Welcome friends, ITT:We make and share pony art, with absolutely no pressure to deliver anything that's technically good (besides having ponies in it, which makes it good by default)Make something, share what you've done, and give feedback and motivation to help us all keep improving and creating!This thread's focus is art, but beginner or low effort content of any kind is welcome here. If you do want to post about something else like music, gamedev, or crafts, though, just note that you may find better help and feedback posting it in the /create/ threadAre you an experienced artist? Leave some tips, feedback, guides, or tutorials, they're well appreciated here!Guides, tutorials and resources! Start here!https://mares.horse/balehttps://ponepaste.org/8268Draw with other /bale/ anons!https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZG/bale/ videos:https://pony.tube/c/bale_stuff/videos/create/ thread (for bigger art projects and all other types of content):No new current thread, link to last thread:>>42498384Previous /bale/ thread:>>42685591
>>42758239good morning bale
>>42758457I like the textures you used here
>>42756909I like to think of the top of the snoot as having the same slightly recessed bowl shape as the bottom of a mug albeit more ovular, and the outer contour of the snoot as forming a larger circle with the mane around the circle of the headI'm not sure if that's technically correct or even makes sense but it helps me visualize the basic silhouette of snoot as it relates to mare
half finished sleeping trixie
>>42760172Legs are too short, make them longer, faggot.
>>42760150tiddlywinks
>>42758660ty OcO/
>>42761044i didnt mean to cheat. i just love wigglypaint.
>>42761746
>>42762135i like to imagine this is his reaction after discovering pony cigarettes.>>42762145no
>>42762408cute
>>42762408Now draw them sitting on a toilet
>>42763088enjoy your fetish content.>>42762513a really sad flower.
Drawing ponies in MS Paint is quite the relaxing task if I say so myself.
wee dont see ponys eatig grass enouth
Your kindness brightened my day!
hope your evening/morning is alright bale.i wanna animate him jumping around. but my tablet is broken.
When you're pixeling a nostril, how big is too big?
it's funny I just opened Aseprite after a long ass time not using it to see like 4 different people doing different versions of aliased art. Godspeed.
Drawing ponies is good
>>42767361After years of posting on social media, I never developed a following. This is why I stopped lurking here and started posting.
>>42767358Well that's how I'd normally draw it, except the pixels look kind of big compared to the mouth and I was thinking 1 or 2 pixels might be better. I can't NOT think of it as pixels, that literally my medium between me and my vision, it's just a part of the process. That's like telling a painter don't think about the water on the brush or the amount of paint. It is possible to get into a zen state where that doesn't matter but I don't think it's going to work for me right now when I'm rusty.
>>42768105developing a following is mostly just luck anyway, the average person is a retard who stumbles on your lowest quality work, celebrates it, and moves on while the stuff you actually care about is dismissed. in essence, searching for a following is futile, just draw.
>>42768105Well, at least make an artist tag on a booru so I can stalk it for more wigglypaint. I love wigglypaint. I love seeing what people do with the limited tools and palette of 5 colors + white
>>42768105>>42768110I know a trick some pony artists shared. You have to consistently pump out your art in the same recognizable artstyle. It just can be premade, but you have to post a lot in a short time, so people will always have your art in their mind.
>>42760172Kek. Looking good so far.
>>42767361on derpibooru i uploaded some of my pony stuff as "artist:66"
>>42768193thank you
>>42768142I create pony art quickly and consistently. Where are the best platforms to share my daily drawings and paintings?
twilightsparkle in her rc car. i wanted to draw her driving over other ponys on the road. but i ran out of canvas space lol.
Quick Moona horse study I did. I'm no good at drawing her peytral from memory (or reference lol)>>42768300I think it would be funny if human toys were pony sized if they ever ended up in Equestria
Is there any major weirdness I should correct before I start to colour? https://files.catbox.moe/ivpdwg.png
>>42768490it'll come in the mail.
Eu5 today>>42768430I think it's a nice study! You managed to get a good effect on the mane with only pen.
>>42768536Anon don't tempt me. I'm resisting the urge to buy it to focus on art.
>>42768536qt
>>42768536Thank you. I must know the name of that pretty mare.
not too happy with this one, but i already spent too much time with it.
>>42768758I really like it. It's super cute. Saved
>>42768758its really cute :D
>>42768546Based, hopefullly it won't take over my life lmao. >>42768578Thanks!>>42768644Me mares name is Almond Blossom! >>42768758Cute mares doing cute mare things
>>42768758cute!!
It's finished https://files.catbox.moe/paj1gp.png
>>42769027KINO choice in mare. Terrific job anon.
>>42768337I created a derpiboru account. The post is pending approval.
>>42769039Thanks, I just love her.
>>42769089I'm working on that. Something similar to Tamers12345 only cute and wholesome, without the vulgarity and vizipop influences. A crossover between Hasbro IPs DnD and MLP. Staring background ponys.
>>42769187I'm not sure whether to be interested in or terrified by what you're cooking up here, anon. I guess I'll have to see it to be certain.
>>42769187You're our only hope, Anon.
>>42769193I'm terrified to Anon. My autism has no limits. Since covid, this has become a full-time commitment. I reverse-engineer the tamers animation technique to churn out an episode a week, a level I'm still aiming for. Making their own music, and painting the Backgrounds too.
>>42769210My manifesto about MLP animation
>>42769363just scrolling the front page and saw this, your style has great snowpity anon, I'm not good at keeping up with stuff but I hope I get to see more of your work around. cheers.
>>42769372thanks!
>>42769398My biggest problem with "Tames MLP" is the portrayal of Derpy. Her depiction as a mouth-breathing mongoloid loser who is perpetually tormented by other characters is entirely contrary to the very spirit of FMI.
>>42769409Here:https://derpibooru.org/profiles/Unimaginable%2BConsequences
some twitter tranny was trying to dox a guy over marrying rainbow dash in his fanfic and that was so fucktarded I drew rainbow defending her husband's honor.
lmao the fag is gone
>>42768443yeah the shoulder blade is way too pointy for the near leg
>>42769732Holy soul
>>42769815I really felt for the guy. How dare you deny another man his make believe.>>42766609sovl
Fillymuncher
>>42769880holy fucking CUTE!
>>42769880Braid Filly returns to warm our hearts.
>>42769363based>>42769880sovl
TrixTrying some new stuff
>>42768217I love the derpy art.
I love drawing Derpy. She is kinda the only thing I can get motivation for. :D(Also, suggestive art by the way).
was doing the poses on 6/99 image on the tutorial and i turned one into whatever this is
>>42769988>anonfilly>soullmao
Total Failure type beat
>>42769732thats pretty funny desu and sounds about right for teitter
>>42769732>>42770328I love your expressions
>>42770400Ty i really feel the suffering its also why animators worked with mirrors in ye olden times.
>>42769732Lmao that's the most chronically online thing I've heard in a while, cute dashie.>>42769880>Braided fillerbased as fuck anon great filly>>42770001Seductive Trixie best Trixie.
INSTANT WEIGHT LOSS HACK DISCOVERED BY PURPLE COMMIE
>>42770001Awooga>>42770590Is this some kind of fetish? funny and cute either way.
This is still a wip but I am continuing to struggle with marenatomy. I'm mostly a landscape artist so if someone could provide some feedback/ reccomendations I would appreciate it.
