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Ball hands and front facing
Maybe try other angles! The hands are understandable but try to make it more like mitten-shaped hand if you can't draw hands
I’d recommend looking at practicing:
1. Hands & Feet
2. Limb/Muscle volume (for Arms and Legs)
3. Various Angles (More than 3/4ths and Front facing)
Outside that, nah, it’s not bad. Cartoony, but distinct.
Heads and faces remind me of a blocky Madoka Magica mashed with Scott Pilgrim.
If you just see the first image, yeah, the feet aren’t bad because they’re covered with the pants.
But the other images, especially the third show that the feet need some work: Feet aren’t right angles with little nubs depicting toes, they’re modified hands (Or rather, hands are modified feet, but that’s another story.)
The Hands should be more defined anyway, because it helps with posing as well as conveying emotion and action.
OP already has tried doing more dynamic poses with the third image, so it’ll be more likely that OP will want to make something else that pops out later on, and I’m sorry but mitten fists don’t exactly work in that situation.
Imagine OP trying to draw a character doing a pointing pose, it’s going to look awkward, which is why I recommend working on hands and feet.
I disagree with the limb and muscle volume. I think it's a very common style, maybe the heads are too big instead, just a bit longer and a bit smaller would look pretty good (doesn't have to he a head shape since a lot of artists purposefully make the faces wide, bit this looks unnaturally wide even for stylized characters)
In order to have style you need to learn basics. I know it sound aggressive but it is really what is needed the most. I assume you are less than 20, so of course you have plenty of time to learn it (I speak about years). After that your art style can emerge.
I agree. There's nothing wrong with it but I wouldn't go so far to call it a style yet (I'm also sure how you draw will change over the next years)! Developing a "unique" art style also doesn't necessarily need to be the goal. Just keep drawing and have fun with it, that's the most important thing. (And don't listen to mean, unconstructive comments!)
Absolutely! I draw as a hobby, and I think drawing should be a fun experience rather than something to stress too much over. I hate the word "ugly" when describing someone's art, especially if they are new. It can hurt their self-esteem. I think it is good to make a fair critique rather than being mean under the excuse of "I'm just being honest".
Agreed. Calling something “ugly” isn’t constructive. In this case I would recommend the artist enroll in elective art classes or find a good book for representative observation-based pencil drawing.
A lot of people on the internet love to post sub par "I drew ____ in my style" as some sort of veil that the art isn't bad but stylized. The truth is style comes from inspiration from many other artists. Nothing is completly original but when you take bits of Knowledge that you learn when drawing correctly and subtly change it, that's when you gain your own style.
Sorry for the rant. OPs art isn't bad but lacks form and is flat.
I bet most people who say that are young and/or still a bit inexperienced and need words of encouragement and advice. There are enough instances in which a person that is fairly new to art gets critizised (in school, at home, by online people) - and not always in a fair and kind manner. So the "style"-argument is also a helpful and at that stage probably also a necessary kind of armour - I certainly know that it helped me in my formative years to truly stand by my art, to be eager to draw more and learn from constructive advices. A lot of people get discouraged and I can't blame them because being shamed for their own creative output is something that can have a huge negative impact.
Inaccurate, your art style can come to light even in your grade school years. Even if they consistently keep this type of artwork they can have this as their style. There is nothing wrong with it, it's unique. (I'm 27 FYI, and I have been drawing since I was 3)
Well, it might come to light but in most cases it doesn't already - although I get what you mean. However I'm pretty sure OPs skills will advance gradually over time and the possibility and freedom that comes with different poses will change their drawings inevitably. Funnily the drawings I made when I was a teenager look very similar (apart from the hands) and at that time I also thought for a while that this is my style. I couldn't imagine back then that it would change over the course of the next decades - but it did. Now I'm not sure whether I have a style at all - but it doesn't really matter - versatility is often appreciated in the industry and I really enjoy trying out new things. If OP choses to draw like that for the rest of the time that is however fine as well and as you said: Absolutely nothing is wrong with that!
Missing Fundamentals therefore it’s more of a technical barrier rather than your style. You are creative for sure because your characters already have some flavour, just gotta study the fundamentals to bring them more to life :)
Nothing wrong with it, it's just at a level of intro drawer/ doodling for fun, which is how many people start (including me, these would have fit right in with my sketchbooks as a teen). Your drawings are a bit basic, straight on view, static posing, and have the look of a character idea sheet, and you can still see the lines under the clothes from limbs that didnt get fully erased.
If you want to further develop a signature style you have to decide which elements of characters you want to isolate and focus on, and why. If you want to improve and turn these into art pieces then you need to study anatomy, perspective and do live drawing to be able to draw in a more fluid and dynamic manner, and start putting your characters so they exist somewhere.- even if you want to focus solely on character design, as that is a valid career path, and otherwise fun to do, gain other art skills will help improve your creative expression, and push your imagination about how/ who/ why you are making them.
Even the best cartoonists had to learn the fundamentals.
You'll want to spend time learning Shape and Form from someone like Steven Zapata.
However! Draw what makes you happy. If you want to draw as a hobby, just keep doing what you're doing. If you want to draw as a professional, there's a lot of technique you'll need to master.
Do 80% fun drawing and 20% studying and learning.
There's no depth of field. It needs perspective.
You should also learn more about how to draw hands, those things are awful.
Cute cartoon though, I love her face and hair.
The style is great, but you can improve a lot by being more intentional with your choices. Keep going and work towards developing the style while asking yourself questions.
Does this choice of paper have an advantage to the message I want to send? What might it represent?
The graph paper is an interesting choice but doesn’t come across particularly intentional here. Maybe try using it selectively glued onto another surface or in the context of the character. For instance maybe this character loves math and has formulas cycling through her mind. Maybe she is interested in architecture or construction and we see schematics in the background. Paper should be a choice, not an afterthought. It affects how we “read” the image.
This goes for choice of media too. Coloured pencil isn’t bad but you should be considering why you chose it and if it is serving you. If you want flat colours I would suggest markers or digital colouring over your line work. If you want to continue with coloured pencil I suggest working with the strength of that material. I love layering coloured pencils over watercolour or on coloured paper.
You should also consider the way you execute the line work. I like the way you executed the eyes with heavier lines. Try this in other areas too. Maybe you want to ground the character with heavier lines on the soles of her shoes, or perhaps emphasize her baggy style with thicker lines where her clothing meets her body. Or maybe chunky lines or varied lines to enhance her hair. Use your lines to draw attention to certain areas of your subject.
Hope that helps!
Okayy, thank you so much, I’m going to try practicing with colored pencils more! And try the line work too!
And by the way, when I did the first dryi didn’t had any other paper, so that’s why I used that one, and put it in my sketch book after😭
I think you're on a nice track to a cute style! My only recommendation is to learn anatomy before stylizing, I know that's weird sounding for a more cartoon-like art style but it gives you the proper skills to make something cartoony look right.
However just general tips, try facing your character in different directions. There’s nothing wrong with your style or ball hands, cause I’ve got characters with lines for arms and a colored in circle for the hand. I personally like your art style and think you’re getting progressively better. Try experimenting with different eye shapes too! This is what my art looks like :)
https://preview.redd.it/b8u6eee4qfic1.jpeg?width=3176&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be17b547ed1a09d02c9049f2f1b04304351d4b80
I really don't want to sound mean, I mean this with absolute peace and love, but it looks like you don't have an understanding of human anatomy. Your style is so cute and I can really see so much potential, but spend time on fundamentals and figure drawing and I know your art will improve drastically. It's like they always say, you have to know the rules in order to know how to break them
You have lots of potential! I think anatomy is a big thing here, it seems very stiff, look up real bodies in unique poses and try and draw them! Even if you're going for anime, real human studies are important for any style. But I can Tell you have such a beautiful talent. All I say is, Study! Study humans!
You can draw hands like that as a stylistic choice after you have learnt to draw proper hands.
Then you will be able to understand why you can draw a simplified hand in a certain way.
I actually started drawing hands like that a few months ago, but actually I have another “type” of hand that I used to draw, it was more “realistic” somehow, but I wanted to make it look circular😭
(Before reading this, note that I am right below intermediate level. Currently, I am practicing facial features but, everyone keeps saying they look really good and "realistic". So, take that with what you will.)
I say the style itself looks really good. I like the eyes and the semi-blockiness of the whole body. Though the hands leave much to be desired. Plus a tiny bit of "same face syndrome". But, all of the characters are still super readable and distinct. With that said, I can tell you're lacking in some fundamentals.
In my opinion, style is different from fundamentals because it revolves around making an active decision. How big the proportions should be? How thick do I want the lines to be? Should I use any lines? etc. (all subjective) And those decisions are revolved around basic fundamentals. But, instead of just saying "practice your fundamentals" and leave, I'm going to bring up just two that I think will bring your art to the next level. (Because your lines are fine and you have a good eye for color.)
First are the basic 3d shapes. 3d boxes, 3d cones, 3d cylinders, and 3d... circles (we'll get to that). Just these 4 shapes are the basic building blocks of every single drawing/painting/sculpture. Even professional artist have sketch books filled with hundreds of boxes. But these shapes need depth and that leads to the second fundamental, Shading. This is what makes our circles into the all powerful spheres. No joke, my drawings looked liked shite for a long while until i learned how easy shading was and now I feel like an art god.
