Another wonderful advance with your coloring skills my beloved *kisses* This image is simply gorgeous and all the colors are alive and balanced n__n
I particulary love the way you shaded the folds on her dress, you started to have a good feel of lights and shadows. Only i see her face a little furry-like, but that probably is because you've been drawing only furries recently =P
I can only think this is your new best pencil colored image so far, and i guess you deserve another huge hug and a lot of extra cuddling n////////n Congratulations my beloved one *huge kiss*

Thanks darling n///n you are always cheering me up.I know her face looks weird, Im bad at human faces as you saw this weekend ^^u but I will be practicing more so I can improve more n__n. Thanks for your sweet comment my love, I really like to see written everything you say so tenderly to me always *kiss kiss*

She's beautiful, Shana. Those wings are awesome, and I love the design details on her tattoo and dress. ^_^

thanks sweetie n__n Im very glad you liked the tattoo and the dress, I placed a lot of effort on it. And her wings were an experiment in new wing's style =P

Nothing less than your usual beautiful detail, hon. Very nicely done.

Indeed so ^_^ I am a bit afraid to say that, but I keep running out of ideas what to say that don't sound like copy-pasted already, because you keep doing awesome work!!! X3 It really turned out excessively beautiful, my dear

Awwwwwwwww my dear n///n dont worry, everything you said does not sound like copy-pasted, believe me, its always nice to see what you write for me darling *hugs tight* Im really glad that you liked this pic n___n *nuzzles* Thank you my love

Thanks sweetie n__n I really appreciate your kind words

Anytime, hon. *hugs*

i like green for everything. XD

lol.

this is very nice shana! good job! <3

thanks sweetie n__n jejeje and eventhough I dont like green a lot, I saw in this pic that sometimes it really suits the drawing =P and gives a lot of light

OHEMEFFGEE!! BY FAR, your BEST lighting source picture yet!!!! *___________* *drool drool* I LOVE it... Holy cow--that's awesome...!! Insta-fav in my books, any day. x3
She looks -exactly- like my faerie character, Lia. ^____^ How ironic~! =3

Jejejejejejej soooo lovely as always n___n Thanks for your sweet sweet comment my dear, Im very glad that you liked it a lot, and its a nice coincidence that it looks like Lia =P maybe some time you will let me see a pic of her to check out the similarities jejejeje

This is an exqusite and beautiful pic Shana, the details are fabulous, and the effects are stunning. =+D

Now here is the part where yer gonna hate me... =+{

Actually I won't say it yet, let's see if you can see what I see. This way you may question the position of a light source when coloring. =+}

Now, look at the shining highlights you have given to the wings, then look at the shadows cast on her clothing and the tree. Where is the light source and why is it a bit opposite of the shading?

I'm not trying to be mean, as I have said, this is a hands down gorgous pic but I will always endeaor to aid you in propper technique. =+S

Dont worry, I wont hate you n__n I know that you are always trying to help me in improving my style. I know that I have some mistakes again in the source light, I was trying to place the light source from the down right side of the pic (seeing as it is right now) but I still have some problems with the correct shading with the light ^^u nyaa. Thanks for the cheers on my pic n_n and also the clue on the lightning source =P just tell me if I got right what you were aiming at

You are indeed correct. The shading on her and the tree are dead on correct. =+}

Now, the wings are a bit difficult for me to read, since their angle is being adjusted by the angle of the tree limb she sits on and her own body posture it seems. Also, there seems to be some sort of deflection in her posture that causes the size (most foreground vs. most background) of her wings, leading me to believe that the (as seen here) left wing is angled more behind her so the shiny area there would be more towards the body. The right wing is more foreground and nearly flat dimensionally to the viewer, so the shiny area would be more away from her body, to where the wing tips are more highlighted. =+}

I'll be honest with ya, shading propperly and adjusting for light source has always been a pain in my @$$. =+P

Hope that is detailed enough explanation for ya, if not just holler and I'll bring a corpse along for a snack. =+D

mmhh o.o yeah you are right.... ;___; I inverted the lights in the wings... I really need to practice more with the light, and yeah its a real pain - . - Idont know how my boyfriend make the lightning seem so damn easy on his pics...but well n__n thanks again for the help sweetie, and thanks for the corpse offering ^^u just had meal, so if you like, you can eat my part on my behalf jejejej =P

Realize this, wings are really hard since their position can easily be very different from the angle of the entity they are attached to, so don't beat yerself up over that. I also can not reccommend enough the value of those metallic nudes I told you about, the lighting differential is indeed exponential and a valuable source of refference. Heh, if yer worried about the anatomy issue, I'm still grappling with forcing myself to draw male parts. =+}

As for yer boyfriend, he is what I call a visualist (not sure if that is an actual term), BD has mentally archived real world physical effects of light, shadowing, texture... well heck you name it! Whether by purpose or not, he could probably tell you what something feels like in one of his works. =+O

Not gonna eat yers? Kewl! Double road kill buzzards for me. =+D

Yeah, I will better ask him for advice =P because he is really good at coloring with light source. Thanks for everything sweetie n___n and bon apetite

*Buuurp!!!*

Oh so tasty. =+D

Corpses are great on an empty stomach. =+P

Uh.. Oh yeah, lighting! =+}

Make sure ya ask him about "attatchments" to the target source, as they are not as predictable in their posture and light receiving properties. =+}

Ya'll are awesome artists and I'm very humbled to be trying to give advice to you. I wish the both of you the best. =+D

Very nice!

I love the coloring in this. The sheen on the wings and hair is amazing, and the folds of the dress came out very good.
I like the design of the dress too and the pattern looks great.
Her face looks a bit wide and flat, but that might just be her species. ;)
The tattoos are cool as well. :)

Thanks for all the flattering comments n__n and yeah ^^u her face looks a bit weird because Im still practicing angles and human faces =P but I will get better soon. Im very glad you liked the details I placed on the pic n__n

OMG!! SHANA!! This is amazin....i adore it!!! The wings so Blue! (I LUV blue) and y'know the grrem goes REALLY well! Amazin work Shana!

Aww thanks cutey n___n Im really glad you liked it. And woow, we have in common the liking of the color blue *w*. Thanks for the kind comment cutey n__n

Absolutely amazing! Your fantasy work is always very impressive, and it just keeps getting better and better! Beautiful work, Milady Marysol!!!

Thanks darling n___n its always nice to hear that you are improving in your style. Thanks for the lovely comment sweetie, I will try to make more fantasy works

I can't believe I haven't commented on this drawing yet, maybe I did back on DA...

Regardless, well where to begin. Her wings are gorgeous, her dress is flow-y, but I especially love the "runic symbols" on her cheeks and her dress.

hehhe thank you darling n___n you are always so kind with me. Im very glad you liked it, I really had that impulse to draw fairies *w* they are nice