Human/Humanoid

Drawings with a human or human-like character as the main subject.

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Oekaki Rules and Information
by Simon @ Mon Oct 01, 2012 12:13 am [Reply]

All rules regarding forum conduct, child-friendly content, and art use/creation also apply to the Oekaki, but there are also some specific rules that apply only to the Oekaki forums.

    Oekaki Rules
    • Keep comments polite, helpful, and relevant to the artwork. Do not start discussions or debates. Critique is allowed if requested by the artist but insults are not welcome.

    • Make an effort to post your drawing in the correct board. Continued intentional misuse of the forum categories may result in disciplinary action. You can view descriptions of what each board is for in the forum index.

    • Don't spam the Oekaki. Your drawing should show intention and a modest amount of effort. We do not allow random scribbles, simple shapes, or empty/solid color canvases, nor should you post advertisements for trades, streams, or other threads. Covered drawings must still follow the oekaki rules and have art visible, even if they are WIPs.

    • Don't create Oekaki topics just to share art you've created elsewhere. Art drawn in another program should be posted in the appropriate board (example: non-Oekaki adoptable characters go in User-made Adoptables).

    • Don't make Oekaki drawings with just words or puzzles written on them. The Oekaki is for sharing artwork, not for displaying a written message or playing a forum game.

    • If using an editable you must follow the artist's rules. This may include leaving a signature/watermark layer on the final image, or may prevent you from selling colored-in versions as adoptables.

    • Don't post blank canvases in the contests board. Contests may be posted there only if you provide a recognizable lineart or relevant background for contestants to use in their entries. If you don't need people to edit something in particular, go to the Regular Art Competitions Board to create your topic. You can still make a rule that your contestants make their entries in the Oekaki boards if you prefer it that way. For more specific rules about contests please view this thread.

    • Specific rules apply to the the Adoptable boards on the Oekaki:

      • The Oekaki is for making and sharing art in the Oekaki program. If you’d like to use another program to create your adoptables, please post them in user-made adopts or character design shops. “Cover adoptables” are not permitted, except for “milestone” adoptables in which case the cover must still follow Oekaki rules.

      • You may sell Oekaki art/adoptables for CS pets/items/C$, allowed offsite currency, and dA points/real currency. Keep in mind that CS staff are unable to assist with transactions gone wrong involving other site currency or real currency.
        • Any real currency discussion must occur offsite; please link to where you can be contacted. Do not discuss real currency transactions on CS.
      • Post your adoptables in the correct board. If you want to create just a few adopts, use the Adoptables 1: Independent/One-Off board. If you want to create a closed species, community, and intend to make many adoptables, use the Adoptables 2: Closed Species/Communities board.

      • Follow the rules outlined by the adopt creator(s). Many species owners have their own rules that you must follow in order to successfully participate in their species, so be sure to read their rules before posting. CS staff may enforce a thread owner’s rules if necessary. Note that species rules may not circumvent our official site rules.

      • All Adoptable Oekaki submissions must be judged no later than 1 month after their end date. Staff may intervene if the user fails to select a winner after 1 month. Failure to judge a contest after being reminded may result in a board warning.

      • Users are bound to the species rules published at the time that the user receives the adopt. If a species owner adds a new rule, they cannot punish players for breaking the rule before it was added. This includes revoking or rehoming adopts. Updated adoptable rules apply only to adopts made after the rule was published.

      • Paid-entry raffles are not permitted. You may not charge users for the chance to win something.

      • Competitions with entries requiring artistic/creative effort must end with a winner. The promised prize (in this case the character design) must be awarded at the end of the contest to an entrant, so be sure you want to give the character away. You may only change your mind if there are no forms that meet the competition requirement.

      • If you want to transfer your species to another player, then you will need to notify CS staff beforehand. More information on transferring thread ownership can be found here.



    Selecting a different version of ChickenPaint:
    We have 3 versions of the Oekaki program to choose from. The newest version (ChickenPaint v2.0) allows you to use extra features like layer clipping, layer groups, and layer masks.



