Doolio's doodles

[Doolio]

Hah, you always manage to spark such interesting discussions in your sketchbook... you really are thinking a lot about those things (like stylization without "anorexia-tion"). Always gives me a lot to think about even if I can't really contribute because I'm still quite clueless :D

Yes, that's how my brain works, I suppose:) I mean, I actually don't dwell on it too much time-wise, though it might seem like I'm in a constant limbo of overthink:) It's just, I analyze things like that, trying to understand the principles underneath, even if it's about unimportant or simple things:)
That's why maybe I'm in love with psychology and philosophy, finding patterns and mechanic in this and that:) What is funny, I'm legendary stupid when it comes to math:D
Oh, and I think you can contribute as good as any of us clueless people here:D

As for the anorexia and other such things, it's simply something I'm fascinated with, because I am very far from doing it:) And then, naturally, I'm like "omg how they do that god damn":) Because the feeling I have isn't one of those "ok, they do it like that and I have to practice for a long tame before I would be able to do it" but it's rather one of those disheartening "I don't know how it's done at all, what is this sorcery" stuff:)

The little with on the last page is cute! But yeah, the hair could use some work. I know it is easier to say than do as I struggle with it myself - but try to think of the strands of hair as design elements, supposed to add a nice rhythm and flow to your image... maybe even a bit like flowing water. (Example: http://fav.me/d5nhpz0 )

Yeah, some time will pass before I draw a decent hair:D
If I try and analyze it (!), it may be that I am too fast and "yolo" when it comes to hair, as I never saw it as a key factor in a drawing, as I was drawing realistically and likeness, value and rendering were the things I cared about. And the "likeness" of hair could be accomplished with two or three strokes. I even think I already mentioned this "theory" on this topic before. Ah, well...:)

About the link... yes, that's good hair:) And the flow is the thing I think I lack the most, maybe ("maybe" is there because I lack like a hundred things about hair:) ). Although, stylistically, I was going for that "toilet paper" look, a bit more simplified. Something like this maybe

http://s297.photobucket.com/user/kinderl...e.jpg.html


Of course, I failed, but I just wanted to say that I wasn't going for that "hairy hair" (with which I might even fail less!):)

Good example for the stylization without anorexia would maybe be this
http://mayafreaksblog.files.wordpress.co...thic-5.jpg

I mean, yes, she has twigs for legs and she is pretty much anorexic, but they are VERY thin and yet the stylization isn't over the top and she is still attractive. So, the artist somehow accomplished to create a presentable girl who isn't cartoonized (where everything goes and exaggerations could be quite extreme and still convey what they should) and whose legs are twigs:)

When I try to do that, I draw ten times wider legs, which are MORE anorexic:D For example, see the black and white girl with the spear (I think it's on the first page):)




As for today's update, that's questionable. It's 00:15, I've just come home and I've got nothing, being all day out of home. But, as I said I would update every day, I'll have to do SOMETHING, so I'll go respond to another post and make an update, small one, but better than nothing:)