r/LearnToDrawTogether

Hi Everyone!

Digital art newbie here, this is my attempt at a “sushi with a dessert filling” and I know… who in their right mind would mix sushi with a strawberry sandwich or even think of doing this 😭, it wasn’t my choice. have this book that has 160 different things to draw and today this was it.

Now about the drawing itself, I don’t think it came out horrible but definitely could’ve been better, from the couple drawings I have done I believe drawing food is my weakness. The colouring, the shading and lightning also could’ve been better, or maybe I am being a bit too harsh.

Drawing as much as I can to get better and even with drawings like these that I don’t like as much I want to show what I have done and see the progress down the road, while asking others for advice/criticism.

Tomorrow is a new day and something new to draw, I will post that one as soon as it’s finished 😄

Hi Everyone!

Third time drawing on ProCreate and this time from my Daily Draw book that gives me things to draw at random I got “A cactus” so I went for it.

When I started this I half expected this to come out looking not bad but not great but thankfully it turned out so much better than I was expecting. I know it’s not perfect, there things I definitely could’ve done better but I’m really happy with it and this time I did SO MANY new things that I came out really feeing like I learnt a lot today, which is a great feeling.

Will start another drawing tomorrow and I cannot wait!

Any advice/criticism is welcomed 😁

Well, as you can see. This is a drawing that I made today and for the past month or so maybe 2 months, I've been making it a hobby of mine to draw one thing per day, or several things in a day. I just really want to learn how to draw human faces. And I feel like it's so complex, but the more you do it, the more you get better every day. What can I say? And for the hair I used the pentel brush pen, and for the outlines like the nose, the eyes and the eyebrows, I used a .08 pigma micron by sakura.

It’s not that I don’t necessarily know where I WANT to start rather how to start. For context I’ve been drawing on and off for about a month just doing whatever came to mind not caring about how it looked, but I recently had this character design pop into my mind, and I now want to make it as well as possible. Which at my current level isn’t really possible. I always see people starting to draw their characters by making a mannequin looking figure or like base (like the attached image).
So how do I do this? And what is it’s purpose?

🩵The Critique Formula

Strength + Problem + Solution = Improvement

💙 What works — Identify something the artist did well.

💜 What doesn’t — Point out what could be improved and why.

🩷 How to improve it — Give a practical solution they can try.

When we simply tell an artist that something is bad, compare their work to someone else's, or focus only on what went wrong, it can make them feel like all the time, effort, and studying they put into the piece went unnoticed.

I want critique to do the opposite.

I want artists to feel recognized for the work they've already put in, while also giving them the tools to grow. The weaker parts of a piece aren't something to be ashamed of—they're opportunities to learn and improve.

The goal of critique isn't to make someone dislike what they've created.

The goal is to help them love what they're creating even more—and give them a clearer path toward becoming the artist they want to be.

Can I get some feedback on this "Critique Formula"? 😁

Let's have fun and grow together!

Illustrations by Oakville🤪

Still working on my hability to draw without tracing, so, as disclaimer you should all know that I used one of her pics and traced it and then made some alterations on top of it for the sketch. But, as I wanted to do this for her birthday this year and not in another 5 years, I think it's okay! This was EXTREMELY fun! And as I usually draw realism, it was a nice break.