So I thought I'd post some art here... even though I constantly beat myself up for all its flaws already... But oh well. XD Nothing gained if nothing ventured! So here's a couple!

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Yeah, the wing proportions are waaay off base... And the shading's not so great throughout the picture. I was experimenting in manga studio- using tones and such to create textures before coloring it.... It's not so bad for a first attempt...



This was my first time ever trying the 'semi realistic' coloring style... Originally, it was a scribble in my sketchbook where I was designing some clothes for a character, but I decided to experiment coloring it- hence why the pose is stiff... I never bothered to fix it... But the coloring could have been done much much better...



The scanner ate the colors... Really bad... It does not look that scribbly in actuality... Could have done better on the shading though... This was done with copics markers, white paint, and sparkly gel pens.



This one I did in photoshop and sai.... I could have done better with this one too, but it's a couple I really like, so I guess it's alright....

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...So let me know what you think! And if you have time, check out my thread asking for a price range! I haven't been able to get any replies and it'd be nice to have some input.

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....Anyone out there?

Seriously? O-o -voice echoes-

I think you should take some time to study the human figure, just practice sketching it out 'n stuff. :yes: Like, that first guy's neck is really long and his ear is really high up on his head. The hole of your ear should line up with your nostril horizontally.

The last one is very much an anatomical improvement, however.

Originally Posted by Rikkuzia

I think you should take some time to study the human figure, just practice sketching it out 'n stuff. :yes: Like, that first guy's neck is really long and his ear is really high up on his head. The hole of your ear should line up with your nostril horizontally.

The last one is very much an anatomical improvement, however.

Yeah, the first one was a scribble from my sketchbook that I decided to experiment on with a new coloring style- it wasn't a serious picture. Same with the second one- that's why the pose is stiff and off. ^^ I drew both in a half hour time period during class- if that's any indication for the amount of effort put into them originally. The coloring was why I decided to show them- each picture has a different coloring style.

I'm glad you like the last one- of the pictures here, that's the only one I wasn't 'experimenting' with, and drawing/coloring how I already knew. So if you like it, I guess it means you like the drawing style I already use over the others. >w<

I really like the textures you used on the first one. Backgrounds and shading are definitely not my forte, hehe.

Like Rikku said, just keep practicing. You're definitely getting there. :)