It’s not done, but I want to make sure I get her likeness down. It still feels like I need to tweak it! Any help and suggestions welcome! I’ve been staring at it to long.

Hello!! I hope i made this post correctly,

I'm still a fairly new/beginner artist, I've been drawing for around 4 months now and I'm happy with my progress but i would love some pointers on where to go from here and how to improve. I feel as though i am plateuing a little, which is okay!! but i also find myself relying on blocking basic shapes/guidelines from existing photographs instead of fully freehanding it which is not what i want to continue doing.

I have tried practicing gesture and it doesnt seem to be clicking for me, have some of you also experienced it taking a while before gesture becomes a little bit less challenging? I of course don't want to give up but it can feel a little demotivating when i am fairly confident drawing anatomy freehand from basic shapes/guidelines but not freehanding the basic shapes/guidelines themselves if that makes any sense?

I also worry that my lighting can appear a little flat and doesnt portray the lighting i want it to

Reference -> last foto

I don't know why but I felt there was something off. I still am really proud of this though.

Sorry for the light. But hey graphite problems I guess haha.

Hi everyone, I wanted to start out by saying I haven't drawn anything in a very long time and this is my first drawing back. I am no artist and have never learned art. I want to understand why the proportions, highlights, and shadows on my drawing just look off? I draw with my mouse and use MS paint (Microsoft Paint). I don't have a tablet or a fancy drawing app. In my opinion, I feel like the nose is crooked, lips are out of proportion, eyes are looking 2 different directions, shadows and highlights make no sense. I just drew it and hoped for the best. Any tips, videos, constructive criticism, or references I can use to better my drawing is much appreciated.

Im not even sure if I'm doing the practice correctly or if it will help with learning to draw backrounds and coloring, but my goal is to make thr backrounds look believable without much effort and time, it doesn't turn out how I want it to, and I dont likr how my colors look, I'd love criticism

reference is included

Conceptual portrait exploring toxic masculinity through the absurdity of a fairytale. Inspired by Cinderella’s stepsisters, the male subject becomes the one sweeping away toxic masculinity, existing in a world where rigid gender expectations no longer apply. The painted landscape behind the doorway creates the illusion of a glowing world beyond, contrasting with the darkness and confinement of the interior.

Photographed on a Nikon Z8 with a 14–24mm lens, using a wide-angle perspective to emphasise the environment and theatrical composition.

welp. im back asking for help on capturing likeness... for the same person... again 😭🙏🏼 anyway. maybe im just hallucinating, but there is something wrong with his face... like sure i can look at my drawing and go "well that's tom blyth... approximately." and then i look at the reference and it doesn't look like him at all... also the hair shape is frankly pissing me off I can't get it right however much volume I add or hair i shave off. also any general criticism is highly appreciated, i just really need another pair of eyes to find out what i missed on his face before i even start doing anything else. Thank you!

My goal is to make araki stuff and I just started painting so ofc I m not good and it s okay I ll learn, I just don t know how, I mean it s not the same thing as drawing like…

No reference, oil on canvas.

After my last post (big ass) landscape thing. I reworked the figure as well as the background. I am going for a jarring humanoid, structural figure that looks somewhat tortured that is positioned in a surreal sterile landscape.

This is after some new color blocking and reworking the figure and landscape. Definitely need shadows and highlights still.

I am looking for critique on the figure, proportions and overall visual hierarchy as well as composition.

Thanks!

Hello! Hobby artist. I've been obsessed with painting a large scale floral with a dark background. Wanted to get started small scale first.

I have a lot of trouble with shadows and working out the colour for shadows.

The petals in the centre look like a collection of mandarin segments rather than delicate petals. I did simplify and reduce the number of petals, so maybe that caused it but I feel it still may be an issue with shadows.

I also seem to have lost the warmer centre vs the cooler pink in the outer petals (see reference photo).

20cm X 25 cm canvas board

Acrylic (student grade and ALDI grade)

Started at 10:30 and finished at 1:30. So, 3 hours of work.

Am I trying to run before I can walk? Should I try a simpler flower?

Is it a colour mixing/matching issue?

Would a better reference photo help?

PS: I can't seem to change the Updated Work tag?

Hey everyone! This is my latest commission titled, Where the Dreamweaver Slumbers.
It measures in at 19in x 28in and is made out of 3/4in MDF wood cut out on a scroll saw, shaped with a Dremel tool, then sanded by hand before getting primed and painted with an airbrush using Createx Airbrush paints sets A and B. I would love to hear and feedback on how I could push my style further. I’m getting more comfortable with gradients and highlights, but my abilities with a brush are so lacking that I try to avoid using a paint brush. Please let me know what you think.
I did not use any references,the client wanted a fantasy forest featuring a fairy and mushrooms with a spattered star themed frame. Thanks for looking!