i'm trying to create this piece by using the lineart for crating the flats only and then working on it without the lineart. what do you think? i know the definition is not great but i'm still working on it.

here's the original lineart:

Pixie - thanks. yeah i always have trouble with hair, it looks a bit too clumped doesn't it? well i'll attempt to fix it once i've done the rest but who knows...........?

Tuigi - yeah that's true. but it was kinda hard getting the smae expression cos in the lines art you can see the eyebrows and eyelids continuing into the hair (which suprisingly does make a lot of diff). anyway i doubt i'll be changing the expression that much more now).

Only critic I have, are the two lines under his nose.
They are to bold.

Make them a little less dark and more importantly give the the left one ( ) a long softly fading shadow that almost reaches the right one.
Do the same with the highlights (this could also help a little with his expression).

But otherwise great looking forward to the finished one.

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