My Best

[MyBinx]

I'm a new person to this site, I've seen it several times but kept losing my links... anyway, here is a pic I've done. Its a lot more simplistic than many I've seen here, but I hope others can enjoy it.

http://i49.photobucket.com/albums/f297/maribinx/Scan10001.jpg

Just a note, the area around the figures was darker in the origonal.

[mbetteker]

This may sound harsh but you are going to get this alot around here.... Keep sketching, sketch every day, sketch in the bathroom, sketch in bed, just sketch everything that interests u. Shading is not a concern right now, just work on the shapes and outlines of the things you draw until proportions are correct. Make sure you draw from observation also, it is essential when first beginning, especially with with the figure. Easiest start for figure drawing is to grab old photos, or magazines, and work on fast sketches 2-5 minutes, u will notice huge improvement very quickly.
-Good luck

[MyBinx]

Actually it may sound strange but I wanted this pic to be out of proportion. I wanted her body to seem awkward and stiff and her head to be too large. It was the feel I wanted.

Usually I'm very concerned with things being exactly proportional, even to a fault (ie burning pics I think are beyond repair) but for this one, I wanted it to convey that feeling of awkward/formal/stiff/off-ness.

[evildisco]

I highly doubt it's intentional, just by looking at the picture, there is a fundamental lack of basics. As it will be said to death, practice from life and do more gestural faster drawings to loosen the line quality.
Again your last comment is just an excuse to stay put rather than move on anywhere.

[CaptainInsano]

Actually it may sound strange but I wanted this pic to be out of proportion. I wanted her body to seem awkward and stiff and her head to be too large. It was the feel I wanted.

Usually I'm very concerned with things being exactly proportional, even to a fault (ie burning pics I think are beyond repair) but for this one, I wanted it to convey that feeling of awkward/formal/stiff/off-ness.

oh, well in that case, my ONLY crit on this is that the balloon strings should be straight (stiff) instead of squiggly.

GREAT JOB!!! :hatsoff:

[cass83]

You should totally post some of your stuff with better porpotions, anatomy, linework, value, contrast, rendering, and refinement. If you truley did mean for this image to be as wonky and child-like as it is, I congradullate you on a job well done. Otherwise take mbetteker's advice to heart and start your training.:teeth:

[MyBinx]

You guys are right about the balloon strings, I feel silly for not seeing that before. Thanks for that advice.

[capt underoo]

From your comments I can tell that you were trying to go for a stylized version of the character...that can be hazardous if you are not comfortable drawing correctly proportioned anatomy...this is going to suck but I would recommend restraining yourself from drawing in a stylized manner at first...when you have the basics of anatomy down and are comfortable drawing accurately, then go for stylized...drawing stylized anatomy encompasses tweaking and pushing the anatomy so if you don't have the familiarity of drawing accurate anatomy as a base, then your picture will not come across as stylized...it will come across as poorly drawn....if you want somewhere to start, I would suggest basic shapes...block out the parts of the body as basic shapes...it is much easier to read whether or not the anatomy is in proportion from basic shapes then it is to draw the body as it looks...

[asoir]

If this isn't a forum troll... ROFLMAO.

[mbetteker]

ahaha this has to be a troll. HAHA

[Necronomicouch]

underoo said it best, you cant run before you walk, and you cant stylize before you learn it the correct way.

[Barts]

ur best??? losers always whine about their best winners go home and fuck the prom queen

[mbetteker]

ahaha, i still come back to this one for a good laugh. good times

[Ned]

Actually it may sound strange but I wanted this pic to be out of proportion. I wanted her body to seem awkward and stiff and her head to be too large. It was the feel I wanted.

Usually I'm very concerned with things being exactly proportional, even to a fault (ie burning pics I think are beyond repair) but for this one, I wanted it to convey that feeling of awkward/formal/stiff/off-ness.
That is the funniest and stupidest thing relating to art that I have ever read in my entire life. period.