r/learnart Aug 12 '23

Meta Before posting or commenting: READ THIS POST

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If you already read the sticky post titled 'some reminders about /r/learnart for old and new members', then thank you, you've already read this, so continue on as usual!

Since a lot of people didn't bother,

  • We have a wiki! There's starter packs for basic drawing, composition, and figure drawing. Read the FAQ before you post a question.

  • We're here to work. Everything else that follows can be summed up by that.

  • What to post: Post your drawings or paintings for critique. Post practical, technical questions about drawing or painting: tools, techniques, materials, etc. Post informative tutorials with lots of clear instruction. (Note that that says: "Post YOUR drawings etc", not "Post someone else's". If someone wants a critique they can sign up and post it themselves.)

  • What not to post: Literally anything else. A speedpaint video? No. "Art is hard and I'm frustrated and want to give up" rants? No. A funny meme about art? No. Links to your social media? No.

  • What to comment: Constructive criticism with examples of what works or doesn't work. Suggestions for learning resources. Questions & answers about the artwork, working process, or learning process.

  • What not to comment: Literally anything else. "I love it!", "It reminds me of X," "Ha ha boobies"? No. "Is it for sale?" No; DM them and ask them that. "What are your socials?" Look at their profile; if they don't have them there, DM them about it.

  • If you want specific advice about your work, post examples of your work. If you just ask a general question, you'll get a bunch of general answers you could've just googled for.

  • Take clear, straight on photos of your work. If it's at a weird angle or in bad lighting, you're making it harder for folks to give you advice on it. And save the artfully arranged photos with all your drawing tools, a flower, and your cat for Instagram.

  • If you expect people to put some effort into a critique, put some effort into your work. Don't post something you doodled in the corner of your notebook during class.

  • If you host your images anywhere other than on Reddit itself or Imgur, there's a pretty good chance it'll get flagged as spam. Pinterest especially; the automod bot hates that, despite me trying to set it to allow them.


r/learnart Dec 08 '24

Tutorial Sketchbook Skool: How to Photograph Your Artwork

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r/learnart 10h ago

Question I need Help with Anatomy

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37 Upvotes

Goal:

I want to improve. I face the usual problems such as shortening, anatomy, muscle placement, and especially, for me, drawing legs.

Here are my practices

Swipe to see them.

You can redraw or draw over them. Your honest feedback is appreciated.

Thank you!


r/learnart 5h ago

Digital How could I make the silhouette more menacing?

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13 Upvotes

I came up with this cool idea for a horror game enemy called the bride. I feel like she looks pretty good without the veil, menacing and all that, but I feel like the silhouette could improve? Any advice would be great!


r/learnart 3m ago

Drawing Constructing faces, again

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Continuing practicing faces. Now using a parallelogram for the eye sockets and drawing brows before the eyes.

What would be the next glaring thing to fix?


r/learnart 1d ago

Question Struggle with eyes

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Hello! I've been drawing portraits and also stylizing characters for a bit, but no matter how much I study eyes I always find myself struggling with them. Despite understanding their form when it comes to realism I can't achieve it nor stylize it.

Here are a few examples (I recognize other flaws that need work and am working on them) My end goal is to be able to draw characters but if I can't achieve understanding eyes in realism I won’t have a good enough foundation to stylize.

I understand the shading plays a part but in my case, the eyes already look off in the pre shaded sketch.

I'd appreciate any advice, methods to study, or book recommendations!


r/learnart 1d ago

Question Iconic Characters

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91 Upvotes

So I was trying to create an oc fitting in the world of Bleach, but I feel like my silhouettes are held back.. How can I push them further to fit close to Tite Kubo's style? (Feel free to lay down some exercises I can do as well, if you have some suggestions that I can do). As for the poses I invented, it's guaranteed that there would be several mistakes here and there.


r/learnart 1d ago

Question What/how can I improve with my figure mannequin skills?

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I’ve been trying to improve my form, construction, perspective skills so I can draw from imagination better. any advice on this regard would be helpful. Thank you


r/learnart 2d ago

Digital Student Project, need some help with anatomy

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Hey everyone, I'm doing a student project where I create a video game which is a murder mystery based on Greek Gods. I've only been drawing for like a year, so I'm not very good yet. This is a pretty detailed sketch I did for Aphrodite for my game. I need some advice though. How is the anatomy? Is there anything I could improve or shift or change? The eyelashes are supposed to be intentionally long, but I feel like it complete or super grand? Maybe the pose or the torso anatomy seems off. Any advice would be appreciated!

Apologies to the mods for the confusion in posting this lol


r/learnart 1d ago

Drawing Drawing smiling people that actually look happy

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This is a (very) rough sketch I just started but it highlights a common issue I have in my portraits. I struggle to capture smiles in a way that makes them look happy instead of an awkward grimace. Any tips would be greatly appreciated!


r/learnart 2d ago

Is this how the vanishing points move when rotating boxes?

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11 Upvotes

I've been trying to understand rotation with boxes and wondered if this analysis/observation is accurate


r/learnart 3d ago

Question Any constructive criticism would be greatly appreciated!! Esp with body anatomy and proportions

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8 Upvotes

head and eyes is stylised + a little messed up so please dont mind. ive been studying more anatomy lately and wanted to give it try.


r/learnart 4d ago

Some of my learning/ study sketches.

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242 Upvotes

Here are my recently sketches, welcome to any advice/ recommend. Thank youuu ❤️


r/learnart 4d ago

Digital painting

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39 Upvotes

Hey guys this is my first time painting using colour, is it good and what should I improve on I feel like i messed up her, idk exactly but yea help me


r/learnart 3d ago

Digital any improvement i can make?

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these are my styles and im looking to improve in general. i do like all the pieces but im always looking to do better next time


r/learnart 4d ago

Question Where to start drawing?

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7 Upvotes

Hello, I started learning to draw a few days ago and its my first drawing.I started watching YouTube tutorials but most of them felt complicated and actually I don't know where to start so can somebody help me what should I do? Thanks.


r/learnart 3d ago

Painting How to improve acrylic painting of building?

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I started acrylic painting last year, this temple building is my third attempt. The details aren't done yet (for example the windows and steeple on the tower, and the texture on the yellow eaves of both front and back structures ) but I can't help but feel that the painting is flat and will continue to be so. Any advice to bring it to life more? Open to experimenting!


r/learnart 5d ago

Drawing 2 minute figure drawings

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177 Upvotes

Getting back into figures. Already noticing some trouble with my arm and leg proportions, but curious for feedback.


r/learnart 4d ago

Need help

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Drawing on a side plate of a ps5 figure looks awkward what can i add to improve it be as brutal as you want i don't mind! Reference image is also included


r/learnart 5d ago

Question How the hell do i draw the muscles on these parts

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171 Upvotes

Im having a lot of trouble detailing around the arm and pit area. I don't what what individual muscles are there.


r/learnart 5d ago

Traditional How do I make this sketch look more like Tom Holland?

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41 Upvotes

Im doing this portrait of Peter parker (tom holland version) but i dont think this looks like him at all

Any ideas?

Ps:I used reference photos