lap, while sitting in front of your monitor. If you're used to it though it doesn't matter where you are.

I have a normal comp, and I've put it next to my keyboard on the right side (since I'm right handed). I could never draw with the tablet on my lap!

wp

oh lawd....

The keyword is "drapery". Life drawing is probably the best way to learn it.

http://www.creativespotlite.com/drawing/drapery-tutorial-1.htm

Outlines are a difficult one. Reprisenting objects in outline is an essentially abstract concept so somewhat subjective depending on the art style. However the basic principle is the same and the keywords are "line weighting".

The goal of line weighting is to ensure that details in a drawing 'read' well.

http://www.tokyopop.com/141.html

One way of doing it out of many. Learn as many of them as you can and use what works for you.

I think your faces are a more acute issue to be perfectly honest, it looks horrible. The clothing is actually pretty good as it is. Work on your faces, and anatomy in general, then go back to the clothing because, you have some catching up to do there.

Kawaii desu! ^^

Hehee, I know I suck at drawing :3

I still prefer coloring the pictures of my friends, that's why I asked. The picture there is mine indeed.

But thanks for the two links and the tipps! They are very good/helpfull!

No you do not suck at drawing, you suck at animu. Often that is just a healthy sign. Draw some realistic faces and fuck animu for now. Try to stylize your own style in the direction of japanese cartoonish stuff when you've gotten a personal hang of faces, instead of trying to copy an anatomically butchered style without having a sound personal foundation yourself. Trust me in the long run you won't be dissappointed, and you might have some fun too.

I like that pic, pretty well done, do you have more?
I have to agree and say you need to work on faces the most, try other styles or refine what you're working on. Other than that, very well done!

hare hare yukai!!

Please do entertain me as to how such a piece was constructed.

Derrrrrrrrr

hm post the whole story so I can copy it and be famous

Well... i could tell you, but... then i'll have to kill you.. huhuhuhu....

NTY is allowed, rite?

if you're asking for the next page after the above post, he made nothing. He only sent me 3 files.
<-- this one has an english translation for the Malay words used...i was lazy, so bear with the editing.

This was made sometime during 2004...his lineart, and the color is manual artbrush by me. I'm lazy to make touch ups, but surely the result would be much better.

An idea for a 4koma.

..and the product.

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I am exceedingly surprised your friend would be willing to show you this and you yourself would not find him doing it disturbing.
In layman's terms lolwut?

>>5028
I dont think it is really a suprise given that we're both trainee artists of the same field. We dont really go to any art school, so we have to learn to draw by ourselves. the fact that we're both near-otaku with suprisingly 95% similarity in preferences, i'd have always been the mentor to his arts.
Almost all the time i would scold him for doing ONLY NSFW arts, but seeing that he can only put his FIGHTING SPIRIT in NSFW art, all i can do is help him improve.

It's crazy, this handwriting is very similar to my own handwriting.

why do people that suck at drawing always fall into the porn category?

>>5644
Either
a) They are bad but like drawing. People don't like bad drawings, but love porn => bad drawing * porn = they like it, thus the artist can get positive feedback and get a self-esteem.
b) They like porn and want to draw it for the sake of either paper fetishism, the wish to share their fantasies or because they aren't creative enough to do it in any other way.