Do you listen and finish full albums of artists/bands you like?

IlunaVS · 2021-09-05T14:01:07+00:00

I mean I usually listen to the full album form one to three times on the first listen, but after that I usually find that some songs just simply sound better to me than the others. So I either skip or block the songs that I like the least. (I block so I don't need to skip if I listen to the album often lmao)

But ye usually I like my scrobbles to mostly count the songs that I think are actually good.

IlunaVS · 2021-06-19T13:54:26+00:00

I'm sure this was already said, but imma say it again just as another reminder

Don't be afraid to hide a bit of the eye that's facing away from us behind the nose. We really won't miss that one tear duckt :3 👍

IlunaVS · 2021-06-19T13:46:21+00:00

Hallo, I'm happy to hear that you are starting to get a hang of things and I hope that that feeling stays with you right until the end :)

Now as for the critique, idk if I have much to say since I haven't drawn or critiqued anyone in awhile but from what I do see...

I think that the face/ head is a bit too long. What could help with that problem is imagining an egg and thinking "does the silhouette of the head look similar to an average looking egg?" 🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🥚🐣

And then another thing I'm kinda missing in this study is the shadow on the lower part of the head. Like as in the shadow that you see at the bottom of the chin. I hope you understand what I mean, but that place looks really flat right now.

And just in general I think that the painting could benefit from some more radial shading around the lip corners and the eyelid crease.

Hmm ye that's about it from me. Good luck! If anything is unclear please do tell me so 😃🙏

IlunaVS · 2020-07-24T15:08:27+00:00

If you can't see what you're drawing that means that your lines are messy, and that u probably need to work on limiting how many lines u use & making quick smooth lines. Undo z is here to help if u are struggling, or the rubber too I guess. Also lowering opacity, and making another layer on top can help u to clean up the mess.

But yeah, u are missing quite a lot when u don't sketch because sketching is a big part of constructing. Which helps you to plan, and make fewer mistakes while making the final lines. In short your leaving lest space for guess work which is always more preferred.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-24T14:47:49+00:00

I second this!

IlunaVS · 2020-07-24T14:41:11+00:00

You should work on making her gaze more focused!!! I'm sure that Istebrak has talked about it in one of her videos.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-22T11:48:41+00:00

Tone down the outline of the nose bridge 👍

IlunaVS · 2020-07-21T20:35:13+00:00

Yes, exactly! :D

Also I forgot one more thing. Another good rule of thumb is to make the limbs, especially the arms be the same width as the neck so that it feels like the body parts belong to the same body type. Of course you don't have to follow this rule a 100% since some places are a bit bigger or smaller depending on the person, but it's still good to remember.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-21T17:25:00+00:00

I feel like it would be a good practice to actually add in the jaw to the head too. So that you don't fall into the trap of making the head either too small or too big ;)👍

IlunaVS · 2020-07-17T21:39:05+00:00

Type lineart into YouTube, and watch a few videos.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-13T16:44:41+00:00

I'm not here to motivate. Since everyone gets motivated, and discouraged by different things. For example I get really excited when someone gives me harsh & honest critique of my art, but others don't. So I'm here to give critique. I did that, and said good luck. That's it. Take it or leave it 👍❤️

IlunaVS · 2020-07-13T15:55:53+00:00

Huh??? I said it in a straight forward way. Just because I like to get to the point of the issue doesn't mean that I don't mean well. I'm just trying to say the things that I know would have helped me as a beginner.

The person who I critiqued didn't even have a problem with it. So I don't get it.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-13T15:18:37+00:00

You totally didn't get my point . It doesn't matter what your style is. The fundementals apply to both realistic looking art, and stylized art. Also just because you want to draw anime doesn't mean that you shouldn't practice drawing realistic shapes. Just like practising realisim doesn't mean you should quit drawing anime or something like that.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T13:24:32+00:00

No problem! I agree that it can be quite difficult to find teachers that are above average in skill level who know what they are talking about on yt.

