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The princess and the sailors daughter

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My part of the art trade with :iconplutoniumpresumtuide: - I finally finished it and hope you like it, :iconplutoniumpresumtuide:!

Those two are her OC´s Ethel (red haired) and Lapin (grey/blue haired) standing in front of a ship in a harbour. Lapin is in a good mood and has just told Ethel an inappropriate joke. Ethel does not like These kind of jokes, so she can only sigh about it (she won´t ever blame Lapin for telling such jokes, because she has a crush on her and those jokes are part of how Lapin is)

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Picture itself belongs to me
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Canon
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CanoScan LiDE 210
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Hello, I come from :iconprojectcomment:. My tag word was "people" and I chose this one because it included more than one person but also because it shows friendship/companionship/trust/love between people.  Ethel and Lapin look like a duo I would support XDD  

Firstly, I like the designs of the characters :) and I always love a female character in a more masculine attire ;)  You did a good job in using references for Ethel's dress and Lapin's outfit.  I personally think that Ethel's dress is, however, the highlight of the piece from how well it's done. Keep using references;  I think it brings out the best in you :)  I also like how you boldly coloured their outfits as well, making them stand out against the more pale and roughly colored background.  

As for things you can improve on, I say anatomy is number 1.  You did good in using a stock reference for illustrating this, but I feel that the length of both characters' arm was not referenced properly.  You drew them a little bit short.  The characters' lower body could also be longer.  I see this more clearly with Lapin where she seems to be missing the pelvis part of her body or her thighs are shorter compared to her shins.  

Another thing you should work on is perspective, but I see that CoattailsOfJustice (below me) has already pointed it out.  

I see from your other work that coloured pencils are the main tools you use for this, and that makes me glad because I think there are  fewer people who use them and would rather do digital instead. With that said, I am one of those people who hasn't used coloured pencils for 5 years.  In any case, I hope you continue using them.  My suggestion for your coloring would be to color in the direction of the object.  For example, I look at your wooden ship and there are criss cross strokes of the pencils, which makes the wood look less natural.  Same thing with the blue sky, there are criss cross marks of the pencil instead of more smooth blending.  If you want a tip for seamless blending of pencils, colour more slowly and in a circular motion.

Finally, I would also suggest that you scan your drawings because the colours you've put into the drawing will not show itself properly and would look dull.  Like, the white paper you've originally used would end up looking grey and all your original colours wouldn't look as bold.  If you don't have a scanner, then try setting up a white light above your drawing and taking a picture of it. 

Hope this helps!  Besides technical problems, I do like this piece of yours.  Keep going :)

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