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):>>43501337Previous /bale/ thread:>>43499981
>rarity owns you
>>43635176>Nihilus and Rarity fight for custody of you.
>>43634001Holy unf unf unf unf Stellar mummy plap plap plap plap
>>43634001https://u.pone.rs/agduglys.jpgI really I'm just gambling with the shading and hoping that somehow it'll look right
>>43637281Nihilus??? Who the hell are you??I’ve never seen you in my life....
>>43639086Before saying anything... How long have you been drawing?>>43639190Shit, I forgot the ">" sorry
>>43639205Since I became able to hold a pen.Never stopped drawing since.Yet I SUCK ASSFUCK! I'm just so pathetic
>>43639086>>43639478Theres no need to trash yourselfyou’re in the process of developing your own style, which is a significant achievement for someone who draws every day...god job
20 minute warmup sketch
tixie
>>43640220Best pony!
>>43640220qt-ixie>>43639734Holy shit, her design is amazing.
>>43639734QTQTQTQT
>>43639478you mog me though I just started drawing last thread
>>43635176Real
i just wanted to post saying I love >>43640220your art.
Where should I start? With this site mares.horse? Should I start by practicing drawing head angles like in the first images?
>>43641106I started tracing screenshots from the show till i was effectively able to freehand a pony passably. Once you get comfortable there you can study anatomy to do poses and change perspectives. It's a steady progression
>>43641346Thanks for the tip, anon
I just got my full range of motion back after a lasting injury, and now I'm going to draw some ponies and pony-adjacent creatures with a minimal amount of strokes.
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>>43642369Nice fluttershy, can you draw her cuddling with anon or trick-or-treating with him?
>>43642489Thank you. I'm drawing ponies right now because they're easy to draw. I wouldn't mind taking requests, but nothing involving hands tonight.
>>43642603ok then, maybe a pov date with her?
>>43642369Hogging all the nuggies, and they're not even cooked.
>>43634045>full page pic included>>43643066I like old movies. I like Rarity in large dresses and her in a romance or drama.I want to draw more of her, but FIMfics are addicting.
>>43643204Small crit if you're open to it:Something to keep in mind is that pony forelegs are positioned differently from arms. A horse's limbs sit directly underneath, so that they can better support the body, which means they're going to be more "forward" and not really to the sides.
>>43642369I still don’t understand how necessary it is to use color......
>>43643298What do you mean?
moulting season with your pegawife can get pretty messy..
>>43643313Whenever I tried adding color even though I wanted to give it a go with simple drawings it just never really worked for me... I don’t know; in my opinion, they ended up looking bad.
>>43642489Requests sound kind of fun I was already getting overwhelmed with several ideas involving Rarity that I was planning to post later...
>>43643427I hate to tell you, bud, but each step of refining a drawing requires more skill and makes it look worse if you don't know what you're doing. Lineart drawn over a sketch will look worse than the sketch unless you know exactly how to translate the personality of the sketch into solid lines, colouring in the lineart will show you where you made mistakes in the lineart, and shading the colours is a whole new dimension of opportunities to fuck up. Each step is a new skill you have to learn.
>>43639575> you’re in the process of developing your own style, which is a significant achievement for someone who draws every day...Yeah.. and?what about the shading?
>>43640595>(you) suck>reason?>"just started drawing last thread"fair>I suck>reason?>"skill issue"oh
>>43643427>>43643528Here's a drawing I did a billion zillion years ago, to demonstrate. Pay special attention to how bad the seapony's curls turned out compared, and how flat and awkward her shading looks. This is after an embarrassing number of hours trying to get it right.
>>43639086>>43639478>>43643540Forget about the shading for a while. Your drawings look bad because you're doing it all wrong. Grab your pen, decide where you line's gonna start and where it's gonna end, then draw it in one smooth, quick stroke. Singular, confident strokes is the key, yours are too slow, that's why your lineart's all wobbly.Your proportions aren't wrong, so there's nothing wrong with your eyes or your sense of scale. Practise smooth strokes first, and if you're not satisfied with what you produce after that, copy someone you do like, and if you can't copy it exactly, think long and hard about why yours looks wrong. Figure it out with your brain, don't just draw aimlessly, or you'll only learn bad habits.
