🔎│art-advice▪tip

[iron osprey]

I personally don't, but have you looked on YouTube or anything? I know that when I looked for tutorials for my animation software, toonboom was mentioned and such!

[uncut cradle]

I did look up tutorials, brain couldnt really grasp them, the tutorials ive seen are just... how you say, not entertaining lol

But thanks!

[iron osprey]

Oh that's so fair 😭 I've had to watch shorts of tips for mine before, so maybe try shorts instead

[uncut cradle]

Im back and no luck with shorts, i should just really focus on that one boring video 🥲

[iron osprey]

If your YouTube or device has the option, you could watch on split screen and then do something on the side whilst listening/watching!

[uncut cradle]

Oooh yeah music really makes me focus, I'll try thank uu

[iron osprey]

Ofc! Lemme know how it goes

[reef steeple]

At this point put a subway surfers video on split screen

[uncut cradle]

Might as well xwx thanks low attention span and possibly undiagnosed adhd

[slow maple]

what part should i improve in? im not really a fan of pencils

reference, not too similar, some features aren't exact

the right side of the face got kinda wonky cause i got the proportions wrong, plus the border made me adjust some stuff

[iron osprey]

This looks great! I think though you should work on the levels of shading, like the lightest to darkest type thing! I'm not very good at describing things, but I feel like some parts could be darker, and some parts could be lighter if that makes sense

[reef steeple]

i also think some elements should be darker you can see it here

so i think improving on contrast would be good

looks good tho!

[slow maple]

ohh

I'll work on that

[dark hull]

any tips

they look similiar asf ngl

[amber valley]

which one is yours

[winter bramble]

I think the thing that will help you improve the most is trying to think in a more 3D way, which can be a bit tricky at first. But like before drawing immediately what you see try sketching first simple geometry shapes to just get a feel for depth. Like with the hand, we can see the thumb is in the veeery back, and how each finger is blocking the previous one

So just try using simple shapes to do that, then on top of them do the real drawing on another layer

[olive swallow]

Gang is this peak cinema or not

[slow maple]

this one's yours right

you should work on the coloring, as u can see from ur reference, it mostly uses pure white

[slow maple]

background, hair, etc

but u adding susanoo there in the bg is rlly good

[final meadow]

😭

[dark hull]

uhhh

yeahhhhh

[mossy solar]

yes i took a picture of my notebook because i got bored

[wise lark]

Join Vc 1 for gartic phone

[vale patio]

Nice drawings ur really good @mossy solar

[civic dragon]

how do i post pics here

[iron osprey]

You'll need to read and accept the guidelines in #🎟│upload-guidelines

[civic dragon]

ic thx

any advice is welcome 🙏🏿

[iron osprey]

I think adding some darker/thicker lines where things closer to the "camera" or audience can be pinpointed more easily, like if you outlined the torso and arm, it'd make it pop out more and it'd help see the dimensions, even if it is 2D, and see what falls behind it. (Sorry if that doesn't make sense, I'm a little sleepy)

[orchid holly]

hej just started digital art and need a bit of help. (idk how to shade yet or add light etc.) any advice is welcome!

[iron osprey]

This is very cute for starting off! Some advice for shading and lighting is to look at references and see how the darkest shadows are away from the light, and lighter shadows are near it. The lighting, too, can come in different values! You can practice shading and highlighting hapes, fruits, or objects to get a feel for how it could look on a person. As you get more and more comfortable, you'll find yourself getting better. Also, for the shading, while it does depend on the environment, you can use dark blues, purples, and oranges. You can shade with black too, but try not to airbrush it and keep it light unless you're going for a manga/JJBA art style. You've got this! ^_^

[orchid holly]

Thanks! I will for sure look at some inspiration and try to shade simple things ^v^

[iron osprey]

Yeah! I also like to look at photography, even if you have an "unrealistic" anime-esque art style, it helps with determining dimensions.

[valid forge]

heloo coow

[solar bobcat]

Draw Mari's head+hair alone and then add the veil above, so the ear can look more connected (my english is bad hope u understood that)

[clever glade]

Moo

[sullen cypress]

can i post animations here?

[sullen cypress]

i was just wondeing how i could improve on the lighting and shadows

i was also wondering about lighting and shdow for this

[iron osprey]

I don't see why not, as long as they follow guidelines.

[iron osprey]

Maybe try to refrain from sharp, sudden shading, and try to do more of "cell" shading or controlled soft shading, which often envelops the drawing entirely, like this drawing here I found on the web (by Winged Canvas)

[iron osprey]

It looks like the lighting comes from the top left, so try to highlight using lighter colors of the main color.

[sullen cypress]

Thanks!

[hollow nimbus]

character design, feel free to express which design you like and what you would like to give a change to it! I aim for it to be like an extra-terrestrial speedster thingamajig

[runic creek]

I think the first one matches what you're looking for + I like it

[hollow nimbus]

Thanks! I also like that design 👍

[hybrid salmon]

I like perspective but damn,i just cannot figures this angle out 😭🙏 everytime it just looks off... I'm not that good at this area

My Reference

Ive come here to ask for thy wisdom and thee shall bestow invaluable wisdom that shall be carried on to the ends of the Earth

[lucid heron]

Here, this might help! The eye in your reference is more of a cone type shape, so if you draw the iris poking out from the overall shape a bit more it should come together.

[hollow nimbus]

your reference seems to have an iris that is protruding like a normal eye, while your iris is more so that the eye is inside it, so it looks like an eye inside an eye

the iris should be circular instead of being eye shaped

really love your clean lineart

take this for example!

[novel cedar]

whos on this currently

[signal fog]

Hi! Please go to #💬│general or #🎯│off-topic.

[hybrid salmon]

Aight thanks bro that might improve it

[hybrid salmon]

Buy what I'm really struggling with here are shark fin looking piece the thing that is supposed to be up to the eye (orange one) what's hard about this is that it pushes inward unlike the green one which is mostly inwards

[novel cedar]

Ye but i need help on my drawing

In like 6 hours ill be on

[cedar lagoon]

Need some advise for this piece because i still suck at backgrounds. The red line is supposed to be a horizon line and generally I was thinking in making it deep dark storm clouds but I have no clue how to structure and render it. Any advise helps if anyone has any vision for what could be going on there.
Im tempted to leave out the horizon and make the background the inside of a giant storm cloud but i feel with the horizon it looks way more dynamic. I dont know how to combine these concepts

[vocal barn]

qfaf

[limber marsh]

can i?

[cedar lagoon]

ofc!

[limber marsh]

the horizon you chose doesn't match the characters. if you do your next piece, try to do the background first, then the characters. the vanishing points (grid) as your guide.

while you could force the background, it kinda becomes an after thought.

here, I changed the position to blend and foreshorten into the camera fov more.

but let's say, you wanna stick with the angle for the characters, try to break them down in boxes, or grab your sketch layers, and come up with a better angle for the perspective

also for composition's sake, the red area is too much empty space that is distracting. maybe pull up the second character into that space. or draw some buildings or anything to assist that area.

the bottom area is green because the first character kinda carries it.

[clever glade]

Always stick to the perspective guidelines, id put a rectangular prisim shape over the characters and add perspective to the prisim to improve the characters perspective

[crystal rampart]

any tips for my sketch?

[worthy pasture]

I feel like there's something gone or missing in this guy but idk what

(I know arms and hands are funky)

[iron osprey]

I think it's alright, I'm assuming this is only a sketch so I wasn't gonna say much about details.

[charred topaz]

Having quite a trouble with anatomy ngl.. does somebody have some advice or tips?

[worthy pasture]

About details I'm open to hear because knowing my dumb ass I will follow the sketch so any tips or thing you see will be good for me

[iron osprey]

Well, I'm assuming it's a robot or animatronic, right? So, maybe the body could have details that signify that? Like, little separate parts, maybe some ripped or broken parts

[worthy pasture]

Now that you point it out it's really good idea because it's like 50m long machine after burning and somehow forget to make details like that, thank you for pointing that out

[iron osprey]

Course! Let me know if there's anything else

[iron osprey]

I'd recommend using 3d models to help with the proportions, because the torso seems quite thin/small for the type of character/physique you're going for.

[vestal tinsel]

how do you guys draw good

this is my best drawing yet

i cant send it

[wheat merlin]

any tips on female anatomy and posing(yea these are my ocs and cuz i wanted to learn female anatomy more i gender bent them thats the context)(i draw on mouse)

[iron osprey]

Hello! So, you definitely want to look at muscle builds on females, and how their bone structure works. It's not too different from male, but some females are often skinner in bone structure and have more of a hip standing out. I'd recommend doing some studies overall.

As for the posing you have, her legs definitely wouldn't work like that, the hips would be on the connecting sides of the pelvis, and she shouldn't have a much larger thigh on the opposite side.

[iron osprey]

Hello, have you read the #🎟│upload-guidelines ?

[hollow nimbus]

Going from the 1st design what vibes does it give off?

I'm aiming for a speedster vibe, but I don't wanna have the vibes like the flash or quicksilver with those skin tight suits

(I'm also a bit hesitant with the long fabrics going around it's hips, I think I should make it shorter?)

[wheat merlin]

did i understand it yet

also yea i kinda fd up on the shading of the hair dont mind that

[worthy pasture]

Working on that a-hole and I don't know what to add inside his mouth, any suggestions or tips or what to add/change?

[worthy pasture]

Progress

[iron osprey]

Hello! This is looking good! Do they have teeth or anything that you could put into the mouth? Or is that not something you're worried about anymore

[worthy pasture]

good question, idk to be honest I puted teeth and look like a cat but im to lazy to post it rn

[iron osprey]

All good!

[stable bloom]

Dayumm

[drifting raptor]

first drawing with a tablet what do you think, i am looking forward to improe my skills

[scenic warren]

What kind of project?

[exotic steeple]

I dont do alot of foreshortening

[iron osprey]

I think this works well, actually! Very cool!

[exotic steeple]

Alright thank you

[proven siren]

definitely try to get comfortable drawing longer lines, the scratching method looks messy here
or make a separate layer on top for the lineart and use those as sketches

[deep snow]

yoyoyo any tips for this comm I did for someone?

[neon field]

Look‘s great, maybe look at the shoulder, and if you want the hairband to be centered it would need to be more right
As I said, looks really really good, love it 😁

Love the wolf btw

[deep snow]

thank you!!!!! : D

[elder nova]

Pls hand I need help shading hand

[cold elbow]

Are those pinky or thumbs
And it should be pinky

[cold elbow]

Ones that are the nearest

[elder nova]

It’s supposed to be thumb 😭😭

[cold elbow]

Ok then those should be pinkys

[cold elbow]

And remove those lines that are extended belove the line that seperates the fingers
Cuz they make the fingers look so long

[cold elbow]

Just sayinh

[elder nova]

THANKYUU lowk I didn’t know I couldn’t swear so I was on cooldown 💔💔

[cold elbow]

Alr

[cold elbow]

Make sure to make middle finger the longest but perspective matters

[elder nova]

Ohh okok

Cause I was trying to make it look longer but it looked the same height as the uhh
That one finger where no one knows the name off

The ring finger and the other one that’s also next to the middle finger

[drifting raptor]

i'm trying to

[signal siren]

hi all ! I am kinda new to all the drawing process and I bought a graphic tab some years ago (as you might have guessed it's almost unused).
I wondered if anyone had tips and tricks to be "better" at drawing and also if anyone could explain me how to make clean lineart.
I am using Krita to draw atm!
If anyone read this entirely and answers, it would be greatly appreciated !!!

