well, I drew Luna.

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

I was going through the internet and I found a picture of Luna and I loved it. So I decided to try and draw it. Needless to say it turned out pretty good. I might trace it on the computer and add some color to it one day when I have the time

 

[Dice The Titanic Brony 68]

Its a bit rough on the edges, but with work im sure it can improve greatly!!!

(Besides its still better than anyhing i can do lol)

thanks for sharing

In the mean time,

Practice!!!

practice!!!

practice!!!

[Lightning Fluttershy 1,844]

I like it a lot! As said by Dice the Titanic Brony it does have a few rough spots but none that really make me look twice. I love it!

[☢Navy☢ 81]

Actually this isn't half bad. I think it just needs a little work on some of the details and it looks a little rough around some areas. But other than that it looks great.

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

Thanks guys, yeah I've noticed the edges. I have a bad habit of making really short stokes when I draw with a pencil. Usually I'll usually try to cover those up by outlining with a sharpe but that doesn't work 100% lol

[Strawberry Tart 161]

Okay. So. I like the art. A lot. I'm assuming she's listening to music (I am killing myself wondering what she's listening to).

Things it would be good for you to fix:

-the lines. They're a bit wobbly here and there, it looks like your hand was shaking...

-the horn. it looks like it's on the side of her head, versus in the middle of her forehead.

-the wrinkles in her cape/dress/whatever she's wearing (I'm not saying it's so bad I can't tell what it is, it's just that since the whole pony isn't visible, it's kind of impossible to tell either way). The thing looks like it just came out of the laundry - again, wobbly lines. It's not wrinkles in the places that it should be wrinkled.

 

Things I like:

-the ear. I know it's silly, but it's just so detailed

-the face expression. you got it JUST RIGHT. I know you traced it and all, but really, if you messed it up at all, even the smallest details would make it not right.

-the shading. Honestly? It's almost perfect. I LOVE when people take the time to shade things.

-lots of other things that I can't put into words, but I know are there.

 

Ok, well, I'm done here~ I hope you actually wanted a critique....it would be bad if you didn't (but it'd be YOUR fault for not saying so).

[Fluttermena 1,223]

Nice drawing, the lines are a little rough though, I have the same problem whenever I draw in freehand, it can be hard to keep a steady hand and make clean lines, only practice will fix that. I use a similar trick (outlining everything with a pen or sharpee, then erasing the pencil strokes).

 

I'm assuming she's listening to music (I am killing myself wondering what she's listening to).

 

She must be listening to the theme song of Sonic X, the picture this drawing is based on was originally from Friendship is Witchcraft, episode 6

 

The relevant part is at 7:10

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jKBevaIttKA

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

Okay. So. I like the art. A lot. I'm assuming she's listening to music (I am killing myself wondering what she's listening to).

 

-the face expression. you got it JUST RIGHT. I know you traced it and all, but really, if you messed it up at all, even the smallest details would make it not right.

 

 

Thanks, I really hate to prove people wrong, but honestly I didn't trace the face expression. I did look at the picture to sort of guide me.

An for the music it could be anything really for me I'd say Freebird (I could imagine her nodding her head to it ha ha)

 

 

 

I also agree with the hood/cloak, though I'll defiantly add more detail to it an ect.

 

Alright here you guys go,I re did it on the computer with my mouse since I don't have a tablet. What do you think? I fixed the cloak too

 

[Dice The Titanic Brony 68]

Any previous critisisim i had has just been eradicated. colour makes everything better.

this is a prime example.

In a nutshell i see massive improvement edgewise.

Apart from that, job well done

[Zygen 6,065]

Like it has of course been mentioned by everypony, I think it looks a bit rough around the edges. I can see that better after seeing their comments. But I guess I have no right to judge considering I'm not really an artist. Or professional artist either.

 

Great job though! You look like your well on your way to being amazing

[moduz94 78]

Ipod Luna from Witchcraft is best Luna

 

 

some rough edges but those can be fixed in no-time, just keep practicing, man I have to practice too now that I remember XD

[Dusty Soul 2,611]

Some rough edges (as others have said) but overall nice job. Practice is the only way to get better. I was going to say she didn't have any pupils, but then I saw her eyes were closed.

