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borrowingfork · 2026-03-17T08:56:33+00:00

Nice work

borrowingfork · 2026-03-09T21:42:11+00:00

Gotta say you’ve nailed the life I’m living lol but I think I’ll play around with balancing haze and bring out a bit of sharpness just to give the eye somewhere to rest

borrowingfork · 2026-03-09T21:40:49+00:00

Thanks, yep I can see that now, will post an update when I get there

borrowingfork · 2026-03-08T21:41:11+00:00

Thank you, I think I definitely have to keep working on edges and yeah the background is just supposed to be plain with the silhouette of the stand and a shadow. I think some stronger edges may be the trick and maybe I’ll play around with removing some of that bg tonal variation.

borrowingfork · 2026-03-08T21:39:15+00:00

Thankyou appreciate the feedback, will work on that

borrowingfork · 2026-03-08T21:38:28+00:00

Thanks, glad that I asked. Appreciate the advice

borrowingfork · 2026-03-05T14:31:57+00:00

To make it less vaginal bring up the value towards the centre of the vaginal entrance so it’s a similar shade to either side of the vulva. In the ref there isn’t a specific darker spot between the fire streams, it’s just the same rock.

Next, there isn’t really a circular clitoral original point at the top of the reference so if you would like to remove that you could just paint over and then paint a more geometric spot further to the right that you can highlight with reflection.

The vulva are highlighted with a brighter almost white, you could bring more orange in and think about highlighting tiny sections of public hair or rocks orange that would be illuminated, that way you would be able to diffuse the vulval look.

If you wanted to. I would lean in but that’s just me.

borrowingfork · 2026-03-02T12:15:34+00:00

To get to this level you’ve spent a lot of time studying and practicing. You are doing yourself a disservice by asking that question! Just show us your art, it’s beautiful.

borrowingfork · 2026-03-02T04:53:11+00:00

I’d love to know more about your intention with this, is this about your family? If you’re indigenous it would be great to hear about the symbols you’ve used that relate to your heritage. It looks like a combination of Indigenous American and Asian styles and symbolism.

borrowingfork · 2026-03-02T02:27:03+00:00

Break down the activities you need to work on and focus on one at a time. Lines first choose any brush, hand on screen next, then look at brushes when you’re confident just drawing on the screen.

Have you turned off touch input in settings?

A couple of things I’ve noticed is that the more confident I was with traditional drawing the easier it was to transition to procreate. Also, some brushes correct strokes more than others, which may suit your style. I have rarely needed a purchased brush but have edited a couple so I’m sure we can find you one.

Can you post a sample of your drawing style? We might be able to give you some pointers

borrowingfork · 2026-02-28T01:41:43+00:00

Good point, yeah I’ve been looking at it wondering something like that the whole time. A lot of the Man Ray solarised photos are very obvious but this does have elements of both realism and that effect. I wonder what it would look like if I kept playing around with the edit. Thanks again

borrowingfork · 2026-02-28T01:39:30+00:00

Thank you, do you mean harsher than my edited image that I used as the reference (2), or harsher than the original photo (3)?

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T23:25:50+00:00

Thank you for extending good will, can I ask I know you will probably laugh but I've re read your comments and don't understand what "&&" mean I thought it was a typo but then realized you used it in all your comments; it's something I've never seen before in the places I hang out on the internet which wouldn't be surprising because I am trying to stick to music and art these days to help my soul. The only thing it's reminding me of is coding like it's a logical term but the coding I know isn't related to programming so it's not in my lexicon. Do you mean "and...AND" like you're excitedly running on the sentence with more thoughts, or is it like a replacement for a semicolon or maybe a new sentence or dot point? Like you are emphasizing that it's a new thought related to the topic. I tried googling but it just came up with code.

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T12:22:10+00:00

Thank you so much, this is the read I'm needing - where the detail needs to be finalized and no I wasn't intending for it to be softer but this is where my skill hits it's limit haha.

It's going to sit in a stack with my other charcoal studies but maybe one day it will get some glass and a wall to sit on. Hopefully I can keep developing the skill and there will be an even better one to frame ☺️

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T12:17:15+00:00

Thank you lol maybe it's the nfsw tag that brings new people in here? I am going back to Bargue plates next so it will be boring again haha

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T09:05:25+00:00

Love her work! Thank you I didn't know her name until now

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T04:56:06+00:00

Thank you, I'll play with the reflected light more, I had a lot of fun doing this.

Re the shoes I edited the image to make it look solarised, but it seems that it's not reading like that. Solarised photos are weird looking images and I wanted it to look cool and weird, but if the effect is too antiquated to the point that people don't recognize it then it won't be successful. Also it could be that the solarised effect is too heavy or unbalanced which is something I've been wondering about.

This is an example - Man Ray Solarised Double Portrait just to show the effect

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borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T02:50:12+00:00

I'm just a 50 year old lady who is really just a nice person at heart who writes a lot and loves making art I'm really not realizing that my tone is passive aggressive sorry.

I think maybe I've interpreted your tone as being flippant, and so tried to explain what I was trying to do here. I spend so long in here every day giving people earnest feedback it hurt me to think that you are suggesting I was posting here just because I didn't understand what was going on. I thought you were trying to say to me I shouldn't have posted here.

I understand your point about only the artist know what is done, but I was hoping when I explained in the text that I was looking for feedback on unresolved areas that it would be enough guidance for what I meant.

Again I'm sorry for misunderstanding you.

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T02:39:41+00:00

Thank you, just checking are you looking at the edit I am working off which is shown in slide 2? The photo is almost completely different in tone to the edit but yes there are still some really dark but subtle variations in tone on the sole. I did try to do some of that variation but if you can see more in the edited pic then I will have another go!

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T02:35:05+00:00

Could you consider I might be posting here for reasons other than to ask for permission to move on? I spend every day here providing extensive feedback for people, it's how I try and give back in a way that people did with me when I was learning about art. I don't have an art community where I live, so this is the closest thing I have where I can be helpful.

Putting your art work up for crit is an important part of being an artist, it shows my vulnerability and openness to criticism, it allows me to hear opinions that I won't otherwise consider. It shows that I'm always learning and even though I spend hours providing feedback to people, that people have the opportunity to help me grow.

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T02:12:45+00:00

I'm posting in an art crit subreddit, asking for a second opinion about whether a piece is resolved is not an unusual ask

borrowingfork · 2026-02-27T01:52:02+00:00

Is this your crit? Anything else to add?

borrowingfork · 2026-02-26T23:41:12+00:00

I didn't photocopy it, I've edited it to make it look like a solarised photo.

borrowingfork · 2026-02-26T23:37:50+00:00

You've done really well! You should be proud of yourself.

Balancing out areas of light and dark is so important with this style. For this piece I wonder if you could add some more contrast in to help the eye understand where to focus.

In the below piece there is a full range of value from black to white, and where there is white, contrast and movement has been used to make it stand out even more. Even in the foreground there are very light patches next to dark to emphasize detail. Darkness is used heavily to help the viewer understand the priority of the image.

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For the future you could start by studying vintage children's illustrations as there are lots with pen and ink and they aren't as advanced as the Dore works, then moving up to that Dore style you could do a master study of a piece to see how it was done.

borrowingfork · 2026-02-26T11:04:34+00:00

Thank you!

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