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    Cotton's sketchbook

    I am very nervous about showing what I can do since this forum is filled with amazing artists. But I hope I can learn more from everyone here. My drawings are not good, but I hope I can get criticism on it to improve. I know just one drawing is not enough to give people a good idea as to what I can do. But I am honestly too nervous and scared to show more.

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    Well first and foremost, your drawing good and you should post more. Criticism is what it is and you have to get used to it to do art, you w2ill always have people who do not like your art and instead of saying something like "It is not my taste, but I like X", they would rather trash it and say something rude. That is not to say that all "negative" criticism is bad, constructive criticism from people who have mastered the fundamentals and are amazing artists is the best way to learn. Chances are, others have had the exact problems you are running into.

    You are correct, it is hard to make any kind of critique on a single image, but the above image is good, the line work is a bit scratchy, but I really like the hair and the scratchy linework actually gives the image a rough quality that I personally like. Post more art, enjoy making it, and make art for you right now, you have to be happy with it and enjoy the process to continue to improve.

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    Well first and foremost, your drawing good and you should post more. Criticism is what it is and you have to get used to it to do art, you w2ill always have people who do not like your art and instead of saying something like "It is not my taste, but I like X", they would rather trash it and say something rude. That is not to say that all "negative" criticism is bad, constructive criticism from people who have mastered the fundamentals and are amazing artists is the best way to learn. Chances are, others have had the exact problems you are running into.

    You are correct, it is hard to make any kind of critique on a single image, but the above image is good, the line work is a bit scratchy, but I really like the hair and the scratchy linework actually gives the image a rough quality that I personally like. Post more art, enjoy making it, and make art for you right now, you have to be happy with it and enjoy the process to continue to improve.

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    Quote Originally Posted by FluffyCotton View Post
    I am very nervous about showing what I can do since this forum is filled with amazing artists. But I hope I can learn more from everyone here. My drawings are not good, but I hope I can get criticism on it to improve. I know just one drawing is not enough to give people a good idea as to what I can do. But I am honestly too nervous and scared to show more.
    Post more anyway . Everyone feels like that- at least I do. My SB is 20 pages and I still feel a bit apprehensive about posting. Worst case scenario you get a harsh crit- you feel bad, eat some chocolate, read it again and admit it's valid and do some studies. Nobody around CA posts to be mean, and anyone who does is shunned by the community.
    SB is a safe place to show your weaknesses, that's why it's here

    Happy sketching!

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    Don't be discouraged, rather, keep posting your sketches.

    I like your portrait sketch, show us more of your work, please.

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    Thank you so very much for dropping by >< i'm a beginner when it comes to drawing and art. but i hope i can learn much from you all. As you may have noticed, the way i draw is very much influenced by anime. im trying to change it but it always seems to sneak in... one of the drawings was intially a sketch on iScribble but i wanted to draw it and see if there were any flaws that i could find.
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    Nice! It is obvious from the lines, and shadow tones on the girl figure that you have a fair grasp of the female anatomy. Keep up the scribbles! The tree studies are promising.

    Sketch on

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    Nice! It is obvious from the lines, and shadow tones on the girl figure that you have a fair grasp of the female anatomy. Keep up the scribbles! The tree studies are promising.

    Sketch on

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    Thank you for the encouragement Mepainter > <! i have a fair idea of the female anatomy due to liking the body of a woman more than a man, it might be due to the fact that the typical ideal female figure has less muscles than males. I'm not entirely sure. i hope to study many things as soon as possible. However due to my lack of concentration, i seem to have fallen behind schedule. but i'll do what i can and hopefully more

    I was playing around with colour today. I'm not all too familiar with drawing women laying down nor am i used to coloring. i know there's something off with her arms. i can't seem to pinpoint it. trying to find errors in my work is so terribly hard. i hope someone can point out my errors! > <
    a week ago i was also drawing poses from posemaniacs with the 30 second challenge, i started with 60 seconds since i found 30 seconds to be too quick for me. i dont know what happened to the rest of my other posemaniac sketches, so this is all i can post for now
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    Thank you for the encouragement Mepainter > <! i have a fair idea of the female anatomy due to liking the body of a woman more than a man, it might be due to the fact that the typical ideal female figure has less muscles than males. I'm not entirely sure. i hope to study many things as soon as possible. However due to my lack of concentration, i seem to have fallen behind schedule. but i'll do what i can and hopefully more

    I was playing around with colour today. I'm not all too familiar with drawing women laying down nor am i used to coloring. i know there's something off with her arms. i can't seem to pinpoint it. trying to find errors in my work is so terribly hard. i hope someone can point out my errors! > <
    a week ago i was also drawing poses from posemaniacs with the 30 second challenge, i started with 60 seconds since i found 30 seconds to be too quick for me. i dont know what happened to the rest of my other posemaniac sketches, so this is all i can post for now
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    i've been sick these past few days. i wish i was able to draw more during that time. i'll submit more when i can. the scythe and the lance are from an mmo known as mabinogi. i was just wandering if i'd be able to draw some weaponry. to be honest i was quite surprised with how it turned out o__o.
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    Good work Fluffy, don't give up. Pick a subject, and try to focus on improving your skills on that subject. I see potential, keep it up!

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