Posted July 14, 2015 fmffufumffp i finally finished it!! fixed the legs a little and i just : ' D im gonna take a break from doing digital drawings to work on traditional; i also got figure drawing for all it's worth by andrew loomis so i'm going to be practising using that for a while!!! the human body has a lot of muscles send help how do you colour hair i just/// omg Share this post Link to post
Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) haha yeah, human bodies are hard work but you get used to it when you draw more. I remember the time when I took drawing class and drew people on the buses and trains. But also remember that perfecting the proportions of the real human anatomy is not the only route you can take but you can adjust the proportion to fit your own. Good examples would be Justice League or Gears of War where their proportions are either more extremified or bulky. There is no right or wrong in art but rather whether you, the artist, feels that you have achieved your goal to convey it in the way you wanted it to be. Other than that, keep up the good work. Edited July 14, 2015 by Zen_Cross Share this post Link to post
Posted July 14, 2015 fmffufumffp i finally finished it!! fixed the legs a little and i just : ' D im gonna take a break from doing digital drawings to work on traditional; i also got figure drawing for all it's worth by andrew loomis so i'm going to be practising using that for a while!!! the human body has a lot of muscles send help how do you colour hair i just/// omg ZOOMS OMG JOUHAIR THATS REALLY GOOD The hair is like //STOKES INTENSELY give me your shading skills please and yeh uff anatomy is killer omg. I should probs pick up an anatomy book and look at it but-- im too laze Share this post Link to post
Posted July 14, 2015 (edited) yOU SAID YOU GOT A FIGURE DRAWING BOOK YOU DIDN'T MENTION IT WAS THE LOOMIS ONE That book is so good. I've looked over it in ebook form before they started reprinting them, but now that they are available again I'm looking to get for my birthday the figure drawing one and perhaps either Fun With a Pencil or Creative Illustration *crosses fingers* ZC is right -- proportions can be modified by style! Though it helps to have a grasp of the "ideal" proportions even though in real life, there's barely anyone in the world who has perfect proportions; personally, I find it just as useful to look at alignment i.e. the relationship between body parts. For figure and gesture drawing, it's nice to go out and sketch people while they are moving or doing daily things so you can capture the essence of the form quickly and effectively (drawing classes have periods of 30 second/1 minute/5 minute/10 minute poses to train that, and you've probably done that in art class in school). For the actual, technical drawing aspect, don't be afraid with your lines when you're inking. I've noticed that a lot of your anime drawings have "fuzzy" lines. Even in sketches, try not to make your lines choppy but stroke them with one fluid motion (when drawing digitally, feel free to draw it slowly and spam Undo). Instead of going over an area multiple times to emphasize it, do that by varying line weight. Whether you overall use thinner or thicker lines is up to personal preference. The other technical thing is: don't be afraid to have more contrast in your shading. (I still struggle with this too.) You have the liberty to make your darks darker to make a more visually appealing whole. If you put your drawing in greyscale, does it still look as good? Not too related, but is the video that made the shading concept click for me. Coincidentally, these are points 1 and 2 of Figure Drawing For All Its Worth, page 24. Edited July 14, 2015 by TehUltimateMage Share this post Link to post
Posted July 18, 2015 uff i don't have an update or anything oops i'm sorry but i just want to reply to all of you lovely peeps!! thank you so much [ happy birb noises ] haha yeah, human bodies are hard work but you get used to it when you draw more. I remember the time when I took drawing class and drew people on the buses and trains. But also remember that perfecting the proportions of the real human anatomy is not the only route you can take but you can adjust the proportion to fit your own. Good examples would be Justice League or Gears of War where their proportions are either more extremified or bulky. There is no right or wrong in art but rather whether you, the artist, feels that you have achieved your goal to convey it in the way you wanted it to be. Other than that, keep up the good work. wink.gif omg ahh yeah ; u ; human bodies are really hard! i need to practise more yes <333 ahh oh really? that's super cool omg i need to just go out there and sit at a starbucks or something and just draw people pfffftttt ahh whoa that's true--thank you so much!! <333 that's true, art comes in all forms : ' D so i guess i can take a bit of liberty--still, i do really like realism and it's super fun to do! <33 hopefully i can improve more and more, slowly ; o ; ZOOMS OMG JOUHAIR THATS REALLY GOOD The hair is like //STOKES INTENSELY give me your shading skills please and yeh uff anatomy is killer omg. I should probs pick up an anatomy book and look at it but-- im too laze LOUD CRYING SEPAIR THANK YOU <3333 omg sheds real tears & hides face UR TOO NICE omg stabs myself in the