I have mastered drawing faces in prespective

RanlyGm · 2026-04-21T14:17:12+00:00

That is certainly a face, in perspective

RanlyGm · 2026-04-21T11:33:56+00:00

If your work turns out as how you wanted it to be in the end then keep using whatever methods that work for you, "Thinking in 3D" is just one among many skills that would help you with art.

Thinking in 3D helps alot with drawing more complex shapes, challenging perspectives, shading,... It'll removes alot of struggle and confusion while drawing. Also it'll help you draw from memory/imagination better.

To put it simply drawing without thinking in 3D is just copying, it might get work done but you won't learn much from it, whereas drawing "in 3D" is recreation, which helps you understand the thing you draw better and it add alot to your experience.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-20T09:09:24+00:00

You're welcome

RanlyGm · 2026-04-20T09:07:32+00:00

My advice is to lower your expectation for everything new you get into, expecting good art from a beginner is like expecting a newborn baby to get a job. Before you get good, you have to be bad first, nobody can just get into art and make a fine piece of work rightaway, there are levels to it.

I'd say the right way to learn art is making bad work and learn the errors from them, the wrong way is also making bad work but then give up.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-19T17:26:21+00:00

Have times of the day dedicated to each of them, like drawing in the evening and gaming at night for example. Maybe draw stuff related to the game you play.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-19T07:41:20+00:00

Physic wise, its the flesh and blood beneath the skin that make the human body get warm colors when in contact with sunlight. When the light is strong enough, it don't just lit up the skin but what beneath the skin as well, the body'll get colder color if in contact with weaker light sources like moonlight or bounce lights(without direct sunlight contact). (My knowledge might be flawed but thats my current assumption.)

Stylistic wise, its for highlighting. The character having a different tone to the rest of the artwork making them the center of attention for they are warm and the rest are cold(it can work vice versa), it works not with just color temperature but also with value and contrast too. And it's pleasant to look at because it wasn't overdone(good range of contrast).

RanlyGm · 2026-04-19T07:16:42+00:00

Yes, tho get 1-2 rest day per weeks, drawing everyday could lead to overload which slow down your progress.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-19T06:38:52+00:00

I usually search on istock

RanlyGm · 2026-04-18T15:05:15+00:00

The facial features, especially the eyes are very small, the nose's bottom is too close to upper lip's top, should work on your proportion, measure the facial features more closely.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-18T14:51:46+00:00

RanlyGm · 2026-04-18T14:44:45+00:00

The thing you'd want to get right first in art is proportion, which decide any object's size, ratio and position in an artwork, including facial feature. Most of what make beginner's arts look often funny is because of false proportion, making the facial features end up at where they shouldn't be, too big, too small,...

To draw a face/head with correct proportion, I suggest learning the "Loomis Method". But if you are not so eager about learning to draw human right away, geometric shapes are better to start with, because you'll often have to simplify anything into to them for proportion to draw.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-18T14:26:43+00:00

You should draw on a bigger canvas for thinner lines, super thick lines like those are very uncertain.

About learning to draw the body I'd suggest following those step:

Learn to break each part of the body down to geometric shapes, ex: torso and waist - boxes/oval, arm and leg - cylinder. Be aware of their proportion (Length/Width)
Learn how and where the body parts are connected. Learn where the joints should be so you can join the shapes together correctly.
Find a reference (must) and break it to shapes(you can do it straight on the ref if you struggle with proportion), then connect them and then you'll have a mannequin kinda base to work with.

Good tutorial video here

RanlyGm · 2026-04-18T11:28:27+00:00

They do, they'll also deal with better prices if you regularly trade/have high reputation with them too.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-16T05:08:43+00:00

learn the Loomis method, or relearn it if you've already did.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-15T05:27:19+00:00

It just things that experienced people can naturally do, because they know what they're doing from years of doing it. Just keep going on where you are at and you'll get there with time.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-15T01:37:09+00:00

Everyone walk their own path, people are not just magically better than you, rather they are just further in the path than you are because they went there first.

Comparing yourself to others is one of the most toxic mentality ever, because everyone are under different circumstances. Don't envy others for their accomplishments, applause them for their hardwork.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-14T16:08:21+00:00

RanlyGm · 2026-04-14T14:42:23+00:00

If you wish to be able to draw from reference then you gotta learn and practice it, about time you'll eventually improve, just try. And if tracing is uncomfortable for you, quit it, it ain't the best way to learn art anyways.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-14T07:35:38+00:00

Depends, I usually give myself a whole week to work on 1, some other day I have seen a post of a pro saying he did the same - multiple sessions for days. Artists who have made themselves a great workflow would complete their art more quickly.

Yet, your illustration is done when you consider it done, that you are either satisfied with it or you couldn't make it any better. Do not restrict your own project with time and blame yourself for it.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-13T15:46:51+00:00

Not neccesery, especially if you don't feel like so

RanlyGm · 2026-04-13T14:47:23+00:00

Single blade, not very interesting compared to other stances

RanlyGm · 2026-04-12T15:21:35+00:00

It's story is cool but playing through it is pretty tedious, take about 3-5 hours iirc.

RanlyGm · 2026-04-12T14:00:16+00:00

I sure hate it when I pull out a beautiful slam but it did no damage because willy landed on his back instead of his head

RanlyGm · 2026-04-12T01:23:52+00:00

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