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Strawberry Calpico

PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 3:23 am


So I'm trying to get better at anatomy and poses which is all good and stuff.. Right now I'm stuck on my pose/anatomy... theres two things I really know that are screwy... boobs and the left arm (the saluting arm).. the rest is pretty much still roughly sketched.. but any crit on how to make the pose look natural is helpful ^^;


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:37 am


Wow, what a wonderful drawing~!
you're doing extremely well with your anatomy, hun
but I did a quick yellow line for you (not a red line 'cause your drawing's in red xd ) to show you the slight changes that need to be done to make it a bit more life-like

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The boobs were spot on, so no need to change those.
The arm only needed minor adjusting (the underpart of the arm should be extended a little bit to show that she's reaching up to salute).
The saulting hand should be a bit bigger.
To make the position seem more confortable, I put in her other arm.
And I mapped out the lower regions for you, because the fact that those weren't complete were probably making it seem as though you upper porportions were off.

But I had to change very little,
so keep on drawing, hun~
I can't wait to see when this is finnished~! 3nodding

Queen.Trickster


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PostPosted: Sat Oct 25, 2008 11:49 pm


Okay first off I would just like to say, this drawing is cute. I love the lines, I’m going to assume you have a tablet, and ever though it’s sketchy it was easy to see what you where going for. Of course, as your well aware, by your writing on the side, there are a few think that seam awaked and a bit off about your picture and, because I know a lot of people learn better from visuals, I went ahead and did a ‘blue’ line for you. In no way should you take my blue line as what is right, it was done quickly just so I could help you get a better fell for what I’m going to suggest.
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1) First off, your person seams to be very off balance, when you start it is important to draw a center line. This will keep everything in check and will prevent your people from looking as if there about to fall over.
2) Make sure you keep basic proportions in mind when your drawing, for women shoulders and hips are the same width. Shoulders should be two heads wide (I’m going to assume, because your drawing anime, you know what that means) Elbows hit right around the bottom of the rib cage, and wrists some where around the hips. The top and bottom portion of the arm are the same length and legs are just about half of your body’s totally length .
3) Boobies! Lol okay, the chest is directly effected by the arms, if the right arm is raised the right breast will be naturally higher than the left.
Mostly, I think the majority of your problems stemmed from you center line. I think, if you keep your center line in check and keep practicing anatomy you will have it down pat in no time. As it is you seam to have a basic fell for the human form. I would suggest drawing from real life (photos, people you see around you, TV) as a good way to start looking at anatomy a bit closer. Anyways, I hope this helped and I hope I didn’t come across as harsh.
PostPosted: Sun Oct 26, 2008 11:26 am


enticing rapture
Okay first off I would just like to say, this drawing is cute. I love the lines, I’m going to assume you have a tablet, and ever though it’s sketchy it was easy to see what you where going for. Of course, as your well aware, by your writing on the side, there are a few think that seam awaked and a bit off about your picture and, because I know a lot of people learn better from visuals, I went ahead and did a ‘blue’ line for you. In no way should you take my blue line as what is right, it was done quickly just so I could help you get a better fell for what I’m going to suggest.
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1) First off, your person seams to be very off balance, when you start it is important to draw a center line. This will keep everything in check and will prevent your people from looking as if there about to fall over.
2) Make sure you keep basic proportions in mind when your drawing, for women shoulders and hips are the same width. Shoulders should be two heads wide (I’m going to assume, because your drawing anime, you know what that means) Elbows hit right around the bottom of the rib cage, and wrists some where around the hips. The top and bottom portion of the arm are the same length and legs are just about half of your body’s totally length .
3) Boobies! Lol okay, the chest is directly effected by the arms, if the right arm is raised the right breast will be naturally higher than the left.
Mostly, I think the majority of your problems stemmed from you center line. I think, if you keep your center line in check and keep practicing anatomy you will have it down pat in no time. As it is you seam to have a basic fell for the human form. I would suggest drawing from real life (photos, people you see around you, TV) as a good way to start looking at anatomy a bit closer. Anyways, I hope this helped and I hope I didn’t come across as harsh.


damn, your chick's got a booty xd

Queen.Trickster


Queen.Trickster

PostPosted: Tue Oct 28, 2008 4:43 am


Also, the poblem with raising her right (our left) boob at this angle is that while it would be raised up because of her arm being lifted, her other boob would also look to be slightly higher (because it is father away and on the curve of her chest), making her boobs seem almost level at the angle.

*sigh* boobs xd
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