    Help:
    If you don't know how to get started, go to the Beginner Oekaki. When you create a 'New Topic' it will load ChickenPaint for you.
    You need Java to view it, and once you create and send a picture it will feature at the top of your new topic.

  • Gallery display:

Blood Moon
by Wobbuffet @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:22 pm [Reply]

Practicing coloring/shading an old sketch from my drafts that I previously abandoned due to the stiff pose. Next I should practice polishing and finishing drawings because creating smooth, natural lineart is a challenge for me...

In other news... Currently leaning against joining Art Fight because most of my OCs don't have references and my art isn't very neat, but I'm still thinking about it.

BlueEyedKite @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:25 pm

Do it :clap: especially if you will draw attractive people woo woo!!

Hollsworth Charms
by clouds-move-on @ Thu Jun 26, 2025 7:07 pm [Reply]

my character cliff!!!

what will he do???!!

wanted to practice a cartoonier style, still trying to develop different human styles i like

spideysense @ Thu Jun 26, 2025 7:20 pm

YESSSS CLIFF I like him a lot... his goofy swagger!! This style is super rad & visually appealing ouuuhhh!! Very nostalgic / reminiscent of 90's cartoons while still being distinctly recognizable as yours :-o

clouds-move-on @ Fri Jun 27, 2025 9:45 am

spideysense wrote:YESSSS CLIFF I like him a lot... his goofy swagger!! This style is super rad & visually appealing ouuuhhh!! Very nostalgic / reminiscent of 90's cartoons while still being distinctly recognizable as yours :-o


🥺 tyy.... i struggle to draw simpler humans so im very happy the vibe got across!!

Oceanfosh @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:17 pm

HE'S FAMOUS

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ms magic
by clouds-move-on @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:44 am [Reply]

THEM?!
them
attack @ Oceanfosh of my guy and her gal :3

I am team fossil on artfight !!!
https://artfight.net/~Rainy-Frog

TheSongOfTheStars @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:45 am

i lovesssss

Meekins12345 @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 11:51 am

Theemmmm

Entry 2 for Vinnful
by Goldstarwolf @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 10:47 am [Reply]

ye

kasane
by StormSerpent @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:42 am [Reply]

my boss told me not to come in this week because I am now not only sick, but also injured, and i'm so bored, artfight exists tho, i'm gonna go insane on this and burnout so fast, help

TheSongOfTheStars @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 4:59 am

tAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

StormSerpent @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 7:47 am

TheSongOfTheStars wrote:tAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

I’m going crazy, help me

TheSongOfTheStars @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 9:37 am

StormSerpent wrote:
TheSongOfTheStars wrote:tAKE CARE OF YOURSELF

I’m going crazy, help me

wwaaaaaaaaaa

art fighting
by nightcrawler! @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 8:32 am [Reply]

attack on my friend @themstarsthough on art fight
the hand is so bad im crying

love the low res look of chicken paint art (sarcastic)

My Sona Character
by nico-waz-here @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:41 am [Reply]

My frist public oekaki post. Turns out the pet adopting/trading aspect here is not fun for me at all but the oekaki is.

Not used to drawing at such a small image size so if anyone could give some helpful criticism on the art and/or drawing in ChickenPaint more effectively that would be nice.

Enjoy.

:D

Goldstarwolf @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 7:50 am

this is cuteee

annual noch update 2025 based on this drawing by noch
by noch @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 6:34 am [Reply]

hey again !! it's me :) it's been a weird time since i last updated.

first things first, boo is happy and healthy and still the sweetest, best kitty i could've ever asked for. i am so lucky to have him in my life and for him to be around when i needed him most. he still like jerky but his favorites have shifted.. he's a big fan of freeze dried fish now! he gets some from his grandma (my mom). he still follows me around everywhere and has the cutest monkey tail of all time!! yoshi is also happy and healthy - getting more active now that summer is here and he's out of the weird half-brumation state he was in. i also got a new buddy feldspar - named after the character from outer wilds (and by proxy the rock) and he is a very goofy fella... he's a crested gecko and hangs out in his cage on my desk. he can usually be heard jumping around his enclosure at night.

