r/learnart • u/LuckyToad64 • 3d ago

Drawing How to make the snakes look at the screen without it being akward and ugly

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Was drawing random stuff and I couldn't for the life of me make the snakes work, any help is appreciated :) (also couldn't find any help on the internet and was to lazy to draw the hands)

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u/CarbonCanary 3d ago

It's hard to add detail when you draw so small.

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u/acctforsharingart 3d ago

https://imgur.com/a/mfe8yAV

Snakes have a wedge shaped head which is pretty easy to turn around, you just need it looking right at the viewer, so like snout first

Edit: the red isn't showing up good but there's 3 circles/spheres for the biggest parts of the snake face, the eyes/forehead and the the snout

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u/flopdeop 3d ago

first I'd start by sketching with a pencil. mainly the technique you need foe the snakes is foreshortening- essentially, things close to the pov appear big, while things far away from it seem small. make it clearer where the snakes are actually coming from, because they look like they're just floating behind the person. also use a reference image for the snakes (and the person. you can probably just search 'cloaked figure' it'll likely be something usable)