Finished Drawing

I put in some more work on my Tyle drawing and I feel happy enough with it to call it finished. I'm definitely happier with the skirt now that I got some more colors in it. I think I could have pushed to make it more detailed and pushed the coloring to support without the lines but I really like the more cartoon feel it has. It did what I wanted it to do. I got some experience with digital painting and I've got a cool cartoon face to put on all my stuff. I think I want to paint another one but I'm not certain I want to paint another Tyle just yet. So I'm going to have to think about what next... who to make my next guinea pig.

For comparison purposes I'm showing the older version of this drawing.

New Project or What to do when there's realm maintance

The servers were down for maintenance today and I found myself with free time and no WoW to play. I was a bit lost at first. I've been pushing to level my hunter because I want a lightening worg before the Vale is destroyed. That and running lfr on Tyle was all I really had planned for today. So much for that. So I decided it's about time I stopped letting photoshop intimidate me and try to color something. I love using photoshop for manulating images but for coloring? Give me a box of crayons! So then I had to figure out what to color and I figured I'd draw my dk. I didn't want to try anything to realistic and I didn't want to spend forever drawing when what I really wanted was to color. I've got a good start and I really want to show it. I could use any comments you might have. The face is the most done part and the skirt and hands are the least. I figured I'd post it and try to show some progress as I keep working on it. If nothing else it will be fasinating for me to see how it evolves. And be gentle. I'm still learning and I was using a mouse since I couldn't get my tablet to work. Actually I'm pretty happy with it. I am surprised the lines don't look more wobbly then they do. And I'm blabbing. But I'm anxious. I don't think of myself as an artist. I'm not usually drawn to drawing stuff but when I do I try hard to make stuff look good. Usually my expectations are higher then my ability. This time I told myself I don't care about accuracy. I just want recognizable. Although... shadows... hmm... but I think she looks pretty sassy. I was surprised how well it all came though. I have trouble getting emotions on faces and I keep thinking she needs a nose... I'll stop. I could keep going forever. Anyway... hopefully soon I'll get some more work done on it.