[thorny fjord]

1. depends on what you want to draw. if you mean art in general, draw variety! people, animals, backgrounds, objects, anything and everything. you can watch tutorials and study other art, but the only way to truly improve is to actually draw. you wont see drastic improvement overnight, but lots of small pieces build up to better ones!

2. the key to "clean" lineart is to stop stressing about making it clean. if you have a perfectionist mindset, it will NEVER look good enough. in my opinion, the more you embrace sketchy lines and imperfections, the more natural you art will look. usually, i loosely do the lineart, or i just clean up my sketch and call it lineart. take some of the pressure off!

[signal siren]

hey ! Thanks alot for the tips ! it's amazing ! hope you're doing all good and thanks again !

[signal siren]

Tried to copy a picture of mine (left), I was wondering what do y'all think about it (right).
PS : I didn't trace it, I just drew a quick sketch and made the lineart.

[iron osprey]

Well, first of all, the image on the left is AI generated. The girl has 6 fingers, which isn't anatomically correct, so if she were to be making a "rock and roll" sign, it'd look like this: 🤘 rather than.. whatever that is.
Second, the man's arm seemingly disappears behind the girl, where as the position looks as if it should be sitting around the girls shoulder or having his hand placed on her shoulder. In addition to the hand, her mouth seemingly stops behind the hand, whereas it looks as if it should extend a bit more on her face.

It's not inherently wrong to use AI generated material as a reference, however, it's more than clear that if you're aiming for perfection, or more anatomically accurate, you should try to use either 3d models, photography of real people, or hand-made drawings.

Otherwise, your lineart looks great, just try to pay attention to the anatomy on the hand, mouth, and arm.

[signal siren]

thanks alot for the comment ! actually, I used this picture as a running joke with some friends, not really for anatomy or realism but thanks alot, it will help me pay more attention later on with more realistic drawings ! and btw, my arm was around her waist so it's just the angle that's a bit to high. I'm going to keep the line as it is but your tips are amazing, you must be a really good artist!

This is how I colored it in (i made multiple layers, if not too much). I was wondering now if anyone had tips about shadows and lights maybe, it would be great, I try to learn with videos but I'm really not that good at drawing and can't get to a good result... hope y'all have a great day/night !!

[iron osprey]

You forgot to change the hand, but we'll go with it. Depending on where the lighting is coming from, the shading will be cast under. This isn't the best, but it can give you an idea. The yellow would be where the brighter parts would be, and the blue is where the shadows would be.

It's also good to take into consideration that the environment can change the colors. I've also attached some colors that could work as a good guide for lighting and shadows, all photographs of people at the beach to give the same ideal. Some have some different environments, like the first one has a more purple-bluish tone, but it's clear how the light affects and reflects and portrays onto the people and their clothes.

I hope these can help. Good luck!

[charred topaz]

Have been doing the same routine for a while now but this time I kinda walked into a problem of some sorts, i was trying to make the body bend forward but i cant seem to do so. I know the back would stretch out and the belly would kinda clump? (Cant find the right word) But i cant seem to think on how to draw it

[reef steeple]

why ask for advice if you don't even plan on implementing them

Your character still has 6 fingers, since the thumb is hidden and should be from left side of picture

AI isn't the best tool if you wanna draw characters with correct anatomy

You should study from original picture

If you wanna learn how to draw (by which I mean getting better) you must study and not copy. Coping does little and you're not learning any basic foundations. If you study, only then you can understand what's going on, have better understanding of shapes in 3D space, how shapes affect shadows.

I recommend watching a video on YouTube how to study art from reference

And try to imagine how the hand should look, do the hand sign, and observe it, from which side is thumb if you rotate the hand from which side is pinkie and try to imagine how would the hand look for SB standing in front of you

and count fingers 😌

[foggy lotus]

any1 got any tips for anatomy, like setting up a drawing? I always start with a rougher sketch like this (this one super rough cause i did it with a mouse lol) then try to make it look better but it always ends up looking bad, in my opinion. I always seem to draw better just looking at an image and recreating it (tweaking it to what i want to draw) like if I wanna draw a person i find an image and basically redraw it. Also anyone got any tips for hands i really suck at hands lol. (edit: i also almost never draw digital, considering I only have a mouse and use kleki.)

This is basically what i do to try drawing a hand and lowkey it isnt bad but if anyone got any tips it would help (things i find wrong with this specific hand is i made the bottom to long, and the lines the fingers seem perfect, the thumb not so much, though the fingers could be slightly more similar and the thum slimmer, im still adding to it and fixing it as we speak rn though)

yeah see this looks like i horribly traced it

[proven siren]

yo yoo, youll hate me for saying this but it would really help you a lot if you look up a few anatomy "rules" such as the size and width of a human body and the length of body parts in proportion to the body. use references to study, draw lines on top of them to really understand the shapes. This is a big one that helped me: look up Line of action drawing. it is a quick way to sketch even if you suck at anatomy. practice dynamic poses to avoid stiff looking drawings...and the hand is missing knuckles

[signal siren]

I just said in my message that it wasn't about correct anatomy rn and I asked what people though about it, this guy gave me tips for lighting and shadows so please just read instead of criticizing instanly

[signal siren]

I did it already, not with this drawing tho, cause as I said it was for friends and it has a story behind it

[signal siren]

at least thanks for this, I'll try to search some, thank you

[reef steeple]

I did read whole conversation, so don't worry. You have to keep in mind that if you post a drawing here and ask how can you improve that people may critique it. My goal of criticism here is not to say bad things about your work because I don't like it, but to give crucial information on what to improve. Criticism isn't always negative, it can have good intentions. I did say my opinion about your artwork which indeed included mention of hands just like Saros said. I did try to highlight that because i saw you just skipped that when you had a chance to fix it. First thing what people will see when looking on art of character it's gonna be anatomy whether you like it or not. Personally I believe the best course of improving is to start making changes now. Not being scared of trying new things even if they don't come out perfect - you have many people here who can guide you. That's why I think saying stuff like I will do that in my next drawing is useless if you try to avoid drawing specific part of body. I really recommend to give it a try here since you already mentioned what your goal is.
Nowadays there are many people who claim to be "artists" and use AI to write down prompts, so people are distrusting, so if you were to post a drawing like this on social media you could be called out for being one of them. I'm hoping you are using it only for practising (but like I've said I personally don't find it the best tool) AI generally speaking is very often despised in art community.

[signal siren]

so as I already said multiple times, this isn't for posting but rather to show it to my friend group as a joke that we've had for a long time.
Ofc, I don't consider myself as an artist and rather think that I'm really not that good at it. This drawing was kind of a "come back" for me since I hadn't drawn for a long time now. And don't worry about the AI image, I never use it, but this was a special occasion as I said alot already.
thanks for taking your time to answer me tho, I hope you're having a good day and week.

and ofc, I will try to correct the hand on this drawing after finishing it and showing it to my friends.

[reef steeple]

Do what you want with drawing. It's just easier to correct it before applying the colours.

Keep that in mind next time if you want to make any changes

Have a nice day

[signal siren]

it's in multiple layers so i can still correct it

but thanks alot !

and dw, the next time I draw something you'll see it'll be better !

[reef steeple]

No pressure! I will appreciate effort of trying new things

[foggy lotus]

why would i hate i asked for this 😭

i also know its missing knuckles

[proven siren]

no cause saying "go study" is like telling a depressed guy to not be sad hahaha but I hope it helped

[foggy lotus]

i see lol, but yeah ive been practicing, though not digitally i hate doing it digitally to be honest

okay thats a lie

i practiced for 5 minutes maybe lol

[sullen cypress]

i was wondering how i could get my back round to feel more focused because it feel like an unfocused lens. i was going for this eye looking robot floating through the atmosphere of jupiter

these were my refrences. i dont really know what the ee thign is bc it was a friends prompt so

[neon field]

I would try to make more clear lines and shapes and maybe even add a few tiny swirls or cloud separations

In general I would try to make it look more like a lot of clouds that are all mixed together then one giant mist

And if you want a more giant feel to the image would give the eye a bit darker tones(except for glowing parts ofc.) and then a bit exaggerated shadows(especially on the clouds )

Absolutely love the idea and the picture, looks amazing 🔥🔥🔥
.

(Red) the shadows I talked about
(Green) clouds

[sullen cypress]

thanks

[elder nova]

Guys help the hand doesn’t look perspective like the the hand idk how to say it

Wair I’m scared is the hand supposed to be the backside of the hand

[neon field]

Because of the perspective, the arm needs to get bigger the closer it gets to the viewpoint (camera) and for the right perspective on the hand I would recommend drawing a box in perspective and use that as guidelines to draw the hand

[elder nova]

OMG THANKYUUU I knew I shouldn’t have used posemyart.com as a reference 😓😓

[neon field]

No problem, looks great btw 😁

[lost root]

im very new to all this and wanted know wat software is the best to draw and animate on

[proven siren]

krita is a good free option

[lost root]

Thanks

[neon field]

Does anyone have tips for artblocks, got one for 2 weeks now 😭

My usual methods didn’t do anything so idk what to do

[plush hull]

What are your usual methods?
Watching an animated series on YouTube, WCO, TV and/or crunchyroll? Or going on a “nature” walk and drawing strangers?

For me I sometimes just watch clips of old shows and movies I grew up with, watch gameplay of games I love, etc.

[neon field]

That sounds like a great idea, usually I just try to get as much inspiration and things to draw and then just try everyday (not like forcefully but just seeing if I feel like drawing)

Thanks 😁

[red laurel]

Set a small task that you’ll do everyday from now on
I successfully kept reading 2 pages of a book every single day since 2 years till today, you can for example draw 1-2 sketches everyday, you can do more when you feel that u want, but always stick to 1-2 sketch a day.

And don’t treat artblock as a thing, remember that it doesn’t exist.

I hope you your art won’t stop growing🙏

[remote stone]

Looking for advice on character design from furry artists. I made a bunny in gacha life which I plan to draw on my own in the future and I'm wondering if it looks wrong having eyebrows that aren't the same color as his hair? I only did it cuz' if I made it black, it would blend in with the black fur spots around the eyes yet if I make his hair any other color, it won't fit the punk bad boy vibe I'm trying to give him. So, basically, I need color choice help.

[red laurel]

Amazing character design, the eyebrows actually looks nice, indeed it can’t be seen if you colored them as the hair, how about giving the eyebrows a bit darker gray? Or put a lighter color on the area around the eyes so you can color the eyebrows black as the hair
Looks cute I will draw it aswell

[remote stone]

I actually got an idea from another person with actual punk history and they said hair doesn't have to be black. So, what do u think of this dark red?

I also changed the eyes to match and made the gloves white, but, they may look better as black. They're fingerless. What u think? White gloves or black gloves?

