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poopoo dawg based on this drawing by Grill,
by Grill, @ Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:00 pm [Reply]

idk if i like it 🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨🤨

Unilluminate @ Wed Apr 30, 2025 5:02 pm

poopoo dawg more like awesome dawg

wip
by Cuervo @ Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:02 pm [Reply]

long

67Phlox @ Tue Apr 29, 2025 6:45 pm

omg is it a tanystropheus? love those guys

Ref of Silken Starlight based on this drawing by trashguts
by Orange_Jelloe @ Tue Apr 29, 2025 4:26 pm [Reply]

Updated design for old pony Silky

4 nebelung
by Cuervo @ Tue Apr 29, 2025 1:52 pm [Reply]

googa

Nebelung @ Tue Apr 29, 2025 3:44 pm

oml a gorga

wip customs for Phyris based on this drawing by spectralFeather
by SilhouetteStation @ Tue Apr 29, 2025 2:02 pm [Reply]

    Ref for Flutterbeat Vinyl based on this drawing by trashguts
    by Orange_Jelloe @ Mon Apr 28, 2025 7:11 pm [Reply]

    More ponies :)

    GAl iz MinD based on this drawing by twilispark
    by Houndlout @ Mon Apr 21, 2025 2:18 pm [Reply]

    I'm finally done with this after what felt like years T-T I made three characters based off different gyaru substyles <: Was originally gonna sell them but I might have grown too attached :P
    #1: Amekaji Labrador Retriever
    #2: Manba Fossa
    #3: Agejo Turkish Angora
    Which one is yall's favorite? I plan on doing some more of them so stay tuned>

    BlueEyedKite @ Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:57 am

    I like all three. I don't blame you for keeping em!

    Unbeknownsk @ Tue Apr 22, 2025 1:58 am

    1 is the one i <3 the most <33
    Doggy girl :3

    twilispark @ Tue Apr 22, 2025 6:38 am

    OH MY GOD YOU ATE THIS UP HARDCORE

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    Pinstripe Whorl based on this drawing by trashguts
    by Orange_Jelloe @ Sat Apr 26, 2025 5:47 am [Reply]

    G4 ref of Pinstripe Whorl

    trashguts @ Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:49 am

    awww i love the ponytail and the cutie mark!!

    Orange_Jelloe @ Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:37 pm

    trashguts wrote:awww i love the ponytail and the cutie mark!!

    Aww Thank you! :)

    Ref of Charm based on this drawing by trashguts
    by Orange_Jelloe @ Sun Apr 27, 2025 6:36 pm [Reply]

    Ref for new Stallion, Fortune Charm. Did not spend that much time but the hair honestly took me a while :)

    redesigns based on this drawing by I Like Bees
    by I Like Bees @ Sun Apr 27, 2025 11:34 am [Reply]

    these guys have been in my drafts for Years but i've never gotten around to finishing them 😭

    Bittersweet (Woodlands Deerhound) based on this drawing by DachasaurusZen
    by sunlithollow @ Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:13 pm [Reply]

    lil ref sheet for my new Woodlands Deerhound, silly sleepy boy Bittersweet! big thanks to DachasaurusZen. I drew him in my own style and gave him a collar :]

    Adopt Info wrote:Owner: sunlithollow
    Name: Bittersweet
    Gender: Male
    Antler Type: Regular
    Hair Type: Wire-Haired
    Coat: Liver with Irish White

    DachasaurusZen @ Sun Apr 27, 2025 12:18 am

    Oh my this is so cute! <3 He looks great in your style!

    Hesper character sheet
    by ~HєуRєι~ @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 5:57 am [Reply]

    my new baby!! from the Easter Egg Hunt !

    i'll finish the head sketches later, my brain has few expression ideas and I don't have much time to work on them the next couple days

    Darkanra @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:06 am

    SOOO JEALOUS BUT YOU POPPED OFF HARD REI OMG
    I can't wait to see more of this cutie around aaaaaa

    st4rg()re @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:44 am

    I love this design so much :O the colors are sooooo pretty

    ~HєуRєι~ @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 8:42 am

    Darkanra wrote:SOOO JEALOUS BUT YOU POPPED OFF HARD REI OMG
    I can't wait to see more of this cutie around aaaaaa

    You and Kage about to hunt me down for this cat /j /lh
    But seriously I was SO surprised I love this design so so much, loved making. The ref too it was very pleasing to draw the hair and fur shapes!!

    st4rg()re wrote:I love this design so much :O the colors are sooooo pretty

    I know!! Snipsnops is the designer and I was such a blast drawing them a proper art ref <3 <3

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    Ref Sheet for Trinket based on this drawing by trashguts
    by Orange_Jelloe @ Sat Apr 26, 2025 4:43 am [Reply]

    G4 style reference for Trinket

    trashguts @ Sat Apr 26, 2025 7:49 am

    CUTE!!! the lil deer nose and tail omg...

    retch ref based on this drawing by craig?
    by craig? @ Thu Apr 24, 2025 11:29 pm [Reply]

    i erm . clicked color in instead of edit . oh well

    Fawn Heart ref based on this drawing by Petscop
    by YourLostTeddyBear @ Sat Apr 05, 2025 5:16 pm [Reply]

    It's 12am and I'm drawing old mlp oc's as it thunderstorms outside... life is good.

    cswolf. @ Tue Apr 15, 2025 1:59 pm

    Awe super cute!

