Odyssey 5,718 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 Some of you may have seen my pony art here and there, but I'm going to put them all in this thread. Constructive criticism is much appreciated! The first and the last ponies are fancharacters of mine, whereas the rest are requests by different kinds of people. 12 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Gravelord Neat-O 305 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 like the art style, wouldn't really change anything about it. *thumbs up* 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Smokie-Horse 83 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 Well, if you really want critique, the girl on the bottom (ice cream cutie mark) seems to have something up with one of her forelegs because of the shading. And I had to stare at them for quite a while to notice that, so well done on all accounts! Extra points for having your own interesting style, too. 1 "I will pre-emptively ask you to pay no attention to the poorly informed simpleton above." -Smokie-Horse's future self Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
joecal97 340 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 Awesome, I wish I was good enough at art to critique this at all 1 If you actually took the time to read my forum post, I thank Love you Dashie Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Luna 2,385 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 I love the one with the orange mane Your art is amazing and you have an original style, I can't really think of anything you should change 1 Signature created by @MiniKirby123 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Sidon Aldermane 52 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 (edited) I really like your individual style, it's very unique, but one area that I can see that would benefit from a little more work is your poses. They seem kinda generic, and lack any really dynamic, expressive motion, which I find to be very important in bringing a character to life. Your style itself is very expressive but it's just not being complimented in the way it deserves by the cookie-cutter poses. Again though, I quite like these and I believe that's the only thing I would notice that could be improved. Edited October 6, 2014 by Sidon Aldermane 1 College of Synergetics Ponysona: Sidon Aldermane OCs: Hearthfire, Camellia, Oryol Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tao 8,329 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 You have some good shading and the soft lines make some depth a bit. I like the slight chibish style it seems to be! 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Magnolia 83 October 6, 2014 Share October 6, 2014 Your art style is amazing, and I can't think of anything you should change. 1 Signature coming soon Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
SweetJeans88 408 October 7, 2014 Share October 7, 2014 personally im a fan of the way you stylize the eyelashes, and shade the outlines too!your profiles might be a little bit squish-faced, but i think it works for the front and 3/4 view 2 GO CONTRIBUTE! my art: here, and tumblr Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Fan 538 October 7, 2014 Share October 7, 2014 I just love your art style, you made all of those ponies look so cute and squishy and huggable eeeeeeeeee especially my Dove Daydream she looks so squissssssshy *tries to hug pony and slams hand into laptop* how do you even do this?! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Ariida-chi 125 October 7, 2014 Share October 7, 2014 this is beautiful, your art style looks really nice and brings out the cuteness 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey 5,718 October 8, 2014 Author Share October 8, 2014 Thank you all so much for your feedback! It keeps me encouraged to do more art. Have a Rainbow Dash. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurelion Star 434 October 20, 2014 Share October 20, 2014 there all awesome!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!how do you do it? http://mlpforums.com/page/roleplay-characters/_/dusk-night-r6662EVEN IF YOU ARE WEAK YOU CAN STILL BECOME STRONG IF YOU HAVE SOMEONE TO PROTECT.by; ERZA SCARLET Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Heinz 83 October 22, 2014 Share October 22, 2014 i like the style, very cute Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokuraiNoSenshi 3,463 October 22, 2014 Share October 22, 2014 (edited) I'm going to go down each of them, and since I don't know names I am just going to describe the cutie marks for the most part, but basically starting from the top and going left to right whenever there is more than one; Painted Heart; Easily the best of the bunch, can't find any critique for it. Keep up the good work like that, and you'll have your own wonderful art style that looks absolutely amazing every single time in no time Blank Flank (can't see any Cutie Mark); Pretty good, but the lines in her tail and mane don't always show up enough to distinguish where one color ends and another ends, especially with how similar the colors are, so a bit of blending occurs. Otherwise looks really good and very cute in the way she is shown Moon Gem; Eye looks like it is popping out of her skull lol, try and make it look more natural. Otherwise, very nice Glow Sticks; Not really much to complain about here, the front left foreleg (looking from his point of view) looks a bit funny to me but that could be just personal opinion Ace Card; Hi Stallion