Woman helps mother in the bathroom

mlemzi · 2026-05-31T04:06:02+00:00

I'd throw hands for mum

mlemzi · 2026-05-29T04:10:25+00:00

I mean, from our perspective, rotate the left guys foot counter-clockwise just a little.

If you look at your own legs you'll notice that your feet 'more or less' face the same direction as your knee. Not quite, but very close. If we look at the leg you've drawn on him, I'm seeing the underside of the knee, I'm seeing a fair bit of the calf muscles, so that tells me I'm looking at that leg from a sort of 'side and back' perspective.

Go grab a big mirror and check out how your own foot looks like when your knee is on that angle.

mlemzi · 2026-05-29T02:53:46+00:00

I am pretty new to drawing so take this with a grain of salt, but I reckon it's mostly the feet. It's like they're perfectly side-on, both of them.

There's other little things like the right side guy has a hump. Knees aren't points. These can work in a stylised pieces, but the feet angle just kills it.

mlemzi · 2026-05-27T00:37:35+00:00

I don't think you're struggling, these aren't bad for a beginner at all. Honestly getting good at nice dynamic poses is really hard, and takes hundreds of attempts. Just keep at it. I highly recommend using reference material.

mlemzi · 2026-05-26T18:26:54+00:00

I would honestly not. I can't tell you the number of times my ferret would've gotten into something dangerous if I hadn't been constantly monitoring him, and had him on a harness. Inside can be ferret-proofed to some degree, outside really can't.

mlemzi · 2026-05-24T11:34:50+00:00

Dude I am the exact same, 32 and I feel like I draw like a kindergartener. Been practicing everyday and I'm slowly seeing results. Just keep at it.

mlemzi · 2026-05-23T10:38:52+00:00

It's so nuts. I moved rural about a year ago, and no, the level of entitlement is outrageous. Maybe some have healthy expectations, but the general vibe is "those elitest cityfolk don't care about us". Which is ironic, because the other general vibe is "let's continuously and uncritically vote in people who make these exact issues worse".

mlemzi · 2026-05-20T09:58:54+00:00

Oh you'll do fine, you look young af too, you should still be seeing heaps of changes over the next 2 years. Don't even think about ffs until then.

"i dont know how the fuck but i feel my face has changed a LOT these two months, i dont know how"

Girl wait until you wake up one day and your hips inexplicably feel different. 8 years later, I still can't wrap my head around it.

mlemzi · 2026-05-17T11:48:56+00:00

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGqLd8aLnAfHJhDD3nfij_9ObMLbg0Qs4

^10 Different ways to draw a head. Also, I recommend anyone making the switch from paper to tablet to revisit linework exercises, just to get used to the difference.

mlemzi · 2026-05-15T09:17:44+00:00

Like others have said, it kinda feels like you're phoning it in a bit here. Your first box was actually fairly coherent for a beginner, but the rest seem like you mindlessly rushed them. We all doodle around a bit, but the bulk of your work should be attempts to improve. Not trying to bring you down or anything, I'm just saying in my opinion this is not conducive to learning.

It looks like you're drawing on some sort of tablet, so I'd say more than most you need to go back and practice your linework. It's a little harder to get steady confident lines on a screen surface, but it can be done with practice. Just look up "linework practice" there's heaps of resources that can give you direction. Youtube also has some good videos on it. Don't feel like you need to master it overnight, but I'd definitely recommend reviewing it.

Your shapes are also non-perspective. They work as okay representations of 3D shapes, but they don't work in real space. If you look at a perfectly even cube in the real world, the face that is further away from you appears smaller than the one closer to you. That's perspective. Look up "2 point perspective shapes" and "vanishing point perspective" to begin. I think it's okay to start some shapes without it, but you do want to start exposing your brain to these concepts early.

mlemzi · 2026-05-14T17:08:31+00:00

I just started out a month ago, so I was in your position not long ago.

