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.

Outlines

00:00

🎨 Introduction to Drawing Fillies

The script begins with the artist expressing excitement to be back and introduces a 'how to draw' video focused on drawing fillies, a type of pony. The artist discusses the importance of measurements, starting with a circle for the head and doubling it for the body length, as fillies are slightly more than two heads tall. They mention the difference in body proportions compared to regular ponies and stallions. The artist also acknowledges their pets' disruptions during the process and provides a step-by-step guide for drawing the neck, body, and legs, emphasizing the thicker legs of fillies. A generic 3/4 pose is chosen for the demonstration.

05:01

👀 Drawing the Face and Eyes of a Filly

In this paragraph, the artist focuses on drawing the face and eyes of the filly. They explain the guidelines for the head's tilt and the pony's gaze direction. The eyes of a filly are described as larger, rounder, and more spaced out compared to regular ponies. The artist demonstrates how to draw the eyes, nose, and ears, noting that the nose is smaller and the ears are positioned lower than the eyes. They also discuss the challenge of drawing the eyes without making them too far apart and mention their preference for using colored pencils despite the difficulty in erasing mistakes. The artist corrects the spacing of the eyes in a redrawn attempt and emphasizes the importance of getting the eyes right on a filly.

10:02

🌳 Nature-Inspired Coloring and Final Touches

The final paragraph discusses the artist's approach to coloring the filly, inspired by nature and leaves. They mention the decision to use an actual pencil for redrawing to achieve better results. The artist talks about adjusting the length of the legs and cleaning up the overall drawing for a more polished look. They proceed to color the filly in a time-lapse mode, revealing a finished product with a fall color scheme and a background that complements the filly's colors. The artist expresses gratitude to their audience, asks for feedback on future content, and shares plans for Let's Play videos, showing interest in games like Zelda, Final Fantasy, and The Sims. They conclude by thanking their viewers and subscribers for their support.

Keywords

💡Filly

A filly is a young female horse, generally under the age of four. In the context of the video, the term is used to refer to a young female pony character, a common subject in the art tutorial. The script discusses how to draw a filly, emphasizing the differences in proportions compared to adult ponies.

💡Measurements

Measurements refer to the relative sizes and proportions used in drawing. The video emphasizes the importance of starting with the right measurements for the head and body of the filly, such as the head being about the size of a circle and the body being 'two heads tall', to achieve accurate proportions.

💡Generic pose

A generic pose in drawing refers to a common or typical stance of a character. The script mentions adopting a '3/4 pose' for the filly, which is a dynamic and slightly angled stance that is often used in character drawings to show movement and depth.

💡Proportions

Proportions in art refer to the relative sizes of different parts of a subject. The video script discusses the proportions of a filly, noting that fillies are 'slightly more than two heads tall' and have thicker legs compared to regular ponies, which is crucial for achieving a believable and appealing character design.

💡Guidelines

Guidelines are the preliminary lines or sketches used by artists to help define the structure and positioning of elements in a drawing. The script describes using guidelines to set the head tilt and the direction the filly is looking, which are essential for creating a convincing and dynamic pose.

💡Eyes

In the context of the video, 'eyes' refers to a key feature of the filly's face. The script specifies that the eyes of a filly are larger, rounder, and further apart than those of a regular pony, which is an important detail for capturing the youthful and expressive nature of the character.

💡Nose

The nose in the script is part of the filly's facial features. It is described as being 'tiny' and 'little sideways', which suggests a delicate and cute appearance typical of young fillies. This detail is important for conveying the character's age and personality.

💡Ears

Ears are another significant facial feature discussed in the script. The video mentions that the ears of a filly are smaller compared to adult ponies and are positioned in relation to the eyes, which is a crucial detail for achieving accurate proportions and a realistic appearance.

💡Hair

In the context of the video, 'hair' refers to the mane and tail of the pony. The script describes the artist's intention to draw 'nature-inspired hair' for the filly, indicating a creative approach to character design that adds personality and visual interest to the drawing.

💡Coloring

Coloring is the process of applying color to a drawing. The video script mentions that the artist plans to color the filly in a way that is inspired by fall colors and leaves, which suggests a thematic approach to coloring that enhances the mood and narrative of the artwork.

