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Sori-Eminia [2019-08-19 03:30:55 +0000 UTC]

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First of all, really good first attempt! You have some basic shading (better than my first attempt, haha) and your lineart is mainly clean. The lineart's a little choppy in places, though (ex. the hair), so I'd recommend reading this tutorial on making clean lineart. The gist of it is, don't create long lines by making multiple little lines. A better idea is to draw 1 long confident line, perhaps overshooting the intended endpoint, and then erase the excess. I have a (somewhat annoying, but worth it in the end) method of making every line in a new layer, adjusting it however necessary (making it thinner/thicker and making sure it's in the correct direction) and then merging with the existing lineart. Something I'd recommend trying next time is having different colour lineart for different areas, ex. the blue belt and cape (?) could have navy blue lineart, the face could have maroon/brown lineart, the hair could have orange lineart, etc.

As far as proportions and anatomy are concerned, you mainly have them down! Goodness knows my faces were a lot worse when I started out, haha. Your face has a proper width, as does the neck, though the neck is a little long. Good job making the line between the neck and shoulder slope downwards! A lot of people forget that. The ears are in the right place, though the inside of the ear could use work (tutorial here! ). The face is mainly good, except that the nose is a little large and should be a bit higher up so that the mouth can also be higher up, because the mouth is too close to the chin. The sides of the face aren't perfectly parallel the way you've drawn them (they're a bit slanted - refer to here ), and the jawline isn't quite so sharp, but it could definitely be a lot worse. The eyes look a bit cross-eyed, so I'd recommend having the iris of his left eye (viewer's right) more towards the viewer's right so that both eyes point in the same direction.

Shading: I love the bit of shading you added to the nose! It's cute! I would expect some darker shadows below the neck and on his forehead below the hair, though. Here are some shading tips that apply to digital art in general, and then some that are specific to the piece:
1. Layer/blending modes are your friend. Multiply and darken layers are great for shadows, and glow or overlay or lighten layers are for highlights. Play around with those, see how they look, watch some YouTube tutorials, etc.
2. Clipping masks are amazing! I'd recommend doing your shading and highlighting in a separate layers, and clip them to the main layer below (ex. clip some shadows to the blue cape to have the shadows only show on the blue cape, and not outside the cape). This way, you can have shadows and highlights that apply only to a certain area (ex. a layer with blue highlights clipped to the cape will only show on the cape, since blue highlights don't make sense on the armor).
3. Once you make pieces with more detailed shading, remember to think of a light source (look up "light source digital art" in Google, or start here ).
4. Hue shifts in shading! (check this )
5. Right now, all your shading seems to be with either an airbrush or a solid pen/marker. Once you get the hang of shading a bit, try adding texture with charcoal brushes or the like, depending on what program you have. Every program has different features, so find a community revolving around whichever program you use. Different programs are better for different types of art, so keep that in mind.

Okay, I think that's enough for now, haha. I know this might seem a bit overwhelming at first, but with a bit of practice, these will be a piece of cake! If there are other things you have questions about, check out the Digital Art Forum on DA. Chances are, someone's made a thread, or you can make your own thread if no one else has asked your question yet. I hope this helps!

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Burke23 [2019-08-19 02:27:08 +0000 UTC]

CoooOOOoooL

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NeoNimbus526 [2019-08-16 16:17:20 +0000 UTC]

This is pretty nice right there and I'm also trying out the game as well.

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