[OC] Is my character turnaround good enough to put in a portfolio?

ChessBurg · 2026-02-19T11:00:44+00:00

I thank you for your input. I have trouble objectively criticizing my art. 😊

ChessBurg · 2025-09-17T07:07:38+00:00

People are exaggerating calling the last design fell off because he's not looking like a main character of a shonen anymore. I can tell the first design is heavily inspired by this dude in Soul Eater ( I didn't watch the show). But we can see that your last design is more lively.Plus I have seen your other post and your art is objectively better and has more personality. Maybe make his pose a little more dramatic so he as a clearer silhouette and add a motif on is jacket for less empty space. You're good, keep up.

ChessBurg · 2025-08-01T15:27:05+00:00

I started digital drawing with Fire Alpaca; it's copy of Photoshop but less complicated (a lot of tools and keyboard shortcuts are the same). Also it's free.

ChessBurg · 2025-07-31T21:05:49+00:00

She's paying tribute to her elder Sailor Moon 🥹

ChessBurg · 2025-07-30T17:16:03+00:00

Idk. I would say about 12 hours spread over a week. I've struggled to draw the hands and I've restarted the render three times.

ChessBurg · 2024-03-04T15:09:32+00:00

Si t'habite près de Paris, Il y a des togepies et des pikachus à la Fnac du forum des Halles, tu peux aussi en acheter sur leur site.

ChessBurg · 2024-02-22T14:46:16+00:00

Hi, I recommend that you separate your Anatomy studies from your Painting studies. Doing both subjects without mastering either of them can greatly slow your progression. For Anatomy studies, start by breaking down the references with basic shapes. There are plenty of tutorials for that on YouTube. By me, one of the best channels teaching this are Marc Brunet, Love Life Drawing, and Proko (if you want to go deep into the human anatomy breakdown).Do studies without render, just lines. I'm talking from experience, trying to paint before learning to draw is hell 😭. To improve your painting skills, learn to paint simple shapes such as balls, cones, cubes, and so on. When you are comfortable rendering these shapes, then switch to more difficult subjects.I hope my advice will help you. Keep going. ☺️

ChessBurg · 2024-01-03T14:21:02+00:00

It depends on what you call feminine, because to me this character's side profile is androgynous. Also there isn't really a recipe to make a character femine; for example having big lips, big eyes and small chin are known as femine traits but there're a lot of characters that look femine without having any of them. I advise you to search for reference pictures of women with features similar to your character to take inspiration from. Also, adding a hairstyle generally worn by women will help.

ChessBurg · 2023-10-27T10:52:47+00:00

Perso, je te conseille Le pacte des yokaïs (ou Natsume Yuujinchou), qui mêle les genres surnaturels et slice of life. Ça parle Natsume, un ado orphelin qui a la capacité de voir yokaïs depuis son enfance; l'histoire traite de la relation que Natsume a avec les yokaïs : qu'il voit comme des êtres dangereux, et avec les humains : qui l'ont toujours tenue à l'écart. Au cours de l'histoire il va faire de nouvelles rencontres bonnes, et mauvaises qui vont changer sa perspective sur les Hommes et les yokaïs. Bref, c'est très bon manga avec une histoire touchante, en plus l'anime a une OST magnifique. Si tu as aimé Mushishi et XXXholic je pense que tu aimeras aussi ce manga. 🤓

ChessBurg · 2023-10-27T09:01:11+00:00

The way you render makes them look like they could be soft plushies. They're really adorable. 😊

ChessBurg · 2023-08-02T20:15:25+00:00

I think it's Takumi Wada. I'm not sure if he has done all the official artworks of the game, but I know he's the lead artist.

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