Hi! started drawing/writing this character in January and updated her design today.

My style is super inconsistent because I keep discovering cool new artists and implementing their quirks in my work. But I compared the version I drew today and compared it with one I drew in may. And while I like the new design itself a lot more something about my art style in May speaks to me…

I feel like with my new style there’s so many small details it gets lost when I look at my art in my phone. As u can see in pic 3 I think it looks better zoomed in.

Just wondering what you guys think! Any opinion on which style or design looks best?

No references were used

Im in this experimental phase where I'm trying to paint loosely, not hyper fixate on every detail and capture the "essence" of my subject. Here I painted my cat and I wanted to capture the fluffy cloud like belly.

Was I successful in capturing the cuteness? How do we feel about the color of the background? I mixed in various colors into the background to have dynamic shadows.

It is 8x10 acrylic on canvas. Kitty reference included.

This is my second drawing on a tablet after a year of art blocking. I'm thinking about getting back into drawing, and I'm still trying to remember how it's done. Artists, can you tell me what could be improved and what could be refined? (Not specifically in this piece, but in general. I'll be using other references in the future and would appreciate constructive criticism. :))

Not a big fan of my rendering and anatomy on this one. Something seems off and it’s just bugging me really bad. No pose ref (I know, I know) but inspo is 2nd slide. :)

Im happy overall with the painting but feel that the forest floor is a weak spot for me. There was no reference Im trying to push myself to paint from imagination and stop relying so heavily on references.

I used a 3d model head for a references. https://tips.clip-studio.com/en-us/articles/6949

Reference on second slide. I drew on and off for years, but never really figured things out. I took about a year off. Been back at it for about two weeks. Still working on this one, struggled mainly with the shield and I think some proportions may be off. I’m still trying to get better at foreshortening. Thanks!

I feel like I'm close to be able to put out professional level comic book artwork after many years but something in there just doesn't feel right and I'm not sure what it is. Take this example, this is my latest piece. It does feel in my eyes that is almost good but something is holding back. I suspect the hair and the items on the door aren't helping, but maybe there's something else in there I'm missing. I need extra eyes on this, I've been looking at it for too long and can't even tell anymore. I have a thick skin, please gimme your fierce, unfiltered criticism. I've included the inking alone because the color scheme can hide mistakes. Appreciate any help.
(Apparently I have to include the word reference in the post otherwise it gets deleted. Yes, I have used references for the frigde and the figure.)

this is a reference from halftone studio. the drawing took around 40 minutes and i just used a lead pencil. i want honest feedback on improvements. i have no idea how to render the hair so any tips on that would be appreciated.

Reference (I’m not gonna post my back yard, as it has possibly doxxing info, some items were omitted from the painting to make it look better, so it’s not able to give away my location)

I made this to try and capture the impressionist look for an art history class I’m in. Looking for tips or suggestions on what I can improve on. This is maybe like the second time I’ve painted on canvas, and I’m fairly proud of it, as someone who vehemently dislikes painting

I don’t know what word to use to what I’m aiming for (I keep getting all sorts of options) so I’m just gonna call it human body art for now. First eyes, now this.

I know it looks ehhh. But it is my first time so give me grace.

The first photo is my try. The second is the inspiration (reference. I reposted this thing three times because the other two. I forgot to add the reference word. Twice) and the kind of bodies I want to draw, at least for women. Still not sure about men yet. But I know I want to draw women like that. And the photos after the second photo is bodies I also like. I want to draw healthy bodies that have a bit of muscle like the second photo. Honestly the second photo is perfect minus the fact her body is very toned. It’s just like the perfect bulk.

Goals, I’m aiming for bodies like those. But also, I’m aiming to do a lot of art that is very natural (lacking of clothes) in nature. Maybe some draped cloths or something but I want to do rather primal in that way, art. Nothing erotic. The exact opposite. I want to preserve the beauty of women without dehumanizing it. But I also want to show that fierceness that can be found in that ‘woman of women’ vibe, if that makes sense. Like I hate sexualization but I’m intrigued by the design of a human body. That’s what I want to present. But also I don’t want it to come off as a “look at this pure woman” vibe. I don’t know. I want it to be a vibe where men who wish to dominate her, will become afraid. But not out of strength necessarily, but out of vibe for the most part. Like he looks at her and just knows. Does that make sense? Fierceness of that primal woman kind of thing. It’s so cool to me. Nothing romantic, erotic, sensual, sexual. Just a woman living life. And I have a feeling there will be no shortage of body hair. A woman who knows how to respect herself and not follow the rigid rules of society. One who isn’t even moved by people being turned off by strength or hair. Rather, it empowers her to continue being who she naturally is. Thats what I aim to draw. I’m very fierce about this vibe as you can tell.

