My fanart!

[Koedi]

So ya, this is my fanart, and some other stuff

Like it says in the comments section of my DeviantART page, I've only taken up drawing seriously for about 4 days, so be kind in your ciritcism



link:

brotherbearkenai.deviantart.com/

There should only be 2 submissions right now.

[Truttle]

That is a very nice start! I definite cheer you to keep at it and you'll see how well you'll start improving. I was just like that and have improved very nicely. Good work!

[Koedi]

Thanks! Hopefully I'll improve too. I really want to to be able to as well as Nita one day.

[Epesi]

I'm glad you got your scanner all worked out! ;D

That's good for just starting out! Like Truttle said, keep at it and you're sure to improve! ^^

[lune]

Well, you did a good start, like I commented on your DA you need to practice to improve. So far is good what you did and using shapes to do a drawing is the best thing you can do to start. I will encourage you to continue. Practice, Practice, Practice....

[Night Bear]

One thing you can do is look to nature. If you want to improve on wolves, try looking at pictures of actual wolves for reference. Try getting pictures from different angles so you get the perspective right. I'm not saying it'll improve your work dramatically right away, but it'll still help. The same goes for bears or any other animal (as well as humans, inanimate objects, plants, etc).

One bit of advice I have for you on the wolf drawing is for the back leg. Wolves, like all digigrade animals, walk on their toes, so their legs have another bend to them like how you see with this wolf: wolfden.critter.net/wolves/images/wolves-05-05.jpg

Don't worry if this is too hard for you. As was already said, just keep practicing. That bend in the leg took me a few years to get right and even now I still have some difficulty making it look right.

[Epesi]

Yeah, Night Bear has a great point. Always look to real life for your guide and sketch it as much as possible. Looking at and drawing animal skeletons can help, too; you don't need to draw every tiny bone, of course, just the general shapes. Learning about the underlying structures will help you to understand how the whole creature should look and move.

Practice different angles as much as possible. A fairly accurate figurine or toy can be a good tool to check at different angles, but of course they're rarely completely lifelike, and limited to one pose, so real animals are your best guide.

I had a lot of trouble with digitigrade legs when I was starting out, too. Even looking at real animals, I actually didn't understand it at all until I copied directly from another picture, which brings up an important point: copying (not tracing) is actually a good way to jumpstart your learning. I say this because sometimes, when people talk about art theft, they go a little too far in suggesting that copying will not help you to learn. There is a key to it: do not rely on copying; copy a picture, then draw a completely original one from scratch, and you will learn from example. Make sure most of your drawings are original, and not copied, and never post a copy unless you have the permission of the original artist, and make it clear in your description that it is a copy.

I'm speaking from experience here; I've always had noticeable boosts in my own ability after copying a picture and then applying what I've learned to original art. There's a good tutorial along those lines by Timothy Albee, an animator. It's the second one down on this page.