A&D- Page 1

Well, the first time I shaded it I went over it with white colored pencil, which killed it. Then I had a meltdown. XDDD But then I fixed it, and 'twas all good. But thankies!

Wowie-zowies!!! Such great shading!!! And for some reason I really love the face and expression on the guy on the upper right panel! Gives me the feeling of uberly smexy smartass-y kinda enigmatic guy!!! O.O;; uh...if that makes any sense at all...yeah, it should *laughs*
Everything looks really great! I couldn't do anything like this in a pink fit! Great job! I look forward to the next page with bated breath and excited fidgeting (maybe some squeals too for Lael-darling and Adin-kun ^_^;;)

Thankies! I've actually changed the shading a bit and am going to upload the changed page sometime soon- it really does look a bit better. ^^ And that dude . . . XD Can't say a word 'bout him. He's a spoiler. <3 But thanks, he's an ultra-shmexy-mysterious dude. I love/hate him to death. ^^

Ah, don't be silly. I can imagine your manga being ultra-adorable! ^^ Your character designs are too awesome for it not to be great. I actually have quite a few pages planned, but five more need to be sketched and two need to be fully shaded. Don't worry, I'll have them to you some point soon! There's plenty of Lael, but takes a few pages for Adin to show up. =3 *loves* Thankies for ze comment! ^^ <333

It looks awesome^^ I'm definitly going to read this :)
I think you did a pretty good job with the shading and the character design. Proves that you don't need photoshop to create good-looking mangas :P

Really? Thankies! ^^ I'm actually going back and reshading the pic a little bit to change what I hated about it, so I can edit it and stick that one up instead. (You can do that, right? ^^;;) I like yours much butter, but thanks a bunch! <333

Yay, first page! :'D Is the guy in front the same one from that first comic you did? Your character designs always look so cool. *jealous*

Don't give up! Night scenes can be hard, and it looks pretty damn good to me. Keep going, you'll get the hang of it. You're off to a great start already. <3

Yesh, it is. =3 I've changed him a little, though. ^^ He's uuber-mysterious again. <3 He's fun.

Thankies! <333 I'll do my best.

Awwwwww~ it's not nearly that terrible, dear. Really. The bodies look pretty darn good to me, and the landscape is really cool!
I think what really lessens the effect of this page is no value change. I mean, yeah, the clouds are lighter than the night sky which is darker than the hills, but it's all one flat base. Now, particularly in the last panel, would be an excellent place to put that light source thing into play! Where's your light source? The moon, of course. Don't make it so gray; the moon is white, and in a b&w picture, it's pretty darn close to all-white. Don't be afraid to show that!
Now, where else would you have highlights? On the clouds by the moon, of course, at the edges of them and perhaps a little less near the center. You may not think about it, but there's really differences in the lighting of the sky focused on the moon; near the moon, the sky should be slightly lighter, but the further away you move, the darker it gets.
And don't forget to shade the surfaces. The hill's left side (our left) would be dark, and the other side lighter at the top but darkening as you move down, y'see?
And you can also apply this idea to the other panels of the page. Pick out a few small, bright highlights on the characters (usually in the hair) and make sure they still somewhat stand out from the background.
Also, a good tip here would be to darken as you move down the picture, vertically. The further down you go, the less light there is, right? Try to remember that, and to apply it to your picture here. Otherwise, the objects in the panels all look much too flat. A single darker shadow could really help accent your picture and make it more realistic. :)

But hey, I personally still think it's pretty nice. :) Don't give up; keep trying! Nice page so far, and I'm loving your beautiful bishies. :D

. . . I tried my best on the shading, I really did. And I do recognize the light source. Looks like I'm just too much of a moron to shade correctly. I should just give up on this manga since I'm just a moron who doesn't know how to do anything.

But thanks for saying that you like it.

AWWWWWWWWWWWWWW
Honey, no, don't say that. I'm terribly sorry; I totally know what you were going for. I'm sorry I couldn't pick up on your shading~ maybe it was the scanner? But please, don't give up don't give up~ you're really amazing. Seriously. You're MY role model, did you know that?? You try out new things and attempt to better yourself so much more than I do... I bash my head against walls and still don't learn my lesson. (And you still draw better female figures, hahaha.)

Don't give up. Please. *hug*
And, it's not all your fault! Do you have a variety of shading pencils? 6Bs and 8Bs will give you hugely different effects from using regular HB pencils, so a lot of shading (like the professional kind you see) is done with artist-grade material.
I love your art though, and your characters, and your style!! Don't you stop now!! You're not silly or stupid in any way. :(

Nah, 'tis okay. It really wasn't as good as I thought it was. ^^;; The scanner mushed it a little, but it still needs work.I'll change that on the next page, though. And since I love you to death, I won't give up! I'ma try my best. Maybe it'll look better next time. XD

. . . Seriously? o.O Silly child, you're teh awesomness! You're my mentor-lady. <333 And you're totally amazing in every way possible. I LUVE you! ^^

And nuu, I don't have any different pencils beside the normal ones. I'll try to get my hands on some, but until then it'll all be done with a normal pencil. ^^;; Blegh. But thank you so much, you lifted me back up! I luve you! X3 *loveslovesloveslovesloves*

....Basically, I agree with Trinity-san, haha. I do really like it, though. At least you put some effort into it, which is more than I could say for that comic I started a while back. You're certainly much improved ^^ <3

I tried my best at shading, and it still looks crappy. ^^;; Right, so my confidence is shot to hell . . . I don't even know what to do now. Blegh. I liked your comic better. ^^;; But thanks a lot, really. =3