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Deviousness `anmari has been spreading her infectious positivity throughout our community for over 6 years. Throughout this time Ana has been at the core of all things devious, passionately developing an eclectic gallery, helping organise devmeets, participating in chat events and also recently completed dedicating her time as a Community Volunteer. We are absolutely delighted to bestow the Deviousness Award for May 2013 to `anmari, congratulations! Read More
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Critically, the eyes feel a little large in comparison to the rest of the face, but I think that is more due to the fact of how white they are. It might be beneficial to give them a bit more shading as well as eyes are never completely white. I've found this tutorial to be a bit helpful and think that you might also be interested in checking it out. [link] It's just an eye tutorial by another deviant. It might also give you more of an idea on how to work with eyelashes. I think that your portrait could use some variety in that eyelashes are usually more unpredictable and less evenly spaced (unless they're the fancy fake ones people like to wear to parties
The mouth seems to be a little flat as well. I think it could use a bit more shading. The upper lip typically is a little bit darker than the lower one just because of its angle. For plumper lips, you might try doing more shading in the corners to give them a bit more of a pouty look. You might also consider making some shine on the lower lips with just little dabs of lighter colors. Here's a bit of an example for you from another deviant. [link] It's a little hard to read because it's kind of small, but it will give you some idea of another artist's method that you might find helpful.
I'm always a big proponent of learning other people's methods of doing art just in the case that it might help me to improve my own process. In the spirit of sharing, I've found some color pencil portrait tutorials so you can see some other deviants' processes that might be helpful in your own. [link] [link]
But based upon this piece, you're really improving. You should be really proud of what you've accomplished and I can really see your efforts. It's a pretty piece and it's showing some good depth and some good techniques. I think you can really take it somewhere with a few good references and some practice. Keep up the good work and thanks for showing us your art!
Your coloring lacks a little, though. Right now her skin looks a bit too (as already commented) monotone, yellow, which actually makes it look kind of like wax. If your want lifelike skin it's all about starting super light using a pink or a warm orange and then working your way through darker pink, orange, different browns, a bit of red for cheeks, and even some cold blues for shading. Trust me, it'll do wonders!
(The shading itself around the eyes works really well, though!)
The same goes for hair. Hues! More hues always!
But did I mention this really is a lovely piece?
The funny thing about this picture is it is significantly less yellow in person.
I was using peach, light brown, brown, dark blue, white, and pink for the skin.
I think I was only using black for the hair.
I appreciate the detailed feedback. c:
I think you could use a little more enhancement on the shading; she's a bit mono-tonal. It would help if there were some deeper shadows around her eyes and jaw. Also, I think it would help if you added some more detail and strands to her hair.