CommentsDevious Comments Thanks. First of all I'm glad you like it (& thanks for saying that). And thanks for critiquing only the colors (since that's my work).
I tried to get the shading right all over, but after a while it's hard to have an objective view. I just want to get a better understanding of what you recommend, as I may try to re-work it based on your comments. I keep my highlights and shadows on separate layers, and set their transparency to what I think fits. In other words I could easily go back and rework them. So tell me do you think I should add more highlights and shadows to the face, or make what's on the body more transparent? (I guess since it's on the same layer as the cloth though, I'd have to change that since you think the shading on the cloth is good the way it is, right?) What do you think would improve the highlights on the cloth? I'm glad you like the background pic.  Thanks again for the critique. Since I've seen your work & know it's quality I trust your opinions. -- If you like PowerGirl, then you've got to have a look at my Gallery: [link] I also do digital color commissions [details]  OK well to make this better i think what would have to happen is, you would have to use a different shading technique then the one you are using now. It looks like you are using plain black at a hi opacity and flow. Then you adjust the transparency of the layer to thin out the shadows.
I can only assume that's the case here. What would be better is instead of using strait black (or nearly black) is to use several tones of darker shades of the skin tone to slowly work the shadows in. That way the shadows have skin tone as well instead of being just a colorless black. You also don't need to adjust the layer transparency if you are using the brush tool with a low Opacity and flow settings ether. I like to set them to around 30% each or so when I color. If you want I can email you some screen shots of what I mean. Oh and its the same for the highlights. Dont use strait white. Use brighter color of red for the cape, that eases into white. If your shading and highlights keep going from color to white or black so fast she tends to look Grey and lifeless. -- I have two turntables and a microphone baby want to be my D.J.  My Clubs! [link] Razielim-clan [link] Houston Club [link] comic artist club Here I posted a super fast visual aid to try and show what I mean. Its here in my scraps [link] Ill delete it after you see it. This took my literately like three minuets to do, so its not very good. But I think it shows what I was trying to say. Now if this just isn't your style and you don't like the way I color that's fine to I don't mind. not everyone colors the same. I was never told how to color anything, I am completely self taught. So if some of my advice is off sorry! lol.
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The over all color mix is both aesthetically pleasing and give a feeling of a traditional comic book style pallet. The skin tone seems to have a little to much Grey and white in the shading and highlights in the body, as to make it not match the face, and it seems to give her a pale goth look.
While the shading is well placed and used to show lighting direction. This is put to its best use on the cloth of her suit. Although the highlights seem to be lacking the same level of care.
The bright background adds a nice feeling of depth and angle that this picture was definitely needing. It seems to suit the colors and feeling if the caricature as well.
Over all a pleasing mix of color and lighting dynamics.