I can't Shaymin
10 years ago
Shaymin whyyyy D:
I've noticed Pokemon are stupidly hard to draw right. Foxes, wolves, even otters I can draw no problem, but most Pokemon give me such a hard time and I have no clue why. Well, no... I think it's the proportions of the body. Yes, that's it. They all have such unique body structures that trying to stay true to Sugimori's design provides quite a significant challenge for each individual 'mon. I could take some creative liberties, but... well, it always ends up looking wrong if I do that. So today's model is Shaymin (Sky forme) and I find myself stumped with how to get its seemingly simple design right.
So there's my rant. Your advice is welcome, but I just think this comes down to practice.
I've noticed Pokemon are stupidly hard to draw right. Foxes, wolves, even otters I can draw no problem, but most Pokemon give me such a hard time and I have no clue why. Well, no... I think it's the proportions of the body. Yes, that's it. They all have such unique body structures that trying to stay true to Sugimori's design provides quite a significant challenge for each individual 'mon. I could take some creative liberties, but... well, it always ends up looking wrong if I do that. So today's model is Shaymin (Sky forme) and I find myself stumped with how to get its seemingly simple design right.
So there's my rant. Your advice is welcome, but I just think this comes down to practice.

SqueakyTails
~squeakytails
OP
I'll take that into consideration, thanks! <3

ShinyTotodude
~shinytotodude
To me every character is quite a challenge and usually I draw it as often as possible until I might like it more. No worries, Sai. I'm sure you just need to repeat it often enough and then you'll improve. =3