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April 24, 2023 at 9:44 pm #141158
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I got this superlong watercolor sketchbook
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April 25, 2023 at 3:36 am #141162Oh, cool! I love them! (The drawings and the sketchbook)
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@mineralizedwritings love it, Min!!!! It looks amazing!!!! â¤ď¸â¤ď¸â¤ď¸
April 25, 2023 at 7:00 pm #141287@mineralizedwritings Nice!!
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
April 26, 2023 at 5:54 pm #141535@keilah-h @freedomwriter76
Thanks yall! <<3
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May 13, 2023 at 9:00 pm #143298HEEEY!!!
so Iâll hopefully have a pic to post soon! Iâve been working on another round of Expressions with my charries and hopefully will finish the piece soon but Iâm coming in here cuz I wanna XD
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I kinda wanna start making Reference sheetsâŚboth for my writing and for my artwork, because Iâve gotten a lot of ideas for things I want to add to my characters in the series itself, as well as their art pieces when I draw them (Scars, physical markings, etc)
And Iâm excited to do that but Iâm also a bit scared.
Ive been tracing so far (but doing all the hair, outfits etc, myself) and Iâll still be tracing the boys layout, but full body is different then half-body, and adding new things like scars and markings is scary.
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But honestly the hardest (or at least most intimidating) part for me sometimes is the hair.
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Mostly, Grimmâs hair yall XD. Why?
Because I canât decided on his hairdo, so I think Iâve decided it changes kinda from when heâs a bit younger to when heâs older in the series.
But the younger hairdo is like sooo hard for me to draw rn lol
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#ProtectSebMay 13, 2023 at 9:54 pm #143300ART SHARING TOPIC!!!! *claps excitedly* Letâs see if the website will let me post thingsâŚ
Rats, it wonât. One day lol
You can pronounce it however you want.
May 14, 2023 at 4:44 pm #143326@godlyfantasy12 I traced for the longest time too! Iâd get Star Wars or Guardians of the Galaxy comics at the library, pick out a character that was in an interesting pose, and draw them but add dragon wings/tails and stuff to them (usually the Marvel ones were flightless, dinosaur-like dragons actually).
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
May 14, 2023 at 4:46 pm #143327Oh, by the way, I think itâs your turn to RP as Paxton in the character castle? Sorry if that sounds demanding, I just really want to see his reaction to Crosshairâs sudden appearanceâŚ.lol, it probably wonât be good, poor timid Pax!
Will he recognize him?
Where'd I get ya this time? The liver? The kidney? I'm runnin' outta places to put holes in ya.
May 15, 2023 at 2:00 am #143375@keilah-h yea XD I just havenât gotten around to it lol!! Iâll try to get to that tomorrow!!
btw..not entirely sure who to tag for this�
@mineralizedwritings @gwyndalf-the-wise (who are all our other artists on here?)AnywayâŚI could use some advice even tho I guess in the long run what Iâm really doing is just wanting to ârantâ/talk about what Iâm about to be doing but Iâm gonna put it in question form so I donât feel like an egotist XD XD
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ANYWAY!!
I think Iâm gonna do a âstudyâ (by that I mean a page on my digital app lol) on drawing Nyx.
I really want/need to get better at drawing him/Fennec foxes, or his breed in general (since he isnât technically a fennec fox but that is what he looks the most like)
Because I struggle so much with drawing them and animalsâŚ
So does anyone have any advice on how to get better at this?
I know using reference photos will help. But it still never comes out how I would likeâŚ
I think some of it too is Iâve found a picture that Iâve solely associated with Nyx, and I want to draw him like that (and I canât draw like that XD) but also know I canât like up and âstealâ their design)
but then I also imagine him a different way sometimes? It depends lol. But anywaaay, I just need help drawing FOXES XD
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they look soooo dumb when I draw theeeem.
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Like the last one I drew looked great!!
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butâŚ.
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It looked more Furry LikeâŚ
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And it didnât really look like âNyxâ
Make sense? So yeaâŚ.idk XD
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#ProtectSebMay 15, 2023 at 11:00 am #143377Lol I see! Thatâs pretty cool! I recently did a character sheet a bit like that (I think it was five mcâs on a page) But kp wonât let me post it boo hoo.
I must warn you, I LOVE talking about art, and I sometimes go overboard when asked for advice. So yeah, take what you want from this ramble lol. I think itâs great youâre drawing Nyx!
Drawing from reference is the best way to get better, but idk do you have a real method? Drawing from reference is a skill in and of itself that can take awhile to get good at. Iâve heard people call it âdrawing what you see, not what you knowâ because itâs hard to get your brain to switch. Like we all know humans have oval heads, so itâs hard to see anything else until you look closer. Some people learn to draw from reference by drawing from upsidedown references, because you have no previous memory of what it looks like, and it forces you to learn.
Using other peopleâs style for reference is great, itâs how I developed and continue to develop mine. If you learn how to draw foxes from realistic references (If you need help with proportions, look up a pic of a fox skeleton. You can use a oval for the basic ribcage and sticks for the bones as a basic structure.) Then you can look at what the artist you like changed (Maybe the head is bigger and more round? The tail is bigger? The whole thing has softer lines?) And you can try to adapt this into your drawings, instead of copying directly. With enough practice, you can adapt somebody elseâs artistic features even if the character is in a completely different pose. Also youtube is great for animal drawing videos.
Hope that helps! Ik kp is being weird with pics, but weâd love to see it when youâre done!
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May 15, 2023 at 11:22 am #143380Well Iâm not entirely qualified but Iâve definitely gotten better at drawing since I drew Nyx for u⌠so⌠Iâll try giving advice? XD Animals arenât really my thing, but Iâm gonna guess theyâre the same as humans in that⌠it takes practice (aaauuurgh). Iâd say thatâs number 1 advice, because if youâve only just picked this up recently, itâs not going to look perfect, even on your twelfth try.
As for your problem with that âperfectâ picture of Nyx⌠I had kind of the same problem with Calvin. There was this drawing a favorite artist made of Percy Jackson (which Iâd recommend reading if you havenât already), and at first, it embodied what I though Cal would look like.
I sure as shootinâ hope that picture looks right, because I canât tell from my end.
So what I did was take that inspiration, and think of ways that Cal was unique from this drawing. For example, Cal has a different body shape. He has a lot more hair volume. His skin is similar, but with more warmth. And his color scheme is different, with dark blue and copper. Then I drew him, and I was satisfied with what I made.
With Nyx, try to develop him away from the drawing. Ik itâs been a while since youâve created him, so itâs harder to change him in any way, but once you donât associate him with that drawing as much, itâll be easier to accept your own drawings. Because youâre not comparing yourself to others as much, ya know?
OH OH OH, something that might be fun â find pictures of humans that look like what Nyx would look like, if he was a human! Humans have so many unique traits and expressions, that you could take inspo from.
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May 15, 2023 at 11:22 am #143381Aw shoot the pic didnât show up
KaPeefers 'til we're old and gray...
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