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So I just tried to draw my fursona...

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 9:32 am
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Edit: fiddled with the sketch a little bit. Any better?
(first pic is here for comparison)

I've never really tried to draw furry stuff before.

How does it look?
I used so many reference pictures orz
Sorry for the especially shitty line/colour quality, I had to use my laptop's touch pad to do it.
(That's my excuse and I'm sticking to it!)
 
PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:05 am
very human.

It looks like a human is controlling the body.

To make it more animalesque, try looking at the neck and shoulders- humans have very thin, weak, and exposed necks, thickening it up, even with fur, and holding the head more forward will give the furry a more instictively-animal feel.

also, don't think of ears as tear-shapes. Think of them as curled triangles.

Cut a paper into a wide-bottomed triangle and then curl one side- don't fold! think that sort of shape. The whole bottom side of the triangle is connected to the rest of the head.

yours looks detached- i'd suggest taking out the line between the ear base and the head, like so-User Image

(sorry about the dot on the tail, photobucket is a b***h.  

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:18 am
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Woah, thanks for the helpful advice:)
I'll have a go at thickening the neck up, and re-do the ears properly. Hopefully I can get this thing looking halfway decent with a bit of work!  
PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 10:32 am
No problem!

By the way- my first try was waayy worse. You're good.  

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PostPosted: Mon Aug 08, 2011 12:02 pm
Now you're just being kind. Lol
Thank you, though.  
PostPosted: Sat Aug 20, 2011 8:46 am
ohhh.....my god!!!! soooooo amazing!!! could you do me next? wink lol

i mean, my fursona? i'm a gray/black wolf with some red highlights.  

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