Did I succeed in drawing a human?

NippyTheNautilus 2021-10-28 15:16:15 UTC #1

I' currently in a nice mood and it made me want to draw even though I rarely do.
Made a quick scribble of a person and it ended up looking like this

The left leg kinda janky x)

I added a few things

NippyTheNautilus 2021-10-28 15:21:12 UTC #2

Any ideas on what I should add or do next?

crimson_mystery_cake 2021-10-28 15:48:05 UTC #3

I think they look very cool nippy the nautilus

DesiredUsernameTaken 2021-10-28 16:32:47 UTC #4

You did a great job on the face! I love the sketchy look too

NippyTheNautilus 2021-10-28 16:34:51 UTC #5

Most likely a total accident
I had nothing planned when I started drawing

DesiredUsernameTaken 2021-10-28 16:41:35 UTC #6

I find that can create some of the best drawings. Going in with no expectations and no specific imagery, my mind is much calmer, and not frustrated trying to achieve something. Then out of the blue, everything is perfect, and I can't replicate it . Too bad we can't make our subconscious knowledge of anatomy and 3D objects conscious at the flip of a switch

NippyTheNautilus 2021-10-28 16:46:30 UTC #7

Really well said my friend

NippyTheNautilus 2021-10-28 16:58:34 UTC #8

I made some more changes

The legs are still kinda wonky looking

BLTX 2021-10-28 17:00:47 UTC #9

Looks plenty human enough to me! Good job!

NippyTheNautilus 2021-10-28 17:02:44 UTC #10

Thanks my guy. Appreciate it.

Rhonder 2021-10-28 17:51:39 UTC #11

Looks really good the only small tip that I would have for next time is to make the legs a smiiidge longer, to match the torso length a little closer. Generally speaking on most humans the legs are approximately the same height as their torso + their head. I might have made them a little too long, but this kinda illustrates what I mean:

Summary

Nevertheless it's a small nitpick, and your version turned out great as-is!

16BitInk 2021-10-29 10:33:10 UTC #12

some of the proportions are a littleeee off, but you did a good job! congrats, you have a beautiful adult human!

euphisa 2021-10-30 15:29:19 UTC #13

I agree. Maybe you find the legs wonky because it is too short. Look at rhonder's adjustment, they did a good job illustrating how long the legs should be. Also another advice, though I think you got it right somewhat, the feet will always point towards the direction of where the knee is facing.

wispysing 2021-10-30 17:02:23 UTC #14

It looks good, you did a great job! @Rhonder did a great job in illustrating proportions for the legs. I always keep these points in mind regarding human proportions, use the head as a unit of measurement:

Head to hips : 3 heads (from the tip of the chin down, excluding the head)
Pelvis/hips to feet: 4 heads
Shoulder width: 2 heads

You can make slight variations of course, but they mostly follow this general rule.