Merle Says: Well, two things stand out in my mind immediately when I see this pic =} It's a nice pic, but it suffers from the same shading problem I see on a lot of fanart. =} If an object is round, more than likely a shadow on it should cover about 50% of the area on the object, unless you intend all the lighting on the object to be shining directly towards it. Rei seems very flat still because most of the shading is a sliver along her side =} I think if you added more shading deeper into her, it'll make her look more in depth.

The second thing that occurs to me is that the lines seem a little rough. If you scan in the image at a higher resolution, then create a new layer on top of the existing layer but in the "multiply" mode of coloring, you can use the airbrush to get rid of the greys near the black lines, making the black lines smoother. =} Then after coloring, you resize it smaller.

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Setsuna Says: Hee hee... what an interesting dress, very chic design. A few things I'd like to note about the image are some fuzzy grayish dots all over the image, probably some pencil (?) marks that the scanner didn't take out. I would recommend using your image editing software to adjust brightness and contrast settings to eliminate everything but the black lines before you begin coloring. (The gray lines tend to be visible with the dark coloring of the dress) Also, use the eraser tool to even out the lines, take out any extra stray marks (for example, the small dark speckles on the lower right)

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Keiii Says: Hoi choiiii~~~~ ^o^

Hum~ I think your CGing is fine! It has rooms for improvements - but just like everyone else's. ^^ I won't get too far into CG topic since at this point, your CG improvements should depend on your own style and taste. But I do recommend trying out more highlights. I like how you have the little highlight in one part of her hair, but it's fun to use lots of them in one pic! Try it not just on hair, but also on skin, costume, etc~ ^o^

Hum~ the proportions are a little off in her arms and hands. For grown up characters, hands should be at least big enough to cover the face from the eyebrows to the end of the chin~ And while her left arm (right from the viewer's point) has the natural curve of a real human arm, the other arm is kinda unnatural. Try giving it the smooth curve, too! And one last tip - study how to draw real people before/ as you learn how to draw anime! ^_^