Guides

Beginner Guides

Introductions

Sub etiquetteviwrastupr
How to measure, compare, and sketch your way to proportionalitydispatchrabbi
Keys to Success in Artviwrastupr
DON'T PANIC! A drawing guide – from beginner to expert, and everything inbetweenviwrastupr

The Basics

Pony anatomy and undersketchingviwrastupr
Understanding Referencesviwrastupr
Measuring and Comparingviwrastupr
Undersketching and Refinement - Pose-building in actionidrawponiessometimes
Working on your line work – from under sketch to completemynameischumpy
Gesturing, what is it and why do I need it?viwrastupr
Thinking about Hairviwrastupr
Pony Anatomyapplejacksmack
Body guidesorcerushorserus

Individual Parts

Legswhatsapokemon
Headswhatsapokemon

Shading

Where to shade? Breaking things into parts before shadingviwrastupr
Shadingviwrastupr
Shadows and making objects appear 3dviwrastupr
Applying value to shadingthebestwes
Hue Shifting: Making natural tones in lights and shadowspixienop

Complex Guides

Composition. How does your drawing feel to look at, and why?viwrastupr
Thinking about and working on backgroundsmoarvespenegas
Identifying Compositional Awkwardnessviwrastupr
Rules and Exceptionsviwrastupr
The BIG PROJECT guideviwrastupr
Critical thinking: The most important skill to haveviwrastupr
The Opponent Process (neurological) theory of colorponytron5000

Creative Guides

Defining Variety in Artviwrastupr
A look at exploring new things and how to prevent art stagnationviwrastupr
Intention in art. What you want to do vs What actually happensviwrastupr
Twilight's Creative Checklist: How to be creativeviwrastupr
Self-expression and creativity – a guide to find art in yourselfpopprocks

Critique Guides

What is critique? Problems and solutions for artists and criticsviwrastupr
How to Critique: For critics and artists alikeviwrastupr
Giving wonderful critique without that feeling of boredom and frustrationviwrastupr
Critique lessons – A 101 approach to starting with critiquer1pperanthon


Chumpy's Guides

Lesson 1: Sketching Techniquemynameischumpy
Lesson 2: Linework (deleted)mynameischumpy
Lesson 3: Greyscale Shadingmynameischumpy
Lesson 4: Basic Pony Shading and Lightingmynameischumpy
Lesson 5: Common anatomy errorsmynameischumpy