04-17-2007, 03:32 AM
Let's see... Some of the clothing folds are good, but some don't really need to be there. What helps with clothing folds is to actually go get a piece of clothing that's similar... do a pose with it and see where the creases are. Or (Since sometimes you're drawing someone with a different gender or build, or just don't have the right clothes) you could look at some photos of models or people and see where the fabric starts to crease... where it stretches, and where it doesn't.
I like the hair... My only concern is that you add more depth to it with better shading and hiliting. But the whole image could use more of that. Don't feel like you have to have just one layer of shading and one layer of hiliting... The more layers, the more depth. And I notice your shaded colour is really close to the original base colour. Of course this is a good thing, but if you're only going to create one layer, you need to shift a bit further down the spectrum so you can tell it's there. At first I thought there was only a base colour. It's hard to notice the shading.
You're doing well with proportions. She might look nicer if she had a bit more hip, but that's up to you.
Her face/head shape is a bit off but that's something that naturally improves over time, so I'm not even going to worry about that. I do like the fact that you drew her nose as 'a nose' and not a dot, like I've seen some people do (Think a kitty cat button nose dot).
Overall I like it. The pose is nice and energetic. It shows character... not just some boring "I'm standing here" pose. That's a good thing. The character seems to have a story behind it and personality based on how she presents herself and her clothing. That's also very good. A little practice here and there is all I can really suggest. There's always room for improvement, after all.
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