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[Strawberry]

Thanks for your advice!

Here is another drawing I drew a week or so ago - just haven't taken a picture of it. XD

It is Aelina's younger sister, Reina (from Ghost Shards). ^^

[X-M-O]

Wow, nice work!
You've got all the right elements to show movement, including her necklace almost flipping over her shoulder.
Clearly spent a lot of time on this one.

[Lato]

Your artwork actually shows emotion in the characters faces! Wow im really blow away when I look at them, it just gives you a certain feeling, and really adds in a direction for the work, I wish I could do emotion like that. Its a shame you cant really digitial color them to well, your skill a bit off on that you said? I would say at least stop making them on regular notebook paper and do some on all white background, then just draw them and scan then then outline them in black, that would make for some really nice B&W ingame art!

[Strawberry]

Thank you both! Especially lato!

Multiple drawings:

Aelina's younger sister, Reina (from Ghost Shards).


Aelina flying (lols).


Kyran looking evil (lols - from Ghost Shards).


A drawing from the age of 13, redrawn at my current age.

[X-M-O]

All right, that's a lot to work with. =D

Nice work on them, but a couple things I wanted to point out. If you don't mind. ^^

Aelina's younger sister actually looks older than Aelina (just my perspective, I guess, lol) but one thing in particular that I found somewhat unbalanced is Aelina's younger sister's neck. It's almost as wide/thick as her abdomen, and is a bit too long.
I would recommend slightly moving her head closer to the collarbone (consider that most people can touch their chin to their collarbone when looking down), and making her neck thinner (no more than the width of her arm). =]

Aelina flying looks cute. Good job there. ♥

Kyran has a few inconsistencies (he looks like Peter Pan to a degree, just thought I'd mention that, lol - it's not a bad thing).
First off, his sword comes across his body as if it is pointing towards his right arm's wrist, and it should probably be pointing away from his body. It's really just a perspective issue, and by bringing the sword out you can solve that issue. Just move the sword so that its point ends somewhere around the middle of his right thigh, and be sure the end of the sword slowly goes from its width at the base to a slightly thicker width at its point (that gives the illusion that the "2D sword" is coming away from his body).
Second, his right hand is in a very uncomfortable position (when I put my hand like that it strains the muscles in my forearm).
All you'd need to do here, is make it so that the palm isn't facing forward, but instead make the thumb's side of the hand face forward. Or you could even decide to simply make a fist and leave it in the same position as it is (as that would make more sense if you absolutely want the hand's palm facing forward). ^^

You last drawing shows an obvious improvement (and apparently your perspective of women's breasts was that of a child's when they look up at an adult woman; everything appears larger at that age). You've also clearly gained a lot of skill in other areas of anatomy - so it's great to see that kind of comparison between years ago and now.

[Lato]

The plain white paper background really makes a differnce. The only thing I see that stands out as a problem maybe is the hands, you actually do them well but you leave out the simple knuckle detail, most so on the guy with the sword.

[Strawberry]

Thank you for all your advice, guys!

Here are some more!

Aelina and Demi from my game. :3 They ain't doing nuttin in the first top picture (I don't draw that type of stuff), they just being romantic. <3

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Close up of Demi. ^^

[X-M-O]

Actually, I don't see anything wrong with those images in terms of "NSFW". ^^

They're cute together! Love it! =D

[amaro57]

You drew Demi holding and hugging Aelina very well! There's a noticeable size difference while Demi's hands and Aelina's clothes clearly show the positions and areas of contact well.

I have to say though, Aelina in the first image looks like she's in pain a bit, but it's probably the fuzzy quality of the image.

[BulletVixen]

I'm so glad I started looking at topics randomly ^^. You're so amazing (though you've heard this many times already I know.) but i have to say I'm jealous, i draw anime but i learned from other art so i still have to reference other art to get i.e. hands hair and chins right. But the fact that you draw you're own and more realistic.. Bringing more realism to a somewhat fantasy style drawing is much harder than coming up with your own crazy eyes. Because you have to make it somewhat more believable. I don't have a pad to be able to color so i also have the same problem with color. I on the other hand have to use markers because i can't afford a good paint sub for now and the arthritis makes mouse control painful anyway >><<. I'd just like to say i think your art is beautiful and please please keep up the great works. and so many picstures! my camera broke so i can no longer upload my new ones. It's good to see someone working so hard so often. You're an inspiration thank you ^^ XD

[Strawberry]

Awwwwws, thank you!

95% of my female characters over the past... 15 years...? Yeah, all in one picture. XD



From left: Comette, Amarira, Aelina, Ery, Corinne, Mina, Illenia, and Lyn

[X-M-O]

Very nice, I love the collage. ^^

Your poses are brilliant, and your anatomy gets better as you go from left to right. =]
The girl in the top-right area of the image looks amazing, very nice hair style and business appearance.

[Strawberry]

Hehe.

PICTURES FROM STRAWBERRY??? OH NOES!!!!

But seriously, I have been drawing lately, just haven't put them onto the computer.

Here is a picture of Aelina - to me she looks like a western comic book character. XD


Here is a group picture of Aelina and two new characters: Malechite and Mell. My friend Susan created Malechite to be the perfect match for Aelina, with Mell as their adopted daugher. ^^

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[X-M-O]

It's great to see you putting new pictures up.

I think she does have that western look about her. =]

That's a really cool family picture, it shows the connection between everyone and draws out their personalities well. ^^

[kayden997]

Not much of a criticizer when it comes to art... Because they tend to be better then mine.
Great job. I simply love the group picture.
You planning to incorporate colour?

[Strawberry]

I wish, but you see. I don't know how to color. XD

I only have Paint.net. Lols.

[X-M-O]

You have a dA account right?
You should see if someone is willing to do a collaboration with you, where you do the sketch and they do the colour. =]

[Strawberry]

Yes, I have a DA - but I know nobody there. Except my fiance. XD

Ooooooohhhhh, that's because that site is now dead and was replaced. ;_;

Horrible drawings? Did I say that? XD Yeah, I'm not a good artist. >>

Here is a portrait of Rysen Dalargo - the main character of a comic I want to work on again with my fiance. He's the artist, and has been too busy. ;_; The comic takes place 450 years after Ghost Shards, but it will not spoil much. ^^


This is a portrait of his partner/self-proclaimed manager: Lyn Allura. She is Minikin, standing at about 3 feet tall. Her size does not reflect her age. :3


Set in the same universe of the comic and Ghost Shards, is a story I'm writing. This is the "cover" (I was bored). It take place 2 years before the comic, and tells certain events surrounding the Royal City of Launus in the kingdom of Ebion. This is the of the main character, Corinne Rautio and the prince Alyster.


Thanks for looking/reading. :3

[X-M-O]

Rysen looks really good. ^^

Lyn is cute, and has an adorable outfit. =]
Did you switch her navel for a piercing? Or is that an erased navel before the one that is there now?

The couple look good, but I would recommend having her chin tilt slightly up and toward him (as if she were lying her head back against his neck/shoulder but still looking up at him in the same way; it's just more romantic).

Your work is brilliant! Keep it up. =D

[Lato]

I dont really see the problem with coloring the pic, all you would have to do is outline the pic in black and fill in with color, its simple, not really skilled PS quality but still looks nice.