Need crituqes for my art

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So I have been trying alot of new things with my art recently,and have just gotten into drawing people again,so I need some tips so I can fix any mistakes and stuff I have been making so I can fix them on the next drawing I do.

So Here is a pic of castiel from supernatural I drew today.It's on paper,so sorry if it's hard to see.I'm preety sure I drew the neck wrong and to thick,and a few proportions look off,but I couldn't find out how to fix them so...

The second pic I would like a critique on is Sparrowpaw .I couldn't get the light on the glass to look right.

Here is another drawing of a character I did,but I messed up on the back leg and couldn't figure out how to get it to look like it was handing on to the branch to,and the branch look kinda fake like it is made of plastic or something.

Those are the only pieces I'm going to put for now sence those are my most recent ones,butni will probably out more later as I draw more.

[ConfusedCas]

@Swiftheart
Personally I love your art~
My only suggestion to your digital drawings would be to have the colors a bit lighter so it's easier to see, that way if you wanted you could also add shading c:

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Originally Posted by ConfusedCas

@Swiftheart
Personally I love your art~
My only suggestion to your digital drawings would be to have the colors a bit lighter so it's easier to see, that way if you wanted you could also add shading c:

Ok.Thx for the help :3

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Here is another picture that needs to be crituqed:

Things I already know-
I forgot the whiskers
The ears are uneven
Some of the lines in both ears are messed up.

[Ghost_Xx]

Originally Posted by Swiftheart

Here is another picture that needs to be crituqed:

Things I already know-
I forgot the whiskers
The ears are uneven
Some of the lines in both ears are messed up.

I have more of aquestion on this one. On the bottom it looks like the head broke off is it just ahead?

[Spikes]

|| @Swiftheart ||

I see you're going for a realistic style on this one, and it looks pretty good! I don't specialise in realistic styles, so these pointers are mostly going to be on cat anatomy rather than my own experiences (though in my general art tips at the end, I'll give some context to what I say!)

For starters, your muzzle placement and shape is very good! For a realistic style, this is a good start. As for ear size (ignoring what you've already mentioned) the size compared to the head is a little large for both, though their shape (especially the thickness) is good in relation to the piece. I used to always draw chunky ears on my cats, and it didn't do well for my pics XD.

On another note, the head is rather short. Lengthening it juuust a bit would fix this point entirely!

Now, onto stuff I can give a little context for.

I see you're onto shading. That's good! The more you get into shading, the better you'll get at your art in general. For shading, I'd recommend adding more shades to your work to differentiate lighter areas from darker ones. A protip to art is adding a variety of shades per colour to your work. For example, the neck shadow could be longer, and closer to the head you could put in a darker shade than the rest of it. Also, light shading under the eyes and in the ears will make your work all the much smoother. I'd also recommend not to outline markings (This will continue on into my next point), though you've already got most of that down pat. The tabby marks are the right shape and I like the dotted muzzle, even without whiskers added.

Now this part isn't a critique of the work, but it's some pointers as I look at what you've got. I like your focus on a realistic style, and a great way to help improve it is to attempt lineless work. It can be very frustrating at first (trust me) and your artwork might not look as good as usual, but that's ok! You don't have to show anyone your practice for this if you don't want to, and even though it might seem like an impossible task at first lineless art is doable with a lot of practice and focus on shading! To start off with lineless work, I'd recommend drawing your outlines as regular, colouring them in and hiding the lines (if you have an art program that uses layers, of course). Then you can experiment with your shading. Have fun with it!

Sorry if this is a wall of text, lol. But I think your artwork is promising, and I hope you keep it up and keep improving. c:

[pomegranate]

(I’ll be critiquing your cats, I’m not very good to ask about human anatomy.)

