I've been experimenting with shading styles:



How's the new look? Ignore the messy lineart.

Made in PS CS5. Started the sketch yesterday and finished today.

If you want to see more of my art, check out my DA account:

http://gryphoniss.deviantart.com/

Why the hell would you bother to color a sloppily line-arted piece?
If im no mistaken, head is a little big.
Neck is awkwardly turned.
What are the 2 things sticking out his ass? are those feathers?
Legs too aligned imo,especially hind ones.looks like he's missing one (Ignore this if he is)
Still, very very nice.
8/10

-tor1g0d

Well, I did say it was a COLORING EXPERIMENT, didn't I? I just wanted to whip something up quickly so I could focus on the coloring, since it takes me a couple of hours to do lineart D:

Yeah, the head is a bit big. I have no clue what you're seeing, but the only thing sticking out of this thing's butt is its tail. I drew the legs like that because it saved time. I didn't feel like shading more limbs, so I left out the other hind limb.

God, I sound like I'm whining, don't I? Well, I just didn't make it super clean and interesting because I was being lazy and wanted to do the bare minimum.

Thanks for the reply XD

Better than some of your others, but your shading theory is still off.



Also, when you shade, try to use more dominate colors for shading and highlights.
for example, if you have a red-ish mid tone, use a light pink for the high lights and a dark purple-ish red for the shade. That way you have a more detailed pallet then stagnate colors.

Thanks so much for the red line : D

I've edited it according to your tips:

A lot better. You still to work on the depth, but it looks a lot better. Keep practicing!