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Here is the video. It doesn’t have much detail, but you can draw along with me if you would like.

Something that will help a lot is practicing drawing one part of a horse. Starting with simple head studies is a good example and may help to build confidence. By breaking a horses body down into shapes, it becomes easier to understand and ‘copy’ the shapes and lines.

One thing I get used to get stuck on all the time was added too much detail. Now, I only draw what is most prominent for a horse, ignoring all those tiny, unnecessary details.

Drawing in the manga-like style is about simplicity to a point. It is not called realism for a reason! (˵ ¬ᴗ¬˵) The goal is to be able to draw the same character over and over again efficiently and with less stress to the artist. The same can be said for drawing horses, in a way.

I hope that this helps. If anyone has any questions, I will try my best to answer them!

I have been asked to make a small tutorial on how I draw horses. I taught myself slowly using what I thought was what you were supposed to do, so if it seems ‘unconventional’, that’s probably why.

First step:

I begin by looking at my page or reference (if I am using one). If I am not using a strict reference, I like to imagine what the horse on the paper is going to be doing. Once I have envisioned what I would like to draw, I begin with the three circles concept.

I don’t fully remember where I heard of this, but it has stuck with me for a long time. Basically, I am drawing three circles to represent the body of the horse. The first circle is the shoulder and chest of the horse. The middle one is the belly/back of it connecting the back and front end together. And the last circle is basically the buttocks of the horse, the thighs, if you will.

After drawing said circles, I move on to the legs, neck and head. It’s hard for me to stay on one step, because I tend to jump around.

It is important to note that having a horse anatomy chart on hand is extremely useful! Especially if it is one showing the muscles. Circle 1 in this photo shows the area of the front leg which I believe is called the elbow joint. I draw a sort of upside down v to represent this joint (or whatever it’s called).

Circle 2 shows where I have drawn a line to better define the muscle and the bone that connects the head and shoulders.

Circle 3 shows the line I drew to define the muscle on the butt/thigh.

If you examine a horse, you will notice that they have many “lines” which define the different muscles/bones. Once you single these lines out, it will be easier to draw the horse because you are not focusing on all the tiny lines and details. The way I view a horse I want to draw, is by looking at it simpler. I only put to paper the basic lines and shapes I see, then add any details I think would make it look better.

Horse legs are very tricky. I believe the legs can either make or break the sketch. If they are out of proportion, it doesn’t matter how well the body is drawn, it still looks like trash.

In order to avoid out of proportion legs, I like to gage the distance between the ground and the horses hooves.

I estimate the length I want it to be, rough sketch the hooves, then “cut” the leg in half by inserting the joint. It should be roughly in the middle. When I look at a horses leg, I see an almost funnelled shape. It starts out wide at the top and thins out until it gets to the hoof.

The back legs are kind of tricky to draw. Actually, they’re very tricky.

I am unable to add a video tutorial here, so I will be posting in parts.

:+: Finally finished :+:

Took me a few days because I wanted to figure out how to scan it instead of taking a photo. Looks a little washed out, but it will do.

Thanks for all the character suggestions!

I kept seeing chart things like this and decided to try it myself. Honestly, it was really tempting to put Akutagawa on all of them…

I actually have quite a few current favourites, but I decided to go with Vaati because I don’t draw his Hylian form nearly as much as I would like. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

If you can’t tell already, I love horses with a burning passion (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶)

I’m really enjoying using this new blending stick I got from a friend. It’s literally just a piece of thick paper rolled into a pencil shape, but it works so well!

I did use references for these sketches.

(A close up of these two because I love how they turned out ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧ )

I like to imagine Ivan loves to horseback ride on big drafts in the winter time. Maybe he goes bareback sometimes? Who knows.

He seems a bit short on top of that horse but, oh well.

Continuing on the theme from yesterday:

This is what happens when I try to draw a horse with no references whatsoever. The result is… interesting… (╥﹏╥)

I normally will be looking at multiple photos of horses as well as a horse anatomy chart while sketching. This time, I decided to try going from memory. It’s better then it was a few months ago….

This is what happens when you try to majorly rush the sketching process. (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

And this is what happens when you try to draw in a different art style….

I used my 4th volume of the BEAST manga to try and draw Dazai. It, uh, looks interesting….