[red laurel]

Not bad not bad
I wanted to say change the hair color but I thought you want it to be black for the aesthetics
For me the eyes kinda too dark “i’d choose something little bright like this”
Black gloves better cause they match the rest of the outfit

[remote stone]

Hmmm...not fond of yellows and oranges. Might stick to red or even go back to purple...maybe even another shade of gray, but, I don't want it completely monochromatic.

I did just find a very dark and desaturated purple that's nice.

[red laurel]

It was an idea, another shade of gray sounds good^^ choose whatever you feel right for you
Also one more thing
The shirt in the jacket can be white colored, or you can remove it and add a while circle as its belly “cause some furrys have a bright colored belly furr”

[remote stone]

Oh, yeah, that shirt is not a shirt.

Imagine him having an open vest.

Or, I'll possibly have it like half unzipped. Idk.

He's not wearing anything under that vest.

As for the light gray belly...it certainly would fit the inner ears and snout. I'll put that choice as a maybe.

Ur ideas are good. Thank u.

This is my final design, for now. One day, soon, I'll actually draw him.

[red laurel]

Np!! The final one looks great!
Here’s my attempt XD

[remote stone]

That's so cute!

[neon field]

Thanks gonna do that now 😁

[tame abyss]

CAN I TRY TO DRAW HIM

[charred finch]

any mecha peeps in here have any tips to make her more metal looking? something is just off but idk what it is

[remote stone]

Sure. Why not?

[tame abyss]

Ooh awesome awesome

I actually already drew him

[remote stone]

Show me, then.

[tame abyss]

Yayaya

[remote stone]

Oh...my...god.

I love it!

[tame abyss]

Saved me from my art block🔥

Thank youu

[remote stone]

Well, I'm happy to help!

My bunny's name is Zay, btw, for anyone wondering.

If u care, I also made an old man turtle I call Sheldon. My man's been through some battles, but, came out a strong warrior. Planning on drawing him in the future, too.

[iron osprey]

Hmmm Is she half metal and half humanoid? Or were you going for full cyborg, kinda?

[charred finch]

shes half metal half alien/humanoid because she had to remake her limbs out of spaceship parts

[iron osprey]

I see! Maybe add more robotic features, or mecha-type clothes to her? I've never really designed a mecha-sort of thing, so I apologize

[neon field]

If you want to make the material more metal looking, you need to add a shine/reflection of light around
This works best by having just one very bright highlight strip along edges
+don’t forget to add contrast with darker colors in the same way
Hope that helped, Love the character btw 🔥🔥🔥

[neon field]

Like this…. (Just for proof of concept )

[soft marsh]

I am trying to learn more of dark and light parts

[neon field]

Looks great

Love the details

🔥🔥🔥

[proven trench]

I need feedback for anatomy

[neon field]

Looks great, maybe look a bit at the muscles and such but really good 👍 😁

[sleek ether]

Great proportions, but try to look at references to make your limbs look less stiff

[nova elk]

is this a good way to shade/texture tears?

[red laurel]

It’s good in a way.
Try to make the flowing tears below more see-through

[snow stump]

How do I enhance this?

[hardy cargo]

This is not what this channel is for ._.

[red laurel]

It’s already great but try to make the outlines more thinner, like do the same thing but try to stick on the same line u’r on
Like what I did here 👆

[snow stump]

weird core is trying to achive that, a weird and creepy look

so i'm doing the lot's of thick thin lines

[red laurel]

Creepy look.. hmm
How about adding more details.. mainly shading because shading makes drawings look more real, more depth..

Use this as inspiration of creepy, art by Lobsterbug btw, thin lines, shading, detailing like the small lines and dots that shows the depth, using multiple layers of one color here’s black, u can use red and other colors too

[jagged mauve]

I’ve been summoned to deliver more spooks :]

[red laurel]

Ur the goat frfr 🫡

[peak juniper]

Tried to do evan in soul eater i started yesterday

references

[iron osprey]

Looks good! You could maybe try to use the Gartic opacity on the brushes to allow you to sketch, it could make it easier and less difficult.

[peak juniper]

ye thx for the advice

[final meadow]

i dont think this is the place for gartic phone activities

[iron osprey]

Nope

[heavy ravine]

How would I make the face look more goat like?

[pallid drum]

I think adding his muzzle/nose would be a good place to start

I’m not good at explaining stuff, but you can try looking at fanart or pictures of goats for reference

[neon field]

Yes a snout/nose should help, you can either try to draw a snout using boxes and perspective or you can indicate a snout by giving the face a bump

Can’t draw with just my fingers in my phone but I tried to make some examples

[heavy ravine]

Thank you, I'll try that out.

[heavy ravine]

Alright I believe that this made it better

[neon field]

Forgot an important thing about snouts….

When drawing a snout of any kind, keep in mind that the nose ist most often at the end and almost on top of the snout

[red laurel]

Stuff like that

[neon field]

Exactly

[red laurel]

Any advice for quick shading in gartic phone? Like a casual shading but makes the drawing looks extra good

[pallid drum]

what a lot of people do is take the colour they want to shade with, lower the opacity and draw the shadows like that

[neon field]

Yes, or if you drew with 100% opacity already, you can use a gray or black and lower the opacity to almost 0.
Would recommend doing it with the right color tho it just looks better

[inland narwhal]

Anyone know the best way to learn to draw comic style, I'm talking like old marvel comics

[amber mantle]

IM 3 MONTHS LATE IM SO SORRYY NOO I NEVER SAW 💔💔💔💔

[neon field]

For shading, I would recommend thinking more about which parts of whatever your shading are sticking more out and which are more bend in, and then drawing shadows from these points.

But for quick shading, I would recommend just doing the most prominent parts (in a face it would be like nose, eyes, mouth etc.) and doing a quick shadow.
But don’t forget to create shadows for overlaps (example: hair over the head)

I don’t know the best way, but i can give some basic advice on comics, I don’t know that much about the art in which the marvel comics where made, but I know there are really great edu. Books by the original designers and creators.
You should check those out.
I can just give basic advice,
Important is that back then printers couldn’t print everything, which is why the marvel comics all have the same color pallet for many different things.
Also, the design had to look good but shouldn’t be too detailed, as they had to be replicated many times.
Hope I could help a bit

[silent jackal]

what blending mode do i use for lighting my character guyss

[buoyant plume]

#🖌️│masterpiece-challenges

[jolly onyx]

how the hell do I use blender? i imported this 3d model but i have absolutly no idea what now

[bright pollen]

Try rigging it

[bright pollen]

There are my personal fav tutorials

Blender Guru
CG Geek
CG Dive (he has the best rigging tutorials)

[jolly onyx]

ok thx, i'll check it out

[bright pollen]

Yup

[jolly onyx]

so I messed up and he have no textures

[bright pollen]

Doesn't look messed up... Well for textures...

[jolly onyx]

i have absolutly no idea what happened to them

[bright pollen]

You added texture ?

If yes then change viewport

There are 4 viewport yk...
One is wire form
One is mesh
One is texture
One is texture and lighting

[jolly onyx]

bruh what have i done😭 why is the texture on the floor and not on him

ok im makeing some progress in fixing him

[bright pollen]

Yeah 🎉

Project Shadow

[jolly onyx]

so every thing except his snout and nose is working

[bright pollen]

Looks awesome 💯

You'll fix it ig

Try assigning faces to colour group

In edit mode

[jolly onyx]

for my experienc with blender it dosen't look too bad im suprised that i got anything working

thx for help

[bright pollen]

👍🏻 you did it on your own

[jolly onyx]

to be honest blender is so fun to use

[bright pollen]

I miss using it... Stopped using blender 3 years ago.. cause my laptop stopped working... So I am trying to improve my 2d art... Let's hope my 2d animation journey goes well

[jolly onyx]

i was trying to use it before but i was useing imac from 2012 and it was realy weak and cuz of that i haven't used it much but like a month ago i got new pc so i came back to blender

[bright pollen]

Good to hear
I love blender tho

[jolly onyx]

I hope u'll be able to use it in the future

[bright pollen]

I definitely will 😁 dattebayo

[fiery moat]

w

[full bane]

Yall let me know how to better the coloring, or anything in general, it's wip but I wanna improve

[unique nexus]

How to draw good

[neon field]

It looks very good already, it appears a bit stiff, you can try to give clothes more folds and make them interact with the environment.
Proportions and perspective are almost right, I would recommend taking a few steps back every now and then or just standing up to see the pice from a different view, this might help you find mistakes in the drawing and it can also help you get more ideas for drawings.
The colors seem quite good, the shading looks good too but is a bit inconsistent with the direction of light, and some parts have no shading (idk if that’s an artistic choice or forgot)
It looks really really good, and I hope this helped.
Keep on drawing amazing stuff. ;)

[full bane]

Yeah by the time I got to shading i fell asleep, lol, thanks for the feedback!!

[mossy solar]

probably isnt the right place for stuff like this but im making a game for fun, what can i do to make this character/boss look more "celestial" and godlike? (if that makes sense) ill take anything yall have. also the video has music in the back so lower ur volume

[carmine plover]

Anybody got any tips to make this look more metallic it’s guys from beserk I rlly wanna make it look dark and gritty it is unfinished

[neon field]

You should try to make the background darker and give the boss a glow/shine effect.
You can also design a background but in anyway it’s important to make the boss the brightest thing on screen and separate him from the background.
(Looks really good btw.
Working on a few games myself)

[neon field]

For a more metallic look I would try to really emphasize the edges and make them very clear and strongly visible.
Also I would add more shine and reflection to the material.
Looks AMAZING, really love it 10/10

[neon field]

… explained something similar a while back, could help maybe

[carmine plover]

Awh thanks dude

[neon field]

No problem, hope I could help ;)

[mossy solar]

I appreciate you bro 🙏 I have it on a light background so the eyelashes are visible, but with glow effect that would be fixed, so it works !

[neon field]

Just had another idea.
You could give the boss like an echo effect…. Kinda like this

[heavy herald]

HELLO

[balmy dragon]

ah yes david martinez

(hes still dead)

[neon field]

True 🤣

[tame edge]

low key you should add more eyes to resemble one of those "biblically accurate angels", I think it will give it more of the celestial feeling that you want

[tame edge]

and do it in a way that it seems like its almost not sentient, I feel that will give your boss an uncanny feeling which I think bodes well with gods and celestial beings (just my ideas)

[mossy solar]

they were the inspiration ! was gonna surround that sprite with rings of eyes, but layering is genuinely pain

[lethal granite]

Can y'all give me tips to improve this please

[mossy solar]

ended up redoing the centerpiece after finding some inspo, and yep this is way better. gonna add wings to this and itll be perfect

it llooks worse on a black background but yeah

[wet bramble]

Hi

[tawny linden]

Why don’t I have permission to post my art here?

