My artistic journey

[Mithrica]

Here are some options for my dying unicorn. I am not sure about the fog and I am struggling a lot with edge control, this is really something I would like to master as well. I like to add stripes to my horses because it makes them prehistoric for some reason, well at least in my opinion.

[cedricgo]

Looking very nice so far! I love the mood.

[Mithrica]

Hyenas body shape and posture always captured my imagination. Especially when they smile, it is very creepy and can add a lot to a creature design if your aim is to be a bit scary.

[Mithrica]

Here is a finished piece of my last unicorn dying, surrounded by skeletons of his fellow horses. I combined Shire looking horse with zebra pattern, which makes it look a bit prehistoric in my opinion and I made his mane in Wildebeest style. He was a strong and magnificent animal but without his horn he is parishing. This piece was a good practice because I really pushed myself to add all the details on horses anatomy.

[Mithrica]

Yesterday I did some pencil sketches of cats again and I really tried to capture their posture and how they curve. There really is something majestic about cats and there is something goodlike about them.

And as always I finished my day with a fast bedtime sketch od a random animal. I found nice photos of cute hyeena pups.

[Mithrica]

I am trying to capture animals movement as much as I can so I started drawing animals while they play. I collected loads of references of dif. animals during fight, hunt or playtime.

[Mithrica]

I started experimenting with some creature designs and I am planning on finishing some of those. I believe I need to train myself with real anatomy, but still put some energy in my imagination as well.

[cedricgo]

Those are really cool creature designs! I think you can always start of your concept from imagination and when they look good to you, you can start thinking and applying proper anatomy to them. Like that you don't get blocked thinking about anatomy when you're in the design phase.

But these look really good

[Mithrica]

Hey thanks! I completely agree. From time to time when I like one of those I will pimp him up with correct, or at least attempting to, anatomy and finish him up!

[Mithrica]

I really like to do sphynx cat studies because fur is not distorting the shape and I just love to see all the muscles and curves.

And some midnight horse studies. I got a 3dtotal horse model and now I can really dig in to learn horse anatomy properly.

[Mithrica]

This week I am doing photo studies every day and today I am studying horses.

[Mithrica]

Collection of kitten sphynxes.

[Mithrica]

Another photo study I did. I love how Marwari horses are decorated and I love their ears. I mainly did this study because I learned a lot about horses and materials that are decorating him.

[Mithrica]

[little_jerboa]

I really like your sketches! Nice linework, lots of movement and dynamic.

[Mithrica]

Thank you very much! This is my main focus, and I am very happy you think so! Checked your blog as well and I love your David Bowie, outstanding lines and finished product. Keep it up!

[little_jerboa]

Thank you too! I'm currently working on improving my lineart, so really glad that it pays off.

[Mithrica]

Studied some greyhounds yesterday and more Marwari horses. I love the care and attention of ornaments they put on them.

[Mithrica]

It is superb! I really like it!

[Mithrica]

This weekend I did studies of hyenas and lions. Lion is not finished yet, I am planning to fully render him.