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http://img.photobucket.com/albums/v294/ronnieruby/blueelf2---bodystudy.jpg
as a sketch


as usual the line art is shitty. i mis placed the ears and her elbow/arm length is questionable. oh and her nose. Its a style i'm experimenting with.

any other suggestions? have i improved my photoshop skills at all?


oh and another pic i revisited. just with colors though.

I gotta agree with Tiger, the nose looks rather strange. Also, the mouth tilts very severely downwards which, even if it's meant to be stylised, looks very at odds with the angle of the eye.
The main thing that bothers me about that picture is the arm - it's way too small and seems to be, umm, melting and drooping to one side.

i think it might be nice to see you experiment with more detail in your work. The simple lineart and colors is charming and cute and all, but it doesn't hurt to pull out something new every once and a while, and there are ways to do it without casting aside the style that you like.

For instance, for the elf princess character portrait, you could have elaborated more on aspects of her design, clothing in particular. He costume is very basic...hardly any reference to texture or decoration...where as if she's a princess you might expect some more expensive looking clothing. Maybe some lace on the glove, brocade on the sleeve and decoration on the armor.

Or if shes into plain clothes, you could focus on the material of the clothing, show some stiching or other detail that's purely functional. wrinkles in the gloves to show they've been worn...etc.

either way, it makes the piece more effective as a portrait because it informs of more of who the character is.