as for me... it's been a wild ride. went through a lot the beginning of this year - breakup, election, family stress, work stress. but we make it through because we're built for success. i had been taken on a ton of stress at petsmart, most of which was way above my pay grade... so i just recently quit as of a week ago. i'm not sure how i'm gonna fill in the gaps in my income in the meantime... i was expecting to hear back from a job i sent in an application for but it seems they don't like my availability so we'll see what happens. i also got promoted at my at job - hooray! haven't technically gotten the pay raise yet but they've been compensating me generously for my time and continued effort, so i don't mind it too much. i've also been taken up gig work and have been getting a ton of compliments professionally. i am so grateful :) it's very odd being a woman in a field where there are mostly men, but i am thankfully surrounded by people who believe in my work (much unlike how it was when i was getting my degree).

speaking of which, i'm printing business cards and getting ready to market myself a bit better so i can have more opportunity to learn and get hands-on experience. i'm beyond excited !!

anyway. thank you for catching up with me. i will see you again sometime.

tldr: year has been weird, but my animals and i are doing well.

Artfight #1 - Gemma
by Moonblaze-Angel @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:14 pm [Reply]

first attack!

follow me artfight @ arealmerman

BlueEyedKite @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:26 am

What a cute pose! I love how the character isn't standing completely straight but there is some flow there ^.^ so awesome!

Moonblaze-Angel @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 1:01 am

BlueEyedKite wrote:What a cute pose! I love how the character isn't standing completely straight but there is some flow there ^.^ so awesome!


thank you!! Im tryna practice weight and poses this go around ^.^

Bootleg karmillas
by Inochikaragara @ Thu Jul 03, 2025 12:38 am [Reply]

I can’t draw my ugly stupid kitten attacked my hand for no reason and it hurts like hell

Bedtime
by Rock @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 8:52 pm [Reply]

Lady but her name isn't HeavenBird

I know people need love
by Snowflakette @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 4:41 pm [Reply]

(but those people never play the game)

there is no composition here 😭 I pieced together some sketches
now that this is released from my drafts I can descend into art fight madness ♡

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Konata. @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:03 pm

MY GOATS

BlueEyedKite @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:05 pm

I cannot believe you made this in oekaki. This?! I just. This is stunning. And I want to draw ladies like you ;.; teach me

what kind of awesome is this
by Inochikaragara @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 3:25 pm [Reply]

Doodle while working on comms✌️wah

idk
by StormSerpent @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:57 pm [Reply]

i did like 5 artfight attacks today and i think it melted my brain, help, i've already been dying

i drew them from memory, im sorry idk if this is what they look like

Artful Devil
by Penultima @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 11:57 am [Reply]

Practicing drawing humans with this awesome devil character Nenwende owned by Katnysac!

BlueEyedKite @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:00 pm

Looks sick!! Amazing work :clap:

team crystals
by ant-arctic @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:51 am [Reply]

ants_arctic on artfight
ft. akira

first artfight for me!! :) super hyped

i still have no characters on my profile, and there probably wont be any for a while unfortunately </3 need some time to make refs and get their details sorted
i also wanna make my profile akira themed, but thatll take a while as well

send over your profiles >:)

ぽうひ @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 12:53 am

yay, welcome to   :D
team crystals superiority 💪 I hope u have fun this year!

P0stHum4n @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 2:32 am

welcome!! That's so fun that you are joining, I love your art!!! :3
I only have 3 characters up and that's all there will be lol,, totally get that!!

SpiritX @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:56 am

Following immediately!! My profile :D

the time has finally come
by RedtailTheWarrior @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 5:08 am [Reply]

My Windows 8 computer finally crashed :(

I was able to update the software to windows 10 (it couldn't handle 11) and windows 10 is gonna loose support in august anyways... still had some unsaved things on it that I wanted to save before it destroyed itself. Womp womp ig

ALSOOOO I'm gonna join art fight this year! Well- at least try :,) it seems like NOBODY is joining team fossil so, team fossil it is!

♥ mizu @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 6:03 am

aw dale, i really get it :( i get really sentimental with my computers haha. did you have to get a new computer?

