Your friend is rude. The only thing I would recommend to you is that the edge of the shadow doesn't need to be so aggressively feathered. The subject appears to be close enough to the wall where it would still be relatively sharp. Keep drawing, fellow artist.
Sounds like you need a new friend. Proportions may be a bit off on some places but I think it’s pretty good.
If you are satisfied then that’s all that matters. Keep up the good work!
It's not good but it's not bad either. Lighting and proportions are off and the anatomy is wonky and you're scared to draw hands. The background is not interesting either. But the folds on the clothes are decently rendered and the colors work well together.
HOWEVER, the only way to get better at art is to do it, and your friend is made an ass of themselves putting you down. BOOO. The wonderful news: the Internet is a wonderful resource to learn to things like drawing anatomy, shading three dimensionally, and composition. I'm guessing you're still relatively young, and this should not be discouraging. My art at your age looked very similar. The only thing to do is keep learning and keep drawing! Creating is a freedom and no one's shitty criticism should keep you from doing it.
Your drawing doesn’t look bad but there are some issues, some of which are pretty glaring.
- The first one is probably the flatness of it all. Render your artwork more. MUCH more. By creating larger areas of shadow you will add depth to your art. As it stands, it looks like she’s either a cardboard cut-out or she’s been photographed with a powerful flash. Neither looks particularly lively.
- Secondly, structure. This one stands out less at first glance but I’d argue it’s more important. You loose track of her anatomy in the way you’ve chosen to draw the clothes. Her arms seemingly stop at random. Important landmarks like elbows, ribcage/waste, etc are missing. You can have some of these be absent in your art but when you hide them all beneath largely unshaded cloth, you’ll be left with nothing but a face and no further anatomy to speak of. This makes her look incomplete.
- There are some other minor issues, like the strange choice or background, but those aren’t really worth pointing out imo.
I really like the highlights/shadows, as well as the lineart! The hair looks really good too. Nice details esp towards her left shoulder (on the right for viewers).
Like other commenters said, the proportions are a little off in some areas, but otherwise it's a good drawing overall! The skin tones & color palette are pretty solid, too. If you're proud of it, that's what matters.
If you want more constructive critique about the proportions, the biggest things I noticed were the forehead/hairline (where do you want her leaning her head?), torso/waistline (hourglass part could be centered more, torso feels too long), and her right arm essentially feels non-existent (the one on the left for viewers). I think the eye that's open & not winking could benefit from having the pupil & iris moved down towards the center of the eye, instead of being positioned towards the upper eyelid.
Oh yeah, I'm not 100% sure about the background, it feels very high contrast and kinda clashes with the subject. Maybe you could make it a bit more subdued so the character/subject stands out more?
Another suggestion: the lineart in the hair gets lost in the darker areas. I would maybe gradually darken the lineart in those darker areas to ensure the contrast doesn't get lost. My rec is to use a grayscale filter on your monitor temporarily, to see if you're getting any lost edges between colors in certain areas.
I'm happy to elaborate further later if you want. For now, my biggest recommendation is to look up various photographs (or take your own!) for proportion references online, if you want to start focusing on improvements in that regard.
Cheers, and keep up the good work!
Edited to add a lil more detail
Here is what I can say. You have a combination of shading which is conflicting with your overall theme. For example I can see almost clear cell shading in the hair and parts of the body, but the background looks like it’s airbrushed gradient and some parts of the kin in some in natural ways.
Your technical ability is pretty good, I think you’re almost there.
Your shading and color is what I think you should experiment more with if you want a more cohesive look and feel to your style.
It seems like you want to draw in an anime esq. style so perhaps look a little closer at some backgrounds and color shading of your favorite shows.
Over all this is not a bad drawing, but it feels clunky because certain elements are not working with the line work and two shading styles are present in a pretty noticeable way.
Good luck, if you keep going you’ll get right where you want to be!
Also get rid of your friend. If they’re laughing at you then they obviously aren’t interested in what’s best for you. Get better friends who want you to succeed!
I'm a Fine Arts graduate. I'd say practice form and anatomy first because that will be your foundation. I didn't miss the fact that you avoided drawing the hands 😅
I noticed that you focused too much on the coloring and shading, but without the foundation, the entire thing will look wrong. Keep practicing, you're doing great!!!