>>42772100Oh man, I feel like I have the opposite problem. I'm a white void artist kek. Good thing to remember is that mares are made up of circles (usually one for the head, chest, and butt). Also, don't be afraid to make those legs and hooves wider. I actually don't really draw ponies from this angle so I struggled a bit with this example but maybe it'll help
>>42772100General advice for adding figures to landscape is to consider the camera height relative to the figure height for story purposes. Pic related are some simple examples of how "tall" the cameraman is and what that can do. We reckon our POV relative to other visible viable POV's (like the mares)Assume all the pink pegs are the same IRL size and that the landscape is always the same composition.
>>42770908>Is this some kind of fetish?Nah, just something silly. I wouldn't be surprised if it is someone's fetish though.
>>42772761>>42771446I am tarded
Does anyone else struggle with neck pain after three or four hours of drawing?
>>42772979I did until I moved my tablet to the keyboard tray instead of the desktop.
>>42772979time to make some position changes anon
>>42773012I'll try lowering my chair maybe then. I think the main issue is that I have a screen tablet and my head is always tilted down at it.
>>4277303390 degree legs, straight back and all that fun stuff anon. its corny but it works
I usually try not to fiddle with different brushes but finally gave in and used cloud brushes. Pretty cool
>>42773145HOLY, I really like that, Anon.
im getting pony anatomy down a little but their heads/faces always look like ducks no matter what i do.
>>42773145PEGASI NUMBAH 11111 RAAAAAAH
Goodnight bale
>>42773696Cute! Unsuitable for farm work though. That dress is going to be dirty and torn within an hour, and then she'll be in the hole with the maid agency,
Marestare bump>>42773145Fillies flying free>>42773696Need me a mare like this!
>>42773145nice>>42773696a cute>>42773761who said she'd be working the field and isn't just a maid for a wealthy farm family?>>42774297boopable
hello bale.just got crime and punishment in the mail.
>>42770110Phoenix?
>>42775353What?
>>42776508for good measure
Thank you bumpfag
I hope you all have a physical sketchbook where you mindlessly draw in your free time
Trying out different brushes and and using pose and perspective I haven't tried out yet
Very ded lately
>>42777684it is a hard thread to keep alive because you need dedicated drawists to feed (You)s to the baby art
Drawing make me feel awful because I don't know how to improve and aren't at a point where I could live with thatbut I feel awful for not drawing because I don't improve then
>>42777919just gotta let the bad vibes go anon, have fun with it
>>42777919I wasn’t going to even post this but your post made me think about it. I looked back to early attempts to even draw a hoof and compared it to this. I hadn’t felt like I have improved much and in truth I haven’t, but I can say with certainty that it was better than my first attempt. You are never going to get there if you don’t pick up the pencil. I promise it can be no worse than the little mutants I made when I started. Half the time they still look like my little fuck ups
>>42777964That is hard to do and easy to say>>42778030I'm glad that made you feel like posting, I like this
>>42778137easier to do than you want to say
My waifu
>>42778461Seems about right
>>42777684drawing consistently is hard
Doodle bump. I love wage slaving!1!1!1!
>>42779359do you have concrete countertops or something?
>>42779403I was at our job site and there is a small room that is unfinished on the far side of the foundation and I go there when I’m on break to hide and draw and whatever else I want. Everyone else usually just leaves for breaks but I like the solitude. If I wasn’t human and couldn’t be a pony either, I would probably just be a tree
>>42779631Sorry I didn't mean to come off as offensive. I am looking at an apt that has a fuckton of polished concrete and was simply inquiring.
>>42776884cute!>>42779001looking good
>>42779631> If I wasn’t human and couldn’t be a pony either, I would probably just be a treeOddly poetic, /bale/ poetry slam when?
>>42779631you know you're not a tree anon?
>>42780479
>>42780573Just to give a big hugYeah I fucked up the perspective because I was too focused in the character.
>>42780738In your defense, Zecora is really tall in-canon.
Out of curiosity I fixed it and damn it really makes a differencetoo bad I uploaded it to social and is becoming my most popular art so far in short time
>>42779631You can be whichever you want anon. Just for you
>>42781851HOLY SOVL
S’more Derpy Hooves. (In progress) I am making wide Twi derpify.
Wide Twi Derpify finished!
>>42781851cute!
>>42781851you have unlocked achievement : gay ending
I sculpted this today using modeling clay. I plan to make a wood carving of the same scene, and use this model as a guide. https://files.catbox.moe/0xmvi4.jpghttps://files.catbox.moe/nn7fkp.jpghttps://files.catbox.moe/2dqqq5.jpghttps://files.catbox.moe/u2j0qt.jpghttps://files.catbox.moe/86ps1y.jpghttps://files.catbox.moe/0cwkrk.jpg
>>42782769Aw, thats amazing anonymous. Proud of ya.
>>42782769based as fuck
>>42782230super cute anon
>>42783034Thank you, anonymous. :D
Any advice /BALE/?
>>42783129theres small inconsistencies in certain details, just keep practicing poses everyday and you'll be great.
>>42781851I love this so much, it's perfect...!
>>42781851pretty!>>42782230kek, based and saved>>42782769awesome! can't wait to see your progress!
glimmer told her that it would work...
>>42783387Thanks anonymous. :D
vectored a friend's rearget sketch
Hello again /bale/, here's a nondescript stallion I came up with while practicing drawing them and then used him as an opportunity to practice some shading too, and complete something in my goddamn life for once. My anatomy tends to gigasuck so any tips in that regard, or other aspects of the illustration, are welcome.>>42776658Cute batte, love the glowy eyes>>42781851Dig the backgrounds. That tree is hella thicc but on the other hand it does help the composition so who cares.>>42773145Fun and dynamic pose, niceaaaaa I want to (You) every single one of these but I'll stop here
Had a shit month, couldn't even draw anything
I love the lasso tool. Also tiny for much pfp
>>42784121aww this is really cute>>42782769this made me feel so warm :3
>>42784121the anatomy is fine brother
>>42784317this looks insaneenvious
>>42784121Cute stallion, good shadows, good colors. Good good good.>>42784317I'm sad to hear that.But your pain threshold there is very evocative and looks really good.It makes me wanna get my ass back to start trying out those kinds of brushes and techniques for an old pony image inspired by that particular game that I've left languishing in the dreaded sketch-pile.>>42784580Looks uncomfortable, but also very rad!>>42784785You have great patience and skill for making all these nice, clean drawings in Wiggly Paint! It's such a fun, but unwieldy little program.
>>42785752thanks for name dropping the program it was fun to fuck around with
>>42785752FAKE GIF ARGGGG!!!!!!!!!
>>42781317Based, Ziggers dont get enough art that isnt just pron>>42782230Derpy cute>>42783129The front portion of the body is a bit thick. You are very consistent between the three though>>42783454Finish this!>>42784121Its the bits of fur that hang from his coat that really sells it. Good shit>>42784317Good news is that time just keeps turning and will numb you, or make you draw pone>>42784785I love wiggleshit>>42786324Good linework
>>42786381i am not capable of finishing it lol
>>42786381>>42786419i did try actually but it just kind of revealed i have no idea what im doing with the phases of art beyond sketching.
>>42786436Don't overthink it. You already started coloring so continue. If you are not confident in shading look at tutorials online. That was the hardest part for me. I had it in my head that I shouldn't use any outside resources and I finally caved and started watching little guides and it has helped me tremendously
>>42786509wdym dont overthink it, it looks bad.
