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    35 months ago

    Your linework seems very uncertain. Like you are repeatedly drawing the same line, searching for the correct one.

    DrawABox.com 's first lesson is all about how to make marks on paper. It’s builds control and confidence with a bunch of abstract exercises. Once you have confidence in your ability to make a mark, focus on your line weight. Unless it’s a style you are going for, you make your gesture and proportion guides very lightly so they are easy to erase and improve. Then, once you have your guides how you want them your final lines are long, smooth dark marks.

    Imagine you’re final lines will be in ink. (Maybe even actually use ink, DrawABox asks that you buy ink fineliners for their course)

    As others have said, they hand itself is quite good. The forearm however lacks musculature. It’s very flat. Do a few studies of the underlying bones and some more of the muscles on top. If you know how the bones and muscles behave you can draw anything. I’ve found these websites very helpful:

    And, of course, as you practice you will get faster.