Art Opinions?

[ADanishMuffin]

Oh my gosh I love your art. <3

I wish I could draw as good as you.

 

[Shirohibiki]

hmmm i think my biggest complaint is how stiff clothing looks. otherwise i really like your art! :3 just try to give clothing more flow,make it a little looser, and of course, like i advise everyone, work on anatomy. keep up the good work otherwise! :3c

 

[Marlowe]

I'm agreeing with Mariah here. Drawing Anime is fine and well, but in order to be really successful, you first have to be able to understand the human form as it is in real life. From there, you can stylize as you see fit.

I'm not saying your art style is bad. For what it is, it's fine. That said, you definitely need to work on your anatomy, along with your understanding of how the human body moves. Look at the first picture you displayed. Her head is huge. Imagine her without all that hair-- Unless you were intending for her to have teased-up hair the like of a scene girl, then her head is huge. Your coloring also seems rather basic, but again, you went with basic clothing and it looks fine.

Your style is cute. Lovely, even, but you have to actually understand human anatomy when you're drawing people, even if they are anime-styled in nature.

 

[The Hidden Owl]

Please excuse Mariah's insensitive rudeness... I'm beginning to think she doesn't have a conscience...

Anyways, great work so far! It has been said, but I would definitely work on anatomy. In the last picture you drew, the head seemed quite big and the facial features were a bit off... also, I have seen your previous work, and I notice one arm was significantly thicker than the other. But, your style is very cute and I know your talent will grow!

 

[Mister Ivy]

In my opinion, I think you've got a handle on the basics, which is great n.n

From what I see, your drawings start to look a bit stiff and odd when it comes to drawing from the neck down, such as breasts, arms, and legs, which is pretty common in new artists! What I did (and still do) to work on having more fluid movements is to draw a basic skeletal lines of the general pose/movement of the character. I tend to exaggerate all the curves of these lines because it encourages me to stay with those guidelines instead of trying to straighten them out, thus making the figure look much more stiff.

Also, to help make the figures you draw look more fluid and much less stiff, I'd say try to stay away from harshly drawing in the clothing wrinkles. Drawing the harsh solid line for each wrinkle and fold of the clothing makes it look boxy and not soft like real fabric! So instead of drawing a solid line to represent clothing wrinkles or folds, use your shading skills as your bestfriend!! It will really help to add some fluidity to your drawings, I promise! n.n Also, I can see that you usually use one colour to outline your drawings, but don't be afraid to change up the colours of the outline. If outlining is what you prefer to do, try to stay away from using a single colour to outline the entire piece because it makes skews the colours of the drawing.

And lastly, make sure you mind the space between the skull and the hair. In your drawings, sometimes the hair is a bit too close to the skull, and in others its a bit too far away, so just keep drawing and drawing lots until you have a good feel for what looks right to you, honestly, there really isn't a SET distance that hair has to be on a head, but you just have to keep practicing and practicing until you start to see yourself repeating what looks right to YOU, and fits your style.

That being said, I do agree with what Marlowe said, and I really do believe that studying the human form is very important, even if you're drawing manga style. Remember that manga and other forms of art like this are just slightly simplified and tweaked versions of the real human form, so I really encourage you to maybe study some facial proportions and such, it will greatly help you, as it helped me.

Here's a really quick sketch of what I meant about the hair stuff

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Sorry that this was so long, but I hope it will help you in some way! Goodluck on your future endeavors!

 

[cherriielle]

In my opinion, I think you've got a handle on the basics, which is great n.n

From what I see, your drawings start to look a bit stiff and odd when it comes to drawing from the neck down, such as breasts, arms, and legs, which is pretty common in new artists! What I did (and still do) to work on having more fluid movements is to draw a basic skeletal lines of the general pose/movement of the character. I tend to exaggerate all the curves of these lines because it encourages me to stay with those guidelines instead of trying to straighten them out, thus making the figure look much more stiff.

Also, to help make the figures you draw look more fluid and much less stiff, I'd say try to stay away from harshly drawing in the clothing wrinkles. Drawing the harsh solid line for each wrinkle and fold of the clothing makes it look boxy and not soft like real fabric! So instead of drawing a solid line to represent clothing wrinkles or folds, use your shading skills as your bestfriend!! It will really help to add some fluidity to your drawings, I promise! n.n Also, I can see that you usually use one colour to outline your drawings, but don't be afraid to change up the colours of the outline. If outlining is what you prefer to do, try to stay away from using a single colour to outline the entire piece because it makes skews the colours of the drawing.

And lastly, make sure you mind the space between the skull and the hair. In your drawings, sometimes the hair is a bit too close to the skull, and in others its a bit too far away, so just keep drawing and drawing lots until you have a good feel for what looks right to you, honestly, there really isn't a SET distance that hair has to be on a head, but you just have to keep practicing and practicing until you start to see yourself repeating what looks right to YOU, and fits your style.

That being said, I do agree with what Marlowe said, and I really do believe that studying the human form is very important, even if you're drawing manga style. Remember that manga and other forms of art like this are just slightly simplified and tweaked versions of the real human form, so I really encourage you to maybe study some facial proportions and such, it will greatly help you, as it helped me.

Here's a really quick sketch of what I meant about the hair stuff

Spoiler

Sorry that this was so long, but I hope it will help you in some way! Goodluck on your future endeavors!

Wow! That actally help me quite a bit! I'll definitely try out the clothing thing, and do some anatomy work. (I've already fixed the hair thing ^.^)

 

[Mister Ivy]

Wow! That actally help me quite a bit! I'll definitely try out the clothing thing, and do some anatomy work. (I've already fixed the hair thing ^.^)

Yay, I'm glad n.n If you ever need advice on how to improve in the future, then feel free to message me.