Animals

[Zideruic]

I was trying to make animals today and realized...I had never tried and had no idea how to make one...could someone give me a tutorial or tips or something?

[Redwizard]

Well what you should do is do a rough 1 coloured sillhouette of the animal, then zoom in and touch it up, then colour and shade.. just make it as you would other graphics

[Zideruic]

I mean like..how to draw one? I always come up with something that looks like a four year olds dog drawing..

[Redwizard]

make a stick figure of the dog, then add circles and sausages, then detail.

[Zideruic]

lol alright

[Redwizard]

ill find a tutorial somewhere and edit this post with the link, keep checking back
here is some form of it.

if you look at the picture of the man you can see the stages used to create it, use them. It works for me always, especially for pre-viz before i create it in 3D or such

meh no links and such.

learnhowtodraw hm i supposie adding a dot com wont hurt in your adress bar.

[Draenin]

I never could start out with circles very well. I always like to try to take elements of stuff from other artists and incorporate it into my work. Makes it sort of like frankensteined art, but I like it. :}

[lancelot9]

i made this super sweet squirrel for an old server..

it moved soo smooth, and realistic. but its not detailed.. so i gotta finish it then get someone to use it cuz its super sweet

[Zideruic]

One thing I can do is detail

[Draenin]

If you can easily percieve the basic shapes of certain kinds of animals, it makes stuff easier, because a lot of them are recurring throughout species.

[killerogue]

:o I too have trouble with drawing mammals. I will try to do as you people say.

[Zideruic]

I think the three reasons I have trouble drawing animals are 1. I have ADD so it's hard for me to learn new things right away but once I get them I'm normally set. 2. I suck at drawing. 3. I'm a *******.

[killerogue]

:/ Don't degrade yourself. You're a cool guy. I thought ADD just made you hyper? :o Anyway. There's no need to outline. If you're excellent at detail which I know you are just make the outline by detailing it. Make details and make them into an outline.

[Zideruic]

ADD doesnt neccesarily have anything to do with Hyperactivity....that's mostly ADHD....I have a varying attentino span, I forget a lot and I dont catch on to things easily...

[killerogue]

:o We all learn things everyday.

[Zideruic]

that was like yesterday though. so what did you learn today HUH HU?H

[killerogue]

Nothing. O_O

[smirt362]

Maybe try drawing out a "wireframe skeleton" first and then basing the animal off of that skeleton.

Wireframe is basically just a bunch of lines that show where the main bones would be in the animal (the spine, skull, and appendage bones).

[Zideruic]

Good idea

[Draenin]

Yeah, sometimes doing circles and then adding crossing lines helps you outline the form of what you are drawing a little better.

[Zero Hour]

Screw drawing animals; try some insects. Those little critters are evil.

[Zideruic]

i still can't draw worth ****.

[killerogue]

Ibecause you erre born to best detailer and the worst outliner.

[Zideruic]

English please.

[killerogue]

XD Sorry lag. "It's because you were born to be the best detailer and the worst outliner."