Critique Thread

Discussion in 'Creative Art' started by Echoax, Jul 14, 2012.

  1. deweasly

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    here is my first ever drawing that i actually put effort into. I've drawn other things when i was younger, but just simple things like stick people and trees.
    tell me what you think.
     
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    For your first efforted drawing and I presume first pony drawing that is very impressive.
    My only critique is that the wings look a ittle off. But that is amazing. Nice work.
     
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    From what I can see it looks great. The only thing that I can see that could be fixed is the right back leg.

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  4. Frost

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    I agree. The only real noticeable flaw is the proportion of the rear legs to the front legs. The front legs are appropriate size for the rest of the drawing, so if you wanted to fix it just increase the size of her rear legs and flank until her front and rear look equal to you.

    I don't really agree with Darkshine though, her wings look pretty canon. They may not be perfectly on model, but we'd really be nit picking at that point.




    For your first drawing since stick figures you did well. My first attempt at drawing Fluttershy looked very similar to yours, and since I've been practicing I've improved a lot. Practice makes perfect, so keep drawing and see where it takes you.
     
  5. Liokin

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    I think its generally fine, it could use a little more texture. Press harder with crayons for a smoother color, or if you use color pencils try smudging. Much cleaner colors on the outcome. Shading is a bit lacking in the image as well. And there are no highlights either but those are all texture related defects. Her ear needs some work. It kinda looks more like a changeling ear than a pony one from your take of it. The arm is a bit high up on the guitar neck. And in the above shot holding the guitar her legs should appear. Either that or the way you draw rainbow dash she grew a lot height wise. And finally her mouth is too low for that angle.

    In the below shot smooth out your line work everything looks a bit bunched. The mane is slightly choppy near the peak and her nose looks like sonic the hedgehogs -lol

    She also has a hunch in her back were her wings rise. Try to configure out the anatomy a bit smoother would be my main critique for your work in general. Maybe work on drawing pony bases then begin adding detail from there. Were as here it kind of seems like you just started drawing things out ho you figured they would set into place. You need to blueprint out before you color. Post a few rough drafts and get critique on your line work. Find out your weak points and the capitalize. After that shading and coloring will be your next hurdle.

    This is my complete honest critique. I pulled no punches and gave you my 100% honest heart felt "opinion" -lol.

    Yeah I know nothing really of sculpting. In all truth the fact that you made something this similar to discord out of clay is just amazing to me -lol So if your looking for sculpture critique I'd say go to DA or find a site who specializes in sculpting artworks.

    The line work is a bit shaky kind of like you were trying to get it perfect the first time and just went for it. NO. -lol

    The body frame seems to blend lovely with discords anatomy but the structural features are a bit pudgy for him. His legs are a bit misshapen and he seems to be also missing his antler.

    His arms are noodle-y and crudely aligned again try giving out a blueprint before hand so you'll know what needs to be where and how. Taking guesses will only lead to shot in the dark results. His tail isn't connected were it should be so it looks like an extension of his abdomen and his wings are a bit hard to make out. I cant tell if its one wing with a blue outline or two but sandwiched together. Shading can solve these problems it helps to identify coverings of any type. For example is hair os covering over a portion of somepony's face you can shade underneath to show that the hair isn't stuck to the face or connected in any way. It gives a smoother appearance and a much more lovely texture. Professional appeal as well.


    I think this is excellent. the line work is smooth the colors blend evenly and everything is were it should be placed. I agree with ant man up there however. That the eye could use just a little shave off of the side.

    Id also like to say I love the direction you went with the mane. Cant go wrong with spikes. My only critique though aside from the eye would be I would like to see you apple highlighting to your work shading is good but without light balance it still gives a 2D appearance.

    My work for critiquing____

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    http://fav.me/d59kitf

    http://fav.me/d5985l2

    I'm interested most of all to hear critique on these 3 specific pieces of my art. And I swear Echoaz if you say "I MUST SEE COLORED VERSION" I will strangle you with my bare hooves >:3 -lol
     
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    Holy buckets, look what I found.

    THIS NEEDS TO BE USED AGAIN.
     
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    I'll start with this:

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    I don't remember if I already posted this one here, but I'm too lazy to check. The original post only says drawing, but since I can't do that, I have this.
     

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