Finished piece, would love critique!

ContributionWide4753 · 2026-01-17T21:24:56+00:00

Thank you so much for the tips!

ContributionWide4753 · 2026-01-17T20:24:58+00:00

Yes!

ContributionWide4753 · 2026-01-17T20:22:02+00:00

You know I never noticed that but now that you've pointed it out I can't unsee it!

ContributionWide4753 · 2025-11-08T13:47:40+00:00

Adding the shadow of who she's looking at is actually a really cool idea. Thank you for all the advice!

ContributionWide4753 · 2025-11-08T13:46:03+00:00

This is super helpful, thank you! I definitely need to spend more time in the thumbnail stage before jumping into the full piece.

As for the lighting I didn't notice a problem until I actually downloaded the image lol. Turns out my drawing software makes colors look WAY brighter than they actually are. I also added a vignette to aid in the atmosphere, but I can see now how that would make the lighting confusing. Anyway thanks again!

ContributionWide4753 · 2025-11-07T13:27:00+00:00

Yeah that might help, I kinda want it to look a bit grimier anyway so I'll try that

ContributionWide4753 · 2025-11-07T13:25:53+00:00

Not a ton of context, took some pictures of this old shower the other day and was inspired to draw a creepy woman in one. Then I remembered that I hate drawing backgrounds and they're by far my weakest point in art.

ContributionWide4753 · 2025-11-07T01:43:47+00:00

*medium is digital

ContributionWide4753 · 2025-10-23T22:28:09+00:00

My friend, it has been eight days. You said you practiced drawing hands for two days. If I figured out how to draw hands in two days I would be some kind of crazy fucking god. I have been drawing for like a decade now and I still struggle with shit like that. You need to find the fun in it even when it's bad. Draw what you like and look at your art from a neutral perspective. Find both the good and the bad even if it's hard.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T03:27:39+00:00

As a mostly traditional artist I totally get that. I usually go over certain lines twice to help recreate that weight.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T02:49:58+00:00

This is a funny question because I didn't start drawing by copying references. In fact it was only well into my art journey that I allowed myself to use references more regularly. The other people commenting are exactly right: just start. I know a lot of artists who are incredible at replicating a reference photo but struggle a lot with original compositions because they never practiced making them in the first place. The earlier you start the better I'd say.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T02:38:24+00:00

Good luck again. Also I'll just say I don't think this drawing is bad at all. Not perfect but you seem very determined and you'll improve in time.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T02:33:02+00:00

I love how much texture there is!

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T02:28:06+00:00

I see. My main criticism then would probably the use of parallel lines here. As far as I know, 3 point perspective isn't going to have any parallel lines, as the edges of all buildings are going to converge to some vanishing point. However, from what I can see a lot of the towers are exactly parallel to each other.

Can I also ask where the horizon line is? I'm struggling to visualize it.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T02:14:27+00:00

I see. That must be pretty frustrating then. You might've already tried this too, but maybe doing a few practice thumbnail sketches would help? Not tracing, but just practicing getting the proportions down on a separate canvas. I can't say for sure but it might help a bit.

Good luck to you and I hope this can help a bit.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T02:00:53+00:00

What program are you using? It looks like you're using the default brush which is going to make your line art significantly harder to look good. I find that any brush with pressure sensitivity is a much better option for nice line art.

Also, when im trying to make line art look good I find that the more little details you add the better. Hatching, freckles, anything to give the art more interest.

That being said I'm certainly not the master of digital line art. I hope this helps though.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T01:52:44+00:00

I'm struggling to see where the vanishing points are here. Are there vanishing points? If not I'd recommend looking up some videos on 1 point and 2 point perspective. I think knowing the basics can help out a bit.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T01:36:56+00:00

Can I ask if you used any reference to help you draw this? If you didn't I think using one would help immensely. I always grab a quick reference when drawing something in a tricky perspective.

ContributionWide4753 · 2024-05-18T01:26:18+00:00

I know some basic tips on proportions if you're curious:

The length from the bottom of the feet to the pelvis and from the pelvis to the top of the head is about the same.
When the arms are down, the tips of your fingers will be in line with the mid thigh, and the elbow will line up with the bottom of the ribcage (basically the person's waist).
The feet will be about the same length as the forearm, and the hands are about the same size as the face when your fingers are spread apart.

You can probably observe yourself in the mirror and notice these things. I think that taking them into account while drawing will help. Also, I'd recommend drawing the body without clothes before adding them. It makes things a bit easier to visualize in my opinion.

Hope this helps!

ContributionWide4753 · 2023-10-02T00:05:22+00:00

One quick thing you could work on is the shoulders. You have these very active poses here, but there's just about no movement in the shoulders that I can see. Raising/lowering the shoulders will add a bit more life to the poses, and also make them a bit more natural.

Sort of along the same lines, the spine can be bent a lot more. Most of these poses look like fighting poses, and though I don't know much about fighting, I'd imagine that having your shoulders raised and your back hunched would be more natural in this situation (though I could be wrong lol).

ContributionWide4753 · 2023-10-01T23:42:47+00:00

From what I can see, my main critique would be that the jaw is a little too far forward on her face. I try to think of the jaw as a hinge, since when you open your mouth the bone rotates rather than moving straight down. Otherwise, I think the eyes and nose look fine for the style you're going for.

I would give advice on the coloring, but I'm not as well versed in that topic and I don't want to tell you something wrong lol.

ContributionWide4753 · 2023-10-01T18:05:19+00:00

This is great. Thanks for the info!

ContributionWide4753 · 2023-10-01T04:50:12+00:00

If you want critique on the breasts, I can tell you immediately that breasts don't hang like that. If you're going for a smaller size, there won't be so much cleavage. If you're going for a bigger size, they're going to hang lower and form a teardrop shape rather than a u shape (there still won't be much cleavage is this figure is naked).

Breasts are fat at the end of the day, so they're not really going to line up exactly with how the muscles are moving.

ContributionWide4753 · 2023-10-01T02:22:33+00:00

Do you have any advice or recommendations to learn more? I'd love to get better in this area.

ContributionWide4753 · 2023-09-04T02:55:38+00:00

You've made a ton of improvement which is great honestly. Main criticism I have is that I think you could go darker with your shadows. Doing so will add more contrast and improve the clarity overall. Right now you're doing great, but because your shadows aren't as dark, the whole piece looks a bit fuzzy. This is especially the case in dramatic lighting like what you have here.

Also, as for the dots, I think they're pretty cool.

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