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First, I want to say that you have a pretty nice finish on this drawing. Your line weights are good, your use of spot blacks could use a little work, but you've got the right idea. I like the fact that you're lines thin out as you go back in perspective, really sells the idea that there is some distance between cyclopse and that cactus in the background.

Also your anatomy is pretty good, though it seems to me more like copying from other comics rather than taking the time to actually learn the muscles/muscle groups.

That being said, there's a lot of construction issues in this piece. I could go through and list off all of them, but really what it comes down to is the understanding of perspective. This is integral to creating a piece that has objects in it that feel 3 dimensional.

Now when I say lack of understanding of perspective, I don't mean that you have no understanding. You seem like you could probably construct some cubes in space, or even a rudimentary street view with a horizon roughly in the middle of the page. But the way to push your work further towards what you see in a an issue of X-men.

To get you where you want to go, I would either suggest Scott Robertson's How to Draw: Drawing and Sketching Objects and Environments from your Imagination. Or if you'd rather you can search the internet for some tutorials like this Ctrlpaint Tutorial

I wish I had more examples, but it's been a little while since I was looking for this stuff. But it's something that I've practiced almost every day for many years and I've still got plenty of room to learn.

You're definitely headed in the right direction. It looks like you enjoy the work, so hang onto that. I'm not saying to bore yourself to death with technical practice, but take a little bit of your drawing time that you've set aside and practice some perspective and you'll see a huge improvement in your work. And once you feel comfortable, start checking out Proko for stuff about how to translate those perspective skills into bettering your figures (people) that you draw.

Good luck and keep up the good work

♥ Ethan

For 18 years old that's pretty fucking good. But there is always room for improvement for every aspect of drawing. As an artist you should never stop learning.

A lot of good suggestions in this thread, the most important thing is to just keep generating content and finish an issue or a story with your art. It's not going to be perfect or up to your ideals all the time but just getting the work done is great for feeling accomplished and proving to yourself that you can finish something (this is really fucking important).

Then every once and awhile go back to a comic, or a page that you've already done and think about and write down the things that you can do better and ideas on maybe different layouts - and then try it out. Iterate on the same basic concept and you'll start to gravitate on what you like personally and what feels good to you. You do enough of that and you'll eventually have your own distinctive style.

Also getting inspiration by digesting and studying professional work is important too. I'd refrain from copying a style, especially for professional work - but I'd look at other's work and write notes about what this artist did in this book that you like, try it out and see if it's compatible with what you're trying to accomplish.

Some resources:

Understanding Comics:
https://www.amazon.com/gp/product/006097625X/ref=oh_aui_search_detailpage?ie=UTF8&psc=1

Strip Panel Naked: (dissecting panels, layouts)
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCYJAToPH5GSGShP7Yoc3jsA

Big thing: learn how to draw figures in space. Right now your drawings look flat. In particular, you need to be able to show how one part of the human anatomy overlaps another part. This is actually really hard to do, because it requires you to keep a three dimensional model (of some sort) in your head. That's why these are so popular.

Jim Lee actually breaks down the human body into three dimensional shapes and places them in order from front to back. The only place to learn this sort of thing is drawing from life, but even then that doesn't quite give you a framework to use. Personally, I suggest Bridgman's works, but he puts a surprising premium on explaining rather than showing.

When you get this down you'll find that your art becomes much more dynamic. Also, it'll allow you to create believable action shots with more than once person.

Check these out, because they're great examples of figures in space and overlapping anatomy (you'll see that I love me some X-Men):

• Wolverine in the sewers- by John Byrne
  
• Cyclops and the X-Men- by Paul Smith
  
• A superb version of Storm vs. Cyclops- by Rick Leonardi
  
• More Paul Smith of Wolverine and Rogue
  
  Just for an example of how this plays out, look at these action shots of figures in space:
  
  
• Superman vs. Batman
  
• Wolverine vs. Silver Samurai
  

There are a lot of answers to this. Moon Knight has had many series since his creation in the late 70's. There are fans who prefer the Classic Moon Knight, fans who prefer the Modern Moon Knight stories, and then people like me who love it all (except the early 90's trash). If you want the classic Moon Knight, which was written by Moon Knights original author, and his defining artist, I recommend the Countdown to Dark TPB. If you like the tone of those, your next step is to go for the Essential Moon Knight's 1, 2, & 3. These will cover the Origin stories, the major villains, the most important story arcs, and has some of the best comic art of the time. Keep in mind, all of these stories were written in the early 80's, and they are a product of their time.

For a more modern Moon Knight story, you really have two good options. You can either try the Huston/Finch Run by getting Moon Knight: The Bottom (and continue to volumes 2-5). They are a decent enough place to start on Moon Knight if you have no background on him. These stories tend to be very dark and very edgy compared to previous Moon Knight stuff.

What most people seem to be doing, however, is starting with the most recent run by Bendis/Maleev. It is titled quite simply Moon Knight This series is pretty self reliant, and seems to be very popular.

Software: Photoshop. Hardware: One of these babies. Still can't draw with it (gotta do the lines with good old pencil and pens), but hoping I'll be more comfortable using it once I get through more of those tutorials. And thank you very much! :)

Pencils: F pencils. I find these to be the best.

Pens: Nib Holder. Nibs. Any of the nibs will do depending on the lines you want to make. This next tool is a mix of o brush and a pen. A Kuretake fountain brush pen. Also there are pens called Micron Pens that are great for detailing and paneling.

Brush: I use Windsor Newton #4 brushes for everything i do. I use Wisps for a more organic crosshatching.

Markers: Prismacolor are the best, as they work like paint. After you color, you can color over to make a darker shade.

Paints: I use Windsor Newton gauche watercolor paints.

Ink: I use Dr Martins Black Star matte black ink.

Other: Liquid Frisket is used like painters tape except you can make any shape out of it. You let it dry then ink. After Inking you use a Kneaded Eraser to take it off. On the topic of erasers: I use a magic rub eraser.

Ill edit if I think of anything else.

Hey dude! Byrne Hogarth's "Dynamic Figure Drawing" is a good resource for this. https://www.amazon.com/Dynamic-Anatomy-Expanded-Burne-Hogarth/dp/0823015521/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=burne+hogarth+dynamic+anatomy&qid=1570068434&s=gateway&sr=8-1

- Nice drawing! Hands need work ..fingers look two dimensional and flat. The book covers this; simplifying the human form into shapes for foreshortening.

- You did an awesome job with the right arm! The left arm is not foreshortened and doesn't appear to be extended parallel with the torso since it is smaller; this makes it appear disfigured.

Keep drawing man lots of potential here!

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I added a picture. I'm new here and I'm hoping it shows up.

Here's the link for the graphic novel...
https://www.amazon.com/Dodge-Danger-Jim-Provencher/dp/0578526433/ref=sr_1_1?crid=CDX5LY5XMGY8&keywords=dodge+danger&qid=1565966277&s=gateway&sprefix=Dodge+Danger%2Caps%2C134&sr=8-1