Lou's Doodles and Stuff (Critique/Advice Welcome!)

[Alexandra]

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Lovely face structure on this one ~

 

[Primrose]

Thank you! c:

 

[Dnanyu]

This is starting to look so pretty with colors added!

 

[Primrose]

This is starting to look so pretty with colors added!

Thank you friend! ;u;

 

[Alexandra]

If you're having problems with the soft blending, perhaps try your hand at cel shading.


Observe tiny, cute Link as an example.


You'll need to carefully determine where your light source is, and where shadows should fall accordingly. Aside from harsh shading, remember line density can be used to convey tone, especially if you don't mind getting onto the dramatic end of the composition spectrum. Stippling, and cross hatching, or simply filling in areas with fine line detail are all methods for creating tone ~

 

[Dnanyu]

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Alright, I'm no expert on this either, but I went over it roughly just to give you some ideas of what to do.


You should always try to keep in mind where the lights are in your piece - that's kinda the most fundamental rule of shading, just trying to picture how that light would shine on something. You've got a sunset here so the light's gonna be coming from really low and cast really long shadows.


Things lit from behind have glowing edges - that's a good thing to keep in mind since it's something a lot of people seem to forget, and then their shading looks really weird.


Also, you should try to maintain a good amount of contrast between light and shadow. A lot of people when they start shading try to shade quite gently, but if you don't produce a substantial difference between your lit up areas and your shadows it'll look strange.

 

[Dibbydoo]

I am way too scared of shading too dark

So I made a lighter and a darker version

I tried ouo;

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Very good! And don't be scared of making it too dark. Remember, darkness is the absence of light. Play around with it.

 

[Primrose]

Okay so I have a question;


Do you think I draw my noses too big?


Because I was looking at older art from like two months ago and now that I look at them the noses look really big... too big. D:


I really hope I've broken out of that habit and now heading towards a more cutesy art style though. I really hate the fact that I can only see where I've gone wrong with my art after not looking at it for 2 months.

 

[Dnanyu]

Actually, no. There are a lot of things that go into making a face cuter and noses are just one aspect of that:


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[Primrose]

Long time, no see.

Time for a art dump!

(least to most recent)

I hope i've improved omg

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[GioTheSquid]

dead thread

Your art is darling, dynamic, and awesome!