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Title: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on March 22, 2017, 12:34:36 pm
Here's my art thread. I'm not very fast when it comes to drawings (like, I post one drawing every two to three months :-\), but I'll show it here for you to enjoy. I'm not a very good artist and I'm trying to improve on it, so constructive feedback is welcome. I'll just list it in two spoilers, the first being of my 3DS drawings that I made before buying good drawing pencils and then my paper artwork I made after buying good drawing pencils.

3DS artwork
(https://orig00.deviantart.net/b905/f/2016/302/9/4/michen_by_michensneeuwhart-daml9au.jpg)
Here's one of my first drawings I made since I started drawing as a hobby. It doesn't look too shabby for a beginner. Yeah, that's all I got. It pictures Michen, my snow leopard fursona. I'll redraw it later, after completing one or two other works.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/dec8/f/2018/034/7/9/_trade__flareon_by_michensneeuwhart-damkyg2.png)
This was a request from Firox on an other forum. I tried my best, but there are still a lot of things off. Currently I'm not accepting requests, I should learn to take less than one month to finish a drawing first.
Paper drawings
(https://orig03.deviantart.net/d8ff/f/2016/325/e/4/mandrake_by_michensneeuwhart-dap5flp.jpg)
This is a mandrake, pretty much Etrian Odyssey's iconic enemy. It's effect depends on the game. I didn't take too much time to make this, unlike the rest I depicted here. I took a picture of it instead of scanning it in, so it looks pretty bad.

(https://img03.deviantart.net/c6ec/i/2017/028/7/4/forest_folk_character_by_michensneeuwhart-dax1zxd.jpg)
This is a character based on the Forest Folk in Etrian Odyssey, though I might've made a few changes here and there...? Anyways, this is one of my first attempts at drawing human-like creatures. The arms and legs were a pain to do, so I decided to leave the feet as is. I wouldn't be able to draw this without the art book my parents gave me last sinterklaas. Without it, the drawing would probably take even longer and still look a lot worse.

Hopefully I'll get to making something more regularly. If not I'll have long gaps between drawings. Either way I'll continue to work on stuff. All my artwork will also be uploaded on my DeviantArt (http://michensneeuwhart.deviantart.com/gallery/), so you can always check everything I've done so far there.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Azurain on March 22, 2017, 12:47:39 pm
Really love your Flareon drawing. It's adorable. ^^
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Edolicious on March 22, 2017, 01:02:46 pm
Agreed, I love the Flareon! I remember hearing about something called a mandrake from a friend, but I never knew what they looked like until now! Neat to see how you brought them to life. Keep up the good work!
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Astraea on March 22, 2017, 02:45:50 pm
I love your art!

The way you did the fur on the Flareon is great as well.
Keep up the good work!<3
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on March 22, 2017, 07:41:30 pm
Thanks for the comments, I'll try to spend more time on art soon. And don't worry to point on things that look less good as well, I can handle some constrictive critisism.

I remember hearing about something called a mandrake from a friend, but I never knew what they looked like until now!
Remember though, thats a mandrake enemy from the Etrian Odyssey series. It's based off of a real plant, which looks almost disturbingly like a small person if you pull it out of the ground with the roots intact. The Etrian Odyssey version looks a lot more cartoony.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on March 25, 2017, 03:57:35 pm
(http://img15.deviantart.net/2637/i/2017/084/a/e/crucifixion_by_michensneeuwhart-db3gstj.png)

For this I tried to play around with shades a bit, it's not very well done nor very visible on the scan, so I'll check how to solve that.

This drawing is recognisable as Jesus on the cross for some, except it seems... off. Lightly said. There are some Christians who don't like what I did here. I chose to do it this way with a reason, that being that this simply appeals more to me. I also did this because I knew not everyone liked it (I actually wanted to make it even worse, but a friend advised me not to). Some Christian groups sometimes critisize other Chhristian groups with disastrous results, sometimes with the best intentions. My personal faith seem to clash with what other Christians believe at times. Here in the Netherlands Christians in general are getting more critique from non-Christians. So yeah, there you go.

