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Name:steampunkmaus
Age surprised ld enough for college
Art skill level:Life time of art runs in the family. 3 years at AICA LA santa monica(1 more year till graduation YAY). 1 year SMC for photography.
Goal(?): Character Modeler/rigger UT scriptor
Why I'm here: Even though I wont be drawing much in my work I still want to be good for my own enjoyment and side works.

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All my art examples here

Nice to meet you hope we can be friends and that we can help eachother get better. smile

What are you going for with the colour? If you're looking for a more cartoon look, I usually choose a less saturated version of the color I want as well as a darker, less saturated version. Then I go by places where the object is kind of blocking light on itself with the less saturated color. And then I do the shadows with the darker one.

I think the shirt looks pretty good. The skirt is very flat though and could use some light/dark to define it. Keep in mind that cloths will have shapes of shade and light. Not just lines. It's not how folding cloth works. A great way to see that is to hook two corners of a sheet on something and look at how it drapes. Or just throw it over anything and see how the shapes go.

Just remember, think in shapes, not lines.