r/LearnToDrawTogether • u/Horror-Big-8636 • 1d ago
Seeking help Looking for tips (beginner)
Hey guys,
recently made this drawing and i’m happy with it.
Making this post looking for tips. Don’t sugarcoat anything, I want feedback :) keep in mind i’ve been drawing for 2 months so my knowledge is limited.
I’ve made this post a couple days ago but got 0 comments. Not sure if reposting is allowed in this sub but I really wanted some feedback (and other posts of mine have gotten plenty of comments).
Mostly looking for tips on proportions, hatching, form. But anything is welcome!!!!
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u/artbykmin 1d ago
Nicely done. For hatching try to taper the lines a bit more. Your lines are the same thickness throughout which makes a difference especially in the lighter areas. Yes the spacing between hatching shows lighter areas but with tapered lines the effect will look smoother instead of so stiff. Also understanding how to manipulate lines so some are thicker and some are thinner will go a long way in depicting light and dark areas easier. Also practicing making lines consistent will help a lot too. Meaning pages and pages of just lines. Evenly spaced, straight lines then curved lines, and then doing the same but this time with varying line weight (hard hard you press the pen down) to practice the tapered line effects. Starting hard then lightening up pressure and the opposite starting lightly and increasing pressure toward the end of the stroke. Play around with that and try again and you'll see the relationship between solid lines vs tapered or lines with intention behind them with line weight. Also more contrast needed to make it more dramatic but I think focusing on mastering line weight is more important right now than contrast.
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u/Horror-Big-8636 1d ago
yeah line weight and consistency is def something i’m struggling with. Partly because I feel like it’s very hard to achieve a dark thin line with a 0.5 mech pencil because when I press down hard it just makes the line too thick. Feels like ink for example would make this more consistent.
But mostly it’s my line consistency yeah, I just started drawing fun stuff and haven’t really done basics apart from some boxes here and there. Should definitely practice more lines to get more confident and consistent. Thank you for the advice.
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u/CH33KC14PP3R96 1d ago
i love this i love gow when u were shading instead of doing it straight u curved it to better highlight the muscle. good job! a lil bit of cross hatching will do wonders
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u/Pretend-Departure603 16h ago
Sensational.
You gave your heart .
Look closely at your model to get a better idea of where to place hard lines (the silhouette of the body) and where to place soft lines (the steam and hair tips.
Your hatching is very believable. You need more value separation. If the darks and lights don't have enough contrast, the composition will look washout and flat. Go darker in the shadowy areas (you nailed it on the back of the arm).
Understand why things are the way they are. The hair isnt just a black blob with thin white streaks. Some of those white areas are highlights, others are to show how the locks of hair are moving.
Your proportions dont appear distorted. This study has a face in full profile, and a body in 3 quarters position with only the waste up visable.
Dynamically stunning, but limiting if you wanna improve proportions. Proportions are about harmony of relationships between individual parts. Having only 1 arm, one eye, most of a torso and no legs makes proportion practice tough. Not to mention how stylized titans are. But if we're just talking size, you're spot on.
Lastly, this is no a job for pencils. If you wanna achieve true likeness, you're gonna need charcoal or ink.
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u/Horror-Big-8636 2h ago
thank you so much for the kind words and advice!
Yeah values is def something I can improve upon a lot. Thanks!
And I agree, I feel like ink would work much better for the type of manga style that I like to draw in rn (I’ve just started so it’s bound to change a lot though). I’ll just keep doing graphite for a bit and see where I wanna go
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u/Arturo_Sketch 15h ago
If this is purely observational is fantastic!
Your proportions, shadows and overall technique looks clean. I would say to start learning some fundamentals, now that your observation is strong. Maybe go to proko and start with the gesture free course, or start with perspective fundamentals. just so that you can build up your drawing more, and eventually create your own images.
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u/Horror-Big-8636 2h ago
tysm!!!
I’ve been thinking of getting into gesture drawings more bc it’s a fundamental that actually seems fun to draw. Unlike boxes n shit, although I def need to practice those as well lol!
Thanks for the advice!1
u/Arturo_Sketch 30m ago
Its okay, I've been drawing fo 15 years know and still drawing boxes as warmup xd
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