09-28-2013, 11:26 AM
(09-26-2013, 08:56 PM)monkeybread Wrote: The problem is you are developing your skills and render style while working on this character through time. Unless you specifically stick to one style of doing things, there is no way that your improving skills will be consistent with your older shitter ones. :) That's actually a good thing!
So what are you actually asking for? Do you want to improve the most recent thing and get crit on that, or do you want us to give you advice on how to make things look like your old work style (more graphic and comicy)?
I would say you are improving, your render quality is improving, your understanding of volume is improving. What you need to focus on is anatomy study. Then once you're done with anatomy, focus on anatomy. And then when you're absolutely sick of anatomy, do some anatomy just to mix it up. Finally look at perspective and how to construct....you guessed it....anatomy in perspective. :D
I'm being a dick, but what I'm saying is if you want to improve as an artist overall, focus on the fundametnals. If you only want to learn how to draw something one way, just keep drawing things one way and that will sort itself out. I think you should take it as a positive that you are improving and changing. What you decide to do with your character is up to you.
Actually what I would like is to be able to find a way to advance the appearance of my character along with my skill, kinda like stepping stones and each advancement in his appearance working as a marker for where I am at one point or another.
My biggest goal is that I can be able to crack out this character at the current highest skill level I'm at, in the least amount of time of any other illustration. But to do that, I want consitancy. I've had alot of really great advice from users on this forum about how I can go about advancing my fundamentals and learning new tips and tricks for getting better at my form and it has been phenomonally helpful...unlike my spelling which SUX.
So yeah, A critique of my most recent one would be fantastic! Also I started another one of him
One big thing I already know about my own work on this one though is, it seems like his muscles are physically melting off his back, they're not a sturdy furry texture, and his eyes are too far apart :(