r/learntodraw

I can already see where a fleshed piece would need to include some adjustments to the arm area, but this was a fun study nonetheless!

Like the title says, by technicality I'm not a beginner but always felt like one, since my art stagnated really bad from like middle to high school. I realized that the big part of it was because I completely abandoned fundamentals early-on and stubbornly stuck to learning "cool" things like detailed anatomy, etc. Like a couple of months ago, I finally went back to start from scratch, since ts was affecting my mental health too, 'cuz of perfectionism.

These are just a few of the studies from the couple of months I've been trying to learn (older studies -> newer studies), and while I think I'm slowly beginning to get a hang of the 3D form, combining all of them into a human body is still hard to go about.

One of the bigger questions I had, is particularly about drawing poses with 3D shapes - how to determine the horizon line? It seems easy when drawing a cube or something, since you just need to check whether the top or the bottom planes are visible, but since the ribs and pelvis rotate so much, I've been really struggling to determine that when trying to study poses.

I did find recently that Posemaniacs luckily have a floor plane in their examples, so I think I'll try learning through them for a while, but I'd still really appreciate if anyone could answer the question. Also, if it's not a strict requirement for the horizon line's place on the drawing, is it okay if it's a bit higher or lower than it is in reality? Or is it lenient enough to put it only in the general spot?

Also, another question - does the brush softness matter that much? I did my earlier drawings with a softer brush, but I felt like I did too much scribbling. Now with a harder brush I scribble way less and I feel like my line confidence improved a bit, but then the models look really clunky. Or is it generally just a preference thing?

I'm sorry if my English is weird, but I'm not really sure how to properly put my questions into words. Thank you in advance for any advice.

Source: Berserk manga (chapter 228)

How the hell does this get made? Where do you even start? How do you space them all out correctly? Is it just making things up as you go?

Took about 2 hours

Critique

Depuis 2018, je m'efforce d'améliorer ma technique avec différents médiums. Le fusain pour le premier, le crayon pour le deuxième et le numérique pour le troisième et quatrieme. Gal Gadot alias Wonder Woman.

Today’s morning study sketch, someone mentioned super Mario while I was in a call so I went with it.
Changed a few aspects of the gesture and the facial expression 👀

Cubesketches ❤️

A few day ago i posted a drawing of Clouds and a light Fall here, niw i have combined them.

really struggling to capture that glowing look without making the lines practically non-existent...

Help me improve with some critique of this BCS drawing i did

What fo you guys recommend I try next? (Ignore the boring doodles)

Hi y'all. So I've been drawing for quite a while now but I can't seem to learn anatomy (never really dedicated the time to do either). I followed the following tutorial and i liked the method of starting with a rough sketch cuz the complicated boxes or circles make it difficult for me to comprehend the poses.

Any tips on how to learn anatomy/poses without the complex plethora of shapes? Your advice would be appreciated. :)