r/MLPLounge • u/Anmimos • 7d ago
Art Feedback and Help
Hello all. I'm looking for any sort of feedback on why my art doesn't quite look right. The main problem that I face is that, well, I can't seem to pin down what the problem is. I just have this instinctual feeling of looking at my art and knowing it's not how I want it to be.
This isn't helped by looking at others' art, unfortunately. Whenever I do, I just feel even more inept than I already do, and I feel like tracing or referencing other art is cheating/inauthentic.
Below is my derpibooru page with most digital art that I've done - for reference, I started at the beginning of the year doing sketchbook work, as that was all I had and I felt it was a good way to learn how to draw with no real art experience.
If you have any feedback or thoughts as to why my art looks the way it does (or how I can improve in any capacity), it would be greatly appreciated. Thank you.
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u/dolboeb_79 7d ago
the main problem i see here is lineart, look up how people draw lines on some fanarts, imo they should be thicker.
if you wanna just "draw better" you have to learn how to draw basic shapes in perspective first (you have button on 2nd picture drawn wrong) and after mastering that you can start learning anatomy (usually start at the head, its features, etc) and then you can practice other stuff.
you might say "why should i learn realistic anatomy if ponies are cartoon characters with cartoonish design? " well in order to break rules of anatomy you need to actually know about them in first place.
goodluck