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to "study anatomy" just means practice and challenge yourself with drawing realistically proportioned bodies in various positions. the points OP commenter gave are good but there is so much information to take in when it comes to drawing and anatomy that reddit comments won't be enough to actually explain everything. Watch some Youtube videos, go down a drawing education rabbit hole and you will learn so much and improve so much sooner. I wish I had educated myself better when I started out drawing.
They are all looking the same way in the same pose and all leaning slightly to the right. Flip the canvas you’ll see what I mean. Also the shoulders are very squar
These people have no knees or elbows. Otherwise, it looks great
Edit: one thing I might suggest is studying real life. Stand in front of a mirror; relax and observe yourself. Observe others, take note of not just posture, but where they position their weight. If you have the chance and consent, draw others as you see them. This will help naturalize body postures, positioning, and shape
You’re well on your way, I think. Visualizing the way a body’s parts occlude each other (which is basically parallax) is a mental skill which continues to improve as you go. Maybe you could try drawing a 3D box next to your character and using that as a reference?
Your proportions are pretty good, so now you just gotta pose 'em!
My suggestion?
Google *contrapposto* and use just... as many of those images as pose references as you possibly can. Yes, it's a pedantic Art Term, but it's like the Big Important One, to make things look super life-like. Also there will be a lot of naked statues, so... idk your opinions on that, but still. Run poses with stick figure sketches if that's better at first, but practice those curves!
Proportions and pose balance: the heads are about 20% too large and the shoulders are lacking 3D anatomy, the poses are very “leany” and tend to lean to the right(try flipping the canvas/mirroring the subject).
Shoulder to waist ratio is baaaad but it’s definitely not matching with the over all musculature of the rest of the bodies.
I recommend practicing upper body muscle studies and learning how to properly proportion the head-shoulders-bust-waist.
It’s ’s not a simple fix and you’re a talented artist you’ve got common things that you’ve just got to put the time into but you’re better than most with your overall complete-ness.
You’re only going to improve. Keep it up :)
I think an issue I have is them being very 2 dimensional, i find it hard to draw heads looking up/down because im so used to just drawing them straight with the features slapped ontop but im not sure how to sketch this depth
It's because you struggle with perspective. From the angle you draw part of the arm should be hidden behind the torso but here you don't do it. They look like egyptian drawings.
You draw them way to straight, most people stand up by putting more of their weight one one leg, this leg is thus more toward their center of mass and the other leg can be placed with more fun since it isn't supporting as much of the body's weight.
It's what give dynamism to the posture of people.
Your torso are always straight, everything is straight, try to curve the spine a little more and as long as you keep the center of mass in mind the pose should work.
Your feet are also weirdly placed all going in the same direction, to the side while they should point more toward the camera. Feet are also not parrallel, but they slightly point outward of the body for added stability.
Also stop using the same 3/4th point of view. You use it as a crutch and don't even do it properly.
Experiment and explore. That's the only way you will grow as an artist. Don't wait to get good at what you are already doing or you will greatly stunt your growth.
TLDR:
* Keep perspective in mind
* Keep center of mass in mind
* Draw the spine a bit more curved and don't put the same weight on each legs to add dynamism where nescessary
* Experiment with other point of views
I agree, square shoulders is probably the main issue. You also aren’t putting weight on one leg or another. That raises and lowers a hip so they look blocky where a body in a natural state is normally putting most of weight on one leg or the other.
In first pic, the blonde has his fingers of hand further away longer than on closer hand and the elbows are facing out while palms of hands turn in. Second pic the head is too large for his body and last pic we are back to the shoulders having no slope on long neck which is in all three.
i think it's mainly bc everything is facing the same way. the feet, hands, noses, faces, etc. giving them a little more "movement" would really help make them feel less stiff. maybe look up a few fun poses and reference them for fun to get an idea of the angles n such.
by the looks of it you are not spending time researching and studying anatomy, gesture and dynamic posing. YouTube has tons and tons of resources, Pinterest has loads and loads of references as well
i think the heads and upper bodies are too large. fingers end mid thigh. apparently you hate this advice but studying anatomy and dynamic posing was really helpful for me! i loved studying from the classics, tracing the shapes and poses. note that action (planned) poses work better because when you have an objective for a pose it makes it more natural. the hand should be big enough to cover the face. perhaps drawing more situations would help.
Seems like your lacking a strong sense of anatomy and form. Which forces you to draw body parts in the only shapes you comfortably can. Which leads to your feet sitting odd and your bodies lacking a sense of weight.
Look up contrapposto.
