Comments, critiques, advice and opinions encouraged. (:

I showed the sketch of this to in January. I didn't really expect it to go THIS far... but I had a lot of fun doing it. (I will be posting a WIP sheet soon.)

Lots of learning and experimenting in this piece; took me about a week to get the lines done and then about 6 days off and on to add the colour. Hours? Not a clue. Perhaps I should invest in a timer...

Notes about "-Kumiko-":
Eyes: Definitely my favourite part of this image. I really enjoy drawing eyes, and I had a ton of fun colouring them.
Skin shading: Need a lot of practice. >.<
Shading: Eh... yeah... practice...
Feet: Yeah, I know, they look awkward.
Ornaments: I love detail. I like how the beads and her hair pieces turned out, though I still have a lot to learn about colouring jewels and metals.
Hair: "What is on her head??" you may ask. I don't know... as impractical as it may look, I like it. It's just some sort of ornament that came with the doodle.
Notes: Hair part is off, looks a little blocky, but I'm ok with that.
Background: I had quite a time coming up with something for the background. Finally I just started to doodle and voila! Behold the background (as boring as it may be). I do have a copy of it with no starry splash. The brush for the stars I found in PS. Some ppl may like it, some ppl may think it's too busy. I like both. I will post a copy with no starry splash as well.

So this is Kumiko. (:

Tools Used: Sketch pad, mechanical pencil , Manhattan Graphics Tablet, PS CS3

"Kumiko" (c) MAH aka SterlingDragon
Please do not copy, alter, or use without my expressed permission!

HUGE hugs to P.P. and A.F. (you guys know who you are!) for all of their encouragment and feedback.

Edit:
Plain background >> [link]
WIP Sheet >> [link]