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Well, this is pic #1 for the 100 picture challenge thing. I have zero doubt this will be moved to scraps later on if I keep going with the challenge and actually end up improving.
Anyway, I started this one this afternoon, took me about 3 hours to do in total. Obviously I'm still very new at...everything here, but hopefully I'll get better by the end of this thing. Now then, since I want to improve as much as possible, would you kindly tear into this like it just seriously offended you? Anything that's wrong, poorly done, or just out of place, let me know. Likewise, if I somehow did something good here, please let me know as well.
I'll do my best to improve on the next one, but it'll be far easier if I get some critiques here.
Thanks for your help!
(Edit: I have no idea how that bit of blue got in there)
Anyway, I started this one this afternoon, took me about 3 hours to do in total. Obviously I'm still very new at...everything here, but hopefully I'll get better by the end of this thing. Now then, since I want to improve as much as possible, would you kindly tear into this like it just seriously offended you? Anything that's wrong, poorly done, or just out of place, let me know. Likewise, if I somehow did something good here, please let me know as well.
I'll do my best to improve on the next one, but it'll be far easier if I get some critiques here.
Thanks for your help!
(Edit: I have no idea how that bit of blue got in there)
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Cheetah
Size 687 x 1280px
File Size 74.8 kB
For your very first drawing I have ever seen, not too shabby there Mr. Bismarck. I look forward to seeing updates on your challenge and I will encourage you to finish it! It can only help you improve!!
Suggestions for improvement:
I have no idea how your drawing process goes since I obviously don't watch you draw, but do keep in mind as you start to lay down the whole figure first. Not all the little details, but just the very basic idea of where you want everything to go... hands... feet... head... torso... hips... etc.
Look at the way fabric lays on people, on your bed, on blankets. I know alot of furries like to draw furry stuff but they also forget the best resource is LIFE in the real world. Doodle the people next to you at the cafe or coffehouse, who cares how good it looks!
Keep a sketchbook just for doodles, even if you don't share those with us and just post your 100 drawings, work on things other then the 100 drawing challenge.
Your hand and feet paws have very nice detail in them, much better then I can do. Good job on that. :3
Should you desire other suggestions or recommendations, I'd love to help you. Or if I have said far too much, let me know! :3 <3
I look forward to more updates!!
Suggestions for improvement:
I have no idea how your drawing process goes since I obviously don't watch you draw, but do keep in mind as you start to lay down the whole figure first. Not all the little details, but just the very basic idea of where you want everything to go... hands... feet... head... torso... hips... etc.
Look at the way fabric lays on people, on your bed, on blankets. I know alot of furries like to draw furry stuff but they also forget the best resource is LIFE in the real world. Doodle the people next to you at the cafe or coffehouse, who cares how good it looks!
Keep a sketchbook just for doodles, even if you don't share those with us and just post your 100 drawings, work on things other then the 100 drawing challenge.
Your hand and feet paws have very nice detail in them, much better then I can do. Good job on that. :3
Should you desire other suggestions or recommendations, I'd love to help you. Or if I have said far too much, let me know! :3 <3
I look forward to more updates!!
Thank you very much, that's extremely helpful.
My process went something like this:
1) Started with a stick figure to visualize where everything would go.
2) Covered that with basic shapes - mostly cylinders - to try and get a feel for length and thickness of each part.\
3) Detailed the hands and feet - except for the head, I believe I spent more time on these than anything else (about 20 minutes apiece). For the hand, I just held my own hand up and tried to match each wrinkle I saw there, and for the feet I just repeatedly looked at the "How to Draw Furries" book for reference.
4) Worked inward towards the torso, as I wasn't sure how to detail the clothing. I had no idea about muscles or anatomical details, so these took hardly any time. For the most part this was just replacing the straight edges of cylinders with furred ones.
5) For the clothing, I actually put on an old T-shirt and jean shorts to try and see how the wrinkles would look. Didn't think to look in a mirror though, so there's not a lot of detail to them - just hoping to get down the basic ideas like the seams.
6) Once the clothing was done, I moved to the head. This began with the muzzle, followed by eyes, ears, then hair. I kinda tried to shift the basic head structure to fit these once they were finished. The hair was also kind of an afterthought since I thought the head looked too bare without it.
7) Added in the tail.
8) Filled in spots wherever I thought they'd be appropriate. I have a bad habit of making patterns or symmetry with things like this, so I just tried to be as random as possible.
I'll definitely have to take you up on that suggestion of drawing people at the coffeehouse. One of these days I'll stop by a Panera Bread for a few hours and just see what happens.
Thanks so much for your assistance, and if it's not too much trouble, any other advice you could give would be greatly appreciated!
My process went something like this:
1) Started with a stick figure to visualize where everything would go.