[pallid drum]

head to #🎟│upload-guidelines and read through! you’ll get permission once you agree to the guidelines

there might be a couple extra steps that im forgetting but either way it’s all good

[tawny linden]

Thank you gang 🤍

[sharp wren]

if thats actually scratch ur a legend

[mossy solar]

it is hahah, i’m not a good coder so i don’t know anything else except python 😔

[carmine plover]

I’m aware it’s ass digital art isn’t my strong suit nor is colouring could anybody give me tips on how to improve this maybe draw some tips on the photo too to show me what to do

And how do I fix those white spots when I used the fill tool

[neon field]

Those are results of overlapping lines

So before filling in check all the lines to make sure it’s good

[neon field]

Looks very very good, shoulders and head are in the right place, the forearm is a bit of in proportion to the upper arm. This might have happened because the connecting part is off screen. Keep in mind that the forearm consists of two bones, the radius and the ulna, both connected to the humerus one the upper arm. The ulna and radius twist when the hand is turned outward.
The hand was a bit off, you can try to get a good perspective for the hand by drawing a base and then boxes in the general shape first.
Also remember that each finger has three parts. With the middle one being slightly longer than the other two. The thumb also consists of three parts with the lowest part being connected to the palm by tissue.
The eyes are placed right, but remember that although they are not always the same shape due to perspective, they do share the same orientation. The ear on the right is a bit too big, you can place ears correctly behind the head by drawing the side plane which is mostly invisible and then drawing the ear, but only keeping the part which stands out behind the head, or you can just draw it on another layer.

Btw. It looks really REALLY good

Love it 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[carmine plover]

Thanks dude I don’t do digital art much and that made me feel better

[real summit]

Do you guys have any tips? She should be seen from below but i think i’ve just did her feet to large, is here someone who can spot my mistakes? I really don’t know. (Just to be clear, don’t save my drawing )

[neon field]

To get a so called „frog perspective“ where the viewing angle is from below looking up, I would recommend trying a three point perspective. To do this you will need two vanishing points on the side along the horizon line to make a surface and the a third vanishing point on the top of the page to get the y axis. Then try to make simple shapes like boxes in that perspective to help guide you.

Example …

Remember that every line on the x axis of an object must go in the direction of vanishing point x and the same for Y and Z (remember that Y are all lines going up or down )

[real summit]

I actually used it but it’s so difficult with a character ‘:)

[neon field]

Visualization

[neon field]

Yea I know 😅

I would suggest to just make multiple boxes for the head torso upper arm forearm hips thighs shins etc

And on that basis it should be a lot easier

[real summit]

thank youu

[neon field]

No problem 😁

[neon field]

Yeah, drawing people is difficult and takes some time to get right, because of all the anatomy and such it’s way to complicated to explain here, (I would sit all day here typing) but I can link two YouTube channels that are really great at explaining the process.

[neon field]

Forgot I can’t send links 😅

But its excal’s art tips and jadokar

[brazen trail]

Use layers. If you draw the outlines in a separate layer you can colour in a layer below without painting over your lines

[neon field]

also for general helpful tips check out LP Lucas

[errant heart]

what's the best free drawing software ?

[hardy cargo]

Krita ?

[neon field]

Krita‘s pretty good

On pc at least

Some said to have troubles on a tablet

[tame edge]

krita or medibang

[serene garden]

Pure art right here

[half abyss]

this show made me suicidal

[hazy dome]

what the

[carmine plover]

I just want some general improvement tips to make choso look more not sexy but likeeeee idk pretty? I just wanna make em look better basically

[neon field]

Looks REALLY good, try to form the stripe more in form of the face, for this use the horizontal middle line as a guide kinda like a horizon line.
Because the strip is above this line it should bend upwards on the nose and go in a slight curve down to the ends. Also don’t forget to make it slightly thinner at the ends.

Otherwise there’s not a lot I could correct, really good drawing. You could make the neck less stiff by adjusting it. Right now it’s like a colon because it just goes in the clothes without actually connecting to anything. I don’t want that you have to redraw the shoulders and everything just to fix the neck so I’m just gonna give you a reference

If you want you can place the shoulders higher in the correct spot or just leave it, looks good both ways

[carmine plover]

Thanks man that means a lot that ya even think it’s that good :> and I’ll keep it in mind for the future :>

[mossy solar]

any tips are appreciated, i am kind of a beginner at «realism» so yeah, apologies for bad quality pic

(original image)

[neon field]

Looks really good, if anything I would recommend maybe working a bit on gradients and reflections but apart from that really good

[carmine plover]

Anybody got any tips for this ichigo drawing?

[neon field]

Looks really good, you’re really just pumping one good drawing after the other out.
The face looks good but the jaw is placed a bit crooked as well as the nose.
I would recommend to trying give your characters a middle/motion line which can help to give you a better feeling for proportions and it will help you stay in the right angle.

[carmine plover]

Ah alright thanks man :>

This is super fun I’m gonna try another one soon maybe Sid from eminence in the shadow

[iron osprey]

Hello! Please remain respectful.

[stable crypt]

:C

[unique merlin]

hi

[neon field]

Hi :)

[devout flax]

help please 😭 i havent drawn in like a year. this looks nothing like who its supposed to be and i cant render for crap. please help meeee

[neon field]

WDYM this looks great

[neon field]

It really looks good, instead of helping you fix this one drawing I can give you some tips to get back to where you were before…

I would recommend to just do a few exercises everyday just to get a feel for different things again

Like drawing a lot of cubes in different orientations or perspectives.
Or shading random stuff like spheres, cubes, trees, Fabric or really anything.
Also try some line warm ups just for the sake of it, like just filling a page with straight lines or curves or s- shapes.

That should cover a few basics, you can ofcourse also try other things or other methods, hope I could help. I think your work still looks great and I’m curious to see what it looks like when your at your peak again 😁

[devout flax]

it looks nothing like the reference. it’s supposed to be finn wolfhard 🤭 but its doesnt look like him AT ALL

also DONT look at the hand haha

does anyone know how to render? i never learned i just crash and burn

[devout flax]

pleaseeee

[pallid drum]

Trying to draw real people even with references is so hard I feel your pain💔💔

Something that helps me sometimes is tracing over the reference and using that as an extra reference to try and simplify / understand what’s goin on

[devout flax]

yeah but i dont want to trace lol

[pallid drum]

It’s not for the final piece!!
I meant to keep to the side as another reference

But also valid if you don’t wanna try that method

[devout flax]

ohhh gotcha lol

[pallid drum]

Also another thing that helps I think is to look at multiple pictures and even videos of the person you’re trying to draw if that’s something that’s available, that way you can take mental notes of certain details and understand how it all comes together

[devout flax]

yeah i just suck at drawing people lol

[pallid drum]

Same 💔💔💔
I wish u luck

[devout flax]

lol thanks xD

[neon field]

Rendering/shading:
to get better at rendering I recommend starting with simple things like just a cube or sphere with light and shadow, then slowly progress by regularly drawing things specifically for rendering. Then over time you can move on to colored light, reflections(not just from glass or water but also from general surfaces) should be a good start I think.

[neon field]

Drawing people:
drawing people can be quite scary and it’s not always easy, but it also doesn’t have to be as hard as you think.
Drawing realistic is very difficult as humans know VERY well what a human looks like, so even the tiniest mistakes can be noticed immediately even if you still don’t know what exactly it is but it looks „wrong“.
Drawing human like characters in a more free comic or cartoon like style ( or just any style at all besides realism ) is a bit easier.
Important is that you can make out a face, then torso, limbs, hips. These are not required however (depends on the design and style) you can give very characteristic features like just geometric formes, like a triangular head which then also has a pointy triangular nose, or a very rounded thick head (often for larger characters but doesn’t have to be) with many round and flowing features etc etc you get the idea.
Just focus on the most visible and important features and build up the rest from there.
Hope I could help

[carmine plover]

Before I move onto the proper drawing any tips for improving the basic sketch?

[stoic relic]

Na that is pretty cool

[neon field]

Looks AMAZING love the pose.
It looks a bit stiff right now, this can be caused by lines that are too straight, positioning of limbs or size and proportions.
In your case it’s a bit of a mix, I would recommend to draw the shoulders all the way to the neck and collarbone. This should help you to place the fabric of the clothes and it should help you to place the head and shoulders in the correct place.
The head is a bit small, I made this mistake countless times and you just gotta remember that humans have THICK BIG HEADS.
The arms have fallen a bit short, a good way to get the correct size is to look if the arms would reach to about the middle of the thighs when going straight down.
Also don’t forget to make it a bit dynamic with a slight bend in the arms, placing the arms straight looks unatural as the arms are almost always slightly bend.

If you want you can give the coat more of an upwards bend at the end and make it and in frame because otherwise it can be hard to differentiate the coat and background
Hope I could help

(Looks 🔥🔥🔥)

[stone cypress]

😄

[carmine plover]

Gonna do the sukuna and gojo domain clash any tips before gojo?

[proven trench]

Make Sukuna look more evil

His smile looks too happy

[snow stump]

wtf

[low spruce]

any fantastic four tips?

[pallid elbow]

Any advice on how I can make my future art better

[proven trench]

idk if it's stylistic choise or not, but the eyes shouldn't be as long (width)

[neon field]

Looks REALLY REALLY good, anatomy is quite good, as „TheBox“ said, if it’s not wanted you can make the eyes smaller, if you like them (which I do, I think they look good) I would recommend trying out more and different features and forms.
It can get hard to think of new thinks or draw specific things if you get too stuck on one basic body for all characters. Also it’s just fun to try new things.
To do this start with any basic head shape you want, then add different features make it slim or wide or skinny or give it many pointy edges or make it all round and wobbly, keep in mind to keep the different parts of the face still visible and partially separated.
Or you can just build a face of a whole different structure try the same things as above but use a triangle or square or different shaped balls .
Hope I could help.
(Your art looks 🔥🔥🔥)

[upper kindle]

Maybe its the lighting but i sugest youd get youreself maybe a darker pencil i think youres is a bit too light for going in the dark easily. Also when you wanna do gray section(the cloth in that case) try and go in circle instead if you do that we wont see the direction of youre pencil when you filled in gray.the shoulders are also a bit to short for help a male torso is about 3 heads wide. Ofc if something i said is wanted dont take it personal pls

[upper kindle]

I know you arent looking for realism but to be honest its just a good exemple of filling in circles result over the way youre going

Anyway thats just my silly opinion keep going youre doing a great job👍

[gloomy crow]

does digital art count?

what am i talking about

ofc it does, here we go

the eyebrows feel off, can anyone tell me why?

[finite obsidian]

The tail should be down

[gloomy crow]

aight thanks

i know there's a LOT wrong here

[upper kindle]

Ok let me cook you something

[upper kindle]

Honestly if i had the ref it would of been easier but thats some stuff

[pallid drum]

i’m not sure, it seems fine to me
i guess it depends what you think

maybe it’s a little short?

idk what i was doing with the red lines help

ok yea so maybe it’s just that the eyebrow doesn’t go past the eye, cuz short eyebrows exist too but i think shorter eyebrows tend to kind of fade near the end instead of fully grow that way.

[gloomy crow]

yeah ill just extend it

[carmine plover]

This is the sketch I’m gonna go with fine liner and pen afterward but before that any tips on what to improve rn?

If u want the vibe just search up “sonne” on Spotify that’s what its gonna match

[quaint dust]

so pro create or ibis paint for drawing?

[neon field]

Looks great, the only thing I would try is to get better symmetry/straighter lines. Just go over it with a ruler and check which lines are not straight/symetric.

