Sketchbook: Soft_Hands

Soft_Hands

Well yeah, here's my sketchbook. Comments and Critique are welcomed.

Soft_Hands

A simple WIP

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About an hour on this one. I hate drawing boobs sometimes.

Devin Busha

Looks like you're off to a good start. I really like the form on your first character. It seems to be the most grounded of all your works so far. As for the female form, there's a noticeable improvement between the 3rd and 5th image. However, I can see you're still struggling with tying the different sections together (I have this trouble myself). Are you working from reference? You may also want to check out some books by Adrew Loomis or George B. Bridgman. At any rate, keep at it!

Soft_Hands

Thanks Devin. Yeah I'm still having problems piecing body parts together. As for reference I unfortunately don't use any. I know, shame on me.
I have looked at a few of Andrew Loomis' books online before as well as Bridgman while I was taking a life drawing course.

Anyhoo... 45 mins on this one.

Soft_Hands

Just practice.

Soft_Hands

Felt like working on the girl a bit more.

Devin Busha

Looks like you're making some nice progress man. Keep at it!

Soft_Hands

Thanks Devin.

Starting to dabble in color...

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I was bored at work.

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Well that was fun...

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Current WIP.

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Soft_Hands

I guess this represents how I feel.


Now that I look at it those boobs suck.

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minimari

Soft_Hands wrote: »

Your anatomy is solid, but you are making her a little too muscular. If she is propping herself up her tricep would pop out more than her bicep. You need to work on softening the shoulder that is farther away her collar bone is looking a little weird. You wouldnt actually see it so defined. her neck is a little thick. Another thing too, with her leg that is farther away, you need to fix the butt part because you wouldnt acually see that. And place something under her. Because the hand that is holding her up and the leg that is bent and her but should be on one surface it looks as though she has her arm on something different than her body and her leg is on something else. So make sure that you fix that. As for her feet, the one that is hanging you need to work on the toes, the angle looks right but the pinkie toe looks too big. I have found some references that would help you since it looks like your going for a more pin up style:

http://www.gilelvgren.com/GE/imagesDB/Elvgren_ItsUptoYou_1958.jpg

http://www.gilelvgren.com/GE/imagesDB/Elvgren_NoYouDont_1956_30x24_oiloncanvas.jpg

observe their shoulders and their necks as well as their feet.

I hope this helps! I highly recommend using the great american pin up artists as references for the female figure :poly121: