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This is for 's Workshop Session Vol. 1 coloring gig. Thought I'd give it a shot to see how well I could do and practice my coloring techniques.

Overall I'm pretty happy with it, and I'm actually surprised I made a somewhat decent background (at least compared to all my other backgrounds! ). Feel free to toss any critiques my way regarding the coloring since that's what the workshop is all about!

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Tools:
OpenCanvas 4.06E
3.5x5 Wacom Graphire
Background retouches done in Photoshop 7

Lineart:

Coloring:
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EDIT: After looking at the background again this morning, I realized that there were a few painting gaps in the clouds . That's what I get for wanting to finish this up in the middle of the night... XD

EDIT2: Self-evaluation
As per the instructions of the workshop session, here's a self-critique on the picture. Feel free to add anything else that you think I need to focus more on or work better at in the future.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with how the coloring turned out. I've been trying to teach myself to do glossy art because I've always liked shiney stuff in pictures . Granted, not everything is shiney, but I always like the small, glisteny accents that some people put in their works. I think I have a long way to go to achieve any sort of professional look, but it's a journey I'm already having a lot of fun with.

If there's one thing I would like to see myself work harder at, it's the detail work. The frills could be shaded better, and the corset looks blandly colored. My ultimate goal is to be able to give the same kind of attention I give the hair to the rest of the piece. But that's mainly because I always focus on the hair details. This time around, I tried to branch out from my normal coloring style a bit and use a different shading color on the skin. It turned out much better than I had hoped (though still plenty of room for improvement), and plan to use this lesson on future works.

The background was done hastily, but I'm still pretty happy with it. I tried to depict the Alps in the background.... er, Alps have mountains so it kind of works! But I should've spent a bit more time with the details and actually referenced a picture of the Alps to help with my ability to color mountains. The clouds came out looking decent, though they could look less pillowy and more gaseous. They also look a little too big compared to the mountains for some reason...

Also, I'd like to add that I'm still working on making my art more uniform. Like I said before about giving the same attention to the hair as I do the rest of the piece, I think I really need to work on making the overall color design work better. I hope that makes sense... I guess when I pan down the picture, I see hair that looks good (at least to me, though could be touched up better), skin that looks ok (could use smoother shading), and clothing that's colored a little bland compared to the hair.

So there ya go!

Description
This is for 's Workshop Session Vol. 1 coloring gig. Thought I'd give it a shot to see how well I could do and practice my coloring techniques.

Overall I'm pretty happy with it, and I'm actually surprised I made a somewhat decent background (at least compared to all my other backgrounds! ). Feel free to toss any critiques my way regarding the coloring since that's what the workshop is all about!

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Tools:
OpenCanvas 4.06E
3.5x5 Wacom Graphire
Background retouches done in Photoshop 7

Lineart:

Coloring:
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EDIT: After looking at the background again this morning, I realized that there were a few painting gaps in the clouds . That's what I get for wanting to finish this up in the middle of the night... XD

EDIT2: Self-evaluation
As per the instructions of the workshop session, here's a self-critique on the picture. Feel free to add anything else that you think I need to focus more on or work better at in the future.

Overall, I'm pretty happy with how the coloring turned out. I've been trying to teach myself to do glossy art because I've always liked shiney stuff in pictures . Granted, not everything is shiney, but I always like the small, glisteny accents that some people put in their works. I think I have a long way to go to achieve any sort of professional look, but it's a journey I'm already having a lot of fun with.

If there's one thing I would like to see myself work harder at, it's the detail work. The frills could be shaded better, and the corset looks blandly colored. My ultimate goal is to be able to give the same kind of attention I give the hair to the rest of the piece. But that's mainly because I always focus on the hair details. This time around, I tried to branch out from my normal coloring style a bit and use a different shading color on the skin. It turned out much better than I had hoped (though still plenty of room for improvement), and plan to use this lesson on future works.

The background was done hastily, but I'm still pretty happy with it. I tried to depict the Alps in the background.... er, Alps have mountains so it kind of works! But I should've spent a bit more time with the details and actually referenced a picture of the Alps to help with my ability to color mountains. The clouds came out looking decent, though they could look less pillowy and more gaseous. They also look a little too big compared to the mountains for some reason...

Also, I'd like to add that I'm still working on making my art more uniform. Like I said before about giving the same attention to the hair as I do the rest of the piece, I think I really need to work on making the overall color design work better. I hope that makes sense... I guess when I pan down the picture, I see hair that looks good (at least to me, though could be touched up better), skin that looks ok (could use smoother shading), and clothing that's colored a little bland compared to the hair.

So there ya go!