03-18-2023, 06:12 AM
Thank you for the kind assessments of my work!
I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm interested in expanding what kind of stuff I can draw in part because I want to try clashing styles in the future. That is, having both realistic elements and character with unreal/cartoonish elements an characters in an image. Due to my large gaps in practice, my skills with the former aren't nearly as tight as they would need to be to explore such a concept.
I was actually digging around public domain image sites like Artvee for ideas on that front, but I never thought to expose myself to fashion shots. Thank you for the advice!
Too late for that I fear, I'm about halfway through a graph notebook full them. But I'm not doing them for nothing, it's to improve my line confidence as well as learning how my body/arm moves when making marks. It makes drawing other things much easier, even though they're not representational themselves.
Understood there! I'll continue working on it.
Quote:Do you already know what sort of finish you want? Lineart only, cellshading, something with more volume and light?
I'm still trying to figure that out. I'm interested in expanding what kind of stuff I can draw in part because I want to try clashing styles in the future. That is, having both realistic elements and character with unreal/cartoonish elements an characters in an image. Due to my large gaps in practice, my skills with the former aren't nearly as tight as they would need to be to explore such a concept.
Quote:Regarding illustrations, my advice is to start working on creating backgrounds and objects for characters to interact with. Fashion photoshoots are great reference for this kind of initial "inserting into setting" approach. Most are fairly minimalist, someone leaning against a wall, standing in an empty narrow street in a close cut without many background details, chair in empty room, going down stairs... With the focus is the model and clothing they don't have much noise, perfect for practice. Once comfortable, you can add more objects to the scenes, if not a second character.
I was actually digging around public domain image sites like Artvee for ideas on that front, but I never thought to expose myself to fashion shots. Thank you for the advice!
Quote:Welcome! From your introductory post and this one I understand the need to go back to the basics, maybe not a million lines and circles...
Too late for that I fear, I'm about halfway through a graph notebook full them. But I'm not doing them for nothing, it's to improve my line confidence as well as learning how my body/arm moves when making marks. It makes drawing other things much easier, even though they're not representational themselves.
Quote:...but I would definitely suggest doing some realism in order to progressively twist it into the stylization that works best for you. Keep posting!
Understood there! I'll continue working on it.