I like her back

I would cut that "c0c00n" out from her hair. (#Short_Hair_F3tish)

i'm a bit useless when it comes to drawing hair ends :p this whole piece is a cheat lmaooo. dress fade out because i couldnt figure out how to draw legs, sleeveless cos i didnt want to draw fabirc folds, back because im tired of drawing faces etc etc LOL

the lighting on her is really nice. smooth~ edit on: shark constellation, o_o wow.. i like XD

It's still so pretty *_*

Although that shade on elbow on right arm looks a bit as she was injured, hmmm... but I generally love the smooth lines of her back and arms <3

thanks XD it took a bit of trial and error haha

(shark constellation cos who would azure fang be without cancer lmao)

oh yea it's too yellow XD

but i lost track of the layers and i gave up trying to fix it lol

thanks for the comment! glad u like it hehehe

I'm actually getting "little mermaid" vibes from this (thought it was a mermaid!Azure at first lol)

and the yellow's not too bad, you could always just put a layer on top of everything else and less-yellow it with a semi-transparent brush? xD

And nice; coloring more realistically is actually pretty fun--Although [feel free to ignore this if you want, I ain't an expert ;D], I've found from personal experience, when doing painting-style (vs y'know, the more stylized anime works) is to reduce layers. Stay as close to actual painting as you can, and it's surprisingly easier lmao. If you aren't sure before changing something, copy the entire layer and put it in a "backups" folder. I've been trying to reduce layers as well, but still can't do all-in-one-layer

Usually aim for (and end up with more XD) something like this:

maybe 2-4 on top or under everything for filters/background/details/edit fixes.

highlights + more hair texture on another,

clothing(depends on intricacy, if it's simple it goes on the skin layer),

skin/eyes/base hair on one layer,

a draft,

and backups folder.

But this is just my personal preference XD

OMG
*y ladyyyyyyyyy

how are u so perceptive??? hahahahahaha

you're right lol some of my inspiration for this was a man sitting by the sea, and i did consider doing a mermaid version. but then it all kind of got squished into 1 picture XD

i did actually put a blue overlay on the skin layers...but not all...lol rip

i use like 2-3 layers for shading alone cos im scared and i dont want to mess shlt up ;-; and a backups folder is a good idea why didnt i think of that hahahaha

thank you for all the advice XD feedback is always appreciated unless otherwise stated :p

HAHAHAHAHAHA

So pretty! :) <3

thank you XD

That shark constellation remind me to get ready to get chaos from her *********.
UwU nice art btw <#

hahahahaa thanks XD

Thank you for your tips on painting style coloring, I appreciate it! And yes, reducing layers can definitely help make the process smoother and closer to actual painting. I'll keep your advice in mind and experiment with different layering techniques to find what works best for me. Thank you again