LOVELY! O.O Nice colors, the hair is great. Here's a tip: Add a little light or bright green to the bottom of the iris (or darken the top under the eyelid...or do both). A single or double highlight also helps to make the eyes look wet and spherical. You've done a fantastic job!
excellent work! I think all the comments people have made are really helpful so i only have one extra... when you draw a portrait try and look at the whole thing from time to time, if you look at individual bits you will end up with accurate eyes and lips- but they may not be placed in the right place... never be afraid to alter it if its wrong- and because this is digital and you can erase its an excellent place to learn! Good luck! Encore!!!
I love the colour and especially her look. She has lovely hair and great "headgear" (the right word fails me, sorry). The dragon and panda are fantastic.
Since you asked for criticism, I just have to agree with everyone on the lips and ears. Those things jumped out at me right away. As for the eyes, though the shape is fine, I'd add some more shading to the iris (and to the whites, as EC pointed out), because I've yet to see an iris that is solid in colour. :) If you add some darker tones on the outside and some lighter tones on the inside, the eyes will seem a lot deeper with more character. To add to what EC said, I do love the shape of the face. I have a hard time drawing the face shapes, and you've done an excellent job here. :)
That being said, I'm so happy that you took my advice and started drawing portraiture. It's a great study and I'm very proud of your first attempt on Sketchfu. You've outdone my expectations, Dogskull. I would love to see more from you. :)
I'm both delighted and impressed that you've made the leap!!! For your first attempt, this is VERY nice!!!! I think you did a marvelous job!!!
Since you asked about pointers and tips I can give you a couple of them which may help. First of all, may I suggest a 'redraw' of this incorporating some of the tips that gerbear suggested re: the hair and lips. You needn't start from scratch....just add them to this and publish as a 'this is based on...' picture.
My suggestions...for the eyes: The whites of the human eyes are rarely if ever pure white. It would be more dramatic to begin with a pale shade of grey so that when you add highlights, they really stand out with a 'punch'! The highlights should be pure white because they are areas of reflected light and gives them the 'wet', shiny look. Just one or two tiny dots of white in pretty much the same locations in both irises will do the trick.
Lips: In addition to gerbear's suggestions, the upper lip should be a shade or two darker than the lower lip because of the different angular surfaces of the top and bottom lips. The lower lip will catch more light (assuming light is coming from a source located higher than the subject) and will reflect more therefore making them lighter in comparison to the upper lip.
You did a great job on the shape of her face which is a very important aspect to portraits; only thing that could use modification is the position of her ears. The point at which the upper part of the ear connects to the head should be at the same level as the eyes and the lower portion (lobe) should be about the same level as the bottom of the nose. Granted, though, the angle at which the head is tilted will change this, i.e., if face is tilted down, the ears will appear higher and conversely lower if face is tilted up. I hope these little tips help. I would love to see more portraits from you; this one is a GREAT start!!!
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Since you asked for criticism, I just have to agree with everyone on the lips and ears. Those things jumped out at me right away. As for the eyes, though the shape is fine, I'd add some more shading to the iris (and to the whites, as EC pointed out), because I've yet to see an iris that is solid in colour. :) If you add some darker tones on the outside and some lighter tones on the inside, the eyes will seem a lot deeper with more character. To add to what EC said, I do love the shape of the face. I have a hard time drawing the face shapes, and you've done an excellent job here. :)
That being said, I'm so happy that you took my advice and started drawing portraiture. It's a great study and I'm very proud of your first attempt on Sketchfu. You've outdone my expectations, Dogskull. I would love to see more from you. :)
Since you asked about pointers and tips I can give you a couple of them which may help. First of all, may I suggest a 'redraw' of this incorporating some of the tips that gerbear suggested re: the hair and lips. You needn't start from scratch....just add them to this and publish as a 'this is based on...' picture.
My suggestions...for the eyes: The whites of the human eyes are rarely if ever pure white. It would be more dramatic to begin with a pale shade of grey so that when you add highlights, they really stand out with a 'punch'! The highlights should be pure white because they are areas of reflected light and gives them the 'wet', shiny look. Just one or two tiny dots of white in pretty much the same locations in both irises will do the trick.
Lips: In addition to gerbear's suggestions, the upper lip should be a shade or two darker than the lower lip because of the different angular surfaces of the top and bottom lips. The lower lip will catch more light (assuming light is coming from a source located higher than the subject) and will reflect more therefore making them lighter in comparison to the upper lip.
You did a great job on the shape of her face which is a very important aspect to portraits; only thing that could use modification is the position of her ears. The point at which the upper part of the ear connects to the head should be at the same level as the eyes and the lower portion (lobe) should be about the same level as the bottom of the nose. Granted, though, the angle at which the head is tilted will change this, i.e., if face is tilted down, the ears will appear higher and conversely lower if face is tilted up. I hope these little tips help. I would love to see more portraits from you; this one is a GREAT start!!!