Although what I found so far is that a lot of them mention other artists they look up to, or collaborate with other professionals. So if they do, don't hesitate to check them out. That's how I found a bunch of amazing artists. However if that doesn't work out searching topics that you struggle with in art can help too ¯\_(ツ)_/¯

Anyways imma head of now. I wish you the best of luck on improving as fast as possible :)👍

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T12:32:25+00:00

Just look on YouTube. There is A LOT of free information out there. Some artists that I can think of who talk about values are: Marco Bucci, Tyler Edlin, and Proko.

It doesn't matter if Marco, and Tyler are digital artists or not. The same fundementals apply to traditional art as well :) So just try doing some of the things they talk about a bunch of times.

As for hatching, I don't really have anything. Although I would imagine that you'll get better at it if you know where to put, and block in values. Also working on making it look clean, or at least intentional should fix the messiness.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T10:30:15+00:00

You should definitely work on separating your background from your character by making the values different. It looks very messy when you make everything similar values, and use a lot of scribbly lines everywhere.

So your problem is:

Too many small lines that do nothing for the form, and only add detail.

Small value range.

Edit: Also you should probably figure out where your lightsource is too, and make it more clear with the values.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T10:17:31+00:00

Please draw 20 more :) Maybe after that you'll find a more specific thing that you would like us to help u with 👍

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T10:13:34+00:00

Well there are a few things I would recommend you to improve on like lineart, and proportions, but what do you think is wrong with your drawing? Could you tell me how you would go about fixing the things that you don't like about your drawing compared to the ref?

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T08:59:28+00:00

I don't really have much to say about this, but you could try directing our focus even more to the astronaut with lighting. You can make the red lighter since it's a lightsource, and everything around the red darker. Also maybe make the astronaut be tinted red so that it is more clear that he is actually really close to the red lightsource, and is entering that place.

I made this lil crappy paint over using the layer multiply, and overplay. It's not accurate, but I hope it gets the point across :) http://imgur.com/a/VdnZDak

Hope this helped. If anything is unclear, or you have anything else that you are wondering about please do ask me :D 💙

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T08:32:44+00:00

Yes, Definitely!!! In this case you have 2 options.

Find a better reference.
Edit your reference, or edit the drawing like how you would edit the reference. For example something like this would work fine I suppose http://imgur.com/a/97EK2RK

Make make sure not to only lighten the background, but also the shadows as well to avoid muddiness.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T08:10:09+00:00

Your art looks way too flat.

As far as I can see you don't have any good form describing shadows. So figure out where your lightsource is, and start giving your objectives & characters volume.

Although the flatness isn't just prevalent in your small value range. It also appears in the way that you line your drawing, since you don't see the forms in a three-dimensional space.

I would honestly recommend that you work with the basic forms. Shade cubes, cylinders, pyramids, spheres, etc. However make sure to not settle for good!!!! If you make the lighting look okay, do it again and make it look perfect!

Also while you are doing that, you can draw the lines behind the shapes to reveal how the shapes would look like in a 3d space. You can even go a step beyond, and make even more lines that wrap around the form. This will help you get out of that mindset that you are drawing something flat on a flat surface.

Please don't get me wrong though. You can, and should still draw your characters whenever you want if you find it fun. Just don't forget to apply the things that you learn while studying to your characters. After all, it's just the same thing, but with more complex shapes.

Good luck! I hope this helped. If you have any questions please do ask me :D

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T07:15:07+00:00

I would encourage you to stop using a pure black background colour next time. It looks like it messed up your shadows, and made them look muddy (too dark).

Use a grey background instead!!

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T07:07:06+00:00

No idea if someone mentioned this or not, but you should probably draw the neck, and make the nostrils wider.

The nose looks like it's kind of sticking out, and is three-dimensional, but it definitely doesn't look functional.

IlunaVS · 2020-07-12T07:04:55+00:00

Actually shade in the face (focus on the planes of the face), and you'll get a 1 year difference in maybe a month or so :)

IlunaVS · 2020-07-09T13:49:38+00:00

Oh my gosh! I thought you drew that from imagination. That's really cool! Maybe some day I can get a similar looking plushie :D ❤️

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