little help from my friends

[dirrty_raindreamer]

hi! im having a little problem you see when i draw from a picture it looks cool and awesome but when i try to draw my own ppl from my own imagination it comes out looking cartoon-y almost....any tips that you think would help me?

[Joly]

i have the same problem!!! my drawings when i have a model is so nice but when i try to draw by myself with my imagination its not look real peoples!! and i dont know why :? chaw xx Joly (i know my english is so bad :wink: )

[sad]

I feel with you...I`ve got the same problem...It`s frustrating...isn`t it? ;)

[Blind]

Hey Sad,
I was on your homepage, the drawings are very good, but I would say you must make more shadows, and darker. ( Sorry for my grammatik, How is the increase of dark? I don' t no....)
Try it...
Greetings!


((((((P.s. "But make the "Cuts" not so hard")))))))

[sad]

@Blind
thanks for visiting my homepage :D well you`re right they should be darker (I`ve heard that from other persons too *g*) and I`ll try it :) I really don`t know why that`s so hard for me ;) The Cuts (specially those form the newer drawings) are looking so hard because my scanner puts so much contrast on the pictures ...and I don`t know how to change that...In Reality they are "softer" (is that the right word for that *asksherself*). But Thanks for yur critic, It`s alway nice to get some feedback :)

PS: I think "darker" is right

[Blind]

That' s not a criticism, i think in this forum you can't give someone a criticism. All are really good, so I think all "criticism" are tips for me.
Your pic's are very good, no question. It' s my oppinion, faces aren't so smooth, they are saliently.

[sad]

oh, I my mind criticism doesn`t have to be a negative word as long as it is constructive (like yours)
And yes they are all really good. I agree with you :)

[dirrty_raindreamer]

i also have a ? what are your shading techniches? (cant spell)

[Nina du Preez]

My shading techs change according to the subject which I am drawing.

I find that sometimes it pays to experiment also. I have just recently discovered how well hatching works in pencil, whwre i previously would smudge with either a finger of an earbud (q-tip).

[inês santos]

my proble is the oposit!!!i cant draw portraits.....they say that it is because im young n i have very much to learn.....bah....

[xanderuk]

my proble is the oposit!!!i cant draw portraits.....they say that it is because im young n i have very much to learn.....bah....

And "they" are probably right, to a certain extent. I think art is a learning process, you pick up new tips and techniques as you go.
Not many people can just pick up a pencil and a piece of paper and create a masterpiece on their first attempt.
You make mistakes and try to learn from them.

Its like when someone tries different materials, someone may be able to draw a very good portrait in pencil but they may not be so good in oil paints or whatever. They would probably need some practice to get to grips with the new techniques they might use for that particular medium.