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[MLE]

I still have some things to clean up on her, but I'm fairly happy with her. My best friend roleplays, and this is her most recent character for her Sunday campaign. I had a good amount of artistic license with this one, but she ended up loving it anyway!

[Tadao]

Originally Posted by MLE

I really really like this one. Her face is beutiful! It looks so real. I know that look really well and I can't stop staring at it. I almost would rather you left it alone but I want to see how it fills out as well.

[MLE]

I've been meaning to re-work that one, actually, but I'm worried that it won't be nearly as gentle and light of a drawing.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

i have to agree with both GW & Tadao.
first, GW's pick.
nicely drawn, and you have captured the shy and/or disgust emotion of how a nice gentle girl would look like. AND GLASSES!

and secondly, Tadao's pick.
naked or not is actually not an issue for me, but it's the overall looks & colors that took my breath away. especially her eyes... those eyes...
"lady, i'm all yours..."

generally, i can see you usually used pastel like tone for the sketch, and more vivid colors on the final touch-ups. and it all looks great. the one i like the most is actually the one you did for your friend's role play. the way you make the "lighting" effect is just beautiful. try adding more tiny details on the dress and sword, but with the same silvery tone. it'll be good. yeah.

[MLE]

I'm in the process of reworking the Oorla sketch. I'll post some WIP pics tonight. I won't be done.

[MLE]

[MLE]

I am going to sleep. I still have to clean up and make the lines on Boris (polar bear) more defined and gentle, but after that, i'm coloring.

[MLE]

This is a character from the same campaign as my friend's (her character is the girl on the polar bear). I still need to put markings on him after cleaning up lines and coloring. Just letting y'all know what I've been up to artistically. I would appreciate any technical critiques on this (not idealogical), thanks!


PS - I am terrible with male anatomy. I had to reference musculature charts the entire time

[Tadao]

Really close. I think his breasts are too long.

[Fathom Zero]

He's got an "old, homeless woman" face.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

try move the mouth upper, closer to the nose, but not the chin. and the palm should be bigger. otherwise, it's ok.

[MLE]

Thanks, guys. I'm terrible at drawing you.

edit: I didn't mean for it to sound mean, by the way, i really do mean thanks. I'll post an updated version when I make it.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

please don't hate me because i suck

[MLE]

[Tadao]

Your going for snow/ice type o feel huh? If so... you got it.

[MLE]

Yeah, I am. She's from North of Creation, and once I'm done with the coloring, i'll be adding snow effects to her and glints off her hair and such.

[Guitar Woman]

It might be a little late to mention but her forearm looks really tiny

[MLE]

you know, you could have mentioned that in the first run-through.

[Guitar Woman]

I didn't notice it until just now :<

Sorry :<

[Guitar Woman]

Part of it is probably how it's barely noticable in the other ones

especially the first drawing because she's holding something

[Tadao]

Argh! GW that sucks! Now it looks all messed up to me. Perhaps you can slap a Gauntlet on her?

[ZAKO the GREAT]

you can actually modify it just the way you do with the sketch...

[MLE]

i've been struggling with the hand for a while, i'm just not sure how to get it across to the viewer that it's foreshortened.

[ZAKO the GREAT]

so what program you are using?
i usually open a new layer, then i start doin' cover-up's over the section i did wrong, then i merge the layers.

usually i'll separate the file in few layers. Outline, Shading, Color & Finally BG as the lowest. Outline will always stays on top to avoid hassle when i need to redo any part that fucked up.
i don't really know what to say
don't rush, and you'll get it right. there's one time when i was rushing an assignment that need to pass up the next day, the comp suddenly GONE BLUE. (i use my office's old pc while i waiting for my new macbook. and worst of all, i have a bad habit of not saving my file in the middle of my work.) at that moment, i was real pissed that if i happens to met Bill any day, i swear to god i' gonna rip his balls out. yeah. i'm that pissed.

[MLE]

I have a lot of layers, actually. I use photoshop cs3. I use groups and all, so if i need to change the tone of, say, her clothes, or her skin is too red, i can edit that easily with adjustment layers. There will be about 5 or 6 layers to edit if i want to edit on the originals. it's irritating :<