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Nukechaser24 In reply to Ryxingeir [2013-09-20 03:32:03 +0000 UTC]

Thanks, I hope someday I can undertake that monumental task. 

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Nukechaser24 In reply to astr4ltr4in [2013-09-10 04:25:37 +0000 UTC]

Thank you, I don't nearly deserve that praise, but I do love details. 

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Nukechaser24 In reply to stringtheory00 [2013-09-10 04:04:25 +0000 UTC]

I'll admit, I've thought about it before. Maybe in a month or two, when I've improved enough. It would have to be a much more condensed graphic novel than the FoE one that the amazing MajorBrons is currently undertaking, and odds are I would have to skip some minor story details just for time's sake...

...still, I admit I'd kind of like to. But I'm not ready yet, I'm simply not a good enough artist, plus I need to buy a tablet.

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Nukechaser24 In reply to GNO-SYS [2013-09-07 06:45:11 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! I tried to go for the amount of detail you'd find in a graphic novel, maybe even more. Drawing machines and buildings comes naturally to me, but I only just started attempting to draw characters two months ago. Blackjack herself was much harder to draw than the background. Glad you like it!

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ToasterRepairUnit In reply to Nukechaser24 [2013-09-09 19:54:51 +0000 UTC]

I can see that. the background is pretty damn cool, but there are ways you could improve blackjack. 

for one, the front legs on ponies don't bend that way. think of it like your arm if you were in that position. the one difference is that instead of a hand, it's a hoof, and the forearm is a bit longer than the rest. 

There's also her ear that bugs me, the shape doesn't feel right...It shouldn't merge into one line with the side of her head.  they usually start at the side of the eye and finish a bit before the top middle part, unless the head is looking up or down, then it gets a bit more complicated.

her eyes and face look more like a square than a circle, which wouldn't matter if it was properly executed under a style, but that's not quite the case here.

Last thing is that the eyebrows in MLP don't show unless they're covering up the eyes, but if you really want to show them... Eyebrows, whether it is on animals, humans or cartoon characters, always point towards the nose bridge, unless they're moved intentionally to show anger or surprise, etc. 

just look at other artists, see how you can apply what you like from their art to yours, because that's how you develop a style. that, and by exaggerating what YOU think looks good. (a good knowledge of anatomy is required. after all, you do have to learn the rules in order to break them)

I'm not quite good at explaining things, and I'm not quite used to doing constructive criticism, but I hope it helps, somehow.

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Nukechaser24 In reply to ToasterRepairUnit [2013-09-10 03:57:00 +0000 UTC]

Hey, thanks so much for the feedback, it's invaluable to my growth as an artist. It also helps that I'm a big fan of your work. 

Hey, for the front legs, which leg is the bigger offender? I think I might have screwed up the perspective on one of them to make it look it was bent in another direction. 

Heh, square eyes... yeah, I'll fix that, kinda went too hard for a bored expression. Kinda like square muzzles though, any advice for keeping that element without compromising it?

As for the eyebrows, I don't really want to get rid of them altogether, but I'll take your advice about their shape and also try to make them a lot more subtle.

The two biggest influences on the way I draw faces have been MisterMech and Dennybutt, I just really like their work. 

Hey, I can't tell you how thankful I am to have a skilled artist critique my stuff. I'm not really a character artist, as a matter of fact I had never seriously tried to draw anything living until very recently. But thanks to people's feedback I think I've improved a good deal. To put it in perspective, this is a drawing from two months ago (warning, may cause eyes to melt out of skull): sta.sh/020t3r4mm7lk

So yes, it's incredibly helpful to point out what I'm doing wrong. There is no way you could be more helpful. So thank you. 

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ToasterRepairUnit In reply to Nukechaser24 [2013-09-10 05:52:06 +0000 UTC]

for the leg, it should be separated into 3 parts, not 2. your legs just seem to have only one joint in the middle, which is a common mistake. (even Mistermech drew em like that until I pointed it out ). look here for a proper reference mlpforums.com/uploads/monthly_…

the muzzle can be square, but you shouldn't draw a line between the 2 nostrils. those also look kinda weird, I don't know how to explain it... I can't tell if you tried drawing a circle or if it's a dot and the nose line went around it. anyway, you should try experimenting with different shapes, look at how other people draw them, try to understand why they draw it that way and just use what looks best when you try it.

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Nukechaser24 In reply to AlexandrZaytsevet [2013-09-07 19:18:35 +0000 UTC]

Thanks!

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Nukechaser24 In reply to Parziivale [2013-09-06 18:31:28 +0000 UTC]

Thanks man. The background was actually the least difficult part of this. 

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