by Geckojira » Tue Jun 22, 2004 1:09 am
Suggestions? Hmn! Well, you already have an identifiable style. I think you could accentuate it with some highlights and clothing detail. => You seem to use two tones at most, one for the base color, and one for the shading. To give a little more depth to the coloring, adding a third highlight does wonders! :> That's if you're going for the classic cel-coloring style.
Considering clothing detail, if you think your style is too 'bare', you could try adding more in the way of fold lines to your clothing. It's something I'm still learning, and I've been appreciating it a lot. Just try to study how clothing falls on a person, and how it wrinkles and warps, and try to convey that in your drawings. You don't have to be excessive since anime is an almost minimalist style in ways, but a little here and there can go a long way.
Other than... I dunno! All artists tend to progress at their own pace. For me, I found that taking chances with drawings is very helpful. I used to fear foreshortening with a passion, and would avoid doing any sort of dynamic pose in case the end image looked wonky. But recently, I've started experimenting, and I've liked the results. My best advice would be to just try out new things, and go with what you end up liking. So far, I think your crisp and clean style lends itself superbly to comic-style artwork. I have trouble reproducing the same character twice. =P