Constructive critisism is welcome.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Gigi on March 25, 2017, 04:06:42 pm
Stunning artwork,
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: sanrio on March 25, 2017, 09:38:06 pm
Beautiful artwork!
I love the smoothness of the lines.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Cookie202 on March 25, 2017, 11:52:35 pm
The Flareon is my favorite! Nice job!
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on April 29, 2017, 07:40:23 pm
(http://orig12.deviantart.net/ea67/f/2017/119/1/2/white_tiger_cub_by_michensneeuwhart-db7itz6.png)

I wanted to make something else, but that appeared to be too difficult to actually complete for me. So I decided to make this instead. I drew a white tiger cub, and I really like the result. Arms and legs still are a problem, so let me know which 'foot' looks better. Also the drawing pencils we have in house are of pretty bad quality.

As always, constructive criticism is more than welcome.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: sanrio on April 29, 2017, 08:56:38 pm
That is actually really good for an anthro drawing.

Some feedback though, from your past two pieces I've seen that you're normally doing front faced art, I suggest trying to experiment with side shots, or different angles. It can make it much easier to work out anatomy and the placement of limbs. 
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on April 30, 2017, 01:31:34 pm
Thanks for the advice, I'll definitely look into that.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on February 03, 2018, 07:22:41 pm
It's been a while, hasn't it? Don't worry, I've been a... little busy. Don't worry, I wont post everything at once.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/7838/f/2017/154/f/4/michen__attempt_ii_by_michensneeuwhart-dbbff1j.png)

It's Michen again. This is probably the drawing I'm going to remake forever to be able to see better how my drawing improves over time. There's now a bandage around the right front paw, and the scarf is now light purple instead of blue. The head is way too small now that I look at it (my dad commented on that too), but I think overall they came out nicely. I'm quite happy with it.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/2d82/f/2017/240/c/7/zila_by_michensneeuwhart-dblkxrd.png)

Meet Zila, a female character I wanted to use in RPs and future art work. I tried to do some shading for this art piece, but after a while I just gave up on that. And the colour pencils we have here are uhh... still the ones of bad quality. Needless to say it didn't quite come out the way I wanted it to. Anyways, after finishing it I still liked the restults so I uploaded it anyways.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Astraea on February 03, 2018, 07:24:23 pm
Both of these are so, so cute! I love the first one, the tail looks really nice and I love the scarf. Good work on both of these! +Floof <3
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on February 09, 2018, 06:25:12 pm
(https://orig00.deviantart.net/c6aa/f/2017/315/6/b/rooster_by_michensneeuwhart-dbtekte.png)

So I go to an art club-ish thingy once every week and I got the question there if I wanted to learn how to paint a chicken. And I thought "Why not?" and agreed to it. And then something happened and it ended up being a rooster. A shame, since I did start to look forward to tasting a painted omelette. And I don't like paintings that wake me up at 5 in the morning.

This painting was made with some a bunch a lot
...Most of the work was done by v.d. Velden from the local art group, but we did do this together and she insisted in me signing this work.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/b960/f/2017/321/6/4/chandelure_by_michensneeuwhart-dbu0rrn.png)
And have a Chandelure!

I'm quite happy with how it turned out. Trust me, the paper version looks better than the scanned one. I also think the shading on this one is a lot better than on my previous drawings, which is always a good thing. I know there's still a lot of room for improvement though. I really liked working on this one because I pushed myself less hard to make it look good and I just tried to have fun making it. Of course that didn't stop me from trying my best...

Some colours are not found on normal Chandelures, but I thought it looked a  bit more interesting this way. It's intentional. ;)
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on February 13, 2018, 08:16:00 pm
The last batch and it's up-to-date again.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/2e78/f/2018/012/d/6/3_33_by_michensneeuwhart-dbzs8do.png)

Sometimes I get bored of anthros and want to do something else. Or in this case, I just wanted to draw a clock. I've tried to work on perspectives a bit here. Though it didn't come out as perfectly as I wanted, I'm very happy with the details I managed to get in. This one's actually based on a real clock, unlike all my anthro stuff. I know I didn't use the dark lines as I usually do, but I can still add that later if you lot want me to.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/7f09/f/2018/033/1/b/1b3c0b379c5db78b4dcc455a6aeb676c-dc1xsjq.png)

A request made by my birdbr- I mean a certain family member, who wanted me to draw his birdb- I mean feathersona, Fayam. Long overdue, but finally finished. Worth it though. I really like how his left wing came out, for example.

