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Teh Geek Lord:
--- Quote from: Plasticity on 18 Jul 2008, 14:33 ---Just don't draw a furry comic.
The world does not need more furry comics.
--- End quote ---
Oh well, I hear your complaint, but log it to file 13. If I COULD draw a human figure well, it would be a human Comic, but as I find it too damned hard to so, I draw what I can.
And noting the title, I was looking for CONSTRUCTIVE comments and criticism. This doesn't help...
Eris:
--- Quote from: Teh Geek Lord on 18 Jul 2008, 19:06 ---If I COULD draw a human figure well, it would be a human Comic, but as I find it too damned hard to so, I draw what I can.
--- End quote ---
Doing a furry comic means your characters are anthropomorphic (animals with human characteristics); you will still need to know how anatomy works to make your drawings look more believable, otherwise draw your animals as actual animals on four legs and all that jazz.
Ok, nitpicks:
eyebrows: they are always the same tick/check mark shape. are your characters always frowning? when they are raising one eyebrow why is it still the same shape? surprised eyebrows are a different shape to that also.
eyes: they are square. and huge. eyes aren't supposed to be rectangles. maybe try rounding them out more to look more like eyes?
hands: they are really knobbly, and sometimes are really deformed. I know hands are buggers to draw, but knuckles aren't supposed to be that large and lumpy.
anatomy: I know this has kind of been covered already, but anatomy is key to have a character look more like a person/anthro. even learning a bit about facial structure (cheekbones aren't supposed to be really pointy), and soforth can help a lot. it may also help with your forshortening, which is wonky at times.
lines: your lines are wobbly. all of them. because of this your drawings don't look very confident, and give the whole piece an amateurish feel. I don't know how to explain it, other than that they are wobbly and unsure. smooth out the lines and see how that goes.
really I say hang back from drawing comics and try really focussing on stuff like that before trying to tie them all together in a comic. go look on flickr or deviantart and find some references to try and help your anatomy and clothing folds and all that, also maybe experiment for a while to shake up the monotony and stretch yourself.
Teh Geek Lord:
All good points and I am constantly trying to fix my problems with my pitiful pass at "art" I CAN draw cars and the like rather well, but with this comic I have ventured into new territory and perhaps I should stay where I can at least pass my work off as art.
Oh well, its been a while since I have touched this comic (I've spent hours on end working on anatomy and hands and still trying to get the face/eyes down)
Give up, however, I will not.
Thanks for the crits, they do help!
Teh Geek Lord:
hopefully I have fixed a few problems with how I draw my character...
I took those criticisms to heart and tried to fix the problems, better?
(my scanner loves to suck the quality out of the image... damnit)
ellemnop:
that last picture is awesome! i wish i could draw...
the way you have shaded in really gives more detail which just makes it look nicer really! :-P
are you thinking of maybe using colour or do you like sticking to b&w?
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