>>42914264
I got about 3 op pics left so feel free to shoot any at me, I use every one I get in the order I receive them. just make sure that /bale/ is visible from the thumbnail and that "anyone can draw" is somewhere in the picture.

boop

>>42914681

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>>42914269

>>42915176
based

>>42915176
>>42915195
i agree based

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Is tracing a good place to start?

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>>42914264

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>>42915237

I could maybe see someone tracing as a start to "get a feel for the shapes/build muscle memory" (or something IDK lol) and then drawing it again off of reference/blind.

>>42915237
depends, if you just trace it without an in depth analysis you're just hurting your progress
someone more advanced should add their opinion but I like to trace poses or faces from various drawings, break them down with construction lines and then redraw them multiple times fixing things up until I can draw it from memory
it takes time but usually something sticks and helps me later on, even in a completely different pose

>>42915242
hell yeah based

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>>42914269

>>42915237
It can help for studying an artstyle, but what you might do is try figuring construction out and trying to draw that over the pictures you want to copy. Drawing boxes and beans around body parts and whatnot.

>>42915237
Personally. I don't feel tracing is helpful for learning. Using a reference on the other hoof is a valid means of practicing an art style. I tend to reference poses from the show in my sketches

>>42914264
Ponified EqG challenge.

>>42915380
Oh my gosh. What a cutie! The tail wag is killing me.

>>42915237
No. Do not trace, instead use your eyes and copy from a reference (preferably in 3d). You have to learn to see and represent shapes

>>42915237
Yes, you have to learn somehow, although I advise drawing by eye too, that will train your observational skills. You should be able to look at a reference and draw it without needing to trace. Try to learn from lots of different poses and facial expressions, then try drawing your own from scratch without any reference. If you're learning from screencaps of the show, try drawing some of the backgrounds as well!

>Is tracing a good place to start?
>maybe
>depends
>can help
>isn't helpful
>no
>yes
Kek, I love you anon, never change. Hope our new drawfriend can untangle the mixed messages.

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>>42914269
I don't know if it's in the scribble spirit, but I had fun. Use it if you want.

>>42915380
Nice trickels
>>42915575
Every anon is a different person anon, so they are naturally going to have their own opinions on the subject. IMO tracing can have utility for some but really it comes down more so on how someone learns moreso than anything else. Tracing can and will help one learn the basics of their chosen art program but it has the downside of potentially becoming a crutch. copying is generally better than straight up tracing because it trains more skills at the same time while being more flexible and less likely to become a hard crutch. Copying is particularly good at honing observational skills aswell which is important to improving. it's up to the first anon who asked the question to try out different things and see what works for him all things considered.

>>42915640
No worries anon it's good nice twiggles

>>42915237
as a bare bone start to understand proportions and shapes? kind of, but for doing your own art i personally go with doing basic geometry shapes, than scratching details into them than trowing a new layer on top and re-draw proper sketch on top.

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>>42915575
I'm untangling alright, something like
>look at pones
>draw boxes on pones
>smooth boxes
>add cuteness
>>42915647
No, all anons are the same. Why else would they share a name?

>>42915081

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Hi, I'm back! Here's Octane Red

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>>42916488
Hi there.

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brilly !

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nilly !

>>42916488
hell yeah welcome back
>>42916666
nice derpy mega satan
>>42916671
a cute brilly
>>42916674
NOI

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Sketches I did with a fren

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to another year of being a /bale/chad

>>42916666 (checked)
shit and I thought line boil and animation was my gimmick
kek, gonna have to step my game up; this is fantastic. I'll be back to drawing in around a couple weeks after a trip I'm going on.

how do you guys do it?
i can draw a circle for fuck all and it's getting to a point where not being able to do such a simple task is the most infuriating thing in the world
i genuinely have never felt so low in my life

>>42917072
Have fun! You gotta lighten up and enjoy the creative process; it's called bale for a reason, Anon. We don't have very high standards here, and it's that way on purpose so we can all enjoy making cool things and having fun sharing them.

Use screenies of ponies from the show and fanart as an example if you gotta study. The OP has a helpful little set of guide images in a URL too. If you're having trouble making a circle, try erasing the rough bits and replacing them rather than trying to do it all in one go, too. Again tho it is important to not let yourself be super critical and just let yourself have fun. Lots of free practice comes from being freespirited and just having fun.

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>>42917072
I can't do nice circles either.
Instead I swirl the pen around and around until there's a bird's nest that has a circle-ish shape.
Then I can either make another layer where I painstakingly trace out the "best" circle path within that mess. Or just Low Effort it and erase and polish around all the mess to make a colored sketch.

>>42917230
I do this too. It usually ends up working out

>>42917230
Artemis my beloved!

>>42917072
Its by using my arm/elbow, that's probably the first piece of advice I'd tell anyone who's starting to draw is to do that, it makes things a lot easier, and also makes it so you don't completely destroy your wrist down the line.

(like when drawing a circle I just keep my hand/wrist still and just move my arm in a circle like motion)

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>>42917259
I love the quaternion.
If only I'd ever get off my lazy ass and finish all the sketches I started on when the Guardsmares threads were still going.

