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Snaiil
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden312 Posts
December 29 2011 13:55 GMT
#1
I've always had decent drawing skills, but I've never bothered to draw any realistic pictures. Used to draw some manga style kinda when I was younger, and then just random fantasy stuff. I got some good pencils (6B to 4H) and other drawing stuff this christmas though, so I figured I would try to learn to draw some realistic stuff.

So far I'm still new to it, this is only my third drawing with these pencils, and one of the first time drawing realistic hair and not just very simple manga-like hair.

I don't have any scanner so it'll have to do with an iPhone picture, unfortunately it looks very "grainy", it's a lot smoother irl. Would really like some feedback though!

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ComaDose
Profile Blog Joined December 2009
Canada10357 Posts
December 29 2011 14:03 GMT
#2
You're very talented.
I wouldn't say any unrealisticness is a result of your drawing skills, but a result of anatomy.
Her lips and noes contain "cartoony" curves if you ask me.
Otherwise its swell!
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Stratos
Profile Blog Joined July 2010
Czech Republic6104 Posts
December 29 2011 14:23 GMT
#3
It's pretty nice. Now the question is which way you want to go, you need to find your own style. If you want to try and go for photo-realism you still have LOTS of work, probably mostly on shading but I'm not really a gosu drawer to tell.
Overall yeah very well done, above mediocre for sure but nothing special.
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FourFace
Profile Blog Joined March 2011
701 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-29 15:18:19
December 29 2011 15:18 GMT
#4
The hair is pretty sexy. I'd do this chick only due to the hair .. and eyes. Wouldn't want her to give me head though, mouths a little scary.
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Greem
Profile Blog Joined September 2010
730 Posts
December 29 2011 15:55 GMT
#5
I think your drawing skills are pretty bad ass, you gotta practice more if you wanna keep improving though.
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jimmyjingle
Profile Blog Joined November 2010
United States472 Posts
December 29 2011 16:09 GMT
#6
all i can think of reading this blog is i spent three hours shading the upper lip
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Snaiil
Profile Blog Joined April 2010
Sweden312 Posts
December 29 2011 18:39 GMT
#7
On December 30 2011 00:18 FourFace wrote:
The hair is pretty sexy. I'd do this chick only due to the hair .. and eyes. Wouldn't want her to give me head though, mouths a little scary.

Haha, sounds about right.

On December 29 2011 23:23 Stratos wrote:
It's pretty nice. Now the question is which way you want to go, you need to find your own style. If you want to try and go for photo-realism you still have LOTS of work, probably mostly on shading but I'm not really a gosu drawer to tell.
Overall yeah very well done, above mediocre for sure but nothing special.


I don't think I'll go for photo-realism, at least not yet. That's way too hard for me right now, I'll just keep working on shading and drawing hair.

Thanks for all the feedback! Much appreciated.
fishuu
Profile Blog Joined October 2011
United States369 Posts
Last Edited: 2011-12-30 00:23:30
December 30 2011 00:22 GMT
#8
The hair, especially for a first attempt, and eyes look pretty good!

As for crit, try to vary your shading. For example, the shading above the cupid's bow doesn't need to be so harsh. The lines don't stand out as much on those contours, so the shading can be a lot softer. Also, when people are smiling, that area doesn't show up as much, it sort of flattens out. (Try looking in a mirror and test it out :D)
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