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Thanks dude! And, yeah that's an awesome design, I think it'd make a cool deck too.

I'll let you in on a secret that took me forever to figure out: the best way to make masking / stencils is to get yourself some transparency sheets, like the kind used for overhead projectors in school, and then take a marker and draw what you want to spray through (best way to make stencils). Then take a 'wood burning kit' (which is just a low-heat soldering gun pretty much) and use it to "trace" your lines on the transparancy sheet, do it light and quick and it'll cut the parts out that you want - afterwards you'll be left with a mask or stencil that's much stronger than paper, easy to clean, and the wood engraver allows you to make more detailed and smoother cuts than if you were masking with tape, or cutting out of cardboard or card stock.

When you finish your painting, you'll want to give it a light coat of clear spray finish, and when that dries hit it with a coact of actual clear coat - I use minwax - that''s 'satin' (which is their way of saying 'matte') listed there but I prefer mine to be gloss. It's important that you hit it with the spray finish first, because it'll seal the paint, and the minwax may cause it to run if you don't. I use a lot of markers in my paintings and minwax will absolutely make them bleed and run if I don't seal them first.

You also want to seal it because the acrylic will easily chip off the deck

Like I said, also be aware that painting on a deck is A LOT different than painting on canvas, the deck will cause the acrylic to paint much faster than canvas so you lose that 'wet period' you normally have to blend paint.

Good luck, post a picture when you finish it! And feel free to drop me a line if you have any other questions.

Ah that's sweet, but you know what, light and color is a super complex subject...it's something I struggle with too every time I make a new painting, so don't be discouraged! If you haven't read Color and Light book by James Gurney, I would HIGHLY recommend it! https://www.amazon.com/Color-Light-Realist-Painter-Gurney/dp/0740797719/ref=sr_1_1?crid=1IXNICKVA7KDK


Haha I'm sure you're better than you think you are -- just keep at it! Thank you a ton! =)

A nice firm attempt! Its promise that will time and effort you can become good at this. Next time go at it with more aggressive darks and just have fun with the medium. Charcoal will make rich deep blacks. Consider using a charcoal stick or even vine charcoal for larger shapes. Its a common early mistake to be too light.

While you have a nice sense of shape and are drawing some of hatching around the form, but the torso lacks the sense of anatomy even a very "soft" woman would have.

If I would error, its better to over define form and anatomy and soften everything out than to try and add form to something that doesn't have it.

http://www.amazon.com/Figure-Drawing-Invention-Michael-Hampton/dp/0615272819 I also heartily recommend this book to anybody serious about figure drawing. Mind you the book is targeted at the intermediate artist, which is really, figures are an intermediate to master level subject.

The reason is, even from direct reference, drawing people requires one to "construct" the figure so they can create the needed sense of presence and form a real person has. That book is probably one of the best I have on the topic (and I have like 30)

For subject matter in the future I would focus on working with reference that has a figure from head to toe so you can work in over all proportions. The REALLY rough and dirty is that a human is 7.5 "heads" tall, the crotch is near the 1/2 way point of the whole figure, and the hands should roughly match the size from chin to eyebrows. Elbows should match bottoms of the rips and wrists fall at the crotch when standing.

That and have at it. "Beating your head against the wall" aka doing a LOT of practice is the only way to improve. Thus don't overly invest in any one drawing, and make sure you have fun. Art is all about enjoying the journey not the end result.

The proportions are perfect. Probably because it was traced, but the drawing lacks soul. The contrasts are off. The line quality is poor. All in all it probably still took you a long time and the practice will pay off down the road.

I suggest paying more attention to the subtle changes to the contour of your subject. A great drawing or painting also has good contrast transitions aka shading. Pay very close attention to the transitions from light to dark... especially subtle transitions.

Keep practicing my friend. This painting was only a stepping stone.

A great book that helped me a bit is Drawing with the right side of your brain.. Give it a read over and then get back to drawing. :]

A demigoddess alights on the mortal plane to appraise a newly emerged deity.

This was a book cover I drew for 'The Counterfeit God' by Nikolaas Liquette. I'm really happy to finally share this finished piece now that the first book of 'The Fate of the Pantheon Rebellion' trilogy is published.

If you're interested in a good epic-scale fantasy read this weekend, you can get a digital copy of the book here:

https://www.amazon.com/Counterfeit-Fate-Pantheon-Rebellion-Book-ebook/dp/B07W95TD24/ref=sr_1_2?keywords=counterfeit+god&qid=1565814287&s=books&sr=1-2

There's also a paperback version as well. I know, because I formatted that cover too. :P

www.reddit.com/r/TheFoxBriar

I have a tablet but my light table is just a small portable one kind of like this ! ( http://www.amazon.com/gp/product/B000KNHRH6/ref=pd_lpo_sbs_dp_ss_2?pf_rd_p=1535523702&pf_rd_s=lpo-top-stripe-1&pf_rd_t=201&pf_rd_i=B005OM0D9W&pf_rd_m=ATVPDKIKX0DER&pf_rd_r=05WG1SDT378CQCK4YDAB ). Cleanness is also overrated , i love rough loose sketches ! those tend to be my fav :) !

My best advice to you is to practice drawing from life, a lot. There are also a couple of books I recommend, Anatomy for the Artist and Drawing on the Right Side of the Brain. Anyone who wants to make a graphic novel, regardless of their chosen style, should put in lots and lots of hours of drawing nude models in dynamic poses. Find an artists co-op in your area that meets regularly with life models and practice, practice, practice.

If this is your first attempt to step away from outline work I think you're doing a great job! I would maybe work your light and shade relationships to define the forms a bit more, but that may be a style choice on your part so disregard if so. Also, the brain looks a little flat compared to the rest of the piece. Get it a little wet?


I would also recommend getting ahold of James Gurney's book Color and Light. It was really helpful when I was trying to get away from outline work and I still reference it all the time. He explains things more with theory than being medium specific.

If you can afford to purchase one, get a copy of Bridgman's Anatomy book. Try abebooks.com for a used one (it's 350 pages or so, make sure you get the big book).

Get yourself some tracing paper, too, and trace the book 2-3 times. You'll see solutions to anatomy and plane problems a lot easier once your hand/brain connection (from all the tracing) has been trained a bit more. Tracing helps a ton.

In terms of the 3rd and 4th drawings, remember that sometimes, less is more.

Keep up the great work!

Most of what I know I have learned through trial and error. The class I am currently taking is my first and it focuses on basics (which has nothing to do with digital art unfortunately - I was hoping it would /sadface )

I do use a tablet. The program is PS CS6 (student edition is cheaper - or buying it from a friend who never openned theirs). I don't know if there are any classes that teach digital art (though there are a ton of books) but I know there are a lot of ambitious youtube artists that put in time teaching tips and tricks. Kienan Lafferty is one I watch a lot. I also tune into Dave Rapoza and Anthony Jones's livestreams.

Thank you so much :D

this covers the difference between male and female facial features briefly, but well. You can get it anywhere (used in most cases) and it's got a lot of other good info in it.

The nose is really the only critique I have about the drawing, overall it looks phenomenal.

That's a brush pen. If you'd like to check them out, I'd recommend a Pentel Pocket Brush Pen or try this sampler pack.

Also, if you want to continue with skeleton studies, you should totally check out this book! It's a standard for many osteologists.

for these ones I used chinese ink and and a bamboo reed pen .
https://www.amazon.com/Set-Bamboo-Reed-Calligraphy-Pens/dp/B000EH6ED6

After some research I've been spraying my works with a UV protectant spray.

These markers, with This paper.

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