I forgot to mention that it's a good idea to just rough in the pose before adding details. My drawings all look like a bunch of tubes and circles starting out. Once you're more-less satisfied with the placement, then you can add in the little things like facial features.
To minimize the appearance of lines that you "messed up" on, don't put a lot of pressure on your pencil. If you sketch lightly, the marks will be easier to erase.
Call it karma. Call it luck. Me, I just don't give a... BOUNCE!
Here's my tip: always measure. No rulers needed. Use a pencil to measure the size of the head in proportion to the body. The body is about 7 to 8 times the height of the head. The head can be used to measure other parts of the body like arms and legs, too. This video is a good one to refer to (though the beginning is kind of silly) when it comes to human body proportions.
Of course, that's an anime-style character that you want to draw, so the proportions aren't going to be quite the same. Again, it's all about the head-to-body ratio. How many heads tall is the character? How many heads wide are his shoulders? Measure the torso, pelvis, arms, and legs in the same manner.
I know I'm throwing a ton of info at you. Does this make sense?
Call it karma. Call it luck. Me, I just don't give a... BOUNCE!
Watiching tutirials can help. But really the only way to improve is just to keep trying. I always use a reference for the pose. DA is handy for stock photos of people in interesting poses. I tend to look at things like that when I'm sketching the shape of the person, then I go over my work and add all the details like the outfit etc.
I'm hardly that great of an artist myself XD so I shouldn't go round giving advice haha.
I will start by saying that I'm a very mediocre artist and not the best teacher, so yeah take this as a friendly suggestion. What can I say on getting better in drawing is, like in any other thing in life, to practice a lot. you can use a tutorial or even better a reference photo (photos are better than drawings because you see how things really look in real life, and practice practice and practice again and in the end you will surely get better. I know it can be very frustrating and takes a lot of time, but if you like to draw then it won't be a sacrifice, and more important you will surely see results after some time. Here are a couple of videos from an artist that can help about the "flustered" problem
and for getting better in anatomy/hair there are millions on tutorials on youtube, pinterest, tumblr and internet in general.. I hope this will help a little! ^^
Keba Si Rota
Don't Forget 3 Oct (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/19/16 | Reply
@XxArrancarFanxX:
I forgot to mention that it's a good idea to just rough in the pose before adding details. My drawings all look like a bunch of tubes and circles starting out. Once you're more-less satisfied with the placement, then you can add in the little things like facial features.
To minimize the appearance of lines that you "messed up" on, don't put a lot of pressure on your pencil. If you sketch lightly, the marks will be easier to erase.
Call it karma. Call it luck. Me, I just don't give a... BOUNCE!
XxArrancarFanxX
Local Demi-Fiend (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/19/16 | Reply
@Keba Si Rota:
Yeah that's actually something I needed the most help with ^^ So that will be super useful.
Yeah it totally makes sense ^^
Keba Si Rota
Don't Forget 3 Oct (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/19/16 | Reply
Here's my tip: always measure. No rulers needed. Use a pencil to measure the size of the head in proportion to the body. The body is about 7 to 8 times the height of the head. The head can be used to measure other parts of the body like arms and legs, too. This video is a good one to refer to (though the beginning is kind of silly) when it comes to human body proportions.
Of course, that's an anime-style character that you want to draw, so the proportions aren't going to be quite the same. Again, it's all about the head-to-body ratio. How many heads tall is the character? How many heads wide are his shoulders? Measure the torso, pelvis, arms, and legs in the same manner.
I know I'm throwing a ton of info at you. Does this make sense?
Call it karma. Call it luck. Me, I just don't give a... BOUNCE!
XxArrancarFanxX
Local Demi-Fiend (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/18/16 | Reply
@LightFykki:
I've been playing it a lot lately, it's a really good game ^^
And thank you so much! ^^
LightFykki
Drachen Herz (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/18/16 | Reply
Comment for the Digital Devil Saga reference... Good one! ^_^
Unfortunately I can't help you with the drawing part, but I can at least give you a thumbs up and good luck root!
XxArrancarFanxX
Local Demi-Fiend (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/18/16 | Reply
@Kaerlyn:
Thank you! I guess I shouldn't be too overly critical of my work and try to just improve >.< lol
By the way I think your art is great ^^
XxArrancarFanxX
Local Demi-Fiend (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/18/16 | Reply
@Groovy Boar:
I think you're a very good artist :)
You're right actually, the real life references are much easier to work with than the drawing ^^
And thank you for sharing those videos! I really appreciate it ^^
Kaerlyn
Tea pixie (Otaku Eternal) | Posted 09/18/16 | Reply
Watiching tutirials can help. But really the only way to improve is just to keep trying. I always use a reference for the pose. DA is handy for stock photos of people in interesting poses. I tend to look at things like that when I'm sketching the shape of the person, then I go over my work and add all the details like the outfit etc.
I'm hardly that great of an artist myself XD so I shouldn't go round giving advice haha.
Groovy Boar
Otakuite+ | Posted 09/18/16 | Reply
I will start by saying that I'm a very mediocre artist and not the best teacher, so yeah take this as a friendly suggestion. What can I say on getting better in drawing is, like in any other thing in life, to practice a lot. you can use a tutorial or even better a reference photo (photos are better than drawings because you see how things really look in real life, and practice practice and practice again and in the end you will surely get better. I know it can be very frustrating and takes a lot of time, but if you like to draw then it won't be a sacrifice, and more important you will surely see results after some time. Here are a couple of videos from an artist that can help about the "flustered" problem
How to Gain Confidence In Your Art
How to Stay Motivated
and for getting better in anatomy/hair there are millions on tutorials on youtube, pinterest, tumblr and internet in general.. I hope this will help a little! ^^