Forum posts by dxdragon

The eye's are a little off...rushed it as a tutorial...about 8hrs

1st off, nothing beats drawing from life and or using reference. You can get a likeness from memory, but it won't look realistic. You need either a live model or a good photo to capture all the nuances in figure and or portrait.

To get better at anatomy you need to know the basic guide lines/rules and practice.

For instance, in the face eyes are 1 eye length apart. Noses are generally 1 1/2 eye lengths. The nostrils align with the tear ducts. People with big nostril flares go a little wider, the jaw begins to curve just below the lip line(between upper and lower lip). These are some basic measurements.

In the figure, Shoulders are 2 1/2 heads wide. A male's waist falls around 3 head heights, a woman's is 2 1/2 head heights. The bend in the arm aligns with the bottom of the rib cage, hands fall mid thigh. There's more, I just don't have the time.

Hope this helps

1st post here.

Did you use a photo or is this from sight?

Real quick crits:

Her hands are tiny, tiny, tiny...a person's hands are slightly smaller than the face (not head). Her fingers would barely go above the nose.

The lips and nose are rendered nicely but the eyes are flat and cartoony. They contain no depth.

hope this helps.