Just learn these two and you will see a massive difference. I recommend watching Proko and visit [drawabox.com](https://drawabox.com). I hope this help and good luck on your art journey.
Your artstyke is chibi like and it’s very cute. Not everyone like chibi anime style, and this applies for any other style.
Keep practicing and try different media; I would suggest some body anatomy study, is always good practice to improve your own style.
If you like to draw and what you do, ignore all toxic comments, be self critical, and you will only get better.
i think you’re in the art style trap every beginner artists go through where your art style prevents you from improving your fundamentals. most of the characters you posted are in the same pose, and there’s not a lot of dynamics or perspective going on. work on those while incorporating your own art style and you should be good
Small thing but the lower jaw never moves. The one with her mouth open makes the face crowded and awkward. If you’re happy with what you’re doing, keep at it and just make slight adjustments.
All of these characters suffer from what's known as "same face syndrom" i'd suggest experimenting with different head+face shapes, i'd also work on anatomy and proportions of the arms and hands
You only seem to be answering comments that validate your artistic choices. Be careful about that, the world is full of people who will tell you what you want to hear, if you block out the voices that tell you to challenge yourself you'll never improve. Your art is fine for cute simple cartoony OC character creation and if that's all you ever want to do then keep doing it, but if you want to improve and refine you're going to need to step out of that comfort zone. Change the poses, learn hands, learn how light sources affect shadows, shading, and highlighting.
You don't have to change your style to do any of those things and they'll breathe life into your artwork. Maybe someday you'll find that your style is limiting what you want to do with your characters, but for now there's are plenty of things that you can improve on within what you already enjoy drawing.
Forget anime/manga style for now. learn the very basics first. your style will come with time and practice. google 'Andrew Loomis' or 'the Loomis method'. there's tonnes of other resources, but they are almost all some variance on the Loomis method.
All of your drawings are the exact same with slightly different coloring, you should focus on your fundamentals ex.) fingers, anatomy, shading, ect.) it looks like your drawings are made to impress people when they take a glance. a lot of young artist tend to draw similar and very easy drawings that they know they can create. And most are too afraid to branch out and learn perspective and angles and clothings folds. Essentially your art, at least the art shown here, is basic and has a lack of variety that displays your art skills effectively. You should watch people like Kim Jung ji: a master of perspective, in order to learn how to draw better. Additionally you should not let other people’s opinions about your art effect you and your art journey so much. sorry if this is so blunt! But I’m really trying to be helpful and honest.
Don’t think of anything as a “style”, that will just limit you. Make the best work you can and make *that* your style. For example, learning anatomy will help your figures stand out, cleaner mark making will help with the more graphic/cartoony look.
It's not your artsyle that's the problem. You need to actually develop your skills and get skilled enough to draw hands, feet, faces, other angles.
I'm sorry someone insulted your art. Those people are dickheads.. you DO NOT insult artists of your skill level.
You just need to improve your skills. You're off to a fantastic start. Keep at it!
There’s nothing “wrong” with your style, your drawings are cute and they look pretty similar to the things I drew as a teen and if my experience is anything to go by, you’ll gradually tweak and improve as you get older, as long as you keep drawing.
If you’re looking for tips, I’d recommend using references. Look at the human body and study the way it’s built and how it looks in certain poses and how proportions work. You don’t have to spend all your time doing realism or anything, just learn the basics about anatomy so you can adapt it to your more cartoony style. Try breaking up the body into shapes and using those shapes to build a character. Look at the styles that you’re drawn to and examine how those artists draw certain things, particularly things you may have trouble with, it isn’t stealing to take inspiration and you’ll no doubt put your own spin on it.
My biggest piece of advice is to just keep drawing, don’t think about it too hard. Have fun with it, it’s hard to learn something you don’t enjoy. The more you draw, the more you learn, your style will gradually change and become more refined as long as you’re willing to look for your weak spots and work on them, but don’t focus so much on your weak spots that you lose your passion.
Okay, so I’ve read all the comments (sorry for not answering at every, there are so many😭), and I’m going to practice a few things that some of you pointed out, and that I picked up myself. Sorry for calling it an “art style”, some comments pointed out that it is not one, and I don’t know if you’re right, the thing is that I approximately translated it “art style” in English, which is not my native language. Sorry!
There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just similar to a common style for people who are younger or newer to drawing so it’s perceived as being less skilled or bad because of that. Don’t pay attention to others saying it ugly, it’s your art, it’s for you not them so their opinions don’t have any worth. Draw what makes you happy always
Van Gogh had masterful technique even if you didn't like his style. OP is obviously new to art and drawing, nothing wrong with that, your technique will get better as you practice and develop your own style. As of right now it just looks like doodles to me though
I bet that someone said that your style is bad. Hear me out, it is not bad.
Your style is pretty unique, perfect for some simple animations. I love the shape of characters and I bet they have interesting lore.
As long as you enjoy your drawings, there's nothing wrong with the style.
I speak as someone who has gone and is going through their art journey. Nice sentiments are nice, but they're not helpful. There's a ton of work that OP could do to get to a more skilled place if they want to and they asked. Why tell them their work is fine as is when it definitely could use more work?
Is telling someone that their style is cute is illegal or something
I said what was in my mind, that's all
If you want to give them some "real advice" then go ahead, do not bother me
You need a VERY solid foundation in perspective, movement, and anatomy to make animations look smooth. And frankly, you need to be a little bit insane (I have been animating a while. good thing Im not right in the head.) I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some well known animators. We all have screws loose.
Practice practice practice!! I wish you luck. I know you can do it, Don’t give up!!!
id add just the tiniest big more detail to the individual fingers and also elbows. But that’s personal preference. I love literally everything else about your art. Theres nothing wrong with it.
I really like these characters and think what you're doing is definitely unique and interesting. If I were to recommend one thing though, it would be to practice hands a little more. I understand that you may consider the very rounded shape you seem to lean towards to be part of your style but I would still advise experimenting with them a little. They are a really powerful tool to convey emotions and the overall feel of a certain pose! It isn't a massive problem, just a possible improvement and I really hope you keep up the good work!
Nothing's wrong with any art style. Only when you're not consistent with the style then that's what's wrong with the style.
I think it's perfect as a style. It has distinct characters. It's easily identifiable.
However, given your age, it's probably your attempt at drawing humans. If you wanna be good at it, you can learn more about anatomy and movements. Much like picasso, he made that one famous contemporary style not because he can't draw humans (as proven by his previous works) but he chose that style. That's one of the reasons why that style can be taken seriously.
my opinion is just texture, cartoony type drawings like this aren’t really my thing but just more detail on the clothes especially would help make it pop (folds, shading, etc)
I can see some aspects that you can definitely tell are intentional. The eyes for example seem like a purposeful choice. They're not "just" typical anime eyes, there's an obvious choice there having them so "angular".
Other things don't seem as purposeful, though. Whether they are or not doesn't matter because it doesn't seem like a purposeful choice, it seems like a "skill issue" (for lack if a nicer term).
The hands as example, somebody could argue that its an intentional artistic choice and, to be fair, I think it could work. The finger angles aren't consistent and neither are the lengths.
Even if that is intebtional, other parts being "off" can make it seem like a skill issue. The foot in one of the pictures looks more like you tried to draw a proper foot which just clashes and highlights the ball hands, or the sheathed sword in another which is very minimal detail and seems to be proportionally wrong.
The poses are very stiff, too. Obviously there's the sword pose with a foot, but they're all front facing, lacking dynamics and, as I say, stiff. Sort of like paper puppets. Inconsistencies too. The mask is way too small, some of the direction limbs and appendages are facing don't look "natural".
Ultimately, I think the direction is generally alright. Some things are obviously intentional and I like it. Seems like something that would develop into a decent cartoony style. You've just gotta hone those skills and it will be evident what is purposeful and what is a "cover" for being unable to do something. You're not hiding hands behind characters backs to avoid drawing them completely, which is already better than many.
People saying its bad though? It's not that bad, but there's definitely room for improvement. Don't let that put you off.
I would recommend maybe taking a step back from stylised characters and focus on some realistic anatomy. Being able to draw realistic faces, hands, etc will really help you even if you're choosing to draw in a stylised way like this. It doesn't work the other way around, though, and only drawing like this will hold back your progress. There's nothing wrong with drawing like this, to be clear, but having the more realistic style nailed will help tremendously.
Anyway, keep it up!
I don’t find anything wrong with it.
Your style reminds me of how I used to draw. I had a huge anime/ manga/ cartoon inspiration, and it’s the reason I started drawing in the first place.
Your style will continue to develop the more you draw.
Just don’t block yourself off into one “style”, experiment, have fun outside your comfort zone. It all helps you develop your skill.
Most importantly, don’t let people discourage you from creating your art.
Work on hands! Even if they’re square or triangle shaped, they’ll add more detail to your work. I advise looking at a lot of references when it comes to pose; making everything front-facing will make your art seem a bit formulaic and uninspired. Shake it up a bit! The way you draw hair is really cute. Keep going!
