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Published: 2015-09-22 16:59:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 684; Favourites: 55; Downloads: 1
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I drew a human female!
I was working on this all day yesterday and part of today.. instead of doing something productive. I've been continuing to try to learn humans and know I should be practicing females too, so here you have one. Its a character design I thought up for my book, and after too much thought I've decided this design will replace the one of the original character. I had trouble with getting the characters colour tones to match the backgrounds, so that's the best I could come up with. Photoshop Elements 11 has no white balance function. >:/
I don't like her hand, so besides that critiques are welcome! *Edit* I've fixed the lighting on her hand because it made it look like the thumb was on the wrong side. XD
Reference used taken by liam-stock
Redone three years later: aliuh.deviantart.com/art/Dark-…
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I agree for most of Mrowgi comment
Also how to say it... The other fingers are not oriented "correctly". You drawed the nails as seen from profil, though it should be something like 3/4 from "above"/under.
I miss vocabulary to explain another point about the palm/flesh.
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Oh, I see now! 
Thank you!
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XD Glad I could help~
You have a nice human style. ouo
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Thank you! 
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Oh, you're welcome! ^^
I can see a lot of potential in your human art; I really like the way you draw them.
You are definitely doing quite well for someone that does not draw them as often.
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Thank you. ;A; I used to avoid them at all costs, but now I love drawing them! Working an another now. XD
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I know how that is, I used to do the same thing when I was into flipnotes; I even went as far as hating some of the people's art I watched because I didn't like how they were drawing humans instead of wolves. X'D
Really? That's cool; can't wait to see it! >v<
May I ask for a slight spoiler on what you may be drawing?
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Oh yeah? XD That's funny. I don't think I've ever felt that way before.
Thanks!
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Yeah, kind of petty; and rude... ouo' At least I didn't- wait, maybe I did say something to them... quq'' OTZ
I think I told them that I liked their wolves better.
Oh, cool. ^^ What kind of layout are you planning on?
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XD Oh dear.
What do you mean by layout? I'm not very smart. ;A;
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Yeah... ;u; I was a big fan for a while too.
Oh, it's okay! ;a; I was wondering about the type of background, mostly.
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Ah. XD Well you saw it now! Not much of a background...
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I liked your picture. It was done well! X3
The background reminded me, now that I think of it, your current icon.
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Thanks! Oh yeah? I guess it would. Just a blue cloudscape.
I'm lazy I guess. XD
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XD I sometimes like the simplicity of a more plain background, though; it keeps the attention on the character/focus of what you are getting at rather than distracting, as some artists do. Such as how you are focusing on your characters in this picture, for example, instead of working really hard on a detailed backdrop for him as well.
It really depends on how it's done, I guess. 
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True enough. XD I do like simple backgrounds sometimes too, but I'm afraid I'll become so lazy I'll never do detailed ones.
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I guess only time will tell, huh? X3
Maybe you'll get that urge to work for it some day. owo
It's actually quite fun.
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Hopefully. I do want to practice and get better at it, but I get frustrated when it doesn't go well. XD I just need to get past that I guess.
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Yeah. owo
It's not exactly 'encouraging' when you spend a ton of time, with much difficulty, to see it in the end and you're just not satisfied since it didn't come out the way you'd hoped. =w=;
I hate those moments. quq That's when you go 'oh, forget this!' and finish it anyway just to have it done and over with, hoping for a better result next go around.
It does take practice, though; I think when you're younger it's easier to look past all the flaws since you're just drawing and enjoying yourself instead of focusing on making it believable and or accurate, you know?
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Quite true. Although I usually end up giving up all together and not finish things.
I would have to agree with that too. XD
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XD Yeah, sometimes that happens; or a lot of times.
If I notice the smallest flaw, I usually can't bare looking at my drawing very much. It's sad. =v=;
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Ah sorry, I worded it clumsily.
I mean... Your hand is the less "well" drawn. Is it more understandable this way ?
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Thank you!
Wrong hand? The characters?
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Ah sorry, I worded it clumsily.
I mean... Your hand is the less "well" drawn. Is it more understandable this way ?
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I understand. XD I fixed it a little.
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I agreed with Mrowgi's comment but I can't see the comment I added on his/her.
Here is part of what I added :
"Also how to say it... The other fingers are not oriented "correctly".
You drawed the nails as seen from profil, though it should be something
like 3/4 from "above"/under.
I miss vocabulary to explain another point about the palm/flesh."
Hope it will be of some "help" one way or another
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I see. I did adjust the finger nail a bit, but it does still look wrong. XD
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I like to draw hands ^^ It is thanks to a teacher in middle school. I kind of got "caught" in doing the subject, so I happend to draw not only two hands "drawing", but about a ten or more tinier hands in various positions. How should I put it ? I had just discovered that hands were "talking" a lot lot lot more on their own than anything I previously
imagined.
So just try a similar subject :
1st) picture your (own or someone's) hands drawing
2nd) draw many scrap of hands, even unfinished ones
3rd) don't hesitate to look into comics, BD, some manga... because there're lot of interesting hands in them
Well, I guess people most of time look at faces in real life, so we notice "less" how hands work/are in real life. It's another story in pictures, because the whole body talks a scene, a situation, an emotion, etc.
Last piece of advice : don't give up 
As for you hand...
Actually the second to fourth fingers' last phalanx shouldn't be visible. Only their first ones by "face" and a little of their second phalanxes "from under" + "more toward the exterior".
The thumb looks "OK" but is still wrong because this position is not natural to hold a weight. Moreover this type of lamp is "a bit" too heavier to do "so". In real life, the thumb comes to "close"(secure) the grip of other fingers from under. So either you close the grip and put the thumb horizontally in front of the other fingers' seconf phalanx ; or you can almost mask just the index finger's first phalanx "by" the side, with just the last thumb phalanx, also don't forget to make the thumb bend two times -- it will come stand naturally on the knob.
I hope this will help you a little
PS : Your lamp has a "cap", so the holding/right hand and part of the forearm must not recieve as much light as the face.
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Lucky you. XD I wish I liked drawing hands.
I can usually sketch hands alright if I have a reference, but for some reason I seem to chose difficult references for paintings like this one. XD
Thank for for the tips! I'll try to fix it if I get the energy. Its hard to alter at this point because of the shading technique I used.
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I reckon I gave a lot of "tips" 
I took a tour of others' hands sketches :
anevis.deviantart.com/art/Hand… this one show you some natural placements/positions
spectrum-vii.deviantart.com/ar… this one have a hand (2;2) which might fit in your drawing with some little adaptations 
I took another look to your hand, just make the first phalanxes lower. The natural grip is closer to the first phalanxes articulations.
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That's a good rule to remember! Thanks, and thank you for the examples too!
I see what I have to fix now. But whether I'll get the energy to fix it is another thing. XD
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Just keep that in mind for your next ones 
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Oh yeah. XD There is a scene like that isn't there?
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Haha I think so :3 but the style fits perfect too~
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You are most welcome dear friend
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great job.^^ i didn't think you could draw Humans.^^
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Thank you! I had been avoiding it since birth. XD But I've been practicing them lately. There's only about six in my gallery.
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Hello, I think you had a really productive day, on the contrary!
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