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Kojiro-Brushard — Paint practice Uriko
Published: 2011-07-20 19:53:56 +0000 UTC; Views: 3110; Favourites: 65; Downloads: 229
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The scrap from the other night i decided to work on it more today.I guess this took me about 5 hours? im not sure.
I wanted to learn how to color on paint tool sai more so I tried my best not to use the pencil tool unless it's for little bits like around the eyes.
I usually work on a really familiar character when practicing stuff so more Uriko for ya though there isn't much decent fanart of her out there :/
Critique the shit out of this dammit D:< also i know the skin color might be off since looking at colors on this laptop screen makes them all see brighter than what they really are.
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Since I'm peasant tier DA user, I can't really critique. But have a really long post elaborating on what you should work on and what I think could improve your overall skill.
First of all, lighting. the picture lacks any real contrast and is just way too glossy. You're choosing way too light colours for shades, especially the blue. Use about 60 hardness on the brush setting and use pressure sensitivity to make a transition nice and smooth between shades, colour picking in betweens and gradienting them into a much subtle difference. Also, the background is too light and not contrasting compared to the character herself, so it all melds up into one very light blob, especially around her sleeves.
Anatomy wise, the lips are too wide and the nose is too defined for her looks. a more subtle shade, a bit more elegant transition and less lines, more value when working on the nose would make it be a lot more "correct looking" while still not making it either too realistic or anime. Eyebrows are not a line, and hair feels too plastic. Her head is tilted, but her hair is stuck straight compared to the vertical axis of her face. The little line above the middle of her lips would be better off a lot less contrasting (since it's a really small bump anyway) and would even be better looking if defined with a while line on the outside of it. The knuckles on her hand are a bit too smooth, just a tad bit more angularity would help, and the right side of the wrist-hand could start a tad higher. The colour choice for her face feels a bit bland as well, and in such a bright light would surely have a lot more variety just from reflection. The shades, I think, could use better colour choices and a bit more thought out definition. Left eye is touching the bottom eyelid while the right one isn't. Not sure if you wanted that, but it implies she's squinting it lightly.
As far as materials go, cloth usually doesn't have notable highlights, or rather, very subtle ones, and the blue areas of her dress kinda have too much of it. The folds on her arms feel a bit tacked on. When in doubt, just define the folds you are sure are there, and try and smoothen out all others. Also, the middle line of her top is off a bit, I think. Hair could use more contrast too.
Overall, don't be afraid of contrast, don't overuse it either, big broad strokes, then cut off the excess, don't be afraid to experiment as well as see how others did it and learn from them, consider the colour wheel and think about the background colour as much as the subject itself, and of course, just keep at it.
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Yaaaaayy critiques! And yea contast is one of those fears I have that I've been trying to fix D:! I'll try to remember these next time thanks :3
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No prob. It isn't much, but I hope it helps. :3
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just the color on her hand looks a little rough e v e use more water color tool to make it look even and thats about it
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This is such a gorgeous art piece! I'm highly impressed by your beautiful colouring. Excellent x 1000!
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She is wonderdul, you're great painting don't worry ^_^
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