Milena

Thanks, dude. =3 You gotta come hang out sometime.

'Kay. And I know that! Just miss you sometimes. =3

. . . . Oh, dear. o.O *foreboding thoughts*

But holy shoot, seriously, you do a sketch and THEN convert it? Because all I know is that those lines are SUPER-CLEAN. D: Like, super-super-super clean. D: WHOAH MAN. ♥♥♥
(I saw you on the front page and was like... THAT'S SHERA. IT'S GOTTA BE. *CLICK*) ;D

And dude, I love this! Your shading with Paint really is super-clean and wonderful, and I still love the folds an details you do. The outfits you design still blow my mind. Awesome, dear. ;D

Well, a little more compicated. XP I change the lineart to a different color, then manually use the line tool and black to create those lines. =3 Then I just get rid of all the lineart I don't want, in that different color, and I'm good. ^^

(XDDD I'm famous! XP I can always recognize your art too. =3)

Really? Thank you! ^^ I still can't do those subtle and thin folds like you can, but I'm getting slightly better. =3 This outfit's been around for five years. =0 XDDD Thank you so much, darling! <333

Wow, you really take a lotta care into that, huh? ;D
Hun, I think, you might as well give a shot at free-lining it with mouse. ;D Some mice are pretty tough to work with, but with bezier tool, just rough the sketch in a lighter color, then go over it with black, then paintbucket and clean up the sketchiness! :) I think it'd work wonders. It just takes a little getting used to, and even now, I tend to get real frustrated with my mouse sometimes, sooo~ :(

Ummmmm I don't want to sound like an asshole, or like I'm putting you down or anything, but... could I start off with a few suggestions for your lineart and style?
I usually don't mind hitting people up if their anatomy and everything is just terrible, but that's not really mostly the problem with you, since you've got a pretty good sense of it. But when I start to talk to people like you about your art style, I know it can be really frustrating, because that's how people have built up the way they draw, and you won't want to listen. (I know I don't, lol ;D )
But... could I breeze over a few quick tips for ya? Just small things... slightly anatomical, yes, but I think it'd be useful. You up for it?
I know style is a lot of a personal thing. If I point out something I have a problem with, most people go, "what? What's wrong with the way I draw eyes??" So, I'll try to back off, because I do like your style, but... a lot of it is just letting an artist try out their own styles and develop as they please. So... the tips I give, I hope I won't be crushing your creativity, just making a few tweaks to smoothen it out along the way. As you keep drawing, you'll develop into realizing how certain things go, but some things will stay your own.
...Um... I'm confusing myself. ;_____;
But... anyway, you wanna? ;D
If you don't, though, seriously, it's all right by me. Just nudge me down a notch, dear. XD

It actually doesn't take as long as you'd think. =3 But I do try. That sounds like a good idea. =3 My mice usually end up bein evil to me, though.

Yeah, I guess. Fatima and Kit have already told me that my faces are getting too long and people are getting too manly, even the girls. I just don't know how to correct it, and it's really depressing. I've been sick for the past couple of days, so news like this is really depressing, especially since I can't seem to stop drawing in this fashion.

But yeah, I wouldn't mind more tips. I actually thought that my art was half-decent, but I guess I have a long way to go before it's passable.

UGH! NO! NONONONONONO!
It's not like that, really, dear, and I think they're NOT MANLY. It's just a change from the chibi style, honestly. >:( And it takes time to get used to it! There are so many different styles, though, so really, go out and find your own. But I do like the bodies you do. >:(

Honestly, and with the effort you put into it--!! Seriously. You're on your way, and opening up your "Artist's eye." But it's just gonna take a lot, trust me. Think I'm down with what I draw? Hoo, no way. It's a long and arduous struggle the whole way, as I've learned. :( But... persevere! ;v; You've totally got what it takes. ♥

Anyway, let's see...
You've jumped right into anatomy real fast, so there are some things to be tweaked and set straight.
The problem Tima and Kit probably picked up on was that your people are indeed a little long. Long limbs are fine in anime, but still, keep to the most basic rule of thumb: the body is usually around 7 "heads." Just take Milena's head here, and measure it out along the body! You actually have... 8, at a guess. Maybe even a little more. I know you don't really wanna draw 7 ovals to start out your pic, so most times, just do it the other way. Draw your rough sketch, then just check to make sure it's 7 heads. If it's over, start shortening. :/ I used to have super-long bodies too, though it was mostly at the waists. Haha, their waists were just like straps of rubber~ >_<
But anyway, just a little thing to look out for, got it? ;)

Um, as for a few points to go over..
First, hair. Your hair has gotten really good by the way, just so you know. Much more natural and smooth-flowing, and really pretty. ;D
But about the bangs and top of the hair:
Remember, hair has partings! Even though hair grows from all over our heads, it all falls down along certain lines due to gravity. They can't just suddenly swish to one side or whatever. And peoples' hair usually follows patterns; in guys with short hair perhaps, near the top-back of their hair, you might notice swirls. It's just the way the hairs flow. http://img162.imageshack.us/img162/3711/hairvq4.png
Get it?

