EDIT: Retouched picture =)
Hello - I've been a stalker of this place for a couple of years, and finally signed up.
These are my alien characters, Xou and Christopher. I might be drawing them the most here..
Any tips? His back was making me angry.
I know I could work on this longer, though that risks the picture being too big, and I lost many pictures that way on other oekaki's =( just by working on it too long.
Even though I'm 20, I still feel a little embarrassed making these type of pictures. >_>;

i loooove the curve of his lips :9

I think he looks like the better character..but the whole picture is nice..and I must agree about the lips...super sexy.:)

Saucy! No need to be embarrassed! I think this is a fine start, but I'd like to see more definition overall. This looks half-finished to me. I'd like to see some separation from the background, more detail on the female character and so-forth. You don't need to leave the applet open for the total duration of the picture. You can safety save if you think you might have worked for too long, and go back to it later. I'd like it if you'd retouch this picture and add a little more clarity. It has potential.

I agree with Gendaru, I think even a simple dark green outline in choice spots would sharpen this up brilliantly.

Thanks! I worked hard on his face to get it that way it is.. and will refine her face.
And Thank you guys for the tips =)

Hi. Just a soft little picture. I haven't drawn on oekaki for awhile, I hope it is up to standards, especially with all the nice art that has been posted.

I really like how you did her lips @_@

Her face is very peaceful.. I kind of feel her hair should be darker to show a stronger contrast, but that's minor nit-picking at best. Lovely work, "soft" is definitely a good way to describe it.

This is pleasing to the eye. Why did you wait almost six years to draw something here?

It's really rather beautiful..i too like the peaceful feeling and the way you did the lips...

Oh I missed Sharde

Tayley-Chan, I agree, hair should've been darker. :) Thank you for the suggestion and your nice words! I appreciate them very much! <3 Gendaru, haha, wow, I've been here 6 years? I've posted before, but it's been such a long time! I was worried about my skills( or lack thereof >w< ) with oekaki not being up to par because it's been so long since I've done one. I think it's been two years??? To everyone else, thank you for your kind words, I appreciate them greatly! <3 <3 <3

i love the pattern and soft colors on her kimono

So soft! Her face is lovely, as well as the ornaments in her hair. I also feel like the hair could've been darker, but it's been discussed...and that's a small vice anyway. It works well this way too.

I love her nose and the patterns on her kimono, especially on the brownish bit.

*rises from the dead* Braiiiiiiiinnnnnssss..... @_O Right, so there's that done. In other news: this chicky is from a dream I had once. She started out a girl and then got hoogly-booglied into a she-male much to her confusion. Later there was a three-some with some nagas... My dreams are delightfully fucked-up :p

So you just sit and watch your sex dreams? That's kind of a ripoff. Anyway welcome back, nice vibrant colors here

I want your dreams! This is lovely. Her thought bubble is great.

lol, nagas...

A revenant from the old guard. How surprising!

XD I'd be all like "Sweet! No more periods!!!"

This is awesome, I love the colours and the shapes and everything. Your style is amazing! ^^

I like the colors a great deal...the shading is nice and also the jewelry...and I agree about the periods...where is that dream come true when you need it...

looking at this i can hear in my head is RISE FROM YOUR GRAVE from altered beast it all its 8 bit glory

Your dreams are... dreamy!

No porn.. just a big load of platonic relationships. I'm not confident enough to draw it on oekaki anymore :P

oh, I remember him! I remember him masturbating :3

Why do I get the strange feeling that they are planning to exchange eyeballs with one another? Forging bonds of brotherhood through elective optical surgery?
Still, an awesome picture. Angelic wings and marble columns always go well together.

I love your work so much. It's so full of color and emotion! I love your pictures! Don't stop.

I just figured out today that the top man is wearing pants. That is not a strangely-placed peen, it is the fly of khakis.

I was wondering why platonic friends would have no pants on with each other.

:D

Would still smell as sweet, Y/N? Just being silly, and sharing my love for Tenticals.

She looks so confused by the tentacles gift of love. She should be more appreciative... Most tentacles just rape on the first date. D= (Very cute drawing, of course)

It's cute, if disturbing.

Wish it was colored, though. =P

Oh I contemplated color throughout the entire image, honestly! But after sitting back and looking at it, I felt that stand alone, it might just be easier on the eyes in black and white. As much as I love color, there are times when ya gotta just step back and enjoy some line art. But thank you!

I think I'm in love. Glad to see more work from you here, and especially when it's this tinglingly hilarious.

Oh, sexy. I love her tummy.

She's adorable and the anatomy is very nice. Kudos to the tentacles for giving love a chance <3

I find this aesthetically pleasing I love everything you have drawn here.

Woo a romantical tentacle! I likes!

i have respect for anyone that can draw and shade successfully with the pencil tool on this thing. i find it unbelievably hard. nice anatomy as well :)

She's just so pretty..and the offering of the rose so sweet...her anatomy is also very nice..:)

Oh, that's gorgeous. Love the hell out of them boobies and naval. Great sketch!

