Finished!!!

Hi hi! Can I see an edward Elric doodle? :3 I came from the community post hahaha :)

:+: Here you go :+:

I used to love sketching Ed making silly faces, but it’s been a while.

When you draw a certain character a lot, you tend to eventually be able to sketch them up without reference. Such was the case with Edward once upon a time. Unfortunately, I haven’t remembered to draw him as much anymore.

Hope it’s to your liking! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Hiiii!! I just wanted to say I love your art! It has a lot of personality and bright passion. I'm also a horse enthusiast who draws sometimes and a hetalia fan, so it was a good coincidence to find your blog on my feed.

What's your favorite horse breed?? Do you have any sketches of it? It would be good to see.

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Thank you so much! I am always thrilled to hear how much people seem to like my art. It’s very much appreciated!

I actually have a few favourite horse breeds. Before, my dream horse was a Morgan/Canadian cross, however now I would much rather have a team of beautiful Norikers.

I would say my favourite horse breeds are, the Noriker:

The American Saddlebred:

And the Morgan. I don’t have any sketches of a Morgan at the moment. Since they tend to have many different coat colors, I guess you could say the dappled grey Saddlebred could also be a Morgan or Morgan cross.

A horse I would very much love to have would be a Morgan Noriker cross. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Some practice sketching Picori.

I’m not a huge fan of the Mountain Picori design, but I will admit that it looks kinda cute.

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I tried sketching Prince Ashitaka from Princess Mononoke. I did a much better job with the head studies (the only thing I can do well other then horses.)

Yakul looks more like a horse tbh. The back legs look good, but those front ones… ick…

Anyway, I had fun with these. It was a little hard to try replicating the Ghibli style, but it was a good exercise. ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

I have been asked to make a small tutorial on how I draw horses. I taught myself slowly using what I thought was what you were supposed to do, so if it seems ‘unconventional’, that’s probably why.

First step:

I begin by looking at my page or reference (if I am using one). If I am not using a strict reference, I like to imagine what the horse on the paper is going to be doing. Once I have envisioned what I would like to draw, I begin with the three circles concept.

I don’t fully remember where I heard of this, but it has stuck with me for a long time. Basically, I am drawing three circles to represent the body of the horse. The first circle is the shoulder and chest of the horse. The middle one is the belly/back of it connecting the back and front end together. And the last circle is basically the buttocks of the horse, the thighs, if you will.

After drawing said circles, I move on to the legs, neck and head. It’s hard for me to stay on one step, because I tend to jump around.

It is important to note that having a horse anatomy chart on hand is extremely useful! Especially if it is one showing the muscles. Circle 1 in this photo shows the area of the front leg which I believe is called the elbow joint. I draw a sort of upside down v to represent this joint (or whatever it’s called).

Circle 2 shows where I have drawn a line to better define the muscle and the bone that connects the head and shoulders.

Circle 3 shows the line I drew to define the muscle on the butt/thigh.

If you examine a horse, you will notice that they have many “lines” which define the different muscles/bones. Once you single these lines out, it will be easier to draw the horse because you are not focusing on all the tiny lines and details. The way I view a horse I want to draw, is by looking at it simpler. I only put to paper the basic lines and shapes I see, then add any details I think would make it look better.

Horse legs are very tricky. I believe the legs can either make or break the sketch. If they are out of proportion, it doesn’t matter how well the body is drawn, it still looks like trash.

In order to avoid out of proportion legs, I like to gage the distance between the ground and the horses hooves.

I estimate the length I want it to be, rough sketch the hooves, then “cut” the leg in half by inserting the joint. It should be roughly in the middle. When I look at a horses leg, I see an almost funnelled shape. It starts out wide at the top and thins out until it gets to the hoof.

The back legs are kind of tricky to draw. Actually, they’re very tricky.

I am unable to add a video tutorial here, so I will be posting in parts.

It is with great pleasure that I reveal to all of you…

:+: Crochet Akutagawa :+:

After a full day of crocheting (which is waaay less time then I expected) I have completed my own version of a crochet Akutagawa.

I made him from cotton, which is my usual yarn medium. I used a basic doll base and tweaked it to my preference, then made him his frilled undershirt, coat and cravat.

I must say, the hair was the hardest part of this project and I’m still not completely happy with the outcome. By the way, there’s no wire at all! He doesn’t free stand, unfortunately, but I love how the ties of his coat stick up! (And ofc I crocheted a little Rashomon as well.)

Here is your Sweden riding a Swedish coldblooded horse (or some kind of Swedish draft). @somekawaminpuddle

Hope you like it!!! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

(As always, Tumblr has run my photo through a washing machine with a couple extra rinse cycles, so you might wanna click on it for better quality.)

Your art is literally so epically beautiful 😍

Thank you!

I’ve been drawing for many years, but have only recently gotten what I would consider to be “good” at art lol

The comment is very much appreciated!

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Heyyy! Jumping in from the community;)

Since Ed was already requested, how about Al (armour/human up to you)? Maybe with cats?:D

No pressure, tho!:3

Ok, I have become obsessed with this pose. I wanted to draw Al as a kid cuz he’s adorable.

I actually hate cats with a burning passion, but they’re fun to draw like this.

Hope you like it! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Here is the video. It doesn’t have much detail, but you can draw along with me if you would like.

Something that will help a lot is practicing drawing one part of a horse. Starting with simple head studies is a good example and may help to build confidence. By breaking a horses body down into shapes, it becomes easier to understand and ‘copy’ the shapes and lines.

One thing I get used to get stuck on all the time was added too much detail. Now, I only draw what is most prominent for a horse, ignoring all those tiny, unnecessary details.

Drawing in the manga-like style is about simplicity to a point. It is not called realism for a reason! (˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵) The goal is to be able to draw the same character over and over again efficiently and with less stress to the artist. The same can be said for drawing horses, in a way.

I hope that this helps. If anyone has any questions, I will try my best to answer them!