Reuel(Crystal Slave) 287 September 4, 2012 Share September 4, 2012 Hey guys! I took all of your great advice and worked really hard to finish up this new drawing, this time of Twilight Sparkle, one of my personal favorite ponies. Let me know how you like it, and critique/criticism is welcome! DA: http://andrewclocksin.deviantart.com/art/Simply-Twilight-325341228 7 My Music Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Dusty Soul 2,611 September 4, 2012 Share September 4, 2012 It looks really good. The head is a little too narrow, but other then that it looks great. The shading is good, and the lines a smooth as well, great job. 1 Soundcloud-------------------Facebook---------------------------Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel(Crystal Slave) 287 September 5, 2012 Author Share September 5, 2012 (edited) It looks really good. The head is a little too narrow, but other then that it looks great. The shading is good, and the lines a smooth as well, great job. Thanks! Yeah, that's the one thing I noticed that I wasn't really happy with. Oh well, just another thing I can improve in my next one! I'm thinking of doing something with a more complex background next. Though, I think my ability may be limited until I get a tablet. There's only so much I can do using my tedious mouse+shift process haha. Anyone know of a good entry level tablet? Edited September 5, 2012 by AndrewClocksin My Music Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
L-PinkVsD-Pink327 177 September 5, 2012 Share September 5, 2012 Coming from an untrained, unprofessional, and knowing nothing about how to make, critique, or even encourage drawings guy. (Le me) Looks good. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~Chaos~ 3,967 September 5, 2012 Share September 5, 2012 It's looking great! Nice smooth lines, the colors are fantastic, I'm not a critic, so I can't critique it, overall a great drawing! 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~SadisticFluttershy~ 779 September 5, 2012 Share September 5, 2012 I share my pony drawings with Andrew. Maybe I should post mine? All my drawings come from pencil. Thanks MiniKirby! It's soooooo awesome! "Enough Chitchat time is candy!".- Pinkie Pie. "Storm Chasing is a commitment. Not a choice". -Me "Never stop chasing!"- Reed Timmer Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel(Crystal Slave) 287 September 5, 2012 Author Share September 5, 2012 It's looking great! Nice smooth lines, the colors are fantastic, I'm not a critic, so I can't critique it, overall a great drawing! Thank you! I'm glad you liked it; I'm going to try to put out more of these every other day. If anyone wants to watch my DA that would be great. I share my pony drawings with Andrew. Maybe I should post mine? All my drawings come from pencil. Do it! Your drawings are really nice and you're getting a lot better, I'm sure a lot of the more experienced artists on this forum could give you better advice than me haha, but I do love seeing your work! My Music Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marceline 187 September 5, 2012 Share September 5, 2012 Thanks! Yeah, that's the one thing I noticed that I wasn't really happy with. Oh well, just another thing I can improve in my next one! I'm thinking of doing something with a more complex background next. Though, I think my ability may be limited until I get a tablet. There's only so much I can do using my tedious mouse+shift process haha. Anyone know of a good entry level tablet? Well, I use a Wacom Bamboo tablet for all my digital arts needs. Those are generally rather popular, and I find that they can be good whether you're a beginner or beyond. There's all kinds of Bamboo tablets, though, so you'd have to check them out and see which one would be best for you. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel(Crystal Slave) 287 September 5, 2012 Author Share September 5, 2012 Well, I use a Wacom Bamboo tablet for all my digital arts needs. Those are generally rather popular, and I find that they can be good whether you're a beginner or beyond. There's all kinds of Bamboo tablets, though, so you'd have to check them out and see which one would be best for you. Thanks for the link! It's difficult to earn money at the moment, as today is my first day of college and I have a lot going on, but once I get everything sorted out, I'm going to save for one of these so I can improve my artwork even further. My Music Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
FunkiiPanda 199 September 5, 2012 Share September 5, 2012 Great attempt but the front left hoof looks slightly out of place maybe if you where to "mirror" it would look much better ^^ but that's just my own opinion great job Thanks to Doctor-Whooves for the awesome sig Thanks to FayFoxeh for allowing me to use one of her artworks ^^ There was a crooked man and he walked a crooked mile. He found a crooked sixpence upon a crooked stile. He bought a crooked cat, which caught a crooked mouse. And they all lived together in a little crooked house. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
