About non-Coh related art...
I think it's relatively fine... as long as it's work safe.
I should hope so. A forum like this isn't very useful if the only thing worth talking about is how many nicks are in Statesman's helmet.
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Okay, thanks! Im trying to get better in art, and I know you guys are so helpful, so I was just checking to make sure I can talk about art I do that isn't about Coh characters.....And yes, I plan on it to be work safe...xD
Edit: Okay, I made this kinda-anime style Rough Sketch (Do I make anything besides rough sketches?... Apparently not) of a character that I made up. I plan on writing some stories about her too, so I guess that that makes her an original character? Well, anyway, I think that I might be getting a bit better at heads (even though hers is a little bit mishapen) but the body is totally screwed up, her arms are really thin, and her hair is really jagged. I hand-drew this, if that matters, and it would be really great if you guys could help me. Thanks!
I think the best advice I have ever gotten, and it's also the most frequently passed out advice, is to start real. That is, even if you love love love anime and want to draw anime, at least start your basics with real human anatomy.
I love to draw stylized heroes with over the top musculature and beyond normal poses, but I could never get them to look right. The "over the top poses" just looked like they hurt.
Once I started to draw more realistic people, I have begun to get the shapes right. I have yet to really branch back out to non-realistic heroes, but ever once in awhile ill flare a picture up abit and it turns out pretty well.
So in short, try to learn the basics of the real human, and then learn how to draw that anime style.
P.S. I do know this is not the fun thing to hear, but it will probably be a long while before you ever get to truly draw the amazing anime style you want. I have been practicing for over a year I would say and my pictures still do not come out very well.
I do not know how I have made it and not given up completely. I did stop drawing for awhile because I felt like I would never get to where I wanted to be, but I then found when I picked it back up again that I do enjoy drawing even "realistic" figures, especially when I start to get it right. So hang in there.
Anyway, all this talk and I have said nothing of your drawing! I think you pointed out some things already that you knew were wrong. The arms are abit to small, and the head abit too big. Here are some good tips I have picked up.
#1: Evaluating your own art is very difficult. You stare at it so long you do not see some VERY obvious flaws in it, so turn it around and look at it through the light, or hold it up to a mirror. You will be surprised. Most often when I do this, I will draw a head and think wow that looks good, only to look at it in reverse and see that the head looks oblong horribly so.
Actually that is all I have got, but keep it up! Sky is the limit Art can be very enjoyable so keep pumping it out!
Is it ok to ask about non-COH related art here? As in to ask questions about art I try to make that is not COH related? Its fine if its not ok, I was just wondering...Also, sorry if this is a stupid question, which it very well might be.