I'm told extremities are the hardest to draw for many, so don't beat yourself up. I'm still at the stick figure kind of art, so I mainly struggle with everything between the chin to ankle, but also faces and feet. :p
Hi! Graphic Designer here that went to school for drawing and still regularly draws my own DnD characters.
Hands, Feet, and faces will continue to be the most difficult to draw. Don't get discouraged if you struggle with them, even artists who have been drawing for years get frustrated with them.
Just keep practicing, eventually it'll get easier for you and will continue to look better each time you draw. Use photo references to practice.
Even now, decades into my artistic endeavors, I see vast improvements in my drawing I did this past year from drawings I did only a couple years ago.
Don't stop. Keep drawing.
I think the feet and faces look good! The biggest thing for me is the characters feel off-balance. Check out this article on weight distribution
https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/how-to-achieve-balance-in-your-figure-drawings-3-easy-steps/#:~:text=Two%20feet%20spread%20apart,the%20figure%20would%20fall%20over.
When I was doing a boating safety course they told us that there is no right way to dock a boat, just do it a safe as you can, try that with your art, switch up the style and maybe you’ll dock your boat how you think it should be
Honestly you did pretty good! I personally find that using shapes to kinda block out what I wanna do first really helps. Especially with hands and feet.
For not calling yourself an artist you have a lot more talent than you might realize. If you want to be a great artist I think you can definitely achieve that.
https://preview.redd.it/l13m38asez8d1.png?width=1129&format=png&auto=webp&s=8ccda08ca261432f7c04242c10f80a4a1c406e06
I don't have the time to properly render this right now, but I hope you'll enjoy it all the same!
I have seen RF posts that didn't look this good. You did amazing work on everything, but I have to say, for a non artist, you did an amazing job on hands and feet. His face as well. Her face is also very solid, though her chin seems to be turned more than the rest of the face. I hope you keep practicing, because you certain have the knack. I also hope someone can do the version you are hoping for, because these two look very interesting
I totally agree about the chin, I kept having to erase the face to redraw the eyes and eventually just said good enough and moved on 😂
Thank you for your kinds words!
https://preview.redd.it/vnc6tzzx409d1.png?width=525&format=png&auto=webp&s=ebe942a5c74c2d0f1652429b67970b5bef61ceab
I mean, it's just a quick sketch, but I did my best.
I might keep working on this later (also, no hands because I'm not a masochist)
https://preview.redd.it/ijq23skvq59d1.jpeg?width=2480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=380733f61602479e802590f03784f61dccf6dfbe
I didn't do it justice, but i hope you like it
Just adding my voice to what others have already said. This is already lovely. Everyone is always learning no matter how refined their skill has become. You should definitely consider yourself an artist.
Not bad actually, you have a pretty good grasp of proportion and general drawing skills. Biggest problem I can see is drawing figures in perspective and putting them on the same plane (ground). Perspective can be daunting to learn but is worth it. Another approach is to look for a picture of a model standing in a similar pose taken from the angle you have chosen. Does not have to be an exact match. Use the pic as a general guide for how the body looks when viewed from that angle. If you do that enough you will develop some intuition about perspective
Honestly, I think the biggest issue is just that the materials used make it look rough. Is it crayon? I honestly feel like if you switch to something like marker or colored pencil it'll look way more clean. The drawing itself is really good
I want you to know, that i do this because I would love to motivate you to keep drawing, you can improve a lot if you just enjoy what you do, and someday, you can do a piece like this and even better, being an artist is more for youself than any other, Ok? Just do wathever makes you happy
[Here’s](https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdrawing/comments/1dq6q0g/rf_harengon_cursed_dragonic_halfelf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) my contribution!
It depends on what you mean by good. Your hand drawing is great, do you want it digital? More realistic? More fantastic? Abstract? 3D? Different colors? Softer edge lines? Thicker ones?
If someone else did it, would it still be yours? Would it still feel yours? :) Say bc I personally take a lot of pride in my hand drawings even if they're not "perfect", and yours is great so keep it up, the more you practice the better you will get at getting the results you wanted when transporting your ideas to paper :)
You know now that you mention it, I see so much incredible character art and I do think most of it is digital, so that’s probably why mine doesn’t measure up. That’s probably where the disconnect for me has been!
