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Don't quit your day job. Drawing's not for you...
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Syrella
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PostPosted: Wed Feb 10, 2010 9:14 pm
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I'm workin on that. I think I have a habit of tilting the sketch pad when I'm drawing. I'm gonna try to make some light guidelines when I start a new drawing from now on. But what about the actual drawing?

It's hard to judge the actual drawing as you put it without noticing the tilt/unevenness.

I think your art is improving, but apart from what was already aforementioned, you should also try working on balance. Almost all of your characters/monsters, to varying degree, look like they could fall over in an instant. Particularly when trying to convey a sense of power, you need to make sure they are properly grounded.

http://cedarseed.deviantart.com/art/Big-Guide-to-Drawing-the-Body-15014442
<< This is a useful tutorial to look into, but particularly pay attention to the blurb on the bottom about Balance.  
PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:24 pm
syrella
http://cedarseed.deviantart.com/art/Big-Guide-to-Drawing-the-Body-15014442
<< This is a useful tutorial to look into, but particularly pay attention to the blurb on the bottom about Balance.

Shoulders narrower than hips for women? That can't be right. @_@

The rest of it (including the balance part) does look good, though!  

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PostPosted: Thu Feb 11, 2010 7:49 pm
xD Well, don't take it as 100% factual, but as a loose guide it can be useful I should think. If I manage to find another tutorial about balance, I'll post that one too.

Edit: Here we go... Check out these links too.

http://www.elfwood.com/farp/figure/williamlibodyconstruction.html
http://www.lunixmonster.org/hosted/coil/tuts/poses.html  
PostPosted: Sun Aug 29, 2010 12:18 pm
It's been a long several months and I fell off big time. Seriously trying to get back on track. I was doing well but I think I kinda have to work my way back into it, almost start all over. Anyways, here we go. This is just a rough draft. Not sure if it looks right yet. Wanted to post before I went any further.

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Anpu the black Seraph


Anpu the black Seraph

PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 8:55 am
Well that went well...ok, maybe not. Anyway, lets try this again...

Last piece of 2010
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Simple sketch of a succubus
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Portrait practice of a friend
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PostPosted: Tue Jan 25, 2011 9:13 am
Ok, now it's time to get down to business. Here are a couple of pieces I'm working on. Let know what you think.

More or less a concept of the archangel Michael from my books...
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A cover I'm working on from my wop Blood Moon.
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Anpu the black Seraph


Anpu the black Seraph

PostPosted: Fri Feb 11, 2011 1:08 pm
Still workin on the last two pics but here's a couple in the meantime.


The Girl with the Raven Tattoo (Adrienne Anisari of Raven Poem)
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Herne- Blood Moon
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