[LostGosling]

Well, this changed shape many times as I worked on it,
and now I'm finally happy with it. xDDD <333

An amber eye,
shimmering so bright.
Or was it a Monarch's wing,
flutttering just right?

For some reason, I guess with the white, dark, orange color combo,
she reminds me a lot of a Monarch butterfly. c: I thought the flowers in the background gave it a nice touch as well,
and help to tye it all together quite nicely. :3 <3

And did you notice the little sig in the bottom left hand corner? OuO
That's my new art sig. xP I find it quite adorable, and it goes along with my username,
so it'll be good and recognizable I hope. 8P

[Nyan♪]

This is beautiful <3 I love the words because they go along with her so well. c:

[owls-in-october]

The butterflies are gorgeous! Great work! The dog(?)'s mouth is a bit weird, I'd recommend working on that, but the tail is magnificent!

Cute sig.

[LostGosling]

Naww, thank's guys! 8D
...
LOL, and it's a dragon. xDDD
My entire family says they look like dogs too, and I'm like: "Nuuuh they don't!!!" xP
So yeah, they have a furry upper lip, so that's what makes it look that way. :B

Here's a link to the adopt for anybody interested,
though forms closed for this one a few days ago. ;D ~ Jelly Bean Dragons

[inkyy]

That's beautiful ;-;
Unfortunately I'm entering aswell D: Your art is really good.
How did you do the shading?
My shading technice at the moment is basic xD

[Alex ツ]

This is so extreme cute! >w<
Great work! *w*

[clara.anne]

It is stunning Gos! Those colours...
-is screwed in the competition- But oh well. YOUR ART IS TOO GOOD!
This is beautiful, you should be realllly realllllllly proud!
<3333

Edit: oh Gos, just noticed... You might wanna add some orange dots on her ear, I'm pretty sure they are on her ref sheet. :3 <333

[LostGosling]

Hehe, thanks again for the comments everyone! <333

Inky@ I think what I use is called Cell Shading, and you'll need to be using layers for it to work.
First, create a copy of the color layer of your character, though make sure the new version is directly above the original. Next, dial down the opacity to 50% on the copy, and then click the Lock Alpha box. Color it in a solid, dark color. I use black. Make sure you turned off the Lock Alpha again before you switch to the weak eraser. Finally, take the eraser, set it to a size that will fit the area you're working with, and erase away the spots that light will hit, creating shadowed areas wherever you don't erase. ;D Hope I helped. xD

Soph@ OuO <333 Gnaa, I seen the orange ear spots on the ref, but the way her ears are swiveled in it, I just don't see them being visible in this picture. o3o With them perked like they are, the spots would be slightly positioned inbetween the ears, and down lower, toward's their base. It just doesn't look right when I try to add them. xD I may try it again though, before the comp ends. :3

[clara.anne]

Okay then, you pro! Cx
I see what you mean now, I just didn't see before, sorry you had to waste time and explain all that...
Anyway... Thanks <333333
C:

[inkyy]

Hehe, thanks again for the comments everyone! <333

Inky@ I think what I use is called Cell Shading, and you'll need to be using layers for it to work.
First, create a copy of the color layer of your character, though make sure the new version is directly above the original. Next, dial down the opacity to 50% on the copy, and then click the Lock Alpha box. Color it in a solid, dark color. I use black. Make sure you turned off the Lock Alpha again before you switch to the weak eraser. Finally, take the eraser, set it to a size that will fit the area you're working with, and erase away the spots that light will hit, creating shadowed areas wherever you don't erase. ;D Hope I helped. xD

Soph@ OuO <333 Gnaa, I seen the orange ear spots on the ref, but the way her ears are swiveled in it, I just don't see them being visible in this picture. o3o With them perked like they are, the spots would be slightly positioned inbetween the ears, and down lower, toward's their base. It just doesn't look right when I try to add them. xD I may try it again though, before the comp ends. :3

;-; Thank You! 8D
-Rushes of to try-