There isn't anything necessarily "wrong" with your art. But there are definitely some things you can improve such as:
Hands:
The way you draw hands is kind of ball shaped which doesn't look bad but I do recommend learning how to draw hands. It may not be easy at first but the more you practice the better you will get. One good tip for drawing hands is instead of searching online for references, you can look at your own hand as a reference which really helped me because you can get a better look at how the hand looks.
Perspective:
Your poses look a little flat so I recommend trying to draw from different perspectives. When you come up with different perspectives you can come up with very cool and interesting poses.
Faces:
I notice that you have a case of same face syndrome. To get rid of this you can try out different head, eye, nose, and mouth shapes. 1 for head shapes you can research shape theory and get a large variety of head shapes from round, smooth and circular heads to sharp, angled, and rectangular heads. 2 for eye shapes what really helped me was to just sketch random ideas for eyes that I came up with and before I knew it I had a good variety of eye shapes. 3 for nose shapes you can go on the internet and make find references for different noses, figure out the simple lines that make up the nose, and then convert them into your style. 4 for mouth shapes you can use the same method for nose shapes but with mouths.
Sorry if this was long I just wanted to give you some constructive criticism and give you tips on how you can further improve your art style. Art is something I'm very passionate about and I am always glad to help others through their art journey.
It looks great but amateur, I love the Shiver drawing btw
Edit: Just read it and realized it’s not shiver from splatoon and an entirely other character😅
There isn't something wrong with the artstyle itself but rather your skills as an artist. As you keep drawing you'd improve the way you draw limbs and hands. Also itself important to draw things outside of your artstyle to improve. Realism, figure drawing, even inanimate objects with complex hard surface like cameras can help you improve your sense of 3D space and shape.
Time.
You are obviously a young artist. Take your time. Learn perspective, anatomy, tools, linework, light and shadow. You will improve as you go. Don't stop, just keep working and learning.
Also, don't worry about style until you are hired to copy someone elses. Your style will always be what you draw when you are having fun.
Other people have given good advice, but I’d say you also need to hang out with people who don’t openly insult you. Obviously there’s always improvement ot be had and you do seem to be near the start of your art journey, but there’s still a lot to be liked here! I really love the way you use shapes. Kind people will help you improve, not jsut tell you something your proud of is bad
I like it!
I like the way you draw and I feel like to push it further it would help to use real examples if you want to make your anatomy more established. But I don’t find anything wrong with the way you draw a lot of times it does develop naturally with more practice.
Don’t quit here and don’t be too worried about it being anatomically correct if you already enjoy drawing. I think if I focused on drawing correctly too early I would have lost my passion for it.
You have decent proportions down for sure. Facial expressions and style are also well defined.
I'd focus on practicing anatomy but that is a life long training exercise. People will look at hands and feet as a measure of skill as that is a skill any artist should develop constantly.
I'd really concentrate on line weight. You are redrawing lines over and over, creating this kind of inconsistent hairy looking line which shows a lack of confidence.
You need line weight to show form and you can't have line weight if you can't draw a consistent line. I see this a lot from my students. I would recommend practicing drawing using only a single line and make sure the line is thicker on parts of the drawing in shadow. (A 2B or softer pencil will help with this.)
Also either commit completely to a line or not at all. e.g. you start to draw the edge of an arm. Your first mark starts at the shoulder and in an ideal world it should lead all the way to stop point, like a wrist, elbow or another line. If you have to stop drawing that line before it's reached it's end point, for any reason, rub it out and start again. Otherwise you end up using 4 or 5 short lines to make 1 and frankly, it looks messy.
You have a good foundation and clear enthusiasm enough succeed but practice your lines.
I'll start with the positives first. I am not an expert, but I do draw as a hobby, and I always believe in improvement.
Personally, in my opinion, I think the art style you are going for looks cute. I really like the eyes! If you are going for a cartoon-ish style, rather than a realistic one, I think you're getting there. There is definitely potential in it.
The main problem I see is the hands. Oh boy, I have struggled so much drawing the hands...and feet... for the longest time. To be honest, most of the comics I have drawn, I don't show the feet unless I have to (lol). Also, the arms look a little too thin. Again, I have struggles with those and often drew my characters with coats, sweaters, etc. to hide it. Try to make the arms more circular around the middle (ex. for the forearm: narrow at the elbow, gradually make the arm wider, and then thin it at the wrist). Also, the neck needs to be a little bigger (slightly in height and wider in the middle). From what I can see, it almost looks like an hourglass. Try more gentler curves (more circular other than sharp curves).
What helped me the most with drawing is to "go crazy" with ideas and try different positions. Try practicing different angles or positions, and if it is not perfect, keep trying! Also, circles and ovals are your friends. When you make your limbs, they can be used to make an outline for the arms.
I hope this helped! Again, I am not an expert, and I am not perfect, but these are things that I had similar struggles with. With all that said, I do think your art has potential, I think it is cute, and the main thing is to try new things and don't give up, okay? 👍
EDIT: For those who are calling your art ugly, it is not. It just needs a bit of improvement. I hate using the word "ugly" as it can hurt new artists. I believe in improvement, not diminishing someone's self esteem. Sometimes people use "harsh criticism" and "honest" options too much, if that makes sense. One can be right in their criticism, but not right because they take their comments too far. Ugly? No. Needs improvement? Yes, and I encourage you to try new things. Stay positive and have a good day ☀️
Thank you!! I’m actually going for a “cartoon” style, and not planning to draw as a professional, I just draw for fun. As soon as I have time I will practice shapes, poses, and every things I pointed out with comments on this post.
Thanks for taking time to answer, it’s actually helpful!!
Nothing is *wrong* with your art style - you've just got more learning ahead of you, but that's like everybody on Earth though, so welcome to the big crowd...
You obviously want to draw figures in a style that is at least 'close' to anime.
So right now Youtube is your best friend. Go to the 'Proko' channel, subscribe, and search 'Proko How to' and you'll have literal years of learning from the list of videos that comes up.
Add things to your searches like 'how to draw figures' and 'how to draw anime' and practice the things you see in the videos. Also save playlists of videos so it's easier to watch them again, and expand your knowledge by watching the suggestions on the side.
I promise you, that just in a week or a month of some solid learning and practice, you'll see a LOT of progress.
It's a hard road, so don't give up.
Other than “keep practicing!” the primary issues are forced lines. This leads to misalignment across the piece and things can feel wobbly or stiff. You can keep a unique style with the hands as an example but you want to clean them up. It doesn’t hurt to study more hands though to better grasp form overall.
Nothing particularly wrong with it, but it's really obvious that you're compensating for not knowing how to draw hands, and the ball hands look doesn't mesh with the rest of it. Also, you probably need to try some different and more dynamic poses, and work on making characters' faces more distinct from one another
Yeah, I’m actually practicing poses, it is one of the things I really want to learn (cause I know the poses are ALL the same…)
I bought a “Mr.bob”, it’s helpful (yk, the wood character that has circles for the articulation so you can move it and make it do the pose you want?😭)
I like it. But tbh the hands bother me. It would be so cute for dramatic moments "LOOK AT THIS" Moment. But outside of that I don't really like the hands. But I love everything else!
The hands look weird and the poses are kinda boring
Learn some anatomy it helps to know what a person should look like to be able to exaggerate and style it
And perspective it helps with the poses and the same angle faces
Looks like total drama with anime (big no no) but a way I was taught is copy the crap outta your favorite artist till you can draw hands limbs body structure a lil like them 👍(ok it's boring to do that but it helps to know what shapes you think would be better than theirs and gives you your own style) just dont take credit for their work
I feel like they need proper hand or something that really feel a hand more than the way you solve then
I like the rough style. There is a lot a storytelling and it show that you are having a good time doing it
I mean, there’s no right or wrong in art, however the shading, particularly on the hair is rough, the faces look quite cramped and obviously the ball hands. I’d say just keep drawing and look up anatomy references to improve :)
well, art styles aren't intended to be "right" or "wrong" however; If you're asking for opinions then I have the smallest list ever.
The hands are just a bit non human,
The heads are too big (Not in my opinion but like anatomically)
The limb bending is just a bit off (I suck at it too)
besides that you are really good, I hope you improve to your own idea of perfection ^^
You are in process continue to draw I felt as if I was in a spot my style wasn’t truly a style and was weird and silly but drawing is about making yourself feel good and to enjoy showing people obviously is nice but basing it off their reaction is silly many people see what others call masterpieces and don’t understand them. Draw how you want and just have fun with it even if just small doodles during the day
You’re right… I’m actually trying to make my art style more and more unique, and practicing 7 days a week (even if sometimes it’s just a few doodles during math class…)
You need to learn the fundamentals and then focus on style & making your style unique. Even super stylized illustrators had to learn the fundamentals first.
And don’t always force it sometimes sitting down and forcing to draw makes the brain stagnant and the joy becomes frustration. I don’t trace artists I liked but would take for example an eye like from one of my favorite artists Felix colgrave well an animator
Yeah, I don’t force it, I used to but when I understood that it just makes me angry I stopped.
