No.1262
Because you need to draw.
Beginner or not.
Post results, receive/give crit.
-edit-
No.1270
No.1272
i dont think ive ever done a painted or face study
No.1273
>>1272Not bad, could almost be an alien from mass effect.
No.1281
>>1273Thank you!
Im surprised it doesn't look like a potato with a face.
Is there any critique specifically? I can see now that the eyes are way too far apart :(
No.1282
No.1283
>>1281Ah I think you know the problems, as always keep practicing and don't worry about making things perfect. Often the mistakes are the most interesting thing. The mistakes of a novice vs that of a master are not the same. Heh maybe you could call the professionals mistakes just his style.
No.1285
>>1270Nice rendering on the face, but you got lazy with the neck and shoulders. The most glaring problem is the proportions of the face though. You made her look like a completely different person, even somehow managing to change her expression. Try again, man.
No.1288
>>1282Her eyes are a tad farther apart here than they are in the ref. Pretty obvious you know what you're doing in the rendering dept, looks like you just need more practice in regards to faces. You over defined some areas in the mouth and nose, making her appear older in your study. when compared to the ref.
No.1290
>>1288Yeah, I know, it doesn't look much like the ref at all. Thought it looked alright anyway, so I left it this way.
No.1380
>>1376the shoulders are really nice. i think working on facial proportions would help you.
No.1382
No.1389
No.1390
Eh..
No.1391
I maed thing.
No.1396
>>1391maed pretty good
very paint
No.1397
Oekaki is pretty difficult but fun.
No.1398
>>1397dayum, those graphics
No.1399
It's abstract.
No.1402
>>1399Shitposting as a joke is still shitposting.
No.1410
No.1412
I really shouldn't look at other people's posts before posting.
No.1420
...Kinda got lazy. I need to do studies more often.
No.1421
>blurry_oekaki.png
No.1427
I don't usually do these, but I think I should start sometime
No.1433
I never done anything like this, would appreciate some feedback. Even though it doesn't look much like her, I'm a little impressed with myself, specially because I used no layers (except for the background) and no blending modes.
No.1438
>>1412Looks like you're drawing what you think you're looking at, instead of what you actually see.
i.e. You see an eye, so you draw an eye as you imagine it. But you should be drawing what you see, even if it's not what you think makes an eye.
No.1449
>>1438Ah hell, I really got to work on that. Thanks for the heads up.
No.1459
No.1476
>>1427I like it a lot. It's very muddy, but not in an ugly way. If that makes sense. Keep up to good work.
>>1433The eyes are very off. Her face looks as if she is staring at us with her eyelids closed. You did well on the collar bones. I think you need to work in colors a bit, too. Keep practicing, I like your stuff and see potential in it.
>>1390I don't feel like you are getting her angle into it. It alsk looks as though she is facing toward us completely. I do like the hatching/shading a lot, though.
>>1420I think you should focus on placement of the eyes, nose, and mouth. The hair is very well done.
No.1479
>>1476>The eyes are very off. Her face looks as if she is staring at us with her eyelids closed. You did well on the collar bones. I think you need to work in colors a bit, too. Keep practicing, I like your stuff and see potential in it.Thanks, made a few changes to the eyes, I'm hoping it looks a little less weird.
No.1504
No.1520
>>1479much better. You're almost there!
No.1521
It's still a work in progress and I'm going to have to go in to tweak the face since some of the parts are higher/lower than they need to be, but just wanted to share what I have.
No.1523
I feel that the head is not as sutbley tilted like the girl in the pic. The nose is bigger.
No.1534
Did this
>>1504 the other day as a joke (lined paper, pen sketch, shadow of camera, etc.).
Decided to do it today properly as I haven't drawn in years, and remembered I actually have no plain paper. I'll get some tomorrow.
Until then, can someone tell me the best method for approaching this? I fucked up a couple of times, ended up using a "draw in shapes" method and that seemed to work well, but I did something terrible to her head that makes her look significantly older.
Any advice?
No.1535
Muh art skill
No.1536
>>1535Forgot pic like an imbecile.
No.1555
>>1262Still trying to crawl out of symbol drawing limbo. It's not going well.
No.1561
>>1555Baby steps. Mine started out looking like yours, and I just kept working at it until it looked like
>>1521. This isn't one of those 8x sped up YouTube speedpaints. You just keep working at it until it looks right.
No.1567
drawing without erasing cause i like to challenge myself and look like a fool when i fail.
No.1570
No.1576
>>1567Well you're fucking awesome.
No.1577
Hi, guys. First time posting here.
Seems a bit more tame than /ic/
I think some of the values are a bit off but I'll fix that later
No.1578
>>1577A bit too contrasty, but I love the look of the flat brush strokes
No.1579
>>1578>>1577You're right. I may have pushed the values a bit too far.
