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foreshortening is a pain in the arse.
umm... wouldn't her left foot (our right) bit a tad smaller then her right foot (our left) because it is further away from the veiwer?

i donno to me it looks a bit bigger.

oh and it doesnt look like that foot would be attached to her thigh...
-shrugs-

That is a really tough pose and foreshortening is always very difficult (at least for me!). Looking at the angle of the foot I think that you would still be able to see some of her calf and ankle...Which is incredibly difficult to describe how to draw but would make it look less like the shoe is attached to her leg.

I think she is very cute and I like what you have so far, the only other issue I can see with her is that her right foot (our left side) is turned inward too much, we should be seeing more the front of her foot even if she was jumping in the air.

I love the colors you have so far, I think that some artists like to use contrasting colors in the shading and make the other colors pop. I think you could use a bluish color for the deep shadows? smile

By the way, I love the hair clip and earring on the first picture! biggrin

To be honest, I think that the anatomy and foreshortening isn't actually that bad; I think the real problem is in the setup of the face. I did some redlines to explain better. Also, I didn't mention it in the redline, but since it isn't a chibi (as there is a nose) you want the head to at least be as big at the hips, otherwise it'll look weird and gimpy.

Have some boxes. They were done without a ruler, but the general idea should still be there. The 3-point one is off I'm sure.
I also can't help but feel offended by your post. If only because I'm in college for my AA at the moment and perspective, at least in terms of boxes, is something I learned my freshman year in highschool. :/ Could just be me being oversensitive though.


Thank you for the redlines! They were very helpful. It seems like facial anatomy (which I will readily admit I half-assed and tend to half-a**.) and mass in clothing are my main issues? Oh, and that weird issue with making the hair stand to far out from the skull. >.< I had that once before awhile back and it seems to of resurfaced. The only thing I won't take into consideration for later is the lips. >.> It's a personal preference, though I will continue to work on the shape of the lips, since they always seem at least slightly off.

EDIT: And what did you mean by, "Do something with that hand."
Did you mean "finish it" or "change the position of" or something else entirely?

Ah, I see what you're saying about the hand. 3nodding That's a good idea, I'll see what happens and try and incorporate it into the redraw of this I'm working on.