A LOT of trial and error. I use a large brush and block in big shapes with black, very very roughly just to try to get the silhouette and general proportions. Then I start cutting piece out with by hitting E on krita which turns the brush into an eraser. Then its just constant addition and subtraction over and over again until i get closer and closer to my reference image (this helps, I am not good enough to do original stuff from my own mind, use a reference image to learn), constantly comparing the proportions and angles of sizes of negative spaces, anything to help get the proportions, which is what I struggle with the most. Think of it more like sculpting or carving instead of drawing, and don't be concerned with clean lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwRa5qTnr8o Watch around the 7 minute mark for a good demonstration and better explanation than I can manage.
A LOT of trial and error. I use a large brush and block in big shapes with black, very very roughly just to try to get the silhouette and general proportions. Then I start cutting piece out with by hitting E on krita which turns the brush into an eraser. Then its just constant addition and subtraction over and over again until i get closer and closer to my reference image (this helps, I am not good enough to do original stuff from my own mind, use a reference image to learn), constantly comparing the proportions and angles of sizes of negative spaces, anything to help get the proportions, which is what I struggle with the most. Think of it more like sculpting or carving instead of drawing, and don't be concerned with clean lines. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=iwRa5qTnr8o Watch around the 7 minute mark for a good demonstration and better explanation than I can manage.
Thanks for the reply!