Why having a broken scanner sucks :c

Subject: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Thu Oct 11, 2007 4:20 am

Aaaand.. FISHY~! Well.. sort of a fish XD
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Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:23 am

The guy's left shoulder looks like it's dislocated. It's too wide compared to the right one. You might want to consider redoing the left side, as it seems awkward, especially the way it tapers at the waist. It looks like he would not be able to support himself given how thin his legs must be to accomadte for the small size of his waist. As well the nose seems a bit too long.

I like your angel picture, though the pose on her right hand is unnatural, unless she was doing something with it. As well, her right wing is no where near as detailed as the left. Try and keep the wings consistant, unless you are trying for two different types of wings.

Your final picture is good, but the head looks off. It feels like you used a different perspective to draw the top of the head compared to the face. As well, even though he has three fingers, it feels odd. Being an alien being, it makes it hard to judge what is correct and what is not, but I would inculde more of a sillouette for his pinky(?) to define the hand more.

Good effort all round and you have a nice grasp on the use of proportions.

Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Thu Oct 11, 2007 5:53 am

Yeah I was thinking about that, but whenever I tried to adjust his damn shoulder it always looked wrong and stunted.. that and he's kinda sorta shrugging the other one/it's supposed to be a bit more 'forward' I guess..or maybe I made it correct in attempting to do that XD

And men baffle me with their thin waists and tiny hips so they generally end up looking stupid XD
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Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:11 am

The problem might be in planning. It's generally a good idea to draw a stick figure and circles to designate pose and joints respectively. You can wing it if you're confident enough but I find the 1-2 minutes it takes to rough up a stick figure saves a ton of time and corrections in the long run.

You can just draw men as a box torso-wise. Though our hips are more narrow then a woman's they aren't that slim as to be a triangle. As long as the hips are not wider then the shoulder it should be sufficient. Of course then there comes in stylization.

Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Thu Oct 11, 2007 6:45 am

Sometimes I do and sometimes I don't. It depends on my mood and the difficulty of the position/pose that I'm drawing. Though I usually go for the more 'kidney bean' or 'elongated kidney bean/martiniglass-ish' shape for dude torsoes X3
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Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Fri Oct 12, 2007 1:01 am

Veery nice. I love your style.

Nice work on the Angel, love the wings.

But whats with you and Fish-people? Lovecraft would have a fit ;)

Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Sat Oct 13, 2007 1:02 am

Ahh >< I'll agree on the scanner comment. Mine's broken at the moment too *sighs*

I love the detail ^.^ But I'll agree with Iron King on the shoulder comment. At first glance I didn't really notice it, but it bothered me a bit when I started looking at it more closely. I can sort of see it working if the person was on an angle, with the larger shoulder closer to the viewer, but the fact that the right arm is seen as clear, if not clearer than the left kind of throws that out.

The left wing on the angel is fantastic =D But the feathers on the right one seem much shorter than the other wing. I'm not sure if that's intentional... but it looks kind of awkward. It also looks a bit plain, just stretched out and blank. I'm not really familiar with drawing wings >< So maybe look at some pictures to see what they've done to make the wing look less blank... hrmm.

Love the concept of the fish person =D It's really really great XD But the chin looks a little off... like it's too far to the side, and makes the face look out of line. And again, I'll agree with Iron King with the head comment. The top of the head looks a little off to the side.

They're great pictures though =D *love*

Subject: Re: Why having a broken scanner sucks :c Sun Oct 14, 2007 2:12 pm

I would probably have to hurt stuff if my scanner broke. That coupled with my already broken tablet, I could easily...er... die or something. I feel for you.

But anyway! You've got some really good ideas, and I definately must praise your understanding of fabric. Keep practicing, and you might one day surprise yourself when you find out what you can do when you really push yourself. :)
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