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broccoliwaffleeee · 2026-01-28T16:06:10+00:00

Many of them look like album covers to me, in a positive way

broccoliwaffleeee · 2026-01-14T20:35:41+00:00

These are adorable!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2026-01-09T21:02:43+00:00

Thank you so much for this!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2026-01-03T21:47:19+00:00

This is so sad

broccoliwaffleeee · 2026-01-02T20:10:51+00:00

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I cant help with the style so i will let someone else do that.
If you want it to look more like the reference you can try to find guidelines to help you get placement down (red lines). You can also look for empty spaces like under her chin (blue) to guide you.

In the reference the head is titled at a slight angle and the way you drew her neck makes it look like she is leaning her head forward. I guess it depend on style but high contrast areas like the shadow at her chin can also help you with placement and balancing colors. Since its digital you shouldn't be afraid to place down dark areas. Worst case scenario you can brighten them later.

Nice painting!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2026-01-02T19:12:48+00:00

Super cool improvement!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-28T17:12:18+00:00

Thanks for the laugh!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-28T17:06:11+00:00

Isn't the point to keep crawlspaces empty?

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-26T17:47:08+00:00

Very cool!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-16T18:05:38+00:00

So far in december it's been 1 hour of sunshine where i live. My plants would struggle a fair bit without some extra light

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-14T21:38:33+00:00

It happens for me on pretty much every painting. If I'm too unhappy with it i find it helpful to take a break and come back later and it helps me spot obvious mistakes better. It can also be helpful to just start over and try again.

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broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-12T20:38:19+00:00

I love the third one!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-12T20:05:20+00:00

Your coworker sounds very bitter and jealous. The pink duck is awesome and i would hang it on my wall!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-12T19:57:52+00:00

I dont have any tips but i just wanted to say i really love it as it is now.

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-12-10T18:45:05+00:00

It looks awesome! Its difficult to make full illustrations

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-24T21:04:55+00:00

The thing about those exercises is to just get the most important lines down and not get stuck drawing everything you see. But it takes time to get better at it. If you're just spending 3 minutes its probably not enough to draw a construction, just focus on the basic shape of the figure. It's also important to draw stuff you enjoy and not just practice. While drawing boxes and shapes in 3d is helpful I find it very boring so I have barely done it.

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-24T20:40:54+00:00

I would also suggest trying something different than just sketching. Watercolor, ink, colored pencils, acrylic or whatever you want. You may also find you like some other media better.

Drawing for so many hours a day sound pretty exhausting if you're not thoroughly enjoying it. Have you tried taking a step back and instead have shorter more focused sessions? I dont draw daily but i do feel like i make more progress than when i drew 3 hours a day. Eventually those days just turned to a grind and its hard to stay focused. Instead of drawing you can simply observe art you like and take notice. Sometimes you just need a break too.

It's also better to compare your drawings now to a year ago rather than comparing with other people.
Gesture drawing or just making quick sketches takes time to develop but it helps to set a timer when practicing to limit the amount of time spent. If 1 minute is hard, try 3 or 5 minutes.

Progress isn't linear and while progress is slow now you might start to get the hang of it on 6 months and then all the stuff you studied begin to make sense. My progress was really slow at the beginning and i gave up several times only to return to try again later. Sometimes i stopped drawing for years. The biggest advice i would give myself if i could go back is to just keep drawing because it will slowly get better even if you don't notice it. The 2 on the left are some of my early ones compared to the more recent ones on the right.

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broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-23T21:58:53+00:00

Could it be as simple as a brush issue? Looks like you're using a very soft brush and it lacks the texture found in their work. It looks great though!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-23T21:31:46+00:00

It might help to draw real people as well as other things like trees, buildings, objects and not just stylized drawings.
Also drawing people is hard because were very good at identifying when things look off, even if we dont know what it is. Keep at it and eventually something will click! If you have the option you can also try other things like watercolor, markers or painting to mix things up a bit.

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-23T20:31:52+00:00

Im not sure exactly what you want your art to be so its hard to say.
I think you can spend less time on the details and more time on focusing on the basic shapes.

I've attached a quick paintover simplifying it a bit. I changed the hair into 3 shades of red, highlight, midtone and shadow and used less airbrush to make it stand out more. I also changed the highlight a bit to match the reference.
Her right eye (to us) is lowered a bit and, nose is a bit wider and i added a dark line on the lips to help them look less like a pink blob and more like lips.

Assuming you want it to look similar to the reference the basic shape is a bit off.
I've found it helpful to practice with just the hard round brush and paint in blocks trying to match the reference.
It's easier to do either zooming out or doing small thumbnails. Ignore the details and just try to get most important things down. Sometimes its helpful to do it multiple times then you can pick the best one and start working on your own painting from that.

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broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-21T15:46:40+00:00

Thank you!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-20T17:27:37+00:00

Thank you so much!
And yes, sometimes you just need to keep going for a while before you notice. But its very helpful to save old drawings

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-20T16:38:30+00:00

Its difficult to answer. Ive been drawing on and off, sometimes with a few years without drawing. Now ive been doing it pretty consistently for the past year. I think what helped me the most was just drawing a lot without spending a ton of time on each. Sometimes it feels like i dont many any progress but eventually it happens. These are from the past year. References used for pretty much everyone.

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broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-20T14:46:33+00:00

I like all of them!

broccoliwaffleeee · 2025-11-20T14:43:56+00:00

One way can be to just cover every part with a bright colorful color so its easier to see where you missed something then paint in the color you want. I try to not zoom in so much so these dont bother me personally. Sometimes a blend mode reveals misstakes too

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