>>42784121looking really good! I don't think you're as far off as you might feelfor practice with anatomy (specifically proportions), I'd highly recommend the exercise in pic related, it really helped me feel confident in drawing ponies>and then used him as an opportunity to practice some shading too, and complete something in my goddamn life for once.that's good! keep on doing that, sometimes it's easy for us to get fixated on the first few steps and we hardly touch the last few. Even though you might not be 100% satisfied with something you're working on, it can be really good and helpful practice to just keep pushing onward and getting something to "finished"and who knows, you might discover that it's not as bad in the end as you feared it would be>>42785752cute mare!
sleepy time
>>42786710A CUTE! did you drew dis?
>>42786436Well now we can be stuck together
Made a reference sheet for my OC, needed to sement the general look of the amre.>>42783454Lmao, I remember falling for that when I was younger. Mod looked really cool though.>>42783747Careful lad, mods will take your rearget away for indecency. Nice vector!>>42784317Fuck that's nice, raw expression. Reminds me a bit about disco elysiums pain threshold skill in its composition.>>42784580Good use of the tool! But I hope candle mare can get the wax out of her eyes.>>42784785Reminded me that I gotta keep reading FOE>>42785752Oohhh so this is wiggly paint? Gotta try it out!>>42786710cute
>>42786745>>42786895I didn't draw this I was drunk and thought I was posting in kinder l
>>42786895shes really cute anon, good work!
>>42785752Is there an animation app similar to Wiggly Paint?I tried blender grease pencil, but it is way too complicated for my 2d brain.
>>42787608>open Krita>draw something>make a new frame>draw it again
working on bitch horsesometimes painting feels like cheating and other times I want to elements myself
>>42787671Thanks, the final result looks much better!
>>42787535Thank you lots anon!>>42787718>sometimes painting feels like cheating and other times I want to elements myselftoo real, most of it is keeping your shapes in line and choosing a good value range in your colour palette which can be tricky. But when you get going it's pretty fast. Did picrel in just under 30-40 mins some time ago.>>42787844Much clearer version in krita
>>42787718the hair looks cool, the curl is on point, kinda funny how I also wanted to try out some painting brushes todayare you doing it all on one layer? (except for the eyes, I suppose)>>42787608cool rara, shake art deluxe has a downloadable version and more features but It's still just a one trick pony piece of software, I don't think there are any professional ones that would include moving brushes>>42786895wow that looks really good, those colours go together so well
>>42768758I'm making this my desktop wallpaper
>>42786436Tamers mentioned!!!
>>42768758>>42787890you know what? same
>>42787869>most of it is keeping your shapes in line and choosing a good value range in your colour palette which can be trickyYeah I need to get down color theory asap. I've got a bit of it in my head but nowhere near enough>>42787873>are you doing it all on one layer?I could never. It's all on a billion layers, I'm just diligent-ish about transparency.very nicely textured ponk
>>42787844glad it worked out! started worrying right after posting that I might have sounded a bit too sarcastic lol. But yeah, this way you'll have a lot more control over how it can look, and it can also help warm you up to animation a bitit's cool how just drawing the same thing again to make some boiling lines can breathe so much life into a picture, it's fun!picrel is a big one I did a while back
>>42787912This is truly excellent.>glad it worked out! started worrying right after posting that I might have sounded a bit too sarcastic lol.Don't worry, I got the good vibes behind your post.
>>42784803>>42785752>>42786381>>42784785Thanks for the support anons, looking back at it after a nights sleep and a full work day makes me not hate it anymore, I actually kinda like it, probably the best hair I've ever done. I got really second-guess-y after staring at it for 3-4 hours and I wasn't having a good day in the first place.Still can't help feeling like my pones look a little stiff and lifeless though, which brings us to this >>42786614 anon's advice. I feel like a more "gestural" approach is kinda what I need to incorporate into my drawing. I do tend to autism too quickly on the details in the sketch phase, zoom the fuck in, and ultimately forget about the bigger picture. So I did some timed exercises, it was actually kinda fun, as terrifying as it felt going in. Never did one of them before but I'll certainly do it more.>>42787873>>42787869Nice paints>>42788081Oh my god the 2-frame line wobble fits your style perfectly!
>>42784317did you smudge the pony? my brain is trying to interpret a pony shape in there
is /create/ a ded again?
>>42788081holy shit your art is great when animated poni poni
>make "cute" art because everything I do is childish for lack of talent or experience>people compliments me because I don't do clop>one of my original intentions to learn to draw was making explicit and even kinky stuff
Horses
>>42788462If that's what I think it is in the bottom left, you might want to repost this lol. Pretty Ra, though! I like the low poly look (for lack of a better term.)
>>42788473It's not. and lower your fucking voice.
>>42788477
>>42788462no one mare should have all that power
>>42788473these are super cute btw. nice flow>>42788485get out of my walls I was literally thinking of this when I made the picture>>42787873ponkable
>>42788490Thanks, wrah.
>>42788458adorable horsi draws
>>42788122>>42788317>>42787912Thank you! I’m glad you like my art.>holy shit your art is great when animated poni poniCurrently working on a short animation, similar in complexity to a Tamer’s video, but using my own art style. I’m going for the classic FIM tone with a more satirical edge, and keeping it free of shipping drama. Already finished Twilight’s treehouse background.
>>42788418I have a unique talent of making nsfw stuff. So I feel ya there.
Stupid question, is something like this considered tracing?
>>42788619I would say it leans much more reference than trace. You're still having to translate the pose to the poni shape and anatomy
>>42788650Maybe you're right, although it feels very cheaty at the same time.
>>42788595You mean like unable to make safe shit?
>>42788775No, I am just saying making nsfw is easy and fun for me. I can make normal stuff too.
I think I broke her legs. Drawing sitting ponies is hard.
>>42789422brother those legs are basically straight up human, its practically anthro.
>>42789578>anthroWell, I guess it's time to rope then.
>>42788561needs a balcony with a telescope anon.
>>42789422anon, you gave her shoulders.... this is just anthro
>>42789865What a silly looking character.
I don’t know why anon is distressed but it probably doesn't matter
>>42789422compare to a flipped classic and you'll see how to fix
>>42789925Thanks, I will make this right.
>>42789874NTA but I think you have to have shoulders there if the leg is moved just due to the movement of the joint creating a fold between the neck and leg, and the muscles contracting to pull the leg up.you can ditch the shoulder but then if you want to see the form of the joint you have to invent the ridge elsewhere
I think I’ve fixed it a little. The bottom legs aren’t noodles anymore.
>>42790012its still broken anatomically. but a big improvement. to have the bottom half of that hind leg facing down while the thigh is resting that joint is broken. its rotated against the range of motion it actually has.
>>42790018Yeah I don't really know anatomy at all. But I'll take broken legs over it being too anthro any day.
>>42790022well it broke because it seems like u want it to do something impossible. pony sitting upright in a chair with crossed legs but both are pointing towards floor. Just be aware of that being physically impossible. it doesn't look bad. I just know its incorrect
I think I'm just gonna learn how to draw in general before drawing ponies or anything. drawing ponies (high quality) is like expecting a noobie to play something like fantaisie impromptu on the piano i guess
>>42790097I would do both, still draw ponies but try and implement things you learn from practicing. No idea to wait to draw the stuff you want to draw beacuse your aren't at an arbitrary level of skill.
