soricfetita a dit :

wow thank you for all the suggestions!I never thought I would get so many reviews.
also, @a0xis, I would try using it, but I don't know how.I've heard about it a few times on youtube, but I never understood how I could use it.
I don't know if I'm asking for too much, but if you could give me some tips that would be really appreciated!

In order for me to tell you "how" to use lines of action, you first must understand "why" one would use a line of action. Why we would use a line of action is easy to explain. It's the same reason we use lines and colors and perspective and references. To understand why we use them would be to understand art itself. Art is simply a form of manipulation. A line of action is a way to tell someone "this is what happens when the art continues within its own reality." That mouse on the cannon is going down. You know it's going down because I manipulated you into thinking so. When you see a drawing of a women and the line of action tells you she's turning, can you imagine that women spinning? When a man is drawn and the line of action follows the thrust of his arm, do you understand he is to punch someone?

The next time you draw something, say a mouse running, think about what it is you're trying to say. Is this mouse running fast? Narrow the mouse along a thin line of action. Is the mouse bouncing happily in the grass? Curve the line of action to indicate that. More complicated uses of it will come in time.

Think of it as... silent dialog in the story of the drawing

thanks.this made me understand the line of action much better.before this, I knew it had something to do with action (duh), but I didn't knew it had such a big purpose :o.I also thought that it was meant to go from head to feet, but I guess it represents the movement of something, if I understood correctly.
I'm going to practice this more, and I'm probably gonna post something tommorow (here's 2 am).and again, thanks a lot, you're a good teacher!

A0xis, you're so good at explaining and teaching people you should make turtorials on the do's and don'ts of drawing that would be really cool if you did! I'm sure your skills can help a lot of artists improve!!

cloudoflames a dit :

A0xis, you're so good at explaining and teaching people you should make turtorials on the do's and don'ts of drawing that would be really cool if you did! I'm sure your skills can help a lot of artists improve!!

The problem with myself (and anyone else) making a tutorial is that it would imply I have achieved all I can achieve and all there is for me to learn. The ONLY thing I could do is to show people how they can improve themselves, not how I can improve them.

Unfortunately, to improve yourself you have to learn why it is you want to improve, or convince yourself there is a reason to improve in the first place. The way I view my art wouldn't be helpful to someone who is still just drawing for the love of drawing.

@Aoxis

Wow you speech has touched my heart and trying to look at art in different ways of action. ♡

Can someone please critique this?



Or this? (warning bright colors)

glowsticksss a dit :

@Aoxis

Wow you speech has touched my heart and trying to look at art in different ways of action. ♡

I think whenever I make a particular piece of art I'll try breaking it down and explaining the components of it and what the piece is trying to accomplish. I might one day make a tutorial thread about how to think about art, including anatomical tips and how to appropriately break the rules.

Grincreep a dit :

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Before I go any further, I need some critique on this...especially the anatomy.

What my plans are before you critique:
1. Mouse will be holding a fireball, so parts of the hands won't actually show.
2. Yes, the eyes are supposed to be derpy.
3. There are a couple things I still need to add to the hat.

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Bumps this, as it's a commission and I would like some help with it??

@Grincreep
What I did for you was apply the Rule of 3 Heads to your drawing (common for Chibi styles)

Out of curiosity I experimented with 4 heads (ignore the arms lol)

Really your only issue is proportion, but its your preference on how you want to proceed with it.

a0xis a dit :

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@Grincreep
What I did for you was apply the Rule of 3 Heads to your drawing (common for Chibi styles)

Out of curiosity I experimented with 4 heads (ignore the arms lol)

Really your only issue is proportion, but its your preference on how you want to proceed with it.

I did fix it a little bit, but this will definitely help for next time! Thank you <3

Could I get some general critique? Maybe in like, proportions or maybe the position looks odd. I did look at refs, but I had to draw mostly based off of my mind since I couldnt find someone in this pose at this angle. Be as harsh as you need to be; thanks!

can someone critique please?

Griffincraft a dit :

Could I get some general critique?

This is the only glaring issue, your anatomy work and proportions are entirely dependent on the head for measure so nothing much can come from the rest until you have this ironed out.

@begacheese critiques only work if you offer up work which you have put some emotional stake and effort into. My telling you how to fix a ten second doodle is really... really pointless. It wont help you... but i did it anyway

Could I get some critiques please?

@A0xis okay thank you anyways :O

Ebotthegreat a dit :

Could I get some critiques please?

**Don't be afraid to draw larger and lighter to see what you're working with

Ok thanks man!!

Ebotthegreat a dit :

Ok thanks man!!

I'm a big believer that it's possible to draw the perfect drawing having never picked up a pencil before in your life, so long this person has studied every layer of the drawing beforehand-- from proportion to anatomy to composition. It's all in the know how.

Hello ! I'd like a critique on this fan art I made for a Youtuber a little while ago. :^3
(His name is FarodGames if you wanted to compare the drawing with the actual person.)

Lobolove a dit :

Hello ! I'd like a critique on this fan art I made for a Youtuber a little while ago. :^3
(His name is FarodGames if you wanted to compare the drawing with the actual person.)

SpoilerKinda creepy smile

Since this is a painting I will thus critique it like a painting. First of all the colours are gorgeous and there's nothing creepy at all about the execution of the face. You've chosen a limited pallet that works well together. The problem is not the lanky body or even losing the outside line of her face in the light, but the fact your subject's face and eyes leads the viewer's eyes up and to the to right of the drawing, off the page. This is a problem because the rest of your drawing becomes a figurative wasteland that the eye struggles to cross. It would be fine if the subject was clasping her hands because that would create an opposing line of composition to the left and help keep the eye focused. When painting, even a portrait, you need to be thinking of how the eye will move around the page.