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By the way, her hair is white and grey.

At 8/13/14 02:14 PM, 123mine123 wrote: Whoa, you definitely improved since you 1st posted here!
Anyway, welcome back to the art forums! Hope to see your progress too. xD

As for criticism, the 1st pic you posted (the red haired lady in the diner) has the perspective of the chair and wall all wrong.
It would help if you searched an actual pic of a diner with that camera angle. Or you could study perspective..which is really hard. I'm also having a hard time with perspective...

Darn, I always knew something doesn't seem right with the background either. Thanks for pointing it out. I'll try and keep practicing. And you are right, it is very difficult to draw in perspective. (T^T)
Other than that, Is there anything else that needs to be fixed?

Mai hates peeping toms...

At 8/12/14 10:40 PM, LithiumAnimator wrote: Awesome art man, how long you been drawing for?

I have been drawing for almost 17 years. Self taught. And I appreciate the compliment. ^_^

Other than that, I have been painting as well just to try something new

even this one...

And I hope my sketches are okay...so fingers crossed
I have been working on most of my characters, including the poses.

Hey, everyone...
It's been a few years but I'm glad that I came back. A lot of terrible events had happen for quite some time while I was away. Even so, that doesn't mean I will never stop drawing and discovering myself of what I'm capable of. I will do my best to post many drawings as much as I can to improve my techniques. During my absence, I have been practicing more often. So let me know if you think it's much better than last year or if it still needs more improvement.
In return, for everyone who gave out great advise and support, I thought I might share this just for fun. I hope you like it...

I'm sorry that I didn't get the chance to post more of my work but I thought that I might want to upload something special. It took me awhile but I hope it's worth it. Please let me know of what you think and leave me some feedback and opinions. I hope you all enjoy your winter break and Merry Christmas. <3

Draw a body building, man eating, cupcake with a Hulk Hogan moustache

At 12/10/12 01:40 PM, Izzy-A wrote: If you're starting out, you should make sure you know some bone/muscle anatomy of the human body. A good resource to use is Posemaniacs because it shows the muscle of the figure you're drawing. If you spend everyday drawing various poses, it'll help a lot. There's a place on that site where you can do quick 60 second long gesture drawings, that's also a good resource.

Wow...I can't believe it works. . . .this is what I had so far (didn't turned out the way I wanted but oh well).
The site that you gave me really helped ALOT! Thank you very much for the resource! You're a life saver! I have been drawing like this ever since 3rd grade...but now I see what I have been doing wrong and I'm starting to get the hang of it now!

At 12/10/12 03:42 PM, Fifty-50 wrote: I have to say that I am very pleased about your willingness to improve. You fit like a puzzle piece around here. You're getting there, and at a very quick pace to boot. Keep up that beautiful attitude! You'll definitely end up with more beautiful drawings!

aaw shucks. I do whatever I can and thank you for your encouragement ^_^

At 12/10/12 02:42 PM, Morthagg wrote: I just wanted to say that you seem a lot better already, and it's cool that you're taking people's advice.
There are still things that would improve the look and feel of your characters (for instance, keep in mind that a body is 3D, and limbs have volume), but at the moment I'm curious toward your pose studies and your own stuff before I start flopping all the advice ever in your lap. So go ahead and draw some more, you're on the right track.

Okay! I'll try! Thank you so much for the compliment ^_^ It means alot coming from a professional. I've seen your work and they're very nice :)

At 12/10/12 02:01 PM, MisterAce wrote: People usually want to have figures about 7 heads tall. The horizontal lines in the torso could help with keeping the hips the same length as the shoulders.

the "7 heads tall" technique is a big issue for me, but I guess I can I agree with you on the drawing the hips and torso in horizontal measurements. But do you mind if I ask what's wrong with the shoulders? Are they uneven? o.o

At 12/10/12 01:40 PM, Izzy-A wrote: The second two look like they've been squashed a little. I've never seen people use lines across the torso like that, and I'm not exactly sure how those help you all that much.

If you're starting out, you should make sure you know some bone/muscle anatomy of the human body. A good resource to use is Posemaniacs because it shows the muscle of the figure you're drawing. If you spend everyday drawing various poses, it'll help a lot. There's a place on that site where you can do quick 60 second long gesture drawings, that's also a good resource.

I took your first image and did a quick sketch of how I would lay out the drawing. Because there isn't really any action in this pose, I started with the head, rib cage, hips and a few lines to show how the limbs are positioned (normally, I would begin with a line to show the 'movement' or action of the figure, then go to layout out the body parts). After that, I do a few sketches of muscle and bone, then it's more or less a finished sketch. I'll still have lots of problems I'll want to fix, but that can be done while I'm painting over it, or fixing the outline as I refine it.