face thank you friend so much <333 anatomy is hard i just. why sos 101 send help omg yoo you should!! anatomy books are actually really fun : ' D idk it pleases me bc i really like realism pfft yOU SAID YOU GOT A FIGURE DRAWING BOOK YOU DIDN'T MENTION IT WAS THE LOOMIS ONE That book is so good. I've looked over it in ebook form before they started reprinting them, but now that they are available again I'm looking to get for my birthday the figure drawing one and perhaps either Fun With a Pencil or Creative Illustration *crosses fingers* ZC is right -- proportions can be modified by style! Though it helps to have a grasp of the "ideal" proportions even though in real life, there's barely anyone in the world who has perfect proportions; personally, I find it just as useful to look at alignment i.e. the relationship between body parts. For figure and gesture drawing, it's nice to go out and sketch people while they are moving or doing daily things so you can capture the essence of the form quickly and effectively (drawing classes have periods of 30 second/1 minute/5 minute/10 minute poses to train that, and you've probably done that in art class in school). For the actual, technical drawing aspect, don't be afraid with your lines when you're inking. I've noticed that a lot of your anime drawings have "fuzzy" lines. Even in sketches, try not to make your lines choppy but stroke them with one fluid motion (when drawing digitally, feel free to draw it slowly and spam Undo). Instead of going over an area multiple times to emphasize it, do that by varying line weight. Whether you overall use thinner or thicker lines is up to personal preference. The other technical thing is: don't be afraid to have more contrast in your shading. (I still struggle with this too.) You have the liberty to make your darks darker to make a more visually appealing whole. If you put your drawing in greyscale, does it still look as good? Not too related, but this is the video that made the shading concept click for me. Coincidentally, these are points 1 and 2 of Figure Drawing For All Its Worth, page 24. AYE I DID GET THE LOOMIS DRAWING BOOK ALSO KNOWN AS GOD omg god yes i just <333 gahh it's so dedicated and wonderful ufff send help ; o ; because i'm a broke birb i also got a pdf of artistic anatomy by george b bridgman but i'm really hoping to get it in print soon because it's also a really good book <333 its so good i actually really love it so much omg i just. holds heart i've actually learnt a lot from it already and i'm just doing a readthrough--i'm gonna start drawing drawing once i familiarize myself with the book a bit more ; o ; omg yoo nicenice!! hopefully you can get the thing <33 ufff yes that's true!! haa until you guys mentioned that i didn't even realise : ' D i suppose it's up to style and a good blend! ; o ; and ahh yeah that's true : ' D the perfect figure doesn't exist, and it's wonderfully refreshing how diverse everyone is tbh <333 omg ohhh that's cool O definitely; one of the biggest things i struggle with is drawing from mind (which is why ocs are like lmao how) bc i'm always like ???? where that arm go send help 101 abort mission omg dan g that sounds really cool!! OO: whoa dang i should try that--speed drawing sounds like it'd help to really pay attention to detail and realise things! omg ahh no we haven't done that before in art class OO: it sounds super cool tho dang ohh tyty so much friend <33 i honestly have so much trouble with lines bc i just start drawing them everywhere so my sketches are like 101 sos send help yes undo is god : ' D ahh thank you so much friend!! <33 i will try that next time i line a thing ; u ; omg ahh whoa i didn't realise but now i see--yeah, i know what you mean! idk i'm always a bit afraid to take the darks too dark or the lights too light like jfc what but//// dang omg omg thank you friend for the video <333 watches intensely : ' D omg whoa YES pfftt i honestly was like ?? these points sound really familiar///// but thank you for explaining in such detail!! tears up and holds heart like. yes. i will go into the world with this knowledge and make mage proud tyty friend <333 i hope to use everything and make some wonderful arts soon ; o ; Share this post Link to post
Posted July 22, 2015 eep i am probably the slowest at doing this and technically it's 12:30 am but shshshHSHSH it's not the next day yet i haven't slept yet but yass hello i am here and i have done day one of the thirty day challenge!! i'm doing this along with the squad so pls make sure to check out their cool entries and they also update way faster than i do pfpfpt day 1: draw yourself/your primary oc/your persona w/e me everyday feat the laziest hand in the universe Share this post Link to post
Posted July 22, 2015 yOOOOOO fata why are you such a cutiee patoee both indoors and outdoors i want to touch your art's face Oh? Who else is in the squad? It's a secret. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 22, 2015 w-what squad are you talking about I don't know nothing about no squad Fata I love your art and I'm so glad you're doing the thing with us <33 you are a beautiful human bean Share this post Link to post
Posted July 22, 2015 There is no squad. There was never a squad. "Squad" isn't even a real word ha ha what are you talking about Fata for most beautiful fromage 2k15 never stop arting Share this post Link to post
