Nice figure drawings. You're doing pretty well with the perspectives since you can write your name in a 2-point perspective.
Thank you! I finally cleaned that up. Meanwhile started 3 more ..I have a habit of taking too long to finish a piece, then I lose interest in it and just start something else. I found 8 from recently i started and abandoned, that are decent enough to not delete, but not finished. There’s also been a number of drawings I felt I “outgrew” - became better before I finished them, and it would be easier to start from scratch than fix them. Anyone else thinking that?in24.0k
Lady Death Fanart Collectible: Part 6 Polypaint and base Hi, it’s time to share with you another part of the process to create this fanart piece. Polypaint As this is my first collectible fanart I didn’t have previous experience with polypaint so I tried my best and played a bit with it.I wanted to give a ghostly and eerie look to Lady Death, she is beautiful and deadly, but at the end of the day she is a woman that died and was reborn at hell as an avenging spirit, that’s why I gave her skin tone a bluish very cold tone.As you will see I gave myself some creative freedom to deviate from the traditional color scheme that this characater has in comics and illustrations.To add a bit of sensuality by painting some freckles on the face and the chest. The dark nature of this character was the perfect excuse to gave her a kind of goth make up, very dark shadows around the eyes, blue lips and fingernails. I know that the original character includes sexy red lips but I wanted this girl to have a sexy but at the same time creepy look, that’s why we can see some thin veins emanating from her eyes. The biggest chromatic change I did for this character is at the hair. Lady Death has a characteristic white weavy hair but in my fanart I decided to gave her a very saturated blue color.The reason behind this wasn’t only an aesthetic choice. I want that the face area strongly pulls the attention of the viewer so this area needed a stronger contrast. Another reason is that I want her to have a more modern look, as I mentioned before, I’m strongly attracted to women with goth/punk look. I gave myself half an hour or more to analyse the work of experienced sculptors that create collectibles and I discovered that the use of darker values on the skin is often applied to create a greater sense of volume and three-dimensionality. I found that areas with heavy ambient occlusion are the perfect places to paint with darker colors in order to increase the separation between different forms. Even though she has a bluish skin tone, I used a bit of warmer hues in areas that, in real life, tend to go towards red and pink, this is very obvious in the nose, cheeks, and knuckles. Thinking with a logical mind it’s completely absurd to have warmer tones on the body of a zombie like creature but I didn’t want to limit myself by using only blue tones, it looks boring and artificial. In real life these colors are created by blood vessels in areas where the skin is very thin. ** Scythe **for her weapon I applied a cool gray with some warmer variations, this color scheme is influenced by the work of H.R giger. Base I’d like to talk about the design for the base which, to be honest, I forgot to develop along with the character.My main idea with the base is to show that Lady Death inhabits a very sterile and arid land, at the end of the day she is at hell.You can see a that she walks over dirt and rocks, a sign that she’s surrounded by death and loneliness. As part of the landscape we can see some bones and skulls to reinforce the idea of lack of living creatures, yet we can see three hands that try to reach her legs.This hands represent that all creatures are subordinated to her power and seek an evil blessing with a simple touch of the princess of the damned.1- The hand with skin burns represents the souls of those who are newcomers to hell, tortured souls that suffer for the sins comitted on earth.2- The hand with greenish rotten skin and pustules is the reminder of the decay that has infected the souls of those who have been trapped and have forgotten their humanity3- Last but not least, the hand of a demon shows that even dark creatures and entities bow before her presence. The cherry on the top, at least in my vision, are the simese twins that emerge from the ground, this malevolent creatures remind us that in hell there’s only perversion and any trace of innocence is lost. Thanks for reading till this pointI’m really happy to be very close to finish this creative journey, last but not least it’s mandatory to talk about splitting the sculpture in several pieces to be printed, this will be my last entry before showing the final rendered images. See yaMay Zbrush be with youin1.4k
memory 2min gartic phone, used ref 2m gartic, used ref for pose 2min gartic 2min gartic 2min gartic 2min gartic memory memory memory memory study memory memory memorymemory memory memory memory memory memory study memorystudy study stylized left memory, right study study memory memorymemory memory memory memorymemory memory, porportions r offmemory memorystudystudy memorymemorymemory memory memory memory memory memory memory memory, right leg is a bit broken The feeling of only getting 1 - 3 likes on a social media post will never not be discouraging. But nothing is discouraging enough to make me quit drawing. I think the strategy of drawing a lot of stuff and waiting a while to post is good though rather than posting it immediately and then feeling that sadness on the next set of drawingin
