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So when I started taking drawing seriously a few years ago, one of my goals was to be able to draw my own "City of Heroes" characters in a comicon-type style -- nothing too detailed, just some cool fanart that could show off their personalities. I think this one might be the closest I've gotten to being successful at that so far. It started out being from the waist up, but I was really unhappy with the body. The face, meanwhile, I thought was worth saving. So it turned into Bolty Betty, my energey/energy blaster, being her usual cheeky self. Let me know what you think -- three-quarter profile winks are NOT easy to get decent, much less right, so while I think I could poke at this for another week or two, I'm just calling it done so I can move on to the next.

Let me know what you think -- comments, tips, and critiques are always welcome and appreciated!
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Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.

Description
So when I started taking drawing seriously a few years ago, one of my goals was to be able to draw my own "City of Heroes" characters in a comicon-type style -- nothing too detailed, just some cool fanart that could show off their personalities. I think this one might be the closest I've gotten to being successful at that so far. It started out being from the waist up, but I was really unhappy with the body. The face, meanwhile, I thought was worth saving. So it turned into Bolty Betty, my energey/energy blaster, being her usual cheeky self. Let me know what you think -- three-quarter profile winks are NOT easy to get decent, much less right, so while I think I could poke at this for another week or two, I'm just calling it done so I can move on to the next.

Let me know what you think -- comments, tips, and critiques are always welcome and appreciated!
____________________________________________

Disclaimer: I’m red-green colorblind. Because of this, it’s difficult for me to tell similar shades/hues of different colors apart, and, therefore, I need to work with very limited palettes when I color pieces. For shading and highlights, I’ll start with a gray base and lighten or darken shades from there, and then add a color overlay (and, for some skin tones, attempt to add a blue overlay to make it less “hot”). I’ve often been told to be bolder in my highlighting and shading, and I’m trying to be so, but… sometimes it still seems pretty tame. I’m just saying this in case you mentioned I need to do that on a previous piece – I’m not ignoring you, and I appreciate the input. It’s just not very easy for me to implement confidently.