Practice drawing characters

[Dr. Doug Nance]

Very nice drawings --- good facial expressions and accurately drawn from different angles.

[lmrush]

Very Nice!

[Sarah LuAnn]

Nice consistency! Thats one of the best things I got out of the Childrens Book course I think.

[evilrobot]

So awesome....have to say I'm a bit jealous I've never been able to do this....no matter how many construction lines and basic shapes I use....

[natiwata]

Thank you everyone for the great comments!

Here's another practice sketch.

[Kevin Longueil]

@natiwata @natiwata Super nice Nat! This is so hard and you make it look easy - i have real trouble with this - i was wondering about the profile of the girl - i was wondering what she would look like with a more prominent forehead so i cut and pasted to see - i think it may look a bit more like the girl in the other views for me this way - looking forward to seeing where this is headed

[natiwata]

@Kevin-Longueil thanks! Subtle change but I like it!

Did some more practice with a crowd and fun angle, and putting Will's suggestion of drawing outside the frame to use. He found a gold nugget! Story starter.

[Charlie Eve Ryan]

Great expressions!!

[Jason Kellogg]

Wow! Good stuff.

[Russ Van Dine]

love the angle for the hand. The dogs eye is a little under-done and I thing his paw on the boy would be more dramatic for a dog...great expressions throughout.

[NoWayMe]

@natiwata Really nice image!! I think you should paint this one! If you do however, I would put the dog a little higher so his neck isn't cut where it is... That's the only issue I see with composition! Great characters

[Rob Smith]

Really terrific sketches!

[Camila Barrera Daza]

I love the expression of the boy in the lower corner! Ohhh!

[BradAYoo]

@natiwata This is progressing very well! I like the angle and your choice of having no kids behind the hand/gem. Between that and all the eyes leading it draws the readers attention right to the focus.

[natiwata]

@Charlie-Eve-Ryan @Jason-Kellogg @Rob-Smith @Camila-Barrera-Daza @BradAYou Thank you for the comments!

@NoWayMe - Thanks for the feedback, good catch with moving the dog up a bit.

@Russ-Van-Dine - I agree the dog's eye could be more pronounced, I'll add that when I paint it. I had tried his paw on the boy and didn't get it quite right, but perhaps I'll try it again, thanks for the suggestion!

[natiwata]

Update!

[evilrobot]

Super nice work!

[natiwata]

@evilrobot thank you! You think this works better as a vignette?

[Russ Van Dine]

l love it.

[karien]

Thats very cool!