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i chose my courses last april :M hur hur~

finished

Not technically a WIP, but I pop these out in a 20 minute sitting. xD



I'm thinking of going back to my old drawing style, but with a lot more freedom.

Got a tablet yesterday...

Plummy: Looking great so far! I like it better without the dragon/phoenix in the sky. ^^ And I think continuing with the patterns is a good idea.

My suggestion is to separate the figures and the background a bit more by using saturation and contrast. Right now, the background has just as much contrast and saturation as the foreground, AND they share a similar color palette.

Here are some extreme examples of how to separate the FG and the BG: [x] [x] [x]

I don't think you were going for such extreme separation, though. Here are some less extreme ones.
[x] -- Think of the dude in the back as a part of the background.
[x] -- The building in the back VS the building in front
[x] -- The far background has extreme separation, but look at that one tree in the middleground.

Not all pictures need their FG and BG separated. This is a good example where FG and BG have a similar palette and level of contrast. I think your picture would benefit from more separation because the figure is all over the image (not necessarily a bad thing), and the background has a lot more going on.

That's it about the FG/BG issue... My only other suggestion would be to reduce color compartmentalization, i.e. make the colors interact with each other more.

Thank you both for the advice! <3

The reason I have the dragon and the phoenix in the background is as follows:



So with that in mind, would it be worth to keep them? Or should I just forget the whole "enemies" part? Or perhaps represent it in a different fashion? (i.e. a fire in the forest, since phoenix = fire, and dragon = wood)

Keiiii: Thank you so much for the in-depth advice! I agree 100% about the FG/BG thing and will definitely be making changes. :]

Ienahria: From what I've gathered, most seem to agree about the Kimono and I think I'm going to add a bit of detail to her breast areas and a bit on the sleeves.

And thank you! Assuming I stick to the schedule, I should be finished by the end of August.

Hmm, what if you turned them into clouds? Like, dragon-shaped cloud "fighting" phoenix-shaped cloud? (Might wanna show more of the sky if you take this route)

new wip .A.



I tried to fix up her pose but did the changes really make any difference :[ could i have perhaps made the pose worse OTL when i put them side by side i have my doubts. But i thought the first was too arced in the back. Now i think the new is too thin OTL