Hello! If you don't mind would you give me a critique on these? I have other peoples opinions, but they're close people and who knows if they're lying to me >.>

Free Balloons
Roller Coaster

Actually, if you can or would could you just give me a run down on my little gallery?

Gallery

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Hello
I'm planing to re-work on some of my piece this summer in order to improve them, maybe can you help me about it?
First, I'd like to improve this one :
http://seiden-kaczka.deviantart.com/art/Eden-Seiwa-491773547
I know the biggest problem on it are the hairs. Maybe do you have some tips to draw hairs? I tried following some tutorials on DA but can't achieve anything.... And I tried for hours.
Also, about everything else on that drawing..... What should I change? Maybe everything, but.... I don't know.

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@Valentine
I can tell you're very meticulous about your art. All your lines look carefully planned and placed down. I like the bright use of color, too c: And the silhouette of the carnival/roller coaster is pretty neat!

What you should probably practice is loose sketching. Your people especially look stiff and formal and your lines are 'furry' - which means you etch over them many times to get them to look right. You'll get a more natural look that way. I can't really say anything to technical aspects like shading since it's not really there. If you want a softer feel with the colored pencils, try coloring with the side of the pencil rather than the point to shade the colors into each other.

@Seiden
Too much detail on the hair. I know it sounds counter-intuitive, but keep in mind that when you see a furry animal, do you notice every single hair on its body? No, you get an impression of hair.
I like this tutorial: http://www.deviantart.com/art/A-Fur-Tutorial-Part-1-213293289
The other problem is that a Natu is a bird-based Pokemon, right? You can't use the same idea on feathers since they're constructed very differently from hair. If you look at a real bird, they don't look 'hairy', they look smooth (unless they're ruffling their feathers).
It looks like you heavily referenced a photo for the overall picture. Not necessarily a bad thing, you did get the skin tone and general features pretty close to realistic, but the clothes look very flat, especially the coat because the lighting isn't consistent. You should get an idea of where the light is coming from (look up some shadin tutorials c:)

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@Scyllarus, Thank you so much! Yes I know I have a problem with 'loose' sketching, it's very hard to not redo the lines constantly. I so like to use lots of color or no color at all, but in this case I have to say I am slightly colorblind which is why I press so hard on my pencils (to tell the difference). Somewhere around here I have a few 'stand still' charcoal pieces from High School art class and I think they might have freer lines than the ones now.

Also, did you get the joke about Free Balloons?

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@Valentine
Once you mentioned it, yes, I think I did c:

You may also want to try other art materials. Pastels seem like they'd go well with you c:

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@Scyllarus, What exactly are pastels? Is it a pencil of some sort? I didn't have a great art teacher.

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hi ovo uh, could you critique some of my stuff too? I used to do half traditional half digital art but I recently switched entirely to digital art in my commissions.

my deviant art
my most recent art thing

I wanna get more detailed but when I try it just looks messy. Any tips?

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http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pastel
http://www.amazon.com/gp/top-rated/arts-crafts/12896741

Pastels are kind of like crayons, but they don't use wax binders. They're softer and more blendable and can come in very vivid colors c:

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@Scyllarus, Oh, thank you. I'll have to try those.

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Thanks for your advices, I take note of that :3

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@FadedNobody

Ahah, I actually quite like your art! Someone better than me could probably give you better tips, but here're my suggestions anyway:

Work on a bigger canvas OR start zooming in on details more. Your problem seems to literally just be that you're messy with your details. It may help to start using more...dense? solid? higher opacity? linework. I can also see here and there where the color has escaped the lines, which doesn't help. I'd suggest either locking the opacity on the color layer or using masking layers to keep things neat c:

Here's an example of one of my stupidly complex pieces (character belongs to me):
http://40.media.tumblr.com/aedb26f281865fd8d35da6318102b789/tumblr_n62e56wsl71rrrn59o1_1280.png

Everything looks sleek and clean because I make sure my linework is neat and keep everything well inside the lines.

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Oh gosh I have been looking for advice!

So these are my first two proper attempts with a tablet and I haven't really done anything else as I just can't seem to get anything I like.. So currently my art is at a standstill. But still, these are my most recent works, so please help me <3 any critique is appreciated.

First
Second

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@Blue Hawk
Ahah, hello again! I'm actually finished up on lining the commission before yours c:

My advice is to get looser with it. You've seen my sketch WIPs, they're very loose and quick and I don't work on trying to make them polished and perfect yet. Your lines are very fuzzy and I get a sense that you're trying to make things look perfect before they should.

Also, layers. It's obvious from your first link that you're not using them. I'm not sure what kind of art program you're using, but there's several free ones online that you can use that will allow you to use layers.
http://oscyllarus.tumblr.com/post/115008020695/drawingden-digital-painting-autodesk-sketchbook

Layers allow you to keep parts of your picture separate. You've seen my snarling lion icons, right? The body lineart is on one layer, the color is on another, and shading effects are on yet another - and then repeat that for each mane.

Lastly, inspiration. You can certainly always google "wolf" or "dog" and get plenty of images to draw inspiration from. You can also turn on your favorite movie and pause at a good place (Balto and The Lady and the Tramp come to mind for dogs).

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@Scyllarus
Oh nice! :3

Ahh thank you for the advice. I must admit certainly do attempt to rush and complete things too soon. It's a habit I need to break.

And no, I didn't use layers for them.. I have only just recently figured out how to use them properly xD so next drawing I do myself I will attempt layers with it! And I use GIMP as my program.
I never realized those icons had so many layers to them :o

Oh I never thought of watching my favourite movies and pausing them! I love Fox and the Hound and Balto <3 I will try using them as inspiration!

I thank you so much for the advice and I will use all of it when I do my next drawing when the muse hits me <3

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curious what you say :}

some line less realistic art:
horse head
Full body wolf
Lion head
Lightning sea dragon

Line/shaded art:
Running wolf
Winged horse
mare and foal
Mystic my dragon

sketch shaded:
Lion head with leaves
kissing lion
wolf puppy (my oc templets

What im working on right now:
5 wolf pups
im retrying it in illustrator but the bottom one is from photoshop
what it will look like when done (photoshop)

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