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Hello everyone, before my question I would like to clarify that the purple color above her eyes are not her eyebrows, they are marks with which she was born.
Now my question is:
Do the colors used work together?
For example:
Is the color of the jewel okay?
Or the color of the marks look good or should I try another color?
The dark gray color of the crown makes you lose the idea that it is a crown?
Any opinion about color would help me a lot.
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Thank you very much, I really appreciate your opinion and help, you are right the tone of the hair and the skin are very close, I will also use a color wheel as you advise me. I will take note and try to improve it for the next time.
Thanks you and Happy New Year for you too.
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I would love it if someone could please give me feedback about how to make this look more like a hazy jungle!
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As you have been advised the background color should be more opaque. However, I would like to add that it might be better to work it in layers.
In other words, the elements that are behind should be darker and unfocused while the closest elements have more lighting and greater focus (in terms of lighting and detail is fine so there is no problem)
Another option would be to work a white and gray blurred layer behind the lions.
This of course is my personal opinion.
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I appreciate regardless. Thank you so much!
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You're welcome, I hope it helped youΒ
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if you want a hazy jungle you should give the background a more opaque color, that you hide it a bit , so that it makes the best stand out better.
you create a white patina with the color behind the lions.
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Hi, this is a premise:
We are making a Series of drawings whose theme is the state of mind linked to anxiety and double.
These are the first three designs (actually others are ready but not yet loaded).
The idea is to create elegant figures that are also combined with flowers (as in two cases) and we wanted some suggestions.
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Do the drawings need to be more different from each other?
Is it etter to dare more with colors or with ink?
Are better forms simple or more articulated?Β
also for what concerns the space of the sheet (the 3 designs occupy the space in a different way)?
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thank you very much for your opinion 
we will try to imagine that drawing in the style of others again
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How is the composition and the colors? (The character is Perfect Blue's Uchida/Me-Mania)Β
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To add to the previous comment, composition looks off because of the background pictures positioned this way. Cutting elements by the frame isn't a good move overall. Yet, I can see why it may be useful here (to draw attention to the main character by making other images feel like less important part of background, which they become if you cut them) but then to balance the composition you need to do it on the left side as well (either move one of the tiny pictures, or add third one that would go past the edge).
Or you can move the elements or change the frame so that nothing gets cut.
I don't think the main character is out of focus now, to me it's more or less obvious what's in the center of attention. But if you change frame shape/position, ask yourself if you can place the character with more meaning. Being half-turned, the character is "looking" at something, if you give them more free space on that side they look to it may look less strained, combined with facing right this will make it look like calm reminiscing. If you give more space on the right, away from where character faces, it will be more like they are stuck in their thoughts, refusing to look forward. Also, if little images are placed on the character's line of sight, it will make us think they are looking at those images when thinking. While having character's gaze look between the images will make it seem like they are in their own thoughts and whatever is pictured on those images doesn't get through to them. Composition in such images can actually tell a lot of the story ^_^
I think the colors are not conflicting with each other, but it's a very soft and kinda melancholic color scheme to me. If that's not the mood you planned for the picture, maybe you should look into other possible color schemes.
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OOh, thank you! This was very helpful ^^Β
That's the mood I was looking for and I'm so glad it came across! (One of two times I got the mood right with colors lol) since this character has a history with someone that they're no longer in contact with, hence those pictures.
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Oh, great! Good to know it's helpful. And it's great that the colors match the mood you intended for this picture
That's a little sad, this character's story, but the image is making sense then.
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Like, in the actual movie he's in, he's more or less a total trash-mammal of a person, so this is more or less a "before" the events of the movie (based on the book too, considering we actually have chapters from his perspective)Β
I usually have trouble when it comes to mood colors because I generally associate dimmer colors with good feelings and brighter colors with bad feelings (it's a weird association thing from growing up, I went through some stuff.Β Good association with dim colors, happy memories from when dad would get home at sundown and depending on if it was a school night, and especially during the summer we'd do things like constellation-hunting and since we lived out in the country we could do a lot of things at night, at least up until some coyotes moved into our area. For the bad association with bright colors, my dad's mother used to lock me in the playroom for a couple of days at a time when she had custody of my sisters and I)
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Oh, I see 
But art from behind-the-scene or flashbacks from past, moments that show different side of character than the one they show most of the time, can be very interesting
Yes, our life experience affects what feelings and associations we have. And it's good for the art that you're aware of such bias (sorry to hear you had such tough times in your childhood, but good that there were happy times too
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It has a good range of warm and cool colours, the composition doesn't have a solid focal point though.
The background draws the eye horizontally a bit too much to focus on the people.
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Does it look like my art has developed since 2017?
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Not from a distance
Most of the time, especially when we're artists in training, we either get better at art in general, or we get one thing we really like, like Sonic, cats or ponies, and focus on just that. Trying new things to get better in general is probably better, but you gotta do what makes you happy.
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Hey! Keep at it!
