i didn’t mean to make this so long but i wanted to both analyze my own style and give other people a look into it! I hope someone can find some use for it!
wire tutorial for a friend
Hii i'm really really sorry if i bother you with this, i just love your art and you inspired me to draw. I have been struggling with shadows and colours. Do you have any advices? For example, when i'm painting the hair idk how to make the shadow, should i paint it with a dark colour? I am really confused when it comes to curly hair or Even straight hair. I mean i know that i have to use a colour palette but idk how to paint it. idk the technics sorry for this and my bad english :(
Hello and thank you! I hope these help… Using a multiply layer is a really good thing for easy shadows! I usually use greenish blue, purple, or red. I drew some easy ways to draw hair too!
Your English is very good!! I hope you have a lovely day :)
I’ve found that drawing the head starts to make a lot more sense once you start thinking about cheekbones and cheeks, and how the fit into the head structure.
You might be aware of the Mysterious Indent that Looks Good Next to the Outer Part of the Eye, or the Mystery Indent for short.
Drawing a Mystery Indent may serve you fine if you only draw the head from flat angles, but it falls apart when you get adventurous.
Why isn’t this making sense anymore?
Drawing a ‘Mystery Indent’ is an attempt to imply cheekbones without knowing how they actually incorporate into the skull, and this is why it looks so unconvincing when you use it to draw the head in anything other than ¾ view.
The cheekbones wrap around the head and eye sockets from above the bridge of the nose. The concave you draw if you draw the ‘Mystery Indent’ is a misunderstanding. There is no concave. You should instead be thinking of this as where the eye socket/brow overlaps the (convex!) cheekbone.
Compare the cheekbones on both sides for placement. They should match up and correspond with each other.
(Knowing cheekbone structure helps when drawing gaunt characters, because their cheekbones may stick out. Remember to compare the cheekbone placement on both sides!)
* This is part of a much larger tutorial I’m working on about head, face, and facial feature structure. Hopefully more to come eventually?
Male Anatomy
Artist: Brandon McKinney
I don’t know why y’all ask me for tutorials, I think mine might be the least helpful in the world haha. TuT Mostly I just draw the thing people are asking about over and over again. But!!! @floriani1 and @governmenthookerleaderofamerica, I hope this helps with your nose-drawing woes.
I still struggle with facial feature diversity, including noses (namely at this point I want to give everybody big hooky noses because I LOVE them ahhh) so I feel u guys, fight the good fight.
black history month is coming to a closeeee but i have something that’ll help you draw black characters in any month! if it was helpful then hey… here’s my kofi 😏
Long time no see Tumblr. Quick guide on coloring deeper skin tones
Some drawing tips I was asked for. I might draw later how to draw expressions and hands, but for now, here, thanks for the interest! And hope this is useful!