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Feb 28, 2012 14 years ago
Celestial
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Shiba Inu

There are a couple spots that you need to thicken up the outline, like on the braids and on the right side (HA's left side) of the part. Also, because it's a light colored wig, you might get a sticker-like denial on this one. Might consider putting some darker lines through the wig. Other than that, looks great :)

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Feb 28, 2012 14 years ago
Blackwall
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Oh pff. xD It looks weird without them too though.

Always a great critique I can look forward to! I darkened up the interior lines and went around the outside thickening lines, so hopefully it looks better?

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Feb 28, 2012 14 years ago
Celestial
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Yeah I think that definitely looks better. Should be good now I think :) Good job on this one <3

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Feb 29, 2012 14 years ago
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[ITEM=GINGER PAINT] HEY GUYS. GUYS. LOOK. WHAT IS ON. MY FACE. /SCREAMS OF UNBRIDLED JOY

@ CelestialAngel Sweeeeet! Just gotta draw up the CI now! And one for my rainforest wig too.

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I feel like I'm pinging this group too much, but I know I've only pinged y'all twice. :/

Anyways, I'm in a real big pickle on the item I'm working on right now. I'm heartbrokenly wanting to make a CW of my cat, Charlie, who has now been missing for over a month. I really didn't have the heart to work on it until now, and now that I am I remembered that I'm simply horrid at drawing animals.

Anyways, here's what i have now: Click for a larger view!

I need just like...all of the anatomy/posing/scale help. All of it. I think I can figure out the inking/shading, but I have to have everything else perfect first.

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Feb 29, 2012 14 years ago
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The anatomy looks perfect to me c:


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Feb 29, 2012 14 years ago
The Doctor
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One of your image links isn't linked properly :) you fixed it!

It's so cute! I think maybe you could show more of his head if you moved him over and made him hugging the other foot. Also, the back leg closest to the viewer seems a bit stiff. Overall, though, incredibly adorable.

Feb 29, 2012 14 years ago
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Thanks hun~

I'm thinking of maybe having his head laid over the HA's foot with his paw. It'll be easier to see and it'll show off his wee little moustache. The back leg has been noted!

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Feb 29, 2012 14 years ago
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Sapherea

very cute I'm so sorry about your kitty :(

Feb 29, 2012 14 years ago
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I think the anatomy and pose looks great! I agree that it would be nice to see all of the face though (: Sorry about your cat :(

Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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I worked around with the overlay and did some lining/coloring:

I would love critique on it. It feels a little too soft in the shading I think?

I also sketched up a probable CI for it:

Very simple, but I think it should hopefully work. I'm thinking Pawprint of the Mustachioed Bandit or Mustachioed Bandit Clue for the name, and "We'll find that darned bandit someday!"

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Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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Yeah, the shading does look soft, I think it would need to be made more cell(?).

Also, I'd maybe put some kind of shadow from the cat onto the foot, if that makes sense, so he doesn't look like he's floating? (or maybe it's just 'cause the avatar is faded)

The item image is cute! ^___^ Possibly going to be very hard to shade though since they require 3 - 4 layers of shading or something like that?

Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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LIKE BLUES CLUES

It's really cute <3

Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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Sapherea

So cute. Sorry can't advise on shading etc. as I have not a clue

Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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Cel shading y/y?

@ cupcake Funny enough, if you check out the full view, most everything I do has about a million layers of shading. XD I have trouble toning it down for subeta, so it's not too big an issue? It's just making sure they don't blend together. Also, I took your suggestion of adding a shadow to the foot. Does it look better?

@ Molly YES. EXACTLY. I just can't decide between the serious name or the cutesy one.

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Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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I like the shadow, think I would fade it out a bit more though rather than being cell-y(?) xD I'm not sure about this, shadows are hard lol

This bit seems to go up a bit high to me?

The black bits are looking very ..umm... black XD Maybe you could add just a few dashes of a dark grey where the highlights would be, just too lift a bit?

& Not sure about this bit on the face, I don't think the shadow would fall there if the light was coming from the top left? My friend's wearable got rejected for that, when only one leg wasn't shaded from the top left and all the rest were.

Sorry if it seems picky, but the staff will be picky :P Better than having to wait 3 -5 days for feedback (:

Dunno if you have seen this board, but it might be helpful ^__^ Gives you an idea of what gets accepted / rejected (:

Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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Trust me, I'd MUCH rather do all the little fixes at one time than have to wait through the submission queue.

Taking everything into account, let's try this again!

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Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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Ahh it's so annoying to wait a week just to hear you need to change a tiny little thing and then wait another week o____x lol

I need to take a holiday after every item I submit.

Don't hate me, but I'm not sure about the shadow after all? xD I just resized it to see how it would look as a submitted item and the shadow didn't look right.

I think everything else looks good now though, apart from maybe the front paw still looks a little soft shaded when it's the proper HA size.

Mar 1, 2012 14 years ago
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I think the front paw looks too completely gray, making it look a bit flat.

I'd also just worry about the shadow on a color other than the foot if it's opaque - what if someone wants to use it over the vanishing cream? It'll look weird to have a floating shadow. I'm worried the staff won't like that.

Mar 7, 2012 14 years ago
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Hi I'm Nee and I can't work on just one thing at a time! 8U

I haven't seen anyone do this before, so it seems like a good idea? I would have it match up with default hair colors and maybe a couple of popular wigs if people like it enough?

Interest, comments, suggestions?

[edit] I totally forgot to post this before!

Here's a hopefully good update on my cat CW

AND

The CI to go with my Shy Artist Braid wig. c:

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Mar 7, 2012 14 years ago
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I like the idea for the bangs! I thought of doing a similar thing (like braids / ponytails that layer under rather than over) but I figured they wouldn't be allowed? I would maybe file a ticket checking before you put the effort in just to make sure? But yeah, I think people would like it if it is :) I always want a wig with nice straight bangs but hardly like any of the straight banged(?) wigs

The custom item is lovely, though the lines look a little thin to me on the small image.

and the cat looks perfect to me :D

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