>>2877

Yeah, you pretty much hit the nail on the head with the Papa Engie thing. And I'm not surprised to hear I'm going to have to re-draw it; it wouldn't be the first time I've had to do that. I was suspecting I'd have to anyway... at least as far as putting them on separate pages to work out the kinks without getting confused as to what lines belong to whom. (I'd be lightboxing it for such purposes... )

Also redoing it would mean I could position it better so that I actually had enough room to draw Engie's feets, derp

>>2878
Good to know I was on the right track. Admittedly one of the reasons I doing larger works on paper was because it was just a pain to always be erasing limbs and adjusting poses. I dunno how I could manage to do this on paper anymore, haha.

Anyhow, for storytelling purposes, it's best to have the viewer be able to tell what's going on within seconds of seeing the image. I was trained in the school of thought of keeping things simple and the action easy to read. A good way to test this is to examine the characters' silhouettes/outline and see if you can tell what's going on without the details.

So the top pose was the one I did over the original image. There's a clearer silhouette for both characters that isn't quite as all over the place and limbs aren't conflicting much with the line of action. I'd definitely look up some stuff on the the "line of action" as it would really help with bringing a smoother flow in your posing. My first suggestion is simple, though admittedly it's a little static, so the facial expressions would be key in showing the mood.

The second pose I did when I noticed that it looked like Engineer was playfully poking Scout in the stomach and then it kinda made sense that she may have been retracting from his touch. It's also a little more action-oriented than the first and gives a more light-hearted feeling about it.

I'd recommend picking either or as it can be difficult to mix both these moods without it action being read as something else entirely. Hope this helps some.

Uh. Testing this really quick to see whether it's autosaged or not.

If no, there will be another sketch up soon that I'd like crit on.

DICKS EVERYWHERE

Oh. I probably should have posted this a while ago. Haha. I forgot to.

>>6200 This could very well be the most majestic thing I've ever seen. Somebody aught to have it tattooed across their chest.

>>6195

Thank you! I I'll check it out. It's looks to be fairly cheap. (only 10 bucks) so I guess I can afford to order it.

>>6193

ENGIE I'VE COME TO CAP YOUR POINT!

Not right now dagnabit ah'm working!

FINE.

THEN I SHALL SIT HERE CONSUMED WITH LUST FOR THE REST OF THE EVENING.

>>6193
>>6191
Thanks to this artwork, I looked up Afterwords and read the whole thing, before work.

And I'm still just freaking blown away. Fowlie, I love your artwork. Cat Bounty, you are credit to writers everywhere. hats off to both of you.

I don't love any Scouts.

Go away. :(

:)

A cool guy's pyro, and my soldier.

Fudgie Wudgie

Hi Heavy

>>6068
To elaborate on this; some memes just don't die, especially if they can feature different content every pose.

>>6069
((MsPaint ftw!))

ooohh tenta spy

Scout's back is facing us, but his head is turned sideways. For clarification, in the redline I turned his head so the back of it is facing us, too. I'm actually not sure what angle you were going for -from the side or from a 3/4 view. If you're going for 3/4, redraw Engineer's body so that it is more facing toward the viewer. Also, maybe if you put the Gunslinger under Scout's arm, rather than on top of it, the position would look more natural. As for Scout's hand, right now you have the palm too curved. (Sorry if this doesn't make much sense)

Gah, the more I look at it, the more painful the thought of me ever considering this being close to done.

>>3237
>>3240
Thanks so much for your critique guys, it's really helped on pinpointing just what went wrong. Darn tricky angles, the bane of my existence.
I'll see if I can make a revision once I find some time to myself.

lazy filler doodle stuff.
What is anatomy? What is lighting?

Yeah ,that's better. I can't really think of what else to critique. Do you have anything else you want to post? Another picture you want help on? I feel bad that I don't have much else to say about >>3229

>>3259

I'm not very good at useful critique, so I'll just add pointless commentary instead: I love seeing people draw Engineer with the gunslinger. Also, bare butts are always funny to me.

>>3266 I appreciate pointless commentary as well.
The gunslinger is canon sometimes, but it's my headcanon all the time. Under the glove maybe.
By the way I'm a fan of your drawings.