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As you migth notice by the fact that you don't know the hell am I, I'm new. I do drawing stuff and would very much like to contribute to the artistic needs of this site; Specially to The Smog, which I read ocassionally but find myself drawn to the pretty pictures on a constant basis, seriously, some very good art makes it there, but I probably don't need to tell you.
Anyway, this is my first post and will start by the ovbious, that is showcasing some of my stuff, expect uploads semi regularly.
I've never found myself in a situation in which a High Jump Kick from my trusty Hawlucha hasn't ridded me off a Tyranitar. You'd guess that with their frailty to being kicked in the face, they would carry some Chipotle Berries, that's what they're called right?
This one is all about little bats. I made it so I could have a simple wallpaper, if you are not into bats there is little I can do for you.
The last one is just a quick doodle I made to commemorate the rise of Knock Off. I hope you enjoy Chansey's sadness just as much as I do.
I really like your attitude, and your images seem to sync well with it. The pic with Chansey and Bisharp is the best one yet, with Chansey's expression being a good fit to Bisharp's defiant (heh) posture. But for now, Iäd like you to focus on polishing your lineart. By having strokes end in thin air makes it look less complete, and while some artworks utilises such a style to success, then the coloring and shading much follow a similar pattern. Also pay attention to the thickness of your brush strokes. Chansey's lower body has thick, strong strokes, while its 'ears' and most of Bisharp consists of much thinner strokes, making their width seem haphazard instead of planned. Larger features and body outlines can use thicker strokes to inidcate either their size or significance, while other details can use thinner strokes to bind everything together. With that said, this thread is off to a great start, and you should definitely try to take this interest further. :)
Thanks for the feedback. The reality is that I'm very new to digital drawing and am working my way towards more complex stuff little by little. Sometimes I do unpreocupied stuff like the knockoff one, in which I purposefully don't clean up the edges, letting things slip to get a rough result, but other times it's honest fault of skills with the tablet, which refuses to link telephatically to my brain. (I rock in natural media, which would be a shame if otherwise as I've been doing it for decades now).
I truly appreciate the time you took to examine my work. I'll work on my line art and the balance of stroke lengths. I'll do a commission or two if people are interested, as I figure it can be a good exercise to see how much can I match another person's perception of a subject.
Hi Cornholioam, and welcome to Smeargle's! We've talked a while ago @ irc ^_^
What I might add to Bummer's critique is that even though you have a good understanding of tones and shading, the coloring tends to go over the outline. Avoid that to make it look cleaner :)
Also, yes I remember myself adjusting to digital using pen tablet back when I'm too used to drawing traditionally. The only advice I could give in that stage is to practice and let your hand get accustomed to the tablet (basically practicing not to look at your hand while drawing lol). Since you said you have lots of experience in traditional, (very important when using the tablet) that's the first step. Everything else follows.
Oh and if you want an art request to get you started, can I ask for a pangoro munching some bamboo? :D