When I first joined WCO, my traditional art was good, but if you look far enough in my albums, I was pretty bad at digital art, as I had just gotten my drawing tablet.
So, here is a personal favorite by apofiss. Amazing artist, btw.
In the tutorial, it demonstrates how much better art can be when you improve a bit on lighting.
For you, I personally would say that the lighting is relatively good and the only problem is the shading and color blending.
For shading, like Cas said, if you would settle on a good midtone value, it should turn out alright. Example: Choose a palette of flat colors you like, and decide which would be your cat’s base coat. Then, draw out your Lineart and fill in whatever that color would be in. Then, add highlights, going with the fur, and add shadows, going with the fur.
I recently got into lineless art as I feel it can show a description of fur very well, but I also can say that a lot of artists use Lineart in fantastic ways, so that would only be my preference.
I drew an example here* of flat colors, etc.
*Yes I know my hand writing on digital is crap X3
Now, I can see you’re going for a more... Lineart-eee type? Those steps can also be used, except add the highlights and shadows where the fur tufts in the lines are.
Another thing about colors, when markings are on a cat, they are normally blended in with the colors around it or atleast more hairy looking. Blend those in a bit and it should look fine!
Now, I personally think the eyes are pretty good, I definitely don’t have much to say about them except adding a bit more than four colors (Shadow, main color, black for pupil, white for highlight) will give it that extra kick it needs. I’ve recently been experimenting in my art, and I found that even with cartoon or Lineart styles you can make something stunning.
You did ask about the back leg on the cat on the branch?
I think you having it up on the wood is a good idea, but for the cat itself to fit completely on the branch, the back paw would have to be under it’s stomach, which is okay to do because my fat cat does it everyday.
Or, you could have it hang down because that would also work, but I like that only one paw is down.

Sorry I wrote you a book! I actually found that I like your art style, and that the anatomy of the cats are pretty spot on! That’s something I can’t exactly say for some of my drawings, :3, so I commend you on that.
I know that the reference sheet I drew you above might not fit the Lineart type of shading, so would I have your permission to show you what I mean on one of your artworks, preferably the cat headshot?
If not, that’s fine, I can probably scribble a Lineart down somewhere to give you an example.

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Originally Posted by Spikes

|| @Swiftheart ||

I see you're going for a realistic style on this one, and it looks pretty good! I don't specialise in realistic styles, so these pointers are mostly going to be on cat anatomy rather than my own experiences (though in my general art tips at the end, I'll give some context to what I say!)

For starters, your muzzle placement and shape is very good! For a realistic style, this is a good start. As for ear size (ignoring what you've already mentioned) the size compared to the head is a little large for both, though their shape (especially the thickness) is good in relation to the piece. I used to always draw chunky ears on my cats, and it didn't do well for my pics XD.

On another note, the head is rather short. Lengthening it juuust a bit would fix this point entirely!

Now, onto stuff I can give a little context for.

I see you're onto shading. That's good! The more you get into shading, the better you'll get at your art in general. For shading, I'd recommend adding more shades to your work to differentiate lighter areas from darker ones. A protip to art is adding a variety of shades per colour to your work. For example, the neck shadow could be longer, and closer to the head you could put in a darker shade than the rest of it. Also, light shading under the eyes and in the ears will make your work all the much smoother. I'd also recommend not to outline markings (This will continue on into my next point), though you've already got most of that down pat. The tabby marks are the right shape and I like the dotted muzzle, even without whiskers added.

Now this part isn't a critique of the work, but it's some pointers as I look at what you've got. I like your focus on a realistic style, and a great way to help improve it is to attempt lineless work. It can be very frustrating at first (trust me) and your artwork might not look as good as usual, but that's ok! You don't have to show anyone your practice for this if you don't want to, and even though it might seem like an impossible task at first lineless art is doable with a lot of practice and focus on shading! To start off with lineless work, I'd recommend drawing your outlines as regular, colouring them in and hiding the lines (if you have an art program that uses layers, of course). Then you can experiment with your shading. Have fun with it!

Sorry if this is a wall of text, lol. But I think your artwork is promising, and I hope you keep it up and keep improving. c:

Thx for the crituiqe!I think I still have the sketch for the cat headshot,so I might practice that lineless and then try a full body cat.And my program can use layers,so I can practice using it.

Originally Posted by Silver Fishie

(I’ll be critiquing your cats, I’m not very good to ask about human anatomy.)