Posted July 23, 2015 *poofs in because wow its been forever where have I been where did all this art come from idkkkkk wow* I dunno the outdoors version is hella but that indoors picture is absolute perfection, I mean like the angles and the lighting and everything is just exquisite. what squad i like squads they are tiny little squishy things related to cuttlefish, yes? Share this post Link to post
Posted July 24, 2015 aSLKSGHDG all these replies you guys hides face tyty ; o ; <3333 Oh? Who else is in the squad? a collection of cuttlefish yOOOOOO fata why are you such a cutiee patoee both indoors and outdoors i want to touch your art's face screams loudly and touches your art from a distance omg tyty friend ; o ; <333 i am just a smol birb doing my smol birb thing Fata I love your art and I'm so glad you're doing the thing with us <33 you are a beautiful human bean omg i shed so many tear thank you ayes <33 i must do the thing hella ; u ; touches you so much omg thank you friend u are a beautiful robot birb Fata for most beautiful fromage 2k15 never stop arting IM SHEDDING REAL TEARS i am the tru fromage yes thank u friend <33 Your self-drawing is so pretty like whaaa melts into a puddle fpfpppfpfpfppFPPFt thank you friend ; o ; <333 *poofs in because wow its been forever where have I been where did all this art come from idkkkkk wow* I dunno the outdoors version is hella but that indoors picture is absolute perfection, I mean like the angles and the lighting and everything is just exquisite. what squad i like squads they are tiny little squishy things related to cuttlefish, yes? omg HELLO spatio my art god <3333 wbwb so many new art tbh omg im shedding real tears same ikr my indoors ver should just be framed das it my squad is just a squad of cool cuttlefish wearing sunglasses i pretend to be one of them by wearing 3d movie glasses don't tell them ufufufufufu thank you all so much friends im honour <33 uff IM SO LATE but hello this is day two: design a character based off a dessert this is macaron i love her ; o ; apologies for the crappy iphone camera but im gonna adopt her as an oc bc she's adorable in case you can't read my writing bc its too blurry/messy: 100% cutie wow colours???? cuts hair herself wears mittens bc she gets easily cold (clothing) very loose, billows around probably cries at bambi Share this post Link to post
Posted July 25, 2015 is it bad that i want to eat hon hon macaron you're rubbing off on me Share this post Link to post
Posted July 25, 2015 (edited) is it bad that i want to eat hon hon macaron you're rubbing off on me im in tears join me in the oc consuming friend this is a strange form of art and pretty unrelated, but i got one of the popin' cookin' ねりきゃんランド packs and made some stuffus ; u ; they're pretty yummy, acutally, and i have leftover candy, but for now i'm going to pack to everything away and go make some miso for dinner, pffttt even my food is weeaboo trash like i am but this was really fun! 10/10 for anyone who wants to try the thing, bless t&t for existing Edited July 25, 2015 by Lady_Lunevis Share this post Link to post
Posted July 25, 2015 wha what they sell them at T&T why did no one ever tell me this i thought you had to import the thing (but then again I just recently discovered that T&T carried Ramune so maybe i'm super out of the loop or my local asian supermarket is super small compared to the likes of Toronto or Vancover) Share this post Link to post
Posted July 28, 2015 wha what they sell them at T&T why did no one ever tell me this i thought you had to import the thing (but then again I just recently discovered that T&T carried Ramune so maybe i'm super out of the loop or my local asian supermarket is super small compared to the likes of Toronto or Vancover) omfg im in tears same mage i just found it and i was like !!!!! omg YES i bought ramune too but i haven't tried it yet ufff drinking too much soy milk like #lactose intolerant life, yes thank u omg uffff big asian supermarkets are the best tho i feel so much my asian store is tiny so we just drive to vancouver : ' D or surrey pfftt hello friends i have very exciting news that's probably more exciting to me than it is to you but hecka yea i am finished summer school so now i will have more time to draw!!! zoom zoom snap snap gets right on that art challenge so fast ufff so i'm going to revise my to-do list at the beginning of my art thread and try to get as much drawing as i can done in this time period i have between freedom and school (as long as work doesn't pick up bc if it does i'll cry) in the meantime have some poetry i found uff i wrote this stuff at the beginning of the year so : ' D excuse my mistakes also it's kinda dark but i don't think there are ??? any triggers???? if so pls tell me and i will put warnings but otherwise yes hello greek gods @zeus don't be mad at me idk what to name this so fata's poem Dionysus sips wine from a goblet plentiful and red and sour wonders why no food tastes ever as great as wine fulled by drunken rage makes the world a theater and he is the leading fool. Hermes travels between borders stows away a pretty penny every time he walks he steals and gambles and ends up in jail to make sure they will not forget his name he sings his children to sleep with police sirens and they have long