JuniorAfro\'s Sketchbook

Thanks for the comment. The dragon is a work in progress, so it's going to seem a little misleading until i finish it. Now, on the afro samurai, i had to laugh. i got quite a few comments before from friends that it does kind of look like it belongs to his body. But i rather avoid fixing it for now till i get time.

Well here's a quick parody sketch of " The Dark Knight" himself.
The edge of my sketchbook got bent.

The next one, i used in the FAKKU! Challenge Me topic. The theme was fire.


Also, part of FAKKU! Challenge Me. Theme was communication.

Very nice sketches! I really like the first one at the top, I can't quite place what it makes me think of...but it's really nice.

Now you got me all curious. Who? Is it like a resemblance, or just the stance? or something else? Im really curious. First comment i heard like that.

Well, I know I've seen other characters make that stance at one point or another, and various aspects of the design remind me of various things. Like the mask, and the "skeletal" features that are very prominent throughout the design. But I can't seem to recall what they remind me of. Probably just the art style.

nice sketches ^_____^ !! Ruu...

Thanks a lot! Oh, and don't forget to criticise them. I need to know if there is anything wrong with them. Well since I'm here, ill add a new one. This is an old character i drew. It took me 2hrs just to get started.

I seriously want criticism on this one. Albeit, a good or bad. I drew the arms longer than normal. But is there anything else wrong?

Thanks for this. Ill make sure I fix this as soon as i can. By the way, is there anything else wrong?

Anyone here a fan of Soul Eater? Do you remember Medusa? Well,
HERE!



I need a scanner. But enjoy!

Indeed, a scanner is needed. Making an overall comment about them all, what I think needs help is:

1. Faces. They are not really defined, detailed or don't have a face at all. You seem to have some doubts and don't focus on them, but in other details around (funny, usually is the opposite: people put all into faces and everything else is unattended).

2. Proportions. You make good textures, it's easy to tell if something is metallic, cloth, etc, and that's a very good start, but when it comes down to anatomy, there are certain misproportions here and there that ends up making the drawing funny.

Just wondering, when you make your drawings, you go straight to the character or do something like This?

Thanks for pointing out. Hmmm...faces are still a work in progress. This are just certain stances. But i have a characters profile, of all ive created. They're much bettter than these. Anatomy, i have done better in the past. I usually just go straight into character. But if there are certain poses, or angles, i usually draw ball-and-stick base.

I guess hehe. My recomendation, do it always. Even professionals like Udon's Crew (the guys that makes the art for Capcom) uses them for simple poses. The reason is pretty simple, sometimes while you are doing the drawing, you think "hey, this is coming out pretty good", but when you finish, oh surprise. It doesn't fit with everything else.

Another good recomendation I always do, is invert the drawing (like in a mirror). By doing that, your brain sees it as some other image instead of the one you'r thinking you'r making, so its easier to spot small mistakes that otherwise you don't. (I just noticed that in a drawing I'm making right now: some parts were even disgusting lol mirror rulz!)

Never tried that. Good recommendation. Ill keep that in mine, with the most recent ones. Thanks!