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Needs help with: Colouring curly-ish hair, flow of veils and/or skirts and knees (?)
It's been a LONG time since I actually did a coloured piece of Aqua Aura Quartz! The RP group seem to have died but not this gem! She's back up with her beloved glaive on her side!
It was lined last week or so, but the colouring was just earlier today! I wanted to try coloured pencils again because I feel like I lost touch. I know I told myself not to mix Derwents and Faber-Castell, but for the main colour of her dress, I managed to pull it off, and with a Derwent that has a rather grainy touch to it! I feel oddly happy about 'blending' the two colours together pfft-
Her veil confuses me a lot, and I tried to keep track of it, but it backfired, and I actually traced the wrong line. I should be more cautious next time haha...
It also seems like I changed some of her colours, which I did for her glaive, but everything else remains the same, only I darkened the colours by applying pressure instead of colouring lightly (like in the app). Though... it just doesn't look as vibrant when scanned. It seems like it lost some of it's charm.
I drew on a rather small sheet of scrap paper I had in school, and the tip of the glaive didn't fit, so I had to cut out a blade from another sheet of paper for it haha what a hassle. If you take a look at it without reading this before you would have noticed... the white lines. Also, I hope that glaive looks about 5ft. long... I don't even know how long 5ft is...!
Other than that, enforcing the new hair colouring technique! I like it so far, but seems like my colours do slip from time to time, and I have to make it seem smoother. I also gor confused when it got to the curly part... The top part of the hair looks silky, and that effect disappeared the lower I go pfft-
Overall I'm actually quite proud of the colouring result, especially when seen in real life.
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Pencil, Eraser, Snowman Drawing Pen 0.3, Snowman Drawing Pen 0.1, Faber-Castell 36 Watercolour Pencils, Derwent 36 Coloursoft Pencils, Sakura Gelly Roll 08
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Alright, I need to work on the face, that part I totally agree-
Shoulder-wise is there a measurement I should follow? Like twice the size of the head or something? I still struggle with them a lot!
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Well I wouldnt say it's the size it's just how you play with perspective is al you make the neck look like its detached from the shoulders
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Ah, I see, thanks!
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Just needs alittle mor work on proportions and coloring other than that your quite good
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Haha anatomy has always been something I struggled with, though can you elaborate which areas need work?
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The hair and outfit design looks pretty.
Although there is already some shading, you can do more of it so the character can pop out more (e.g. make the shadows darker). You can also add a hint of purple on the hair near the dress area to make the hair coloring more interesting to look at.
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Purple? That's an interesting suggestion.
Other than that, thank you!
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you did an amazing job with the coloring. I could never do colors like that with tradition. This gem looks amazing. I made one of my own also but she doesn't look as amazing or elegant like yours.
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Thank you! I'm so glad to hear that!
What's your character's gem?
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my gem is Aventurine. a fusion based off of Emerald (until they actually made one in the show) and a Sunstone.
she looks like this lol
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Pretty cool, if I say so myself!
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SOO NICEEE I LOVE GEM CHARACTERS YOU DRAW SO WELL KIND OF JEALOUS
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Haha, thanks.
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I always like to start with the first impression an art piece gives off ^^ and clearly this one is ‘BLUE’ there is no getting past this color in this art piece and I wish there were a few breathers in here somewhere 
I usually continue with the BG, but there is none here. That is something I can get behind (didn’t start drawing BG until 2 months ago) however with a character of one color palette, I feel a contrasting BG would help a lot ^^ like perhaps a warm red/orange may add to the impact of this piece ^^
Her pose is not as basic as it looks initially. You took great care to show in which directions her arms are angled. It just 2 bended short lines at the elbows but I am glad to see them since they give depth to your design and pose. One alteration that would have helped even more with that could be to bring her left hip forward more and have her legs aligned behind one another. You do that a bit with her left leg seeming to take a step forward but I feel like you could emphasize it more in future pieces ^^
Her face is a bit off. Not so much her eyes, since higher placed eyes give her a mature and sophisticated appearance. To me what is the real issue is her nose. The distance between lowest nose point and lips is far too wide. You could fix that by either elongating her nose, bringing the entire set (eyes and nose) down (if you want a more youthful look) or moving the mouth up and correcting the chin line.
One real quick thing – her skirt doesn’t have a back
Now for the coloring, I have to admit I am not super familiar with colored pencils. I am a traditional artist, but I used brushes
For the most part you have a lovely even coloring for the base color. No streaks of uneven pressure or anything and that is making this piece look quite polished ^^ An area in which you could add a bit is shading. As far as I can see you shade with a different hue of the same color range instead of blending in violets/browns (for shading blue I always use warm browns….). Maybe try that a bit and see if it helps you elevate your shading quality ^^
Whatever way you shade, I feel like it should have a greater contrast. As of now, it’s quite pale and for more intense colors I don’t see any shading at all.
As for the veil – I don’t see anything wrong with it ^^ it may be different from your vision but if you hadn’t brought it up, I wouldn’t have guessed XD
Hope that helped ^^
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Hello! Thanks for the comment!
The character is based off a gem, and brought into the fandom of "Steven Universe", thus the colour palette choice. However, I do agree that her nose could be a little longer to close off the gap from the tip of it to her lips. Also I tried reconstructing a similar skirt earlier today and added a back to it and finally got it so it doesn't look so awkward haha... I usually don't place the back of the skirts because they tend to look awkward but I hope not to do it again...
