[Art] Here be Seigs! Vyrien's art lair.

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Vyrien:
Oh scary scary~

Seeing as I recently (like, a month ago) gained the title of Artist+++++ I figured it'd be a good idea to start my own thread (although I have serious doubts on the quality of my own artwork) despite half of my stuff being really old or only half finished. That being said, I feel it is a good idea due to the large amount I actually have.

Constuctive critisism would be infinitely appreciated.

So let's start shall we? First of all, dragons (I love 'em). A full size version of one I posted into the miscellaneous art thread a while back and a pencil sketch that I refined a little in photoshop.

Also, have a WIP that I'm currently wrestling with.

With regards to manga style art, I actually have more, but can never be bothered to finish it, or it looks awful. So I guess this'll have to do for now (again, seen in another thread, please don't hurt me)

Also moar Yuuka (WIP) in a style that I believe suits me better. (Yes, I'm aware her arms are strange).

Thank you for looking! That's it from me so far.

[HJD]Red_Herring:
Those dragons look damn amazing and I can see how much you like them, especially the first one in which attention to detail is superb.

Now about the last two works, I can see you are not accustomed to the style yet. Right now, the way the head is attached to the rest of the body is awkward.

I would recommend taking a step back and fix up the neck - jaw joint and the left jaw line. Shift her head right in the first Yuuka piece and the other way around in the second piece.

Also, when in doubt, flip the line art horizontally. For some profound reason I do no know why, mistakes show up quite clearly when you do it and I think it is very useful.

ps. Never doubt the quality of your work. As long as you are interested and persistent, improvements will be around the corner.

Vyrien:
First of all thank you very much, the fact you took the time to criticise me makes me very pleased, and of course, who wouldn't be pleased about receiving comments like that on their dragons?

With regards to the Yuukas, I must say thanks for pointing that out to me too. I could see something was off but never actually noticed it was that. I suppose the difference in artwork quality comes from a combination of having drawn dragons since I was 6 and just generally sucking at human proportions :V

Just to clarify, I'm drawing the head too pressed back on the neck? And is the solution for me to move or turn the head to the left/right?

[HJD]Red_Herring:
Hey, no problem.

I was trying to say the connection between the jawline and the neckline gave off the impression of her head attached little too FORWARD from the neck. This seems to be a prevalent problem in people

who are not accustomed to draw in manga style. Sadly, as an old-fashioned person, I cannot give you tips in working with digital media. However, I would still say SHIFT her head(ONLY) left by 1mm ~ 2mm.

Vyrien:
After I posted the reply I had another look at the picture and compared it to some other manga art and realised what you meant, I felt like a bit of a ⑨ but there's no helping it I guess as I had no time to make an edit.

Once again, many thanks for your input, I shall take on this challenge! *dies*

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