tips for artists ~
 

Hey guys!

I thought I'd do something nice and offer you free advice on your pieces of art.
Just put down your drawings/designs (or send them to me through pms) and I'll suggest to you how to improve anything, from color to anatomy and composition.

For those who don't know me, hi! I'm a semi-professional artist (boop) and I've been offering and receiving commissions for some years now. Here are some examples of my art!


:soloballoon:


EDIT: PLEASE SEND ME ONE PICTURE AT A TIME! I will reply to everyone in the order you posted! Please one picture only per week per user!

Re: tips for artists ~
 

OHHH YES. Heres my whole kk com album for reference! https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums...p?albumid=8262 @Wingnettle

If you can give tips on backgrounds as well (there is only one ref of that in there) I'd appreciate it!

Re: tips for artists ~
 

Ah that’d be amazing! Thanks in advance! Here’s my art album

Re: tips for artists ~
 

Heres my most recent piece of art https://warriorcatsonline.com/forums...ictureid=63649

Re: tips for artists ~
 

@nyx @Seamrog Sorry I didn't specify this before, but please choose one picture only!

Re: tips for artists ~
 

This one please!

Re: tips for artists ~
 

@Wingnettle Ah okay, no bother! Could you do this one if you don’t mind? Thanks!

Re: tips for artists ~
 

Re: tips for artists ~
 

Re: tips for artists ~
 

Re: tips for artists ~
 

edit: I actually… have a new thing. That I think should be made fun of more

https://i.ibb.co/99hTQq2t/IMG-9037.png

Re: tips for artists ~
 

Alright! So... the two cats do look really good. I like their pose and expressions, but the composition makes it a tad confusing because of two factors:
1. The cats have so many similar colors
2. They are practically intertwined
so it's not flowing visually perfectly. It would flow better if the 2nd cat on the right wasn't on the 1st cat's tail, if that's understandable?

I also like the background, but maybe you could raise the variety of shapes of the clouds in the sky. They are made both of soft and hard edges, and it's a very important tool to recognize and learn.

One last thing: the characters' borders color! Use colored borders inside the single characters, and use black to outline the whole shape so they are more recognizable from one another.

The End! Good job overall :soloballoon:

Re: tips for artists ~
 

hi there, here's what I can suggest!

1. you did very well in choosing a black lineart for the wolf and no lineart for the background. it helps distinguish the planes very well!
2. try to do some simple sketching exercises to understand better canine anatomy. you can also observe the skull, so you can see how much fur there actually is in some areas vs others.
3. the values in the background are a little bit confusing. Let's organize the mountain range in 3 planes: foreground, midground, background. Following the atmospheric perspective effect, the planes sitting farther should be in a lighter tone. This means that the foreground should be darker than the midground, in this case.
4. be careful with perspective! The wolf is seen perfectly from one side, but the teeth are drawn as if from a 3/4 perspective. You should not be able to see all 4 canines

Hope it helps!!

Re: tips for artists ~
 

It helps a lot! Thanks very much, I really appreciate it!!