>>42790129drawing is a motor skill, so i guess i should improve my motor coordination first
>>42790097ponies are easy to draw, theyre cartoon characters without any significantly difficult anatomy. learn construction and youll manage just fine. nobody can draw amazing off the bat, you need to practice first.
>>42790014anon... is that a diaper
>>42788458are you inspired by jack?
>>42791181Looks like a skirt to me
i made an attempt to colour and add some depth
>>42791181It's a skirt '-'
>>42791751Sadness, I already had it saved in my collection too.
>>42791786*Tamers okay*
>>42791365On that particular day I was, yes, lol. I like how he draws Tia and Nightmare Moon.
Somehow I am doing something wrong, I think it was the head's size... why is drawing mares so hard?!
>>42792929its a confluence of factors with head size being one of the problems. you have some idea about what you should be doing but you need some guidance and pointers for sure. the problem is your heads are too small, your butt circle is too big in relation to the head circle, and the chest is the same size as the butt circle. your necks are also too short, the legs are too long to usually the legs will roughly be about the length of the head. Your biggest circle should always be the head, the second biggest the butt circle, then the smallest the chest. that order will always naturally give you proper body proportions and will give the body the bean shape characteristic of the G4 style, stuff like neck or leg length is fairly flexible and open to your discretion mostly. Ideally if you could stack the circles you use to make you body on top of each other largest to smallest it should look something like the circles on the right. my neck is a bit on the thin and long in this but this is a rough purely functional draw for the purpose of demonstration rather than a hard and fast gospel piece.
Trix
>>42792993Rrally nice advice! You've already gave it to me, but I saw an artidt I fancy do similar circles for body, but "bean body" works nicely...
>>42793058unf trix
>>42793058
>>42793058based fellow visible hoof drawer
Good morning, /bale/.
>>42791534you need to reference head sizes for fillies and colts anon, this looks uncanny valley for me.
>>42786895sorry she's a little delayed I couldn't exactly figure out what I wanted to do. almond blossom a cute though. repost cause there were a few missing details
>>42794265Thank you so much for drawing her! She looks absolutely amazing! Loving the self-boop lol. Gotta repay this generous gift so if ya have a specific pone you want drawn I'll get to it asap.Or I'll just check the booru for one hehe
>>42794348aye its all good, glad you like it! If anything I wouldn't be opposed to my any of my nordic country horses being drawn. finnmare and jutlandmare are my favorite design wise but iceland horse is a solid choice too. just pop oc: infront of the names I gave you and you will find them ez.
>>42794138I was referencing for applebloom, must have missed something are they too small?
What happened to the tempo/create thread?
I finished my short animation. How can I share it here ?
>>42794754Died off-screen.>>42794756Post it on derpibooru.org/ponerpics.org/twibooru.org/ponybooru.org/catbox.moe/pone.rsand link it here.
>>42794615idk what it is, maybe its the neck? try making their necks thinner.
>>42794756anon post that shit nigga
>>42795243can do, do my other ponies look off in this lineup i've been doing?
>>42794384On it, gonna take a second but I'll get the scandimares done!
>>42796022NTA but honestly in my opinion the thing that throws you ponies off the most is the eyes, everything else is fine. I edited your shit with different eye shapes, I did my best to blend them in the best i could, and it made a pretty drastic difference. made some other minor edits, the colt ear was very much too small. remember that eyes are the gate way to the soul and are one of the first things people look at besides the face.
I keep belting out random little sketches trying to get better at shapes but I cannot make any progress with muzzles and faces in general. Takes me forever to get them vaguely acceptable
>>42796769I think i see the issue with the eyes now, not enough space on the lower part of the eye and the lines for that part too thick? you're right about the ear thank you, did you change the pupil size much? looks like it on the colt
>>42797119only major thing I changed was shape and size of the eye. I completely redrew the colts eye closest to the viewer so if the pupil is off that's why lol, the others no. the og shape was more like a lemon shape mine are more circular, red lines on the left were traced directly off your eyes. having a bit of space being open at the bottom is a more show accurate look, and it also looks less amateurish. you can make the lashes as thick or thin as you want that's more or less personal preference and up to your discretion.
>>42797181Gotcha, thank you for your feedback always good to get another eye on things.I didnt realise mine were that shape lol, will keep it mind
>>42797408Hell yeah brother np, always here to lend a hand.
I saw this >>42788365 thread a couple days ago, and I became somewhat enthralled by these birdponything abominations. They just look so stupid and cute, it's kinda hard to put into words. Just whimsical little creatures. Anywho, I drew this crude comic while I was thinking about them.
>>42795276It’s uploaded to Derpibooru; once it gets approved, I’ll post it here.
>>42797950AYO whats good posey bro? it's nice to see you're still drawing
is there a good referencce for wings and their anatomy i can't into pegasus rn and the op tutorial didn't have much
>>42794265nicely done bro
>>42798254hell yeah thanks
>>42798058Hi, Lunafren! It has indeed been a minute. However, you might have me confused with another Posey bro, or Poseyfren as I call him. He's a different dude, haven't seen him in a bit unfortunately. I'm the one doodle drawfren from the Kinderthreads, the one who drew all them Tias. Hopefully I'm not misinterpreting your post or something, but I feel like I kinda gotta clarify. I'm sorry if I'm not who you think I am. Hope you've been doing well as of late, regardless!
>>42798343thats a thicc celestia
>>42798343I had a very good idea who you were I just wasn't sure what to call you by lmao, last time I saw you posting your draws was the posey thread so I defaulted to that memory lol. hell yeah brother I'm doing good! pure soul btw don't forget to pop into kinder every so often!
>>42798350She struggles with portion control, it's simply tragic. I hope you don't mind the extra cushion though, fren! >>42798354Ah, all good Lunafren! Sorry for that, I had a feeling I was reading into your post a bit too much. Also, not having any sort of name can make identifying me and my doodles kinda hard, so I see where you're coming from there. Maybe someday soon I'll think of something. But anywho, I'm glad you're doing well and that you liked my Tia! And speaking of KinderKino, I have been meaning to check up on you fine fellows, so I suppose I best get on it!
Goodnight /bale/
>>42797950
>>42795276the full 1:25 min animationhttps://derpibooru.org/images/3711912
>>42799017Just saw it. Really nice! And the Golden Oak Library shot is beautiful! Kinda reminds me the tree house from advenure time.
>>42799037idea was to reimagine MLP: FiM as a 2010s creator-driven Cartoon Network style animated series, instead of a Hasbro produced, toy centric show.
>>42799017I loved everything about it, especially the artstyle but the voices immediately made me think of tamers, which is not bad per se but it might make some people think it's just another tamers ripoff instead of it's own thing
>>42797009squishy
>>42799181I really love the scrappy feel of animation made by outsider artists on YouTube, it feels like a new genaration of animated content. I want to create a series that continues from the first season of FiM, but told from an outsider’s perspective. In it, Princess Luna chooses Derpy as her new apprentice to compete with the Mane Six, and each episode ends with Derpy delivering her own twisted moral. She would essentially be a childlike, innocent version of Xavier: Renegade Angel.