Hello there

Are his hands on backwards? O_o /rubs eyes

hahaha cool i like you

Thanks ^^ And, jeje, yes they are backwards. Let me correct that. .

i dunno, i kinda like them backwards. if he has a creepy head, why not creepy hands as well?

Dude... this is AMAZING. I'm totally in love with the colors, the composition, the canvas shape/size.

His face is awesome. The hands are awesome. Yeah.

Nice to see you here, sir :)

i love the muted pastel colors in this

Here is an anthro anteater. I'm going to have a lot of stuff in the art show at Anthrocon (in Pittsburgh) in a few weeks, so I'm still on an anthro binge. It's been a while since I've worked with solids so much, sorry if it's not all that well done. What about the black outline? Should I change the color to match the background more, make it more transparent, or should I add darker outlines throughout the background? Or is it okay, as is?

It looks GREAT. The outline is great because it is more grey than black. The only part of the shading that looks a little off is on the neck. Otherwise, great job. Those dudes have weird feet, I saw one at the zoo two days ago.

Spectacular. I love how the black on her torso/chest kind of looks like a tanktop.

I think the lines are good as they are, honestly. I wouldn't darken the background any (it's actually rather nice as it is), and if you lighten the foreground outlines too much it'll look weird (bold coloring vs light lines .. doesn't always mesh). It's not bad to have dark lines n_n Good luck with your art at Anthrocon :D

the contrast is fiiiine. don't change. Good solids/tonage

The light background looks like a misty forest and I like it. Also, good mix of solids and tones!

Thanks everyone! I'm glad it works okay.

Lovely... the fur colors and pattern make me think of Pokemon though ;)

Very nice, I love the cross hatching, and as well, I agree that the lighter background adds to this. Her feet are adorable. Definatly looking forward to more of your stuff at AC.

Hiyo Fearsome, long time no see.

Haven't done anything art related in about a year, oekaki in ~2, so many apologies if this pic is terribad, the color pallet is very... pale. >< Not sure what I was going for other than practice. Enjoy.

This is a great idea, but I think the product could have been so much better if the woman's face and shoulders were more worked on. Besides that, the only thing wrong is her shoulders seem kinda funky... great idea, but I think it's better to submit finished pieces...

I think it looks just fine. The pale palette works well with the subject, gives it a very soft, dreamlike quality. Finished pieces don't always have to look hellaciously complicated; the simplicity is nice to see.

My muse and I love this series with an unholy passion :> For reference: http://youtube.com/watch?v=OM8ODecbuhA

thanks for the link, looks truly rad

I love it when you do flowers

I love how deceptively simple it looks~ and the folds in the shirt, the lovely hand, the tattoo details, but what really gets me is that beautiful face with such intent catlike eyes to go with catears and cattail. flowers too. quite nice.

I love this! Such a cute idea <3 And the colors are great

haha.
i had to watch it after this awesome picture.
I think i'm in love.
x)

I don't know what's going on, honest!



I've developed a fear of just drawing "whatever" in the past few years, Imma try and do something about that. So here's whatever.




Oh I just figured out what's happening, it's trying to lick her ear. Yes.

i really dig the coloring and the motion in this one. she's got a biteable bum. >3

blackmyst? I haven't seen you draw in ages, so nice to see your work again

okay, that's cool. You're good at this

colorscheme = win. purple with yellowy highlights gets me every time! this is great.

Oh god yes.

This is really awesome! The only thing I can't figure out is what's going on with her mouth.

i love your color choices.

i like her mouth too, i make that face a lot haaa

I love the coloring and how she looks golden..I think her mouth is soo cute...

Haha, this is hilarious. And yeah, purple + yellow is always nice.

Thx for zee comments. Yeah, she's uhh... a member of the octorok descendants tribe, hence the mouth.

@Bubble: your devart name sounds familiar. You were on oekakicentral, right?

Blackmyst, yeah I was, still am, just don't draw a lot :3 I remember you drew awesome stuff in the MainHall

You are sublime

haven't drawn here for a while, and I'm really sorry if this pic really isn't up to par. I really didn't know what to do with the background. sorry if it causes an eyesore.

Try again, and make something a little more coherent. It looks a little random. your shadowing technique is good but remember that things only usually cast a shadow one direction, not all directions.

Hm. I like the elements of the drawing, but I'm not certain if they all work together, so to speak. For instance, the background, while lovely, doesn't work with the more somber mood you have going with the woman. It draws attention from her, in fact, and I believe she's supposed to be the main focus. The lines would also benefit from being cleaner/more defined.

I enjoy your shading, particularly the hair. It's very soft.

It's the solid lines and watercolors. They RARELY go together, and they don't in this instance. It's very sloppy and the color bleeds out of the lines everywhere.

It's just not a good combination.

Erie, are you some sort of facist art director or something? You should really leave your work at work; life will be more fun. It would be a completely different tune if your comments were actually helpful to the artist, but you just sound like someone who thinks all art is solely created for you.

I like the shading on her hair, however I'll have to agree with Reign about the background. It's nice, but doesn't really suit the mood. Something darker would draw the main focus to the character.

don't let anyone tell you what not to do, just make it work