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2yr
I'm not sure which lesson you're talking about but any time I have heard of a "muffin top" it's the fat that sits on your jeans. It's when the person's jeans are too tight and everything else "spills" over.
Think about the bakery treat, the muffin. Can you picture it? Little bottom body with a big top that just flows over.
I would assume this muffin top is something else but you mentioned the butt lesson so I think I may be thinking of the same thing.
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2yr
If your goal is to ULTIMATELY do this work, then that sounds like you're not putting a time crunch on this vision. This is good. It means that YES you are good enough to continue because you are giving yourself the opportunity to keep going.
Are you good enough to get hired right now? Personally, I think the only people that can answer that are the people you are sending your work to. I mean, plenty of successful artists of all mediums faced lots of rejection in their time. To bring up a writer-- The author from Harry Potter got turned down by quite a few publishers before someone finally said "Yes this is good enough." Does it mean it wasn't good enough before? Who can say? Personal preference, timing... Many things play a part in life.
But think about your question: Am I good enough to to continue? Does this mean that people that are less skilled than you should just give up and quit? What if they love illustrating? What if they have the drive and dedication to keep going? You're 17. Where I live you're not even old enough to buy cigarettes which means you have plenty of time to fine-tune your craft.
Why do you want to be an illustrator? Answer this question for yourself. If you're doing it because you love it then you are always good enough to continue. This is a journey. Keep going.
All in all, YES you are good enough to continue but this is a strange question to ask. Keep practicing, keep having fun, and find out what kind of illustrator you want to be. Send in your work to potential places you'd like to work. Face rejection (maybe) but KEEP GOING. If you love this and you WANT this, you can make it happen. It does take work though.
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2yr
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Here's some of the drawings I did after watching this first lesson. I am wondering if it is absolutely crucial to draw the motion of the center line down the torso, or if it suffices to merely draw the motion of the silhouette. The first picture is three iterations of Aaron006. There was improvement between my first and third attempt, but it still looks awkward. Criticism/tips would be appreciated!
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2yr
I'm just getting started myself so take my criticism with a grain of salt. I think your drawings look good and you're on the right track! That second photo especially does a great job of conveying motion.
In the last photo you uploaded, it looks like your proportions are not balanced right which is taking away from the image. The body on the left has such a big torso and head, and the legs look much too small in comparison. I can tell there's some foreshortening happening in the image, so naturally, it does have to look "smaller", but I think you can foreshorten it without losing the balance. (But nice job on the foreshortening of that front leg!)
How can you avoid losing that balance? Since I'm a beginner, I can only guess that this balance of the image happens from further observations of the size relationships between various body parts, and from practice. Maybe making the upper body a touch smaller in comparison to the legs, or maybe making the head smaller. Look at the size of the head compared to the shin area in that image I was talking about, and compare how they relate to one another. Again, I think all your uploads look awesome for someone that is just starting! Keep going! :)
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