A Singular Creation Art Community & Tutorial: Painting Realistic Eyes. We would like to ing you this feature tutorial by Linda Bergkvist, renowned in the digital arts community for her gorgeous portrayal of characters. In this tutorial, Linda shows us step by step how she paints realistic eyes. About Linda Bergkvist Linda Bergkvist is a renowned digital artist who currently lives in Sweden.
Linda Bergkvist's website can be found at www.furiae.com. Drawing Anime Eyes, Step by Step, Anime Eyes, Anime, FREE Online Drawing Tutorial, Added by Dawn, December 18, 2010, 8:24:40 pm. Cool Illustrated Facial Expressions. Drawing Hair - Technique for Drawing Hair Styles - StumbleUpon. Art 1. Optical Design. Lackadaisy Expressions. Boy, I didn't know what I was getting myself into when I started this. I've had requests for some sort of expressions tutorial dating back a while now, so I figured, "Sure! I can explain expression drawing...and it'll be way better than all those tutorials out there that are nothing but charts of generic expressions.
Yeah! Just give me a day or two to whip something up... " Um. Sometime a lot more than two days later, I have this messy behemoth and the realization that I haven't a clue how to teach expression drawing. Anyway, I found all I could really do was try to explain ways to teach yourself...and then add some pictures. Ainessa Character Drawing Tutorial.
So how does one go about drawing a character? When asked, my usual advice is something to the tune of sketch guidelines first. What does that mean? Well, if you'll bear with me, I'll explain and illustrate. Keep in mind, there is no precise 'correct' way to go about drawing. Now, on with the show. What are guidelines? Why use guidelines? Not only does this result in flat-looking characters, but it also makes it difficult to create interesting or dynamic poses. More guideline propaganda. As you can see here, planning the proportions, pose, and even the personality your character drawing will have requires only a few simple lines. In the next part, I'll detail just how I go from this step to a complete character drawing. Part 1 Part 2 Los Esqueletos. Basic Shapes. Connect the Dots. Clean-up.
And in case you might find it more convenient, I've grouped the four steps together into one image per character drawing. Fin. Lackadaisy Construction. Laurie McCannas complete list of Photoshop tutorials. Quick hand-legs-foot tutorial by `Hellobaby on deviantART. TL;DR.
The second bit of advice a beginning artist usually gets is “draw from life”. And it is excellent advice! After all, if you can't draw what is right in front of you, you certainly won't be able to draw what you see in your imagination either. But the advice is a bit short, and will usually leave the artist behind unsure of what to do next. This chapter will help you to get started by explaining some different sketching methods you can use. Materials? Ah yes. Figure 1.1. So... a ream of the cheapest copier paper you can find, or in a pinch, the inside of a pizza box. The most important thing to keep in mind is to start with the largest shapes, and gradually work down to the small details.
The best way to explain this is by example. The first step is to block in the large shapes. Figure 1.3. Now pause and check if everything is still correct. The proportions are okay: the line through the eyes is supposed to be a bit below halfway (say, at 5/8ths) the lines of the ear tips and the chin.