2) Covered that with basic shapes - mostly cylinders - to try and get a feel for length and thickness of each part.\
3) Detailed the hands and feet - except for the head, I believe I spent more time on these than anything else (about 20 minutes apiece). For the hand, I just held my own hand up and tried to match each wrinkle I saw there, and for the feet I just repeatedly looked at the "How to Draw Furries" book for reference.
4) Worked inward towards the torso, as I wasn't sure how to detail the clothing. I had no idea about muscles or anatomical details, so these took hardly any time. For the most part this was just replacing the straight edges of cylinders with furred ones.
5) For the clothing, I actually put on an old T-shirt and jean shorts to try and see how the wrinkles would look. Didn't think to look in a mirror though, so there's not a lot of detail to them - just hoping to get down the basic ideas like the seams.
6) Once the clothing was done, I moved to the head. This began with the muzzle, followed by eyes, ears, then hair. I kinda tried to shift the basic head structure to fit these once they were finished. The hair was also kind of an afterthought since I thought the head looked too bare without it.
7) Added in the tail.
8) Filled in spots wherever I thought they'd be appropriate. I have a bad habit of making patterns or symmetry with things like this, so I just tried to be as random as possible.
I'll definitely have to take you up on that suggestion of drawing people at the coffeehouse. One of these days I'll stop by a Panera Bread for a few hours and just see what happens.
Thanks so much for your assistance, and if it's not too much trouble, any other advice you could give would be greatly appreciated!
Interesting that you went as far as to put on an outfit to try to simulate what you wanted in your work. Kudos. The mirrior would be helpful however.
I would encourage you to perhaps save the detailed things for very last. It's lovely that you focused so much on the hands/feet/etc but working on everything at the same time allows you to put the same amount of quality thru the whole drawing. I would suggest next time working inward out, like torso/leg details to the ends of the hands/feet/head.
Putting everything where it goes will help keep you in focus in case you might burn out from just focusing on one area for a large amount of time.
It is something I have seen too many artists [self included] do. One becomes engrossed in one particular area of a piece and for whatever reason, the rest lacks the same awesomeness.
Suggestion for spot patterns: look at your choice animal. It's a cheetah, I believe? Look at them and how their spots go. I believe there is likely some amount of symmetry or pattern to how they lay, so you shouldn't have a problem if you are focusing on the spot in that way. Hell, give yourself a spot design!
If you life draw, I demand to see the results, no matter how horrible you think they look. :3
And I have no issue helping you, I like to do it... it's my calling. You will likely recieve a novel every time. :D
I would encourage you to perhaps save the detailed things for very last. It's lovely that you focused so much on the hands/feet/etc but working on everything at the same time allows you to put the same amount of quality thru the whole drawing. I would suggest next time working inward out, like torso/leg details to the ends of the hands/feet/head.
Putting everything where it goes will help keep you in focus in case you might burn out from just focusing on one area for a large amount of time.
It is something I have seen too many artists [self included] do. One becomes engrossed in one particular area of a piece and for whatever reason, the rest lacks the same awesomeness.
Suggestion for spot patterns: look at your choice animal. It's a cheetah, I believe? Look at them and how their spots go. I believe there is likely some amount of symmetry or pattern to how they lay, so you shouldn't have a problem if you are focusing on the spot in that way. Hell, give yourself a spot design!
If you life draw, I demand to see the results, no matter how horrible you think they look. :3
And I have no issue helping you, I like to do it... it's my calling. You will likely recieve a novel every time. :D
Alright, I'll try working from the middle outwards for tomorrow's (hopefully) picture, and without a shirt to practice some anatomy. I'll be using another picture in the "How to Draw Furries" book for a reference there.
The next one won't involve spots, but perhaps stripes...not sure yet. Either way, I'm gonna research spot patterns and hopefully have a plan the next time I draw a cheetah.
The thing I'll most be worried about next time is the head, but I'll be using a pure species in the next picture, so ideally I'll be able to use another reference from that book.
I'll try to do some life drawing the next time I work. With luck I'll have a nice block of time in the middle of it to draw someone or something.
The next one won't involve spots, but perhaps stripes...not sure yet. Either way, I'm gonna research spot patterns and hopefully have a plan the next time I draw a cheetah.
The thing I'll most be worried about next time is the head, but I'll be using a pure species in the next picture, so ideally I'll be able to use another reference from that book.
I'll try to do some life drawing the next time I work. With luck I'll have a nice block of time in the middle of it to draw someone or something.
You are quite welcome. Constructive criticism is few and far between. FA fails in the fact that most people are like "nice"/"Good"/Etc w/o telling you WHY.
Good, if you can even get someone you know to sit and pose for you while you draw... that's awesome.
And picking a single species to focus on in a drawing is a good way to start. Your being a hybrid can go many ways really... and that can be daunting for a starting artist.
Good, if you can even get someone you know to sit and pose for you while you draw... that's awesome.
And picking a single species to focus on in a drawing is a good way to start. Your being a hybrid can go many ways really... and that can be daunting for a starting artist.
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