kirbyboi 588 September 5, 2012 Share September 5, 2012 Aaaw....Twilight looks so cute! I love the way you colored it. It makes me smile seeing Twilight smile at me with those big spakly eyes of hers. I really like everything about the drawing: The shading, the bright and cool colors, and the pose of Twilight. The head is a bit too thin, but other than that, the drawing is so cute! I wanna see you do Pinkie Pie next! If that's ok with you, of course. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel(Crystal Slave) 287 September 5, 2012 Author Share September 5, 2012 Aaaw....Twilight looks so cute! I love the way you colored it. It makes me smile seeing Twilight smile at me with those big spakly eyes of hers. I really like everything about the drawing: The shading, the bright and cool colors, and the pose of Twilight. The head is a bit too thin, but other than that, the drawing is so cute! I wanna see you do Pinkie Pie next! If that's ok with you, of course. Sounds good! I was planning to draw her soon. I'm going to really try and make the pose/expression more dramatic with Pinkie. It may take a few days though, because I just started college. My Music Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix3M 607 September 6, 2012 Share September 6, 2012 (edited) Mind if I make annotations on your works? Some things will be a little hard to describe with plain English, and I think you'll find what I see to be very interesting. One thing I can describe though... if you look at your own eyes in the mirror, the circular area defined by the iris is going to be covered by the eyelid, unless you open them really wide as if you are feeling shocked. For this reason, that's how the animators for MLP draw their pony eyes; partially covered but shrunken in times of emotional stress. Edited September 6, 2012 by Pix3M 1 My deviantArt page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reuel(Crystal Slave) 287 September 6, 2012 Author Share September 6, 2012 Mind if I make annotations on your works? Some things will be a little hard to describe with plain English, and I think you'll find what I see to be very interesting. One thing I can describe though... if you look at your own eyes in the mirror, the circular area defined by the iris is going to be covered by the eyelid, unless you open them really wide as if you are feeling shocked. For this reason, that's how the animators for MLP draw their pony eyes; partially covered but shrunken in times of emotional stress. Absolutely! I'd love to see your insights and notes on the drawing, so feel free to do that. I'm sure it'll definitely teach me some new things. My Music Channel Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Marceline 187 September 6, 2012 Share September 6, 2012 Thanks for the link! It's difficult to earn money at the moment, as today is my first day of college and I have a lot going on, but once I get everything sorted out, I'm going to save for one of these so I can improve my artwork even further. Ah, I see. Well, I understand, things must be a bit crazy right now, huh? I hope you get everything sorted out soon, though, and I wish you luck both in school and your artwork. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Motion Spark 7,807 September 6, 2012 Share September 6, 2012 you weren't lying when you said that that this one was looking pretty good. I like this one better, huge improvement as you just said the colors and the shading are just lovely, and well made...the hooves could be improved a bit more, but it's Ok since your last Applejack artwork, the improvement from both drawings in incredible. I agree with everyone, you tend to do the heads super narrowed, I guess is the only fair critic I would give, since you are still learning. This is great My OC's: Motion Spark || Beat Spark || Rosebelle Sorry, I don't take REQUESTS! Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Pix3M 607 September 6, 2012 Share September 6, 2012 (edited) Absolutely! I'd love to see your insights and notes on the drawing, so feel free to do that. I'm sure it'll definitely teach me some new things. Alrighty. Notice how extending those outlines make the legs pop out of the chest as if it's in front of the chest. Also be aware the ponies have joints and bones. I've drawn a line starting where I believe a pony's shoulder should be, which should be located behind the neck. My knowledge of anatomy of real horses are probably not the sharpest around, but either way it probably wouldn't hurt to imagine the internal skeleton of ponies to avoid placements that might seem off to some people. The back legs also seem a little lopsided. It appears that the lower part of the leg is longer, so I did a quick sketch of what the shape of that back leg should really be to stay consistent with the other leg. The legs are also spaced inconsistently; Twilight appears to have her body in a side view but the leg placements suggests something more 3/4ths. I'm also seeing an area which this GIF should show, which looks to me as a flat area. Lately, I've been trying to imagine areas of solid color as a flat area to help me grasp shading, and that's what I end up seeing. I believe a little more precise shading can help make the chest and flank pop out a bit more. Maybe lighten the area in front of the flank, and darken a bit of the area behind the chest. I also hear that a much better way to shade for beginners is to cell shade, which in a nutshell is using transparency effects like multiply to darken areas instead of actually changing the colors of what you're drawing. I don't really do digital paintings as I work with a totally different medium so I can't offer you much more advice on that except maybe look at whatever tutorials are out there on cell shading are on the internet. Then, there's the colors. Twilight's hair is actually a shade of blue, not a purplish color you picked. The low hue contrast from the hues being too similar makes your piece seem... really wishy-washy (for a lack of a better term). From experience, colors tend to be really big on making an impression (at least for me), but this is probably coming from somebody who's been told has a really great sense of color. Good luck with your next piece! Edited September 6, 2012 by Pix3M 1 My deviantArt page Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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