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Published: 2014-06-04 15:42:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 7697; Favourites: 435; Downloads: 414
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This is how I imagine if I "humanize"(well not totally since I've added wings and feathers) one of the MLP characters. Been practicing lately human skin tones and values and put it to the test.To be honest, this is one of the very few(let's say less than 10%) digital art pieces that I enjoy 100% drawing and comes from pure inspiration from my past faves. The body was supposed to be anthro, but remembering Maximum Ride. Then this is the result.
dA y u so slow?!
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The skin-tones are exceptional, very lifelike and realistic. Particularly like the depth of the back of the hand and around the origin of the medial quads (or 'the groin', if you prefer).
The rest of the colour scheme works well. The soft feel of the belly tattooes is very nicely done.
The downside is that the skin's realism makes the other details a little more obvious - the hair and bikini are okay, though the highlights are a little too obviously just white patches rather than light reflecting off a 3D object. The wings look a little sketchy, all the more obvious when compared with the effort put into the skin.
The pose is nice, again quite realistic. The anatomy is good, although the torso seems slightly rotated compared with the hips (and not in a 'because she's twisting' way - her left abdomen continues smoothly into leg; on the right it suddenly flares out to hip/butt). It also looks like the right knee (her left) is skewed inward, but perhaps that's counterbalancing the hip/torso thing...
I love the subtle shyness of her expression. The shading around the nose feels a little awkward, though - the realism of skin-tones running up against the cartoonish nose. I'm a little mixed on the lips - on the one hand, they're a bit thin, giving her a monkey-ish look, suggesting thicker definition would help; on the other hand, that could lose some of the subtlety of her smile.
Overall, a high quality piece - looks like your work on skin has paid off. Work next on polishing up the rest, and your work will really shine.
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e'Yup, a nice critique overall. Though if I might give your critique a critique
of my own?
Your overall use of grammar is good and you clearly know your way around words. There are a few patches of breakage though yet even so it remains very much literate.
Is english your 1st language btw? Often such is the case if one is of a non-germanic or English 1st, and yet so often native english speakers have grammer worse still! XD
But yeah, while one might work on some small details of "completeness" your completeness of thought comes through crystal clear.
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Thanks man 
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No worries, happy to help out
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Seriously, the fact you've taken my belly tattoo idea and have run with it makes me giddy as all hell e.deviantart.net/emoticons/x/x… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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Anatomy and female charm have always two of your incredibly strong points, and it's nice to see it transcend into human artworks more, on top of your already-awesome anthro works e.deviantart.net/emoticons/b/b… " width="15" height="15" alt="
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LuLz, battle at the beach you say? *remembers beach-isode of Bleach fighting giant watermelon monsters... lolz
While your grammar is not perfect it is still better than much of what I've seen. I also am glad to see you understand spacing ^-^
I loath seeing unreadable 10 to 50 line Walls_oF_Text blocking out the sun.
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And, emotes bring personality to online messages. 
*Bubble Berry, more specifically
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nice, and like said the use of Pinkie/Berry for an avatar goes well with all the color.
Funny thing for me is, 'tis the longer posts I geek out over reading and re-reading then proofreading again like 15 times for errors or better ways of wording and the small stuff I wing...
Usually takes me like 11/2 to 3 hours to wright a good 300 to 500 word critique (lulz)
But hey, "Anything worth doing is worth doing Right" and "Results don't lie"
*be sure to check'em out sometime on my page if get the chance & tell me what ya think ^_^
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Hey, how would she get that top on and off with those big wings in the way?
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The feathers thing is a tad odd, but I for one love the minor anime like styling.
Also glorious is the trademark Tummy Tattoo ^_^ so very good /)'
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Wow! This humanized Rainbow dash looks amazing! You really are among one of the few who know how to draw humanized ponies.
And Maximum Ride! I love that book, it's a great read! I'm so glad you added that concept and reference for your drawing.
The result was executed very nicely, well done.
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I agree, BigBlu here is by far one of the best I've seen thus far my #1 fav 
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Lovely.
It's official. Belly tattoos are now one of the cutest things ever.
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Besides maybe this? balazsbali.deviantart.com/art/…
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Meh, that one doesn't leave enough to the imagination. XD
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This is just simply amazing Blu :3 Still liking the belly tattoos XD
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The only thing I think could be better is the overly thin torso; having it not sink in so much, be wider to the sides (but no less flat) would work wonders. The rest is good. Even the breasts are not just bubbles, I can see they're just being held up by the bikini top and are in fact subject to gravity.
Massive bonus points for the huge wings. Too few people make properly large wings on humanized pegasi/alicorns. And since I'm a sucker for long hair, bonus points for that too. The face is not usual, kind of Asian in terms of features, but it's beautiful this way. She still looks Dashlike, although it's like she's had a session at the spa and enjoyed it. The feathers on her arm and hair are an interesting touch; I wonder if they're a leftover of some transformation or power manifestation. And I just love that belt added to her waist; it somehow makes her a lot more classy and also somehow a lot more feminine. Just a little accessory like this can have a huge effect, indeed.
Overall, rather good.
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