Thread 42685591

Welcome friends, ITT:
We make and share pony art, with absolutely no pressure to deliver anything that's technically good (besides having ponies in it, which makes it good by default)

Make something, share what you've done, and give feedback and motivation to help us all keep improving and creating!

This thread's focus is art, but beginner or low effort content of any kind is welcome here. If you do want to post about something else like music, gamedev, or crafts, though, just note that you may find better help and feedback posting it in the /create/ thread

Are you an experienced artist? Leave some tips, feedback, guides, or tutorials, they're well appreciated here!

Guides, tutorials and resources! Start here!
https://mares.horse/bale
https://ponepaste.org/8268

Draw with other /bale/ anons!
https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

/bale/ videos:
https://pony.tube/c/bale_stuff/videos

/create/ thread (for bigger art projects and all other types of content):>>42498384

Previous /bale/ thread:>>>>42577056


Bunker threads:
https://nhnb.org/fim/res/20116.html
https://mlpol.net/poner/93

i fucking love drawing bros

>>42685598
What if you hated drawing?

>>42685600
id cry and piss my pants. maybe shit and cum.

>>42685598
nice gustysnow

PICO BALLIN

boop

I think pixel brush is my new favorite, somehow It's very satisfying to use them.
>>42685598
No way, I love drawing too! She looks so excited, and I want to smooch her!

>>42686332
very nice def a qt ponk saved

>>42686332
Based pixel brush user,

4 good measure bump

I'm not done gooning quite yet. Redid one of the first clop pics I ever drew https://files.catbox.moe/gn9a62.png
>>42685598
Hell yea brother!
>>42686332
That is a super cute pinkie bro

>>42685603
hot

teleporting conmares
way too bright

Flutts and ducks. (And a babby NEET who will trip on her mane very very shortly)

>>42689274
damn that's a lot of improvement dude
>>42689870
qtqtqtqt

I found this guy named Christophe Young on YouTube, and I like how he draws hair. Going to try and implement it in my mare drawings.

>>42691627
based

As long as you're working on something, you're wanted. Whatever hang-ups, you hit it, I'll still love to see it.

>>42693344
first nice digits czeched, second based motivator.

pre bed boop

Misfire CUTE

somewhat satisfied with this attempt

>>42694920
Me too.

>>42694920
I like her little stompy steps

>>42694919
Hell yeah brother Agreed
>>42694920
C U T E

>>42689709
Love her.

>>42698097
jesus speedy board today

>>42698311
I don't know what he's trying to accomplish

>>42698327
is it the firlin hater again?

been a while since I've done something pony related. decided to keep things simple and low effort by doing a copy, with some of my own twist of course. but otherwise remaining faithful to the original, right side is my copy.

Madame Derpy runs a tight ship

>>42699154
That looks great bro, you definitely improved on it. The extra saturation in the colors is nice. I'm curious, who is the original artist?

>>42700077
thanks and the og is maytee

she got big
i wish i couldve drawn a different cutie mark on her

boop

Drew this a few weeks back. Wanted there to be more Anonpone slice-of-life interactions specific to pony abilities.

>>42700483
Why didn't you?

>>42700483
Holy fuck, she's extra big. That's crazy.
>>42701865
Anoncolt(?) is a real stinker.

>>42701865
holy shit you have impeccable handwriting
>>42702773
KEK she looks so miserable

Got distracted with the anni and didn't make anything new...

A good open source software to animate with deformation, puppets, rigs and symbol library? Synfig is kinda ugly and Krita is limited beyond frame by frame animation

>>42701865
her head is so small

fuck these new captchas, wtf

Spindly creature with something wrong. It’s probably the proportions. Maybe I will not use a reference next time and see how bad it can get

>>42704539
looong mare

>>42703652
I'll admit I was going for more realistic proportions while keeping with the cartoony look. But in the context of G4 character design, yeah, it does look too small.

>>42704539
There are some ponies with legs that long, though the bottom-most section is too long relative to the upper two sections. All the other proportions seem within the range of standard pony sizes, in terms of leg length your drawing is roughly comparable to Celestia.

Some pony practice from long ago

boop

>>42705305
So pretty Pinkie

I don't get to draw ponies much, but the anniversary stream sparked my motivation to get something done.
Blueberry is one of my favorites.

