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At the suggestion of
, I'm gonna list five things I think I could improve in my artwork. Here goes:1. I have yet to learn the subtle art of caricature. Knowing which features to accentuate and which ones to downplay so that the person I'm caricaturing will be easily recognizable is still a big stumbling block for me.
2. Silhouetting is tough; that is, trying to come up with poses that would read clearly if they were in shadow.
3. I have a tendency to struggle with size relation if I'm drawing a large group of characters, so every so often I'll end up with one character that appears to be hovering off the ground.
4. I'm always more satisfied with my initial sketches than I am with my final inks. Something always seems to get lost in the translation from pencil to pen.
5. This is more of a technical thing, but I wish I had a tablet so I could paint right on the screen in Photoshop. I've tried it with my mouse, but it's not quite the same.
But on the plus side, by listing these five shortcomings together like this, I now have a laundry list of things I can seek to improve!
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1. I've been wanting to try caricaturing, too. I feel like I need to better my take on humans before I try any of that. I couldn't agree more with you; Jay rules at caricatures
2. You could always watch some "Simpsons" episodes to see how Groening and his team do silhouettes.
3. I've had trouble with that as well.
4. I really need to get into the habit of sketching again 'cause I barely do it anymore
5. I'm still learning Photoshop and haven't the foggiest about how tablets work.
This makes me want to set a list of improvements now.
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You should save up for a tablet! I can't imagine doing any sort of art with a mouse anymore, even just coloring stuff in. You can find some pretty cheap ones if you look around.
Number 4 is my all time pet peeve - my inks NEVER look as good as my pencils...no matter how hard I try or even attempt to figure it out, it just never seems to get anywhere.
As for the tablet? - Whore your talents to the masses sir and and save up for it. It'll be the best investment you'll ever make when it comes toy your art
There are alternatives to Cintiqs (what you're thinking of) that cost a lot less and perform the same task. Tablet PCs are what I'm talking about. A new tablet PC should cost $1000, a used one below that.
#1 I'm learning all on my own, and its tough.
#4 is what lead me to my current drawing method. Once I finish a sketch, I scan it, and print a copy. The copy is used for inking and coloring, especially if I need to redo something. The progress can be seen in my gallery, but all of my current works consist of the original sketch and the colored copy.