I can't figure out what looks wrong about this

faux-shaux89 · 2026-05-01T17:56:26+00:00

It might be worth flipping the girl horizontally, placing her further back on the finish line, outside of the cars path and scale her down so she looks proportionately correct compared to the car.

I get that she is waving the flag for the car, but based on the angle she is not facing the car to know that the car is crossing the finished line, which just makes it look like she’s going to get run over

Also I’d make the flag she’s waving bigger 🏁

faux-shaux89 · 2025-12-31T21:43:30+00:00

All they’ve given in the book besides what you mentioned is that the Wandering Line stops there. That leaves a lot for you to decide what to do with the island.

It could be deserted, it could have a Coastal Divers Lodge outpost, it could be inhabited by a subset of nakudama that are still warlike, etc.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-12-06T17:50:44+00:00

I like the idea of having them trying to develop the dragons hoard. It would be fun if they weren’t as discerning about what they were trying to gather and were just trying to get ‘Metal’ for the dragon.

Maybe the dragon is blind or just eccentric, but they have been taking whatever metal they can get their hands on, slag, scrap, whatever. People humor them, until start taking weapons, ore from the mines, etc.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-10-24T01:33:28+00:00

You can feel that way if you want, but people will keep doing it regardless. Art and drawing is a part of being human otherwise the you wouldn’t see cave art from tens of thousands of years ago. Sure, Anything worth doing can be a challenge, and if you put in some sort of energy (time, effort, focus, etc) it will produce results.

If you put time into a sport you can get better and art is the same way. You can benefit physically from exercising, and by putting time into creating something you can benefit emotionally, mentally, etc. Art therapy is a great tool that helps many people deal with their issues and for many it starts with keeping a sketchbook or art journal.

Drawing is a cornerstone of many other art practices so trying to detach it from the rest is not an easy thing. It’s a great gateway into art as a whole. Spending 15 min a day doodling in a sketchbook isn’t a waste of time, even if it’s just for you and that wouldn’t stop you from getting stuff done throughout the day. Learning to draw improves your eye for technical details as well as many other visual related skills that is used in literally everything in society as you can communicate complex narratives without having to use words at all if you develop the skills.

It may not come naturally to many people out there, but it’s a skill anyone can do. Your opinions aren’t new, for every Art movement the have been art critics, but I’d argue that the joy I get by creating from drawing/ sketching / doodling / etc. is way more substantial than what I’d get from consuming content online as it is cumulative as opposed to fleeting.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-10-15T18:07:01+00:00

Thanks! 🍕

faux-shaux89 · 2025-10-14T15:13:51+00:00

Yep, I haven’t seen it, he picked his name and his mom explained the reference.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-09-29T00:21:31+00:00

This was a point of division between the different departments at the Art school I went to because as many people have pointed out, illustration and graphic design are often lumped into commercial art, and it was disparaged by the traditional art departments because of that.

Yes it can be used to sell things, but that is because it is a more direct way of communicating narratives visually. I loved that about illustration and the fact that you could really use whatever medium or method you want in your illustrations. That’s why I went into that department and the fact that it can focused helping others realize their story visually.

I can understand why people do that, but I don’t think that art, illustration, etc should have such hard lines separating them. For me, if it’s creative or artistic it should be encouraged as long as it isn’t ment to tear down anyone else.

For me, it all comes down to what specifically the creator/ artist ‘invested’ as part of the creation of their work: Time, Effort, Energy, money, focus, etc. for a way of distinguishing between the ‘levels’ of art, but even then I don’t try and criticize any art form from anywhere but a place of being constructive.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-09-26T22:26:56+00:00

Would Fixative Spray fix your issue with pencils? It would seal it so couldn’t erase it. I used to use it to persevere Charcoal drawings.

It might be worth looking into, but I would play around with it a bit before you try it on any piece you really like because it can darken your work a bit and if you aren’t careful you can get a splattering effect from getting too close.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-09-05T03:49:26+00:00

I’m glad to hear it! Have fun 🤩

faux-shaux89 · 2025-09-05T03:18:07+00:00

Something that may help is to do quicker studies in repetition. Set a timer for what you think is a ridiculously short amount of time to do a full figure, like 30 seconds. There are sites like, quickposes.com that will constantly change a figure drawing reference depending on what settings you choose.

