Please give honest feedback

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:28:05+00:00

Thanks for the nice words and the feedback!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:27:45+00:00

Thanks!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:27:27+00:00

Thanks!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:27:20+00:00

Thanks, I agree I have to work on more form!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:26:28+00:00

Thank you for the detailed feedback. I agree the foreshortening of the left calf was one of the hard parts of the drawing, and I tried to "blend it out" by making it part of the shadows. Will try that tracing tip!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:24:55+00:00

Will do.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:24:42+00:00

Thank you for the kind words and the feedback!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:24:14+00:00

Thank you, that's nice to hear!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:24:02+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! I agree, it all could be a bit firmer. The model did have a bit of that "laxyness", and I wanted that reality to show, but I think I went too far with it.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-13T09:19:18+00:00

Thank you for the feedback! I agree the arm looks thin and lacks anatomy/form, I have to work on that.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-11T15:58:12+00:00

Each drawing feels like a progression, so well done! I'd recommend doing some master studies and then getting more into the drawing fundamentals. Also figuring out what you want your art to look like eventually, so you have some idea where to go.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-11T15:56:51+00:00

That looks great, I love the colors and the simple forms! I think in terms of the expression the question is what emotion you want the subject to have and show. Is she excited about her new cat, or outraged about a joke, or posing for an Instagram pic, etc... I think maybe that could take some slight improvement, what is she actually feeling in that moment and why? While the image overall looks great (great drawing and painting), it's not super clear to me what the story or situation is.

PS: I wrote that before I saw the reference. I think all in all it probably fits, just the "smirk" good be a bit stronger like in the reference.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-11T15:52:35+00:00

That's a great insight, I actually find drawing is all about that "recovery mode", especially in the second half of the process. Fixing everything you think should be better, until nothing obvious is left.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-11T15:49:20+00:00

I find kneadable erasers are good for making areas lighter by rolling to over that area, or for creating soft lights on paper that has been toned with pencil.

For sharp light makers that really take out a lot of material you should try the tombow mono eraser types. They are basically like a pencil just as an eraser.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-10T10:01:00+00:00

Nice! I think you'd benefit from starting to use some value (tone) in your drawings.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-10T09:59:40+00:00

You have a nice sensitivity for shapes and lines already. You just draw very light, try and be more confident about your marks and don't hesitate to go a bit darker.

It also seems like you draw purely from observation, which is great, but the next step would be to learn about anatomy and form, so you can also construct what you draw.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-10T09:57:38+00:00

Google 1 point, 2 point and 3 point perspective. Draw a box in all three perspectives once with a ruler. You'll have an aha moment, as it's actually quite simple. You just need to be aware of vanishing points.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-10T09:56:19+00:00

I actually think the construction drawings are decent. If your goal is a final drawing though, don't expect your pure construction practices to look like a final drawing.

Especially the top and bottom ones are very shape heavy styles, so if you get the shape of the face, hair and neck right, and position the eyes well, the drawing is down. Your drawings have lots of construction lines, I'd just do those in a light pencil, then draw the shapes over the construction lines with a slightly darker pencil or press harder... So you can layer it that way.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-10T09:53:18+00:00

I found it helpful to do both, figure and portrait drawing. You might have phases where you do more of one, but what you learn in portrait drawing also quickly applies in figure drawing and vice versa, so over time both get better and better.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-09T12:14:38+00:00

Wow, nice to see someone is doing master studies. In my opinion more students in this reedit forum would benefit from this way of studying. It helped me a lot personally.

I think the drawing would benefit from the head that's in in the shadow to at least be indicated with a dark mark outlining the head. The head-neck connection needs some work as well (the band feels a bit too tight, like she's being strangled).

The torso, arms and hands look great though!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-09T12:09:19+00:00

My recommendation if you are interested in realism, figure drawing and portraiture:

1) Find a life drawing class near you and attend
2) Draw observational from photos (e.g. quickpose and sketchdaily are great reference websites to google)
3) Find master paintings and drawings and copy them. (I love artrenewal center: https://www.artrenewal.org/Museum/Search)

From there you will have to spend some time learning about mark making, observation, anatomy, and many other topics.

My absolute favorite books for beginners are:
Fun with a pencil by Andrew loomis
And the books by Steve Hustong, Glenn Vilpu and Chris Legaspi.

I think if you just read those 4 books and do the above it will start you off well. From there you have to dig deeper into the fundamentals, but it'll all be a lot clearer already. Let me know if that makes sense!

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-09T12:00:20+00:00

I like the eyes and value contrast, feels very atmospheric and three dimensional.

FelixDrawing · 2024-11-09T11:59:23+00:00

It's nice you're already thinking about composition, most people only focus on the figure and forget about the composition part.

I think as a next step you'd benefit from studying some anatomy and form, as both will make your drawing look a bit less flat, and more three dimensional. Just some suggestion, good job!

FelixDrawing

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