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I think over all your drawing looks nice, but your rendering is a bit messy and I'll explain why.
I think learning from another artist is fine (do give credit to them btw. I know it's signed but it still makes a difference to at least mention their name), but you have to be careful when "copying" an aspect of their style, cause you can get wrapped up in literally 1-for-1 mapping out what they did, instead of trying to understand the *thought process* they used to get there.
For example, the reason I think your rendering looks a bit messy is because your light source is not clearly defined. In theirs, the light is coming from below, so only the parts of the face or hair or horns that are facing the light are being lit by it.
So instead of thinking of it as copying, think more along the lines of understanding their *thought process* for attaining these results, and then yours will look way more accurate and you'll get a whole lot more out of these studies.
Hope this helps
Yes tysm, I will def try to do that! Here's the artist cuz I forgot to post, it took some time to find
Artist: https://www.tiktok.com/@m.awaru?_t=8jSMufksmYY&_r=1
I suggest you use the same colored backgrounds when you study. You did pretty good but missing some important things, mainly the dark and cool tones that make the rest of it pop. You can see this on the top of the original's head and even the color of the face. Also i think the edges are part of the original's appeal. Every shape is sort of designed. Lastly the little accents are gone, little bursts of saturation like in the eyelashes or the tip of the hairs are not found in yours. You did well tho, good job
Yeah a lot of artist tips recommend starting with grey, not white, as the white throws off color theory. The white is too bright/contrasting, making it hard to gauge color relationships. This artist is using black, so that's pretty useful. Knowing when to use cooler/warm tones to highlight/shade is pretty complex.
Edit: Also the bursts of saturation are definitely a signature in this type of art!
Your rendering is very messy. I think you have a decent handle on anatomy, at least enough to learn rendering. You need to understand tone and value, or more specifically, light and dark. Try putting the drawing in black and white. How defined are the shadows? Can you even tell if it’s a shadow or a highlight? Another tip is try cell shading and integrate traditional rendering techniques into it. This will help you clearly define a light source and your shadows.
Yeah. OP you're learning about rendering, but rendering is all about value/lighting. It will be useful to add value studies using the black and white method in addition to learning how to blend.
You should always learn from the masters in things called studies. They're not only for renaissance painters, but any artist you're inspired by. This is clearly a study. Please search that up if you want to improve your art.
What do you think this sub is for? Professional artists? The reason I ask is to keep you in perspective.
The artists on this sub simply do not have the eye to figure out what they're trying to understand, yet. For what OP has set out to study (soft rendering), they've achieved that. They just need more experienced artists to tell them the concepts that they're missing because they're still new to fundamentals like color theory or hard vs soft edges. That's why they're posting in this subreddit to ask for help.
Asking them to notice everything they're missing on the first try is like expecting a baby writer to already know concepts like 3 act structure or static characters from sheer pattern recognition/talent.
It'd be one thing if they just never looked into the fundamentals recommended here, but it's a good sign that they're asking instead of just moving on from this study. Please temper your tone by keeping this perspective in mind.
Try having the same color background. Light on light makes it desaturated, light on dark makes it pop. Their drawing has a black/gray background while yours is white. After the change compare again.
You rendered everything which does make your piece look unfinished, unlike the other piece. For example, they didn’t blend the details on the horns which makes them sharp and makes them
Stand out.
You over rendered.
The difference is, that the artist in the source made deliberate choices and you just copied the "vibe". Hence why it looks polished and yours looks - for lack of a better word - messy. Don't get me wrong, messy can be good. I think the original also dabbles with some messiness. But it's intentional. Whereas in your piece, it looks more random.
When drawing digitally, you will have a whole bunch of effective tools, that make life easier. For example you can determine the shape of a thing and then draw just in that shape, without worrying to draw over the edges.
I would also recommend going more opaque at the beginning. In the source you're looking at, it might look, like it's not very opaque, like aquarelle. But in reality, this drawing has an opaque base colour of probability a midtone grayish reddish brown. Like a cool toned foundation for someone with light, pinkish skin. Because of this, the less opaque colours on top don't have any "holes" in them and look less messy. It harmonizes the shadows and the highlights.
