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13.10 (2)
by Rhys~ @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:27 am [Reply]

just a quick doodle of today's BD kiddos.. why did i check... there's like 6 today lmao wow
i might go back and color these later!

edit: bam now colored and added another sketch of them all with hats! i made up the heights idk what height they would be for real

Here is a pic of Scourge, and this is like a forum. Do you think Scourge is good, evil, or misunderstood? I think that Scourge is evil and misunderstood. He was bullied in his kithood so he became evil.

Wildwarriorpaws @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:51 am

Featherfoot wrote:Here is a pic of Scourge, and this is like a forum. Do you think Scourge is good, evil, or misunderstood? I think that Scourge is evil and misunderstood. He was bullied in his kithood so he became evil.



I agree

Featherfoot @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:20 am

I love your stamps! Also, even though my stamps are all about "I love cats", my favorite animal is actually a dog. I just love warriors cats!

Featherfoot @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 5:21 am

Sorry that I babble about weird stuff. Can't help it. I love to talk!

Cat muzzles for Drathia based on this drawing by SpeedyJay
by SpeedyJay @ Mon Oct 12, 2020 3:58 pm [Reply]

I'll be honest, this is really too stylized, but it still looks like a cat though right? The forehead is really bad... Here's a better one from Ki-Mono if you would like to check that out.

Either way, most of these notes will actually be pretty similar to the canine's notes. Generally speaking, the feline's muzzle is just broader and the slope where the snout connects to the face is less extreme.

Notes


- Profile

-- The general shape is like a trapezoid, which is wide towards the face and narrower towards the nose. I didn't really define it well, as you see, so I recommend tapering it more than I did.

-- Upon writing this, I realize I did not define the top of the head well... the blue line should be the forehead and the snout, but you should also cut/intersect through the circle sketch to mark the top of the head, which is still somewhat flat.

-- Oh gosh, I'm noticing several problems with this at this point... Well, this is a good time to note how good personal research is. Sometimes I think I know what a cat looks like-- then I realize I'm wrong. I recommend doing breakdown sketches on top of animals, citing major shapes, proportions, and feature alignments:

Image
Original image

Doing breakdowns like this is simply better for learning than carefully tracing the outlines, to which I will tell you,,, don't.

Just doing this quick draw-over, I already can see what I've done wrong. The ears are WAY to high, at least the ear canal. You can see where the top of the head should be. But I can also see what is correct, such as the tear duct mostly lining up with the nose edge/nostril.

Even if you're only interested in drawing cartoon-y stuff, like myself, understanding the real thing is very important and will make stylization easier, and allow it to look correct--even if you decide you like to draw the eyeballs as big as watermelons.

- Front

-- Since I was so wrong to begin with on profile, here's another breakdown I just did:
Image
Original image

-- Another diamond-y shape, just smushed. In comparison to the canine, the muzzle comes out broader. The farthest edge of the muzzle is is slightly farther out than the center of the eye, while the canines is aligned with the center of the eye.

--As for the nose, it is smaller than a canines, and the edges are a little closer to the center than the tear ducts--in comparison with canines, whose nose edges are aligned with the tear ducts. The edge where the lip ends is still aligned with the tear duct, however.

-- Notice the somewhat V shape in the alignment from nostril, to tear duct, to the inward edge of the ear? It is not straight up and down the way I had it.


- Three quarter

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Original image

-- I don't know what to say about this one anymore, honestly. The canine notes were pretty straight forward--once you learn the front and side view, this view will be easier to figure out.

-- But again, put that center line down, you will need it, pleaseee

∘Raven∘ @ Mon Oct 12, 2020 4:08 pm

This is incredibly helpful! You have a stunning art style.

Hokages @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:06 am

awesome!

SpeedyJay @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 9:16 am

∘Raven∘ wrote:This is incredibly helpful! You have a stunning art style.

Good to know! And thank you, I think your style is gorgeous! I love all the painterly pieces you have. <3


DaniCalifornia wrote:Your guides are really helpful!

