/r/learnart
LearnArt is a free open art learning resource built on the principles of free education and art access to all. Come check us out for feedback, guidance, and discussion!
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Remember the person. We are people from all over the world, of many ages, languages, cultures, and educational backgrounds who all want to improve our art. Sometimes miscommunication happens, just be cool.
Give constructive feedback, including examples of what works or doesn’t work. “I like the use of color” or “the legs are too short” are much more helpful than “I like it” or “I don’t like it.”
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Rules for posting:
Include images. Include your own work if you have a specific question so that you get clear feedback. Include reference images if used.
Group multiple drawings into one post. Multiple posts made in a short time period will be removed as spam. Post multiple images as a gallery or as multiple links in one text post.
Keep it on-topic. Extremely long personal posts, questions requiring medical expertise, or anything that cannot be reasonably addressed by art learners about making art will be removed.
Unhelpful tutorials will be removed. This includes videos and pages lacking clear instruction, speedpaints, timelapses, and anything with significant amounts of misinformation.
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Jar/Pot
So I I’m just starting to learn art and I want to go into the realism side of things and I drew this jar earlier. Originally it was supposed to be a pot but became a jar somehow. But my main question is on the lid I made this weird effect where sometimes it looks open and others it looks closed. I was wondering how I can make it look open? Like should I darken or lighten the shading on the top?
03:38 UTC
I tried drawing on a full page but got discouraged after what came out of it. Can you tell me what is wrong and how can I fix it?
03:09 UTC
Been Working On Stylisation - Looking for Feedback
01:16 UTC
Advice
Any advice for a beginner? just stop drawing 2 years ago so I’m not really a beginner lol
21:38 UTC
Does this foreshortening look okay? I feel like the finished lineart has less depth than the construction version. Any other criticism welcome.
21:20 UTC
Taking advice from yesterday I spent at least one hour on this, what should I practice next (pls don't say legs, I am tired of them)
15:48 UTC
Any Feedback Appreciated. - Working on my lines, figure drawing and colors. Thanks in advance.
15:18 UTC
Created from imagination. Critique?
03:16 UTC
Whether or not you've been following my posts, here's the finished product! Thoughts?
The lighting is kind of weird because the paint is still wet.
00:38 UTC
Is there a easy way to finish this? I'm afraid I have started something that I can't conclude...
22:44 UTC
How do I fix the nose
I don’t know it’s the not the first time it looked odd to me from this angle when drawing it
17:47 UTC
Background/shadows/1 point perspective practice; advice welcome
The cartoony characters are on purpose, I think the sky is kinda scuffed and I’m kinda iffy on the dead trees in the far background. Also I don’t know how to draw still water.
16:43 UTC
2nd try at acryl painting. Every advice is welcome
I know i messed up the flowers but im not sure how to get better. Kinda happy in overall
15:38 UTC
drawing from imagination any critique?
13:38 UTC
2 minute gesture drawings. Any advice?
13:20 UTC
Help with translating proportions and features
Hello,
I want to draw people I know in real life in doing different activities but I can't keep their faces looking the same at different angles. I was looking at the information about how to draw the same face at different angles, and I concluded that the faces must be drawn with the same proportions in mind.
Now I'm wondering how to construct those proportions in the first place. How do I translate a specific brow-to-nose proportion from a different perspective than the one it was originally measured from? And how do I translate a mouth shape or nose from front to three quarters view to side view and in between?
12:02 UTC
What can i improve with the composition? I feel like theres too much going on
11:49 UTC
Oil pastels advice
How do I make it look more "finished"? I gave tried smudging the pastels in with my fingers and with clean cloth but it still pills up like that
10:18 UTC
Decided to start drawing this week!
This is my most recent work. I have a couple of others that are similar if not slightly lower quality. I really have 0 clue on what I’m actually doing though, so if anyone has recommendations or feedback on how to actually LEARN I would be very appreciative. I’ve never really been into art or drawing whatsoever before, so I’m really starting from scratch right now.
04:31 UTC
How can I improve this?
The thumb is supposed to be going inside her eye, also the line at the top is where her hairline will be but this is a rough sketch. Something looks off, how do I fix it?
23:46 UTC