Pegasus AJ lol. Ok no seriously, pretty good overall, might want to help define the muzzle a bit more and the tail's colors, otherwise really good and not much to complain about again Painted Fire; I can't really find anything to nitpick here... It doesn't feel as polished as Painted Heart but otherwise it looks really good, and I love the way the mane and tail look. They don't have to have lines in between each color if you can meld them together like that, that actually looks intentionally unlike Blank Flank's tail. Probably Second best imo of the whole bunch here Blue Sun; Legs look a bit funny... I think it might be one of those things where it is like "This is why we do not show them head on, cause it doesn't work right." I'm not sure how to fix it, but something should be done there... Otherwise everything else really looks nice, love the little sparkle effect in the main and tail, it's just... Those hindlegs... Do not look right... Ugh I don't know why, I'm sorry, I just can't place my finger hoof on it... Cotton Candy; Girl needs to go to the gym! Nah I'm teasing, but she does look a bit bigger than her other counterparts. Now I'm going off the idea that this isn't intentional, and that she is thinner as most mares in the show are skinny, more like the rest of your designs. If it is intentional, by all means, keep it that way. One more thing is that her front right leg (again, from her point of view) is a bit... It looks a bit smaller. Like, if you have ever seen Finding Nemo, it reminds me of Nemo's "lucky fin" in that it is a bit short and scrunched up. Try and thicken that out a bit so it looks more inline with the others, then you should be fine Otherwise, very cute and nicely made. Rainbow Dash; Did you wax her or something before drawing her? Again I tease, but she is a bit... Shiny, if I do say so. Hm... Otherwise... I mean it looks good, but I just feel that something about your OC's (whether they be your's or someone else's) just seem to be better overall... Maybe you just have an easier time not worrying about someone else's style to work off of, and since RD is her own character pre-made maybe that has something to do with it, whereas OC's you have a bit more creative room to maneuver... I don't know, it just looks a bit eh to me... Not bad, persay, just not as good as Painted Heart and Painted Fire. Final thoughts; The Painted Mares (Heart and Fire) are easily your best work, keep working on them like that and you should be on your way to fame in no time! Your weak links seem to be mostly up to personal preference, the legs on Blue and RD's general shape and form just seem a bit off. Otherwise they, again, are not BAD just... They aren't working for me... I hope this was good enough, I am terrible with critiques as I am always so so so worried about hurting someone's feelings... I tried to be critical but it just... Ugh... I am so sorry if I upset you or anything, please do not think that was my goal, I really did like them all just some came out better than others and you wanted constructive critique so I... Yeah... Sorry once again if I overdid it somehow... Edited October 22, 2014 by KokuraiNoSenshi 1 Thank you Pinkamena-Pills for resizing the original, and putting that little message at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey 5,718 October 22, 2014 Author Share October 22, 2014 I'm going to go down each of them, and since I don't know names I am just going to describe the cutie marks for the most part, but basically starting from the top and going left to right whenever there is more than one; Painted Heart; Easily the best of the bunch, can't find any critique for it. Keep up the good work like that, and you'll have your own wonderful art style that looks absolutely amazing every single time in no time Blank Flank (can't see any Cutie Mark); Pretty good, but the lines in her tail and mane don't always show up enough to distinguish where one color ends and another ends, especially with how similar the colors are, so a bit of blending occurs. Otherwise looks really good and very cute in the way she is shown Moon Gem; Eye looks like it is popping out of her skull lol, try and make it look more natural. Otherwise, very nice Glow Sticks; Not really much to complain about here, the front left foreleg (looking from his point of view) looks a bit funny to me but that could be just personal opinion Ace Card; Hi Stallion Pegasus AJ lol. Ok no seriously, pretty good overall, might want to help define the muzzle a bit more and the tail's colors, otherwise really good and not much to complain about again Painted Fire; I can't really find anything to nitpick here... It doesn't feel as polished as Painted Heart but otherwise it looks really good, and I love the way the mane and tail look. They don't have to have lines in between each color if you can meld them together like that, that actually looks intentionally unlike Blank Flank's tail. Probably Second best imo of the whole bunch here Blue Sun; Legs look a bit funny... I think it might be one of those things where it is like "This is why we do not show them head on, cause it doesn't work right." I'm not sure how to fix it, but something should be done there... Otherwise everything else really looks nice, love the little sparkle effect in the main and tail, it's just... Those hindlegs... Do not look right... Ugh I don't know why, I'm sorry, I just can't place my finger hoof on it... Cotton Candy; Girl needs to go to the gym! Nah I'm teasing, but she does look a bit bigger than her other counterparts. Now