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Shokotsku

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PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 2:04 pm


I did these about a week ago went my laptop was being fixed.
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PostPosted: Mon Mar 29, 2010 11:31 pm


1st picture: I'd say his head seems to be lacking depth. The way his face is seems kinda "flat" and not aligned properly (e.g. one eye is higher than the other; they're in line with each other, but on a slant). I generally start the ear from around in line with the bottom of the nose, so I consider your ear there to be too high. Most styles I see prefer to have the ear too low than too high, such as One Piece or... well, pretty much any anime I've seen.
Moving along, I think the the collar bone looks nice. Maybe his head could be forward a bit more; it sorta seems like he's pushing it back as far as he can like it's glued to his neck. The shoulders are huge, but I've seen that in shows like Baki The Grappler and Street Fighter II:V. I think his body doesn't look muscular enough to keep up with those broad shoulders, though. Awkward body shape aside, I think the clothes look great.

2nd picture: Same comments about the face on the guy. The hair is maybe too poofy in the back. His raised arm doesn't seem to connect properly... I think something more like a straight line from his shoulder to his elbow would look better; right now it sorta looks like his arm is coming out of his armpit. The other arm looks pretty good overall, though the upper arm might be too long, and the details on the belt and other accessories are very good. The clothes look very good, too, aside from near the shoulders where things get awkward. The belt seems a little flat, but that might be because he's pulling it a bit.
The girl's eyes are too close together; the general rule is that you can fit one eye inbetween your eyes. I think her ear placement is better. Her shoulders seem disconnected from her body, and her breasts seem too low to me (would be more clear if the shoulders/arms were connected to the body better). The bottom of her sweater doesn't entirely look like it's wrapping around her body, i.e. it's lacking depth.
Bold of you to try something difficult like what you attempted with her raised arm, but, unfortunately, it looks like it didn't turn out right. I still have problems with that kind of thing, myself, so there isn't much I can say. I can see what's wrong, but I don't know how to fix/improve it... sorry.


Overall: Nice clothes/accessories, the noses are pretty good, be careful with the eye placement, try to keep depth in mind a little bit more, and try to make sure the joints are connecting where they should be.

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PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 9:56 am


I think the both good! But the only thing that seems werid to me are the eyes...I dunno what it is about them
PostPosted: Wed Mar 31, 2010 11:40 am


Wow!Zantetsken said alot
I always had a problem with depth and eye placement but the other stuff I barely have problems with. I guess I should double check more.
Oh, and thanks on the clothes and accessories thing, I just like to give my drawings kool styles (especially with piercings)

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PostPosted: Fri May 21, 2010 1:25 pm


1st pic: His facial features seem to be a bit off. For instance; his jaw is too long for that placement of his mouth and the nose is shortened and the spacing in the eyes is slightly off. The neck and shoulder area appear to be a bit too muscular for the rest of his frame.

2nd pic: the alignment of the facial features of the man on the left are out of line.The angle at which his eyes and nose sit are off in comparison with the portion of his head. The ear is sitting too low, the top of the ear should align with the eyebrows and the bottom should align with the bottom of the nose. When drawing hair, remember, the skull is round. His hair dents in slightly in the back, be careful of this. A tip to avoid that is to sketch a circle first and then add the rest of the face after so the shape of the skull is already set. His shoulders seem to be too short for his build and his right arm does not seem to connect in the proper place. Also, the hand on his belt is proportioned too small in comparison with the rest of him. A tip to avoid this is to remember, a typical hand is as long as the face and about half as wide. To see an example, hold your hand to your face for reference.
The girls eyes seem to be too close together. Also, typical in most anime styles, her nose is too long for the style in which you've drawn her. Her shoulders sit too low, which also brings down the height of her breast. The arm that is propped against the male, if you look at it, isn't connected properly and wouldn't sit at that angle.

Other than that, congratulations on trying to draw something that complicated. I still have plenty of trouble myself, so don't give up! heart
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