Ninjam's creations.(hopefully less monster-like)

• BizarreJuju wrote on 2013-04-19 06:03
  Point out few Tips and Errors:
  

  
  
  • When drawing heads always think of a 3D cube and the skeletal structure. However the only reference I have for your face is the one you posted on the first page, ill critique based on my structural knowledge of the human head.
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  • Always keep your pencil/graphite SHARP!!! Thick lines will only make things harder. Thin fine line, avoid drawing thick line.
    
    
    
  • Your head shape got a little better compared to your first post, however you still need more work. Theres a certain point around your chin where you should recognize your jaw bone, however the lining on your chin continued moving up (causing your head to look wider). Your cheek bone shouldn't be as far apart as your jaw bone.
    
    
    
  • Your ears are too small and miss-placed. When drawing ears, always find points (not the tip and earlobe) where ears meat (top ear should meet your eye, bottom meet around your nostril)
    
    
    
  • Eyes are too large and angular. Common problem for beginning artists. You still need to look closely at your eyes. Need to include the the folds of your eyelids and need to leave space between your eyes and eyebrow. Remember the skull, your eyes are in the skull's eye socket, the brow sticks forward due to it sitting on the solid surface over the socket. When drawing the eyes always find the lining/shadow of your eye socket (visible for anyone), it will help you find your cheekbone and the depth of your eye.
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  • Your nose is too long, would of been better to move your nostrils higher. Always draw in your nostril (they are important landmarks when drawing the mouth), don't be scared of drawing your nose. There's an important area where the brow meet the nasal gap (if you look closely you can picture an upside-down triangle/trapezoid), this point will help you see the depth of your eye socket and the surface of your nose (dunno any better way of describing it) however its known as the sexiest part of the human skull.
    
    
    
  • Lips are also another difficult part to draw, however you did identify the small shadow under your bottom lip and you identified the suture (where nasal meet the lip). Im sure your lips aren't that flat looking, but always leave the outline of the outer-lip light.
    

  
  
  
  Your getting the idea and seeing things a little better, ill give you credit for that. However all this in 30minutes is a bit overtime (for future reference). But you did make big difference compared to your first post. When you shade, start light. If you're not sure about which area to shade, identify the shape of the shadows.
  
  Also keep your shade consistent, don't make it look like chicken scratches like your first portrait. Dont randomly shade in different directions, try to follow the shape (tonal shading) will help create a better identification of depth and shape.
  
  

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• Ninjam wrote on 2013-04-19 17:00
  Thanks for the tips. I made a few edits(ears, nose) then noticed I was out of time do I shaded everything for class in 30 minutes. Ill do another drawing either tonight or tommorow morning in line and see if I can get it better.
  
  Homework may be done but I'm not happy yet on how it has turned out! I know I can do better if I keep working on it.
• Ninjam wrote on 2013-04-30 12:04
  Posted the final image in the OP. I know I still have a ton to improve on, so I am going to continue updating every time I do a self-portrait or draw someone (still want to draw my little sister, but perhaps not yet...)
  
  I think my shading improved.... somewhat. I tried to follow the advice you posted but i failed in some areas. I need to try again.
  
  I have a few that I am working on, but to be honest I took a look at it and immediately saw a lot of corrections that needed to be done, so I will not be posting it.
• Hanna wrote on 2013-05-29 18:04
  i do not wish to see this thread die
• Ninjam wrote on 2013-07-11 05:06
  I had to move and had a lot of stuff going on, but I drew more! Posting on front page soon.
  
  Edit- Posted 3 drawings, will upload more. I think I am improving!
• Ninjam wrote on 2013-07-13 20:15
  2 more drawings to upload! Somewhat older, I'll upload one of my more recent ones later.
  
  I will be updating both the first post and the new ones from now on, so people don't have to scroll back to the first post to see my recent drawings.
  
  

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• Ninjam wrote on 2013-08-01 14:41
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  Still seems a bit off, but I can tell what it is!
  
  

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  Oil pastels are weird, but I like them.
  
  I was going for an "Old DOS game" style for the last one, don't think I did so well.
• Ninjam wrote on 2013-09-19 07:48
  In an effort to post more random stuff I draw, I will begin making at least one doodle each day and post it online.
  Keeping with my policy of not spam-bumping though, I will do them in batches every few days so everyone doesn't need to see this everywhere.
  
  Once I am making nicer drawings I'll redo the organization and post only my favorites on the opening post, for now I will not be updating it though, as that takes time.
  
  

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  I... I am not sure what happened here.
  

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  I've been playing maplestory a bit lately. Never noticed how big the heads were until this drawing somehow.
  
  

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  I am not sure what happened here either. Surprisingly, this is all I have left of my anthropology notes from yesterday.
• Doger481 wrote on 2013-09-21 21:08
  All I can say is: practice, practice, practice. You're doing well with your drawings, but part of getting better lies in analyzing your mistakes; giving your works a critical eye and thinking of how it could be made better. Learning how to draw a good picture is in understanding why it's good, so that the knowledge can be applied to future works. If you haven't tried it before, re-draw one of your past works and see how you do. There's also a lot of drawing guides on DeviantART.
  Anyways, good luck and keep the faith! [S]don't fail your class![/S]
• Ninjam wrote on 2013-09-22 06:30

  Quote from Doger481;1151292:

  All I can say is: practice, practice, practice. You're doing well with your drawings, but part of getting better lies in analyzing your mistakes; giving your works a critical eye and thinking of how it could be made better. Learning how to draw a good picture is in understanding why it's good, so that the knowledge can be applied to future works. If you haven't tried it before, re-draw one of your past works and see how you do. There's also a lot of drawing guides on DeviantART.
  Anyways, good luck and keep the faith! [S]don't fail your class![/S]

  
  
  Drawing 2 was over a while ago, and I even did drawing 3 since then(with a significantly better grade and more progress)
  Thanks though, I got a low c in drawing 2, and an A in drawing 3, if anyone cares.
  
  Will post more doodles and start on a large-scale drawing tomorrow. I got an idea I want to try.
• Ninjam wrote on 2013-09-26 22:21
  4/7 days of doodles. I have enough to post a few more, but they are horrible even by my low standards.
  
  

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  Like I said, these doodles are not the greatest, there more to keep me from forgetting to draw something everyday. I just started on another large-scale drawing that I am going to actually put a lot of work into, I will post that whenever it gets done. It wont be anything incredible, just a still life.
• Ninjam wrote on 2014-04-03 05:56
  Its about time for a progress update.
  Practiced a lot more, under a good teacher.
  
  

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  From about 2 months ago! I lost my camera and didn't get images of more recent ones yet.
• Ninjam wrote on 2014-09-22 20:55
  More drawings!
  Ive been very inconsistant with uploading because its a pain, but I have been much more consistant with actually drawing!
  
  

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  Hands and feet are still terribly hard, though better than attempt 1 through 100.
• Baku wrote on 2014-09-22 21:57
  And that folks, is how you improve in drawing. By studying anatomy, life drawing, study, study, practice, and not giving up.
  
  It's pretty obvious that you have improved A LOT, but there's obviously A LOT more to go (it's really a never ending journey, probably all skills are).
  
  Congratulations on still working on this. Keep going!
• Ninjam wrote on 2014-09-24 06:25
  Thanks, I have been constantly working since the first post, not only with all my drawing classes but also for fun. Its hard to fit in time to draw sometimes due to my programming assignments as well, but every little bit helps!
  I just got a tablet, will try to doodle some more with it and post the results, its really different from a pen and paper, but in a good way.