Yeah, I just noticed the back claws look too straight...*facepalm*
I kept adjusting the fox's snout as I was drawing, but I gave up when I realized I'd probably have to redraw his whole head to get it right. I'm such a fail. >_<
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by slashmaster101 » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:22 pm
no dont say that my art really sucks and i only saw one flaw so dont be so hard on yourself 
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by Hopeflower » Fri Jul 02, 2010 5:30 pm
lol. Every artist has at least one picture that makes them go: "...Wow. This really sucks." when they look back on it. XP
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by Godzilla Forever » Fri Jul 02, 2010 9:12 pm
Lawl. I drew a pic of a preying mantis and it looks like a godd*mn cockroach. I swear. 
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by Hopeflower » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:17 pm
Decided to try my hand at drawing a phoenix.
Some things I KNOW I failed on spectacularly. Decided not to put too much detail into the wings because I'd still be sitting here a month from now trying to get them done. XP
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by Hopeflower » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:29 pm
EE: Thanks. yeah, I agree. I'll probably come back and shade this another day, but right now my wrist needs a break. XP
IK: Thank you. ^_^ I fail at bird leg anatomy so I wouldn't be surprised if the legs were a bit too human. lawl
IK: Thank you. ^_^ I fail at bird leg anatomy so I wouldn't be surprised if the legs were a bit too human. lawl
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by The Kingpin » Mon Jul 12, 2010 7:36 pm
let's see...
as far as the colours go, looks really nice, though grey isn't nessecarily the colour i'd use for a phoenix as it hints towards ash. a really old, dying phoenix maybe?
anatomically [sorry to say this but it's the truth] it's an epic fail
the crest's design is cool. the wings are nice though perhaps having it smoothed out a bit more would look better. phoenix looks a bit too fuzzy to be a bird at the moment imo.
the torso seems a bit slim. should be wider, i think. however, all that is passable. the legs however are the biggest issue. i'd say ideally, they'd be shorter, smaller overall, and maybe a different colour, but again, colour's more an artist's individual taste. i think the thighs of the phoenix should be a bit more muscular, with the lower legs being slimmer.
the tail seems a bit too saurian, though that could just be the phoenix without it's tail fanned out, like how most birds are when not airborne.
suggestions for improvement [all this is personal opinion. in the end it depends on what you had in mind, not what the critic says] :
1) make wings sleeker [so it looks more like a bird and less like a plane], with larger, more curved, individual feathers.
2) Widen the torso of the bird to better accomodate the muscles needed for flight.
3) shrink the legs so that it looks more like a bird of prey and less like an ostritch [i think that might be the primary reason it doesn't sit right with me. an ostritch with wings just doesn't work]
4) make the beak more hawk or eagle-like, though again, that opinion depends on the artist, and a non raptor-like beak can tend to hint benevolence much more than a hawkish beak
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as far as the colours go, looks really nice, though grey isn't nessecarily the colour i'd use for a phoenix as it hints towards ash. a really old, dying phoenix maybe?
anatomically [sorry to say this but it's the truth] it's an epic fail
the crest's design is cool. the wings are nice though perhaps having it smoothed out a bit more would look better. phoenix looks a bit too fuzzy to be a bird at the moment imo.
the torso seems a bit slim. should be wider, i think. however, all that is passable. the legs however are the biggest issue. i'd say ideally, they'd be shorter, smaller overall, and maybe a different colour, but again, colour's more an artist's individual taste. i think the thighs of the phoenix should be a bit more muscular, with the lower legs being slimmer.
the tail seems a bit too saurian, though that could just be the phoenix without it's tail fanned out, like how most birds are when not airborne.
suggestions for improvement [all this is personal opinion. in the end it depends on what you had in mind, not what the critic says
] :
1) make wings sleeker [so it looks more like a bird and less like a plane
], with larger, more curved, individual feathers.
2) Widen the torso of the bird to better accomodate the muscles needed for flight.
