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Published: 2012-03-12 01:53:01 +0000 UTC; Views: 725; Favourites: 19; Downloads: 8
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This drawing is my half of an art trade I set up with ~Flixies several months ago. Back in January, she drew me a picture of my character Reena the Hedgehog , and in return she requested that I draw her main character Ruby Stardust.Today, I finally decided to draw the picture for her. Drawing this was definitely a challenge, for my regular watchers will know the difficulty I have drawing the female form. Some parts of this (I won't say which) I had to erase and redraw multiple times. This picture has taught me one thing, however: I tend to draw better when I'm attempting to copy existing artwork (though it is being drawn freehand).
I decided I wasn't gonna put the effort into full shading/highlighting because ~Flixies said she was OK with that, so to compensate I added some background effects. The effects you see in the final version were really done on the spur of the moment, as I was toying with Photoshop looking for cool effects. I've long liked "coloring book" style pictures with thick outlines around their perimeter, and I found an effect that simulates that look.
If you'd like to see the picture I referred to while drawing this, you can find it here .
~Flixies , if you're reading this, I only pray I've done Ruby justice by this picture.
Ruby Stardust © ~Flixies
Art © =mjponso
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Comments: 17
this picture really caught my eye! xD haha the little ring on the tail reminded me of gatomon from digimon:3 haha (also its red and red is like one of my favorite colors so^^') well as I read and it said you had difficulty drawing the female body I recommend you trying to use some real life poses that can help you as a referece when you draw
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I'm always experimenting with new things, always trying to find the one thing I'm good at, which is why my gallery is a mix of a lot of different things. Don't know if I've quite found it, though.
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this is just based on what I saw ok? but I think that your 3D models are just fabulous! I really liked them
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For the most part, I've lost interest in 3D modeling, which is why I haven't produced any significant models in over two years. It doesn't help that my job robs me of much of my free time.
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ohhh really? darn it! but anyway those are really good
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Thank you. 
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Aww, she look lovely here! You actually did a really great job on drawing her, you have an interesting style, and the background look great! 
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What matters is that you like it, so I'm happy.
I doubt I would have been able to draw this as well if I didn't have Ruby's picture to refer to the whole time.
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Of course I do. ^^
Haha, noticed the similarities, but if you can work better using a reference, I'm perfectly fine with that.
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People have suggested to me in the past that I use bases to improve my drawing. The problem is, I don't draw digitally. But what I can do is get a pose reference from a base, like I did from your picture of Ruby.
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I often have to erase and re-draw certain parts of the female form as well if they are necessary in the picture. It's frustrating to get it right, that's for sure.
You've done a really great job on this! The thick lines suit it well. The hands look great (which is a really tough part to draw, nice work there) and the details such as the tail jewelry, hair, clothing and such looks really impressive. I know you say a lot that you aren't very comfortable/well versed with original drawings that aren't technical in some way, but I see so much improvement every time you come up with an original art piece lately.
I will note a thing or two that may need improving:
Forgive me for being a little crude. The crotch area seems like it is spaced out a bit too far. While it is true, a skinnier person/anthro probably would have a space between the legs, normally they would overlap a little bit or there would only be a tiny space. I hope you know what I mean there, it's kind of hard to explain!
The position of the ears make me think that the face should be at more of a 3/4s view rather than looking out straight. Or perhaps the right ear is up a little too high on the head. (My right)
But seriously, I mean it when I say I'm really impressed by the amount of improvement I see in your works. Great job!
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No, I understand. The large spacing between her legs wasn't quite intended, and I wanted to close that gap, but at the same time I didn't want to give her chubby legs. You'll notice, if you look at the reference picture, that the original artist drew Ruby with a lot skinnier torso, which made that gap a lot smaller. I still have a tendency to draw characters (male and female) with wide torsos, for reasons unknown.
And yeah, I should have put a little more of a tilt to the face. That's definitely something I need to work on, and I think using more reference drawings will help with that. Remember, in my engineering job, I draw things in two perspectives: straight on, and 90° rotated...rarely anything in between. That may be why I have such difficulty drawing things at oblique angles.
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Thanks.
Here's to hoping ~Flixies accepts this.
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Indeed. You even matched the hand sign.
I'm sure she will
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