Pretty cool. Good job. I think the dragon on his chest should've been red.
You could've used more self-shadowing.
5/5 Dragon Points.

I would say you are getting better. I like this coloring way more than your ones of Sonya. I still thinks it needs a little more shading though. Great job tho man, his sword glowing red was an excellent touch. 5/5

It's getting better now.

But it's still too pail.

Here, this comparison might help you out.









Just look at the difference in contrast=lights and darks.

there is a full range of shades from pure white to pure back.

what you are doing is gray, and that's it.



I would suggest you just mess around with shading on a sketch.

Just something that only you will be looking at, so you don't have to be afraid of going to the extremes.



Look at pictures, and pay close attention to how they are shaded.

You might want to try and copy some of them too, that would help.


Jap anime can help too, the shading is split to 2 to 5 basic parts.

Base color/or base shade = same thing.
Dark Shadow

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Base color
Light shadow
Dark Shadow

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Base color
Light shadow
Dark Shadow
Pure black
Highlight


The style depends on the lighting.






Also just in case, check the settings on your computer screen. If it's too dark, then you will color extra light.

You have done some shading in this piece. It's not that noticable, but it's looks nice. You still need to work on it, but I see that you're gonna get the handle eventually. Both of you did a good job!

Rating: 5/5

GD

Bleed - Thanks for all the useful pointers, I didn’t realize how pale it was until I saw your comparison. I’d been comparing it to my older (paler) pictures, and not ones with good coloring. I’ve got a few pictures I’m working on at the moment and aren’t happy with that I might play around with for a while using your suggestions.

NP, glad I could help.

good job 5/5

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