Figure drawing critique
4yr
Richard Barkman
Hey there, please let me know what you think of this drawing, critiques welcome.
Hey there! I agree with @sudip tamang . You need much more contrast.
Anatomy-wise I think her right hand is a bit too flat, and maybe a bit too long as well, also her left thumb is a bit too thin. Nothing too noticeable though. Amazing work mate! :D
Hi @Richard Barkman ,
I really like this drawing. Overall, I think it's really interesting to look at.
The two things that jump out to me -
1) I find left arm (the raised one) to be a little distracting. I feel like it draws a lot of attention away from the focal point of her chest and legs. Like the previous post mentioned, maybe you could experiment with taking it out.
2) Her hair seems a bit stiff and the shapes seems a little repedative. Maybe try to loosen it up and experiment with some different shapes or sizes.
Regardless if you change anything or not, it's still a really great piece that you should feel proud of!
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4yr
Wow, I think it looks beautiful!! Great gesture, strong anatomy, powerful shading and cool hair design. Stunning work!
If anything, I guess a few possible tweaks come to mind:
. Her right breast (closer to the knee) feels a bit too rigid, as if it's not suffering from gravity as much as the left one (near the raised arm);
. Perhaps her abs are too oversimplified into the shadows - and since the background is darker in that area, when I squint at the drawing, it feels a bit as if her silhouette is broken in 2 parts. Maybe a bit more reflected light on the lower ribcage and abs area could help a few forms pop a little more (and help us see a stronger sense of continuity from upper to lower body);
. Actually I'm not really sure I like the shaded background completely. Especially near the raised arm, I think it might be getting a bit distracting - if you don't have a specific reason to keep it, I'd say maybe experiment just keeping the background white there (or at least tone its texture down some more). In the area near the torso, I think the background is working nice, provided that a bit more form and reflected light is added to the belly area, as mentioned before - and, actually, maybe I'd even extend that soft darkened background a bit more down, behind her thigh and lower forearm to help define give their shapes more contrast.
Hope this helps you!