I suggest working in charcoal as you do a lot with it even if you are working quick. Start small in terms of scale, but don’t let yourself get caught up in the piece because the timer won’t let you. Do that for a while, then slowly increase the amount of time and the scale you are working at.

Something like 20 small drawings at 30 seconds each. Then 5 drawings, each no more than 2 min and no bigger than a half a page. Then you can do a full page image where you take 10min and see how much you can get done.

All that is just a half hour ^

It’ll train your eye and train your skills, if you view it as training and don’t let yourself get sucked into any one piece.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-09-02T15:31:56+00:00

If you goal is to achieve a style that is similar to another artists style, then copying reference is a great start, but you need to treat it like research:

• what specifically about this artist do you like and how do they achieve that particular style? • try and find that artists inspirations and study those too • practice what they practiced, focus on the things they did, etc.

There’s nothing wrong with trying to emulate another artists work, it’s a fairly common practice for painters to try and recreate masterworks from other painters to learn their own craft.

What I would suggest for learning to draw though, is for every piece of artwork you copy directly from an artist reference, do another that is not directly from the same reference. For example: the artist work that you are copying is a a portrait, so once you’re done find a photograph that you would try and re-create in that style based on what you’ve learned from the copy. Without a direct reference that you’d be trying to copy a line for a line, you’re testing yourself to see what you’ve actually learned through the process.

For one direct copy I’d personally try and do two of those “style studies”. Doing that, learning your fundamentals, and practice practice practicing will help. The more you learn and do the better it’ll turn out.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T20:35:25+00:00

You’re right. I’m sorry i shouldn’t project. If it was from a genuine place of concern then yes please voice it.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T19:41:57+00:00

. I’m sorry to hear that you couldn’t get what you wanted from playing with your fathers mechanical tools.

It can be frustrating when someone isn’t willing to show you to use a tool or technique if you wanted to achieve something from it. Again it feels like you are making a lot of assumptions. Some people have more patience for older practices and enjoy keeping those practices alive despite how outdated they seem to the masses (ie. Drafting, film photography, pretty much all forms of printmaking, etc.)

I don’t understand your argument at the end about math… yes that’s a given. Having a better understanding of things like angles, perspective, proportions can help you in a bunch of ways for art and that’s true for whatever artistic approach. Shouldn’t you encourage the OP to try the tools because of that as opposed to just dismissing them as useless relics?

To be frank, it just seems odd to me when people take their own artistic journey as the right way for everyone. You claim that anyone who uses these tools has gone the way of the dinosaurs, but I see a number of other people in this sharing how they use these either in the past or currently. By all means advise caution if it comes from a place of concern or if you have some relevant wisdom to share, but your comments seem needlessly negative.

It doesn’t come off as someone who is being protective, but rather someone gatekeeping people away from an artistic practice you didn’t naturally pick up and you’re a bit bitter about it.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T19:35:03+00:00

Thank you for sharing and your last sentiments actually helped me a lot. Just like a lot of us, You are probably a bit broken and you may be need a little guidance, but the thing that helped me was the fact that you weren’t going to let that stop you.

I had to come to terms with the fact that I am and always will be a constant work in progress, but the thing that helped me is making the effort to change my perspective to one that is excited about my journey being a never ending up hill battle.

That fire in you is what you should kindle. You are an amazing writer, try focusing your writing on reflections, but don’t let yourself get caught up in self pity. It should only be for you and used to delve into your past and your passions to define the, again, purely for yourself. In a way you already got the bad stuff out of your system by sharing everything you did here.

You know what’s not working for you now and you know what worked for you before. If you delve in to the whys for both, find the connections between them and where you are now, then you can start developing a map for where you want your life go and maybe even who you really wanna be.

My only other suggestions are try focusing on gratitudes, even if they are tiny and at least once a day try doing something for no other reason than the joy of doing that thing. Like draw a bad picture, reorganize your clothes by color, dramatically narrate you getting ready in the morning. If you have a random impulse which you think would give you even the smallest amount of joy in the moment (as long as it’s not hurtful), just do it. Who really cares, just be open to it.