I drew this a looooong time ago with the intention to post it to my Instagram. Never happened, obviously.

There was a time when I really loved doing those ‘draw the squad’ base things. This is one of them. I thought it would be funny to share it on here.

(The base I used)

(Btw if you can’t tell, that’s Chuuya Dazai is trying to drown lol I’ve always had trouble drawing him.)

:+: Happy Birthday Akutagawa :+:

(The drawings look weird because it’s a deferent paper and filter.)

5. “We’re gonna have to kill this guy” meme with Navi and Link

Well, I tried….

I think I got the wording wrong? I kinda wish I knew more funny memes to draw with my favourite characters that haven’t been used too much.

ദ്ദി(˵ •̀ ᴗ - ˵ ) ✧

4. Twilight Princess Link and Midna

:+: Finished :+:

This is now the second time I have drawn Midna. Ever. She is really difficult to draw, mostly because of her crown thing. The first time I tried drawing her (which was years ago) I horribly butchered her face, eyes and helmet. After that first failed attempt, I decided to simply never try drawing her (ᵕ—ᴗ—)

However, this time around proved to be a bit easier, mostly because I figured I would go for simplicity instead of trying to sketch every detail of the helmet. I can’t understand how the mangakas of the TP manga were able to draw it in the detail they did through an entire series.

Overall, I am pretty pleased with the outcome! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Draw your favorite Zelda character or characters, because you deserve to make things that bring you joy 😊

If possible could you draw Sidon please? He’s my favorite

As you requested, I did manage to draw a really simple looking Sidon.

I also decided that I do NOT like drawing fish people! (Or Zoras, or whatever you call them…) But, I do believe that if you want to become a better artist, you should at least try to draw unfamiliar things. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

I do have quite a few favourite characters, however, I tried drawing them today and my art was… well, it wasn’t arting properly lol

Instead, I sketched up this super sloppy looking thing using a photo from the Switch. (It’s supposed to be Link with a horse btw)

3. All your favorite Links

So, my favourite Links are….

Minish Cap Link, Skyward Sword Link, and my absolute favourite:

Twilight Princess Link!

For some reason I can’t draw him very well. (ㅠ﹏ㅠ)

I went a little overkill with Minish Cap Link because I acquired a new found love of drawing his facial features lol

2. All your favorite Zeldas

I actually have very few favourite Zeldas…

Of course, Zelda from Twilight Princess (my favourite game)

And Zelda from Minish Cap.

I do actually like Zelda from SS, but I find her difficult to draw and she isn’t my favourite. Minish Cap Zelda is one of my favourites to draw, actually. ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ,<)~✩‧₊

if you can, draw kid seychelles with normal seychelles, please and ty (´ ꒳ `)𖹭

:+: Here you go! :+:

I tried really hard but gave up to draw her eyes and hair correctly. The puffy sleeves of her dress are so hard for some reason! I’ve actually never drawn Seychelles before, but this was kind of fun. I’m actually pretty pleased with how her normal version’s face turned out. ( • ̀ω•́ )✧

This is actually the initial first sketch I did. I was going to draw her normal counterpart beside this, but the part of my brain in charge of figuring out proportions didn’t really want to work… ┐(￣ヘ￣)┌

Anyways, hope you like it!

hiiii, would you draw kid Denmark and kid Sweden together? I think they are so cute! Just like your art style 🥰 ❤️

:+: Thank you very much! :+:

As requested, here is a sketch of them:

Denmark’s hair is quite tricky to draw! I actually haven’t drawn Denmark or Sweden before. Although, Sweden looks a bit strange without his glasses. (˶ᵔ ᵕ ᵔ˶) I actually forgot how much I love drawing Hetalia characters!

I really like Swedens chainmail armour!

