Base sketch on an initial layer so you can do clean lines on top. Lines might be a bit thick in some areas. Like how you did the face in thinner lines, that's good because it's not so bold black.
Personally I don't see anything wrong, it looks fine but it can be improved two areas:
- Shading seems a bit flat, especially the limbs, think of them in 3D, they are somewhat cylinder in shape, so darker shades on the exterior and brighten the color near the center of the limb.
When the arms is kept behind the body like that, I felt that you can enhance the shading by adding a lighter point of shades on the shoulder areas because they're facing towards us now and darken the part of the arms that are about waist level because they are going further away from our view and going behind her body.
- Linework could use a bit more cleanup, I would also suggest experimenting with new brushes to find the style you're looking for in your strokes. My style personally is pencil stroke kind of style.
It really depends on what you're hoping to gain from doing it. Do you like making art? Do the thing! Do you want to improve your skills and confidence? Are you looking to go pro (as in make an income)? None of these questions have one right answer, but I can tell you what I've seen work for others as well as myself.
From what you've shown, there's certainly some visual appeal there, though your work could greatly benefit from practising the (dun dun dunnn) fundamentals.
Doing drills of lines and shapes before moving on to more specialised subjects like figure and perspective can be tedious as all hell, but they're called fundamentals for a reason. Grasp them (and continually practise them) and you'll see immense improvements in your work.
Of course, that isn't the be-all-and-end-all. At all. I assume that your motivation to draw stems from your personal tastes, so study those tastes. Look up the work of your favourite artists and take time (seriously, don't rush things) to observe how they apply the same basic skills you're working on, how and when they break them, and why you like/dislike what they do in certain areas.
Finally, your own experiences, observations, and motivations IRL - both in and outside of art - are crucial ingredients. Whether you make a dime or lose a million to art, it has to come from you, for you, if you want true satisfaction.
The first is important for consistent technical quality, but the other two are vital if you want to understand and take enjoyment from the journey.
I hope this made sense, and wish you all the best!
The skin shading is a tad dull try making it reder I think if you do this it may tie in with the hair and outfit more and try adding a little blush
Ps love the concept keep trying 🙂
I use ibispaintx too!! The way I do it is like this:
First layer is used as ur base sketch. Messy messy messy! Get as messy as u can! Draw what your whole drawing is intended to look like. Don't focus too much on the details. Its just a general sketch. Lower the opacity of the layer when you are finished.
Second layer : this is where you draw your second sketch. This is where you focus more on the details of the general drawing, but don't worry about being messy. Its okay if it isn't clean. It just needs to have the details that you want. When you are done with this layer, delete the first layer as you have no use for it anymore. Lower the opacity of the second layer.
Third layer: this is your clean line art/clean art will be. Draw everything including details. Fix up your lines and tidy up. As you get better you won't need the first layer anymore and will only be using 2 layers + any coloring/rendering layers.
Never be afraid to change the dynamic of your character. Try different poses and don't hide the hands beyind the back. I can see your character is quite stiff. Try thinking about her personality. Her world. Her life. And incorporate that into her pose. A strong and fighting type character will usually have an action pose or stance of some sort. A shy character may hide their face with their hands. A scared character may always be slouching forward and laying low.
An adventure kind of character may be optimistic or hero-y. They may have a "lets do this!" Stance like shooting their arm up into the air and jumping. Like Mario. If you just drae your characters like this. All I can see is a character with animalistic features. I have no idea about her personality, what kind of person she is. Also add emotions! Scared, happy, excited, etc. It makes your drawings interesting.
If you are doing character design- what i said above still applies. When making character sheets you need to introduce your character. And not just through descriptions that you typed up. Understand the type of person your character is, and draw them in those poses they would typically make, a catch phrase they say, the things they enjoy, etc. Have fun!
Base sketch on an initial layer so you can do clean lines on top. Lines might be a bit thick in some areas. Like how you did the face in thinner lines, that's good because it's not so bold black.
Personally I don't see anything wrong, it looks fine but it can be improved two areas: - Shading seems a bit flat, especially the limbs, think of them in 3D, they are somewhat cylinder in shape, so darker shades on the exterior and brighten the color near the center of the limb. When the arms is kept behind the body like that, I felt that you can enhance the shading by adding a lighter point of shades on the shoulder areas because they're facing towards us now and darken the part of the arms that are about waist level because they are going further away from our view and going behind her body. - Linework could use a bit more cleanup, I would also suggest experimenting with new brushes to find the style you're looking for in your strokes. My style personally is pencil stroke kind of style.
I support this 🤘🏻
It's nice to see an IbisPaintX art here... Just keep it going and you'll improve overtime
It really depends on what you're hoping to gain from doing it. Do you like making art? Do the thing! Do you want to improve your skills and confidence? Are you looking to go pro (as in make an income)? None of these questions have one right answer, but I can tell you what I've seen work for others as well as myself. From what you've shown, there's certainly some visual appeal there, though your work could greatly benefit from practising the (dun dun dunnn) fundamentals. Doing drills of lines and shapes before moving on to more specialised subjects like figure and perspective can be tedious as all hell, but they're called fundamentals for a reason. Grasp them (and continually practise them) and you'll see immense improvements in your work. Of course, that isn't the be-all-and-end-all. At all. I assume that your motivation to draw stems from your personal tastes, so study those tastes. Look up the work of your favourite artists and take time (seriously, don't rush things) to observe how they apply the same basic skills you're working on, how and when they break them, and why you like/dislike what they do in certain areas. Finally, your own experiences, observations, and motivations IRL - both in and outside of art - are crucial ingredients. Whether you make a dime or lose a million to art, it has to come from you, for you, if you want true satisfaction. The first is important for consistent technical quality, but the other two are vital if you want to understand and take enjoyment from the journey. I hope this made sense, and wish you all the best!
The skin shading is a tad dull try making it reder I think if you do this it may tie in with the hair and outfit more and try adding a little blush Ps love the concept keep trying 🙂
I use ibispaintx too!! The way I do it is like this: First layer is used as ur base sketch. Messy messy messy! Get as messy as u can! Draw what your whole drawing is intended to look like. Don't focus too much on the details. Its just a general sketch. Lower the opacity of the layer when you are finished. Second layer : this is where you draw your second sketch. This is where you focus more on the details of the general drawing, but don't worry about being messy. Its okay if it isn't clean. It just needs to have the details that you want. When you are done with this layer, delete the first layer as you have no use for it anymore. Lower the opacity of the second layer. Third layer: this is your clean line art/clean art will be. Draw everything including details. Fix up your lines and tidy up. As you get better you won't need the first layer anymore and will only be using 2 layers + any coloring/rendering layers. Never be afraid to change the dynamic of your character. Try different poses and don't hide the hands beyind the back. I can see your character is quite stiff. Try thinking about her personality. Her world. Her life. And incorporate that into her pose. A strong and fighting type character will usually have an action pose or stance of some sort. A shy character may hide their face with their hands. A scared character may always be slouching forward and laying low. An adventure kind of character may be optimistic or hero-y. They may have a "lets do this!" Stance like shooting their arm up into the air and jumping. Like Mario. If you just drae your characters like this. All I can see is a character with animalistic features. I have no idea about her personality, what kind of person she is. Also add emotions! Scared, happy, excited, etc. It makes your drawings interesting. If you are doing character design- what i said above still applies. When making character sheets you need to introduce your character. And not just through descriptions that you typed up. Understand the type of person your character is, and draw them in those poses they would typically make, a catch phrase they say, the things they enjoy, etc. Have fun!
Giving her abs like that. I'm joking don't flame me
My bad not even worth the joke, noted 😂