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[Chris2balls]

What I do is pick out different colours for different parts. Then do the lineart, put the real colours in etc.

[`Rob]

Hi Balls - I've made you an edit which hopefully you'll find helpful albeit a rushed one, especially the hair which i did at no zoom and with the biggest ms paint brush haha.



Right, please loose your black outlines! they're really restricting you, especially on the nose.

You seem to be sticking to how, conventionally, a face should look. study your reference more to try and capture your subjects' personality and character.

hope this helps - Rob.

ps - i like your warm colour choices for the skin

edit: actually i think i've gone too mad on the white highlights

[balls01]

you mean loosening like eradicate them or don't follow the lines to how it should be colored?

edit: ive been analysing what you have said and i still dont catch your drift

[Ai]

he almost certainly means loose as in 'a misspelling'

[`Rob]

ah sorry, typo! i meant 'lose' haha.

[balls01]

haha that was embarasing for both of us =D that was rather OT.

maybe go by my smaller version? i rather like that idea.

[balls01]

hey all,

i swear it has been like 1000.5 days since i posted that last one but the forum never lies so i guess not

well ive done it so the shades arent so far apart but then i decided not to, so its bit clashed. and looking at 'robs edit i referenced it instead because i dont want to use edits for this one, i tried to get the values right



there is le edit

edit: ive started the hair but i forgot about the lips. i am in dire need im failing miserably

[Chris2balls]

Somebody's already said so but get rid of those outlines, they're restricting you, and not necessarily restricting you in the right way. For instance the lips aren't the right shape, the eyes aren't close enough together, etc...

[Dr D]

Just try to pay closer attention and her emphasize her appealing details, and flesh them out more. Also, like `Rob said, try to capture her personality and character. Just something you shouldn't forget as you move forward.

Personally I'd like to see you progress more, color everything in, start on some of the other details, before I, and maybe others, can give better critique. There's just not a lot to crit on right now.

[balls01]

im definately getting round house kicked in the head then curb stomped with these lips im failing miserably(atleast im honest).

heres my edit expressing those parts minus lips


in my documents when i select it. the preview is alongside the photo and theyr starting to become duplicates of eachother som im guessing thats good