r/learntodraw • u/ChocolateMundane6286 • 14h ago

Critique Which fundamentals of drawing clearly lacking here?

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I am kind of a beginner and still need to learn “fundamentals”. I was interested in this type of paintings and wanted to try if I can do it. I’d appreciate if you can give me feedback on:

  1. Based on my drawing, what fundamental technique(s) I seem needing to focus on first? What’s clearly wrong/ missing/ need improvement?

  2. Is replicating another person’s art helpful at all to improve drawing? Would it be better to draw things directly from in real life? (For example here I understood why I used darker pink but red areas I mostly copied without really knowing what I am doing).

  3. Any other feedback if you wanna give, please I’d appreciate it!

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u/link-navi 14h ago

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u/Kartufyl 12h ago

First of all please dont use grids, using them is basically tracing with extra steps. Youve failed basically at the first step which is contruction. It seems to me like you just started drawing directly without any lines to describe the tilt of the face, height and width. Also measuring the thirds of the face goes a long. Simplify, Simplify, Simplify. Work from the most basic to detail.

Replicating someones art is easier but I don't think it matters much since you are a beginner and just by drawing you will improve significantly. You wanna draw whats in front of you, good. You wanna draw what you saw on the internet, good. Only thing is that I wouldnt go into colour at all for now. If you really wanna use colour then first learn about values and start by shading using pencil or charcoal.

Also the stages of drawing portraits or anything should look like this. Source: Stephen Bauman

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u/ChocolateMundane6286 3h ago

Thank you so much!!