definitely professional work...

@natiwata Thank you 🙂 It was more detailed than what I usually do, but a fun challenge. I think I need to do more nature-stuff 🙂

@Nazuba Find a reference image, and consider moving her legs around. I did a quick google image search and found this one, it's very similar. woman sitting A search for "woman sitting in dress" will give you lots of examples of fabric folds and their placement. alt text
I'm sorry it's so frustrating for you. It has so much potential, but if it's not fun then it's "work." And we don't want that! lol ^_^

Nice! I really like the vibe of your work.

Since you were asking about the planes of the face and shared a youtube vid, I'm sure you've already searched for the topic on there, so I won't link you to any of the videos by really popular youtubers... buuut, I did make a video myself about the topic when I was studying it a little while back that I think has some helpful tips:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HdiQOwAjzCc&list=PLQuDZfUiMWTEhk-oaFb2s23dhUwU_Df0P

and also this one:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZYZhyVE8SSU

I'm a little embarrassed at the drawing now, but I think the info/tips are still pretty decent.

Also, a random video that came to mind specifically about the planes of the nose which I really liked is this one by Aaron Blaise:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2bDlUN_8h0M

If I think of anything else I'll post it up here...

But a general piece of advice that has been helpful to me that I will share, is that there is no one perfect way to break down every face into planes because faces can be so different. There are some main planes to look out for , of course, but for me it was really helpful to experiment with all sorts of different ways to construct/draw heads as it has given more tools in my toolbox, so to speak.

Before I tended to want to find one perfect way to break down the head, but I ended up frustrated and with my heads/faces looking very similar.

Anyways, hope that's somewhat helpful!

Cheers,

~Shams

@Marsha-Kay-Ottum-Owen Thanks Marsha. Hoping to do a lot more illustrations in this style and improve a lot along the way.

Moar eyelashezzz 😃 I think it reads better now. I've published it on my site. It feels good 🙂

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I'm working on producing 100 illustrations of fantasy women for a "product-not-project" concept. This is my 11th piece.

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I like to come up with random girls and give them all manner of outfits and weaponry and turn them into illustrations for the heck of it, and I feel if I produce them with high enough quality, I might create something I can confidently stand behind at conventions and the like. So I'm going to try putting them in a book.

While I'm not likely to go back and make any changes to this particular illustration, I am interested in any thoughts people might have about the overall impact of the drawing, style, coloring approach, etc., as I have 89 more drawings to do in order to consider this project complete and I'm always adapting and looking to improve as I go along.

If you're interested in seeing the other ten (some of which I have posted--perhaps erroneously--on the Sketchbook forum), you can visit my gallery at http://dualmask.deviantart.com/gallery.

@Nazuba AAAaahhhhhh.... you got me back. good one. Yes, I have to think about all of those things. I realized that I really have been approaching my art strictly from a design sense and have been neglecting the narrative part (ridiculous, I know) but strangely enough, the light bulb has been switched on in my brain and I'm looking back at a lot of my finished pieces and thinking of reworking them to make the narrative more interesting.
And I totally was lame and lazy and didn't add the dino's reflection in there. You caught me. I need to go back and add that.... sigh..."Pain is temporary, suck is forever"

@evilrobot thanks for your thoughts. I was trying to incorporate these intersecting lines in the design of my pieces.... I'm really into the Futurist art movement.... but it may or may not be the right place to do it. This is what I'm experimenting with stylistically. My main focus should be on the narrative and I've heard recently that you should only include what is essential for the story. So, I'm torn. I like it, but is it working or is it hindering? Your thoughts are that it's hindering. But to others, it's not. It's subjective. But if it's detracting from the main idea, then I should give it some thought as to whether or not I keep it. And I am intentionally tilting the perspective to give an off kilter feel. I could pull back from the scene a bit, too. Good point. I start these sketches in my sketchbook and they are always so cramped. I should start thinking about giving my characters a bit more breathing room and room to play with the focal point of my piece. So, yes, thank you for sharing your thoughts. It's been helpful. 🙂

I know this is really stylized, but here are some remarks.

When doing portrait focus should usually be on persons eyes. the shoulder pads are distracting. Put details where you want viewer to look at i dont udnerstand the blue light on neck, it does not accomplish anything. ¨ Dont draw out every hair, try to find masses in there. For example watch Prokos tutorial on hair.

I also tried to do quick overdraw, tried to pop out the face more, so I dakened the background and some features on the face. I dont know if its the direction you want to go, its just a suggestion.0_1467321935958_New canvas.jpg

@Larissa-Brown-Marantz I wanted to create a place that is neither space not underwater, but I guess the jellyfish and the kelp looking things emphasized the underwater environment. I will try again.

I really appreciate your honest feedback!

@Larissa-Brown-Marantz nope Larissa, that's not the finished piece actually ^_^
I had started the piece just 5 days before the due date and I thought I would challenge myself to finish something that quick, but it turned out not great at all. Thanks for your comment but I personally find it horrible 😃
But I think the composition and the values are nice, the image has potential, so I decided to re-work it. and that's where I'm at 😉
here is the old version:
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Just a little piece I did for the Summer, hopefully it will cool you guys down. XD I sketched and drew this one up after going to a swimming class with my niece. Hope you guys enjoy, the hand lettering I did myself hope it's clear enough , I'm hoping to make this one of me portfolio pieces . It'll be one of my first photo shop pieces in a watercolor portfolio.

Here is an update... pushed the shadows a bit more... added some highlights.
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So lovely, your color choices are perfect, beautiful harmony!

Super cute! I like them both. I'd vary the grass a little bit though. Seems to be all too similar in the strokes.

I would watch the anatomy of the arms, her left arm looks to be longer then the right. What are the things that are wrapping around her waist? Do they connect to something on her back? It would be interesting to see what she looks like from the back.

@Dih Thank you!! I'll take a peek at your book project!

sweet! I think my favorite character is that little puffy penguin being pulled in the sled.

My thought is that that arm is going to crawl out of the window and go pick a lock that will allow the robot to escape whatever is going on. Or at least send the arm out to do something he can't because he's stuck in that chair!

I love this so much! Really the only thing I noticed is that his head seems a bit too bright given the light source. Otherwise, I like it a lot!