Hello, I'm working on this small character. He is kind of a squire or serf with a sword. I'm getting the hang of doing the base character and filling in the flats, but this will be my first piece that I actually color and highlight. I have always just done pencil sketches and inking. So any advice on this would be very helpful to me.
So far my choice of light source would be straight from right to left and maybe a glint on the sword. My choice of colors are just a rough estimate and there is no detail on the pants, but it should be simple, and not armor or anything like that.
I was thinking of a chainmail undershirt, but I'm not sure how to do that.
Last thing is dithering. I assume this piece is way too small for serious dithering, so I'm not sure how to blend it.
So again, any advice, thanks in advance.