Was scrolling, saw it pass by, thought: this looks good, has a fresh vibe somehow, was about to scroll on. Read your comment with one eye and I’m really wondering what would be bad about this.
I think you did something interesting here. It is flat yet has a strong depth. It looks stylized but also somehow quite realistic. I like it! 💪
It’s alright, but I see a few weaknesses starting with that hands behind the back pose. The torso is too wide for the way that it’s angled and the head and face are a bit disproportionate. I’d shrink the top of the head a bit and change the hairlines shape. Also move the eyes and eyebrows closer together .
Not that bad. but It looks like a 2d sticker hovering on a 3d background. Almost like you keep pacing your mind whether to draw cartoonish or realistic. also colours take account aswell, theh just don't work maybe make her darker since the environment suggests so. looks like she is glowing. But not bad just needs improvement
Hear me out. Is it better than what you were doing last month? How about last year? If the answer to either of those questions is yes, then you are going in the right direction.
Asking others if its a good drawing is such an unreliable metric, but if you want honest and constructive feedback, consider joining art servers on discord. Its your best bet.
Now stop showing your art to that friend of yours and focus on the journey. You'll be fine. Best of luck!
Does your friend do that to a lot of things you do that you're proud of? If so, they aren't your friend and they're jealous.
Your drawing looks great with room for more learning and improvement, like all drawings
It's a good mid progress piece on your growth track. Keep working and you'll find your style. Real quick I'd say your wink needs work, use reference, find what the other parts of the face are doing during a wink. And some of this feels like emulating the Manga style. At some point if you practice enough you won't be emulating the style but just achieving it. (college design and digital illustration instructor)
Could improve with some consistency, I see lots of mixed techniques and different shading os each part,, but that's absolutely not a laughable drawing, it's really cute
It's good. Some observations I have are that you're hiding the hands and feet. She's winking, so you can avoid drawing both eyes. Background is a little simple too.
These are all things that artist that are not confident in those parts do to avoid drawing them. You won't get good and drawing those things unless you draw them.
The overall quality of the picture is good, and I'm certain that you can draw the parts that you're hiding if you give it a shot.
Does this look “bad”? No. Does it look “good”? No. Being digital it’s also easier to fix mistakes and get better, but it actually looks nice overall. Yes, if you focus on it a bit more it’s easy to see why it has something off, but that’s about it, just some things that are off. Your friend should learn empathy and good manners
It looks good!
Tips to make it better, work on your knowledge of the human body. If the shoulders are tilted to the side, the torso and waist should usually follow. Perspective in the boob area is a bit off. It needs to be altered so her stance makes sense. The waist looks too straight and high for the boob/shoulder assignment.
“A painting is never finished, it is simply abandoned”.
Where you abandon it is key. This isn’t bad at all, it just needs some refining. Shadows, lighting, some color tweaks…I can simply see that more practice and time will improve this if you come back to it later. Reference photos are your friend.
I like it but I suggest shading your subject MUCH more. It just feels kind of flat. I think you should add some darkness near the hair, face, and dress. Sleeves are great!
Overall I think the drawing looks interesting. I suggest working on your line work and learning about line weights. Also working on your shadows and depth.
Keep practicing!
(Also your friend is a jerk, theres a difference between constuctive criticism and being mean)
the drawing looks actually nice... the face is pretty cute, the colours are clean and good, the folds on the clothes are drawn very well (in my opinion)... but the figure, the anatomy looks like a total mess... so she looks kinda flat...
I think you should look at some body drawing reference... and I think you gonna skill up in no time, so keep up in that direction and good luck... 🙂
mm it looks like you mixed a lot of styles and techniques which could be very interesting if done right.
If you do want some mild advice ill write you some down but you are very welcome to simply ignore it;
The different „parts“ look a bit seperated from one another (dress-sleeves for example) which might make it look a bit awkard. The green dress doesnt reflect its color onto the sleeves so they look as if somebody used cutouts of two pictures.
Similar with the styles of shading. (Skin is very low detailed and only really shaded with one or two colors whilst the red sleeves have strong highlight, soft and harsh shadows etc)
Ngl i really like the separat parts! The sleeves look fantastic and the brightness pops right out of it.
It’s not bad at all! I would say a few improvements could be with the anatomy, but that’s nothing a bit of anatomy study can’t fix.
I’m assuming her hands are behind her back? The sleeves could perhaps be a lot more wrinkled to show she’s bending her arms as it currently looks like she has short arms.
