The shoulder’s and chest tends to align in width. So as long as you keep your pectorals lining up with the shoulders you should be good to go.
However the shoulder-to-head ratio can be a bit tricky. That’s why its so nifty that Mod Chekhov made a quick note of this in a previous post. I recommend you giving it a look!
https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/181319640243/do-you-have-any-tips-for-doing-head-to-uhh
- Mod Wackart
Sounds like you might be subconsciously trying to apply real life rules into your toony style. Which can make for poses looking a little stiff.
Mod Chekhov wrote a post about integrating realistic anatomy into toony styles. I recommend giving it a look.
- Mod wackart
I did a bit on same-face syndrome some time back, that might be interesting to you. Half the battle of character variation is being aware that there is different shapes to be found, and then being brave enough to just go out there and draw those different shapes. There’s not much of a great science to it once you get used to working with these specific features ( or with character variation in general ) since you will, over time, build up a mental vault of shapes and sizes that you can combine into an unlimited number of designs. .
https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/187475400227/does-the-redline-team-have-any-tips-on-how-to
Bias of appeal
If you have an easier time drawing guys varied. It might be that you have a strong preference or bias towards how female characters should look to seem appealing. Something worth deconstructing through simply drawing female characters that look different from your own, and readjusting that bias through continous experimentation. ( this goes both ways, if you have one way of drawing guys but multiple ways for girls, you may have a bias ).
Siblings
Distinguishing siblings from one another while still making them look related can be a bit tricky. I personally recommend just picking a few very visible traits that they share between them. But then ensuring that the rest of the traits are very distinguished and different, to avoid them looking too identical.
Body types
Same goes for different body-types. Just draw them. You don’t have to get it looking consistent or “nice” the first couple of times, you just need to get used to drawing those specific shapes.
Mod future did a really cool tutorial on this:
- Mod wackart ( ko-fi )
Hey anon!
We’re not quite sure what you mean?
Is it possible that you could elaborate on what kind of areas cause you ‘trouble’?
Otherwise, we recommend you reading up on some of our posts about motivation and challenging oneself:
Art challenges to push you out of your comfortzone:
https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/187867803563/hey-guys-its-me-again-i-was-wondering-if-you
The post-it note excersise
Staying motivated
Self-awareness of work environment
Dealing with perfectionism
- Mod wackart
What up? Just wrote an article that I hope you guys like. It’s still in progress because I didn’t go through the whole discussion thread yet, but I think this is a decent start.
Got a frustration?
Join the convo at https://art-res.tumblr.com/post/189312922268/a-question-for-you-homies
Table of Contents
- Problem: Just starting out and do not know where to begin
- Problem: Issues with foreshortening and creating form
- Problem: Art Block / Have no idea what to draw
- Problem: Distraction and lack of focus when drawing
- Problem: Stuck on creating a character
- Problem: I lack a style and do not know what direction I want to take my art in
- Problem: Can’t draw accurately/ what is really there/ looking to make my art more realistic
- Problem: How do I improve my social media presence/market my art?
- Problem: Lack of artist networking
- Problem: shaky and messy lines
- Problem: Can’t find time to create
Thanks for looking homies! Hope this helps you!
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I did a small bit on deciphering colours from 3D models ( first half is probably irellevant to you, but the latter tackles your problem )
https://theredlinestation.tumblr.com/post/184418971163/how-do-you-get-the-right-colors-for-3d-characters
It’s very much something you might need to practice since it can be really difficult to find the right midtone in the reference material to colour pick from. Eyeballing it is unfortunately, probably your best shot, as far as i know.
- Mod wackart ( ko-fi )
Thank you so much! Hopefully we get to see you and your art by the time we open up for submissions again.
- Mod wackart
We are currently in the thick of figuring out how the team’s holding up, and picking up from where we left off. So it might be a little while before we are ready to take in new submissions. Especially considering that we still have a few leftovers from last opening ( as well as a sea of tutorials and questions to answer ).
I’ll say sit tight, but be patient. It’s probably gonna take a little bit before we’re ready to open again.
- mod wackart
Hey creatives!
The mod-team is slowly shaking the grime of hibernation off, and i know there’s a good few of us who are looking to get back into the swing of things during the summer. Myself included. Hopefully you should start seeing content being released on this blog soon.
We still have a bit of a haul from the tons and tons of questions we’ve gotten from you lovely people, along with a few redlines that needs doing. We’ll get to those as soon as we can. 2020 has been a crazy for most of us, and we’re very thankful that you’ve stuck with us through the long break.
- mod wackart
Hey fellas! So recently I’ve been trying to take on a more cartoon style when drawing. I’ve been doing my best to do more unique shilloue...
