Zygen 6,066 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 Ok so I've said a few things once or twice about how bad of an artist I am, and I actually one day decided to draw a pony.. (why? Idk I was bored). So using my terrible art skills I opened up gimp and got to work. I kinda looked at my OC I made in pony creator a bit, and tried to get the body structure in my head. It took me something like 3-4 hours, I don't remember exactly how long. I wasn't really planning on posting it, but if anybodys really curious, feel free to gaze upon it*Warning it may cause bleeding of the eyes* And thats why i'm not an artist. I don't really plan to be one, but I'm just making a point I guess . Idk exactly why, but I felt I had to post it no matter how bad it is. I drew this with a mouse and using the program GIMP. Feel free to offer critique if you really want to, I certainly won't be hurt if you say its bad because I already know that . However I don't know if I'll ever be posting anymore pony art regardless, or even making any. Maybe I'll do it when I'm bored for the heck of it, but I doubt i'll be posting anymore of it anytime soon. Who truly knows I guess, one things for sure though I don't think I'm going to be a professional artist anytime soon. Regardless I hope you had some enjoyment from looking at my mediocre art . Enjoy your day! Knowing that most of you who are regular to here are millions of times better then me . 5 Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 18, 2012 Author Share November 18, 2012 *cough* attention whore *cough* FILLING UP 100 CHARACTERS LADEEDAAAAAAAAA LADEDAAAAAAAAA LADEDAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAAA I'm an attention whore for having a little fun drawing myself a pony and then posting it on the MLP forums to show people who I'm not an artist? And to make them feel more accomplished for something that not everyone can do? 3 Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Celtore 2,770 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 (edited) I kind of like it. The abstract art style is fascinating and can evoke many different feelings. One could simply look at this and say the artist swiftly put this together with no time placed into detail or shading, but I beg to differ. This feeling was OBVIOUSLY the intent of this art, making it worth a million theoretical dollars!... Ok, maybe I was going a bit overboard. Still better than anything I could spit out of gimp from scratch. EDIT: The intent of this was to encourage the OP with some truthful words. I don't create things in gimp, I only tweak my photographs' levels and exposure when absolutely necessary. Considering the only thing I've spit out completely from scratch out of gimp was a circle and 2 rectangles for a pong clone, my statement is factual and I stand behind it. Edited November 18, 2012 by Celtore 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 18, 2012 Author Share November 18, 2012 its not that part that's the attention whore part. It's that you said everyone on here is better than me at art. Basically degrading yourself to get sympathy/attention from others. Well then sorry for even posting. I am stating something that is true however, its quite obvious I am not a good artist at all, and don't intend to be. But I guess posting this is just a big mistake. Well whatever i'm freakin out. Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
The Soldier 2,044 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 OH MY CELESTIA! MY EYES! THEY BLEED! THEY BLEEEEEEEEEED! Lol. Jk Not bad, really. Maybe just work on it a little more. Maybe use reference? 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Darkest Day Dreams 26 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 Gets a rag and wipes eyes as they bleed- Ok.. Its not that bad...!.....JK! I kinda like it but you need some work on the outlining. Just a suggestion. 1 King Sombra Forever. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Circadian 1,273 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 MY EYES MY POOR POOR EYES YOU'VE BLINDED ME! AH AH AH HOW CAN I EVEN SEE WHAT I'M TYPING AH AH! Anybody can draw. It's just really difficult to do with a mouse. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Nixter 180 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 A+/ Best pony oc ever/ you deserve a medal doc/ amazing work/ marry me you sexy beast/ totally worth every second studying/ nice use of the everything/ 10/10 would look at again/ I'd kill for it/ perfection/ I'll give you my liver for that/ cool/ all my love is to you/ great stuff/ surpasses human capability to fully understand tl;dr this is fucking amazing also the expression is so amazing I'm chocking myself due to it's sexiness. Which is awesome and stuff yeah you should make more or I'll make you my slave and you'll draw for me forever. 2 Don't Punch! Stab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~SadisticFluttershy~ 779 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 (edited) AHH OMG MY EYES ARE BLEEDING SO BADLY! I'M SO BLIND RIGHT NOW I CAN'T EVEN SEE WHATS INFRONT OF ME! WHY!! Just kidding and ur drawing is okay. Compared to other people, its not bad, you just need alot of practice My first drawing was ehhh But i got better when i just kept drawing them.. my last one was RainbowDash. Now i want to draw her again, but with her Jousting Armor in S3 E1 and 2(Crystal Empire) Edited November 18, 2012 by FIuttershy 1 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...
