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ReneeViolet ā Self Portrait with mirror
Published: 2015-07-21 06:58:06 +0000 UTC; Views: 858; Favourites: 26; Downloads: 2
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Duration: 1hour 20mins. Kinda spookyRelated content
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oh wow you're really cute! this looks like you did a good job with the face (and an especially nice nose tbh)
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Haha thank you ^_^ Noses are my favourite thing ever
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This looks amaZING! (HT-zing :3)Ā
I was wondering and I hope you reply to this random comment.
I have gone through your videos and I totally love your sketchbooks and it did inspire me to keep on drawing. My art is...kinda out of place right now and I just really wanna have a goal and thats is what I'm planning to do. Anyway I was wonder how daily you draw and how consistent you're with your art? Also what tips would you give me if I want to draw the eyes in many angles/views since that is where I'm really struggling right now and kinda depressed of how I can never improve of make it look semi-realistic? I'm having a lot of difficulty drawing eyes from a 2/3 or 3/4 views and it does get irritating and I end up thinking I could never draw it well enough.
Ā I really do critic my art which is bad for me to do.
I know I'm asking a lot from you and I'm sorry. I just really want to improve my art because I feel so stuck.Ā
Well thanks anyway for reading this long post :3 ^Your art is really lovely^
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It's a shame that I can't explain everything in just a comment but here are some tips:Ā
-for drawing generally, keep a sketchbook around. all the time. You can try to draw something everyday. If you keep that up for a long time you're guaranteed to improve quickly. And who says you can't draw several things in a day! I do my best to draw everyday but that's hard sometimes. even I have some days I can't draw. Since I have more spare time right now I draw 6 days a week. (sometimes even 7)
-follow lots of artists online! you're gonna find people that inspire you and that's gonna help your drive to get better. You can check my profile description, I have a few there that you can check out!
-for eyes keep in mind that eyes are spheres in a person's head. Not melons, but more like ping-pong balls XD Don't make them too huge if you want to draw realistic looking characters (I still have that problem hehe) (look up references. lots of'em.)
-And for anything you have a hard time drawing, I'd say to look up references. I recommend looking at real photos rather than drawings. Keep a mirror in your workspace. That'll help you with things like hands or face anatomy and stuff.Ā
bonus tip: keep a collection of useful things like tutorials and guides you find online and put them in your favourites bar on your browser. when you're in the mood to practice it'll be really useful to have that there.
I hope that this helps! Good luck! And I'm sure you'll improve
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Thank you so much for the advice! ^-^Ā
Yes this did really help me and also I'll look up more reference for the heads shapes and all that.
Right now I have a sketchbook which I'm close to finishing 17 pages left :3 But I also bought a sketchbook that has 220 pages which is gonna be long time for me to finish! Thanks for replying and yeah I'm sure I'll improve!!Ā
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Ooooo this looks awesome Renee, well done!
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great work renee! You are definitely improving!
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Beautiful work! Think you really nailed it ^^Ā
You should be careful with brushes that has low opacity because it can give off a pretty weird feel when your brush strokes overlap. Sure it's great for blending but looking at the edges of the shirt and the hair you see the downside of low opacity brushes. Either way, great job overall!
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Yeh! If I wanted to put more time into this I would've cleaned it up a bit. Seeing as how I just wanted to do it all in one sitting *an hour or so* I just went through all the steps roughly. There's a bunch of other things I would fix in there afterwards (like the collar and my ear). Gives the picture character! XDĀ
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