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[blackmagechill]

AFter I provide character and setting background, you'll probably pick something different (No author avatar here, at least not this guy.)

[Enzo]

I don't draw pupils or ears because I'm trying to just get something on paper at this point. And the hole is the phone, if that wasn't clear.

My post was intended to have a humourous tone, in case that wasn't clear. I knew what it was, it was just the same colour as the background and I thought it was funny.

[Neonivek]

Yeah at least you got something out there Blackmagechill

I've been saying I would, as well as planning a whole bunch of stuff, but havn't put a shred of squat out there.

Heck I once considered making a Pokemon: Pink Version Fanfiction comic where a character attempts to join Pink only for her to absolutely not even notice his presence... But I think that will never actually be done.

The moral of the story Blackmagechill is frankly if you keep putting stuff out there you can only get better. If your like me and always say you will do things and never will... well your art shall forever be stagnate

[Terrahex]

I learned to draw anime from a book. it comes easy to me now, but I need a base. my friend can sketch anime in the blink of an eye in PEN!!!

it seems like the whole world just one ups you all the time.

(by the way, big heads are okay, I barely noticed it.)

[ein]

Here's a tutorial a found awhile ago by an artist whose stuff I like.
It's in Japanese, but you should still be able to see the process and progression.

[Sappho]

Here's a tip for you: use stick figures. I'm terrible with anatomy myself, but I discovered that I could improve the quality of my human drawings drastically if I sketched a stick figure of the person I'm drawing, then draw them over it.  The important thing in this case is to give the stick figure shoulders.  Here's an example:



It's far from perfect, but at least believably in proportion.  Notice how the area between the head and shoulders becomes the neck, and the hands and feet are part of the lines for arms and legs, not added to the ends of them.  Also, the waist is above the point where the legs split off.  The arms should probably be thinner than what I've drawn and the head should be a little bigger (the hair should be built around the head circle, but I erased a few times and ended up cutting a bit off), but anyway I just sketched this out in about thirty seconds so I could show you. If you can draw a reasonably-proportioned stick figure, you can draw figures a bit better than if you just try to go at it without any frame.  It's like giving them a little skeleton.

I got better at drawing stick figures (that's right, there are different levels of stick-figure-drawing skill) by copying stuff from XKCD.  I'm thinking of writing a how-to-draw book about drawing based on stick figures. But I should probably get better at drawing myself first... (You can see examples of my skill level by going to the "Daily Underground" link in my signature. I add a new strip every weekday and occasionally a bonus one or two on the weekends.)

As for resizing images and changing formats, the best program I know of is IrfanView. Very easy to resize, crop, and convert the format of the image.

[PenguinOverlord]

Yeah, learn to resize, these massive images are clogging my tubes.

It's hard to critique someone who doesn't know basic perspective and anatomy, but here it goes.

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Oh, also I ran out of room but his right arm is way too long, almost dragging on the ground if it was slack.

Furthermore, the neck should come from the ears, essentially. Feel the base of your ear and move down, and see. That's why stick figure necks aren't good for realist drawing. Then again, you're not trying to be a realist.
Anyway, your neck is better than a stick figure neck.

[blackmagechill]

Your guy's feelings I bet. Or not. I'm working with this tablet, but it's a hell of a lot different, and the erase function makes it a lot easier to piss away an hour on the hair....

[Omegastick]

'Kay, I think I've found the two main problems with your anatomy, other than those it's just practise.



1) Your head, neck and shoulders are out of proportion with the rest of the picture. That's what's making the massive gap between the arms and the torso.

2) Your arms and legs are too small, make them longer.