The Artist Army

[CaptiveLegacy]

@NizoLuv
I wish I knew how to add brushes to Sai so I have different brushes to use other than the default ;3;
I have one that I use for sketching, i'll have to look up the details on it ^^

@jellykiwi
omg I love it ;3;
I really like your coloring! Its so pretty!
Hiro looks so happy which in turn makes me happy

@PFDC
First of all I really love that snow! It looks intense!
I really like the pose on the character as well, looks so determined!

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I'm very proud of this drawing I did not too long ago, and I really like my new style ;3;

[Jinhwan - LEFT]

I'm very proud of this drawing I did not too long ago, and I really like my new style ;3;

Wow, carrie, your style is amazing! The blockish style is so cute! I also love the details you added like the texture on the tail and the shading is spot on.

@jellykiwi

O.O That is one amazing sketch. It has slightly messy lines that suit the picture itself really well. The colors make the picture almost real.

[crystal gryphon]

Im kinda new to this stuff, so im asking, how do you use gimp? I've installed it but I dont really know how to use it...

Heres a useful tutorial to get you started! :3
http://www.deviantart.com/art/Complete- ... -339824344

[Rune.]

I'm not really good at art so this okay from what I've seen so if you have any tips for me you can tell,

(Yes I stink at arms and legs and everything please just help with some advice)

I've drawn a few redlines for you c:

[crystal gryphon]

I'm not really good at art so this okay from what I've seen so if you have any tips for me you can tell,

(Yes I stink at arms and legs and everything please just help with some advice)

I'm terrible at people so my redline won't be much use XD
But I threw some lineart tips in there as well.
http://sta.sh/03mnnuf0erq

This guys tutorials helped me tremendously with my human drawings, and are definitely much more useful than my redline. I definitely recommend them! There's more than one part. http://youtu.be/4tK8_-dJN2M

[sagittarius.]

I just got a new tablet (Wacom intuos pro), and downloaded some new software (manga studio 5.0). I was wondering if you guys had any advice or tips, as it's all a bit daunting.

[TheSongOfTheStars]

Any tips/ redlines?


Edit
At Moonshy. I like that char, unfortunately I cant give you any tops bc I'm really bad at humans

[Irios Atelis]

Any tips/ redlines?

I'll be happy to do a redline for you tomorrow but just a few things for now:
First of all, the body is going to have to be a lot thicker, just think, the body has to hold all the internal organs as well as all those thick muscles for moving through the water. While there are animals with quite thin bodies who move just fine (Snakes for example) horse anatomy especially is going to require a lot more bulk and therefore a lot more muscle.

The second thing is the fins and tail with a similar problem to the body, they're just too thin. Aquatic creatures use these (not so much the fins but the tail) to propel themselves through the water. The way it does this efficiently is by having a large surface area (depending on the muscle to surface area ratio I believe? I'm certainly not an expert by any means so stop me if this isn't making sense.) and an animal that big and bulky is going to require a much thicker tail fin to propel it efficiently through the water.

To sum this up, I would highly recommend finding some horse anatomy tutorials for the head, neck and possibly chest while looking at dolphin anatomy for the rest of the body. Even just watching videos of Dolphins would be a great help, watch how they move, how they use their body and pay attention to the strong muscles they use to generate enough power for the speed they require.

Hope this helped!

[PFDC]

just curious, but what happened to "* When posting your own art, you mustn't forget about other people's art! Everyone deserves the same amount of feedback. If there is a drawing within 10 posts of your own then you must give the artist feedback before posting your own art. Not all feedback needs to be critique, you may just as well post something nice about the artwork!"

[crystal gryphon]

just curious, but what happened to "* When posting your own art, you mustn't forget about other people's art! Everyone deserves the same amount of feedback. If there is a drawing within 10 posts of your own then you must give the artist feedback before posting your own art. Not all feedback needs to be critique, you may just as well post something nice about the artwork!"

I was thinking the same thing, but decided not to say anything . :,D
The whole point of this is to give and get feedback, not just get.