3) shrink the legs so that it looks more like a bird of prey and less like an ostritch [i think that might be the primary reason it doesn't sit right with me. an ostritch with wings just doesn't work
]
4) make the beak more hawk or eagle-like, though again, that opinion depends on the artist, and a non raptor-like beak can tend to hint benevolence much more than a hawkish beak
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by Hopeflower » Mon Jul 12, 2010 9:06 pm
Thanks for being honest. XP
yeah. I know. I fail so hard at bird anatomy. I think out of the whole thing, the coloring and the crest is really all that came out decent. I was actually going for a more smoky look with the gray color, and the tail is one I've seen used a couple of times with phoenixes.
yeah. I know. I fail so hard at bird anatomy. I think out of the whole thing, the coloring and the crest is really all that came out decent. I was actually going for a more smoky look with the gray color, and the tail is one I've seen used a couple of times with phoenixes.
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by Evil Eye » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:06 pm
Also, with the legs, they're bent out of shape at weird angles, that's probably why. Looks like it's been horseback riding too long or something
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by Hopeflower » Mon Jul 12, 2010 10:11 pm
Like I said, I fail at bird anatomy. XP
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by Godzilla Forever » Tue Jul 13, 2010 1:59 am
Not bad, but the bird lost a bit too much wiehgt in my opinion.
I like the colors, though very nice.
I like the colors, though very nice.
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by Hopeflower » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:44 am
GF: Thanks! ^_^
New drawing, literally a half-hour doodle that came out decent.
This turned out slightly creepier than I intended. :'D
Who is it? Is it one of my characters? Is it a drawing of a demonified friend? There's no right answer, as I myself don't know.
I love how the fangs, fingernails, and eyes turned out. ^_^ And, of course, the blood.
New drawing, literally a half-hour doodle that came out decent.
This turned out slightly creepier than I intended. :'D
Who is it? Is it one of my characters? Is it a drawing of a demonified friend? There's no right answer, as I myself don't know.
I love how the fangs, fingernails, and eyes turned out. ^_^ And, of course, the blood.
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by Godzilla Forever » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:53 am
Looks like one of those "I'm watching you" pitcures. O.o
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by Hopeflower » Wed Jul 14, 2010 12:57 am
It wasn't meant to be. XP Just a creepy doodle.
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by Giratina93 » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:07 am
A DEMONIC VAMPIRE! Well well well, I guess it looks like a job for..
Bowser: CAPTAIN KOOPA! TO SAVE THE DAY!
In all seriousness, a very nice drawing. the creepiness makes it even more awsome. 10/10.
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In all seriousness, a very nice drawing. the creepiness makes it even more awsome. 10/10.
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by Hopeflower » Wed Jul 14, 2010 1:10 am
Thanks Gira. ^_^
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by Hopeflower » Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:40 pm
One last pic and then the sudden rush is over (for now. XP)
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This guy you may or may not know. His name is Sol. He's a character who appears quite suddenly in the Power of Three arc. That means MAJOR SPOILERS LIE AHEAD.
Not a lot is known about him, other than the fact that Midnight (a stargazing badger who can speak broken cat language, introduced in Midnight of The New Prophecy) revealed all of the secrets of StarClan to him. (What this means isn't really made clear.) Sol goes to the Clans with what he knows, passing on to ThunderClan the message that a total solar eclipse is coming (though the cats don't know that's what it is, and it's simply described as "a time of darkness"), right before a big battle starts. (a fight between ThunderClan and WindClan that quickly escalates into a war between all four Clans, taking place on ThunderClan territory.) The darkness that comes scares the Clans into believing that StarClan is angry and the fighting stops abruptly.
Using the ShadowClan leader's (Blackstar) wavering faith in StarClan to his advantage, Sol manages to convince him that StarClan does not exist. ShadowClan stops attending Gatherings, leading to a whole new time of chaos for the Clans.
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by Godzilla Forever » Wed Jul 14, 2010 11:51 pm
Very nice. like the quote.
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