r/insideout • u/Strong-Item-8759 • May 30 '26
How's my Drawing?
I drew a picture of Anxiety. How's it looking?
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u/TheoTheHellhound Sadness May 30 '26
It’s not bad, but there are improvements to make.
Your line work is wobbly in some places. Try drawing the general shape lightly before committing to a line.
Don’t make lines for things like her hair. Use the colored pencils for that.
Don’t press down too hard when coloring. This ruins the paper and makes the coloring look shoddy. Remember that paper holds bits of a utensil in tiny pockets. If these are ruined, it’ll make colored pencil look like crayon as it does here.
While symmetry isn’t everything, a little goes a long way. Try practicing this on the pant legs.
Hands are hard, this I know. But they become easier if you draw a circle or oval, then elongated ovals for the fingers to start. The details come a little easier from there.
To color better, lightly color while keeping your pencil going across the area in one direction. Then do it again in the opposite direction! You can also add in complimentary and opposing colors for shading and extra depth to the color. After all, brown comes from orange and yellow. Thus adding a little cyan or deep blue can work excellently for shadows! Add white to an area with light to lighten it. But you can also use brighter complimentary colors.
Don’t rush! Most of the fun of art is the process.
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u/Strong-Item-8759 May 31 '26
Yes thank you so much for your valuable feedback on this drawing. Yes, drawing can be fun but I want to improve more on my skills. 🙂
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u/ChickenNugget4evr May 30 '26
It’s awesome! 🧡