Inkpendude - My Art Journey (TERM 3)

[snakker]

Nice linework as usual, I love how clean you work.

As for the construction, I love how clean it looks, super smooth curve ending with nice strong angles and subtle line weight differences. I think the nose is slanted upwards a bit (shortening it) and the bridge elevation a bit exaggerated, also lips seem a bit taller and narrower than the reference

cheers!

[gregorya]

Congratulations on making it that far in inktober.

[queeniemp]

Love your inktober works!

[Inkpendude]

Right after my last post I got covid and killed all my motivation and got hit with Impostor syndrom too. Today I finally feel kinda better, and I'm trying to come back to the same rythm I had, it feels like I have to re learn everything again, it sucks.

Anyways Today I also tried to figure out how to do portrait and I got lucky with this one. I'm also trying to get used to paint, so my brush strokes look very messy, but in a cool way. I think drawing bald people front view is easier than all the other angles, but it's good way to remember the structure of the face. I'll see if I can do the same with different angles later.

I think the values are not too far off

[snakker]

Nice job! I like the look you achieve

Couple things I notice is the angle of the epicanthal folds on the lateral parts of the eyes should be angled downwards. Also note the shadow on the sides of the orbits. I think you could push the shadows darker, example under the brows and under the mandible. Chin should be a bit bigger

Cheers, keep at it and don’t lose hope 😅 those days happen to all of us (I’m pretty sure anyways)

[mitsuki-youko]

sorry to hear you got covid that sucks!
glad you're doing better!

[Inkpendude]

the eyes should be angled downwards

Yeah I don't know why I didn't fix that. I guess I was rushing it too much

[daceronine]

Yo, good to hear you seem to be feeling better! COVID really really sucks.

As for practice, I think the potrait looks pretty good. Ears are probbly a bit smaller, but hardly noticeable. I would probably also add a darker line the the upper eyelid.

Stil, looks really good. I can see what you mean by that "paintly" look.

[Inkpendude]

I was doing a quick sketch Self portrait but I actually like how it looks. It fits me.
Today is my lucky portrait day.

[patrycja.lerch]

Glad you are doing better

Nice work on self portrait!

[Inkpendude]

Glad you are doing better

Yo, good to hear you seem to be feeling better!

glad you're doing better!

Thank you guys!! that's very kind

[snakker]

Nice job on this!

[Pattu_w]

Not luck, it's pure skill i say. Those look really good!

[Inkpendude]

Ok it might not look too clean, but I'm finally understanding more about the muscles. I'm still struggling a lot with some of the side muscles like the serratus anterior. which has been kinda hard to understand how to draw. Just need more practice, I'm very close to being decent a it lol

Some of these are some quick proportion practice from reference using the 8head messures, I was a bit rusty on that.

[daceronine]

Yo good work man. I love anatomy so this part of the term was a lot of fun for me.

2 quick tips I noticed:
1) Abdominal group always has 10 "squares" in pairs. Make sure to count the 5 groups and try to memorize their position in relation to the bellybutton. Usually 3 groups over the belly button (not a rule but usually), with one group pretty much over the ribs, 2 pairs being very noticeable, and 4 below the bellybutton.

2) There's a back muscle that's noticeable from the front (I forgot the name sorry, I'm a bit rushed right now), it's usually what forms that "V" shape at the side of the torso.

Though it connects under the armpit it's not quite part of the front torso. The torso itself is usually fairly straight, and this muscle is what gives that V shape in buff guys.

All around good work dude. Keep it up!

[Inkpendude]

Yo good work man. I love anatomy so this part of the term was a lot of fun for me.

For me it has been the most challenging part of everything, I'm fighting for my life here lol

Thanks for the advice tho!

[gregorya]

I hope you're feeling better. Nice work on the portrait and self-portrait. The muscle studies look pretty good.

[snakker]

These are looking good! just be careful not to make the muscle bellies of the rectus abdomini bulge too much (unless going for the freak body builders who use growth hormone and end up with a huge gut from intestinal overgrowth - unfortunately not sci fi XD)

cheers!

[Inkpendude]

Late november stuff. Felt like I wasted that whole month. Anyways...here's more muscle studies. I definitely can understand more now than a few months ago When I felt overwhelmed every time I tried to do anything muscle related.

I do know I made some mistakes here and there. but feel free to point them out if you can, I case I missed something. I mostly struggling with drawing the back side on a different pose.

I also have been doing clothe studies and all of that, but not much. I actually gonna do that right now.

[Inkpendude]

I noticed that one of the things I improved a lot in this year was heads and portraits, even tho it wasn't my goal this year lol. although to be fair, anatomy is way harder for me than heads. I'm happy with the progress tho.