my minun cetch attempt

here is my drawing:

target pokemon:minun
hard55+
my first draw attempt

 

Hey minun1,

This is a fun little picture and I've got plenty of feedback, so here goes:

First of all, I like that you tried to draw a battle scene like in the games. This is a cool idea, but I want to make sure you know that you don't have to do that! You can draw a picture of a Minun doing, well, just about anything! It doesn't have to be a literal picture of you trying to catch a Minun!

Anyway, I'd encourage you to use reference pictures when you draw something like this. I bet you can find some good reference images by googling "pokemon battle scene" or something like that. If you have a picture like like this up on your computer screen while drawing, it'll help you with the placement of your Pokemon, as well as other details like the name/HP you included in your picture.

I also recommend working on sketching your picture before coloring it in and adding hard black outlines. If you draw really lightly in pencil first, you can get an idea of how your picture is going to look and fix anything you don't draw quite right at first. This would have helped on your Pichu picture, for example. We can see the outline of Pichu's tummy through its forearm, even though that line shouldn't be visible. If you had drawn an outline really lightly first, you'd be able to erase that line when you went through and darkened the rest of your outlines.

It looks like you really made an effort to draw the different parts of Pichu and Minun's bodies right. I like their expressions too! Plus you've got some color in there, which is nice. Try experimenting by searching for pictures of these guys on Google. Then you can try drawing them in different action poses by looking at really high-quality professional pictures. This'll help you get a feel for how the different body parts fit together.

The last thing I want to point out is that it would be a good idea to pay attention to how your picture (the one you took with your camera comes out). I'm not sure if you noticed this when you uploaded it, but it's upside-down! You can flip things like this really easily by opening them up in Microsoft Paint or a similar program; most of them have a pretty clear way to flip pictures. It'd also be beneficial to try and take the picture straight-on rather than at an angle the way you did here. Presentation counts, including the aspects that you didn't actually draw!

Grade

I give this picture a 20/100, which unfortunately isn't enough to catch a Minun. Minun is a Hard Pokemon, which means it requires a lot more care and effort. I recommend working your way up to that category by drawing some other Pokemon in the Easiest or Simple category first. That Pichu would've been a good first goal, for example. My two big tips for you are:

1. Use Google to find a reference image. It's much easier to draw when you've got something to look at!
2. Sketch lightly so you can fix mistakes and get an idea of what your picture is going to look like before you color it in!

If you do a little practice with those two things, I bet you'll be catching Pokemon in no time! I can't wait to see your next drawing!