Hey, you finished her. ^^ She turned out stunningly, great sculpting! I looove those sculpted ribbons and frillly bits. Her eyes are gentle and beautiful. A perfect Valentine's pony. ^^

Quote from: Griffin on January 29, 2012, 02:07:43 AM

Thank you

(Izrabeth, did she arrive yet? It shouldn't take more than 3-4 days to Italy; the tracking number is no use after she's left the country...)

I received her yesterday!!! Sorry hadn't much time, wanted to pm you 
She's even better in person, I had to force myself to stop admiring her LOL
Hairstyle resisted despite the trip 
Thanks so much I love her 

Ahh great, just wanted to check. I'm happy you like her.  

I love the symbol and the colours, but most of all - the expression, it's priceless! So cute and mischievous, or what would be the right word... She's definitely giving me the "would this face lie to you?" face.

My suggestion would be black with a single medium blue streak to match her eyes.

Great advice so far, I agree with everyone above.

I took a look at your gallery and I think you're off to a great start already, you certainly have a lot of potential! And not only potential, some very nice drawings, too - love those Pokémon drawings especially. ^^ However, I couldn't help but notice that your references and inspiration mostly come from other artists, anime/manga in particular, and animation - am I right? Which provide great inspiration, but I think at this point you should add real life and 3D objects to your source of references in order to get some variety and to take your art into the next level. Perspective and light/colour studies may seem boring but they really help you to improve your art, whether your style is cartoony or realistic or anything else or in between. The most important thing is to learn how to see, then learn how to transfer what you see onto the paper (which is definitely easier said than done!). Try sketching both inanimate and animate objects from life, quick croquis style sketches are a good way to learn how to capture motion and how to depict something in just a few strokes. When practicing, try to concentrate on the most essential parts, a few key shapes, rather than going for a detailed, finished picture.

Learning anatomy is very important, even if you only wish to draw in a cartoony style. Even basic anatomy knowledge will help you stylize your characters, human or animal based ones, so that they remain believable despite exaggerated proportions.

As far as digital art and programmes go, I can't help you much, as I mainly work in traditional media myself. But there are a lot of tutorials in DA, like AmberMarie pointed out, that will offer tips for lineart, colouring, shading and more.

Keep practicing, and, most importantly, enjoy. ^^

Oh, Iris is so pretty! Too bad I've spent way too much on ponies recently... My collection needs a CSA custom. I love her eyes and hair colours, and the flowers look very realistic! The light blue outline is a great addition, very subtle but it highlights the symbol and gives it a lot of depth.

Violet Vibe is lovely, too - such a fun design! Her pose adds to the cute and whimsical paintwork.

Thoth, you're improving so fast I can't even keep up Your Egyptian art is wonderful, and I love the robotic critter, great work!