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Going-Downhill-Fast In reply to ENT2PRI9SE [2013-01-28 19:57:50 +0000 UTC]

I know, there is definitely something wrong with the chin. Oddly enough it looks a lot better in real life, so I've sort of just left it alone ^_^

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ENT2PRI9SE In reply to Going-Downhill-Fast [2013-01-28 20:38:38 +0000 UTC]

Yeah at this point changing it would be difficult.

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Going-Downhill-Fast In reply to That70sshowlova [2012-10-10 21:54:16 +0000 UTC]

Well, trimming the paper when I drew everything too small for a start!

Haha, no, I've been told I draw very geometrically - I have an annoying habit of of measuring things. To a ridiculous degree. Like, "the distance from Cap's chin to the bottom of the nose-bridge on his helmet is equal to the distance between the bottom of the nose-bridge and the bottom of the bar in the 'A'". I do this FOR EVERYTHING. It drives people who watch me mad: I always mutter things like "Okay, so his helmet is three noses long..."

Yours looks really good, by the way! I think the only thing you'll find making it look odd is that the eye-holes in Cap's mask actually extend to pretty much the same point as where the helmet meets his cheek. If you make the left eye-hole wider it should instantly open his face out more. If you then brought the part of the helmet around the ear and neck in on more of a diagonal (to make his whole head more spherical-ish,)I think he'll be perfect! The shading looks awesome.

Another thing I've found helpful is that if something really isn't looking right, print out your source picture to the same size you're drawing (if you can) and trace the main lines on tracing paper. Then you can layer it over your actual drawing and see what's out of proportion. You can still do any alterations freehand. Sometimes tracing the main lines helps even without layering it over the top - it removes all the influence of shadow to see shapes and proportions more clearly. But that might just be me and my weird geometric drawing style.

So, yeah. I love how I sound like I know what I'm talking about. I don't, really. I just had to stare at this picture for about three weeks and have a minor obsession with tracing paper ^_^

Thank you for your lovely comment by the way! Hope I haven't just talked your ear off...

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That70sshowlova In reply to Going-Downhill-Fast [2012-10-11 02:07:45 +0000 UTC]

I'll sometimes try to measure things out, but then I get impatient and wing it. I feel more artistic when I wing it. Like, "Ooh, look at me. I know what I'm doing. I practically don't even need a reference." Which is not true at all. I can't draw anything without a reference. But thank you for the help! I'll definitely try to measure things out next time. I bet it would improve my drawings a lot.

Did I mention that I love the coloring? I started to use colored pencils on mine and then I realized Crayola, while awesome, probably isn't the best idea for a portrait. So I tossed that idea and ran it over with some pencils. But yeah, jealous! I want to learn how to shade with colored pencils. There's a lot less room for mistakes, 'cause it's a bitch to erase. One of the reasons I haven't tried ball point pen art yet. You make a mistake and you have to scrap it. Or are your colored pencils erasable?

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Going-Downhill-Fast In reply to That70sshowlova [2012-10-13 13:07:21 +0000 UTC]

I occasionally doodle in public, and people are always really sceptical when I say I draw. SERIOUSLY need references!!

I use Derwent Coloursoft pencils, and I genuinely recommend them. They are expensive, but I find you only need the set of 12 and the tin of skin tones. (There's a shop that sells the colours individually in the UK, so I bought a more suitable blue for Cap, but I have no idea about American stores!) They last a lot longer and are much more forgiving than basic crayons. And they blend well. And you know when you rub out basic crayon and then leaves little white lines when you colour over it again? That doesn't happen. Which is a godsend.

As far as erasing it, if you layer colour lightly rather than putting down one really dark one, standard erasers are actually not bad. Personally, I also bought a battery-powered eraser ([link] ) which cuts through crayons really, really well. Doesn't always return it to white, but fine if you're going to colour back over it. And it's amazing for highlights in both colour and graphite. Although I do get funny looks for, well, having a battery-powered eraser...

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That70sshowlova In reply to Going-Downhill-Fast [2012-10-13 14:11:51 +0000 UTC]

That is so cool! I want an electric eraser! And thank you for the colored pencil recommendations. I'll have to get those.

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