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Mattatatta
#498957
10 months ago
My first fully-coloured drawing using my first Wacom.
I'm quite pleased with how it came out, particularly the shading.

Any thoughts?
wlonkly
#498996
10 months ago
cuuuuuuuute
DeeperMadness
#499082
10 months ago
@Mattatatta: It's so cute, dude! You'll have to do more.

And while you're at it, could you share some of your secrets, please?
Anonymous
#499162
10 months ago
Her legs looks like a vagina
Mattatatta
#499178
10 months ago
Draw three circles, draw rest of pony.
That's how I start a sketch lol.

Because of how amazing layers are, I make a new layer when I'm attacking a specific part. I drew Pinkie as a hairless pony while sketching, then made new layers for the fringe, 'middle', and back of her mane. I then made new layers to colour each sketched area, and another bunch of new layers for the exterior lines (which also tidy up the colouring).

The eyes use a few layers, which helps keep it as clean as possible (and also makes for a scary Pinkie Pie if I strip it down to just the whites of her eyes lol.

I kept using my sketched layers as a guide, and I also looked at pictures of Pinkie that I have saved for reference. It's not bad to use references if you're still drawing everything without tracing and the like.

Anyway, once I had done all of the colouring, and tidied up the lines, I made a few more final layers to do the shading. Her entire mane had a layer, her body had a layer, and her tail, despite being almost completely obstructed from view, has its own layer for shading.

Shading is fun, by the way, but it's hard to not have fun when you have Pinkie Pie smiliing at you as you colour her in. When it comes the shading, I'm particularly happy with her fringe - I'm amazed I managed to make it look that nice.

TL;DR version:

LAYERS, LAYERS EVERYWHERE
And regular saves!
That way, if you mess up, you don't mess the entire picture up.
And make sure you have fun while drawing. I spent all afternoon on this from start to finish, but I enjoyed every minute of it.
DeeperMadness
#499321
10 months ago
@Mattatatta:

Aw, you're a gem for this, pal! Thanks for the tips; I can get the image in my mind, but my hands just don't want to co-operate most of the time.

I'll keep at it 'til I come up with something presentable. You're a top bloke for giving me the help! :D