Okay, so first things first, this looks great. It actually does have depth, it’s creative and if you drew this from imagination then you should be very proud of that. When asked how he was able to draw the way he did, Kim Jung Gi said “the tragedy is that people can’t see what I see.” What he was referring to was perspective. When he drew anything he was imagining the perspective of the object. The difference between him and people like you and me was that he’d practiced drawing with form and perspective so much that he could “see” the perspective lines without having to draw them. He developed an incredibly intuitive understanding of form in perspective by obsessively practicing from life. Basically he would draw an object from life, like a chair for example. Then he would draw it again but from a different angle, a different perspective, and then he drew it again and again until he’d filled the page drawing the same thing. Honestly, you’re not that far off. The only real difference between you and Karl or Kim is time and practice. Your diver looks great. You’ve got a nice, clear readable shape for his helmet. The pose looks natural. The spear gun looks believable. Sure it’s not as crisp or as detailed as something Karl would do, but Karl has been a professional artist for something like 30 years. As for creativity, this looks pretty creative to me. I’ve never seen that shape used for a diving helmet before. Unlocking creativity is really just playing around with ideas and shapes, combined with knowledge of perspective. What if the diver was carrying the spear gun over his shoulder? How would he look if he was about to use it? What other stories can you tell about him? That’s all creativity is, it’s exploring ideas and iterating on a theme. | Artwod Feedback