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Published: 2012-01-13 00:12:59 +0000 UTC; Views: 633; Favourites: 21; Downloads: 4
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made for "Love where is ypur fire" first time making yusuke !! I think it came out okRelated content
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Well, first of all, I believe it should be noted that you gave a very valiant effort. I can tell you worked hard on the anatomy, and you were thorough with your shading (which I appreciate immensely). You also went the extra mile with the props, and gave him a very 'yusuke' style of haircut (I've seen him in lots of styles). There are a few things that I would have done differently. Bear in mind these are only my suggestions, and I'm not in any way a master.
First of all, your style is classically anime, I can tell from the eyes, chin, etc. But anime has one slight flaw, and that is anatomy. Some anime conventions have wickedly wrong proportions, which can mislead young artists (who in my opinion should start out drawing non-anime then convert. You must first know a rule to break a rule, you dig?). I think while you did a very good job looking over the anatomy as you drew, you probably should refine a few lines (who doesn't). For example, Yusuke's left hand does not match his right. This is a common woe (I suffer from it all the time). Also, his left ear isn't the same height as the right (once again, easy bump easy fix).
Secondly, when it comes to the shading in the legs, you have to be really careful because you can do mind tricks on your viewers. Yusuke looks, frankly, like his left (our right) leg has a tumor in the upper thigh. I kid, I kid, its not in any way that rough, but your eyes travel along the deeply curved shading line (which is not repeated in the right (our left) leg, so we think 'hey what's up with that leg'. That being said, I enjoyed your effort of putting in little designs on the pants (belt loops, etc).
A few other things. The piece of hay in his mouth should have been drawn with a brown base to make it stand apart from his body lines. It's in a very active piece of the artwork so it gets a little camouflaged. If it had been brown, it would have stood out better. Lastly, there's a certain... issue... with the background. It's obvious to me he's in the woods. You did a very good job of conveying that (the stump, the wood block, the grass... but you have to realize Yusuke's pants are green, and so is the grass. There's almost a blending, and once again it's a tiny bit camouflaged. Sometimes it's better, even if you're drawing grass, to use opposite colors in the background of a piece to enable the eye to process different objects. Now, greens opposite is red. While red grass would be utterly bizarre, perhaps red flowers might have been a good idea? Just popping out ideas.
Above all, a good piece, thorough and full of detail. It has a few hiccups, like any piece, but that does not diminish it's quality and effort. Good job!
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Thank you very much it is most obliged. I do agree with all of ur statements. My biggest prob is anatomy, I started drawing anime when I was very young, and im having a hard time figuring out what is right I have been reading anatomy books but they aren't helping much. And I did almost put flowers lol.
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I can recommend a book to you, perhaps the best book ever for young artists trying to make their own 'style'. It's called "Drawing With the Left Side of the Brain" and it is AMAZING. If you ever want to make a great investment into your art style, I suggest purchasing that book. It's like... the bible of art.
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I cant say im a young artist I have been drawing constantly since I was 4. How old are you? But that book sounds good but I cant find it on amazon, is it drawing with the right side of the brain? or are u positive it is left? But I have been struggling to find my own style.
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Oh wow. I'm a moron. It's "Drawing on the RIGHT side of the brain". I do apologize... that's just plain dumb of me. Never come to me for directions. You'll ask for Kentucky and wind up in Nebraska. Finding your own style comes with experience and time. I believe that we often idolize the major works of highly experienced artists like Makani, Queen of the Cute, or David Kawaena... but what we forget is that those artists have been working all their lives, and have been trained by masters. We judge our art too harshly I think... but you'll cultivate your own look. We all do.
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lol its ok Thank you I prob will order that soon. what kind of information is in the book?
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Well it starts off with general art study of dimension, value, hue, and line work. As the exercises get more in depth, you find yourself building up skills that you started working with in earlier chapters, and by the time you're finished, you have improved immensely. It's an artists golden rule. Own this book.
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nice. one of the few times seeing yusuke with out a scowl
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