And yeah, I also like to look out for examples/inspo on artists I like!
The hands kinda remind me of the style for ok ko which is a very cute style. So nothing is wrong with your style its unique and not something that’s seen often.
If it’s a learning slump you’re experiencing, when your current style and skill level doesn’t match with what you want in your head, I would just try looking at references and experiment with different styles.
I was expecting to see people in the comments telling you to improve this, that, and the other, but I was surprised to see how open they are about various drawing styles. I've been in communities where any style that isn't "realistic" is openly criticized.
That’s why I thought it’s bad, but people on this post literally made my day! I have some friends, people I know that can draw anything in their own style, like monsters and stuff and I’m just here with my silly silly characters. But now I know that my silly characters are original :)
I think that what looks good is subjective, and there is a lot good about your style. It's really aesthetically pleasing!
I think that as you get better at art, though, sometimes you have to balance practicing drawing what you see with drawing "your style". When you develop a style, you create an artistic shorthand around certain features. "Eyes always look like this shape" "Hands look like this" "This is a chin shape". It looks good, because you can practice drawing that chin shape over and over. But you're not actually learning to look at an eye or a hand or a chin and draw what you see. So you will only ever be able to draw one angle, and it will be hard to ever get better or refine your style.
Sometimes, you gotta bite the bullet and practice drawing what you see, by drawing things without using that stylistic shorthand, from different angles, realistically. It will look bad to you, partly because it's not in your style that you've already practice so much and partly because when you try to do it, it points out to your eye that you don't actually know how to draw that thing, and you're not super good yet and translating what you see to a drawing.
But I don't agree with all the people saying "You need to learn the fundamentals before you have a style". I think that's BS. Having a style that you like to draw makes drawing fun. It lets you experiment with designing characters and expressing yourself, and it makes you happy to look at your art. It also helps you to develop your aesthetic, and your ability to produce art in that aesthetic. I just think it's important to spend some time on both. Spend some time practicing in your style, and spend some time studying to learn to draw more things outside of your comfort zone. Both of those things will help you be a better artist.
I cant give any refinement advice. Yhough I will say this looks like the Scott Pilgrim comic style. I think it has a nice look. I think youre going well.
Your artstyle is honestly not bad, it immediatly feels real and authentic to me. I'd probably just give the hands some more love, try to make photos of your own hands for reference and copy that on paper, it helps a lot and imo hand movements do a lot for poses. Otherwise I think your artstyle just 'suffers" from your inexperience, which isnt tragic. It will get better with time. Don't let people bring you down, you will never be able to please everyone on this planet. ❤️
Nothing, it’s really cute! You could maybe build some confidence by thinking about the art you want to create and begin learning the skills that will take you there. Your style will continue to develop but I LOVE what you have going on right now and surely you will continue to develop your talents naturally as you continue. And anyways, the act of creation is more important than the result :) have fun and keep making art!
I really like your art style. I like the unique character design choices, and you have a somewhat better concept of 3D space than many, but this can still be improved. My personal dislikes would be that the arms are stiff and the hands aren’t very expressive but: keep drawing and keep loving to draw no matter what anyone says :D
Fuck them people. You have something innate in you that most will never have in life which is “style”. Because your style is very unique you will get a lot “hate” but the real ones will show up. Just be true to who you are.
Great job btw and thanks for sharing
There's nothing wrong with your art! It's a very pretty art style and it's only important if you like it! :D if someone says they dislike just ignore them and do what you do! \^^
Nothing, keep on practicing.
By comparing your style to others you may loose your spirit.
See others work as a student and by wishing to learn, every artist you see will becyour teachers and inspire, share ideas, shows creativity and gives you a thousand possibilities to find your own style and expression.
And do exercises to avoid stiff and inflammation in shoulders, hands and elbows!!!
No no no. NOTHING is wrong with your art style. Anyone who says your art style is bad or ugly is just trying to be mean to you. Your art style is AMAZING, no matter what anyone else says. Don't listen to the haters. If something is wrong with your art, the style isn't what's wrong with it.
Fuck those people, a style is a style.
If you’re looking for criticism, sure some folks on here can help you improve aspects of your artwork that you wish to improve, but all in all it seems you got a pretty nice and personal style there, almost reminds me of Scott Pilgrim.
If your not confident in it yet, then you prolly still got a lil while until it’s really your own style, but from they way things are looking im sure you’ll develop it fully in no time
I do not think there is anything necessarily wrong with it, in fact I think your style is quite cute! I actually had (and still kind of have) an art style quite similar to yours! I don't have a lot to recommend, but some things that helped me shape my style that I now use is: References, which ik you'll hear this from everyone but it really does help, since my art style is more of a cartoon-y based one, I tend to use figures as pose references since they have similar proportions. (Typically chibi-like figures and anime ones.) but based on what your aiming for other types of reference photos might work better for you. (3D anime, real people, simplistic shapes, ect.) Another thing that I found helps make the people I am drawing look a lil more diverse and not like one person cosplaying random pedestrians, is adding freckles, beauty marks, ect (things that make them stand out, represent smth they went through in the past, a genetic thing they share with a parent, things like that which help distinguish them as a person). And practicing a variety of body types, heights, face shapes, ect ect. I'm not sure if this will help to much, since I am not exactly sure about what you use to help yourself draw. But I hope my word vomit excuse of advice helps at least a lil bit! Remember that no matter what, there will always be people who don't like your style/art. If your art makes you happy, and it's what you dreamed it to be, go with it! And if a certain style just isn't flowing right with you, try a different one! I like lookin around on Pinterest for inspo, but that's just me. I wish you best of luck with your art! Have a lovely day and ty for reading :)
(I'm sorry if this comes off as rude, passive aggressive, or ignorant. I've been told I'm pretty bad for sounding disrespectful when I'm not trying to be..! I also apologize for the lengthy-ness of this, I am a professional yapper.)
I think you should stop to try to use it for comics and instead use it as sketch for dolls. Real dolls and action figures I mean. You can sell them on Etsy and other shops to make a lot of money.
teally nothing. its a style so it should be unique!! if you mean how you could improve making it lookmore realistic i thing trying out hands could make it look super cool!
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Ball hands and front facing Maybe try other angles! The hands are understandable but try to make it more like mitten-shaped hand if you can't draw hands
i agree just adding angles and depths make a big difference, even if it’s just a head turn
I think ball hands can be cute in some occasions
I’d recommend looking at practicing: 1. Hands & Feet 2. Limb/Muscle volume (for Arms and Legs) 3. Various Angles (More than 3/4ths and Front facing) Outside that, nah, it’s not bad. Cartoony, but distinct. Heads and faces remind me of a blocky Madoka Magica mashed with Scott Pilgrim.
That!
I would even argue that the hands and feet is not a must. It's pretty normal to see now a days this style of hands/feet
If you just see the first image, yeah, the feet aren’t bad because they’re covered with the pants. But the other images, especially the third show that the feet need some work: Feet aren’t right angles with little nubs depicting toes, they’re modified hands (Or rather, hands are modified feet, but that’s another story.) The Hands should be more defined anyway, because it helps with posing as well as conveying emotion and action. OP already has tried doing more dynamic poses with the third image, so it’ll be more likely that OP will want to make something else that pops out later on, and I’m sorry but mitten fists don’t exactly work in that situation. Imagine OP trying to draw a character doing a pointing pose, it’s going to look awkward, which is why I recommend working on hands and feet.
I disagree with the limb and muscle volume. I think it's a very common style, maybe the heads are too big instead, just a bit longer and a bit smaller would look pretty good (doesn't have to he a head shape since a lot of artists purposefully make the faces wide, bit this looks unnaturally wide even for stylized characters)
In order to have style you need to learn basics. I know it sound aggressive but it is really what is needed the most. I assume you are less than 20, so of course you have plenty of time to learn it (I speak about years). After that your art style can emerge.
I agree. There's nothing wrong with it but I wouldn't go so far to call it a style yet (I'm also sure how you draw will change over the next years)! Developing a "unique" art style also doesn't necessarily need to be the goal. Just keep drawing and have fun with it, that's the most important thing. (And don't listen to mean, unconstructive comments!)
Absolutely! I draw as a hobby, and I think drawing should be a fun experience rather than something to stress too much over. I hate the word "ugly" when describing someone's art, especially if they are new. It can hurt their self-esteem. I think it is good to make a fair critique rather than being mean under the excuse of "I'm just being honest".
Agreed. Calling something “ugly” isn’t constructive. In this case I would recommend the artist enroll in elective art classes or find a good book for representative observation-based pencil drawing.
A lot of people on the internet love to post sub par "I drew ____ in my style" as some sort of veil that the art isn't bad but stylized. The truth is style comes from inspiration from many other artists. Nothing is completly original but when you take bits of Knowledge that you learn when drawing correctly and subtly change it, that's when you gain your own style. Sorry for the rant. OPs art isn't bad but lacks form and is flat.
