Lil sketch i did

[WiseKran]

{edit}    ignore that little mad smiley... i must have clicked him by accident

Hey guys, I just got my wacom tablet and i hooked it up :]

i did this sketch, i know its crappy but its my first attemp trying to draw with a tablet. and beleive me, its taking alot fo getting used to


perhaps you could critique it.  i really dont know what it is, i just drew the first thing that came to mind, i was playing WoW a few seconds beforehand if that gives any clues

i was thinking of turning it into something Planeshift relevant.  Help?

[LordWolf]

not bad ....keep on going and maybe you can help PS graphic team

[WiseKran]

Yes, i plan to finish it. im just not sure where to go with it.

i have a terrible habit of starting a sketch but never finishing, not to mention my coloring skills need work

but im gunna finish this one  and ill peost the results here. im looking for constructive critisism. Ive learned through experiance that everyone sees something different. and YOU will helpo me pick out flaws i cannot see, yes?

[Frarda]

The outside of the eyes is super high compared to the inside, if you were to draw a line along the \"points\" you\'d have a \'v\' shape. Thats fine when doing cartoony/animeish drawings, but when it comes to life drawings thats just not right... not saying you should change it, just making a statement.

[WiseKran]

thanks for the tip, here is an update.

and ill try to fix eyes as soon as possible. they may remain slightly tilted for some charactor though

to be honest i was planning on anime, but the more i drew the more realistic it bacame

[img=http://img119.exs.cx/img119/2739/ne8ib.th.jpg]

[Frarda]

Looking good. I also note that she doesn\'t have \"smile lines\" but you may just be leaving that for the shading step too, I know I\'ve just shaded them and not really drawn them quite a few times before myself.

Its bugs me how far over the part in her hair is but thats just me, and being that far over I know that of course you meant to do that.

EDIT: OK I got mean and started flipping it and rotating it to see what I could pick on and I noticed two things. The hair comes up to a point that looks quite unnatural when mirrored (which means its just less noticeable to the eye unmirrored), and face lines aren\'t all parallel...... look at the image and you\'ll see what I mean. The one line that doesn\'t look like its going across any features is going from the corner of the jaw to the other corner of the jaw.

[WiseKran]

Ohh ouch!.. lol    it was looking so good until you pointed out all those things. Great job. I will learn so much from this .

I have work to do, i shall return!!!

edit:: oh, and ill keep the part in the hair as it is. i know its sort of odd, but its part of the \"original\" hairstyle. you know a braid over here.. and some unkempt hair on this side.. and some... etc.

[Frarda]

hehe you don\'t have to change any of it, its your drawing, do what you like, lol, just make sure you show us what you do so we can tell you its good

[WiseKran]

Oh, dont get me wrong, i am Overjoyed to have someone criticise me!  thats the only way to get better doncha know!

i tried to fix alot of the things you mentioned.

here are results, I made the lips bigger. and altered the braid. overal i think i have come alot closer to perfection than iu would have without you guys. and i hope to bring it to final stages of coloring and shading

[Under the moon]

Her left eye (on the right side of the pic) is out of perspective.  It needs to narrower, as we are getting more of a side view and it is a little farther away.
And something is off about her right <--jaw line, I can\'t quite put my finger on it.  Try moving the whole head to the right-->.  Maybe that would help.

Keep it up!  It\'s going to turn out great!

[WiseKran]

Yes i noticed the imperfection in the jawline as well, but to be honest. I had it done properly but it seemed to take away from the feminine  touch she has now. Its all about charactor Ill take a look at it and see what i can do. You guys are making me out to be some artist, when in actuality I\'ve never taken a class in my life, and im only 15. I lack alot of the refinements that a real artist has, so don\'t expect to much from me  Things dont necessarily have to be proportional and 100% realistic. as long as the lines connect in a way that  poeple can interpret your drawing as what it is you want it to be. for example the chin comes down much further and there is a larger space between the lips and the chin than would ever be in real life, or else you would look like a freak. but in this drawing it adds to charactor and makes her more feminine.

As for the eyes, you are absolutely correct, but i never noticed, i will fix them and show results.   After that i think i will have done enough touch ups and hopefully move on to coloring.
   Does anyone know a good tutorial for Digital coloring in Photoshop CS?  I recently switched to Photoshop, and im loving it. but unfortunatly i don\'t yet know how to use it to its fullest. and my coloring skills need work to boot!

EDIT::   here are the results, i beleive im finished :].  although critisism is welcome, i beleive ill move on to coloring now. its so much better than when i started. Thanks guys!

[Under the moon]

Works for me ).  She looks a little older now, more wise, and maybe a bit sad.  Nice personality.  She would look nice with some moonlit coloring, but I am little moon-crazy.  So pay me no mind.

[WiseKran]

i like it     i think ill try it. only thing is its been sooooo long since ive colored anything digital. that my skillz have gone to p0t  

plus I ive switched to Photoshop CS, and im still learning it.

anyone know a good place to learn digital coloring with Photoshop CS?

EDIT]- Nvm, i figured some things out, and learned the lock trans. pixel tool. (essentials)   and now i can do it myself i think


Here is the Raw colored face, keep in mind that shading and highlights in an image make all the difference in realism.. im just showing you my choice of color.

ive always wanted to do platinum hair and i think it will look good with highights from the moonbeam i plan to have.
 

[Frarda]

Don\'t make excuses with your age, you can learn to draw at any age you like, I\'m 17 myself.

Looking much better, btw, can\'t wait to see some shading.

[WiseKran]

Heres the finished colors, moving onto shading now. perhaps ill add a background.. but later.. im way to lazy now