No, seriously, what is wrong with it? I'm trying to better myself as an artist and my drawing doesn't look like the picture, but I can't see why it doesn't. I think I'm too close to it at this point.
EDIT - I think I see it. The nose is too small. And the skin a little too light. And the eyes aren't shaded correctly. And the ear needs more contrast. And some other things... Gah!
Just kinda piggy backing off the other two comments, you have a very nice picture! I think darkening the face or shading around around the cheek and mouth right below the nose and under the lip (also darkening the eyebrows, too) would help give more dimension to the picture. Since it's all black and white, don't be afraid to put down more black to make it pop.
@AnimeCanuck @miasa I think you both are exactly right. Her mouth is open so her jaw should be lower, the top lip extruded past the bottom one (now they look on the same plane). When I finished drawing the teeth I knew something didn't look right, so I added a tooth to the bottom right. It made the picture look better, but it did add to the protruding lower jaw which affected all my shading on the lower half of the face. Which is why it looks different than the photo.
I'm learning that with faces, small things make a face look off and sometimes the fix is pretty simple, but can make a big difference.
Thanks for pointing this out! Much appreciated!
Try to note the concavity of the face, like in 3D; like the other comment said, the jaw is farther back in the picture, and the cheeks/nose are the parts of the face furthest forward.. Maybe that will help?
Looks good so far though!!
Since you sound very serious... somehow the kid's mouth looks like he has different teeth - the bottom jaw looks more forward than the photo. . It's still cute though! don't sell yourself short. :D
Here's the first one. Testing basic color schemes. Still needs metals and details, but I might not do the details. I've got a lot to paint.
EDIT - I realized that a couple days ago I forgot to attach the file. Here it is.
we started a new DnD campaign and I'm going to be painting miniatures for it. I started the prep of a bunch of kobolds.
Just a little update to Death Run. I'm playing and rating Ludum Dare games the next couple weeks, so that is taking up much of my free time.
No net access. I did some art though so I figure it counts.
Did a little more stuff on Release the Monster. Here's some of the intro.
I did a ton of art the past couple days for my Ludum Dare entry, called Release the Monster. You play as a monster that was summoned by the nefarious Dr Destructo to investigate his minions and find the incompetent ones and destroy them! It was made in Adventure Game Studio and plays like the old Lucas Arts games (complete with 320x200 graphics!)
If you are interested in playing you can check it out here.
This is what happens to minions that you discover are responsible for the failure of the master's plan.
I started my Ludum Dare 33 competition entry with the theme of "You Are the Monster".
The evil Dr Destructo's nefarious plan has just been defeated by the forces of good and he is in a foul temper. He is sure that his plan was sound and the reason he lost was due to incompetence by his minions. He has summoned his loyal monster to use its powers of mind reading to discover who is responsible for the defeat and deal out horrible retribution!
Seriously though, if you wanted to help me out, I need some ideas for funny reasons that this unspecified plans could fail. Things like "Minion was drunk", "The meal before the attack, the minion cook used spoiled food to make dinner, so everyone was sick" and "minion forgot to put bullets in his gun" are what I'm looking for.
This is a game my brother and I have been working on forever. I redid a bunch of the graphics (instead of making actual progress...)
Run cycle
EDIT - Apparently the stupid internet connection in this hotel still isn't going to let me upload anything... You'll have to imagine it...
EDIT 2 - Apparently fourth time is a charm!
At a hotel with a painfully slow internet connection. I'm not sure I can upload...
Started drawing noses today.
I was traveling for over 15 hours yesterday by car, so I wasn't able to submit. I did art though.
Go me.
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@Bobbo You're welcome! I'm glad what I said was actually helpful - I wasn't sure. ^_^; You're right about the simple things. It's funny and awkward for me - I'm still struggling with anatomy. I know what people are supposed to look like, especially in my head... and then what comes out isn't right, and I have trouble defining why with my own work too.