HOME | DD
TheCau β Cau's Vortian Leg Guide
Published: 2014-05-06 04:55:40 +0000 UTC; Views: 9131; Favourites: 301; Downloads: 62
Redirect to original
Description
Haaaah, omg this took forever.But now it's done! .D.
And now you all know my secrets.
SO GO FORTH, PROSPER, AND GROW TO BE BETTER ARTEESTS THROUGH THE POWER OF THIS CAU-NATOMY TUTORIAL.
If you have any extra questions about legs or how else I view Vortians in my Cauy eyeballs, drop me a comment and I'll see if I can answer it and not derp too badly.
HOPE Y'ALL ENJOY.
(You might need to download it to see everything including my stupid spidery handwriting.)
------------------
Zero, Wik, Theri, Quin, and miscellaneous Irkens/Vortians are mine
Lard Nar and Prisoner 777 are a part of the show Invader Zim
Art/guide is also mine
Related content
Comments: 105
Hi, I drew a Vortian and wanted to ask what you think of it. Head looks a little weird (just in advance)
Β
π: 2 β©: 1
I think they look adorable and very square! ;u;
I like the compact face, good proportioning and foot stance.
You did a wonderful job on this little fella! 
π: 1 β©: 1
i see Lard and 777 in there and all but lose my shit, ahh i can only imagine this took FOREVER!
I will say Cau, your style of Vort legs has helped me tramendously since i got into them
Just incredible
π: 1 β©: 0
Dude, this was such an amazing help! Β Since I'm now entering the Invader Zim community, this will totally help with proper anatomy for my characters ^^ Β Thanks so much for posting this and creating it
π: 0 β©: 1
Hey, happy to help!
Even if this is mostly just a bunch of silly goop that I came up with. If it helped me to figure it out, it aught to help a lot of other people figure it out, too!
Thank you very much and you're welcome!
π: 0 β©: 0
thank you for this i am like dying trying to draw vortian legs over here *falls on floor*
π: 0 β©: 1
YOU'RE WELCOME.
I'm so glad it's helping so many people, lol. adsfhg ;A; <3
π: 0 β©: 1
:U yes, i have 2 lil vortian OC's now and i luv them so much buT THE LEGS SDSFDCYFGDFVYIHJCUVIHFAUYHDKFJTAUKGJHF FFFFFFFUUUUUUUUuu BUT THIS HELPED A LOT
π: 0 β©: 0
Your very close on the vortian leg anatomy topic Cau but you might wanna look at this conceptrobots.blogspot.com/
π: 0 β©: 0
Just finished my half-Vortian character's body sketch. This was extremely helpful, thank you!Β
π: 0 β©: 0
Maybe Vortians have something on the very tips of their feet that's kind of like gecko velcro, to help them stay upright? They do have a very small area to stand on.Β
And I bet they shift their feet pretty often when they're just standing still.
Hmm... That design, with the horse-like feet, it has two other non-visible toes. Let's say we had a Vortian/something-with-feet hybrid. Suppose it might end up with small toes there, too? Like the little dewclaw-toes dogs sometimes have.Β
OMG I JUST REALIZED
VORTIANS WOULD BE EXCELLENT BALLERINAS.Β
Suggestion: draw a Vortian skeleton. Not all incredibly detailed, but something that shows the general shape of the bones.Β
π: 0 β©: 1
I don't think that velcro would really be needed. Klipspringers and other cervids/equines/ovids get along just fine on their own toes without any sticky-ness to keep them glued to the ground. In which, if they lived in an extremely low-grav environment, then that would probably be applicable somehow.
Idk about hybridization. When it comes down to it, some traits are suppressed, some are enhanced, and others are added. A lot of times, the outcome is extremely weird, sterile, and unstable in one way or another. Could result in extra toes, could result in shorter feet, etc.
I don't really wanna draw an entire skeleton unless I need to do it for my own reference. This leg tutorial was born because I got my idea down on paper for myself and then it evolved into something that everybody seemed to need so I added to it and posted it.
π: 0 β©: 1
It would depend on how tiny the tips of the toes are, I suppose. I mean, deer/horses/etc do have a flat surface on the bottom of the toe. The way some people draw them, a Vortian probably has an area of maybe half a square inch per toetip.Β
Yeah, hybrids are one of the slightly more iffy aspects of this kind of thing. Have to be really careful with that, as some things simply can't hybridize. It kind of depends on the writer, and also the species/circumstances involved. I swear I saw a vortian/dragon (as in, full-on dragon) hybrid once...Β
Then again, if you've got some scifi stuff and a mad scientist to throw into the mix, you can kinda just go nuts with genetic modification.Β
π: 0 β©: 0
Dude this was EXACTLY what I needed. Recently I have gotten into drawing irkens. And I dun goofed. I did the wretched "pidgen toe"
Sorry for spamming my work but I think I did the legs wrong. :C halp?
On a side note, I love this tutorial and the effort you put into it making it a beautiful well thought-out comic. Great use of canon-characters too! I almost never see those guys!
π: 0 β©: 1
Lol, great! I'm glad that it's still getting a bit of use!
