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Autumn awakening

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-done in GIMP
-with computer mouse
-abt 12 hours of work

I use brushes from : [link]

Hope you like it...
i respect every constructive critique and feedback so i can improve more, of course :)
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I'm always so happy whenever I see someone who actually shades with colors ;) The purple on the skin brings out a lot more shape than gray shadings ever could, and I'm sure you notice that :) I also see hints of reflected light here, not sure if it's intentional or not though, but that's also really great! :)
You chose a really hard pose to draw, which is another giant plus! Always experiment and try things you're not too comfortable with if you get that kind of ideas :)

I have a few pointers for you though, mostly just about the drawing under the pic, you'll be getting more used to coloring and stuff on your own, and I don't really know any digital techniques myself... :)
So first off, a little about
:bulletpink: Anatomy.
You generally made very good proportions here, and I'm thrilled to see some bone structure in the torso! Many people even forget tho think about bones at all. However, the torso is bending a little bit unnaturally, if you look at pictures, you'll see that we actually bend in an almost pointy angle towards the back (if you know what I mean). And the belly will have a pretty straight outline where the ribs end, there are no muscles or anything that will support a rounded arch like that. This here: [link] is pretty much the only picture I managed to find to illustrate what I mean, but you can see that there's a pretty sharp angle on the back, all you need to do is draw it a little bit more extreme :D
It might be the black toes, but her feet also look a little short. You can measure the correct size of feet against the length of her lower arm, you can try it on yourself if you're flexible enough ;)

:bulletpurple: Shading and light.
Like I said, it's awesome that you're using purple for the shadows in this picture already :) Remember that black usually just makes the rest of the colors dull and it usually removes the volume of objects and surfaces. Your pictures will have more volume if you will base it on clean and clear colors like, pinks, yellows, reds or orange for highlitghs, and purple, blue, green and turquoise for the shading. Some stronger contrasts might be needed on the main character at least in this picture, and since the shading and middle color is there, the only thing missing are some highlights, to strengthen the impression :)

I have two awesome tutorials in my favs that I always link to when it comes to digital artists (and in some cases, traditional as well) here they are:
:bulletblack: [link]
:bulletblack: [link]

Both are basically about color theory, but they complement each other, the first one discusses color schemes in a really clear way and comes with a few exercices and the second one talks a lot about shading and reflected light.

I hope I helped you a little bit, but do keep working! I think you're doing a great job :)