ZOMG CL IS SHOWING OFF HER LAME ART AGIN!!!11!1111

CuccoLady · 11-01-2007, 11:07 PM

This time it's Peach.

I cheated on the hair *coughburndodgetoolcough*, but the rest I did FAIRLY AND SQUARELY.

Kargath · 11-09-2007, 12:58 AM

The eyes are kinda freaky and out-of-place with the rest of the image's style. D:

***Ace Mercury*** · 11-09-2007, 08:14 AM

Ooh, why didn't I see this earlier?

Not bad. So, you know you have the basics for drawing stuff; inspiration is key. The other facet is about adding more set-pieces to your drawing vocabulary. I like to think of drawing as learning a language; you learn the groundwork grammar and then it's learning new words and exceptions to the rules.

A couple of things of note, if you're open to criticism:

The eyes are the most important part of the face (maybe even the picture), so it's important these are right. I wish I could link to the tutorial I read, but it's broken now. Essentially, eyes need exactly one eye distance between them. Go ahead and stare at someone's face; artists do creepy things like this (well, I do this =\). The tutorial brought up a few random images from Google image search and lo, it held true. Even the most cartoony, stylish faces have this magical spacing; with the typical huge anime eyes, they take up most of the face.
The colours are a bit flat. Maybe my screen's bad, but I hardly notice the highlights and shadows. There're usually sharper shadows on the neck beneath the head, around the eyes, and in and around the hair. Some of the shading you put in also bled off of the body and into the background, a bit of shading-outside-of-the-lines. A trick I do in Photoshop is to magic wand select the background and invert the selection so I don't end up unintentionally colouring stuff outside of my linework.
The linework is kind of wobbly and uneven (something I need to work on, myself). I have an idea how to do this properly, but a lot of it is practicing drawing lines. My sister would be all up ons saying that I don't know about line widths and stuff, and totally do that facial expression only teenage girls can do. Anyways, Gabe from Penny Arcade posted a brief screencast of drawing Boba Fett, followed by some Q&A. I hear it's about using less wrist and more general arm motions. I find a learning curve bump to switch from wrist to arm motions, so I haven't done much of that yet =/
I like making lists and talking about myself ^.^

The Willful Wanderer · 11-09-2007, 12:24 PM

Added note: That is a TINY mouth. She must eat everything through a straw.

Frumie · 11-09-2007, 01:36 PM

You know, since this thread's title was cut off, I totally expected this to be something else. I'm sick, I know.

**Valigarmander** · 11-09-2007, 02:12 PM

Very nicely done, but I have to agree with Kargath. The eyes are kinda scary.

BLUEShyGuy · 11-09-2007, 03:09 PM

i couldnt do any better

i think its great did u guyz appen to see my all in ms paint mario?

CuccoLady · 11-09-2007, 11:52 PM

Wow, people suddenly started replying 0_o anyway: Ace: thank you a LOT. I forgot to mention it, but critique is greatly appreciated.

Kargath&Val: *checks* yeah, you're right. I'll work on that next time! (This is why it's good to post your art. You get fresh eyes to see the lameness you can't.) Frumious: ... BLUEShyGuy: yeah, I saw it

and thank you.

11-01-2007, 11:07 PM	#1
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	ZOMG CL IS SHOWING OFF HER LAME ART AGIN!!!11!1111 This time it's Peach. I cheated on the hair coughburndodgetoolcough, but the rest I did FAIRLY AND SQUARELY.

11-09-2007, 08:14 AM	#3
*Ace Mercury* Marshmallow Knight ☆ Supermod Join Date: Jun 2000 Location: Southern Ontario Gender: Posts: 23,274 Thanks: 568 Thanked 3,297 Times in 1,582 Posts Blog Entries: 1	Ooh, why didn't I see this earlier? Not bad. So, you know you have the basics for drawing stuff; inspiration is key. The other facet is about adding more set-pieces to your drawing vocabulary. I like to think of drawing as learning a language; you learn the groundwork grammar and then it's learning new words and exceptions to the rules. A couple of things of note, if you're open to criticism: The eyes are the most important part of the face (maybe even the picture), so it's important these are right. I wish I could link to the tutorial I read, but it's broken now. Essentially, eyes need exactly one eye distance between them. Go ahead and stare at someone's face; artists do creepy things like this (well, I do this =\). The tutorial brought up a few random images from Google image search and lo, it held true. Even the most cartoony, stylish faces have this magical spacing; with the typical huge anime eyes, they take up most of the face. The colours are a bit flat. Maybe my screen's bad, but I hardly notice the highlights and shadows. There're usually sharper shadows on the neck beneath the head, around the eyes, and in and around the hair. Some of the shading you put in also bled off of the body and into the background, a bit of shading-outside-of-the-lines. A trick I do in Photoshop is to magic wand select the background and invert the selection so I don't end up unintentionally colouring stuff outside of my linework. The linework is kind of wobbly and uneven (something I need to work on, myself). I have an idea how to do this properly, but a lot of it is practicing drawing lines. My sister would be all up ons saying that I don't know about line widths and stuff, and totally do that facial expression only teenage girls can do. Anyways, Gabe from Penny Arcade posted a brief screencast of drawing Boba Fett, followed by some Q&A. I hear it's about using less wrist and more general arm motions. I find a learning curve bump to switch from wrist to arm motions, so I haven't done much of that yet =/ I like making lists and talking about myself ^.^

11-09-2007, 12:58 AM	#2
Kargath et in Arcadia ego Join Date: Jul 2001 Gender: Posts: 8,334 Thanks: 1,226 Thanked 780 Times in 488 Posts	The eyes are kinda freaky and out-of-place with the rest of the image's style. D:

11-09-2007, 12:24 PM	#4
The Willful Wanderer Member Join Date: Mar 2004 Location: Aisle 12, between the kumquats and the radicchio. Gender: Posts: 2,325 Thanks: 168 Thanked 137 Times in 90 Posts	Added note: That is a TINY mouth. She must eat everything through a straw.

11-09-2007, 01:36 PM	#5
Frumie Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: Planet X Gender: Posts: 3,926 Thanks: 310 Thanked 221 Times in 147 Posts	You know, since this thread's title was cut off, I totally expected this to be something else. I'm sick, I know.

11-09-2007, 02:12 PM	#6
Valigarmander The Bee's Knees Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: The land of rain and trees (Oregon) Gender: Posts: 29,755 Thanks: 1,649 Thanked 5,700 Times in 2,580 Posts Blog Entries: 20	Very nicely done, but I have to agree with Kargath. The eyes are kinda scary.

11-09-2007, 03:09 PM	#7
BLUEShyGuy Junior Member Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: UP YOUR MOTHER HUGGEN BUTT Gender: Posts: 90 Thanks: 9 Thanked 11 Times in 2 Posts	i couldnt do any better i think its great did u guyz appen to see my all in ms paint mario?

11-09-2007, 11:52 PM	#8
CuccoLady Anime and Cartoons Mod Join Date: Jun 2006 Location: THIS LOCATION REMINDS ME OF A PUZZLE, LUKE Gender: Posts: 9,077 Thanks: 2,825 Thanked 1,222 Times in 822 Posts	Wow, people suddenly started replying 0_o anyway: Ace: thank you a LOT. I forgot to mention it, but critique is greatly appreciated. Kargath&Val: checks yeah, you're right. I'll work on that next time! (This is why it's good to post your art. You get fresh eyes to see the lameness you can't.) Frumious: ... BLUEShyGuy: yeah, I saw it and thank you.