coldpillow's shanty skeches 12/17 update

[ampthetv]

where to start...
been on gaia since 'o5
started drawing back in 6th grade because i was envious of a friends drawing abilities

cue me taking 2 art classes, 1 cartooning class and 1 animation class over the course of high school, though i'm still mostly self taught

i could never quite pay attention in the above classes, and would rather draw what i liked than follow guidelines and rules (i regret not paying more attention)

also i tend not to follow my own face guidelines ( i draw the eyes high up on the face >.> )

i'm actually studying to be a EMT, but drawing will always be one of my big hobbies

also my photobucket has everything i draw (since i dont put much of the sketches and such in my dA)

strengths :
character designs

weaknesses:
hands & feet - shadeing - BACKGROUNDS

most recent stuff (newest at top):
MUSCLE PRACTICE...kinda sorta







chibi nonesense

 

[~FergiGirl~]

I really like your drawings smile
The only thing really bugging me are the position of the feet and the legs in the bottom picture, but I suck at that to XD
Hands are really hard to draw, but I think you got it down pretty good.
Even though you said you draw eyes high up on the face, in the bottom picture the eyes are only slightly above halfway, the normal place for eyes, so they don't look that unnatural. The only thing I can reccomend is work on your legs and placement of the feet. Maybe work on poses in general, and maybe add a bit more detail to your drawings if you want to heart  

[ampthetv]

glad you like them :3
and yeah...its like i have good days for drawing feet and legs, then i have bad days
you really think my hands are good? o3o

well, i was actually trying not to in that picture, but if i dont really think about it, i tend to ignore where they should go

maybe i'll start using the posemaniac 30 second sketch thing? i've heard a lot of people recomend it...

thanks for the c&c

 

[Folken_Schezar]

hi hi coldpillows

i just wanted to say that i really like your style

but for your hands and feet remember that the fingers/toes actually sit on an arch when they attach to the hand/feet  

[ampthetv]

hi hi

and i remember looking at a hands and feet tutorial that mentioned that...
sweatdrop i'll try to remember that while practicing
thanks for the reminder :3

 

[The Titanium Spork]

It looks like you need a lot of general anatomy work.
Hands and feet are the obvious ones, but a lot of the limb attachments are awkward, and arms tend to be too long, with too short legs, which lends a bit of a gorilla effect.  

[ampthetv]

good thing i decided start doing those 30 second posemaniac pose practice-thing sweatdrop
(and here i though the legs were too long... >.> )

 

[ampthetv]

updated~