My art work

Pangaea · **Reply #40 on:** December 26, 2009, 05:19:12 PM

I actually think the short beak looks pretty good on Ptyra herself. (In fact, when I first saw your pictures of Ptyra, I thought you had deliberately drawn her that way to differentiate her from other flyer characters.

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Ptyra · **Reply #41 on:** December 27, 2009, 02:52:25 AM

I usually do small beaks to show femininity and/or youthfulness. But I am practicing with my long beaks...which I hope I did better with here.

Someone's giving himself an ego boost

Mumbling · **Reply #42 on:** December 27, 2009, 04:59:28 AM

Nice job there, I like the pose

Pangaea · **Reply #43 on:** December 27, 2009, 08:35:19 AM

Pterano looks sort of...maniacal in that picture.

Rehearsing "Very Important Creature", is he?

Like Mumbling said, the pose looks good.

Quote from: Ptyra,Dec 27 2009 on 01:52 AM

I usually do small beaks to show femininity and/or youthfulness.

The trouble I see with that is, in LBT, both young and adult female flyers of Petrie's species have long beaks. However, if Pterano is anything to go by, then adult male flyers have comparatively straighter and more pointed beaks.

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But I am practicing with my long beaks...which I hope I did better with here.

The beak's still pretty short, and I think that the lower jaw ought to be nearly equal in length to the upper, but compared with your previous drawings, it's definitely closer to how Pterano's beak is shaped, so I'd say you're making progress.

I don't want to be a pain with my nitpicking, but I noticed one other thing: there's an open space in the crook of Pterano's left elbow that should be blocked by his wing membrane. Is it too late to fix that?

Ptyra · **Reply #44 on:** December 27, 2009, 02:09:15 PM

Quote from: Pangaea,Dec 27 2009 on 06:35 AM

I don't want to be a pain with my nitpicking, but I noticed one other thing: there's an open space in the crook of Pterano's left elbow that should be blocked by his wing membrane. Is it too late to fix that?

Oh jeez, I didn't notice that D: ! Yeah, it's too late to fix it. Hopefully I'll remember that in the future.

Malte279 · **Reply #45 on:** December 27, 2009, 03:22:36 PM

I really like the picture a lot

I took it upon me to make that little correction which Pangaea suggested. Please don't misunderstand this Ptyra, I just meant to take a look at what it would look like.

Ptyra · **Reply #46 on:** December 27, 2009, 03:23:59 PM

It's okay. Looks a bit better, though. I should be able to remember that bit now.

Ptyra · **Reply #47 on:** December 27, 2009, 06:54:34 PM

So my next two are the same picture, but each version can provide different ideas of what's going on.

* The first idea goes along with part of my Ptyra fanfictions. I wondered how Pterano would handle losing someone he loves (we've seen how he reacted to the deaths of his part of the herd).
* The second idea is a bit funnier, with him grumbling about having to watch some egg (perhaps Ptyra, perhaps some other baby). "I'm a leader, not an egg-watcher? What good will be done with ME watching! This is so degrading."

And then this one doesn't have a nest

And I don't quite have a full idea of what's happening here. Maybe some plot of vengeance or...taking over the herd (no surprise there)

Pangaea · **Reply #48 on:** December 27, 2009, 07:43:10 PM

To me he looks more scheming or fidgety than mournful, so I think the second interpretation works better. And though I like the egg-watching scenario best,

I think his expression most befits the option provided by the second picture.

I see a major improvement in the beak, the lines of which look much smoother than in your last drawing, and the dimensions even closer to Pterano’s. And the relative lengths of the upper and lower jaws look just right. If I would make any suggestions, it’s that the base of his beak (behind his nostrils) should be slightly more raised, and the tip, while appropriately pointed, needn’t be so hooked.

Ptyra · **Reply #49 on:** December 27, 2009, 08:37:45 PM

I guess one of the reasons for the fidgety look is because I was listening to part of my Dracul soundtrack, when Dracul is having frustrations with his wife-in-life's death (500 years prior...making him THE Vlad Dracula). Part of the first line is what inspired some of it.
This blind rage consumes me
I am too numb to breathe
My heart beats in anger
I have no strength to grieve
(Awesome bit)
But drawing it also sparked some other ideas.

And now for a little solo drawing-practice of Ada

I had to use a freeze frame of Petrie's mom some of the time. It was quite helpful. I think I'm happiest with the rock in this picture.

Caustizer · **Reply #50 on:** December 28, 2009, 01:07:34 AM

These are all pretty monumental works Ptyra! I'm not a good art critique man (since I'm personally quite terrible at drawing) but the things Pangaea is saying about them seem to make sense.

Ptyra · **Reply #51 on:** December 29, 2009, 12:32:36 AM

Thanks a lot!

And now for a scene from my one-shot fanfiction! This one includs Ducky!

Eeeeee X3 ! I have a scene where they all stop to rest in a cave and Ducky and Petrie go to sleep under Pterano's wing. At one point, I tried to include Cera, Tricia, and Spike in the back, but I couldn't quite fit them in.

Amaranthine · **Reply #52 on:** December 29, 2009, 03:58:01 AM

Very sweet. ^^

Sky · **Reply #53 on:** December 29, 2009, 05:52:40 AM

Aww, now that's a really sweet picture. =D

Ptyra · **Reply #54 on:** December 29, 2009, 11:26:07 PM

I'm glad you guys liked it. But...my next one isn't NEARLY as sweet :/ .

Yick. Poor Ada. I've said she got killed. IT'S A MAGICAL LIOPLEURODON, CHARLIE! I'm not too pleased with how a lot of it turned out (water splash and all), so I saved a PSE file in case anyone wants to give it some tweaks (note: I did not label my layers)

Pangaea · **Reply #55 on:** December 30, 2009, 04:43:32 AM

I have to agree with you about the splash (I actually didn't notice it at first; I thought it was just ripples

). I don't know anything about drawing realistic splashes, but perhaps texturing it differently from the surrounding water, and adding some spray to it, would help?

Also, while Pterano looks pretty good, it kind of looks like he's lying on that rock surface (or is, at least, extremely close to it) rather than flying in front of it. (The fact that his shadow is directly behind him, and slightly bigger than him, is a part of this.) To be honest, I think the picture would look better without the rock behind him.

By the way, your previous picture was adorable.

Sky · **Reply #56 on:** December 30, 2009, 03:14:50 PM

Well, Pangaea already said the important stuff. =)

What I would like to add is, that the water shouldn't look so soft when it touches the rock.
Some white color would help the water look more realistic.

Ptyra · **Reply #57 on:** December 30, 2009, 09:50:44 PM

Thanks for the advice, guys. I did a second run and I think it turned out a little bit better.

I removed the rock and completely changed the water.

Sky · **Reply #58 on:** December 31, 2009, 06:53:06 AM

Yeah, it looks much better now. =D
Hmm... but I can't figure the red(?) spot though. =/

Ptyra · **Reply #59 on:** December 31, 2009, 03:02:46 PM

'Sposed to be a blood spill. I know, I didn't do to great at it XD