Need help

[deft pelican]

main thing is face anatomy and that i cant see much since you took the screenshot so far away 😭

also hair, practice hair. It looks very stiff and the bangs(? need work and more confident lines

[weary kraken]

really depends on what you want to improve on the most! like tofia said the anatomy in this drawing isnt very clear since youre hiding it with the cloak, everything looks very stiff too, try applying gravity to the drawing and have the top of the hoodie rest on the head of the character instead of floating above like somethings holding it up!

[dry garden]

I heard that the hair gives off the feeling of the character

[dry garden]

Also, no
I didn't take the screenshit far away
I draw like this so I have space on the sides for the reference

[strange mountain]

You don’t need to draw in the middle of the canvas, but I would personally recommend drawing larger. You will still have space for your reference!
I have found it makes things a tad bit easier ☺️

[dry garden]

I need to draw with a symmetrical ruler or I will DIE!!!
I'm a beginner

[strange mountain]

I think you can move it in ibis? Maybe I’m not sure

If that’s what you want to do go ahead, but you could try ween off it. Maybe sketch with the ruler and then do an outline or something without it? You don’t need to but yk

[zealous sorrel]

I understand but if you only use the mirror tool you will have an over reliance for it. Additionally it will in your mind remove the need to draw structure. Learning to draw structure now with front pov will make it easier to draw structure with other angles

[dry garden]

Honk mi mi mi

I'm just a week into this

I still have time to learn it

Let me have my fun

[zealous sorrel]

Bro im just telling you so you can avoid the stuff i and other artists regret doing at first

[dry garden]

I have never seen a happy artist other than Bob Ross
If not this, I will regret something else

[zealous sorrel]

Even if it is for having your fun. It is best to avoid common mistakes even if it works for you at one pont in time

[strange mountain]

I’m a happy artist

[dry garden]

My friend is an artist and she almost... yeah

[strange mountain]

Anyway, try to go out of your comfort zone at times!

[dry garden]

I will be back here in like 2 hours

[zealous sorrel]

Ok you clearly only have a narrow scope of what makes a happy artist. I can guarantee bob ross had regrets. He just didnt vocalize it much. Doesnt mean it never happened. Plus back then there wasnt really a necessary reason to say those things on tv when the point of his show was to boost people’s confidence in themselves

I can guarantee theres a lot of happy artists out there. Being a happy artist≠no regrets whatsoever

Mr rogers definitely had days where things felt hopeless or even frustrated. But does that mean he wasnt happy and supportive

[dry garden]

Here a fast sketch without mirror tools
I'll even flip the canvas for you

Yknkw what

I'll finish it

[dry garden]

Honestly too lazy to care now

It's the for the future so I'll do it in the future

[tardy nebula]

lmao how are you gonna improve if you dont listen to any advice thats been given. they make logical points that will actually be beneficial to you. skill issue if u cant draw without the symmetry tool.

i advise you to balance your fun works and non-fun works. theyre not fun because its meant to build your skills. the only thing you can do is make it less boring by practicing in a way thats engaging to you. you should def learn the fundamnetals and get as much practice in as possible

[dry garden]

https://tenor.com/view/dr-manhattan-gif-18899941

[deft pelican]

Yes!!! if you wont listent thats on you bro ☠️ when i was practicing male anatomy i made it fun by drawing famous buff men while also studying where the muscles go

and you should rlly let go of the symmetry tool, if you dont get used to drawing normally now it'll be hard to get used to not doing it in the future