>>42703650
it's synfig or opentoonz. Both sucks but opentoonz sucks less if you use the flatpak cuz getting an updated package or compiling it yourself both sucks. Oh, also, that age3rcm dude made a generic pony rig for opentoonz. It's not very optimized and the puppets aren't show accurate but it's cool. If you have access to the leaks you can use that, i guess, but not on any libre software.

>>42706510
I don't know what this artstyle is called but it's fucking gorgeous. It looks like one of those early 2000s cartoons but like, actually from it instead of just imitating the style. Good shit Anon

>>42694920
Not bad.

>>42706510
nice work brother

I need someone who isn't good at drawing wings to draw them closed, half open and open. It's for a learning resource. It would help if I had an example of the usual way.

I am a fucking hack all I do is photobash and trace. I am a fucking cheat. I can't draw for the life of me, I try to do the exercises and all I get is fucking chicken scratch shit on a canvas. HOW THE FUCK DO YOU DRAW FROM THE SHOULDER?! I have a wacom and the desk space to fit said table and a keyboard and that's it. I have no freedom of movement where I live and I am only comfortable have the tablet to the side because of said limited space.
I'm screaming and yelling here because /ic/ told me to kill myself because I want to draw magical creatures

>>42706510
cute!

>>42707540
/ic/ is a beg trap anon. you gotta dial back the despair and focus on one thing first and foremost: having fun doing what your doing. drawing from the shoulder is intended for large strokes and movements for the most part, then the elbow, then the wrist, fingers, etc. if you want to learn to draw from scratch without bashing, i suggest beginning with learning to construct what you see, i.e. taking a drawing or something and trying your best to build it with basic shapes and then the major detail, minor details. chicken scratch is common, the solution is line confidence. go slower, let yourself make mistakes and get the muscle memory set up right.

>>42707540
A good way to overcome chicken scratching/building line confidence is this lil exercise that I learned from a Peter Han class.
Basically, you set up the lines(like the black ones), then you do your best to either draw circles between them of varying sizes, trace said lines to become more consistent with your pen control, use a random blob to learn how shading/forms work, and then using simple patterns to both understand dark/light when broken down into simple pen strokes. All of these can be changed from bigger/smaller circles, weirder lines, weirder shapes, and different kinds of patterns. The important thing is, this is a warm-up, and afterwards you should try and draw something on your own. Good for newbies still trying to get their foot in the door and one day you won't even need this.
All done from the shoulder btw. Generally it'll tire out your shoulder starting out, but it's a good habit to build if you can manage it. That way you also don't get carpal tunnel or some other crazy shit.

>>42707540
>/ic/ told me to kill myself
Lmao, at this point it's their way of saying welcome. So what you're not the greatest at drawing right now, we all suck and or sucked when starting besides some exceptions. Take a step back and think why you wanna draw in the first place and have that as a goal always.

haven't drawn in some time, been having feelings recently, so I drew a tired mare. tried a slightly different approach than usual and I feel like it's come out better than my other drawings

Hi bale. I drew you another rainbow dash.
Please look after her while i go be a wagie.
She looks hungry i think we should draw her some food

any tips on snouts?

>>42707934
here's some food, enjoy

>>42708229
dont undersell the jaw, some people will draw a circle or square to represent the bridge of the nose as well to help with width/depth. nostrals also help to map out the shape a bit better ive found

>>42707934
Cute dashie
I'm gonna feed her so much slop you won't recognise her when you get back.

>>42707543
>>42706992
Thanks a bunch!
>>42706582
The Blueberry Curls picture I did was mostly based off of the Little Golden Book style, painters like Mary Blair, Mel Crawford, Scott Wills, Lou Romano and Sue Mondt are a big influence on my painting style.
Though I do also really like drawing in a 2000s-influenced style. I always felt it would be a really good fit for MLP considering season 1 had a lot of Cartoon Network veterans working on it like Rob Renzetti and Paul Rudish. Paul in particular is a big influence on me with his work on the early Dexter's Lab episodes and his pilot 3 Dog Band.
I think season 1 in particular has a lot of very stylized shots and composition that I enjoy, Applebuck Season in particular has this shot I really like of Applejack having the apple cart stuck between the two hills, I think that shot was framed pretty nicely with AJ filling in the empty space in the sky between the two mountains in the background.
Anywho, does anyone have tips on posing? I'm not too used to drawing quadrupeds.

