Artist Army {old thread}

[mistywren]

Steampunk dragon ftw. I wish I could paint, but I'm stuck on digital.

Edit;

So my connection kept faulting out but here is the result of my stream, they'll hopefully be sold on DA towards the specie's group becoming a super group.

[maetropa]

http://fc04.deviantart.net/fs70/i/2012/ ... 4mhsv1.png
Did this a few days back.
Amg |D
I know the tail is coming from the bottom.
Poor dog, must be uncomfortable^^

I had real trouble with the backlegs and working here they should be ._.

[wickedpup]

lololo I've been drawing useless things again.
linked because my crap is always too big.
I shouldn't have used texturing here. It ruins it me thinks. I would like redlines,or critique on this though,nothing about the feet though,I was lazy. And the tail is super fluffy and omgdesu so obviously it requires no need to touch the floor. right.
also here have a weird pose

Too lazy to critique both, but here's a redline for the one--



What I can see first thing looking at this is that the wolf is very short, chubby, and movement is not fully carried through her movements. The body should be much longer, and slightly less thick. The legs could also definitely be longer, with more defined joints.
When you draw a character in midair, unless you want them to specifically look like they're being held up by some strange magic and flailing, the legs--every aspect of the body, really-- need to fully carry out movement. Longer legs, tails and ears thrown back, and the legs positioned in a way that helps to convey movement. With having that one leg forward, it sort of cuts off the idea of movement, so throwing it backwards makes a much nicer flow. Positioning the other limbs at longer extremes also gives the same effect.

I assumed that this was a wolf for this, so with a wolf the snout should be much slimmer, and the nose smaller as well. Keep in mind that the lower jaw needs to be a bit square to accommodate teeth, and that the lower fangs are slightly in FRONT of the top, with about four in between I believe in a straight row with little spacing.

Keep practicing, and don't forget to reference! C:
The shading on it looks great, btw. You seem to have a very nice grasp on your light source.


Please note, redlines are only to be used as a reference, and should not be traced nor eyeballed heavily.

//totally forgot to check back gdi
I need to bookmark this thread or some crap I swear. The character actually is short and chubby,so that isn't actually accidental. eue<3 And the tail is supposed to be a fluffy mess. |D I see what you mean with the motion though,I suck at it,almost always. Thank you muchly for the redline. c: I barely ever get them ahaha.
Thank you,I've just recently tried cell shading,and it's still funky for me. x3 I always try to reference but don't like heavily referencing so I derp up my stuff a lot. :u

@Misty ; Oooo. I wish I had points to spare! You did great.~ ouo

@NotMe ; For one it's right leg shouldn't go inwards like that,and the face is a bit too flat out,and seems to lack a facial structure. It seems to be facing forward,but sideways at the same time. I'd love to redline it for you but I have to gk to bed,and go to a funeral when I wake so no time. ^^; You certainly are improving though! <3 Just practice,practice,practice!

[maetropa]

confused dog
The face is like that because I was trying to get something to the affect of the images linked, but yeah.
With the right leg I agree, but it didn't look right in front of it either

Heh, critique is fine |D
Night Lae^^

[Haddock]

ref

i would like to get some help on this =) if some one want to red line it or give me some tips to make it look more real out so would i be realy happy ! =D

[Susiron]

Not,

The pose itself looks very nice for the dog, but you may want to define the joints a bit more so he's not sitting so awkwardly. Just sort of make it more obvious where his shoulders and ankles are, since he looks like he's leaning forward a bit. x)


Laelia,

No problem. x)
If your character is meant to be short and fat, then you need to make it carry through the entire body, from the face to the rump. Also, the body should still be longer, as well as the legs-- weight does not alter the anatomy really, it simply makes parts of it swollen.
I have a fat dog myself, and her weight is visibly seen from her jowels to her belly. Legs don't often carry too much weight visibly in canines, I believe-- at least she doesn't.
Keep in mind the size of your character's head in comparison to its body especially when you make the legs shorter, as short legs yet a huge head can look very awkward.

The tail can also stay as a fluffy mess, but keep in mind that it needs to follow the motion of the character. xD

[Marmoset]

@Haddock, try making the little corner you have joining the leg to the paw more of a curve than an angle. From what I see, I can't see a tail XD

@Nottie, the link just led me to google images, so I wasn't sure what I'm looking for

Anyways, if any of you have seen my hedgehog adoptables lately, you would notice that the line looks a bit messy and old, considering it was created back when I had to use a mouse. Now that I have a tablet, I've decided to change the line... Soo what do you all think of this?
http://emob1111.photobucket.com/albums/ ... 1326865753

[Inari Rose]

@Marmoset: I think it is very, very cute
I know it is not my strong point either but the ears are slightly off from each other. the right one is more pointed.

and crits/tips on this? red-lines maybe? Any help is appreciated!
kinda big pic, but mostly in height

Thank you all in advance!

[driftingsakura]

Umm, I need help with drawing wolves. I've never drawn a wolf before (well, I have but not since I've become serious about art) so could I have crits or redlines?

Umm, PM me or just let me know if you want the picture to be TinyPic-ed for redlines.

Link. Not my character, it's Faint's. Originally for a SS Feel free to post on it for crits instead of here.


I'll go back and check if I can help anyone /can only do bad human anatomy

[mawsoleum]

xx

How this for a start?
Not a wolf; a mix of collie, newfie, and a lot of other stuff.

His name is Bellkeeperdog.

Legit, all one word. He 'stands guard' over temples in Japan on his own will, and many people have grown to know him. They of course never gave him a real name, so he's known as Bellkeeperdog.