Digital Coloring Practice by MaRaMa-TSG

awesome pic. love the background

nice job!!! very good job capturing the style of the older sonic like from sonic cd!

Wow,this is amazing,Sonic looks so awesome,and I like his shadow on the ground as well , I am faving

Really nice ^^

yaaay

cool i like it

I love it ^^

Greetings, Marama. It is good to see your work slowly returning.

(Looking at all that I have in this post, I joke thus: *Opens her big mouth and starts chargin' her lazzor*)

Perhaps I could offer my thoughts, though I fear they would border on repetition of the obvious. That aside, I will speak my mind.

In my view, the focus here is not so much Sonic as it is the background and your mention of the entire work being digitally created which you seem to have stressed. First, I would ask whether you had any further material in mind, such as any ideas as to composition? There is always something to be seen in the creation of a work - how much we can incorporate among our many creative compulsion, both meant for the page and not - and also seen in a work once complete. By the views of others, we are often led to see new interpretations which may seem to us brilliant for their difference, and how obvious they should have been to us at first.

The picture itself seems idyllic, a peaceful scene, and quite natural to a character such as Sonic. You and others are much more familiar with his general styles and convention of appearences, so I will leave that thought alone. As to Sonic, my first quarrel with the image at large is the lighting. The shadows on his body seem to indicate a general summer light - sun from above. However, his shadow indicates a strong light from off-picture in the foreground. This conflicts widely with the shadows of his gloves, and moreso with such areas as his legs, shoes, and the last quill of the back of his head. The hard shadow also does not quite dissipate across it's surface, it is warped in a few areas, which is consistent with the grass and other matter, but it's angle seems to indicate a steep rise in the landscape.

Of the landscape: the choice of grass and leaves adds much texture, stock-brushes though they are. The one point of disharmony concerning the vegetation is the background tree at mid-right in the picture. It's plain brushing makes it seem out of place; some minor texture of leaves, or even simple stippling, across it would alleviate that. The water is the second trouble. You've done well to use a set of lines for it to have a sense of direction and flow, but it is not in harmony with the ground, nor is a direction indicated. Generally in areas of motion with water, there is much turbulence. For a gentle stream, water tends to be more calm and reflective, usually showing some form of whatever is under the water, such as a bed of pebbles, etcetera. The presence of your ridge of dirt nearby indicates strong erosion; though a common depiction, usually such areas could be diversified with stones, strata, or overhanging vegetation. Near rivers, bodies or bars of sand, dirt, or sediments are also quite common, and could add variety, depending on landscape.

The sky is another matter. With distance, or at least the presence of the horizon, a haze of mist might make an interesting feature, moreso where cloud distance is meant to be portrayed. The bases of clouds can vary with wind, ceiling, and pressure effects. In larger cumulonimbus, the base tends to be rather flat, with the rest of the rising volume moving upwards, usually also reaching a ceiling of it's own. Cirrus tend to be high up, becoming wispy with high wind... Or, in cool temperatures, such 'celing' of the clouds tends to become a little indistinct. A tinge of grey or blue in the bases can indicate volume, as can the bright, icy tops of clouds. Clouds can also be in the shadows of others, making them seem dark. Clouds also cast shadows in some cases(which is always neat to see), while I find that low, rain-laden clouds tend to appear rather dark, regardless of their lighting.

As a last note, that ring comes across as seeming like a piece of mango plastic, humor in mind. A simple trick, such as adding reflection to it, such as Sonic's deep blue, some green, and a touch of light on the top, including blue sky, might also help. Usually metallic things have a greater hardness of image, with little soft blending at all.

Hopefully the thoughts have been helpful, Mara. I feel I am missing much of what I should be saying, but for now this has consumed enough time. Good luck in your future works, and I look forward to anything else you might have to show.

Amazing work, I really love the feel of it, im not good with critiques but I can't help but notice sonics spikes are unusually short, even at that angle.