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i've been trying to draw 1 thing every day traditionally (picrel). what are some tips to actually improve my skills and not stagnate? I mostly just want to draw mares. Something I am struggling with in particular is placement of horns on unicorns. They frequently look all lopsided and fucked up.

>>42917721
use references. draw things that you struggle to draw with the intent to learn, not to make it perfect. that's my tips. not that i have room to talk, i haven't drawn in a long time. like a fucking fuck.

>>42917721
I always end up referencing screenshots from the show and it's helped me to the point i don't need to rely on it anymore

Happy new mare year /Bale/!

>>42918212
It's the year of the horse, motherfuckers. This is our time to shine!

>>42918212
Happy new year! Here's to another year of pony art!

I better see you all put effort to improve instead of just saying in your comfort zone and not improve at all

>>42918766
I improved a lot in the last three years but im definitely stagnating right now.

>>42919084
whatever you do, dont become one of those people who constantly change their art style for the sake of "not stagnating" the amount of times ive seen artists hit their peak then devolve due to trying to "improve their art further" is insane
don't fix what isn't broken unless there's ACTUALLY something broken like bad anatomy or perspective

>>42919207
I, for one, will continue to mess up my art by changing everything all the time and forgetting what works. Thank you very much

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This year will be better

>>42919317
It will be fren, it will be.

>>42919317
love your art its super lovely

>>42916671
>>42916674
Cute! I like to imagine Noi and Anonfilly being friends, with Noi introducing Anonfilly into more filly stuff (like braided hair and bows).

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Recently I tried painting and I really like how it turned out!

>>42920081
woa... you spelled pinkie pie REALLY wrong in that painting

>>42915237
I'd say it depends on what level you're at. If you're so new to drawing like I was where just drawing a line is an accomplishment I'd say it can be helpful to start with

>>42917721
Use references, like other anons said. It can also be helpful to separate fun art and study art, because practicing fundamentals and things that you have trouble rendering will probably not be fun for you, but you need it in there to get gud. If you've got a body part or angle or whatever that you struggle with, pull up references and draw that a bunch.
>>42919207
I like to think of art styles as conscious choices that you can develop independently and switch between, but I suppose if you're starting off you shouldn't get too far into the weeds with that.
>>42919317
Dreamy, I like it.
>>42920081
Cute Ponka!

>>42914264
CURSE YOU BALE!

>>42920081
It looks really nice! Painting is awesome, I hope we'll get to see more later.

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Reference drawing of Derpy

>>42921303
nice

>>42917230
>>42917564
based ELWGM appreciator

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oh hello twilight ass

>>42918766
I will (lie)

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Been having fun with traditional, cropped there crotch boobs out

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>>42922862

>>42922869
nice animu style

>>42922862
>>42922869
Nice.
Being confident enough to ink your lines is quite impressive to me. I should nut up and just try it again with some of my lead doodles.

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>>42923306
Just don’t worry about messing up and focus on drawing and you’ll be fine

>>42922093
ass ahoy

>>42923326
These are magnificent anon I love them!

>>42922862
crotch boobs please

>>42916488
she cute. I've always liked red and black.

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>>42921303
Strawberry Sunrise. Tried to do the sphere thing I've seen artists do. I think it was pretty helpful with getting the features in good positions, but parts of her still feel flat/out of sync. Would probably redo her right eye some if I had more patience for it, and her snout is imperfect. Overall, I think this is pretty alright for day 2.

>>42922869
>>42922862
>>42923326
These are amazing anon.

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

https://ponerpics.org/images/7410465
png: https://files.catbox.moe/csjh4m.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/3kh8b2.psd

Previous canvas: >>42884674

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

https://ponerpics.org/images/7409056
png: https://files.catbox.moe/iec97x.png
psd: https://files.catbox.moe/f4f82g.psd

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warming up before I have to go into my wage cage.

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first time using markers, im mostly happy with how this turned out, im pretty proud of the mane. i fucked up the eye really bad though i couldn't get it right so i just rolled with it.

>>42925861
gonna kms didn't realize the img was landscape.

>>42925865
Phones take a picture in whatever orientation the camera was installed into the phone in, and then they use exif data to rotate it.
4chan strips all exif data from images when uploaded, since that's also where phones store the gps coordinates for where the picture was taken, and stuff like that.

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Magma did a 2025 review, so I also did one as well for our group canvas! Here are the stats.

In 2025 we've had...
>401 users
>227 canvases (including 42 /bale/ canvases)
>5,717,248 brush strokes in /create/ canvas alone
>10,617,746 /extrapolated/ brush strokes across all 4 canvases.
>525,600 minutes (365 days go figure) uptime
>Top 5 drawfags: >pic rel

Thanks for drawing with us for over 5 years!

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sketching something
>>42925849
fast mare on a mushroom!
>>42925861
smoll horn for a unicorn, I hope she doesn't have a complex about it. Cute mare!
>>42925934
401 anons drawing together is amazing.

