Crits Please on my sketches

**willpaxton** · April 12th, 2005, 08:26 PM

I live in the us and im 16. Im going to start posting everything please gimme c+c cause who doeasn't need help.

this was drawn in class.....english class that is

watercolored scetch

ill try to add as often as possible

**Pixeldragoon** · April 12th, 2005, 09:07 PM

Post up sone life drawings. Looks like you have a somewhat firm grip on prespective, and your folds look close to accurate, specially on the biker guy's pants.

**willpaxton** · April 12th, 2005, 09:36 PM

Ok i am starting to be a little mor real if you know what i mean i just draw these out of enjoyment for animated style.

here something i was messing around in gimp

my scanner cannot scan my light pencil drawing (its just cuts them like in half) so ill have to darken them a little before i put them on so here some watercolors

page of sketch book

i can always use crits!

**Pixeldragoon** · April 12th, 2005, 10:14 PM

I cant do watercolor worth crap. I really like the bush and the door. Still not many crits to give. Just keep practicing!

**willpaxton** · April 12th, 2005, 10:17 PM

haha alrighty thanks. ill start working on some more life pics while continuing to post other pics i have.

**Odds** · April 12th, 2005, 10:17 PM

hey man. great ideas/concepts. but, as many people that are starting off in drawing, you need to work on your anatomy and "drawing" skills in general. by drawing skills i mean observation and hand-eye coordination skills. you can improve both of these at the same time by drawing from life atleast an hour a day. this will always help your drawings. also, pick up some books about anatomy, as well as sign up for some life/figure drawing courses! keep up the good work.

**willpaxton** · April 12th, 2005, 10:22 PM

Ive been drawing for a while and like i said this are just some fun concepts. And i am gonna start drawing more life pics although i have to admit i find these more interesting...Thanks for the comments though.

**m00ftak** · April 25th, 2005, 08:30 PM

yo yo yo will what up son. these are nice. there is definite improvement which im sure is encouraging. by the way, that calligraphy is really impressive. maybe you should work a little more with lettering; you seem to have a knack for it. I need to practice up on that myself.

that tree looks phat as hellllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllllll

**willpaxton** · April 27th, 2005, 09:45 PM

Moof thanks for the positive feedback i like tha tree too. And yea if i go into an art career it will most likely be graphic design because i really like lettering.
Here all i have been able to get off in that past two days. I have soccer everyday after school and my thumb is still jammed pretty bad

. But i will try to keep at it.

**emilpaun** · April 28th, 2005, 03:05 AM

Those trees are just sick

Very "graphic-designy"

Where are the anatomy studies?

Don't forget to go to the tutorials and photography/reference forums, and you'll find there plenty of stuff to inspire you.
Keep up.

**Evil_Sloth** · April 28th, 2005, 04:56 AM

nice work man, im a young artist myself and i know how daunting learning anatomy is, but once you know where everything goes and how it works you'll find it so useful and rewarding.

**willpaxton** · April 28th, 2005, 06:00 PM

Thanks for the replies guys. Kr33p and Evil Sloth i know anatomy crucial. Im not quite ready to climb that mountain i need draw just draw for another week or two because i haven't in a while. Thanks a lot for the replies though i really appreciate it.

**Kitsu** · December 10th, 2005, 05:12 PM

Looks like everyone else has commented on where you can go with your drawing, so I guess I'll try to critique your color work. Your concept of color is very good, your colored letter work looks nice and the color choices work well together. On your less flat subjects though it looks like you are having trouble seperating hue and value, so your colored works have color but no form. I am not a great painter (in fact I avoided color like the plague until just a couple of years ago) but I do know a place where you might be able to get a little deeper into the mechanics of painting and color: http://www.conceptart.org/forums/showthread.php?t=53517
It's basically just a bunch of sub-professional CA members of various skill levels sharing knowledge and challenging each other. Idiot Apathy has put together some great little exercises and a lot of useful information about light/color. Check it out!