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It's alright, but I think the lighting on the face could use some work (like I mentioned on another piece). More contrast, "lighter lights, darker darks."
Also the face seems somewhat deformed to me, almost cat-like. Maybe the jaw/mouth comes out too far. If you wanted to fix it, you could try moving the neck and back of the jaw forward rather than the whole face back.

staci (Jan 22, 2004)
drawn in 56 min

i dont want to mess with it anymore

Look (Jan 30, 2004)

I like the flying hair, and her expression is so sad!

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windowseat light

dixielandcutie (Jan 22, 2004)

okay, here's some inanimate objects, as directed...tried to do the shading...hmmm....may need more work. also, diregard the very funky perspective. i tried to fiddle with that too, but the window and dresser are one way while the wall and the floor another...eh, i guess ill work on perspective after i get a better grip on shading. hehe. OOOk.

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staci (Jan 22, 2004)

another good way to learn is to look at other peoples drawings. dont copy them..but take notes i guess. and as far as inanimate objects..you need to start smaller. try like..just books, or something in your room..just one or two things..with a surface..a light source(dont DRAW the light source, just note where its coming from)..skip the wall the floor the dresser the window..all that and concentrate on the object. hope that helps.

dixielandcutie (Jan 22, 2004)

right...*thinking baby steps*...yeah, ive been all over the other boards...wow. some really amazing stuff. thanks so much for the tips. will do. :)

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 22, 2004)

Dixie, this is so much improvement from the first one already! Icats is right, and as i suggested also - books, fruit, simple objects and concentrate on the object. (She's right about the light source - u dont have to depict that in the picture for this to work) You do need to study the things under a good source of light coming from a definite direction. You can apply this lesson to objects everywhere you go, during a the course of a normal day. Study objects, note the different colors (there are dozens of different colors and values of colors in something that on first glance may appear to be gray, such as a street, or the sky, for example) and make a mental note of how the light plays on things, casting shadows and creating highlights. (I guess go to your msg. board and I'll put some stuff on perspective.. this is getting too long! :)

marcello (Jan 22, 2004)

um, here's a tip. It's a lot easier to read long text like that if you put some line breaks in. If you click the little +/- buttons on the bottom right of the comment box, you can actually expand it to see more of your typing. It helps a lot. :-)

ghost stories

dixielandcutie (Jan 22, 2004)

haha, ok, this newest bit of bruising brought to you by...lol. um, ok, tried to takes some of your suggestions...am i getting the general idea? what do i need to improve?...okay, well, while you think on that, im gonna keep on bruisin...*tries to look intimidating* haha. thanks.

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DeadlyBlondeArcher (edited Jan 22, 2004)

Glad to see you are practicing! Great idea for getting the hang of shading, highlighting and blending. I think you are on the right track. His chin looks the best of everything so far. Try exaggerating the lights and darks a little, blending with the same graduating color values in between the two. And dont let anybody scare you off! Youre doing fine! :)
Oh yeah, I have a small off the comp. "homework" assignment for you to do. Take some objects from around the house - relatively simple ones - books, fruit from the fridge, stuff like that, and arrange them on a table under and to one side of a lamp, where the light source casts definite shadows. Just sit there and LOOK AT THEM. Mentally note where the shadows and highlights are. The next day, get a sketch pad and a pencil, crayola, whatever floats your boat, and roughly sketch it, concentrating on the darks, lights, and values of color in between. This will help you more than anything, I think.
Just one more thing - keep in mind that faces are extremely difficult to do, even for experienced artists. For your next drawing, try doing a still life of simple, inanimate objects.

dixielandcutie (edited Jan 22, 2004)

haha...homework *groan* lol, jk. thanks, i will definitely do that! thanks again for all your help!! youre awesome! (oops..just realized im outta space on this one...dunno if theyll let me go on anyway...oh well.)

stare it

ky (Jan 22, 2004)

Different style... I kinda like this one. I think I'll do a nice picture in this style.

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LightBen (Jan 22, 2004)

Nice lineart and coloring.
But I think it's strange that his hair don't have lines like the face or the shirt.

dixielandcutie (Jan 22, 2004)

definitely a very cool style! i love the soft coloring, and the look on his face.

Alicia (Jan 22, 2004)

I like the shading too , but no mouth reminds me of the"Twylight- zone."

ky (Jan 23, 2004)

There's a mouth.

hot summer day

dixielandcutie (Jan 20, 2004)

not done yet. need a break.

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staci (Jan 21, 2004)

ok i have a suggestion. you spent 33 minutes on this..now..you could take maybe another 33 minutes and add some shading and depth by looking at real subject..studying folds in fabric..see how light reflects color and makes shadows and highlights. play with the tools..as you have seen almost anything is possible to reproduce with these applets. i personally think you could do better if you took a bit more time.

dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)

hey icats. thanks for the suggestion. i agree, it could be a lot better. my main problem is i dont know how...time isnt an issue, ill work on it as long as i need to. i will take your advice tho...thanks. (and i keep getting comments about shading...*clueless*...what is that?)

dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)
drawn in 6 min

um, ok...i tried to do what you said, but i dont think im doing it right. no it just looks like theres stain everywhere....*help?*

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)

Bless your heart, Dixie! :) Wish you lived next door to me and we'd get a paint brush and get messy lol. Okay, first of all, the image you drew is adorable, and the idea very creative. As for shading, there will be more than one color in a shadow of something (such as the folds of the fabric) would go from dark blue in the deepest fold, graduating blue tones upward until the lightest blue is on the outermost part of the fabric. Do that and blend. Work on thinking about which direction your light source is coming from, and keep it consistent in your pic. Everything casts a shadow somewhere if there is light. That'll give you a couple of things to think about. Hope it helps. Dont give up!!!

snow day

dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)

doncha miss those days? hehe. okay...go ahead...tear it apart...id love any suggestions

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ambiguous.alkadette.amnesiac. (Jan 21, 2004)

shading!

dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)

haha. scarey? oh my. any suggestions on how to shade? i dont really know how...

dixielandcutie (Jan 21, 2004)
drawn in 6 min

HAHA. okay, if she wasnt scary before...she is now. i tried some shading, and now she just looks bruised, lol. umm...guess its >>back to the drawing board<< *hehe* im gonna practice some light/dark stuff *sigh*

DeadlyBlondeArcher (Jan 21, 2004)

Okay, Dix, it's not _that_ scary. :) lol. It's really great for a beginning. With every piece you do, you'll learn and evolve. On this one, I think your choice of colors is really good, even in the skin tones. For the shading on a face, try to remember to highlight the plains and darken the receding places for shadows. Blend it with the rest of the face. And for shading in your backgrounds and with objects, to get perspective remember that colors are less vibrant the farther away they are, and things are less defined in general. Now practice some more! And if u have a tablet, USE IT! You've got talent! Love ya Dixie. :)