ArtSpots Forum Topic - Ally's Scribblings

Oblivious Ally

Mon, 22 Sep 2008 01:21:21 -0000

Sketchy of my Pepper character in club wear.

Oblivious Ally

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:25:33 -0000

No armed Poe. :D But I like her outfit.

Oblivious Ally

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 22:24:03 -0000

I fail at scenes, but at least I'm trying! A lot of work needs done on this, if I even continue with it.

Fru

Tue, 02 Sep 2008 06:17:43 -0000

Hiya, it's cool to see your sketches! Your art is always so nice and polished, I wonder how you get to that point. Now I can see you sketch it out first just like everyone else ... not by magic as it looks like ;) I really enjoy your linework, but would love to see some of your characters looking angry or sad or hysterical -- they are all so happy ... heeheh ... smite them with a gloomy mood! :B

Oblivious Ally

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:06:04 -0000

I actually did try drawing that one from reference (my own hand). She's not supposed to be writing with it, but just holding it. It probably would've looked more natural with an actual pencil-holding sort of pose (like how you'd hold a pencil while writing), but I, apparently, thought the three-year-old route was a good plan at 6AM. X3

Sudan Red

Mon, 01 Sep 2008 22:02:11 -0000

The hand in that last one looks like she is grasping her pen/pencil in 3-year-old-clutching-a-crayon style. Try drawing more from reference and less from memory. I find that memory lets an artist down more often than not! :)

Oblivious Ally

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:40:29 -0000

Oblivious Ally

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:38:19 -0000

Oblivious Ally

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:37:14 -0000

Oblivious Ally

Sun, 31 Aug 2008 22:35:37 -0000

A few more sketches. I've been really uninspired and unmotivated lately, unfortunately.

Nocte

Thu, 22 May 2008 16:11:50 -0000

You have a lovely style, but I agree with Susan Red and Mauricia. It would be great to see you sketch something outside the comfort zone. (Say... a male ungulate character playing sports... ;) ) Oh and Sabre Kitty, thanks for the tip, that's an awesome collection of photos!

WolfReign05

Wed, 21 May 2008 23:38:20 -0000

oooh, I like the green background ^^

Oblivious Ally

Wed, 21 May 2008 19:24:15 -0000

Sketch for my half of a conbadge trade with the lovely Vera. She wanted some of her pet skunk roaches with her, so this is what happened!

Oblivious Ally

Wed, 21 May 2008 19:22:31 -0000

I need to remember this is here! But that's okay, I just recently got home (Ohio) from moving across the country (again), so I have an excuse! :D Working on 3x6 inch badges. It's a bit of a challenge to find something to do with the hands so they're not just at the sides and a generic bust shot.

Sabre Kitty

Fri, 02 May 2008 05:45:37 -0000

Nice sketches. I like the fact that you draw average body types. I think a good way to learn how to draw figures in different positions, is to go on deviantart and look up mjranum stocks. He has some of the best nude stocks, and in really interesting positions. But he usually sticks to thinner women, which can be a good thing if you like to see muscles. :D

Oblivious Ally

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:47:14 -0000

Playing around with standing poses that aren't so stagnant. This one has a little more life to it, but it's still pretty plain. I totally forgot to, y'know, draw her hands before I scanned this. Go figure.

Oblivious Ally

Thu, 01 May 2008 00:46:21 -0000

Trying to redesign my ringtail lemur girl. She doesn't have traditional lemur markings. I created her in high school and designed her to be a Sonic the Hedgehog universe character (back when Sonic was cool, yo), so she's very...not lemur looking.

Oblivious Ally

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 13:01:47 -0000

I'm sure this is safe enough to post here. I think it still falls under PG-13. I always have trouble with characters laying down. And the sheets and such are undetailed for now, it's not something I've forgotten. X3 I have a hard time with fabrics and the like, too, so I may find some references to make them look a little more realistic with the folds, since it's a large part of the image.

Oblivious Ally

Fri, 21 Mar 2008 12:59:54 -0000

Something that's not just a character standing around! Very rough, unfinished sketch. I'm not sure what all I'm doing with it yet.

Mauricia

Sun, 16 Mar 2008 20:17:05 -0000

Hey Ally! Yay sketchbooks! I'm gonna offer you a good critique, and I know you've heard some of this endlessly (probably partly from me!) but you are my friend and I know you love me, and won't kill me. ;) Plus, I do adore your art, and I totally want to see you getting better at it. I find that overall, your stuff appears really flat. It seems as though the space you're trying to create in your pictures is flawed by a lack of understanding of depth and perspective. I myself have a huge problem with this; it's one of the things I'm currently working on, so I'm with you on this one! Here's what I'm doing to help it, as recommended by some artist pals: - drawing from life. I know this is the most basic advice anyone can give, but I'm drawing scenes and interactions more than just plain figure drawings right now, and I'm finding that it's helping me pinpoint my issues with perspective/depth. I can see where my flaws exist specifically, and I can ask people in #artspots or other places for critique on the pieces as well (I also opened a sketchbook thread and am way overdue on posting on it). - Checking out a few perspective tutorials. There's a few good ones online that I found by Google, and even though I've read about perspective before, I tried to read them this time with a focus-fire to my own art. Other than that, I definitely second trying out dynamic, interesting poses! They might not always look great, but they're different, and can really portray a character's personality traits! Hope this helps! And more art, plz!