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Thu May 24, 2007 7:48 pm
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Thu May 24, 2007 7:51 pm
CK Lynn says...



I like it. The middle looks kind of funny, but I can't explain it.
  





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Thu May 24, 2007 8:25 pm
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Critiquing time:

Honestly, it looks kind of funny without ears.

The mane is WAY too short, and it isn't flowing naturally with the wind. it seems as if its been dyed/straighted/fried WAY too many times, and considering that only "My Little Pony's" have those specific hair stuffs, it seems REALLY out of place to have that many problems with the mane.

The head looks like it came from a snake. No offense, but it really does. Horses have VERY definate shapes to their heads, many of which are extremely defined and appear on ALL horses. For example, Horses have a circular cheek that invisibly leads into the ear and strictly changes into the jaw/teeth at either point. The top of the head is way too straight, and it doesn't have a mouth. The nostrils are also a tad bit too big. The horn is also too big for the unicorn's head to carry.

Its back is broken, and there appear to be no muscles/ tissue/ anything that ISN'T bone on the horse.

Its legs are also broken, as well as way too short for their own good.

Why is it that the body and the head aren't facing the same direction?

I like the tail, its uber cool!

The hooves aren't all the same shape/size. They also lack certain qualities that the hooves of horses have.

Why does it have snake eyes?

The wings are actually pretty good, but they're not flapping/ holding the unicorn in the air. Actually, right now they look like they're just they're for show.

You sort of threw in random shading in places where there shouldn't be. Focus more on pictures of actual horses, and notice the way that light reflects off of their body, as well as where shadows actually lie.

You may possibly want to give it a background, or at least add more detail to it to make it a bit more eye catching.

Overall, its not bad. All it really needs is some improvments and it could have the potential to be uber cool!

If you color it, make its mane/tail rainbow :D
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Thu May 24, 2007 9:17 pm
Muse says...



i like it, its cool. I dont think it has a snake face...and the head and body are facing the same way lol. keep it up x
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Thu May 24, 2007 10:17 pm
Lilith says...



*pets unicorn*

Its cute. so don't sulk. The face may be off a little but not much and I think the front legs just need to be moved back a little.

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Fri May 25, 2007 12:22 am
Meep says...



I think both the horse an wing parts need improvement. That being said, horses and feathered wings are amongst the hardest things to draw, so don't feel discourages. (I also think the horn is a little too long, considering the size of the rest of it.)
I'd recommend drawing from a photograph of a horse, and then look at some feathered wings (or, better yet, tutorials on how to draw feathered wings).
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Fri May 25, 2007 6:31 am
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It's a little bit too elongated in the middle, and that's what makes it look a little weird. And it needs a slightly longer neck and more slender features, since unicorns are very graceful...

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Sat May 26, 2007 6:33 am
LowKey says...



Reminds me of a hot dog. :D

The body's a bit too long, and the legs are a bit too short. Fix that and it'll be good!
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Sat May 26, 2007 8:37 am
Jennafina says...



It's legs and wings need to be a lot bigger. As it is, it couldn't stay up!

Very cute, though. I like the shading along its legs and belly especially. I'd love to see this colored. :)

If you're interested in drawing more unicorns, I would study some pictures of horses. Their proportions follow a formula, just like human's.
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Tue May 29, 2007 6:56 am
Sohini says...



NIce drawing, why don't you border it with a silver pen and add a fairy-tale background to it with blues, violets, sea-greens?

and the face should be more detailed. this lacks the elegant xpression unicorns should have.
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Tue May 29, 2007 3:10 pm
Alteran says...



I loves it! I personally think it's great as is but I'm not much for the whole "make everything look real!"dealy. Cause what is the point of art if everything has to be all perfect and trash. Anyway, I think it needs a background.

If you do want it to be all perfect then i suggest the gridding method. It's how welearned it in school. Get a picture and some transparent cover the picture and graph it into equal squares and then graph your paper lightly so you can earase it later. Then just draw each square.

One squae at a time is less daunting then an whole horse. Hope that made sense. :D
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Tue May 29, 2007 5:03 pm
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I would have prefered a little more muscle definition: let us know what's going on under that velvet hide! It would also give the unicorn a more definite sense of being there, of having three dimensions. Much better than I could have ever done, though.
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Tue May 29, 2007 5:19 pm
Via says...



I think he back legs may be a little bit short.

But, other than that, it's a ....nice...drawing. But, it's not spectacular. It's a tad boring. Add some details maybe? A little background may even spruce it up since unicorns are like....white haha.
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