Like with everything characters will improve with practice.
At the moment I am working on getting my female characters to look less like men with breasts
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Bobby Bob Bob also available on http://jbobw.deviantart.com/,
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:17,
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haha!
Focus on the face: Slenderer nose, add eyelashes, lips should be different, and facial shape is generally different as well.
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Awesome Welles petitioning for foetuses to be rebranded 'wombles',
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:19,
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Thanks
I'm going to try and go through pictures of random celebrities and my friends and draw their faces to try and get the hang of it more
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Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:24,
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celebrity faces are often not the correct shape
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munzor in the jungle,
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 20:26,
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Copy photos
I do:

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monkdagola but how do you TURN a phrase?,
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:24,
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Holy shit, that's great!
I can't draw realistic people for toffee, shit or any other item you may care to mention.
Also: your profile may be the greatest thing I've ever seen.
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Awesome Welles petitioning for foetuses to be rebranded 'wombles',
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:25,
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I prefer this:

Edit: Sort of, the more I look at them the less I like them.
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monkdagola but how do you TURN a phrase?,
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:28,
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Can I kill you and steal your hands and talent?
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Awesome Welles petitioning for foetuses to be rebranded 'wombles',
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:30,
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You probably could.
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monkdagola but how do you TURN a phrase?,
Fri 16 Jan 2009, 19:31,
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nice
the picture at the start of this thread is copied from a photo. I'll get there eventually.
:)
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