Rhea's Art

[RheaZen]

The foreleg is still bugging me >x> I hate to keep bugging you about it and I would redline but we'd have to wait until the weekend. The wrist is still too acutely bent...

[Xbcdrt8741]

Hmmm. I'll give it one more go, then I'll turn it over to you n_n

[Tiki G]

Mmmmm.... I'm a little happier with the legs (although I might mess with the front leg a bit more) but the tail still bugs me. There's not much I can do with the limited amount of space...

 

 

 

Also, how are the wings?

[RheaZen]

's why I think that shrinking the sprite might help a bit. The wings are good, though the legs still look a bit odd (though you say you'll be messing with em, so eh). Keep tweaking away~

[Obscure_Trash]

I think part of that is coming from how small the legs are and how huge the body is.

I like the pose. :3

[Tiki G]

Hmm, I'll see what I can do.

 

Does the body look any smaller/better?

 

Edited February 16, 2011 by tikigurl91

[RheaZen]

Not really, it still looks rather large. And Sock is right, some of it's the proportions... hrm. Could you wait until Friday for redlines/a sketch?

[Tiki G]

Yeah sure. I spent all night trying to fix it last night and ended up with this...

 

 

I tried placing it next to the female for comparison and I just... don't know how to fix it.

 

 

So I'll just check back here in a few days for the redlines. Thanks Rhea.

 

You really are epicawesome.

Edited February 16, 2011 by tikigurl91

[mudclaw]

tiki - Hm... Legs forward? That's not the best example, but should give you an idea.

 

Mud - Use an existing dragon egg with simple shading (ex. fog, pebble) and base your egg's shading around that for a more realistic look.

 

Strom - May I see the sketch for the first one? As for the second, that's Alu's, isn't it? The head is a bit large and the foremost feather looks a bit strange. There's also a strange line on the chest. Otherwise it looks okay.

thanks! hows this look?

[RheaZen]

Better, though I'd work on the shading of the leaves - increase their contrast or something like that. Right now I can't really see any shading on them at all.

 

I should be able to do some redlines later today, for those who wanted them.

[Xbcdrt8741]

Here's my latest try at that paw.

Feel free to redline xP

And a question. Is that forepaw the only problem? Or are there other things I can work on?

[RheaZen]

Oops, haha, I actually just got done with my edits of your previous one...

 

 

Shortened the neck so it would match the adult more, tried to more meat to the butt, added some detail to the feet... I feel I might have made the neck a bit too short. What do you think? :>

 

tiki, I'm working on yours right now.

Edited February 18, 2011 by RheaZen

[Dark Moon]

See? You find new stuff when you click links in signatures. I've got a couple of sprites I've done just for the heck of it, and critique sounds nice. :3

 

Gonna start with my first and favorite.

 

Edit: Typo. Meant when, not hen.

Edited February 18, 2011 by Dark Moon

[Xbcdrt8741]

Haha. Thanks n_n

Though I think the neck looks a little short...

[RheaZen]

 

Better?

 

DM... hm...

 

Egg: The straight divide between the two colors looks unnatural. It should follow the egg's curvature. Also, the contrast is too low. Contrast is a bit of a problem in all the sprites, really, but there are anatomy issues you should focus on before trying shading. Also, from what I can tell, you're pillow shading - highlighting the centers and shading the outlines. This is a bad thing to do.

 

Hatchlings: the forelimbs are too large (in the bicep area) the hind legs look ike they're missing a section. Reference your own leg. You have a thigh>knee>calf>ankle>foot thing going on. The hatchies appear to have no knee/calf. The wings also lack proper anatomy (see my OP for the picture of wings).

 

Adults: They lack a chest, there are several straight-line areas that need to be fixed, the wings lack proper anatomy and are stuck on rather oddly. I suggest starting with just the outlines and adding in colors later, as otherwise you're going to have to do a lot of extra work.

 

tikiiiiiiii~

[Dark Moon]

Thanks. I'll work on that.

[Tiki G]

*huggles*

 

Thank you! It looks great.

 

 

Now to fit that tail in somewhere.

 

 

Edit::

 

OK so I did about a thousand tail positions and this is the best I could do:

 

 

 

Also added the back wing and horns.

Edited February 18, 2011 by tikigurl91

[Xbcdrt8741]

Perfect - I'll go prod the topic

[RheaZen]

Haha yeah the tail's a pain.

 

A little something I've been working on for fun. I've never worked on anything larger than 100x100, so this is >__>

 

[Tiki G]

Oh! That's awesome.

 

Is it supposed to only have one horn or did you just not draw it yet?

 

 

Oh and are there any more crits for my sprite?

If not then I hope you don't mind if I ask for help with the hatchies.

[RheaZen]

:3

 

I haven't given him his second horn and ear yet.

 

I don't have any more crit, though I'm certainly not the end-all and be-all, so feel free to ask for additional crit elsewhere (I encourage it :3) I'd be happy to help with the hatchies! (Lotta "H"s there.)

[Tiki G]

Yeah I'll do that. I'm going to work soon so I'll bug you later tonight for help.

[RheaZen]

 

Kill it DEAD with FIRE.

[Tiki G]

Nuu! It's too pretty to kill! <3

 

[RheaZen]

The fur is killing me, and I will kill it :|

I don't even want to think about having to finish the tail...

 

 

Also, the pencil is one that I have.