[neon field]

What helped me, is I always would draw a vertical and a horizontal line in the middle of the paper. This helps to keep lines straight as you can reference off them and see crooked lines way faster.

[neon field]

Absolutely love the pice and the vibe btw. 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

[neon field]

Depends, you can stick to ibis paint, however procreate has a lot better/more Features. I think procreate is really good and I enjoy using it but it will need a bit getting used to so don’t expect instant improvement. I would recommend trying procreate and you can use both depending on what you do or are more comfortable with.

[eternal briar]

How do I improve my shadow I feel like it looks so bad and just idk bad, just shading in general

[carmine plover]

What is crooked tho

[neon field]

It’s not „crooked“ but it does look a bit off…

Still love the way it looks 🔥🔥🔥

[carmine plover]

Yah it’s gonna take so long for the pen :<

Especially all that chainmail

[neon field]

True 😭

[neon field]

Absolutely LOVE the colors, but I see what you mean with the shading, it can be hard to shade without clear lines between objects, but if you want to keep that design (which looks 👌) I would try to give it a glow from behind (because of the thing in the background) and have its shadow in front.

Gonna do a reference real quick

Oh no… gotta draw on my phone with fingers now 😭

I will try

You can just do a small line around the Silhouette in the colors of the backlight. It doesn’t have to be very visible, just a little detail

And for the rest of the shading I would recommend to make the colored light also shine on the floor. And you can make it darker in the back to give it more dynamic.

Smth like that

Hope I could help

LOVE the drawing 🔥🔥🔥

[eternal briar]

Thx so much I’ll see what I can do

[eternal briar]

I think drawing backgrounds are very r difficult on paper rather then digital 😢

[dusty crater]

You guys got any advice on what brush to use for coloring in ibispaint?

[neon field]

Yea I get it

But you gotta try anyways bcs it looks 👌✨

[neon field]

No 😞

Sr

[eternal briar]

Human teeth or sharp teeth

[neon field]

Sharp is scary, human is creepy

[keen adder]

Guess who is this ?

[flat carbon]

human

[eternal briar]

I went with human

[tame edge]

cartheiyyejajahaa

[keen adder]

Thats right hahaha

[vagrant wigeon]

JOTARO

[hollow shard]

Cujoh?

[low spruce]

i dont know how to draw...

[sacred egret]

vb

[neon field]

Not bad, not bad at all 👏👏

[mint tide]

someone PLEASE HELP ME WITH THE HAND

[neon field]

Hands are mean, I get it, but you just gotta simplify them as much as possible and start doing detail from there. I like to start with a plain box that’s a bit wider on one side and another on the side for the thumb

(I hope it’s okay that I draw the reference on you work, if it bothers you I totally understand.)

From here you can do that with 3d boxes in perspective

Just try around until you find a pose that feels good

I will be back to further explain, but I gotta go for now

Shouldn’t take toooooo long tho

(Btw, I absolutely freaking L O V E the piece 🔥🔥🔥🔥)

[mint tide]

it doesnt bother me in fact i really need more references

i think i understand it now maybe

but thanks a lot man :p

[neon field]

No problem, I’m back to explain the details

[mint tide]

dm?

[neon field]

Sure if you want to

[carmine plover]

Been like 10 years but

Started on the pen

[neon field]

LOVE IT 🔥🔥🔥🔥🔥

Looks awesome

10/10

[wise plover]

anyone got advice on shading the face? or just coloring in general? he looks kinda gold lmao

[neon field]

Yea that can happen xD

This often happens when there is too much of the same colors, it sounds wierd but to shade faces you have to use a lot of blues and purples.
Try to blend the light parts a bit more so they sonst stick out as much and then go in with a dark purple or blue on low opacity on the shadows
(Under the cheeks, eyes, chin and on one side of the nose (depending on where your light source is))

I would also recommend trying a bit of red and a very light yellow/orange for highlights

Love the artwork, looks 🔥🔥🔥🔥

[summer citrus]

This is what I drew

[neon field]

Looks AMAZING, Both

Love the sun and moon

So cute xD

[carmine plover]

Mahoraga drawing Watcha think of the pencil shading?

Didn’t spend tooo long abt 40 mins

[neon field]

Looks really good, the shading seems to be in the correct places, but it looks a bit messy, don’t worry it’s nothing bad and can be an artistic detail.
If you want to make more smooth shading you can either try to work on the pencil handling or you can blend it with you finger or a blend-pencil ( and then go over it afterwards to redraw the lines)

[full wolf]

Hello i just started drawing yesterday morning i woke up and thought hey i wanna get better at drawing and no lies the only thing i could draw before yesterday was a stick man anyways i sat from 8 in the morn till 11 at night practicing drawing diffrent things and this is the best one ive done i mean its awful compare to most of you in here but thought id share anyways thanks!

[proven trench]

its good you want to draw thats very epic

[proven trench]

I think its good overall but you might want to check some smaller details.

The background is kinda bland and basic, maybe different sizes of stars and a moon would look better.

The building seems flat, so adding another wall or some shading would help

The spiderman is mostly good however the head structure is slightly off and the line smoothness could be improved. Also the reflection should be slightly tinted

[full wolf]

Thank you for the advice! i am drawing on a mouse too btw haha and the eyes! i went for the moon reflection in his eye kinda thing hah and do you have any advice on shading and adding a 'glow' to things like lights or the moon etc

[proven trench]

are you drawing on gartic?

[full wolf]

Yeah!

i did this one earlier wich im very proud of

[proven trench]

I think contras to enviornment helps, if everything is darker and the moon itself is white it would work

and to add glow make sure to fade out more

[proven trench]

this looks nice 👍

[full wolf]

Thank you! and i been watching alot of people draw on gartic some people are CRAZY! and i bought myself a blank book and a pencil today so hopefully when i practice more on paper i get automaticly better on gartic lol and do you draw?

[proven trench]

working on this but it got too late and I have to sleep soon (so yes I do draw hehe)

(on microsoft paint too)

[proven trench]

for pencil and paper, I think is worth to study human anatomy

there are tons of helpfull videos on youtube

[full wolf]

bro that is sick

[proven trench]

I belive in you

[full wolf]

Yeah hopefully i get good also what do you use to draw? like gartic etc?

[proven trench]

that was done in microsoft paint

I lowkey dont know what to use

but magma is a good free simple one online

[full wolf]

yeah ill have a look and if i find any ill let you know!

[neon field]

Love to hear that, i always recommend just getting a sketchbook preferably a small one to carry with everywhere. Just draw everything you see or think of, doesn’t have to be good.
Just made myself a ne sketchbook to fill but it doesn’t have to be as „fancy“ as mine, really any empty book will do as long as it feels comfortable to draw ;)

[full wolf]

Yeah i just got a plain white book but i will get a better one eventually

[neon field]

I plastered the front of my first sketchbooks with stickers drawings I cut out and what not, just having fun with it is one of the most important aspects

[full wolf]

Yeah it is a lot of fun im going to start drawing on paper today!

[full wolf]

@neon field this is my practice page ahaha

@proven trench here you can see too also the Templar was my first drawing then the helmet then the eye then baki hanmas stance and then bat man ahaha

[proven trench]

you have the right idea for the baki stance

I think you just need some practice

simplify the body into torso, butt linbs and head (using boxes of course)

[gloomy crow]

it is very important to have fun while drawing as to avoid art block

for me, 80% of my sketchbook are eyes lmao

[carmine plover]

This is like my first painting ever I rlly can’t paint for shi can anybody give me some simple tips to improve it?

[proven trench]

Looks nice, maybe try adding more values and highlights so the background is more clear

[full wolf]

Yeah ima keep drawing I never in my life thought drawing could be so peaceful

[proven trench]

It’s very fun

[sonic mesa]

661 937 545

[obtuse sonnet]

i've never drawn any animals, tried drawing blaidd from elden ring, but the face looks a bit squashed, any advice on how i can make it look better

[neon field]

First of all… I love it, looks amazing 🔥🔥🔥🔥
And to your question, you can try to adjust the volume and proportions of the face, in this case it would mean removing some of the furr from the back of the head and neck, to make the neck a bit slimmer. Love it fr fr 10/10

Hope I could help

[obtuse sonnet]

hey thanks for all the advice, im trying to learn this for a little animation i wanted to do, so i do hope it turns out well

[neon field]

If you want to, I would love to see it when it’s done :)

Looks great so far

[obtuse sonnet]

I'll definitely love to share, when I'm done with it

[deep pasture]

can samone like guide me or smth- i started drawing like 2 weeks ago everthing feels painfull to do so far i kinda learned how to draw heads but when i go for smth else it looks worse than a 3 year old's drawing 🙏

[proven trench]

if ur goiwing for a realistic look, try making the mouth angled down, while also making it smaller (less long), and the ears usually stick up

front profile looks good

[neon field]

sure, i can try

[smoky sedge]

I cant seem to get the facial proportions correct (mainly the eyes and the nose)
plz help

[neon field]

The proportion don’t seem that much off actually, I think it may be bc of the orientation

You can use perspective guidelines to get the orientation and placement right

Although that isn’t that much off too

They’re are many different perspectives but for now I would suggest just looking at one and two point perspective for guidelines (if you want to achieve a special affect you can ofc also use fisheye, birdsview, 4point, or smth different)

@smoky sedge idk if I could help, if you need anything else or if you have any other questions please ask away xD

[proven trench]

the eye on the right can be moved to the right slightly. the left part of the neck can be slanted outwards

tbh its already pretty good

just some very small issues

[lilac ruin]

tips?

[pallid drum]

it depends on what you’re going for i guess
i did see you already finished/posted this in gartic drawings so maybe you already figured that out

i love this drawing, the way you did the blue cloud looking stuff has almost a watercolour texture and the little stick guy is so cute

[sullen cypress]

I was being pressured to finish by friends but I was wondering if there are any general top on improvement and I’m really bad at backgrounds so any tips for that would be awesome

[pallid drum]

i’m also bad at backgrounds so i might not be much help there lol
though i think having the background contrast the main drawing and text a bit more somehow would be cool,
i messed around with it a little

also i think filling in the uncoloured fill gaps would make it look a bit better, i don’t know if you’re doing this all on one layer but if you are able, you can put a layer underneath the layer your drawing is on and just fill in the gaps there so you don’t mess anything up. (unless the white dots are not transparent and are just the colour white, in which case alas)

@sullen cypress

[proven trench]

Some of your lines have white beside them (side effect of fill tool), I’d recommend to go fix them. Also, you can outline with different colours instead of black. On green you can do darker green and pink you can do dark pink

[neon field]

@sullen cypress Since you already got advice on the other stuff, I’ll help with the background.
As the main subject is the mouth of planterra, the background behind her head should be a very dark tone to make her pop out more. Then you can gradually get brighter in color to the edge, and maybe you can add some very faint vines that come from the middle (planterras head) or leaves and some nature stuff.

[bronze tusk]

Advice for drawing faces?