Hope they are to your liking! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

1. Navi as a human/korkiri?

Well, I had an ask similar to this but it appears I have accidentally deleted it?? My apologies to whoever it was who sent it. I believe it was something along the lines of Navi as a human or fairy? I’m not much of a fairy drawer, but I was able to sketch this up. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

:+: Navi as a Kokiri or a Hylian :+:

Ok heres some more drawing requests

1. Navi as a human/korkiri?

2. All your favorite Zeldas

3. All your favorite Links

4. Twilight Princess Link and Midna

5. “We’re gonna have to kill this guy” meme with Navi and Link

6. “Serious meme” with Links

7. Some arson drawing with BOTW Link

8. Skull kid with and without mask

9. The great deku tree cherry blossom version

10. Zelda on the master cycle

That’s it. I’m making this into a ten day Zelda drawing challenge!!! Heck yes!!! ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ,<)~✩‧₊

Would be awesome to see interaction art between Link from Ocarina of Time with his companion Navi. He journeyed through thick and thin with his little friend. Maybe some wholesome sketches of them together?

Example: Link shielding Navi from the rain with his shield. Navi helping Link read from a book in the dark with her light. Etc By the way, your art is very inspiring. :)

:+: Thank you very much :+:

I was only able to sketch the two scenarios you suggested, but I may build off of this in a later post. I hope they are to your liking! I am still trying my best to get better at art. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

I saw you were asking for art requests in the LoZ community.

I wanna see how you draw Ezlo (I was the one who put the pictures of what I drew and had no idea the name of the silly hat thing until people started commenting Ezlo). Maybe add Link, too?? Idk,. Up to you if you wanna add Link, I can't draw people well so I just stuck to the hat.

:+: SPOILERS FOR MINISH CAP:+:

I don’t draw Ezlo quite as much as I would like, so this was a nice opportunity. Technically, Ezlo isn’t a hat. He’s actually a Picori. I like to draw him occasionally as both a hat and a Picori.

Here are two small sketches of him in both forms. (His weird staff thingy is really ridiculous lol) ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Could you draw Zelda’s horse? (White Stallion from botw) Thanks! <3

:+: Absolutely:+:

Thanks for the fun challenge! I love sketching big drafts, they’re probably my favourite kind of horse. Hope you like it ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Could you draw link and the love of his life, food? lol I think it would be cute

:+: Here you go :+:

I decided to sketch up Botw Link, as I thought it would be more fitting. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

Some practice sketching Picori.

I’m not a huge fan of the Mountain Picori design, but I will admit that it looks kinda cute.

ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

:+: Older horse sketch :+:

:+: Random horse sketches :+:

Hi, I saw your post on the Zelda community! What about a short little comic about a Picori clothing store, and Vaati trying on outfits? I'm picturing cute little outfits based on different types of flowers or leaves! Not sure if you can make a comic out of it, but maybe it could at least inspire a single drawing?

Well…. I tried.

After much carful procrastination contemplation, I decided on sketching up this short, silent comic (because I’m too lazy to write up dialogue).

I know there isn’t much here in regard to outfits based on flowers and leaves (mostly because I love the town/village picori outfits better) but, it was definitely a fun little project to work on!

On top of that, I also really wanted to sketch up some other outfits for Vaati to try on in general.

Hope you like them! ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

(Might wanna click on them for better visibility. Tumblr likes to take my photos and put them through a washing machine when I post them :D )

:+: Hello :+:

Welcome to my tiny corner of the internet.

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-I am a self taught, traditional artist who loves sketching in pencil, but I will occasionally color something.

-I love sketching horses and fanart of my favourite characters from manga/video games.

-Currently working on silly Akutagawa sketches and generally whatever comes to mind.

-Please do not repost my art, but reblogging is very much appreciated! When you do reblog, please feel free to add any thoughts you have on my art! Constructive criticism is appreciated also. ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

-My ask box is open for questions, requests and ideas.

ദ്ദി(｡•̀ ,<)~✩‧₊

-Request guidelines: please no requests for fanart of ships. These are the fandoms I take requests for: LoZ, Hetalia, Fullmetal Alchemist, Bungo Stray Dogs, Ghibli movies.

I also take requests for drawing horses!

:+: Thank you :+:

Omg i love ur art style! It’s so cute! Maybe u can draw toon link from wind waker. I feel like the style would fit well.

Thank you so much!

As per your suggestion, I sketched this up (:

Not 100% happy with the right arm, but whatever ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧

(I couldn’t resist adding a fairy!)

What is he drawing?

Vaati from LoZ Minish Cap. Probably my second favourite Zelda game, and my all time favourite Zelda villain.

(He’s so cute as a Minish!)

ദ്ദി ˉ͈̀꒳ˉ͈́ )✧