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At 6/11/14 08:05 AM, XxMechaTechXx62 wrote: Guys, I really need some tips or something, and some constructive criticism but either one will work. Lately I've been feeling like my art is shit, so I was wondering if there was anyone in the art forum that could help me with this, basically anatomy problems and other stuff like that, and please don't just say "practice" actually give me criticism and tell me what I need to improve on, that's all I have to say, for now anyway, and maybe you could tell me what you think of that pic or whatever

Whoever told you to practice is totally right. There are no shortcuts or magic tricks in order to get better. Unless you put hours and hours into your craft, you simply can't.

No, seriously, I've been through the same shit TWICE. I believed there might be some secret ingredients and searched here and there and bought LOADS of books from art masters such as loomis, hogarth, bridgeman, etc. Turns out these books only teach you the basics. In the end of the day nothing helped me as much as practicing itself. In fact I've never got better until I've done TONS of figure drawing.

Do practice, and while you're at it, study the human anatomy, you'll be pleased with the improvement a few months later.

At the moment, your artwork shows the lack of human anatomy knowledge, which is something you absolutley need to learn.

Not trying to be rude or funny. Your work is lovely and looks professional.

Sadly, every single piece you posted, except the self portray, have a bit of a sloppy hands. I can clearly see that you're struggling with these.

It's strongly suggested to dedicate yourself to draw 200 hands for a few days. I was struggling with hands myself until I did this, well I didn't do much but it GREATLY improved my skills with hands.

Good luck.

At 6/1/14 11:50 PM, JeanMidnight wrote: It's been awhile since I've drawn anything, I decided to pick it up again and would like some feedback on what I have so far. It's a work in progress, not all the details are filled in yet. What can be added, altered, improved, things like that. Be constructive. Just telling me it sucks won't really help me improve. :/

The anatomy is little messed up. A good way to better yourself with faces is to draw lots of skulls and how the face is constructed with skulls. Most of all, PRACTICE.

No, no no no no no no no....

Do yourself a favor, grab a pencil and TONS of paper and do the figure drawing. An anatomy book might help too, and I personally suggest Andrew Loomis and Michale Hampton books.

It might not be as fun but if you want to better yourself, you have to get out of your comfort zone. It's the only way to do it and there are absolutely NO shortcuts.

Good luck.

At 6/1/14 04:57 AM, fxscreamer wrote: From my experience, character design is more than just aesthetic qualities. When you make a character, you should have an idea of WHO they are....not just WHAT they are. As the famous Glen Keane once said, these characters essentially exist before you draw them. You're on a quest to find the design that clicks, where you KNOW that's the character. What's their name? Their biography? Their personality? These questions will help you write for them and how their situations evolve.

Other than the fact that your characters are rabbits, there's not much to distinguish their style yet. I suggest you try a few more concepts to really bring out their look and design. Focus on the face, the eyes, etc. Perhaps look at some cartoons you're inspired by for design ideas.

Thanks for the feedback. So you're saying that I should be preparing the plot before designing characters? If that's what you meant, then you made a very valid point.

I designed these two characters to determine which would be the better one as a companion to the protagonist.

*Salutes* GREETINGS Newgrounders *Salute*

I've been wondering what are the rates of the average voice actor here? I didn't notice any of them posting their rates for their voice acting commisions. I'm totally new to newgrounds.

Will need voice actors for a mini series of 6 episodes, each episode is 6 minute long. How much do I have to pay on my part?

At 6/1/14 04:21 PM, ProjectAwesomes wrote:

At 6/1/14 04:12 PM, CaptainRazer wrote:

At 5/31/14 07:40 PM, ProjectAwesomes wrote:

Wacom has already discontinued the bamboo series already, they replaced it with intuos. I personally would suggest to go with Medium sized "intuos pro", or better yet, a cintiq if you can afford one.

Cintiq are like over 500 dollars, I can't afford that
And will it effect my work that much varying from bamboo series to intuos?

There are differences between the two. But I don't think it's something that you should bother yourself with. Of course, assuming that you're a hobbyist.