>>42926487
>Moonie ends up putting a moon rock in her mouth and bites down on it
>Turns out she can chew rocks because of alicorn strength
>Gaslights herself into thinking it IS cheese since cheeses can be real fucked up in appearance, taste, etcetera

>>42926487
Her hooves smell like cream cheese

>>42926487
nice moona

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>>42925233
Queen Chrysalis. If it weren't obvious, I'm doing daily pony drawings for 2026. And I've realized I don't actually know how to progress past reference drawings. They're certainly good practice, at the least.

>>42926845
Shit that's a fun idea!
>>42927003
yes, no, I'm not sure
>>42927273
thanks!
>>42927389
Very good study! The lines are really clean. With time you'll get a sense of construction when you draw so that you can build up a pose. But having a vast visual library from references isn't a bad thing.

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Luna in the yellow cloud dimension. I'm not feeling the mane design really. Done from a sketch on a way bigger canvas so it's rather smol in resolution too.
>>42927389
Nice chryssi she has them big ol' eyes. Just keep it up anon, when you're comfortable try to do some from imagination, then back to referencing, and repeat.
>>42923326
These are super cuuute
>>42926487
No Moony, it's another one of her pranks! Don't do it!

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I haven't posted since last year, so here, have some low effort doodles.

>>42917230
>>42917564
Absolutely blessed! Do remember to post them into the thread if they're still alive when you finish.

>>42928841
rip but nice poners

>>42928960
Oh wow, would you look at that!
Here's to hoping that might give me a bit of an inspirational kick in the backside, despite other more urgent things lying in front of them in my backlog.
>>42928841
Extremely cute! Your faces are always so adorable!

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>>42925845
goodnight /bale/

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doodled some apples

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Pen testing scribbles for tonight
>>42930198
Vibrant Twi!

>>42930198
cute twiggles
>>42930318
based taste in ponies ponk and twiggles a cute.

>>42930318
Holy shit Heathcliff in Equestria

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>>42927389
Pinkie Pie. The whole pony is certainly a step beyond just the head. I wanted to do a side profile first, to get a taste for the proportions before doing the classic 3/4 view.

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would you be leashed

>>42930231
Nice apples

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been a little while since I've posted here. haven't had many original pony related ideas to draw and mostly have been doing animu. decided to ease back into pony with something easy by making a copy, the og is on the left mine on the right. also wanted to have something to post here beyond an empty bump.

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Any drawfags use display tablets? Im looking to get one but im kinda lost on where to start.

>>42932971
xp-pen has done me good over the years. i started with the 12/13 inch, and now i use a 23 inch one. the rule of them generally is bigger is better, just mind how much desk space you have.

>>42932979
Ill check it out. Thanks anon.

>>42932971
I don't use a tablet at all I'm a mouse masterracist. last time I used a tablet was back in like 2014 or so it was a used wacom bamboo tablet with no display though and I hardly used it less than a handful of times. a tablet would definitely be nice for certain rendering related tasks though but I'm to much of a tight fisted jew to part with my money for one. whats your budget though? that will definitely help people with recommendations. wacom makes some decent shit but their cheapest display tablet is about $300, I've heard good things about huion tablets too, and after checking xp-pen based on >>42932979's recommendation they seem nicely priced for what you get.

>>42932971
I've got a Huion GS1562 that I like as a screenie, it was under 150 united states monies used on eBay if I recall. It's never done me wrong, but I'll warn that the thunderbolt cable port won't fit most third party cables due to being inset. I've also got the 13 inch one from that generation and it's the same, just smaller.
>>42933016
Kneeling, I love mouse art. It's surprisingly relaxing.

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I got markers today and was jumpscared by how dark they are. Definitely will have to read up on how it's supposed to be done. Still, it was pretty fun to play around.

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here is squire from mlp tales.

>>42933016
>I'm a mouse masterracist
I bow.
Id say max 800 bux still would look for a deal though. At the skill im at i shouldent be dropping more than that.
>>42933076
Not bad for the price eh? Hows the colour on it?

>>42933188
The colors on the Huion are fine to my eyes. I imagine up to 800 should get you a lot unless it's Wacom.

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challenged myself to see what I could do in an hour.

>you will bear her foals.

>>42933243
Based

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>>42930347
Fluttershy. I think I got the proportions a little better this time around, though I'm still struggling with getting the eyes to match up satisfyingly. I need to take more time on them.

>>42933479
I like how she came out, Anon. Proportionally sound except for the head size a bit small, but I actually prefer this to the show. The eyebrows don't quite align, other than that I wouldn't sweat it, looks good.

>>42933483
I think that's because I start with the head and build off of that. I need to try doing just pony bodies on their own, I think

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Found an old Punk Luna sketch that I finished.
>>42930641
yes
>>42932249
Same over here, hopefully the snow pity gives us more creative mare ideas. But at the same time it's kinda nice working on other stuff or practicing. Great study btw!
>>42933084
Nice! I really gotta try out some more traditional mediums since having the finished art infront of you really gives a different kind of achivement even though I love digital art.
>>42933243
I kneel and accept
>>42933479
The wing is a bit too big in relation to her body but I think you've got it pretty good otherwise.