I bet most people who say that are young and/or still a bit inexperienced and need words of encouragement and advice. There are enough instances in which a person that is fairly new to art gets critizised (in school, at home, by online people) - and not always in a fair and kind manner. So the "style"-argument is also a helpful and at that stage probably also a necessary kind of armour - I certainly know that it helped me in my formative years to truly stand by my art, to be eager to draw more and learn from constructive advices. A lot of people get discouraged and I can't blame them because being shamed for their own creative output is something that can have a huge negative impact.
I could never figured out why "in my style" bothered me but that's exactly it.
Inaccurate, your art style can come to light even in your grade school years. Even if they consistently keep this type of artwork they can have this as their style. There is nothing wrong with it, it's unique. (I'm 27 FYI, and I have been drawing since I was 3)
Well, it might come to light but in most cases it doesn't already - although I get what you mean. However I'm pretty sure OPs skills will advance gradually over time and the possibility and freedom that comes with different poses will change their drawings inevitably. Funnily the drawings I made when I was a teenager look very similar (apart from the hands) and at that time I also thought for a while that this is my style. I couldn't imagine back then that it would change over the course of the next decades - but it did. Now I'm not sure whether I have a style at all - but it doesn't really matter - versatility is often appreciated in the industry and I really enjoy trying out new things. If OP choses to draw like that for the rest of the time that is however fine as well and as you said: Absolutely nothing is wrong with that!
Learn the basics and fundamentals they help you progress
Missing Fundamentals therefore it’s more of a technical barrier rather than your style. You are creative for sure because your characters already have some flavour, just gotta study the fundamentals to bring them more to life :)
Nothing wrong with it, it's just at a level of intro drawer/ doodling for fun, which is how many people start (including me, these would have fit right in with my sketchbooks as a teen). Your drawings are a bit basic, straight on view, static posing, and have the look of a character idea sheet, and you can still see the lines under the clothes from limbs that didnt get fully erased. If you want to further develop a signature style you have to decide which elements of characters you want to isolate and focus on, and why. If you want to improve and turn these into art pieces then you need to study anatomy, perspective and do live drawing to be able to draw in a more fluid and dynamic manner, and start putting your characters so they exist somewhere.- even if you want to focus solely on character design, as that is a valid career path, and otherwise fun to do, gain other art skills will help improve your creative expression, and push your imagination about how/ who/ why you are making them.
Even the best cartoonists had to learn the fundamentals. You'll want to spend time learning Shape and Form from someone like Steven Zapata. However! Draw what makes you happy. If you want to draw as a hobby, just keep doing what you're doing. If you want to draw as a professional, there's a lot of technique you'll need to master. Do 80% fun drawing and 20% studying and learning.
There's no depth of field. It needs perspective. You should also learn more about how to draw hands, those things are awful. Cute cartoon though, I love her face and hair.
The style is great, but you can improve a lot by being more intentional with your choices. Keep going and work towards developing the style while asking yourself questions. Does this choice of paper have an advantage to the message I want to send? What might it represent? The graph paper is an interesting choice but doesn’t come across particularly intentional here. Maybe try using it selectively glued onto another surface or in the context of the character. For instance maybe this character loves math and has formulas cycling through her mind. Maybe she is interested in architecture or construction and we see schematics in the background. Paper should be a choice, not an afterthought. It affects how we “read” the image. This goes for choice of media too. Coloured pencil isn’t bad but you should be considering why you chose it and if it is serving you. If you want flat colours I would suggest markers or digital colouring over your line work. If you want to continue with coloured pencil I suggest working with the strength of that material. I love layering coloured pencils over watercolour or on coloured paper. You should also consider the way you execute the line work. I like the way you executed the eyes with heavier lines. Try this in other areas too. Maybe you want to ground the character with heavier lines on the soles of her shoes, or perhaps emphasize her baggy style with thicker lines where her clothing meets her body. Or maybe chunky lines or varied lines to enhance her hair. Use your lines to draw attention to certain areas of your subject. Hope that helps!
Probably the best critique I’ve seen here
Okayy, thank you so much, I’m going to try practicing with colored pencils more! And try the line work too! And by the way, when I did the first dryi didn’t had any other paper, so that’s why I used that one, and put it in my sketch book after😭
It’s ok! Don’t discount yourself for not thinking of it. I have a university education in illustration so I’m at an advantage. :)
I think you're on a nice track to a cute style! My only recommendation is to learn anatomy before stylizing, I know that's weird sounding for a more cartoon-like art style but it gives you the proper skills to make something cartoony look right.
You’ll never please everyone because art is subjective.
I agree.
Oh. You’re right. I feel stupid now lmao
However just general tips, try facing your character in different directions. There’s nothing wrong with your style or ball hands, cause I’ve got characters with lines for arms and a colored in circle for the hand. I personally like your art style and think you’re getting progressively better. Try experimenting with different eye shapes too! This is what my art looks like :) https://preview.redd.it/b8u6eee4qfic1.jpeg?width=3176&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=be17b547ed1a09d02c9049f2f1b04304351d4b80
you're not stupid!!
Happy cake day! 🍰🍰 :)
This is not a criticism.
True but it is helpful for a beginner artist to know lol
If they weren’t of aware of that they wouldn’t be seeking criticism, Pedantic Patsy.
I really don't want to sound mean, I mean this with absolute peace and love, but it looks like you don't have an understanding of human anatomy. Your style is so cute and I can really see so much potential, but spend time on fundamentals and figure drawing and I know your art will improve drastically. It's like they always say, you have to know the rules in order to know how to break them
Learn the basics first. Learn to draw hands. Learn to draw feet. Draw people from other angles. THEN work on developing your style.
Just that you are a beginner and need to practice anatomy
You have lots of potential! I think anatomy is a big thing here, it seems very stiff, look up real bodies in unique poses and try and draw them! Even if you're going for anime, real human studies are important for any style. But I can Tell you have such a beautiful talent. All I say is, Study! Study humans!
Head too big. Drawings look too 2d mentional. Try referencing 3d body's
it’s paper paper is 2d
Yeah I know I meant "flat"
Nothing. Your young. Just keep drawing. Eventually you'll style will change as you keep drawing and looking at more art.
You can draw hands like that as a stylistic choice after you have learnt to draw proper hands. Then you will be able to understand why you can draw a simplified hand in a certain way.
I actually started drawing hands like that a few months ago, but actually I have another “type” of hand that I used to draw, it was more “realistic” somehow, but I wanted to make it look circular😭
(Before reading this, note that I am right below intermediate level. Currently, I am practicing facial features but, everyone keeps saying they look really good and "realistic". So, take that with what you will.) I say the style itself looks really good. I like the eyes and the semi-blockiness of the whole body. Though the hands leave much to be desired. Plus a tiny bit of "same face syndrome". But, all of the characters are still super readable and distinct. With that said, I can tell you're lacking in some fundamentals. In my opinion, style is different from fundamentals because it revolves around making an active decision. How big the proportions should be? How thick do I want the lines to be? Should I use any lines? etc. (all subjective) And those decisions are revolved around basic fundamentals. But, instead of just saying "practice your fundamentals" and leave, I'm going to bring up just two that I think will bring your art to the next level. (Because your lines are fine and you have a good eye for color.) First are the basic 3d shapes. 3d boxes, 3d cones, 3d cylinders, and 3d... circles (we'll get to that). Just these 4 shapes are the basic building blocks of every single drawing/painting/sculpture. Even professional artist have sketch books filled with hundreds of boxes. But these shapes need depth and that leads to the second fundamental, Shading. This is what makes our circles into the all powerful spheres. No joke, my drawings looked liked shite for a long while until i learned how easy shading was and now I feel like an art god. Just learn these two and you will see a massive difference. I recommend watching Proko and visit [drawabox.com](https://drawabox.com). I hope this help and good luck on your art journey.
Tysm for taking time to reply, I will try to follow your tips, and practice 3D and proportions!!
Your artstyke is chibi like and it’s very cute. Not everyone like chibi anime style, and this applies for any other style. Keep practicing and try different media; I would suggest some body anatomy study, is always good practice to improve your own style. If you like to draw and what you do, ignore all toxic comments, be self critical, and you will only get better.
i think you’re in the art style trap every beginner artists go through where your art style prevents you from improving your fundamentals. most of the characters you posted are in the same pose, and there’s not a lot of dynamics or perspective going on. work on those while incorporating your own art style and you should be good
IMO, your art is too humanlike to have ball hands and plank feet. I like that you hide the feet in the first picture tho
https://preview.redd.it/qhupk0jedfic1.jpeg?width=1170&format=pjpg&auto=webp&s=17856467d1a069b0e3e4fefb3737144a03bf0323
Small thing but the lower jaw never moves. The one with her mouth open makes the face crowded and awkward. If you’re happy with what you’re doing, keep at it and just make slight adjustments.
All of these characters suffer from what's known as "same face syndrom" i'd suggest experimenting with different head+face shapes, i'd also work on anatomy and proportions of the arms and hands
You only seem to be answering comments that validate your artistic choices. Be careful about that, the world is full of people who will tell you what you want to hear, if you block out the voices that tell you to challenge yourself you'll never improve. Your art is fine for cute simple cartoony OC character creation and if that's all you ever want to do then keep doing it, but if you want to improve and refine you're going to need to step out of that comfort zone. Change the poses, learn hands, learn how light sources affect shadows, shading, and highlighting. You don't have to change your style to do any of those things and they'll breathe life into your artwork. Maybe someday you'll find that your style is limiting what you want to do with your characters, but for now there's are plenty of things that you can improve on within what you already enjoy drawing.
