My cartoons

[Kiren]

I wish I could show my l337 drawing skills :( I have no scanner :(

[cmac]

There are several things that can make your work better:

 

Focus on proportions. Many of the angles, sizes, and figures of your drawings are bizzare. Work from a picture, or study a person to see what things actually look like- it is harder than you might think to memorize a person's 'layout.'

 

If your intent is serious work, and not classroom doodles, don't use lined paper. it detracts from the subject and makes the work too busy.

 

Pay attention to poses. Some of the poses, such as the chef, are odd- the chef's arm seems to be about a foot shorter than his other arm. I would suggest, as Peregrine mentioned, studying live people and more natural positions, familiarizing yourself with poses until you are comfortable with them.

 

Although it seems that accuracy was not your intention, I would advise that you pay attention to coutour. Drawing a head as one long circle is not a good practice- try to draw individual parts of the face, drawing around areas of light and shadow, to practice realism. Once again, live or still subjects will greatly help with this.

[Legionairehead]

lets see your drawings then, cmac

[Marxist ßastard]

Wow, that's the most impressive retort I've heard since "I know you are, but what am I?"

 

Seriously, what kind of idiot believes that you must be the best in a particular field to make a simple judgement on a work's quality? We're all entitled to have opinions, even if we cannot reproduce what we are judging -- and the opinion of anybody who has multiple brain cells is that a moving labrador can excrete something with more substance and beauty than what Sludgewort has produced.

[Camonna]

show us some good drawings from when you were 11 that are better than these

[Peregrine]

Of course nobody has excellent art from when they were 11, not even me. But you've made a few mistakes here....

 

1) You don't need art talent to recognize good art. My character drawing skills aren't too impressive, but I can still judge the quality of other people's. Deciding what looks good and what doesn't is much easier than creating it.

 

2) Why post something that you know isn't very good? Do you need the +1 post count? Do you have a point to make? I have countless bits of art I could post, but I don't... because I know they aren't worth showing off.

 

3) While your drawings aren't bad considering your age, they are not something to brag about. You need to improve your skills before you start showing off. We all do exactly that. I didn't start posting my own work until I had it to a decent level of quality. Perhaps if you'd posted a request for help... but in that case, you're better off on an art forum.

 

4) Since I'm in a generous mood, some advice for you. And don't even think about dismising it like you did with the rest of their opinions... I've been an artist longer than you've been alive. I know what I'm talking about.

 

*Line drawings are tolerable considering the cartoon intent.

*Your proportions are off, especially in the first image. Draw from a live model for practice and don't try to guess. You won't get it right just by your imagination.

*Shading does not exist. Therefore your drawings look flat and completely unrealistic. Even cartoon drawings have some degree of shading to give depth to the image.

*Your poses are completely unrealistic. At best, they don't look natural, at worst, they would be impossible without breaking multiple bones. Again, I suggest you practice drawing real people until you know what looks natural.

*The lines on the paper are extremely distracting and ruin any chance of making quality art. Drawing paper is cheap, buy some and use it.

[Guest kfmccall]

I wish I could show my l337 drawing skills :( I have no scanner :(

Gese Kiren, buy one for 40 bucks and apply for memod or some other project that will challenge your sketching. The experience you'll get from being on this team or working in any design environment is infinitely more valuable than $40.

 

You'll look back years from now wishing you would have bought a cheap scanner and improved your drawing.

[Camonna]

I thought my drawings were good untill I put them in his hellhole, I was just showing you guys my art these comments make me feel so good <_< :angry2:

[UberBender]

If you are not open to criticism than don't post such childish doodles.

[Malchik]

Well, Peregrine's comments were at least constructive.

 

Have the rest of us the knowledge to judge? I haven't a clue what constitutes good work by an eleven-year-old. It's not simply a question of technique but imagination, effort etc.

 

My one comment, perhaps invalid, is that the work, as with the stick drawings, seem to be done in haste.

 

I believe all attempts at creativity should be encouraged. But, Sludge, a more humble approach, however good you think you are, will get a friendlier response.

 

Whatever, don't stop being creative! Even if you never become more than competent the exercise helps in hundreds of ways. Truly creative people are rarely if ever bored.