I just wanted to let you know that was SubspaceAnomoly said about animal pigmentation actually isn't true. The melanin pigment, eumelanin, is actually the type of melanin you find in both brown, and black animal pigmentation. There are three types of melanin: eumelanin (darker browns and blacks in fur and hair), pheomelanin (reds and lighter colors, such as ginger-toned hair,Β burgundyΒ hair and the reds you see around the lip area on humans), andΒ neuromelanin (found in dark-skin pigmentation, such as people of African American decent).Β
So black actually can, and DOES appear in nature. However, I don't want to give you a whole biology lesson since this is an art community! Just wanted to correct any misinformation!Β
Keep at it! I love the fantasy aspect you have going on! I adore galaxy-looking things and when someone is brave enough to try to make fantastical things like it work on a character! Have a WONDERFUL holiday season!
My citation:
www.webexhibits.org/causesofcoβ¦
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For the second one the swirl would make more sense going the other direction. Give it the appearance of tapering of at the tips of the "feathers" not the root.
You might want to look into how to block fur into sections it should give you better control when you want to customize it's appearance.
That way you'll have a solid base when you start the coloring process/any blurring/special highlights etc to get the effect you want.
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I'd like to know people's impressions on individual characters in this lineup.
Obviously you'll probably have to click and full view to see anything unless there's something else about 
There's a link in the description to let you see the smaller characters more closely.
You could tell me about the group as a whole if you want, but I'd rather know people's impressions of individual characters and/or how to improve those impressions. THANKS IN ADVANCE
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I know they're not too good (especially not the second one) but what do you think?Β
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Hi
I think it's cool that you're drawing things that are of interest to you and the ideas of the images are good. I like that your pictures have meaning, not just visual design. But it would be cool if you worked longer to make your works such as these into more finished and polished pieces.
I can see (and you probably can see it too 
But what I can suggest to you now, to make your ideas into more finished pictures:
Β - Give more time to coloring. If you lay the colors in accurate even strokes and add some shading (careful to follow same light direction for all objects on a picture when shading) it will look much much better, even if the characters outlines are the same.
Β - Make better photos of your drawings. Use bright day light or very good artificial light that doesn't have much yellow in it, and turn off flash on your camera. And then adjust the brightness, contrast and color balance of the photo in any graphic application. Right now the top one is way too dark, while the second has a visible red tint. You should aim to make the paper background as close to white as you can, then the image will look most natural.
Hope this helps
P.S. I'm playing Persona 4 now. It was nice to see something relevant xD
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I'm trying to improve my character designs, but it's hard to get design feedback. Can you tell me what any of these designs say to you as a first time viewer? Optionally, WHY does that design say that, and/or how can I make the design say that better?
Β I know the lines are thin and the colors are rough, but it's DESIGN iteration, so I didn't work harder on the technical parts than I had to to get the design done.
If you'd rather comment on weirder characters, alternately there are some hereΒ FINALLY A Dmp Β ^^
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Okay, everyone seems too shy to comment on your designs so let's chat a little xD Warning you, to comment on visuals alone I didn't read description so I'm just making guesses based on how they look
I know the spoiler, who's the main hero, still the design sheet makes it look that top half are protagonist and allies, bottom - antagonists.
I don't recall what role Ryugo had, but from my scarce memories and this visuals I would suggest something like this:
Ryugo - ally, who was an antagonist/rival in earlier parts but joined forces with hero. Design-wize, the colors and details speak badass more than friendly, but the pose and face isn't intimidating to be an adversary. He and Todd face same direction, so there seems to be no conflict anticipated. Rival - because his body build and weapons make him look more badass than the hero
Todd - hero (ok admittedly I know that much xD). Comfortable color scheme on this one.
Dappy - hero's magical pet
Lance - new friend who gave new quest and joined the team for that story arc. Looks like the type who appear older and more knowledgeable at first, but then you learn they are not that cool and have their silly sides. Face speaks silly, while name and costume details and hairdo make it look like he gives the first impression of someone cool.
Bulk - new guy's magical pet, or just a new ally. Who's probably more cool and smart than the new guy. The pose is confident and know-it-all
bottom area
May - kung-fu battle girl who is underestimated by the main character for being girl at first meeting, until she kicks someone's ass 
Joy - Her twin (or just sister?) who's more of a quiet feminine type but may have some hidden feminine techniques of kicking ass more elegantly. I'd say she's the younger of two, but if May is actually younger (despite looking badass and energetic) it would be cool. BTW Joy's my favorite outfit design so far
The Mage - girl who talks cute and acts like a drama queen, but is capable at whatever her magic is.
The Giant - bald dude who looks rather like quiet warrior who follows the mage and lets her do the talking, or the most badass guy here. But looking at their poses I think more like the first one.
Speaking about drawing technique, I can say you're doing decent job on most images. Everyone looks expressive and represent some finished image (which was the aim, so you fullfilled it, I guess
Anatomically speaking, there are a couple very good figures, most averagely nice ones and a few less successful ones that stick out to me like something unfinished.
Β - Ryugo, if we leave out his specific proportions, looks neat, the pose is cool;
Β - Lance looks very nice, outfit, pose, face and all. I think it's one of most polished works on this sketchdump.
