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Alegis:
So a few weeks ago I started doing doodles, and a bit of improving. I mostly draw out of boredom during classes, not because I think I have any skill whatsoever at all. I'm still struggling with proportions and faces (hair : | ). I also find myself drawing nothing but sad and crying ladies, must be some kind of inner expression.

Only scanned 1 I did today so far, but I don't really like the face that much and think it's too big. Or the elbow area of the right arm. Quick pointers, or appropriate tips/tricks how to improve certain elements ?
I never had any classes and my drawing really sucked until recently.



Many thanks; drawing is fun !

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You're concerned about the proportions being out of whack, right? Best thing to do is to draw people from life. Take a sketchbook to a park or a mall or somewhere where people mill about, and do as many quick sketches of people as you can manage. Don't focus on likeness or detail, just work on nailing posture and proportion. The people will be milling about, so work quickly. It'll do you wonders.

FoxFire™:
Besides what's already been suggested, I think you should also use pictures to practice off of, until you get the feeling and balance of posture and proportion of the body. For example, the body is a tad too flat, the breasts look...weird? The arms have no muscle and/or skeleton, and I think you made 'em too long. But it's okay, everyone starts out like this.

Catfish_Man:
Here's something my art teacher said (very roughly paraphrased):


--- Quote from: Phil ---A real human being has such an incredible amount of visual information that you will never ever get it all right. So since you're already going to be messing up a thousand different ways, don't worry about it! Just figure out what lets you have fun making and continue learning new things, because that's what'll keep you practicing. If you're not enjoying it, try something new. Get a bunch of charcoal and shoot it out of a crossbow at the paper. Crumple the paper up and sit on it in patterns after painting your butt. Whatever!
--- End quote ---

Alegis:
Good stuff, thanks !

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