forum Constructive Criticism N Stuff

Started April 23, 2019 by @The-N-U-T-Cracker

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For those looking for a place to get artistic advice, anatomy tips, or just… Stuff.

Ok I’m coming back to this for sure

I am definitely following this

is this just for art or writing too?

I mean, I intended this for artwork considering there’s a “sharing and critiques” board already for writing, but I guess if you have poetry or a short story you want us to critique then go ahead

Ok cool I was just wondering

Would you be able to give criticism on a 3D project? I have a foam base for an original creature and I'd like an unbiased opinion on how it looks before I add finishing features that'll make it harder to change.

Sure! I've never critiqued a 3D model before but I'll see what I can do!

No worries on never critiquing 3D models before, it's my first time so I don't know a ton about them either. My main concern is whether the proportions look alright or not. Here's the quick sketch:

Here's the foam base:

It's the body so far with the ears, cheek fluff, etc. still needing to be added. If you need any more photos of the base I can get them in a bit once I'm less busy. Thanks for any critiques. :D

I think they look pretty good. The only thing I'd mention though is the legs look a bit odd, something about the front legs being twice the size of the back ones seems a little unnatural. Maybe make the front ones a tiny bit thinner near the paws? I don't really know…

Overall though, it looks great! :D Much better than I could do.

I think it might be the design of the animal, Ella ^-^

It looks amazing! I wish I could sculpt and draw like you, Project.

Thanks for the criticism! I was worried the legs might be off, but irl friends kept saying it was fine so I wanted another opinion before I did anything. Now that I know it's not just me being overly critical I can change the front legs so they look right.
Also thanks to both of you for saying it looks good! You guys are wonderful at art so it's nice to get feedback from you on one of my bigger projects.

Alright, finished a digital drawing for the first time in months…

Something about the face, legs, and clouds look off, but I'm not sure how to fix that. Advice?

Ummm the eyes seem a bit close for the angle they're at (and somewhat cross-eyed), the legs are a taddd too small, the clouds look great!

Hey so that's bloody amazing?? what
the lighting is gorgeous and the colours work so well and the composition is so graceful
And you have so many different colours going on too!! especially in the skin tones!! that's so cool!

My advice (always offered along with a plate of salt to pick your favourite grains off of) would be scooting the mouth just a tiny bit to the left (like, towards the shoulder with the robe) so it aligns more smoothly with the nose. For the legs, maybe having more definition to the shape of them? I don't think it's a huge issue, but it could be helpful to accentuate the shape more (especially around the knee), just because the dress covers the knee pit and that takes away some of the clarity of what exactly it's meant to represent.
I'm not sure if this is what you mean, but one thing I notice looking at the clouds is that there are very few clearly defined edges to them. That's not a problem overall, especially with the high-contrast lighting and shading you have going on, but it does mean that there is a stark contrast between the blurry-edged clouds and the sharp edges of the character. Carving out some of the clouds more clearly might lead to the whole thing seeming more coherent and making it less like "here character","here background". Or, conversely, you could also soften some of the character's edges?? Idk, I'm not sure if that makes any sense at all and I'm not sure if it's even remotely doable. (do I know how to background?? absolutely not)

Either way, it's already beautiful the way it is, so…
yeah
have a wonderful day and please excuse the giant wall of text

Thank you guys so much! ^ᗜ^

Ella that is beautiful!!! My one suggestion is to try to make the fabric and hair look more natural, maybe a bit thinner? Idk if that makes sense

Anyone got any constructive criticism before I start to colour this in (aside from the weird looking knife since I plan on fixing that anyways)?

I like it! Especially the wings, clothes, and DAT HAND!
If I were to give some advice, I'd say that you should probably clean up the lines a bit more before coloring, especially if you want the line art to be visible. In my experience, the best way to get clean lines is to make a new layer, take a round brush with a relatively high smoothing/stabilizer setting and use as little strokes as possible to outline the whole thing. This will add a much smoother, cleaner, more professional look to both the lines and the finished piece.

His right foot (on the left of the picture) looks really nice and three-dimensional, however, the other one looks a little pointy. Maybe you could round out the heel a bit?

The knees are a tiny bit distracting, but that's not hard to fix. I'd recommend watching this video for advice since I'm not good at explaining anatomy stuff-
Also, maybe try defining the shape of the arm a little more? Currently, it looks somewhat stiff. Especially on a male character, the arms are going to have some shape to them, even if the person isn't necessarily strong or muscular.

(^A reference I found on the interwebs)

And one last tip, this might be a stylistic thing and if that's the case then ignore this, but the forehead and hair seem a little squished/flat compared to real life. Normally, the eyes rest right in the middle of the face, and the hair is pretty fluffy and rounded.
My advice here is to always use references-

So, to sum it all up, great drawing, nice composition, might need to do some anatomy studies, but everyone struggles with that.
There may be a few small mistakes, but it doesn't take away from the overall aesthetic.

Keep up the good work!

I just did the first bit of traditional art in a pretty long time and immediately hit the roadblock of "how do I make sure this is symmetrical without a mirroring tool", among others
So something feels really off about it, but I'm not quite sure what it is. The eyes? the nose? The cloak? All of the above?
Any criticism or comment would be greatly appreciated! (sorry it's so huge)

Ummm

Okay so I think it looks pretty alright, apart from the jaw. The jaw is very square, and it's kind of like that "you lose you're square" type of things, lol. His nose is kind of off and asymmetrical and doesn't have a lot of definition as the rest of the face, which might be throwing you off. Also, his eyes are kind of tiny and you should define the eyebrows a lot more. The forehead also kinda needs some #wrinkleaction lol.

Otherwise, it's awesome!

Thank you so much! That's really helpful!

You're welcome! Glad I could help a little.

Here ya go i've got multiples:
https://www.deviantart.com/al-li-fo