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Nataku Urameshii

PostPosted: Wed Aug 27, 2008 6:29 pm


Hi! This is my first commission in a long time. I'm not particularly strong in drawing males, but figured practice makes perfect. I'd like a critique on this please, though I'm sure that's a given. xD Red lines would be really amazing of you!

Here's what I know looks off:
Hands (need more practice)
Forearms (I can never seem to make them look just right?)
Shading
Folds

the latter two I know next to nothing about. I seem to improve when I'm actually shown how to do it rather than hearing about it, though. Not sure why that is-- it's just my learning quirk. sweatdrop

Here's my image, and a thank you in advance for taking the time to help me improve. ^_^; heart

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PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 8:53 am


The major thing to me is the thickness of the lineart part of it. It's all really thick. However thick you have it should probably only be the thickest part.

The pose is pretty good. I think you have a coloring issue on the hand holding the ipod thing with the wristband. (wrist bumps out past the band) Also, the pose makes it seem like the side holding the ipod thing should be going backward, but it just feels flat like the left and right shoulder are the same distance.

Caliber Mengsk


Nataku Urameshii

PostPosted: Thu Aug 28, 2008 6:40 pm


Caliber Mengsk
The major thing to me is the thickness of the lineart part of it. It's all really thick. However thick you have it should probably only be the thickest part.

The pose is pretty good. I think you have a coloring issue on the hand holding the ipod thing with the wristband. (wrist bumps out past the band) Also, the pose makes it seem like the side holding the ipod thing should be going backward, but it just feels flat like the left and right shoulder are the same distance.


Thanks for your input <3
Yeah, lineart is not a strength of mine. I've been concentrating a lot on making it less shaky, so I haven't gotten to width and different thicknesses yet. I do it all with the same sized brush.

Thanks. I see what you're saying. It looks like I didn't 3/4 the shoulders. Now that I look at it again (after some sleep xD) it looks odd because I made the ipod arm thicker. I'll have to keep that in mind.

Good suggestions. ^^
PostPosted: Sun Aug 31, 2008 9:06 pm


Anyone else? sweatdrop heart

Nataku Urameshii

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