Mayrasiili: Totally jumping on the bandwagon here (and with a big, stupid grin on my face, too!), I am SO in love with your artstyle.
Nevermind the plethora of technical detail that'd take a few weeks to cover all of, but I love how... lifelike your drawings are. The dynamism and vividness of the characters really plays a big role in that. I wish I had even half of your sense and knowledge of dynamism, motion and anatomy.
Mayrasiili: @FistHombre: You're welcome, I'm glad if you managed to pick up something you could use from that horribly mangled pile of thoughts.
It does make sense, trust me. Keeping the whole of the picture in mind (in several ways) is always a good thing to keep at the very least at the back of your head.
And yeah, well... Sure it sounds redundant to keep saying things like "I need to improve on X because Y", but there's nothing wrong with it, I think. I mean, after almost six years, I still do that. If you're anything like me, it's kind of motivating to keep saying what you want to improve at.
Mayrasiili: @FistHombre: Gonna give my two cents here as well, because I adore people who are ready, able and willing to learn. Of all the things that makes an artist, I think willingness to improve is one of the major traits. That might only be me, though.
First off, regarding the drawing itself: for someone who's just recently begun drawing (I presume?), you have a very clear way of drawing. It looks as if though you just mastered this on one go. Something that I can say that I totally can't do. It's awesome to see clear lines like that, but don't be afraid to doodle as well. As has been pointed out before, the proportions, angle and all the little things work for all intents and purposes. Sure, it's always nice to try some dramatic angles or weird poses or such, but honestly, what you have here, works. And that's all it needs to do. The little details like the hands and the belt clasp will work themselves out in due time, if you just take fifteen minutes out of a day to look up some pictures of hands and belts.
As for practicing drawing, I've got a few things to say. I'm hardly an expert myself (and I certainly have no mentionable education in art), but from my experience there are few things as important as having fun with drawing. I can totally relate to your wish to improve in certain aspects, but neglecting one's satisfaction and amusement over practice only works for some people, and requires an amazing amount of motivation. I'd really recommend what others have already recommended: work on what you want, otherwise you will work on something you -have- to. And such mentality can be crippling for an aspiring artist. Most of the time, anyway. I mean, I totally couldn't have pulled that off when I first started. I'm weak like that.
Anyway, what I wanted to say was to incorporate the practice you have to do to the things you want to draw. For example, you said you needed to work on hands and legs. When next time you draw something, be it whatever, just casually have a look at the hands and the feet, and give them some extra care. At least for me it has worked, since I get to work on what I want, but I also give that one extra thought to the thing I need to practice on.
Sorry about the massive wall of text, I am such a blabbermouth. Anyway, with a will to learn like yours, you're already well on your way to becoming quite the masterful artist!
Mayrasiili: Eyyyup, gotta admit, this is absolutely gorgeous. The action, the perspective, the angle, the all-around composition of the piece and the details, of course <3
In short, this just looks damn good.
Also poor Katia. That is a situation that would be WAY too perilous for anyone.
Mayrasiili: Oh wow, this has got to be my favourite out of the bunch so far! I really love the symbolism here along with the strong stylistic choices. Great work!
Mayrasiili: @Salamanakis: Awh, thank you very much, that's mighty kind of you to say c:
Still, I'll let Kazerad be the judge of how the picture turned out according to the given task. I'm just happy I got to have a go at a cool thing like this, since I really like learning as much as I can about storytelling ^^
@Geravind: Oh noes D: Yellow cat thing's bad luck and failure are infectious! Quickly, get your biohazard suits!
... Oh wait, this is Oblivion, there are no biohazard suits :I The old bonesack is screwed xD
@Fralex: It is, for personification who embodies death itself, Sir Terry Pratchett has managed to bring a lot of life to the character of the Grim Reaper. It's been a while since I've read the Discworld books, but now that you mention it, I think he did have a soft spot for cats :o I ought to check...
