I think a few members here may actually know me from elsewhere. :B I'm not as good as some of the other members here, but oh well. D: I'm trying. I don't plan to make a career out of my crap or anything.

FANART


Angsty Thief Bakura (Yuugiou). Crack art. (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/34535971/)


Edge from FFIV. YOU KNOW YOU LOVE HIM. D< (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39605239/)


Everybody loves to make fun of Kadaj. (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/34645149/) lol @ outfit fail. Finding a good fullbody ref of him was impossible. I guessed. I fail'd.


Beelzebumon. Digimon fanart is good for the soul. 8D (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/35815005/)



ORIGINAL CHARACTERS


Official-arty-esque group of my OC's. May be colored? (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39525453/)


Generic kiss scene thing. (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/39912340/?qo=8&q=by%3Atouzoku-joou&qh=sort%3Atime+-in%3Ascraps) Blah.





Everything else I have online is old and crappy and not worth my effort of linking. :B

Yeah. New stuff. Fwee.


AGNST (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/40838869/). Just some pure AGNST. Coloring practice. Raped by scanner.


Two characters that aren't really as generic as their designs let off. (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/41151536/) Okay, maybe they are. This drawing is an anatomical nightmare.


Lugia is one sexy Pokemon. (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/41820726/) Done for a contest. And nostalgic purposes. =P

yeah. I think my crap is getting progressively worse. My photography is better. : (

That Angst one looks like Majic and Kiliranshello from the Orphen series..

I spot BAKURA!
is it him?

In the first picture, yeah. :B 'cause I'm a fandork.

I wouldnt say your stuff is perfect, 'cause there are some visible flaws and such, but it's also very easy to just ignore those flaws and say you're a very very competant artist

i look up to your stuff - it's very good~ +10 respect

Yeah, I struggle a lot with body anatomy, for the most part. I'd really like to take some figure drawing classes to remedy this, or at least buy some good books on the subject.

But thanks ^_^

pwee.


Two OCs, two of my favorite characters, and a random selfportrait... (http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/42522561/)

In the first picture, yeah. :B 'cause I'm a fandork.

:smrt:

Crack doodles of two of my OCs. D:

Wowie, overall, nice work! =D




<3

Holy crap you call these scribbles. To me these are pretty fucking amazing. scribbles are something that 5 year old kids and me would do.

nice work.
I saw the word 'scribble' and entered this thread thinking there would be Graffiti Art in here.

lol, sorry for the letdown, I guess. =P But thanks for the comments, guys.

SKETCHSKETCHY, I hope this turns out like I want it to.

Your cartoony people are really weird looking as far as their faces go, but still cute ^^

My cartoony people? As opposed to my realistic people? :? All of my people are cartoony.

Uhm, no I wasn't comparing, I was just saying your cartoony people, because they all look cartoony O.o

Then could you explain how they have weird faces (except the one with the angel/demon, because it's a horrible drawing anyway)? I'd like to know how, since you made a point of pointing it out. A negative statement not backed up with a critique is more like an insult than a crit. :/

??? Huh? I wasn't making a negative statement <.<' Now I'm just confused. Ijust wsaid they look weird, and that's not a bad thing. I think it's just the weird facial proportions, and how they look scrunched up sometimes, but I don't think it's a bad thing, just your style... I never said anything about it being negative. ^^;

Any cartoon can be made realistic using the power of shading!

Yeah, I struggle a lot with body anatomy, for the most part. I'd really like to take some figure drawing classes to remedy this, or at least buy some good books on the subject.

But thanks ^_^



Ive done life drawing for 3 years
and its really fun.
It does help a bit, but more for realistic pictures rather than anime stuff.

Yeah, I struggle a lot with body anatomy, for the most part. I'd really like to take some figure drawing classes to remedy this, or at least buy some good books on the subject.

But thanks ^_^

I was top gesture artist in my drawing classes in college...before then I did always have trouble with anatomy as well. So I suggest you do gesture sketches and then develop the line art from the gesture. It helps, believe me... A few exercises I can tell you is to have a model to a pose before you and then try to capture the curves and movement of the figure in about 15 seconds or less. Do alot of these, and don't be afraid to overlap a bit just to catch the whole figure at once. Here are some gesture drawing examples, though they're not mine.




