genosukes sketches

[genosuke]

Hi guys i considered myself an anime drawing lover, im new into pencil drawing and want to improve my art and need some advice on it.Right now my recent work is done on a 2 pencil and no eraser. Any comments and critiques is very much appreciated.thank you.

http://img413.imageshack.us/img413/7438/tennisgirlue0.jpg

[F11]

The tenis racket is mishapen and the proportions are off, you coud also render the tenis ball to make it look more like a ball than just a circle. The way the skirt is foldind seems unatural. dont worry though, just keep practicing and using the crit. people give you to improve.

some one sugested this website to me and It help me improve, so now I sugest it to everone that needs improving to. (http://www.fineart.sk/index.php?cat=1)

[genosuke]

Thanks for the notice f11 heres some more drawings of the same subjects glad to hear more.
ballpen
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9972/stetch8yl8.jpg
work in no.2 pencil
http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5505/stetch1tk1.jpg

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1857/tennischick2tf0.jpg
done in mech pencil i have used a dummy for this but sorry if it did not show
http://img442.imageshack.us/img442/2351/tennnigirl3ar4.jpg

[throtailer]

Like tennis huh? :). You really must learn some anatomy and proportions of human. Andrew loomis would be great for u. Also try improve your shading. Oh and if u stop by my SB, i'd really like to hear what do u think of it :).

[genosuke]

Like tennis huh? :). You really must learn some anatomy and proportions of human. Andrew loomis would be great for u. Also try improve your shading. Oh and if u stop by my SB, i'd really like to hear what do u think of it :).

Thank you for the notice throtailer maybe ill include some shading on it too, but about your critique i know i need lots of study on anatomy and proportion of human body.
But for me to learn you must give some specifics pointers on where should i work more as it would help me better to understand where should i improve.

[Smarty]

http://www.placidchaos.com/Loomis/Andrew%20Loomis%20-%20Figure%20Drawing%20For%20All%20It's%20Worth.pdf

^ worth a look, its the andrew loomis' book. Great for people with no access to some nude figure drawing, which i think is what you need to improve. I would also check out pose maniacs blog (google it). At the moment you seem to be simplifying everything to 2 planes, profile and front on. Like the arm on your last tennis player is too sode on compared to the face front (ok 'ish) body.

As for your question, by sporadically working on 3-4 pages i mean that i tend to start 3-4 pages at once and work on them sort of randomly. Drawing daily is pretty much the best piece of advice i've ever had and so i pass it on to you.

[Camara]

Make some life studies.And use reference to draw faces!The first girl hasn´t got nose!!Practice more poses!

Cheers!

[F11]

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/9972/stetch8yl8.jpg

The ears are to high, the top of the ear is usualy level with the eye. She also lacks a jaw, it just ends in a point.

http://img177.imageshack.us/img177/5505/stetch1tk1.jpg

The hands look unatural and mis-shapen, and the way there posed looks off. The eyes seem like unfinished triangles with circles. The breast seem to unatural, like circles atached to the chest.

http://img237.imageshack.us/img237/1857/tennischick2tf0.jpg
looking better but there are still problems. The folds still look unatural and the hair looks flat with no motion.

Dont worry though, keep trying and you'll improve.

[ChaoticKnight]

My best advice to you would be to have a lighter touch with your pencils, I can see that your scratching the paper with your strokes. Be a bit more loose and flowing and dont press down too hard until you get to areas that are either darker or closer to the eye of the beholder. Objects in the foreground = heavier line weight. Objects in the background = lighter line weight. This helps with depth when all your doing is drawing lines, and not worrying about value.
Also, I wouldn't suggest starting out with mechanical pencils. You need a lot of practice and e\comfort with a regular pencil first.
ALso, pick up a few anatomy books, and try to draw directly from them.
It'll click. Good luck!

[Evxyza92]

Believe me , I still have a bit of the same problem. Lighten , and if you have to make more lines, the thicker lines should only be applied when you completely have the idea of what your doing, and how the picture is going to be.

[Pattern]

the posters seem a little akward, try to start off with a flowing, dynamic outline, very nice start otherwise!

[genosuke]

Thank you guys for your advice heres some recent development of my work done.

pencil works


http://img478.imageshack.us/img478/6577/hands1zp4.jpg

http://img407.imageshack.us/img407/3302/morrigankm9.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/3937/monday2jb7.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n112/vlard_2006/nekomeme.jpg

http://img341.imageshack.us/img341/8803/monday3jj0.jpg

http://i110.photobucket.com/albums/n112/vlard_2006/neko0.2.jpg

http://img257.imageshack.us/img257/3920/e38585nekomimagirlqy7.jpg







Painting on photoshop/tablet with reference on a fashion magazine comments and critique is appreciated. thank you.

http://img255.imageshack.us/img255/4582/facegirl1qt7.jpg

[genosuke]

more drawing with a referrence...

[img]http://img101.imageshack.us/img101/9269/memorygirlqw0.jpg


http://img74.imageshack.us/img74/4035/nosegirlqy9.jpg

[alesoun]

You still have problems with proportion, Genosuke, and a tendency (which I share with you) to have one eye higher than the other. The chin on your painting (is that Keira Knightley?) is impossibly small and narrow.

But we've all had those problems. Practice and observation and drawing from life or photo ref. will help you sort it out.

[Elvy]

Hey there Genosuke,

I too love anime as well and its the reason why I started drawing. I'm don't think my method is the best of techniques, but I started learning how to draw from copying my favourite scenes or characters from my manga. Not sure if you read manga, but if you do, you could also copy your favourite scenes or characters from the manga for practice. From there, you start to learn where things should go, how the clothes fold, how to draw eyes, nose etc. and later on, if you are adventurous enough, copy their shading and you learn about where the light should fall and how to shade it as well.

Of course, this practice is for your own reference and fun. Top it off with your own work, you'll soon find your own style.

Also, a good way before you start rendering is to have guiding lines to your figure so that you know where everything goes.

Hope I helped and I'm eager to see more!