>>42799333I really really like this idea and I think your style is weird and unique enough to stand out but not hard to look at at the same timeare you drawing all the squigly lines yourself or did you find a way to automate it? I'd imagine having to redraw every static frame a couple of times becoming a pain in the ass in the future
>>42799426I draw everything by hand. I use Clip Studio Paint for the animation, and for dialogue I draw three mouth-position cels: two closed mouths and one open mouth, animated on fours (8 fps). It’s an enjoyable process, but it’s time-consuming. I need to automate the boiling-line effect if I want to get closer to Tamer’s production speed. The problem is that the only software I know that can do that is Blender, which I find very difficult to use since I’ve only worked with 2d raster graphics.
I just put on my serious trousers and started learning Blender.
I want to improve but I don't know what I should be studying to improve my skills/art overall. I know I should practice and study the fundamentals but doing so alone is what I've tried before, are there any courses or groups any of you can recommend to improve? feels like I can't get better in a vacuum and I'd benefit way more from a curriculum or just some kind of structure over doing it all solo
i need medicine, but my online pharmacy shutdown.
I made some Yanderpy. :D
>>42800014she's huggable
>>42800064>rape
>>42798499I love this more than you can imagine!
>>42800808Thats usually the consensus…
>>42799734ive tried and gave up on grease pencil twice now.i applaud your courage and believe in u
Total ponka care.
Things are taking a sinister turn in Puzzle Thread and I'm not qualified to be their drawfag but heck I'm certainly trying.Admittedly I'd rather make something cute but here we are. Also I find it a little intimidating going from concept to finished piece... feels like trying to punch above where I'm really at currently but I know I can probably do it if I try just a bit harder.
>>42799734I'm jealous of the ambition some of you anons still have. Ive been forcing myself to draw and animate a few years past when I enjoyed going it for hours a day. Now, I can only tolerant one hour at a time, and dont like exploring ideas or practicing poses. I miss my drive.
>>42801011whenever I'm not drawing, I beat myself up for wasting my skills and losing practice. I feel so awful.
>>42801011I pretend that I will blow up if I don’t do an art piece and post it every two days.
>>42801011>>42801014>>42801053Anon I... wasted years of my life not practicing my skills. I was a small time hobbyist pony artist back in 2012. I kind of know how you feel. When I stopped making and posting art, I became a shade and slowly and painfully faded out of existence. That's how it was for a long time. Yet here I am, doing a few things now and then. However painful it gets, life will go on, new opportunities and adventures will arise. There were times I lamented giving up perhaps too easily. I applaud you for your strength, even if it's hard on you, and hope you can keep going and find some joy in what you create. Art can be a beautiful thing when you reach it with the right frame of mind.
>>42801011>>42801014>>42801053https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Gu8YiTeU9XU
Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZGhttps://ponerpics.org/images/7367187png: https://files.catbox.moe/nturmh.pngpsd: https://files.catbox.moe/92znqh.psdPrevious canvas: >>42714401
>>42800981I really like the composition here, can't wait for the whole piece no pun intended>>42800918sweet ponkas>>42800898comfy
>>42800898I went to sleep after reading your post thinking, “Man, this is going to suck so hard. I really don’t want to learn an entirely new animation software.”Then I woke up at 2:00 a.m., convinced there had to be a way to make this work in Clip Studio Paint. I started digging through forum posts, looking for anything about using effects to simulate the boiling-line technique without having to redraw and recolor every single cel.I turned on my PC with my newly acquired knowledge, made this, and then went right back to sleep.Turns out, there is a way to do it in CSP: you just need to lower the canvas resolution to 854×480 and use a combination of the Liquify tool and the Zigzag distortion effect.Now it’s time to start working on my next pony animation.
>>42801655I've always wondered if you can pull it off with a liquify brush or warp transform. Just duplicate the original drawing and push and pull the lines in spots to make it jiggle. The brush (or transform tool) must have a "nearest neighbor" mode, otherwise you will get aliasing and lose the pixelated nature of your brushes. I wonder if any raster program can do that.I've tried it in Krita and it smudges and aliases the brush strokes, not a good result.Also an idea is to do it in a vector program, where you can actually push and pull the paths themselves to do it, but again getting pixelated look in one is not something I know how to do. Just some ideas.
>>42800918CUTE
Ponies and their families
>>42801973cute
>>42786324
>>42802372why is trixie's pussy bleeding
>>42802385Because I can't draw liquids right
>>42802392whats it supposed to be anon?
I finished up and colored this Bundle Joy doodle from a while ago for the prego mare fans. I think it turned out okay, though it was hard to figure out how to draw her massive tummy.>>42800918So much soul. Beautiful in the way that only a sketch can do.>>42800981Fuckin epic>>42801583Derby! >>42801973Cute mommy>>42802372Nice job on the fabric and it looks clear to me that she is just soakin wet from whatever weird fetish thing is going on
>>42802517Thanks gonna try to see if I can do the soaked fabric differently. Nice pregnant mare btw
Recent art of mine of an OC, I've been using bases a bit to improve ponies and this was my attempt after a few of em. I had fun :3!
>>42801583I love her! Derpy is always so precious.>>42801973Anonmare best mom, anonpony family best family. I love seeing every one of these!>>42802372Lewd!>>42802517C-Cute..>>42802759Mare! Try playing around with snoots some more, a mare snoot is a wonderful thing if you can get it just right, and keep having fun with it!
had this in my idea list for a long while, finally felt the confidence to draw it. i love her so much.
draw flutterbutter
Not sure if i like this or not.
>>42803405Well I do. (Saved on da device).
>>42802425you'll understand when you're older anon...
>>42803422yeah, it gets harder to hold your pee as you age
>>42803260You have a lovely wife, bless her. This is a wonderful piece! I'm glad Rainbowshine is getting the love she deserves.>>42803405Liked! And strangled, too.
>>42803422>Whispers loudly to you"He doesn't know what sex is....do we rape him?.."
>>42803260hello I painted your wife
>>42803405you might not but i sure as shit do, she would be able to stop me from holding her down and smooching the fucking shit out of her.
>>42802759she's a total cute, hope you don't mind the liberties I took with her mane.
>>42802759>>42804697Her pattern is so cute!Very pleasant colors and a sock pattern like that is always fantastic!
>>42805410I have to agree, horsey ponies are super fucking cute.
old draw boop
whats kickin horses its 5am and I have been up all night
>>42806306fiiiiinallyhttps://files.catbox.moe/hyt9lx.png
>>42794005Fuck yeah, RIOT>>42798343Still alive, haven't died yet
>>42797591For future reference when I draw accurate or semi-accurate show style pony eyes it should be a circle or oval with the lower part of the eye lids erased like pic related?I feel like i should try to understand the rule of thumb for them before trying to stylise them my own way first
>>42807005generally speaking yeah, colt/filly's eyes tend to be very round while stallion eyes are ovular like the typical mare eyes of course without lashes. rounder shapes are quite appealing in general though so round eyes are usually a safe bet for general appeal.
>>42807100Gotcha, I think i'm symbol drawing more humany shaped eyes hence the lemon shape lol though its been ages since I've drawn anything that wasn't pony related
>>42807107ye that's fair shit happens, just keep the shapes in mind and correct as you go and eventually with repetition you'll overcome the issue.
>>42799017I just want to say these are my favorite depictions of both spike and twilights library that I may have ever seen
>>42803999based and saved and wallpapered!