Unfortunately I'm not open for requests quite yet, except for family members and friends. I hope to be able to do that later, but not with my current upload speed. Constructive critisism is welcome as usual, and I hope you'll have a really good day.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Valar.Morghulis on February 13, 2018, 08:26:29 pm
oOoo That clock is absolutely beautiful! I remember my grandparents had one before and It was on wall but still looked very similar to this one :D
And the birdy is cutee!
Lovely update!<3
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on March 27, 2018, 09:00:11 pm
(https://orig00.deviantart.net/cc67/f/2018/084/8/3/rosea_by_michensneeuwhart-dc6x993.jpg)

This is Rosea. Or rather was as I made a new character in her place now. I forgot to include it here, my bad. Anyways, here's the new character.

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/0b3d/f/2018/085/e/b/lanaret_by_michensneeuwhart-dc70zs2.png)

Heeeere's ⌿Lanaret! No, the ⌿ before his name is not a mistake, as his name is not "official". Upon birth, children do not have a name. They choose their name themselves later in life. Some children, like ⌿Lanaret, choose to name themselves before adult age. Their names are started with an ⌿ and unlike adults they can still change their name quite easily. Names starting with an ⌿ are "unofficial", but are most commonly used as normal ones. The symbol does not change how you pronounce it. Upon reaching the adult age, they can change their name if they want to and the ⌿ disappears, or they'll choose one if they haven't yet.

Anyways, ⌿Lanaret is an anthro stoat and is based on his previous version Rosea. It is most certainly a he, but his sex is misjudged often. Most of the time he even causes this confusion himself as he likes to trick others. Don't be fooled by his appearance either - he's not as cute as he might look. He's had more life experience than most people his age and can be quite unpredictable at times. Watching him dance is at your own risk. His fur changes with the seasons: he is brown with white in summer and just white in winter, like real stoats.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on July 29, 2018, 02:22:12 pm
It's been a while, hasn't it?

(https://orig00.deviantart.net/1f1b/f/2018/210/3/3/_req__albie___michen_hug_by_michensneeuwhart-dcilghr.png)

I don't really like hugs from behind, Albie...

Request from Albie from The Furry Forums! I experimented with background a little, and uh... Some things came out wrong, but this was a really difficult piece. Making it was a pain. Of course, despite being glad this is behind me, it was good for the experience and now I can look back on the mistakes I made here and do better next time. So, uh, I'm grateful for this chance, an' things like that...
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on August 31, 2018, 06:44:40 pm
(https://orig00.deviantart.net/859b/f/2018/243/5/4/mied_siche_by_michensneeuwhart-dclnkzp.png)

A red panda technician, ready to fix anything! Okay, anything mechanical. Great climber too, but his running is... Uh... Let's not talk about that. He likes his work a lot. Even managed to set up a little shop, with help from his family. He's the happiest when he's on the job.

I was intending on creating this character later, but I kinda wanted to join a steampunk-ish RP and I had no character fitting for such a situation. Without that RP I might not even have created this character. Anyways, I tried some shading, but uh... It didn't go very well on the suit. It went all right on the tool kit and the head though. So yeah, as per usual, don't be afraid to tell me what you think, I can handle a bit of constructive critisism and it'll help me get even better!
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Ame88 on August 31, 2018, 09:47:34 pm
Hey, these are really good! Great job on all of them. Keep up the great work! I love the red panda and the hug from behind pieces x)
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on October 06, 2018, 12:55:59 pm
(https://orig00.deviantart.net/5609/f/2018/279/1/9/s_s__mystake_by_michensneeuwhart-dcopjwl.png)

Everybody rush on board, because this ship, is about to leave!