As you can see, the lines are mostly expressive and loose, getting a general idea of the structure of the figure. AFTER you draw a gesture, begin doing a contour overlapping each one (or make a new set of gestures for refrence and do contours on those), by outlining the mess of lines until you have lined the entire firgure...after the general outline, begin filling in the details of the lining,like fingernails, small hairs, ect. Then I suggest you erase your messy gesture lines to clean it up. Lastly, do the shading using an imaginary light source from your drawing... if you have a model, put a strong light on them and MOSTLY look at the while shading your drawing in, just glancing down ever y little bit to guide yourself.

You should have a oretty decent looking drawing if you pay more attention to the figure than to your paper. Also, when creating a gesture, don't do the head first, as it will usually throw your proportions off. Try to find the center of balance and messily scribble out a gesture from there. You should get it to look fairly accurate.

That's about the only way I learned how to do proportions... you can check out books as well, but for really good drawings practice makes perfect...literally.

Anyways, hope it helped.

Ive done life drawing for 3 years
and its really fun.
It does help a bit, but more for realistic pictures rather than anime stuff.


Not true. Though anime may be cartoons, the basic practice of drawing the figure enhances the ability to make the cartoon people have accurate body proportions. For example, I used to draw my anime characters with huge heads....which is a big no no unless it's your style or a chibi form. In this case, it was my mistake of trying to draw heads first, then add the body later....

When I took my drawing classes I learned the importance of gesture sketching and from then on out my anime has improved. Drawing from life teaches you a thing or two about proportions and shading, which can be transferred to anime, if you already ahve a nice talent at anime drawing... however, trying to draw realistically for all of your life and then switching to anime may be difficult, because you DON'T see the connection. Carry the same principals from life drawings into the anime, and you'll see that you improve. Also, I notice you copy alot, instead of trying things out, which may be another hinderance to your anime drawings blossoming.

Drawing anime is simplified life drawing basically. Anime strives for realism rather than framerates unlike their western counterparts. How I know that? I read it somewhere when learning about animation.

Because anime has partial realism, it is vital to study the anatomy, especially the proportions, to achieve believable characters. Shading/Toning helps highlights the curves of the body as well as the bone structure of the face, but you can't rely on shading too much, as it can never make your work a masterpiece if you start from a bad base.

When drawing anime, breaking it into steps will help improve your drawings. When I draw I do six steps. Shape (lol stickfigure), Volume, Anatomy, Clothing, Shading and Final. You can probably combine a few of the steps, or leave some out, but by starting off with basics things like shape and volume, you will get the correct pose and body proportions.

But why listen to me? I'm only 14...

lmao, I love how my thread has turned into a minidebate regarding the usefulness of realism in anime.

New shit. Decided to MSPaint it instead of fuck it up traditionally.


http://www.deviantart.com/deviation/45249768/

I love MS Paint. So much better than that Photoshop bullshit. seriouslly, it's so simple and easy to use!

MSPaint frikkin' wins, and I die a little on the inside when people mock it. Photoshop makes pretty stuff, but Paint is more fun, and when you finish, it feels more rewarding.

MS paint is Photoshop without "layers!" Whenever I think of layers i think of that scene in Shrek...

Very nice, the 'Bakura' drawing looks like Darc ()

Yeah, I struggle a lot with body anatomy, for the most part. I'd really like to take some figure drawing classes to remedy this, or at least buy some good books on the subject.

But thanks ^_^

You're good, how long have you been at it?

At it? Like, drawing? I've drawn my whole life, but I didn't start drawing people until I was like... 14. Ish. So, 4 years. I need to improooove.

So since i started drawing people at 14 too, will I ever be as good as you someday? I'm 14 now...

At it? Like, drawing? I've drawn my whole life, but I didn't start drawing people until I was like... 14. Ish. So, 4 years. I need to improooove.

3 years here. I can safely say that you've gotten quite good in such a short amount of time. :-*

4 years is a long time o.o

HUR-HAH. I bump my thread.

With more scribbles. Because everyone knows my opinions on ultra-femme yaoi boys.




http://touzoku-joou.deviantart.com/art/Yaoi-needs-more-men-67995911

I think the last picture look pretty good! The eyes of Yu gi oh just dazzle me! Nice shading of the skin too!

If those eyes actually do dazzle you, you're in need of some serious help.

Muh.



http://touzoku-joou.deviantart.com/art/Wolfyu-68667834

Awesome.

You are definitely the next Van Gogh!

You are definitely the next Van Gogh!


I lawled