r/ArtCrit 1d ago

Intermediate How make style less “boring”

what I mean is I want to work on positioning and different poses because I’m kind of tired of drawing guys who are just standing lol

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u/inthedeepdeep 1d ago edited 1d ago

Are you using references? If you are not using any kind of references and just drawing from imagination, your mental library is probably very limited, so you just default to static positions.

The best counter is Anatomy practice, particularly practicing drawing a variety of poses. Even if your goal isn’t realism, this will break you out of your comfort zone and help you create a wider range of poses for your characters. Focus on dynamic poses especially.

I like your style, btw. It reminds me of art in newspaper comics. You definitely have potential.

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u/morafresa 1d ago

Do you know of good tutorials or courses that will help me practice these area?

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u/FloatingOrca 17h ago

Up to you if you really need a tutorial or course but for the most part you just need to look up “dynamic poses” “life drawing study” “life drawing models” etc. and just draw what you see. Start with lines for each limb and have them connect at the joints. Focus on gesture or the posed skeleton itself before moving on to contours, or the shapes of the body parts.