studies studies juri study imagination, how I feel before a speech imagination imagination study something I drew for my presentation also drew this for my presentation, didn't fix the one hand being bigger than the other imagination + study study studies study study, I need to fix the face a bit based on screenshot from anime but in my style study. except for the eye study studies studies study. changed some things tho imagination imagination imagination study studies, except top right samurai based on anime screenshot wolverine studies, changed some of the poses a lil, not very good at all, but first time i drew the character ever. semi study studies study imagination imagination imagination , for first time ever i tried to draw over 3d model for middle pose, I dont like the result tbh, but it makes it much easier than coming up with it from memory.imagination, except right figurestudies imagination + studies, coming up with action poses r hard, these are not dynamic enough, I will redraw better ones in future. imagination , imagination imagination study, except for eye imagination imagination imagination doodles except for the two chrollos imagination storyboard thumbnail, idk if i ever shared this. my storyboards end up being a little detailed since i usually just draw in one layer.in21.8k
Hello! My name is Vithor, I am from Brazil, studied Design at a local college worked as an illustrator for more than 10 years. I took a time off around 3 years ago and am trying to get back in my art shape and maybe become professional again. Here are some recent pictures: You can find timelapses for most of them on my instagram: www.instagram.com Vithor Albertim (@vithor_albertim) • Instagram photos and videos 123 Followers, 638 Following, 19 Posts - See Instagram photos and videos from Vithor Albertim (@vithor_albertim) Comments and critiques are always welcome.Cheers!in784
Thank you @daceronine! If I remember I save in google cloud, I will have to stick a note to do it more often. Lamp is from life. Poses are from refs but I look at refs for a while and then try to do it myself and look it up if needed. Outfits and rest is from imagination Something went wrong while installing system so we will have to wipe everything again... pc works but something is wrong. We will wait till internet is done and I will save everything on cloud this time Threads came out in eu. It's been 3 days and I had more engagement than after half a year on instagram. It feels really nice I hope it stays this way A portrait of old dude. It's the same character I posted a while ago. Inspired by Bayard Wu work. At first I thought of him as a bear but I named him Fenrir and I think wolf suits him better. Eye gave me a bit of hard time but I think it is fine now. I focused on face and forgot about area below. The way I draw hair clashes with greying hair. I had the same problem while doing Lohse's white hair. Does it looks like it is greying here? I love how desaturated red looks blue there. I keep lying to myself that I will use different color scheme but It all comes down to this blue and yellowish one it is just flipped this time Have a great day!in47.2k
I was trying to have fun with it lol! We did something similar in an art class I did in middle school so I thought I would try it again. The B was really hard tho!
Day 6!
Just did visual communication today, wasn’t able to finish other stuff because of family things. I do have some questions tho!
I have an iPad and am always debating with which software to use for art, Procreate, Photoshop, or Clip Studio Paint? Maybe a pro con list?
How does one find their style? Is it more about first mastering your fundamentals and building those up, then your style will find you?
Is getting a bigger drawing tablet worth it, like the X-Pen or Wacom Displays? I just have an iPad I have used for over 3 years.
These are some questions I ask myself and don’t really know who to ask! Thank you guys 🤩
Hey there Gaby.
1) Can't really say. I don't even have an ipad, so hard to recommend any. As a CSP user though, I really like it, but I don't know how it compares to PS or Procreate for apple devices.
2) The way I've seen it explained, it comes naturally as consequence of you practicing different styles you enjoy. So maybe you like how Dragon ball draws faces, how a particular comic artist draws heads, the way another artist renders hair, and through combining and practicing different things, you end up with something different. Some people consciously go at developing a style, and there are certainly many videos about how to go at it (just search "How to develop my own drawing style" and you'll see no less than 5 or more videos with this exact theme).
My recommendation though, don't worry about it just yet. I'd say focus on building strong fundamentals, experimenting, emulating others styles, especially those from works you enjoy, and when you are close to wrapping up the whole art course, or at least have made good progress, if you still feel you haven't developed a style and want to go at it, then consider about going through the style development process. Of course to each their own, there are some who are already developing styles from term 2, though it's usually because they already have a strong background in arts, and there are some who don't really care about developing a style at all.
3) I have a Kamvas Pro 16, and I couldn't imagine going smaller anymore. However, the tool has never been a deterrent for those aiming to do arts. I've seen pros who don't even like going digital, others that use a tablet without screen because that's what comfortable for them, and some mangakas like using a fairly simple tablet out of convienience becasue they can take it and draw everywhere (or share their work with the editor and what not).
