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I'd like critique on this!
This was jokingly suggested by one of my coworkers, so I took the idea (New Zealand brushtail in the yoga dancer pose) and ran with it. This picture was the first I drew drawing from two references: one of the pose itself and another of a brushtail's features. Despite that, I think it looks way more like a cat than anything else. x_x
I recognize I may have overdone it with the fur. I'm trying to nail down a fur drawing method that looks good and I'm also comfortable with.
I'd like critique on this!
This was jokingly suggested by one of my coworkers, so I took the idea (New Zealand brushtail in the yoga dancer pose) and ran with it. This picture was the first I drew drawing from two references: one of the pose itself and another of a brushtail's features. Despite that, I think it looks way more like a cat than anything else. x_x
I recognize I may have overdone it with the fur. I'm trying to nail down a fur drawing method that looks good and I'm also comfortable with.
Category Artwork (Traditional) / Doodle
Species Unspecified / Any
Size 720 x 1278px
File Size 186.9 kB
Cute first attempt, I have to say!
Nice job on the pose and all! When you have more practice down you'll probably change the position of the left arm so it aligns more with the general "swoop" of the rest of the uplifted leg and torso. Gorgeous pose from the side, though! Nice proportionality overall, and good curvature on the subject's rump, to boot. :3
Getting fur down is a bit tricky at first, too. You can do a whole lot more with a lot less, so you don't have to worry about making all of the outlining lines along the body wavy for the suggestion of fur. If you notice other artists they only need to suggest fur through a few little fur marks throughout, at different points in the picture, usually along shoulders, elbows, a few particular flexing points and all. Most of the animalistic properties will be in the face itself and other appendages, but that's fine. You'll get tat in time!
Good spacing on the fingers and all. Just be sure to decrease the size of the pinky just a bit and elongate that middle finger a tiny bit more on the left hand spread out in the air. That way they're closer to their actual lengths! Also, you don't have to have the indent between the thumb and index finger dip down so low. You can bring that up a bit more. Otherwise, great job on the hand for the first try! For the other one that's wrapped around the foot (and this is just a personal preference on this one), you could bring the fingers closer together. But they CAN fan out like that, or be all next to one another. That one is great. :3
As for the muzzle, I think you have the same general proportions right for the time being. The species does have a short face with a bit of stub around the end of the muzzle for the nose and all. With time you'll be able to show more...individuality between species, but I don't know how I can help you with such at the moment, myself. It's something that a lot of artists on FA struggle with at times, especially when it comes to different species. This is where practice makes perfect. Drawing any and all species while using references will help in this regard. ^^
Nice job on the pose and all! When you have more practice down you'll probably change the position of the left arm so it aligns more with the general "swoop" of the rest of the uplifted leg and torso. Gorgeous pose from the side, though! Nice proportionality overall, and good curvature on the subject's rump, to boot. :3
Getting fur down is a bit tricky at first, too. You can do a whole lot more with a lot less, so you don't have to worry about making all of the outlining lines along the body wavy for the suggestion of fur. If you notice other artists they only need to suggest fur through a few little fur marks throughout, at different points in the picture, usually along shoulders, elbows, a few particular flexing points and all. Most of the animalistic properties will be in the face itself and other appendages, but that's fine. You'll get tat in time!
Good spacing on the fingers and all. Just be sure to decrease the size of the pinky just a bit and elongate that middle finger a tiny bit more on the left hand spread out in the air. That way they're closer to their actual lengths! Also, you don't have to have the indent between the thumb and index finger dip down so low. You can bring that up a bit more. Otherwise, great job on the hand for the first try! For the other one that's wrapped around the foot (and this is just a personal preference on this one), you could bring the fingers closer together. But they CAN fan out like that, or be all next to one another. That one is great. :3
As for the muzzle, I think you have the same general proportions right for the time being. The species does have a short face with a bit of stub around the end of the muzzle for the nose and all. With time you'll be able to show more...individuality between species, but I don't know how I can help you with such at the moment, myself. It's something that a lot of artists on FA struggle with at times, especially when it comes to different species. This is where practice makes perfect. Drawing any and all species while using references will help in this regard. ^^
I had a friend of mine make a couple suggestions in regards to the head structure, specifically rounding the ear tips (which I had originally done and then changed for some reason) and making the end of the muzzle gently tip upwards. Despite how small these changes were, it kinda blew me away how dramatically my perception of the face has changed after integrating them, and I'll be damned if it doesn't look more rodent-like now. :3
I'm sure drawing fur is something I'll have a better handle on with time, as you said. When drawing this, I figured I was probably going overboard by doing it across the whole thing, but I still wanted to see what it would look like if I did. I figured mistakes could still be educational too. :P
This piece definitely made me experiment with things I'd never really tried before, and I'm happy I had a chance to try them out. Funny how it all started as a joke, too.
Thank you so much for your comments. <3
I'm sure drawing fur is something I'll have a better handle on with time, as you said. When drawing this, I figured I was probably going overboard by doing it across the whole thing, but I still wanted to see what it would look like if I did. I figured mistakes could still be educational too. :P
This piece definitely made me experiment with things I'd never really tried before, and I'm happy I had a chance to try them out. Funny how it all started as a joke, too.
Thank you so much for your comments. <3
Awww, not a problem! The best thing we can do is to draw an reflect, or write and reflect! So long as we created something and look at it analytically, we can learn something for the next time around. It's one of the ways we get better, and I'm really glad the subtle changes your friend suggested made it that much better~! ^^
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