I think this is as far as I'll take it
No.1693
Haven't had much time to work on it. All I was able to do was work on the eyes. They still feel weird, so someone might need to point out what I'm doing wrong here.
No.1747
i tried. i need to get gud.
No.1749
is it ok to stylize a little in your studies? or would that be taking shortcuts/being lazy?
No.1750
>>1749That depends.
Are you stylizing because you know exactly what you're doing and could do it "right" if you wanted to, or are you stylizing because it just happened that way and it's easier to not fix it?
No.1753
>>1750a bit of both
if I took more of my time I could probably do it "right" but the reason I stylize is mostly because it's easier (which I'm guessing is the wrong way)
No.1754
>>1753Well, the point of studies is to learn, not to make a pretty picture. So taking shortcuts for the sake of ease is usually not a good idea, you might be avoiding the process that you "should" be doing this for.
Also, on second though stylizing
can be very harmful. If you stylize something "wrong" (usually because you don't know any better), you would avoid fixing it just because it's easier to do it your way. When you study real life, you're getting the pure form of that information. So technically it's always right, and that's what's most important to learn. Doesn't mean you have to do it, but it's very important to know it and
be able to use it.
No.1756
Got frustrated and decided to let it be.
No.1774
This is my first time doing this, loved it. I feel it came out alright, her expression isn't quite right - her head is probably too big, and so are her eyes.
No.1776
>>1774Touched it up a teeny little bit. Not sure if the difference is clear. (Shading, mainly)
No.1779
My version looks angry for some reason
No.1780
Here it is, I need some feedback.
No.1810
>>1776I like this a lot, do you have a website/tumblr?
No.1829
>>1779Looks like you widened the eyes. Wide eyes with downturned brows like that looks angry.
Also, you used lots of warm colors, which can be associated with aggression, and upped the contrast between lights and shadows in the face.
All of this creates a dynamic tension in the painting that comes across as very aggressive.
No.1832
Need to do more studies again.
No.1834
>>1832Good work, solid contrasts. Love it!
Just be careful with eyelids. Make sure you definite those lid wrinkles, or else it looks like cow eyes.
No.1837
>>1834Thanks! Yes, it could use a lot more refining, especially around the features and eyes, but I limited myself to an hour originally. I added another 15 minutes now to touch it up a bit more and try to include your suggestion.
No.1838
>>1837Wonderful, absolutely wonderful.
And don't stress. It's only a practice piece, but I do love the detailing.
Your hard work is definitely showing. I'm sure instructors are proud.
No.1845
No.2923
>>2899
Can't help feeling like that neck looks too thin to hold up her head.
Maybe making it a bit thicker on the left side would make it look better.
No.3921
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I think I learned everything I'm going to from this one.
didn't do a structured drawing, and mixed colors on the canvas.
No.3924
god I didn't even think i'd be able to do this at all
No.3931
Left eye is kind of wonky, Idk. Women's faces are difficult - use too many lines and suddenly you're dealing with a case of manface.
No.3962
don't even think about it, just draw
No.3972
>>1780
You fucked up the head shape and eyes, but I still love the coloring and shading. If you just look at the jaw.
No.3995
No.4032
how'd I do?
>erased name in corner for privacy
No.4034
>>4032
pretty poor. it's lacking structure, go read Loomis or Hampton sometime. Good job on keeping the hatching going in the same general direction though.
also
>signing your name on a study
don't do that
No.4035
No.4037
>>4034
wait what's wrong with just writing my name on my stuff. (not like a 'look at me' signing just printing name) ?
Sage for double post
also thanks for crits.
No.4052
>>4051
Yes, that is one handsome fellow.
No.4053
>>1570
>>1570
thumb looks really good
avoid line weoights for a while.
No.4056
>>4034
Nevermind my question, I read a book and kinda found out why
No.4408
Think I might have tried to do too much.
No.4409
Will probably be rotated. Goddamn mobile.
No.4411
Tried to fix a few errors I saw in mine. Other than the hair, I guess.
>>4409
It's correctly rotated if you open in a new tab. I like the nose lines, but the eyes put me off a bit.
No.4440
I am afraid of adding the features
Is the base of the drawing id any good ?
No.4478
>>4440
The shoulders are small.
>>4408
>>4396
Study and practice more.
No.4512
This was harder than I expected.
No.5004
im recently starting to learn ps, i am decent at oil and traditional mediums. layers blew my mind , still dont use em much tho
No.5005
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No.5034
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
No.5036
>>5034
>just_fuck_my_shit_up.jpg
No.5037
>>5034
AAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA
No.5049
>>5038
Das ist very pretty
No.5053
>>5049
Thanks fam. How to better though?
No.5054
>>5053
stop using lined paper
No.5064
>>1262
Fuck, I really need help here.
No.5066
>>5064
Just be more accurate, esp. between the nose and mouth.