(and see you on artfight! i'm on team crystals hehe, expect some attacks!)

RedtailTheWarrior @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:33 am

♥ mizu wrote:aw dale, i really get it :( i get really sentimental with my computers haha. did you have to get a new computer?

(and see you on artfight! i'm on team crystals hehe, expect some attacks!)



Yeaaahh. It just blacked out too, didn't get any time to save anything. I'm using my sisters computer right now.


ahhhhh!!! I'm so excited! you're so going down mizu 💅💅

Art Fight: Team Fossils
by RedtailTheWarrior @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:30 am [Reply]

This is my first year! I've been wanting to do Art fight since 2022 but just never ended up going through with it!

https://artfight.net/~LeVelRue

I'm still setting up so it may be a bit wonky :PP

SynthSanctum @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 7:22 am

Oughh i love this

    guys i am SO prepared for artfight 2025
    i'm not gonna set very high goals for myself because ultimately i just want to give my friends art and make people happy with my young looking art style (by this, i mean that it just makes everything look younger for some annoying reason)

    very very excited
    i live in greece so artfight begins at 9pm on july 1st (today) for me soo i'll have to attack tomorrow if anything

    love you guys !!
    here's the last character i'll be adding to my artfight this year !! i removed some of my caldor (i think that's what i called it?) characters because i'm not much of a feral artist anymore after working a lot on my human art (not digitally) soo i'll probably spend a lot more time on the feral drawings than the human ones because of proportions.

    finally,
    GO TEAM CRYSTALS
    (and friendly fire because like 90% of my friends are on the same team)

BlueEyedKite @ Wed Jul 02, 2025 1:16 am

I have been panic watching art videos since this will be my first art fight and I am nervous as all get out. Anyway! I also have been told my art looks "young". After watching tons of art tutorials I realized where I am going wrong. Characters look younger if they have big heads and big eyes. I really do be drawing giant noggins. I don't know if this is useful for you, but I thought I would share. Good luck on art fight c:

heaven
by ant-arctic @ Tue Jul 01, 2025 7:38 am [Reply]

periiii <3

trying out some quicker sketches
i have a fully rendered piece in the works for her but after 2.5 hours. im lowkey considering abandoning it and starting again with the same concept,, just cant seem to get it to where i want

colors arent fully accurate :,) i still need to make refs for all of the fable crew (and they need a herd name as well aaa)

P0stHum4n @ Tue Jul 01, 2025 8:04 am

oh this is absolutely stunning abt arctic!! This is amazing!! ;; the detail is insane. Honestly my only tip is just have fun with your art LOL This happened to me and then I messed with it for a while and it ended up looking better in a way!! :3

ant-arctic @ Tue Jul 01, 2025 8:06 am

P0stHum4n wrote:oh this is absolutely stunning abt arctic!! This is amazing!! ;; the detail is insane. Honestly my only tip is just have fun with your art LOL This happened to me and then I messed with it for a while and it ended up looking better in a way!! :3

awe thank you so much <3 and yep, thats what ill be trying to do :) i think i was focusing too much on the final product with the rendered piece, so i got distracted from the fact that. well. arts meant to be fun :,) hopefully the next attempt goes a little better

BlueEyedKite @ Tue Jul 01, 2025 8:22 am

Do not abandon it. I have seen it. And it would be a shame if only I have seen it!

And as for this drawing c: I love the textures! It looks like Peri is drawn on paper! That is clever ^^ and I like the colorwork here. She is a vibrant soul <3

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hi here's My Other fanart Can you Tell I dont Like this Guy

ARTFIGHT !!!!!
by razr @ Tue Jul 01, 2025 5:23 pm [Reply]

hiiii :)

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i actually like fossil better but i feel like crystal fits me better dont tell my teammates /silly

LETS GOOOO
by clip ♡ @ Tue Jul 01, 2025 2:12 pm [Reply]

okay i made this at the speed of light (with a natural 4 hour break in between lmao)
comment with your profile and i'll attack you if i can get to it!!!

profile link!! card is also clickable:


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