[clever lantern]

yes

[clever lantern]

@bronze tusk first you need to draw a face

and done

[clever lantern]

make him drown

[proven trench]

search up tutorials online and practice. It's kinda hard to show how to draw a face with so many styles, so go find a tutorial that you like and follow it

than post it here and we can give feedback

[bronze tusk]

I jst finished a drawing

But I cant send here

Ok I jst found out how

[bronze tusk]

Here it is

[scarlet marsh]

Noice

Handwriting too

[pallid drum]

@old lance

hi this is probably a better place to ask for tips!
people can’t really freely message / respond in the regular art channel

[lapis pagoda]

anybody got ideas, my brains kinda empty

[neon field]

@lapis pagoda Giant (wide) castle or city in the background?

[eternal briar]

For this should I add something to transition the collar into the cape like that

[carmine plover]

@neon field twinnnnn lemme get sum advice

I drew Icarus

[neon field]

DAYOM….

[carmine plover]

:3

[neon field]

What do you want advice for, this is delicious

[carmine plover]

Hmmm

I think maybe it’s a bit dark

Like the wings can’t rlly see each feather

[neon field]

Yeah I see what you mean….
That’s probably bcs during the process the white areas of the drawing got smudged and are now grayish,
I don’t think it’s that bad, but if you really want to change it, you can either use an eraser, which you need to sharpen to a point to get the details,
or you very deliberately and lightly erase the whole thing, just a bit, best with a kneadable eraser, and then going over it again, kinda tracing the lines but being cautious not to smudge the white areas

Or you can just use an exacto knife (or any knife with a point) and delicately scratch away

( @carmine plover Damm, forgot to ping)

[carmine plover]

Thankingssssssss

:3

[neon field]

No problem

[carmine plover]

Other than that Watcha rhino :3

Think

I feel kinda bad cuz I used a reference :( for the body

[neon field]

I think it’s great, I really like the way you drew the different body parts, especially the hands.
And don’t worry. It’s totally ok to use references, especially for such complex poses

[carmine plover]

U sureeeee

[neon field]

I am
:3

[timid roost]

hello ^^
so i´m currently in my final years at school with a high level class in art aka the "Kunst Leistungskurs" and I got to draw a A5 sketch based on a poem we got in class. Tho, that has nothing to do with my question, rather, should I add a solid line like frame or leave it open like this? Our main topic is movement in art. So the question is, would a frame make it less.. movementy?

[pallid drum]

a frame would definitely look nice but i think your thought about it being less “movement-y” is worth considering

maybe something like this?
(edit: sorry in hindsight, you didn’t ask for more advice than just border or no border bwah, in short i think no border)

[pallid drum]

also your drawing is very nice

[scarlet marsh]

Woah

[timid roost]

oohh that´s actually really nice! I might actually do that, since we got another few more minutes next lesson, my worry would be that it would go against our task in consideration that it has to be A5, but i´ll defo think about it, because that looks great!

Also, thank you!

[pallid drum]

ah right the A5 sizing, i wasn’t sure how strict that was so i did take a bit of liberty

glad you liked my idea anyway, if you’re worried about it not working for the assignment then it might be safer to trust that lol
wish you luck !

[timid roost]

thanks ^^

[heavy hollow]

tbh i didnt spend time on this so it couldve came out better but i still need some tips on lighting i think

oh and i forgot to shade the teeth :-:

[timid roost]

you got a lot of dark areas which does add depth, tho due to very few light spaces, which aren´t even that light, it takes a bit away from the depth. Obviosly that could be a stylistic decision, but if you want to get more depth through lighting and more concentration of the viewer on the main area of the drawing, you could add more stark contrast between light and dark. For inspiration you could look at paintings from the barock era. Rubens for example or the painting "Christus in Emmaus" from Caravaggio displays it really good ^^.

[radiant urchin]

i'm just starting and i really need some tips to improve

I put the censor thing because I still don't know how to draw hands

[proven trench]

idk how you want ur hand to work, but I did fix a bit of anatomy and the dress. I'd recomend you learn the basics of anatomy and poportions using youtube videos.

[white wharf]

reincarnation would be good for this horrible drawing

[unique thunder]

I draw hands like Animal Crossing hands.

[halcyon holly]

Please can somebody help me, I’m a traditional artist and just started using procreate, I can’t use procreate, I can’t seem to find a brush that is good, can somebody help?

[dusky glen]

https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/1414313874261282887/1415318646980608041/plancher_disco.gif

[pallid drum]

i have procreate but i don’t use it much cuz i don’t like the feel of the brushes lol

my advice might be to try messing with some brush settings, you can try adjusting a brush that’s piqued your interest to suit your tastes better.

you can also make custom brushes

or if you don’t want to do that, you can find brushes other people have made and shared that you can download / buy online

i understand that might be hard if you’re not familiar with that stuff though so maybe look up tutorials if you need to

[lilac knot]

Can someone give me art advice on digital art because I'm a traditional artist

[wanton geode]

Experiment with different brushes and textures, whichever you like.

[kindred vale]

Hi, digital artists

So I've been drawing with a cheap wacom all my life, but decided to buy a Samsung Tab S10 FE because I have a Samsung phone and the SPen came with wacom technology.

However, I don't like the resistance of the tip when drawing and I've already tried using a screen protector paperfeel and a metal nip for the SPen, I didn't like it either

Do you have any thoughts on how does it feel to draw on an iPad? Maybe compared to a samsung tab or a wacom tablet; I'm thinking of making the switch

I don't care for processor or ecosystem for that matter, it's mostly the feeling for drawing

[pallid drum]

i unfortunately don’t have a frame of reference for a tablet comparison as i’ve only ever been drawing digitally on an ipad or iphone

but from my experience drawing on an ipad with a touch pen feels very glidey and smooth.

there’s definitely not much resistance but i’m testing it out right now to try and describe it better and i wouldn’t say there’s completely none, it’s hard to describe so hopefully someone else can help out too.

idk if you’ve got a pen with a smooth hard plastic nib or something similar, but if you test that against a smooth glass / glasslike surface that might help you get a better idea too.

[worn mist]

I got me a very low effort skit I wanna animate and I just wanna ask if y'all got any quick tips for the animation pipeline to go any smoother. This is just a storyboard rn and yes I realize I put the whole thing on the red layer by mistake. Been using a screenless tablet to do it and I ain't too experienced with it or Krita, but it's been quite a blast.

[eternal briar]

Any suggestions before I add major details? Like what I should adjust

[proven trench]

its kinda hard to tell what htis is

[eternal briar]

Should I add more details so it’s a bit more clear?

[final meadow]

yea, but to me it kinda looks like a knight resting a sword on his shoulder and looking at the camera menacingly

[eternal briar]

Yeah it’s artorias from ds1

[digital owl]

any advice on this drawing, i tried getting back into traditional - i’m kind of unsure on the proportions

[pallid elbow]

need some advice on how to get the hang of shading

[sleek kiln]

Try to transition the shades a bit more to create smoother/more realistic effects

[unborn osprey]

pick where you want your light source and go off from there

[dry spade]

I'm trying to make the face look 3/4 and i'm struggling 🥀 any tips?

[ripe schooner]

Are you trying to make them look more to the side or just a general slight head movement to help show the movement of eyes?

[dry spade]

Turned slightly, but also at an angle because of the way the head is

[ripe schooner]

So, just for clarification, like this? Or slightly more turned? (Needing to clarify to give best advice)

[dry spade]

Slightly more turned I think, and also at a more downwards angle

[ripe schooner]

Ok ok

The biggest thing to remember is the face isn't flat, it's 3D, when drawing I like to make the base of the face to perfect the tilt first THEN add the nose on, almost like an accessory as it slightly protrudes out from the face entirely

The T method for framing the face does AMAZING at this. Making the face flat then building onto it

[obtuse sonnet]

i tried my hand at this trend, it seems off to me, what do you guys think

[silver herald]

I need some tips ngl I don’t know if my perspective is good

[neon field]

Looks good, if you want to have perfect perspective and/or an easier way to draw in perspective, I’d suggest starting with learning 1 point perspective.

1P. Perspective is the easiest perspective to start learning. To get started draw a horizontal line across your workspace. This is your help horizon line. It’s called that because it is the line where the ground plane and the sky plane merge ( a horizon ) on this line draw a dot, this is the vanishing point it is called that because all lines of a specific plane vanish into this point at some time. Now there are two ways to draw something in this one point perspective…

The object
To draw single objects or more complicated objects in perspective start by drawing just the front plane of set object, then drawing a line from every corner to the vanishing point.
Now you should have 3D object which appears to be infinite.
Now choose a spot on one of the lines going to the vanishing point, and draw a line which must be parallel to the line of the front plane of the object we drew at that point. Now continue this line from every corner to the other until you have a three dimensional object.

The other variant is…
The grid
Start with the same horizon line and vanishing point but this time first draw lines from the half of your workspace that is below the Horizon line to the vanishing point.
You can also do it on the other half, but then you get the sky and ground plane at the same time which can be confusing, but also helpful if you know how to use it.
Now just draw horizontal lines going all the way across your workspace with smaller space in between each other the closer you get to the vanishing point.

Now you have a grid which you can use as guidelines or as a help to draw perspective with the eye.

There are many other perspectives, but the most important ones are 1 point, 2 point and 3 point.
By which the number stands for the number of vanishing points, and each vanishing point is for one axis in 3D space. So 3 point is the only 100% accurate three dimensional representation, but is mostly used for design/engineering bcs it can look weird or not right with normal illustrations but it is accurate.

[sweet ocean]

Wait until god drops 4p

[neon field]

There is 4P….

And even 5 point

[quaint grotto]

Any tips on this?

[unborn osprey]

try to make the shapes have more volume, and use thiner lineart

maybe make the shadow sharper

[quaint grotto]

Shadow sharper?

[quaint grotto]

I kinda dont know what this means :>

More shadow?

[unborn osprey]

i didnt say it in the right term i meant cel shading

like on the weapons and the character

[quaint grotto]

O

O like flat shading?

[unborn osprey]

i think thats for 3d

i meant cel shading

its when u do the flat color and then just make it darker to do the shadow then you can just blend the part where the two colors collide

[spare anchor]

😭

anyone have any advice to draw skies like this? I tried but this is the best I got in like 30 mins 😭
any help appreciated
i sort of know what i need to do to it but i dont know how to do it lol

i kinda gave up halfway

this is in garctic btw

[sweet ocean]

I think mabe more shadow but idk im bad at art

[cinder meadow]

Go a little more mellow on the colors, try to find similar shades of yellows to the greys so it doesn't contrast as much

[devout flax]

im starting a redraw of a drawing i made a year ago… and im not done but something looks realllly off. what can i do to make it better?

[still zealot]

fisrt of all, it looks absolutley incredible. But what makes it look a bit off might be the eyes, because theyre quite diffrient shapes and sizes. I recommend you cover one of the eyes with your finger or something for like 30 sec or so and stare at it, then take the finger of and see how it looks

[devout flax]

thanks!!

[leaden scaffold]

Ive been drawing for like several hours each day the last few days (to improve as much as possible) and today I feel like I cant draw at all, I cant even really concentrate on it or get into flow. Im not sure if its because of the last few days, but could anyone recommend me something to lift this curse?

[neon field]

I know exactly what you mean, I have that too a lot of times, there are a few things you can do,
First of all, try smth new, do smth abstract, or use different materials, make a collage, just anything different.

