Comment 57573

Comment ID 57573

[Art] Ballpoint Kirin
bonbon3272
Sep 8, 2007, 9:21:41 AM UTC on [Art] Ballpoint Kirin
You don't see many ki-rins in art. I guess the unicorn takes up 90% of their population, lol.

So you want me to "roast" you, huh? Actually, it's a very clean sketch. My only suggestion is: on the back legs, the knees seem a bit too low. Then again, it's not really an actual "horse" drawing.

I like nonetheless

Replies

  • Thalion
    Sep 8, 2007, 12:55:26 PM UTC
    Sadly Kirin aren't well known though in my opinion they're more fascinating than unicorn. There's so many ways you can depict them. :3

    Thank you for your comment! I actually drew this without any references so I did want to be 'grilled' on the anatomy. XD
  • Dracontiar
    Sep 11, 2007, 5:49:29 PM UTC
    The knee is pretty long for a horse, but it fits, since most of the body looks more like a greyhound than an equine. In that context, it's perfect. ^^ The distance between the knee and hock should probably be longer, but from a stylistic point of view, it looks just fine. ^^

    It's a very good sketch. It's clean, has good movement, the texture's executed perfectly, without overdoing it... "Have I ever told you you're my hee-eero?!"
    • Thalion
      Sep 23, 2007, 3:39:59 AM UTC
      :3 :nod: Equine anatomy's still something I struggle with. Thanks for pointing that out, I'll definitely keep it in mind next time around.

      XD :noogies:
      • Dracontiar
        Sep 23, 2007, 8:33:35 PM UTC
        Any time. ^^ It's not so hard, just takes practice. Of course, I'm a horse freak and spent half my time looking at picture books full of horses, so I had plenty of reference material... Anyways. No problem. ^^

        Oh... and noogies? OW! *rubs head*
        • Thalion
          Sep 24, 2007, 5:58:29 PM UTC
          :nod: Of course. :3 It'd be easier if I could be out and actually watch horses and deer up-close. XD Pictures are great but they're not as alive as I like to capture. A lot of the time pictures of horses are kinda in generic standing poses. Same for deer, it's hard to capture then in dynamic motion. O-o
          • Dracontiar
            Sep 24, 2007, 6:08:12 PM UTC
            It depends. I know I've done google searches on certain horse breeds, or whatever, and a lot of farms like to show their horses when they're playing. I have whole powerpoints full of pictures of different horses in hundreds of poses. Try it!
            • Thalion
              Sep 24, 2007, 6:22:43 PM UTC
              Ooh maybe I should try that rather than like "Horse" or "running horse". XD Thanks for the advice!