I cant get over the leftovers from the rubber that look like youve drawn a butthole on the guy bottom right
Omfg i didn’t even see that, im dying
Yep - me too!
Glad I’m nit the only one who noticed that lol
Well, now I can’t unsee that
I’m just really tired of trying so hard to become better for the past 8 or so years and still feeling like a mediocre artist, I know that’s dramatic but there seems to be an invisible barrier I can’t seem to break past to where I’d be happy with my style.
More examples of my art
And a bunch on my instagram
Any consistent problems or issues you see? Be honest Im a big boy and can handle it
Hey I totally understand how you feel truly! I am 35 years old and I had been stuck in a rut with my art from the age of 20-30, 10 years of hating my own art. I think what helped me overcome this was to start truly to work towards a goal.
What do you want your art to become? What are you doing art for? What inspires you? I noticed there are some pieces on your Instagram that seem like you’ve worked pretty hard on them and it shows - your Goblin Businessman is a great toon-style artwork. I see your more anime style picture with the laced up boots, and the effort again shows compared to what you posted here.
I think I see some of your posts show that you didn’t really work too hard on them, given what you can output when you try a bit harder. For instance, your inktober submissions lack depth even though you did some dynamic perspectives.
Unfortunately I found that I give up halfway through something and I become dissatisfied, with these more sketch-like drawings you have done - maybe you can start gathering references for styles and inspirations. Start learning and practicing basic anatomy from just drawing more educational anatomy books. Start playing with your own art style by drawing in other established ones for a while to try to experience what the artist experiences when creating artwork.
I gave you a follow on instagram!
I like the style, it’s very emotive and expressive. I can tell you have fun making art and it makes it fun to look at. A lot of your pieces on instagram feel like an experience to partake in, and I enjoy that. Here are somethings that prove to give returns to an artist of any years; fundamentals.
Draw from life. Basic things to start, but something you don’t mind looking at. The fun is what your eyes see, the object, so pick one you like.
Use reference until you don’t have to, then keep using it. I see that the more you rely on imagination the more amateur it looks to me.
Figure drawing; gesture/studies. Anatomy, proportion. (weakest)
Perspective. (strongest)
Shapes. Form. Shadow. Light.
It has been fun looking through your work. You are really quite good and should be more patient with your progress.
Thank you I’ll keep at it, I just finished a huge project so I’m a bit off my training schedule but hopefully Ill get back on soon
How much training have you had?
How familiar are you with the fundamentals?
Have you done any basic still lives? Humans are very complex creatures made of many shapes. Boxes jars fruits etc are much simpler and help to teach you how to deconstruct an object into its component shapes and how light interacts with them.
I’ve done a few years of art school but never graduated, did plenty of life drawing classes, all the fundamentals and I actually do practice them once every two weeks. When I had more time in the day I would do 30 mins figure drawing and 30 life drawing a day, I’ve since fallen off of that though.
I actually feel like light and color are my strongest areas, but anatomy and keeping proportion I struggle greatly, and if you mess up the form then no amount of shading is gonna make the piece look right as I have found the hard way
Your figures look flat because you’re drawing what you think it should be rather than what it is.
I would recommend drawing through on the perspective and some practice with making figures out of simple geometric shapes.
Also, I’d consider getting one of those posing mannequins and an anatomy drawing book to give you more examples.
Your poses are somewhat complex from a perspective viewpoint (parts pointing and angles towards different planes). You may want to try some simpler poses like standing with arms down to get the basic proportions right.
So sounds like I need to practice even more, you’re right about the poses, I have been trying to force myself to make more “3d” poses (to practice foreshortening and the like) but I can accept that maybe I need to step down a few levels. Another thing I would like to work on is stepping away from such a cartoon style and actually making things more whimsical looking, but again. I will try to work on proportions more
Perspective can be very hard. But also very awarding when it is right. I would recommend drawing lines to help. The light source is also very important To create a less flat look and create the mood.
I did a fast googling and this article seems good https://mymodernmet.com/perspective-drawing/
It also talks about the shades needed to make it seem less flat.
I would also recommend using your own body by taking a picture of yourself posing. You will easier see how some parts looks bigger and smaller depending on the perspective. Pinterest is also a good source to find ppl posing. And there is an deviant art account creating a lot of images of their team posing (even action proses with props). Good luck!
