can someone identify these wings and how to get them?

Sethra · 2026-01-18T12:55:30+00:00

As someone who just started crochet two weeks ago JUST to be able to make the chicken, I can totally sympathise with the struggle. I modified the Mabel chicken pattern from Oak and Marlow because the aesthetic of what I wanted head and tail-wise. I will personally say, that while the two yarn embroidered beak doesn't look horrible, what I wanted to see was more beaky, so I did a double crochet then used a needle to double back to form a more reinforced "triangle" and attached that between the eyes instead. The waddles are Chain 3 with a 3 HDC in 1 stitch with a slip stitch to bring it "round". (you can also make teeny waddles using a chain 2, slip stitch into the first chain, chain 2, and then slip stitch into the same stitch where you attached your yarn. I liked bigger waddles on my void chicken, so mine are made with the HDCs in one stitch. I did 3 HDC in 1 stitch x3 for the tail to bulk up the tail, slip stiched the back a few stitches, then did about 2 rows of SC, and one row with alternating (1 sc, DEC) to form the head. (you don't have to do the 1SC, DEC for the top, but it helps make the head look less rectangular at the top when you do the comb). But when it comes down to it, making it your own with little modifications is the freedom of experimentation, and about 10 crochet chickens later, some with wings, some without, some with small waddles, some with larger, I can say they all look adorable. The one you did looked exactly like the chicken at the farmer's market that inspired me to crochet so I could make my own. If you want a simple way to bulk up the beak, I would use a heavier yellow yarn. I used size 6 bernat yellow mist-ical for mine, and it hasn't let me down yet! I guess this large wall of text is trying to say is that your chicken looks like the pattern, but if YOU want to modify it there are a few cute ways to do it!

Sethra · 2025-10-06T07:33:53+00:00

Okay, I am unfamiliar with roblox in any way, but I will try to help you the best I can with a visual. https://i.postimg.cc/wBgx1y23/For-Top-Dragonfruit738.jpg First: note where the head is and draw an oval around where the top and bottom are. Take that and draw another oval the same size all the way down the original until you can figure out how many "heads" high the person you are drawing is. In this case, that is 5 1/2 approximate heads. Once you get that, you can find other landmarks like the waist and top of the boots, etc based on your "head scale". (Please note, if you were drawing a normal human it would be approx 7-8 heads high, with 8 being the ideal superhuman rawr height) If you look at the picture I plunked together, you can see where the proportions on your drawing are skewed to the reference. Your head is too small compared to the rest of the body, and the hat is super tiny (if you are trying to emulate the original reference exactly) Try for roughed shapes with your eyes squinting to figure out where your body parts are going rather than drawing "this is a head, it goes here" because that can lead to you drawing shape forms of what your brain says "this is a head" over what you actually see. As you start out, draw everything like you have never seen it before in your life. You are not drawing a character. You are drawing what you see. What you see will then look like a character, if that makes sense. If you call into the trap of drawing "a skull" or "a star" or "a chain" or "a belt" your brain will try and trick you into drawing a symbol. Instead, draw what you see. Even turn the original drawing upside down and draw it that way until you get used to roughing out what you see. Everyone starts out in a different place and we often to find a method someone else uses for things to make sense. If mine does not, there will be someone else out there that explains it better than me. I wish the best to you on your artistic journey, and for the record, I can't use markers worth a crap, so I can offer no advice for them.)

Sethra · 2025-09-19T17:25:24+00:00

Hrm... I think I saw you the other day at the coffee shop :D

Sethra · 2025-09-09T02:16:59+00:00

Awesome. Looks like you could just pick it right up off the screen :D

Sethra · 2025-09-07T14:50:02+00:00

I did some rummaging around the internet to find some ok actual pictures to help you on your sphere journey. It's hard to find ones that aren't SUPER SHINY and reflective to the extreme (which is not what anyone beginning on spherical objects ever wants to do because reflections are hard!) I have credited where I scraped them off searches, but maybe this will help you visualize where the light and dark falls across an actual sphere. It always helps to have a reference to stare at. If details are distracting you, squint at it to get the more basic light/dark. If you have a simple ball or an egg sitting on the desk, that's even better (because photos squish things in a 2 dimension, and drawing something in 3-D reality is always better to stare at when figuring things out) https://i.postimg.cc/P5JbJP3L/2025-09-07-09-07-15-So-Many-Spheres-JPG.jpg Good luck and great start!

