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Day 204 - Catgirl Scared of Toaster
A vignette sketch that came about thanks to a request of one of the fine folks at the twokinds chat. I think the drawing area may have been a bit too small. Screwed the pooch on the hands too. Oh well, c'est la vie!
Category Artwork (Traditional) / General Furry Art
Species Housecat
Size 1024 x 834px
File Size 236.8 kB
I think you have the basics of an interesting pose down here, but the movement definitely needs to be pushed further. When sketching out a character, a lot of what I use is called the "line of action", which is basically a sketched line that runs down the back where the spine is supposed to be. It determines the overall movement of how the body will move in a fluid way. Examples of this can be seen here (http://www.animationarchive.org/pics/pbanimation07-big.jpg) and here (http://cartoonsnap.com/blogspot/images/HowtoDrawLivelyPosesSpongeBobTipSheets_13EF3/sherm_tips_02_LineofAction_thumb.jpg). Now granted a lot of these are examples for cartoony characters, but the line of action applies for anyone doing character drawings and want to make the pose look interesting. I know that the line of action technique is definitely used among animators and I think it's used among those who do action-type comics as well.
While the basic female shape is there, I think some work on the female anatomy that needs to be done, especially among the hip and waist area in which a need a bit more definition. One example would be like this- http://willwhite.net/files/back.jpg or kind of like this- http://contexts.org/socimages/files.....d0be2f41_m.jpg (by the way, while the images are not explicit in nature, they do contain a certain amount of nudity so I would suggest not looking at them while at work or anything).
I think the legs are also a bit on the short side, but that might just be me (I have a tendency to make long legs even on more realistic figures, which is a tendency I'm trying to curve back on. :B). Generally with females, the abdominal muscles aren't that as well-defined as that unless they are extremely athletic. If that's what you're going for with the character, though, then that could work. Neck is rather thick. I'm a little confused as to whether to feet are digigrade (damn I can't spell that word) or supposed to be more like human feet.
Overall, in terms of anatomy I would suggest investing in life-drawing classes if you can get them and possibly try drawing human figures form photographs for practice. I know that there are great books that are sold in the art sections of Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc. that are just photographs of nude figures specifically designed for this purpose.
The expression on the face can be pushed a bit more to look frightened (eyes widened, etc.) and the body language can be pushed forward in a recoiling motion. I also think it's kind of neat to mix human and animal body language together (since we are dealing with anthro), so if you want to use more scared cat body language, like tail being poofed out or something, that would be pretty cool too.
Overall, I think you definitely have a start and a talent for drawing, but some elements of posing, body language, etc. can be pushed further to be read more easily. Also anatomical work will really benefit you.
I hope this helps.
While the basic female shape is there, I think some work on the female anatomy that needs to be done, especially among the hip and waist area in which a need a bit more definition. One example would be like this- http://willwhite.net/files/back.jpg or kind of like this- http://contexts.org/socimages/files.....d0be2f41_m.jpg (by the way, while the images are not explicit in nature, they do contain a certain amount of nudity so I would suggest not looking at them while at work or anything).
I think the legs are also a bit on the short side, but that might just be me (I have a tendency to make long legs even on more realistic figures, which is a tendency I'm trying to curve back on. :B). Generally with females, the abdominal muscles aren't that as well-defined as that unless they are extremely athletic. If that's what you're going for with the character, though, then that could work. Neck is rather thick. I'm a little confused as to whether to feet are digigrade (damn I can't spell that word) or supposed to be more like human feet.
Overall, in terms of anatomy I would suggest investing in life-drawing classes if you can get them and possibly try drawing human figures form photographs for practice. I know that there are great books that are sold in the art sections of Barnes & Noble, Borders, etc. that are just photographs of nude figures specifically designed for this purpose.
The expression on the face can be pushed a bit more to look frightened (eyes widened, etc.) and the body language can be pushed forward in a recoiling motion. I also think it's kind of neat to mix human and animal body language together (since we are dealing with anthro), so if you want to use more scared cat body language, like tail being poofed out or something, that would be pretty cool too.
Overall, I think you definitely have a start and a talent for drawing, but some elements of posing, body language, etc. can be pushed further to be read more easily. Also anatomical work will really benefit you.
I hope this helps.
Oh it is helpful. With this insightful comment, I have seen some fatal flaws in this joke sketch I have been working on and will have do discard it in favour of redrawing it with better action lines.
Know of any good online resources for reference photographs in various poses that isn't obviously titillating cheesecake photos? It's not that I don't enjoy sexy pinups, it's just that it's pretty much all I have as reference right now. XD
Cheers!
Know of any good online resources for reference photographs in various poses that isn't obviously titillating cheesecake photos? It's not that I don't enjoy sexy pinups, it's just that it's pretty much all I have as reference right now. XD
Cheers!
Hmmm... I know of posemaniacs.com, which has computer-generated models that are simply muscular structure. It seems like a good resource for getting the gist of a pose, but considering that they're computer-generated models they have their limits and is not a substitute for the real thing.
I also found this site when I came across a google search-http://www.drawing-workshop.com/. I've never actually used it or heard of it up until now, but I'm just putting it up here to see if it works for you.
Also, this forum has some advice on finding nude figures (along with the names of some books for figure drawing). One guy mentioned also looking up nudes on DA, but I'm not sure about that... considering that a you might get a mix of actually tasteful nudes to pin-ups (and occasionally the awkward guy showing off his penis, which is always a shining moment for DA).
I also found this site when I came across a google search-http://www.drawing-workshop.com/. I've never actually used it or heard of it up until now, but I'm just putting it up here to see if it works for you.
Also, this forum has some advice on finding nude figures (along with the names of some books for figure drawing). One guy mentioned also looking up nudes on DA, but I'm not sure about that... considering that a you might get a mix of actually tasteful nudes to pin-ups (and occasionally the awkward guy showing off his penis, which is always a shining moment for DA).
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