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Published: 2011-05-24 19:30:04 +0000 UTC; Views: 495; Favourites: 17; Downloads: 7
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For AllArtSupport's contest : [link]Don't bother zooming it in. But you will understand the background more if you do. I did my best; I had to endure doing this on my tablet because I ran out of acrylics and my colored pencils are as of now, useless. I know it doesn't look my art; me, too, am unsatisfied...it looks weird XD
To save it I tweaked the edges a bit on Photoshop Elements, but it still doesn't change the fact that it's not like the other arts of mine.
I USED A TABLET, LET ME MAKE IT CLEAR!!!
( c ) Original character Lurei Goethe is mine and mine alone
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hmm....you have a point. I didn't notice that, thank you.
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Hey there, I'm here from the GoldenCritique-Club!
I can't really figure out if you did all of this digitally or if the background is acrylics? Which art-program do you use for the digital stuff?
It's difficult to learn to draw digitally, but not more than doing the same thing traditionally. One of the greatest things about digital painting is layers. If you haven't already, then look up a few tutorials for them, it'll really ease the progress!
I'll primarily talk about colouring. For a more thorough anatomical critique I'm afraid I'll have to refer elsewhere, I'm not really that strong on anatomy so I might unknowingly say something incorrect D:
A few tips though:
His torso is a bit too long for his legs. Head and torso should be appr. the same length as his legs, perhaps a bit shorter.
His thumb is missing (or placed the wrong way?), his palm should be larger and his fingers should probably be closed since he's holding a sword. Other than that I actually really like the look of his hand, very creepy and stylized!
With his head being turned so much towards us, we should see his body from a more turned angle as well. Otherwise he'd probably twist his neck which is rather uncomfortable
His face is great and I love the eye. I'd add a nose, but he looks very cute ^___^
Colouring
First of all, the colouring on the characters' body would gain a lot if you added some shadows and highlights in the appropriate places (light on his shoulder, nose, back, etc. Shadows below the bird on his left arm and such). I'd suggest looking at anatomy charts or photographs to figure out how the muscles are shaped, it would improve the overall perception of your drawing greatly. Some highlight on his hair would add depth and make everything look a bit more interesting as well.
When painting, both digitally and traditionally, make sure that the colour reaches the edges of the lines. If you don't then it'll look sloppy and unfinished, which is a shame because such a little thing can do *wonders* for the drawing!
I think you've used the magic wand tool and the paint bucket for filling the larger areas of colour, yes? That's a bit dangerous because there'll always be some pixels that will be missed and then you'll have the white lines. Try looking up some tutorials for colouring digitally, there are plenty of great methods ^___^
Unless it's a personal choice, I'd suggust defining the background more. Not neccessarily with lineart, but with shadows and light and such.
I hoped this helped a bit! I really like the drawing, the dark feeling of it definitely shines through! My main tip for you would be working on the lighting and the shadows 
Keep on creating!
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long comment, kinda shocked me O__O
Yea, about the body, I know. ... I used WACOM's bamboo on this. No, no magic wand and paint bucket, I used the tablet pen...naturally.
Thank you very much for the comment, it really helped me!
This is not fully digital because this is a tablet, by the way thanks thanks so much
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Ah.. I'm not sure I understand, what do you mean by fully digital? Most people who does digital art works with a tablet, creating art with a mouse is very time-consuming.
If you haven't found a good program to use, then I recommend GIMP. Freeware and quite effective.
Some tips for drawing with a tablet:
No fuzzy brushes! Select a hard brush and play around with opacity and flow instead, fuzzy brushes are difficult to use when you first start out digitally.
No smudge tool. It'll become a crutch that's difficult to lose (trust me, I've been there). Again, try the opacity/flow options instead.
Layers are important.
In the end, learning to draw with a tablet requires practice as everything else, but it'll become a wonderful tool. I 
My pleasure, I'm glad it helped!
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thanks again. Meh, I barely use the smudge...you see, I really use light brushes and I always use the thinners, though.
Layers are cool! You can add/delete/make a stencil out of it, and not everything gets ruined because of it.
Thanks again so much for the comment
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Oh okay. Well, have fun with it!
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