Harley Quinn Arkham City - Need Color Advice

[Axel]

http://sketchymcdrawpants.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/133-1-18-2011-harley-quinn-arham-city-3-5.jpg

http://sketchymcdrawpants.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/133-1-18-2011-harley-quinn-arham-city-3.jpg

I'm feeling like the color on her face isn't working well with the pencils. Any advice on making this work? face and hair are done-ish, everything else is still in early stages.

Full pencils here: CLICK (http://sketchymcdrawpants.wordpress.com/2011/03/16/132-arkham-city-harley-quinn-pencils/)

[Littleberu]

Great work! Check out for her left eye, something is wrong about it.

I feel the lower lip is wrong in your drawing. I think it might be too thick on the right side of her face, if that make sense. The crease also doesn't help ; it's too dark or thick. Maybe attenuate that a bit, and add some pink-ish shade to her cheeks and nose. You might have something a little more skin like.

Watch out for the "smudge effect" as I call it, especially this early when blocking colors. Just go with general shapes of your shading first, and then add details later. I say that because I always get lost when I go into smudging at the beginning.

Someone else might say otherwise, but that's just my honest opinion! :)

Good work!

[Axel]

thx! I'll work on those, don't know how the pink is gonna work out since her face is painted white but I'll try it and see how it looks.

[Axel]

http://sketchymcdrawpants.files.wordpress.com/2011/03/133-1-18-2011-harley-quinn-arham-city-31.jpg made a few changes based on advice. thoughts?

[Atzo]

It's lacking some vibrancy, and looks like all the different parts were colored and shaded separately (hope that makes sense)?
Try some simpler/sharper shadows maybe, and playing around with color tints in your lights and shadows could help pull it together more.

[semsei]

few tips: never color with a pure white BG and set a specific light (bright day, cloudy, exterior, interior, artificial lights, sunset) it will help you harmonize all the colors.
gl

[ReggieR3mote]

Looking good man. Adding in a little flesh tone to face added a lot for being so sudtle. I think you're doing a good job with the face overall, you're really "turning the form," her face feels really dimensional.

[Axel]

great tips, thanks! I'll use them.

[Axel]

Finally finished this: http://www.penciljack.com/forum/showthread.php?109348-Harley-Quinn-Arkham-City-%28finished%29&p=1221970#post1221970