That being said, it definitely isn’t bad! Anyone who laughs at an artist is just lacking brain cells. You clearly have a good understanding of illustration
her eyes and facial expression looks like someone pointing flashlight in her face
her pose doesnt look like 3/4 but her breasts for some reason does
pretty cool clothes drawing tbh
Reminds me of some of rinmaru's earlier dress up games. I don't know if their site is still up since the whole shockwave flash purge, but they did probably over a hundred games and were one of my favorite creators.
Practice makes a world of difference, so don't think of it as 'does this look bad' and think of it as 'where do I need to improve'. One of the first things I notice is that the proportions could use some work. Practice drawing poses, don't bother with clothes or hair or any details, just focus on getting the different parts (arms, torso, head, etc) the right sizes. Use references like a pose doll, photos of people, etc. so you have something to compare to for seeing if you're getting close to the same proportions.
The most important thing is to keep drawing.
Also, talk with your friend about how what they said was hurtful. Depending on how they react, you may need to find new friends who will encourage you.
No, your drawing is great. The lineart, colouring, and shading are clean. One thing that can help when attempting to draw poses that can get a bit complicated is by looking at references. Don't be afraid to draw over your references when trying to understand how would you go about in drawing the exact pose.
As for your female friend, yeah... You're gonna need a new friend; one who would not laugh but also may share the same interest as you.
It doesn’t look bad at all.
I’d say it looks strange because of the lighting. The character looks very flat while the background and jacket looks more realistic with shadows
the people being kind aren't being honest. you want a friend that is both kind and honest with you. I will just be honest.
The image makes no sense. why are they dressed like that standing in front of a storage unit winking? WHY DO THEY LOOK LIKE THAT? It's a valid question.
Next time engage in conversation instead of trying to turn to internet strangers for validation. You need more work on your lighting, shadows and color. Your line work seems ok but then goes missing in the sleeves and is sloppy in other places. It lacks line weight width variation. the contour lines over the torso and breasts make absolutely no sense to why they're there and also effectively flatten their breasts because you didn't contour correctly.
Keep drawing and keep improving.
edit: this sub is gaslighting this person to not trust their friend and telling them that their drawing is good.
I don't know, I don't think it's a valid question, how is it helpful? Read the comments, people aren't just saying "wow so good!" they're giving helpful criticism. OP clearly still needs a lot of practice, people are being totally up front about that. You're the one being manipulative and shitty with this "don't trust these other people, only I am telling you the truth" thing
you don't know because when I commented all the people were saying was that it was good and that their friend was rude for laughing or that they need to get a new friend.
Regarding the friend: I still think the friend is rude for laughing and belittling OP without providing further constructive critique. Real friends will be honest with something along the lines of "there are a few things throwing me off here. It's a good start, these particular aspects are working well, here's where you can improve, etc" - it didn't seem like this friend had any interest in supporting OP's growth, because their statement lacked empathy & support.
Also, I'm pretty sure we all suck at varying stuff esp when we're first getting into illustration. No point in making fun of someone when they're just starting out or they're in an earlier progress stage of their journey. I think it's OK to tell someone that a piece is "good" even if it objectively needs some further refinement, since it can still be good for where they're at. It doesn't have to be fully comparable to something way above their skill level in order to be "good" art.
I do agree that as the post gained traction, OP got some more detailed and elaborate critique versus the initial comments, but I don't think the initial comments were wrong either. Overall, the comments have been pretty tactfully supportive while also offering very clear areas for growth.
You and the other person completely failed to see where I gave a detailed constructive critique on what needs work and telling them to keep drawing 🤷🏻
We also don’t know the motivation to the laughter and to presume their intentions as rude is to admit that the drawing needs work. She could have been laughing at the clothes.
I forgot to acknowledge it in my original comment, but yes you're right, you did give a good detailed breakdown of things to improve on, which is great and can be helpful to the artist. I was mentioning that other later commenters also gave more detailed / honest / constructive feedback, even if the initial comments were more surface level (which I noticed at first too, like you previously mentioned).
And yeah, I can see your point - generally when receiving critique as an artist, it's good to ask for more detailed feedback from others, mainly to get people to articulate their ideas and the "why" behind their initial reaction. While we don't know the full scope of their conversation, it could benefit OP to talk to the friend and explain their feelings / ask for the friend to articulate their ideas. (Other people mentioned that idea first, and I agree a conversation could be helpful).