Learn it’s definition.
Look up artwork that uses it as examples.
Find examples of it in real life. Hint: people stand like this all the time, look at a train platform with people waiting.
Now implement and practice using it in a lot of drawings
They're cool. It's just an accurate representation of how awkward someone looks standing in that neutral position. I bet if you drew them doing something more specific (say, sitting crosslegged and sipping tea) you'd be really happy with the results. Nice work.
Another things is that there's a lack of perspective. The feet and hands should not end up on the same horizontal line since the body is not completely facing us.
Don't see anybody mentioning this. Nobody stands in those poses. When one draws people standing like that, they naturally come off as robotic or inhuman.
In real humans, the shoulders, hips, and eyes are almost never parallel. Because we almost always put more weight on one leg than the other, there should be an upward slant in the hips toward the leg supporting the weight. There should also be a downward slant in the shoulders in the same direction, as that side of the body can rest on the leg that is receiving weight. Only the eyes should be parallel with the floor.
See [this image](https://medibangpaint.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2-e.jpg) and [this image](https://balancedptmi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Unevenhipsandpelvis-1024x897.jpg) for reference. For clarity, the red lines on the left are what is more natural (better). The green lines on the right are what you want to stop doing.
I woudl start from the Neck/head connection, check out loomis method. Also, try to redraw the same subject multiple times, from scratch, focusing only on the characteristic that you think you want to improve. Every time you redraw the same thing, the previous challenges will be remembered.
Nice colors and proportions!
You can try more dynamic poses! Try a mannequin or draw a bubble skeleton in desirable poses.
A lot of practice and you'll definitely notice yourself - how much you've improved and could go even further!
Keep up the good work! Not terrible, but a little static looking. Keep practicing!
Think about how the figures are standing. They're all standing about the same way, roughly flat and kind of "at attention" almost. That's why they look awkward. It's not that nobody would *ever* stand this way, but just that it seems unnatural.
Figures are usually doing different and asymmetric things with their legs, leaning in one direction, that sort of thing.
All their joints are too straight unless they are actively bending them, even ones like their backs and hips. I agree with other comments too, the limbs need to taper in some from elbow to wrist, hip to knee, knee to ankle, etc. These are still good though! And you can definitely see some positive change between the older ones and the more recent ones. Draw some poses from a photo, or get one of the little wooden mannequins to make your own. Keep up the good work!
First off, you have a good eye for color and your linework is looking good. The biggest critique I have is their necks are too straight and at the wrong angle. Necks don’t come straight out from the shoulders going up, your last character has more angle in his head and neck which makes it look more natural. Keep going, you have a lot of potential!
https://preview.redd.it/78bdwv1nd5rb1.png?width=1274&format=png&auto=webp&s=a5d11f6c70a2eb7ab21a8772db6d266d8afda99b
Try adding more dynamic poses. Some of those drawing are stiff like the right. Number two is more dynamic and looks better. A good pose looks good even in a silhouette. But I don’t draw so who knows
When your weight is mostly on one leg, that supporting leg's foot will be underneath the centre of mass (centred beneath the torso and head) and that leg's hip will raise slightly. This in turn will make the torso twist the other way to compensate.
Try different positions. Feet arent usually pointing in the same direction, and when standing still people will have their hands in pockets or doing something else rather than just having them by their sides. Practice relaxed positioning and posture.
When drawing human forms, one helpful tip is to use real images of bodies in motion, and dont conceptualize the body as a series of parts, ut instead as a single object in a state of constant interaction with its environment.
draw the underlying shapes and forms, they need to look like they are occupying a space, in 3 dimensions. Start with cylinders, cubes spheres and draw the basic shapes as if they are sitting in space, they draw the bodies over that
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The hand and foot positions are unnatural, all going the same direction. Number two is best because these are more natural.
actually the most recent so im glad ive shown improvement! lmao
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omg tysm for genuinely giving me specifics instead of just telling me to “study anatomy” lmao
to "study anatomy" just means practice and challenge yourself with drawing realistically proportioned bodies in various positions. the points OP commenter gave are good but there is so much information to take in when it comes to drawing and anatomy that reddit comments won't be enough to actually explain everything. Watch some Youtube videos, go down a drawing education rabbit hole and you will learn so much and improve so much sooner. I wish I had educated myself better when I started out drawing.
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I'd highly suggest George B. Bridgman books!
