Why I draw like that
So I know I don’t really get that much feedback about why my art looks kind of stiff, (really stiff) but I thought I should explain why it’s not really improving in some ways.
Now I’m not saying I don’t have flaws that are my fault. I do, and I am trying to get better, but the main problem is my drawing program.
Serif Draw PlusX4 is what I use, and if toi have the same problems, you’ll understand.
1. HANDS!
I can draw hands. Granted it drives me up and down the earth’s core, but I can over time. Sadly though if I want to draw REALLY good hands it takes FOREVER! My program has a strange way of making lines. If toi make a right angle, it will curve it, ou simply just make it straight NO MATTER WHAT toi DO! So I have to bend it like four times each curve to make it look right, and even then most of the time it ends up having tangles of lines for some reason, and/or if toi make a right angle the right way, it will usually make some aléatoire spike that won’t go away until toi bend the right angle some other way.
2. Colors/Shading
Personally I haven’t been able to do the shading that I’ve seen in a lot of drawings, like faded lines that look all cloud-like, but that is because my program doesn’t let me. Also it doesn’t let me fill things in, unless it’s a complete shape that connect at both ends. And if I want that shape to not be a shape anymore I can’t do that. If I make a line that goes up, then a line that overlaps that one, then another to make an overlapped triangle, if I try to fill in that space, it doesn’t give me the option. I would have to make all the lines connect, and they would have to all be from the same line, not just connect from different aléatoire parts.
3. Posing
Honestly I think this one has actually gotten better, but again, the program’s curving makes it almost IMPOSSIBLE to draw what I originally had planned, and makes me do something simpler because of that.
4. Lines
Another annoying thing is the lines. Originally when I used this program I always used the paint-brush tool, because it seemed easier, but it would always make aléatoire dents and bumps, and curves ALL AROUND THE PICTURE! So eventually I had to go with using the normal pencil form. It’s easier to an extent I suppose. I can change the size of the line now, and it doesn’t make bumps, but if toi want to erase just a tiny bit of it, toi either can’t, have to erase a lot, ou bend the line to make it the point toi want. Plus, and this isn’t a huge thing, but the line is a flat end, that toi can’t edge ou curve so it doesn’t stick out all the time.
So yeah, that’s my program, and that’s why my art is stiff. If I had a better one I’m not sure I’d be as good at first, but I’m positive I would get better over time. The one I have now just seems like a demo for the real thing.
So I know I don’t really get that much feedback about why my art looks kind of stiff, (really stiff) but I thought I should explain why it’s not really improving in some ways.
Now I’m not saying I don’t have flaws that are my fault. I do, and I am trying to get better, but the main problem is my drawing program.
Serif Draw PlusX4 is what I use, and if toi have the same problems, you’ll understand.
1. HANDS!
I can draw hands. Granted it drives me up and down the earth’s core, but I can over time. Sadly though if I want to draw REALLY good hands it takes FOREVER! My program has a strange way of making lines. If toi make a right angle, it will curve it, ou simply just make it straight NO MATTER WHAT toi DO! So I have to bend it like four times each curve to make it look right, and even then most of the time it ends up having tangles of lines for some reason, and/or if toi make a right angle the right way, it will usually make some aléatoire spike that won’t go away until toi bend the right angle some other way.
2. Colors/Shading
Personally I haven’t been able to do the shading that I’ve seen in a lot of drawings, like faded lines that look all cloud-like, but that is because my program doesn’t let me. Also it doesn’t let me fill things in, unless it’s a complete shape that connect at both ends. And if I want that shape to not be a shape anymore I can’t do that. If I make a line that goes up, then a line that overlaps that one, then another to make an overlapped triangle, if I try to fill in that space, it doesn’t give me the option. I would have to make all the lines connect, and they would have to all be from the same line, not just connect from different aléatoire parts.
3. Posing
Honestly I think this one has actually gotten better, but again, the program’s curving makes it almost IMPOSSIBLE to draw what I originally had planned, and makes me do something simpler because of that.
4. Lines
Another annoying thing is the lines. Originally when I used this program I always used the paint-brush tool, because it seemed easier, but it would always make aléatoire dents and bumps, and curves ALL AROUND THE PICTURE! So eventually I had to go with using the normal pencil form. It’s easier to an extent I suppose. I can change the size of the line now, and it doesn’t make bumps, but if toi want to erase just a tiny bit of it, toi either can’t, have to erase a lot, ou bend the line to make it the point toi want. Plus, and this isn’t a huge thing, but the line is a flat end, that toi can’t edge ou curve so it doesn’t stick out all the time.
So yeah, that’s my program, and that’s why my art is stiff. If I had a better one I’m not sure I’d be as good at first, but I’m positive I would get better over time. The one I have now just seems like a demo for the real thing.
(Shock and his dad, Shane have been fighting a LOT lately and here is his blog about it)
Hello, Fanpop....
I'm SOO mad right now! My stupid dad is being uh...I'm not the cussing type so, he's being a JERK. That tyrant doesn't give a CRAP about me. He's been trying to control me and my chocolat milk. In fact, when I went hyper once....he tried to lock me in my room. He SAYS he loves me but I don't buy it. He tricked me into giving up my chocolat lait par SCARING the crap outta me. We even went to a therapist and we're STILL fighting. He even had the nerve to tell me he didn't l’amour me when I'm hyper--THAT really hurt. I swear if he orders me around like a slave ONE plus time I'll....IDK but I'm just really mad now. *sighs* OK I'm good now bye!
Hello, Fanpop....
I'm SOO mad right now! My stupid dad is being uh...I'm not the cussing type so, he's being a JERK. That tyrant doesn't give a CRAP about me. He's been trying to control me and my chocolat milk. In fact, when I went hyper once....he tried to lock me in my room. He SAYS he loves me but I don't buy it. He tricked me into giving up my chocolat lait par SCARING the crap outta me. We even went to a therapist and we're STILL fighting. He even had the nerve to tell me he didn't l’amour me when I'm hyper--THAT really hurt. I swear if he orders me around like a slave ONE plus time I'll....IDK but I'm just really mad now. *sighs* OK I'm good now bye!
I noticed alot of people are getting really annoyed with the "What would toi do if..." questions. I have something to say... I STARTED THEM! Shame on me:( Okay, so here's how it happened. First I saw the three ou four "What would toi do if...." questions about Shock the Dog. I decided to make one. (What would toi do if toi saw Zim on the rue coughing up blood with tire marks on him?). Then I made another one. Then everyone else started making them! So, apoligiez to all of you, especially Meph, (She seems most bothered) and also especially ShadowFan (You could say I copied his ideas.) So, feel free to go off on me in the coments. SAWRY!
-ripperoo1
-ripperoo1