But at the same time, while it’s great to create everyday, don’t set yourself the bar to high, as also taking breaks is important to not get drained and also to gather new inspiration/ideas

You can create everyday, especially if you want to improve more, it’s a good way, but take breaks and even if you only draw a line a day, it’s still smth so accept that and don’t expect masterpieces from yourself everyday.
Learning only happens through mistakes and happy little accidents, so do whatever you have the mood/ energy for and don’t stress yourself

[leaden scaffold]

thank you!

[violet pasture]

inbox me your cash app or PayPal or chime for blessings

[leaden parcel]

I'm still very new to digital art and would like some advice that could potentially help me with future drawings.
-# (Even though I don't draw that much anyways)

I don't know much about coloring overall like with color theory and stuff like lighting/shading.

Any tips would help! ❤️

[carmine plover]

Started this drawing of awakened bakugo gonna shade soon anything I should improve before that

[carmine plover]

Do I draw it in pen? Here’s the reference ik it looks nth like it smh

[tight wren]

Looks fine just add shading

Your proportions are just a bit off the most noticable I'd say are the lips and also the scarf behind his neck isn't really showing

[lethal berry]

yeah it looks pretty good but the face is a bit long? but js add some shading and values and id say it look pretty much identical

[tame coral]

how do yall blend so well in gartic phone

[neon field]

Opacity all the way ( or almost all the way) down, and then a lot of brushstrokes

[last pivot]

i wanna post a drawing of a proportion that i doodle but i cant

[neon field]

Sadge 😔

[willow ermine]

Does anyone know a way I can improve this (horns and mask, its a combination of galacta knight and viltrimites)

[carmine plover]

@neon field I SUMMON THEE

How’s the shading so far gng

[neon field]

DAMM- Really good, if you want like very oderly shading, keep the lines crossing at a 45 degree angle, tho I think the a bit more free and messy technique fits the piece better

[proven siren]

idk the characters but I tried anyway

[fair pollen]

Anybody has any idea on how I should fold a dress-shirt on a female body with average proportions?

[carmine plover]

This is now the progress ima add more to the face cuz the blood isn’t dark enough but here’s it so far

[willow ermine]

that actually helps a ton

thank youuu

[crude cosmos]

Guys does anyone have 800+ Robux if u do dm me also I am not begging for Robux just dm me and u will know

[somber thistle]

Guys can you please help me with the proportioning and other points if you think of some

[placid rock]

If you’re wanting help with proportions, first tip I’ve got is looking at anatomy practices on Pinterest. Second I would make his arms a bit smaller in the wide sense, and make the hand a bit bigger, reference was a huge life saver for me and I hope the same for you. ☺️

[somber thistle]

Ok thanks I will keep trying my best!

[placid rock]

No problem, I believe you can improve greatly

[forest sparrow]

Idk if youre looking for something for this drawing but to me it feels really stiff. I can tell that this is supposed to be an intense run or heavy spring but this posture is giving morning jog. You gotta put more push to his run and an angle into his stance showing him moving forward fast.

The waist also has a weird kink to it as if it’s cloth. The upper part past that tho, all the muscles are there and well emphasized. I love how you did the pants as well

[carmine plover]

Just some general advice would be great

[neon field]

Looks really good, for advice, I’d say one thing that might be good is to carefully redraw all lines with a dark/softer pencil (6or7B) to make the shading pop

[fiery depot]

with prportions i usually make small measuremeants of each section of the body

[sand breach]

Would really like feedback and help on my art and also advice to improve it

[pallid drum]

is there anything in particular you’re looking to improve?

[sudden lily]

im learning how to draw hands and i wanned to see if theres something i can improve maybe proportion or perspective issues

[peak violet]

I think my rendering/proportions/everything else is kinda wrong, any tips? Thank you 🙏

[neon field]

Looks very good to me, if you want to have a bit of a challenge, or just generally try smth new, try drawing hands in different perspectives, (exaggerated foreshortening, or fisheye, or 3 point)

[neon field]

Looks very good, shading & proportions are as you said, pretty good, one thing you could look at is the face, the face is a very frustrating form bcs it has many wierd curves and bumps in it’s surface, but what’s important is to keep the face in perspective.
In your case, it’s mostly the eyes, the eyes, while being separated/not fully visible in a 3/4 angle bcs of the nose, still have to be parallel to each other, perspective might warp this a bit, but what’s generally really helps is drawing a cross on the head with curved lines, one for the general curve of the head going vertical, and another for the placement of the eyes staying perpendicular to the first and showing the curvature along the side

[peak violet]

Thank you so much 🙏 the eyes are probably it lol

[keen dove]

Why dosent it let you post a photo?

[proven trench]

eye on the right (her left eye) seems a bit close to the nose

and left shoulder (her right) is a bit low kinda

[proven trench]

otherwise its very good!

just clean up the lines a bit

add a bit more places that are harder in value

because its kinda blurry

[peak violet]

Thanks, I didn't even catch on to that haha 😅 lowk too focused on the face

[peak violet]

What places do you recommend? Thank you 🙏

[mellow cradle]

does anyone like drawing dead by daylight themed work? im looking for someone who can make me a twitch banner for my stream

[runic spoke]

Can anyone help me fix this guys posing/anatomy

[weary cave]

question, how do I get more depth with this stuff? I can only assume that's my issue, since the rough base looks fine enough, but uh. y'know.

[umbral sparrow]

I'm not a professional, but taking into account the eye socket might make it look deeper :p

It won't let me send images

Something like that

[pallid drum]

ya what they said

though it also depends on the anatomy and style you’re going for

[weary cave]

Oke!

[plucky elm]

I’m tryna draw an ice dragon. Does anyone have any advice to make this dragon seem more “icy” without changing its natural physiology. I want the design to be grounded with a realistic, taxonomic physiology rather than being made of ice, having snow flake wings, etc. I simply want advice on how to make it more “icy” and fit the aesthetic of an arctic/polar creature

[neon field]

You can add some furr, it doesn’t have to be all furr, you can just have it in some places and together with the scales, it makes a visual interesting difference in texture

[unborn osprey]

you can add ice spikes insted of those feathers maybe

[plucky elm]

Yes but I don’t want anything elemental about it’s physiology. Skin and flesh only.

I simply want the illusion that helps portray the idea of an elemental creature without making it made out of ice

[plucky elm]

I suppose but wouldn’t feathers make the most sense instead since dragons are more in line Squamata (snakes and lizards) which are closer in terms of lineage to the crocodilians and non-avian dinosaurs (Archosaurs) rather than stem animals (dicynodonts) therefore fur would only be on the same level as outlandish, elemental physiology (which I am seeking to avoid)

[neon field]

Yeah, it would be more of feathers with a thick coat of downs

[pallid drum]

Maybe you should take inspiration from animals that live in those kinds of climates

Namely birds and reptiles based on your reply to JTL

[pallid drum]

You could also take some inspiration from dinosaurs / prehistoric creatures that existed in cold climates too

[plucky elm]

Ye I’ve been doing that since the beginning

This guy’s based off Allosaurus but I’ve drawn another that’s based off Giganotosaurus

[pallid drum]

cool :D

[plucky elm]

Hybridized Carnotaurus WIP

[compact badger]

Mm

Your guy doesn’t look stanced

It takes a lot of force to pull a bow, and a good stance is required. Lemme sketch sum up for u rq and you can use as reference

Uh I did the sketch but I can’t upload in this chat for some reason. Check dms

[copper hedge]

One message removed from a suspended account.

[nocturne heart]

could anyone help me out with the proportions and if anything seems wonky

[fluid stump]

For me, the left leg has wrong proportion

[mortal raven]

any tips on how to imrove mouse drawing?

drawing using mouse baiscally

[worn mist]

I know I'm like a month late to the conversation but I just wanted to weigh in with what my mind came up with, that being tips of fleshy parts like fingers and head nubs could have a blackened gradient from frostbite to indicate frigidness, and that cracked and chapped skin gives off the vibe that it's been roaming though a dry, cold atmosphere. No matter the way its icy nature is brought out, it's still gon be a cool dude

[plucky elm]

No problem dude but I’ll probably use this for another individual of the same species since this specific fella is also a part lightning and mains that element a tad bit more than ice

[worn mist]

Yippie

[bitter stone]

HH Yo how can i improve this. Like idk tbh something seems iffy at the least i js want sum ideas cuz ngl i dont draw often at all so idk any theory or whatever

[pallid drum]

hmm not sure

maybe add more individual stars in the background?

[bitter stone]

Thanks

[keen dove]

How to you post photo (not letting me)

[pallid drum]

You probably need to head to #🎟│upload-guidelines and read + agree to the rules

[violet hinge]

Could anyone gove me like a rough idea on how they use color? Cuz ive been stuck on a wip for a long tome now (almost a year) all because i keep messing up the colors and ot looks super blended or not blended enough or the colors just dotch look good together and ive tried turning off color and looking at it on blakc and white but it still bugs me out…
Ive seen people who can just draw from strcutres and rough shapes first, like a block turning into art by kinda sculpting it all while using color to give it depth and texture and whatnot but i cant wrap my head around how

I’d attach a pic of my wip but i cant lol srry

Wop nvm i got it

[brazen field]

What can I improve on

[timber copper]

Anyone got advice for gouache panting

[proven trench]

better folds for clothing, right now there isn't a clear distiction between the arm's sleeves vs the rest of the cloak

[proven sapphire]

Hey. I’m a professional 2D & 3D animator.
I create everything from character animation, game assets, motion graphics, cinematic scenes, and promotional videos.
I work solo or with a full team, depending on what your project needs.
If you ever need high-quality animation, I’d love to collaborate

[digital owl]

something feels off but i’ve been looking at this for too long so idk what it is? all that i can see is that the chin is not aligned

[sterile kraken]

it looks really good! I'd make the eyes a bit closer together. General rule of thumb is that exactly one eye fits between the two eyes (distance wise)

[violet hinge]

yall pls i rlly wanna finish this js help 🙏

[pallid drum]

i don’t think i’m experienced enough to help but maybe you can start with deciding on a light source?

unless you already have an idea of where the light will be coming from

[pallid drum]

i’m not really good at giving advice here but here’s maybe how i would start planning the shading

@violet hinge idk if this helps at all but i wish u luck rendering is hard

also in the official artwork i just noticed that the red from her scales is reflected onto her feathers that’s cool

[pallid drum]

i just realised ur issue wasn’t even to do with shading
but shading and rendering can go hand in hand i t,hink depending on your drawing technique.
i need someone smart in here help.

[violet hinge]

Thank you so fricking mich

[violet hinge]

Thats so fire even if its js scribbled on

[pallid drum]

fire??? like what the red dragon breathes ???? 🤯
but also yay
goob luck with the art it looks awesome so far

[untold thunder]

What can I do for this?🙏🥹

[vernal cove]

add highlights and shadows

it's pretty low contrast rn

[brave gate]

i already love this community, these drawings are so beautiful!

