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And gary

(I forgot to post yesterday - big sad-)

Do you happen to have any tips for drawing horns?

Hi, Anon! I’ll definitely try my best. Horns are a little tricky since they’re so subjective and the styles/textures vary so drastically.

Mostly I’m going to be talking about texture here and I’ll try to keep it simple since they’re time consuming to draw.

Smooth horns are great and easy, can come in any and all shapes, but if you want to add more interest and character to the horns, it all comes down to how you texture them.  Here’s a simple smooth horn. It’s okay, it’s basic, but it works and will especially work better once it’s colored if it has a sheen or a matte look.

You can add simple lines to it to give it a bit more interest, but you can take it farther than just the cylinder look like drawn here. The lines give it the easy, quick illusion of being more dimensional, but it’s not the most interesting or dynamic.

You can play with the lines however you like to give the horns more uniqueness, such as a line down the center to sort of pinch it inwards. Still more dynamic than the smooth horn, but more interesting than the rounded one.

You can leave the lines as they are for an easier horn, or take it a step farther and use them as guides to texture them. This is where it gets fun, but time consuming. Definitely look up references of what you want to go for if you’re not sure. I highly recommend Ram, Ibex or Antelope references, Antelope being my favorite. They have so much texture to them in the forum of smaller and larger ridges, so here’s a horn based loosely (artistic liberties taken) off a mix of Ram and Antelope.

Getting into plates which are my favorite, there’s little to reference off of. Here’s a more dynamic, spiky look with plates using the guide lines as a base to get an ideal direction you want the horn to shape into.

Just take your guide lines and then extend outward. Add as little or as much wear, tear and damage as you want. Horns can get dry and crack, they can take a hit and break, age can cause grooves, your imagination’s the limit.

Outside of plates, you can look up any horned animal to get ideas for texture, anything from steer to deer and elk (if you want to get more into the antlered look), or mix and match textures from a few horn styles you like. Hope this helps! Sorry I can’t go more in depth, but I tried to explain it as best as I know how. Good luck with your horns!

Hello! I was wondering if you knew/had any resources on 2-D and 3-D animation? I’ve looked through you blog and I’ve enjoyed finding new resources on how to improve my drawing skills. Thank you for the advice and help you give as well as give people a chance to find new artists :)

Hi there! I am glad you enjoy the blog! It’s great to have you here! 

Here are a few resources I hope help you out: 

Modelling &  Animation Software

Animation Tutorials by SadfaceRL - https://www.patreon.com/sadface_RL

stringbing on tumblr posts incredible and detailed tutorials, and also offers a complete course  https://gumroad.com/l/Introto2DComplete or resources by chapter/other tutorials at https://gumroad.com/stringbing

Basic 2D animation concepts

12 principles of animation

Techniques of animation

2d Animation tutorial youtube video

Tutorials - Open source animation software

How to Create 2D Animations in Blender 2.8

3D Animation Specific Tutorials

2D animation principles apply, but there’s now a third dimension. For this reason, I suggest starting with 2D to understand the general concepts/theory and how to correctly convey movement. 

3D Animation 3D & Motion Graphics Tutorials by Envato Tuts+ - I adore this site

Tutorials — blender.org -Blender is open source and incredible

Run Cycle Step by Step 3D Animation Tutorial

A Beginner’s Guide to 3D Animation

Good luck! If you have any follow up questions, do not hesitate to ask!

PS: Thank you for your patience on this ask, I have been backlogged for a while but I try to answer each question as thoroughly as possible.

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