what skill level am i at

[cyan elm]

i dont really need critique, i am just wondering what skill level am i at? im thinking im somewhere between beginner and intermediate but its just so hard to know 🫶🏼

i can post other recent drawings too if it helps

[tawny kayak]

im no expert but that's good stuff!

as a beginner you're definetly way above a beginner

[cyan elm]

tysm!!

[tawny kayak]

i wanna point out things i notice but then i remember im too incompotent for ts

[cyan elm]

its so hard to figure out sometimes, a few years ago i made something terrible but thought it belonged in a musuem lmao!

[tawny kayak]

i feel ya

[cyan elm]

please do! i feel like im pretty good at deciding what advice to take/not take so everything is helpful <3

[tawny kayak]

i made what i thought was really pretty just to be told that "oh that's a 10 minute sketch" where it took me like 2 hours 😭

[tawny kayak]

oh well, the hair feels weird, something about it feels off. its like it wants to be silky but its actually just really brittle. like its frozen in place rather than flowing like silky hair would

strokes feel ragged?

[cyan elm]

oh ouch 😭 im sorry bro

[cyan elm]

thanks!! hair is so hard

[cyan elm]

i thought i would post something else i made recently. i think theyre a little different in skill level but fairly close (the first one i posted is more recent).

[languid flare]

color wise intermediate

Cant critique any more without seeing how your anatomy skills are

[cyan elm]

ty! is what i posted not enough for anatomy? i can probably find some other recent stuff on my ipad

[languid flare]

I mean in terms of full body anatomy, So far I can only tell your good at upper body. Sometimes artists have a phase where all color work is vastly amazing compared to anatomy and shapes.

[cyan elm]

oh yeah i cant do full body anatomy at all, ill save you the time

ive only practiced faces and a bit of the top of the torso (im starting body anatomy now though)

by any chance do you have tips for learning better color? i think i want to work on that next, its not something ive tried to specifically learn before

oh actually i have another question, what level am i in faces? like facial anatomy and stuff?

[languid flare]

intermediate with faces and your coloring is pretty good. The 2nd piece is really cool with the effects . I cant really teach you color unless you want like layer effects. Color is more like messing around and see what looks nice. And judging from the 2nd piece you seem to already understand a bit on the topic. I will say the first one looks a bit unfinished compared to the 2nd one

[cyan elm]

thank you!! do you have any tips for improving at faces?? my goal is to be a professional artist, and i know it takes a long time but im just getting frustrated lol

[languid flare]

Just practice practice and more practice unfortunately. More angles, more poses ,different lighting.The grind is a long one. I do recommend keeping a portfolio. I assume as a pro artist you want to sell artwork ? Your gonna want to build a online reputation to build a audience for the future to sell artwork. And a portfolio at hand in case you want to show off what you can do to potential clients , Oh and SIGN your work. always. big letters/small letters or hidden in the artwork but sign it so people know its you, But i can see you already did that

[cyan elm]

tysm!! thats really helpful 🫶🏼 hmmmm idk, i would say my goal is to become a commission artist so yes in a way selling artwork!! honestly, my biggest goal (i know its kind of lame) is to be a youtuber. does it matter how i make a portfolio on like my ipad?? can it just be an album in my photo gallery or should i make a folder in my actual drawing app?

i figured i would post this one too, just in case anyone else sees. i think its my favorite face that ive done (the rest is obviously unfinished but i really like the face)

[languid flare]

A video portfolio is fine too. YouTube is a great way to track your progress and show off. But keeping everything in a superate folder on the iPad works fine too. And album works fine too . You just need a way to easily show off artwork if needed