>>42934335
hell yeah thanks brother nice moona by the way she looking thicc

>>42933243
She's looking a bit horsey there but I still love my queen, very nice

>>42934335
>wing is a bit too big
And here I was worried about making it too small lol

>>42934416
Tbf looking at the show now and you're closer than I first thought. For some reason I always Imagen the wings smaller than they really are.

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Finally finished something that I wanted to do for a long time.
>tfw I sketched it out on June 14th

>>42934534
Based

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i love earth ponies!

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upsies!

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Horsey Trixie
>>42915380
Cute Trix! Saved
>>42930198
Twi!
>>42934335
Bro, excellent moonbutt
>>42935563
Very nice

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I drew this maybe 3 years ago but I don't believe I ever posted it.

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>>42933479
Chrysalis. I rushed this draw, if you couldn't tell, but it was still fun. Chrysalis actually has some pretty interesting proportions relative to the typical pony model. The eyes continue to be a problem area so I think I'll do a bit of an eye study this week.

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I spent entirely too much time on this but I think I finally understand that hair can just be random lines lol. Also thank the lord for eye references

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Ponk!
>>42934335
The Flying V stays on during sex. Love it.
>>42935966
Very nice mane, only thing I'd change is I'd make the close bang overlap her horn a bit. Really cool shapes, very anime-esque
>>42934534
Cute!
>>42935781
Looks good, she is a little tricky in terms of proportions I never got it right for her myself

>>42935781
This is the face she gives you before unhinging her jaw and twisting your head off after making out with you and sucking the love from your body

>>42935693
qt
>>42935781
not bad anon looks fine
>>42935966
holy shit toll and long mane
>>42936109
not bad anon, she's got a cute face.

>>42935698
Damn nice. Trixie is swole.

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Dumping some christmas cards

Huge thank you to the anons in the prior threads for their help - yall are fantastic thread

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Most of these are heavily referenced, but not traced; I figured using references would be the best way to get the muscle memory of drawing poni poni down

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Plus I have no idea how to color, but regret not trying. Get too nitpicky over shading and blending colors to make em look as nice as I see others art looking

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I had a couple filly drawings I wanted to do too but felt.. weird about it. Dont know why. Maybe I was afraid drawing them well would give anyone seeing them suspicious thoughts.

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Someone posted this one to derpibooru and it made my day. Didnt even use references for this one!

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Another thing I'd like to practice is drawing Anon in his lovely suit.
Drawing people is hard, and drawing their clothing with proper creases and folds is another beast of a challenge.

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Dont quite like how this one came out. Anonfilly came out okay, but that ponk had no references and just looks.. ick

>>42934534
Love the blender mare, does she perhaps like 3D-modelling too? I might have just the program for her.
>>42935563
Couple of cuties, loving the pose you put em in.
>>42935693
Look at her go!
>>42935698
>Bro, excellent moonbutt
Thank you kindly! That's a great and powerful trixie right there!
>>42935755
Great winter mares, couple of background favorites on here too.
>>42935781
I like how her proportions are different from the typical alicorn model. She has quite a small muzzle even compare to the regular pony size. Chrissy is deff a favorite of mine both as a character and to draw, you made a very clean rendition of her!
>>42935966
That's one majestic anonfilly
>>42936109
>The Flying V stays on during sex. Love it.
Absolutely and thank you! Cute ponk sketch!

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Last of the christmas cards because I forgot to take a pic of the final one I did. (It was a Murky#7+Puppysmiles piece)

Also I think i forgot to take pics of a couple NSFW cards I did.

>>42936878
Nice. Some of these are really funny

>>42934182
>I think that's because I start with the head and build off of that. I need to try doing just pony bodies on their own, I think
Usually I lightly pencil the shapes of head, body and limbs, then go back and start adding more detail like muzzle bump, mane/tail pattern or leg creases.

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Feels like I haven't drawn anything in months. Trying to break the funk with some bugs.

>>42937462
she looks very indignant

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>>42935781
Eye study. I've now done a daily pony-related draw for a full week. I think I'll do a couple more full body reference drawings before trying something freehand.

>>42937462
wow that looks awesome! wish I could draw like that
time to get to vectoring I guess

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I also wanted to start the year with a pony every day, but fuck me. It's been a couple nights now that I've just sat at my desk and stared at a blank page for hours before going to bed. I don't want to give up though.
I swear to GOD if I don't post a pony TODAY I'll rip out my toenail with my bare hands and post it on /b/.

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>>42939466
dont beat yourself up over it, its hard to start a commitment like that if your heads not in the game. just do some silly scribbles to warm up and see where it takes you

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1st attempt of vectoring Protege from fallout equestria murky number seven
>didn't even want to bother with hair
>and the rest of the body for that matter

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>>42935755
Love seeing the mares just hanging out and happy
>>42936865
Like how this one turned out, she is a cutie

>>42940473
a very in character look for twiggles

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You better keep your job applications handy, anons.

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>>42938401
Leg study. It's interesting how subtle the hoof is, yet still clearly present. My pony butts could stand to be improved upon. A study for another day.

