napolean and boxer

Posted Jun 30, 2004, 5:48:05 AM UTC

I just finished reading "Animal Farm". Needless to say I was inspired to draw some farm animals. Living in the country, I was not short of models. ^^ They aren't really meant to be the actual characters. Just something I doodled while sitting outside in the cool breeze. (which I was thankful for.)

I like the way the pig turned out, but the horse is another story. I can't put my finger on it, but something looks off. Anyway, I figured if I can't draw human figures, I'll draw animals in the mean time.

And there's a roach in there somewhere.

Comments

karanakaou
May 16, 2005, 7:45:12 PM UTC
I love this! I've lived around a farm for a while, and know where you're coming from. I think the horse's muzzle is a bit short; they're normally pretty long with an elaborated 'scoop' where the mouth is. Other than that, I love the movement you've achieved and the beauty of it all; very nice! (The mane is perfect!)
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Pink Pen
Jul 10, 2004, 2:41:37 PM UTC
Very nice drawings. The pig and roach look so realistic. I don't wanna know HOW you drew the roach- I freak out around bugs, even if they're harmless. The horse looks terrific, but the nostrils make the face un-proportioned. Like I said earlier: nice drawings.
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  Nov 8, 2004, 6:03:58 AM UTC
  Don't ask me WHY I drew that ugly bug. *yuck!* It just sort of popped into my head. ^^ And you don't usually see a roach crawling around a barn yard, but I decided to draw anyway.
  
  Thanks for the comment.
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BogusRed
Jun 29, 2004, 10:21:01 PM UTC
Oh I wish I could go to the farm to sketch. You are right about that pig. It looks pretty good. I think what you need to work on is thinking less about line and more about form. I just discovered a really good drawing book that is essentially the same figure drawing methods that Sheldon Borenstein teaches at my school. It's called Figure Drawing without a Model by Ron Tiner. You should get it and study it.
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  Jul 4, 2004, 9:33:38 AM UTC
  Cool beans! Sounds like a plan to me. Thanks again.
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