[modest bridge]

how do i submit my art so people can guess it in gartic.bot

[pallid drum]

idk but maybe you can look through #📑│faq to see if there’s anything there

you could also try asking for help in these channels

#❓│support

#🎫│open-a-ticket (you’d need to open an “i need help” ticket)

[modest bridge]

Thx

[proven trench]

it's not about the software and more skill for the drawing, if you want to get good you can do it on any software. I'd recomend magma.com just to start but it really doesnt matter

some common ones are krita, procreate and clip studio

[distant sparrow]

I feel like drawing with mouse is the hardest way to draw in gartic. I guess best way would be a tablet like ipad but in my opinion drawing on the phone is nice as well. And then practice is important. I like to try out certain drawing techniques I see in gartic rounds (for instance with shading)

[proven trench]

its kinda hard to draw with mouse, most people use a stylus or a mobile device

[lime birch]

whats the best app for drawing on pc

[lusty parrot]

procreate and Krita are pretty good

[lime birch]

krita is kinda hard to use

[lusty parrot]

I like the already useable pens

[lime birch]

its just that drawing on paper is so much easier than digital art

[woeful plank]

i did all the shading on a whim, the face though bugs me, it feels like the shading on it is not quite right. light is coming from the top

[cloud vale]

Very good! I think his cheekbone is placed a bit high. And the lips look a little weird. Is the mouth open? The hair is amazing tho.

[woeful plank]

i seee, thank you so much for the explanation and the redraw, i understand it a bit more now

[still cobalt]

I'm so confused why do his pants look weird when i color it in?

Yeah I'm not that good at anatomy-

[pallid drum]

@still cobalt what do you think looks weird about it?

[cloud vale]

Im so glad it was helpful! Although i guess I didn’t really help with the shading that you asked about. Im not that great at shading, but i would give the advice to look at the planes of the face. Feel your own bones and imagine what planes will catch the light and what will be in shadow.

There is also two types of shadows that act and look different.

1. plains faced away from the light and 2. Shadows created from something blocking the light. Like how the nose casts a shadow underneath itself.

[still cobalt]

The shade, idk why but it looked off to me

[pallid drum]

i personally think it looks good and matches the rest of the style well so it’s hard to see what might be off

maybe it’s because the pants are only shaded on one side, while the rest of the body is shaded on both

well actually maybe just the torso nvm

[still cobalt]

I actually didn't notice that :0

[pallid drum]

also, i don’t know exactly how you want the pants to come across, but they look very soft and round with the shading you’ve done

i edited it a little bit just to compare

[still cobalt]

AH!
I probably did too much on shading, thank you :D

[pallid drum]

hooray good luck with it then, i really like your style !

also don’t take my advice too seriously im no expert lol

[still cobalt]

I'll try

😬

[woeful plank]

i see that makes a lot of sense

[teal cairn]

Hii guyzz need some help, I want to create my OC and I like asian type mostly with oval leaning heart face shape, innocent face type. So can you guyzz give me some tips on how to draw such kinda face with ease...

[teal cairn]

Yes Sir !!!
I need help regarding OC development. Actually the problem is with the Face Consistency it's kinda hard to create same face repeatedly again and agian...

And I'm also too much confused over the FACE of my Character

[teal cairn]

Which application???

Can't be just talk in this application privately 😅😅😅

Or just tell me your IG I'll drop a message there

Yeah I'm kinda confused about that

Yes Sir

Ok 👍🏻

[still cobalt]

That's a weird way to communicate

[proven trench]

looks like a scam

@teal cairn be awear in case the user is a scammer, their account was made recently and it's very weird to not speak here

[still cobalt]

Hope @proven trench is right...

[iron osprey]

@teal cairn Please do not contact them, you are very likely going to get scammed or worse. Please be wary if you already have. Do not share any personal information or anything of that sort.

[teal cairn]

No Sir, I never trust anyone from Online platforms to give them any personal details 😅😅😅
They were trying to sell me their course or something but I didn't fall for it...

[teal cairn]

Yeah, they were just talking like copy pasting from chatgpt...lol 😂😂😂

[proven trench]

rip

[proven trench]

about your original question

I think its really down to simplifying shapes and practice

this curve is very important

[teal cairn]

Ok Sir 👍🏻
Thank you for your tips and time 😊

[proven trench]

you can also try a straighter one for simplicity

[iron osprey]

Thank goodness 🙏

[still cobalt]

Ok I feel guilty while "practicing" anatomy, can someone suggest me something to distract me-

[muted hinge]

zamn
that tank top is holding a lot

[astral isle]

Are you wanting art suggestions are advice on the drawing ya sent?

[still cobalt]

I want want art suggestions that DOESN'T have to do with the drawing I sent

[astral isle]

I see, have fun then

Maybe do a dragon

[still cobalt]

d r a g o n o k

[pallid elbow]

Any advice on how I can do the face without messing up the drawing examples would be appreciated

[unborn osprey]

i dont know if this will be any help, but try not focusin on getting the lineart of the chin right

idk if ur planning on shading the drawing but if you do you can define the jawline later with the shadow cause its pretty hard to draw the chin line and for it to not look weird

[teal cairn]

Just hit and try and use light pencil and see what look best and just go with that...

[astral isle]

The green part is showcasing the basic bone structure that the factial details wont overlap

Basically my advice is to always look for the bone/facial structure of things before laying down details like eyes, lips, and such

Also I erased your nose and moved it up slightly

Hope that helps a little 🤔 lemme know if ya have questions on it tho

[still cobalt]

Do NOT trust him, if it isn't clear enough.

[astral isle]

[astral isle]

Why can't we @ mods or admin.

Because wtf

[still cobalt]

Thank god 🙏

[glad spoke]

Any tips?

[pseudo plank]

For my mental safety, you are using a printer

[still cobalt]

honestly, i dont know if those were printed. their art style being inconsistent is very sus tho

[astral isle]

I would study anatomy

Not draw as much stuff you see on the internet (I'm not saying you trace obviously. But lookin at an example and trying to draw it one to one pretty much)

To get better your gonna have to get your own rhythm. Having your own "style" can come later but having a style you prefer isn't bad.

So basically:

1. Practice
2. Practice
3. Don't worry to much
4. Have fun

[astral isle]

In my opinion the art shown reminds me of when people first start getting into art and try drawing what they see. Or they may also be in a school art class as well, idk.

Which is why it's not entirely consistent besides the colored critters

And @glad spoke if you want advice on specific drawings just let me know 👌

Otherwise keep on practicing ~

[bronze parcel]

How can I improve my perspective... btw thats Naoya Zenin.

[glad spoke]

Nope

[glad spoke]

I just find a cool reference on Pinterest: marker, pencil, anything and just draw it tbh

[still cobalt]

@bronze parcel I'm not an expert at perspective, but you could try draw 3d shapes as your base, the try to add shading to give depth. Don't take my advice so seriously though, it's just my advice.

[inner portal]

Advice: use a pen

[topaz thorn]

advice: use the pen on a paper, preferably a white paper

[still cobalt]

It seems i made myself an idiot

[astral isle]

You're fine, dw. Coming from someone who does a lot of perspective stuff your advice was pretty solid for the most part

[rapid vortex]

I need some help starting digital drawing as a beginner artist any1 help? Ty

[crisp reef]

What do you usually like to draw? Landscapes, portraits, oc's, or smth else? Each type has some different techniques you would want to use! Digital Art definitely has a learning curve, my best advice is to be patient and dont be afraid to make "bad" art, especially as a beginner, not every piece of art needs to be perfect! (something I struggle with myself)

[astral isle]

Just get used to whatever program ya gonna use first

When I switched from traditional to digital it seemed like my drawing skills deteriorated since I wasn't used to the tools in the beginning.

[still cobalt]

I know somthing is missing here. i should probably add something , but idk what

can someone help-

[pallid drum]

@still cobalt

i think one extra frame at the end for the guy who gets hit would be good, just to settle him into a final pose.

also i noticed in the animation he leans over because of the impact, but he doesn’t actually get propelled forward from his original position so it looks like he is sliding backwards / sideways a bit if that makes sense. so i’d have the impact of the hit propel him a bit more.

so if you do another animation of this those would be my main notes

[proven trench]

Idk if I can explain but:

in your animation the guy on the right hits the one on the left. I assume he’s using a lot of force, and when you’re going from a moving object hitting a stationary one, force takes time to transfer.

In your current animation the hit lacks impact because of the transition.

I’d recommend more exponential movement.

[still cobalt]

thank you @pallid drum and @proven trench , ill keep that in mind :)

[meager swallow]

i’m trying to start digital art but i don’t have a stylus.. any general tips on making lineart look more interesting? bc the sketch always looks nicer

[proven trench]

the reason sketch looks better is beacuse it's more messy, your brain automatically fills in a lot of the information. I'd recommend just adding more detail, like hair for example, you could try having more strands and variation

also thats very good without a stylus

i could not draw that well with a mouse

[pallid drum]

i think they’re using their finger

since it looks like procreate

[proven trench]

oh

[pallid drum]

maybe you can have multiple sketches before you do the final line art
your traditional sketch, then sketch over that digitally with a bit more attention to detail and then work on the line art

i personally struggle with line art so i usually end up just cleaning up my sketches

[woeful plank]

animating a walk cycle from the front is hard, can anyone give any tips on what i can improve

[pallid drum]

i don’t think i can give any immediately applicable tips cuz i’m not very good at animation and especially not walk cycles lol
i think what you’ve got looks pretty good atm too

but maybe it would help to try and utilise / study some references that are close to what you’re going for if you haven’t been already

could do some test / practice animations + drawings and come back to your main one

[woeful plank]

hmm i see, okay i will try use that

[still cobalt]

how can i make shading more... fitting in an environment,

[pallid drum]

i think this video or others on the same topic might help you

[still cobalt]

ill check it out :]

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[pallid drum]

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[glad spoke]

Chat I made another drawing any tips?

And some more

Oh

Bro ok

[foggy lotus]

Bro does anyone have any tips for people or anything, or also like does this look any good whatsoever

Okay I messed with the hair and got a better angle sorry for the bad ish one before (plus the reference, Alice in chains front man Layne Staley)

Also these are two of my other drawings I think a problem I have is confidence, in a way, because I don't think I ever feel as confident drawing people as I do animals/random crap like the skull

[minor field]

First sketch is equally good. A few mistakes that I would like to point:
a. The face is a bit long compared to the reference.
b. Lips feel a bit deviated. Both parts of upper and lower lips are prominent on reference compared to the sketch; a subtle one.
c. Left cheek of subject is less revealed esp at the bottom in reference.
Since the subject is looking slightly outside, below, towards right side from your POV, a bit of hair extension towards forehead should look good.
While drawing still pictures, I usually assume an imaginary grid

P.s.- Your freestyle art is really good!

[foggy lotus]

As we speak I'm drawing another singer, Scott weiland

I genuinely hate noses

See I criticized myself so much I just got crappier at drawing

There's two drawings I like that I've done with good noses

And they're busts of I think they were roman statues

Oh come on

Here

[tropic arch]

https://garticphone.com/es/20e326aabc

[pallid drum]

hello, game links should be posted in #🎟│invitations !
that’s where people will be looking for them

[timber scroll]

OMFG is that deku I LOVE MHA

If it is finish the saying

GO BEYOND

[timber scroll]

Plus utraaaaa

[spark fern]

Why am i the only one draw anime here ?