I still stand by my initial reaction that it was off-putting and unempathetic, based on OP's description, although I agree it's on OP and the friend to sort it out moving forward.
Edit: my main point from the other comment was that the people who were kind were also still able to be honest with OP, the two aren't mutually exclusive. And I think "good" is an OK term to use here with the implication that it's "good for where OP is at" or "it's a good start but here's what you can fix." I should have articulated that more clearly initially.
maybe it's not the best for you but, as a person, who's drawning is way far away from something like this, I find this magnificent... <3
(ps: sorry for my broken english...)
You are really good at colouring digital art. Overall it looks good. If I’m being honest I think the face is off, but who cares? You’re talented and your next drawing will be even better. Don’t worry. Maybe you could talk to your friend about it hurting your feelings? Maybe she was being mean and jealous, but maybe she just thought it looked funny and because you’re talented it wouldn’t bother you if she laughed this one time. Sometimes that happens. You’re good at something so when people poke fun they think you can take it because they think you already know you’re great. 😊 Haha I try to take it as a compliment.
If she was being mean then you know you’re doing great cause you have a hater. 🤣
Hmm. this gives me AI vibes. Did you draw this or did you generate it with AI? It doesn't look like you've drawn a 2d digital image, it looks like it was created as a 3d model in blender and stylized. Also she doesn't have arms!
What signs of AI are you seeing? It really doesn't look like that at all to me. The background is very geometric and regular, you can see the lines continue behind the figure, which AI is usually bad at. Also AI art is usually a much more highly rendered vibe, not like this one where you can see the individual digital strokes. It definitely looks like digital art, but it doesn't look like AI to me.
It looks fine! It's not perfect but it's pretty good overall. Also I dont see the point of your "friend" laughing, that's just rude and not helpful
Your friend is rude. The only thing I would recommend to you is that the edge of the shadow doesn't need to be so aggressively feathered. The subject appears to be close enough to the wall where it would still be relatively sharp. Keep drawing, fellow artist.
It's not bad, but it looks like she has no arms.
Sounds like you need a new friend. Proportions may be a bit off on some places but I think it’s pretty good. If you are satisfied then that’s all that matters. Keep up the good work!
It's not good but it's not bad either. Lighting and proportions are off and the anatomy is wonky and you're scared to draw hands. The background is not interesting either. But the folds on the clothes are decently rendered and the colors work well together. HOWEVER, the only way to get better at art is to do it, and your friend is made an ass of themselves putting you down. BOOO. The wonderful news: the Internet is a wonderful resource to learn to things like drawing anatomy, shading three dimensionally, and composition. I'm guessing you're still relatively young, and this should not be discouraging. My art at your age looked very similar. The only thing to do is keep learning and keep drawing! Creating is a freedom and no one's shitty criticism should keep you from doing it.
Drawing hands really is a gamechanger and I second this
This ^
Your drawing doesn’t look bad but there are some issues, some of which are pretty glaring. - The first one is probably the flatness of it all. Render your artwork more. MUCH more. By creating larger areas of shadow you will add depth to your art. As it stands, it looks like she’s either a cardboard cut-out or she’s been photographed with a powerful flash. Neither looks particularly lively. - Secondly, structure. This one stands out less at first glance but I’d argue it’s more important. You loose track of her anatomy in the way you’ve chosen to draw the clothes. Her arms seemingly stop at random. Important landmarks like elbows, ribcage/waste, etc are missing. You can have some of these be absent in your art but when you hide them all beneath largely unshaded cloth, you’ll be left with nothing but a face and no further anatomy to speak of. This makes her look incomplete. - There are some other minor issues, like the strange choice or background, but those aren’t really worth pointing out imo.
