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Kieraux — Minaki Ref
Published: 2011-05-28 00:55:03 +0000 UTC; Views: 3557; Favourites: 118; Downloads: 80
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Edit I added a buttload of stuff. It seemed really lacking. :< Also, Emma made her Xara for the couple. AND SHE IS FREAKING ADORABLE. I LOVE HER. ♥ Go give her love and fanart: :thumb210618411: Okay. Sorry to spam your inbox. ^^’ Just thought I’d show you guys.-----
New character. WOOOOOO! xD I really love her. So ~zeb-bra and I decided we needed to have a real couple. This is my side and hers has yet to be made (I guess). Any who.
This is Mimi. She is small, cute, can and will kick yo’ arse. :3 She’s so much fun to draw omg. Dem spots. I wanted to make her my 'sona. :[ But I decided against it. I’m not going to have one because it just frustrates me so much. All my charaters have elements in them that reflect my personality so all of them combined kinda is my persona. That was an awkard sensence grammatically. It probably wasn’t correct. Any who. Mei will go back to being a normal character as originally intended. c: I want to make a some canine characters. :< So expect some. I have too many characters. ;;
Draw her and I will love you. ♥
Critique on anything welcomed!
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Yes, I use PhotoShop. And I really don't know. o: It's just a cleaned up sketch.
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How do you 'clean' up a scetch?
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Erase stray marks, darken light lines, and add details.
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Um, Kie? I've been using a program called Scupltris (I sculpted Rui, you can see here: [link] ) and I think Minaki would look lovely as sculpted. So, with your permission…?
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Sure! I'd love it if you sculpted her! :'D ♥
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Oops xD Thanks for telling me!
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It was kind of the best typo ever
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This is looking pretty dandy, Kie! :D You've definitely made some real improvement in the anatomy. ♥
As for the critique, I'd say that her human-form has a bit too short arms, as fingers are usually supposed to reach halfway down the thigh. Also her left hand seems smaller than the right one. Other than that, you've got the anatomy down rather nicely(not to mention those neat colors you've given her). c:
I think you should get rid of the "rump and shoulders are the same height"-part, though. D: I checked it(because i didn't look even relatively same-height) and her butt is much higher than her shoulders.
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Really?
I see what you mean, looking at the arms/hands now. I completely forgot that rule. 3: I’ll fix it! I’ll also take out the rump/shoulder ratio thing and put a random eye enlargement pic. in the blank spot. Being the lazy person I am, I didn’t actually check it. ^^' Thank you so much for the critique! ♥
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Yes.
I think it's a pretty easy thing to forgot, at least since so many people either draw the arms too short or long. :U You could also change the rump-shoulder ratio to something like "her butt's slightly higher than her shoulders" orrrrr... or something. D:
You're very welcome!
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Thank you Free Transform tool. Changes made! : D I needed to have eye detail in there anyways, I just ran out of space. So it worked out. c:
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ooh cool design. I especially like those spots. Just one thing though, is the way that you drew the stomach. This might be because I'm so used to seeing stylized dragons everywhere, but I feel that you may have drawn her belly a bit large. Whenever i look at it, I feel a bit like shes pregnant 
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Thank may be true, but I was looking at a lot of reference for it. xD [link] [link] [link] But a lot of it is her ribcage/lungs for lots of oxygen when running. Her ribcage is every so slightly larger than a cheetah's because she can run faster than them. Thank for the input though! c:
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I had a feeling that you were reffing off cheetahs XD I did the same for a charrie. I couldn't get it to look right though. Like I said, I think I'm so used to seeing the anorexically thin dragon style that the majority of people on DA draw in (guilty) that it could just be a bit jarring because it's different from the norm. Augh, I maintain what I said. But I honestly have no idea how to 'fix' it. Oh well. I like the character very very much! You did a good job on it
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Well it’s not that "dA dragon’s” are anorexic, it’s just that they’re typically lacking vital organs or their ribcage is being shoved up their throat/overly compresses. Guts go between the front and back legs, but this is now commonly viewed as overweight when it isn’t. Even starving animals need vital organs. The best way to fix a preconceived view of anatomy is to study from real animals. Avoid applying anything you think you may know about anatomy to these studies. Until you know proper anatomy well enough to stylize it. (Know the rule before you break them) Looking at skeletons is good too. c:
tl;dr xD
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haha, okay okay. Anorexic was the wrong word. Just a shorter one than an explanation XD
But yeah, I'm finding that assuming what you know now. We're drawing nude people in class, and you think you know what say, boobs, look like, but actually, you really don't XD
All good advice there C:
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Here she is: [link]
If you ever need help with SOMETHING, ANYTHING, WHATEVER, ASK me. I WANT you to ask me
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Do you have too many characters?
Easy. Create a badass and unleash him
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Oh Kiki,
WHY do you have to make such jealous-worth OCs?!
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Ahhh I love chibis xD so cute. I'll edit my ref and type stuff though because last night it was like midnight and I didn't want to bother my cousin by the sound of the keys typing XD I love this ref zooooooo much though <33
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I love drawing chibis they’re so much fun. : D Yeah, I’m always paranoid I’ll wake people up. 3:
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TONGUES!
I'll draw her, but I ask for your permission first
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xD
No one ever needs permission to draw my characters!
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Her dragon shape is wonderful ^^
I love the pale green-blue colour at some parts.
I have to work on my refs…
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Awesome color pattern Kie' 
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I love her *0* The design is awesome ! I really like the marking and the colors !
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I love this <333 Mimi is such an interesting and beautiful character!
I really love her tail <3 And it looks like you have got yourself out of your art block finally, which is AWESOMESAUCE c:
I love the fact you have so many characters! I would probably draw them all if it wasn't for this stupid art block I have Dx
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Thanks! : D
Yeah, I think I’m out of it. c: I’ve just been really inspired by some artists lately and it’s been very motivating. I hope you get out of your block too! ;o; <3
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Your welcome beb! c:
That is awesome that your out of it <3 I love seeing your art in my inbox! And now that your out of your artblock I get to talk to you more <3
Thankyou <3 I think I'm almost out of it (finally) <3 Now I am trying to work on my very large reference for Ruitai. =skysealer inspired me to start researching more about the anatomy on how my dragon might actually work, so now she is starting to become more and more well thought out c:
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Yeah, it’s nice to talk again. c: I love Sky’s art so much. She’s incredibly inspiring. I’m really glad you’re recovering from art block too! : D <3
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It is c: Everyone loves talking to you. c:
I love Sky's art too <3 Inspiring and informative.
<3
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Omg I loovveee this ref so much she's so adorable. I feel the need to make my ref prettier now xD
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Thanks! ;u; Oh hush, I’m sure it’s beautiful. <333
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I can see why you like her! The spots look really fun to draw ^^
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