Trix

Getting bored at work and started scribbling on the sides of the notebook pages. https://files.catbox.moe/kzu133.jpg
Shit sucks cause i ONLY get the drive and inspiration to draw when Im working, when i get home i'm too tired to actually sit down and try to learn it properly

>>42710458
i know that feel. i get inspiration to draw at work, but i can't draw at work. when i get home i don't wanna do jack shit.

>>42709009
kino

>>42707734
Hi, anon, I like this sitting pose. The thighs could be a little bigger and not come down so far over the folded legs on the bottom, they look like saggy knees.

>>42708438
I got some horse sketches from Disney, could this help??

>>42710458
>>42710470
Yes, procrastination is the death of art. Even though I don't have a job, I know exactly what you mean. Sometimes you just have to eat the frog and get it over with and get past the hard starting stage, it takes about 10-20 minutes to "warm up"

>>42709009
She really is a magician.
Smoochable mare

boopa

First time trying to do the dark magic eye smoke. I just skimmed through like 15 seconds of a tutorial on YouTube. You can probably tell, lol.

Finished this sleepy mare sketch. Imagine living such a simple life. Just filling up on grass and then having a snooze in the sun, right on top of your food.

>>42713229
A beautiful life for a beautiful mare

>>42713229
nice june bug

>>42707553
>you gotta dial back the despair and focus on one thing first and foremost: having fun doing what your doing.
This. And hard.
>>42707540
Try to calm down, perhaps play a game or go for a run, or something. Then, when you feel ready, come back and focus on the fun. Do something you know you can do. From there, your curiosity will make you try harder things. This way, it's both a fun and a learning experience.

yo faggots, this shit look good?

>>42707540
Also, if you feel really bad, call the emergency hotline for your place. There is some help out there.

>>42713826
Hey isnt that the anime were the guy gets fucked in the ass? Why are you posting an anime were a guy gets fucked in the ass? You want us to watch an anime with a guy getting fucked in the ass?

Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG

https://ponerpics.org/images/7359726
png: https://files.catbox.moe/x1rxcj.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/ukjep8.psd

Previous canvas: >>42644892

bale bump to kill anni thread

Am curious how often have people from bale put effort to improve, and if they've felt that they've improved in accordance to that.

Boop

>>42706558
Gonna try OpenToonz later thanks for the help dude

Found time last night to draw these two.

>>42716269
>>42716272
Based not bad at all anon

>>42716269
Look at that smile!

Did this for Inktober day 23.

>>42714370
yes

>>42714370
erm... the ass fucking scene wasn't in the anime ackshually...

>>42715279

I hope it's quite often. I know it sure happened to me. Just a lot of great resources here, and seeing the stuff coming from here was also inspiring (I hope that doesn't sound insulting I didn't mean it like that lol)

>>42715279
I don't know about putting effort into improving, but I feel like I did improve by drawing more, if that counts.

>>42715279
IVE NEVER CARED ABOUT IMPROVING, I JUST WANTED UPDOOTS ON 4CHIN MUWHAHAHAHAHA!!!!!!!1

Can’t believe I haven’t posted this before to /bale/, but here’s another drawing of the faggot of my machination, Hangfire, doing the one thing he’s good at, failing attempts

>>42717836
Schizo moment, forgot to attach the image.

>>42710741
appreciate the feedback. I've been trying to work on poses and proportion more since I'm pretty weak on that front

Some of you more experienced draw fags should post some of your early attempts to make pone. Before and now comparisons are great. If you post it try to give a rough timeline between the two so we have a time scale

>>42707734
I really like your artstyle, you have to upload more.