I'm going off the idea that this isn't intentional, and that she is thinner as most mares in the show are skinny, more like the rest of your designs. If it is intentional, by all means, keep it that way. One more thing is that her front right leg (again, from her point of view) is a bit... It looks a bit smaller. Like, if you have ever seen Finding Nemo, it reminds me of Nemo's "lucky fin" in that it is a bit short and scrunched up. Try and thicken that out a bit so it looks more inline with the others, then you should be fine Otherwise, very cute and nicely made. Rainbow Dash; Did you wax her or something before drawing her? Again I tease, but she is a bit... Shiny, if I do say so. Hm... Otherwise... I mean it looks good, but I just feel that something about your OC's (whether they be your's or someone else's) just seem to be better overall... Maybe you just have an easier time not worrying about someone else's style to work off of, and since RD is her own character pre-made maybe that has something to do with it, whereas OC's you have a bit more creative room to maneuver... I don't know, it just looks a bit eh to me... Not bad, persay, just not as good as Painted Heart and Painted Fire. Final thoughts; The Painted Mares (Heart and Fire) are easily your best work, keep working on them like that and you should be on your way to fame in no time! Your weak links seem to be mostly up to personal preference, the legs on Blue and RD's general shape and form just seem a bit off. Otherwise they, again, are not BAD just... They aren't working for me... I hope this was good enough, I am terrible with critiques as I am always so so so worried about hurting someone's feelings... I tried to be critical but it just... Ugh... I am so sorry if I upset you or anything, please do not think that was my goal, I really did like them all just some came out better than others and you wanted constructive critique so I... Yeah... Sorry once again if I overdid it somehow... Thank you for reviewing all of these! Reading all of them has made me got a better idea on how to draw my art style the right way. I really like your individual style, it's very unique, but one area that I can see that would benefit from a little more work is your poses. They seem kinda generic, and lack any really dynamic, expressive motion, which I find to be very important in bringing a character to life. Your style itself is very expressive but it's just not being complimented in the way it deserves by the cookie-cutter poses. Again though, I quite like these and I believe that's the only thing I would notice that could be improved. Sorry for the late reply, but I just want to say that your critique has helped me a lot. Your advice on dynamic poses has not only made my art much expressive, but it has also helped me with other related things like anatomy. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
KokuraiNoSenshi 3,463 October 22, 2014 Share October 22, 2014 Thank you for reviewing all of these! Reading all of them has made me got a better idea on how to draw my art style the right way. *Sigh of relief* Oh thank god you aren't angry... That is good to know Please, if you are ok with it, add me and keep me up to date on your art; It is very fun and colorful, and I would very much like to keep track of your progress, if that is alright 1 Thank you Pinkamena-Pills for resizing the original, and putting that little message at the end Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Odyssey 5,718 December 8, 2014 Author Share December 8, 2014 These two were requested by two members here. They're definitely two of my favourite pony pieces so far. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Starlight Fan 538 December 9, 2014 Share December 9, 2014 Blank Flank (can't see any Cutie Mark); Pretty good, but the lines in her tail and mane don't always show up enough to distinguish where one color ends and another ends, especially with how similar the colors are, so a bit of blending occurs. Otherwise looks really good and very cute in the way she is shown Jeez, I just noticed I gave a cutiemark-less image for reference when I made this request! (since my Dove Daydream is the only pony that doesn't appear to have a CM there) Thanks for pointing that out. It's still the best art made of her, though. Really love this art style <3 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Uncle Apples 296 December 10, 2014 Share December 10, 2014 I REALLY love your art style! More xD 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Aurora2000 10 December 10, 2014 Share December 10, 2014 I love the art style! It is unique to any other art style that I've seen, and I love it for that reason! Keep up the great work! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Arini 115 December 10, 2014 Share December 10, 2014 I really LOVE your art style. It is super cute and cool. :3 I wouldn't change anything about it. 1 Signature made by me Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Tameless 979 December 10, 2014 Share December 10, 2014 I love your art syle. Very nice work. Oh and the colors are fantastic! 1 Signature By: Kyoshi "There has never been a sadness that can't be cured by breakfast food." - Ron Swanson QuirkyUsername Makes Me Smile! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Chaos~ 3,969 December 11, 2014 Share December 11, 2014 Great style you've got going here! I'm liking them. Keep it up. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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