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Published: 2013-07-14 18:52:32 +0000 UTC; Views: 13631; Favourites: 333; Downloads: 93
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Description Well, I guess it's more of a brief guide than a tutorial, it's hardly perfect and not at all complete but it's one or two things I've figured out now I've started drawing ponies! I'm hardly an expert, I just figured this could be helpful to someone


Anywho, the turnaround vector is from here: fehlung.deviantart.com/art/MLP...
And the logo vector is here: luciekj.deviantart.com/art/My-... (Idk why it went all weird)

Some other pony tips

When drawing the tail, make sure you get the positioning right and avoid drawing the tail coming out of the pony's butt! It never looks right!
Be careful with the further eye in the 3/4 view, I made the mistake of drawing it sticking out wa too much, and I've realised I'm not the only one! Practice and use references to get this right!
Don't make the muzzle too big or too low down/droopy, this is another common mistake (One I make a lot T_T)
Try not to make the chins too round like I did in fav.me/d69v4b1
use references! When drawing in a new style, they are your best friend!
Finding your own way of drawing them is great, too! And finding your own process that you're comfortable with
Be creative! Couldn't think of anything else

Other helpful stuff

A full turnaround of the Mane six: fav.me/d5olmwc
Pony wing study fav.me/d5q46n2 This also has Celestia's wings and Luna's, which aren't on mine
A detailed pony structure guide: fav.me/d5pvas9
A pony run cycle fav.me/d5tx55y Good for studying the way the legs move
An animated pony walk cycle fav.me/d5dj4f6 This is also good for studying the way the pony's legs move as well as the rest of the body, and how the muscles, etc move as they walk, which is good for posing!
A tutorial on drawing ponies that helped me fav.me/d5p5686 and one by the same person on legs, which gave e a lot of information fav.me/d5q8u4l And one on heads I still need to look at fav.me/d64wa4n
A quick guide to pony anatomy (Also a good reference) fav.me/d5j05st
=DShou has some pony guides which are great and really helpful here: dshou.deviantart.com/gallery/4...
Pony expressions reference fav.me/d3leun3
*Nimaru Has a bunch of studies of the mane six here nimaru.deviantart.com/gallery/...

phew! I'll add more as I think of them/come across them! If you find any that helped you just let me know

Btw, The pony at the top is my OC, Cloudswirl!


P.s. Sorry about any spelling mistakes!!! But I can't/ won't change it now so you don't have to let me know
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Comments: 40

MooshiMoshiDA [2014-07-30 08:46:07 +0000 UTC]

Helped me so much!!! Thank you

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LucieKJ In reply to MooshiMoshiDA [2014-08-02 20:32:42 +0000 UTC]

Whoo I'm so glad it helped!!!
yay

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MooshiMoshiDA In reply to LucieKJ [2014-08-02 20:39:38 +0000 UTC]

^_^ thank you again

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MooshiMoshiDA [2014-07-25 09:52:14 +0000 UTC]

what do you use to draw?

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LucieKJ In reply to MooshiMoshiDA [2014-07-27 10:57:57 +0000 UTC]

I sketch in pencil almost always, but I use a free digital program called MyPaint and a cintiq tablet for digital stuffs

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MooshiMoshiDA In reply to LucieKJ [2014-07-27 17:32:08 +0000 UTC]

thank chu 5000000000 timesΒ  Β 

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Deadaccountuwu [2014-06-14 05:56:04 +0000 UTC]

This heeeeeelppeeeeeeeed soooooooo muuuuuuuch
i give you lama

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korqatt In reply to Deadaccountuwu [2014-08-05 01:56:43 +0000 UTC]

Wow... I found another comment, once again posted by you, when i am not even expecting it... 0.0


Maybe you secretly know every single thing i view, and you post comments on them..

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Deadaccountuwu In reply to korqatt [2014-08-05 02:13:23 +0000 UTC]

I dunno Wut happens

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LucieKJ In reply to Deadaccountuwu [2014-06-14 12:25:07 +0000 UTC]

YAAAAAAAAY Thanks for letting me know that I'm so glad it helped!
And THANKIES FOR TEH LLAMA!

