Iris Valentine [RP (Original character)]

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Aug 4, 2014 11:42 PM #1227234
I drew the character I made for Veir's RP, she's an archer with various kind of arrows, she also has an amazing superhuman sight.

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CnC is appreciated. I do spot something off in the head and legs' position but I can't tell exactly what is it.
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Aug 5, 2014 8:22 PM #1227653
I love it! as for the head and legs problem, the head is too far to the right and the legs are too far to the left

I don't want to be a stickler or anything, but she's shooting it wrong as well. her arm should be raised higher and her hand should be at her cheak. But that's alright :)
the effect at the tip of the arrow could have been done a bit better, but everything else looks fantastic! You did the hair perfectly.

Great job, camila, all my love
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Aug 6, 2014 2:53 PM #1228220
>Not facing the target
>Shaft of arrow seemingly glued onto the fingers of the right hand
>Using only the index finger and thumb to grip the bow
>Legs not following the hips
>Unbalanced pose
>Nothing else indicates strong wind but the hair

You could get a decent idea of an archer's pose if you spent some time googling; you really can't excuse yourself for these mistakes.

In other news your shading is noticeably flimsy. I can maybe see a light source but it mostly looks like you're dabbling darks without thinking of the underlying forms. It doesn't help that your clothing folds don't look like clothing folds, and if the shirt was flattened it would look hardly like one. The breast is done as well.

Overall a very flat drawing. You could do better than this.
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Aug 8, 2014 5:05 PM #1229431
What is the quiver attached to, looks like it's just hanging in midair behind her.
Depending on the light source location (I'm assuming top right), there should be shading on the undersides/ bottom left of most things. Notice what shading you had under the shirt/ onto the skirt? You didn't do the same thing from the skirt onto the pants, though you should have.
Proper posture for firing an arrow:
-Left hand closed around the bow, arrow resting on top
-Left arm straight out, usually in the desired starting angle for the arrow
-Right hand: two or three fingers holding the bowstring back, with the arrow nocked in between the index and middle finger
-Right forearm should be above the backarm (?) at an angle, with the right hand close to the cheek
-Eyes forward and locked on target
-Legs split, but mostly perpendicular to the ground
-Left leg should be behind the right one and forward more
Here's a pic for clarification:
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Here's another:
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Hope this helps :D