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Point out flaws and suggest improvements.
It took me weeks to do this; obviously, I don't dedicate eight hours a day to it, but it was still a hassle. I'm not used to using a tablet, but this just shows my skill level with a pencil. Even so, it's something that makes me feel good.
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>>7916063
Yeah, drawing the fingers was tough, so I used my own as a reference, forgetting to adjust them to the character.
The shirt is supposed to be a short poncho; something looser would have been better, but tell me, does it at least look like a woman?
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>>7915678
smol head
gigantic feet
wacky proportions
absurdly long hand fingers
gigantic neck
somehow you have half decent lines but everything under the hood is trash, you need to do more art, with careful observation, get stuck on it (preferably several days not several weeks). start with a very basic draft using straight lines to outline everything.
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>>7916063
Its not just that, I dont know how is it called in english, but the last finger of the hand, the one shes showing up front, is way too long, almost as long as the one thats inmediately after, which is strange, since for the other and the lenght of that finger looks more natural. I draw by instict so I dont know how to explain it, hopefully you get it.
Never drew ponchos, so I dont know what to tell you, otherwise that unless the structure of the thing looks like a cone, then it looks kind of jank, but again, I have no experience with that.
Yeah she looks like a woman, the face looks female enough but the tits are the main giveaway, speaking of which, the torso looks too wide on the chest part, almost as if the torso was adapting to the width of the breasts, Im pretty sure thats not how it works, you might want to get a second opinion on that though, Im not very good.
One last thing, it might be me, but it seems like you were trying to go for a somewhat fit female, which is alright, would explain the somewhat wide chest and the very thick legs you went with, but the arms should reflect that too, otherwise it looks kind of out of proportion. Or that she skipped arms day, whatever you see fit.
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>>7915678
Without repeating what others have stated, the legs are way too long. The upper half of the body looks like a woman, but the lower half does not.
Here's what I suggest you do:
>Do timed drawings (try line of action or sketch daily) of people and skeletons. Start small, then work your way up.
>Find pictures of clothed human bodies, and trace them (but make sure to break them down into shapes and forms). Study clothes as well.
>Grab a copy of Cognitive Drawing by Jason Brubaker.
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>>7916222
XD, would you believe me if I told you the head was much bigger at first? I kept shrinking it until I got the final result.
And here I was thinking my lines were the least remarkable thing about it, because my hand isn't the best.
But you're right, I'm going to improve my observation skills and make more art.
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>>7916223
That's right, I was trying to draw a woman in shape, or at least more masculine, but without her being bulky (I admit, I need to study arms more).
As for the fingers... here's the image, yeah, I looked at the reference more closely, it's completely different.
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>>7915678
This is my conclusion:
I don't know how to connect geometric shapes. It's not the biggest problem, but it is a significant one.
As others have mentioned, there are disproportions due to my lack of observation. I don't want to make excuses, but undoubtedly part of it is due to my lazy eye. So, if you have a method for this, I would appreciate it. If not, no problem, I'll find a way.
The poncho is longer in the back, which creates that odd effect. I tried to compensate with the raised hands, but it wasn't effective. It's as if the designer made a terrible cut.
Indeed, the legs are too long and don't harmonize, especially with those wide feet. Are there people like that? Of course, but they're usually smaller, or in other cases, they're people who have always gone barefoot. I simply didn't dedicate enough time to it.
I appreciate your corrections and advice. I'll buy the book and show my progress.
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>>7916371
With help regarding connecting geometric shapes:
>spend a few days just drawing shapes that connect or tracing/studying photographs to break down into shapes
Outside of the Cognitive Drawing method, a great way to improve your observational skills is to engage in Blind Contour drawing (as featured in Nicolaides' Natural Way to Draw).