>>43643241It will kill me to do so, but I will try to practice-draw the pony shoulder-joints to be more accurate. It's just *so* visually convenient to put the "shoulders" on the sides in certain poses. Maybe I just need to get more creative.
>>43643528>>43643582Well, I think it’s still too early to be drawing any conclusions. I haven’t even been drawing for half a year yet. At the very least, it’s fun to draw, and I love it.
>>43643646I'm not saying you can't do it, just that it gets harder the more stuff you add. For half a year, your work is stellar, and it is of course always up to you to decide how much you want to challenge yourself and when. Congratulations on enjoying drawing, by the way, for me it's like pulling teeth.
>>43643623>Grab your penoh...ha ... how ..do I tell him>Your drawings look bad because you're doing it all wrong. Grab your pen, decide where you line's gonna start and where it's gonna end, then draw it in one smooth, quick stroke. Singular, confident strokes is the key, yours are too slow, that's why your lineart's all wobbly.thanks, I'll try my best
>>43643692>ha ... how ..do I tell himWell, the principle is the same even if you're using a mouse, or a trackpad or whatever, but you'll be at a handicap without pressure sensitivity, and you may need to turn up your stabiliser.
>>43643680Im planning to try some new things, though I think I’ll need to study certain poses a bit more... Also, I’ve been doing very few 3/4 drawings lately which is a relief but I shouldn’t put too much pressure on myself, lol. Thanks...
>>43643730I don’t even have a drawing tablet 100% mouse, lol
>>43643623https://u.pone.rs/fvshbliz.png>smooth, quick stroke.did I do right?
>>43643713>the principle is the same even if you're using a mouseI was just hesitant because, it's for some reason a "taboo"
>>43643446Yes please, we are in dire need of more art with anon and fluttershy
>>43643446>>43643964More ike more art with anon and luna haha amirite?
>>43643964Ok :DI’ve never tried drawing anon in this new style I’m developing.
>>43644214them kissing or anon giving her a massage or them trick-or-treating or cuddling or braiding her hair or or or!!!>>43643973im rooting for you anon, you could learn how to draw too, I'm trying myself
I made some My Little Pony custom token cards!
>>43643373Supercute! Rainbowshine is such a cutie pie!And this situation is very precious: Her having fun and being comfy while the both of you preen out all the spent feathers from her fluffy wings.You can both clean up the shed feathers after you're done making her wings all fresh and pretty again!
I never did end up find the motivation to fix that Floor Bored pose from the last thread, but I did get Xitter brain rot motivation to do this doodle after imagining Suri Polomare and Lightning Dust going blow for blow for most underutilized side antagonist ala the Jujutsu Kaisen dessert fight meme after picturing it in my mind's eye.
>>43644632>findFindingConsidering drawing more frames of this since I'm easily amused.
>>43641346Another question I have is whether I need some kind of background or basic knowledge, or if just doing what you said would be enough
>>43644791As far as basic knowledge is concerned: for outlines you typically just want to use a slightly darker color than the base color for the pony you're drawing i like to make the face, duplicate it and make it white then erase oval holes in the face for eyes. That way i can make a different layer for each eye, move the eyes, change their size and create different eyebrows and cheek bulges for different facial expressions. It makes good practice drawing your pony going through each expression
>>43644853>for outlines you typically just want to use a slightly darker color than the base color for the pony you're drawingThe problem with this is that you've gotta deal with shadows and highlights. I typically make the outlines substantially darker than the midtone color, dark enough that it still serves as an outline for the shadowed parts. (I DON'T usually use a darkened version of the shadow color itself, because that will usually be a different color from the coat. But sometimes I can. It just depends on the picture.)
>>43644949I feel Shadows and highlights are a bit more advanced for someone who is getting started. Hell, I've done very little beyond linework and coloring to create show style work. It's kinda up to the artist to see how they progress with shading when they decide they're ready to tackle more complex work
>>43643804You won't work it out instantly. All you can do is keep trying. And maybe look up instructions on how to draw with a mouse specifically, because I don't know anything about that.
>>43644963Sure, but the question of line colors is likewise not really something that a beginner has to worry about. It's an overly specific thing
Desk pone
>>43645409From a strange angle
Cleared the canvas at https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZGhttps://ponerpics.org/images/7611491png: https://u.pone.rs/lzdluvqn.pngpsd: https://u.pone.rs/vcguzogc.psdPrevious canvas: >>43566906
>>43645763why is this garbage in bale? fuck off, this general is for beginners.
