[A] Rukia Kuchiki...?

[Jayhawk]

http://fc06.deviantart.com/fs25/i/2008/102/1/d/Rukia__Revisited_by_Gravija_Sunrise.jpg (http://gravija-sunrise.deviantart.com/art/Rukia-Revisited-82573610)

I don't really watch anime, but a while ago (a year to be exact) I colored someone's line art, and it ended up being the most popular artwork in my DeviantArt gallery. This was before I had a graphics tablet, so it turned out merely decent. But after a year of having so many people favorite it, I got sick of having that as my "centerpiece" and decided to do another version, using my own line art and refined skills.

Like the old version, it's essentially just a pin-up. I also experimented further with the idea of semi-transparent clothing, and I think it turned out well. The only thing is...upon looking at more images of Rukia it,s kind of hard to see her in this drawing. Oh well... :P

Comments and criticism appreciated!

[NeoCracker]

Wow.

The design and detail on the clothes is easily my favorite part of this drawing.

I'm not noticing anything particularly wrong with this picture. If I notice anything off later, I'll be sure to tell you.

[Jayhawk]

Thanks :)

[Polaris]

Oh wow amazing :) Really really nice :)

[Mirage]

That looks really pro.

[Jayhawk]

Thanks guys

Does it at least sort of look like Rukia? If so, I'd call it a success

[Arc_Master_14]

Yea i say it looks like Rukia a lot and sure looks damn good

[scrumpleberry]

I don't know if it looks like Rukia or not, but it sure is gorgeous. Much kudos to you. Do you have a website or a deviantart where we can see your work?

[Jayhawk]

Well I have a deviantArt account at Gravija-Sunrise.Deviantart.com (http://gravija-sunrise.deviantart.com) but I only have 11 or 12 works in there, including line art and PSP wallpaper remakes so there's not much to see. I really don't draw that often. The old version of the Rukia art is in there though.

Thanks for the comments so far :)

[NeoCracker]

Okay, the left elbow bothers me. It looks unnaturally flat.

Other than that, can't find any problems.

See, I told you I'd come back with anything I found wrong. :p

[Jayhawk]

Hehe thanks.

[black orb]

>>> The line art and colors are great but, Rukia is a flat chested super skinny girl (two reasons why I like her), but in this picture she has a different body. I think the face looks like rukia so no ploblems with that.

[Jayhawk]

Never seen the show in my life. :P I'm glad the face looks like her though, that's probably the most important thing.

[Shlup]

I kind of want to lick her tummy.

[Jayhawk]

That's exactly what I wanted to hear!

[DK]

Does look a little bit like Rukia, at least enough that I can see it there. If you had just posted it without naming who it was I would have probably thought it had a bit of Rukia about her anyway. It's awesome quality though.

[Dolentrean]

Fantastic drawing! Yah, it does look like Rukia, maybe not exactly, but it wasn’t terribly far off.

[Mirage]

oh yeah, this image makes me want to start practicing drawing again, so i can draw hentai images of cute girls.

[KoShiatar]

Neat! I would like to know about your coloring technique - do you know of any tutorial I can use? I can never get the skin on my characters to look that good.

[Breine]

It's very good. I especially think you're good at shadowing and making it look fluid. Good job :)

[Jojee]

I love the coloring and shading ^_^

[Jayhawk]

Thanks for the comments everyone :)

KoShiatar -- One tutorial that really helped me out in the past is this one (http://artgerm.deviantart.com/art/Pepper-Portrait-Process-42756663) by Artgerm at deviantArt. If anything, it will show you a process that works well--start with a dark base color and eventually get lighter and lighter. That's how I approach all of my coloring now.

[Nominus Experse]

Very well done.

My only complaint lies in her waist, armpits, and elbows. But such complaints are minimal.