Try my hand at some cartoon characters
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Dennis Yeary
Some random characters I drew. Critique if you can
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Liandro
Hey, @Dennis Yeary! These are fun characters to draw! I agree with @Crystal Blue (she/her) regarding the linework, and she already suggested some good exercises. I’d also recommend you check out Stan’s video on How to Hold and Control Your Pencil, as it contains helpful tips on how to improve our line confidence by using shoulder movements. Another thing I’d recommend is to mind the proportions. I assume you’re drawing from reference, so you can use plumb lines or use the pencil to measure and compare sizes in order to keep the proportions more accurate in your drawings. There’s some useful information in this video: Measuring Techniques. One tricky thing to notice is that, on the super hero characters, very dynamic poses also come along with a lot of foreshortening, so, in these cases, you should expect to draw purposefully distorted proportions (a giant hand in front, a very small leg farther behind…) in order to convey the adequate sense of depth and perspective. Hope this helps! If you have any questions, feel free to let me know. Happy drawing!
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Crystal Blue  (she/her)
The anatomy looks great and the poses feel very dynamic. I think the main thing you can do to improve is work on your line work- try getting lines in one attempt instead of lots of little scratchy lines. Here are some ways to practice this: - draw a line with a ruler, then trace over it freehand - connect two dots with a line - fill a page with circles - draw three dots and connect them with a curve and there are a lot more that you can find online! for finished pieces what you can do is if you have a scratchy line you can erase it slightly and draw over it with a smooth line
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