what a great idea .. and gues what .. my drawing will be the first to get critique.. soo you better give me some technical improvement problems XD.  thanks a lot in advance .. i appreciate what your doing heres my drawing link.http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/fantasy-art/869969.html

civilchaos wrote:

what a great idea .. and gues what .. my drawing will be the first to get critique.. soo you better give me some technical improvement problems XD.  thanks a lot in advance .. i appreciate what your doing heres my drawing link.http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/fantasy-art/869969.html

There you go, civil.

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/ … 69969.html

VirusX wrote:

This one, if it's alright with you. ^^;

I wanted it to look like a realistic portrait. But it clearly has a touch of manga in it. I'm not sure if it's the proportions, or the coloring. Or both..

There you go, Cam. Could've gone more in depth, the proportions are working imho. And what you're communicating is quite clear. Art can be more enjoyable when we actually stop and think about what it is we're trying to communicate.

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/ … 69338.html

davinksi wrote:

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/animals/870594.html

Thanks

When it comes to drawing fur or even long hair directional guides are used quite often. You could create a simple layer and call it something like "hair guide", on this layer you draw arrows showing the direction of the hair/fur.

With this in place, choose a flat color and start blocking, don't go crazy, just the basic shapes.

Consider the light source, you could add another layer for this if you wanna.
Now start drawing in the values, shadows, midtones, highlights. Tip: The areas in shadow are generally the most saturated. Zoom out and look at the picture from a distance, is it working? If it's working as a thumbnail it usualy does when blown up. The opacity of the brush should be lower when working on fur/hair details, since it gradually fades away.

Here's some reference that might be of use, it's pretty hi-res so you can see all the details:

http://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/c … skin_2.jpg

With that said, the background seems rushed, you could've used CanvasDraw. No ink limit.
Hopefully you'll get something out of this. Thanks for your entry.

This one please!


The title is 'Forgotten' and its trying to portray exactly what the title says. The sadness of being forgotten.

Last edited by minime12 (03 Jun, 2012 11:34 am)

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/ … 71047.html


here is mine, wait i have one more


http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/ … 71020.html

minime12 wrote:

This one please!


The title is 'Forgotten' and its trying to portray exactly what the title says. The sadness of being forgotten.

Hi there. OuO That's a great title and the drawing communicates that to a certain extent. The original you did looked a bit different in my humble opinion. What happened to the reflection in the water? That's a nice touch of "emotion" right there. The redrawn version seems to be lacking this.

In contrast the new drawing looks better in terms of composition and values, the tones you've chosen for the grass, water and rose are definitely better. What strikes me however is how 2 dimensional the overall drawing is. Was this done intentionally? If not, try searching some simple reference of a rose and go from there. This way you'll get to introduce some more intricate details like rose petals, water drops, textures, wich in turn could add to that "reflection" you missed during your 2nd attempt.

The basic shapes of the rose could be worked out some more too, check out the added reference below. Big shapes first, small shapes last.

The background could use some work, perhaps a light source shining throw the blades of grass creating an sss effect. The term sss stands for subsurface scattering, this basically is the effect we see when we hold our hand against the sun or intense light source. The tips of the fingers become highly saturated and have an almost ghostly feel to them, the same effect can be simulated with a candle.

Here's some reference that might help make this more interesting:
Thanks for your entry!

Grass:

http://naturewallpapers.us/wp-content/u … paper1.jpg
http://cache2.artprintimages.com/lrg/26 … CMD00Z.jpg
http://us.123rf.com/400wm/400/400/maree … oplets.jpg

Rose:

http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-Efcg8gpjnx4/T … es%2B1.gif
http://my.greasy.com/host/images/36088638.jpg
http://2.bp.blogspot.com/-iRb7wRl9nu4/T … k-rose.jpg

SSS:

http://www.neilblevins.com/cg_education … _fig01.jpg
http://claudiaherbst.org/dda513/sss/candle.gif
http://graphics.stanford.edu/~henrik/im … loseup.jpg
http://www.cccmkc.edu.hk/~kei-kph/Garde … af_800.jpg

nirvanaspirit666 wrote:

http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/abstract/871047.html


here is mine, wait i have one more


http://www.ratemydrawings.com/drawings/ … 71020.html

If it isn't the one and only nirvana. xD Two entries at a time? That's bold, dude. Let's see what we can do.

First off, i've noticed certain tools and colors being used in almost every new drawing you do. Suggestion: Try not to.

As we both know, abstract is quite open to interpretation. The one entitled "Prayers being answered", could be anything, for example. The only indications that might reasonate with that seem to be a person in a kneeling position with hands together and the wavy thing in the background, imho.  Both don't seem to be very defined. Same goes for the other drawing.

There's this concept in art referred to as "vocal point". There could've been more emphasization on the vocal points in your drawings.

Widely used religious symbolism such as the sunrays behind a god or the cross, moon, wings, zodiac and so forth could've added something to the drawing as a whole.

The color pallette is another thing that could've been much more interesting, don't be afraid to play with the entire universe of color. Same goes for style, try to surprise yourself by doing things you've never done before.

Long before you and me were born, even during ancient times where people drew in caves there was creativity, nirvana. Vocail points everywhere. Thanks for your entries. OuO

Inspiration:

Cave paintings:
http://3.bp.blogspot.com/-vr6l50NT4x4/T … auvet1.jpg

http://students.animashighschool.com/~e … inting.jpg

Anne Waldvogel:

http://en.artoffer.com/_images_user/677 … rn-Age.jpg

Religious abstract art:

http://www.artcameroon.com/site/wp-cont … prayer.jpg
http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/ … 3832l7.jpg
http://www.artbywicks.com/jesus%20christ%20within.jpg
http://www.toonpool.com/user/43175/file … 601595.jpg
http://www.cumberlandfallsarts.com/imag … ingsmr.JPG
http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_JbP70RQL-Bs/T … 2BCopy.JPG
http://jameswoodward.files.wordpress.co … ouault.jpg

CrimsonMimix wrote:

http://crimsonmimix.deviantart.com/#/d525one


I need all the help I can get. XD

Hi Crimson. Thanks for posting. Here's my 2 cents:

The proportions look off, especially on the limbs and head. The pose could be more interesting and the hair is off, wich is something i've noticed on all your other deviant drawings.
The basic shapes are lacking and are mostly 2 dimensional, it's good practice to look through your drawing as though it was composed of 3d objects.
The waist is too thin, wich i believe was previously mentioned and you could've introduced some more folds and wrinkles. Good job on the tattoo.

As for shading, don't be afraid to use darker tones to bring out the volume of the shapes i mentioned. And maybe a more saturated pallette would make it pop even better. Otherwise, nice drawing. Thanks for your entry and keep drawing. <3

OMG  OAO;;

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