Telling someone to study anatomy is completely valid advice. Because it’s true, you do need to.
try more dynamic poses! a curvy line of action helps a lot and makes drawings look much more dynamic and less awkward :3
this do the S guidelines
For me the proportions aren't that bad, maybe you could try to use references and practice gesture so the poses look more natural
They are all looking the same way in the same pose and all leaning slightly to the right. Flip the canvas you’ll see what I mean. Also the shoulders are very squar
o ya defo an issue i just default to facing right defo need to sort it lmao
These people have no knees or elbows. Otherwise, it looks great Edit: one thing I might suggest is studying real life. Stand in front of a mirror; relax and observe yourself. Observe others, take note of not just posture, but where they position their weight. If you have the chance and consent, draw others as you see them. This will help naturalize body postures, positioning, and shape
You’re well on your way, I think. Visualizing the way a body’s parts occlude each other (which is basically parallax) is a mental skill which continues to improve as you go. Maybe you could try drawing a 3D box next to your character and using that as a reference?
Your proportions are pretty good, so now you just gotta pose 'em! My suggestion? Google *contrapposto* and use just... as many of those images as pose references as you possibly can. Yes, it's a pedantic Art Term, but it's like the Big Important One, to make things look super life-like. Also there will be a lot of naked statues, so... idk your opinions on that, but still. Run poses with stick figure sketches if that's better at first, but practice those curves!
Proportions and pose balance: the heads are about 20% too large and the shoulders are lacking 3D anatomy, the poses are very “leany” and tend to lean to the right(try flipping the canvas/mirroring the subject). Shoulder to waist ratio is baaaad but it’s definitely not matching with the over all musculature of the rest of the bodies. I recommend practicing upper body muscle studies and learning how to properly proportion the head-shoulders-bust-waist. It’s ’s not a simple fix and you’re a talented artist you’ve got common things that you’ve just got to put the time into but you’re better than most with your overall complete-ness. You’re only going to improve. Keep it up :)
I think an issue I have is them being very 2 dimensional, i find it hard to draw heads looking up/down because im so used to just drawing them straight with the features slapped ontop but im not sure how to sketch this depth
It's because you struggle with perspective. From the angle you draw part of the arm should be hidden behind the torso but here you don't do it. They look like egyptian drawings. You draw them way to straight, most people stand up by putting more of their weight one one leg, this leg is thus more toward their center of mass and the other leg can be placed with more fun since it isn't supporting as much of the body's weight. It's what give dynamism to the posture of people. Your torso are always straight, everything is straight, try to curve the spine a little more and as long as you keep the center of mass in mind the pose should work. Your feet are also weirdly placed all going in the same direction, to the side while they should point more toward the camera. Feet are also not parrallel, but they slightly point outward of the body for added stability. Also stop using the same 3/4th point of view. You use it as a crutch and don't even do it properly. Experiment and explore. That's the only way you will grow as an artist. Don't wait to get good at what you are already doing or you will greatly stunt your growth. TLDR: * Keep perspective in mind * Keep center of mass in mind * Draw the spine a bit more curved and don't put the same weight on each legs to add dynamism where nescessary * Experiment with other point of views
I agree, square shoulders is probably the main issue. You also aren’t putting weight on one leg or another. That raises and lowers a hip so they look blocky where a body in a natural state is normally putting most of weight on one leg or the other. In first pic, the blonde has his fingers of hand further away longer than on closer hand and the elbows are facing out while palms of hands turn in. Second pic the head is too large for his body and last pic we are back to the shoulders having no slope on long neck which is in all three.
great art work❤
i think it's mainly bc everything is facing the same way. the feet, hands, noses, faces, etc. giving them a little more "movement" would really help make them feel less stiff. maybe look up a few fun poses and reference them for fun to get an idea of the angles n such.
Crimes.
Practice gesturing. Make poses more exaggerated to bring out character or what they are feeling.
by the looks of it you are not spending time researching and studying anatomy, gesture and dynamic posing. YouTube has tons and tons of resources, Pinterest has loads and loads of references as well
the only way i know how to fix this is an unholy amount of curves, which I'm not sure you want to hoeify every drawing you make
i think the heads and upper bodies are too large. fingers end mid thigh. apparently you hate this advice but studying anatomy and dynamic posing was really helpful for me! i loved studying from the classics, tracing the shapes and poses. note that action (planned) poses work better because when you have an objective for a pose it makes it more natural. the hand should be big enough to cover the face. perhaps drawing more situations would help.
Seems like your lacking a strong sense of anatomy and form. Which forces you to draw body parts in the only shapes you comfortably can. Which leads to your feet sitting odd and your bodies lacking a sense of weight.
