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NOT MY LINESI stumbled over them and found them prettyful and felt like I might as well use them for practising shading and colouring. here, trying to figure out muscles and stuff (though it doesn't really show), colours (thought it doesn't really show), back lightning (hoping that shows), and working with both hard and soft shadows (hoping that shows).
cause like, I've been staring at real-life stuff a lot and realized that there's no such thing as soft shading for a while now. there's almost always sharp lines as WELL as blurred ones, and since I figured that out I wanted to attempt to draw it and well... it's a start. |D
I really enjoy how this all came out. I still can colour, it seems like, though motivation to actually work out decent lines/sketches myself.. no. linearts I can work with though. -dislikes doing them herself-
oh and I would love crit on colouring shading etc yes so.. if you see anything? c: <3 -is in a practising!and!wants!to!get!better!phase-
lineart: [link] *PrincessElemmiriel
background texture: [link] =Ayelie-stock
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Bwaa I keep seeing this in my inbox and staring but I don't know what to say. ;o; But the shading is just..really awesome. ;o; I want to study it or something. >>
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That's so cool XD Being an art-nerd is awesome. You get to stare and stare at people for a proper reason and they probably think you're some sort of nutty pervert.
Of course, I try and take breif glimpses of many different people...
Yay for crowded trains.
This is really lovely shading, especially on her hair 
I love how you did all the folds of the cloth, too. X3 The muscles look nice, well-defined, and I love love love the eyes- they have that gorgeous spark of life to them. Very nice colour choices too!
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-dies- It's so gooooood! O____O I'm sure there's something in there that could make it better, but I can't see it. <3 It's kind of different from your usual style, but it's really amazing! : D You seem pretty skilled with this already.
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you think so? I think this is what I always do when I feel awesome enough .. I really want to put more effort into my arts, so yeah. |D but thank you, very much n_n
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Of course I do! 8D But your art is always pawsome.. Welcome <33
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Ooo! I really like the shading. Its very soft and works well with the drawing. Advanced critique hummmm. *thinks* owo
I say try and go darker next time. You have some nice subtle shading on the skin tone, for example, but even your darkest dark remains in the light range. I say try and be brave and color a drawing with some really dark values to see how far you can take it. See if you can get a really dramatic look through your coloring.
This is mostly in regards to the skin tone, actually. Because the clothing etc is shaded pretty well I think. Just the skin is a little same-value, thats all.
I been thinking about dark values lately myself. People say always to go darker, but sometimes objects ARE subtlely shaded depending on the light. I wonder if we shade darker just because its told to us that its the right way to go.
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ah, I see exactly what you mean now. x3 and you're absolutely correct. I'll watch out for that next time (:
and gee, shading is so difficult because you need to be hyper aware of the light - sometimes the light is so diffuse there doesn't appear to be shading at all, and sometimes it's almost like cell shading and two huge contrasts -shrug- I'm attempting to be a bit more aware of that but it's going so-so. x3
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-nods in agreement!- I want to experiment with it myself. Like, when it snows for example. The lighting is so different from normal sunny days. I wonder what it'd be like to color something with that kind of lighting. Its all so complex. x3@
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I attempted that, things go all dullishly grey and blueish and cold and diffuuuuse. x3 it's fun, but I need more practise. I like how the light change, like a sunset would make the colours warmer but winter would make it cold blabla that's quite obvious but yes. |D -needs to experiment moaar-
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Awesome work, colors look great and good work with shadows
Thank you!!
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thank you, and thanks again for letting us colour it (:
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The shading is magnifecent! Just watch around the lower ummm... right thigh. (On her, it's her right) It need to be shaded a bit darker on the outside of it, from where you positioned the light, just saying. But all in all, a very good piece!!
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thank you, I'll keep that in mind (:
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Very good! the shading IS very good as well...mbe a tad more on the arms though? |D 
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ah more people noted the arms, so yes, I'll think of that next time. n_n thank you!
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LOVELY coloring!
i think the coloring looks flawless O:
and i know this comment is probably not very useful, but from what i can see, everything looks amazing! O:
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ahaha but I very much appreciate your comment nonetheless. thank you!
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Wow Din! The way your art has improved since the very first Deviation I commented on, its like so much improvement! I feel so happy that I'm finally commenting you again, I guess all or your other beautiful master pieces you have been creating I just never had anything to say they were so wonderful!!! This girl almost reminds me of Tenten (a character from Naruto) and I love her outfit! The coloring is very very nice. Please keep it up! ^ ^
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thank you so very much, I really appreciate it. n_n do remember that the outfit and lines overall aren't mine, though. : D link to lineart is in desc (:
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Well the coloring is the best part! I can't color like that D: It stinks, I can't do it on the computer or with markers, colored pencils etc. But luckily I'm practicing with colored pencils my new GIMP 2 program ^ ^ and your welcome!
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I love using coloured pencils actually, but markers never worked with me. xD glad to hear you're practising c: hope it goes well~
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thank you! I hope everything goes/ is going well for you too ^ ^
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Är det du som gjort den? Mycket snygg är den i alla fall. Den känns också som en kontrast i jämförelse med din andra bilder. Färgerna kommer bra överens med varandra (grönt och brunt passar bra in just där, dom sticker inte ut som om dom hade varit säg röda) Marken har bra yta som gör att det ser ut som riktig jord 
Jag ser inte riktigt vart ljuset kommer ifrån, så den känns lite platt. Mer skugga på armarna/ansiktet hade hjälpt.
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ahah, läs description? (: inte min lineart, men har färglagt och skuggat som övning.
tack för tipsen, ska tänka på det - fler har noterat just armarna, så yes. och valde grönt och brunt medvetet (: jordfärger, mina favoriter. tack~
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Återigen, jag gillar valet av färger
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Åhh... underbar färgläggning! Mjuk och mysig. Ska man dock vara riktigt petig; var kommer ljuset ifrån? Från höger tänkte jag först, när jag såg magen... men sen var skuggan på benet som om ljuset kom från vänster. Vet, sånt här är störigt. Annars är skuggningen passande på muskler och sånt. (: Bra jobbat!
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tack! och åh ljuset kommer från höger uppifrån - angående benet försökte jag vara smart, eftersom det andra benet och tyget borde kasta skugga över benet uppifrån ... see? |D så det var medvetet, men om det funkar eller inte är ju en annan sak, hm
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Åhåå.. kunde ha varit lite ljusare skugga där dock. Och mörkare på andra sidan av benet.
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