>>42717954
A few of my early drawings looked like fucked up dogs, but I have since moved toward cat. I feel like my progress hasn't been incredibly fast, but I'm glad that I've been sticking to it and still have ambition to keep learning. Most of my drawing time is spent on simpler doodles and stuff, but every now and then I like to up the effort a bit to see what I can do. I feel like a healthy mix of effort is great for keeping things fun and productive.

stained glass window drawing

>>42715279
This thread has definitely motivated me to draw more consistently than I ever did before. I think a lot of my improvement can be attributed to that
>>42716902
Perfect outfit for that prompt, nice Rarity bro
>>42717954
Time scale here >>42689274 is 1 year and 1 week between the 2 drawings

>>42717954
I got precise dates on mine, the anonfilly on the right is my most recent work that isn't a stylistic copy or outright a copy. my most recent work was a copy/redraw right here >>42699154.
>>42718953
the catbox link is kill brother

>>42719122
hahah pig snout filly

a bit of practice

Hello I am a Linux god and I tried Krita, is this the best choice (I use KDE so i went with it + I don't like GIMP. Also what does a beginner need to know and shi, I'm guessing just this stuff:

>Guides, tutorials and resources! Start here!
>https://mares.horse/bale
>https://ponepaste.org/8268

/bale/ videos:
https://pony.tube/c/bale_stuff/videos

>>42719811
I just went off memory btw I didn't look at anything I just did it in like 5mins for fun it's my bedtime soon

>>42718466
cool idea, love that rose-like eye, wonder if it would be doable out of actual stained glass

>>42719811
https://pony.tube/w/mHD4nFdRdfyz5SutiNtsCv
this also helped me a bit, krita has everything u need but the interface gives me autocad ptsd and is cramped as fuck on android so I use CSP but from the brief stint I had with it I remember it having all of the important functions, software doesn't really matter that much, it's like with DAWs where they basically have the same functions and it all depends on your preference

>>42719870
i have no idea, possibly if you did everything as separate pieces, i imagine ponies use magic in their art though which probably helps

>>42719811
first off, install opentabletdriver you fucking nigger.
second off, krita is the best for drawing, yes.

>>42719482
qt poners, do you post your art anywhere else than here?

>>42721822
pre bed boop

>>42720107
Ok I did, what does it do my tablet just werked when I plugged it in instantly and it clearly has pressure sensitivity. What does it even do

>>42718067
I have never thought about the comparison from dogs to cats. Genuinely insightful

>>42719122
It’s sweet that I can almost still see the first filly in the second.

>>42718953
I dont see your pics. I might be retarded I’m sorry :(

Prompt for Inktober 24.

>>42719153
people always say normal pony snouts look like pig snouts but they really don't, especially on this example

>>42722245
nah you're not retarded catbox.moe tends to kill links with porn images quickly

>>42722245
nah you're all good catbox can be a bit squirrely with shit sometimes. It seems to be working now though atleast on my end.

Couple of tea ponies
>>42719122
Crazy how much your style has evolved. You sure have come a long way bro
>>42719482
Those are real nice, those poses have a good flow to them
>>42723318
I love a mare in armor. Especially Rarity

>>42722245
hmm the link is working for me. Well if it's still not working here is a censored version

>>42724773
hell yeah thanks brother, qt tea mares!

got a work in progress going

>>42725635
idk op, that mouth feels off for how you drew it.

Hores yay

drew frankenfilly and did my first attempt at a background

>>42726339
That's precious anon. Frankenfilly must be cherished.

>>42725945
there's nothing wrong with a crooked smile, you're also missing context on the image since its a crop of the snoot.
>>42726339
based as fuck anon

been playing minecraft instead of drawing, so I decided to do this as kind of "punishment". Got frustrated here and there, but overall I enjoyed making it.
>>42720959
I post in other generals if that counts, and Thanks!.

>>42726990
qt minecraft mare. kind of a shame you don't post anywhere outside the board I would have liked to dig through your gallery. I'll just have to keep an eye out 4 (you) instead.

>>42725635
I'm considering this done, did a lot of experimenting with this. some of it extremely subtle.

>>42728409
Cutie Scoots!

>>42728409
looks great!

>>42728512
>>42728607
hell yeah thanks brothers

>>42729004
>7 in 45 minutes
someones gotta be sperging out

>>42728409
not for sexual

>>42726327
yay!
>>42726339
probably stinky
>>42726990
CUTE I fucking love minecraft
>>42728409
Very nice hair detailing and shading

>>42729968
thanks for the complement on my mane shading I really appreciate it. I experimented heavily with it.

