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Spectre wrote:I think it looks pretty good, I can't draw at all even though my mother is an AMAZING artist, I just didn't get her talent xD

My mother draws horses far better than me- I can draw what she can with a reference, but it's all in her head. For me, I got almost no talent- but I worked hard at what I've gotten to. I've been drawing seriously for about 3 years now, practice can be a great way to get you somewhere.
My father draws trees really well, and my brother does amazing concept cars- but no one but me pursues their talent, which is ironic since everyone else has talent and I've just got the dedication.

Point being- if you want to learn to draw badly enough, you'll find a way to learn.

Updated with a new picture! ^___^

I love the look in that gryphon's eye... very very nice work sparkpaw.

Thank you dear :3

Well it looks really good... the lines look nice and natural, it's jut that the coloring of the gryphon doesn't give enough detail or texture, so it looks rushed. That's about it though, I love the lineart for both pieces so far.

Love the gryphon. Some more texture in the coloring would make it a lot better. I like the shape and the lineart!

Very nice

The gryphon looks pretty good, but if you want my 2 cents of input, I'd agree with everyone else about the shading and texture on it. Don't be afraid to make your shadows darker and your highlights lighter, since right now it look pretty flat. Also when doing highlights, I wouldn't use white, I'd use something like yellow to make it pop out more. Try to avoid doing black and white values on a colored picture, it just flattens the image. You could use blue or purple for the shadows. The only possible exception is when doing a creature that is greyscaled, but even then you can use colors to make it pop out more. Blue is always a nice choice. The wings also look a little bit funky, I think its because the middle is rather long and the ends are too short. But I'm not very experienced in drawing folded wings so my suggestion may be a little wrong

As for the kirin, its look good so far! My only input is that if you can see the far ear (the right one) than you should be able to see the other antler (kirins have 2 antlers...right?). The anatomy looks pretty spot on to me, and the lines are nice and crisp

Keep up the good work!

NeamaWolf wrote:Very nice

The gryphon looks pretty good, but if you want my 2 cents of input, I'd agree with everyone else about the shading and texture on it. Don't be afraid to make your shadows darker and your highlights lighter, since right now it look pretty flat. Also when doing highlights, I wouldn't use white, I'd use something like yellow to make it pop out more. Try to avoid doing black and white values on a colored picture, it just flattens the image. You could use blue or purple for the shadows. The only possible exception is when doing a creature that is greyscaled, but even then you can use colors to make it pop out more. Blue is always a nice choice. The wings also look a little bit funky, I think its because the middle is rather long and the ends are too short. But I'm not very experienced in drawing folded wings so my suggestion may be a little wrong

As for the kirin, its look good so far! My only input is that if you can see the far ear (the right one) than you should be able to see the other antler (kirins have 2 antlers...right?). The anatomy looks pretty spot on to me, and the lines are nice and crisp

Keep up the good work!

Oh, that's what looked weird about the wing... I couldn't place it, but yeah. Also, kirins are considered "Japanese unicorns" so they only have one antler. It's kinda like the substitute for a horn on a unicorn, so yes, there's only one.

EternalFox wrote: Oh, that's what looked weird about the wing... I couldn't place it, but yeah. Also, kirins are considered "Japanese unicorns" so they only have one antler. It's kinda like the substitute for a horn on a unicorn, so yes, there's only one.

Oh, I see! Then please ignore that comment of the other antler *needs to pay attention to species details more*

EDIT: Also- so if I fix up the shading a bit, would you guys be willing to buy them as pets? And for how much gold? 5,000-10,000g?


Thanks everyone for the nice and constructive comments!!!

NeamaWolf wrote:Very nice : D

The gryphon looks pretty good, but if you want my 2 cents of input, I'd agree with everyone else about the shading and texture on it. Don't be afraid to make your shadows darker and your highlights lighter, since right now it look pretty flat. Also when doing highlights, I wouldn't use white, I'd use something like yellow to make it pop out more. Try to avoid doing black and white values on a colored picture, it just flattens the image. You could use blue or purple for the shadows. The only possible exception is when doing a creature that is greyscaled, but even then you can use colors to make it pop out more. Blue is always a nice choice.

Well it is greyscale, and tbh I wanted to do just a flatish color first. (And to be honest I'm not the biggest fan of these gryphons. ) But maybe if I can force myself to look at them only a little more, and shade them more properly, it would be worth it. So I'll see.

NeamaWolf wrote:The wings also look a little bit funky, I think its because the middle is rather long and the ends are too short. But I'm not very experienced in drawing folded wings so my suggestion may be a little wrong

Keep up the good work!

As for the wing- I actually used a reference- somewhere on google. *shrug* and that's how it looked. I didn't want to bother with it too much not just cuz I'm not a fan of the piece and it hurts to look at it; but also because my non-referenced wings have always been difficult.

Otherwise- thank so much for the advice!! X D

I might try redrawing it entirely by drawing a first sketch on paper- where I'm much more at home and can do better sketchwork. X D