Tealeaf

Hey there! I know it's been a real, real long time since I've gotten to one of these but I'm really hoping to get back into this c: So here we go. His Appearance. It definitely seems like a lot of thought has been put into your character's visual concept. The fact that you explained each feature and how it might effect the character's performance and mannerisms is very appealing to me as an outside viewer. I feel as though the leather jacket may be a bit out of place given the rest of his overall theme, but it isn't something that distracts from the concept greatly and I do believe it could be pulled off well. In general, I'd have to nit-pick to really express much frustration with the design, although I would say to avoid pitch blacks if you ever get him drawn. His Cutiemark. As a gryphon, it wouldn't make sense for him to have a cutiemark really. It isn't a part of their biological makeup so I'm glad you left it out. His Personality and bio. All in all, you have a pretty well-formed character. I think it was very good that you noted he was raised in a different environment, but retained some of his species' programmed responses and desires. For me it shows a lot of depth in character, and isn't too extreme to where they are quite literally two individual personalities. He's multi-faceted, but not unrealistic. A lot of people make the mistake of giving their characters a type of 'psuedo' MPD, which is normally really upsetting for me personally because the disorder is so insanely complex and very few people accurately portray it. You did a good job of giving your character believable flaws without giving them an unnecessary "excuse", which is what people often times do. You did a really fantastic job with this character's basic concept c: They're interesting without being overbearing and I think that's something that can be difficult to capture for some people.

Been real busy lately but I'm hoping soon.

I'll be getting to yours and any others I've missed as soon as possible c: So feel free to drop your character off.

I've been away for a long while with school but am hoping to get everything back up and running within the next couple of days c:

Drawings are done c: Just havent been able to post yet. Will do so as soon as possible and then, once my trades and commissions are done, I'll open another que.

Hey guys! Working on commissions and trades today, but I'm hoping to finish up this silly little sketch que sometime tomorrow. Once again, so sorry for the wait!

That is reasonable, for sure. I just feel as though there might be some difficulty in regards to him having to wear lots of clothing and so forth, since he might be prone to heatstroke, etc, realistically.

Before I get into the specifics, I feel like I should mention that your character is AWFULLY cute <3 His appearance. As I've already sort of mentioned, this is a very cute character. The color scheme is very consistent and flows nicely, without contrasting too much or being too oversaturated or undersaturated. I enjoy the idea of a sort of fluffier-than-usual character because I like those type of quirks, but make sure to work this into their story. Major differences have an affect on how a character will be perceived in the universe they reside in, and having an excess of fur also means having some physical disadvantages because he might be likely to overheat easily in some scenarios (especially given the amount of clothing he needs to wear to protect from sunlight). My only qualm, and this is purely me being nit-picky, has to do with your burn marks. They just don't look like how a burn scar would look on an animal. You can express this in a more PG way by giving him a very light patch where no fur grows, since that is how burns work in the real world. Since fur density isn't typically apparent on MLP pony faces, you should be able to get away with just giving him a jagged little marking, but the fade out you have wouldn't be realistic and it definitely would not be dark. Burns are only dark at first before the skin heals over. Note- This is the usual case and is typically what is best to follow for simplified drawings such as that in mlp style. Burn scars on animals [TRIGGER WARNING FOR SOME PEOPLE], I tried to keep it relatively safe to look at and not too obscene: His cutiemark. While I can assume that it wouldn't be unrealistic for a mlp character to not find his talent early on like most ponies, a mlp adult character without a cutiemark has never actually been seen in the show to my knowledge. Strangely, at 16 he would technically be an adult given that Twilight and her friends are all marked to be around 15+ at the beginning of the show. Cutiemarks are a very important part of this society, and I can imagine him not having one being very hard on him emotionally, especially given his other trauma and trials. His personality and bio. I really enjoy the personality and cute little flaws you've given him. I think that the blindness is a little bit of a stretch, though it is acceptable if we are to assume this is something that was developed at a young age. I say this because adult eyes are very developed, and cave blindness is very unlikely, if not impossible, to occur in adults. However, for young children light deprivation can cause significant sight loss because their eyes are still developing. If a new born baby is not allowed to see for several months to years after birth or during the first to second year after birth, it can end up with a serious visual handicap, or may be even completely blind, despite having completely normal eyes. This happens because the visual cortex in the brain fails to develop in the absence of a visual input. This means that your pony would have to have been in near complete darkness for a VERY long time, directly after birth, so just keep that in mind. That being said, fur on animals is meant to protect from the elements, including cold, water, and even sun. As much as I like his fluff, I do think that it is completely incompatible with his apparent allergy to direct sunlight, because his dense fur would prevent the UV rays from making much contact with his bare skin. When animals take allergy tests, their fur needs to be shaved down so that the skin can be tested, because hair is already "dead" after leaving the skin and follicle. I will be getting to your critique shortly within this evening or tomorrow c: Your review takes only a tad bit more work because I have to imagine the visuals, rather than having them right there infront of me. It isn't a problem at all, it just means I have to apply particular attention to your descriptions.

The shop will reopen once I can finish with my current que! But for now, since I can't really draw much atm, I need to be patient.

Okay, so I'm hoping to get to some of these today lmao. My micro USB broke so I'm borrowing one from my mother. This, unfortunately, means that I can't draw at all after the time they go to sleep, so my draw-time has been cut considerably. I've also got some trades to do that take priority over these, but I'm doing these as warmups so they get done pretty quickly. Just understand that my speed is only cut down so much atm because of that little set back c:

In the meantime, this is what I have been working on aside from these mlp sketches. It's very, very messy atm. I also have three trades in progress lol

Just wanted to stop by and update since I didn't do the work I had planned to do when I had planned to do it lol I do still intend to get it all done, but I'm doing this stuff in between personal work as well so please keep that in mind.

I'm really glad you like it! c: Feel free to use it wherever and however you'd like, just credit me whenever necessary as EnigmaticWisp. I do these sketches for practice so that I keep sort of "in shape" with my art. It's pretty much the only way that I can guarantee I'm going to draw something every day lmao <3

You absolutely do not have to, but if you decide that you'd like to, I always enjoy new artwork of my characters. The only one I have released right now is Misty Tealeaf, who you can find all over the place cuz she's my primary c:

I'm very glad to hear that you're happy with how it came out! c: