Ok, so I decided to try my hand at digital art and wanted to know the basics. I can draw cartoon ok but I wanted to try my hand at something else. Here what's a actually need help with:
If anyone can help me with any one of these, I will be grateful
I'm not the best but I'm here to help. :D
Which of those things should we start with?
I can also help if there's something Ella can't help you with (which isn't a lot btw, she's a great artist).
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…Thank you
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(I'm just going to quietly follow bc I also would like to learn about male hair and bodies)
Hair is a big one, I cannot understand how to draw male hair. Females are easy, their hairlines are pretty decent to sketch but males are much more difficult
Ooooh I can help with male stuff. What specifically confuses you about male hair? Is it the shortness of how it can be? How thin it is most of the time? Or maybe the hairline?
I do mainly anime/cartoon type drawing, I cannot realistic lol
The hairline and how to extend it. Like, after I draw the hairline, how long and wide can it be without it looking too exaggerated?
Oh. lmao then maybe not but hey I'll do my best.
Usually with Anime style idk. But with my style I usually make sure it doesn't look too strange compared to the hair. I start with usually like a parabola shape above the forehead and end it at the ears, then add any shape (widow's peak, receding). It really matters with how your proportions are set up. If your forehead and ears are wrong, it's gonna look wrong.
Well what about hair from beneath a hat or hood? And how would you add "action" to it? Like wind ruffling it or it being pulled back
I wouldn't really add action at all. (First I'd look up references for a hood/hat) and depending on which one you're doing, say a hat, then maybe a few strands of hair would be affected.
Ok, this is helpful, what about basic male anatomy? How does one make the proper proportions?
Oh man it took me four years to learn. I'd suggest practicing and looking at references that are akin to the styles you like and want to learn.
However if you want to share any of your art with me, I can give you some advice on proportions.
Let me figure out a way to do so and I'll post a few pics
You could upload them to the gallery in one of your characters/items then copy the image or you could post them to another site (Imgbb, Imgur, Google Drive, Pinterest, etc) and paste the link here
Ok I'll do that, anyone here who csnt access pinterest?
I don't think so
Ok, I'll post the pics and link them
These are just random drawings I did, I had a picture of a male I did but my mom threw out my old notebook so.isk where it went
Hm I'd definitely suggest work on proportions and looking at references. Also maybe look into cropping and editing your pics, they're hard to see.
Lol, I'll try posting a better picture
Ooh, nice!
To start off, I've noticed that the bodies don't have a lot of shape to them. This is usually an issue that goes away with enough practice, but to help you out, I gathered a few references:
Realistic anatomy:
(note: the above reference isn't 100% accurate on the side view, the female hips and stomach have a lot more shape to them than how they're shown)
Typical fashion design style anatomy:
Actual photo references:
https://www.quickposes.com/en/gestures/random
http://reference.sketchdaily.net/en
(If you want more good references, just google ballet dancers)
Keep in mind that most fashion design sketches have a high focus on the shape and dynamics of the body, as it gives the design more flow.
If you want a bit more variation in body types, here are some common ones:
And don't be afraid to exaggerate some features! You can really add a lot of character to your drawings this way. :D
And if you're looking for any video tutorials, I found those as well.
^Anatomy Quick Tips playlist, my personal favorite
^A few popular tutorials from Sycra, I haven't seen all of them but I heard he gives incredible advice.
^Anatomy tips except it's basically Gordon Ramsey picking apart everything
^Other various tutorials
Hope this helps! I'll be back soon with some other tips on other things once I've done more research/tutorial digging~