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Hehehe, reminds me a lot of some of my first anthro drawings ^_____^ I think if you made the hair longer, it would give more of an impression of being female. That's just my opinion, of course.

Try something smaller, Like a Wacom Bamboo Fun. You can get the model me and JuliaWolf use for less than $100 on Amazon. Trust me, they work great.

If I were you, I'd invest in a sketchpad. Looks a lot better than notebook paper

(psst, get GIMP or SAI)

Try GIMP (it's FREE!) or SAI if you don't mind paying for a program

Hey, I like it! :3 It's not too often I see such an odd combination of animal traits work out What art program do you use?

Trust me when I say that if you don't intend on becoming more serious with your art, stick to good ol' pencil and paper. Sometimes I'll spend 5+ hours working on a project... are you willing to do the same? Also, the transition from paper to tablet is... well, the best term I can use is "culture shock". At first it's all "aw man, this is awesome!", and then, it's all, "I HATE THIS CRAP! I CAN'T EVEN DRAW A LINE THE WAY I WANT!" The first few days I had my tablet I hated it because I was unable to control it the way I wanted. After toughing out some practice sessions and learning the ropes of a digital art program, I love it. Needless to say, the interface takes some getting used to, and it takes some practice and some knowledge of things like layers, gradients, opacity, and paths. I guess all I can tell you is that if you can afford it and you're serious about improving your abilities, get a tablet. If not, stick to paper.

sorry dude, I'm swamped right now =_______________________=

Download GIMP. It has a lot of features that only work if you have a tablet, so it's a good way to get used to how it works. If you have any questions PM me.

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Each artist picks something (usually one of the other's original characters or fursona) and draws it in their own style, then trades it

I love sumi ink drawings 8) Anyway, Jonan's advice is good. Look up some base sketches and models and learn how to make a "wireframe" figure first. Also, sketch as LIGHTLY as you can, so that your mistakes and guidelines will be easier to erase. I would even suggest going so far as to buying an art mannequin, as they help a lot when you begin to learn figure drawing. an example of your typical art mannequin These are available at most hobby and craft stores, and you can find them at stores like Wal*Mart as well. They're pretty cheap, about $10-15 for a 12" tall figure.

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Rather than compensate for your weakness, keep trying to draw eyes until you draw them the way you WANT them to look That is how you improve. Not good at drawing something that you want to be good at? Keep drawing it! Just try to slowly improve upon it, fix minor mistakes one at a time, and draw lightly so mistakes are easier to erase. Look at my drawings over the period of 4 years, and tell me that you don't see DRASTIC improvement, not just in drawing ability, but in coloring techniques, anatomy, and proportions. All of these will improve rapidly without you even knowing it if you do as I say. Then again, I've been drawing since I was 3. I've had a few years more experience than most.

This is from 07' This is from 09' Although you may not see any differences, I've improved dramatically in terms of correcting proportions and my coloring has greatly improved. These are from 11' Notice the difference...

...how do you get rid of what? 0.0 Oh, perfectionism. Well, the evangelism section probably wasn't the most appropriate place to put this, but all I can say is... you never will. Something will almost always look "off". This is coming from me though, and my experiences with art. That is how you improve. You see the little things that bug you (even if others can't), and you try to fix them. By improving in little tiny areas over a long period of time, you drastically improve. I can show you art I created 2 years ago, and by comparison my new artwork looks MUCH better. Why? Because working on the little things that annoy me (my inability to make something look just right, for example) made me better.

welcome to teh forums :3

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Welcome to teh forums :3 Great to see another artist, too!

amen <=3

Good to have you hear. Awesome fursona, by the way

I'm about to start on another one for a cousin of mine. When I get a bit better at crafting them, I wanna offer them for sale If anyone's interested in the future, lemme know LOL