Thank you!
Once I made the hop to digital my confidence and ability to just practice with no weight of eraser marks made all the difference! Still keep working traditional, but digital definitely gave my brain the freedom to actually keep trying.
Keep drawing! :)
You can! Just spend some extra time - add some more contrast :) start adding some darker shadows based off where the light source would be then lighter color or even an eraser (kneaded erasers are the best thing since sliced bread) to get the highlights.
You’ve got an awesome start already! Like Rick Rubin says - if you don’t like how it is, then it’s not done yet. Spend some more time on it, looking forward to seeing it!
For what it is worth, I think it is beautiful. It's much better than I could do.
Thank you so much! I think my ankle to chin areas are okay, but feet and faces… major props to all artists because I cannot haha
I'm told extremities are the hardest to draw for many, so don't beat yourself up. I'm still at the stick figure kind of art, so I mainly struggle with everything between the chin to ankle, but also faces and feet. :p
Hi! Graphic Designer here that went to school for drawing and still regularly draws my own DnD characters. Hands, Feet, and faces will continue to be the most difficult to draw. Don't get discouraged if you struggle with them, even artists who have been drawing for years get frustrated with them. Just keep practicing, eventually it'll get easier for you and will continue to look better each time you draw. Use photo references to practice. Even now, decades into my artistic endeavors, I see vast improvements in my drawing I did this past year from drawings I did only a couple years ago. Don't stop. Keep drawing.
Thank you 💕
I think the feet and faces look good! The biggest thing for me is the characters feel off-balance. Check out this article on weight distribution https://www.lovelifedrawing.com/how-to-achieve-balance-in-your-figure-drawings-3-easy-steps/#:~:text=Two%20feet%20spread%20apart,the%20figure%20would%20fall%20over.
Very helpful article, thanks for the advice!
When I was doing a boating safety course they told us that there is no right way to dock a boat, just do it a safe as you can, try that with your art, switch up the style and maybe you’ll dock your boat how you think it should be
Honestly you did pretty good! I personally find that using shapes to kinda block out what I wanna do first really helps. Especially with hands and feet.
For not calling yourself an artist you have a lot more talent than you might realize. If you want to be a great artist I think you can definitely achieve that.
Thank you so much, I appreciate that!
https://preview.redd.it/l13m38asez8d1.png?width=1129&format=png&auto=webp&s=8ccda08ca261432f7c04242c10f80a4a1c406e06 I don't have the time to properly render this right now, but I hope you'll enjoy it all the same!
This is so amazing! Thank you so much!
No problem, glad you like it!
I have seen RF posts that didn't look this good. You did amazing work on everything, but I have to say, for a non artist, you did an amazing job on hands and feet. His face as well. Her face is also very solid, though her chin seems to be turned more than the rest of the face. I hope you keep practicing, because you certain have the knack. I also hope someone can do the version you are hoping for, because these two look very interesting
I totally agree about the chin, I kept having to erase the face to redraw the eyes and eventually just said good enough and moved on 😂 Thank you for your kinds words!
https://preview.redd.it/vnc6tzzx409d1.png?width=525&format=png&auto=webp&s=ebe942a5c74c2d0f1652429b67970b5bef61ceab I mean, it's just a quick sketch, but I did my best. I might keep working on this later (also, no hands because I'm not a masochist)
Yessss this is awesome, the no hands is soooo real 😂 Thank you!
- Says they're obviously not an artist - Makes a fun and great looking art piece of two characters Hmmmmmm... :)
Hmmmmmmmm... :)
I just see such incredible art all the time that whenever I doodle I guess I can’t help but compare! But thank you.
https://preview.redd.it/ijq23skvq59d1.jpeg?width=2480&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=380733f61602479e802590f03784f61dccf6dfbe I didn't do it justice, but i hope you like it
I love it so much! Ahhh it’s perfect. Thank you!!
