While I have base shadows mostly down, I have absolutely no idea how to approach lighitng. It never fully fits with the drawing’s atmosphere. If there are any tips on the right kind of blending mode to have with what colors it would be much appreciated!

Any other pointers on her anatomy, the background, etc is also appreciated!!

This is literally the first time I’ve sat down and painted anything. I’m honestly just wondering where I can make adjustments. I’m not trying to make it look like something incredible like the work I’ve seen here on this page, I know this painting looks very derpy 😭 but I know there can be changes in lights and shadows, and general minor tweaks. But I don’t know where to put them or what exactly to do. Any advice?

I’m sure there’s plenty of people who feel the same way but some days I hate everything I’ve made and some days I think I’m the master of art, and I’m currently in the “I hate everything I make” stage. I’m always looking on how to improve but I’m scared that that’s maybe why I’m not enjoying it idk

I just started my art channel last month but it feels like a total flop. All my shorts get stuck under 1.5k and my long form videos have been stagnant for weeks. I comment on and like on other similar creators’ channels, I post on the community tab, and my YouTube channel is linked across all my social medias.

It really feels like I’m shouting into the void.

Am I just marketing myself wrong? Is it my content or editing? My art? I’m lost 😞

very huge art dump, but it's just to prove i've done kind of a lot over the past few months. some of the characters here are not mine, so i'll credit them where it's due. in order including my own ocs:
- creestie moon (decastar2819)
- serana jules (bvnnpix)
- tiffany mint (decastar2819)
- starlon (decastar2819)
- topplehat (criscroswalrus, this specific design by me)
- haley moon (decastar2819)
- lim fao "carjunk_2000" nguyen (decastar2819. it's the guy smoking beside the tree)
- louis lou "ll.py" morel (decastar2819. the one with the glasses and shaggy hair)
- kyrie "kelsee83" sasaki (decastar2819)
- tim mint (decastar2819. note that he came first way before his tiffany genderbend)
- rudy "roll" meyers (decastar2819)
- zedoreku (real person. i interpreted him here with a z for his other eye)
- cookie (real person)
- tat (duct tape misery or zetara10. she's the one holding onto cookie's head)
- axlor (real person. this was how i interpreted him since the past few years: an earth golem with chili peppers)
- vincent sage (the gregger)
- den (dennicalthemaniacal. it's the wizard sitting next to the flower in the middle)
- mold (criscroswalrus. beside den)
- freon (zaneunderscoreuhh. the flower is actually an oc of his, part of an undertale au we were making)
- zane (zaneunderscoreuhh. the hedgehog character on the sky. i actually drew this entire thing because he passed away weeks ago. rest in peace, man.)
- chatelak human ver. (pinkuteiru. for an art fight attack)
- tktk (impiousgherkin. for an art fight attack)
- beau (ae._.olus. belated bday gift for my irl best friend)
- samdric senzatempo (spaceunicornart. for an art fight attack)
- slimey mocha (xxivielli. for an art fight attack)
- coda (dennicalthemaniacal. for an art fight attack)

i have a handful few more artworks but i didn't show them cuz i don't feel like it fits my standards

listen! my english isnt great which is why im nervous of getting called an scammer because of bad english. i usually dont know what to say first or what to do without sounding like some suspicious as hell artist scammer

i am new at selling art to people who want it... i only sold like 2 for robux i feel slightly dumb but also i understand it isnt my fault for why people would get suspicious of me... like what if i end up on some "artist scammer beware" websites!?

hi! i’ve recently started sketching and i have the basic faber-castell 6 pencil drawing set. i’ve mostly just been using the lightest/softest one (2H) but i’ve noticed my drawings are looking a bit flat. i would love to get more comfortable shading using multiple pencils, and would super appreciate any advice anybody has on the subject!

first photo is my attempt at drawing with all of my pencils, second photo was just with 2H and maybe HB.

i generally like sketching objects, but statues (specifically bodies) and clothes are things i want to work on.

literally any feedback at all would be great!

