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Description Edit: I took off the markings on her back wings. They looked weird.
Yay! Finally she is updated. XD
Old reference sheet: [link]
So quite a few things changed on shorty. Her head/face in general is the same, except with the white stripes extending onto the yellow parts, and her upper eyelid is the same color as her ear tips now, instead of a weird green.
This reference sheet also shows that her name is LOWER CASE!

I'm also making her closer to what a proboscis bat and a hoary bat have. Her nose is slightly longer and her back markings are more closely like a proboscis bat.

Her yellow fur is extended onto her other fingers, like a hoary bat, and has the vein from her elbow colored like her arms, like a hoary bat.

She also now has a large, fuzzy/fluffy tail, like a hoary bat.

The white markings on her sides extend onto her wings now.

Her second finger is its own finger now (the finger on the outside) like how bats really have them (instead of fused).

She is heavier than the last reference sheet because I am heavier. (If I become thinner I will draw her thinner).

SHE STILL CAN'T FLY! Once I hit 150 pounds she will be able to fly. Right now I am 216.

I added some dark ascents around her white markings to have them pop out more.

She's still loveable and huggable~


For the head shot thing, I plan to have that as a type of reference sheet to buy, now.
It is mainly to show an up close view but also with the character saying what species they are. I'MS TRY TO MAKE THIS A THING FOR REF SHEETS! >8D

NOTE: I may end up changing her back markings. I am not entirely happy with them... but if/when I do change them I will change it on this ref sheet so it's easier.

If you're curious:
Hoary bat: [link]
Proboscis bat: [link]
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Comments: 22

TheTrueDoonKAY [2016-02-23 00:28:47 +0000 UTC]

Oh my gosh! She's cute! >W<

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shortybat In reply to TheTrueDoonKAY [2016-02-23 00:36:35 +0000 UTC]

hah thanks! XD

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TheTrueDoonKAY In reply to shortybat [2016-02-23 00:40:04 +0000 UTC]

I would ask if I could hug her but I think that would be weird to say. >\\\<

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ArcanumTwilight [2015-11-22 05:15:17 +0000 UTC]

She is very lovely.....and so fwuffy!

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dan-zigg [2015-05-22 05:29:49 +0000 UTC]

Cool, She's got a Tina Turner vibe to her.

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Sinister-Jackal [2015-02-14 04:30:35 +0000 UTC]

Cute fuzzy batty. X3

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Terror-From-Beyond [2013-06-03 20:53:02 +0000 UTC]

Okay since I cant ever seem to get refs done right I wanna ask about this one since it's a full body ref.
First of all what size is this in inches? My drawing spaces always seem to be too small once i actually start working on them but they still look big in da..
And with the wings it's hard for me to do the thin bones in them partly because when I start trying to get them anatomically perfect they start getting blurry from me zooming in so much. I mean I can also draw them while zoomed out to an extent but I make wavy lines still.

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shortybat In reply to Terror-From-Beyond [2013-06-03 22:30:21 +0000 UTC]

When I make ref sheets I make the canvas very big, and then once everything is drawn out/sketched out, I move it where I want it to be, then crop it.

Draw at a large size, not a small size.

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Terror-From-Beyond In reply to shortybat [2013-06-03 22:36:12 +0000 UTC]

Like how big? Right now i'm trying to draw at 30 inches and it still feels confined.
Or should I br using pixels instead?

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shortybat In reply to Terror-From-Beyond [2013-06-03 22:38:12 +0000 UTC]

are you at 300 dpi?

I just start off with 10 inches each side with 300 dpi, and if I need more space, I add more space.

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Terror-From-Beyond In reply to shortybat [2013-06-06 23:43:56 +0000 UTC]

Um...I'm not sure what that is actually. I'm using PS CS2 and I'm using a width of 35 inch, length 30 inch and my resolution is 72 ppi.

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shortybat In reply to Terror-From-Beyond [2013-06-06 23:58:28 +0000 UTC]

Resolution.
[link]
72 is too small. Make it to 300.

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Terror-From-Beyond In reply to shortybat [2013-06-07 00:01:26 +0000 UTC]

Ah thank you then

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El-rancho-unicorno [2013-05-24 23:50:54 +0000 UTC]

Oh my god if this is your fursona it's such a great design! I love all the little details, you keep realism and accuracy yet keep it adorable! The colour scheme matches perfectly and it's not just another "SHE'S A CRAZAY RAVURRR FURR" character! It's just- squeeee!

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shortybat In reply to El-rancho-unicorno [2013-05-25 15:21:56 +0000 UTC]

hehe thank you. XD
She is pretty much me, and I hate raves, so of course she won't be that. xD;;
I find it really easy to make things that work together... cuz all I am doing is taking animals and colors from nature/wildlife and using it. XD NOTHING MADE UP. lawl.

Thanks again~

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El-rancho-unicorno In reply to shortybat [2013-05-25 17:24:17 +0000 UTC]

I see, and even if there were a few odd colours the design and style you use seems to make everything perfect

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Pink-Myotis [2013-05-02 00:25:31 +0000 UTC]

What a sweetie~ I love that shade of yellow so much!

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shortybat In reply to Pink-Myotis [2013-05-02 01:06:03 +0000 UTC]

thank you~ X3

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purpleshadowbooster [2013-05-01 20:16:56 +0000 UTC]

oohh she awesome looking

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Leafyful [2013-05-01 20:05:17 +0000 UTC]

Bat boobs!

This is awesome!

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shortybat In reply to Leafyful [2013-05-01 20:11:18 +0000 UTC]

Dem boobs!

Thanks~

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Leafyful In reply to shortybat [2013-05-01 20:13:24 +0000 UTC]

Dem fuzzy boobs! Hahah

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