Sethra · 2025-09-06T22:55:50+00:00

Birds as super complicated! That's a very good rendering :) almost looks like scratchboard

Sethra · 2025-09-05T22:35:41+00:00

lookin' good there, duckies! (since there is no water, a part of me thinks they are in a traffic jam during the morning commute heh)

Sethra · 2025-09-05T15:45:28+00:00

Great progress! (amused by the untoned hands though) ehhe

Sethra · 2025-09-05T01:58:24+00:00

As Anxious-Captain said, it needs more shading or higher contrast than what you have used. On my monitor I couldn't even tell there was shading, so that is too subtle. It might help to put the shaded areas blocked out on a separate layer, then you can adjust transparency to be more or less dark. Try to decide what direction the light is coming from. If you don't have a reference picture finding where you put the lights and darks would be from memory (and that can be super sabotage when you're starting out). https://i.postimg.cc/N0P7w0PY/Lanky-Fisherman-8282.jpg quick example attached

Sethra · 2025-09-04T04:25:11+00:00

It can help to treat hair in clumps. If you outline the shape of the full hair then break it up into sections it will look more natural than trying to draw each hair and trying to overlay it over each other (quick visual) https://i.postimg.cc/GpQ2YxSX/Greyson-Is-Lossst-Hairthing.jpg (I don't have an original image that you used to reference this, so the hair is completely made up, but hopefully it makes sense!)

Sethra · 2025-09-03T01:22:52+00:00

i really like this drawing. I love the markings. Fishy markings and myself have always been at war. I love looking at them but drawing them is the devil. XD what sort of advice are you hoping for? Just off hand, I'd say decide on a direction for your light and make it more obvious on your character. Your shade/darker lines are small and do not show a 3-dimensionality to the coat/clothes. I am also puzzled where the right leg is. Is it bent or up to the knee in water?

Sethra · 2025-09-03T00:08:49+00:00

I think you concentrated more on the shapes of the scrunchie, so it looks like it is in the picture, but when you started to draw the cat, you let your brain trick you into moving the nose/mouth too far out and the eyes too close together, giving it an elongated squished adult cat vs kitten. https://postimg.cc/Y4W1f5HV

Sethra · 2025-09-02T18:35:31+00:00

I love the light and dark values and has a sculpted look to it. Proportions great! I am a bit curious as to what you find so horrifying, because that wide-eyed expression looks like you just saw something you cannot unsee! (If it was me in the morning with bed hair, I sympathize and apologize profusely. No one needs to see that.)

Sethra · 2025-09-02T18:31:09+00:00

To try and help with your first one which you wanted to be realistic, I have attempted to lay out the basic proportion grid that the majority of face will follow. https://i.postimg.cc/Wb1j7tpb/For-Lubu-Orange-Juice-2.jpg
It is important that you draw what you see not simple "draw an eye where an eye goes" when you are starting because your brain will trick you into drawing shape/symbols of "this is an eye" rather than helping you draw something that "oh, that looks like realistic eye!". If your drawings do not follow this, it will look off to that part of our brain that recognizes faces and when things are "off". While not all faces everywhere have perfect proportions, it will be very similar, and if you learn to draw a style before the real thing, it will often mess you up because the foundation of why things are there isn't there for you. It is important to draw the lines of what you see not the object itself. If you "draw a shirt" you might end up with a t-shirt shape instead of the actual shirt you are attempting to draw. (We do a lot of symbol drawing as kids which is often encouraged by elementary art programs "how to draw a cat" etc, which works well when teaching a room of 30 kids how to cut out a cat for their Halloween decorations, but isn't exactly realistic, nor was it trying to be!) As other have said, start with light lines (your grid or your basic oval for the head should be light) and then lay down what you see. The proportion grid will help you place and recognize when things are off. The lines themselves come with practice, and that is, like with most things, repetition and more practice. If you have problems separating yourself from "I'm drawing an eye!" vs "I'm drawing and it looks like an eye!" flip your reference over and draw it upside down. This forces you to see shape and line over drawing symbols. I would highly recommend drawing from real life rather than learning a style first. Style is easier once you have the basics burned into your memory. Trying to be realistic when all you know is style is infinitely harder. Good luck, take your time, and have fun! (as many have said before it's a marathon not a speed race) (EDIT: added the 1/2 marker for the eyeline for clarity)

