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I draw with a mouse so excuse the jaggy lines 😭

I did this while I was at work so I had time in between to take and add to the drawing. I know I noticed something about it being a bit off but I can’t identify them properly. I know the eyelids are a problem and the dark outlines around the eyes and the eye lips are a standout, any advice is appreciated.

I really like Junji Ito's art style and use of black and white space so I decided to do an art study of his work.

I definitely should buy better markers for shading the grey but I'm not going to let that stop me from practicing.

Did the best I could do and are happy with it.

Definitely happy to be done with it and ready to work on easier projects for now.

Hi yall, I dont have much experience on rendering and throughout my latest drawings ive tried to integrate some stuff from bluebiscouts tutorial on render but my renders feel very lackluster and they feel to be missing something.

Its not that i think they are bad or that im not improving, just missing something and I have no clue what it is.

I am quite unsatisfied with my linework so I wonder if its that but if you see anything else that needs improving please tell.

For context, i render on ibis paint mobile after drawing on my book.

I feel like I'm hitting a wall with my painting here. I can't get things to read well from a thumbnail, I've never been able to do this, but it's extending further than this now.

Values are just coming up muddy, colours losing focus etc. Whenever I try to make values pop I lose details. I keep trying to simplify my stuff, but I just can't stop working it. It doesn't work without excess rendering.

I really need some eyes on this, it's extremely frustrating.

I feel like after filling in the colors the piece actually feels more incomplete than the sketch. I decided to make a version with only the purple as the color and I feel that it’s a lot better.

Do you guys think it too or am I just tripping?

I’ve been studying hands by separating the fingers, palm, and joints into simple colored forms before worrying about anatomy or details.

It’s been helping me see how the pieces turn in space instead of thinking “I have to draw a hand.”

Still learning, but this little exercise has been clicking for me lately. Sharing in case another artist struggling with hands finds it useful. ✍🏾

Hello! I don't draw quite often as I get frustrated easy but for the past week I've been doing basic sketches, nothing too hard. Now, I am way more comfortable drawing on my sketchbook with a mechanical pencil. Sketching on a phone is painful, and I prefer having everything laid out infront of me as opposed to having to zoom in all of time. I did a sketch earlier and I'm having trouble doing the lineart. It just looks kinda soulless and the eyes look bad. I tried rendering the skin and going along with it but I couldn't. I am kinda stumped as to what to do so if anyone has advice that'd be really nice? I'd also appreciate any other critisisms.

I drew these and was quite proud when I did, but in hindsight I just dont feel like my drawing quality is anywhere near professional level. I draw every day and have for a bit over 3 years and yet my drawings feel like they totally lack impact despite my hald decent draftsmanship.

Any advice to make my stuff feel more like kim jung gi or even just more punchy? Im getting new ink brushes today so that might help slap more contrast in there but tbh great artists are great with or without tools like that.

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Hey everyone! Thanks so much for your encouraging words. I seem to have noticed some commonalities between your suggestions. In no particular order 1.Linework:confidence, deeper shadows, control (less lines) 2.proportions (keeping whole scale of picture, particularly anatomy in relation to that) 3.shading/shadow work. Though i tend not to use very many shadows in my work, incorporating them is definitely an opportunity for growth so I will be doing that.

I am on my way to the cafe now with the brush pens to see if i can make some magic happen!

Thanks!!🫂❤️

I've been working on my anatomy a bit after a long-ish break from drawing and I feel like my musculature looks a bit off. I added a bit of rough shading to communicate the forms. Any feedback would be greatly appreciated.

Hello, I’m new to this Reddit, I’ve been learning how to draw for quite a while and I still struggle when it comes to bodies (and clothes) I just wanted some insight, my sketchbook is small so I couldn’t finish the legs and I’m not super great on arms. I struggle a lot with these specifically. Any help would be greatly appreciated (one of my more recent sketches), thanks in advance.

the first one is graphite and the second is charcoal.

i have been trying to learn how to draw in general for some weeks, and i want to start with drawing faces. i want some feedback/suggestions and i don’t have anyone else to ask.

pd: english is not my first language, sorry if something is mistaken.

This is meant to be a shin length dress that’s more fitted.

Do u have any tops or recommandations on how to studie shading ? Or any good ressources that can help me to improve ?

I almost never do fan art of characters that involve live action actors and I’m really struggling with this one. I don’t need it to look exactly like him because I’m going for a stylized look but I’m trying to make it look at least a bit more recognizable

I’m a beginner who has been drawing for a few weeks and was wondering what I should focus on to improve on drawing poses. Basically what I’ve been doing is just looking at a reference for a minute or two, and then do my best to get the right shapes. My mirror is right in front of me so If I am confused on drawing a limb at a certain angle I just do the pose in the mirror. This method might sound pretty weird but for some reason I CANNOT draw at all when keeping a reference on my screen. It just throws me off because I keep seeing so many minor errors and it just makes me frustrated.

I skipped the hands cause I’m not really sure how to approach drawing them yet. I don’t want to over complicate and work on too many things at once.