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HEAR ME BALE
I've been trying to draw for about a year now, but it's always been on and off, but TODAY I make a change. I've been working the strength and willpower to actually COMMIT this shit, I feel like a damn toddler, but I feel GOOD. I'm actually doing it! I'll try to ride the high as long as I can.
I think you call this a "study"? I'm just trying (emphasis on trying) to copy the show style and trying to get a feel for the shapes and proportions. I'll try to focus on learning new stuff and I'll leave little notes for myself on what I should try to improve. If this is too distracting or derailing feel free to tell me to shut the fuck up and I'll just post silently

>The sketch took a full hour and a half, coloring 30 minutes. Be faster, fail faster
>Re-study bale guides, I think I forgot everything about how to draw a pony
>Practice horse legs, how the fuck do they work? How thick are they? Do exercises.
>The entirety of the eye is unrecognizable from the source. Irises trip me too much, find a way to make the easier to draw
>Horn may be a little thick
>Commit to lines, fucked up too many outlines because of second guessing.
>Do softer sketch lines, eraser marks too noticeable
>Kind of gave up on the cutie mark, possibly because this took so long.

I honestly don’t know why I tried to color, I just had the coloring pencils around. It was fun but I didn't really like the result.
It's been so long since I last drew that I had to literally dust off my pencils

>>42940039

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I got into some trouble as I was working on two kinda big projects (at least for me) but I got fed up and since a week ago didn't touch any of them on any way and can't start anything else more than five minute doodles because I feel like having unfinished stuff is like a debt and now can't do nothing at all

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I want to start a family with Rainbowshine...
https://derpibooru.org/images/3743609
2nd time drawing nsfw, i heavily referenced a couple pics, but i really like how it came out. still trying to get to a point i dont need so much ref.

>>42941550
I'm always doing the very same thing.
With time I've gotten a little better at letting images that are totally stuck go. So now I can let new inspiration grab me without too much guilt, and sometimes even ride that fresh new wave to get a fully complete image done!
But some ghostly specter of "That really cool half-finished image I should get back to" will always stay in ones periphery. Just allow yourself to take new steps as well, despite the urge to keep looking back.
And sometimes one even musters up enough drive/new skills to go back and finish up some old gem! It's seldom too late!

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>>42940748
>"RUN AWAY!"
>"Oh no Anon can't hear us"
>>42940473
Lovin this twi portrait
>>42940921
Good study! I like drawing the legs since they are so modifiable since you can make em either be like actual horse legs or totally cartoony.
>>42941805
This is the power of free will and snowpity. Peak nostalgic cable mare

>>42941805
Cutie!
Maybe she would be an older mare, these days? Not super old but, like, "one line beneath the eye" old?
Most of the newfangled things she encounters these days don't even have anywhere for her to stick her contact.

Never drawn a pony before. Hell, never come to this board before. I'll give it a try.

>>42943180
based.

>>42943192
Since I'm more used to human features, I'll draw them as anthro.

>>42943212
Nah. Learn how to draw horses.

>>42943212
anthro is banned on this board you'll have to crop it to a bust to post it here then drop a catbox link with the full one or run the risk of taking a vacation

>>42943222
>>42943214
>Anthro is banned.
>Learn to draw horses.
I'll have to try.

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>>42940921
Wing study. I think I'll do a series of body part studies and then do a full mare again, just to see if that improves my work much.

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>>42941133
It's late, I didn't get much practice in, but I don't want to quit in the second day.

- I like thick eyelashes, I think I'm gonna try to do them.
- Ran out of space in the page when sketching, didn't want to erase because I detailed as I made the body. Next time, finish the body first.
- I'm literally measuring the head, body and ass circles with my pencil so they're roughly the same size, there must be a better way to do this.
- Round butts are good. Butt perks up. The show has too many flat asses, next time draw them a little more plump.
- Docks are good too, I'll do them where I can (Addendum: I forgot to draw the dock I'm so retarded)
- Show lines are thick. I could keep the body's outlines thin, but I think making some lines thicker could make it look better, if done correctly (Addendum: I did not do it correctly).
- Made head way too W I D E (Too much brain).
- I'm struggling with ears, I've drawn them so much, they don't look real anymore.
- Still can't manage softer sketches.
- Fucked up the front hooves COMPLETELY when going over with the marker, perspective is now fucked. Try to clean up the sketch before outlining. Also fucked up the back legs too.
- I like the idea of the cutie mark curving with the butt (Addendum: Fucked it up, but I'll practice. I like the idea too much)

These tutorials were useful, I didn't see them in the bale resource page:
https://derpibooru.org/896311
https://derpibooru.org/1295417

>>42943524
What's your process for making the pony head?

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>>42940473
>ear tufts

>>42944637
nice cheerilee

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I'm such a lazy fag, also do take my schizo ramblings with a grain of salt.

>>42945609
its a solid study honestly and if that way works for you no harm done. I enjoy your shit a lot by the way you draw really cute mares.

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>>42943454
Mouf study. I'm really enjoying these studies, it's nice to practice a handful of variations of the same thing. Also, would you guys the snoofa sphere?

>>42945609
Can't you just eyeball it? lol

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>>42944215
First, I try to draw an okay-ish circle, then I divide the face in halves (depending on where the pony is facing, I think that's how you do it.
Now it depends on the direction of the face, if it's facing forwards, normally I do the eyes first, then the snout.
If the pony is facing any other way, I get a feel for the middle of the face for the snout. Using it as a guide, I draw the closest eye, and then the other.

