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Infusions
08-09-2009, 03:48 PM
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Copy and pasted directly from my deviantART description:
Out of all my Eddy drawings, there's probably like, only two that I semi-like. His square head makes drawing him feel unnatural.

Heck, all my drawings feel unnatural. They feel more like constructed drawings instead of a character, like it should be. Durr.

Laughter and smitten faces are two of my favorite expressions to draw. I think the reason for this is that for laughter, you can make the face as "loud" as you want, all depentdent on how much the character is laughing. You can really go all out with expressions this way (Too bad I'm so bad at loud expressions, hurrr!).

And for in-love faces, I like them because it makes even the ugliest, meanest, rudest character seem like the kindest sweetheart ever.

I know ZIM would never make that face, blaarghh.

Ignore all my words and silly titles I wrote on everything. I do that for the sake of memories.

Sorry for the lack of coloring. Lately, I've been more focussed on just trying to draw in general (More specifically, draw Eddy as he's my favorite Ed Edd n' Eddy character and I think it would be rather fun to be able to naturally draw him) that I haven't done any completed works in a loooong time.

The few comments I get on my Eddy drawings, people say they're perfect, however, being the nit-picker that I am, I know there are several things wrong with my Eddy drawings that prevent them from looking or feeling like an organic, natural drawing, and instead, just a constructed, poorly referenced drawing.

I'm hoping that I'll find another nit-picker on the board that could give me some observant comments on how to fix this.

Temple Fugate
08-10-2009, 05:00 PM
Honestly I think you have a LOT of the concepts of cartoon drawing down already. It's only a matter of fine-tuning your existing method and you'll be set.

One thing I noticed in your drawings is an incoherent line of action (http://www.animationarchive.org/pics/pbanimation07-big.jpg). If I were to sketch what I thought was the line of action on most of your drawings, I'd come up with a strange zig-zag when the line should be an arc. The best example of what I mean is your Homestar Runner. His body contorts in a Z-shape, which doesn't communicate a direction of force. It looks more like a spasm than an intentional action.

Try building some drawings by starting with smooth lines of action and see if that makes a difference in the finished product.