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Published: 2012-07-17 05:03:16 +0000 UTC; Views: 93628; Favourites: 4234; Downloads: 952
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[[WOW i just realized all the typos in this. oh well, i hope it still helps!]]so ever since my Anthro Ear Tutorial, i've been meaning to make more tutorials for you guys. so here's one on how i draw paws. it's much more simple than the Ear one, but i hope it helps!
this is by no means the "correct" or "only" way to draw paws. this is simply how i do it. if you'd like me to do any other specific tutorials, feel free to tell me in a comment on this one!
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[[wow. guys. this became my most viewed (by several thousand) and most faved picture ON DA within 13 hours of being uploaded o.o and the numbers keep going up. i'm glad you all seem to like it so much!]]
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This is really super helpful for people like
me who struggle to draw paws, it's a really
great method and style. Thanks! ^^
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I have been drawing for 18 years of my 18 year long life now, and my drawing style may be a bitt unuseful...Β
Since i draw stuff without any sketch lines. I simply draw straight forward.
And even though it works for me, I have this feeling that drawing sketch lines first, may help improve my drawing skills.Β
But I have no experience with it, since i don't know how to use sketch lines. or in wich way they should be used.Β Β
*sigh*
What i guess i'm saying is: I want to try a new way of drawing, but the method i already use is hard to get rid of.Β Β
But although, This toturial might come in handy.
Trytix approves!
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I think what you're talking about is construction drawing, which I've also seen called Figure Drawing. (The latter when it applies to humans.) It's definitely hard to master, but looking back on my older art to when I started using construction drawing (actually not that long ago), the progress is literally leaps and bounds with every painting. I highly encourage learning it. If you decide to, I'd start by going on Pinterest and searching "Figure Drawing Tutorials", "Construction Drawing", etc.
I hope I helped a little! If not, I hope you didn't mind me rambling on.
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Thanks for helping.
I will very surely check those torturials out, although i usualy don't use pinterest. XP
And although it might be a little dificoult going from hard drawing methodes to light drawing methodes, the least i can do is at least to Try.
Thanks alot!
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You're very welcome! Good luck!
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Thanks!
Although, I would say my current skill on organic stuff is kinda okay.
I made this trytix.deviantart.com/art/Omni⦠and i think it's pretty neat looking. ^w^
I made a drawing first, then i just redrew the lines on Adobe Illustrator. So it's about ecsactly how good i am at drawing organics atm. XP
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That picture is very good, but I can't identify any structure. Bone mass, muscle mass, and posture is all defined by construction. It's not better or worse with construction, but construction helps you make anatomically secure drawings at breakneck speed.
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I see.
Although the legs are suposed to reasamble insect legs. They got the skeleton on the outside. (have i been told) XP
But although, i kinda get what your saying, caus although it looks partialy okay, the anatomical structure is rather terrible (i guess).
But construction drawing isn't quite similar to sketch lines, right?
So, what would you recomend to use?
Sketch lines or construction drawing?
Or perhaps both, if that is a possibility?
Unless they are the same thing, and i just totaly missunderstood. XD
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They are the same thing, technically. You do the construction with the sketch.
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Ah, i need to practice some of that.
Oh, also nice talking with you, thanks for the helping advice!
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You're so welcome! I'm glad I helped!
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Quick, clean lines and excellent progression steps. Excellent to include multiple angles - super useful, thanks for sharing!
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This is so helpful THANK YOU!!!!!!! *bows down in your presence*Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β Β
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omg I've been looking for a good paw tutorial everywhere.
THANK YOU.
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you are welcome! it's pretty simple, but good luck!
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Thank you so much! I love how easy it was to follow! Very helpful in my improving my current style!
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well, thank you and you are welcome! good luck!
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No problem! And thanks!
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Awesomely done
Can you also do one of stretching feet? 'Cause that also would be fantastically helpful
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haha, maybe? those are still hard for me to make look right, but we'll see!
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This is very nice. I draw paws but they kinda look crappy. Could I use this as a tool for my own work? It'll be very helpful to me.
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of course you can ^_^ that's what it's for
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Do I have to draw the claws or can I draw the paws without them?
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oh no, you definitely don't need claws! i just draw them in by default ^.^; whether you draw them just depends on your style/what animal you're drawing.
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okay, because I am just starting drawing that style. Do you know any other tutorials for beginners?
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nnnope, sorry x.x i'm sure DA has plenty though
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I already gathered about 5 pages total 
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ahhh, those paws look awesome! great!
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as i said , all thanks to you !
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OMG Thank you! I have such a hard time with Paws!
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Quite helpful. From this I can see what I've been doing wrong more clearly.
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OH. MY. GOD. I LOVE U! *HUGS* THIS IS GONNA HELP ME SOO SOO MUCH! now. can u do one for hands by any chance?? both male and female and anthro and non - anthro? please???
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hahaha. a lot of people have asked me, but i actually have no method of drawing hands. i just look at them a lot and then try to draw them XP i often use my own hands as a reference. i also draw all hands the same regardless of gender or species >.>
/rambing
i'm really glad you like this though and i hope it helps you!!!
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This tutorial is such a help! I've never been able to draw paws...
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good luck to you! hopefully this'll help ^_^
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it'll become become handy to me 
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This'll come in handy, I really struggle with drawing paws.
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i love this and find it useful!
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I think I just may use this, and likely the rest of your tuts! I kinda suck at anatomy...
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