When I first joined WCO, my traditional art was good, but if you look far enough in my albums, I was pretty bad at digital art, as I had just gotten my drawing tablet.
So, here is a personal favorite by apofiss. Amazing artist, btw.
In the tutorial, it demonstrates how much better art can be when you improve a bit on lighting.
For you, I personally would say that the lighting is relatively good and the only problem is the shading and color blending.
For shading, like Cas said, if you would settle on a good midtone value, it should turn out alright. Example: Choose a palette of flat colors you like, and decide which would be your cat’s base coat. Then, draw out your Lineart and fill in whatever that color would be in. Then, add highlights, going with the fur, and add shadows, going with the fur.
I recently got into lineless art as I feel it can show a description of fur very well, but I also can say that a lot of artists use Lineart in fantastic ways, so that would only be my preference.
I drew an example here* of flat colors, etc.
*Yes I know my hand writing on digital is crap X3
Now, I can see you’re going for a more... Lineart-eee type? Those steps can also be used, except add the highlights and shadows where the fur tufts in the lines are.
Another thing about colors, when markings are on a cat, they are normally blended in with the colors around it or atleast more hairy looking. Blend those in a bit and it should look fine!
Now, I personally think the eyes are pretty good, I definitely don’t have much to say about them except adding a bit more than four colors (Shadow, main color, black for pupil, white for highlight) will give it that extra kick it needs. I’ve recently been experimenting in my art, and I found that even with cartoon or Lineart styles you can make something stunning.
You did ask about the back leg on the cat on the branch?
I think you having it up on the wood is a good idea, but for the cat itself to fit completely on the branch, the back paw would have to be under it’s stomach, which is okay to do because my fat cat does it everyday.
Or, you could have it hang down because that would also work, but I like that only one paw is down.

Sorry I wrote you a book! I actually found that I like your art style, and that the anatomy of the cats are pretty spot on! That’s something I can’t exactly say for some of my drawings, :3, so I commend you on that.
I know that the reference sheet I drew you above might not fit the Lineart type of shading, so would I have your permission to show you what I mean on one of your artworks, preferably the cat headshot?
If not, that’s fine, I can probably scribble a Lineart down somewhere to give you an example.

Thx for the critique!You can use any of my pieces to show me.It would help alot.

And im fine with descriptive crituiqes.They help alot instead of a list of what imdid wrong like some people do,so thx for that to both of you.

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Originally Posted by WaywardAngel

I have more of aquestion on this one. On the bottom it looks like the head broke off is it just ahead?

Oh,it was supposed to be a white stripe going across its neck,but semnce it's not blended it does look like it was cut off.I will try to use a darker gray next time so it doesn't look like the head broke off.
It might also look like it was cut off because it was going to be a full body,but I couldn't get the proportions right,so I cropped it so it was just the head so I wouldn't have to redraw it.

[pomegranate]

Originally Posted by Swiftheart

Thx for the crituiqe!I think I still have the sketch for the cat headshot,so I might practice that lineless and then try a full body cat.And my program can use layers,so I can practice using it.

Thx for the critique!You can use any of my pieces to show me.It would help alot.

And im fine with descriptive crituiqes.They help alot instead of a list of what imdid wrong like some people do,so thx for that to both of you.

I remade this one.
I tried to keep the original Lineart and colors as best as I could! Here’s what I did:
1- First I did the eyes.
It was a bit difficult trying to show apofiss’s tutorial in that, but I’m happy with the result. I added a more greener hue to the blue, using just the tiniest hint of aqua and enchanted the saturation too so that it would appear more vibrant. I also redid the reflections of light, tried to make them bigger to give the eye a more roundish look. Added hints of navy in the pupil.
For the green eye, I tried to make a leaf green look by adding touches of lime yellow, and doing a dark olive in the iris so that it had a bit more dimension. Also enhanced it’s saturation.
2- I then redid the muzzle, blending in the whiskers lines for a more natural look. I also soft shaded the blueish shadows, and added highlights on the nose and muzzle + chin. I didn’t add whiskers because you already acknowledged you had forgotten them, so there was no need to correct you on that. I went through the steps in the ref sheet I gave before, added highlights and tad bits of fur with a soft airbrush and highlights with a large fan.
3- I basically went in and blended out the markings, such as the amazing yin and yang type markings around the eyes and gave them a more ‘furry’ appearance, and also the tabby markings on the forehead. From there, I also blended in the white stripe on his throat, to get rid of the ‘cut head’ look?
4- Added fur around the chin and highlights at the fur tufts at the base of the ear. I then went in and added shadowed fur to give it a more fluffy look on the chest.
5- For the ears, I simply blended in the white top and gave the inside fur a more paler look, but left the pink alone.

That’s all I did, and I hope this helps! I’m also still progressing, and I found that reviewing my own style to help you really made me realize that I needed more dark areas on my drawings.
So, thanks to you too!

*I also credited you in the picture description, so I’m not going to be arrested or anything. X3