For arms, I like to add just a little bit more muscle tone, so it doesn't look so stiff and unnaturally smooth. Arms naturally follow a series of ovals; I'm pretty bad at these myself, but it generally goes: http://img520.imageshack.us/img520/3157/armski1.png
(lol wow I'm lazy)
But honestly, you've got most of the arms thing down. It's just the left shoulder of hers that's a little stiff in my eyes... pixel art is bad in that the straight lines are super-straight, sooo~ :/

On the earlier-mentioned subject (I think), the fold at the ankles is still really sharp. Just a little more tweaking...
http://img210.imageshack.us/img210/487/legsqr5.png

Anyway. Really, just a few tiny things. I... I think I'll tackle any stylistic issues later, blergh. >>; *lazy* Or if I do, I'll note it to you on dA. D8

Seriously though, you're really good. SERIOUSLY, DEAR.
I'm just two baby half-steps ahead of you, so I can look back and point out the potholes you should avoid. ;D It wasn't too long ago I was drawing with even worse anatomical errors, and I'm still working them out, honest. >>; (I don't use the guidelines you see me draw up there... I'm too lazy, LOL)

But anyway. Also, don't go disliking Tima and Kit. Everyone sees the world through different eyes, so just let 'em know you're gonna stick through with it. ;D
And hell, you're free to take opinions from them, too. Who knows who really knows what's good for ya?? D8
I'm just one voice. :p

Anyway, chew those over a little? I'll try to just check up on little points like this. :)

Luv ya and your art, dearie~♥

Thanks. =3 It means a lot to me when you help! It just depresses me a bit, 'cause . . . well, my self-esteem's kinda ickeh as it and, and when everything I do wrong gets pointed out I get a little depressed. But nuu more self-depracation! I must persevere! >.< The rest of the Chosen pics were drawn at the same time, though, so they'll likely have similiar problems. I just don't wanna redraw them AGAIN. T_T

But, thank you for the tips. =3 I'll take them home with me and work on it. Probably won't be able to fix the Chosen pics or the manga since they're already edited and scanned and shtuff, but I'll definately use them on my new pics. You're really too kinda to me, dear. <3

Nuu, I'd never DISLIKE them, or you, for critisism. It's myself that I see with contempt 'cause I didn't see these problems sooner. ^^; Blegh. But thank you, darling. I luve you! <333

speechlessness...
I envy your hands, lovely eye style and awesome shading.My eye style is a simple 2 second scribble, my hands are lopsided and deformed, and I can't shade NUTHIN.Cursed irony gods...
The thing is, whenever I color a pic on Paint it aways does this weird BLURRY-OUTLINE thing around the sketch lines after I color.Is that because I have a bad version or is it just because my computer is weird?

*huggles* Thank you! >.< You're so nice. =3 And hey, don't worry about it! It takes a LOT of practice. I won't even upload my pictures from when I was your age; they'd break your computer screen. XDDDD So don't worry about it. Practice really DOES make . . . well, almost perfect. XP

Hmmm . . . That might just be pixels. Try this: Scan the lineart as a black-and-white picture and then save it as .bmp. It'll be pure black and white. Then, save it as a 24-bit .bmp, which'll let you use color, and color it in! =3 Also, when you're done save it as .png, which is what I used on this. (I think.) It looks pretty much the same, but it's not as big a file as .bmp. I thnk that should help. ^^;

Thank you!Must try that sometime.
I tried doing something Masashi Kishimoto did-I spent a whole class period drawings hands.But they're AWFUL.
Well, they're better than my third grade pictures.In those, I mainly focused on the face.The hands didn't even look REMOTELY human....

Nuu problem! I'm sure it'll turn out fine. =3

They're HARD, I know. o.O It's taken me forever to get them looking half-decent. I started out doing these little triangle, wierd, tiny hand things. o.O Was disturbing.

I'm sure they were better than my third grade hands.I'm still scarred.Me and my friend Blondie used to pass a notebook back and forth, taking turns drawing in it. Blondie doesn't draw as much nowadays, sadly.Even though she makes me look like a retard.
You can look at her old pictures on her account on here as Avril101.She's got lots better, of course.