Norham's Scribbles!

[Norham Waterpaw]

Here's Tyrull!



And here's One of Many!



His legs were a little more wolf-like before I shaded them. Now you can't really see the fur. 
Anyways, I hope you both like them! 

[Tam and Martin]

Sweet!

[The Skarzs]

That's awesome!
Thanks!

[Norham Waterpaw]

No Probs! He was fun to draw. It was a challenge, trying to figure out how to do it, but I think it worked out. 

Well, if you guys want stuff done: PLEASE MAKE YOUR REQUESTS NOW.
Next week, I have lots of free time. This weekend, I will not. So please, if you want some drawings done, tell me now, so I can have them done by next week.

Thanks! 

[Tam and Martin]

Can you do this guys for me?

Name: Sculrig

Species: Red Fox

Gender: Male

Age: 34

Weapons: Scimitar, Dirk, and Bow with arrows.

Physical Description: Sculrig is Tall, Strong and Sinewy with Orange-Red fur and a slight tint of Black fur at the paws. A long scar runs from his left brow to his left cheek, straight through his eye. His left eye is a normal eye with a yellow iris but his right is a milky white orb. He speaks with a deep and gruff voice.

Clothing description: Sculrig wears a tunic of sandy brown with blotches of Grog stains on it. A flat cap of Sandy Brown also is worn on his head. He wears a broad, black buckle belt tied around his waist with his dirk thrust through the right side of the belt and the scimitar through the left. Two big black Sea boots are worn on his feet. His quiver of arrows are shouldered and his bow is held in his paw.



You don't need to do the color parts if you don't want to. Thanks!

[Jetthebinturong]

Awesome, the inaccuracies cannot be helped due to the nature of the information given (I blame the Nameless One) and I can see myself wearing that get-up

[Faiyloe]

One question Are you any good at drawing squirrels? I haven't seen any. If you are not than don't worry I couldn't draw wildcats for a long time.

[Norham Waterpaw]

I'm not sure I'd go as far as to say I'm good at drawing squirrels. I can. . . But I just don't usually draw them. None of my requests have been squirrels, and few of my characters are squirrels, so that's why I don't draw them as much.

[Rainshadow]

  Awesome art, Norham!  I loved the shading of One of Many.

  I was wondering if I could do a large-ish request?  Three characters, two in the same drawing and one in the other.

The two-beast drawing

Lucas Bur

Name:  Lucas Bur
Gender:  Male
Species:  Rat
Age:  Undetermined, but somewhere in his thirties or forties.
Physical Appearance:  Short grey-blond fur covers the lanky beast's body, and his eyes are bright blue.
Clothing:  A white tunic and soft, faded blue trousers.
Personality:  Lucas is polite and annoyingly friendly, and on the surface, he seems like he'd make a great friend.  However, Shem doesn't feel this way, and that disappoints Lucas quite a bit.

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Shem Colter, played by Rainshadow

Name:  Shem Colter
Gender:  Male
Species:  Otter
Age:  27
Physical Appearance:  Shem is a tall, muscular otter with dark brown fur.  His headfur hangs into emerald green eyes, and he has a light brown muzzle, throat, and belly.
Clothing:  A white tunic and soft, faded blue trousers.  A lounging robe of the same colour as his trousers is covering his tunic, but isn't tied on.
Personality:  The otter is smart and knows how to fight well, but doesn't like to hurt others.  He is kind and compassionate at heart, but through the seasons he's accumulated so much fear that he is known to lash out from time to time, thinking that somebeast's about to attack him.  He gets frequent headaches and can often be found talking to his "imaginary friend", Lucas Bur, who he despises.

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  Could you draw Lucas being friendly and Shem either glaring at him, rather annoyed, or ignoring him?  (Oh, and Shem is at least a head taller than Lucas.)

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  And then the single beast request...

Chief Artur Greenwick

Name:  Chief Artur Greenwick
Gender:  Male
Species:  Hare
Age:  Somewhere in his 50s.
Physical Appearance:  Artur, or Chief, as many call him, is a short and round hare, but don't let his appearance fool you.  Before he started the mental hospital, he was the chief medical officer in the Long Patrol, and he was one of the best boxers around.  The hare has ginger fur that's starting to grey at the tips, sparkling blue eyes, and his whiskers are curled into a rather dashing mustache.
Clothing:  A white, collared tunic under a dark grey shirt, and matching dark grey trousers.  He also wears a pair of thick spectacles, which slide down his nose quite often.
Personality:  Jolly and cheerful, Artur is quite a fine beast to hang around.  However, around many of the patients, he can be... well, honestly, he can be rather harsh.  He doesn't permit any funny business to happen in the wings, and is ready to crack down on anybeast who disobeys the rules.

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[Wylder Treejumper]

Ar! Tis nae fair! Ah'm surrounded by artists, whil ah cannae draw worth a shrim'berry pie!

[Norham Waterpaw]

Wylder, I won't go on a "follow your heart" rant, but to be honest, I used to think that way too.
When I was a kid (Under 13 years old) I was always jealous of my big Sister. She could draw way better than me (She still can), but eventually I just started drawing with my own style, not trying to mimic someone else.

I kept doing that, and kept. . . Well, just drawing!  And now here I am.

Just keep drawing, even if you think you're not good. I don't think I'm that good, but people like the way I draw. You don't have to be good to be appreciated. 

[The Skarzs]

There is not right or wrong way to draw, Wylder. Learn to express yourself in your drawings; that makes them interesting. Also, everyone has their own style. For example: Nor's style is Nor's style. My style is way different from his, but it is my own style. To some it might be garbage (no offense) and to others: masterpieces. Art is in the eyes of the beholder; if you think your drawings are good, why should anyone tell you different? It's their loss at not seeing art.

[Rainshadow]

...but eventually I just started drawing with my own style, not trying to mimic someone else.

  Whereas I took the opposite route.  I started off drawing with my own style (when I was, like, six, and my style was stick figures ), then copied one of my friend's styles when it came to dragons and people, got a book and started copying THAT style of dragon, and that's how I came to how I draw dragons now.  As for Redwall stuff, I tried to draw them my own way, but that sucked.  Then I saw Brook's tutorial and figured out how to draw heads.  I kinda copied Leatho's way of drawing the bodies, then just grew into my own style.  I still copy other people's styles quite often to improve and change my art (which is why it looks WAAAAYYYYYYY different nowadays than it did in 2012), but... yeah.

  The moral of this ridiculously long and rather pointless story is, yeah, you can copy other art styles if you want to, 'cause it can actually help you improve.  In the end, though, you'll just be forming your own style and it will most likely look just like you, not like anyone else. 

  (And no, copying art is not plagiarism!  I just would look at the way someone drew paws and go, "Ooh, I wanna draw paws like that."  Then I see how another person drew shirts and go, "I like that, so I think I'm gonna try drawing like that."  No plagiarism!  Just... mixing and matching.  )

[Norham Waterpaw]

Sculrig is done! He shall be uploaded soon!

Now for Rainshadow's impossible requests. 

[Rainshadow]

Sculrig is done! He shall be uploaded soon!

Now for Rainshadow's impossible requests. 

  *Giggles maniacally*