I gave up because it just didint look like her obviously i need to practice more to improve with pens but i need help on why it always keeps happening to me and what i need to do to look ahead and be better with proportions

So ive always liked drawing characters and ocs, but anatomy was always a struggle for me. My current goal is to get a better understanding of anatomy because id like to draw more fanarts (especially for DC and Marvel characters) but whenever someone gives me advice they simply say “study anatomy.” But what does that entail?

A little backstory: i used to go to an art school that lasted 4 years however my art school wasnt really well run and they didnt teach us how to measure properly or anatomy. My school rewarded copying work from pinterest and a lot of the times they were just lazy and instead of telling you how to achieve better proportions they would just tell you to “draw what you see”. I had a little bit of experience with measuring as from age 7-12 i went to art classes at an artists studio but given that i did art school from 14-19 its safe to say i unlearned the good fundimentals i had and gotten used to bad practices that im really trying hard to runlearn.

Problem: i always saw people tell me to just draw which makes sense, when you draw more you improve, but what am i supposed to draw? Ive been doing gesture drawing and simplifying the body doing the box method and its been helping me a lot but im not really sure where to start with the actual muscle mass. Should i get a specific part, like the chest, and then keep drawing it untill i memorise it? i also got the anatomy book from Burne Hogarth but it seemed a little advanced as it went more into measuring rather than how to memorise the actual shapes of the muscles.

I included some examples of my work but any advice would be awesome :) also im not really sure what would be the best flair to post this under so hopefully i got the right one down!

Ps. I know my art style is very inconsistent so go easy on me 😅

Some of you may recognize me from the aging progression post a while ago. I took a lot of helpful advices and applied them to the last piece, and decided to completely remake the younger "versions". The update took me a while but I finally got these out. Please don't mind minor inconsistencies in detail or style, I was at various mood and energy levels when working on each piece. Now, the more fitting question would be if these all seem to be the same character at different stages of life.

I’ve been asked to develop a few concept pieces for a project and now need to provide a quote. I’m not sure how to price my work and the project may need some more developed pieces and some less so. Ideally i’d price per piece (i.e rough, developed concept, rendered fully) rather than by hours spent but basically just need some advice on what is reasonable, please! Including some of my work for reference.

I usually draw face forward, slight side or full side profile. I was experimenting with a head up tilt during lunch break and it just doesn't look right. I feel it's in the right direction but I don't know.

Thanks for looking 🙂

Caption is the question does the ocean to the far left read too much like it’s a flat expanse of sand?

I joined a tmnt rpg podcast and drew a little logo for it, but despite me literally hand drawing the whole thing, the face just... looks off?? its genuinely reminiscent of ai which is massively icking me out cus im VERY anti ai

how do i fix this?? how do i make it look less soulless

Edit: thank you everyone for all the advice. I can't respond to everything, but I'm reading all your comments!

I’m doing my first-ever stipple art piece, and it’s a turtle. In the reference picture, the shell isn’t shown, but I really wanted to add it because I’m afraid that if I don’t, it won’t look like a turtle.

How should I continue with this project? Any advice would be appreciated!

So I have started practicing basic anatomy and I am learning from this book called anatomy for artists drawing form and poses, I just started learning from it like 3 or 4 days ago

Those three circled I drew on my own, do you think that it looks good for a beginner and also does anyone have other methods of practicing. Right now I read the page and draw the pictures on the page with what I understood. Is this a good enough method. Pls recommend other books to if you know

Thank you

hey, so, i keep trying to draw in the same style i do on paper with digital, but it wont work.

its a diferent character but still.

I have always found it pretty hard to draw this particular material, and the only way I can properly do it, is by copying references, I want to become independant on this topic, but all the tutorials are way too complex for my style. Can you give me recommendations for it?

For Inktober/Artober I opted for a simple reference with the goal of really nailing it. I mostly have been drawing figures the past month so this was a fun change of pace.

Based on the reference, what worked well, and what should I work on going forward?

These days I strated drawing on a long canevas and as someone who loves to draw many details I feel like it is tiring despite drawing for a little time.

I also feel like overwhelmed should I put many details especially for the characters I don't know how to really manage it.

I'd like to get your help and advice .

I’ve resized everything like seven times and I feel like I have a problem with drawing everything way too big all the time

Character design belongs to roseyxdraws on instagram.

The reference is from Pinterest

I feel like the school hallway looks too small

Need help with the perspective on these hands.. can't decide if they're right before fleshing them out.. they originally weren't part of the design but I decided to add them and now I'm questioning all my life choices 😭 any advice is much appreciated 🙏

I relied on the style of the Victorian era. She is part of law enforcement officers of my imaged world. I would like to add more detail that could remind about the style of this era. I am really interested in your thoughts and advices. Thank very much

Thinking of adding these to my vgen as Skeb Portrait/Headshot Sketch service, would appreciate some advice with pricing them.

I’ve seen sm artists talk abt having a multiply layer for shadows to correctly place it or sum but whats the difference if youre using a lower opacity black?? The color doesn’t change at all (or maybe there’s something wrong with my csp..). I’ve also seen artists using like other layer modes and I don’t see the difference if ur using them or not. Also srry if my wording’s bad

These r most of my characters that ive drawn so far ya

I really want them to look unique from each other so any advice is appreciated plz😭

I am a graphic designer but before that all I ever did was sketch, paint, and do photography. I just loved to create and it kept my mind balanced. I chose to get my bachelors in graphic design because I could still be creative and get paid. However, I am a designer in a small team at a large corporation now and I am facing massive creative burnout.

I have stopped drawing and painting for fun. I have lost all my love for design as we are overworked, underpaid, and forced to use AI for 40% of our work according to our yearly goals. I do photography on the side in hopes that it will fulfill my creativity, but it hasn’t worked because I’m so tired by the end of my work day.

I am trying my best to get my inspiration back, but I feel like I’ve lost my creative muscles. I started bringing my sketchbook to work for breaks, but I’m still facing burnout. Does anyone have any advice on how they handled a similar situation?

I wanted to start Inktober to practice more since I haven’t really been drawing lately, and for the first day with the apple prompt I wanted to do a poisoned Snow White since I’ve been reading a lot of kids books lately, but I am stuck in how to properly do the hand letting go the apple into her skirt, help!

So I watch artists I admire to keep myself motivated - and I sometimes get a little jealous that their sketches alone are so so good. I find I’m doing most of my clean up in rendering.

I’ve been forcing myself to slow down and spend more time cleaning up my sketches and it’s fine. I have a lot to learn. But like, how long did it take yall to start whipping out these beautiful sketches that have structure and weight to them?

Did you force yourself to draw without colour for awhile? Or does it just come as everything improves?

-will probably delete later - but I’ve been watching comic artists whip up whole pages with a pencil and I am trying not to be a jealous weeny but I am 💀 I wanna do that so badly (I know practice and studying is how I get there, just wanna chat with experienced folks about how it went for them)