💡Background

The background in art refers to the setting or environment surrounding the main subject. The script indicates that the artist painted a background with 'fall colors' to complement the filly, which helps to create a cohesive and visually appealing composition.

Highlights

The video is a how-to guide on drawing fillies, a type of pony.

The artist has been absent from posting due to life changes but is back with this tutorial.

Fillies are characterized as being about two heads tall, slightly more than regular ponies.

The body of a filly is shorter than the width of the head, unlike regular ponies.

The neck of a filly starts at the center of the head circle and extends about halfway down.

Legs of a filly are thicker and wider than those of regular ponies.

The artist emphasizes the importance of making both legs equally thick to maintain proportions.

The belly of a filly should slightly cover the back leg.

Guidelines for the head and face include a tilted head and the direction the pony is looking.

Fillies have larger, more circular, and further apart eyes compared to regular ponies.

The nose of a filly is small and the ears are positioned lower than the top of the eyes.

The artist corrects an error by redrawing the filly with closer eyes and adjusted leg length.

The artist uses nature-inspired colors for the filly, reflecting a fall theme.

The video includes a time-lapse of the coloring process.

The finished filly is presented with a fall-colored background.

The artist invites viewers to suggest future drawing topics, including different animals, people, landscapes, and techniques.

The artist expresses interest in doing Let's Play videos, particularly of platformer and RPG games.

The artist thanks the viewers for their support and encouragement.