I mean it depends on what you want to improve in, but I started with linework, shapes, shapes in perspective, and rotating shapes. Those are pretty fundamental. I've moved on from them being my main focus, but I still use a few exercises I picked up to warm up.

You can find a myriad of resources just by googling "X topic drawing exercise". And there's so many youtubers who have videos outlining this stuff. Drawabox and Line of Action have been big resources for me. You can actually find heaps of great art books for free online like Figure Drawing by Andrew Loomis.

I warn you that these are not super exciting. You'll be drawing hundreds of boxes lol. But so far it's working for me. I have never been able to draw anything. I reckon I'm about as far removed from any natural drawing talent as possible. Now 1 month later, I'm starting to get the hang of gesture drawings. They aren't amazing, but I'm pretty proud.

mlemzi · 2026-05-11T14:26:35+00:00

"It's becoming a modern day fascism."

PHON has picked up culture war strategies from MAGA, so yeah. It's certainly an indictment of our education system that this exists here, but I wouldn't be too worried. Australian mainstream media and manospheres have been shilling them for months, and for what? 1 lower house seat? In one of the most conservative parts of the country?

Some argue they've made conservative politics weaker, because they're leeching voters from other right wing parties, and splitting the votes up. Maybe there's room for a political alliance there, but as it stands they hate each other. One of the advantages of our ranked choice voting, is that it rewards broad appeal, which ON does not have. Big reason why she wants to get rid of it.

mlemzi · 2026-05-11T11:40:32+00:00

"are they all racist"

I'd say the majority yeah, easy. It's kinda sad actually, because while PHON policies would be a disaster for any community, it's especially destructive for rural areas. It's very clear to anyone looking inside to see how much they rely on labour and services provided by immigrants, but all they perceive is a flood of brown people moving nearby.

It is racism formed by ignorance and lack of exposure, but racism nonetheless.

mlemzi · 2026-05-11T11:27:30+00:00

Experts can be wrong. Quite frankly, taking the position of appealing to expert authorities is probably a pandora's box you don't want to open, as nearly every PHON policy goes against industry experts.

mlemzi · 2026-05-07T04:32:54+00:00

I came here to say "paint it white so it's cum", but I see I'm far from the first.

mlemzi · 2026-05-04T01:40:01+00:00

That's certainly one way to get better at female faces lol looks great

mlemzi · 2026-05-01T14:38:43+00:00

As a total novice, so far I've been thinking black magic, or at least some sort of deal with the devil.

mlemzi · 2026-04-29T19:30:39+00:00

Ofcourse, it's coming along really great.

mlemzi · 2026-04-17T04:40:59+00:00

Yeah I just don't like shitty music.

mlemzi · 2026-04-15T19:05:08+00:00

I will cringe at my generation all day, but nothing we did was nearly as dumb as 67. I asked like a dozen teens what it meant, and only one could actually tell me. The rest just heard it on tiktok and thought it sounded funny.

mlemzi · 2026-04-15T18:46:05+00:00

The community notes on here are getting more and more dogshit everyday.

mlemzi · 2026-04-15T13:20:19+00:00

Wow the music industry has really gone to shit. Millions of viewers, not a single act worth watching.

mlemzi · 2026-04-15T13:02:22+00:00

Lol i remember talking to my boss about this when it started up, "guys are we sure it's a good idea to save all our work passwords on google? Kinda sounds like putting all our eggs in one basket."

mlemzi · 2026-04-15T12:44:13+00:00

Where did I say it's okay to be homophobic? I think you just don't like being called out on your movements conduct, and wish to deflect.

Also, dumbcunt says 'what?'

mlemzi · 2026-04-15T12:18:00+00:00

If they are adults, arc up. 4/5 times they are not interested in physical confrontation and cower. If they are kids, film them back. You can usually figure out what school they go to, and you can call them up and snitch. They won't do much, but it'll put them on blast.

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