Draegos [2009-05-07 06:27:44 +0000 UTC]
D'aaaaw... That's adorable. I always thought these two could have become good buddies if the series had ever given them the chance.
Some of the linework is a little distracting; at some points, mainly Toph's green sleeves, the linework is actually a lighter shade than the coloring going on around it, and there seem to be white "crumbs" from a paintbucket fill still visible. Maybe use the contrast features to darken up the lineart before coloring?
The shadow work is really neat. Wow, look at all those shading patterns going on in Zuko's shirt and sleeves there. I'll grant it doesn't define the loction of the light source, but it does add a lot of depth to the picture, suggesting all these little creases and folds inthe fabric. It gives the picture a lot of depth.
I like their expressions too, which is interesting: Toph and Zuko are the two members of the Gaang that usually try very hard to look tough and unflappable, but there really were the startings of a raport between them before the series ended. And I suspect that given the chance, Zuko would like finding himself in a "big brother" role. Certainly, I see these two finding it easier to open up to each other than to the rest of the Gaang, with whom neither of them really built a strong bond.
Strong work here. Keep it coming!
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