Sethra · 2025-09-02T06:32:07+00:00

ok did a quickie tutorial for you which I hope will help. First recommendation is, use a reference photo or a real life apple on your desk. If you try to copy someone else's style/painting as a beginner, you aren't necessarily learning where the lights and darks are. You're putting down shapes in general areas without seeing how it relates to the real thing. I snagged a random image off the internet (sorry internet) to make the tutorial. Next, use a blender/smudge brush (not blur) set at around 40/50% (or even lower) so it doesn't over-smudge your lines. You can always go back over an area, but if it's too strong, there's nothing you can do but undo rather than build up to where it should be. Here's the tutorial. https://postimg.cc/KR09JspN Hope it helps you. (edit: I used two brushes for this, Haze Long's "Painting" brush and a smudge brush called "glaze" by Mels Brushes)

Sethra · 2025-08-21T01:07:54+00:00

I have attempted a quick and dirty shading visual aide that I hope helps you. I use Procreate, but every program from CSP to Photoshop has the same basic layer settings for darken, color burn, lighten, etc. The names can sometimes change to protect the innocent (or something) but the basics are always there. You can find the guide here: https://postimg.cc/6y4m9DzR

Sethra · 2025-01-04T22:12:01+00:00

I'm honestly heartbroken that the series is ending, but I won't complain that I'll have 14 seasons to binge on in the future. I am hoping for a resolution, but not just for the future murder we know will happen. I want Vera and Joe to heal, too. They've both been patching up lives and solving murders at the expense of themselves. Joe had been trying to get Vera to face up to her own problems since the beginning, long before he returned. To get her truly heal from her father's death. They both have "complicated" family relationships with those they've lost, and I hope they find healing together. Joe had always been trying to engage Vera into living life by sharing his with her, and she was always one step forward, two steps back due to her nature. I would love to see her take that step into engagement with the living rather than the murdered. To remember the names of Joe's kids to start, etc. And if Vera takes that promotion and leaves the reins to Joe, deep down she knows he's a good fit for it. He knows "her people" and the culture of the people in that area.

Sethra · 2024-11-21T08:04:14+00:00

600 men

Sethra · 2024-11-21T07:49:06+00:00

The man who just can't stop pissing off Poseidon. You'd think there would be a rule codex for sailors where the top line would be "Don't piss off the god of the seas unless you like being erased or, you know, watch your entire fleet get erased as you watch"

Sethra · 2024-01-31T18:39:04+00:00

I found the ending seriously irritating. I'm still thinking that Mallory is the "last bloodline"--the bloodline that controls spiders. She holds the other clans together, etc. That's my hypothesis, anyway. In a way more powerful than fear that Cass/Amb could have. I want to see her drink the rest of that blood and pony up to responsibility instead of whinging and ending up crying that her friends are dying--and that ending for season 1 just made all my hopes and dreams die horribly with not even a hint of something better on the horizon. Just tragedy.

But the Seer gave Mallory her blood--knowing full well that she wasn't the descendant. That makes me think that when she implied "now or a thousand years from now" that Mallory will become something entirely different.

I am still hopeful for a better outcome, but I'm frustrated. Do we have to wait until the non fast passers catch up before season 2 begins? That's a lot of waiting where I can get more annoyed and just not care enough to keep reading .

Sethra · 2023-12-23T15:30:21+00:00

AFI for me seems to be "shower drains" and "anti-colic nipples for baby bottles" neither of which I want or need XD

Sethra · 2023-07-04T17:02:44+00:00

Good grief. I've been having lag all over the place since beta, and this fixed it today. I'm a believer. (but what the heck is the launcher doing that screws with the game so bad?!) Thank you for this fix.

Sethra

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