Umi

I really love the pose and everything! Very cool pic. *favs*

i like the way u got the clothing looking good

thanks!<br />
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mm yea their was an intricate border framing her in the original pic, which i didn't try drawing. so that's why her hair just fades away into nothing. i'm also not used to really defining edges to my pics, so i didn't really think about it for this one. but yea it would look better.

Woot!<br />
Actually I love the skirt most of all. I don't get to see much TV so I don't really know what she is supposed to look like, but I think the skirt and hair have plenty of detail in them. What could have helped the hair a little more though is if you defined the ends (on the top right). Leaving the negative space in the length of the hair is fine, that just indicates that the hair is being shinny, but if you leave the negative space at the end of the hair it makes it look like there just isn't hair there. Most of the time you have to define at least the boundaries of pics. The only exception I can think of right now is if you have color or a background to help show the contrast to imply to the viewer where the boundaries are. I am sure there are more exceptions as well. In order to define the boundaries, if you want to keep it light, you just need a line here and there, nothing heavy. It doesn't even have to connect to anything. I realize it will be hard - it is hair, it is SUPPOSED to be hard - but it should help if you get it correctly.<br />
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Drawing something different from the original isn't bad, actually I think it is good =) There are a million and one different ways to draw the same thing and who is to say that one way is correct?

Very nice! There's nothing wrong with changing the hair, skirt, whatnot because its more original! Nice!

thank you both very much!!

I like it! this pic of Umi is Mad cool!!<br />
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-Icy

hey, did you repost this? ^_^<br />
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anyways, i love this pic! the flowing lines and "sketchy" style suit the knight of water very well =D