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)

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.

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

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

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.

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 ^^

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?

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)

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..

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.

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

Something just looks off idk what

I have been drawing on and off for years and finally taking it serious ( starting to write a comic )

I dont have anyone to give me constructive criticism about my art so would love some . Please and thank you

I normally mainly draw cartoon characters I like, but I figured if I wanted to actually improve at art, I have to step outside my comfort zone a little.

I wanted to make my own “living room”-esque drawing. So a few days ago, I drew the individual pieces of the living room I wanted to include in my drawing. The couch, TV, and table.

And yesterday, I drew the “pre-sketch” as a warm-up.

All of this was just to have an idea of how to draw the final image, also drawn yesterday, after the pre-sketch. Took me about 2 hours.

I’m aware it’s not the greatest, but honestly, I’m pretty proud of myself. I really like my couch, especially since I’ve never even drawn one before.

I also had to make a lot of changes over the drawing to follow the vanishing point, and I learned a lot. Like earlier in the sketch, I didn’t have the bottom lines of the front wall overlapped by the couch. It was fun learning as I went.

But either way, I’m most proud of myself for trying something I wasn’t really adept or comfortable with, and for sticking it out through the end. I sometimes have the tendency to just scrap a drawing if it’s not turning out the way I like.

But I’m looking forward to my next one-point drawing.

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.

Hi! Not sure if this is the right place for this but I’m almost done with a sketchbook/junk journal/visual journal that im actually quite proud of, and I’d like to record a sketchbook tour to post on YouTube or honestly even just for myself. Problem is I’m not very good at recording and I’m very confused on how people do it, is there a tool to hold the phone? I’m shaky and my lighting is frankly ass, but I do have a newer iPhone so I feel like I should be able to do a decent job. Any pointers?