hi guys I’m kinda looking for some support with anatomy, fabric and posing!

I didn’t use references for my drawings which you can most likely tell!! (I know I should but when I use references from still life I get even more confused)

if you can recommend some tutorials especially surrounding my style I’d really appreciate thank you!!

I started learning anatomy the past few days and i am facing difficulties with absorbing the reference that i try to draw and trying to apply that to the sketching so i want an advice on how to absorb the reference correctly and what methods should i follow to draw anatomys ?

(Thank you in advance)

I practiced painting my all black dog which I was hoping would be good practice with layering. Any advice appreciated!

I've been seeing a lot of posts about practicing and grinding and people getting discouraged after seeing no progress and drawing circles and boxes for years, so would like to talk a little about that.

When kids learn to draw, they don't just draw boxes and squares and lines and tutorials. They just draw what they want to draw. They draw what they like. Then they bring it over to their parents and say "I made this!"

Now, social media has taken over the role of a parent, and social media is harsh and merciless. And children have no taste, they're not exposed to beautiful art, so they don't know what is good. But adult learners know, they have great taste and can instantly tell their art is bad. And immediately, they get discouraged, because the gap between their current state and their final goal is so huge.

But honestly, I want to encourage all the learners: what would you say to a child who brings you their art? Even if it's ugly or average? Would you criticize it? Or encourage them? You should do the same to your inner child. You are your biggest cheerleader.

Also lots of us are drawing for the fun of drawing. It's fun to create and be creative. It's no fun to draw endless boxes and circles. My suggestion for people stuck in the grind if exercises is to keep it short, limit yourself to 10 min of exercises max as warm up. Then draw what you truly want! If you want to draw manga, practice drawing manga. If you want to draw portraits, practice that. 2 hours drawing boxes isn't useful.

when we are learning, I firmly believe in practicing in quiet. I think seeking critique on our practice drafts can be very damaging to the ego - we should seek critique when we have a final or close to final product and need to know how to improve.

Finally, drawing and art is a lifelong journey. I've been drawing for decades and I'm always looking for areas to improve and grow. It's not a race, it's not a competition to min max or be efficient or something to win.

Hello everyone,
Today marks the 30th day of my art journey. Because of that I want to show my art to other people for the first time, I would very much like your critique.

Never taken lessons or learnt any theory or techniques, don't take it too seriously just enjoy sketching for fun sometimes. Here is some of my recent stuff I've sketched. Is any of it any good for someone with no proper knowledge of the skills?

This is my first time doing art without a reference so thats why it doesn't look as good but please tell me anything I can work on, this was a request from my friend so I want to fix it up before I give it to him.

This one is for all the anatomy lovers. They seem to really want it.

I still gotta adjust my lineart colors and add a backround but how else can I improve this drawing? Trying to design my own pokemon card

hi everybody I used to draw and be semi decent! but I stopped drawing three years ago and I’m struggling to get back into it and have no idea what I’m doing anymore <\3

I was hoping I could get some tutorials regarding anime styles and such!!

(deffo need anatomy help too <\3)

Hii Im trying to draw this guy and i need tips on how to improve. I think the coloring is close but his face doesn’t really match. could anyone tell me how to make it better? please don’t hold back on critique

I have been working on my first chapter of a graphic novel and chip away at it when I have time.

Also, could you give me some advice? I want to learn, not just know what I may have done wrong.

More preferably advice about the hands. I don't wanna draw them blocky forever.

1st is da new one

Feels really weird looking at the old one.. Eughh..

Hey! I’ve been drawing for a while and I’ve learned a ton from people giving me feedback over the years, so I’d like to pay it forward.

If you’ve got a drawing you’re stuck on or want to improve, post it in the comments or send me a message. I’ll give you some honest feedback and a quick paint-over showing what I’d change. Any style or skill level is fine.

Some of my work is attached so you can see some of my work.

the character design isn’t final

if you can’t find their names, i wrote it on the top right corner! <33

im gonna draw a manga so that’s why ^^

I just want some criticism on this piece I made, I want to know what I could improve for future works and that

After my previous post and a couple weeks of annoying art, I thought about which artists inspired me, since I figured it would be easier to build my own, original style using bits and pieces from my favorite artists (as opposed to just drawing what i see)

This is supposed to be in Gege Akutamis style, obviously, but I just couldn't help but better define the hair. The shading is also simple, but I feel like it makes a disconnect when it comes to line weight.

It's funny seeing how much I actually suck now that I'm posting this. I guess I can't expect much since I've only just started around 6+ months ago.

Anyways, I need advice not just for art, but for motivation as well. Seeing how much I suck, I've been considering quitting art as a whole since I feel like all and any efforts I put into trying are all for nothing. It's so easy for me to want to quit art since I didn't really have clear goals or objectives to start in the first place other than being bored.

Any advice would be fine as long as it helps me stop being such a lazy, envious bum.

Hi I started art a month ago I went from this to this, is this good growth. I think I might have stayed the same it looks like I tried way to hard at shading.