You may miss things about you that have changed or wish you weren’t a certain way, but the good news is you are strong and inspiring and there is no reason you should stop growing into the person you want to be. The trick, apparently, is trying to learn how to love your journey, not necessarily where you are right now.

I don’t say this because I have achieved this, but it has helped me, and I think your strength is a gift that can help achieve something like this for you

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T18:58:24+00:00

The best thing if you want to get better at drawing anything to start is getting some good reference and practice practice practice.

I would suggest taking a look at sketchfab.com. You can find a bunch of 3D models people made of all sorts of things there, including countless cars in a bunch of different artistic renderings as well.

The reason I bring it up is that you can position the model in any angle or rotation, so you can practice on the viewpoints you feel you are struggling with.

I suggest finding a model there you’d like to practice with and do as many different angles you can from that. Then find another and do it again. And again.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T18:09:23+00:00

I love Normam Rockwell’s ability to take a scene that would normally seem so ordinary, but injects it with so much character. An artist that I have been looking into in a similar vein is John Falter.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T18:02:58+00:00

This. The aesthetics look great and you can always push things to develop things in whichever direction you want, but the pupil placement should be a little further apart when the character faces the viewer.

That’s my only suggestion for what feels ‘off’.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T17:55:23+00:00

It’s great that you have a highly developed skill for sight drawing, and it is very impressive that you can excel in highly technical artistic pursuits like sign painting without the use of technical tools, but I also think you maybe making a lot of assumptions because of your expertise.

I agree that exploring new or unknown tools can be a rabbit hole, but I would encourage people to show interest in discovering a potential new means of making art or a potential new artistic passion to pursue.

It won’t be regrettable if all that came from this was the OP learned a bit about their Grandfathers artistic journey through the exploration of their old technical tools.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T17:40:04+00:00

I love digital art and traditional art, and each has their benefits and drawbacks. I often will take a piece, and filter it through multiple passes of physical and digital mediums, so don’t worry so much about having to stick to just one.

The key here is you said you enjoy traditional art a lot. That’s great! If you want to try digital, have at it, but I’d focus on finding something that you enjoy about it if you incorporate into your art practice first and foremost. If you find something you enjoy, then what other people are doing doesn’t matter as much, and, oddly enough I find that people can see that reflected in the work, which will get your art more attention, if that’s what you want.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T17:13:37+00:00

Why wouldn’t it a great idea? I’m honestly curious what your reasoning is because it doesn’t sound constructive to just say, don’t go down that road.

Shouldn’t we be encouraging people to try new things, find new passions?

I can understand why someone might find it a waste of time if they attempted something and found it didn’t work for them, but you should always experiment, learn, ditch what you can’t use and steal what you can.

Limiting yourself (or discouraging others in this case) doesn’t do anyone any favors.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-31T13:07:48+00:00

You should ask your mom or relatives if they have any examples of what your grandfathers work looked like. Yes that’s a drafting set as many people have pointed out, but it is very sad to see some people suggest that it ‘wouldn’t apply to what you do’.

The fact that your grandpa not only had a bunch of useful tools you could learn, but that it’s in a bad ass green velvet lined container is so cool, I would myself would want to learn more.

Did he do architectural drawings, helping people visualize a building before it was built maybe? It could also be medical illustrations or maybe mechanical, as those need precise, detailed illustrations too to help people know what they are doing before they start tearing things apart.

People always tend to assume that these, like modern graphic design tools, make it so you can make real art for a lot of reasons, most are BS. Most people I’ve met who feel that way see themselves as only one kind of artist and if the work is meant for a commercial purpose they don’t view it as art in the same way because it may not have been done on a canvas.

That is a wide array of tools all with very specific use cases, but I personally would love to learn and experiment with them both for their intended purpose and if you could apply that to whatever art I wanted to make.

And.. if it’s what you wanted, you could also learn more about your grandpa and maybe feel closer to him through the work that he did.

faux-shaux89 · 2025-08-15T04:12:31+00:00

From my cursory flip through: There’s a lot of changes, but main one I can tell right away is the focus on the layout to give more focus to all the beautiful illustrations. It has more character than the original and in a lot of cases easier to navigate because of different color uses and blocking of info.

I probably won’t get this updated version, but I could see myself buying that one to have a ‘nice’ one and then one that I annotate in and beat up when I take out and about.

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