    ♥ mizu @ Wed Apr 23, 2025 3:20 pm

    YourLostTeddyBear wrote:
    It's 12am and I'm drawing old mlp oc's as it thunderstorms outside... life is good.

    sounds like the dream :thumbup:

    custom :3
    by rainy snowdrop @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:05 am [Reply]

    for lance_eats_bugs ^.^
    Yaayy thank you so much!! I hope you like it!!
    I think it turned out cute, i had fun drawing it atleast xd


    IDK what board to actually post this in, I think ref sheets is fine? I dont have an art shop so it feels kinda wrong to put it on that board : P

    Inochikaragara @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 10:10 am

    Wah ! You do customs ?? Can I send you a PM about it if they’re open ?

    rainy snowdrop @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 8:50 pm

    Inochikaragara wrote:Wah ! You do customs ?? Can I send you a PM about it if they’re open ?

    YE!! I'd be happy to design something for u omg :3

    lance_eats_bugs @ Sun Apr 20, 2025 5:38 am

    OMG THIS IS SO CUTE TYSM!!! LOVE LOVE LOVE

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    crime
    by Cauldron @ Mon Apr 21, 2025 8:21 am [Reply]

    her name is crime 'cause that's what she does

    Eggmeralda based on this drawing by That's Offensive
    by That's Offensive @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 10:23 pm [Reply]

    my double-yolked egg pup with a permanently dripping nose <3 whoever cracked her didn't know what they were doing because there are shell pieces in there but I lover her (:

    Falaffle @ Sun Apr 20, 2025 1:58 am

    So adorable 🥹

    Pretty Girl based on this drawing by ImmyWimmy1
    by udderchaos_cat @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 6:04 pm [Reply]

    I hope its fine that I changed the eye color but I love her. <3 she needs a name

    DawnDenki @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 9:01 pm

    Very Pretty Girl ^^

    Reference ideas for a character
    by Aizaka @ Sat Apr 19, 2025 5:14 pm [Reply]

    :3 Some ideas I wanted to get out before I forgot again..

    Center stone is either mother of pearl or pearl itself. The other colored pieces are either precious stones or bits of glass (character won't tell, and even if he did, it's the meaning behind them that makes them special.)
    Brooch made from a turtle shell found near a riverbed.

    Necklace is leather wrapped around a claw gripping a pearl.

    Pattern is for cloak fabric. How big the pattern is or how subtle the pattern is, I'm not sure. ^_^' But it's useful for camouflage.

    Benny based on this drawing by ElectricLime
    by ElectricLime @ Thu Apr 17, 2025 8:14 am [Reply]

    first attempt at summering up what does Ben look like and is like.

    if you think you are slow remember me who owns this character for over decade and still doesn't have a reference sheet for him.
    someday i will do it and it will look good... someday...

    (it's kinda obvious, but don't steal, etc. etc. etc.)

    cswolf. @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:47 pm

    ooo so cool!

    ElectricLime @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 6:38 pm

    cswolf. wrote:ooo so cool!


    Thank you so much for your comments, I appreciate them! <333

    Mr Paladin
    by deerbroken @ Wed Apr 16, 2025 1:20 pm [Reply]

        idk why i cant like. find any art program that isnt oekaki i keep coming back to it,,, i think mayb its smth with the pen pressure bc the pen i use on here doesnt have any

        anyway this is my silly little paladin his backstory was kind of edgy but like. hes very head empty,,, has made some very silly mistakes bc i am also a little head empty sometimes

        Image

    BlueEyedKite @ Wed Apr 16, 2025 11:32 pm

    I love your humanoid art! So nice to see when I check my follow feed c:

    cswolf. @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:49 pm

    ooo so cool!

    Personal oc based on this drawing by LavenderRain
    by LavenderRain @ Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:40 am [Reply]

    Personal oc

    cswolf. @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:47 pm

    ooo looks like such a cutie!

    Personal oc based on this drawing by LavenderRain
    by LavenderRain @ Thu Apr 17, 2025 7:41 am [Reply]

    Personal oc

    cswolf. @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 3:47 pm

    awe looks like such a cutie!

    Benny based on this drawing by ElectricLime
    by ElectricLime @ Thu Apr 17, 2025 10:39 pm [Reply]

    not as beautiful as i was hoping but something is better than nothing :]

    ThousandSounds @ Thu Apr 17, 2025 11:18 pm

    I think it looks great! Simple and informative. plus you can always just make extra or more ref sheets at a later date when needed

    ElectricLime @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 12:21 am

    ThousandSounds wrote:I think it looks great! Simple and informative. plus you can always just make extra or more ref sheets at a later date when needed


    Thank you so much for encouraging <3 This is my first ref sheet ever so I have nothing to compare with, except other people's works, which are so beautiful and make me envying (a little bit). But I know the only way is to be patient and keep practicing.

    ThousandSounds @ Fri Apr 18, 2025 1:14 am

    Lol it's okay, everybody goes thru that envy phase, even some pro artists still do. Just remind yourself that they have had time to perfect their craft and it wasn't always that sparkly in the beginning, sure it'll still suck that you can't do what they do for now, but that's okay. That jsut means you have plenty of tiem to find you own style and just kinda draw and learn things at your own pace ^^
    For a first ref sheet I'm astounded at how clean it looks, dang. But yes you're right, find a speed that works best for you, study your material, use a lot of references for whatever you need. I myself recently picked up on exploring to learn humans and I just had a lot of fun last night doing some gesture drawing using the knowledge I already had and picking some poses from Quickposes.com. So I guess, if you want any advice at all, just research your subject, load up your references, and have fun with it! Your art is already really good, and it can only get better from here.

    If you want to practice angles and close ups there is this one site that had a skull you can rotate and it'll pull images from the internet of those angles or as close as it can get.

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