lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 I want to improve my art My most recent drawings are all refs but I might find some others? oh ok some not refs Note this one was made in paint 3D 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 1 minute ago, Lizardcake said: Yes I do realize her belly is too thin but I tried a billion times and couldn't get it right Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 And this thing. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilytuft Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 First of all, I have to say that these all look adorable! 10 hours ago, Lizardcake said: Yes I do realize her belly is too thin but I tried a billion times and couldn't get it right I think the problem with that one is not so much the belly, but her back, which is too low. As much as they try to hide it, cat's do in fact have bones. (Those little liars!) When you draw bodies, try to think of the spine and ribcage Most tutorials recommend the three circle method I also once saw a tutorial recommend sketching a cat body as a bean (The artist has since apologized for making fun of cartoony styles) https://www.deviantart.com/amyvstheworld/art/So-you-want-to-draw-Cats-TUTORIAL-364184823 Here are a few other good tutorials I found: https://www.deviantart.com/neotheta/art/Drawing-Cats-288744668 This one's a long read, but it's 100% worth it! I haven't finished it yet, but I've learned a ton of new things from it https://design.tutsplus.com/articles/how-to-draw-animals-cats-and-their-anatomy--vector-17417 1 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
MAТТRESS Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 as i've said before, your art is so so pretty aaaaaaa if you really want criticism, maybe try some different shading teqniques? i find that colored shading typically works a lot better than just black shading. so colors like brown, maybe blue-ish or purple-ish, or you could just get a darker and more saturated color of whatever color you're shading, which is what i've been doing recently. i think that the result is pretty nice! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Just now, Christmas pepper said: as i've said before, your art is so so pretty aaaaaaa if you really want criticism, maybe try some different shading teqniques? i find that colored shading typically works a lot better than just black shading. so colors like brown, maybe blue-ish or purple-ish, or you could just get a darker and more saturated color of whatever color you're shading, which is what i've been doing recently. i think that the result is pretty nice! you mean what? the main problem I have with shading is actually I can't shade in pretty much any way other than the airbrush... Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilytuft Posted December 30, 2021 Share Posted December 30, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lizardcake said: the main problem I have with shading is actually I can't shade in pretty much any way other than the airbrush... Does your art program have layer modes? If so, try multiply with different colors. It's a ton of fun and adds more depth to your art 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 *cries in can't improve* Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 is that any better 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Decided to experiment on traditional because it's way easier. I'll show the results when I find something that fits me 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 The result: (I can show you the guides I used) How does it look? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 30, 2021 Author Share Posted December 30, 2021 Yes the head is too small... let me sleep it's 11 pm 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 *looks at notifications*people why is everyone taking criticism now??? I just started a single topic Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilytuft Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 13 hours ago, Lizardcake said: The result: (I can show you the guides I used) How does it look? Great work, the anatomy is a lot better already! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 I also drew a thing today, it's a cat from cattails hold on while I switch onto phone 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 1 minute ago, Lizardcake said: I also drew a thing today, it's a cat from cattails hold on while I switch onto phone 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 KRAMPY THE BELOVED 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 I just tried one of the tutorials and decided 'nope tutorials are not for me' I was halfway through and it already looked bad so yeah. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 21 hours ago, Lilytuft with antlers said: Does your art program have layer modes? If so, try multiply with different colors. It's a ton of fun and adds more depth to your art yes I have layers but what do you mean I'm an idiot Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 2 minutes ago, Lizardcake said: yes I have layers but what do you mean I'm an idiot Btw I use Krita if anyone is wondering Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilytuft Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 3 hours ago, Lizardcake said: yes I have layers but what do you mean I'm an idiot Layer modes dictate how the layer interacts with the layers below Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
lizardcake Posted December 31, 2021 Author Share Posted December 31, 2021 5 minutes ago, Lilytuft with antlers said: Layer modes dictate how the layer interacts with the layers below I'm an idiot what do you mean? Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Lilytuft Posted December 31, 2021 Share Posted December 31, 2021 55 minutes ago, Lizardcake said: I'm an idiot what do you mean? Apparently they're called blending modes https://docs.krita.org/en/reference_manual/blending_modes.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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