Im glad you do T.T
For what’s it worth, I can draw them much worse but fucking
PROVE IT
I’ll get back to you tomorrow morning
Yeah, like, for real. 😅😏
This is already good
Just adding my voice to what others have already said. This is already lovely. Everyone is always learning no matter how refined their skill has become. You should definitely consider yourself an artist.
in all honesty you should call yourself an artist! This is really good and I hope you'll continue making more art!
Yall are so nice, I can’t even keep up but all the nice comments were such a nice thing to wake up to 🥹
that's look nice, keep up the good work !
I'm not an artist, but this is honestly pretty good imo
I quite like the simple style. It works quite well
Not bad actually, you have a pretty good grasp of proportion and general drawing skills. Biggest problem I can see is drawing figures in perspective and putting them on the same plane (ground). Perspective can be daunting to learn but is worth it. Another approach is to look for a picture of a model standing in a similar pose taken from the angle you have chosen. Does not have to be an exact match. Use the pic as a general guide for how the body looks when viewed from that angle. If you do that enough you will develop some intuition about perspective
Save me big fish man
I think it's pretty good! Very charming as well
its already good, dude. maybe you mean "more polished".
Honestly, I think the biggest issue is just that the materials used make it look rough. Is it crayon? I honestly feel like if you switch to something like marker or colored pencil it'll look way more clean. The drawing itself is really good
Is that the emperor of mankind and his pet catgirl?
Maybe i can try to make it in my style, but you should know that your drawing is not bad, you have potential to be a great artist
https://preview.redd.it/c72aoro7j79d1.jpeg?width=960&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=9b97bf7343a98d42e4bc8f73fef4bdf80c1eaeaf
I want you to know, that i do this because I would love to motivate you to keep drawing, you can improve a lot if you just enjoy what you do, and someday, you can do a piece like this and even better, being an artist is more for youself than any other, Ok? Just do wathever makes you happy
🥹 Thank you so much, I appreciate that
Also, amazing! I love your work, thank you!
[Here’s](https://www.reddit.com/r/characterdrawing/comments/1dq6q0g/rf_harengon_cursed_dragonic_halfelf/?utm_source=share&utm_medium=web3x&utm_name=web3xcss&utm_term=1&utm_content=share_button) my contribution!
I’m seriously SO obsessed thank you!!!
It depends on what you mean by good. Your hand drawing is great, do you want it digital? More realistic? More fantastic? Abstract? 3D? Different colors? Softer edge lines? Thicker ones? If someone else did it, would it still be yours? Would it still feel yours? :) Say bc I personally take a lot of pride in my hand drawings even if they're not "perfect", and yours is great so keep it up, the more you practice the better you will get at getting the results you wanted when transporting your ideas to paper :)
You know now that you mention it, I see so much incredible character art and I do think most of it is digital, so that’s probably why mine doesn’t measure up. That’s probably where the disconnect for me has been! Thank you!
Once I made the hop to digital my confidence and ability to just practice with no weight of eraser marks made all the difference! Still keep working traditional, but digital definitely gave my brain the freedom to actually keep trying. Keep drawing! :)
Do you mind sharing what programs you used when you went digital? All of this positivity has me feeling like mayyybe I should dip my toes in it haha
Honestly, I picked up an iPad from a friend for cheap and got Procreate. There are definitely other options for sure, but that's the route I took!
honestly wonderful arms
Thank you! I watched a lot of tutorials on how to draw muscles lol
Better what I could have done! Keep practicing and you'll become fantastic! :)
I was gonna say the same. This is good. There's some nice proportions, the musculature is nice, and a good color palette. Keep it up
But this is good?!
Everyone is saying that, so I’m starting to believe it! Thank you’
Man, I *wish* i could draw as good as you! You are 100% an artist! Your work may not be refined, but in no way is it bad. Keep drawing!
You can! Just spend some extra time - add some more contrast :) start adding some darker shadows based off where the light source would be then lighter color or even an eraser (kneaded erasers are the best thing since sliced bread) to get the highlights. You’ve got an awesome start already! Like Rick Rubin says - if you don’t like how it is, then it’s not done yet. Spend some more time on it, looking forward to seeing it!
It's already good, as if someone could improve it I don't know
Thanks to you! I really liked to do it, but i'm really happy that you like my work <3
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