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Ikuzim — :CE: I Will Find My Way. . .
Published: 2013-04-29 15:59:09 +0000 UTC; Views: 610; Favourites: 15; Downloads: 0
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*le freaking spazz*Let me just say that I am proud of this picture, and do not care if I don't win first place. For me, this'll be a winner. Screw you haters.
Aaaaaaanyway, another contest entry
I am seriously participating in a crap ton of contests 
And I like it. It gets me motivated and shiz, even though I don't win. Gives me something to do 
So yeah, this girl's (Yes, people, it's a girl. Her eyelashes are pretty much hidden in the hair, but if you look closely, you can notice some of it.) name is Grey! And she belongs to ~SweetWolf1 ! as you can see, the contest consisted in drawing Grey doing whatever, however you wanted
Since I can't animate and suck at traditional coloring, I decided to do a fake screenshot and practice running poses. 
And pawpads. I was practicing pawpads, too.So please, I opened up a critique section. I need critiques so I can improve! But please, be nice with me. I cannot stand rude people.
Grey belongs to
Art by me
Made in Paint Tool Sai in around 4 hours
Enjoy!
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Comments: 21
I SHALL BEGIN WITH THE ANATOMY..
The running position is good and the paws/paw-pad(s) that are visible look great. ;v; Though, the chest looks a little weird, but decent.
ONTO THE LINE-ART.
The line-art is somewhat messy. For example, the stomach line overlapped the back leg. The line-art isn't very thick, so I understand if something were to mess up slightly.
NOW FOR THE SHADING.
Love it! ;v;
NOW FOR THE BACKGROUND..
The background is good? X'U
Though I would have used a gradient for the sky, but that's just me. ;3;'
NOW FOR HOW I RATED THIS.
For vision, I gave it 3.5 stars. ;v;
For originality, I gave it 3 stars, because I've seen many drawings of animals running with a somewhat determined facial expression. |D
I think the technique of this deserves 4.5 stars. -LOUDLY CLAPS IN THE CRITIQUE BOX-
Overall, I like this drawing. Of course, there will always be faults. ='D
I think you did wonderful.~
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I'm terrible at critiques but I want to help you out as much as I can, so here goes nothing!! I apologize in advance if any of this offends you. You know by now that that's not my intention. <3
So let's go!
The first thing that I noticed when I first saw this picture was the facial anatomy of the character. At a first glance I wasn't sure if the character was a canine or a feline. Try to make the snout a bit more longer and skinnier so it resembles a canine more.
The second thing that I noticed was that the pose is a bit... Odd. I understand that the character is running, but it's the leg placements that get me confused. Normally when an animal runs, they have at least two legs/paws on the floor, and two in the air, or their entire bodies are in the air (at least from what I know) as seen here: [link]
The pose you did looks the most similar to number 3, but notice how there's at least one other foot on the ground? If this pose was correct, I think the character would probably lose its balance and topple over! Which isn't good, xD
The only thing else I notice about the anatomy is that the back legs seem to be a bit too long. Try to shorten the paws a bit and take a look at that link I sent you earlier for a good reference of the back legs as a wolf is running!
Now for the background.
I really like how you did the grass, but one thing confuses me. If the character is running through the grass, there should be some grass below any of the paws that is touching the ground, because obviously, it's stepping on the grass, correct? I don't do this myself cause I don't pay that much attention to detail, but maybe next time draw some grass sticking out from underneath the paw to show the pressure being put on it?
As for the trees and leaves, try to add a bit more texture to them! Also try to skinny out the tree trunks a little bit. c: Normal trees don't have trunks that are thicker than the span of the leaves, if that makes sense. If you need any specific links to useful tutorials on trees, let me know and I'll find some for you!
Now I'm not sure if you use Photoshop as well as SAI, but if you do use Photoshop, you should try out this tutorial and see if you can apply it to your fake screenshots to make them look more realistic! I use this one and maybe it'll come to use for you too!: [link]
As for the sky, there's not much I can say other than try to make the blueish color more darker as you reach the top of the sky. So go from light to dark. The sun sets and rises from the bottom up, so it only makes sense, right? c:
Overall, this is a really good piece! I especially love those leaves flying around in the wind. It gives it a really nice touch.
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Woman, like, now you're acting like me on how I don't mean to offend people in critiques
I can understand about the pose and the facial expression, they always get me 
And that tutorial seems really useful! I have Photoshop CS5, so maybe I'll be using that
Thank you so much for the critique! I seriously appreciate it! and don't worry about offending me
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Of course! I'm terrible at critique since my art isn't anything to flaunt about, but since you're a friend I decided to see if I could help you out a tad. c: Hopefully I did my job right, x3
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PSH. Terrible at critiquing? Woman, I'd slap you for that. This was by far the best critique I've received, and I can keep going on and on about it. Of course you did your job right!
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. . . I love you for this. Oh God, I NEEDED this so badly. Thank you ever so much! I really appreciate it!
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You're welcome. :>
I saw the critiques you received, and I figured a redline would help you better understand the issues with the anatomy.
If you ever want another one, feel free to ask me. c:
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I really appreciate the kind though 
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That looks great! 
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You are very welcome! I'm glad you like it
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