Jan 20

I enjoy seeing your observational figure drawings! Here you did a good job capturing those front torso muscles in the pecks and abs. To improve: the outer left line for the back protrudes past the belt a little bit in the drawing. In the reference, the left side of the is mostly hidden and contained within the pants/belt. I suggest pulling the back a bit.

Hopefully that makes sense 😅 I can restate if necessary. Keep up the good work!

Jan 23

I think it's fine to start painting early on if that's what you're after. I recommend taking a look at sinix design on youtube "painting like a sculptor" "best brush" and anything on value distillation is really enlightening stuff imo. That said, keep doing these and keep working on your block-ins and proportion practice! You are getting noticeable improvements!

On the last one, note the angle on the figure's left thigh and you drew the head, hands and feet too small, it helps to draw em larger as a rule of thumb and then you get the proportions closer I feel

cheers!

Jan 23

Looking good overall

A few things here that stand out to me if going for accuracy would be the head size being a bit small, his right arm and forearm are shortened and the tilt of the chest with the angle that forms with the abdomen on his right side are off

One thing that helps me a lot with that is to ghost the angles or straight strokes over the model before committing to a stroke on canvas. Like his right forearm, note how the angle is off and that leads to the placement of elbow and arm, so by doing the motion of the straight line that represents the forearm (just hovering over the model) that would help me place a line to better inform my construction of said forearm, the same with the outline of the chest vs abdomen, theres a notch or angle that forms there as he twists the chest a bit.

Another thing that helps is noticing the negative spaces. For example look at the negative space between forearm, arm and head and compare to your drawing, i frequently fond myself using that to doublecheck and if off - erase and redo

Keep at it! Cheers

Jan 24

@snakker How do you notice the mistakes so accurately?
when I draw I can kind of intuitively notice that it feels "off" in some parts or that it is wrong but then I fail to notice what the actual mistake is

Jan 24

@snakker
I have been practicing portraits a bit in my sketchbook. I feel like my facial features have a very cartoony look to them. I think I am missing the subtle details that make them look real.
I would really appreciate your feedback

Jan 24

Reply to

SamuraiSingh

I actually think that for a new observer it can be easier to spot the mistakes because your mind is fresh. When you do something for long enough you tend to get lost in certain details and it can be easy to lose track of the bigger picture. Sometimes taking a little break, zooming out, squinting or flipping canvas can help you notice mistakes

In my profession there’s also a concept o constantly teach that may help here as well: when looking at a picture dont jump to a conclusion (like in dermatology, you dont just look and jump to a diagnosis) in stead, first analyze what you see and try to put it in words. If you feel something is off or not, it may help to try to put in words what you notice is off to help inform you what to fix and also what is right or what to look for

Last figure is looking good, just have to work those proportions a bit. Head construction is looking good. Stylization, outlines (like lip outlines) will make it look less “realistic” if you slowly work up the portrait focusing on construction, proportions and values (like drawing the outlines of where values are in stead of outlines of structures) you tend to get a more realistic result at the lineart phase i feel, but i wouldnt worry about it too much. You can start with a “cartoony” sketch and end up with a very realistic render, just dont get lost in details early on and allow yourself to build on top of it

Cheers

Jan 27

27.1.25

A bit rushed, some days I just wanna draw in my sketchbook and not post anything

Feb 1

I actually really like your more stylized drawings you sure have improved a lot since your early days

Feb 2

These are going very well!, just try being a bit more careful in your initial block in, it doesn't have to be perfect but if you have 2 or 3 lines telling you where something is, you ultimately aren't helping yourself place it. In stead, put on some jazz or something relaxing and take your time in the block in. once you see something is off you can easily erase and modify before moving forward, slow and steady

Feb 3

Thanks I really appreciate the support and feedback :grinning: