2d Painting helps

Slowtax

Hey guys I need some help here, I'm not a very good 2d illustrator but I'm trying to be! I'm drawing this humanoid imp guy, but i can't seem to get his head right, I'm a little stuck on face I keep flopping his horns. messing with the sides of his face, any help would be awesome, in short i need helps with perspective and such:)

Thanks guys!

ninjatofu

I think you need to slow down a bit and figure out what the form is before you define so much of it. Right now, your face and horns are on different perspectives. To fix that, you need to figure out the underlying structure before you get to defining the form. Knowing the structure will also allow you to place the horns more accurately and know where they're supposed to turn in space.

Figure out the direction he's supposed to be facing. Drawing a line down the middle of the face lets you compare how the placement is on both sides and allows you to see if the perspective is working. The liquify filter in Photoshop is also extremely helpful and lets you move masses around easily.

In my paint over, I just applied the filter and tugged on his face until it looked like it matched up with his horns.

Slowtax

Awesome thanks a lot! When I get home I'm gonna work on that! I really appreciate the advice I really wanna get better at my 2d illustration

Slowtax

Thanks again for the ideas! I've applied them and with the help of my awesome girlfriend as well I've managed to make his face look the way i was envisioning:)

But please feel free to call out anything - i wanna get better at this!


Thanks!

Slowtax

Okay so I'm starting on the body if anybody spots anything call it out please:D This is what im thinking so far:)

Slowtax

Okay after looking at it some more the hands looked way off, so i went in an kinda turned it a bit i think it fits more

killingpeople

I tried...



And failed. I have three possible solutions.

A. Just slow down and do more of what I was doing in the critfail pic until it gets there.
B. Model the horn in 3d, paste it in, paint over it. Gets shit done.
C. Change the design. Use simpler shapes. Bite off what you can chew, essentially.

-kp

Slowtax

Damn thats awesome! Thanks for crit! I tried to do a paint over as well, does this look a bit better?

killingpeople

The green and blue circles were what helped guide me the most. I think if you could nail those you'd be in a good place.

Slowtax

Awesome thanks man!

Wells

you still have both horns curving to the [our] left, despite his face being more-or-less straight on

Slowtax

Okay with what i think i have learned thus far (damn these horns) thanks for the help guys!

I turned the horns to kinda even it out

Slowtax

I thickened up the left horn

killingpeople

played with it a little more

Slowtax

Oh man thats perfect, thanks Kp!

Slowtax

heres an update