Hi! First of all i love your art! Your dinobytes content give me life ^-^ secondly do you have any suggestions on how to draw gobbles? I can't figure it out for the life of me ( ´△`)
Hello! Firstly, thank you for the kindness. Let my art be an iv bag
Secondly, I kinda. Don't have much to tell you. I don't recommend my way of drawing, which is to not sketch at all and just go in with lineart, and then wing shading with absolutely no direction. I don't recommend that whatsoever. Additionally, I don't want to give advice that could jeopardize your artstyle.
Here are a few small tips that I think could help. If you want more (verbal) guidance, or you think the tips are too vague or unhelpful, you can continue to reach out if you'd like.
For the head, tack on the snout afterwards. Sketch a circle (or a standing oval if you want a Gobbles that looks like mine) and then vaguely indicate where the snout will be. If he faces semi-forward, make the snout shorter (since more of it is facing the front). The vague indication should probably be a straight jut from the face and then curves down to the bottom of the head
After that, make an outline of the head based on the two shapes you sketched. Build on each outline as many times as you want. For my brand of Gobbles, I usually go for strong, confident lines, but you do whatever you need. Sometimes messiness is cute too
Never forget that you can edit whatever outline you just drew. If it looks nice on one side but dented on the other, on ibispaint you can mold the lines to make it more uniform and you can do similar stuff on other platforms. (Don't tell anyone this, but that's what I do with EVERY Kaboodle drawing. Yeah. I make eight sloppy lines for his body and then move them around until they look nice)
For the eyes, it depends on where he's facing. All the way to the side? Make a full oval-like shape and put a boxy pupil in there. Semi-facing the front? Make an oval-like shape for both eyes but curve the bottom up, and put a boxy pupil in there. (This is because the curve is his snout taking up space on his face. His eyes are. Y'know. Behind his snout.)
As for the body? Sketch whatever vague shape you want him to be. I don't sketch, but I usually go for a rectangleish shape. Some people go for a circle. Some, a soft triangle. It's up to you. Make an outline based on that and add arms and legs. You know the rest.
Hopefully this is enough to at least get you out of the "struggling" phase. I'm cheering you on!! /gen