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Droemar β€” Riding Tutorial

Published: 2009-02-02 04:23:18 +0000 UTC; Views: 70451; Favourites: 2883; Downloads: 1152
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Description Eh. I got bored. Been working on Flash lessons over the weekend, aside from cleaning and seeing Inkheart. But I noticed there weren't any riding tutorials on DA. Seriously? What's up with that? If someone knows of any, please link me.
I make no claims to be an expert, so all of the self-proclaimed riding experts can hold their tongues. I barely know how to ride, and I don't ride regular horses. I ride gaited ones, which require little to no work on the part of the rider. Heck, Peruvian saddles were designed to make you sit way BACK, like a big cushioned car seat. All they lack are cupholders and an air conditioning vent in the pommel. So yes. I don't really ride. I sit and the horse walks in a overtly flashy manner. With my crippled spine, balance alone is an issue for me.
But on the other hand, I do have a bunch of fantasy characters that need to ride various large creatures. (Which was what I was looking for in the first place when I discovered DA's terrible lack thereof.) So I attempted to apply what I know about horseback riding to wolfback and tigerback. The dubious idea that big cats would ever suffer such trappings notwithstanding, I concluded that the power of the shoulders could handle human weight.
Also, the "wrong" drawings are HILARIOUS. I just searched for some drawings on DA and went to town. I mean, drawing horses in the correct positions alone is difficult enough, but to add a rider on top of it ... Yeah. Some people need help. So I drew this. Enjoy!
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Comments: 209

Drunken-Cat In reply to ??? [2009-02-02 05:56:55 +0000 UTC]

I think this tutorial was a nice idea, since there are many people in da creating their own fantasycreatures, part of which are sometimes ridden, but theyΒ΄re not really horsey persons so no clue how to put someone sitting on those creatures backs and still make it look natural or just realistic

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AquarelleFox [2009-02-02 04:59:52 +0000 UTC]

Aha! I've had this crazy idea of putting foxes on one of the sturdier deer, but have shyed away since I fail at drawing people riding. I think I'll give it a try, trying to keep what's on this in mind.

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Droemar In reply to AquarelleFox [2009-02-02 23:39:14 +0000 UTC]

Hey, when I was little, I drew raptors riding horses. Know what they were called?
Droemar.
So yeah. Pimp out those foxies in spurs and crops!

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AquarelleFox In reply to Droemar [2009-02-03 02:45:53 +0000 UTC]

Do you happen to have any pictures of these crazy sounding raptors in your gallery?

If you don't I hope next time you're very bored you draw one for everyone to see.

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Droemar In reply to AquarelleFox [2009-02-03 03:51:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh, dear God, no. I was like ... twelve when I was drawing them on a regular basis.
Dang it. I might be tempted to return to the idea , tho ...

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GZKoneko In reply to ??? [2009-02-02 04:52:01 +0000 UTC]

Wow, this is really.. cool and informative. I hadn't thought about doing this sort of thing before. <3 Thanks for making this. :3

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Ishaway In reply to ??? [2009-02-02 04:49:13 +0000 UTC]

A) Thank you for making this. Speaking as a horse back rider most people dont get why it bugs off when placement of the rider is.. off
B) I WILL use this. I can draw people riding horses, I know what it looks like well enough; other animals.. not so much.

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ElderAlchemist In reply to ??? [2009-02-02 04:46:21 +0000 UTC]

Thanks for this tutorial, it is so hard to try and draw a person and mount correctly, LOL

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