Introducing, the S.S. Mystake. One of the first pieces that looks almost as good scanned in as it does on paper. I was drawing something, and then I got stuck. Again. So, that's why the boat.

I also wanted to do something with my grey pencils instead of the coloured ones. I still have some practise to do, but overall I'm very happy with the results. It reminds me the most of those boats you sometimes find inside glass bottles, except this looked so good that I didn't want to draw the bottle. Maybe I could do stuff like this more later on, we'll see.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on March 07, 2019, 02:39:06 pm
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/574cb49b-f246-42d5-a7e1-87322e6f42fe/dd1gc4h-a40592e8-e6cd-4fe0-af3d-8e92e31b2b06.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzU3NGNiNDliLWYyNDYtNDJkNS1hN2UxLTg3MzIyZTZmNDJmZVwvZGQxZ2M0aC1hNDA1OTJlOC1lNmNkLTRmZTAtYWYzZC04ZTkyZTMxYjJiMDYucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.CquTrqxNc8IyByfR5VrZbK0zVgnupEOzkvrR2maIueU)

Yes, I'm still drawing!

I've been busy with a lot in the past, especially with setting up stuff for Twitch. Nevertheless, I'm now back to drawing a little bit after everything and this is the first thing I finished in a long time. Don't worry, there's more to come soon. Either way, I like making greyscale drawings for some reason. I dunno, just a preference.
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Arkham_Scout on March 07, 2019, 02:48:25 pm
Lovely Art ^^
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Ame88 on March 07, 2019, 06:13:45 pm
Ah very nice! I love how you drew the ship. Something about it I just really like. Great job on both. =)
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: CaptainWolfskin on March 07, 2019, 06:17:51 pm
I like the boat you did a great job on the dimensions of it!<3
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Jango_Fett on March 07, 2019, 09:22:53 pm
that's a cute arse boat ngl
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Notorious. on March 07, 2019, 10:24:20 pm
Ooo you have some pretty nice drawings here! Both of them are looking very snazzy. Astonishing job! c:
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: LadySigyn on March 08, 2019, 01:18:52 am
Your art is so good, Michen! Your traditional drawings are all so unique, and I really like them! I look forward to seeing more!
Title: Re: My drawings
Post by: Michen_S on April 21, 2019, 09:55:20 am
(https://images-wixmp-ed30a86b8c4ca887773594c2.wixmp.com/f/574cb49b-f246-42d5-a7e1-87322e6f42fe/dd5400p-2385b9c1-8158-4bca-84dc-e5f006a4b23b.png?token=eyJ0eXAiOiJKV1QiLCJhbGciOiJIUzI1NiJ9.eyJzdWIiOiJ1cm46YXBwOjdlMGQxODg5ODIyNjQzNzNhNWYwZDQxNWVhMGQyNmUwIiwiaXNzIjoidXJuOmFwcDo3ZTBkMTg4OTgyMjY0MzczYTVmMGQ0MTVlYTBkMjZlMCIsIm9iaiI6W1t7InBhdGgiOiJcL2ZcLzU3NGNiNDliLWYyNDYtNDJkNS1hN2UxLTg3MzIyZTZmNDJmZVwvZGQ1NDAwcC0yMzg1YjljMS04MTU4LTRiY2EtODRkYy1lNWYwMDZhNGIyM2IucG5nIn1dXSwiYXVkIjpbInVybjpzZXJ2aWNlOmZpbGUuZG93bmxvYWQiXX0.Qiq5SeuDz5w4rM-2ggKeJJg3Q7elFcKrVvu8Jk36qlY)


Yay, I uploaded something again!

It's a city. Factories in the background, houses out in the front. I... have no idea what that thing in the middle is supposed to be. Let me know what your thoughts are.

For the houses, I played around with pencils of different hardnesses. I think it created a rather interesting city design, seeing how the houses contrast from each other. So I like the effect. I might want to keep that little drawing trick in mind, as it's actually very easy to execute. It just took so long to fill everything!