Tutorials and Resources

[Jadusstone 52]

Im surprised no one has made a thread about this yet. Here is where ill be posting useful tutorials and resources for artists who love drawing my little pony. If you have a tutorial not here post a link and ill add it to the list. 

 

As to poses please dont trace use them as refrences and guides 

 

TUTORIALS updated 04/04/14

 

EXPRESSIONS 

  

 

BODY/ANATOMY

    

    

 

LINEART

 

VECTORS

    

 

BRUSHES

  

 

CUSTOM FIGURES

    

 

 

CUSTOM PLUSH

  

 

COLOR GUIDES

 

(following taken from any price da journal)

Twilight Sparkle-

Main body: v01

Mane: B34 (I often use Prismacolor Brittany Blue here, not found a copic quite the same color)

Mane striping:  V04 and RV06

Eyes- V04 at darkest with paler highlights , such as V01

Cutie Mark: RV06

 

Applejack- (also known as My Favorite of the mane 6 

Main Body: Y35

Mane: Y00 (with R17 bands)

Eyes: yG06 with paler highlights such as YG01

Hat: E33

Cutie Mark: R17 and YG06

 

Rarity-

Main: C0 (Rarity is NOT a white pony- she is GRAY. Pale, but gray. In contrast, Shining Armor is white. Observe her eyes against her coat)

Mane, top: BV13

Mane, under: V15

Eyeshadow: B00

Eyes: B24 at darkest, fading to B01

Cutie Mark: B01

 

Fluttershy-

Main Body: Y00

Mane: R00

Eyes: BG 45 at darkest, with paler highlights such as BG23

Cutie Mark: R00 (with BG45 butterfly body- it's so small for me I generally just make it black lines)

 

Pinkie Pie-

Main Body: R00

Mane: RV06

Cutie mark: B01 and Y00 (again, the balloon strings are so small, just black lines here... otherwise, same colors)

Eyes: B24 at darkest, fading to B01

 

Rainbow Dash... so many damn colors...

Main Body: B000

Mane: here we go... top to bottom, R17, Y38, Y00, YG06, B24, V15. Tail is same, just reversed direction.

Cutie Mark: R17, Y00, B24 

Eyes: RV09 with paler highlights such as R23

 

Celestia- (again, NOT a white pony. Believe it or not, she's pink. But, extremely pale pink, so... )

Main Body: I leave her primarily white... but I take R000 and "trim" her edges, using it for pale shading to give her pink highlights... observe cover #5 to get an idea

mane: tricky... it fades out, so it's multiple colors. Generally, I use B00, YG11, BV00, and R00 for the pale areas, and darken as I go up by applying layers of the same colors to make it richer. At the top, I use darker versions or the same colors... generally B01 (I go as dark as b24), YG03, BV02, R10 (or as dark as R23)

Cutie Mark: Y00, Y11, y35

Eyes: RV06 at darkest, fading to R10

Armor: Base color of Y00, and golden shading as appropriate... I sometimes go into oranges or browns, but I also like Y26 and Y28. Don't forget her V04 stones!

 

Luna ( also known as Best pony overall!)

Mane body: B95

mane: B24 (sometimes I use B18) with B00 highlights (on the show, her mane is a diaphanous fog... it's clear at the edges. I draw it more as hair... easier on me!)

Cutie Mark: Black

Eyes: BG49 fading to BG 23

Armor: B01 trim on black

 

Spike!

main Body: V12 (Just a tiny bit off from Twilight)

Crest and Dorsal spines: VG06

Belly plates: VG11

Head fins: Vg01

Eyes: VG06 fading to VG01

 

All the crew have orange(!) tongues, I use YR 15, and R39 for mouth interior.

(end journal from andy price)

 

    

    

    

    

   

 

BASES/OC REFRENCE SHEETS

    

 

COLORING GUIDES

   

Edited April 5, 2014 by Jadusstone

[Azura 1,107]

This thread belongs to the Creative Resources section, but nonetheless, great job on gathering all the tutorials out there! I bet some people who don't really know where to look for tutorials would appreciate this thread.

[GaleFenrir 281]

Hmm, I could've sworn there was a thread like this back when I first joined this site... oh, well. Good job on compiling all these resources, I'll be sure to make use of this thread next time I have the urge to draw ponies.

[Jadusstone 52]

updated with new stuff hope you enjoy, also could someone tag this so it stays on the top, it'll be updated often and i hope it can be a terrific resource tool