What I'm trying to say, there is no right answer. Try to do what is comfortable and works for you. Maybe you move a lot, maybe you work from home and have good space for it. If you are happy and comfortable with your ipad, there is really no need to change. If you feel you need more space, consider your options, budget, work space and other factors to your situation and go for it.
The only real tip that has helped me which I would recommend is to not go for those "Expensive shiny tools" from the get go. As someone said "Buy the cheapest screwdriver you can find, once you wear it down, or realize it sucks, now you know why it sucks and what you value in the screwdriver, and can make a better decision when you buy a better one"
I am not completely sure. I think Procreate is for the iPad, so you can use that. But I use Photoshop.
I think you can focus on fundamentals like @daceronine said. I saw a video from Marc that talks about it here:
I only recommend it if you can afford it. I have a Wacom Intuos tablet that works pretty well. It. I guess it depends on what you can afford.
Ooooh! Thank you for this video, I will watch it 
I think I will be sticking to my iPad for now, I love techy things, so as much as I want it I think I will have to wait !
Love your answer to number 2! Yes, focus on the fundamentals for now, the style will come much later as long as I experiment. I love that ! Thank you
Day 7 !
Today I worked on Nude figure drawing assignments 5-7!
I felt a little bit of a struggle with doing assignment 6, the nude gestures for 2 minutes each. After I got past the 1st minute, it was hard for me to pick what else to add details to. As I continued, I tried using a method where instead of using lines, I use shapes like ovals, rectangles, etc. that helped me get the form quicker for my gestures, but I’m not sure if that is right to do when doing gesture drawings. Tips?
Assignment 7 was also fun, building it up to the full figure, I was accurate but not spot on like in the class,. I used a lot of negative space to my advantage to figure out proportions, etc. the only thing that gets me is the way I draw things angled. Tips?
Day 8!
Today was to study different artists/professional work. I chose this art from the artist, Reiq! I love his work, his colors are what draw me to his art. I wanted to give a go at his line Art, it’s borderline messy line art, which I am not too comfy doing, so this was definitely a learning experience! Makes me like the messier line Art style I do think there are slight proportions that are off from the original, do you guys see anything that could be fixed ?
ooh this lineart looks great!!
Only minor critiques:
- Shoulder is more curvier on the original
- hips more smooth/curvy on the original
- Calf muscle is not apparent on ur study
- Ankle is angled more in the orig
I think you're doing a good job with gestures. I don't think there's a "right" way per se, since I noticed many artists here tend to use different ways of going at it. Some prefer to use lines for limbs, some prefer focusing on shapes and then refining those shapes. I think the only common denomiator is to start with the action line and build the body from there.
What some people do express is quick burnout and not enjoying gestures much, like it being a chore more than something they look forward to, but again, how to go at it to make it fun is very different from person to person. It seems you're doing just fine.
Not much to say about the study other than what @mitsuki-youko already mentioned. It looks really nice and clean.
@mitsuki-youko Thank you! It looks like I have a problem with Curves then, or accentuating them more, so I have to work on letting a little more lose and not being as timid with those curves haha and that ankle angle was definitely hard, so ill work on that too Thank you!!! I am going to use that advice for more studies
@Daceronine Ok, I will play around with doing shapes for gestures AND lines, but always starting from the Line of action! I usually always start from the direction of the head, and then I do the action line, but I'll challenge myself to start from the Action like first then. Thank you!
np 
practice makes perfect it does look rly nice already tho!
I like the study The importance of studying a masterwork is to try and imitate their process so dont focus too much on the accuracy of the drawing focus more on how the artist drew their shapes and used line variety and basically imitate how you think they went about making the artwork.
I think you captured the likeness really well! which is the whole point of these exercices. It's like a more elaborate type of gesture drawing, where you try to focus on the main lines and reproduce them. These will be like a benchmark for yourself once you do similar exercices later on as well.
Once you study anatomy and other topics, you'll be identifying even more key points from the references, such as how the leg muscles are attached to the hip, how they rest on the knee, and so on.
That's a very thicc chun li.
Your last comment took me out hahahaha "that's a very thicc Chun li" 😂😂😂 And thank you! I will keep that in mind as I continue these exercises
That's very nice work. I think you should make the thighs and left arm a little bigger on Chun-Li. She-Go looks pretty good.
Thank you! and okay yes I see it, I have to make sure as I draw im taking into account the proportions lol
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