Glad they could help Dani! ^^


Hokages wrote:awesome!

Thank you Hokages!

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Formintino? Pittie based on this drawing by waverly,
by khenney @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:22 am [Reply]

1. How could you not want to color these lines? Fantastic I love them
2. Doing a practice run with my cheap pen to see how well I can do color-ins. I6s definitely possible but I cant get the level of detail id like and its a slow process. Ill just keep it simple :D
And 3. I really want to add another dog to my ARPG but I havent been able to decide what. Ive seen several id like to adopt but usually they've already been claimed so I decided to make my own! Plus dog genetics practice
For this I will be making several different designs until I find the one I like enough to keep. Ones I dont click with I will do open adopts for. Small bios will be added to each dog so I can get a feel for the character.
(Please give me a few days to "get to know" each dog before offering to adopt)

Female, 3 years old
Formintino (grey masked fawn) pitbull
Geno: ??

Sunny Girl
by maesal @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:05 am [Reply]

Image

zort of

GODEATER @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:11 am

oh cool

maesal @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 4:20 am

VENGEANC3 wrote:oh cool


O-O Thanks so much! Your my favorite artist on CS ;-; i feel honured to be in presence

help me
by maesal @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:23 am [Reply]

i nee help im art block

Myūzu
by twistersc @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:09 pm [Reply]

This is very experimental..
timer is off by 20 mins
For a DCay Art trade


Reference

;arboux; @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:15 pm

this is rlly pretty , the pose !!! kiss .,

Kayara @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:03 pm

Dude....this just looks so cool, I cqan't. (<first try; I can't even spell the word "can't" apparently)
P.S. the pose is so good!

twistersc @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:14 am

;arboux; wrote:this is rlly pretty , the pose !!! kiss .,


Thanks <3

Kayara wrote:Dude....this just looks so cool, I cqan't. (<first try; I can't even spell the word "can't" apparently)
P.S. the pose is so good!


Honestly, I can't spell half the time either xD
and tysm that means a lot, I'm honestly trying to get out of my comfort zone

13.10
by Rhys~ @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 3:07 am [Reply]

soo i really wanted to do a black and white art with this specific kiddo,, and originally i wanted to do it traditionally, but then i figured i'll give it a try digitally first for practice!
so this is one of my tokotas hehe
also maybbe i should've turned on the smoothing because you can clearly see how shaky my hands are for real lol

MvY reshi
by SnowyEevee @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 2:57 am [Reply]

timers off, dont draw on the reshi i made tho

ummm...a thing
by The Ink Cat @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 1:56 am [Reply]

i just was practicing... but this is my oc and his name is threads.

Mad Dog
by ruthless @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:37 pm [Reply]

x

;arboux; @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:30 am

PRETTY ,,,

ruthless @ Wed Oct 14, 2020 12:45 am

;arboux; wrote:PRETTY ,,,

Thanks!

the 'paws
by allynabean @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:14 pm [Reply]

    firepaw and graypaw,, i miss them

    i recently just started rereading warrior cats, from the beginning (which i have decided to do instead of any of like, my schoolwork fhdhg) and man, i forgot how much i love these funky cats

Lex. @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:15 pm

ah yes, they truly are lovely, just like your artwork!~

SurgeFire @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:17 pm

ahhh your styles super cute?? i love this!

Swishy & Broken @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:28 pm

You should read Greystripe's super edition ! You may like it (:

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for ranger based on this drawing by rebelappy
by rebelappy @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 6:19 pm [Reply]

heres your bb ranger <3

faentofheart @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 11:14 pm

She’s so cute oml 🥺🥺 thank you rebel! This looks awesome!