Transcripts

hey everyone I'm back welcome back to

another how to draw video I'm really

really glad to be back I have been

completely m.i.a

for a while for those of you who follow

me on Instagram I mean I I hardly been

post on there

my life has been changing and is

changing but anyway without further ado

I know a lot of people have been

requesting this video of how to draw

fillies so the first thing we're going

to do is think about the measurements of

the filly you know that I always start

with the circle that I'm planning on

working with the head is gonna be about

that big with normal ponies like I've

mentioned in my other videos

normal ponies are about 3 heads tall my

cats are going kind of crazy so if you

hear thumping and running it's them

regular ponies are about 3 heads tall

and stallions are about three and a half

heads tall and so fillies are basically

two heads tall slightly more than two

heads so wherever you draw your circle

you just kind of double it I mean I make

it a little bit longer but it's pretty

much two heads tall you could get away

with just making it exactly two heads so

we have our circle for the little

fillies head and then we're gonna go

ahead and add her little body so just

like the other ponies and again I'm

gonna do a completely generic an

exciting kind of a 3/4 pose like all my

other videos my cats are going nuts so

the neck starts around the center of the

circle at the bottom of the circle and

comes down maybe about halfway between

the bottom of the head

and where the ground will be so it comes

down about that far the head is actually

wider than the body so the body you're

going to make it shorter than the width

of the head so if the heads out to here

I'm gonna make it a little bit shorter

maybe like one quarter of the amount

shorter this line is the marker we're

going to use as the top of the back of

the little filly and then this is where

the back of the neck would be but that's

probably gonna be hidden by hair so just

really lightly draw that in the legs are

of course a lot thicker and width than

regular ponies so this leg which is

closest to us I'm drawing that line

coming down and that's about oh it's

kind of thick and then with the back leg

I start with the back of the heel the

line of the back of the heel first go

like this and then bring this line down

and then make sure that both of the legs

are equally as thick you don't want to

make one leg too much thicker and it's

kind of easy to do for some reason I

don't know maybe that's what I've found

is when I'm drawing fillies because I'm

trying to make their legs a little bit

thicker than what I'm used to

I end up drawing them kind of different

different sizes and then the back leg

it's just gonna be back here and you

want to make that of course a little bit

shorter because it's further away so it

looks shorter and the other back leg

also has to match at the same level of

that first back leg we'll use our

mistake line has the back leg line

perfect that works out

and then the belly comes up kind of

covers the back leg a little bit there

we have the basic body form of the filly

yay so I'm going to be laying down the

guidelines for the head in the face so

this first guideline is going to be

showing how the head is tilted again

this way if this line is higher that

means the pony is looking up if it's

lower that means it's a little bit more

down even though this is pretty low this

is where I put it because I like I need

to know where the bottom of the eyes

will be so I put it there and then this

other guideline shows whether the pony's

looking more left or more right then I'd

like to put in the eyes and the eyes are

definitely different from a

regular-sized Pony both the eyes are

obviously much bigger but not only are

they bigger they're more round so

they're more circular and they're also

further apart from each other than

normal ponies I'm going to be putting

the eye right here and it's going to be

freaking huge

and I'm trying not to lay down too many

ones but that's the idea and then the

other eye it's going to be about there

it should look a little bit like a bug

because their eyes are so enormous but

cute so when we go in to draw the nose

we're going to draw the bridge extended

from this side of the furthest eye so

this is going to come down it barely

comes out past this circle just a little

bit this line is brought back down to

the bottom of the circle and that's how

little the nose is we have the eyes down

we have the mouth the nose is a tiny

little you

it's a little sideways you and the ears

the bottom of the back of the ear is

almost where the top of the eye is maybe

a little bit lower but and it goes up to

this top line here so the top of the

head and the top of the ear is about

where the top of the head is it's a lot

smaller than regular ponies I guess when

they grow just like humans their ears

get bigger so what I'm going to do is

draw her pupil her pupil it takes up

almost as much as the entire eyeball

itself just like a regular pony this one

the eyes are really really large okay

SuperDuper big eyes well go ahead and do

this one you can literally just this

gets brought down and then again we're

gonna do another circle for the pupil

I'll do it again for this side like this

a little bit of some sunshine rays so

there are the eyes I fixed the outline

it looked a little weird but I think it

just was kind of sketchy and sloppy on

the outside so I just kind of defined

those lines I'm gonna go over everything

with like marker and stuff but moving on

to the hair I do have a video about

different ways to draw a pony hair which

you can check out I'll have the link

right here for this Pony I'm feeling

inspired by nature so I'm gonna give her

she's gonna have nature-inspired hair oh

I really like her okay so unfortunately

the eyes look a little too far apart and

since I insisted on drawing with a

colored pencil I can't erase it I'm

gonna have to come to terms with number

two pencils and suck it up I just smear

it so much so I like using color pencils

better but I love how he looks but I

just know that everyone watching you

know you're gonna want to see how to

make the authentic looking filly and so

that's what I'm trying to go for so I'm

gonna quickly redraw this and be right

back okay so I redrew our little filly

and I made a few adjustments I first of

all used an actual pencil instead of a

colored pencil and I made the eyes a

little bit closer together but still

take note that the eyes on a filly are a

little bit farther apart than a regular

pony I also adjusted the length of the

legs my other drawing the legs one was a

little bit longer I don't know I kind of

cleaned up the whole thing usually

drawings come out better the second time

you draw them anyway so it's all good so

what I'm going to be doing next is

coloring everything and like I said I

was really inspired by nature and leaves

when I drew this Pony so I'm gonna color

him or her accordingly and I don't know

if it's going to be a him or her I'll

see if I don't know kind of looks like a

girl so yeah I'm gonna be coloring in

fast forward mode or time-lapse and I'll

be back to show the finished product

okay here's the finished filly you look

so cute still don't know if it's a boy

or a girl looks like a boy he definitely

doesn't have a cutie mark yet because

he's a filly I went ahead and just

painted a background with some fall

colors and his color scheme was inspired

by fall colors so I'm really excited to

have this for you guys I hope you liked

it if you did make sure to give it a

thumbs up I'd really appreciate it

definitely tell me what you'd like to

see if you want me to if you want to see

me draw other animals people landscapes

scenery or maybe different techniques

how to get started what what to use I

would be happy to do videos like that

I'm planning on doing some Let's Plays

so let me know what you'd like to see as

far as that - what kind of games would

you like to see me play I'm really

interested in platformer games and RPGs

games like Zelda Final Fantasy

Assassin's Creed I also love The Sims

and I already kind of started a sims les

play of that so if you'd like to see

that let me know thank you so much for

watching for all the subscribers for all

the followers on Instagram for you guys

who comment on my Instagram photos and

encouraged me to continue making videos

it really means the world to me it would

be a dream come true to be able to do

this all day maybe sometime in the

future we'll see so thank you so much

for watching again guys and I'll see you

next time

I love you so much bye