Rainclouds

Thank you so much! I just don't like it. :x There's so many things wrong with it!

Maybe so, but it's blue, and I like blue

Ha-ha, but who doesn't like blue. Come on!

Random guy: I don't!
Me: *shoots* yeah i think everyone does

Thank you so very much for the favorite! I really appreciate it!

The raindrop's hair should be more affected by gravity, both the inking and the coloring were rushed and have a lot of errors, and I hate the cloud's hair and dress. :x Those are the main reasons I don't like it. There are more, though...

As for the coloring, it was just colored pencils. n_n; I wish I knew how to use watercolors!! That would be so cool!

Thanks again!

Hey, no sweat. It deserves a favorite in my book. :3.

Well, for Raindrop's hair, I just figured she was only starting to fall. Gravity and such take a second to really show effect. That's just me, though.

Yeah, I wish I could use watercolors, too. One of these days. And man, if I could get that kind of effect from colored pencils...sheesh. You rock, man. :3

Thank you again!

And for future reference, I'll probably be using that explanation as an excuse for the gravity in this picture.

As for coloring with colored pencils, if I may be so bold, I'm confident that you could color in the same style! All you have to do is hold the pencil at an angle (so it's not sharp and doesn't cause lines) and start at the darkest part of the shadow. Then color toward the chosen lightsource and get lighter with the pressure as you go!

Did that make sense? I hope so. :x

You're totally welcome (and that's cool with me. I'm glad I could help. )

Hrm. I may have to break out the crayolas again. I've been coloring with my five megatank pens lately, and I love them, but the color range is so limited, it doesn't work for me. But I will try your method. Thanks!

Any time! I hope it works for you! X3

That makes two of us.

Thank you very much! XD The cloud doesn't seem very much like my regular style, I think. :x I might redo that drawing someday...

Confident lines? Does this mean my lines aren't shaky? (I'm sorry, I don't talk to artists much, and I don't understand a lot of the terms people use. Please don't think I'm dumb!)

It's okay, I'm completely self taught, so it took me awhile to pick up all the artist lingo too...

And yeah, confident lines means that they are clean and precise. It's considered very professional to have confident lines if that's the look you're going for.

I still love this picture though.

Well, thank you very much, then! Yes, that is something I definitely want. X3

And being self-taught is something we have in common. How neat!

I like that being self-taught gives me a more independant sense that what I make is truly my own.

Y'know?