>>42729968
forgot to say I love your twiggies

To any krita users, what brushes do you recommend? I'm kind of just stumbling around with the presets and flipping switches and sliders on them

>>42730777
Kind of depends on what you want to use it for.
For painting, I've been using the Charcoal Rock Soft preset.
For rough sketching, I use the basic pen with transparency.
For inking, I'll use Ink-4 Pen Rough, which is actually one that I was recommended by a friend.

Boop

Taco bell
>>42728409
Lovely Scoots, nice shading on the hair and tail!
>>42726990
Very good animatic, ditto wanting to see more of your stuff anon.
>>42726327
Yay Honse
>>42729968
BorgerTwi is so cute.

fixed this one which didn't have wings

Heavy paint is free and intuitive to use.

>>42732183

Don't know what that is, but looking at this pleases my brain.

>>42732256
I think that sensation is very important to growing as an artist. No advice or strategy is more productive than simply trusting what pleases ur brain and trying to understand it.

>>42732271

True!

>>42730817
Ooh, I really like ink rough 4, especially when I set the tip from round to square. I was going to say that I want to use krita to try and get something closer to show accurate lining, but this is really nice. I might lean into this for a while first

>>42732060
Hell yeah brother thanks, lily mare a qt by the way.

please stop calling me straight

Here's something a little different, carved a pumpkin
>>42728409
Cutealoo indeed! Amazing work as always bro
>>42732116
>>42732121
Those are nice. First one is maybe a bit too bulky for my tastes but they are very well made

>>42732918
god damn it

>>42732918
Thanks anon
>First one is maybe a bit too bulky for my tastes
I know lol. It's cause I've only drawn really buff war horses and I just skew that way. I draw Berserk kinda dark fantasy stuff with monsters usually. I guess I'm finally gonna learn how to draw something cute.
I don't even know how the hell I ended up drawing ponies.

>>42732918
>>42732924
Based as fuck

>>42732924
i kneel

Pixel is a Transmaxxing Femcel

>>42729968
AH! I love this twilight. I wish I could draw ponies this smooth.

I polished up one of my old "will never get properly finished" sketches of Sugar Stamp when the Elements of Justice episodes came on during the anni.

>>42726990
I have to once again applaud your grasp on perspective.
This almost isometric angle with the leveled background and the moving characters staying in proper alignment through several direction changes, poses and actions, and almost going into top-mare for some frames; It's all very impressive!
>>42732924
Carving pumpkins with different light-level depths and "floating" details like this is very cool!

>>42733408
anon, try pressing down lightly and slowing down when you draw lines.

>>42732285
anon, why didnt you make the bg truly transparent if you werent goin to make it a solid color?

>>42734121
Because I was just showing the brush itself, not making a full art piece, silly

I can’t draw hair to save my life. Somewhat happy, given that I didn’t use a reference but I can already see some wonky stuff like the eyes

>>42733408
Qt with the socks

>>42732521
Thank you too!
>>42734618
Good for a 10 min piece! Also seeing what you can do better is the first step towards improvement.

Whomp Misfire

>>42735827
Thank (you) anon!

>>42733945
holy shit this cool anon, love your artstyle

Day 26 for Pinktober
"Make us whole darling"

>>42723363
In that specific example? Really? The 3 he did with her mouth made the snout even more triagular in a swine way. Take a look again. Draw two lines connecting the lower part of the snout with the upper half if you neen to

Trix

>>42739264
WHY IS SHE FOUL!

>>42734618
Mane looks quite nice. I guess work more on tail. Couldn't give you much advice, cause fail with tails too.

Btw, pretty good work for 10 minutes!

>>42717821
Nice image. ^^

>>42738892
i love the hoof holding, very nice.

Has this happened to anyone else?
I was visualizing Lily Valley for a piece focusing on the white lily in her mane, but somehow her coat, mane, and flower colors got rotated. So instead of buying a white lily for a pony with a\ peony coat, I bought an oriental lily expecting to draw a pony with a white coat.
Anyways, here's a ponk I painted at a market when I had nothing else to do.

