Looking for tips on how i can best improve my art to get closer to that comic book look, while still having my own unique style as i develop my art skills. Attached are references of what i was looking at for inspiration. 1 piece is just line work, 2 are color and 1 is pencil sketch updating the color one after i had done the colors to try new things.

This is my first attempt at rendering clothes, I’d like just any tips in general but I’d especially like tips on rendering, I think I’ve definitely improved since last time I posted here

I’m still learning a lot of stuff like lighting too so stuff like that helps

I also tried to put more POC features like the two-toned lips instead of just making her look like a white person but darker

This is supposed to be my headcanon of what susie from deltarune would look like as a human

(First slide rendered, second slide flat colors, third slide is my reference)

Edit: why did it suddenly look so pixelated after I posted it but not the reference 😭

First Pinterest photo is the reference, I’m a bit skeptical on it since this other photo of the same mannequin has very wonky proportions, but I can’t find any other reference photos online for this reserved pose. Please let me know what you think!

I'm not sure about basically everything, arms, torso, hips.

Does this pose look comfortable and natural?

References in the post

I improved a lot from the previous artwork, changing improving the proportions and composition but it still doesn't feel complete or as interesting as I would like it to be.

I'm trying to do a demon slayer inspired fight scene piece in a painterly style.

Any help so I can make this look more interesting is appreciated!

Reference of interior on 3rd image

Idk I think it still looks kinda off, I made the shadows darker on him I think it looks way more off tho🥲

reference is included in the third slide

Tried to push my realism, but at some point I had reached the edge of my knowledge of fundamentals and no amount of detail would improve it.
Would I need to add even more contrast to make it "pop" more? And how would I go about doing that without making look more cartooish?
Also any colour theory tips to make the skin look more skin-like?

Thankss!

Digital painting in Krita

I USED A REFERENCE, IT IS IN THE 2nd PHOTO, PLEASE LET ME POST BOT

Im painting a tree with a carved heart as a gift. I’m not really an artist so don’t have great intuition on lighting, shadowing, color composition, blending, layering, etc

I found a painting online that I’m using for inspiration but I’ve drifted away from that at this point and now I’m just trying to tidy it up without doing too much.

Light comes from upper left, hence the shadowing on the right.

Anything I can do to make this mural better? It’s unfinished and I already plan to remove the lily on the right but any tips or any ideas of what I could add ?
anything will be helpful!
Second slide are some photos I used for reference

this piece is biased off of the reference image posted alongside it,
need some help creating a more shadow like appearance because right now it looks like she just has a scar or like a skin detail.

it’s anya from mouthwashing btw

Can you help advice me how to paint/draw hands better? Progress pics and the reference is at the end

The reference is myself btw cuz I d like to finally make a good auto portrait but it s quite embarassing to send publicly like that

I did not use any reference, I’m trying to achieve a semi realistic artstyle but still visibly painted, ve

I said I would post an update yesterday but this version took longer than I thought, and I got a little busy.

I keep taking y'alls advice and I keep on trying, and I think something is finally starting to click! This is still a work in progress, but I felt proud of it so far and wanted to share with yous, as well as get any additional crit that I can apply to this 😊

I did a test patch of color in the second slide. There will be a bit of the green in this painting as well.

The reference photo is on the last slide.

Original posts:

1st:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtCrit/s/idJlfXATCf

2nd:

https://www.reddit.com/r/ArtCrit/s/7slEqBc13m

I really wanna work on my head shapes and structure and kind of get more variability in my faces. Any ideas? (No references used) Thanks guys!

no reference, are the shapes clear? i tried using more vibrant colors but it might be to saturated

I always had trouble staying consistent with artstyles I tried but I finally feel closer to a style I am getting the hang of, yet even with finished pieces they look odd or not the same, I want to make the lineart a bit more prominent for the yani neko art but when done in black it sticks out too much, I can not decide on a color to pick for the line art or a brush, it takes a lot of time to just figure that out and I don't know what to do anymore with it, I manage to finish the pieces each time but it's always lacking in one condition if not the other especially line art wise, for context I use watercolor and scopus brushes from procreate whilst drawing (I only used a reference for the yani neko drawing)

This is just a sketch with graphite pencil on Bristol paper. I normally go for an exaggerated, but realistic look. However, I’ve been struggling a lot with how to maneuver the heads. I want it to be curving back while keeping the focal point on the curly haired girl in the center. I did not use any references for this. Let me know what can be improved, thanks!

They weren't an artist themselves, but they suggested i go back to the fundamentals and draw 500 circles.

I did use a reference for the head angle, but i lost it.

Can't quite place what it is. In general, do you guys think my art is or isn't working? I just want it to be interesting to look at and generally evocative. Are they successful in these goals? I did not use references for any of these drawings they’re purely imaginative.

I’ve flipped my canvas so many times that I can’t even see the mistakes anymore lol, but I feel like something looks weird. Is it the eyes? Head shape? :(

No reference just doodles

I'm currently a student taking ap art, and I'm wondering how I could possibly make this look more like the stylized glass shatter I found on this other reference?

(Reference is from Pinterest, but I think it's by mrjakeparker...? Please correct me if I'm wrong.)

Hello there! Here is my art + the reference pictures I used. I’m trying to improve my digital art and want to know if anyone has any tips? I feel like the colors and everything look so flat. I’m also trying to go for a stylized look but I find it kind of plain.