STOP CALLING ME GAY!!!!!
>>42758239Trying so hard to draw EqG Pinkie doing picrel but just FAILING miserablyI am begging anypony to help me out here, just a sketch please
>>42808334show us what you got anon... its ok
>>42800981>>42801583>>42802517Welp it's finished. Humanoids and clothing are my weakness right now, I'm rusty with ponies but I spent so much time drawing them back in the day I can kind of just wing it miraculously. Thanks also for the couple kind words on the concept, they really helped motivate me to get it done.If you need more context as to why this edgy thing exists, it's cover art for an AI generated, but written lovingly by Anon song posted in Puzzle Thread. Basically the puzzle ponies are menaced by this anti-chad faggot who shows up to the puzzle late and steals the last piece while parading his own ego, very heavily dramatised.
>>42808340I keep ERASING ITAnd ive got all this blank space to work with! It is IMPERATIVE that I draw for my santees buy i just CANT get humans down! I can barely get ponies with references done!But side profile EqG pictures?? Im gunna fucking kms
>>42808341hers how you draw clothes on cartoon characters imo: practice by drawing the clothing you want very realistically. Then, simplify it down when you go to draw the cartoon version. you need to learn how to draw real clothing before you can understand what it would look as abstracted to cartoon form. picrel is something I myself made a while ago.
WIP
>>42808352just draw it badly anon. stop erasing and just make a bad drawing. Them start over on new paper. keep your let's your failed attempts remind you how not to draw her. Having a bad map to guide you is a better start than having nothing.
>>42808413New paper. Let your failed attempts remaind you* the stoplight turned green
>>42808413>>42808418Doh... very well.
I love those square chex pretzels and I thought she’d make a great pony that’s not familiar at all.
>>42808334>>42808352I tend to not draw ayylmaos (as you can see by the hands), but hopefully this can somewhat help you. In the end, it all goes back to using shapes you understand to guide your process.
Had a quick silly idea
>>42808397Sound advice Anon, I remember when my sister taught me to draw she put great emphasis on doing visual studies. Like if I draw a dozen dudes in suits from references I'll at least have some idea what I'm doing. Guh, I haven't done proper studies in over a decade though, when I was actually serious about being an artist. It's a fluke that I'm pushing myself at all again I mean until recently pic related was the extent of my artistic ambition. (Cool armour by the way, and the cloak is all wrinkly like fabric, I applaud you.)>>42803999Trips for Rainbowshine, what a lucky mare!>>42804697You draw a lovely horsey, sir!>>42806421Lewd! Very unsafe pony. Staying up late due to artism is pretty much what I did tonight too.>>42806482Nice lil graphite mare, kind of brings me back in time, I remember drawing this exact posing from reference in days of yore. What a time it was...>>42808221Cute! Consider that snoot booped!>>42808407This is very very cool, the jewelled headpiece in particular catches me.>>42808544I'm imagining her making chains of 'braided' pretzels.>>42808741Just asking to get hugged from behind.
>>42774297CUTE
>>42808544The only reason I like Aryanne is because she shares the same hair type and general color as derpy.
Trying to make a ponytaur, any help is welcome. I know is kinda cringe but I have a strong tism for this kind of anatomy.
>>42808741That’s awesome.What would be some other good background ponies to draw?
>>42808334>>42808352I agree with the other anon, don't erase the "bad" ones since they can be used to see the differences in your version and the reff. Also using shapes in the beginning is good as >>42808693 said. I will add that you should try and see past all the details the design has and just think of the proportions and positioning of all the elements in very basic shapes which you then build upon. Is there a specific part that is blocking the rest of the piece from forming?Also sorry for the >no hooves
>>42808775thanks brother
Dear Princess Celestia,Today I learned the value of patience and compassion for insignificant creatures. I also found a solution for the weird tasting glue on these magic envelopes…
>>42809706funny and cute, I guess you could abbreviate it as fute
>>42809706KEK based twiggy
>>42807802glad you like it! I can make a 16:9 version, just tell me your res>>42808221kek I like how she had a well-kept mane before the incident>>42808341looks awesome, great vibe>>42808352you got some good advice from anons here I'd like to add that It might help to draw her many times over a couple of days and then try to come back and try drawing the clean version, you'd be amazed how sleep lets you internalize manual stuff>>42808544kek the coverup cutie mark>>42808741qt, great idea for a drawing>>42809706spike finally being useful
>>42808407cool, is that from a fanfic?
>>42808775Thank you, I'm very fond of her crown, too. I should have made it bigger DESU, but oh well lol.>>42809870No, it's Nightmare Star from that one card game.
Drinkin Pon Julio
>>42809986Made me laugh.
>>42809986Me fr fr
>>42810000I reffuse to watch Wild manes because I think is boring and shitposty af, but I'll admitt the horses there are pure fucking sexo.
>>42803405I love it>>42803260Pretty mare>>42809986Really like the perspective in this one
>>42810752I love the way you draw mares. Especially my third favorite there.
Couple o’ Queers
>>42810253I haven't watched it either lmao
how do I dutch angle a pone?
>>42811158First time I've heard of it
I love Derpifying images.
help I accidentally dutch ovened my pone>>42811175cute derpy >>42810752unf
>>42809910Isn't nightmare star from the idw comics?
>>42811293You might be thinking of the Evil Celestia from the mirror universe.
>>42808693This is advice ive received before but never put into practice, with your reference here im thinking I'll actually give it a shot! Thanks again anon, you are a wonderful artist>>42808413Its for a Santee! I want it l9ok at least moderately clean when I send it over! But you may be right, practicing a few times before doing it 'right' may be the move. Thank you for the wake up call, anon. >>42809285I think its the problem of making an artstyle translate to another, not knowing where to start (do i draw the arms first? The cup? The head?) Like, what is the reference point from which to base the rest of the drawing on? How do you artists choose where to begin? Does it change based on what it is youre drawing? Also fug, you guys are doing so much better at making this seem possible, i seem to be at a mental block for the above reasons when it comes to strange poses (those arms, their thickness based on trying to look as close to on model as possible) and expressions (eye placement, lip shape, how the nose relates to the placement and shape of the lips)>>42809867I would be happy to do this, and not to make excuses but ive got all these other Card assignments and santees I gotta draw for as well! Time crunch is real, though its mostly self imposed for anyone besides my main Santee and Card Assignments (which this drawing is not one of them)I just want my fellow anons to get a nice thing before horsemas arrives..
Bug study
>>42812207Bless you Anon for your kindness, I hope the secret santa goes well for you! That makes me think I should make something nice for my favourite threads.
>>42812472Thankyou for the bug study.
I designed Derpy in my personal style.
>>42812508You're welcome.>>42812510Wow. She's just happy to be there.
>>42809275This is why hands are worse than hooves. Because they're pretty hard too draw
Thanks to /ss/ I've made some first attempts at drawing ponies. So far I pretty much just took various frames of the show as a reference.
>>42812702Beautiful ponies Anon!
>>42813056Rise up
>>42812510Derpy Best Pone.
shit's mad hard.
>>42813611but it came out looking mad good
riskin it, pls no ban.
>>42813611I have to agree with >>42813618>>42813919that's tame enough to where I doubt your gonna have problems, you'd only really have problems if you had panties shrink wrapped to a horse pussy and asshole.
