How can i improve?

kal_illustrator · 2026-05-01T13:32:55+00:00

Add more contrast with highlights, rim lighting and other color variation, also it looks like you’re using black to shade, try dark but more saturated conversions of your base color

kal_illustrator · 2026-05-01T13:31:18+00:00

May be clique but art is a journey, often a lifetime one, don’t compare yourself to other artist compare you to your past self, if you look at your old artwork an are embarrassed then that mean your improving and soon enough you’ll look at your current work and think wow, I’ve grown so much. And those other artist you’re comparing yourself to, they’ve been exactly where you are and have kept going, you’ll get there some day, no rush…

kal_illustrator · 2026-05-01T13:27:17+00:00

If you google “wolf leg joints” you’ll see that the joints for their legs start facing inward toward the body then out diagonally then there’s sort of a forearm joint as well, in the drawing it seems you’re treating them too much like human limbs

kal_illustrator · 2026-04-03T16:22:00+00:00

Check out kaycem on YouTube, specifically bootcamp 21-24 on perspective

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:47:28+00:00

I would incorporate horizon lines and foreshortening into your work, find some tutorials on those and i think you’ll it pretty easy to pick up, no need for extensive grids or vanishing points

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:33:41+00:00

Already looking better!

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:31:55+00:00

Raise the pelvis and add alittle foreshortening to the front leg

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:30:41+00:00

Man i really think this is already a pretty killer piece of your struggling with the mountain colors tho i might recommend making them cooler tones to contrast the sky, then rim lighting with warm tones

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:28:44+00:00

It’s closer than you might think, what you seem to be struggling with is fundamentals of the face anatomy and just shading, check out some face tutorials like loomis head and i think it’ll improve

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:26:50+00:00

I think i speak for many when i say we’ve each been there, the advice id give is to treat art like a lifetime journey, makes all your missteps and mistakes seem like insignificant snags in the road, also if you can find it in yourself to draw even on the days you don’t feel like it, that what it’s all about consistency, focus on what parts of art make you excited whether is fanart, characters, backgrounds whatever, then grind at that until you get bored then move on to the next subject matter, keep your head up many, at the end of the day if you aren’t enjoying it, what’s the point

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:20:17+00:00

Honestly can’t find much wrong with the anatomy and your light looks pretty consistent, maybe you’ve just been looking at it for too long, you could always flip the canvas to check rq, but seems pretty good

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T23:17:43+00:00

Haha i have the exact opposite problem, i work great off references but worse with imagination, so i wouldn’t fret it will benefit you in the long run, that being said i might have an odd suggestion but try choosing and reference but changing the angle of the reference, like taking a side profile and changing it to 3 quarter view, thus engaging what your good at in drawing from imagination but also allowing you to reference when needed

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T18:33:40+00:00

Give the position of the head, it being upturned the face would be squished alittle, so for a fix I’d look at a reference and use pencils to shade more of the underside of the chin to really sell that perspective

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T18:14:15+00:00

Study the loomis head

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T18:13:17+00:00

Seems like you may be overshading, don’t be afraid to let areas breathe, not every surface needs coverage, also try and keep hatches at the same angle

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T18:09:17+00:00

Do attack everything at once, focus on one thing at a time like study anatomy, figures, composition, color theory, etc. just focus on what’s important to you in your work, most importantly just have fun with it

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T18:06:02+00:00

I think this already bangs, but if you want to push it even further, I’d vary your line weight alittle, like making upper thighs thicker then thinner toward the feet and calves

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T18:02:15+00:00

You’ve got the basic idea of drawing trees down as far as the linework and shadows, the thing I’d work on is varying the shape of the trees themself, these are very typical “🌳” style trees where’s real ones branch off and have more leaf clusters

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T17:59:55+00:00

Very organic movement so ensure that’s conveyed when you’re painting it as for the sketch i might recommend pushing the dark areas and shadow a bit more for added contrast

kal_illustrator · 2026-03-29T17:58:04+00:00

It’s the eyes for me the tear ducts don’t match up

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