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Qwuzank — Pleasantly Plump
Published: 2013-05-20 01:16:24 +0000 UTC; Views: 8449; Favourites: 175; Downloads: 46
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There's nothing better than an after dinner nap, especially when you ate all the food that was available. No one knows this better than our dear Violet though, as she readies herself for a good night's sleep~I wanted to practice more sitting poses, since the last submission I did that was sitting had quite a few flaws in it. I think this one works much better.
Lemme know what you guys think. <3
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Oh, Violet. How I missed you and your gluttony.
Redline: [link]
Gotta say, I'm loving her expression and how her gut rests on her legs like that. <3
Alas! I must stay professional. Ahem.
First, the arm has some troubles. I like the pose you chose for it, but it's too thick and the elbow is drawn a little incorrectly. As I showed in the redline, both her arm segments should almost taper off, becoming thinner and thinner. Here you have it all as one set width, making it appear way too chunky for a girl like Violet (or anyone, really). Then, her hand is a bit of mess as well. Due to the issues with her arm, she had no wrist. Additionally, her hand had no palm. It's like 90% fingers that are turning away from the viewer awkwardly. Give some more space for your palms and stop meshing all your fingers together in bunches to try and tuck them away.
Next, poor Violet looks a little stumpy! When I drew out her skeleton minus the belly, I saw that her torso was only one head tall (as opposed to the usual two heads). This is what was causing the problem, her upper half was a little disproportionate to her lower half. As I showed, just keep in mind that her torso should be bigger and she'll have a much more womanly stature rather than dwarven.
Background wise, I agree with Axlwisp. Obviously it's not the focus, but a little more detail would have been nice. Poor Violet doesn't have anything to read! You monster.
Regardless, I do enjoy the nice soft, subtle shading you have going for you in this picture. It's noticeable but not obtrusive. Additionally, Violet has a great rack. They sit very naturally atop her gut, I feel. The outside one might a be teeny-weeny bit too big, but it's nothing to worry about.
Oh! And I almost forgot. HIGHER RESOLUTIONS MISTER! You might just be re-sizing after the fact, but still! If you're not, I implore you to work bigger. It allows to get knee-deep into a picture and lets you make a more mistakes with your lines without it being noticeable. Even beyond that, a bigger picture would help us critics that try to redline your pieces. Usually when I go to zoom in to redline something I get a face full of pixels and I go ":C". Just a suggestion, though. It'd make both our lives easier.
Very good picture, though, Qwuzank. I like your stuff. I also enjoy Violet being stuffed. Keep on keeping on!
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as;lhja;sgjasdg;lkj so much to reply too ;w; Please forgive me for my short response.
Firstly, thank you tons for the help! A lot of the stuff that's wrong on this pic I had known about, though belly button placement was very new... So I definitely thank you for that. uvu Also, I know there should have been more in the background, but idunno, it all seemed to work for me as it was. Then again, that's more preference than anything.
Secondly, I'm very glad you did find some stuff to enjoy on the picture. uvu Makes me happies ye
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I'm digging the hair as well. Obviously hair like that is friggin' impossible, but you make it somehow look natural and make sense. Good on ya'!
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D'awwwwwwwwwwww~ Pandas are great~ especially when they're nice and fluffy like Violet~
B-but I am here to crit, and so crit I must!
The background is very nicely done and well shaded, but it's... kinda bare. I know it would be a crime to take our attention away from the lovely lady, but I think a few more background details such as books on the bookshelf or clothes on the floor and/or bed would help this piece.
Regarding Violet herself, her little fat folds are really nice, especially where the belly smushes against the leg. However, the folds higher up on her back seem a little oddly placed. The topmost one especially (the one pointing at her chest :b) doesn't give me a good sense of how the belly is shaped or how it interacts with the rest of her body. You could probably have had it pointing downward or just removed it altogether.
The biggest issue I see with this pic is Violet's visible arm, along with the hand at the end of it. The arm looks almost disjointed from the elbow down, and the way the hand sits in relation to Violet's thigh makes it difficult to situate spatially. It sort of looks like it's hovering and jutting towards us a bit, which I figure isn't what you wanted to convey. Something to remember in the future I suppose is that the arm only bends one way at the elbow (durr, you knew that of course). It's a good thing to keep in mind while drawing because of situations like this. As it stands, the arm looks broken because it's bending subtly in a direction that it shouldn't be. If anything, when she's leaning on her arm it should be as straight as possible because it has to support her weight (which I'm sure is saying something ;3)
Now then, on to what I love about this piece~
The shading. It's really soft and plush and believable, oddly even more so as far as the background is concerned. It also feels like it's coming from a single source too, or at least a general direction, which is a plus.
Her face, as always, is adorbs~ it's nothing unique, but it fits the situation, and it's beautifully constructed as always. The way you drew her nose, for some reason, just makes me wanna hnnngggg~
Her hair is insane, and that is fantastic. You draw great, fluid curls which really compliment your pieces. Her ears are nice and fluffy too~
This is really sweet overall. There isn't much to it storywise; that is, you conveyed the jist of it in the description, but there's nothing wrong with simplicity when you pull it off with such cute and interesting style. x3
Sweet work, mang!
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God that arm, I swear... The part that looks disjointed is the elbow being visible. It wasn't my intent to make it look broken, just to show a bit of elbow. I do however understand what you're getting at, and I need to work on fixing that.
The fold nearest to the chest is a bit unnecessary, but idunno, it just felt appropriate. At the very least, I'll work with the shapes of them and stuff.
Finally, the background... I'm honestly not too worried about it being so empty. This is like, one of very few times I'm actually pleased with how it looks. 
At any rate, thankies for the crit~ Will definitely work on that stuff, and will be sure to keep making my soft, cute girlies for ya~ ;3
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She looks so cuddly and soft. I'd like to cuddle her like a plushie. Pandas look like sweet stuffed animals.
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I love cuddling those stuffed cuties~
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I'll take it that you're pleased with this picture. u vu
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