[FUR] New Artist, First Post

[Joshua Barney]

Well, it certainly could use a lot of improvement, so I guess I could give
you some advice that helped me when I was starting out:

Try to avoid drawing "flat" front and side views of characters as quickly as
possible. When you draw in this "orthographic" view, you're not using your
brain to think in terms of three dimensions. It's still trapped in
"symbol" mode in the way you define eyes or a nose or a chest. Any other
angle will force you to really think about volumes instead of lines.

Best of luck to ya!

~ Joshua

Lucas Parker wrote:

> Please take a look and feel free to pick it apart.
>
> Thanks so much!
>
> Lucas Parker

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[Lucas Parker]

Actually, the pose was exactly the one I wanted, although I have been
working on three-quarter and top & bottom views in other drawings.

Until this point, I've been working separately on drawing zoomorphic
Dobermans and human figures, so this exercise was an attempt at putting the
two together into one character. Since it's my first real attempt, I was
more interested in the basics of anatomy and proportion. That's the same
reason you'll notice I didn't separate the fingers in his hand.

I guess my biggest question right now is how to better connect the head to
the body, and how to improve on that muzzle. Something about it is bothering
me, but I can't put my finger on it. I was hoping extra eyes could point out
what I'm not seeing.

Thanks!

Lucas

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[Joshua Barney]

The neck feels off because it's just going straight up, as opposed to normal
humanoid necks which protrude forward of the torso. There's lots of quirks
of the human body that seem counter-intuitive, but it is necessary to learn
them. "Anatomy for the Artist", by Jenó Barcsay, is a fantastic resource
which you should seriously look into getting. And, of course, you should
try hunting down some figure drawing classes in your area. Figure drawing
rules!

~ Joshua

Lucas Parker wrote:

> I guess my biggest question right now is how to better connect the head to
> the body, and how to improve on that muzzle. Something about it is
> bothering me, but I can't put my finger on it. I was hoping extra eyes
> could point out what I'm not seeing.

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