The Advice Thread!

[jonnylovescookies]

Need help with a drawing?
A particular technique frustrating you?
Need help with that tedious Art homework teachers give you?
Or just looking for tips and advice?

This is the thread for you!

Post here, and the artists of the forum will gladly help you by explaining things to you, they don't know everything, but the majority of them can help out with the problems you might have.

If you want help with a drawing, please post a picture of it, otherwise we can't help you!

Be aware, that if you don't take criticism well, then you probably shouldn't post images in this thread, while your work might get critiqued, it will be done in a fair and supportive manner!
After all, we learn from our mistakes and the thoughts of others can do wonders to our work!

Feel free to criticize some of the more experienced members work too! They want it as much as you do!

Have fun!

[Buried_Alive]

Alrite.. well i got 2 things i want to work on BIGTIME.
they are pretty big subjects tho, and this not partically help asking for a drawing, but more a whole big subject. (which im very sure lot of the other artists on here would like have the same information provided)

Alright..

Subject number 1:
Anatomy and pose's of humans (and maybe animals)
i really am having trouble with those kinda things. Specially combining a pose i want to put someone in, and still having the proportions right etc.

Subject number 2:
Perspective and stuff...
Learning to draw things from certain angles, and/or just do be able of drawing Landscapes, Citys, etc etc..

Any help for these kind of topics? since thats what i mostly am struggling on, just as most other people on here.

Since direct help will be a bit diffivult i guess... got any sites that give good explanations about it and gives examples, and maybe excersize etc ?

Just one more time to get things a bit clearer and prevent confusion:
Want Help on:
Anatomy.
Body proportions.
Perspective/angles

[Falzz]

This must be the most win thread I've ever seen.

I'm having problems drawing full bodies, people, anatomy and poses. I try but my mind goes blank and it comes out all deformed, even if I use a reference picture. Please help, Dr. Jonny!

[Falling.from.Grace]

I'm having trouble drawing realistic looking faces.

[jonnylovescookies]

Oh lawd.
So much at once?

I have to go to uni in an hour so i'll work on these when I get back!

[Buried_Alive]

Originally Posted by jonnylovescookies

Oh lawd.
So much at once?

I have to go to uni in an hour so i'll work on these when I get back!

I am pleases by that.

Originally Posted by Falzz

This must be the most win thread I've ever seen.

I'm having problems drawing full bodies, people, anatomy and poses. I try but my mind goes blank and it comes out all deformed, even if I use a reference picture. Please help, Dr. Jonny!

As for you,
you kinda have the same problem as i have when it comes to anatomy and that stuff,
but i think i can help you with the problem of getting a blank mind.
you said you also have it with a reference pic right?
what you can do is first just trace the lines from the reference image (on the opriginal image, not on your own paper) so you can get the feel of... how its meant to "feel" when you draw it.
(follow me? x'] )

Then try to "copy"that feeling and the line on your own paper then.

Also, never start in detail etc. start with basic shapes etc. etc.
for example:


notice how most of it is drawn in circles, and then connected to eachother into the shape of a head? :3
Try that, maybe it helps.

[xXThE bAnK oF iNsAnItYXx]

A) Thanks for the thread Jonny =3
B) I need some help with this sketch
I was randomly sketching and he came out
so I wanna draw him again but finish him like a full drawing so
I need some help with how to finish it and how to adjust his proportions stuff like that =3





O_O he's pretty big ^^"

[xXThE bAnK oF iNsAnItYXx]

Originally Posted by Buried_Alive

Subject number 1:
Anatomy and pose's of humans (and maybe animals)
i really am having trouble with those kinda things. Specially combining a pose i want to put someone in, and still having the proportions right etc.

Well I have the same problem too
But I try to use reference when I imagine a certain pose and can't get it right
it helps especially when I'm drawing anime so give it a try may be it'll help =)

[Buried_Alive]

Originally Posted by xXThE bAnK oF iNsAnItYXx

Well I have the same problem too
But I try to use reference when I imagine a certain pose and can't get it right
it helps especially when I'm drawing anime so give it a try may be it'll help =)

i know that ;] but i also want some of the theory thats behind it ;]

[xXThE bAnK oF iNsAnItYXx]

Lol!
Keh! well my theory is that the brains image of a certain pose is not clearly seen, I mean you just know how he/she is standing or sitting but you can't really see how the left arm is exactly placed or how the fingers look like etc... so by using a reference you can get a clearer image of what you have in mind

...

I don't think that made any sense ^^"