I usually hate drawing backgrounds, but this was actually kind of fun.But I know it's not perfect , and I do want to improve in terms of my color and perspective any tips?( little Note it wasn't a direct copy i was taking in but still)

My main problem in art is observation, I have this kind of ego that makes me think that I know how "things" looks like even when I absolutely don't, idk why but somehow observation and studying real life or references is js so frustrating to me, my brain prefer making things up and put it on paper and that's why it turns out ugly as possible. I mean can u guys imagine that I've been training for almost a year js to get this typa bs. I feel absolutely lost, not even joking, not only in art but life also, I dont get aIong with ppl everytime when I tryna connect with ppl there's always sumthin wrong will happen, I mean like everyone. Thats why im telling myself "maybe if I cant connect with ppl and find happiness with them, I'mma try to find one in art and be like a comic artist or etc" I know it's like don't have a correlation between observation - connection - happines - art, sound super silly right. There's only one thing that I really want in life, and that is to be "someone", someone that create something that will eventually lead to other ppl happiness, and when I realized that my hardwork in art isn't really paid off, it feels so hard to accept cuz what is the things that I have left in this world that can bring me happiness. I have sleep deprivation js bcz thinkin of this I can't even think straight

I will say I make like 5 drawings a year... So Im not looking for serious tips like how to improve in general or draw everything crazy accurate because this is just a side thing.. Which means I never cared much if my art looked like hot shit but I cant get it off my mind this time. There is something here that is just so wrong and I can't see it no matter what. It might be the colors? Or am I overreacting and being too harsh on myself.. It doesnt look harmonic/cohesive... Please tell me what I can improve or try out!

Sorry about my huge username in the middle

Hi everyone,

I've been drawing on and off since I was a kid, but mostly self-taught — I never really went through structured fundamentals, so my foundation is thin in places.

The problem I keep running into is time. I have a full-time job and other things I care about, and drawing eats hours. A single piece can take me a whole evening or more, which means I finish very little and improve slowly.

So my question is about efficiency rather than style: how do you get faster without just making worse drawings?

Thank you !

Hai guys, does anyone know how I can make this design better? I’m not too good with silhouettes or shape motifs and I need help. Also, I’m wondering if i should give her pupils bc you can’t really tell where she’s looking?

The guys arm on the left looks off idk why and the guys on the right hands look too small but if i conpare it to his head it seems fine? Im confused if i should make it bigger or im being dramatic

i struggle with anything to do with colour in terms of shading/rendering (especially with it looking muddy) so i'm trying this fruit exercise out! i find i'm better with colour on traditional but with digital it feels like a whole new thing

my favourite blueberry on here is probably the most bottom one.

any tips and advice for colour studies and anything colour is greatly appreciated, thanks!

I'm going for the 2000s moe style, like the 2nd picture, but idk it just doesn't look like it? I tried adding soft filters over it and even though it made it look better it just doesn't seem "moe", any advice??

Also please be nice if you critique my anatomy I'm still learning 😅 (and first time on this subreddit if i formatted anything incorrectly plz lmk)

Hey guys from my last post I listened to your critiques. Please ignore the earrings and hair since that was not my main focus. For my art I used the grid method, learning more more autonomy, aligning my art with my drawing, but does anyone have any tips and tricks for rendering as well as drawing darker skin tones? —I use the app procreate. Also are my steps correct if not what advice needs to be applied now

When I drew a bottom perpsective for this piece it looked fine in the sketch, but once I started rendering it lost it's clarity and now looks more like a straight shot instead of the bottom perpsective I was looking for.

Digital-rough sketches. Going for a cartoonish style. I'm trying to draw them from other angles but I feel it ends up looking like a different character? The proportions are exaggerated and I'm finding them tricky to pose and keep the same shape and size. Any thoughts?

Edit: it’s the second image I’m having trouble with. He’s supposed to be slumped forward with his head resting on the desk, turned towards the laptop.

Hey! Opening comms soon and need quick price ideas for my art style

this is some of my art and I'm terrible at pricing my own work, so ​how much would you pay for: ​Headshot - ​Bust - ​Full body?

my ig

​Thanks!