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[ValkyrieWing]

Ive been teaching myself Photoshop in the time i havent been on here...I'd like some opinions on my new style and medium.

[Polaris]

Looks cool but her hair lacks texture focus on that! The lights are stunning

[ValkyrieWing]

Do you have any advice on the hair type applications? i'm having a lot of issues with it. ><

[Polaris]

Perhaps this one

Coloring Hair in Photoshop by =mree on deviantART
just search there! Should help ^^

[KoShiatar]

In my opinion you need to refine a bit your inking. Right now all lines have the same weight, while the line thickness should vary armonically according to what you're drawing. This is an example of what I mean.
You seem to ink in Photoshop, so this tutorial could help you. It's for Painter but also useful for Photosop. Just look for "Inking tutorial" in Google or DeviantArt to find tens of tutorials like these.
Do you use a mouse or a tablet?

[Balzac]

You could essecially get the same effect using the path tool and stroking the path with a brush tool set to one of the caligraphy brushes. Paths can be tricky to get used to, but, they are one of the most powerful tool in photoshop.

[black orb]

>>> Welcome back.
You use layers right?
You should work at higher resolution like 300 dpi or something, maybe make the colors less saturated and blend the colors better, there are lots of tools for that in photoshop. I use the gaussian blur and smudge tool.

[ValkyrieWing]

Actually, that was all hand inking, i scanned it and cleaned it in photoshop