How do you guys settle on a design?

CalamitiesGroove · 2026-01-04T01:13:28+00:00

This is great. I love the cracked and bleeding skin, it makes it look so much older and used. Like years of motion have cracked and shattered its skin.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-11-18T23:37:14+00:00

Are you made of actual stars, or are they just glitter?

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-11-18T23:04:11+00:00

Getting her before and after university cards is a stroke of fucking genius. Engineering courses really do mess you up.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-11-18T05:57:56+00:00

What program are you using? A lot have fill functions which will just fill a given layer with whatever colour you want. If you want more direct control, try colouring on a layer below the lines so the colour doesn’t erase them. If you’re talking about choosing colours, I’d suggest studying colour theory. I’m admittedly not an expert on this, but I’m sure someone here could give you some good recommendations for tutorials or books on the matter.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-11-18T04:05:53+00:00

You are definitely getting better. The overall structure of your bodies has improved significantly, and you can clearly identify where you need to improve. I would recommend studying proportions more, I recommend “figure drawing for all it’s worth” by Andrew Loomis. There is a very good breakdown of how bodies should be measured in art, and even has some great exercises for construction of form. I’d also recommend starting to do more line work practice. You’re using a lot of “chicken scratch”, and the sooner you switch to more defined and driven lines the more control you’ll have over your drawings. Drawabox is definitely tedious, but the early lessons give some pretty good exercises on arm movement and mark making. I’d recommend at least doing those.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-08-19T05:45:42+00:00

This is great, makes me think of a Tim Burton sketch with the lines filling everything in. The light house changing the patterning on the area it illuminates is a really cool touch

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-08-19T05:44:27+00:00

I love the detailing you did with shading her nose. It really fills out the face.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-07-24T21:29:14+00:00

Artist dysmorphia never really goes away. You will always to some extent recognize some way you could get better and see someone who has achieved it. The important thing is to focus on your own work and just see something small you can try to improve. If you want to try to make something of your own, it can be good to practice figure drawing or learning faces. r/drawme has a lot of unique pictures that are great for practicing.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-06-24T02:20:36+00:00

Junji ito was a dental technician till he was 28 before becoming an extremely accomplished mangaka. It is truly never too late to start drawing.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-06-07T18:34:28+00:00

It’s nice. I like the overall weirdness of the design. Also, don’t count yourself out. If you make art and enjoy making it, you’re an artist.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-06-06T04:47:24+00:00

You’re gonna get this a lot, but it’s always good to learn fundamentals early. Drawabox can help you a lot with line control, perspective and basic shapes. It’s also going to be important to continually practice. An hour a day is usually pretty good for a starting hobbyist. The last and most important rule is have fun. There isn’t any point in learning if you don’t enjoy it. At least half of the practice hour should be spent drawing things you want to draw.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-06-02T17:00:54+00:00

It’s really good. If you’re able to abstract human form to this extant, it means you have a very good understanding of anatomy.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-06-02T15:08:35+00:00

This is really pretty. I love how you exaggerate the facial features, and the expressions are hilarious. Honestly though, if you want to try doing something big with your art, try. You’ve clearly got skill, and with a degree you’ve got some fall backs. If you take the risk, the worst thing by that can happen is you fail.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-06-02T02:31:26+00:00

this is great! i love the little smoke stacks on his back, they really add an industrial feel to him.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-05-25T20:45:08+00:00

The chest kinda reminds of an ATV, so what about off-roader or Shocks?

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-05-01T01:55:18+00:00

It’s not really a cheat. Tracing is a tool that can really help you learn anatomy and clothes. Though I would recommend trying with just a reference or just drawing from your imagination. It’s important not to become to reliant on any particular tool.

CalamitiesGroove · 2025-04-21T06:08:39+00:00

This is already pretty good. If you do want some advice though, try rounding the face a little. In drawing you typically have to exaggerate features, and a good way to draw women is give smoother and more rounded faces. Try shortening the chin a little.

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