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Deadaccountuwu In reply to LucieKJ [2014-06-14 13:01:18 +0000 UTC]

I need all the reference I can get

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LucieKJ In reply to Deadaccountuwu [2014-06-22 19:40:47 +0000 UTC]

Practice is always good!!

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Deadaccountuwu In reply to LucieKJ [2014-06-23 01:01:48 +0000 UTC]

Yes it is

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Wait0wat [2013-07-20 15:13:26 +0000 UTC]

Hmm...very useful.

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LucieKJ In reply to Wait0wat [2013-07-20 21:28:22 +0000 UTC]

Thanks! Glad it's helpful!

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CosmicCourage [2013-07-17 19:41:20 +0000 UTC]

Wow, I suck at drawing ponies. It sucks. This might help though.

Β Thankies.

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LucieKJ In reply to CosmicCourage [2013-07-17 23:04:43 +0000 UTC]

I'm sure you're not that bad!

And no problem, I'm glad it's helpful to someone!!


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CosmicCourage In reply to LucieKJ [2013-07-18 12:53:37 +0000 UTC]

It is, I'm scribbling up a vector now

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LucieKJ In reply to CosmicCourage [2013-07-18 15:09:25 +0000 UTC]

Awesome! I'd love to see it
lol I can't even vector

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Musou-ka [2013-07-16 09:50:15 +0000 UTC]

Great tutorial!

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LucieKJ In reply to Musou-ka [2013-07-16 14:47:56 +0000 UTC]

Thank you!!

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JamaCow [2013-07-15 19:22:43 +0000 UTC]

I'm going to go by your tutorial and see how it turns out!^^

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LucieKJ In reply to JamaCow [2013-07-15 19:57:19 +0000 UTC]

Oooh awesomes! Hope it helps

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Alkraas [2013-07-15 13:05:44 +0000 UTC]

Aw thanks! Helped me with the anatomy of mlp-style legs
I think of studying them more

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LucieKJ In reply to Alkraas [2013-07-15 13:54:42 +0000 UTC]

I'm so glad it's helpful! And it's always good to study things when drawing, even when you've been drawing for a while it can be very helpful!

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Alkraas In reply to LucieKJ [2013-07-15 13:56:53 +0000 UTC]

True words

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LucieKJ In reply to Alkraas [2013-07-15 15:12:19 +0000 UTC]

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Jimplayer [2013-07-15 11:09:35 +0000 UTC]

Cute

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LucieKJ In reply to Jimplayer [2013-07-15 11:56:12 +0000 UTC]

Thank you

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renacer87 [2013-07-15 06:35:40 +0000 UTC]

Thank you for this work, I will be very helpful.

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LucieKJ In reply to renacer87 [2013-07-15 11:55:59 +0000 UTC]

You're very welcome! I'm glad it's helpful!

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renacer87 In reply to LucieKJ [2013-07-17 02:27:39 +0000 UTC]

No problem friend

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LucieKJ In reply to renacer87 [2013-07-17 16:45:02 +0000 UTC]

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DarthWill3 [2013-07-14 22:49:51 +0000 UTC]

Awesome!

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LucieKJ In reply to DarthWill3 [2013-07-14 22:55:45 +0000 UTC]

Β Thank you!Β 

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DarthWill3 In reply to LucieKJ [2013-07-15 01:45:25 +0000 UTC]

No prob!

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Scarheart76 [2013-07-14 22:02:39 +0000 UTC]

Holy crap, I need this as a reference. Thanks!

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LucieKJ In reply to Scarheart76 [2013-07-14 22:51:44 +0000 UTC]

Yay! I'm so glad it's helpful!!

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Scarheart76 In reply to LucieKJ [2013-07-14 22:52:35 +0000 UTC]

Even those who have been drawing for a while can always use a foundation to refer to.

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LucieKJ In reply to Scarheart76 [2013-07-14 23:06:29 +0000 UTC]

Yes, it's always useful!

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