At 10/8/25 06:43 AM, Anamonator wrote:At 10/7/25 10:52 PM, DioShiba wrote:At 10/7/25 09:25 PM, Anamonator wrote:How’s this for out of comfort zone @SHITBAGxDETON8R
Chiming in on this but uhhh.... I can't really say this is stepping out of a comfort zone.
Look I'm all for cartoony stuff but there is a point where you need to know how to draw a human being from real life.
Even drawing from photographs for reference will help, But I would highly recommend looking into local figure drawing sessions in your area because drawing a model from real life will help.
Look into reading up on Andrew Loomis, Burnes Hogarth, Stephen Roger Peck and understanding their takes on anatomy.
Worry about the foundational skills of anatomy for now. Your art style will develop naturally as you draw more.
Look, I get your criticism and I will eventually start learning the anatomy this month but there is some sort of response pattern going on here. When I draw something basic like in the past, people hate on it and say I’m not improving. But when I actually try to make something out of my comfort zone and something that’s actually “cartoony” it’s not good enough for them and then the pattern repeats.
It’s just a weird thing I’ve picked up lately from people in the forums. But I mean I’m not gonna escape people nitpicking my anatomy even though a guy in the forums wanted me to break my character to make a pose like I just did. But I’m gonna actually try and learn the anatomy now because even though I don’t wanna draw real life humans, it’s the only way my art won’t be frowned upon in the eyes of the forum. I have no issue with criticism but it’s just disappointing to hear that I didn’t try hard enough. I’ll take this and learn from it learn the anatomy because professionals in here are dying for me to learn it. I’ll just accept my fate.
I'm gonna tell you something I don't think you realize.
You've only been drawing for roughly a year or so and are younger than the majority of us, right?
You have the ability to adapt a lot more than you know.
But you have to do exactly that otherwise you run the risk of stagnating yourself creatively.
It's alot easier for me to tell you this because you're not someone who has been drawing for five or more years and still draws like they are a beginner in their first year, and getting mad whenever its pointed out to them because of a fragile ego. You don't want to be in that position.
Yes, you'll likely fail, but I'd rather see an artist fail forward and learn from their mistakes instead of being afraid to challenge themselves. As with many other things in life.
But that's not gonna happen if you aren't willing to give the feedback you get a chance.
