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Published: 2011-09-02 09:27:53 +0000 UTC; Views: 785; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 19
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Now I think that one of the things I have the hardest time drawing is faces, I mean seriously, look at some of my older stuff, all my faces are terrible! So after some research on faces I decided to make a tiny little compilation of some facial drawings I've made during the last couple of days.PLEASE GIVE ME YOUR OPINION ON WHAT YOU THINK! I REALLY NEED TO IMPROVE THE WAY I DRAW FACES!!!
Thank you!
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Thanks for the feedback! The hair wasn't really the focus point in this practice so I only spent a few minutes on it. But still, I appreciate that you mention it, because it pushes me a little on improving how I draw hair, because I do need to improve on that! So thank you friend!
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You draw faces a lot better than I do, but I am working on it!!!
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Thanks! Just don't judge yourself to hard my friend. If you ever feel down about your drawing capacity then you should check out some of the very first things I put up on DA. It shows that even a guy with such poorly skills as I can evolve into something greater! I'm looking forward to see some of your future facial drawings
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Aw, thanks. I just need to stop being lazy and learn how to use a scanner. I probably won't post them on DA but might show them to friends privately.
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Haha, I think I can relate to the lazy part a bit, I often plan to do something artistic but then go, "Naaah... to tired...". Damn you laziness!
But if you want to evolve more as an artist I would suggest posting your drawings on deviant art (even if you think they're bad), it will give other people the opportunity to tell you what you can improve on. I mean, looking at the comments given to my facial practice, I've been able to learn a lot about what I need to improve on that I otherwise might never would have seen for myself.
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Ok, thanks for the advice, I'm just reluctant to do so because the last time I posted anything it got taken down...
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Really? What was the drawing of, if I may ask?
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They were comics I had made out of sprites.
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Sprites? What are those? Looking at Google I see pictures of a lot of 8-bit characters. Did you draw the characters in the comics yourself or did you use already existing characters? Because if you did use already existing characters it might have been because of Copyright that they removed it. Or were there possible some pornography in the comics, because that's not allowed on DA.
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Was no pornography but they were already made ones, so I think that's why.
Pornography makes my nose itch...XP
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Hahaha. Well there you have it, if you use other peoples material then there's a big chance that it might get taken down. But if you make your own original drawings then there are no problems. So don't worry about it being taken down, just draw whatever you want and post it so that we all can see your creative spirit
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I've been drawing pictures of my AU with Malekith and my OCs because it';s based in Warhammer Fantasy and Malekith gets married in my stories and has babies!!! ^.^
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Sounds lovely! You should definitely upload those pictures so that the rest of the world can see them
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I'm worried about them being stolen, and I'm still very lazy...XD
Fyi, this is hilarious!!! XD
[link]
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Well, then you must ask yourself:
Do I want to share my art with the world possible evolving as an artist but also having the possibility of it being stolen by some random thief (btw, as long as you keep the original image and you've signed the picture in some way then you can prove that it's yours)
OR:
Do I not want to share it with the world being completely safe from thievery but also become unable to get your art known and so the only people who can enjoy and give critic to it is you and the people closest to you.
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Wow, that's a toughie, but I always sign my works in the bottom right corner. Done it since I was a teenager.
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Then there are no worries. If someone were to steal something you post then you still have the original piece and can therefor prove that the one they have is a stolen copy, thus making them forced to remove it. So I'd say post as many images as you can!
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I love this emote.
By the way did you enjoy the link I gave you?
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Haha, don't we all
It was enjoyable to some degree. Nothing extraordinarily funny, but it's always enjoyable to see people play around with bosses.
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I think the music made it win for me. It was just funny to see her run around aimlessly. Plus I got to watch awesome Farseer action. Have you ever seen Dawn of War : Soulstorm? It has Dark Eldar in that Computer game.
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I've completed that game 17 times and have won 2 tournaments playing it... so yeah, I've seen it
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I...want to find a fanfic involving Archon Tahril and Farseer Caerys. I've heard they exist. Because it would be hot...and wrong!!! XD
Do you know what people are talking about by the way about Farseer Macha being an eternal virgin?
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I keep hearing about it, I need to ask Shinobi or Mako about it sometime. XP
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I found out why, it's rather hilarious. XD
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If you've ever heard of the 'Love Can Bloom' fanfic involving a Human Vindicare Assassin and Farseer Taldeer, that's where it all started...XD
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Nope sorry, but I don't read fanfic.
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Ah ok, it's quite a funny read.
Let's just say that's where the Macha as the Eternal Virgin started. XD
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I think you should really control the proportions of different face features, that seems to be a helluva problem you've got there. The most prominent being that you tend to draw very LARGE:
- craniums
- chins/lower jaws
- noses
and very SMALL:
- eyes
- mouths
You should learn to find optimal proportions, and in my personal opinion, the best way to do so is study not the human face, but the human skull + musculature. I personally, when I draw a head, always start from the skull. It sets up the mouth line, eye sockets guide the size of eyes and so forth.
I draw a little overlay on your art to show where you've been doing wrong, especially in the eyes/chin area. Get rid of the disproportion issues and you'll be fine, since overall you grasp the lineart and the features on their own nicely. Also, little tip - not looking at species, the ear tips are alligned on the same level as eyebrows, so keep that in mind. - [link] - check it out
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Wow! This is so nice of you! I can't believe you would take so much time only to help a stranger on the web. Thank you so very much! I can't express how helpful this is going to be! THANK YOU!
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Eh, overpaints take a couple of minutes at best. But hey, you asked for help, I provide it, why not? It's an artistic community afterall)
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Still, even if it was only minutes it's still a lot more than a lot of people would give to some random guy on the internet. So thank you again my friend!
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No problem, I'm always glad to help a fellow artist.
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Really neat, i see you're going for a more "realistic" approach, nothing wrong with that :3
Honestly I can't see anything "wrong" here but here's a little artist tip, when working on an image, flip it around horizontally, you can spot anatomy errors right away ;3
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Thanks Tina! And yes I am going for a more realistic approach, in the future I want to be just as talented as my favorite artists!
Haha, funny thing is that I actually already know about that technique, but for some strange reason I never use it.
Might be a psychological thing with me not wanting do anything wrong, so I shun off a technique that can actually show me my errors
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"-so I shun off a technique that can actually show me my errors."
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Hahaha! I know, it's retarded! But when I look at an image I've made and I think it looks good I don't do the flip thing because I'm afraid that there's something wrong that I haven't noticed, and I hate when I fail at stuff!
...I know, I'm retarded and I should definitely use that technique more. Because if I don't I'll probably only fail more! 
*smashes self on head with mallet* Stupid, stupid, stupid..!
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Uhm yeah, but that's WHY you do it...so you can fix it...
No no, don't worry about it. But it's just one of those things, I mean, hell I make a fookton of technical errors in my art and i know it, but that doesn't mean I don't care, each time I try to improve little by little. And I often use such techniques to better myself. I'm just telling you since you have such high aspirations in the art dept :3
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I really do, and I do appreciate all the help you give me Tina. Thank you for being so freaking awesome!
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Hey, don't hit yourself in the head! You need those brain cells!
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Mommy... I don't want to go to school today. I want to stay home with you and bake cookies...
*faints and falls down on the floor*
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Oh Vect on a pogo stick, you've just given me a cookie craving.
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Okay... *rummages through pantry* I know we still have around a metric ton of Girl Scout cookies in here...
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Yay, treasure hunting! Good luck finding those cookies!
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Ha HA! *holds up a box of thin mints* But... I really shouldn't... before breakfast... oh what the hell, my dad and his fiancee are out at some appointment or something.
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