DeeHunt

When I first looked at your artwork the work reminded me about britt315.deviantart.com/ artwork, which I see you've already found. Seeing your art reminds me of hers and hers is very very good, I think you're already on your way.

I know for me that I have a hard time drawing women who don't have "man shoulders" or as my female friends say, "big boobed" problem. What has helped me is drawing from life and also looking at other people's art. I'm still trying to figure a way to actually show you this but unsure of the best way.

When digitally painting I started out with making something like this: deehunt.deviantart.com/art/DiH…, then ending more of making something like this: deehunt.deviantart.com/art/Jok…, from reference. What I learned eventually over the six years from that time is that for digital painting, I would need to put more time into each paint, use references for more of a "life-like" look, and also work on my drawings.

My anatomy is still way off.  My digital paintings are still not as stylized as I wish. But, hey, I'm getting better.

Maybe a few tips that I have gotten that have helped I will share that I remember right now:

Draw every day, that may be a scribble, a gesture drawing, a cartoon, an eyeball. Draw shapes too!
Reproduce someone else's art, not as line for line but try to draw what they drew in your own style.
Steps can be, scribble, gesture, cartoon, and then draw!

Drawing everyday helps maintain your skill and allows you to explore. Drawing shapes because everything is made of shapes.

Reproduce because you will learn how to draw a new style developed from your style and someone else's style.

Scribble to warm up, gesture for fluid motion, cartoon to rough draft a drawing out, draw because, hey, that's what you do.

I will try to come up with a drawing or some drawings to show you some tips.

If you want you can also email me at chapiescomics@yahoo.com

Oh yeah, women tend to draw men too womanly and men tend to draw women to manly because for some reason we always tend to draw ourselves.

-Dee