How to make drawings look realistic and colorful?

I've tried doing many different styles of drawing, anime, portraits, cartoons, but i can't seem to make them look 3D and look as if they are real people. I've tried looking at websites but i can't seem to do it. i used to draw all the time, but now because...

I consider myself a fairly good artist. I can draw pretty much anything I see. But I've always had a problem drawing people and making them look realistic. Is there any way I ...show more

I have been drawing a lot of portraits lately. But I cant get the whole shading or whatever else I need to make my pictures really boom. You know, like make them look real, not like a little kid did it. Can someone just send me a website or some videos...

Hi. I want to make some 2-D cartoon drawings I made look 3-D by shading them in with pencil. I was trying to find some resources online to show me how to do that but I haven't really found any. As a cartoonist I should know how to do this on my own,...

http://s13.postimage.org/pmro9uk51/beatnikchan.jpg I just randomly sketched that a few minutes ago...it's crap I know, I want to take lessons to improve anyhow. But in the meantime, how can I make my drawings look less cartoony/animeish? I have no problem...

I've done a lot of projects last month and I'm still working on even more today . What makes it look great is how you behold the perspective . The only issue about it is that I'm use to using Colored pencils and Sharpies . I've tried to apply for a poster...

i seem to butcher the proportions of the body and usually opt for the easier stick figure. my people end up looking like square manniquins or frankenstein's monsters. i have exceptional hand-writing and great writing skills, but i can't seem to translate...

So i am new to deviant art and i've noticed a lot of peoples drawings look like they're drawn on the computer. instead of taking a pic of it, do u like scan it or something then color it in on dA muro?