What are you working to improve on right now?

[akemikae]

I'm practicing on coloring techniques and higher quality art in my comic. Basically I take a break in between every step. (I.e. Draw the sketch, work on something else, then go and do the line art, take a break, do the base colors, take a break....etc)

I figured out taking a break in between most steps can REALLY improve the way you perceive your work, and it makes the quality a lot higher. I don't usually take very long breaks in between, I'll take like fifteen or so minutes if I feel like I need to do a lot in one night. Though, I'm more inclined to take longer breaks in between base colors, and detail work.

[Rhombik]

I've read that the best way to do so is by doing this thing called 'Deep Practice', where people deliberately, slowly and repeatedly practise a particular aspect of their craft till they master it, before moving on to the next.

I might give that a go.

I need to get better at showing motion. It's my Achilles heel. Some of my older comic strips are incredibly stiff.

[lilydusk]

That's cool! I'd like to improve on my character poses as well. How do you intend to go about it? I love the 'disney' style where everything is so soft and curvey and flowy. My manga-type art makes characters look stiffer than they should be.

[FlutterbyBubbles]

Just my art in general, you know, lineart and shading really. I'm also looking to improve my story I'm working on, and I don't really know how I plan to do that, but I'm gunna try!

[audeshattuck]

I'm always working to improve my art, but I also want to keep working on my writing. I want to be able to write more effectively and to the point.

[IdiotWithPencil]

welcome to the" we have problems finishing stuff club", here's a pin and a t-shirt, the snack bar opens in 3 hours and the conferences is at 5 enjoy your stay

[YangKoete]

Anatomy, Line Quality, Backgrounds.

[jojo01jc]

Perspective, neatness, and colors.

[whydocowsfall]

Backgrounds!!! I tend to avoid them like the plague. Although at the moment my webcomic doesn't call for them, when the scene changes I'll do my best to make sure the backgrounds are good!

[Hexigate]

An aspect of my work (especially with my comic) i've noticed should gain more attention is "Fluidity".

By "Fluidity", i really just mean the smoothness of the overall image. The way i illustrate the characters in my comic seem...rigid, coarse, rough.

[modrawmanga]

Speed lol I wish I have 8 more arms so things got done faster
I had alot of problems with drawing more perspective-ey human pose and I solved that issue by using action figures, posing them, took pictures and draw on top of it. So the overall look seems more right than if I drew it freely with zero reference.
There is a drawback to this method by creating dependency to stiff reference instead of being able to draw it freely from your mind, but I guess at this point I just do whatever it takes to get it done cos I don't want it to take any longer than it already is lol

Drawing background with buildings also my weakest point, so I use this technique called photobashing, which is used by alot of matte painters in games and movies to get things done faster. I mean I could draw everything by hand but I don't think the comic will ever be finished lol

[IdiotWithPencil]

here's two videos I found very helpfull for speed (EI no need for reference for everything) and dynamic/anatomy drawing

females

Males

it's a bit on the long side but hey! give it at least a cursuri look if you want to learn from a pro from riot games
I've been trying out his tips and my speed at drawing dynamic poses went up 2LV =D

[TheThoughtfulBoxful]

Character fluidity, backgrounds, and productivity/mental positivity.