(http://i231.photobucket.com/albums/ee177/stevetera/196049707_ee3af1c0eb.jpg) | Wayuki's tutorial teaches how to draw a north-american comic book kind of gal. Tooth-pick waist and all. Yours is much better, anatomically speaking. The not-so-wide hips and high waist line are characteristics found in some real women. The breasts look natural and implant-free! Anyway: looks like you're determined to draw real woman and me likes it a lot. There is room for improvement, though. I would love to see any reference pics (if any) just to determine how to help. Since you're a first timer, let me warn you that if you drew over a photo (traced), you'll cause havoc in the forum. If that's the case, please tell us now. Now for the improvements: Although you're character isn't muscular, in my experience body builder photos are pretty helpful because they're an exaggeration of what we want achieve by showing us what would just be subtle skin curves on less strong people. So here are some pointers: 1. Light source: I'll be assuming it's coming from the "camera", slightly left-top. Not really clear at this point. 2. Belly muscles: Check out the muscle woman on the left. See how these are protruded (light!) instead of shaded? 3. Pectoral muscles: They actually form a seamless volume along with the breasts, shaped like a upside-down coma. Although I have already mentioned the shape of your character's breasts are gorgeous, the lighting once again seems kind of out of place. 4. Face: It's the only area that actually reminds me of Wayuki's tutorial. In a bad way... Mouth is too low, nose too long, eyes are too big. That, assuming you're after a natural look, since the body seems to have been built that way. Anyway, just let me know if you want an edit. I'd be more than whiling to do it. Cheers, -Stefano |
Or it was drawn by hand (either with wacom on MSpaint and 1px size brush or traced from a hand drawn scan)Which is a trace...
I'll post the drawing I made later tonight once I can get to my camera....but DavidCarney said I should add some personality to it....what would you mean by that? Would you mean that I should add a personal touch to it...or more of a dynamic pose?The pose is one of the main things, it's all about what you want to do with it. I don't know much about dolls and stuff, but what I do know is every single one I see is in the same static pose, with the same style. If realism is what you are striving for, you've reached it, but as an artist, you might think about changing the pose and giving the character distinct traits that define her.
Adarias, once again, distended arms. I wouldn't be so eager to give anatomy critique until I had better control over it myself. Well this never stopped me in the past, but I wish someone had told me this.