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Hey guys, how's it going?

As you can probably tell, I'm new here. So I thought that I'd just showcase some of my work and see if anyone would want to collaborate on a project together. I'm fairly decent at line art, but I'm not really good at coloring yet, as can be seen in the picture below:
Anyway, most of my work is on http://rinalti.deviantart.com/, and as you can see, I do a little bit of everything - but mostly love designing characters, which I'm trying to become more versatile at.

Take your time, and look around a bit. I hope you enjoy it.

Greetings and welcome. I like the very simple style that you use (it reminds me a bit of Professor Layton). I think for coloring, simple cel shading would suit your work best.

I look forward to seeing you around. ^-^

When you say Cel Shading, would you mean something like this?
Also, thank you for the compliment!

Yup. Like that. ^-^ Try to be more aware of the direction that the light is in. The way the hat is shaded makes it seem like the light is coming from one direction and the rest of the body looks like the light is coming from another direction. I think the way you shade is really suited to your style, though. It gives the character a lot more life. ^-^

Thanks for all of your advice, SakeBento! With a little extensive analysis, and close consideration to what you said, I think I've finally got it. Here it is.

Looks at drawings... Hmm.... Let's see... Will be back in a few moments

(Goes to drawing board)

*shoots*

You'll scare the children!

How about something like this for the shading? It has a weird light source, though ^^;

You have a cute style developing there, btw :3

Deji wrote:How about something like this for the shading?

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It has a weird light source, though ^^;

You have a cute style developing there, btw :3

WOAH. That's identical to how I pictured it! This is amazing.

I'm seriously at a total loss for words right now. I'll get back to you when I recollect myself, but seriously - WOAH.

Argh! Posted as a guest.

Seriously, Deji. Thank you so much. I've always pictured my characters looking like this, but I've never been able to pull it off due to my lack of lighting skills.

I did another one, but like I said before, I still don't get the whole lighting thing very well.

Sorry for the late reply, got too many unwanted phonecalls... Oh by the way... you must call me Sempai during the whole duration of this post.

Let's begin... (Warning, I'll be a bit harsh today but I really do hope I could teach you a thing or two on drawing)


Let's look at the image above. Notice how awkward the proportions of the head and the placement of the shoulders should be fixed. The waist also should be adjusted to match the rest of the body. Try using vanishing points to correct this.


Here. We focus on some hotspots that needs correction.

1. The general shape and pacement of the head
2. The pacement of the shoulder
3. The awkward placement of the waist in relation to the rest of the body
4. The hand looked a bit too long

On a clean piece of paper we do a rough sketch. I suggest you study a few anatomy books or look at other peoples work and study it, see how they do things.


In this step we "STEAL" Deji's technique. Here, we use a lightbox and flip the drawing. Using the other side of the paper, trace the drawing while correcting several flaws... repeat until satisfied.


Once satisfied with the main body, place another piece of paper on top and re-trace it and draw some clothes. Visualise how the cloth will wrap the character, how it will behave under such conditions and placement. Put more attention to small details (Belt and others)


Once done, scan your drawing in photoshop. Reduce opacity by 50% and add a new transparent layer on top of it. Re-trace your drawing on the new trasparent layer. On this stage, corrections is still possible.


And done. Discard the original scanned drawing. (The Glasses... just something I added for fun) Notice the placement of the bag? I could be wrong but your original drawing suggests she was wearing a cape. Wearing a bacpack type bag over a cape does look and feel awkward. Carefully plan placement of objects.

In case you needed it, I also included the original photoshop so you could study it in greater detail. (Excuse the funny name)

Practice... you'll get better...

"POOF" (Disappears)

... ... ...

*whomps Mugen with wooden starfish*

That looks nothing like the original picture at all!

Samu-kun wrote:*whomps Mugen with wooden starfish*

HAH! TOO SLOW!!! (Successfully dodges)

(Starfish instead hits a cute little girl)

(Uncle Mugen comes to the rescue)

(Insert Generic Japanese VN Melody here)



Mugen
Hey Kid you alright?

Girl
It Hurts!.What happened?

Mugen
You got hit by a wooden starfish tossed by an "Evil" guy. Call me Uncle Mugen... Don't worry, I will protect you little girl.

Girl
(Looks at Uncle Mugen with teary eyes) Uncle Mugen... it hurts!

Mugen
Come closer, I will make the pain go away (hugs little girl) You can cry if you want. Oh by the way you wanted some candies... I have some candies... they're very delicious...

...To be continued

"POOF" (Disappears )

One last post and I'll behave after this... I just can't resist coloring it...

I do apologize for "somewhat" hijacking your thread... anyway, practice, patience and steal other's technique (works everytime) you'll get good in no time.

"POOF" (Disappears)