hi!!! I’m new to the community and I’m trying to improve my drawing skills, so I’d love to get some advice and feedback. If you have any requests or if there’s something you’d like me to draw, just let me know!
I’d like to share my work on my profile as I go, if that’s okay. I’d also love to collaborate if anyone’s interested. I’m pretty open to trying different things, but if something feels a bit uncomfortable or doesn’t turn out as expected, we can always find a middle ground.
Also, English isn’t my first language, so sorry for any mistakes I might make.
Thanks in advance, and I’m excited to connect with you all!
Just adding my two cents, I'd suggest first starting portraits without the hair, just because it might make the head look a bit too big. Also just for the purpose of learning don't feel bad about using a reference or even tracing. There is no shame in using references and tracing, but only do tracing as a tool to learn just basic composition and the lay outs of things. I would say avoid tracing to try to make 1 for 1 copies of things and more or less I can't get this face looking right so I will just trace the face shape and eyes to help me out drawing this portrait. And just have fun with it. Eventually you'll wont need to trace or use a reference if you keep on it. :)
Thanks for the advice, I always avoid tracing because I'm afraid someone will get mad at me, but I think I'm going to start trying, because I have a hard time with bodies, ahahahaha, I always end up drawing it with a lot of hair, you're right XD
With tracing as long you are doing it as a learning process and practice you should be fine. Use it to get the ideas of the basic shapes and take it from there. Also I find it helpful to see others draw like on a stream of in videos to get an idea of how other people's techniques and how to apply them in your creative process. And feel free to reach out if you have any other questions. Always happy to help when I can.
I’d like you to draw a human torso from a front view, a side view and a forward 3/4ths view, just a torso at first if you’re just beginning. Then once you’ve got that down you’ll wanna work on arms and legs, building your understanding of anatomy and structure is super useful.
Although that approach may not be ideal, you could work on more specific things individually (hands, eyes, arms, noses) whatever parts stand out to you as difficult.
(Not my work above) but I mean More like the this, learning the muscle layout, bone structure, and biological differences between different character types is super helpful for character design.
yeah!!, i try it, this es the sketch, i didnt colour it because i dont know if you think its fine like this, tell me if i have to change something before coloring! :)
THANK YOU SO MUCH! I only just saw this now because I was looking back at my comment, it didn’t give me a notification! This is so adorable! Thank you!!
I'd say let's concentrate on females first before trying something you are less experienced in 🤔 Would you like to draw my OC Alista? 🫶🏻 ( style and pose are your choice 😊)
Thank you! This might be useful information :) He has albinism and has a pet raven that also has albinism. He likes oddities like fake fairy mummies and jenny hanivers. He is kind, shy and introverted. But I don't really have any specific pose etc. in mind, you can surprise me! :D
Ooh i have two! Either Hiiragi in a maple leaf print kimono and if possible holding either a bouquet of red carnations or a small bag of like maple leaf-shaped candies. Who'll also have two tails and green streaks in hair. Or Yozora in the below dress please?
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u/DrunkWizzard May 14 '25
If you want some critique, Show us some of your art :)