UploadsCalendarSearchMemberlistRegisterProfilePrivate MessagingBlogs!Log inContact
Looking to improve my style, character study: Riddick

 
Post new topic   Reply to topic    The Drawing Board.org - Forum Index -> Superheroes
Digg it Stumble it Submit to Del.icio.us Diigo it Prefound it Reddit it Facebook it Blink it Slashdot it Linkagogo it 
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Author Message
cleartuesdayOffline
Joined: 24 Feb 2008
Total posts: 2
Location: New Hampshire
Age: 33
Gender: Male
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 10:58 am    Post subject: Looking to improve my style, character study: Riddick Reply with quote
This is a quick one hour warm up sketch... I do these just to get into "art mode." Overall, I deem this piece okay and I'm looking for some honest criticism so that I can begin improving my technique with even more practice. Thanks!!

Medium:Pencil & Photoshop
Dimensions:
Comments:
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website 
SeraphSwordOffline
Avatar

Joined: 10 Mar 2005
Total posts: 426
Location: Austin, TX
Age: 30
Gender: Male
PostPosted: Thu Sep 24, 2009 6:07 pm    Post subject: Reply with quote
Well the most important thing you have to work on at this stage is proportion. I'm not sure if you used reference for this, but if you didn't, you probably should in the future. That will give you a better idea of how the pieces fit together and how they look in proportion to one another.

The specific problems with this drawing are mostly anatomical. The face is too long and his upper body isn't quite right. Keep in mind that the human body is, for the most part, symmetrical. Even with quick sketches, don't be afraid to rough out the proportions before you get into the meat of the drawing.

My advice for the future would be to use reference, either from life (ideal), or from photos (less ideal). You also might want to hold off on doing computer coloring for now and work more on rending light and shadow, which will help you get a better grasp of the forms involved and help when you do move to color. And if you just keep drawing constantly, you'll improve no matter what techniques you use.

Keep at it.
_________________
They say you should never hit a man with a closed fist, but it is, on occasion, hilarious.
Back to top
View user's profile 
cleartuesdayOffline
Joined: 24 Feb 2008
Total posts: 2
Location: New Hampshire
Age: 33
Gender: Male
PostPosted: Fri Sep 25, 2009 8:37 am    Post subject: Reply with quote
Thanks SeraphSword! That's exactly the critique/advice I've been needing... I've been drawing on and off my whole life and recently I've been getting back into it, this time around I'm looking to work the kinks out and make sure my proportions are correct.

To clarify, I used no references for this study. I did that drawing from scratch. I'll be posting more work as I progress...
Back to top
View user's profile Visit poster's website 
Display posts from previous:   
View previous topic :: View next topic  
Post new topic   Reply to topic    The Drawing Board.org - Forum Index -> Superheroes All times are GMT - 5 Hours
Page 1 of 1

 
Jump to:  
You cannot post new topics in this forum
You cannot reply to topics in this forum
You cannot edit your posts in this forum
You cannot delete your posts in this forum
You cannot vote in polls in this forum
You cannot add events in this forum
You cannot attach files in this forum
You can download files in this forum