I guess the best thing I can suggest (since I'm not familiar with 3d too much) is to remember balance. Unless the character has muscles in its tail that can fully support its weight (not many animals can), the character is going to come off as very off-balance. Pull the legs underneath her, maybe splay them a bit for dynamic purposes, and pull the top part (waist and chest) back as well to help balance the piece. It'll make the pose dynamic while helping make a counterbalance for the piece.

Hope this was helpful...!

it does sort of look like its sitting on its tail, it kinda looks like the lower half is trying to stand as if human, when it should look more feral since its a "taur"

id suggest bending the lower torso forward more and moving the legs back. i actually kinda like the top right picture, the curve of the back(s) looks pretty dynamic and theoretically is possible :p

i did a quick redline to kinda show you what i mean about the lower half, id also suggest looking perhaps at a rearing horse as reference
http://i56.tinypic.com/34e6y5w.png (save it if you find it helpful because it might get deleted)

last but not least, when working with sculpey (especially a pure super sculpey) wait till the very end to do finer details like fingers, eyes, noses, fur, etc because super sculpey is SOOOO soft that they get rubbed out with the slightest touch. some details might get lost in the baking also. a supersculpy and sculpey firm (50/50) mix will hold lines and detail much better if you ever want to try that

sorry im rambling lol i hope i helped some heh if you have any questions dont hesitate to ask :)

The sculpture does not stand believably. Like the comment above, it is resting on the tail and the feet are coming forward, like it is falling backwards. The middle set of legs have unbelievable feet as well. You need to sculpt the feet - a really good material to use for that would be plumber putty.

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That shows all of her sculptures (I was the photographer). She is very good and knows a lot of tips and tricks. Tell her Becky directed you to her :P

I have no sculpting experience, other then a silly thing we did a long time ago in middle school. XD But I do agree with everyone else that the legs are too forward, and the tail looks like it is supporting the entirety of its weight.

Not that Horses and Taurs are the same thing, but just for an idea of foot placement, you should look at a couple pictures (of REAL horses, not statues or paintings) and judge how far back the legs are under the body.

http://bethanystein.com/jwebdata/pa.....se-rearing.gif
http://www.wildimages.biz/p7hg_img_.....-09302C_fs.jpg
http://www.1stoppostershop.com/prod.....rseRearing.jpg

Hope these help! Good luck, and thank you for letting us critique your work!! =D

The hind legs are too far forward, it looks like the creature is sitting on its tail. I would try to move the legs back. When a horse or centaur is rearing, it has a tendency to lean slightly forward.

The front legs need to be more in the same plane as the body rather than out to either side. The front legs also need to be thicker, more in line with the thickness of the back legs.