/ic/ - Artwork/Critique

>>4651447
For some immediate critique, try to make your lines less scratchy, developing line confidence is tricky at first, but it will be indispensable once gained. How long have you been drawing/how old are you? If you truly want to pursue art for the sake of yourself and others, then head this advice! Alright, first off you need to start your picture with some simple gesture, I just use exaggerated noodles to start off my pictures. From there I try to create the solid (hopefully anatomically correct) shapes that define the picture. As you can see, I failed to properly measure the arm length and waste length, as pointed out to me in a critique thread, in my picture. I highly recommend flipping your picture sideways to break your affinity for whatever your drawing and be able to look at it objectively. Once you have created mases of proper weight and length, depending on the type of picture your drawing, either create the outline, or begin adding the light and dark values. I recommend doing the later first, it is imperative to know how to shade organically before shading in a cell type style. Also another helpful tip is to begin your art journey with physical media, my picture was done in no name N 2 graphite one a piece of computer paper, the second example was done with a black wing pencil, ironic given the simpler style. I only recommend physical media because it is more challenging, therefore you will progress faster by having to overcome common mistakes that people could had just scaled or rotated in a paint program.

>>4630129
No, I started casually at 18 and seriously at 23, am 25

>>4623243
When drawing, focus on the mass and shading more than the concept of an outline. Also it helps to do a gesture drawing in advance, I'm a beginner to.