my nyas
by aftonbuilt @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 10:53 pm [Reply]

its a cat
i wanted to see if firefox had the same weird stuttering that chrome did in oekaki
it does not

fall
by rebelappy @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:19 pm [Reply]

fall pony

designs based on this drawing by rebelappy
by rebelappy @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:29 pm [Reply]

goodness why is shading and highlighting so hard

Giratina x Houndoom
by Meowrails @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 5:27 pm [Reply]

yee
by rebelappy @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 4:33 pm [Reply]

may sell these eventually, but gonna be using them for now. Im trying to decide which lining way looks best, what do y'all think?

neon butterfly
by TalkativeTurtle @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:53 pm [Reply]

quick drawing

For I Like Bees - pup/cat based on this drawing by gardog
by gardog @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:11 pm [Reply]

Lines by Iou-Cat

This one belongs to I Like Bees

I looked at your toyhou.se for inspiration and saw that you mostly had cats with natural patterns and unnatural colors, so I made the pup into a cat and rolled with it XD

The tail is removable to see the design underneath and, yes, the fangs are blue c:

I hope you like it!

Let me know if there's some sort of accessory you'd like me to add; I was stumped in that department XD

---

I'm still working on these, I promise; they're just taking the back burner since I keep starting new projects ^^'

I Like Bees @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:26 pm

This is so cute!! I love the fangs!
Thank you so much!!

gardog @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:54 pm

I Like Bees wrote:
This is so cute!! I love the fangs!
Thank you so much!!

You're welcome! I'm glad you like it <3

Safety First!
by SummerSunset @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 2:35 pm [Reply]

Wear a mask peeps!
Doodled a Mirror and a cool polka-dot background <3

Mirrors are a specie of Flight Rising dragon!

ok maybe i went overboard
by faentofheart @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:21 am [Reply]

this is my horse skin suit! She'll probably be my main from now on <3 POOR ACRO HAD TO WATCH ME FROM START TO FINISH

Lex. @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:22 am

omg i love her :eyes:!!!

Glowingsaltshaker @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:23 am

She's gorgeous! :0c

acronymm @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 8:23 am

such a beauty!!! <33

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Artist Support Discord
by ∘Raven∘ @ Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:44 pm [Reply]

Join here!
-A server for CS based artists!

The primary goal is to share your art, gain exposure, and receive constructive criticism.

One of the main features is for users to receive art mentoring from artists who want to mentor in the server! This is primarily receiving constructive criticism as well as getting red lining help and color/shading help.

Has discussion channels for Chicken Smoothie, including trading, Oekaki adoptables, and other generalized CS stuff.

In BETA stage. We are still working out any issues.

Abides by all CS rules, so it lacks any voice/video channels.

Kusakabe @ Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:45 pm

mark!

MrM3atb4all @ Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:46 pm

mark

KaiDraws @ Sun Oct 04, 2020 12:54 pm

uwahhhh mark!!!

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Rebel's Fall Giveaway
by rebelappy @ Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:20 pm [Reply]

    Welcome everyone to my art giveaway !

    I have decided this year I wanted to do something fun to get ready for fall, and to also boost my mood these days. I love giving to people, so I wanted to do this for everyone. This will simply be raffle for everyone who decides to enter!

    To enter, comment down below something fun about fall! And this is for ANYONE who wants to enter! I will keep track of everyone's username's and use a random generator to determine the winner ! but you have to comment something fun about fall! don't forget that !

    there will be three winners! first winner will receive a headshot of any character they choose ( please only use characters you own). I am best at horse's but I will give anything a try! along with 3 custom horse design's, and a custom sketch of anything you want! Second winner will receive 3 custom horse design's and a custom sketch of anything you want! Third winner will receive 2 custom horse designs and a custom sketch of anything you want!

    have fun with this! this will end on October 10th at 9pm eastern standard time !

Joy_and_Raymond @ Fri Sep 25, 2020 2:34 pm

Ooo I'm so excited!

