𝒟𝑜𝓉𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓇

23 ✧ she/her ✧ Freelance Artist Stuck in Warriors hell for eternity Instagram/Tiktok: dotstarves Own work under: #dotstarves

[kyst-uwu]

Yesterday I finished the book in which Cinderpelt died, I was very upset and decided to draw her with Leafpool :с

And just a picture of Feathertail

[ferrahmei]

Kill the part of you that Grieves.

[al-the-alien]

i love it when fish are like

[justapigeonn]

[dotstar]

Finally drew my OG villain OC Morningstar again! People who’ve been following for a while might remember a time when he was basically the only subject of my art ! He has a pretty well developed story and I really want to give him more attention again in the future and developed his tragedy of a story further!

[meow286]

notes on how i go about stylizing cats from reference.

ive observed when drawing a cat with extra fat, its easy to lose the form and have it look like a balloon animal. if you keep bony landmarks and silhouette in mind as you caricature this can be avoided. these landmarks are places like joints, the spine, some points of the ribcage, and certain bones in the face.

the joints are where you "break" the silhouette of the figure. these are essential to a strong drawing and selling the volume of your character. interpreting the contrast of straights and curves around the figure will give a visual rhythm and prevent your drawing from appearing stiff and lifeless. some inner descriptive lines in places where muscle, fur, skin and fat are more obvious create a more defined shape that can really add something extra if you find your drawing is appearing too flat.

selling the markings by having them follow the contours of the body will also really help in making sure your drawings come across as volumetric. its easy to slap them on as an afterthought, but copy pasted looking markings can totally ruin the illusion of your characters dimension!

this of course is all relative to your own goals when drawing a piece, if you want your art to be flat and graphic, go for it! i will say it always helps my design sense to understand how things work in a 3d space before i get really abstract with them. the more you can understand your subject the easier it is to find success with the end goal of your piece.

this also geared towards animation. when you can "see" clearly how the character is structured from every level, drawing them in sequential motion becomes just that much easier. thanks for reading!

[dotstar]

did a new ref for my anthro oc Taro :) she’s been needing one for a hot minute!! (since like 7 years rip)

[infi0009]

Infi's Loft 🎃

∞ https://x.com/infinity7006?t=CKGrHL4oBMrXC99kD9ewPw&s=09 ∞ https://www.tumblr.com/infi0009?source=share ∞ https://pin.it/o6NApKNw3

https://x.com/infinity7006?t=DC6E3IYUox39MROKH2JJCw&s=09

[nightrizer]

It's been ages since I've designed a warrior cat lol, but I finished the new book and wanted to do a rough Moonpaw concept. 🌗

[dotstar]

omg hi are you back to tumblr? I found your art 4 years ago and it inspired me a ton! hope you're doing well!

hi! yeah im back to drawing + social media!! i’m so glad my art has inspired you in the past 🥹🫶🏻

[meggiscat]

lasso tool scourge

[dotstar]

so emo, so edgy, i love him

[infi0009]

Into the wild

[dotstar]

to quote myself on my last Mapleshade post: i like to imagine that Mapleshade murdered Appledusk by strangeling him with the sheer force of her massive white tail >:) and i still stand by that!!

new updated Mapleshade design, currently rereading her novella and trying to design all of the important characters :)

also thinking of offering these flat fullbodies with a simple painted background as a commission option??? :o will keep you updated!! do you like the new design?

[dotstar]

Experimental chibi sketch I’ll be finishing of my fursona Solace 🖤

[dotstar]

Settle down, I spell it out, it's simple enough

I came around, I figured out, should follow my gut

I don't play anymore, I went through your phone

And caught the girls in your DM's and took all them home

My anthro sona Taro 👑

[dotstar]

experimental Bluestar doodles i did today!

[dotstar]

hello, i forget to post on here, but have an experimental firepaw 🔥

[dotstar]

I have never posted a wip on here, so have a wip of an experimental Firepaw! Im trying to play around with my style and make it more detail, plus add a little more realism to it while keeping it simplified still!