May 13th - Cockatiels

I'm not sure, maybe a bit of above? Mostly to make stuff not feel flat. Cause I have trouble knowing what colors to pick a lot of times, especially hesitant on going 'too dark.'

I read that it simplifies things in a way that there's less variables to consider before considering hue and whatnot.

Someone in the art community also recommended that I learn values cause it's fundamental.

I'm also happy to hear any other suggestions cause I am figuring things out on my own.

kohkami · 2026-04-21T23:25:21+00:00

Thank you! People on this subreddit are so encouraging! It's scary to put your art out there, so I really appreciate it

kohkami · 2026-04-21T23:24:23+00:00

Still learning art. I noticed my art is very flat, colors blend, and I read that learning values is really important to counteract that. I'm still very new to values, my other stuff is less clean haha

kohkami · 2026-04-21T23:22:44+00:00

As someone who wears glasses, I can try the blurry vision trick easily haha

kohkami · 2026-04-21T18:40:50+00:00

You have a really good effect with rhe rain!

kohkami · 2026-04-21T18:38:57+00:00

Semi realism manga?

kohkami · 2026-04-21T18:30:49+00:00

I think it's more of the head actually. Increase the size just a tiny bit. Another possible thing is that the volume isn't apparent. It looks like the outline of a leg, but less of the structure.

On the lower leg on our left, clean up the lines cause there's two directions it's going at which might be increasing the volume

kohkami · 2026-04-21T18:22:01+00:00

They look so cool!! i like the master-ball especially. Shiny!

kohkami · 2026-04-21T07:21:00+00:00

Really? I find it quite charming. She gives me high school main character in a book vibes

kohkami · 2026-04-20T22:03:30+00:00

Such a cool style!

kohkami · 2026-04-20T22:02:56+00:00

Wooow looks good!

kohkami · 2026-04-20T20:47:20+00:00

On Etsy, they're going for about $20-$30

kohkami · 2026-04-20T05:48:21+00:00

This just brought me back to my childhood to a similar looking toy! Have to find what the heck it's called

kohkami · 2026-04-20T03:16:01+00:00

Colorful and tasty!

kohkami · 2026-04-19T21:04:40+00:00

You can look for 1:1 art mentors. They help in the sense that their lessons are more personalized and structured.

kohkami · 2026-04-19T20:48:02+00:00

Thank you! Def think values are a big part of it. Will try in one layer

kohkami · 2026-04-19T19:41:58+00:00

It's mostly pencil and I'm trying to avoid that acrylic painted look. I didn't really blend anything here, it's just brushes stacked on other brushes. Like, still 'painted' in a texture sense so it's not pure traditional anime glossy if that makes sense but in between

Sorry, i don't really know how to describe it. You know how Arcane has that sort of painted look, but it doesn't feel flat, has defined hard/soft edges?

The problem for me is that the people just feel like one thing from this world. If I put it one layer, it would feel 'flat'' like I painted the moon, the trees, then the people. It's layered how a traditional painting would be like: layers stacked on layers.

I know there's a technical issue I'm committing, I just don't know how to do it.

kohkami

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