Meriko Says: Let's see...proportions & coloring. As for proportions, this is a chibi-style piccie, so never mind about head to body ratios. *lol* But the features on her face look like they're in the right places. A good way to check is to flip the image, in PhotoShop or some other graphics program, or just by holding it up in front of a mirror. If it looks fine either way, then most likely you're good to go. ^^ And since her body's all hidden in that nice, fluffy jacket/dress, it's a wee bit hard to tell, but looks like her arms are the right lenth, bending at her waist, etc.

As for coloring...ye picked nice colors. Maybe the thing that's bugging you about her hair is the highlighting and shading? For the furry stuff, her jacket, and the doll, you used colors that were very close in value to do the coloring, highlighting, and shading. But on the hair, you used bright white over orange and dark brown. I'm all for bold highlights, but maybe it just sticks out too much in contrast? You could use another layer of gray and dark blue to shade her clothes, and maybe a dark brown to shade her face. Or just soften her hair shadings?

Also, make sure to keep the light source in mind. ^^ From the highlights, it seems like there's light falling on her head from all around her, and that there isn't light from above, since the top of her head is dark. If you've got the original flat-shaded pic of this, then just try re-shading, keeping the light source constant. ^^ Good work, though! Veeeeery cute.

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Ryuuzaki Says: Heyas! So you wanted some help in coloring? Ok...I don't see that much problems color choice itself. The only thing I'd tell you bout that is NOT to use any black in shading skin tones. Use blue or violet instead. What happens if you use black is that skin is pink/peach, so it already has some tint of white in it, and if you add black, you get a tint of grey, making the person look somewhat dead. XD

Another thing...the light source is a bit ambiguous. From the shading on the clothing, it looks like your light source is coming from the top. But from the highlights and shadows in her hair, it looks like it's coming from the sides! All the highlights are on the sides, and there's a dark spot on the top of her head. That's probably why the coloring of the hair looks kinda odd. Highlights and shadows are in the wrong places. =) Also, when coloring hair, try to focus on certain strands or entire locks of hair, rather than an area here or there, being darker than others due to shadows.

Overall, though, very nice effect in the picture. Love the soft colors and fuzziness of the lines. Goes well with the innocence of the picture. :D

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Lorelai Says: Wow...beautifully touching and awesome picture.....I LOVE her eyes and her hair is awesome too. Her eyes full of expression. *falls over* I think the only thing I can suggest is that you maybe look into where highlights fall in hair...the highlights seem a biiiiit randomized, as do the dark shadow parts. her dress is awesome! it looks so soft. but she's missing legs! I think she'd be sitting with her legs tucked under her, and her body's all set up to do so...add them! =D the compositioning is GREAT. i commend you for this pic, it's LOVELY!!! keep it up!!!