>>42738892
unf she is such a cutie, also hoof holding.. so lewd

Miss /mlp doodle

>>42739264
Devious tail flick.
>>42740680
>I bought an oriental lily
Very beatiful flower. But yeah if I'm really tired I can get some stuff like a designs colour scheme messed up. Haven't happened in a while tho *knocks on wood*

>>42741769
Kek. Nice one anon.

>>42694919
woag
that mare is so cute i would buy her every steam game she asked for

>>42738892
this one kills me

>>42734618
Anon (you) CAN draw.
>thread name
And you should keep drawing!

Quick shitpost for the Annie
Gonna be a rough year

Festive Rarity
>>42732993
Nothin wrong with that bro. I prefer them more cartoony looking, but leaning into their horseyness can be cool.
>>42733945
Thanks man. Shaving the skin off was a pain, next time I need to get some proper tools. I just scratched it away with the tip of my knife lol
>>42738892
That is great bro. I like how you put glimmys cutie mark in the speech bubble, cool way to show who is talking without actually drawing her

>>42743805
nice rares

>>42743207
pre bed

I have a question for you more experinced drawfrens. How much time do you spend on your drawings, and how is the time split up between the different phases of your drawing (if you have different phases)? This might be a bad question cause I guess it could be very subjective, but I have a hard time expressing my thoughts better.

>>42742759
STOP YOU'RE KILLING ME

Here is my sissy oc

drew more flutters and switched a few things up

>>42745636
not to bad but I got some suggestions, the main thing is here rear leg is completely broken it seems like you took the approach of thinking it bends like a human knee and it doesn't. the green line and purple line are alternatives you could take to rectify that. the teal line is what I would personally suggest for her front leg closest to the viewer I think it generally looks better and less awkward but that's just me. her shoulders look a bit human like and her neck is a bit to short and thin but that's minor stuff that's easy to fix. I'd recommend studying horse leg anatomy a bit. Are you aiming to draw more horse like ponies?

>>42745957
oh yeah right thanks a lot for pointing this out, that's what was bugging me about the front leg.
yeah I struggle with anthro-fiying them involuntarily, I mess up the shoulders a lot in poses off the ground
>Are you aiming to draw more horse like ponies?
absolutely I've started drawing them cause I saw a really pretty drawing here >>42715991
I should stop being lazy and get back on the anatomy

Trying something different today.

>>42746238
super cute, could you post a low res version without a background if possible?

>>42746238
cute!

>>42746252
https://files.catbox.moe/1kgq0j.gif

>>42746030
it's all good shit happens just make sure to study horse and pony anatomy well, finding horsey pony artists you like to study would be great too.

>>42741769
Followup based on the results

Doing some studies, had to throw Nurse Redheart in there to see if they're ok.
>>42743805
Beatiful Rara
>>42744354
Varies greatly. I've done paintings in a little under 2 hours and I've worked on the same painting for 4 months. I'm a pretty slow artist overall so I think the average for me is around 10hrs+ for a standard fully coloured and shaded piece. and around 2-3 hours can go for sketching while the rest is colouring/painting. Add 1-2 hours if I'm doing complex lineart. As stated though it varies a ton.
>>42745636
>>42746030
Very nice lineart/style anon great to have ya here.
>>42746238
So freaking cute anon

bumpa

>>42747119
Thank you for taking your time to answer.
>It varies greatly
I see. That's actually a bit of a relief since then I guess I don't need to worry if I'm going too fast or too slow.
I have another question for you while I have your attention. That nose you drew, you kinda constructed it in 3D shapes, you split it into zones.
How do you think when you draw something 3D? Do you take into account perspective? There's always a side that's hidden by the object your drawing. Do you take that side into consideration? Do you use a lot of construction lines like contour lines on base layer that you later remove? Kinda like pic related?
The myriad of questions is because I'm impressed by how you draw, but I have a hard time asking what you do that I don't since I don't know it. You don't have to answer them all, if you feel like you understand my underlying question. Well, you don't have to reply at all either. Anyway, thanks again.

