[merylsilverburg]

Originally posted by Gadzoox

WOWO!!!

You said you had troubles with the guy? The black haired guy?! HE'S GORGEOUS!!!

This is really really really great! You've managed to get two characters on one page and they don't compete for attention (though that black haired guy just sucked me right in!) and their proportions relate to each other perfectly, something I couldn't do if my life depended on it!

Thanks a lot! I'm glad Kyo caught your eye! The only reason why I said I had trouble with him is because it's hard to find pictures of him (anime-style) and I only had the manga to refer to (which the drawings are different, like all mangas are). So, it took me about 6 days to draw him and only 1 day to draw Kenshin (guy on the left). O_o;;;
The proportions being right is by luck, honestly. At first, I wanted Kenshin to be the focus and Kyo in the background. But as I kept drawing, Kyo just turned out a bit larger (due to his hair) and so I kept it that way. I'm glad it turned out okay.

The shading looks great, just keep at it and you'll get the hang of it soon enough, though it looks amazing right now!


Actually, here's a link to a really good tutorial on hair shinies (I think) and colouring cell style that's easy to follow and done by a friend of mine! It helped me quite a bit!

https://www.kina-ink.com/indexold.html

Go to 'tutorials' and there are a bunch in there!

Good luck and don't give up!!!

Thanks for the link! I must check it out and practice...took me a whole week just to get the shading done right in this picture. -_- The tutorial will make my life easier, LOL.

Thanks for the feedback everyone, I appreciate it!