Hello! I want to improve my drawing skills so I would really like some critique on my drawings. This is my most recent drawing (it's still a w.i.p though). This is my first time coloring one of my drawings so I apologize if it looks kinda wonky.
Oh my gosh, your art is beautiful!! I love your coloring so far! I'd maybe advise to use more colors for the undertones of her face? Pinks, purples, yellows, and browns often add lovely dimensions to the face. ^^ Though I think your drawing looks beautiful as is!
i think your lines are really nice :O but you can definitely do with some more colours on the face and more subtle transitions between the different colours to make the face look a bit more 3 dimensional; as a rule of thumb, shadows on the face are usually the darker the redder
Thank you so much for the nice comments! As it is my first time coloring, it's very difficult to know what colors to choose and where exactly to place them. I'm afraid I might ruin my drawings my adding weird colors or adding shading where it doesn't need to be (like making it too dark). ;~;
Try doing the shading in a different layer! That way, if you don't like it, you can just erase it. ^^ You can do highlights/undertones in different layers, too, so you won't mess with any of your other shading.
Very nice. You have a good understanding of anatomy and line work.
What could help you with shading is to think about a light source. Decide where your light source is coming from and that will help you determine where shadows would fall.
If you're nervous to start shading just copy the colouring layer so you have a backup in case you mess up. For practise I think using ur marker tool to draw out ridiculously exaggerated colours from a ref pic (like if in a picture someone has a hint of green on their face just go full on bright green lmao) then blend with the oil brush. You get a wacky mix up but i does show lighting and stuff well. it teahces you how to get used to picking out individual colours in skin... Don't be afraid to just slap colours down and just build up gradually. also shading is done best on the same layer i've found because it blends more. ofc im not that great at it but im learning i guess!
It looks gorgeous! Coloring is hard, so just keep practicing. Even if you don't like a finished product, hold onto it for the sake of charting your improvement.