>>42747610
>How do you think when you draw something 3D? Do you take into account perspective?
Perspective, form and shape are all working together to give the drawing more depth. I strongly recommend studying form/shape as it will help you understand almost everything else you want to draw. When I draw I always look at the overall shape something has if i have a reff or I start with the absolute basics like a cube, circle or cylinder to build the figure bit by bit. But it is a bit hard to answer how I think because after a while of studying form/still life atleast you start to get an intuitive sense of "sculpting" on the page. Sometimes when I draw I forget im on a 2D plane and it almost feels like I'm in blender messing around. There are probably some videos out there that can help you here like proko on YT.
>There's always a side that's hidden by the object your drawing. Do you take that side into consideration?
It's always good practice to draw "through" your motiff so it gets the right shape, proportion etc even if that side then later gets obscured by something else. But in some angles the planes of a nose for example dissapear, like the side profile. Then I only focus on getting the side the veiwer see right. But ofcourse you should take it into account when studying.
> Do you use a lot of construction lines like contour lines
When I'm studying I use contour lines to easier understand the subject, how it morphs and changes depending on angle like in your pic. When doing my drawings I tend to use the concept of construction as a whole where ofcourse the construction lines comes in but also building the subject with various forms like cubes and cylinders. Then when cleaning up I see what I can keep so it still reads clearly as 3D.
>I'm impressed by how you draw
Shucks anon I appreciate it! Hopefully my sleep-deprived reply has some useful nuggets for ya. Most of this will start to click after practicing it concistently is what I found. I'm still not really there with my skill and I sure remember how I felt just a year or so ago when i started taking art seriously.

I finished the dash drawing but I think I'll practice some actual horses before doing more. I can't believe it but I love drawing pones.

Also a timelapse for fun

>>42748024
Well, first I wanted to thank you for your long reply.
Secondly, I wanted to say that I think your drawings look professional level to me but I once heard Arnold thought he looked like a twig so I guess it's hard for you to see that. And on the other hand, I suppose you have a more clear understanding on where you are lacking and such. However, I have felt in stuff (writing) that I'm more proficient in that sometimes I get lost in my self-doubt, so I thought I'd give you the reassurance that I sometimes feel like I need from others.
Thirdly, I might get back to say more on what you actually said, but then I have to write that, so I'll try in chunks.

>>42748024
Well, first I wanted to thank you for your long reply.
Secondly, I wanted to say that I think your drawings look professional level to me but I once heard Arnold thought he looked like a twig so I guess it's hard for you to see that. And on the other hand, I suppose you have a more clear understanding on where you are lacking and such. However, I have felt in stuff (writing) that I'm more proficient in that sometimes I get lost in my self-doubt, so I thought I'd give you the reassurance that I sometimes feel like I need from others.
Thirdly, I might get back to say more on what you actually said, but then I have to write that, so I'll try in chunks.
>>42748183
Nice.
>>42748189
The time-lapse is useful as I see you are testing your lines. Like do draw and erase or draw and undo until you get it the way you want it to.

>>42748304
>>42748314
Mb.
>>42745295
Cute. ^^
Why pone sad?

>>42748314
Thanks anon. I don't expect that the video would be useful. The line-spam comes from the fact I refuse to use stabilizers and I just can't get long flowing lines in digital. On paper it's much easier and more accurate and you can just hover your pencil to test the line before drawing.
As for the advice, adding to the other anon, I think perspective, anatomy, the fundamentals are good, but drawing isn't about wrapping 3D wireframes around things, you're not a machine and you can't draw like one. Drawing from life is great because life is always accurate but also because you have to work with your brain first, and less with formal perspective and construction. These things can get you so caught up that you lose a feel for the thing you're drawing. Croquis is great because it's more about feeling the forms intuitively than calculating the perfect volumes on paper. I've seen a lot of people grind themselves away on fundies with this idea of improving fast so they can draw their things but never forget to relax and just draw things you like, and study as you apply to those things. First draw something you love, then spot the problems, and study in application to those problems. Being relaxed when you draw also helps you with confidence which is a big part of getting clean linework.
I recommend drawing on paper. Digital is handy and convenient but it's very bad for tactile feedback (maybe it's not but I have a potato computer).

>>42748183
you got good taste, line work wise. your shading is good and your backgrounds are fantastic. I look forward to seeing your growth. you have absolute shittons of potential.

