Art help. Post your art

[RKitagawa]

to MMM and alanX
thank you both very much, i see what you guys are saying, i still think it looks a bit empty in the first one, but I also see how the second one looses it's uhh... like....openness for the viewers imagination.
wish i could find a happy in between. but oh well, i'm finished with that picture.

i just thought it would be a waste to not upload version two after doing it.
anyways, thanks

[RKitagawa]

ok next, alanX.
I really can't critique your stuff much, since it's mostly abstract.
but man, you've got some really cool stuff. good job.

I love the multicolored smoke.
the only thing i'd say is to watch out for color, such as in...
http://c3.ac-images.myspacecdn.com/i...feead9ca92.png

that one, see how there is only one flat green for the grass, and a pretty flat grey-ish color for the sky? it could use more variation in my opinion.

but that problem was only present in a few of your pictures, overall you have some crazy stuff.

that apple is awesome.

[PockyMePink]

Great works guys. Really. Pretty cool stuff in this thread

I just started my first attempt at photoshopping a few pictures I drew for my friends, and I was hoping you guys could give a few tips to this ole' newb.

These go in order from the first I phoroshopped, to the latest (I think they improve as they go):

First: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../ashcolor2.png
Second: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...kriscolor1.png
Third (alternate to the second): http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2...kriscolor2.png
Fourth: http://i40.photobucket.com/albums/e2.../Krisbday1.png

Any comments/criticism are welcome

[Kyousuke]

i want to know what you guys think of this rough draft. im making it for a contest. the deadlines july 1st so no rush for me. i am going to make the dress pink with either some teal or blue here and there. maybe even a dark pink. theres going to be stawberries behind her with pocky in big letters surrounding her. the dress is still pretty much incomplete. the eyes arent the way i want them so im redoing it .

[RKitagawa]

PockyMePink

yay! chibi style... my.... favorite.....
ok i lied, i hate most chibi stuff. but hey, whatever floats your boat.

so, since i dont have too much time i'm gonna start with your faces/heads
overall they aren't too bad, you're off to a good start, but since they ARE chibi it's kinda hard to critique... i mean... they're messed up anatomically, but on purpose...
so even though it's wrong... at the same time it is right.

BUT! even though the style is "super deformed" you still have to follow the basic rules.
so, here's some pretty pictures i made for ya



so... in this picture, the guys head is tilted to his right.
if we look at the eyeline though (blue line) his eyes go on an angle opposite to that.
you should make a habit of drawing cross shaped lines across the center of the face. it will help to get the angles right.
this however, was only on this one guy, all your other pictures were good with the eyelines.

the overall problem you seem to have with the faces are the positions of the nose and mouth. and the size of your eyes.
your eyes are.... HUGE, even for a chibi i think they're a little big.

MOST IMPORTANTLY**
the nose should be half way between the eyes and the chin!
The mouth should be half way between the nose and the chin!
practice these things and you should be drawing more anatomically correct faces in no time.

as for the body, i can show you that next time.
so, thats all i got for you at this moment, hope i helped a bit.
if you have any questions i'd be glad to lend a hand.

sorry if that all sounded a little harsh btw, just trying to help out.

[alanX]

Originally Posted by Kyousuke

i want to know what you guys think of this rough draft.

I think it looks great, nice sketch!
The only thing slightly off to me is the eyes look a bit masculine.

[Kyousuke]

Originally Posted by alanX

I think it looks great, nice sketch!
The only thing slightly off to me is the eyes look a bit masculine.

i felt the same about the eyes. im still working on new designs for the eyes

[RKitagawa]

Kyousuke

in all honesty, I really like it. I had a lot of trouble thinking of ways to improve it. biggest problem i have (which isnt even a very big problem) is her right arm. it looks nice, it seems correct to me. its just that since its coming straight out towards the camera, u really cant see much of the arm at all. so i was thinking maybe move it out a bit? up? down? just somewhere so that the silhouette would read better.

Here is a paint over i drew:

but i'm not happy with the way the arm looks up there... i think to the side would be better.

also... i dont know if this is just because of the clothes but she seems really flat chested lol
or maybe she just is like that... i dont know.
that one i'll leave up to you to decide.

anyways I like it! good luck in the competition! please post some progress updates! i'd love to see the finished product.

oh and, i agree about the eyes, should be more... round, and ... cute-sy-ish, ya know?

[alanX]

Originally Posted by RKitagawa

also... i dont know if this is just because of the clothes but she seems really flat chested lol


anyways I like it! good luck in the competition!

oh and, i agree about the eyes,

LOL.

This isn't porn tryouts

[RKitagawa]

Originally Posted by alanX

LOL.

This isn't porn tryouts

lmao, of course not.. but hey, boobs are a part of a person too.
haha