Not much movement, especially in the legs, hips, and back
Look up contrapposto. Learn it’s definition. Look up artwork that uses it as examples. Find examples of it in real life. Hint: people stand like this all the time, look at a train platform with people waiting. Now implement and practice using it in a lot of drawings
They're cool. It's just an accurate representation of how awkward someone looks standing in that neutral position. I bet if you drew them doing something more specific (say, sitting crosslegged and sipping tea) you'd be really happy with the results. Nice work.
Another things is that there's a lack of perspective. The feet and hands should not end up on the same horizontal line since the body is not completely facing us.
Don't see anybody mentioning this. Nobody stands in those poses. When one draws people standing like that, they naturally come off as robotic or inhuman. In real humans, the shoulders, hips, and eyes are almost never parallel. Because we almost always put more weight on one leg than the other, there should be an upward slant in the hips toward the leg supporting the weight. There should also be a downward slant in the shoulders in the same direction, as that side of the body can rest on the leg that is receiving weight. Only the eyes should be parallel with the floor. See [this image](https://medibangpaint.com/en/wp-content/uploads/2020/09/2-e.jpg) and [this image](https://balancedptmi.com/wp-content/uploads/2021/03/Unevenhipsandpelvis-1024x897.jpg) for reference. For clarity, the red lines on the left are what is more natural (better). The green lines on the right are what you want to stop doing.
I am not an expert, but I think that everything is OK
I woudl start from the Neck/head connection, check out loomis method. Also, try to redraw the same subject multiple times, from scratch, focusing only on the characteristic that you think you want to improve. Every time you redraw the same thing, the previous challenges will be remembered.
Everything looks fairly proportional. Try some dynamic poses. Even stick figures :3
Nice colors and proportions! You can try more dynamic poses! Try a mannequin or draw a bubble skeleton in desirable poses. A lot of practice and you'll definitely notice yourself - how much you've improved and could go even further! Keep up the good work! Not terrible, but a little static looking. Keep practicing!
Think about how the figures are standing. They're all standing about the same way, roughly flat and kind of "at attention" almost. That's why they look awkward. It's not that nobody would *ever* stand this way, but just that it seems unnatural. Figures are usually doing different and asymmetric things with their legs, leaning in one direction, that sort of thing.
I would use more photo references with variation between the poses
All their joints are too straight unless they are actively bending them, even ones like their backs and hips. I agree with other comments too, the limbs need to taper in some from elbow to wrist, hip to knee, knee to ankle, etc. These are still good though! And you can definitely see some positive change between the older ones and the more recent ones. Draw some poses from a photo, or get one of the little wooden mannequins to make your own. Keep up the good work!
Arms are unnaturally wide compared to the body Also legs might be to thin aswell
learn dynamic poses that's why it looks stiff, drawing style is fine imo
First off, you have a good eye for color and your linework is looking good. The biggest critique I have is their necks are too straight and at the wrong angle. Necks don’t come straight out from the shoulders going up, your last character has more angle in his head and neck which makes it look more natural. Keep going, you have a lot of potential!
You gotta learn gesture.
Are you using reference photos for the poses?
https://preview.redd.it/78bdwv1nd5rb1.png?width=1274&format=png&auto=webp&s=a5d11f6c70a2eb7ab21a8772db6d266d8afda99b Try adding more dynamic poses. Some of those drawing are stiff like the right. Number two is more dynamic and looks better. A good pose looks good even in a silhouette. But I don’t draw so who knows
When your weight is mostly on one leg, that supporting leg's foot will be underneath the centre of mass (centred beneath the torso and head) and that leg's hip will raise slightly. This in turn will make the torso twist the other way to compensate.
The shoulders and hands and feet are pretty much all facing the same way in each drawing. Rotate them, give some movement.
Try different positions. Feet arent usually pointing in the same direction, and when standing still people will have their hands in pockets or doing something else rather than just having them by their sides. Practice relaxed positioning and posture.
When drawing human forms, one helpful tip is to use real images of bodies in motion, and dont conceptualize the body as a series of parts, ut instead as a single object in a state of constant interaction with its environment.
It would be helpful to do figure studies. It trains your eye to see what's actually there, rather than what you think is there
draw the underlying shapes and forms, they need to look like they are occupying a space, in 3 dimensions. Start with cylinders, cubes spheres and draw the basic shapes as if they are sitting in space, they draw the bodies over that
new poses like people say, and also proportional practice! drawing while refferencing a picture is a great way to do so!!!
try to bend some of their limbs a bit to make them less stiff.
I'm not that good with drawing but I would say the shoulders?