look and where they're placed really helps a lot. I'd suggest studying from life if you're not already doing so.

 

One website that's really helped me out is this one:

 

http://humanae.tumblr.com

 

Try to accurately draw the faces you see here, and try to keep form in mind, and maybe even exaggerate the more prominent features, and simplify/stylize the facial features if your skill level of high enough for that yet.

 

Even if you don't completely capture the likeness of the faces, I can almost guarantee that they'll look unique.

 

Good luck!

I will certainly use that source! And thank you