Go for the regular intuos, because chances you won't need the intuos pro performance unless you're professional artist with lots of experience in traditional art, because until then the regular intuos won't stand in your way.

I'm going to be making a lot of animations tho, and that means a greek ton of drawings. And I was hoping maybe il be able to apply this to be a career more then a hobby

It doesn't matter "how many" you can draw. It's "How quick" you do it.

Intuos Pro's advantage lies within the responsiveness and accuracy. If you draw animation frames SUPER QUICKLY, then you're going to need the Intuos Pro.

If you want a device for a long investment, Intuos pro might be the choice for you. Be warned though, that whatever you do, DON'T BUY THE SMALL ONE!!

At 5/31/14 07:40 PM, ProjectAwesomes wrote:

Wacom has already discontinued the bamboo series already, they replaced it with intuos. I personally would suggest to go with Medium sized "intuos pro", or better yet, a cintiq if you can afford one.

Cintiq are like over 500 dollars, I can't afford that
And will it effect my work that much varying from bamboo series to intuos?

There are differences between the two. But I don't think it's something that you should bother yourself with. Of course, assuming that you're a hobbyist.

Go for the regular intuos, because chances you won't need the intuos pro performance unless you're professional artist with lots of experience in traditional art, because until then the regular intuos won't stand in your way.

You'll have to forgive me, but proportion is way too messy for me to critique this.

I'm not saying to upset you or anything. But rather I'm trying to tell you that you should REALLY focus on what you need to better yourself, and in your case, it's anatomy and perspective.

At 5/31/14 01:54 PM, ProjectAwesomes wrote: ik Im asking a lot of questions lately. (some are relatively dum-) okay Steven, that's enough.
but this did say discuss and ask about art related, and deciding a tablet is pretty art related. so...

at the moment its very difficult for me to draw in photoshop using my lagged up mouse, even the pen tool isn't helpful anymore. so I keep thinking that I cant do anything properly without a tablet.

now ive looked online and saw a couple of intuos pro 5 idk medium pen touch for around 300 or 400?

that's a good price I guess, but is the whole "pro intuos touch thingy 1503" rly necessary?

if I could find something that's just as good cheaper, I might be able to get myself some expert recording equipment and such alike.

the question is, I want to know the difference from those pro stuff to an original bamboo tablet. since ive seen animators like netty scribbles, and such alike use a bamboo tablet, idk if the whole intuos is worth it anymore.

Basically any tablet will do, even the cheap Gpen and monoprice tablet will do. Wacom, however, do provide better support.

Wacom has already discontinued the bamboo series already, they replaced it with intuos. I personally would suggest to go with Medium sized "intuos pro", or better yet, a cintiq if you can afford one.

I'm thinking of making a mini series and designed some of the characters and done an initial concept sketches.

The show category is action/comedy. It'll involve some tits and other "Mild" sexual jokes and violence. Will make sure not to over do it and add gory scenes unless if needed.

The characters are mainly portrayed as humanized rabbits, I am yet to draw Figure A face, so forgive me if you fine it inconvenient, will draw the face ASAP.

So please tell me what's your initial impression when you see them, what you think of them, and any advice you can suggest. Any help will be appreciated.

I'm soon going to make a short flash frame-by-frame animated series using my good ol' Flash MX! I wanted to achieve a certain style of cartooning (still studying about that) and make a retarded-looking character living in civilized natural-environment.

of course, what you see in the attachment here is not the protagonist or anything, but rather a random citizen! it's just a concept, and I'd like to hear any suggestion from you from you.

I really have no Idea where to start from here.

A couple of days ago, I decided to do voice over for a flash animation I created, but the recording quality was sub-par since the mic was actually a headset mic.

So I though to buy a some professional grade equipment, but I doubt that I'll need the mic and pop filter alone. right now I'm eyeing the audio technica ta2500 and sony sound forge studio 10 from amazon but then again, you know better than I do, So I'm here for any suggestion, money is not an issue.