Β - the mage looks almost perfect but I have questions about the skirt shape
Β - May looks very dynamic - aside from overly twisted leg and overstretched arm, the pose is still worthy;
Β - Joy has very weird legs, I don't like how thickness changes here - her outfit puts her in 'hot girl' category to me so I'm picky XD (sidenote: their tits look gorgeous, both her and May's)
Β - The giant looks very, very slack
Todd and plappers (I hope I spell correctly?) look pretty much the usual
P.S.
Hey man, since you're into character designs, mind giving a few lines about mine in return? I'm curious what you would think, cause recently I did a few. Mine are more storytelling-oriented than visual-oriented. I wanna know how consistent they are from your point of view
Just, how do you feel about one of the characters, or maybe how do they look compared to each other
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I liked how your characters looked, now that I've learned more about them I understand what you mean about them being more story oriented than than visual, I guess, and now I get to Mention that deviant I mentioned:
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That's a very cool fanart gift you got! I do like how your folks look in this style (I only remember a couple, admittedly). And cool that they gave you new ideas by drawing this
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I like how they look like this a lot too.
Only 5 of them here are from that picture of 9 of them, so yeah the others would be less remembered understandably.
I'm bad at designing outfits so I like it when I inspire things like this. I've tried to commission outfits before like in an animation to fix my problem but it didn't work because my characters were so bad back then that other people couldn't get a read on them to come up with something. But now I think I might be able to try that again if I really want to have have some extra money, because now I'm better at communicating what a character is, so then I'll be able to give the other artist something to run their imagination off of, so they can come up with something that really fits the character.
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That's a good plan! 
Oh but you can also try making moodboards with inspiring images, to improve your own level. And play creativity games, like when you use everyday items and draw around them to make a different image. Or when you lay out part of a drawing (outfit for example) from some random objects like leaves and plants, or pieces of cloth, or lego bits, or anything xD Creativity exercises can be fun and helpful, once in a while, to give mind fresh ideas
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THOSE SOUND LIKE GREAT IDEAS
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You Commenting on their visuals only was exactly what I wanted, and knowing just a tiny bit and only that much makes it perfect. It means also you remember me just a little from before, but know so little that it's like you don't know, so that's perfect. 
Also, you said used the word "chat", so that made me say more things about your art and encouraged me to leave the Replies, too. It meant starting something? LOL.
Speaking of starting... while Lance was definitely the last character drawn:Β HeryupIJGgtO Β (and I'm glad people call him more by his last name than his first. [that was my intention, but I don't think I've given enough information to get people to do it, actually]) The Giant was actually the first character I did... 
I can see why it could look like The Giant was drawn with little energy left, but I was actually so excited when I drew him thatΒ
I made a Status Post about it 
But if The Giant's design was too simple, don't worry, because he's really piqued the interest of my Watchers, too, and one of them got inspired to draw him. I used his drawing as to apply an update to the uniform The Giant and the males among his cohorts wear, and it inspired me to update the female's uniform, but their update was totally different. I'll Mention that deviant in a different place so he won't have to read A Wall Of Text to figure out why he was Mentioned.
TODD was actually the one I drew when I was tired of drawing. 
I like your thoughts on Ryugo, and they line up with the thoughts of that other deviant I said I'l mention
You SHOULD have questions about The Mage's skirt shape, because I horribly FAILed on it!
It's also interesting you see good guys and bad guys divided on this page.
I love everything you said about May because that means she reads perfectly! 
OMG YOU USED THE WORD PLAPPERS!!
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Ah, you paid attention to that
Ouch, I can see how the things that stick out to me about the Giant dude must have other reasons than sloppiness
Actually when I looked again (and looked at the original sketch too) I can see that you did try to catch an image indeed. The body issues might be due to a difficult angle (trying to use perspective to amplify the height?) and due to the lack of space like you described, when you had to cram him next to the others. Also now I can imagine that this is like some of my drawings turn out to be, when an original idea feels so good that I am afraid to mess it up and don't work through the details and volumes, not to spoil the quickly done first version. I can see it here too, and how you describe the process seems like that. The lines and silhouette were the base for the sketch, not the volumes
Anyway, maybe that's where you will go through detailed design later and make him polished and all
As for Todd - well I recall how you explained that he's a special wonky character because you started with him and it's part of his design
Strange that people don't see Lance this way, cause to me that was a very clear impression
Oh, do you make those face expression sheets for your characters btw? Like this one for example . I was always lazy to make mine, but always thought those were great practices.
(Oh and 'Lance' sounds more recognizable and full of character than 'Jonathan', so it sticks instantly. Makes me think how he could be one of those dudes who cringe when people use their name parents gave them xD He doesn't look much like a Jonathan xD)
Haha, so you admit that skirt x> But I'm sure you'll figure how to improve, making this damn fabric follow some guideline shape
It was very interesting to see how you work, on that WIP image you shared. It made me understand the process better
Oh so Joy is the older one. Makes sense. So Joy's character was different from my assumption?
And yes, if you say that's the newest outfit design, I think it means you are getting some good fresh ideas
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