Do you mind giving advice on this artwork?

[Demy]

I need to shade it and ink the rose but i feel like there is something off about this. I was also trying to figure out my artstyle (like if it works or not) which is why the limbs are....noodly.

Even then i feel like something is wrong. Maybe its the inking? Maybe the anatomy is off? Both? I'm not too sure.

What do you guys think?

[juyunseen]

So what's likely throwing it off for you is the hips. The hips don't sit as if there is a skeleton under them, and the back leg just continues the line of the stomach. If I were you I'd practice more pose work like this, but keeping the skeleton in the forefront of your mind. The more time you spend thinking about the invisible parts of the anatomy, the better structure your visual anatomy will have.

[Demy]

Oh thanks! I'll make sure to work on that. Maybe looking at some more pelvis anatomy stuff will help me improve on that aspect.

Is that the only thing wrong to you or is there more?

[Trijucre]

Hi !
I think her cape looks weird : you have drawn the girl in 3/4 view but the cape is in front view. The perspective looks off because of that ; )

The anatomy is'nt perfect either (the main issues to me are the shoulders, the neck and the wrists) , but the pose is still working pretty good so I think you should learn first how simple objects look in different angle of view before focusing on anatomy

[XzynderVexymous]

There's no background. That's what's off. Otherwise, Rose is looking fine.

[Ironscarf]

I would say the right leg gives the impression of someone leaping into the air, while the left is planted firmly on the ground. I would bring the upper half of the right leg forward a bit and create more of a bend at the knee, then judge how far back the lower leg should go to give the right balance. I think that's all you need.

[tuesdayisms]

I don't know enough about cartoon anatomy to tell if anything is off with the body, but maybe the rose should be slightly bigger? Perhaps it's just me, but I feel like it should be fuller.

[PassionQueen]

My piece of advice is to work on your anatomy. This is very difficult to pull off even for professional because even if it's cartoon or anime, the body structure need to look like it have skeletons. Right now, the character's body structure is in a position that can be hard to do in real life. The best way to do this is to look at body structure while drawing your own art.

[Demy]

Yeah now that I think about it I see what you mean. I've been trying to study anatomy a bit more which will probably help. I think my weakest areas as pointed out by others on this thread seem to be the legs and the hips. I should also work on other areas, but this seem to be the thing I should work on the most. Also, finding references for this pose was actually kind of a pain, so I tried to improvise which didn't really work out.

I also probably should have followed a simple piece of advice, which is to try the pose myself before actually drawing it. I didn't do it as much as I should have.

Thanks for your advice!

[birdsketch]

Sketching loosely will help make the pose more dynamic & natural! Especially if you try and make it as expressive as you can; your style is very cartoony, so you can get away with exaggerating a bit!

A good tip for dynamic poses is to make sure the head & hips aren't aligned (ie when youre standing stiffly, your body is like a straight line. drawing with curves helps keep it loose and natural!)

[FlareyWorks]

I think her face is a little small for her head I love the style of her face itself though, so cute and like, a bit kooky y'know!

As for the best way to go about helping with anatomy, try drawing stick figures first! That way, you can track where bones should be going!