forgotten his laugh. Hephaestus adopts a child weak from birth knows well enough to endure the jests he loves his children endlessly for he knows the scorn of a mother that never was still with his limp he does not stop working and no one is to blame when he slips from the skies. Aphrodite is a cloud in the night beautiful and elegant and monstrous refuses to let her children grow beautiful she leaves in the night without a word dances on silk wrapped around bare ankles a maelstrom that only comes once. Ares orders his soldiers better than his children spends his nights off drinking with Aphrodite his first instinct is action rather than words and the badges on his uniform sparkle red having the police chief for a father does not mean justice is always served. Artemis shoots high and falls low spends her days in crisp uniforms she keeps her fingers ringless and her posture high and proud she remembers Zeus, Tityus, Python men never keep their promises. Apollo wakes on silk bedsheets beautiful and golden and loved he does not tell of causing Leto pain Or murdering Niobe's children Still he cannot find how to love But he's been lying his entire life. Athena is the stuff of history books defines the modern woman a better officer than Ares can ever dream she keeps sharp tabs on her birds and work yet she never arrives at the doorstep she looks better as an eleven foot statue. Poseidon was a surfer all the girls love a sun-tanned boy yet he still desires what he cannot have watches Medusa with a careful seeker's eye traps her in a back alleyway with beer and seawater on his breath. Hera's face appears everywhere on the news left at home with newborns and a cripple solitude only drives one to madness and Hera has been alone since Zeus wed her there is no excuse for trying to kill a child but no one will hear her story. Zeus breaks teeth with his gold rings Clenches men between his fingers and laughs at the world he knows only power and nothing else the god of the world is emotionless he cannot care for anything but himself. Share this post Link to post
Posted July 28, 2015 Ayy Lmao Well in my 10 billion year absence you've improved although your taste in Japanese animes hasn't :^) I heard Requests were open Share this post Link to post
Posted July 29, 2015 (edited) Ayy Lmao Well in my 10 billion year absence you've improved although your taste in Japanese animes hasn't :^) I heard Requests were open you nerd fight me jkjk welcome back!! <333 thank you friend omfg whenever someone says i've improved i just. alskghakshgksl good god i've missed your impossibly-designed super fancy requests : ' D accepted!! <33 haha i should really get working on those requests huh i promise i will yes mini-dump to make up for me not having arted that much this summer! this was supposed to be day 3: dergs doing human things, but unfortunately the lines are too soft and i just : ' D basically derg + makeup = how do??? i feel this on a spiritual level tfw no scanner day 4: 4-panel comic the four squares say: me when i don't draw: --> bored how i remember drawing: wow so beauty 100% fun then . . . "i should draw!!" what it actually is . . . a heckton of pressing undo i haven't done realism in a while hah a h a Edited July 29, 2015 by Lady_Lunevis Share this post Link to post
Posted July 30, 2015 wip//// i tried to keep in mind the lovely crit mage has given me, along with some points from loomis' book!! <33 also i really like to colour wtf Share this post Link to post
Posted July 31, 2015 Hi dear long time no see <3 I am busy currently and forgot to ask that...have you received my PM? I replied at the first time I saw it and quoted my original reply as well. But I didn't get any more replies from you so I'm wondering if you lost it again? Share this post Link to post
Posted August 27, 2015 (edited) hhhhELLO I HAVE BEEN GONE FOR FAR TOO LONG but good news i have prepared an art dump bad news is that they're all just pictures of me attempting to practise anatomy im going to link them rather than upload then bc that's just going to be a monster of a post Looks Cute you freakin weeb thanks you loser Hi dear long time no see <3 I am busy currently and forgot to ask that...have you received my PM? I replied at the first time I saw it and quoted my original reply as well. But I didn't get any more replies from you so I'm wondering if you lost it again? omg yoo!! it's been a while omfg shely <33 how are you ???? omg ahh yes i have! ; o ; we've sent a couple of messages since this post, haha : ' D now's my turn to ask; did you get my pm? ; o ; i know the forum likes to eat messages dang </33 look a head ah yes, some bodies look at these eyes if you take this out of context it sounds horrific frames this one is just literally circles i'd like to thank andrew loomis this man is a godsend haha i bet u never guessed i would be this productive quickly drew the girl from enderkid's request idk i'm not too pleased bc her lower half seems too small so i might redraw this but i say a lot of things [ shrugs ] EDIT;;; i have a new oc say hi everyone his name is noe and i love him Edited August 27, 2015 by Lady_Lunevis Share this post Link to post
Posted September 7, 2015 *patiently waits for Bestie fanart to be finished so I can request Krantz next* Share this post Link to post
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