>>42812510based
>>42812702looks great for the first time, I'd be really happy to get it as a card, I hope you liked drawing it enough to keep doing in and pop in here from time to time
>>42812559
>>42812515Here's the rest of the page from yesterday.
>>42814956lovely Chrissys
>>42814956They came out pretty good
>>42813993>>42812515I love trixie to.
>>42815011>>42815372Thanks, guys.>>42815472She has the perfect amount of smugness on her face.
>>42815472I love how smug she looks, also…DERPY!!!!!!!Also, I made the attached image.
And half the effort
>>42815963poni duende
Clipstudio paint is now on 60% sale if anyone needs a license to it. I really enjoy the software.
>>42816413fuck I subscribed (android version) like two months ago, wonder if I can still cancel itgonna buy the perpetual windows licence though, thanks for mentioning that
I don’t like trying to draw cutie marks
>>42816484How are you liking the android version? Im debating picking it up.
>>42816548I love it, I tried hipaint (feels amateur, especially in the brush departament) and krita (hard to navigate on a touchscreen and cramped) before and cps wins easilythe default brushes are great but you can always get more from their website and it has a nice simple mode freeing up a lot of the screenIt crashed twice on me but I have the samsung tab s6 lite 2024 and use a shitload of layers so kind of my fault, apart from that I had no problemsThe only issue is their grubby subscription model, wish I could just buy it and keep the licence forever but it's pretty cheap when you buy it for a whole year and you have 3 months to test it out
Was looking through /ic/ and found this neat website. There's some pony animations in the gallery already. https://motorpen.com/gallery/
wow aggie is godawful nowused to be simple and basic but it's so bloated now. also says my device can't load the canvas because of CPU rendering (what?!)
Somepony said I should turn a doodle I did yesterday into a finished piece so I guess I'm doing that
>>42817945based
Berry bump. I'm gonna try to rework a few things before coloring, but it will probably still be kind of wonky kek
>>42818701Sir! There's a mare in my drink! I didn't order this! It seems very unhygienic!
I really struggle with the shape and volume of Cadence's mane
>>42818806Tell her about love hotels next.
>>42814956what's your approach to creating those expressions because they all come out greathow did you go about learning that?
I made a second animation: https://derpibooru.org/images/3716082I feel like a speedrunner chasing the elusive record to make a 20 min ep in one bastard week. I'm currently focusing on making the ponies look cuter. To make the Hasbro show's flash rig designs easier to translate into hand-drawn characters. I'm using "banned from daily equestria" characters as a reference for the updated style.To achieve a productivity level comparable to Tamers, my calculations indicate a requirement of approximately 50 drawings daily. I don't think this is a reasonable goal to aim for ,but I'm having a lot of fun trying to achieve it.
>>42794265>>42794384Couldn't decide which one to draw so I drew em all!>>42819291Nice! Seems you've got a whole pipeline figured out, just remember not to burn yourself out. Looking forward to more mares!
>>42819291love it, I watched it like 10 times this morning, the new designs are cool as wellabsolutely based approach but remember that Tamers apart from not bring a mere mortal doesn't really draw any backgrounds, please don't get burned out as that anon said,
>>42819364also cute ponies, I forgot to mention, natural colours and accents look great on ponies if done rightwhat are they yapping about?
Playing catch with mare.
>>42819364Oh my God holy based they came out great! You went above and beyond with this I love it!>>42819445Hell yeah based thanks brother. Denmark and Sweden are shit talking eachother as God and nature intended for sure. I know for a fact Sweden called her a Danish bastard and most certainly made a potato in the mouth joke. I'm not 100% on the details though as my Swedish is minimalistic at best, I should learn to read it better atleast. I think Iceland is sad about not having a drink purely off a guess. Norway and Finland are just vibing in the back doing shots of koskenkorva viina.
>>42819291This is very nice. Love it.
been a while since i made some spaggetti.https://files.catbox.moe/702y52.mp4
>>42819128Half of these are studies of Andy Price's Chrysalis, with some liberties taken from me. I find just finding someone else's work who appeals to you and learning how they do their stuff works best for me.
>>42819445Norway and Finland are just enjoying the nordics favorite pastime, drinking high-proof spirits and cheering. Denmark and Sweden are bickering as usual.>Denmark: Don't think you're better than me cuz you're not>Sweden: Take out the potato out of your mouth so I can understand you, you danish bastard Iceland thinks they both drank too much. >>42819520 Glad that you liked it! Your mares were a treat to draw and I hope to do more in the future.
>>42819291It's fantastic, anon!Tamers level output is frightening to me, but I'm glad you are enjoying the challenge and tasks of optimizing! That optimizing can really be seen in the animation, where you gradually eased into what frames to do "boiling" transformations to, and which ones might not need it, as well as which specific areas and even different kinds of multi-frame animation to use!I'm also liking the vibe a lot!It's got weird, out-there, almost dreamlike events and humor that are a lot of fun, and all the "correct" voices that I personally enjoy as well, but without as much of the mean and abusive streak that comes with Tamers' worlds, which leaves me much more happy!
>>42820030hell yeah brother based as fuck. how many beers deep is Denmark? she definitely seems drunker than Sweden. gotta say having Iceland as the sober foil between the two of them is a nice touch.
>>42819291Good thing you're keeping up, I love your vids
>>42817945Update
>>42819291you got potential kid, keep it up
>>42820162I recommend trying this snoot angle anon
>>42819749Oh wow!Super pretty and comfy and cute and heartwarming! I love it!
>>42819749Beautiful, anonymous.
>>42819749KEK also cute!
>>42820242i actually prefer the other way, looks nice in the style its in
>>42820307someone online disagreed with me, wtf.
>>42820310the style he draws in is more angular and swoopy, giving her a square snout goes against it. heres your (You)
>>42820092I'd wager she's 8 or so beers down and Sweden knows it's the perfect time to ragebait her lmao.
>>42820329KEK sounds about right
>>42820242>>42820307>>42820313Yeah, I like making my Tias have pointy snoots.
>>42819364Lookit 'em! They're all so cute!>>42820162>>42820384I like your Tia snoots too Anon. The point draws your finger in - there is no ambiguity as to where the boop should go. Although a nice flat surface is also pleasant to boop. Truly there are many wonderful kinds of mare snoots out there to explore.
>>42820470Thanks, ponybro. And you're very right.
>>42820384based
>>42819749awww
hello again back with my fucking radioactive horse at 4 in the morning
>>42821418I'm back giving replies at 4:30 in the morning. What's this a reference to?
>>42821495My popen :) text translation is the filename
"If you can write the alphabet you have enough Hand–eye coordination to learn how to draw" It's over.... I only know the beginning and end of the alphabet.
>>42821762abcxyz is enough to make some sorta stickmare. i only just woke up, im sure a more creative anon could do better
>>42819364>>42819425My focus should be to create my own style of content instead of replicating Tamers.and upload It on a regular basis.>>42820060The boiling line effect can be excessive if it is used on every shot, I learned that the hard way.>>42820160>>42820222working on a third animation about Trixie and Derpy becoming room mates.
>>42822161hell yeah, love me some Trixie, by no backgrounds I meant that he never draws them which further speeds up his process so matching the speed might not be realistic, I hope there was no misunderstanding, I actually prefer your backgrounds, they remind me of old point and click games, especially the establishing shotscan't wait for the new episode
>>42822161DERPY! :D
>>42819456reminds me of the Rudolph stop motion movie with the little head nods.
