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Head in the Stars...
"Head in the stars, paws on the ground."
I was happy enough with the legs and paws I drew for the Paw Fashion project that I thought I'd expand them into a new full body picture of my anthro self. So here's the result! I spent a good deal of time fussing over the details on this one, got some pointers on the muscles and anatomy from
Tarkara, and am rather pleased with the result overall.
For the most part, I usually picture myself first and foremost as a quadropedal dragon, but going anthro is fun too as it allows one to try out more humany things like clothing and cars. More to the point though, whatever I feel my identity might be deep down inside, the simple fact remains that right now in this life I -am- human, and perfectly happy with it. So presenting myself as an anthrodragon like this provides a nice way to bridge these two things together, both the dragon and human aspects of what makes a Doran a Doran. The felt and the known, the spiritual and the concrete, the stars and the ground.
I was happy enough with the legs and paws I drew for the Paw Fashion project that I thought I'd expand them into a new full body picture of my anthro self. So here's the result! I spent a good deal of time fussing over the details on this one, got some pointers on the muscles and anatomy from
Tarkara, and am rather pleased with the result overall.For the most part, I usually picture myself first and foremost as a quadropedal dragon, but going anthro is fun too as it allows one to try out more humany things like clothing and cars. More to the point though, whatever I feel my identity might be deep down inside, the simple fact remains that right now in this life I -am- human, and perfectly happy with it. So presenting myself as an anthrodragon like this provides a nice way to bridge these two things together, both the dragon and human aspects of what makes a Doran a Doran. The felt and the known, the spiritual and the concrete, the stars and the ground.
Category Artwork (Digital) / General Furry Art
Species Western Dragon
Size 717 x 1280px
File Size 114.2 kB
Ah, very nice. I do like the thoughts behind your anthro self, a nice bit of insight to you :)
There are a few things that I want to point out. First is that it looks like one leg of his underwear is longer than the other. And the other is that his head seems too small, to me anyway.
There are a few things that I want to point out. First is that it looks like one leg of his underwear is longer than the other. And the other is that his head seems too small, to me anyway.
Oh freakin' yes I will *pounces that prettydragon over into many snugglings and warm touches* And I agree, it's still cool to be completely human as well as draggy, or what have you for species. :) This is so great, not just for the arts but because I know the person behind the art and what they're about and what and why they wrote in the description. :) And darn you draw nicely, I liek the stars too.
Well you know I like the paws. :P The foreshortening on the body seems a bit off - and gods, that's always so hard to get right. One thing I've been trying to do in recent sketches is either have a human reference for the pose, or, do the pose myself to see where everything is supposed to be then copy it to the sketch. I found it helps to divide the sketch page into a large grid too when there's a lot of depth or perspective to take into account.
One other recommendation (and this is personal opinion on anthros, so ultimately, it's up to you). If an anthro creature is walking digitigrade, the legs would be a little more bent at rest, and the thighs and upper legs in general would be larger since those muscles have to bear the weight of the creature versus the straightened bones as in a plantigrade. Unlike most though, you have the paws bang-on for how they'd have to look/be for a digitigrade anthro. ^_^
One other recommendation (and this is personal opinion on anthros, so ultimately, it's up to you). If an anthro creature is walking digitigrade, the legs would be a little more bent at rest, and the thighs and upper legs in general would be larger since those muscles have to bear the weight of the creature versus the straightened bones as in a plantigrade. Unlike most though, you have the paws bang-on for how they'd have to look/be for a digitigrade anthro. ^_^
It is awfully hard to get right! This picture had a lot of things I was really pushing myself on and trying for the first time, so overall I'm happy with it in terms of improvement over what's come before but there are certainly a few details I'll work on for next time. Your idea of using a photo reference is something I should probably do another time, would help with both the proportions and the perspective.
Good thoughts on anthro legs too, more stuff to keep in mind. Glad I've at least got the paws about right by now! ^^
Thanks for the critique, it's helpful. :)
Good thoughts on anthro legs too, more stuff to keep in mind. Glad I've at least got the paws about right by now! ^^
Thanks for the critique, it's helpful. :)
Glad to help - and I speak from my own experiences of struggling with poses. Sometimes having a direct reference is the only way to work it out. For the Orca and the German Sheppard (Jack) on my page, I used direct references for both poses. Without'em, the first sketch attempts were just... gah. Painful... and probably fatal. :P I used to think is was sorta cheating, but CAThulu (who's an art school graduate) pointed out that references are just a normal part of art, and immensely helpful. Besides, sometimes it's kinda fun to try to strike the pose yourself. :)
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