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6/9/2025, 7:19:46 PM
>>42257670
you need to study pony anatomy and proportions anon, no beating around the bush with it. best thing you can do is to break down screen shots into their core shapes and measure the proportions then keep them in mind when drawing ponies in the future. also studying how real horse joints work and having a basic understanding of their movement helps a lot and will help prevent you from breaking their limbs in uncanny way. also I'd say focus on getting the anatomy and proportions right before moving on to more complex poses and scenarios, being comfortable enough with that may lead you to an easier time with figuring out more challenging poses. I say may because everyone learns differently at different paces, are ready to advance at different times, and no methods are truly universal in art.
>picrelated
If you measure the sizes of the circles in pixels then use the largest circle, the head, as the base line then plug the numbers into a percentage calculator it will give you a rough estimate to aim for in terms of your proportions. for example the butt in this image is about 64% the size of the head, with that you can take your brush and set it to a size say 450 pixels. using 64% as a basis for the ass size gives you 288 pixels, you can either round down to 280 pixels or up to 300 and go from there. I did that when first starting out until I got a feel for it, the only caveat being I don't bother with hand drawing circles I just set my brush to the size of circle I want then click on the canvas, I'm a mouse masterracist.
for the barrel/torso shape aim roughly for a bean shape.
for the face try to aim roughly for the pic, the snoot circle sets the size of the snootle and eye distance the box sets the length of the snoot and roughly where the nostril is placed.
Don't be intimidated by the horse anatomy its there primarily to so what joints you need to focus on in the legs and to show the nature of pony leg anatomy since after all ponies are merely chibified horses, its also very roughly done so don treat it as gospel.
If you need me to explain further don't hesitate to ask!
you need to study pony anatomy and proportions anon, no beating around the bush with it. best thing you can do is to break down screen shots into their core shapes and measure the proportions then keep them in mind when drawing ponies in the future. also studying how real horse joints work and having a basic understanding of their movement helps a lot and will help prevent you from breaking their limbs in uncanny way. also I'd say focus on getting the anatomy and proportions right before moving on to more complex poses and scenarios, being comfortable enough with that may lead you to an easier time with figuring out more challenging poses. I say may because everyone learns differently at different paces, are ready to advance at different times, and no methods are truly universal in art.
>picrelated
If you measure the sizes of the circles in pixels then use the largest circle, the head, as the base line then plug the numbers into a percentage calculator it will give you a rough estimate to aim for in terms of your proportions. for example the butt in this image is about 64% the size of the head, with that you can take your brush and set it to a size say 450 pixels. using 64% as a basis for the ass size gives you 288 pixels, you can either round down to 280 pixels or up to 300 and go from there. I did that when first starting out until I got a feel for it, the only caveat being I don't bother with hand drawing circles I just set my brush to the size of circle I want then click on the canvas, I'm a mouse masterracist.
for the barrel/torso shape aim roughly for a bean shape.
for the face try to aim roughly for the pic, the snoot circle sets the size of the snootle and eye distance the box sets the length of the snoot and roughly where the nostril is placed.
Don't be intimidated by the horse anatomy its there primarily to so what joints you need to focus on in the legs and to show the nature of pony leg anatomy since after all ponies are merely chibified horses, its also very roughly done so don treat it as gospel.
If you need me to explain further don't hesitate to ask!
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