CGAN February 2018 Challenge - “Reference This!” WIPS

Valence wrote:

Yeah, I hurt my neck the other week when painting. Art should come with a health warning.
But in this case the warning should say, "DANGER: Fantastic Picture Developing!" Take a painkiller, give it a massage and keep going.

I'm having neck trouble too! It's mostly pain from strain, but sometimes I get this really annoying twitch. IT dires me crazy. I'm thinking about going to a chiropractor!

I think Im nearly done. Now if I could just get my keyboard to stop dying on me I may be able to actually get some work done.

Looking good, Atto! You have some nice contrast set up there with the unicorn. My main critique is strictly anatomy and it's largely with front leg that's on the other side of the horse. A horse's 'elbow' joint is located right at the bottom of their belly. This image was a bit confusing because there is an angle that was present in the ref image on that leg that made it look like a 'joint', but in reality it is the muscle joining into the 'forearm'. Right now you've made such a strong bend pretty low on the leg that it looks like you were thinking it might be the elbow of the horse.

I included a pic to describe what I'm talking about:

Other than that, you've done a good job with the reference! Horses are notoriously difficult because of their skeletal structure and this reference is at a pretty hard angle to observe easily.

The only thing worse than trying to draw a horse's front legs is trying to draw a horse's back legs.

But that's a great little breakdown of the anatomy, Thomgirl.

Thanks Thomgirl! Something looked off to me but I thought it was the other leg! D'oh.
Thats made it very clear thanks for your time - I'll look at it again before the deadline.

Getting to the color... and flowers... and beehives... and eventually bees and butterflies and all things spring. I hope.

Charlotte wrote:

buttbees!

HAHAHAHA

Banj wrote:

Charlotte wrote:

buttbees!

Wouldn't they be Bum-ble Bees?

You're so punny!