Nixter 180 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 Also I was lying it's quite shitty and awful, but my eyes are too cool to bleed. Also, I'm not going to spin stupid corny words, it's pretty terrible, but I can relate, I'm shit at art, too. So these words won't hurt you, as you know you cannot draw, therefore it's fine to point it out. Don't think that you're the only one that's bad, we can suck at art together! ~<3 2 Don't Punch! Stab. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reversalx 129 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 Draw with reference- so many wonders to doing it, you'll be sure to get better XD you'll better learn the figure of whatever it is your drawing, rather then just getting the proportions in your head and going with it As for the drawing, you should really draw the outline first, then color it in 1 "Colorful Rainbows catch my eye, as i see you fly across the sky. You're like a drug that calms the mind." Recycled sig from one of my test anims. Pay no heed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Fluttermena 1,223 November 18, 2012 Share November 18, 2012 Oh, come on, you're just asking for it... Now, I've never used Gimp but I'm sure you can do better than that. You can take a look at some tutorials on how to draw ponies for a start, and don't forget that there's always the option to correct your drawing as much as you want. If you're not satisfied with something, you can spend hours fixing it until you consider it presentable (don't overdo it though, if you obsess to much over it without asking for feedback, you'll end up in art limbo FOREVEEEER) 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 19, 2012 Author Share November 19, 2012 Gets a rag and wipes eyes as they bleed- Ok.. Its not that bad...!.....JK! I kinda like it but you need some work on the outlining. Just a suggestion. Yeah I think the outline turned out pretty crappy, I wasn't really sure how big I was going to make it. So it ended up being kinda random. MY EYES MY POOR POOR EYES YOU'VE BLINDED ME! AH AH AH HOW CAN I EVEN SEE WHAT I'M TYPING AH AH! Anybody can draw. It's just really difficult to do with a mouse. Well true anybody can draw, and it is more difficult with a mouse. However not everybody can draw good. .Maybe when I'm bored I'll try it on paper or something. Maybe it'll be better, or maybe worse. AHH OMG MY EYES ARE BLEEDING SO BADLY! I'M SO BLIND RIGHT NOW I CAN'T EVEN SEE WHATS INFRONT OF ME! WHY!! Just kidding and ur drawing is okay. Compared to other people, its not bad, you just need alot of practice My first drawing was ehhh But i got better when i just kept drawing them.. my last one was RainbowDash. Now i want to draw her again, but with her Jousting Armor in S3 E1 and 2(Crystal Empire) I guess If I really practiced alot I could make it look atleast halfway decent . Thing is I haven't had intentions on being an amazing artist or anything, I just was bored drawing a random pony, and decided to see what would happen when the fan art thread was presented with some.. Interesting artwork... Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
OkBuddy 586 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Just joking! But don't worry about it. It is an okay drawing, but here's a little advice for you: practice. If you keep practicing, your drawings might top some of the best artists on the site. But for now, just practice. Okay? 3 I'm a Y2K Survivor™ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 19, 2012 Author Share November 19, 2012 (edited) Also I was lying it's quite shitty and awful, but my eyes are too cool to bleed. Also, I'm not going to spin stupid corny words, it's pretty terrible, but I can relate, I'm shit at art, too. So these words won't hurt you, as you know you cannot draw, therefore it's fine to point it out. Don't think that you're the only one that's bad, we can suck at art together! ~<3 Hehe we can start the suck art club, it will be a club about who sucks at art the most!... Ok to be truthful that sounds like a pretty terrible club. Thank you for being honest though! Draw with reference- so many wonders to doing it, you'll be sure to get better XD you'll better learn the figure of whatever it is your drawing, rather then just getting the proportions in your head and going with it As for the drawing, you should really draw the outline first, then color it in Just as a question if I decide to do more, by using reference do you mean literally copy paste a pony and like work of it or something? Or just look at one as I draw?Just a quick question. I dunno if I'll actually draw another one again or not, but i'm curious :3 Oh, come on, you're just asking for it... http-~~-//www.youtube.com/watch?v=PIi3Xvh5i14&list=PLFDDFD5C953C64576&index=52&feature=plpp_video Now, I've never used Gimp but I'm sure you can do better than that. You can take a look at some tutorials on how to draw ponies for a start, and don't forget that there's always the option to correct your drawing as much as you want. If you're not satisfied with something, you can spend hours fixing it until you consider it presentable (don't overdo it though, if you obsess to much over it without asking for feedback, you'll end up in art limbo FOREVEEEER) Haha I love that line so much XD.And if I had to try and fix this until I considered it presentable... well that could take forever, due to poor skill, and perfectionism. I guess I could lighten up if I had to. I might look at some tutorials to. I never really thought about that, thanks for the idea! Edited November 19, 2012 by Zygen Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
