Leatho Shellhound's Art Requests

[BrookSkimmer]

Very good! Love the dibbuns!!

[Gabe The Warrior]

It's looking good. Especially the Squirrel, hare, and hedgehog piece.

The scans are looking much cleaner, as well as the coloring. Although, I suggest working on the faces on all of your drawings. They all look too similar, as if though when you draw, it seems formulaic, starting with certain parts of the features of the face. I hope we are all open to critiques in these forums, and I don't mean to offend anyone.

[Leatho Shellhound]

Thanks every one!!!

@Gabe Yes, I am aware of the fact that I have formulaic heads, I found that to work for most animals, so I went to improving it. I am now trying to branch out a little bit, but it is more difficult than it seems. Seeing as I am self taught, I have to work from scratch...experimenting  with different styles. I take any animadversion that is given with a good intention gladly. 

[Gabe The Warrior]

I am self taught too and learned a lot by myself. It is through practice that we get better at drawing. Drawing the same thing a number amount of times is good, especially if you're improving.  Also, we can expand our skills by drawing many different things. Perhaps if you draw heads at different angles and tilts, I think your drawings could look even better!

[Ungatt Trunn]

Good job, Leatho!

[Shadowed One]

WOW! I LOVE the Leatho picture!

[Leatho Shellhound]

Thank you!

[Thomas Barkshield]

Your drawings are awesome!

[Rainshadow]

  Hey, Leatho, do you think you could draw Elda?  I'd like to see how you imagine her. 

Name:  Elda (EL-duh) Logi (LOY-yay)

Species:  Otter

Gender:  Female

Age:  23

Position:  Head cook

Weapons:  Elda carries her trusty ladle, which is made of a strong steel.  She herself forged it for fighting as well as cooking, and she has lovingly named it Traustar (Turr-EYE-stir), which means Sturdy.  She even engraved its name on the handle, so she'd never forget it.
 Elda also carries a round wooden shield, made from an old oak tree.  Her shield is painted to look like it was on fire.  She made it under the careful eye of her father when she was a mere child.  Ever since, she's been adding small changes to its design, taking out jars of red, orange and yellow dye each night and painting another flame onto it.  She has named her shield Björt (Bee-YURT), which means bright.  She carved the name into the back of the shield, near the centre, so that its name would not be forgotten, either.
 And lastly, Elda carries a dagger which, unlike her other weapons, has no name.  It is a plain, steel dagger with no real value, and its hilt is wrapped in black leather.  Its sheath is of the same black leather.

Physical appearance:  Elda is an albino otter, having pure white fur.  Her eyes are very pink, almost red.  Her nose is of the same colour.  Elda has dyed her muzzle a bright red, fading into orange and then yellow before returning to its natural white.  She did this to mirror the pattern on her shield.
 Elda is a rather lean otter, with not much muscle showing.  She does, however, have quite strong and large muscles, but they don't show.  She's a bit taller than a river otter's average height, due to the fact that she's half sea otter.

Armour/clothing:  Elda wears a deep red tunic, which, like her shield and muzzle, fades to orange and yellow near the hems (neckline, sleeves and the base ).  She wears chainmail underneath her tunic, and has a black belt which holds both her dagger (tied to the left side) and her ladle (tucked into the left side of her belt, close to the dagger).  Her shield, which she holds with her left hand, is slung over her back, held secure by a black belt, much like her other belt.  Elda also has a black cloak, to keep her from getting cold on the long winter nights.

  Sorry if that's a bit much info, but I was sorta trying a different writing style for describing characters. 

[Maudie]

These look awesome, I loved the dibbuns!
I was just wondering, what kind of color blind are you? Do you see only black and white or is it like where peanut butter looks green instead of brown? Just wund'rin'

[Gabe The Warrior]

Hey mask, this is out of topic, but did you name yourself after Mr. Mask from Mossflower?

http://redwall.wikia.com/wiki/Mask he was one of my favorite characters. Really cool otter!

EDIT: You must've, hence your small caption under your name!

[Maudie]

Yup, that's me! Big fan o' Riverwyte the Mask! I always call him by his full title, 'cause its sooooo awesome!

[Gabe The Warrior]

'ere ya go! ! Try usin' this as your picture! It looks more interesting! hehehe..

[Maudie]

But I made mine myself, so I think I'll, stick with it for a while

[Leatho Shellhound]

These look awesome, I loved the dibbuns!
I was just wondering, what kind of color blind are you? Do you see only black and white or is it like where peanut butter looks green instead of brown? Just wund'rin'

Well I get purples and blues mixed up, and some browns and dark greens. And some times the blue/green colour with grey.