Oh, the pigeon toe thing is totally fine as long as there's a more defined sense of balance and gravity with the shape/positioning of the leg versus the body. You didn't do too bad at all for getting into drawing Vortians. vuv
It's just something you keep in mind and refine as time goes by. Of course, that center of gravity changes while in motion so it'll be different from a character standing around statically.
Hahaha! And thank you again! I seriously think these canon characters need more love and recognition. They were so great in the show. ;A; <3
π: 0 β©: 1
Thank you! And by the way, I've been putting this to good use, so I'm usually keeping this page bookmarked since I am drawing Vortians more often.Β
I find the movement way harder in the feet and drawing that.
π: 0 β©: 0
Woaah, now this is a really cool idea. Finally a logical way to draw them with pointy feet! I've seen other people speculate that they have goat legs but that's not how it looks in the show.. Now you've given a neat alien leg theory and a way to draw them like in canon. Thanks!
π: 0 β©: 0
You know now that I think about it the legs is probably why a lot of people don't draw vortains o.O
π: 0 β©: 1
Probably. It's kinda daunting sometimes but I hope this'll get more people into drawing them.
I tried to take out all of the scary technicalities and stuff and make it easier to digest and understand so hopefully there'll be more people attempting to draw them.
π: 0 β©: 1
So with the sprinting thing do you think they'd be good at parkore lol XD
π: 0 β©: 1
Absolutely! Spring-loaded legs are perfect for parkour.
π: 0 β©: 1
Hahaha I love vortains I have two vortain characters wish I had more but I already have so meanyΒ
π: 0 β©: 0
Omg thank you so much! This helps me a lot! I'm glad some one could explain this! I'm kind of new to drawing these guys and didn't really like the whole point thing but it makes so much more sense now!
π: 0 β©: 1
Awesome! I'm glad it's of help to you!
Das' why I made it! >w< b
Thank you so much and good luck drawin'! <3
π: 0 β©: 1
i am kinda learning more drawn tricks... i want to be like the bests.... this will be a help i will never refuse.. you've made a pretty good worck, plz keep sharing your havilities, they are high class ones
π: 0 β©: 0
Well this is gonna be helpful. T'was fun! Thanks for making this xD
π: 0 β©: 1
Hahaha! Thank you and you're very welcome!
π: 0 β©: 0
Panel six is my fave, too. XD
Makes me crack up even now.
π: 0 β©: 1
his Leg, HAD A LEG and it went REEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE
π: 0 β©: 0
Thank you very much! ;u; <333
Glad it's so helpful!
π: 0 β©: 0
Oh! Thanks a bunch
I've been having some trouble with determining the walk cycle of the vortan legs , I even asked Zerna how to interpret the walking cycle....we ended up thinking about deer and dinosaur's legs.Β
And LORD! It..was..hard to picture in my head :IΒ
Β BUT Now that I took a look at this I know how to get the image in my head :UΒ
BLESSSSSSSSSCHUUUU
π: 0 β©: 0
this is pretty epic!
although i kinda wish IZ fandom peoples
would just leave the hybrid thing alone.
sometimes we cant help it and alot of people have done it
and i know ive seen my fair share of REALLLYYY HOORRIBLEEΒ hybrids
but not all of us are like that
also.
im pretty sure johnen said the Vorts walked on Hocks
so thats why alot of people who draw them as hooves do.
but i love this!
O,O
like i want to draw vortians more now. T^T
i wish i could draw.
π: 0 β©: 1
Yeah, scientifically speaking, hybridization between two unrelated species isn't a very viable thing most of the time when it comes to animals and whatnot.
The hock is actually just the long part of an animal's foot, aka the heel (where the tarsals are primarily located). I can understand why that can be somewhat ambiguous but, if you wanna draw something that hails the traits/details of the show, then we've got a really long, modified foot for these Vorts to walk on. C:
And I totes believe you can draw. Sketch away and see what comes out!
π: 0 β©: 0
Thank you this helps way more than you realize
π: 0 β©: 1
Oho! Excellent!
I'm really happy that it's going to be so helpful to you! >U>
π: 0 β©: 1
It is oh my gosh
π: 0 β©: 0
Ya know Cau, you made me make another Vortian after quite a while because of this. I hope you're proud.
π: 0 β©: 1
Huehuehue.
So proud, indeed. >u>
Happy to be a creative nuisance inspiration.
π: 0 β©: 1
You should be! I'm always very pleased to see one of your comic pages come out.
π: 0 β©: 0
This is going to help me Sooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooooo much :3
Thank You for making this Ms. Cau
Especially the perspective part.
I always just used reference things like Antelope or raptor legs for my Vortians.
But this is way better and clearer.
I really like the whole bone pic you did too, the just one giant toe with joints was a good input.
π: 0 β©: 1
Ahhh, thankies~ vuv
I'm stoked that this guide has been so helpful for everybody so far and I'll totally do another sometime in the future.
You're very welcome for the help!
π: 0 β©: 1
Woah great guide!
Can i just say you drew this SOOO well!
I cant explain how much i love your style of drawing X3
Β
π: 0 β©: 1
| Next =>