The problems I think are two:
1° I don't make good shapes, I try to pantomime the movements, but it doesn't work every time. And because I don't fully trust my initial shapes (this instance, the head circle) I try to over-correct it when doing the hard lines, you can see that on the forward facing pony, and with the Twilight in >>42943524, by not trusting the sketch I lost the round shape of the head. I think what I mostly do is to get more used to drawing circles and especially ovals, I can do straight lines mostly fine.
2° I'm using the nose as a guide to make the second eye, which most often than not makes the mare look goofy (you can see this in the Trixie)

I tried to make the same pony twice, #1 and #2. #1 I did using the nose as a guide and #2 I focused more on the positioning of the face, I think out of the two, #2 is better looking. The snouts though... I might need to do as >>42945700 and do some snout exercises

Do tell me if you notice a problem I don't though

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trying my hand at a harder pose for me, i would love some critique. I feel like the proportions and the legs on celestia are off

>>42946426

I don't know, the proportions on Celestia look fine to me (you could make her front legs a bit bigger). The other pony has very small front legs compared to his back legs.

>>42946685

I like the pose though, lol. It's cute.

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>>42946426

>>42946944

He strikes again!

>>42946944
no!

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an original piece. did a bit of an experimental style with shading and highlighting the mane and I'm not 100% sure I like it.

>>42946084
>I try to draw an okay-ish circle
I would put a little more time into getting the circle right. You don't have to make it in a single stroke, you can erase and redo parts.
>If the pony is facing any other way, I get a feel for the middle of the face for the snout. Using it as a guide, I draw the closest eye, and then the other.
Try doing the eyes first, and then worry about the snout.
>because I don't fully trust my initial shapes (this instance, the head circle) I try to over-correct it
Redo the foundation shapes until you trust them. You need a good base to build on.
>I'm using the nose as a guide to make the second eye
Like I said before, try making the eyes first and then make the snout.

That's the best advice I can give you, I'm no expert myself.

>>42947402
It's real fucking cute.
Good job.

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>>42947402
Nice blep, HOWEVER. I was working on this today and thought about posting her but I guess I have to now, for the blep!
Very cute Marble, love her puffed up cheeks. I think the mane shading works but maybe push the values/contrast just a bit more, still, nothing wrong with it really.
As for her, she's an OC I came up with while practicing poners, thought she was cute enough to make it a finished thing. I also experimented a lot with the rendering, tried to give it a "traditional" feel, also don't know how well it worked out. Designing the background was a lot of fun to do, not something I go for usually but I might do it more, I like how it looks.
>>42941133
Godspeed and good luck anon. Don't worry about being too rambly, I enjoy reading about anons' breakthroughs, process, and struggles.

>>42947501
hell yeah brother thanks
>>42947788
thanks, I did initially have lighter and darker values, but I personally thought it was a bit harsh looking for my liking but if I decide to do that style more I'll do more tinkering. your oc came out nice your on the right path texture wise. Imo the line work needs some more texture to recreate the effect of paper or at least a more noticeable texture. a paper effect on the flat colors can contribute too but its best to try to not over do it. it also depends on how true to trad art you're aiming for.

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>>42945973
of course! in fact the reason I do these kind of studies is to understand it first and then do it intuitively later, but i also found out that the guidelines can help me to check my work, do my own feedback and to do some perspective drawings.
>>42947402
Cute! I really like the scrunch on the snoot.

>>42948311
>>of course! in fact the reason I do these kind of studies is to understand it first and then do it intuitively later, but i also found out that the guidelines can help me to check my work, do my own feedback and to do some perspective drawings.
beyond based Jesus fuck
>>42948311
smooch-able mares

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>>42945700
Unfinished. I'm sure it's obvious who I'm going for. Started the draw too late today, so I'll have to finish her tomorrow.

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Here's an angle I don't draw from really at all. Hope it looks alright.

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Hi anons i just found an old drawing from when i was a kid and figured i'd post it here
Good times haha lmk if you like it

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some shit

>>42948501
it's beautiful

>>42948501
>When I was a kid
>Anon
I was gonna make a joke about you being 12, but then I remembered that the show is 15 years old and there could be people that were 3 when the show was running who are now old enough to post

>>42948522
LMAO yeah it's so weird to think people born in 2010 are turning 16 this year, soon the show's gonna be 20 years old and we'll all do something fun to celebrate
>>42948517
Thanks anon :)

>>42948509
Gave me a giggle.

