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Height chart, some concepts and info
🕑 Added 2024-02-28 14:33:36 +0000 UTCUPD: uploaded the correct heights file. I've compiled so much of them that I clicked on the wrong one to upload...
1) So, I lined them all up, added a height chart in centimeters, here's what I got! Some things have changed from the previous chart, but not by much. On average, all the characters have approximately human height, however, in the furry world, I always liked the fact that they can vary greatly in size! :D I'm not sure if there are rabbits, squirrels, or mice in this city/country at all, because these races are managed by Deymos, but most likely they would be even smaller. Well, and various large creatures would be even bigger, apparently.
2) For the distinction between feline people and canine people, here are my ideas (yes, the hands are generally the same). Fox people have some features of both, because we all know that foxes are dogs with cat software!
3) And yes, I am often asked how and on what I draw. Here is how I draw - quite often, just on my lap (although I have a table). I don't have a giant computer with multiple monitors nor a gigantic tablet with a screen. I often move from place to place, I can draw at my friend's places, in a cafe, even in public transport sooo a small laptop with a small boardlike tablet is the best for me. But, after the treatment program is finished, I'll start saving for an iPad :)
And the drawing process looks like this:
1) Finding references and inspiration: photos from the internet or my own, 3D models, works of other artists or ai.
2) Searching for ideas: I make a few very schematic sketches to choose the most successful one.
3) Working on the sketch - I draw 1 or 2 iterations of sketches (which I usually upload here later).
4) Over the sketch, I make a clean, nice outline.
5) I fill the outline with a base color (sometimes a friend helps).
6) I draw simple backgrounds myself, usually with just on 1-2 layers, but if there's something
complex needed, I usually ask for help from background artists (otherwise I will completely fall behind schedule haha).
7) I draw shading for the characters, minding the lighting and background colors.
8) I add effects to the entire drawing: textures, highlights, small elements like droplets, smoke, dust, etc., and then I do color correction.
9) Ta-da!
Comments
chew
Thank you for letting us meet your kitties ❤️
Duster
Can I just take a moment to say that you're probably one of my favorite artists when it comes to the design of footpaws. I've always liked plantigrade style and you know exactly what makes paws look good
Ozymandias
I would’ve never guessed you produced art with that level of detail by just drawing in your lap, that’s impressive.
NoNameCZ
Yeah all of those different body shapes, heights, also weights and ages gives characters so much. And they all have different hobbies, interests, dreams, ideals, intelligence, etc. So with every character, we are discovering something new. It is hard to show us character just from drawings, but OMG just those body details show a lot. I love Iskra's art because of that. Lot of artists, who can draw really good, just makes every female curvy with big boobs and wide hips and nice butt and I understand that, in art we are looking for something beautiful, but it gets repetitive. Just the small details, like different sizes of boobies and hips, level it up for me.
Dimitri
the same for me, the idea for the age of the characters allows you to have an idea.
Dimitri
It's really great and very interesting to know the process of creating your works and characters. and very informative. the table with the sizes of your characters is welcome, the precision for the size of the characters is remarkable. not to mention the diagram two for the differences between canid and feline is instructive (and nicely drawn :) it is still great art, we can only be admiring. thank you Iskra. you forgot to specify in your comments the proper progress of your work and the approval of it by your four-legged companions in photo three :P
FoxG
Согл, а что за модель ноутбука данное на фото и граф. досточки?
NoNameCZ
Maybe only ages might be interesting info. Maybe we will get it some day. Nonetheless I'd like to try to guess. So... With lot of characters it shouldn't be that hard. Rather lot of them are at school, so Eugene, Edgar, Konrad, Vera, Helga, Alisa and Serafima should be students. Of highschool, I think? So yeah if get NSFW content, than they are 18 or 19. Others are older than 20. I think that Kordi was 25, Valentina 24, Kifi 20 and Atina 27. Katrina is 30 and Vilma 31. Alister should be Katrina's younger brother, so he's under 30. I would guess 28. Of course It's only my guess. It is not to prove that I'm good or anything, I just like to guess. I have a HUGE headcanon in my own head as well, but I cannot draw so I guess that's were it will stay :D. I love Iskra's art and world. It really interests me.
Perfesser Bear
FWIW, most Fox people will have cat-like eyes.
NoNameCZ
Hmmm... So I wasn't that far from actual heights. DAMN Katrina measuring roughly 7' ! B I G lady. :D I think that we're missing only few characters. Jacklin (or something like that, sorry if misspelled) that feline lion like girl we got in Christmas pinup with Val. Then that another fox girl who's name I've forgotten, there was pinup, were they were looking outside from window with Kordi. Also one Christmas pinup, were she was sitting on Kordi. And than we have that guy from Only Friends comic (I am not good with names). He saved Kordi and then they had some "fun". Maybe Alister is replacement but I don't know. We're also missing Martzel and Vera's friend Vika. Yeah and than we have characters we have seen here and there but they weren't shown to be that important. Yet. Like that Rock Rabbit girl, we could see her in Christmas picture with Alisa and Helga, hugging that big cock plushie. And than Laura, another doctor, working with Vilma. I'm not sure if Elska, because I don't know if she's Iskra's character.
FortunePayback
Cool! These are always so fun to see. I can't wait to put one together for all of my characters one day...just as soon as I get in gear and actually put them all on paper.
Kapitan
Drawing NSFW on public transport must be... intresting.
Iskra
Yup, mischosen the file. Fixed now ^^
Iskra
А кто-то вообще карандашом на бумаге умеет рисовать, без ctrl+z! D: Дело привычки, я думаю :)
Iskra
Yup. Re-uploaded ^^
Iskra
True, I've choosen a wrong file, re-uploaded. Thanks :)
Maplesburg Publishing
I also like the size differences you can have with furries. In my writing, I especially like cats, rabbits, and foxes. I make them their natural size, so I joke that most of my characters are under 5kg.
Isaac22115
The last 4 aren't added to the height chart?
FoxG
Ваау, вы рисуете такие шедевры но на ноуте с графической доской. Тем временем я жалуюсь на свой Galaxy Tab, а что за модель ноутбука и граф. досточки?
FortunePayback
I think you forgot to add the centimeters. Haha. But it's really cool to see the specific distinctions in your style from species to species! It's the smaller details that always make the difference. I've been thinking about a laptop myself too, even despite having a fancy PC with multiple monitors myself. It'd be nice to draw while on the go sometimes, but I always at least have a small sketchbook and a pen on me!
Zaiaku Kerohiko
I feel like there are a few missing steps in your process. Like step 2.1: pet cats. 6.1:snuggle cats.