>>42822589Before I got into animation, I was trying to do game dev. I switched 'cause I couldn't code to save my life. That's why it kinda looks like an retro video game cut-scene, and I taught myself how to do the music, too keeping the indie game dev spirit.>>42822659Derpy is the true love of my life
>>42823242Absolutely amazing. I love it.
>>42823242your style is interesting for sure, I will keep an eye on you for fun.
>>42819291I shared this with my friends, I think it's really neat. What's your Youtube?
>>42823456>>42823654I'm glad you like!>>42823829youtube is: @UnimaginableConsequences
Anon was a true hermit
>>42824911The light effect looks pretty nice anon
Can I finally post again or am I still in a bad range?>>42814228>liked drawing it enough to keep doing inAfter the first few didn't make want to kill myself over the result, decided to do keep going with some others I might need for the cards and gift. That surprisingly ended up being enjoyable enough, for me to go and complete the rest of the Mane 6 as well. I wont make any promises how active I'll be here, but this probably won't turn into never drawing ponies again until I have to do so for a future event.Also from some drawings since then and for the cards. It seems like I end being happier with the overall proportions the less I try to actively stay close to the exact FiM proportions. Will definitely try to reduce my dependence on reference pictures going forward.
>>42825633Hope you don't mind the critique, but You should animate only the extremes of the mouth, not all the phonemes, anon
>>42825649not at all, anon, feedback is one of the principles of learning after all, but i'm not too sure what you mean. I did these after watching one of Richard Williams' videos on the subject, so i tried not drawing how every word sounds and just draw two or three extremes, but maybe i made a mistake inbetweening or something.
>>42825695Ah, then it's not your fault anon, I know the demonstration you're talking about. On the 'bang' example, he doesn't even demonstrate that the last part should end on a closed teeth shape, not the partially open mouth shape as demonstrated. you need the 'nn' shape mouth to finalize the 'bang' (technically 'ban'). It's easier just to point you to the show for examples of how the animators do stuff and extrapolate it from thereexample of 'hello', Twilight, a little zoomed out, though:https://youtu.be/B2SOHEzRk_k?t=431example of 'hello', fluttershy, obscured for a frame or two, but is a little clearerhttps://youtu.be/cHeGH3UygaM?t=534example of 'bang', pinkie pie, not a 'happy' mouth shape:https://youtu.be/fmjadMyW-zg?t=1043example of 'bang', Applejack, though, it's a blink and you miss it kind of dealhttps://youtu.be/zstxk_7PrDk?t=189Plus, there's more examples in the book where he breaks it down into more the more simple mouth shape process on page 313 and onwards, though I assume you've probably already read it at this point: https://theswissbay.ch/pdf/Gentoomen%20Library/Animation/The%20_Animator%27s_Survival_Kit.pdfYou're doing great work, though!
>>42825836ooh, i kinda see it now. I guess my mistake was not applying the knowledge i got from the video to an actual reference. Thanks, anon.
Made a dinky piece this time!
>>42818806Cadance please spoonfeed me, I dont get it :(
I can feel the improvement, but I feel like I'm still making a lot of beginner mistakes. Also made a different lining test on the right there.>>42826198Check out ProjectMoon's games. For this specifically it's in Library of Ruina, but I recommend their whole catalog
>>42826505nice to see you again, I think your style looks better with the lineart on the left
Uh, take my stallion OC. First time I've drawn him in 6 months.
>>42828191based
Exhausted so you guys get a Trix I did at work
>>42828543Oops left in my /ss/ name lol
the ip range ban kept me from posting and in the time I figured out how to convert these timelapses. Love u ponies :3still had to fucking verify my email tho....
>>42808334>>42808340>>42808693>>42809285EQG PONKFAG DON'T YOU DARE UNSPOIL THIS IF YOU'RE IN HERE.Artfags, I cannot thank you enough for your assistance, I will try drawing >nohooves more often but god if I didn't feel the pain of figuring out proportions the first twelve times.
aaaand 1 more in g1 style>>42828703hehe art is suffering indeed :#
>>42825861SHE'S COMING RIGHT AT US
>>42826505And one trying out a somewhat fuller piece. Didn't really have a pose in mind when starting, just let the lines go where they went. The sketchy part just represents the snowpony blood he has on his mother's side>>42826583Yeah, major props to the anon that told me about ink-4 rough pen
>>42829070I should stop doing this stuff past midnight, goddamn it
>>42829001Her signature missile hug tackle as soon as I open the door.
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I like to poni poni at work, so I drew this on a lab mat and went on break, when I came back someone drew and taped on a lil guy on top of her lol (i colored him green obv)
Moona>>42829537Very cute poni.
Trying to do something difficult (for me) if anyone has any advice it'd be appreciated.
>>42829072Straight up forgetting details, too. New personal rule, don't start drawing past 9 pm
Its a very slow day in the lab, today
I’m ready for Thanksgiving to come and go. Love it though
Made a sleepy Derps. This is my first ever no reference art.
>>42828655 >>42828870These are very impressive!It's a very cool style, line-less and blocking things out with colors and light values. I kind of imagine the black BG helps facilitate making the colors the main players, without needing contour lines to define shapes and borders.I'm really digging the lighting; the different distinct levels of light and levels of shadow, like the shadows cast from her big hair fringe, and how well they define and bring out all the shapes.>>42829537Anon living the dream.>>42830465Derpy is a good pony and deserves her sleeps!
>>42758239Ok ponies, I'm having some serious trouble right now. He's not supposed to look like a giant sized baby stallion. How do I fix it? How do you anatomy?
>>42831034based
STOP CALLING ME GAAAAAY!!!!!!!
>>42831034Now I'm not very good at anatomy either, but I'll give you rambling pointers anyway.I think the "baby-ness" comes from the way his back, rump and belly gives him a very large and round lower torso.The appearance of him having very little neck also adds to the foal look; his high front legs suggest the neck/body transition is just below his head, yet the first torso bulge is way lower, adding to the "paunch" look.It is a pretty "human inspired" pose, which is very common in the show too, but I think that's what's made things a bit tricky. The high "shoulder" line and short neck matches a humans layout, but not pone.And I suspect that "human pose" focus is what tricked your brain into giving the lad two sets of thighs as well.Unguligrade creatures walk on their tippy-toes, so their legs are quite different from human ones, particularly in the directions they hinge. MLP ponies' cartoony nature means you can bend and flex their limbs a lot more than nature would allow, and their models have very short and kinda hidden "shins" that one might misinterpret/forget are there at all, but one has to keep the basic anatomy in mind.
>Tfw you recently started a big project that has you feeling the most inspired and engaged you have in a long while but then you have to fly to cocksucking Utah for five days before you can work on it any more. I fucking hate that place and all the yapping normies I have to pretend to care about.
Happy Thursgiving!
>>42829946Nice stallion, boys deserve love too
>>42831903based
>>42830441Anonmare and her fillies! I love them!
>>42830441cute!
>>42831903I love Thursday!
>>42830441I love this, very cute work!
>>42829840what advice do you need?
>496>fuck all activitymight as well kill this thread off
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>>42832691the mouth and cheek squish mainly, right is rubbing their face against left and I've never tried to do an open mouth expression like that before
>>42831378People were calling you gay?
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>>42830441Adorable