That... Theory makes too much sense :D That is way too ingenious! Now all she needs is a scraggy beard and a red, pointy hat with the word "WIZZARD" on it xD Although given that she should still aspire to become part of the Mage's Guild and an academic mage, being the local equivalent of Rincewind can't be healthy for those dreams D:
That is actually true! I hadn't thought of that at all, I was just concerned over how to make the window look like glass. Textures be damned! Oh well, if the line is drawn there, I won't mind too much ^^ I had fun drawing this, and that's all that matters for me c: Thank you for pointing that out, however! I really need to work on my perception xD
Mayrasiili: @angrybacteria: Awwwh, those both fit right in there :D I especially like the first one, but then again, I am a sucker for dramatic lines like that one. I also get the feeling that the old bonesack is deathly afraid that someone will catch him/her x)
@Fralex Thank you very much for your kind words c: I must admit that I use Sir Terry Pratchett's iconic Death as a very... substantial source of inspiration, in no small part thanks to Paul Kidby's stunning artwork. Although it'll take a while for me to even get close to Kidby's level of skill (And not only because I am deathly afraid of drawing skulls. No pun intended, tho)
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Nevermind the plethora of technical detail that'd take a few weeks to cover all of, but I love how... lifelike your drawings are. The dynamism and vividness of the characters really plays a big role in that. I wish I had even half of your sense and knowledge of dynamism, motion and anatomy.
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It does make sense, trust me. Keeping the whole of the picture in mind (in several ways) is always a good thing to keep at the very least at the back of your head.
And yeah, well... Sure it sounds redundant to keep saying things like "I need to improve on X because Y", but there's nothing wrong with it, I think. I mean, after almost six years, I still do that. If you're anything like me, it's kind of motivating to keep saying what you want to improve at.
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First off, regarding the drawing itself: for someone who's just recently begun drawing (I presume?), you have a very clear way of drawing. It looks as if though you just mastered this on one go. Something that I can say that I totally can't do. It's awesome to see clear lines like that, but don't be afraid to doodle as well. As has been pointed out before, the proportions, angle and all the little things work for all intents and purposes. Sure, it's always nice to try some dramatic angles or weird poses or such, but honestly, what you have here, works. And that's all it needs to do. The little details like the hands and the belt clasp will work themselves out in due time, if you just take fifteen minutes out of a day to look up some pictures of hands and belts.
As for practicing drawing, I've got a few things to say. I'm hardly an expert myself (and I certainly have no mentionable education in art), but from my experience there are few things as important as having fun with drawing. I can totally relate to your wish to improve in certain aspects, but neglecting one's satisfaction and amusement over practice only works for some people, and requires an amazing amount of motivation. I'd really recommend what others have already recommended: work on what you want, otherwise you will work on something you -have- to. And such mentality can be crippling for an aspiring artist. Most of the time, anyway. I mean, I totally couldn't have pulled that off when I first started. I'm weak like that.
Anyway, what I wanted to say was to incorporate the practice you have to do to the things you want to draw. For example, you said you needed to work on hands and legs. When next time you draw something, be it whatever, just casually have a look at the hands and the feet, and give them some extra care. At least for me it has worked, since I get to work on what I want, but I also give that one extra thought to the thing I need to practice on.
Sorry about the massive wall of text, I am such a blabbermouth. Anyway, with a will to learn like yours, you're already well on your way to becoming quite the masterful artist!
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In short, this just looks damn good.
Also poor Katia. That is a situation that would be WAY too perilous for anyone.
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Still, I'll let Kazerad be the judge of how the picture turned out according to the given task. I'm just happy I got to have a go at a cool thing like this, since I really like learning as much as I can about storytelling ^^
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@Geravind: Oh noes D: Yellow cat thing's bad luck and failure are infectious! Quickly, get your biohazard suits!
... Oh wait, this is Oblivion, there are no biohazard suits :I The old bonesack is screwed xD
@Fralex: It is, for personification who embodies death itself, Sir Terry Pratchett has managed to bring a lot of life to the character of the Grim Reaper. It's been a while since I've read the Discworld books, but now that you mention it, I think he did have a soft spot for cats :o I ought to check...
That... Theory makes too much sense :D That is way too ingenious! Now all she needs is a scraggy beard and a red, pointy hat with the word "WIZZARD" on it xD Although given that she should still aspire to become part of the Mage's Guild and an academic mage, being the local equivalent of Rincewind can't be healthy for those dreams D:
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That is actually true! I hadn't thought of that at all, I was just concerned over how to make the window look like glass. Textures be damned! Oh well, if the line is drawn there, I won't mind too much ^^ I had fun drawing this, and that's all that matters for me c: Thank you for pointing that out, however! I really need to work on my perception xD
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@Fralex Thank you very much for your kind words c: I must admit that I use Sir Terry Pratchett's iconic Death as a very... substantial source of inspiration, in no small part thanks to Paul Kidby's stunning artwork. Although it'll take a while for me to even get close to Kidby's level of skill (And not only because I am deathly afraid of drawing skulls. No pun intended, tho)