[TheTEChguy27 273]

Looks very nice. You made that using a computer mouse? That must have been pretty difficult. If I had to criticize it in any way, I'd say the hoodie's hood part is a little wonky. Still, it looks amazing, especially for something made with a mouse. Whenever I try to doodle with my mouse, things just end up looking like this...

 

Edited November 19, 2012 by TheTEChguy27

[CrystalRose 636]

Oh this is really good! I love the jump between your sketch and the colour version, you did a great job ~

 

I know some other ponies have given you a critique and I'm not sure if you want any, so if you don't scroll down now.

 

* I agree the lines are wobbly and you improved on the digital version. I have that problem too sometimes, so I try to draw things in long strokes rather than little short ones.

* I think that using reference images is a GREAT way to practice; I've learned a lot about anatomy and different styles by using reference material. There's absolutely nothing wrong with finding a decent reference, in fact it can sometimes help getting hard poses down better too.

* I love the eye, and the general feel of moodiness in this piece. It was really well conveyed despite it only being a bust shot.

* I think you would benefit looking up some fabric and fold tutorials. I struggle so badly with fabric and drawing any cloth ever used to be my artistic nightmare. A good idea might be to practice drawing ponies in different clothes, using tutorials to look at how each garment would fold on different body parts. It would make a really interesting project, you could even use some of Rarity's designs! (Fufufu that's a good idea, I might do that... )

 

Anyway I really enjoyed this piece! You have a good style, and so much potential to develop it even more.

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

Thanks guys Oh and I totally forgot but I made an improvement on it.

 

I cleaned up the lines a bit more, and added some shading. I think it looks much better now.

Edited November 20, 2012 by Alex The Earth Pony

[Nixter 180]

Well, you drew Luna.

 

 

AND YOU DREW HER AWESOME!

 

That's one fine-ass Luna, great stuff, truly.

 

Keep up the good stuff, dude, I'd love to see more.

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

Well, you drew Luna.

 

 

AND YOU DREW HER AWESOME!

 

That's one fine-ass Luna, great stuff, truly.

 

Keep up the good stuff, dude, I'd love to see more.

 

Thank's I appreciated that. It means a lot to me to hear that people like my drawings. Trust me, they'll be more to come....

[Hazardus_Havard. 479]

The earbuds look very off on her. Maybe if you had done some neat interpretations in your own style of some round heads, like how Bose's or Dr. Dre's it could look much better than the little strings of wire hanging from her ear.

 

When it comes to creasing cloth, try and make it bulge out in certain areas like the back of the hoodies hood, the creases could round outwards from their lines before coming back in.

 

In the colored version, try not to use that egg white background, it looks very tacky with the blue on Luna. Maybe something to contrast it, such as different shades of red or maybe you could edit in some night background into it, like a lunar eclipse?

 

These are just some ideas thrown out to ya', hope for the best in improving your art.

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

The earbuds look very off on her. Maybe if you had done some neat interpretations in your own style of some round heads, like how Bose's or Dr. Dre's it could look much better than the little strings of wire hanging from her ear.

 

When it comes to creasing cloth, try and make it bulge out in certain areas like the back of the hoodies hood, the creases could round outwards from their lines before coming back in.

 

In the colored version, try not to use that egg white background, it looks very tacky with the blue on Luna. Maybe something to contrast it, such as different shades of red or maybe you could edit in some night background into it, like a lunar eclipse?

 

These are just some ideas thrown out to ya', hope for the best in improving your art.

 

I'll defiantly try that out I'll see what I can do later some time whenever I get the chance to do so, Thanks a lot for your help

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[Silver Bells 78]

i suggest that adding more value to the picture would improve it lots, since it looks kind of flat to me. and the ears look kind of funny too, just an observation.

[Alex The Earth Pony 72]

i suggest that adding more value to the picture would improve it lots, since it looks kind of flat to me. and the ears look kind of funny too, just an observation.

Hmm, I guess I'll see what I can do, honest;y though I don't see what is really wrong with the ears though, too me they look fine.

 

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