Some fun things about fall are my birthday is in fall and you are never to old for jumping into lead piles (:

~RJ

Fawntura @ Fri Sep 25, 2020 6:21 pm

My fav thing about fall is family I have arthritis and my grandpa has health issues that he doesn’t take care of well and as much as my grandma and family tries this past year has been a real through it all away but every year I’m thankful for family to still have my grandpa who means a lot to me he has been the reason I still get up in the morning when my arthritis is bad so I’m tankful that when this time of year comes around it means one more thanks giving with the entire family around the table with my cousins my grandparents my aunts and uncles and my mom and dad.

faentofheart @ Fri Sep 25, 2020 11:24 pm

Rebel this is sweet of you! <3

My favorite things about fall is definitely my birthday! I don’t usually do anything on my birthday, but I get a break :) another thing I really love about fall is Halloween. I love Halloween because the entire vibe of it is really nostalgic and fun to me, it was the one day I could dress over the top and get rewarded! Don’t get me started on how I can wear sweaters and not get judged 😳


Bonus! Some random Halloween costumes I did as a kid!

3. A Christmas tree. 7/10, I’m not sure why I did this, and I probably looked dumb, but I thought it was the funniest thing ever. Plus, it had functioning lights 👊😎

2. Crazy Cat Lady. 8.5/10, I should probably explain myself. It was a bed robe and I safety pinned all of my cat stuffed animals to it (there was a lot), put rollers in my hair and wore glasses and slippers. I’m also not sure why I did this, I wanted to be quirky 😔

1. Giant inflatable dinosaur, 9.510. I got to wear it to school and got mad clout 😎 then I dressed my dog up as a stegosaurus and pretended to eat him lmao. I did this because I got a 75 dollar Walmart gift card for winning an art competition and I wanted to upset my mom by blowing it on something useless 😳😳

I was a weird kid 😔

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Artist Support
by ∘Raven∘ @ Mon Oct 12, 2020 1:53 pm [Reply]

So I've seen these all over Instagram, and I figured it'd work here in Oekaki as well!


The way it works, introduce yourself and your artwork (Oekaki only, and please don't include examples, it clutters the page <3)

After that, link at least 3 other Oekaki artists galleries (usually your friend, doesn't have to be though!) so other people can find them! This is hopefully going to help others art be seen. Your art is beautiful and valid and deserves to be seen.

meloh @ Mon Oct 12, 2020 2:26 pm

Hey I hope I'm doing this right
This is such a considerate idea, so I figured I'd take the time to do it.
I'm meloh, I've been struggling working with Oekaki for a little over a year.
I don't have a drawing tablet or even a mouse lol, so I use my fingers haha!
Anyway, my style is very fluid, and I am still learning how digital art works.

As far as artists who inspire me, I don't know any Oekaki creators personally.
However, there are some who still encourage me to keep improving my own art
because of their amazing talent and work ethic. Here are just three of the many:

.wafflecat.
an artist who's unique and mystical universes make me smile every time they pop up in my followed feed.
rainichi
an artist who has improved dramatically over time and who seems to have such a great time making art.
clip ♡
an artist I've followed for a long time who isn't afraid to push their abilities to very diverse concepts.

khenney @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 3:37 am

(Spot mark)
Hope I want to come back and add my own as well as read others!

BadgerBuddies @ Tue Oct 13, 2020 1:35 pm

Well howdy everyone! This is such a wholesome idea and I love it so much<33 So my digital art journey began maybe about a year ago?? I use a trackpad for all my oekaki drawings (which,,, can be a giant pain in the booty) but I'm considering investing in a tablet this holiday season! I started with traditional art when I was much younger, but stopped doing art altogether for most of my time in college due to a lack of time or art supplies. I'm so glad I've gotten back into art though, and I hope to keep improving each and every day!

First up is acadicus, who is not only a wonderful artist but an even more wonderful human being, and without their help I would've never figured out where to start with my journey with digital art<33

Next is Rockosaur, who is another lovely human being<3 their designs are so incredibly unique, intricate, fun, and full of expression!

Finally is Loelya, who I don't know as well, but their art makes me feel so happy! All of their pieces are so beautiful, have really nice colors and details, and many of their pieces are so soothing to me.

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