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E.J Sue’s “Mechaforce” is one of the few “How to Draw” books I would point newbies looking to get into drawing robots to. It emphasises knowing the basics (Very difficult to draw a robot properly if you can’t use perspective) and fundamental shapes and even arm techniques, and gives a neat insight into how mechanical forms work in art. 

These are just a few of the examples from the anatomy section of the book. It’s currently on sale on Amazon and worth checking out, though I will note it is not a “be all end all” resource, thankfully you can fill in your knowledge gaps elsewhere. 

how do you bodies/torsos so well? i love them!

first off - thank you so much! i don’t believe i’ve ever had anyone ask me about the way i draw certain things, but i’ll certainly try my best to explain the way i do it…

you won’t hear anything from me that you haven’t heard from any other artist already if i were to give you tips for drawing realistic human bodies!

i believe most of the charm comes from the angularity of my style, so every time i have to draw a body i basically break it down into simple geometric shapes. i dont like the whole ‘draw a line, draw a circle, draw an oval’ business so i just go ham with triangles and squares

you can of course polish the sharp angles and make them smoother after you’re done sketching - that’s up to you

you could also combine straight lines, rough shapes with curvy lines and smooth shapes

if you’re using references you’ll actually notice how common the triangular/rhomboid patterns are on a body

lack of realism when using simple geometry also allows for flexibility and creativity (HUGE shoulders, torsos wider than 3 human heads lined up, etc. im my own cop and i say go ape shit with this stuff)

hopefully this is clear enough to answer your question!

pile of sketch garbage I’ve been posting on instagram !

Link to my face/head tutorial

This is more just some messy thoughts rather than a tutorial, but some people might find it useful?? The best tips I can give is still just to practice. Take a life drawing class if you can, or just use images of people. You can also learn a lot by copying the work of artists you like (just don’t claim it as your own, of course).

I do have a book recommendation though! Andrew Loomis “Figure Drawing for All It’s Worth”. I remember it used to be extremely easy to find free PDFs of that book, but then it got back in print so I’m not sure. It’s a very old book.

do you have any tips on drawings noses? particularly non-white noses?? all the tutorials are european noses and i just want to learn how to draw my own nose!!

oh i feel you. the nice thing about being a poc is that you can always study yourself in the mirror to learn how to draw yourself better! but anyways:

if you’re wondering which kinds of noses are frequent for which race, i like to use this guide. I can’t verify how accurate it is, but it’s pretty damn comprehensive for racial traits around the world. I also really like this guide for learning how to draw a variety of East Asian noses (it’s not all flat!). Here’s an equivalent guide that includes drawing African noses. And there’s always Google images for more specific requirements.

+ 3D models are really helpful when drawing noses: x x x

+ here are some general nose tutorials by better artists lol: x x

so no one really asked for it and it doesnt have particularly anything to do with demitale but i made a little sketche tutorial on how i draw clothing as well as arm muscles u-u hope this is helpful to you guys as well!

I get asked a lot for tips with coloring black people, so i put together a little tutorial! (and bumps my kofi if you found this helpful)

could you do a body tutorial please? i always get stuck on the shoulders once ive drawn the head because they always look so board? i’m sure id struggle with the rest of the body too but once i fail with shoulders i usually give up and just draw creepy floating heads...

ooofok so

I’m gonna make u a shoulder tutorial cause a full body tutorial would be absolutely gigantic.ok so u got ur head right, i’m going for a straight forwards view point on this so

there they arenext is the neck, i typically make this thinner than the jawline and bring the length down so that the chin falls about half way between the jaw and the slope of the shoulders.

next i draw the slope of the shoulder on both sides and connect them with a horizontal line. The horizontal line is where you’d put the collar bones.I draw the slopes so that they extend past the ears. I tend to angle them at 45 degrees when standing normally. 

I use this bit to quickly sketch in the collar bones and the tendons (?)the actual shoulder joint though i draw as round with a kind of, rounded corner????? both sides are p much even on each joint. I draw the joint as roughly the same width and the shoulder slope.I am god awful at maths so this bit doesn’t add up but it kinda ends up looking as if it’s split into thirds.

as u rotate the shoulders they over lap each other but the basic elements are still there, just shortened or behind something.

 i’m not great at explaining shoulders all that well but i hope this helps at least somewhat. 

The way you draw hair is so GORGEOUS!! It is okay to ask how you do it??

omg thank you :'D !! and ofc! here's how i like do it

whenever i draw hair i like to think about volume first and shape design second. usually when i make a sketch this is how i go about doing it:

^ i basically lay down quick shapes of what i want before going in with cleaner lines

first i choose a direction that the hair is supposed to swoop towards, then draw overlapping and twisting chunks/strands of hair (with varied size, thickness etc to make it look less stiff)

this applies to other types of hair as well :)

i guess to put it more plainly - i like to layer hair a little bit to make it look more visually interesting... but i do tend to go overboard sometimes, so i erase or start over a lot ^__^"

here's a recording i managed to take while sketching, hopefully it clears up what i've written so far LMAO

14 Different kinds of asian eye shapes.