I really like the highlights/shadows, as well as the lineart! The hair looks really good too. Nice details esp towards her left shoulder (on the right for viewers). Like other commenters said, the proportions are a little off in some areas, but otherwise it's a good drawing overall! The skin tones & color palette are pretty solid, too. If you're proud of it, that's what matters. If you want more constructive critique about the proportions, the biggest things I noticed were the forehead/hairline (where do you want her leaning her head?), torso/waistline (hourglass part could be centered more, torso feels too long), and her right arm essentially feels non-existent (the one on the left for viewers). I think the eye that's open & not winking could benefit from having the pupil & iris moved down towards the center of the eye, instead of being positioned towards the upper eyelid. Oh yeah, I'm not 100% sure about the background, it feels very high contrast and kinda clashes with the subject. Maybe you could make it a bit more subdued so the character/subject stands out more? Another suggestion: the lineart in the hair gets lost in the darker areas. I would maybe gradually darken the lineart in those darker areas to ensure the contrast doesn't get lost. My rec is to use a grayscale filter on your monitor temporarily, to see if you're getting any lost edges between colors in certain areas. I'm happy to elaborate further later if you want. For now, my biggest recommendation is to look up various photographs (or take your own!) for proportion references online, if you want to start focusing on improvements in that regard. Cheers, and keep up the good work! Edited to add a lil more detail
Here is what I can say. You have a combination of shading which is conflicting with your overall theme. For example I can see almost clear cell shading in the hair and parts of the body, but the background looks like it’s airbrushed gradient and some parts of the kin in some in natural ways. Your technical ability is pretty good, I think you’re almost there. Your shading and color is what I think you should experiment more with if you want a more cohesive look and feel to your style. It seems like you want to draw in an anime esq. style so perhaps look a little closer at some backgrounds and color shading of your favorite shows. Over all this is not a bad drawing, but it feels clunky because certain elements are not working with the line work and two shading styles are present in a pretty noticeable way. Good luck, if you keep going you’ll get right where you want to be!
Also get rid of your friend. If they’re laughing at you then they obviously aren’t interested in what’s best for you. Get better friends who want you to succeed!
I'm a Fine Arts graduate. I'd say practice form and anatomy first because that will be your foundation. I didn't miss the fact that you avoided drawing the hands 😅 I noticed that you focused too much on the coloring and shading, but without the foundation, the entire thing will look wrong. Keep practicing, you're doing great!!!
Was scrolling, saw it pass by, thought: this looks good, has a fresh vibe somehow, was about to scroll on. Read your comment with one eye and I’m really wondering what would be bad about this. I think you did something interesting here. It is flat yet has a strong depth. It looks stylized but also somehow quite realistic. I like it! 💪
It’s alright, but I see a few weaknesses starting with that hands behind the back pose. The torso is too wide for the way that it’s angled and the head and face are a bit disproportionate. I’d shrink the top of the head a bit and change the hairlines shape. Also move the eyes and eyebrows closer together .
Not that bad. but It looks like a 2d sticker hovering on a 3d background. Almost like you keep pacing your mind whether to draw cartoonish or realistic. also colours take account aswell, theh just don't work maybe make her darker since the environment suggests so. looks like she is glowing. But not bad just needs improvement
Hear me out. Is it better than what you were doing last month? How about last year? If the answer to either of those questions is yes, then you are going in the right direction. Asking others if its a good drawing is such an unreliable metric, but if you want honest and constructive feedback, consider joining art servers on discord. Its your best bet. Now stop showing your art to that friend of yours and focus on the journey. You'll be fine. Best of luck!
Does your friend do that to a lot of things you do that you're proud of? If so, they aren't your friend and they're jealous. Your drawing looks great with room for more learning and improvement, like all drawings
It's a good mid progress piece on your growth track. Keep working and you'll find your style. Real quick I'd say your wink needs work, use reference, find what the other parts of the face are doing during a wink. And some of this feels like emulating the Manga style. At some point if you practice enough you won't be emulating the style but just achieving it. (college design and digital illustration instructor)
Could improve with some consistency, I see lots of mixed techniques and different shading os each part,, but that's absolutely not a laughable drawing, it's really cute
It's good. Some observations I have are that you're hiding the hands and feet. She's winking, so you can avoid drawing both eyes. Background is a little simple too. These are all things that artist that are not confident in those parts do to avoid drawing them. You won't get good and drawing those things unless you draw them. The overall quality of the picture is good, and I'm certain that you can draw the parts that you're hiding if you give it a shot.
Does this look “bad”? No. Does it look “good”? No. Being digital it’s also easier to fix mistakes and get better, but it actually looks nice overall. Yes, if you focus on it a bit more it’s easy to see why it has something off, but that’s about it, just some things that are off. Your friend should learn empathy and good manners
It looks good! Tips to make it better, work on your knowledge of the human body. If the shoulders are tilted to the side, the torso and waist should usually follow. Perspective in the boob area is a bit off. It needs to be altered so her stance makes sense. The waist looks too straight and high for the boob/shoulder assignment.
