Tavonna Nira Strømsengbakken
Norway
Been drawing since I was 2. I didn't stop, mom. Thank you and loved ones for supporting me.
Activity Feed
Tavonna Nira Strømsengbakken
•
3yr
added comment inBasics of Comic Composition
I see how the rule of thirds was used in the video (you are sat off-center)
My second attempt after watching video. I did figure out some of the muscles before they were drawn for me this time, so I am learning. The lines are crude, as I am working in Paint until I get Photoshop.
I think it's perfectly fine to use paint for something like this!
Before you dive in to photoshop, which is really pricey, have you considered free software such as Krita, FireAlpaca, Paint.NET, or GIMP? Krita is the best all-around, in my opinion, and Paint.NET is the most lightweight and simple. GIMP can be kind of technical and confusing, so I don't like to use it. FireAlpaca is pretty fun and easy to use, but didn't have as many features as Krita the last time I used it.
Clip Studio Paint and PaintToolSAI are my favorite paid photoshop alternatives, each is around $50 USD if I recall correctly. I use SAI the most out of all these programs.
Autodesk also offers some free drawing programs I use frequently. There's a Sketchbook app and full pc version.
Didn't notice that each tracing activity had it's own video, so I did it again while watching the video. I feel as though I am learning by following instead of memorizing the anatomy and trying to place it. So that's nice. After this course, I plan to come back and see how close I am to getting it right without the video.
I am new and unfamiliar with anatomy. I tried to look at references, but could not locate and shape muscles that are flexing or in dynamic positions/stretched/obscured. I had to use Word Paint, so it's very gritty. I presume that I will be much better as the course progresses.
