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That is called the Artist's Curse. You work on a piece and you improve while doing so and so you don't notice the difference... because you improved. If you don't like drawing for the art of story telling or emotion feeling then you're into art for the wrong reason I think.

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#FFFFFF or #222222, but that is just one rule of thumb. If neither of those really stick out then experiment with borders and drop shadows using the opposite color. It's hard to really say the improvement will be noticeable I've only told you about 1 part of making a good signature (the typography).You really want to try and aim for having most of the elements of design represented well in the piece.

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General rule of thumb: Don't use green text.

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You can't really teach someone how to shade. The only thing you can do is teach them how to take what they know and apply it to digital painting. To learn to shade you have to draw from life. Tip 1) Stop using black for the outline. Or just stop outlining them all together. Tip 2) Get a tablet. Tip 3) Don't start learning to draw by drawing cartoons.

Well it's not awful. I do feel like you lose the figure with the clothes, but thats probably because you didn't draw a figure. You seem like you're pretty close on the human anatomy. I think you just need to do some studies if you have/aren't already doing them. Also, invest in some printer paper.

Slow down, dude. You're skipping some steps. Go back and draw fruit. Study some color theory. Do some human studies. Then try again. The things taught in art classes aren't just for laughs and giggles. Also I get the feeling that you're using a mouse to draw this... (don't use a mouse to draw on the computer).

Yes. Pretend that you are a painter using a brush and a canvas. In real life, you don't get layers.

On a scale of 1 - 10, 10 being that you'd like to make professional grade art someday even if it's just a hobby and 1 being lol w/e man, how much do you want to improve?

I'm not going to bash you for trying unusual techniques, so don't take it that way. Experimentation is the only way to truly improve. That being said, using overlays and effects on one part of the drawing makes that one part awkward. I'd highly recommend not using layer effects until you're a master artist that actually knows what overlay is doing to the art on a technical level. I'd also not recommend using the smudge tool. This is a common trap that many new digital artist fall into. Photoshop is used for multiply things. The main thing it's used for is photo manipulation. As such, 99% of Photoshop's tools are designed for photos, not drawings. I'd highly HIGHLY recommend you stick with just the brush and eraser tool for EVERY part of the drawing. Lastly the texture on the hair, while being good, does not work with the drawing. It is very out of place against Pinkie's skin. If you are going to do that to the hair then I'd recommend doing something similar to the skin otherwise it just looks fabricated.

Hmmm, for you, I'd recommend doing a single layer painting. I think that task would help you the greatest. Simply put, do the entire drawing on ONE layer. No making temporary layers for effects or anything like that. All on one layer. Additionally I'd recommend trying out some planer analysis when shading. The best way I've found to do this is to use a square brush on 90% - 100% opacity and no smaller than the tip of your pinkie finger at any given time. This forces your to draw the overall color rather than attempting to draw each color. Also increase the contrast on the drawing by like 20% 80% and no I don't mean the contrast setting. Try painting it in black and white first. Reasoning: It seems like you're focusing too much on what you THINK should be there rather than what is actually there or in this case what would actually be there. Cartoons are a bit tricky in this instance. You smooth every color which is leading to a very... glossy/smooth look add that to the low contrast and your shading just looks like 1 color. GL, yo!

Umm, do you have a tablet? Or are you using a mouse?

You should, like, draw from life or from a reference. It'll help you with everything, I promise.

So regular R34 is fine then?

What is the skin? What size do you want? What is the channel about? If you want people to do stuff for you, you should definitely at least provide more information.

Is that your natural hair color or did you have to color it for the cosplay?

I have a very grumpy looking face when I'm not smiling or laughing or something. I've actually had to say this to someone who told me to put on a happy face.

Never buy the first addition of anything. I'll wait till its been tested by the public. I think this is what will be big next, but I also think it will be slow to adapt as it's rather unusual.

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