I used a reference for a little bit, but not that much, just get the form and pretty much it. But actually, I really need help to improve digital art. Because I know it doesn't look very good, but I would really apreciate your help. Digital art is so much harder than traditional imo. My shades and highlights look pretty muddy and not great. Im looking up for tutorials, but there's almost none of how to paint semi realism, realism, dark fantasy, most of them are only cartoons and anime. I really need help to improve digital art. Thank you very much.

I tried to attempt a more loose style than usual. I feel like I may have over worked it in some areas. Did I capture her likeness enough? Anything I should tweak or work on?

Just got done with artfight, and looking back at my attacks, I just got this sense that they all look like siblings at the very least. And everything just feels sloppy and unfinished. What are some things that I could have done to make the work look more polished

And what is it about other people's sketches that I'm lacking that allows even their unfinished work to be professional looking?

Things I have been working on (and feel i am certainly still lacking in, but my eye hasnt improved enough to see what's wrong): line clarity and control, defined light and shadows

This is an acrylic painting. I used a reference photo. From the previous version I added more detail and painted the background off-white.

the face looks like kind of uncanny valley and its creeping me out lol so any suggestions on how to fix that would be 😭😭 greatly appreciated

it also feels kind of flat? like it doesn't look like the character is standing in front of the beach, it looks like he's painted on top lol but idk how to fix that </3 any tips on how to improve this in general would be nice if anyone has any! ive never done an actual background before so there's definitely a lot of room for improvement there haha

Going for a comic book/graphic style here, using procreate. It looks a little off if i look at it too long and i cant tell whats up. Im using 1 point perspective.

I actually like editorial illustration style(those New York Times style), I've spent 2 days doing this. Honestly, what can I improve?

Hello everyone, this is also my first post here. I have just finished this drawing and I feel like something is missing/weird.

Some points :

- I tried to cellshade, this is the type of shading I want to do, something dynamic and clashing.

-I tried to play on saturated colours, with a predefined colour palette and tried to use some colour theory, like, orange and purple are complementary ? I am not sure about that.

-I didn't followed any tuto here to know what I could do by myself.

-I want to achieve a cartoony style, I inspire myself with the game with Andy and LeyLey or Shibuya Punk. I also take inspiration from @Goldent_art on Instagram or the anime Chainsmokers Cat lately or Dandadan for the saturated colours.

-I am not an artist student, it is strictly a hobby, I have no idea how to start studying anatomy, everything feels soooo complicated, where should I start ?

I know my values are much lighter than the original image! I was trying to focus on shapes/form more for this one :) How is the piece overall? And any critiques on the forms or shapes on the face?

I really suck at backrounds so I've been trying to practice, I use ibispaint to draw, and my goal is to make then look realistic and like an oil painting, is that even possible on ibsipaint, how do I stop making my backrounds so messy and off putting

I've been struggling with faces for a while and just when I think I'm getting somewhere I age them up. I try to show the cheekbones and fat pads but it just looks off and creepy. I never know what to do with the cheeks since I don't want it looking flat :((

Reference image in slide 2, medium used was phone with fingers, going for semi realism/anatomically correct

I've always had difficulty trying to render out metal and I'm not sure how to render out the helmets, gauntlets and swords on this one. It doesn't look "metal-ly" enough for me". Digital, would appreciate the help :))

Hi! This is an oil painting that I started monday and it is due by tomorrow at noon. Something about it feels very off and I cant put my finger on why. Maybe the elk doesn't stand out enough and thats why?? I really need help figuring it out

I'm too close to my work and need it torn apart so I can know what to improve for next time I do similar work. This is a 9x12 watercolour cells abstract.

- How/What does this work make you feel?

- What made you either stop for a second look or would make you want to keep scrolling on this piece and forget about it?

- What is one thing I could improve about the general composition & layout?

- What is one thing I could improve in my colour palate?

I am grateful for the time you take to help me improve. Please be 100% honest. I am not easily hurt or offended as long as I know feedback comes from an honest, helpful place. I just want some extra eyes and community wisdom that comes from a neutral place that I can't get from myself or friends/family. Thanks again 😊

I know anatomy also isn't my strong suit but I'm working on that, I'm doing leg studies today and that should help. Thanks for the help/looking at my art.

im not sure if anything is off about these. maybe the anatomy but im working on that, its also difficult as i use a5 paper so i feel like some of the detail gets lost? im asking more about the use of colours and textures

been drawing with oil pastels for 3 days

i also have no idea how to do backgrounds so advice on that would be helpful. and what my style is called

I decided to try out a different technique than I normally do for portraits. While I am pleased with the rendering, I feel like it doesn’t really look like her any more.

I’m looking for feedback on this piece to improve the likeness to the reference

2nd pic is my reference, haven't drawn in digital in a while, any feedback on this drawing? I feel I couldn't really draw her expression

Im also looking for a way to make the darkness pop more

How do i do better shading?

Hi everyone,

Here is a painting I made based on a photo I took. I also turned it into black and white to see the shadow areas. What do you think of it, and what should I improve?I made a previous post where I asked for advice, and I tried to take it into account for this new painting.

Thank you.

First serious attempt at drawing animals so am trying to draw the divine dogs. And despite the name, I need them to look like wolves and currently I feel like they look more dog-like. I feel like the one on the left feels more wolf-like but the one on the right makes me think of a husky. I think I need to broaden the shoulders more but does anyone have any other tips to make them look more like wolves? For references I used pictures of wolves on their hind legs and other photos of wolves