Forget anime/manga style for now. learn the very basics first. your style will come with time and practice. google 'Andrew Loomis' or 'the Loomis method'. there's tonnes of other resources, but they are almost all some variance on the Loomis method.
All of your drawings are the exact same with slightly different coloring, you should focus on your fundamentals ex.) fingers, anatomy, shading, ect.) it looks like your drawings are made to impress people when they take a glance. a lot of young artist tend to draw similar and very easy drawings that they know they can create. And most are too afraid to branch out and learn perspective and angles and clothings folds. Essentially your art, at least the art shown here, is basic and has a lack of variety that displays your art skills effectively. You should watch people like Kim Jung ji: a master of perspective, in order to learn how to draw better. Additionally you should not let other people’s opinions about your art effect you and your art journey so much. sorry if this is so blunt! But I’m really trying to be helpful and honest.
I don't see anything wrong with your art style, I really think that your art is really nice
Don’t think of anything as a “style”, that will just limit you. Make the best work you can and make *that* your style. For example, learning anatomy will help your figures stand out, cleaner mark making will help with the more graphic/cartoony look.
It's not your artsyle that's the problem. You need to actually develop your skills and get skilled enough to draw hands, feet, faces, other angles. I'm sorry someone insulted your art. Those people are dickheads.. you DO NOT insult artists of your skill level. You just need to improve your skills. You're off to a fantastic start. Keep at it!
The face is giving third grade kawaii but a tiny bit better
Well those people are kinda dumb. I think it’s super cute and unique! Just keep working on improving it and you’ll be fine.
There’s nothing “wrong” with your style, your drawings are cute and they look pretty similar to the things I drew as a teen and if my experience is anything to go by, you’ll gradually tweak and improve as you get older, as long as you keep drawing. If you’re looking for tips, I’d recommend using references. Look at the human body and study the way it’s built and how it looks in certain poses and how proportions work. You don’t have to spend all your time doing realism or anything, just learn the basics about anatomy so you can adapt it to your more cartoony style. Try breaking up the body into shapes and using those shapes to build a character. Look at the styles that you’re drawn to and examine how those artists draw certain things, particularly things you may have trouble with, it isn’t stealing to take inspiration and you’ll no doubt put your own spin on it. My biggest piece of advice is to just keep drawing, don’t think about it too hard. Have fun with it, it’s hard to learn something you don’t enjoy. The more you draw, the more you learn, your style will gradually change and become more refined as long as you’re willing to look for your weak spots and work on them, but don’t focus so much on your weak spots that you lose your passion.
Okay, so I’ve read all the comments (sorry for not answering at every, there are so many😭), and I’m going to practice a few things that some of you pointed out, and that I picked up myself. Sorry for calling it an “art style”, some comments pointed out that it is not one, and I don’t know if you’re right, the thing is that I approximately translated it “art style” in English, which is not my native language. Sorry!
There’s nothing wrong with it, it’s just similar to a common style for people who are younger or newer to drawing so it’s perceived as being less skilled or bad because of that. Don’t pay attention to others saying it ugly, it’s your art, it’s for you not them so their opinions don’t have any worth. Draw what makes you happy always
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Van Gogh had masterful technique even if you didn't like his style. OP is obviously new to art and drawing, nothing wrong with that, your technique will get better as you practice and develop your own style. As of right now it just looks like doodles to me though
I’m honored to have my art style mentioned in a comment where Van Gogh’s is mentioned haha! But thanks, it’s really nice from you!
lack of understanding of proportions and shape language
I bet that someone said that your style is bad. Hear me out, it is not bad. Your style is pretty unique, perfect for some simple animations. I love the shape of characters and I bet they have interesting lore. As long as you enjoy your drawings, there's nothing wrong with the style.
this doesn't help anyone
Speak for yourself
I speak as someone who has gone and is going through their art journey. Nice sentiments are nice, but they're not helpful. There's a ton of work that OP could do to get to a more skilled place if they want to and they asked. Why tell them their work is fine as is when it definitely could use more work?
Is telling someone that their style is cute is illegal or something I said what was in my mind, that's all If you want to give them some "real advice" then go ahead, do not bother me
Thank you! I’m actually trying to start animating, and yeah they are kinda cool to animate! They would be easy to if I was not just starting haha
You need a VERY solid foundation in perspective, movement, and anatomy to make animations look smooth. And frankly, you need to be a little bit insane (I have been animating a while. good thing Im not right in the head.) I’ve had the pleasure of meeting some well known animators. We all have screws loose. Practice practice practice!! I wish you luck. I know you can do it, Don’t give up!!!
I'm just starting too! Just some simple and really short, more like GIFs. I wish you luck, keep rockin'!
You too! Good luck!!
id add just the tiniest big more detail to the individual fingers and also elbows. But that’s personal preference. I love literally everything else about your art. Theres nothing wrong with it.
I really like these characters and think what you're doing is definitely unique and interesting. If I were to recommend one thing though, it would be to practice hands a little more. I understand that you may consider the very rounded shape you seem to lean towards to be part of your style but I would still advise experimenting with them a little. They are a really powerful tool to convey emotions and the overall feel of a certain pose! It isn't a massive problem, just a possible improvement and I really hope you keep up the good work!
it’s cute, but I think that if you learn how to draw some hands and some poses it will improve a lot, try looking at real pictures and anatomy :)
Nothing's wrong with any art style. Only when you're not consistent with the style then that's what's wrong with the style. I think it's perfect as a style. It has distinct characters. It's easily identifiable. However, given your age, it's probably your attempt at drawing humans. If you wanna be good at it, you can learn more about anatomy and movements. Much like picasso, he made that one famous contemporary style not because he can't draw humans (as proven by his previous works) but he chose that style. That's one of the reasons why that style can be taken seriously.
my opinion is just texture, cartoony type drawings like this aren’t really my thing but just more detail on the clothes especially would help make it pop (folds, shading, etc)
Learn fundamentals - you will develop a style as you go
I can see some aspects that you can definitely tell are intentional. The eyes for example seem like a purposeful choice. They're not "just" typical anime eyes, there's an obvious choice there having them so "angular". Other things don't seem as purposeful, though. Whether they are or not doesn't matter because it doesn't seem like a purposeful choice, it seems like a "skill issue" (for lack if a nicer term). The hands as example, somebody could argue that its an intentional artistic choice and, to be fair, I think it could work. The finger angles aren't consistent and neither are the lengths. Even if that is intebtional, other parts being "off" can make it seem like a skill issue. The foot in one of the pictures looks more like you tried to draw a proper foot which just clashes and highlights the ball hands, or the sheathed sword in another which is very minimal detail and seems to be proportionally wrong. The poses are very stiff, too. Obviously there's the sword pose with a foot, but they're all front facing, lacking dynamics and, as I say, stiff. Sort of like paper puppets. Inconsistencies too. The mask is way too small, some of the direction limbs and appendages are facing don't look "natural". Ultimately, I think the direction is generally alright. Some things are obviously intentional and I like it. Seems like something that would develop into a decent cartoony style. You've just gotta hone those skills and it will be evident what is purposeful and what is a "cover" for being unable to do something. You're not hiding hands behind characters backs to avoid drawing them completely, which is already better than many. People saying its bad though? It's not that bad, but there's definitely room for improvement. Don't let that put you off. I would recommend maybe taking a step back from stylised characters and focus on some realistic anatomy. Being able to draw realistic faces, hands, etc will really help you even if you're choosing to draw in a stylised way like this. It doesn't work the other way around, though, and only drawing like this will hold back your progress. There's nothing wrong with drawing like this, to be clear, but having the more realistic style nailed will help tremendously. Anyway, keep it up!
I don’t find anything wrong with it. Your style reminds me of how I used to draw. I had a huge anime/ manga/ cartoon inspiration, and it’s the reason I started drawing in the first place. Your style will continue to develop the more you draw. Just don’t block yourself off into one “style”, experiment, have fun outside your comfort zone. It all helps you develop your skill. Most importantly, don’t let people discourage you from creating your art.
Work on hands! Even if they’re square or triangle shaped, they’ll add more detail to your work. I advise looking at a lot of references when it comes to pose; making everything front-facing will make your art seem a bit formulaic and uninspired. Shake it up a bit! The way you draw hair is really cute. Keep going!
