Image 1 — updated version of my masked lady after critique!
Image 2 — updated version of my masked lady after critique!
Image 3 — updated version of my masked lady after critique!

updated version of my masked lady after critique!

helloo! okay, overview of what was changed and what meeds improving + slide 2 is from yesterday! and before i get any comments saying im comparing a finished piece to a sketch.. the original WAS completed in my eyes pre critique. last slide is my body reference i used :)

- i removed most of the line art and spread the detail out more even in the piece

- i added more texture to differentiate between surfaces as everything had the same texture in my first version

- made her features better fit her body type. Removed the very defined neck, jawline and collarbone!

- added a wider range of values so it would not look nearly as flat and boring.

but now.. what needs to be changed? WELL! i know i could do better with anatomy, i need to better my understanding of color theory and color relationships aswell as value hierarchy aswell as practicing drawing HANDS. i believe my skin rendering could use some more work with further color variation in the skin but! I think todays is a improvement over yesterday.

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 2 days ago

I GOT TWO GIRLS IVE BEEN WANTING!! (day 1 million of not having homucifer..)

ive been hav a hellish day so i am SO happy to now have kirika and ui!

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 4 days ago

i made my ugliest piece yet and its weighing on me 💔

i finally found the courage to face my worst enemy.. half bodies! It went as well as you’d expect. Its totally unpostable. im embarrassed to even mention its existence to somebody who isnt me. I feel like i cant look at my art program right now. I need a break but im too afraid to stop drawing and risk losing any progress! art makes me feel a bit trapped right now. Its been less than a year of doing it yet things have been really difficult. im really afraid of getting bullied for posting bad art.. its weird because i would never say the things i think about this piece about anyone elses art but when it comes to my own its like i can only see mistakes.

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u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 4 days ago

another one of my pretty little witches!

no labyrinth or familiar designs this time, sorry guys :( i DO have her description + familar names! The Lurking Devil witch. Her nature is Possesion. She stomps about her labyrinth in a large false body, but her real self cowers inside. the witches true body is much larger than the false one but, too afraid to leave her false body, she expels any living thing from her labyrinth that she doesn’t intend on eating insisting they’re getting in her way and that she does not need them. her familars are Lankester and Damien.

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 5 days ago

I just got doppel iroha from my free pull.. is she worth building at all? i don’t have a bunch of healers besides my 4 star yuma & my nagisa!

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 6 days ago

how on gods green earth do i make this double chin look less odd?

Ignore the fact he has no nose. this is a wip. anywhom! i really need some help w/ making this characters face look more visibly chubby considering the angle! hes meant to be looking down a bit. im so frustrated w/ this piece already and the fact his double chin looks like a sticker is sending me over the edge 😭 i’d also like any advice for rendering the skin! any pointers would be appreciated for that aswell.

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 6 days ago

faced an artistic fear of mine as a beginner!

im terrified of drawing the torso! its my worse enemy. but! i decided to face my fears and sketch a piece idea i have that i’ll finish tomorrow :)

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 8 days ago

I had a moment of artistic triumph today!

today.. i drew a character severely off model. Im talking: character has monolids but he somehow came out looking like his evil doppelganger with the complete wrong eye type. completely wrong. his lips were too thin and his face was too defined! but instead of wallowing in despair like usual.. im deciding to make 10 mini mock up sketches to work my way out of this problem! im deciding to not give up just because i didnt get things right the first time. Im very happy with myself for getting over my gut telling me to wallow about it! i feel like im really growing as a artist.

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u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 9 days ago

what can i do to improve this face render + make it appear more uncanny?

hello! basics: im going for semi realism, leaning towards the more stylized end of the spectrum. this is a MASK! its made to look human but this character is not. what more can i add to make it feel more 3d AND enhance the uncanniness of it considering its made to look human.. but isn‘t. slide 2 is what i loosely referenced for the general perspective :)

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 9 days ago

severely artblocked and this has me at my wits end 😭

hi! basic info: i aim for a semi realistic style, this character is meant to be plus sized with a chubby face and she’s a demon with some goat features :) this piece has me frustrated to the point of tears and i don’t really know how to fix it. i can’t tell if i’ve just been staring at It for too long. my references for her eyes + head angle are in the last slides! i’m not good at faces so i desperately need some guidance! I have not been doing art for very long at all 💔

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 14 days ago

having a bad art teacher early on WILL screw you over when you try to actually pursue art as a hobby (ft. The following existential dread)

hello! i had a very very bad art teacher as a child. she had a tendency to be specifically cruel to little me and made me a example of what not to do multiple times (i was at max 10 years old.) note i am autistic and do tend to take things to heart and was a very sensitive child outside of her being actually very mean. fast forward to now all i can think of is how she might have actually been right and maybe art isnt actually my calling because i am not particularly good. its very existential in a way! and i hate it. being told i shouldn’t pursue art as a kid because i wasn’t good at it has seriously messed up how i perceive creating.

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u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 14 days ago

have a slightly batshit insane fursona idea but i have ZERO clue where to start

hello! my fursona is a hybrid.. please note im a Floridian. he is a manatee & alligator hybrid! im not sure how i can balance out his species. i know i certainly want him to have a huge gator tail but.. i have no clue on how to balance these two things he is 😭 i have him conceptualized in my skull i just wonder if it’s really a good idea or not? im new to this stuff y’all.

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u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 16 days ago

what are some of YOU guys unconventional / slightly odd art inspirations? or: what makes you guys want to draw the most?

mine personally are: medical illutsrations, hans holbein the younger, the rain, creepypastas, 18th century portrait paintings, baths at night, last night walks, wandering off during events, having discussions online! what are some things that make y’all want to draw or what inspires your personal artwork? :D

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u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 17 days ago

I don’t feel valid because he was a victim too.

hi! first post here. good thing to establish: i was 11/12 and he was 16+. he was a victim of grooming too, with his ex boyfriend being our mutual friend (19? he was probably older.) they would make sexual jokes about me and him. he sought comfort in me after he blocked him but then he started behaving strangely with me (asking for erotic shit of our original characters, calling me a “bottom” etc etc) and i grew extremely dependent on him for comfort to the point i would become suicidal if he didn’t text me back soon enough. I got the courage to block him not too long ago on all platforms (im currently in my very late teens, he stopped talking to me once i turned 15 but its years since then.) i just wonder.. can i really feel valid here if he was a victim too? he made me feel so special and loved. He knew my family was in shambles and was like my online big brother. i hate him so much but my god do i feel ashamed for hating him.

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u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 18 days ago

updated version of that profile i was wanting critique for!

this is still the sketch BUT! i fixed some proportions and decided to NOT crop it to hell! if anyone has any further critique or suggestions please let me know! :D im unsure if the symbolism is clear enough so i’d also like further crit on that aswell and if theres anything further i could add.

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 23 days ago

how can i make this profile look less odd?

obligatory i get very nervous seeking feedback but i hate this so far😭 hi! I’m a beginner and am trying to do a nice moody piece but. this looks really wrong doesn’t it? i am going for a realistic / semi realistic style, my references are attached in the last two slides! I feel the eyes, chin, lips, and forehead area are off but i don’t know how to actually fix it :,) i’ve been working at it all day so i’m pretty darn frustrated with it. I can tell somethings wrong, but don’t know what to do to make it better 💔 and i would also like tips for drawing the ear! i don’t like ears all that much.

u/PuzzledComputer4696 — 23 days ago