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>>42947436
Yeah, doing the eyes first works better. I think I'll practice heads for a while, I'm noticing other problems too. Mainly the size of the eyes or the length and shape of my snouts, the face and the ass are the most important parts of a pony, and I've gotta get them right. I'll practice the circles, I feel like I got worse in the half year I did not draw.
I'll kill two birds with one stone, by doing circle practices and then doing faces on them, like this. Thanks for the feedback!
>>42947788
Hey, thanks. I can already tell it's going to be a long road ahead of me. Nice mare by the way, very cute

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Silly mare
>>42948482
Look of superiour snobbiness
>>42948501
Lmao this is great anon glad ya found this
>>42948509
Would let flutters kick my ass/10

>>42948635
thought that was a leek at first

>>42948641
Could be, never know with these mares

>>42948522
>meet a fellow ponyfag at a meetup
>cool guy, nice to talk to
>the topic of age comes up
>he's from 2006
>mfw

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Angry gremlin

>>42948509
oh god this is brilliant topkek

>>42949650
Pick her up and give her a big fat smooch on the forehead

>>42914264
Curse you /bale/!
You inspired and nurtured my artistry, but now I feel like a schmuck when I take a break for too long.

>>42948311
The cute levels are off the charts!
But then they always are when you draw. Luv yer style, anon.
>>42949763
A true artist is always unsatisfied and in mental anguish about art.
So you've made it! Congratulations!

>>42947835
Fair enough, I trust your judgement on that, sometimes you get an idea of what would make it look better and it's not to your taste at best or completely ruins it at worst.
Good tips also, thanks!

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brilly brilly brilly

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don't think i ever posted this one i did a month or so ago

>>42950286
rubbable tummy

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>>42948454
Rarity. Tried to do some shading on her mane. Definitely need more practice before it looks good.

>>42950803

Definitely better than my earlier Raritys, haha, love to see it. I would post one of mine but my HDD isn't working currently.

>>42949650
I love her so much, saved in a couple of places so I'll never lose it

>>42950803
cute Rare, the tail looks great, really 3d

>>42950803
The lower part of her mane looks good, the upper curl could go out/around more, looks a bit tight as is. Also mane could do with shading, since tail is shaded.

>>42950286
Drawing looks cool, but imo braids would be more comfortable for pone as monkey swings style. Otherwise braids just bop into shoulders with every step and would get annoying. Good work on leg contours, those are the hardest for me.

>>42938401
Eyes look mostly accurate. Only suggestion is make the catchlights match up in both eyes, even if their placement mirrored/flipped from each other. Subtle, but makes a difference.

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

https://ponerpics.org/images/7417130
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psd: https://files.catbox.moe/mnx1ah.psd

Previous canvas: >>42925845

>>42951251
That IHOP mare...

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I mare a made

>>42951697
based

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Something I drew when I was on a trip this weekend.

>>42952219
What's she looking at

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Anything I ever try to make ends up as anon in one form or another

>>42952323
thats okay, I like what you did here man the colours are great

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how am i doing on this nuzzle pose? I'm not sure how to show the mare's neck twisting right

>>42952256
my penos

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Morning Trix

>>42945045
its actually not my art anon but agreed

>>42952357
Looks about right to me. I'm sure with the mane it'll look better and could even be used to cover up a bit of any parts you think look off

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Another trip drawing.

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Bumping with big eye Twilight.

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how do you draw these silly horses looking up

>>42952950
Damn, how long has she had those panties for them to go grey?

>>42952357
yeah it looks fine, I personally wouldn't really bother with depicting the twist on more cartoony style ponies. that bat filly a qt!

>>42953807
Looking up and jaw outlines is a particularly difficult thing to wrap ones head around, and then somehow make turn out sufficiently cute.

>>42954718
maybe i should just tilt his head so its looking up from more of a profile view so i can avoid the jaw confusion

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Trying to use the measurements in perspective.

>>42955138
based

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Is there a pony version of gif related?

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

https://ponerpics.org/images/7418300
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>>42953807
Old sketch but this is how I solved a similar problem. I think you can skip the jaw outline on the inner part of the head and imply form with shadow instead. Then the outer jawline flows into the side of the neck. One of the harder poses to draw in general.

>>42956125
ooh, thank you this should help

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page 10 bump

if it wouldn't be too much trouble, please procure some fluttershy + anon art as we area severly lacking in that department

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have been sick this week

>>42957020
I want to kiss your horse.

>>42957036
she's very huggable I'd totally bang if she asked

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Had to color it and see how it would look.

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>>42956867
Got this old drawthread request I did back in 2024
>>42957020
Same but the sick amre drawing is helping me heal.
>>42958057
Can I pet the loaf?

>>42958259
I remember this one, what a nice wedding couple! But imagine being one of the few creatures in Equestria with hands and still being below average at using chop sticks

>>42958259
oh yeah, I requested that! can't find the image I referenced though.

>>42958319
Thank you! No shame in using a fork (ok a little shame but gotta roll with the punches)
>>42958444
Ayy, time flies doesn't it. Some of the first pony artworks I made. I've got a small screenshot of the ref in the csp file but you'll find it on derpibooru since I posted the reff under the post w this image

>>42956085
Cute ponies! But dude what the fuck is Hank Hill's problem? It's not Applejack's fault that Equestria only has charcoal grills.
>>42957020
This cute pony have a name?
>>42958057
She looks like she steals gems so she can give them away to gain reputation

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I feel like I keep going one step forward and two steps back with the anatomy

>>42957020
Same here Anon, get well soon.

