I need a few pointers

[Orchids]

I drew this picture and scanned it, I need a few pointers on shading and making the lines less...um...thick, or is it not a problem.

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I also don't know about that size of the image either...

Thanks in advance to anyone who could help out.

 

[Bouncymouse]

Thick lines aren't necessarily a bad thing. You could try colouring them--darker red lines for the hair, a darker skin-tone against the skin etc--as that would soften them up a little. Otherwise if you wanted to thin them out I think you'd have to redraw them on a separate layer using a thinner brush.

As for shading I'd keep it simple. You've got some nice detail in using line (the top and the skirt are nice) so I'd start with simple blocks of darker colour to get some shadow in and then see where that takes you. It's surprising how quickly a couple of shadows can create something more 3D. :grin:

 

[Orchids]

Thanks for the reply, I might put a new layer over top and redraw the lines. As for shading, could you be a little more specific what you mean by "blocks".

 

[fucbillgates]

I think he/she means,
adding basic colors to define depth.

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[Orchids]

Oh, ok. Thank you for better explaining it for me. I don't know about the line thickness still though

 

[Perihelion]

Hey, as a quick note, save your BMPs as PNGs before uploading them to Photobucket. Otherwise, PB converts them to JPG and artifacts the shit out of your work, which looks terrible.

Fucbillgates, that's a very nice edit!

 

[Orchids]

Well its a bit tedious so I took a slight break and started with a charset with the same concept...I chenged her colors though

 

[azrith001]

ummm in the concept her left hand is her right hand... just thought I would point that out ._.