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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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That aside, I think it's quite good, I even like the colors and the shading.
I dunno why, but it does look tranquilizing.
I think it's the soft shadows and the muted colors.
The line art is still good I like this even though you don't
but I still hope you regain your skill.
keep working hard when ever you can
We all go through times when we get really discouraged and stuff (at least, I do...
And no matter what, you're sense of clothing and wrinkles will always leave me speechless. I know it sounds wierd, but I have wrinkle envy.
Your shading is almost always at about the same light level and with the light source comming from the upper right or left corner so try some more dramatic contrast and maybe lit from directly in front, behind, above, or below (they're tough angles). Also, you can try using a color instead of shades of grey to shade and a different one to highlight with and it makes a big difference. Finally, I don't really see you doing those reflective highlights inside the shadows along the edges- you can play around with those.
Pose wise you've done a lot of great and a lot of really different things but there is still more to try out. The really extreme, warped, fish-eye type perspectives are always great for a refresher. Putting a character in water or space or... doing cool gymnastic stuff... can give you a lot more options in poseing and the way the clothes and hair move which could be cool. I know you don't really do quad but it might help get you going again to give it a try if that appeals to you.
So far as subject goes there is definitely a lot of stuff you can work with if you want. I'd personally say try some realism with a watercolor tool or something. Or surrealism for that matter. Also, a lot of people have been inventing their own species lately. That could totally be something you would enjoy. Still lives and landscapes really help clear my mind.
One final thing I can think of is study some classic art teaching excercises (cheasy but fun). Let's see, you can fill a canvas with black then just erase spots into it to make the black your lineart, try two-point perspective (with characters, not just buildings and whatnot), draw an entire picture upside down without turning the canvas, do a whole pic without using black white or grey, stuff like that.
I hope you'll keep trying, rather than giving up on your art. You have your own style which is more than a good 90% of the artists out there can really claim. You've got a lot going for you. Besides which, the temperature and the wheather is changing which can end up mysteriously turning your life around a little.
DMW*dark*
"Gymnastics," eh? I think I know where you're going with that. Sure, I'll give a few cartwheels a try.
Thanks for all the suggestions! I'll be up to my eyeballs in test doodles now.