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oigrrrl805
06-28-2009, 08:51 PM
As I said, I'm drawing again. I decided to share my recent one I did last night before sleeping and finished up this morning. Yeah, It takes a while -_-

This is what I can do for now. Hopefully I will improve.

http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/oigrrrl805/IMG00281.jpg
MaryTerrault
06-29-2009, 12:42 AM
That took a while?
Alice in Wonderhell
06-29-2009, 05:51 AM
That took a while?
I was thinking the same. i wonder how she defines "a while".
SpikeSpades
06-29-2009, 07:14 AM
Well, it's pretty bad. Really bad. I'm not about to lie.
Everyone starts somewhere though, so keep drawing.

Also worth mentioning, if you're forcing yourself to draw.. chances are it's just not in you.
oigrrrl805
06-29-2009, 09:57 AM
That took a while?

Around half an hour..

Well, it's pretty bad. Really bad. I'm not about to lie.
Everyone starts somewhere though, so keep drawing.

Also worth mentioning, if you're forcing yourself to draw.. chances are it's just not in you.

I want to keep drawing.

I'm trying to improve the eyes, I was thinking she looked kind of tired or knocked out. I also want to improve hands, fingers, feet and shoes, they can be difficult.
SpikeSpades
06-29-2009, 12:12 PM
I want to keep drawing.

I'm trying to improve the eyes, I was thinking she looked kind of tired or knocked out. I also want to improve hands, fingers, feet and shoes, they can be difficult.

What I would try is life drawing to get better at things like that. Don't draw things from pictures or anything, but real live things. That's how you'll get to notice how things interact with lighting and shadows, which makes it much easier to shade realistically. Shading makes all the difference, trust me on that.
Try drawing your hand drawing, or other people. Draw people's faces and take notice of the slightest off things about them, like the angle of their eyes, or how a wrinkle blends itself into the rest of the face. Basically all those weird little things your art teacher makes you do that you hate. You need to know and learn the basics.
oigrrrl805
06-29-2009, 04:32 PM
What I would try is life drawing to get better at things like that. Don't draw things from pictures or anything, but real live things. That's how you'll get to notice how things interact with lighting and shadows, which makes it much easier to shade realistically. Shading makes all the difference, trust me on that.
Try drawing your hand drawing, or other people. Draw people's faces and take notice of the slightest off things about them, like the angle of their eyes, or how a wrinkle blends itself into the rest of the face. Basically all those weird little things your art teacher makes you do that you hate. You need to know and learn the basics.

Makes sense. I'll try that, and if school is offering any art class I might as well go for it.
I've been trying to draw manga since I was 11 but didn't practice enough afterwards. My drawing style hasn't had any big improvement since I was 13.

omg, for example, here (http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/oigrrrl805/IMG00288.jpg)is one I drew when I was 12 -_- but I think the eyes were better back then.
RIC
06-29-2009, 07:46 PM
Spike´s advices are very wise. Also you can entertain yourself practicing how to draw copying things at sight...for example, i wonder what you could have done in your drawing if you had studied how to draw anime eyes first.
http://img26.imageshack.us/img26/9826/eyebasic3.gif (http://img26.imageshack.us/i/eyebasic3.gif/)
http://img44.imageshack.us/img44/3382/mangaeyes1m.jpg (http://img44.imageshack.us/i/mangaeyes1m.jpg/)
http://img14.imageshack.us/img14/3792/mangaeyes2m.jpg (http://img14.imageshack.us/i/mangaeyes2m.jpg/)
SpikeSpades
06-30-2009, 08:36 AM
Makes sense. I'll try that, and if school is offering any art class I might as well go for it.
I've been trying to draw manga since I was 11 but didn't practice enough afterwards. My drawing style hasn't had any big improvement since I was 13.

omg, for example, here (http://i375.photobucket.com/albums/oo194/oigrrrl805/IMG00288.jpg)is one I drew when I was 12 -_- but I think the eyes were better back then.

Although I'm not particular with anime/manga, but knowing how anatomy works grandly with drawing cartoon styles.
Mister Jude
06-30-2009, 08:54 AM
Speaking of drawing... This one time, this guy promised to draw us all cartoons.
sr113
06-30-2009, 09:45 AM
Although I'm not particular with anime/manga, but knowing how anatomy works grandly with drawing cartoon styles.

Speaking of drawing... This one time, this guy promised to draw us all cartoons.

He even claimed to have the second one finished....
SpikeSpades
06-30-2009, 09:47 AM
He even claimed to have the second one finished....

I did, and it was about you annoying me to make cartoons. jerk(^
SpikeSpades
06-30-2009, 09:48 AM
Speaking of drawing... This one time, this guy promised to draw us all cartoons.

He thought he was going to have spare time on his hands, but then he didn't.