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im actually kinda glad i found this guild, art block its me xD
ive been doing commissions for months even tho i promised myself id quit long ago the art addiction calls, mates

anyway, this is the last art im kinda proud of



i really like those big cute eyes, ive tried more mature eyes when a character needs them
but im not very happy with the result so...



rn im doing another waist-up in a similar style to the first one but im so uninspired im srsly considering cancelling :/
ill try to redo the anatomy tomorrow today and then share, bc im kinda ashamed of it as it is ahaha

feel free to CC on the above, i wont change them because im lazy, but it'd be super useful for my current failsome wip <3

youre making me giggle stop it redface
i actually really like drawing cleavages emo *is humble-sized irl*

and the soft shadows 100% truth, im really really afraid of going with super strong colours and its kinda silly because i should, but i just dunno why it scares me so much xD
but yeah, green girl's hair would look a lot better with higher contrast values, i hadnt noticed the headband looked weird xD hime cuts are the bane of me, i never know how to shade the bangs without making it look like messy squiggles crying
my art quality has declined SO MUCH, i swear once upon a time i was able to draw decent curls
next time i'll use the line colour for the darkest shades, and hopefully the whole thing will look more tied in emotion_yatta
thanks for the cc! <3

Oooh I remember seeing that one with the curls in the C&C forum when I was going through there awhile back! It's funny cause you had the shadows working great in that picture - it had a lot of depth too it and yes, now it does feel like you're being super delicate and hesitant.

It feels like you're making your style 'simpler' now, in comparison to that older picture since you're now using line art and simplifying the hair. In some ways that can make it harder - when you add more detail and depth to hair it gives you more room to work with lighting wise.

In your newer pic she's got short hair too which can be hard since it's simple already X3 I think it helps when shading hair to remember where it's all coming from. Even if you don't draw it in, think about where the fringe sections are starting from and then the rest of the hair. Think about the shape of the head beneath it and then where the light is coming from and add in your shadows.

Words fail me - have something I just drew up to hopefully make sense of it all.



Another thing I've noticed - you don't add things like creases or folds into the clothing and in the newer one the 'sleeves' of her black dress are flat with the white top underneath. Remember that even if the material is thin there will be a difference in the lines because one will be sitting 'on top' of the other.

Eeee glad I can help ^^; I always worry when I give cc >_<

A good simple way to practice folds or anything clothing really is looking at photos from those department store pamphlets and copying or observing how the fabric interacts with the body beneath it. Part of what we did in Fashion Illustration was copy images of models walking down the cat walk and focusing on rendering different fabrics and how they moved smile

I think you're doing good though - You've already got a good sense for things like proportion so now you just gotta work at adding back in that depth and form that you had before biggrin

A trick I use with shading as well - I block it in cel-style but then I go over it with a softer brush to blend it back so it's softer. That way the shadows will for sure be the right darkness/depth and I don't spend forever slowly building up to it.

Oooo that is cute - love the saucy attitude~!

Awesome! I like it - already she's got a lot more depth with the shadows than the first two pics you posted in this thread! And the hair definitely looks a lot better too~!

You do such a good job with the eyes as well - so pretty~ And them lashes!

I think what I really love though is the subtle curves you've added for the waist and hips - that there is so subtle yet it's also very correct and just makes them look amazing. What would be cool is if you could sorta mirror that for the upper torso right under the breasts. Your torso doesn't go smoothly from breast through to stomach - you actually still have a bit of the rib cage that provides a sort of straighter section before it slims inwards. This pic by Julie Dillon back in the day show's what I mean.

You've got a great grasp on anatomy - one thing I would point out is that feet - they look tiny in comparison to the rest of the body. Fun fact is your feet are roughly the same length as your wrist to elbow wink

Haha *huggles*

I was gonna mention the legs being slim and straight but then I thought it might have just been the character given that she has a slim body already.

A tip for the legs if you want to add curves is to think of where the bones and muscles are - most noticeable is the lower leg.

The shin bone is forward so the 'front' of the leg is always straight there, but the muscles at the back are where you'll find the curves.

Your thigh bone is more centralised so it's a bit harder to think on that since the muscles are all around it.

Here's something quick and another thing I learned in fashion illustration - your inner ankle is actually higher than the outside.



I might have exaggerated that ankle slope XDDD

Haha you're very welcome! It's the least i could do and I love to help others if I can.

Drawing is just too fun, gotta share the love and help everyone who wants to learn!