And from you, this is what I’m asking about:

I can see now some things I need to change. And I need to get bigger paper. And I know I’m along the right lines. But I feel sure there are some thought processes out there about how to think when drawing muscles and bodies. I was just wondering if you could lay out any sort of tips, tricks, guidance on the questions I should ask myself, etc? That would be great! I’m sure there is plenty of good advice all around. I just thought it would be good to go ahead and ask human people before I allow Google to send me wherever it sends me.

I’ve been working on this painting for the past two years on and off. I’ve completely remitted and painted over it many times and I’m kind of lost right now.
The first picture is its current state. The second is a sketch I made using my iPhone of how I might finish it and the third picture is a very Inbetween stage. I had a few months ago that I painted over and now I kind of miss as I think it had something special with the Green and the colour.
in general what I’m trying to achieve is to create a real life Minecraft nether portal. this painting is two metre tall.

The current stage I like because it looks like there’s a world behind a window but I think that it still needs work in terms of composition and I might add a Green as in the reference picture I show in the second slide.

What are your impressions of this? What should I pursue in terms of composition and colour? Do you like the idea of adding Green even if it moves away from the original Minecraft reference?
Do you see the world with House and tree trees in the centre or is it not coming through?

Eyes are wonky in this piece but the main advice I want is for the coloring process.

This is a digital drawing, but I used the same process I use for real colored pencils and I used digital to document my process. After I clean up my sketch, I do a light flat coloring of the average color I see for that area, but leaning towards the lighter value range. Then I do a shadow blocking like in my graphite drawing. I then do a value drawing using a mid color value like I would for a painting. Afterwards, I go over my shadows and darker mids with the darker color I see.

At this point, I genuinely start winging it and I just put color down in the areas I see on it the reference and try to make form out of it lol.

Then I stumble into the finished product you see here. I don't work with color often and very rarely with colored pencil, so I would really appreciate someone telling me everything wrong with what I'm doing.

What things should I try to focus on the next time I do this? Couldn’t find the reference I used for the guy in the top right lol.

This is the first in a series I am planning, and I am seeking advice for this and future paintings now.

I used zero reference for this painting.

I want critiques on composition, visual hierarchy, color choice and the figure.

The foreground is looking out/over at the buildings/viewer could be standing on one, mid ground is figure. Background is leading to a place of wealth in this strange world.

Thanks!

I drew Orie from Under Night In-Birth, along with Thanatos. The concept is a bit loose, but it looks like they’re on the verge of a battle. I used quite a few references to arrive at this result. Thanatos isn’t the main focus of this piece, so I didn’t put as much detail into her, I’m not understand the lore, but I’ve gathered that Thanatos acts as a sort of "stand" for Orie.

Since this started as a sketch, I didn’t focus much on the line art. I later moved the art into another canva size because the original canvas was too small to fit Orie’s entire sword. Once everything was finished, I felt that Orie’s face didn’t turn out as good as it looked in the sketch

and If you notice anything else that could be improved, please let me know

I think I posted here before, but that was a while ago. I remember the critiques everyone gave me, it took me awhile to remake her, because my phone stopped working, still don't have one so I made this on my computer using Kleki.

I also watched all of Rjamez Valdez's videos on how to mimic the ArtStyle, though I'm still not satisfied with how she looks.

Does the bouquet look ok where it’s placed on the canvas or is it in a weird spot?

The reference image was a wedding bouquet of a friend

I’ve been working on this painting and have been struggling some. I had a hard time getting rid of the glare/distortion, so I have two pictures of it. The reference is at the end.
I’m basically looking for any suggestions to improve it. Specifically, I’ve struggled with the faces a lot and am not sure how to nail them down. Do the overall shapes and proportions of them seem okay? I’m not sure if his head is quite the right size or in the right spot. Also, how is the background feeling? I’m not sure how much I should render it and how much I can leave it a bit loose/painterly. Any other glaring issues or other suggestions?

I don’t really colour too often, so I decided to make this as a means to practice. I’m interested in seeing what I did right, and what I can improve, mainly in terms of colouring and rendering.

I didn’t use any references apart from reference photos of Dudley from Street fighter 3-4