here's a guide I had made for Bunny Bento a little while back
you can mess around with the bluish gray colour. you also can get a sunset-y feel or a night time feel in your shading by changing the colour.
your art is coming along nicely, and I'd say just keep on drawing. soon you'll get a better feel in sai and you'll know all the things like the back of your hand.
It's actually a pen brush, just with different settings(pen pressure). It's messy because it's a sketch ofc but the cartoony style is indeed what I'm going for.
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I do need tips for anatomy. I like exaggeration.
Thank you guys for the advice!
Here's a few more pieces I did for friend:
I'm still confused with transparency