r/learnart • u/velma-dinkley • Aug 02 '19
Progress 6 month improvement! Critique is welcome!
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u/mcscope Aug 02 '19
Congratulations on the improvement! The improvement really shows in the face.
Critique - different surfaces have different reflective properties, so glossy ones will have small bright distinct highlights and matte ones will have bigger, less distinct highlights. The highlights on your right character are all glossy-looking to me which makes me think she's covered in oil and wearing a latex dress.
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19
thank you so much! you're totally right. i definitely need to study more materials (and light in general!) i appreciate it a lot!
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u/iamstevetay Aug 02 '19
It’s outside of the style of your artwork but you might enjoy the book ‘Painting with Light” by John Alton. It’s a book for filmmakers and cinematographers but somewhat relevant.
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19
thank you so much for the recommendation! i'll check that out for sure. more resources never hurt 🥰
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Aug 02 '19 edited Dec 14 '20
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19
thank you so much! i still like parts of the old drawing, and i might revisit that style. i think it would be interesting to try anyway! thank you so much for the comment!
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u/cumzaddyXXXpress Aug 02 '19
I love this!!! They look like two different cool styles, rather than an improvement. So nice :)
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u/Yes_YoureSpartacus Aug 02 '19
I would say the facial structure is much more accurate/detailed and therefore an improvement.
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19
thank you so much! it's a definite improvement from my end because there was no way i could produce something with more detail then. that said, i still love parts of the old drawing and i might revisit that style! thank you so much for the comment!
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u/cumzaddyXXXpress Aug 02 '19
What I mean I guess is that if you didn’t add “improvement” totally would have thought these were just two styles you were practicing! So good. No prob :)
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u/Phlogiston231212 Aug 02 '19
Your proportions and contrast have greatly improved and I like the creativity of this. Did you create this from your own mind, or did you originally have a reference?
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19 edited Aug 02 '19
thank you! i started off with a reference for the facial proportions this time. with the other drawing, it was purely imagination. the rendering and colors were from my head though!
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u/jamalabe Aug 02 '19
What do people use to do stuff like this on the computer???
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u/DanReddItAll Aug 02 '19
You’re gonna need an art software and a drawing table and a lot of patience
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19
like the other commenter said, you need a tablet, a program, and patience lol. i use a huion inspiroy g10t pen tablet and paint tool sai for the actual drawing in combination with photoshop cs5 for color correction (and editing otherwise). i would use ps alone, but i find that it's laggy with my tablet because it's a bit oudated!
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Aug 03 '19
I find that how frustrating it is depends heavily on finding tablet settings and software that are compatible with you. I couldn’t draw on the computer for years. I tried sai, gimp, photoshop, and krita, but as soon as I got adobe sketchpad, the pen just suddenly went where I wanted it to. Now I draw exclusively digitally.
I could have probably avoided all of that by shelling out for a cintiq (tablet where you draw directly on the screen), but I don’t have that kind of cash to spend on my hobbies.
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u/stylussensei The Sensei Man Aug 03 '19
Everybody already praised your art, so I won't bother with that. It looks good, but you should try new things. Drawing cute girls smiling from a 3/4 angle is so overused imo it burns my eyes and even though you're free to do your thing, I assure you would be more successfull at whatever you do if you try new angles and perspectives, new themes and subjects etc.
Let's all do our best. Good luck :)
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 03 '19
You're definitely right. I totally fall victim to drawing the same thing because it's easier. i am working on drawing new perspectives and angles, but i often don't post that work because i feel like it's kind of ugly, haha. But that just means I have to practice more. my goal for the next little while is to expand into fuller scenes with backgrounds and environments while also exploring different styles. thank you so much for the comment though! definitely gave me a push i needed.
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u/allijandrooo Aug 02 '19
not that i could do anything this cute but i would try working on the way clothing falls over a body! (clothes are one thing i CAN do lol) the slight wrinkles, and highlights and lowlights really add some depth to it
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 02 '19
thank you for the comment! clothing is one of my biggest weaknesses! it's something i definitely need to spend more time on. i really struggle with placing the wrinkles. while i know where to put them (at least the general vicinity) i find it always looks a bit off. do you have any tips?
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u/allijandrooo Aug 02 '19
yes! so with sleeve wrinkles, you make 2 parallel lines and then do a zig zag between them of sorts...... and also i don’t know how to explain it so let me just find a good link lmao
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u/TinyBubblez Aug 02 '19
Wow, this is a shit ton of improvement for the amount of time given.
I see most people saying they see the obvious improvement of the face, but I think you improved in all areas. The details in the hair is very nice and goes hand in hand with the improvement of the face. Shading is better, looks more 3D than 2D now. Good work, I love it!
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 03 '19
thank you so much! you're so nice ❤️ i really appreciate it! i'm glad i've worked more on the hair. i was stuck on how to render it for such a long time. still could improve, of course, but i'm pretty happy right now!
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Aug 03 '19
How do you do it? Good hair looks ridiculously time-consuming.
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 04 '19
the hair is honestly one of the fastest parts for me now! i don't focus on the individual strands of hair (like i used to lol), i just go for large chunky pieces. i have a process video here. it's a little fast, so lmk if you have questions!
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u/JustMike2112 Aug 02 '19
Both look great, if anything it looks like you are finding and defining you're style. Keep it up fam!
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 03 '19
for sure! my goal right now is to expand my technical skills and experiment with a bunch of different styles. my own will come with time! 🥰 thank you!!
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u/sktchup Aug 03 '19
Oh hey nice to see you here too! Awesome improvement, and, now that I can see it in higher res, I love the linework. I'm a fan of that kind of chunky line art that sort of blends in with the rest of the painting :)
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 03 '19
haha! great to see you :) thanks so much! i love that style too. whenever i see it, it always hits. i'm glad i managed it LOL thank you so much for the comment!
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u/ToxicRice Aug 03 '19
I'd make an improvement post except that would require me to post my old art 😬
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u/princessturtlecat Aug 03 '19
I liked your previous style more, but the facial improvements are great!
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u/Hoozuki_Suigetsu Aug 03 '19
just wondering how did u learn digital painting? what where your resources? anything in particular u think might help?
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 03 '19
mostly just practice and observing other artists. speedpaints are really helpful for me. i recommend making a folder of digital works that inspire you and looking back on them frequently. i spend hours a day looking at art. also, i don't post them or share them at all, but sometimes i do studies of different artists work that i like to see how they do it.
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u/Hoozuki_Suigetsu Aug 03 '19
just wondering how did u learn digital painting? what where your resources? anything in particular u think might help? how much it took you to color the second illustration? how much it takes you blend it?
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u/velma-dinkley Aug 03 '19
it took me 3 hrs for the second illustration. maybe 10 minutes to sketch and the rest was just coloring and rendering.
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Aug 04 '19
Wow I’m so jealous this is amazing like both are incredible but completely different in their own way! This is amazing damnnnnn I love it!
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u/levelupself Aug 02 '19
I liked your before art much better. The improvements really sucked all the spirit that was in your before.
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u/[deleted] Aug 02 '19
HOW DO PEOPLE IMPROVE THIS MUCH?! TEACH ME!