critique wanted Sararini's Art Thread 2019

[sararini 42]

I want to start posting art again, but I want to start a new thread instead of continuing my old one from years ago. The old thread can be found here. Check it out to see how much I've improved! I think I'm finally getting to a point where I like my art style, but I still need to work on poses and expressions. I haven't finished a ton of art this year, but I've been pretty active in the past week or so, so hopefully that will change.

I'll go from oldest to newest and show my favorite art from this year.

This was an adoptable design I sold. I love browns and golds, especially together.

Another adoptable design I sold. 

A sketch of a character I'm designing for myself, Caius. I'm having a hard time picking colors for him though.

A commission of a pretty character named Moonstruck. <3

A YCH commission featuring a character named Acacia Blossom.

A portrait sketch commission.

Another YCH commission, I love this character's design.

And these last two were done yesterday:

My bat pony OC, Kari.

And Cecilia, my half demon pony.

A height comparison between the two, Cecilia is average and Kari's short:

 

 

 

 

 

 

[Quinch 1,119]

Ooh! I like Captain Constellation Goatee, it's a nice touch.

[Castle Bleck 19,167]

Am I the only one who thinks that Kari looks kind of like a female Discord?

[Quinch 1,119]

13 minutes ago, A.V. said:

Am I the only one who thinks that Kari looks kind of like a female Discord? 

Might be the bat wing and the protruding tooth - although the smaller version of the tooth, as well as the more pony-like snout is more along the lines of what Eris tends to be portrayed as.

[Castle Bleck 19,167]

1 minute ago, Quinch said:

Might be the bat wing and the protruding tooth - although the smaller version of the tooth, as well as the more pony-like snout is more along the lines of what Eris tends to be portrayed as.

As well as how the eyes and the hair are colored.

[Venomous 18,813]

Your style is lovely. It’s always interesting seeing different styles of MLP characters. Well done.

[Iris Flower 254]

I have nothing but positive things to say about your art. My critique would mostly be praise if I gave a full paragraph. XD

[Shadow Beam 1,179]

Must say, I adore your style. Design wise they all look astounding as well, great job!

[sararini 42]

On 3/7/2019 at 11:50 AM, Quinch said:

Ooh! I like Captain Constellation Goatee, it's a nice touch.

Haha, I love that nickname for him. Thanks! He was supposed to have a wise, scholarly, slightly frazzled look to him, but I feel like the goatee (or maybe it's the hair) makes him look a little more suave/Johnny Depp-esque than I intended. 

 

On 3/7/2019 at 12:31 PM, A.V. said:

 Am I the only one who thinks that Kari looks kind of like a female Discord?

After what you and Quinch pointed out, I can kinda see a resemblance to Eris, yeah. Mostly the tooth and the way the eyes are colored.  First time hearing that comparison though.

 

On 3/7/2019 at 1:16 PM, Bakugou Is My Man <3 said:

Your style is lovely. It’s always interesting seeing different styles of MLP characters. Well done.

Thank you so much! I really worried for a long time that I'd never develop a style I liked and felt like was recognizable, but I think I'm getting there.

 

22 hours ago, Iris Flower said:

I have nothing but positive things to say about your art. My critique would mostly be praise if I gave a full paragraph. XD

Haha, wow, thank you so much! I appreciate that a lot.

 

19 hours ago, Shadow Beam said:

Must say, I adore your style. Design wise they all look astounding as well, great job!

Thank you so much! 

 

Oh, while I'm here, here's a drawing I finished yesterday of my former changeling princess OC, Reyna:

[sararini 42]

Colored portrait sketch for Akemiarts1 on deviantart, of her draconequus character Opalescence. This one was a challenge, her hair was really complicated but I think it came out okay. 

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New OC I bought from someone on dA, her name is Keilani (but I'm thinking she goes by Kit). She's sort of a spoiled princess kind of character.

[sararini 42]

Commission for someone on dA, they wanted a kirin version of their OC. This was my first time drawing a kirin~

[Kamii 594]

Gotta say, I really love your style <3

From their anatomy, especially the shape of the faces, to the colors and all the details you draw in every one of these OCs! Great job!! :3

[Partialgeek514 4,920]

Oo! This is some pretty nice art!  You seem to combine both majestic and cute!

[sararini 42]

10 hours ago, Kamii said:

Gotta say, I really love your style <3

From their anatomy, especially the shape of the faces, to the colors and all the details you draw in every one of these OCs! Great job!! :3

 

3 hours ago, Partialgeek514 said:

Oo! This is some pretty nice art!  You seem to combine both majestic and cute!

Wow, thank you so much! ! I wasn't expecting to come back and find any replies,  these are both such kind compliments,  thank ya'll so much for the feedback! I can't tell you how much I appreciate it. 

 

Here's my most recent drawing! A merpony design I put up for sale on deviantart since it's MerMay. I thought she would sell well, but surprisingly there hasn't been much interest so far. 

[sararini 42]

I will do everything I can to keep you safe. For as long as I live. 

Cecilia with her mother, Evonne. Kind of a late Mother's Day thing. Evonne probably wasn't the best mother, she didn't really understand how to interact with children very well, but she did try her best to keep Cecilia shielded from the dark things going on around them. Before Cecilia managed to escape her old life, her mom was the only good thing in her world, and she misses her terribly.

More about Cecilia here: fav.me/dd1hdss

Edited May 14, 2019 by sararini

[Odyssey 5,713]

Oh wowsers, you're super talented! Your art style is cute and I love the detail you put in your work. Art goals for sure 

[sararini 42]

On 5/13/2019 at 11:07 PM, Odyssey said:

Oh wowsers, you're super talented! Your art style is cute and I love the detail you put in your work. Art goals for sure 

Thank you so much!

[sararini 42]

Here's a little sketch I did of a character I bought from someone on deviantart recently. Strangely enough, this might be my favorite out of everything I've drawn this year.

[sararini 42]

New OC! She doesn't have a name yet, I'm hoping for something maybe jester themed, or just generally mischievous sounding. I wanted to challenge myself to try and make a design inspired by a palette, since I haven't done that in a few years, I didn't expect to like the design so much. This is the palette she was based off of, but I didn't end up following it exactly.

[sararini 42]

Forgot to post this here! Motley, the previous character, got a twin brother - this is Marcel!

[sararini 42]

Two designs I have for sale on deviantart right now, I'm really happy with how they turned out. <3

[sararini 42]

Another pony I made to sell~

[maximum124 7]

Love the proportions in your work! Just a pinch of real anatomy to compliment the level of detail you draw at. And you make very fun designs, Im a big fan of the twins