Browns for blues? Hmm, I will try that.
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no need to have a back in all the area ^^ but have some poke out where the hem is a bit up in the front perhaps :3
try how they blend 
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Yup, where I see fit I guess haha. I'm not sure what you mean by the hem part though? Are there any examples?
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Nice work with all the blues 
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Thanks! I used several different colours and mixed many of them haha.
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to me this is impressive the art the charatcer the time spent to type it all out for me that is cause even i dont do that but i should very inspiring
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Hello there im come from
I see your character in here are so gorgeus 
I didnt see any serious problems with how the fabrics flow... and the color scheme are good in general. But the things that I kinda wanted to point out is... I didnt recognize if her lowered hair are curly if Im not read your description... and I see you have a little problem about curly hair too.
The key to drawing realistic, curly hair is paying close attention to the interlocking shapes, building layers of texture with your pencil strokes, and simplify. Remember there are 4 things you need to keep in mind when it comes to drawing realistic hair Volume, Flow, Value and Texture.
As you are creating each stroke, remember to press and then lift as you approach the area you want to highlight. Work your strokes inwards so they fade in the middle of the lock. In dark areas, don’t be afraid to press hard. To bring out highlights, flatten your kneaded eraser and swipe it in the desired direction. The eraser will become too dirty after the first swipe, so fold it in and flatten after each stroke. You can add more or less detail depending on the level of realism you are trying to achieve.
Keep doing this until you achieve desired results. If you want to create a shiny look or replicate harsh lighting, try to keep the highlights fairly clean. You can use an eraser if need be. For hair ends, work outwards so your hair tapers nicely without looking too blunt and dull.
Drawing curly hair is really fun and absolutely great for building confidence when it comes to adding texture. Practice drawing curls using a cylindrical shape, this will help you achieve realistic curls with plenty of volume. Sometimes it helps to make associations, so think of a curl as a ribbon... they have many ringlets which stretch further apart near the bottom. Use curvy lines and avoid any straight lines in order to achieve a more realistic feel and flow. Pay attention to the highlighted areas of the hair and keep it consistent. Use swift strokes to add texture. Break free from patterns and boring lines by overlapping or adding stray hairs. Be creative and look to reference images or even the mirror for inspiration.
Maybe this video help you more about curly hair: youtu.be/j5D3KrvBBEE
If you find a problem about how to understand it nicely dont forget to research, google are the best place to gather information.
Despite all that this is an amazing art ^^ the pose, expression and composition are awesome
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Hello, thanks for the detailed step-by-step guide on colouring hair! Sadly my style is not as realistic as to the video's. While my character's hair is curly, they are not exactly ringlets either, just too curly to be called wavy and not curly enough but not wavy. Somewhere in between? I will use this method for practices maybe though.
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Her weapon is awesome and there's something about her sash that I like
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Thanks!
Maybe the flowiness of it?
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Np. And that might be it. Sorry, I've never been great at putting my thoughts about art into words.
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Hi! First time I comment with this project
I really like colors you chose for the character, they suit her very well. Maybe you shoul add more marked shadows to give more cartonish style.... you can mix colors for light too!
Hope you liked my advice ❤
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Thanks for the comment- I agree that some parts lack shadows, like her skirt, but it was quite difficult as I was using two pencils that could hardly mix together.
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Hi. I am indeed from , and read your description.
I really don't see any problems with how the fabrics flow, so you don't have to worry about that. Even the veil looks fine from my vantage point, knowing nothing about what your reference was or your prior stages.
And I like the color scheme in general. The monochromatism works, and you seem to have the perfect balance of white and color.
I hope this helps, because I really didn't see much wrong with this.
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Hello, thanks for the comment. I didn't use any reference for this piece with the exception of her outfit since it has been recently changed.
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the colors are really great, and overall its a well-done drawing. as you stated in the caption- which i did read- the skirt looks a little off, but i feel that could be fixed by including the back of it (like behind the legs a deeper blue) or just looking up some easy clothes folding references for pleated skirts on google.
the knees look pretty natural, but i'm a little confused by her leg posing. up top she seems to be in a battle pose, and while i don't staff-fight i have friends that do, and they're knees are always hip-length apart and slightly bent. obviously i could just be interpreting this pose wrong- we're all human- so please tell me if i am.
amazing blending btw!
best,
drx-b
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Hello, thanks for the comment.
Glad you like the blending! Yeah, missing the back part of the skirt irks me as much as I don't want to add on to it haha. Other than that, her pose is that she's ready to strike, but she's pacing forwards, as if challenging anyone who would dare cross her path, so to say not exactly in a full battle stance yet.
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I love the different shades of blue and her staff looks really cool!
Such a cool character!
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Glad to hear that- thanks!
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Ooh this looks real pretty!
And I can't see how you've traced the wrong line for her veil, it looks all good and real nice~
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Thank you!
Haha I actually did... and panicked before trying to patch it up traditionally to the best of my abilities haha.
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You're very welcome~
Aahaha the struggles and panic of traditional art X'D Makes me happy that I tend to use digital mostly, most mistakes can be fixed =W=
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Haha cntrl+z is really something, but when you've been going on for too long and realises the mistake just then, that's troublesome...
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It truly is! 
Yeah true so, it is a struggle and pain! QwQ
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Haha I don't automatically go to position, though, and instead try to erase it like crazy... which often don't work most of the time pfft-
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Aah true so erasers can only do so much QwQ
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