>>43645765Beginner / low effort
Why is are there no middling effort or high-tier art threads?
Thank you all for not smoking
>>43641346>Trace it until you make itI want to call bullshit on that. But I'm too desperate.
>>43646336NtA, but I think copying without tracing will probably get you there faster. At least it'll get you to actively think about what you're doing wrong, and why your drawings don't look like the ones you're copying.
>>43645765i'm a beginner and i made that shit trixie in the bottom right, and then a more skilled artist drew aj with a gun (in like 3 mins) because first some added AJ board as the first thing on the board (i added trixie as the second thing) so then I added some bullets being stopped by magic and imagined the board being like a battlefield of trixie vs aj with a wall/barbed wire diagonally and charging towards each other but was too lazy to draw it and also i suck
>>43645765You should see the /create/ canvas.Although /create/ is now dead. Board is speeding up again. Have a bump /bale/chads.
Here is my oc McFaggot on a tiny file because I messed something up. Critique me
>>43647637The jawline is scratchy, three lines instead of a clear distinct single line. The eye blends a little bit into the shading as does the eyebrow.That's my critique! I do like your shading style though.
Half asleep dumb post
>>43647711SMOOCHABLE
bump
>>43648200up again
>>43645039>You won't work it out instantly.ofc. but two images are enought to make comparaison, right?>insanity is doing the same thing and expecting a different resultok I guess I was retarded>look up instructions on how to draw with a mouse specificallyI did years ago and answer was always set a good value of smoothening or do vector stuff/line tool.For a long time my only way to make something precise is to vector my sketchs, it works fine buuut I don't want it to be the "only" way to make decent stuff.>>43643804https://u.pone.rs/nronyzlk.pnghttps://u.pone.rs/paekkndb.jpghttps://u.pone.rs/vtxzictr.jpg
>>43648939I assume you drew all of these using the quick, smooth line method, because they look less squiggly than your first drawing, but you need to either draw your lines even quicker, or turn up your stabilizer. After that, it's just a matter of practise.
>>43649036>all of these>https://u.pone.rs/vtxzictr.jpgexcept this one. I drew it a week ago so I think you might've noticed it was worst than the other two>it's just a matter of practise.Yup, thanks for the help anon
>>43645763>https://magma.com/invite/DXPPI_ZGis it possible to join with no sign up?
>>43647711So cool! how do you manage to draw this perspective thingy?
>>43646692I added the AJ canvas flag :)I was happy that you engaged in warfare
https://u.pone.rs/idednmzi.png Second attempt at this pose. Probably gonna be Lyra. She loves hands after all.
>>43652671oh yeah and I could help on construction here, I don't like the pony body at all
>>43652671 >>43652687In my opinion the main culprit is the short neck and human pose that the shouldered forelegs give.I drew a redline where I moved the whole chest down and thus elongated the neck, and made the forelegs start more to the bottom of the chest. I also bent the forelegs and gave them a bunch of horse joints.This solution does however lower her pose, and takes away both the "Forelegs straight out" and "showing the WHOLE chest" thing you had going. It might also mean a more frugal view of the teats, because of the angle.Those are all still possible to do, but then I'd have retained the "chest legs" and the long neck, which would move the head way up. Alternatively you could make her neck and head craned down towards you, which you'd have to signal through a very big face form the perspective foreshortening, as well as maybe some shadows hinting that there is a lot of bent down neck behind that big face.Remembering pony anatomy and maybe drawing a small version of this pose in full profile might help you visualize what's going on.Or something like that, I'm not terribly good at this either.
>>43653030NTA, but I find this informative. I was about to say this too:>Remembering pony anatomy and maybe drawing a small version of this pose in full profile might help you visualize what's going on.>>43652671Think like you are a 3D renderer. >picrelLearning from a 100 failed sketches is easier than fixing 1 final piece. Aggressively pursue failure, and learn from that failure to fail at ever-smaller details.(I should take my own advice!)
Anypony has advice on drawing Rarity's mane in different styles? rn I am trying to draw her mane being absurdly long, but also trying to incorporate her signature coils kind of ruin the look. Do I just stick with drawing plain long wavy hair? Would be nice to have a collage of all mane styles to ref and practice.
