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[Zurrilho]

Hi! (Sorry, my english isn't good)
I've been trying to digital paint this drawing, this is my first try on digital painting. I used photoshop to paint it (Also, i used a mouse, does a pen tablet makes the work much easyer/faster/better?)
Umh, that's it for now, i guess. I want your opinion about it, this site is a huge fountain of inspiration to me, and so are the artists.
As you can see, i'm a beginner, so every critic helps (as long as i can understand them x)
The first is the painted one, and the second is the base of the painting, made with pencil case 0.3mm.
Both are a little bit small, so i guess it will require some zoom to see the details. Made them small because i want to work on the background too (trying to do that, but it's hard, i dont know how to use photoshop properly).

(My first post, sorry if i did something wrong)

Thanks alot, guys! Bye!

[TinyBird]

Make the image smaller, so that we don't have to scroll around.

[Zurrilho]

Oops! Sorry! Here it is.

[arenhaus]

I used to be an adventurer like you. Then I took an arrow in the knee.


As for the drawing - get "Successful Drawing" and "Fugure Drawing for All It's Worth" by Loomis, and practice structural drawing, perspective, and anatomy for at least half a year.

[Blitzanger]

Man I remember when this forum had useful criticism besides just telling everyone to go read some Loomis books.

A tablet certainly helps with coloring!

I think that the picture sort of lacks a consistent light source, the light all seems to be coming from everywhere, and your colors are a little faded here. It makes for an interesting sort of old-time illustration feel, however. I think you have a nice style developing and that you're doing alright! You have a few anatomy problems with this piece though, most noticeably (for me) the shoulders, and some of the angles seem a little strange. The armor on his stomach looks odd to me. The face has a lot of detail and is my personal favorite part.

You should definitely try some quick figure drawing practice! It can really be great help nailing those little particulars that you can get hung up on. There's lots of great sites out there where you can practice. You're a lot further along than some people I've seen. A good foundation doesn't hurt, though, and reading through tutorials can certainly help. Keep drawing and working on it! Practice makes perfect!

[arenhaus]

Man I remember when this forum had useful criticism besides just telling everyone to go read some Loomis books.

It's still like this. Some people need specific advice or discussion of what to do for their skill advancement. Some people need to be pointed at the direction of the boot camp.