ZeroHero Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 Started drawing ponies about a month ago when I decided to be stupid and draw this sign as a joke for my workcenter (fyi, it's called "Main 1" hence the pun):http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P021111_0643.jpgThat ended up being a quick 10-minute doodle on a stand-up white board with dry erase markers, which was a totally new medium for me so I decided to try something serious and came up with this:http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P121111_2217.jpgI've been working with manga techniques for about a month now as well, so I tried to apply them to MLP in this one for something different. Basically Twilight in battle. Although what she's running from I have no idea, maybe here number came up? (If you don't get it, don't ask. xP)http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P161111_2158.jpgAgain, practicing ponies and manga at the same time. This time it's AJ showing Rainbow Dash how to really be twenty percent cooler at basketball. Yes, that's supposed to be a basketball in the corner. If and when I finally decide to ink and color a final draft for this one, you'll see it in the coloring and blur effects, which is I why I left it blank in the pencil sketch.http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P031211_1034.jpgTip for viewing: Tilt screen back to darken the pencil lines.And this is my current project, which I plan to ink and color hopefully tomorrow night if I'm not lazy. *shot* Anyway, it's inspired from Rocket to Insanity as a possible aftermath. AJ finding Dash at Sugarcube Corner and trying to comfort her after the events of said fanfic which shall not be openly described here (warning: read Cupcakes and Rocket to Insanity at your own risk, if you are so curious ;P). I really need suggestions for this one, particurly AJ. I just don't know how to have her hug Dash without making her upper torso look stretched and deformed. Any ideas for the background would be nice too. As for the shading, I shaded the parts that will be the darkest in the colored version. Any opinions on that - like or should be tweaked?So yeah, that's my trek through pony art over the past month. Any tips or tricks? Suggestions? Any constructive criticism on the manga aspects would be appreciated as well. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Chocodemon Posted December 4, 2011 Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 I really like your art, especially the blackboard of rainbow dash. The lighting and facial expressions are pretty great too. I do see that some of your proportions are a bit off, which is a problem I also encounter when first drawing ponies. I suggest maybe trying to use the original art as a basic foundation to draw and then adjust it to your art style if you aren't interested in precisely copying the same style of the show.I'm only one person, so don't take my opinion too seriously...good luck! Here's a helpful link: http://www.equestria...ing-guides.html Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroHero Posted December 4, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 4, 2011 By blackboard, I assume you're talking about the first one that's on a whiteboard? If so, coincidence that it's the only one based on a pose from the show? xDAnd dang, that looks like it's going to be crazy useful. That index... o.o Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
ZeroHero Posted December 20, 2011 Author Report Share Posted December 20, 2011 *bump*So, taking Chocodemon's advice, I've been doing quick sketches of vectors from the show. Surprisingly, it's helping a lot - I'm starting to notice small details I didn't before so when I start drawing custom poses again they should be a bit better anyway.http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P171211_0424.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P171211_0551.jpgUsing copic markers for the first time and realized they definitely aren't colored pencils to say the least, lol. I'm gonna need to learn how to really use these things because they're a whole new ballgame for me. `^^http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2114.jpgPracticing a bunch of different poses from vectors again. A few of them didn't seem to follow the "rules" I thought I had established with the two colored sketches above, so I guess I need to keep pushing and figure these guys out. Here's individual close ups of each sketch in the order they were drawn:http://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2114_02.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2115_04.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2115_03.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2115_02.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2114_01.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2114_01.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2115.jpghttp://i863.photobucket.com/albums/ab199/ZeroHero_03/P181211_2115_05.jpg Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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