★ CREDITS ⸝⸝ Art ⸝⸝ 100% @PixelDucko / @CuteDuck101 Code ⸝⸝ Zoom-in Code: @colorsnatch ( very slightly edited by me ) | Everything Else: @PixelDucko Audio ⸝⸝ N/A Other ⸝⸝ N/A ★ INSTRUCTIONS ⸝⸝ use space or arrow keys to move to the next costume ★ NOTES ⸝⸝ pledy's freckles look wonky because i forgot them until i shared this project so i just quickly added them in bitmap :sob: anyway hi!! wow here's proper NEW human art after who knows how long!! and they're both redraws because i can barely think of anything creative anymore /j i've been drawing a lot off-screen so my art style is quite different here than in my previous projects haha. i'm still very inconsistent though :,D art theft is illegal, so don't even try <3 1. september 2023 ( approximately 8 month difference ) pledy = blonde girl aden = brown-haired boy critique: > this isn't that old so i still kinda like it actually! it still looks nice to me. but i do feel like it could be improved > the eyes are so big... like it usually works if it's a stylistic choice, but i think i just didn't know that the eyes aren't supposed to be that big :sob: > hair shading is a bit strange but i haven't really improved tbh so i guess i shouldn't say anything about that lol > personally i don't really like the purple lineart blending so much with the other colours? it looks fine on pledy but not so much on aden > also what's that random purple blob in aden's hair :sob: it was supposed to be some lighting thing when i drew it but now it just sort of just bothers me > the heads are a bit odd. the facial features to head ratio is just not really the best imo things changed: > new outlines are much darker > new lightning is harsher. it's like i was scared to do extreme lightning in the past > i changed the position of aden's hand because the middle of the piece felt a bit cluttered. his hand to the left of him just gives a better silhouette i guess? > there's some text but that's mostly just a poor attempt to make the composition better LOL > sort of unrelated but i really like how i did the hair!! > proportions aren't the best but they're certainly an improvement > they're on like a cliff thing overlooking the forest now instead of on the ground > i actually remembered that aden has long hair :shock emoji: 2. march 2022 ( approximately 26 month difference wow ) this was one of my last arts from my old account before i moved ( hence the @CuteDuck101 watermark )! crystie = pink-haired girl pari = pink-haired boy kayla = blue-haired girl critique: > okayy so i can easily critique this one. like i'm not a professional artist but i can already tell that there is a LOT of things that are weird with this :sob: > crystie's clothing crinkles look so weird > their hairs look so flat. sobbing > poses are VERY basic and not really dynamic or interesting > the CLOUDS?? what is going on with the CLOUDS?? the tree and grass too. the background is overall just very stale > their necks :fearful emoji: /j i still kinda draw necks like that so > shading and overall colours just look a bit muddy. this is just a personal preference but i prefer brightish colours > a lot of empty space > the heads :( > crystie's shoulder where she's holding up the camera is a little weird to me > why are they slightly glowing things changed: > colours are MUCH more saturated > they're in a forestish kinda place now woah ( looking back, i could have added more detail to the trees. sigh ) > kinda unrelated again but i feel like i forgot a lot of things in kayla's design :sob: i'll probably work on her design soon > there's so much i could've improved in retrospect but i guess i did work on this piece like 10 minutes before bed so > poses are a bit more interesting now! i also made crystie's hand in view > i still feel like the perspective could've been a bit better so yeah i still have a long way to go lol > stickers on crystie's face to add a silly mood :] she is blissfully unaware of the chaos behind her > i changed kayla's personality since the last piece so the scenario is a bit different here! she's more kind. so instead of splashing pari with the hose, the hose is going out of control lol > less negative space i think?? > i still struggle with same face syndrome though :pensive: so basically what i've learnt from this is that i should focus on improving on: > composition > same face syndrome > ^^ priorities up there > perspective > anatomy and proportions > detail and character designs > this is starting to sound like a school assignment ★ OTHER ⸝⸝ Time Taken ⸝⸝ why do I even include this anymore if I barely use it Art Program ⸝⸝ Ibis Paint X Brushes ⸝⸝ mainly the digital brush for lineart! some custom brushes for the background in the first piece
