• Help me get back into art
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Hello Facepunch. Drawing, especially cartooning, is one thing I really enjoy. In fact, I want to someday have a career as an artist - preferably working in video games. However, I've really hit a slump lately. I haven't uploaded anything to deviantART in months, and I've done a few sketches here and there but no major drawings. I took an art class in school last year and got some good practice in painting, but haven't really done much since then. This summer, I took a graphic design class in college - it was pretty cool, but was really digital and didn't really lend itself to [I]drawing[/I]. And now here I am. Apart from occasional doodles, I haven't really drawn in weeks. I've been meaning to draw some fanart (to practice drawing people) but haven't got around to it. Worse, looking back on my old work (albeit after feeling self-concious after spending time in the DA Appreciation Station), I see that I still have a [I]lot[/I] to learn as far as anatomy goes. I still draw heads way too big, for one. Also, I haven't done a lot of digital artwork (especially coloring in Photoshop), something I've been meaning to learn. Here's some samples from my dA (keep in mind they are varying levels of old). You can see more at the link under my profile. (I can post stuff from my sketchbook, too) [t]http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/165/8/7/the_butter_shave_by_bleu_ninja-d3iwl46.jpg[/t][t]http://fc06.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/165/9/9/sleuth_diplomacy_by_bleu_ninja-d3iwdjt.jpg[/t][t]http://fc00.deviantart.net/fs70/f/2011/033/1/5/033___slimer_rabbit_by_bleu_ninja-d38ol50.png[/t][t]http://th06.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2011/165/3/b/cherries_by_bleu_ninja-d3iwc2b.jpg[/t][t]http://fc05.deviantart.net/fs71/i/2011/031/6/5/028___bunnzooka_by_bleu_ninja-d38i3qv.jpg[/t][t]http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2010/296/2/0/darth_vader_print_by_bleu_ninja-d31dsfb.png[/t][t]http://th08.deviantart.net/fs70/PRE/i/2010/250/2/0/bill_by_bleu_ninja-d2y9roy.png[/t][t]http://i.imgur.com/xVUTa.png[/t] So Facepunch, what can I do? What kind of drawing should I do to get out of this funk? Any tips for improving my skills? Thanks.
You have some nice shading there, you just need to work on your anatomy in general. Use some tutorials for example, or take classes if needed.
[url]http://lovecastle.org/draw/[/url]
[QUOTE=MakoSkyDub;32915020][url]http://lovecastle.org/draw/[/url][/QUOTE] [thumb]http://lovecastle.org/draw/f_nude/Bike_Pilot_or_whatever_by_mjranum_stock.jpg[/thumb] Female Nude + Horse :wtc:
The boxes you tick aren't usually for [i]combining[/i] the elements in any way I guess you broke it or something :v:
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