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[Alanya]

toto: hmmmm well generally I try to imagin the picture as a 3D object in my head and see where the body shape dips and rises to mark out shadow and highlight

then for colouring pick 3 tones (google for skin colour tutorials for great selections of skin tones and their shades/highlights) I block the whole thing in roughly with only the highlights and shades and then smooth it out with the mid tone after.

if your using photoshop then I would also create a new layer for each area of colour (skin, clothes, hair etc...) and then drag your line art above all of the layers and set its mode to 'multiply' this means you can colour the layers under it and you will be able to see the colour through your line art but your not drawing over the line art (which means neat outlines for everybody!)

If you are having a less general problem do you want to pm the image to me and I'll pm a reply with C+C?

[totorochic]

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/toto_dreams/Gaian%20Commissions/nora_aa.jpg

I'm pretty much done with this... might I might tweak it...

[Kokoryta]

whee I added you to my friend's list because you're cool.

[Alanya]

totorochic

http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v298/toto_dreams/Gaian%20Commissions/nora_aa.jpg

I'm pretty much done with this... might I might tweak it...

Wow! thats really pretty! right, gimmie a second to think about it

[Alanya]

Kokoryta

whee I added you to my friend's list because you're cool.

lol, well I am not going to dispute that. I was onnnly winding you up heart xp

[totorochic]

Clearly, the buck teeth show uber coolness!!

[Alanya]

totorochic

Clearly, the buck teeth show uber coolness!!

they are most definatly my fav item 3nodding recently no ones been able to see them due to the coat but they are allllways there biggrin

right I have made a REAL mess of your picture which looks terrible but I have marked in what I think you could do to make it more 3d using only black and white (and a tiny bit of red) to show where high/low lights could be.



Right, ignore the black lines over the eye brows, thats just me marking out the shape of the eye sockets so I could see where the nose would be which I think is the main problem of the face.

but before I try and explain why I have made your face so ugly I'll go through the body quickly.

the armpits where to high and the shading around them needs to reflect that they stop lower. also if your arms are by your side, the shading around the arm pit is a lot fainter and havig the colour on your picture go from light to dark in the area makes them look a lot deeper than they are. armpits are actually just a crease in the skin when your arms are by your side, not a hollow so have the shading a more gental gradient to reflect the gental curve of the body.

collor bones are a highlight from the peak of the sholder to the center of the base of the neck with a triangle of shading that is a lot fainter than my triangle mark out (and a little better placed) there is then a gental and faint shade under the bone that fades into the rise of the breast.

The whole left side of the fave will be a little darker if the light is from the right hand side so I would block in the darker skin tone for the whole side of the face and use a large brush with a rose colour to create the highlight on the cheek bone. I would also put a highlight on the chin as peoples chins are rounded and not flat

Noses are the hardest part of an anime face if your trying to make it 3D, its much easier to go for the flat manga look if you ask me but if you do want it 3d then the main shape and arch of the nose has to be a highlight, much lighter than the left cheek and a bit lighter than the right, you then have to blend that highlight into the shadow of the left side of the face, creating the shape of a more natural nose.
The shading on the left side of the nose should be as dark as the shading on the very far left of the face because the 3D shape of the nose will block out the light sorce and even cast a small shadow on the cheek which is why quite often in manga styled anime they use a dimon shape shade like this (although this isn't a good example)



I would also re shade the mouth with a small out line and a line inside to show that the mouth is deep and is heading towards the back of the head not just a shadow dip in the face.

Epp I have to go. pm me if I can do anything else or if this doesn't make annny sense (I am not very good at this sort of thing)

You could also completely ignore me, I am no expert and your picture is reallllly good as it is so maybe just go with your artistic eye and tweek to perfection heart

[totorochic]

Hrmm... OK... let's see if I can still change the way it looks now @.@

[Zing]

So happy to see someone alright with teaching! blaugh You go girl!

I'm going to draw something for you, just b/c you make me happy, Alanya hehee xd (can't say it'll be as good as your work, but I wanna' draw something for you b/c you mentioned you liked having art done for you)

[Alanya]

Zing

So happy to see someone alright with teaching! blaugh You go girl!

I'm going to draw something for you, just b/c you make me happy, Alanya hehee xd (can't say it'll be as good as your work, but I wanna' draw something for you b/c you mentioned you liked having art done for you)

eppp heart me loves you!

[Zing]

blaugh I'll get it to you by tomorrow morning (I'm at work, no pen, no photoshop *SIGH!* gonk

[Alanya]

Zing

blaugh I'll get it to you by tomorrow morning (I'm at work, no pen, no photoshop *SIGH!* gonk

You don't have to hurry your self for a freebie O__O heart

[Bosie]

*boogies*

[Kokoryta]

YAY! Freebies are the best type of art. heart

[D0WN]

Such pretty art! [amazed]