Tell me what you all think

[DyingArmitage]

these are just drawings or whatever ive done and this is my first post ever so im not sure if this will acutally...work? but anyhow do tell yo's

this ones a painting..heh
http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/her2.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/endymion.gif


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/headsup.jpg


http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/scuby.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/fear3.jpg

[Storyboard Dave]

Were you trying to post four more images? We can only see the large reclining nude figure.

Anatomically the shoulders on the figure look forced. Especially with the figure's left shoulder and how it joins- there's no clavicle! Neither side of the figure seem to have clavicles with any sort of clear definition.

The ring finger is also huge for the size of the hand. Comparatively it should not be the largest finger on the hand.

The white swashes coming down from the upper right to the lower left- if they are to be wind or rain indication, the hair is going against that direction. If they're not, they don't exactly help the figure any.

Hopefully these suggestions help out some. Keep going & don't stop trying.

[DyingArmitage]

hmm you cant click on the links or anything? argh sorry that was my first post ever and i dunno what im doin..yeah thanks for the comments ive only been drawin for 4 years...blahh and i never get told wahts worng with my pics at school its always..OMg thats amazing...not really want i wanan hear...so thanks a lot :hatsoff:

[Tully]

Is it me or does this painting look eerily like a drawing by Kevin Llewellyn (found here: http://www.kevart.com/pages/draw_pg.html# leftmost image in the 2nd row)? If this isn't just a wacky coincidence, I would highly recommend giving him his due.

Aside from that, the figure here is not particularly well drawn... perspective and proportions are off. It appears to get shadow and highlight you're just mixing a midtone with black or white. Not the best way to go about it. Skin tones can be tough, but they're extremely important. I think you can probably find some tutorials in the "tips & tricks" forum. The cutting out of little areas around the top right doesn't work too well... jumps right out as not being original to the painting.

Despite it all, the work shows some promise. Keep at it and the only way you'll go is up.

[Storyboard Dave]

hmm you cant click on the links or anything? argh sorry that was my first post ever and i dunno what im doin..yeah thanks for the comments ive only been drawin for 4 years...blahh and i never get told wahts worng with my pics at school its always..OMg thats amazing...not really want i wanan hear...so thanks a lot :hatsoff:

Okay, I did click onto all of the images and one common thread I see through all of them is a lack of desire to draw hands. Don't skip out on drawing the hands! Next to the getting the facial likeness, I'd consider hands the most expressive of all body parts- they speak volumes!

You have to be able to draw hands sooner or later so I'd just dive in and draw them in a sketchbook. You've got a model right there next to you in your non-drawing hand (I'll assume you're not an amputee and my apologies if you are) so go at it and practice, practice, practice!

And not just open hands either. Notice how the fingers react to grasping objects. See the finger pads expand as they touch things. See the wrinkles on the knuckles. Look to see how nails are drawn. There is an entire myriad of things you can do to strengthen your hand drawings.

[DyingArmitage]

ahh smashing tips all of you! i did as you all told me...and i draw a big 18 by 24 drawing of nothing but hands...my hands mind you :) . and yeah that does look alot like one of those girls...is that a bad thing? i think ill try and find a way to email that person and let him know, im seriously liek worked up abou that now...argh. but it was acutally from my head believe it or not and ive only been paining for a few months...and ive been workin hard i think ill scan my newer stuff and show all yenz in a new post or something? :confident

[DyingArmitage]

argh ok screw it i scaned a few older and newer ones that i could find or w/e its just more....http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/self.jpg
this was just a poor self protrait...ha as you can tell its pretty rough and its poorly scaned cuz its like 18X24 and my scanner...well isnt

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/tribe.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/rodingravesfacecopy.jpg
a fiction character i thought up (necromancer) Robin Graves

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/waveylady.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/Paryer.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/fly.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/ava.jpg

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/guns.jpg
just a gun study...i hate when people draw guns with the characters and it totally doesnt even look like it could be used >:|

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v482/dyingarmitage/jetplanejanecopy.jpg

ok i know these arent AMAZING...and im really trying to get better >:{
to just tell me what you think and ill keep postin new ones yos

[Wolfgang]

Hello DyingArmitage:

I have a feeling it might be more helpful for you to post just one or two recent pieces or even current works-in-progress (like maybe the hands you've been doing?). This will give the folks looking into your thread a good sampling of where you are with your skills. Which means they can more easily give you better, more focused crits and feedback.

- W.