Yeah, I know...Sorry that it's squashed a bit. I forgot to make the image alittle bit bigger. My original JPEG was under 720px X 700px... but anyway, I guess I can I can try and do that, but the reason why I start off with the lines on the torso is that it would be easier for me to measure the upper body and do the same as the lower body. I know it seems unusual, but it helps me to get into my comfront zone instead of stressing out of paying attention about what I wanted EXACTLY what the body is suppose to look like. But still, you techinque seems legit and reasonable. I'll try and work on it.

and in sitting position...

And here's some examples for male and female.

Okay, I think I'm getting the hang of it but I need some more feedback and suggestions on how I can make my drawings better. I took most of your advice and practice on how to measure the body before adding details. The easiest way I can do is make shapes and lines as a anatomic figure (in my point of view). Please leave me some other advice or comments on what you think. Should I make any changes? If so, please let me know and I'll do my best to fix any mistakes.

At 12/8/12 06:39 PM, Escalus wrote:

3 since your character is chibi-esque, I decided to draw a few poses to make your heroine stand out quite a bit. hope it helps

Thank you so much ^_^ I'll try that the next I draw one.

At 12/8/12 05:40 PM, Morthagg wrote: I uh made you a really stupid image to illustrate :D
I hope it's a bit helpful!
Also, if you don't really feel like doing that immediatly, PAL1234567891's advice it pretty good too: real life studies are immensly helpful.

oh no, it helps alot. but this is what I have so far when most of you point out on the features of the faces by symmetry. Is this what you had in mind??

At 12/8/12 05:19 PM, KiwiSundae wrote: There's no definite measuring technique that I have stumbled upon, but try breaking the character down into 3D shapes. That's what I do, and I have been doing it for four or so years, and have seen fantastic results.

I guess I can try that too...I guess.

hmm good idea...I think I'll try that.

At 12/8/12 02:43 PM, KiwiSundae wrote:

At 12/8/12 02:40 PM, Kiwiko09 wrote: and then in final...which it turned out very weird but I wasn't sure.

This has a ton of flaws in it. But, keep practicing. I think you should (I should too) learn the character anatomy.

okay...I'll try. Do you have any suggestions on what would be the easiest way of how to measure the character anatomy without any mistakes?

and then in final...which it turned out very weird but I wasn't sure.

At 12/8/12 02:16 PM, KiwiSundae wrote: I find the picture stiff and just anatomically incorrect on a few levels. If you want to draw in anime, that's fine, but just be wary of the basic rules of art. Even that's a struggle for me, but even so, I am working hard at getting better at it; it's not going to happen overnight; believe me.

True...I agree with you on that. but stil, I do need to work on the measurements on the human body shape by shape. My biggest flaw is drawing the the measurements based on the pose and personality.
Like for example: I draw a character in a heroic pose. Such as Wizard World Wendy in a concept sketch (just a random mascot idea for Wizard World Comic Con)

okay, I'll keep praticing and thank you for your advice and encouragement. ^_^

At 12/8/12 01:21 PM, Idioteque123 wrote: While I think the left arm is slightly too long, I was more focused on how it's bland and kind of forced pose-wise.

As for the face the nose is much farther to the side compared to the eyes and mouth. I say the head is slumping because it appears as though the neck is connected to the far left side of her chin(viewer's right). I could critique the overall shape of the face as well but that fits into the anime clique.

But yeah, the most common argument people have against new artists aiming for an anime style is that it hinders/stagnates improvement. Most anime artists settle down with the style after mastering life drawing.

Well I guess I could try and fix the proportions of the neck...but I would have to disagree on changing the nose. But everything else on the face, I'll try and keep that in mind.

At 12/8/12 12:39 PM, Idioteque123 wrote: -Face seems very lopsided, neck is completely off
-Thumb on the claw hand looks like a fifth finger
-The leg and torso area of her left side (viewer's right) are both too small
-Her left arm (viewer's right) seems very lazy and forced
-There is a lack of a distinct light source in your shading

Try to stay away from drawing in an anime style; especially when it comes to the face.

Agreements:
Well you could be right on the light source, but I'll try and work on it the next time. And I should be careful on the measurements of the body since you did point out on her left arm.
Disagreements:
I'm not sure what you're getting at on the face being lopsided, and I need alittle more explaination on your opinion why I should stay away from drawing in anime style. After all, I'm not trying to be perfect or anything.

Hi, everyone. This would be my first time to show my work so bear with me. lol
I have been working this one for 2 hours, but I'm relieved that it worked out okay. Leave any suggestions, feedback, or comments. If there's any mistakes or what needs to be changed, please let me know and I'll do my best the next time I would upload another piece of my work. Enjoy! ^_^

At 12/8/12 12:52 AM, ReNaeNae wrote:

At 12/8/12 12:26 AM, Kiwiko09 wrote: Is it okay to submit my art work on the Art Forum in order for people to see it? Will it actually help in order to get scouted?

Absolutely!! :D

YAAAAY!!~ <3 Thank you sooo much!