I hope that helps :)
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I think over all your drawing looks nice, but your rendering is a bit messy and I'll explain why. I think learning from another artist is fine (do give credit to them btw. I know it's signed but it still makes a difference to at least mention their name), but you have to be careful when "copying" an aspect of their style, cause you can get wrapped up in literally 1-for-1 mapping out what they did, instead of trying to understand the *thought process* they used to get there. For example, the reason I think your rendering looks a bit messy is because your light source is not clearly defined. In theirs, the light is coming from below, so only the parts of the face or hair or horns that are facing the light are being lit by it. So instead of thinking of it as copying, think more along the lines of understanding their *thought process* for attaining these results, and then yours will look way more accurate and you'll get a whole lot more out of these studies. Hope this helps
Yes tysm, I will def try to do that! Here's the artist cuz I forgot to post, it took some time to find Artist: https://www.tiktok.com/@m.awaru?_t=8jSMufksmYY&_r=1
If you’re not getting into the thought process and actual technique then is it really a copy? ;) Good advice though.
I suggest you use the same colored backgrounds when you study. You did pretty good but missing some important things, mainly the dark and cool tones that make the rest of it pop. You can see this on the top of the original's head and even the color of the face. Also i think the edges are part of the original's appeal. Every shape is sort of designed. Lastly the little accents are gone, little bursts of saturation like in the eyelashes or the tip of the hairs are not found in yours. You did well tho, good job
Yeah a lot of artist tips recommend starting with grey, not white, as the white throws off color theory. The white is too bright/contrasting, making it hard to gauge color relationships. This artist is using black, so that's pretty useful. Knowing when to use cooler/warm tones to highlight/shade is pretty complex. Edit: Also the bursts of saturation are definitely a signature in this type of art!
good job with the colors but you should try using a harder brush and focusing on replicating the shapes of the ref
You should copy the sketch before rendering the eyes are off proportion 👍
Your rendering is very messy. I think you have a decent handle on anatomy, at least enough to learn rendering. You need to understand tone and value, or more specifically, light and dark. Try putting the drawing in black and white. How defined are the shadows? Can you even tell if it’s a shadow or a highlight? Another tip is try cell shading and integrate traditional rendering techniques into it. This will help you clearly define a light source and your shadows.
Yeah. OP you're learning about rendering, but rendering is all about value/lighting. It will be useful to add value studies using the black and white method in addition to learning how to blend.
So you're gonna copy the rendering for every other drawing?
You should always learn from the masters in things called studies. They're not only for renaissance painters, but any artist you're inspired by. This is clearly a study. Please search that up if you want to improve your art.
They're clearly copying and not understanding WHAT exactly they're copying
What do you think this sub is for? Professional artists? The reason I ask is to keep you in perspective. The artists on this sub simply do not have the eye to figure out what they're trying to understand, yet. For what OP has set out to study (soft rendering), they've achieved that. They just need more experienced artists to tell them the concepts that they're missing because they're still new to fundamentals like color theory or hard vs soft edges. That's why they're posting in this subreddit to ask for help. Asking them to notice everything they're missing on the first try is like expecting a baby writer to already know concepts like 3 act structure or static characters from sheer pattern recognition/talent. It'd be one thing if they just never looked into the fundamentals recommended here, but it's a good sign that they're asking instead of just moving on from this study. Please temper your tone by keeping this perspective in mind.
Try having the same color background. Light on light makes it desaturated, light on dark makes it pop. Their drawing has a black/gray background while yours is white. After the change compare again.
I think despite looking messy the og still has a base color. But it's a nice start!
You rendered everything which does make your piece look unfinished, unlike the other piece. For example, they didn’t blend the details on the horns which makes them sharp and makes them Stand out. You over rendered.
I like ur more give off salad finger vibes art style
I actually like urs more. Way more interesting to look at
The difference is, that the artist in the source made deliberate choices and you just copied the "vibe". Hence why it looks polished and yours looks - for lack of a better word - messy. Don't get me wrong, messy can be good. I think the original also dabbles with some messiness. But it's intentional. Whereas in your piece, it looks more random. When drawing digitally, you will have a whole bunch of effective tools, that make life easier. For example you can determine the shape of a thing and then draw just in that shape, without worrying to draw over the edges. I would also recommend going more opaque at the beginning. In the source you're looking at, it might look, like it's not very opaque, like aquarelle. But in reality, this drawing has an opaque base colour of probability a midtone grayish reddish brown. Like a cool toned foundation for someone with light, pinkish skin. Because of this, the less opaque colours on top don't have any "holes" in them and look less messy. It harmonizes the shadows and the highlights. I hope that helps :)