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I had a wild hair to draw some wild hair, so of course she had to be a redhead.

I really like how this one turned out, and how it let me play with extreme lights and darks in her curls. I tried to set up a strong contrast between her bangs and eye color, too, so hopefully that came across well.

Thanks for taking a look -- Any comments, critiques, or tips are welcome and appreciated!

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Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.

Description

I had a wild hair to draw some wild hair, so of course she had to be a redhead.

I really like how this one turned out, and how it let me play with extreme lights and darks in her curls. I tried to set up a strong contrast between her bangs and eye color, too, so hopefully that came across well.

Thanks for taking a look -- Any comments, critiques, or tips are welcome and appreciated!

____________________________________________

Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.