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first time drawing a mare while drinkin
think I did good
been awhile since I did anything mlp related lol

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I despise this board, I'm gonna learn to draw my wife just to spite all the shit heads here. only i will remain 10 years from now, inshallah.

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Wet mane.

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not sure what to do for her feathers, are her wings even okay positioned as they are?

>>42962853
based and drunk draw pilled, the legs are a bit fucked up but other than that not bad.
>>42963461
they are about right

>>42963847
>they are about right
Thank you, i just need to add a few for primaries then some lines for her secondary feathers right

holy fuck why was the captcha for this 3 steps

>>42963886
yeah basically

>>42963461
She looks really nice, a fine mare sir!

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Contributing with a new op pic
>>42962853
Love drawing mares drunk, seem to flow better
>>42963442
Give her a towel
>>42963461
I think they look ok, clean lineart

>>42966076
oh hell yeah based as fuck

>>42966076
I really should draw Sunburst's mom with a big butt too.

how do i even start backgrounds let alone landscapes

>>42968516
set up an idea of what the perspective is and build on it. use references to get an idea of what to do

>>42961424
I'll try to give you some advice based off that drawing. First, the ponies hooves fan out, the legs get wider as they go down, her back leg is doing the opposite. Sticking to the legs, her thigh looks misshapen. I typically make the thigh one solid oval, the way you have it the bottom of her butt is curving inward too much. Next, I feel like her snoot is too wide, imo it would look better if the edge of her smile was closer to the center of her face. When it comes to snoots a half circle is a good place to start. Finally, it looks like her ear is nearly starting at the crown of her head. I'd try and move the whole ear over. The inner edge of her ear should be starting much closer to the side of the head, directly above the eye or even a little past it. Try to make the ear look more like it's on the side of her head rather than the top. I hope this helps you and gives you some ideas on how to improve. Keep at it, the more often you practice the more understanding the ponies anatomy will become like second nature. My final bit of advice for you is that until you feel like you have a strong grasp on what the ponies anatomy should look like, try to use a reference image for your drawings, It really helps when you feel like your drawing looks off but you can't pinpoint exactly why it does

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>>42961424
Had some extra time before work so I did a redline to illustrate what I was talking about, I know it can be hard to go off of just text. Made some adjustments to the position of her eyes as well. I didn't mention it before but I believe you could benefit from making them more circular, this goes for the pupils too

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>>42968905
Cute ponka anon!
Quick tip though, if you're working at small resolutions like this or draw pixel art in general, it's a good idea to blow the image up by a certain amount. Browsers and image viewers usually apply a bilinear filter to the image so small pictures will look very blurry, even when zooming into them. So exporting it at lets say 4x will make it look crisper, and make it take up more of the screen on modern displays so you're not forcing your viewers to zoom into it. Make sure to upscale with "nearest neighbor" in your drawing program and use an integer multiplier for the resolution. If you're using ms paint you sadly have to use another program to upscale because its builtin resize feature applies a filter too and you can't turn that off. Here it is at 8x the size.

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Trix

>>42969568
unf

>>42969266
I just posted the original, how it was supposed to be viewed. Good tip, but it's not applicable here, I think it looks better on the lower resolution. The viewer can always edit the image himself if he disagrees with me anyway.

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>>42969568
Love that pose! Also, I drew your oc

>>42969879
nice work brother.

>>42969568
snuggable
>>42969879
luv me restaurant mares. What a qt

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>>42969568

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I tried drawing a few emotions with a friend's oc, it's my second time really trying to draw something so I have absolutely no clue what I should try to improve

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Tried to draw Pixel from memory, I can’t draw a decent human being but a pony somehow makes more sense to me.

>>42971269
Please for the love of god ignore the awful graphite split at the curvature of the eye, I promise the right holding line is there

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>>42966332
And so I did.

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Working on more OC stuff, trying to get some good shadow shapes going.
>>42969568
Peak
>>42969879
Lovin the Ihop mares, gotta get on that
>>42970528
For a second time trying it's a good ref sheet, style reminds me of G5. As for a small suggestion I think turning the nostril into a C curve or the like could maybe read better than a circle.
>>42971269
Pones are great for studying construction and shape since they can be simplified into circles, cylinders and a bean shape. Drawing em didn't really improve my human anatomy or anything but it did improve how I construct the human body and later paint planes.
>>42971776
I'm glad to be delivering the inspiration for this wonderful Stellar Flare

>>42971956
Thanks. I'll have to draw the ihop mare next too.

>>42966076
>>42971776
Stellar mommy, peak unf.

>>42969848
Sorry, I just assumed the drawing was supposed to be more in the realm of pixel art. I've certainly got burned by the filtering blurring my shit too many times when I in fact wanted crips pixels. If that's what you want no right or wrong way to do it.

>>42969568 >>42969879 >>42971776 >>42971956
Unf
>>42971269
Same! I can't draw them for shit, and whenever I try I default back to ponies again. I know it's bad for improoooving but I'm having fun. Cute mare.

>>42971776
fuckin based, nice butt on her
>>42971956
really liking how the lighting is looking on this so far

>>42968857
>>42968992
That does really help, thanks.

>>42971956
Looking pretty good there

>>42920519
Dreadanon?