>>42746850
zozzled at the cartoon bone sticking out

Dare you enter the secretaries' domain?

Hey /BALE/ back here again... do you think I have improved? (Try to guess wich one is older)

>>42749170
make the ears and horn a little longer, otherwise its good. And I'm guessing right side is newer.

>>42749175
It was actually the left one...

drawing is hard when you're stupid
anyway, did this for a friend

I forgot how crazy Tempest Shadows mane is when she was a filly. Maybe that’s why the Ursa snapped her horn

>>42748510
Thanks for this lengthy reply. I liked what you had to say. Probably will write a longer reply to this as well (maybe).
Thanks a ton for the help mate. ^^

>>42732116
>>42732121
These are wonderful anon, i really like the presentation with the flowery background in that second one, and her expression is great.

>>42738892
This one hits right in the feels. I like your follow up pic too.

>>42749200
NTA but probably meant left, it's pretty obvious as you learned to sketch beforehand :)

>>42746238
Cute! Are you making a game?

>>42730777
In a similar vein, I have a tablet pc with a pen and a touchscreen, but I'm finding krita fucking awful to control. The touch tools panel helps a bit, and I managed to disable touch drawing. Any other tips like that? Considering disabling the touch screen altogether due to the frequent mistaps, but the toolbars are annoying to reach with just the pen.

merry spookaween lads, hope its a good one for you all

>>42750420
qt twiggles

>>42749135
Raven struggling to keep holding Writing Desk's whole weight, just to give her costume that extra pizazz is great! Such good friends!
And I'm still very impressed with your grasp of show-style backgrounds!

Happy ween y'all. I really should have drawn something festive for today but I just kinda doodled without a plan.

Made this for you guys. Drawing is so good for the soul it's insane.

>>42751487

It's true!

>>42751495
When I said I was into clown girls I didn’t mean this.

Would you hug her?

>>42751525

Who can say no to clown pony girls?

>>42751487
Love your stuff. Part of what got me to start trying

>>42751487
>Drawing is so good for the soul it's insane.

Finished cooking the Twiburger. I wasn't sure if I wanted the combo meal or not, so I made two versions.
>>42750420
Don't believe in pony tails? Yer in one.

>>42751739
>>42751743
this is so cute

>>42751739
>>42751743
Holy fuck

>>42751487
based
>>42751739
>>42751743
QTQTQTQT

Happy Halloween

Tried using black paper. Is really hard

>>42751495
Egg boy
>>42751540
Yes, she dindu
>>42751735
Amen
>>42752281
Nice robe with accurate human constellations so as to troll Twilight
>>42752285
Based negro papel batfag

I love Frankenfilly

10

>>42753079
Based

To be fair, the mascara does make it dramatic

Was feeling a little weird when i woke up today, so i decided to paint this.
>>42736944
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Xsrjy7140Lw
>>42749988
ha, i wish.
>>42753969
Pretty!

Exploring pencil stuff

>>42753969
cute

>>42753969
kek based

>>42754035
Thanks! Also very cool scene, kinda melancholic and ominous while twi is in the middle of it.
>>42754089
Really liking this one.
>>42754118
Appreciate it!
>>42754281
Based (you)!

>>42754089
Liking the perspective and detail on this one. A lot of people including myself have been intimidated by drawing until we realized you don't have to meticulously copy every blade of grass. Instead, capturing the essence/flow of the scene is best. Makes it more interesting and dreamlike to look at anyway.

>>42752285
Advice: try filling in shapes with a light-pressure swirling motion of the pencil, going in tiny motions for smoothness. Go back over an area repeatedly to make color stronger. This especially helps with gradations. I like how expressive pony's face is.

>>42751735
In the right headspace, the drawing starts making itself. Your arm is simply a conduit.

>>42710744
Just make sure it's legally distinct, Disney can be massive cunts.

boop

>>42754035
I used to do pieces like this every now and then. Really nice landscape and tones, it's expressive. Reminds me of something I made from 2016 but yours is really good.

I have intense clown pony dysphoria every day.

>>42754089
cute. reminds me of going on a walk through my abandoned down town.
>>42752281
huzzah

/bale/ how do snoot