How to Draw Fillies Step by Step

Summary

In this how-to-draw video, the artist returns after a hiatus to teach viewers how to draw a filly, a young pony. Starting with basic measurements and proportions, the tutorial covers the filly's body, thicker legs, and expressive eyes. The artist shares tips on drawing the head, face guidelines, and coloring inspired by nature. The video concludes with a finished, fall-colored filly and an invitation for viewers to suggest future content.

Takeaways

• 🎨 The artist is creating a tutorial video on how to draw a filly, a young pony.
• 📏 The filly's body is roughly two head heights, slightly more than that of a regular pony which is three head heights.
• 🧍‍♀️ The artist starts with a circle for the head and then adds the body in a 3/4 pose, similar to other pony drawings.
• 🐾 The legs of a filly are thicker and shorter compared to a regular pony, with the back legs being shorter to create a sense of depth.
• 👀 The eyes of a filly are larger, rounder, and set further apart than those of a regular pony.
• 👂 The ears of a filly are smaller than those of a grown pony and are positioned close to the eyes.
• 🖌️ The artist initially uses colored pencils but switches to a regular pencil to correct mistakes, highlighting the challenges of erasing colored pencil marks.
• 🌿 The artist is inspired by nature and decides to give the filly a nature-inspired hair design.
• 🎭 The artist corrects the drawing of the filly's eyes to make them less far apart, emphasizing the importance of proportion.
• 🖼️ The final drawing includes a fall-colored background to complement the filly's nature-inspired design.
• 📹 The artist expresses interest in creating more content, including different subjects and techniques, as well as Let's Play videos featuring platformer and RPG games.

Q & A

What is the first step the artist takes when drawing a filly?

The first step the artist takes is to think about the measurements of the filly, starting with drawing a circle for the head.

How tall is a filly compared to a normal pony?

A filly is slightly more than two heads tall, whereas normal ponies are about three heads tall.

What does the artist mention about the body proportions of a filly?

The artist mentions that the body of a filly is shorter than the width of the head and that the legs are thicker than those of a regular pony.

How does the artist handle the neck of the filly?

The neck starts around the center of the circle at the bottom of the head and comes down about halfway between the bottom of the head and where the ground will be.

What is the artist's approach to drawing the legs of the filly?

The artist draws the legs thicker than those of a regular pony and ensures they are equally thick, making the back leg shorter to give a sense of perspective.

How does the artist determine the position of the filly's eyes?

The artist uses guidelines to determine the tilt of the head and whether the pony is looking left or right, placing the eyes further apart and larger than those of a regular pony.

What adjustments did the artist make to the filly's eyes after the first attempt?

The artist redrew the filly's eyes, making them closer together but still noting that they are a bit farther apart than a regular pony's eyes.

What was the artist's inspiration for the filly's hair?

The artist was inspired by nature and decided to give the filly hair that is nature-inspired.

What mistake did the artist encounter while drawing the filly's eyes?

The artist accidentally made the filly's eyes look too far apart, which was difficult to correct due to using colored pencils instead of an eraseable pencil.

How does the artist approach coloring the filly?

The artist colors the filly with a color scheme inspired by fall colors and nature, using a time-lapse technique for the coloring process.

What does the artist ask the viewers at the end of the video?

The artist asks viewers to suggest what they would like to see in future videos, such as different animals, people, landscapes, or techniques.