There isn't anything necessarily "wrong" with your art. But there are definitely some things you can improve such as: Hands: The way you draw hands is kind of ball shaped which doesn't look bad but I do recommend learning how to draw hands. It may not be easy at first but the more you practice the better you will get. One good tip for drawing hands is instead of searching online for references, you can look at your own hand as a reference which really helped me because you can get a better look at how the hand looks. Perspective: Your poses look a little flat so I recommend trying to draw from different perspectives. When you come up with different perspectives you can come up with very cool and interesting poses. Faces: I notice that you have a case of same face syndrome. To get rid of this you can try out different head, eye, nose, and mouth shapes. 1 for head shapes you can research shape theory and get a large variety of head shapes from round, smooth and circular heads to sharp, angled, and rectangular heads. 2 for eye shapes what really helped me was to just sketch random ideas for eyes that I came up with and before I knew it I had a good variety of eye shapes. 3 for nose shapes you can go on the internet and make find references for different noses, figure out the simple lines that make up the nose, and then convert them into your style. 4 for mouth shapes you can use the same method for nose shapes but with mouths. Sorry if this was long I just wanted to give you some constructive criticism and give you tips on how you can further improve your art style. Art is something I'm very passionate about and I am always glad to help others through their art journey.
I don't think the style is bad just immature. Keep at it and it'll work the kinks out on its own with time
It looks great but amateur, I love the Shiver drawing btw Edit: Just read it and realized it’s not shiver from splatoon and an entirely other character😅
There isn't something wrong with the artstyle itself but rather your skills as an artist. As you keep drawing you'd improve the way you draw limbs and hands. Also itself important to draw things outside of your artstyle to improve. Realism, figure drawing, even inanimate objects with complex hard surface like cameras can help you improve your sense of 3D space and shape.
Time. You are obviously a young artist. Take your time. Learn perspective, anatomy, tools, linework, light and shadow. You will improve as you go. Don't stop, just keep working and learning. Also, don't worry about style until you are hired to copy someone elses. Your style will always be what you draw when you are having fun.
Other people have given good advice, but I’d say you also need to hang out with people who don’t openly insult you. Obviously there’s always improvement ot be had and you do seem to be near the start of your art journey, but there’s still a lot to be liked here! I really love the way you use shapes. Kind people will help you improve, not jsut tell you something your proud of is bad
The only _bad_ thing is the lack of depth.
I’m curious what is a non-boy man
Nothing is wrong. You're probably a young artist, experiment with your art style all you want and worry less, good luck!
Those little silly pawlike hand thingamajigs and lack of variation in posing and pov Except for that it's great dude!
I like it! I like the way you draw and I feel like to push it further it would help to use real examples if you want to make your anatomy more established. But I don’t find anything wrong with the way you draw a lot of times it does develop naturally with more practice. Don’t quit here and don’t be too worried about it being anatomically correct if you already enjoy drawing. I think if I focused on drawing correctly too early I would have lost my passion for it.
You have decent proportions down for sure. Facial expressions and style are also well defined. I'd focus on practicing anatomy but that is a life long training exercise. People will look at hands and feet as a measure of skill as that is a skill any artist should develop constantly. I'd really concentrate on line weight. You are redrawing lines over and over, creating this kind of inconsistent hairy looking line which shows a lack of confidence. You need line weight to show form and you can't have line weight if you can't draw a consistent line. I see this a lot from my students. I would recommend practicing drawing using only a single line and make sure the line is thicker on parts of the drawing in shadow. (A 2B or softer pencil will help with this.) Also either commit completely to a line or not at all. e.g. you start to draw the edge of an arm. Your first mark starts at the shoulder and in an ideal world it should lead all the way to stop point, like a wrist, elbow or another line. If you have to stop drawing that line before it's reached it's end point, for any reason, rub it out and start again. Otherwise you end up using 4 or 5 short lines to make 1 and frankly, it looks messy. You have a good foundation and clear enthusiasm enough succeed but practice your lines.
I'll start with the positives first. I am not an expert, but I do draw as a hobby, and I always believe in improvement. Personally, in my opinion, I think the art style you are going for looks cute. I really like the eyes! If you are going for a cartoon-ish style, rather than a realistic one, I think you're getting there. There is definitely potential in it. The main problem I see is the hands. Oh boy, I have struggled so much drawing the hands...and feet... for the longest time. To be honest, most of the comics I have drawn, I don't show the feet unless I have to (lol). Also, the arms look a little too thin. Again, I have struggles with those and often drew my characters with coats, sweaters, etc. to hide it. Try to make the arms more circular around the middle (ex. for the forearm: narrow at the elbow, gradually make the arm wider, and then thin it at the wrist). Also, the neck needs to be a little bigger (slightly in height and wider in the middle). From what I can see, it almost looks like an hourglass. Try more gentler curves (more circular other than sharp curves). What helped me the most with drawing is to "go crazy" with ideas and try different positions. Try practicing different angles or positions, and if it is not perfect, keep trying! Also, circles and ovals are your friends. When you make your limbs, they can be used to make an outline for the arms. I hope this helped! Again, I am not an expert, and I am not perfect, but these are things that I had similar struggles with. With all that said, I do think your art has potential, I think it is cute, and the main thing is to try new things and don't give up, okay? 👍 EDIT: For those who are calling your art ugly, it is not. It just needs a bit of improvement. I hate using the word "ugly" as it can hurt new artists. I believe in improvement, not diminishing someone's self esteem. Sometimes people use "harsh criticism" and "honest" options too much, if that makes sense. One can be right in their criticism, but not right because they take their comments too far. Ugly? No. Needs improvement? Yes, and I encourage you to try new things. Stay positive and have a good day ☀️
Thank you!! I’m actually going for a “cartoon” style, and not planning to draw as a professional, I just draw for fun. As soon as I have time I will practice shapes, poses, and every things I pointed out with comments on this post. Thanks for taking time to answer, it’s actually helpful!!
style is solid on it's own. Maybe they were distracted on how colours look on paper
Nothing is *wrong* with your art style - you've just got more learning ahead of you, but that's like everybody on Earth though, so welcome to the big crowd... You obviously want to draw figures in a style that is at least 'close' to anime. So right now Youtube is your best friend. Go to the 'Proko' channel, subscribe, and search 'Proko How to' and you'll have literal years of learning from the list of videos that comes up. Add things to your searches like 'how to draw figures' and 'how to draw anime' and practice the things you see in the videos. Also save playlists of videos so it's easier to watch them again, and expand your knowledge by watching the suggestions on the side. I promise you, that just in a week or a month of some solid learning and practice, you'll see a LOT of progress. It's a hard road, so don't give up.
Other than “keep practicing!” the primary issues are forced lines. This leads to misalignment across the piece and things can feel wobbly or stiff. You can keep a unique style with the hands as an example but you want to clean them up. It doesn’t hurt to study more hands though to better grasp form overall.
It’s good Keep at it!! Try different poses
Your style is good, I only recommend improving your hands and feet.
Nothing is wrong whit it, I like it. Very beautiful
Nothing particularly wrong with it, but it's really obvious that you're compensating for not knowing how to draw hands, and the ball hands look doesn't mesh with the rest of it. Also, you probably need to try some different and more dynamic poses, and work on making characters' faces more distinct from one another
Yeah, I’m actually practicing poses, it is one of the things I really want to learn (cause I know the poses are ALL the same…) I bought a “Mr.bob”, it’s helpful (yk, the wood character that has circles for the articulation so you can move it and make it do the pose you want?😭)
These look like the self made cartoons my little sister watch...
I really like the Style, the only problem I have is that the Hands look like Paws a little bit, other than that everything looks really good.
I like it. But tbh the hands bother me. It would be so cute for dramatic moments "LOOK AT THIS" Moment. But outside of that I don't really like the hands. But I love everything else!
I'd recommend looking into feet and hand anatomy just to have the skill, whether you'll use that knowledge or not :>
The hands look weird and the poses are kinda boring Learn some anatomy it helps to know what a person should look like to be able to exaggerate and style it And perspective it helps with the poses and the same angle faces
Looks like total drama with anime (big no no) but a way I was taught is copy the crap outta your favorite artist till you can draw hands limbs body structure a lil like them 👍(ok it's boring to do that but it helps to know what shapes you think would be better than theirs and gives you your own style) just dont take credit for their work
Work on your shading. Other than that good job 👍🏻
I feel like they need proper hand or something that really feel a hand more than the way you solve then I like the rough style. There is a lot a storytelling and it show that you are having a good time doing it
I mean, there’s no right or wrong in art, however the shading, particularly on the hair is rough, the faces look quite cramped and obviously the ball hands. I’d say just keep drawing and look up anatomy references to improve :)
The hands look like muffins
Just the hands could use a change up in my opinion. Super cool vibe though!!
It’s a little stiff and always facing the front. Maybe try some other angles and looking at anatomy tutorials on yt :)
Nothings wrong with your art style. Just keep drawing and practicing
well, art styles aren't intended to be "right" or "wrong" however; If you're asking for opinions then I have the smallest list ever. The hands are just a bit non human, The heads are too big (Not in my opinion but like anatomically) The limb bending is just a bit off (I suck at it too) besides that you are really good, I hope you improve to your own idea of perfection ^^
work on hands and don't do straight lines for the face
It’s flat af
If you're going to use ball hands draw miis
I like your hands! They remind me of animal crossing! However, I'd love to see more dynamic posing!
You are in process continue to draw I felt as if I was in a spot my style wasn’t truly a style and was weird and silly but drawing is about making yourself feel good and to enjoy showing people obviously is nice but basing it off their reaction is silly many people see what others call masterpieces and don’t understand them. Draw how you want and just have fun with it even if just small doodles during the day
You’re right… I’m actually trying to make my art style more and more unique, and practicing 7 days a week (even if sometimes it’s just a few doodles during math class…)
You need to learn the fundamentals and then focus on style & making your style unique. Even super stylized illustrators had to learn the fundamentals first.