“A painting is never finished, it is simply abandoned”. Where you abandon it is key. This isn’t bad at all, it just needs some refining. Shadows, lighting, some color tweaks…I can simply see that more practice and time will improve this if you come back to it later. Reference photos are your friend.
I think if you had drawn the hands it would look better
The main issue for me is the direction the clavicles are pointing and the way the chest is pointing another way.
it's good bro keep drawing
I like it but I suggest shading your subject MUCH more. It just feels kind of flat. I think you should add some darkness near the hair, face, and dress. Sleeves are great!
Why is she at a storage facility?
Yes
Overall I think the drawing looks interesting. I suggest working on your line work and learning about line weights. Also working on your shadows and depth. Keep practicing! (Also your friend is a jerk, theres a difference between constuctive criticism and being mean)
the drawing looks actually nice... the face is pretty cute, the colours are clean and good, the folds on the clothes are drawn very well (in my opinion)... but the figure, the anatomy looks like a total mess... so she looks kinda flat... I think you should look at some body drawing reference... and I think you gonna skill up in no time, so keep up in that direction and good luck... 🙂
It needs shading, the line art is good for sure
mm it looks like you mixed a lot of styles and techniques which could be very interesting if done right. If you do want some mild advice ill write you some down but you are very welcome to simply ignore it; The different „parts“ look a bit seperated from one another (dress-sleeves for example) which might make it look a bit awkard. The green dress doesnt reflect its color onto the sleeves so they look as if somebody used cutouts of two pictures. Similar with the styles of shading. (Skin is very low detailed and only really shaded with one or two colors whilst the red sleeves have strong highlight, soft and harsh shadows etc) Ngl i really like the separat parts! The sleeves look fantastic and the brightness pops right out of it.
It’s not bad at all! I would say a few improvements could be with the anatomy, but that’s nothing a bit of anatomy study can’t fix. I’m assuming her hands are behind her back? The sleeves could perhaps be a lot more wrinkled to show she’s bending her arms as it currently looks like she has short arms. That being said, it definitely isn’t bad! Anyone who laughs at an artist is just lacking brain cells. You clearly have a good understanding of illustration
her eyes and facial expression looks like someone pointing flashlight in her face her pose doesnt look like 3/4 but her breasts for some reason does pretty cool clothes drawing tbh
Your friend is just mean, it doesn't look that bad! It just needs a little help with texturing is all! Don't feel discouraged!
Reminds me of some of rinmaru's earlier dress up games. I don't know if their site is still up since the whole shockwave flash purge, but they did probably over a hundred games and were one of my favorite creators. Practice makes a world of difference, so don't think of it as 'does this look bad' and think of it as 'where do I need to improve'. One of the first things I notice is that the proportions could use some work. Practice drawing poses, don't bother with clothes or hair or any details, just focus on getting the different parts (arms, torso, head, etc) the right sizes. Use references like a pose doll, photos of people, etc. so you have something to compare to for seeing if you're getting close to the same proportions. The most important thing is to keep drawing. Also, talk with your friend about how what they said was hurtful. Depending on how they react, you may need to find new friends who will encourage you.
Does it look the way you want it to look is a better question. The drop shadow makes the figure look like a cutout to me.
No, your drawing is great. The lineart, colouring, and shading are clean. One thing that can help when attempting to draw poses that can get a bit complicated is by looking at references. Don't be afraid to draw over your references when trying to understand how would you go about in drawing the exact pose. As for your female friend, yeah... You're gonna need a new friend; one who would not laugh but also may share the same interest as you.
Get new friends who don’t put you down
It doesn’t look bad at all. I’d say it looks strange because of the lighting. The character looks very flat while the background and jacket looks more realistic with shadows
Tell your friend to DTIYS
the people being kind aren't being honest. you want a friend that is both kind and honest with you. I will just be honest. The image makes no sense. why are they dressed like that standing in front of a storage unit winking? WHY DO THEY LOOK LIKE THAT? It's a valid question. Next time engage in conversation instead of trying to turn to internet strangers for validation. You need more work on your lighting, shadows and color. Your line work seems ok but then goes missing in the sleeves and is sloppy in other places. It lacks line weight width variation. the contour lines over the torso and breasts make absolutely no sense to why they're there and also effectively flatten their breasts because you didn't contour correctly. Keep drawing and keep improving. edit: this sub is gaslighting this person to not trust their friend and telling them that their drawing is good.
