Dream wrote:EzeCoyote wrote:Dream wrote:You could probably benefit a lot from improving observation skills. Anatomy, i think, would be rather secondary to learning how forms and values work.
Really not sure what to make of this?
Observation: Try to observe the subject and take attention for all the elements and aspect that make the subject the subject. What makes Hanako look like Hanako? And is my anatomy/positioning right? Is the value really like that? That sort of stuff.
Form is a way of saying you should think in 3D rather than 2D when it comes to drawing so that you can make a better illustration, always try to keep the three-dimensional form in mind as you draw. Light and values are closely tied to this, as well.
Anatomy, i don't think i need to elaborate on since the term is pretty self-explanatory.
Ah. I dunno about observation. What makes Hanako look like Hanako is... well, pretty much everything I got down. Hair's a bit floofy and I was going to change that but I just left it. I know how to make it look better if I was to draw her again. Her colors are from close inspection of the gamesprites, so the colorscheme shouldn't be off.
I've really never thought about the whole "think in 3D" aspect. I do the skeletons and base shapes before I move on to sketching and coloring, and I draw out a circle with arrows pointing out the lightsource, but yeah. Good idea!
And yeah, anatomy. I get problems from the waist down, as well as hands. I've gotten gradually better at hands in the past couple of weeks though, so progress is being made.
Thank you!