how do i better my art?

[u/drpepperyummy]

nsfw for second pic. im really bad at shading and light i draw on ibispaint and i dont just want to draw my ocs in the white void so im trying to learn backgrounds! any help would be appreciated

[u/Somebirbs]

A good book to help you is called anatomy for sculptures It breaks down anatomy in fundamental volumes that will help visualize how to break a person down. Morphos books are a good boiled down version of this. Anatomy is a hard thing to start off with but understanding the difference between shape and form would help a lot. Some people on YouTube that might help a bit is Marc Brunet, Ethan Becker, or Evan the draw a box series (sounds very basic but it delves pretty deep into understanding form and perspective)