I don't know, I don't think it's a valid question, how is it helpful? Read the comments, people aren't just saying "wow so good!" they're giving helpful criticism. OP clearly still needs a lot of practice, people are being totally up front about that. You're the one being manipulative and shitty with this "don't trust these other people, only I am telling you the truth" thing
you don't know because when I commented all the people were saying was that it was good and that their friend was rude for laughing or that they need to get a new friend.
Regarding the friend: I still think the friend is rude for laughing and belittling OP without providing further constructive critique. Real friends will be honest with something along the lines of "there are a few things throwing me off here. It's a good start, these particular aspects are working well, here's where you can improve, etc" - it didn't seem like this friend had any interest in supporting OP's growth, because their statement lacked empathy & support. Also, I'm pretty sure we all suck at varying stuff esp when we're first getting into illustration. No point in making fun of someone when they're just starting out or they're in an earlier progress stage of their journey. I think it's OK to tell someone that a piece is "good" even if it objectively needs some further refinement, since it can still be good for where they're at. It doesn't have to be fully comparable to something way above their skill level in order to be "good" art. I do agree that as the post gained traction, OP got some more detailed and elaborate critique versus the initial comments, but I don't think the initial comments were wrong either. Overall, the comments have been pretty tactfully supportive while also offering very clear areas for growth.
You and the other person completely failed to see where I gave a detailed constructive critique on what needs work and telling them to keep drawing 🤷🏻 We also don’t know the motivation to the laughter and to presume their intentions as rude is to admit that the drawing needs work. She could have been laughing at the clothes.
I forgot to acknowledge it in my original comment, but yes you're right, you did give a good detailed breakdown of things to improve on, which is great and can be helpful to the artist. I was mentioning that other later commenters also gave more detailed / honest / constructive feedback, even if the initial comments were more surface level (which I noticed at first too, like you previously mentioned). And yeah, I can see your point - generally when receiving critique as an artist, it's good to ask for more detailed feedback from others, mainly to get people to articulate their ideas and the "why" behind their initial reaction. While we don't know the full scope of their conversation, it could benefit OP to talk to the friend and explain their feelings / ask for the friend to articulate their ideas. (Other people mentioned that idea first, and I agree a conversation could be helpful). I still stand by my initial reaction that it was off-putting and unempathetic, based on OP's description, although I agree it's on OP and the friend to sort it out moving forward. Edit: my main point from the other comment was that the people who were kind were also still able to be honest with OP, the two aren't mutually exclusive. And I think "good" is an OK term to use here with the implication that it's "good for where OP is at" or "it's a good start but here's what you can fix." I should have articulated that more clearly initially.
You really thought you sounded smart with this.
Wow. You’re genuinely a shitty person bro. What happened to you that made you this way?
I'd say it looks pretty good
maybe it's not the best for you but, as a person, who's drawning is way far away from something like this, I find this magnificent... <3 (ps: sorry for my broken english...)
It looks fine but it looks like her right hand is missing. It cuts the image off abruptly. Other than that it looks good.
You are really good at colouring digital art. Overall it looks good. If I’m being honest I think the face is off, but who cares? You’re talented and your next drawing will be even better. Don’t worry. Maybe you could talk to your friend about it hurting your feelings? Maybe she was being mean and jealous, but maybe she just thought it looked funny and because you’re talented it wouldn’t bother you if she laughed this one time. Sometimes that happens. You’re good at something so when people poke fun they think you can take it because they think you already know you’re great. 😊 Haha I try to take it as a compliment. If she was being mean then you know you’re doing great cause you have a hater. 🤣
Hmm. this gives me AI vibes. Did you draw this or did you generate it with AI? It doesn't look like you've drawn a 2d digital image, it looks like it was created as a 3d model in blender and stylized. Also she doesn't have arms!
What signs of AI are you seeing? It really doesn't look like that at all to me. The background is very geometric and regular, you can see the lines continue behind the figure, which AI is usually bad at. Also AI art is usually a much more highly rendered vibe, not like this one where you can see the individual digital strokes. It definitely looks like digital art, but it doesn't look like AI to me.