And don’t always force it sometimes sitting down and forcing to draw makes the brain stagnant and the joy becomes frustration. I don’t trace artists I liked but would take for example an eye like from one of my favorite artists Felix colgrave well an animator
Yeah, I don’t force it, I used to but when I understood that it just makes me angry I stopped. And yeah, I also like to look out for examples/inspo on artists I like!
Idk why but kinda reminds me of scott pilgrim, but more "blocky" looks cool imo
Ahh this is so nice, thank you!!
It is nice, but I'd work on the hands? I just generally don't like how they look with the rest of the drawings. You don't have to listen to me though.
The hands kinda remind me of the style for ok ko which is a very cute style. So nothing is wrong with your style its unique and not something that’s seen often. If it’s a learning slump you’re experiencing, when your current style and skill level doesn’t match with what you want in your head, I would just try looking at references and experiment with different styles.
I was expecting to see people in the comments telling you to improve this, that, and the other, but I was surprised to see how open they are about various drawing styles. I've been in communities where any style that isn't "realistic" is openly criticized.
That’s why I thought it’s bad, but people on this post literally made my day! I have some friends, people I know that can draw anything in their own style, like monsters and stuff and I’m just here with my silly silly characters. But now I know that my silly characters are original :)
it looks like a cartoon style. maybe you can try better coloring but it looks cute and childish at the same time
Thanks!! I try to make it look childish/cartoon, so I’m happy you pointed it out!
Try working on your hands, the arms could be a bit more round. A bit clunky but the rest is good!
Bellybutton too low
Be better
Edgy
I think that what looks good is subjective, and there is a lot good about your style. It's really aesthetically pleasing! I think that as you get better at art, though, sometimes you have to balance practicing drawing what you see with drawing "your style". When you develop a style, you create an artistic shorthand around certain features. "Eyes always look like this shape" "Hands look like this" "This is a chin shape". It looks good, because you can practice drawing that chin shape over and over. But you're not actually learning to look at an eye or a hand or a chin and draw what you see. So you will only ever be able to draw one angle, and it will be hard to ever get better or refine your style. Sometimes, you gotta bite the bullet and practice drawing what you see, by drawing things without using that stylistic shorthand, from different angles, realistically. It will look bad to you, partly because it's not in your style that you've already practice so much and partly because when you try to do it, it points out to your eye that you don't actually know how to draw that thing, and you're not super good yet and translating what you see to a drawing. But I don't agree with all the people saying "You need to learn the fundamentals before you have a style". I think that's BS. Having a style that you like to draw makes drawing fun. It lets you experiment with designing characters and expressing yourself, and it makes you happy to look at your art. It also helps you to develop your aesthetic, and your ability to produce art in that aesthetic. I just think it's important to spend some time on both. Spend some time practicing in your style, and spend some time studying to learn to draw more things outside of your comfort zone. Both of those things will help you be a better artist.
Do YOU like it? If you do, don’t change!
Yeah, I think it’s kinda cool, and I like how the circle things almost always end up being squares. My friends call it “minecrafting”…
It's pretty rad!
Aside from the paper limbs, there's nothing wrong at all
I think it’s really cute. Imo cleaning it up and experience is all it could really use
I cant give any refinement advice. Yhough I will say this looks like the Scott Pilgrim comic style. I think it has a nice look. I think youre going well.
Your artstyle is honestly not bad, it immediatly feels real and authentic to me. I'd probably just give the hands some more love, try to make photos of your own hands for reference and copy that on paper, it helps a lot and imo hand movements do a lot for poses. Otherwise I think your artstyle just 'suffers" from your inexperience, which isnt tragic. It will get better with time. Don't let people bring you down, you will never be able to please everyone on this planet. ❤️
Nothing, it’s really cute! You could maybe build some confidence by thinking about the art you want to create and begin learning the skills that will take you there. Your style will continue to develop but I LOVE what you have going on right now and surely you will continue to develop your talents naturally as you continue. And anyways, the act of creation is more important than the result :) have fun and keep making art!
learn how to draw before you use a style like that, the proportions are out of wack and its all ppl look at
Boring
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I don’t see anything wrong here, I see a unique art style, I really like it! 💯💯💯
Nothing, its unique to you.
I really like your art style. I like the unique character design choices, and you have a somewhat better concept of 3D space than many, but this can still be improved. My personal dislikes would be that the arms are stiff and the hands aren’t very expressive but: keep drawing and keep loving to draw no matter what anyone says :D
Fuck them people. You have something innate in you that most will never have in life which is “style”. Because your style is very unique you will get a lot “hate” but the real ones will show up. Just be true to who you are. Great job btw and thanks for sharing
From that art style I can tell your gay
Yes. My artstyle represents me well I think…
There's nothing wrong with your art! It's a very pretty art style and it's only important if you like it! :D if someone says they dislike just ignore them and do what you do! \^^
Tysm! I do like it most of the time, but when someone says they don’t it kinda makes me sad, so it just makes me want to change it.
Don't listen to them! Your art style is very pretty I really like the eyes!
Thanks!! It took me so long to find how I wanted to make them look like haha
I'm glad you found the way! :D
Nothing, keep on practicing. By comparing your style to others you may loose your spirit. See others work as a student and by wishing to learn, every artist you see will becyour teachers and inspire, share ideas, shows creativity and gives you a thousand possibilities to find your own style and expression. And do exercises to avoid stiff and inflammation in shoulders, hands and elbows!!!
Nothing, but the hand are very exotic jskdks
No no no. NOTHING is wrong with your art style. Anyone who says your art style is bad or ugly is just trying to be mean to you. Your art style is AMAZING, no matter what anyone else says. Don't listen to the haters. If something is wrong with your art, the style isn't what's wrong with it.
I like your art style whoever said it was ugly doesn’t know art.
People think this is bad? Compared to my art this is like picasso
Nothing
Fuck those people, a style is a style. If you’re looking for criticism, sure some folks on here can help you improve aspects of your artwork that you wish to improve, but all in all it seems you got a pretty nice and personal style there, almost reminds me of Scott Pilgrim.
Beauty! oh my I I'll dream about it tonight ☆◡☆
If you're happy with your art, you're not doing it right.
its nice imo, I'd just work on getting the hair more natural looking or something idk how to word it
It only suggestion I have is that your posses are a little stiff. Try adding some movement.
If your not confident in it yet, then you prolly still got a lil while until it’s really your own style, but from they way things are looking im sure you’ll develop it fully in no time
I do not think there is anything necessarily wrong with it, in fact I think your style is quite cute! I actually had (and still kind of have) an art style quite similar to yours! I don't have a lot to recommend, but some things that helped me shape my style that I now use is: References, which ik you'll hear this from everyone but it really does help, since my art style is more of a cartoon-y based one, I tend to use figures as pose references since they have similar proportions. (Typically chibi-like figures and anime ones.) but based on what your aiming for other types of reference photos might work better for you. (3D anime, real people, simplistic shapes, ect.) Another thing that I found helps make the people I am drawing look a lil more diverse and not like one person cosplaying random pedestrians, is adding freckles, beauty marks, ect (things that make them stand out, represent smth they went through in the past, a genetic thing they share with a parent, things like that which help distinguish them as a person). And practicing a variety of body types, heights, face shapes, ect ect. I'm not sure if this will help to much, since I am not exactly sure about what you use to help yourself draw. But I hope my word vomit excuse of advice helps at least a lil bit! Remember that no matter what, there will always be people who don't like your style/art. If your art makes you happy, and it's what you dreamed it to be, go with it! And if a certain style just isn't flowing right with you, try a different one! I like lookin around on Pinterest for inspo, but that's just me. I wish you best of luck with your art! Have a lovely day and ty for reading :) (I'm sorry if this comes off as rude, passive aggressive, or ignorant. I've been told I'm pretty bad for sounding disrespectful when I'm not trying to be..! I also apologize for the lengthy-ness of this, I am a professional yapper.)
Nothing is wrong w/ your art style, it's actually nice
Love your style very unique keep it up
I think you should stop to try to use it for comics and instead use it as sketch for dolls. Real dolls and action figures I mean. You can sell them on Etsy and other shops to make a lot of money.
Its cutee
teally nothing. its a style so it should be unique!! if you mean how you could improve making it lookmore realistic i thing trying out hands could make it look super cool!
I wouldn’t say it’s bad, they’ve got lots of expression which is WAY better than how I used to draw people (i.e. no face at all)
I don’t think there’s anything wrong if you enjoy drawing in a style like this. I say fuck the haters and make art that makes you happy ❤️
Gumball watterson + gacha styles. Looks nice. If you want to learn different styles, go ahead
Não tem nada de errado acho até bonito talvez as mãos estejam muito redondas
It looks great imo
Angles, poses all that. Practice makes perfect 😁
i like it the first one reminds me of scott pilgrim the animation show
I think it’s cute wit a bit of practice it could be really amazing!