Hi there! This is actually my first post anywhere on Shoryuken, so if this is in the wrong spot or formatted wrong or just plain wrong in any way, please let me know! My boyfriend and I want to mod one of our PS3 TE sticks and add custom artwork, so I’ve been trying to come up with ideas for it. We want it to be Juri-themed, obviously. So, please let me know A) which drawing you like better, and B) how I can improve the drawing’s composition! I appreciate any replies! 
I really like the first sketch more than the second simply because of well drawn the eyes are and how well you’ve done her face.
A minor problem though is that one of the fingers on her hand (ring finger) seems to be slightly shorter than normal. Either that or her nail is shorter than the others.
Yeah I’d love to see this design on a TE so best of luck to you and your boyfriend.
I like the first one, because she has a trophy! XD
I like the second image more. With the appropriate spacing I think it would fit the joystick’s layout better. That aside, the pose looks very stiff. I’ve included an image that would hopefully be useful in illustrating my point. It’s most prominent in the arms, If you try to ‘lock’ your knees and elbows, it really hurts after a little while… I find drawing curves makes a more convincing pose. There are dozens of people on this forum that can explain it better than myself but hopefully this will help you visualize the pose.
Thank you so, so much! I really appreciate your red-lining for me! I have such a problem with my poses being too stiff and I am so aware of it, but I can’t seem to overcome it for the life of me. What do you suggest? I have made adjustments on a larger redraw of that version, so I’ll have to post when I’m finished.
I’m really glad I put this on this forum. I don’t know anyone personally who gives me this kind of feedback. Compliments all the time don’t really get a person anywhere, you know? Thanks again! 
Well, there are a few things to keep in mind when drawing anything organic: One, straight lines are very rare in nature. Organic material is typically rounded, even what we would consider to be straight lines (bones, tree branches, et cetera…) are still curved slightly and this can be even more pronounced at joints.
Two, poses require balance, or the figure will look awkward or stumbling. The rule here is to locate the center of gravity (In humans this is usually the pelvis). If you think about it, everything stems from the pelvis; your legs and torso are probably the strongest parts of your body so I typically draw these first after that, it’s easier to place arms. Structurally, the head is the least important because it’s position doesn’t directly influence the rest of the pose. Although it should line up with your center of gravity. If you are standing still, take a moment to pay attention to your weight distribution. You’ll typically shift your weight to one leg at a time, and your head will be lined up with it.
I’ve taken a piece of official Juri art to illustrate a few points… You’ll notice that she isn’t composed of any straight lines when you break it down to the bare minimum. Her torso and legs consist of two major curved lines, with her head lining up with her left foot, which is touching the ground. It is a bit difficult to tell exactly where her knees are with those pants, so I’m sure I made a mistake there. Her left arm is slightly confusing but follows the curve rule; the arm tends to fold in on itself. Whereas the legs will make a very slight S curve at the knee. My recommendation is to pick up a favorite piece of character art and identify the curvature of the pose as I’ve done here. Observation is key to understanding. If someone has something to add or I made a mistake feel free to correct it.
Those are really useful tips, especially about the head lining up with the center of gravity. I always start with the head myself, which might be part of my problem. It’s difficult for me to draw from the bottom up though.
Anyway, here’s the larger version, incorporating your suggestions. I realize in relation to the stick layout I probably need to move her a little more to the right, but that’s an easy adjustment.
You can start anywhere you like, so long as your parts correlate into a cohesive whole. I find it’s much easier to ‘build’ a figure than try to do the whole drawing at once.
As far as layout goes, there is an Excellent guide for planning the layout of your artwork right here!
http://shoryuken.com/f177/making-your-stick-pretty-custom-stick-art-guide-tutorial-221702/
Refer to that guide when it comes to the layout design, it explains things better than I possibly could.
do you have more art somewhere? I’m lovin’ it
Most of my art is on my Facebook, but I have a pair of shoes and an embroidery hoop I did on my DA.
beaversquirrel on deviantART
OK! So I got the drawing and the background done for our stick! The art is done on 11x14" bristol paper, the holes stenciled and cut out by hand, the background is acrylic paint and Prismacolor marker for the spider, and Juri is Prismacolor marker and pencil. There is a pic with no flash that shows off Juri’s details and color better, and the pic with the flash more accurately portrays the shades of fuchsia and purple in the background. The fuchsia on the right grades into the purple on the left in five steps, separated by the spider’s limbs.
The plan is to put this behind a piece of plexi, and then we’re going to have a purple Sanwa bubble ball top, and pink and purple Seimitsu PS14-K-N buttons. I also plan on spray painting the bezel purple once the weather warms up a little bit this week. I am excited!
I like the face and pose, and your line work is clean. Post more of your stuff :tup:
Wow I’m really impressed that you’re doing this all by hand. I don’t have much crit to offer, I just wanted to say I think it’s pretty impressive. Keep it up! @BigBoss great link thanks dude.
Thank you very much!
Here’s a new piece of art! I’m planning on doing a series of SSFIV ATCs (artist trading cards). In actuality, this drawing is done on a card only 2.5"x3.5" big, so it’s small! Hakan is next on my list, and if any of you artists are aware of ATCs at all, I’m more than willing to trade! Sakura is first in the series. Enjoy!
Here’s everyone’s favorite oily man, Hakan! Seth is next.