#i’ve been real happy with my posework lately

[mars-ipan]

hey unwarranted art tip:

study your own art, the way you would someone else’s. look at what you like about it. look at what you don’t like about it.

look at your sketches. look at your lines. look at your colors. all parts of your process. maybe you wanna try x new thing next time? imagine how that would look.

not only does it let you know what you want to do more practice with, it also gives you inspo for your next pieces, and improves your self esteem because you Have To give yourself a compliment :)

#like: #i’ve been real happy with my posework lately #and i’ve gotten a lot better at drawing fabric and wrinkles! #it makes things look a lot more dynamic and i can stretch things more which is fun #i also like how my hands are improving at a good pace #but i should also work on things like simplifying hair less and understanding muscle definition #maybe do a few foot/leg studies too #sidenote i’m doing a good job avoiding same face syndrome! my designs for characters all look very different :) #i should learn more nose shapes so i can add even more variety #^ shit like this. all real thoughts abt my art btw. this is so good for you #it’s basically like a critique but you give it to yourself #HERE’S THE THING THOUGH: you gotta be objective. no putting yourself down #treat it like someone else’s. be nice #like for example. i’m currently looking at a hand i spent a very long time figuring out #when i look at it i remember my struggle. it took a long time to get it looking good #but DAMN it looks so good now!!!! those shapes and the foreshortening!!! lovely :) #it’s easy to pick out the flaws in your art. look for good things too. if you’re quick to think of flaws try to find just as many positives #it’s important to know what you like so you can keep doing it #and also remember your progress. if 13yo me saw the sketch i’m staring at rn she’d lost her shit like ‘omg WE DID THIS ????’ #anyways. i loveee looking at my art i gain so much from it #even if i don’t like the end product i gotta look at my art i musr