[BloodyMando]

here is my very first colored pic
its not really my drawing but its my coloring on photoshop
need your honest opinion is it good or bad or what?
what could have i made better (concerning coloring,shading and background) -no comments on proportions or th drawing itself since its not my own picture (i cant draw this good yet )
your C&C would be greatly appreciated

[math]

i like your coloring. the background isnt good imho. really looks like u used photoshop filters. same wiv the lensflare in the sword. well maybe thats just me cuz i also dont like - if u ever watched digimon (digitation :O ) e.g. - the combination of 'computerish' looking graphics and 'comicish' .
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[BloodyMando]

i dunno whats wrong ??
why didnt anyone else comment???
i need opinions people ..... show some encouragemnet

by the way ... yes you're right about the lensflare
i think i'm gonna get rid of it.
but the background ?
i scanned my blue t-shirt then ran a watercolor filter on it and then a blur filter so that it doesnt show that much
hmmmmm.......

[neff]

looks like u used a dodge-tool or a simple white brush to add the highlights, thats not good :-/
Use warmer, more saturated colors for highlighting.

But the pic looks fine.
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[BloodyMando]

thanks ....
but there is something .....
i wanted this pic to have a blue light source but i didnt know how to show that in the highlights
i tried spraying above them with a very light blue airbrush but that didnt seem to work right

[Mari]

VERY good for a first!
But it strikes me as if you used the burn/dodge tool a LOT. It creates that effect... I myself prefer sharper shadows at some points, especially with thicker lines like these used.

But overall - good job!

[BloodyMando]

i dont know why does it seem so but i didnt use the dodge or burn tools AT ALL

i used an airbrush with 35% opacity and 15% pressure with multiply and screen to produce that effect but i guess that i overdid it a little

also i didnt select areas to be shaded or highlighted i just used the brush on a seperate layer right on with no selection of the shade area itself (i only selected the WHOLE falt color area then worked on it with the airbrush adding a bit of shadow here or a highlight there)

[noxi]

Never Ever use lens flare unless your life depens on it. Otherwise very nice. Just remember the lens flare, don�t use him no matter what he offers you. He�s like the rign, you wan�t to use it but you really shouldn�t!

[see]

im not sure why dodge stuff shuldnt be used. I think it fits to this kind of style. But work on the eyes. Add pupils, even Mangas have one?!
And keep an eye on clean lineart.

Well yes the background isnt that bad, but maybe youl find a better one.

keep it up!

[math]

by the way, the way u colored that picture is exatcly the same way the (german only?) mickey mouse magazines are colored (yes with this "dodge/burn" look-a-like).
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