Advice wanted!

[shovelwareshimmy 10]

Hiiiii! I've recently been attempting to make progress in my pony art skills-- I don't draw them often, and I'd love to get better at it! Here's some art of my sona-- I'm specifically looking for advice on shading and silhouette. Any tips?

[Iridescent Edge 817]

Those proportions could use some improvement. And I'm pretty sure underbellies generally have a darker shading, rather than a lighter one.

[ExplosionMare 25,297]

My suggestion would be to add some lighting to your character since they look a bit too dark with all the shadows.

[Max Manesly 178]

On 2025-09-09 at 5:55 PM, Iridescent Edge said:

Those proportions could use some improvement. And I'm pretty sure underbellies generally have a darker shading, rather than a lighter one.

Yeah, looks they're sucking in their belly pretty tight. Round it out a bit more and increase the mass on the back flank, the lower leg portions are a bit too long also. Keep on practicing