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-   Evil Tiger
-  Tiyonne

Samurai Spirits Fanart
Artwork by Taz

Personal website: n/a

Specialty in Art: People

Specialty in Medium: Colored Pencils

Self-estimated level: Beginning

Artist's Comments: I would like to know how to shade effectively. Thank you!

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Evil Tiger Says:Hi hi Taz! Nice pencil drawing, you did a good job with the profile view of the face... :D If you want to learn shading, I suggest practice drawing real objects. ^_^ Try putting an object under a lamp or some kind, so there's only one light source, and draw the object. While drawing, observe the shape of the object and its shading.

I think this drawing looks good as a line art.... :D don't you? Try to make your lines cleaner next time. I always have trouble keeping my pencil lines clean, so I first use a really light pencil to draw... something like a 2H pencil, and then go over my lines with a darker pencil. If you have the same trouble, try that out! ^___^

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Tiyonne Says: ooOOOoooo, nice bishyness you got going on here. I like the moodiness of his eyebrows and long sweeping hair. Looks like you spend the most time on the face (and completely understandable - it's the first thing people notice), but next time i suggest spending a little more time on other details. For instance, going back to the hair; it'd be nice to see some highlights and shadows. Right now it's all the same type of color, shaded and filled in. You don't need quite so many lines of the same weight to describe the hair; a few clean dark lines will do to show the general shape, and lighter lines to show shadow. waht direction does light come from? and don't forget a few pure white spaces as highlights, where the light bounces of his pantene-pro healthy hair. For the rest of the drawing, i'd love to see some of the lines cleaned up - the outline is there (you draw the same way i do! =D) and the next step would be to go back with a nice sharp pencil and made defined lines.

nicw work taz, keep submitting so we can see you develop! ^_^

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