How to improve my art ( I do not trace my artwork.)?

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SamanthaPrater said:
I'm Thirty One now.

and yea, I don't understand them,
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You're on the East Coast then? What's the deal, I guess you don't work? That's ok, trust me, a lot of people on this site who pretend to work don't.

I actually think a lot of them avoid posting during the day so they can act like they aren't unemployed.

Prophetic Spirit said:
C'mon, at least take a snap or something.
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Prophetic is right, I'll even give you more art if you'll give us a better idea of who you are.
 
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Uberpenguin said:
You were thirty one? How old are you now then? I'm surprised, I'd assumed you were in your early 20s at the latest.


Ignore him, he's using site memes you wouldn't understand.


(Bro upload that shit, use handbrake if you have to. I want to see what we're dealing with here)
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I want to remind everyone I was asked to do this
 
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SamanthaPrater said:
is there any way I can improve my art? Maybe link some tutorials? Thanks!
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Hello, Samantha Prater.

Your art is not bad! There is definitely room for improvement, but I think it will mostly come down to practice.


The first thing I would work on is observation. Rather than just jumping in to a piece and drawing away, maybe slow down a bit? Take the time to really look at the character you want to draw, and then look at the character as you're drawing her.

For example, that first piece, with Sakura from Naruto, can you spot any discrepancies between the reference drawing and your own? Like, perhaps, the angle of her face, the position of her eyes, where her nose is in relation to her mouth, or the right and left sides of her neck? Taking measurements (you can do it with tools, or with your fingers, if you need to!) or drawing grids might assist you in evaluating this stuff.
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You've got the overall shape of her eyes down pretty well; where the piece falls apart is in size and proportion and angle and position. Again, don't be afraid to go slow - remeasure, re-evaluate; treat your first lines as a rough guide, and be willing to erase and refine as you move along and spot new details you may have missed.


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Just looking at the piece, as you've drawn it here, compared to your reference model, what do you see? Can you spot, say, ten things that are off-model?

What are they, and how might you fix them?​
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Solid Snek said:
Hello, Samantha Prater.

Your art is not bad! There is definitely room for improvement, but I think it will mostly come down to practice.


The first thing I would work on is observation. Rather than just jumping in to a piece and drawing away, maybe slow down a bit? Take the time to really look at the character you want to draw, and then look at the character as you're drawing her.

For example, that first piece, with Sakura from Naruto, can you spot any discrepancies between the reference drawing and your own? Like, perhaps, the angle of her face, the position of her eyes, where her nose is in relation to her mouth, or the right and left sides of her neck? Taking measurements (you can do it with tools, or with your fingers, if you need to!) or drawing grids might assist you in evaluating this stuff.
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You've got the overall shape of her eyes down pretty well; where the piece falls apart is in size and proportion and angle and position. Again, don't be afraid to go slow - remeasure, re-evaluate; treat your first lines as a rough guide, and be willing to erase and refine as you move along and spot new details you may have missed.


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Just looking at the piece, as you've drawn it here, compared to your reference model, what do you see? Can you spot, say, ten things that are off-model?

What are they, and how might you fix them?​
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Thank you for your kind judgment! I am glad you like my artwork. :) I'll take your advice into consideration.
 
SamanthaPrater said:
Thank you for your kind judgment! I am glad you like my artwork. :) I'll take your advice into consideration.
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Can you spot anything that's off-model, though?

Again, Lesson One is observation. If you want to improve as an artist, you need to be able to observe; see what is and is not there. That's the hard part - everything else is just muscle memory and time.


Look at your piece, and see if you can tell me ten places where your drawing might differ from the original. (I can spot several right off the bat)
 
Solid Snek said:
Can you spot anything that's off-model, though?

Again, Lesson One is observation. If you want to improve as an artist, you need to be able to observe; see what is and is not there. That's the hard part - everything else is just muscle memory and time.


Look at your piece, and see if you can tell me ten places where your drawing might differ from the original. (I can spot several right off the bat)
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The eyes are off, the nose is different, that's most of what I can tell apart.
 
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SamanthaPrater said:
Video proof

I did a video.
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Well thank you. I don't usually do visual art, but I quickly recorded a sloppy example of what I do. You followed through, so so will I:


One thing I will say: if you like art, make sure you do it for yourself first, and people will come around. 99.9% of stuff other people won't see/hear, but if you like it that's what counts.
 
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