Gatordragon's Art Stuff

[Fone Bone]

The specific things I need help with are hand movements (specifically holding hands and objects), vehicles, and the ability to draw straighter lines without the aid of a ruler. I need a steadier hand and if there are tips for me to learn to create one I'd like to hear them.

 

[Gatordragon]

The specific things I need help with are hand movements (specifically holding hands and objects), vehicles, and the ability to draw straighter lines without the aid of a ruler. I need a steadier hand and if there are tips for me to learn to create one I'd like to hear them.

I know of online pdfs of drawing books you can browse.

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For drawing hands, vehicles, and objects in general, using pictures as a reference works wonders. Even professional artists use references. Personally, I take pictures of my own hands with my phone so I can draw hands better. However, you can look around for pictures and drawings so you can analyze them for your drawings.

Vehicles are something I have trouble with as well. I should probably work on that some time.

Drawing with a steadier hand takes practice. For me, fast strokes give straighter lines than slow strokes. Try practicing drawing familiar characters more swiftly and see if your lines get smoother.

Don’t Have a Steady Hand for Drawing? Don’t Let That Stop You! | Crooked Glasses

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The Secrets For a Steady Hand & Perfect Inking | Sarah Dayan | French Hand Lettering Artist & Logo Designer

Fascinating but dreaded, the inking phase of the lettering process is much more than just cherry on cake: it’s how you end hours and hours of hard work finding the perfect lines by sealing them forever and giving them their final aspect....

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This is quite a lot to take in, but there's no time limit. Just improve at your pace.

 

[Fone Bone]

Thanks. I'm going to pour through all this.

Part of the reason I have an unsteady hand is because I have a bit of tardive dyskenesia from my meds, and I get the shakes. But if faster pencil strokes mean straighter lines I'll try that.

As for vehicles, I do use reference points often. They don't tend to help too much. Mostly because I suck at straight lines. It's a neverending cycle of frustration.

 

[Gatordragon]

Painted a Florida Panther.

Painting is so much better when you don't have to worry about running out of paint.

 

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Went back and finished my lip-synch animation.

 

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[Fone Bone]

Weird, but nice.

 

[Gatordragon]

Weird, but nice.

Oh, he loved it. Said that no one has drawn for him before and it made his day. Can't say I blame him. I have a small folder of fan art of my characters from fellow artists. It puts a smile on my face.

 

[Gatordragon]

Is there something on his face? Or off his face?

 

[Gatordragon]

Used the PokeFusion generator for drawing ideas. I might try this more often.

 

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[Fone Bone]

How long does it take you to draw one of those detailed color pictures?

 

[Gatordragon]

If I'm feeling motivated, it will take me two to three hours for a fully colored illustration of a single person. If I'm lazy, it'll take longer. My drawings go through a lot of revision in the process.

In fact, here's how my drawing process usually goes.

 

[Fone Bone]

Interesting. Do you draw the backgrounds yourself or do you have a computer program for them?

 

[Gatordragon]

I draw the backgrounds myself. I usually use different brushes and effects for backgrounds.

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[Fone Bone]

Wow, that's amazing. I'm impressed.

 

[Gatordragon]

Eh, it's actually pretty simple to make these backgrounds. It's mostly just standard airbrush, gouache, and watercolor brushes. And maybe some stamps here and there. The sky is usually a basic gradient.

Sometimes I'll blur the background to make the focus on the characters more apparent.