: Fluttersweet : 60 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Drawing with a mouse is HARD. I draw with the laptop touchpad, which is even HARDER. I also use GIMP and can't draw ponies for crap. Your first attempt looks better than mine did. Don't give up. :3 Try using a reference next time, or several, okay? NEVER try to draw your first time at something by memory. It never works. 2 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 19, 2012 Author Share November 19, 2012 Just joking! But don't worry about it. It is an okay drawing, but here's a little advice for you: practice. If you keep practicing, your drawings might top some of the best artists on the site. But for now, just practice. Okay? Yeah, like I said maybe I'll do a little bit of it. The thing is I'm not like alot of the people who are actually professionals on the site, because I already have other things I do so I don't know how much time I could devote to this compared to the actual professionals. Although I'm sure I could atleast make them look decent . I highly doubt I'll top the amazing artist in this community anyday soon. There are some astounding artist here.But thank you for the encouragement! Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Reversalx 129 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Just as a question if I decide to do more, by using reference do you mean literally copy paste a pony and like work of it or something? Or just look at one as I draw? Just a quick question. I dunno if I'll actually draw another one again or not, but i'm curious :3 Well your not going to get better but simply copy and pasting, right? Draw while looking at the reference- you'll learn the proportions and your drawings will, at the least, look decent 1 "Colorful Rainbows catch my eye, as i see you fly across the sky. You're like a drug that calms the mind." Recycled sig from one of my test anims. Pay no heed. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
: Fluttersweet : 60 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Referencing simply means looking at a drawing while doing yours. I use references in my drawings all the time! Especially when I'm trying to do a pose or style I've never tried before. They do wonders, but you still have to practice and work hard. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Retro*Derpy 3,188 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Actually, I am here to give you credit. I used GIMP before and I found it to be rather hard to use, especially when free drawing with a mouse. At least we can all agree that the color scheme is good . 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 19, 2012 Author Share November 19, 2012 Drawing with a mouse is HARD. I draw with the laptop touchpad, which is even HARDER. I also use GIMP and can't draw ponies for crap. Your first attempt looks better than mine did. Don't give up. :3 Try using a reference next time, or several, okay? NEVER try to draw your first time at something by memory. It never works. Yeah thats the truth .And I am so thankful I don't have to use my touchpad for anything anymore. Touchpads are so glitchy and annoying for everything you use them for. I just disabled mine so it doesn't randomly get set off when my hands accidentally rest on it or something. Well your not going to get better but simply copy and pasting, right? Draw while looking at the reference- you'll learn the proportions and your drawings will, at the least, look decent Ok, thank you! I suppose your right copy and pasting wouldn't make any sense. Dunno where the idea came from.I'm atleast now considering doing another drawing. Although considering the other things I have to do right now it would really at most only be a casual thing . Actually, I am here to give you credit. I used GIMP before and I found it to be rather hard to use, especially when free drawing with a mouse. At least we can all agree that the color scheme is good . Hehe, thanks. However I don't think its something worth any real admiration . Its still very bleh.I guess the color scheme is fine . I think if I had to pick something I did the best with it would be the eyes. There still pretty eh, but compared to the rest I think they turned out best. Thats not to say the drawings good, but thank you for your credit Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
~SadisticFluttershy~ 779 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 @Zygen with my drawings, i draw mine from pencil.. i wouldn't be very good using a paint program because i can draw better with a pencil rather than a mouse. That's my suggestion to you (: 1 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...
Dusty Soul 2,611 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Drawing with a mouse is hard, and it's not that bad. I mean it is your first, and you can only get better. Try drawing with a reference, helped me a bunch. 1 Soundcloud-------------------Facebook---------------------------Youtube Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Zygen 6,066 November 19, 2012 Author Share November 19, 2012 @Zygen with my drawings, i draw mine from pencil.. i wouldn't be very good using a paint program because i can draw better with a pencil rather than a mouse. That's my suggestion to you (: I'll probably draw one with a pencil sometime . Just because I'm curious how it would be in comparison. Thank you for your suggestion! Drawing with a mouse is hard, and it's not that bad. I mean it is your first, and you can only get better. Try drawing with a reference, helped me a bunch. Yeah, I've always heard drawing with a mouse tends to be harder, Still I am not really a artist in any regard anyways, but I guess thats possibly a contributing factor.I'll make sure I use a reference next time if I do draw another Thanks to Gone Airbourne for the awesome sig! My Oc's, Ponysona, Bella Vocal Covers Blog, MLP Covers Thread Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Harmonic Revelations 8,835 November 19, 2012 Share November 19, 2012 Actually besides proportions/anatomy you're pretty good. And correctly proportioning parts of objects is one of the last skills most people learn when drawing. 1 Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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