Tips on Drawing Ponies?

[Vanguard 123]

Hi, i was wondering if any of the artists out there who draw pony art have any tips for me,i really want to be good at it i just need some tips from someone who is more experianced.( i'm not so great with drawing their eyes) so please post if you have any usefull information

[PonyEcho 1,610]

http://mlpforums.com...ow-do-you-draw/ also theres a blog from Honeypuff that a tutorial too (if you can find it ) this might help but also try looking at tutorial so you can get into the habit of getting the shapeing of you ponies right, also something you can do is watch episodes of MLP and the pause it when you get a ponie pose you would like to have a go at drawing then draw away

edit: here Honeypuff tutorial http://mlpforums.com/blog/70/entry-240-%E2%99%A1tutorial-how-to-draw-ponies-pinkie-pie/

Edited September 19, 2012 by PonyEcho

[Mushy Giant Friend 206]

There's a whole massive post on Equestria Daily with lots of guides on it! Here, I'll link you to it:

http://www.equestriadaily.com/2011/01/pony-drawing-guides.html

NOW GET DRAWING AND MAKE ME PROUD!

[Nac0n 105]

Snowdrops link is probably the best tip for learning. Ponies are fun to draw but they can get problematic at times (THESE %#&@ NOSES!)

[Vanguard 123]

Thanks for the links guys, will go through them tommorow with a fresh start so i'm not tired like i am now , with more practice i will hopefilly get better.

 

NOW GET DRAWING AND MAKE ME PROUD!

 

this made me LOL

[Bohtty 1,775]

Here are some tips for drawing ponies: Make sure they have 4 legs, 2 eyes, a mane and a tail. Unless they are young you probably also want them to have a cutie mark, I would also not recommend making them half air plane or half basketball.

As for the eyes, well you want to make sure you have a pupil and an iris. If it's female then you want to consider adding eye lashes.

[Evilshy 5,090]

 

 

But really, practice. Yes, you can learn tips and stuff, and get a general idea of how to do it, and that's all good stuff you should do, but at the end of the day, practice, practice and more practice is what will get you there

[Gone for good 1,593]

Yeah I've been wanting to get better at this myself. That old saying about practice making perfect is actually 100% true. Nobody's born a great artist, they all have to hone their abilities much like how athletes have to get themselves in shape.

[HorrorshowMania 154]

Well when I draw ponies I usually start of with basic shapes and lines, so pretty much looks like a stick figure at first. Erase. Give it it's actually body shape with no face or hair, just the base. Then I start drawing Features, such as eyes and hair and noses and whatnot. Cutie mark next and then if u like to make it look awesome, I scan it and trace it again on the computer, using multiple layers for colors and parts. I hope this helped u out a bit

[Vanguard 123]

I scan it and trace it again on the computer, using multiple layers for colors and parts. I hope this helped u out a bit

 

What program do you use to trace and edit the image on your compute? would like to have go with that. thanks for the advice, will find it usefull when i'm drawing.

[HorrorshowMania 154]

your welcome :3 and since i animate ALOT i use flash if im working on movies, but for just graphic pictures i use photoshop ta da

[Zhooves 843]

I begun with out-lines... It helps getting you used with the shape I guess. I did so like 2-3 times, and now I draw them without more than a couple of guide-lines (mainly for the face/head)